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Services will be at 1:30 p.m. today in First Christian Church with Dr. Jeff Knighton officiating. Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. today in Ochiltree Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Mrs. LaMaster was a member of First Christian Church and Perryton Partners. She was involved with Community Concert. She was a Pink Lady at Ochiltree General Hospital and a member of Ochiltree County Gardening Club. She was preceded in death by her parents, Byron and Annie Murphy; her husband, Giltner LaMaster in 1997; three brothers; and three sisters. Survivors include a son, Joe LaMaster and wife, Marva, of Perryton; a daughter, Connie Neelley and husband, Robert, of Friona; a sister, Fairy Olmstead of Austin; three granddaughters, Tierney Leeper of Fort Worth, Farrah Kesler of Arlington and Leigh Boatman of Leander; two grandsons, Ben Neelley of Spring Hill, Tenn., and Dan Neelley of Amarillo; and seven great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Wheatheart Shrine Club, P.O. Box 591, Perryton, TX 79070; or Hospice Volunteers, 3101 Garrett Drive, Perryton, TX 79070. Amarillo Globe-News, March 22, 2002 Kaid Shaller LEFORS - Kaid Shaller, 11, died Wednesday, March 20, 2002, in McLean. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Briarwood Full Gospel Church in Pampa with the Rev. Lynn Hancock, pastor, and Karen Putman, children's minister, officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in McLean by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa. Kaid was born Sept. 21, 1990, in Pampa. He attended McLean Elementary School. He was a member of Briarwood Full Gospel Church in Pampa where he was involved in youth activities and was a member of Royal Ranger Class at the church. He was preceded in death by a grandmother, Alta June Shaller. Survivors include his parents, David and Irene Shaller of Lefors; a sister, Taylor Shaller of Lefors; his grandparents, Steve and Heidi Phelps of Pampa, Ted and Jo Shaller of Clarendon and Lou and Elaine Brandy of Waterflow, N.M.; and his great-grandmother, Laverne Jones of Waterflow. The family suggests memorials be to Briarwood Family Life Center, 1800 W. Harvester St., Pampa, TX 79065. The family will be at 2125 Duncan St. in Pampa. Amarillo Globe-News, March 22, 2002 Gladys Emily Bryant Carter PLAINVIEW - Gladys Emily Bryant Carter, 96, died Wednesday, March 20, 2002, in Lubbock. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in First United Methodist Church with Dr. Max Browning of the church and the Rev. Noel Bryant of Dallas officiating. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Llano Cemetery in Amarillo by Lemons Funeral Home. Mrs. Bryant was born Sept. 4, 1905, in Hereford. She married the Rev. Orion W. Carter on May 15, 1927. Survivors include a son, Weldon Carter of Pampa; a brother, the Rev. Noel Bryant of Dallas; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First United Methodist Church of Plainview; or Gladys Carter Scholarship Fund at McMurry College in Abilene. Amarillo Globe-News, March 22, 2002 Curtis Johnson CHILDRESS - Curtis Johnson, 67, died Sunday, March 17, 2002, in Amarillo. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Joe Horn and the Rev. Bobby Wade of New Hope Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Childress Cemetery by Johnson Funeral Home. Mr. Johnson was born April 2, 1934, in Waxahachie. He was known for his hard work and love of his family. Survivors include four sons, Barry Johnson and Ivan Johnson, both of DeSoto, Darrell Johnson of Arlington and Kevin Johnson of Mesquite; two daughters, Donna Manning and Darnise Moore, both of Mesquite; three sisters, Ozie Brown of Flint, Mich., Louise Ford of Oklahoma City and Ophelia Holmes of Wichita, Kan.; a brother, E.J. Johnson of Oklahoma City; and 14 grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, March 22, 2002 Wilma Bryan HEREFORD - Wilma Bryan, 77, died Wednesday, March 20, 2002. