Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 8 Feb 2002 Thanks to http://www.amarillonet.com/ for permission to upload their obits to the USGenWeb Archives. Copyright, http://www.amarillonet.com/ ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** All Obits - Text Only Katie Montgomery LAKEVIEW - Katie Montgomery, 97, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002, in Levelland. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First United Methodist Church in Memphis with the Rev. Virgil Smith and the Rev. Neely Landrum officiating. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery by Hughs Funeral Home of Memphis. Mrs. Montgomery was born Aug. 18, 1904, in Erath County. She moved to Levelland from Lakeview in 1993. Survivors include a son, Jim Montgomery of Levelland; a daughter, Patricia Hillis Warrenton, Va.; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2002 Tom Spivey GRUVER - Tom Spivey, 79, died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2002, in Spearman. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Gruver United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jerry Moore officiating. Burial will be in Gruver Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Spearman. Mr. Spivey was a member of United Methodist Church. He was an Army Ari Corps veteran of World War II. Survivors include two daughters, Linda Shaw of Pampa and Annita Spivey of Dumas; a sister, Ernestine Watkins of Pittsburgh, Calif.; a brother, I.T. Spivey of Farmington, N.M.; and three grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Gruver United Methodist Church. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2002 Brendan Andrew Anes Brendan Andrew Anes, infant son of Melynda Anes, died Monday, Feb. 4, 2002. Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Thursday in Westlawn Memorial Park. Arrangements were by Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home. Brendan was born Jan. 15, 2002, in Dimmitt. Survivors include his mother; and his grandparents, Robert and Rosa Garcia of Dimmitt. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2002 Franklin Lee Higgins BORGER - Franklin Lee Higgins, 78, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Minton Memorial Chapel with the Rev. David Langen, pastor of Buenavista Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors. Mr. Higgins was born Jan. 6, 1924, in Bristow, Okla. He was a truck driver for Phillips Petroleum Co. for 38 years. Survivors include his wife, Ruby; a son, Tony Higgins of Borger; two daughters, Janice Williamson and Theresa Hudson, both of Borger; a sister, Mildred "Marie" Simmons of Borger; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2002 Leona Lazelle South MIAMI - Leona Lazelle South, 85, died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2002, in Canadian. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Lance Wood, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Miami Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa. Mrs. South was born June 30, 1916, in Heidenheimer. She married Felton "Toots" South on May 10, 1940, in Perryton. Survivors include her husband; two sons, John Hubert South of Azle and Lloyd Wayne South of Weatherford; a foster son, Mickey Easley of Miami; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Hemphill County Hospice, 1020 S. Fourth, Canadian, TX 79014. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2002 Chris Kelley PAMPA - Chris Kelley, 52, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2002. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. Fred Palmer, pastor of Carpenter's Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Kelley was born Dec. 16, 1949, in Pampa. He was a welder and member of Calvary Assembly of God. Survivors include two daughters, Charidee Thomas of Jacksonville, N.C., and Misti Mead of Deer Park; a son, Keith Kelley of Pampa; and two grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2002 Oklahoma Mary E. Brewer ERICK, Okla. - Mary E. Brewer, 83, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Charlie Floyd, Carl Hein and Tony Gonzales officiating. Burial will be in Erick Cemetery by Fatheree-Albert Funeral Home. Mrs. Brewer was born Aug. 17, 1918, north of Erick. She married Robert S. Brewer. Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Mary Robert Hendrix of Sayre, Alice Faye Stepp of Linwood, Kan., and Edna Mae Rogers of Chillicothe, Texas; three sons, Jim J. Brewer of Amarillo, Texas, Thomas S. Brewer of Glen Rose, Texas, and Robert Duane Brewer of Bay City, Texas; a brother, Henry Fikes of Blanchard; two sisters, Evelyn Elifritis and Clara Jo Waters, both of Oklahoma City; 15 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2002 Canyon Beatrice Lowella Benson Wilson Beatrice Lowella Benson Wilson, 78, of Canyon died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2002. