Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 21 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 Josephine Feelings TULIA - Josephine Feelings, 93, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002, in Amarillo. Prayer vigil will be at 7 p.m. Friday in Wallace Funeral Home Chapel. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Church of the Holy Spirit with the Rev. John Salazar-Jimenez, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Feelings was born April 17, 1908, in Dyer, Ind. She grew up in Castro County and attended schools there. She was a resident of Swisher County for 60 years. She worked for Swisher Memorial Hospital and Star Grain Elevator/Hipp Brothers. After she retired she was a caregiver to the elderly in Tulia. She was a founding member of Church of the Holy Spirit. She married Hardy Feelings on Aug. 25, 1937, in Tulia. She was preceded in death by her husband on Feb. 28, 1980; and a son and daughter-in-law, Vincent and Doris Black. Survivors include a granddaughter, Cecilia Langdon of Amarillo; a grandson, Nick Black of Fritch; four sisters, Justina McCurry and Calista Huber, both of Amarillo, Martina Millward of Lytle and Imelda Cook of Hyland, Mich.; a brother, Charles Heck of Dalhart; five great-grandchildren; three stepgreat-grandsons; and nine great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Church of the Holy Spirit, 513 S. Austin St., Tulia, TX 79088; or Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson St., Amarillo, TX 79101. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2002 Pauline Compton Parks PADUCAH - Pauline Compton Parks, 78, died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2002, in Garland. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Paducah Garden of Memories Cemetery with David Allessandro, pastor of Paducah Church of Christ, officiating. Arrangements are by Seigler Funeral Home. Mrs. Parks was born May 11, 1923, in Pittsburg, Texas. She had lived in Garland for the past 20 years. Survivors include a son, Keeman W. Parks of Lake Tawikoni; two daughters, Patricia Francis of Garland and Vickie Peek of Lake Tawikoni; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2002 Harrell Wayne Nolen - Harrell Wayne Nolen, 64, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Riverview Baptist Church with the Rev. Jimmy Gillmore, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Mr. Nolen was born March 27, 1937, in Cunningham. He was a pumper with D.L.'s Well Service for 18 years. Survivors include his wife, Inez; three sons, David Byron Nolen of New Castle and Brent Wayne Nolen and Jody Lee Nolen, both of Stinnett; three daughters, Tanya LaVaughn Duffield and Cecilia Lynn Rowe, both of Stinnett, and Donna Rae Easley of Borger; a brother, Jerry Lynn Nolen of Borger; two sisters, Wanda Jo Sandefur of Borger and Carol Jean Cummings of Flower Mound; and 19 grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2002 Donald Lee "Shorty" Dear PERRYTON - Donald Lee "Shorty" Dear, 64, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in First Baptist Church. Private family burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Ochiltree Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Mr. Dear was owner of Shorty Dear's Used Farm Equipment. He was honored in three counties as a livestock show supporter. Survivors include his wife, Odie; two sons, Clint Dear of Perryton and Clay Dear of Fort Stockton; two daughters, Linda Garrison of Canyon and Leca Addison of Seagraves; a brother, Edward Dear of Spearman; and seven grandchildren, Nicole Dear, Devin Dear, Jasmine Dear, Blake Addison, Brooke Addison, Riley Dear and Ashton Dear. The family suggests memorials be to Perryton Activity Center, P.O. Box 829, Perryton, TX 79070; or Museum of the Plains, 1200 N. Main St., Perryton, TX 79070. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2002 Theresa Rose Schneider PERRYTON - Theresa Rose Schneider, 86, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Darrouzett School Auditorium in Darrouzett with the Rev. Stanley Balch and Ron Schneider officiating. Burial will be in Darrouzett Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Booker. Mrs. Schneider was a member of Darrouzett First United Methodist Church. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two sons, Bill Schneider of Perryton and Bob Schneider of Canyon; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to West Texas A&M University Fast Break Fans, WT Box 60133, Canyon, TX 79016; or a favorite charity. The body will be available for viewing from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home in Booker. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2002 Edna A. Cearley CHILDRESS - Edna A. Cearley, 91, died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2002. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Wasson Funeral Home Memorial Chapel in Siloam Springs, Ark. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Siloam Springs. Local arrangements are by Johnson Funeral Home. Mrs. Cearley was born July 12, 1910, in Montague County. She attended Calvary Baptist Church in Childress. Survivors include a niece, Edna Mae Smith of Childress; two great-nephews; and four great-great-nephews. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2002 James Monroe Hackler CHILDRESS - James Monroe Hackler, 90, died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Norman Rushing of the church officiating. Burial will be in Childress Cemetery by Johnson Funeral Home. Mr. Hackler was born Sept. 12, 1911, in Cook County. He married Faye Hackler on Aug. 6, 1988, in Childress. Survivors include his wife; a son, James Ray Hackler of Childress; and two daughters, June Weems of Longview and Joy Cunningham of Midland. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2002 Logan Christopher Denham QUANAH - Logan Christopher Denham, infant son of Bryan and Melissa Denham, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Quanah Memorial Park with the Rev. Clinton Young, minister of First Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Price-Jackson Funeral Home. Logan was born Dec. 30, 2001, in Childress and lived his lifetime in Quanah. Survivors include his parents of Quanah; a brother, Dalton Wright of Quanah; his grandparents, Dennis and Debbie Denham and Don and Shelly Wright, all of Quanah; and his great-grandparents, Arlis and Margaret Whitmire, Bennie and Doris Denham, and Jodie and Edna Lemon, all of Quanah, and Floyd and Jan Wright of Granbury. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2002 Natividad Dora Menchaca PLAINVIEW - Natividad Dora Menchaca, 65, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in St. John's Catholic Church in Hart. Mass will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the church with Gerome Brockman, deacon, officiating. Burial will be in Hart Cemetery by Bartley-Silva Funeral Home. Mrs. Menchaca was born Dec. 12, 1936, in Sabinal. She married Miguel Menchaca Jr. on Feb. 14, 1952, in Uvalde. Survivors include four sons, Mike Menchaca III and Raul Menchaca, both of Plainview, Paul Menchaca of Hart and Tommy Menchaca of Florence; three daughters, Mary Ester Gonzales of Hart, Tammy Brunson of Florence and Trina Vasquez of Plainview; three brothers, T.D. Martinez of Hart, Cayetano Martinez of North Dakota and Edwardo Martinez of Brownfield; 34 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2002 Bobby Ray Duncan QUANAH - Bobby Ray Duncan, 65, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002, in Vernon. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. Jason Stidham officiating. Burial will be in Quanah Memorial Park by Price-Jackson Funeral Home. Mr. Duncan was born Aug. 14, 1936, in Clarksville. He had lived in Vernon the past 10 years. Survivors include four sons, James Duncan of Altus, Okla., and Bobby Duncan, Robert Duncan and Danny Duncan, all of Quanah; two daughters, Peggy Whitley of Quanah and Ann Wade of Pampa; six sisters, Barbara Ligon of Flower Mound, Francis Griffith and June Duncan, both of Quanah, Joyce Lacik of Oklahoma City, Joan Kurkendauhl of Bowie and Inez Cambell of Vernell, Utah; and 13 grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2002 William Oscar "Bill" Moore - William Oscar "Bill" Moore, 79, died Monday, Feb. 18, 2002, in Claude. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Clarendon Church of Christ with Bright Newhouse, minister of Hedley Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon by Robertson Funeral Directors. Mr. Moore was born July 27, 1922, in Clarendon and had been a resident of Donley and Armstrong counties most of his life. He married Ella Marie Miller on Jan. 18, 1947, in Neodesha, Kan. He later married Carroll Jean Morgan on Oct. 15, 1999, in Clovis, N.M. He was a rancher and was a member of Texas Cattle Ranchers Association and American Quarter Horse Association. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a Bronze Star recipient. He was a member of Claude Church of Christ. Casket bearers include Tim Mansfield, Mark Hall, Jim Oles, Jerrell Key, Bary Clower and Chris O'Neal. Honorary bearers include Chris Melson, Steve Shaller and Steve Lewis. He was preceded in death by his first wife on Sept. 25, 1997. Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Barbara Jean Heady of Meade, Kan., and Debra Vogt, Dianne Hammer and Brenda Fields, all of Panhandle; three sons, Harold L. Moore of Stratford, Rodney Morgan of Amarillo and Bradd Morgan of Panhandle; three sisters, Iva Tucker of American Canyon, Calif., Ruth Nettles of Arizona and Florence Lavelle Buckley of Mountainaire, N.M.; 19 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2002 Amarillo E.G. "Glen" Rainwater E.G. "Glen" Rainwater, 83, of Amarillo died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street, with Chester O'Brien of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mr. Rainwater attended many grade schools while growing up. He graduated in 1940 from Curtiss-Wright Tech with his brother in Glendale, Calif. He was a master machinist with A&E and an accomplished mechanic. His first job was in Ontario, Calif., training on the air field. He later managed Visalia California Airport. He was part owner and driver of a race car on the California dry flats. He worked at Douglass Aircraft in Long Beach, Calif. He played baseball with his brother in Long Beach, Calif. He belonged to Santa Fe Chief Dance Team during World War II and was with the Army Ferry Command. He came to Amarillo in 1943 during World War II. He was employed by Santa Fe Railway and in due time became an engineer. He married Vadie Pauline Lynch in 1965. In Amarillo he built a home and a hangar near Buffalo Airport. He owned and flew several small planes and became involved with the Model A Club of Amarillo. He built antique cars and had many Ford parts in paint and repair hangars. He retired from Santa Fe Railway in 1983. He enjoyed square and round dancing, and roller and ice skating. He loved life and will be missed by his brother, sister and best friends. Survivors include his wife of Lubbock; a sister, Juanita McManus of Denver; a brother, Cleve Rainwater and wife, Elizabeth, of Amarillo; and a niece, Penny Gerson and husband, Don, of Denver. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2002 Glenn Scott Glenn Scott, 91, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Country Chapel of Wheeler with Dr. Toby Henson officiating. Private burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Amarillo by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Mr. Scott was born Oct. 10, 1910, in Mobeetie to C.M. and Minnie Lou Bryan Scott. He married Lucille Beene on April 10, 1932, in Shamrock. He was the owner and operator of Glenn Scott Transport until 1977. Thereafter, he ran a cow/calf operation on the family farm in Wheeler until the time of his death. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Larry Glenn Cook in 2000. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Glennda Cook and husband, Preston, of Amarillo; a son, Bryan Scott and wife, Barbara, of Houston; a sister Ima Scott Redden of Amarillo; five grandchildren, David Cook of Dallas, Melinda Barrett of Katy, Pamela Cook Sirmon of Amarillo, Bryan "Scotty" Scott of Wisconsin and Mary Kay Scott of Washington, D.C.; and 11 great-grandchildren. The family will greet guests from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel and from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Country Chapel in Wheeler. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2002 Glen "Butch" Ward Glen "Butch" Ward, 51, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel, 4100 S. Georgia St., with Dr. Paul Richardson of Rockwell Road Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Ward was born and raised in Amarillo. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Ward in 1996; and a son, Sidney Ward in 1997. Survivors include two sons, Rodney Ward of Amarillo and Jerome Ward of Oklahoma; three brothers, Jerry Ward, Ricky Ward and Dale Ward, all of Amarillo; and eight grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Rockwell Road Baptist Church, P.O. Box 31495, Amarillo, TX 79120. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2002 Elizabeth J. McGahey Elizabeth J. McGahey, 74, of Amarillo died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2002. Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. Larry Richardson of Palisades Fellowship Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. McGahey came to Amarillo in 1947 from Arkansas. She married Sterling Allen McGahey in 1948. She was a member of Palisades Fellowship Baptist Church and Bell Telephone Pioneers Club. She volunteered for several years for Meals on Wheels. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1970; a son, Mark Anthony McGahey in 1988; and a brother, Bud Price in 2002. Survivors include two sons, Michael McGahey of Amarillo and Craig McGahey of Springfield, Mo.; a brother, Vaughn "Jum" Price of Amarillo; two sisters, Jeanie Juanita Price and Lois E. Loveday, both of Amarillo; and a grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to Meals on Wheels or Don and Sybil Harrington Cancer Center. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2002 Thelma "Smitty" Smith Thelma "Smitty" Smith, 86, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street, with Dr. Freeman M. Burns, interim pastor of Temple Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Smith was born in Brown County and moved to Amarillo from Childress in 1948. She married W.E. Smith in 1978 in Amarillo. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church and Ruth Sunday school class. She worked for Downtown Hollywood Dress Shop for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband. Survivors include a sister, Velma Baker of Lubbock. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2002 Canyon Alleene Leake Alleene Leake, 84, of Canyon died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002, in Lubbock. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in First United Methodist Church of Canyon with Dr. Keith Wiseman of Lubbock officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery by Brooks Funeral Directors. Mrs. Leake was born April 25, 1917, in Erath County. She graduated from high school in Hereford and then attended Draughns Business College in Plainview. She married Iverson Leake in January 1936 at Clovis, N.M. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Canyon. She was active in Order of the Eastern Star, serving as worthy matron of Canyon City Chapter 105 and serving as district deputy. She helped organize and served as mother adviser of the Canyon Assembly and Order of the Rainbow for Girls. She served as a Grand Visitor. She was a member of several bridge clubs in Canyon. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1984. Survivors include a daughter, Virginia L. Ringener of Lubbock; a son, Ed Leake of San Miguel, N.M.; a brother, Obed Caraway of Lubbock; four grandchildren, Todd Leake of Denver, Mark Langford of Lubbock, and Alleene Leake and Vianey Marquiz, both of San Miguel; three great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and her caregiver, Dorothy Jenkins of Lubbock. The family suggests memorials be to Dreamland Cemetery, P.O. Box 38, Canyon, TX 79015; or Opportunity Plan, P.O. Box 1035, Canyon, TX 79015; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2002 New Mexico Tommy Lee Farmer - Tommy Lee Farmer, 52, died Monday, Feb. 18, 2002, in San Bernardino, Calif. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Muffley Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Wayne Boydston officiating. Mr. Farmer worked for BNSF Railroad as an engineer for 25 years. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 3280. Survivors include his wife, Will; two stepsons, Michael Montgomery of Tulsa, Okla., and Thomas Montgomery of Lovington; a stepdaughter, Rachel Gonzales of Clovis; his mother, Maxine Goldsmith of Clovis; three brothers, Ricky Farmer of Arlington, Texas, Buddy Farmer of Levelland, Texas, and Jerry Don Farmer of Irving, Texas; five sisters, Lona Jones, Jan Jones, Terri Farmer and Robin Williams, all of Clovis, and Cheryl Head of Midland, Texas; and three grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2002 Oklahoma Imogene Hill HOOKER, Okla. - Imogene Hill, 85, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002, in Liberal, Kan. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Hooker Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. David Hoffman officiating. Burial will be in Hooker Cemetery by Roberts Brothers Funeral Home. Mrs. Hill was born Dec. 20, 1916, in Hooker. She married Irving Hill on June 14, 1935, in Hooker Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Mark Irving and Bradley Hill, both of Hooker; a sister, Marvella Massie of Tacoma, Wash.; a brother, D.J. Grounds of Puyallup, Wash.; and three grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Church of the Nazarene Family Life Center; or American Diabetes Association and may be left at the funeral home, P.O. Box 745, Hooker, OK 73945. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2002 Elsewhere Robert Gilderoy Tucker - Robert Gilderoy Tucker, 78, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2002. Services were at noon Wednesday in Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home Northwest Highway Chapel with Dr. Woody Strodel officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. today in Llano Cemetery in Amarillo. Mr. Tucker was born Sept. 28, 1923, to Ira and Rossie Tucker in Amarillo. He graduated from Amarillo High School and entered the armed services where he served in France during World War II. After the service, he received a business degree from the University of Colorado where he belonged to Sigma Nu Fraternity. He moved to Dallas and worked as an investment banker for R.A. Underwood & Son for several years. He left Underwood and joined Merrill Lynch where he became regional manager of the municipal bond department until he retired. He was a member of Highland Park Presbyterian Church and First Presbyterian Church in Amarillo. He was married to Ann Glaspy. He was preceded in death by his twin brother, David and another brother, Lawrence. Survivors include his four children, Robert H. Tucker, David L. Tucker, James G. Tucker and Sally A. Tucker; a sister, Elizabeth Paxton; two sisters-in-law, Sue Tucker and Betty Tucker; a daughter-in-law, Barri Tucker; five grandchildren, David Tucker, Pamela Tucker, Elizabeth Tucker, Justin Fain and Juli Fain; and several nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2002 Elana Gail Burk Gean ROCKY POINT, N.C. - Elana Gail Burk Gean, 42, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Sealawn Memorial Park in Hampstead with the Rev. Darryl Hester officiating. Arrangements are by Andrews Mortuary Hampstead Chapel. Mrs. Gean was born Feb. 22, 1959, in Borger, the daughter of Emmanuel Burk and Doris Clem. She graduated from Caprock High School. Survivors include her parents; her husband, Ray; three sons, James R. Mayberry Jr. of Stinnett, Texas, Ray C. Gean II of Raleigh and Brandon C. Mayberry of Wilmington; a daughter, Lindsay D. Gean of Rocky Point; two brothers, Eddie Burk of Borger, Texas, and Doug Burk of Amarillo, Texas; a sister, Lisa Scrivner of Amarillo; her grandmother, Beatrice Hall of Amarillo; two stepsisters, Debra Betts of Borger and Diana Yeager of Stinnett; her stepmother, Maeline Burk of Groom; and four grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2002 Warren E. Clement - Warren E. Clement, 45, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2002. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday in White's Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with James Olds, pastor and family friend, officiating. Mr. Clement was born Dec. 27, 1956, in Amarillo, where he attended school. He served four years in the Navy. He lost a courageous battle to live due to liver complications, while waiting for a liver transplant at the VA Hospital in Dallas. He was a former resident of Largo, Fla. He returned home to Weatherford to be with his mother and other family members. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Sara and Walter Scott of Stinnett and Vida Neese of Amarillo. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Mary and Dan Smith of Weatherford; his father and stepmother, Wade H. and Frankie Clement of Amarillo; a daughter, Meredith of Springdale, Ark.; a brother, Walter W. Clement and wife, Karlene, of Panama City, Fla.; a half brother, Chris Clement of Amarillo; a close friend and companion, Theresa De Feo of Largo; a niece, Regan of Panama City; and a host of other family and friends. Following the service the family will be at 2911 Mineral Wells Highway. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2002 This story printed from the Amarillo Globe-News Online at amarillonet.com: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/022102/obi_allobits.shtml