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Avenue Baptist Church with the Rev. Ellis Parson, the Rev. Kevin Dotson and the Rev. Jim Bulin officiating. Burial will be in Rest Lawn Memorial Park by Parkside Chapel Funeral Home. Mrs. Bryan was born March 6, 1925, in Paducah, the daughter of Jim and Allie Thompson. She married Gaylan Bryan on Aug. 28, 1940, in Paducah. They have lived in Hereford since 1953. Survivors include her husband; two brothers, Lee Roy Thompson of Aledo and James Thompson of Illinois; a sister, Lanora Henry of Topock, Ariz; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to "A Cup of Cold Water in the Name of Jesus" in care of High Plains Baptist Association; or Summerfield Baptist Church in Summerfield. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Amarillo Globe-News, March 22, 2002 Dora Mae Barnett HEREFORD - Dora Mae Barnett, 80, died Wednesday, March 20, 2002, in Amarillo. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Gililland-Watson Funeral Home Rose Chapel with the Rev. Eddie Tingle of First Baptist Church of Miles, the Rev. Jim Bulin, pastor of Avenue Baptist Church, and Leonard Foster, retired minister of Carlsbad, N.M., officiating. Burial will be in West Park Cemetery. Mrs. Barnett was born Oct. 26, 1921, in Freestone County. She married A.E. "Buck" Barnett on Sept. 3, 1940, in Waco. Survivors include three daughters, Nelda Rogers of Canyon, Billie Gunn of Dimmitt and Doris Smith of Abilene; a brother, Wade Bottoms of Teague; a sister, Berry Sims of Seminole; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice; Hereford Care Center; or Avenue Baptist Church. Amarillo Globe-News, March 22, 2002 Gertrude Hankins Ragain TULIA - Gertrude Hankins Ragain, 95, died Wednesday, March 20, 2002. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Eldorado Cemetery in Eldorado, Okla., with the Rev. Tom Coleman, pastor of First Baptist Church in Hastings, Okla., officiating. Arrangements are by Wallace Funeral Home. Mrs. Ragain moved to Vigo Park in 1996 and to Tulia in 1997. Survivors include a son, Vern "Jiggie" Hankins of Vigo Park; three grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, March 22, 2002 Cora Brown SHAMROCK - Cora Brown, 91, died Tuesday, March 19, 2002, in Willis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church of Shamrock with the Rev. Jack Lee, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Shamrock Cemetery by Wright Funeral Directors. Mrs. Brown moved to Wheeler County in 1913 and had lived in Shamrock since. She married A.C. Brown in December 1948. Survivors include two daughters, Glenda Rue Burgin and Scherry Kay Sprague, both of Willis; two sisters, Janie Bliss of Shamrock and Georgia Nell Wall of Spring; a brother, Harold Lummus of Tujunga, Calif.; six grandsons; nine great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church in Shamrock; or American Heart Association. Amarillo Globe-News, March 22, 2002 Minnie Padgett HEREFORD - Minnie Padgett, 67, died Wednesday, March 20, 2002, in Amarillo. Rosary was at 7 p.m. Thursday in Parkside Chapel. Mass will be at 2 p.m. today in San Jose Catholic Church with Monsignor Arturo Meza officiating. Burial will be in St. Anthony's Cemetery by Parkside Chapel Funeral Home. Mrs. Padgett was born June 1, 1934, in Eagle Pass, the daughter of Agustin and Henriquetta Estrada. She married Marshall Padgett on March 7, 1969, in Clovis, N.M. They had lived in Hereford more than 40 years. Survivors include her husband; a son, Ricardo Padgett of Amarillo; a daughter, Diana Carter of Allen; four brothers, Milo Estrada of New Orleans Henry Estrada and Hector Estrada, both of Palo Alto, Calif., and Ernesto Estrada of Crystal City; four sisters, Dora Salazar of Lawton, Okla., Lupe Sulica and Emma Flores, both of Crystal City, and Josie Mandall of San Jose, Calif.; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to San Jose Catholic Church of Hereford. Amarillo Globe-News, March 22, 2002 Bertha Young DARROUZETT - Bertha Young, 102, died Tuesday, March 19, 2002, in Booker. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in United Methodist Church in Darrouzett with the Rev. Chris Ford officiating. Burial will be in Darrouzett Cemetery by Good Samaritan Funeral Service of Booker. Mrs. Young was born March 12, 1900, near Clarksville, Ark. She married Alexander Ulysses Young on June 12, 1921, in Wagner, Okla. Survivors include two sisters, Nora Lyke of Bartlesville, Okla., and Willene Fink of Oklahoma City. The family suggests memorials be to United Methodist Church of Darrouzett. Amarillo Globe-News, March 22, 2002 Roy Linden Smith PAMPA - Roy Linden Smith, 73, died Wednesday, March 20, 2002. Private memorial services will be at a later date. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Smith served in both the Air Force and Navy. He was a private pilot for Cabot Corp. and several other companies. Survivors include three stepdaughters, Bobbie McCathern and Cindi McCathern, both of Houston, and Deborah Carr of Nacogdoches; a stepson, Richard Smith of Fort Hood; eight stepgrandchildren; and 12 step great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice, 800 N. Sumner St., Pampa, TX 79065. Amarillo Globe-News, March 22, 2002 Lottie Allred Anderson HEREFORD - Lottie Allred Anderson, 87, died Tuesday, March 19, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Terry Cosby officiating. Burial will be in West Park Cemetery by Parkside Chapel Funeral Home. Mrs. Anderson was born Feb. 1, 1915, in Deaf Smith County, the daughter of J.C. and Della Allred. She graduated from Hereford High School in 1933 and attended a year of college. She married Carlos Anderson on Feb. 23, 1941, in Hereford. She worked for Allred Oil Co. in its early years. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Hereford and taught Sunday school for the 2-year-old class for more than 40 years. She loved to work in her garden and over the years canned lots of food for her family and friends. She visited and took care of her friends in the hospital and loved to read Readers Digest. She was preceded in death by her husband on Dec. 7, 1993; two brothers, Jimmie Allred and Cecil Allred; three sisters, Sadie Henry, Maymie Allred and Ethel Mayo; and a daughter, Betty Ruth Anderson. Survivors include a son, Harold Anderson and wife, Ada, of Lone Tree, Colo.; a daughter, Camelia Jones and husband, Wayne, of Hereford; three grandchildren, Rodney Jones of San Diego, Calif., Stephanie McAlister of Santa Fe, N.M., and Holly Anderson of Dallas; four great-grandchildren, Brandon McAlister, Nathaniel McAlister and Brittany McAlister, all of Santa Fe, and Krista Jones of Amarillo. The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church Children's Ministry, 500 N. Main St., Hereford, TX 79045. The family will receive friends before the service at 212 N. Texas St. in Hereford and after the service at the Lamar Room of Kings Manor Retirement Home, 400 Ranger St. in Hereford. Amarillo Globe-News, March 22, 2002 Noted dance teacher, choreographer dies at 88 SEATTLE (AP) - Verla Flowers, a dance teacher and choreographer whose students included choreographer Mark Morris, a number of Rockettes and Las Vegas performers, died Saturday after a long illness. She was 88. Flowers taught ballet, jazz, tap, acrobatics, baton, belly dancing, Hawaiian, ballroom, Spanish and breakdancing before she closed her studio in 1990. Born in Seattle, she studied under a number of prominent teachers, including Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and began giving dance lessons in her parents' home at age 14. Amarillo Oren L. Smith Oren L. Smith, 81, of Amarillo died Thursday, March 21, 2002. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Llano Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel. Arrangements are by N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Mr. Smith was born in Troy, Ark., and lived many years in Wichita, Kan. He married Mary Miller in 1948 at Lufkin. He moved to Amarillo in 1995 from Coffeeville, Kan. He retired from Boeing Aircraft and was in automobile sales. He was a 32nd Degree Mason as well as a member of the Shrine. Survivors include three sisters, Fern Smith of Amarillo, Betty Clement of Canyon and Rosemary Lewis of Wagner, Okla.; and a brother, Robert Smith of Clearlake Oaks, Calif. Amarillo Globe-News, March 22, 2002 Tanner Ashrafi Tanner Ashrafi, infant son of Peter and Beth Ashrafi, died Wednesday, March 20, 2002. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Memorial Park Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel with the Rev. Robert Field officiating. Arrangements are by N.S. Griggs and Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Tanner will always be in our hearts and will be remembered for being a strong fighter. The family would like to thank all the surrogate mothers and the staff team at Northwest Texas Hospital. Survivors include his parents of Amarillo; a brother, Tyler Ashrafi of Amarillo; his grandparents, Kelly and Dena Leitner and Reza and April Ashrafi, all of Amarillo; and his great-grandparents, Ray and Hazel Link, Bob Leitner and Leslie and Bea Link, all of Amarillo. The family suggests memorials be to Ronald McDonald House of Amarillo, 1501 Streit Drive, Amarillo, TX 79106. The family will be at 4905 Yale St. Amarillo Globe-News, March 22, 2002 Isaac Job Lucero Isaac Job Lucero, infant son of Esmeralda Lucero and Michael Parrish, died Tuesday, March 19, 2002. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in Iglesia Betel Church with Ross Del Los Santos, pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Survivors include his parents of Amarillo; four sisters, Antoinette Muldrow, Danielle Lucero, Micah Parrish and Kristen Parrish, all of Amarillo; and his grandparents, Bennie and Irma Lucero and Arthur and Bobbie Jackson. Amarillo Globe-News, March 22, 2002 Frances Winsett Frances Winsett, 62, of Amarillo died Monday, March 18, 2002, in El Centro, Calif. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Llano Mausoleum Chapel with Dr. Murray Gossett of First Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Ms. Winsett taught school in California for 27 years before retiring. She volunteered for Literary Volunteers of America, L.V.A., in El Centro. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in El Centro. She was preceded in death by her twin sister, Ann in 1997. Survivors include her parents, Frank and Charlie Mac Winsett of Amarillo. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, March 22, 2002 Mona Simons Mona Simons, 68, of Amarillo died Tuesday, March 19, 2002. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. Franklin Williams of Covenant Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Simons was a member of Catholic Family Service and Widows Club of Amarillo. Survivors include a sister, Lela Joiner of Amarillo; a brother, Monty May of Agana, Guam; a stepdaughter, Janice Blandford of Amarillo; a stepson, Jay Simons of San Angelo; and a grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to American Cancer Society. Amarillo Globe-News, March 22, 2002 Troy Hudson Services will be at 3 p.m. today in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2820 Virginia Circle, with the Rev. Lynn Garrett, minister to senior adults at First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery with military rites by DAV Chapter 26. Mr. Hudson was born in Raymondville. He was a former resident of Lubbock before moving to Amarillo 12 years ago. He served with the Coast Guard during World War II. He was a geologist before he retired. He was a member of Lubbockview Christian Church and WVICCI. He married the former Juanita Turner on July 20, 1989, in Amarillo. Survivors include his wife; a son, Rick Hudson and wife, Linda, of Lubbock; three stepsons, Alvin White Jr. and wife, Joyce, of Sherman, Lindy White and wife, Patricia, of Pittsfield, Mass., and Jeff White of Amarillo; a stepdaughter, Sharon Plumlee and husband, Travis, of Conway, Ark.; his mother, Louetta Lakey of Lubbock; seven stepgrandchildren; and seven step great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to American Cancer Society, 3915 S. Bell St., Amarillo, TX 79109; or Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children, 2222 Welborn St., Dallas, TX 75219. Amarillo Globe-News, March 22, 2002 Roy Crawford Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Rector Funeral Home Chapel, 2800 S. Osage St., with Loran Harper, minister of Comanche Trails Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Llano East Cemetery with military rites by DAV Chapter No. 