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. today in Memory Gardens Cemetery with Roy Wheeler, pastor emeritus of Paramount Terrace Christian Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Mrs. Wilson, "Beati," was born April 5, 1923, in Middleton, Pa. She married Charles Wilson in 1946 in Middleton. They moved to Texline where they lived until moving to the Amarillo area. Survivors include her husband; a son, Terry Condran of Kaufman; a daughter, Dianne Condran of Canyon; a brother, Charles Benson Jr. of Middleton; a sister, Ellen Leonard of Middleton; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to Bivins Memorial Nursing Home, 1001 Wallace Blvd., Amarillo, TX 79106; or Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson St., Amarillo, TX 79101. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2002 Elsewhere Betty L. Stewart Carnahan DALLAS - Betty L. Stewart Carnahan, 71, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home Northwest Highway Chapel with the Rev. Wallace Chappell officiating. Mrs. Carnahan was born June 2, 1930, in Colorado City, to Charles Edward and Irma Stewart. Survivors include her mother; a daughter, Cindy Shaner; two sons, Michael Carnahan and Chris Carnahan; and five grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to American Lung Association. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2002 Vonita Ruth Mouser WAXAHACHIE - Vonita Ruth Mouser, 77, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2002. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday in Wayne Boze Funeral Home with the Rev. William E. Mouser Jr. officiating. Mrs. Mouser was born May 27, 1924, in Globe, Ariz. She was formerly employed by Santa Fe Railway in both Clovis, N.M., and Needles, Calif. Survivors include her husband, William; two sons, William Ernest Mouser Jr. of Waxahachie and John Wesley Mouser of Aiken, S.C.; and seven grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Francesca Chapel Fund, P.O. Box 702, Waxahachie, TX 75168. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2002 Elsewhere Margaret S. Thomas CARROLLTON - Margaret S. Thomas, 88, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002. Services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday in Rhoton Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Thomas was born April 16, 1913, in Patoka, Ill. She lived in Amarillo from 1948 to 1997. She was active with St. Paul United Methodist Church and Khiva Temple. She has lived in Carrollton since 1998. She served in the Army during World War II, where she received the American Theater Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal and Victory Ribbon. Survivors include two sons, Robert Thomas and Marty Thomas. Visitation from noon to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2002 Minuard King Jr. PETERSBURG - Minuard King Jr., 72, died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Ira Lee King, the Rev. Oscar Gentry and Ben McGee officiating. Burial will be in Petersburg Cemetery by White Funeral Home of Idalou. Mr. King was born July 14, 1929, in Ennis. He married Josephine Johnson on Dec. 14, 1946, in Crowell. Survivors include his wife; seven sons, Ira Lee King, Joe Minuard King, Donnie Ray King and Paul Tracy King, all of Amarillo, Johnny Burt King of Petersburg, Jack King of Lubbock and Jerry King of Del City, Okla.; six daughters, Nellene Campbell, Connie Faye Thomas, Carla Kay Thomas, Amy Jo King and Shelia Joyce Miller, all of Amarillo, and Pamela Ann King of Lubbock; four brothers, Charles King of Dallas, Horace Phylow and Alvin Lee Phylow, both of California, and Ray King of Mesquite; five sisters, Helen Williams of Carson, Calif., Mary Alice Jelks of Houston, Dorothy Phylow and Gloria Berry, both of Long Beach, Calif., and Kathy Allen of Olton; 38 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2002 Amarillo Karna Coleen Kincaid Karna Coleen Kincaid, 74, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Westminster Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Jeff Conway officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mrs. Kincaid was born Aug. 16, 1927, in Pella, Iowa, to Charles Klein and Rena Marie Juline Klein. She graduated from Pella High School and Central College in Pella. She moved to Amarillo in 1963 from Dallas. She participated for many