Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 17 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 Amarillo Darvey Lavender The Rev. Darvey Lavender, 75, of Amarillo died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002. Services will be at 4 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church of Amarillo with Dr. Howard K. Batson officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd. The Rev. Lavender was born to Dewey and Belle Lavender on Feb. 24, 1926, near Wilson. He married Lillian Choate in Seymour on April 2, 1944. After serving in the Army Air Forces during World War II and farming near Tahoka, he was ordained a minister in November 1953. He pastored churches in the Tahoka, Muleshoe, Lampasas and Anton communities until 1968 when he joined the Texas Department of Human Service in Lubbock. He retired from DHS as director for staff development and personnel, Region 01-02, in 1987. Thereafter, he served as a consultant and volunteer in the region. During his lifetime, he was a member of numerous boards and professional organizations. He was named Anton man of the year and his DHS region's volunteer of the year, social worker of the year and employee of the year. He also received the Amarillo National Association of Social Workers lifetime achievement award in 1991. He completed degrees at Texas Tech University, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and the University of Texas at Austin. He was greatly respected and loved by all who knew him. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Tresea Beasley and husband, Jerry, of Amarillo; a son, Darvey Lavender and wife, Ann, of Buda; two sisters, Dee Katz of San Antonio and Ann Edwards of Littleton, Colo.; a brother, Deryl Lavender of Littleton; two grandsons, Dustin Lavender and Scott Lavender, both of Buda; and two god-granddaughters, Alicia Bowman and Victoria Bowman, both of Amarillo. The family will be at 3515 Cinderella in Amarillo. The family will receive family and friends from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials be to the individual churches of family and friends; or to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center, 600 N. Tyler, Amarillo, TX 79107. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 17, 2002 Jake Mitchell Jake Mitchell, 75, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2002. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Memorial Park Funeral Home, Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. Jerry Coffman officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Mitchell was a clown and bullfighter for L.D. Ward Rodeo Co. entertaining people numerous years. He served in the Navy and was a veteran of World War II. Survivors include two sons, Steve Mitchell of Las Vegas and James Dee Mitchell of Eureka Springs, Ark.; six daughters, Jonnie Warken of Borger, Kay Medina and Mary B. Mitchell, both of Raton, N.M., Glenda Runion of Hohenwald, Tenn., Dana Haynes of Andale, Kan., and Cassi Betzen of California; 22 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to V.A. Nursing Home. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 17, 2002 Lavenia Estelle Brown Lavenia Estelle "Brownie" Brown, 79, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. Terry Tamplen, of Kingswood United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Brown married Lyle Brown on May 7, 1939, in Tulia. She moved to Amarillo in 1927 from Electra. She was a member of North Amarillo Church of Christ and worked as a door greeter at Wal-Mart for 13 years. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1998; and a son, Lyle Albert Brown, in 1961. Survivors include a son, Lynn Brown of Amarillo; four grandchildren, Tara Miller, Brian Brown, Cory Brandt and Darla Meason, all of Amarillo; and three great-grandchildren, Krystle Brown, Bradley Miller and Austin Brandt, all of Amarillo. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 17, 2002 Dorothy Jackson Dorothy Jackson, 79, of Amarillo died Friday, Feb. 15, 2002. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Grand View Cemetery of Kaw City, Okla., with Dean Hancock officiating. Arrangements are by N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Mrs. Jackson was born in Brum Wright, Okla., and raised in Shidler, Okla. She moved to Borger in 1945 until moving to Fort Worth in 1972. In 1976 she moved to Amarillo. She retired from Mesa in 1986. Survivors include two sons, Ralph Jackson of Amarillo and Floyd L. Jackson of Dallas; a daughter, Brenda Butler of Borger; two brothers, Dean Hancock and Floyd Hancock, both of Fort Worth; three sisters, Evelyn Royce of Overton, Bette Hawkins of Fort Worth and Jean Pannell of Longview; four grandsons, Kelton Butler of Borger, Aaron Jackson and Cody Jackson, both of Albuquerque, and Nevin Jackson of Commerce; a granddaughter, Natalie Jackson of Italy; and a great-grandson, Simon Jackson of Albuquerque. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 17, 2002 Kent Chesher HEREFORD - Kent Chesher, 32, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Parkside Chapel Funeral Home of Hereford with Dr. Tom Fuller officiating. Burial will be in Friona Cemetery of Friona. Mr. Chesher was born Oct. 4, 1969, in Hereford, the son of Albert and Jan Chesher. He married Jennifer Howell on July 2, 1993, in Friona. Survivors include his wife; a son, Logan Chesher of Hereford; a daughter, Lexie Chesher of Hereford; his parents; two grandmothers, Jewell Wells and Bessie Chesher, both of Friona; and two sisters, Twyla Jones of Hereford and Misty Chesher of Friona. The family suggests memorials be to Multiple Sclerosis Association. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 17, 2002 Raymond Simoneau Raymond Simoneau, 81, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in North Side Baptist Church of Plainview with the Rev. Roger Foote, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park by Lemons Funeral Home. Mr. Simoneau was born July 30, 1920, in Santa Ana, Calif. He served in the Navy from 1942 to 1946. Survivors include his wife, Gladys; five sons, Jim Simoneau of Rose Hill, Kan., Gary Simoneau of Independence, Mo., Danny Simoneau of West Plains, Mo., Spud Simoneau of Plainview and Emil Simoneau of Manchaca; 18 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to North Side Baptist Church, 1100 W. 32nd, Plainview, TX 79072. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 17, 2002 Martha Ann McQueen WHEELER - Martha Ann "Mattie" McQueen, 91, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Fairview Cemetery of Memphis with the Rev. Tom Posey, retired minister of Memphis, officiating. Arrangements are by Wright Funeral Home of Wheeler. Mrs. McQueen was born to C.A. and Annie (Brown) Veteto on Nov. 23, 1910, in Santa Fe County. She was a longtime resident of Memphis until she moved to Wheeler in 1995. She attended school in Memphis. She was a homemaker and enjoyed playing 42 with friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, E.L. McQueen Sr., in 1981; and two sons, E.L. McQueen Jr., in 1986 and William Neal McQueen in 1994. Survivors include five grandchildren, Max McQueen of Wheeler, Mark McQueen of Amarillo, Greg McQueen and Chris McQueen, both of Brownfield, and Steven McQueen of Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.; and nine great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 17, 2002 Mildred Flora Davis PLAINVIEW - Mildred Flora Davis, 76, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Garland Street Church of Christ with Karl King officiating. Burial will be in Silverton Cemetery of Silverton. Mrs. Davis lived in Silverton from 1945 to 1991. She married Leon Edwin Davis on July 1, 1949. Survivors include four daughters, Peggy Fleming of Silverton, Jeanne McLeland of Amarillo, Martha Greeson of Kismet, Kan., and Lanis McWilliams of Beaumont; a son, Dwin Davis of Springfield, Mo.; three sisters, Minnie Lee Pearce and Wilma Phillips, both of Plainview, and Edna Williams of Hereford; two grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Silverton Cemetery. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 17, 2002 Stuart Rowan Stuart Rowan, 78, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Rix Funeral Directors Chapel with Dr. Tom Fuller, pastor of First United Methodist Church of Hereford, officiating. Burial will be in Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery of Hereford. Mr. Rowan married Elaine Zentz on June 5, 1943, in Goodwell, Okla. He volunteered for Army Air Force during World War II and was awarded the French croix-de-guerre (cross of war). He flew 57 missions including three on D-Day. Survivors include his wife; a son, Ron Rowan of Hereford; a daughter, Lane Ann Mende of Amarillo; three grandchildren; and a great-grandson. The family suggests memorials be to the city of Hereford, playground equipment for children at Dameron Park, P.O. Box 2277, Hereford, TX 79045. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 17, 2002 Mildred Wright PERRYTON - Mildred Wright, 87, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Greg Kennedy officiating. Burial will be in Ochiltree Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Perryton. Mrs. Wright was a homemaker. She moved to Perryton from Darrouzett in 1955. Survivors include a brother, Russell Hilderbrand of Columbia, Mo. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 17, 2002 Sandra Sepulveda de Vasquez DUMAS - Sandra Sepulveda de Vasquez, 33, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2002. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church of Dumas. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in the church. Burial will be in Dumas Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors of Dumas. Mrs. Vasquez married Pedro C. Vasquez on April 28, 1988, in Albuquerque, N.M. She served on the American Heart Association committee in Dumas. She was on the Dumas park board committee and had worked for the Medical Third Party. She was a member of St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church of Dumas. She was a beloved wife, mother, daughter and sister. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Marisa Ivone Vasquez and Lili Noelle Vasquez, both of Dumas; her parents, Rosa and Jose Sepulveda of Dumas; three sisters, Josefina Sepulveda of Santiago, Chile, and Laritza Saenz and Jessica Carreon, both of Amarillo. The family will be at 222 Binkley in Dumas. The family suggests memorials be to the American Heart Association, 2404 W. Seventh Ave., Amarillo, TX 79106. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 17, 2002 Amarillo Elizabeth Bray Elizabeth Bray, 83, of Amarillo died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Llano Cemetery with Phil Mercado, associate pastor of Trinity Fellowship, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mrs. Bray was born in Lexington and had lived in Amarillo most of her life. She was a member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, H.T. Bray, in 1985. Survivors include a son, Dale Bray of Amarillo; two daughters, Belva Osborn of Toomsuba, Miss., and Betty Bray of Amarillo; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 17, 2002 Pamala Anne Maxwell Pamala Anne Maxwell, 30, of Amarillo died Friday, Feb. 15, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Paramount Terrace Christian Church with the Rev. Scott Greer of the church officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Mrs. Maxwell was born Aug. 23, 1971. She was married to Jason Maxwell on July 4, 1991. She was a loving wife, mother and a very giving person to everyone around her. She was employed by Dillards for eight years. Survivors include her husband; her baby girl, Tanna Nichole Maxwell of Amarillo; her parents, Carol and Joe Lane of Amarillo; her grandparents, Virginia Turner of Paragould, Ark., and Joe and Margie Lane of Guymon, Okla.; a sister; two brothers; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and many friends. The family will greet guests after the service at 724 Reitman Ave. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176; or to Leukemia Society of America, 2651 N. Harwood, Suite 240, Dallas, TX 75201. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 17, 2002 Manuel Aragon Manuel Aragon, 43, of Amarillo died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2820 Virginia Circle, with Hector Gallegos officiating. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Monsignor Rex Nicholl, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery East. Mr. Aragon was born in Tucumcari, N.M., and lived in Amarillo since 1980. He was the owner of a pest control company. Survivors include a daughter, Larissa Aragon of Tulsa, Okla.; his parents, Lee and Cecelia Aragon of Amarillo; two brothers, Lee A. Aragon and Carlos Aragon, both of Amarillo; and seven sisters, Rose Martinez, Anna Sena and Alice Lopez, all of Tucumcari, N.M., Margarett Romo, Sarah Gaylor, Teresa Galvan and Olivia Arguijo, all of Amarillo. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 17, 2002 Lutie Lyle Willingham Romine Lutie Lyle Willingham Romine, 108, of Amarillo died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002. Services were at 11 a.m. Saturday in Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, of Borger, with grandson, Benjamin Carl Willingham, minister of Church of Christ in Gainesville, officiating. Burial was in Highland Park Cemetery of Borger. Mrs. Romine was born Oct. 25, 1893, in Jackson County, Ga., to Benjamin Franklin and Emma Kytle Lyle. Her family came to East Texas when she was about 4 years old and lived in Upshaw County for a couple of years. They moved by covered wagon to Pottawatomie County, Indian Territory. In 1905 they moved, again by covered wagon, to No Man's Land as the Oklahoma Panhandle was called then. Her parents homesteaded a claim nine miles south and one mile east of Guymon, Okla., between the Frisco and Coldwater Creeks. The family moved to South Texas in 1913. She married James E. Willingham on Dec. 24, 1914, in Alice. He died in 1950. She then married Albert L. Romine in 1965. He died in 1984. She was a real Panhandle pioneer. Except for two short stays in South Texas, she spent the last 97 years of her life in the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles. She appreciated having lived in three centuries, having seen Haley's Comet twice some 90 years apart and having seen so many new things, some good and some not so good. She participated in "The New England Study of Centenarians" by Harvard Medical School. She was preceded in death by two sons, James Lyle Willingham and Delton Carl Willingham. Survivors include two daughters, Wenonah Willingham Martin and Jewel Willingham Haswell and husband, Robert B., all of Amarillo; two sons, E.W. Willingham and wife, Billie, of Gainesville and Ben J. Willingham and wife, June, of Salado; 12 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; 15 great-great-grandchildren; and a great-great-great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to Craig Methodist Retirement Community, benevolent fund, 5500 W. Ninth Ave., Amarillo, TX 79106. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 17, 2002 Jake Mitchell Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Memorial Park Funeral Home, Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. Jerry Coffman officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Mitchell was a clown and bullfighter for L.D. Ward Rodeo Co. entertaining people numerous years. He served in the Navy and was a veteran of World War II. Survivors include two sons, Steve Mitchell of Las Vegas and James Dee Mitchell of Eureka Springs, Ark.; six daughters, Jonnie Warken of Borger, Kay Medina and Mary B. Mitchell, both of Raton, N.M., Glenda Runion of Hohenwald, Tenn., Dana Haynes of Andale, Kan., and Cassi Betzen of California; 22 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to V.A. Nursing Home. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 17, 2002 Darvey Lavender The Rev. Darvey Lavender, 75, of Amarillo died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002. Services will be at 4 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church of Amarillo with Dr. Howard K. Batson officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd. The Rev. Lavender was born to Dewey and Belle Lavender on Feb. 24, 1926, near Wilson. He married Lillian Choate in Seymour on April 2, 1944. After serving in the Army Air Forces during World War II and farming near Tahoka, he was ordained a minister in November 1953. He pastored churches in the Tahoka, Muleshoe, Lampasas and Anton communities until 1968 when he joined the Texas Department of Human Service in Lubbock. He retired from DHS as director for staff development and personnel, Region 01-02, in 1987. Thereafter, he served as a consultant and volunteer in the region. During his lifetime, he was a member of numerous boards and professional organizations. He was named Anton man of the year and his DHS region's volunteer of the year, social worker of the year and employee of the year. He also received the Amarillo National Association of Social Workers lifetime achievement award in 1991. He completed degrees at Texas Tech University, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and the University of Texas at Austin. He was greatly respected and loved by all who knew him. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Tresea Beasley and husband, Jerry, of Amarillo; a son, Darvey Lavender and wife, Ann, of Buda; two sisters, Dee Katz of San Antonio and Ann Edwards of Littleton, Colo.; a brother, Deryl Lavender of Littleton; two grandsons, Dustin Lavender and Scott Lavender, both of Buda; and two god-granddaughters, Alicia Bowman and Victoria Bowman, both of Amarillo. The family will be at 3515 Cinderella in Amarillo. The family will receive family and friends from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials be to the individual churches of family and friends; or to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center, 600 N. Tyler, Amarillo, TX 79107. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 17, 2002 Lavenia Estelle Brown Lavenia Estelle "Brownie" Brown, 79, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. Terry Tamplen, of Kingswood United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Brown married Lyle Brown on May 7, 1939, in Tulia. She moved to Amarillo in 1927 from Electra. She was a member of North Amarillo Church of Christ and worked as a door greeter at Wal-Mart for 13 years. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1998; and a son, Lyle Albert Brown, in 1961. Survivors include a son, Lynn Brown of Amarillo; four grandchildren, Tara Miller, Brian Brown, Cory Brandt and Darla Meason, all of Amarillo; and three great-grandchildren, Krystle Brown, Bradley Miller and Austin Brandt, all of Amarillo. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 17, 2002 Dorothy Jackson Dorothy Jackson, 79, of Amarillo died Friday, Feb. 15, 2002. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Grand View Cemetery of Kaw City, Okla., with Dean Hancock officiating. Arrangements are by N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Mrs. Jackson was born in Brum Wright, Okla., and raised in Shidler, Okla. She moved to Borger in 1945 until moving to Fort Worth in 1972. In 1976 she moved to Amarillo. She retired from Mesa in 1986. Survivors include two sons, Ralph Jackson of Amarillo and Floyd L. Jackson of Dallas; a daughter, Brenda Butler of Borger; two brothers, Dean Hancock and Floyd Hancock, both of Fort Worth; three sisters, Evelyn Royce of Overton, Bette Hawkins of Fort Worth and Jean Pannell of Longview; four grandsons, Kelton Butler of Borger, Aaron Jackson and Cody Jackson, both of Albuquerque, and Nevin Jackson of Commerce; a granddaughter, Natalie Jackson of Italy; and a great-grandson, Simon Jackson of Albuquerque. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 17, 2002 This story printed from the Amarillo Globe-News Online at amarillonet.com: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/021702/obi_allobits.shtml