26. Mr. Crawford was born in Arkinda, Ark. He attended high school in Amarillo and was an Air Force veteran of World War II and Korea. He retired from the Air force in 1960 as a Master Sargeant after 19 years of service. He worked as a security guard in Las Vegas for several years. Survivors include two daughters, Pam Crawford and Cindy Verde, both of Las Vegas; a son, Roy Lee Crawford of Las Vegas; a sister, Velma Thomas of Amarillo; four grandchildren, Loren Laub, Chris Crawford, Nathan Verde and Felicia Nilson, all of Las Vegas; three great-grandchildren, Tyler Nilson, Sam Nilson and Zoe Crawford, all of Las Vegas; and a dear friend, Pat Adams of Las Vegas. Amarillo Globe-News, March 22, 2002 Amarillo Ernest H. Baker Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Rector Funeral Home Chapel, 2800 S. Osage St., with Bill Baldwin, son-in-law and pastor of River of Life Foursquare Church in Renton, Wash., officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery with military rites by DAV Chapter No. 26. Mr. Baker was born in Cullman County, Ala., to Will and Renia Baker. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He received the EAME medal with two bronze stars. He lived in Oregon from 1946 to 1999. He worked in the lumber industry 35 years and retired from S.W.F. Lumber Co. in 1981. He married Polly Pruett in 1946. He was a loving husband, dedicated father, greatly loved grandpa and devout Christian. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Chuck Baker of El Reno, Okla., and Ernest H. Baker Jr. of Rogue River, Ore.; two daughters, Rena Baker-Battenfield of Amarillo and Rita Baker-Baldwin of Covington, Wash.; two sisters, Dessie Graves and Irene Swann, both of Bremen, Ala.; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, March 22, 2002 Grace Lucille McClelland Grace Lucille McClelland, 74, of Amarillo died Tuesday, March 19, 2002. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today in Grace Community Church. Arrangements are by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 S. Bell St. Mrs. McClelland was born July 6, 1927, in Seminole, Okla. She was blessed with many spoiled grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph D. McClelland Sr. Survivors include a daughter, Carolyn Jewel Towe of Amarillo; a son, Ralphie Doyle McClelland Jr. of Amarillo; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and many friends whom she loved as much as her own family. The family suggests memorials be to Faith City Mission. Amarillo Globe-News, March 22, 2002 Elsewhere Terry Charles Holmes POWHATAN, La. - Terry Charles Holmes, 48, died Saturday, March 16, 2002, in Baton Rouge. A wake service will be at 7 p.m. today in North Star Baptist Church. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the church. Burial will be in Lawrence Serenity Sanctum in Natchitoches by Winnfield Funeral Home of Natchitoches. Mr. Holmes was a graduate of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches. He resided in Amarillo, Texas, for 19 years. He was a member of Certified Public Accountant Society of Texas and was employed with the Internal Revenue Service as a revenue agent. He was a charter member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, taught classes in the prison ministry, served as a Sunday school teacher and superintendent and street evangelizing. The most important of all his accomplishments was that he was a child of God, God fearing, God Praising and a God worshiping man and an ordained minister of the gospel. He was preceded in death by his father, Ben Holmes. Survivors include his wife, Loraine; a daughter, Anika Holmes; a son, Terry Holmes Jr.; a granddaughter, Aspen Danelle Holmes; a goddaughter, Cynteitra Wallace; his mother, Irnia Mae Holmes of Natchitoches; six sisters, Louvell Armstrong, Bobbie Holmes, Lynn Fontenot of Houston, Mamie Jefferson, Martha Holmes and Shirley Daniels, all of Natchitoches; three brothers, Leo Holmes of Many, Oscar Holmes and Kevin Holmes, both of Natchitoches; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and friends. The body will be available for viewing from 6 to 10 p.m. today at the church. Amarillo