years in Meals on Wheels, was active at YMCA and served as a HOSTS program mentor. She was a member of P.E.O. Sisterhood Chapter CV since 1970 and was a past member of Ladies Golf Association at Amarillo Country Club. She was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church where she was active in Sarah Perkins Circle and a co-founder of A.W.E., Adults with Experience Group. Survivors include three sons, Steve Kincaid of Amarillo, Bob Kincaid of Houston and Bill Kincaid of Thornton, Colo.; two daughters, Jan Stein of Houston and Joan Robison of Amarillo; nine grandchildren, Scott Kincaid of Amarillo, Jennifer Stein and Raelee Stein, both of Houston, Clifford Kincaid, Claire Kincaid and Cati Kincaid, all of Thornton, Keith Kincaid of Springfield, Mo., and Christopher Kincaid and Courtney Kincaid, both of Houston; a stepgranddaughter, Penni Nelson of Dallas; two sisters, Carol Kooyman and husband, Wallace A., of Moline, Ill., and Lenora Jane "Pink" Andrews of Pella; an aunt; and three nieces. The family suggests memorials be to P.E.O. Chapter CV Scholarship in care of Amarillo College Foundation, P.O. Box 447, Amarillo, TX 79178; or P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education in care of Cathy Moss, Texas State Treasurer, 56 Briar Hollow No. 5, Houston, TX 77027. The family will be at 7017 Hurst Rd. in Amarillo. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2002 Ervalea H. Colville Ervalea H. Colville, 75, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2002. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Prince of Peace Lutheran Church with John Elser, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in Floydada Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mrs. Colville married John Colville on Aug. 15, 1948, in Floydada. She lived in Austria for three years, then lived in Hawaii for two years. She moved to Amarillo in 1958. She was an interior designer for Southern Furniture and Texas Furniture for 10 years. She was a member of Eastern Star, Adult Literacy Council and Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Cynthia Hughes of San Angelo, Cheryl Truszkowski of Big Spring and Carol Stovall of Panhandle; a sister, Modena Phillips of Mesa, Ariz; two brothers, Blanton Hartsell of Floydada and Truett Hartsell of Plainview; and seven grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Kitchen Fund, 6900 Hillside Rd., Amarillo, TX 79109; or Adult Literacy Council, 2107 S. Washington St., Amarillo, TX 79109. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2002 Bessie E. Knox Reynolds Bessie E. Knox Reynolds, 96, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. today in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with the Rev. Darrel Burton, pastor of Martin Baptist Church in Clarendon, and the Rev. Terri Lynn Byrd, granddaughter of Alvarado, officiating. Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon. Mrs. Reynolds was born Feb. 18, 1905, in Hardeman County. She lived in Clovis, N.M., before moving to Amarillo in 1955. She married J.P. Reynolds on March 25, 1925, in Lelia Lake. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Honorary bearers include Wilburn Dodson, Johnny Floyd, Donnie Knox, Harold Moffitt, Frank Nebhut and Preston Byrd. She was preceded in death by her husband on May 31, 1954. Survivors include a son, Wiley Reynolds of Lelia Lake; a daughter, Charlsie Byrd of Amarillo; two grandchildren, Terri Lynn Byrd of Alvarado and Preston Byrd of Cleburne; and two great-grandchildren, Amber Byrd and David Byrd, both of Cleburne. The family suggests memorials be to Olivia's Angels at Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice in Amarillo or a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2002 Carlton Scales Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Murray Gossett of the church officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Mr. Scales was the son of the late United States Commissioner Rollie Scales and Amarillo business woman, Iweta Pittman Scales. He started his own big band in 1934, The Carlton Scales Orchestra, and toured the country. He graduated in 1935 from Amarillo High School and attended Amarillo College and West Texas State College. He participated in local theater as an actor. He lived in Los Angeles in 1937 while attending American School of Broadcasting. In 1939, he and his mother purchased the Aviatrix Ballroom on Route 66. He was a staff sergeant during World War II from 1942 to 1946. After the war he returned to Amarillo to run the Aviatrix Club. He brought in all the big band names such as Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Stan Keaton, Jack Teagarden, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey and many more. In 1951 he married Jerri Williamson, a singer and pianist with the Carlton's Band. Their five children are all professional musicians. He was preceded in death by his wife, on Feb. 6, 1978, after 27 years of marriage; and his parents. Survivors include three daughters, Carli Scales Seward and husband, Roy, and Margaret Scales Peacock and husband, Mike, all of Amarillo, and Sheri Scales Neubauer and husband, Nils, of Tulsa, Okla.; two sons, Thomas Carlton Scales and wife, Sherry Holly, of Lubbock and Nicholas Alan Scales and wife, Lori, of Fort Worth; eight grandchildren, Christy Scales-White of Poplar Grove, Ill., Diane Scales, Melody Scales, Elizabeth Scales-Beasley and husband, Zane, Nicholas Carlton Scales-Peacock and Jerri Peacock, all of Amarillo, and Loren Scales and Addison Scales, both of Fort Worth; and seven great-grandchildren, Cassandra White, Quintessa Taylor, Tristan Procknicki, Kalee Scales, Anthony Beasley, Madison Beasley and Allison Beasley. The family suggests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176; Presbyterian Children's Home, 3400 S. Bowie St., Amarillo, TX 79109; or Meals on Wheels, 1416 W. Eight Ave., Amarillo, TX 79101. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family will be at 1210 W. 20th Ave. in Amarillo. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2002 New Mexico Adolfo Fuentes CLAYTON, N.M. - Adolfo Fuentes, 80, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church with the Rev. George Silva, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Clayton Memorial Cemetery by Hass Funeral Directors. Mr. Fuentes was born March 18, 1921, in Logan. He was a lifetime resident of Clayton. Survivors include three sons, Gilbert T. "Tommy" Fuentes of Santa Fe, Adolph E. "Eddie" Fuentes of Albuquerque, and Michael G. "Mike" Fuentes of Portales; two brothers, Alfredo Fuentes of Dalhart, Texas, and Henry Fuentes of Logan; two sisters, Rebecca Montano of Dalhart and Delia Romero of Albuquerque; five grandchildren; and two great-granddaughters. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2002 Dixie Elizabeth Pettigrew CLOVIS, N.M. - Dixie Elizabeth Pettigrew, 69, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002, in Lubbock, Texas. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Muffley Funeral Home Chapel with Mike Tucker and Monty Leavell officiating. Burial will be in Grady Cemetery in Grady. Mrs. Pettigrew married Kit Pettigrew on Nov. 20, 1953, in Yuma, Ariz. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Mike Pettigrew of Fort Sumner and Craig Pettigrew of Clovis; and eight grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2002 Jose "Joe" L. Garcia FORT SUMNER, N.M. - Jose "Joe" L. Garcia, 55, died Monday, Feb. 4, 2002. Rosary was said at 7 p.m. Thursday in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Mass will be at 10 a.m. today in the church with the Rev. Sotero Sena officiating. Burial will be in Mission Garden of Memories by Muffley Funeral Home. Mr. Garcia enjoyed his pets, playing and singing music on his guitar with his brothers and enjoyed family gatherings. Survivors include a son, Joe Garcia Jr. of Colorado; his father, Epifanio Garcia of Clovis; two brothers, Venancio "Bennie" Garcia and David Garcia, both of Clovis; and three sisters, Dora Ibarra of Lubbock, Texas, and Adella Quiroz and Eva Ramos, both of Clovis. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2002 This story printed from the Amarillo Globe-News Online at amarillonet.com: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/020802/obi_allobits.shtml Addie Mae Hilburn Area SHAMROCK - Addie Mae Hilburn, 85, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2002. Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday in Eleventh Street Baptist Church with the Rev. Jack Lee, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Shamrock Cemetery by Wright Funeral Directors. Mrs. Hilburn was born Dec. 16, 1916, in McKinney. She had lived in Shamrock since 1957. Survivors include a son, Sonny Hilburn of Shamrock; two daughters, Judy Gray of Victoria and Naomi Lowe of Shamrock; a sister, Bernice Starnes of Lewisville; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Eleventh Street Baptist Church Building Fund or Shamrock Cemetery Association. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 7, 2002 This story printed from the Amarillo Globe-News Online at amarillonet.com: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/020702/obi_o020702-1.shtml