Globe-News, March 22, 2002 Ruth V. Slough TAHOKA - Ruth V. Slough, 82, died Wednesday, March 20, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home Ivey Chapel in Dimmitt with the Rev. Don Webster of Lubbock, and the Rev. Harmon Bishop, retired minister of Lubbock, officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park in Dimmitt. Mrs. Slough was born June 21, 1919, in Perryton. She married James L. Slough on Aug. 7, 1938, in Perryton. Survivors include three daughters, Joyce Vilseck of Kingsville, Edna Rice of Lubbock and Karon Moss of Tahoka; a brother, Fred C. Huston Jr. of Bethel, Ohio; a sister, Edna Reames of Enid, Okla.; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter. The family suggests memorials be to American Diabetes Association. Amarillo Globe-News, March 22, 2002 Oklahoma Herman Lynn Silsbee - Herman Lynn Silsbee, 88, died Wednesday, March 20, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness in Guymon with Jim Dooley and Chad Brazell officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery by Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home. Mr. Silsbee was an Army veteran of World War II, serving with the 873rd Aviation Battalion. He married Emey May Lewis on June 22, 1953, in Clayton, N.M. Survivors include a half-brother, Elmer Mattocks; two stepdaughters, Lucille Odell and Lois Horn; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Memorial Hospice of Texas County and will be accepted at the funeral home, P.O. Box 1112, Guymon, OK 73942. Amarillo Globe-News, March 22, 2002 New Mexico Jesse W. "Sam" Thomas - Jesse W. "Sam" Thomas, 82, died Tuesday, March 19, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Benny Hipps, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Tucumcari Memorial Cemetery with military honors. Arrangements are by Dunn Funeral Home. Mr. Thomas was born Nov. 6, 1919, in Hereford, Texas. He graduated from high school in Wildorado, Texas, before serving four years in the 910 Army Anti-Aircraft Artillery in the European Theater during World War II. He married Marie Brown on June 14, 1946. The couple made their home in Tucumcari, where he was a municipal judge, a volunteer firefighter, a hospice volunteer and owner of several service stations. He was a longtime member of First Baptist Church in Tucumcari. The state of New Mexico appointed him as Guardian of the Treasury in 1996. Elks Lodge No. 1172 honored him as Veteran of the Year in 1992, Citizen of the Year in 1992-1993 and with the Distinguished Citizenship Award in 1993. He was preceded in death by four brothers; and two sisters. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Stephen Thomas and wife, Mae, and Ed Thomas, all of Albuquerque; three daughters, Cheryl Kessler and husband, Carl, of Albuquerque, Nancy Braziel of Denver and Debra Thomas and husband, Sam Ogan, of Dallas; 16 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; three sisters, Emma Liles of Logan, Susie Vineyard of Mesa, Ariz., and Naomi Jobe of Adrian, Texas; a brother, Ralph Thomas of Vega, Texas; and a host of other family and friends. The family suggests memorials be to National World War II Memorial in care of American Battle Monuments Commission, P.O. Box 96766, Washington, D.C. 20090-6766. Amarillo Globe-News, March 22, 2002 Clinton White TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Clinton White, 77, died Wednesday, March 20, 2002. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Dunn Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Benny Hipps, minister of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. White was born Jan. 5, 1925, in Chillicothe, Texas. He owned and operated A&W Drive In, Westerner Drive In and Country Hut restaurant. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; two daughters, Brenda Encinias of Tucumcari and Debbie Head of Rio Rancho; five grandchildren; a great-grandchild; a sister, Audrey Christian of Vernon, Texas; and a brother, Morgan J. White of Wichita Falls, Texas. The family suggests memorials be to Helping Hands Hospice of Tucumcari; or American Heart Association. 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