Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 13 April 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 Gaylen James Ariola MEMPHIS - Gaylen James Ariola, 65, died Friday, April 12, 2002. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in First Baptist Church with Tom Posey officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery by Hughs Funeral Home. Mr. Ariola was born Nov. 8, 1936, in Westcliffe, Colo. He married Bobbie Long Ariola on May 3, 1958. Survivors include his wife; and a sister, Ann Byars of Lakeview. The family suggests memorials be to Hall County Hospital Auxiliary in care of Shirley Riley, 518 N. 13th St., Memphis, TX 79245; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2002 E. Wesley Enterline PERRYTON - E. Wesley Enterline, 78, died Friday, April 12, 2002. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Full Gospel Church with the Rev. Michael Waterbury officiating. Burial will be in Ochiltree Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Mr. Enterline farmed in the Perryton and Beaver, Okla., area. He was a member of Full Gospel Church of Perryton. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; a son, Earl Enterline of Bethany, Okla.; a sister, Nadine Zimkus of Connecticut; and two brothers, Floyd Enterline and Yukon, Okla., and Norman Enterline of Bethany. Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2002 Nora Mae Rothwell Hamner CHILDRESS - Nora Mae Rothwell Hamner, 91, died Thursday, April 11, 2002, in Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Johnny Robertson of the church officiating. Burial will be in Childress Cemetery by Johnson Funeral Home. Mrs. Hamner was born April 18, 1910, in Childress. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women. Survivors include two sons, Billy Wayne Hamner of Houston and L.G. Hamner of Amarillo; two daughters, Madeline Rapavi of Childress and Tonita Shaw of Pueblo, Colo.; a sister, Mary Hunt Johnson of Spearman; 14 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson St., Amarillo, TX 79101; and First United Methodist Church of Childress. Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2002 Henry Martinez PADUCAH - Henry Martinez, 45, died Thursday, April 11, 2002, in Childress. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Garden of Memories Cemetery with the Rev. Martin Gonzales Jr. officiating. Arrangements are by Seigler Funeral Home. Mr. Martinez was born Oct. 19, 1956, in O'Donnell. He was a mechanic and a member of Church of God of Prophecy. Survivors include two sons, Henry Martinez Jr. of Paducah and Timothy Martinez of Childress; four daughters, Paula Mendoza of Lubbock, and Jennifer Armstrong, Becky Macias and Amanda Martinez, all of Paducah; three brothers, George Martinez of Memphis, Robert Martinez of Oklahoma City and Thomas Martinez of Seminole; two sisters, Mary Helen Gonzales of Paducah and Gloria Anguiano of Lakeview; and 12 grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2002 Ernest Ray Kovar PLAINVIEW - Ernest Ray Kovar, 46, died Wednesday, April 10, 2002, in Lubbock. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Bartley-Silva Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Robert Malcolm, minister from Weatherford, officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park. Mr. Kovar married Elizabeth Marsh on July 19, 1985, in Plainview. He was a Baptist. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Ernest Lee Kovar of Plainview and Tarrance Ray Kovar of Lubbock; a stepdaughter, Amy Lynn Gibson of Doyline, La.; a stepson, George Quincy Gann of Doyline; a brother, Gary Kovar of Plainview; and two sisters, Shirley Scarber of Hobbs, N.M., and Gwendolyn Wall of Oklahoma. Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2002 Elsewhere Arthur L. "Bud" Danner HUGOTON, Kan. - Arthur L. "Bud" Danner, 72, died Thursday, April 11, 2002, in Amarillo, Texas. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Trinity Baptist Church with the Rev. Terrel Giddens officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. in Texhoma Cemetery in Texhoma, Okla., by Paul's Funeral Home. Mr. Danner was born April 19, 1929, in Gruver, Texas. He married Robbie Morris on Oct. 27, 1951, in Clayton, N.M. Survivors include his wife; two sons, V. Randy Danner of Woodward, Okla., and Tim K. Danner of Hugoton; a brother, Don D. Danner of Amarillo; two sisters, Lu Grice of Dalhart, Texas, and Betty Sledge of Guymon, Okla.; and seven grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to American Cancer Society and may be mailed to the funeral home, P.O. Box 236, Hugoton, KS 67951. Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2002 Forrest Martin Jr. LITTLEFIELD - Forrest Martin Jr., 82, died Wednesday, April 10, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Crescent Park Church of Christ with Wilburn Dennis officiating. Burial will be in Littlefield Memorial Park by Hammons Funeral Home. Mr. Martin served in the Navy during World War II. He was a dedicated teacher and principal in public school education for 36 years. Survivors include his wife, Grace; three daughters, Sandra Martin of Amarillo, Sheila Stephenson of Georgetown and Shelley Salisbury of Shallowater; two stepsons, Weldon Findley of El Paso and Lyndon Findley of Houston; two sisters, Robbie Wyatt of Spur and Sybil Estep of Dublin; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; and six step great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to New Mexico Children's Home in Portales; Crescent Park Church of Christ; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2002 Ella Louise "Lou" Whisennand ELKHART, Kan. - Ella Louise "Lou" Whisennand, 59, died Thursday, April 11, 2002. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church with the Rev. Francis Khoi Nguyen officiating. Burial will be in Elkhart Cemetery by Harrell Funeral Home. Mrs. Whisennand was born March 28, 1943, in Dumas, Texas. She married Joe Whisennand on Aug. 14, 1970, in Elkhart. Survivors include her husband; a son, Todd Allen Whisennand of Elkhart; two daughters, Delia "Dee Dee" Abbott of Seminole, Okla., and Cathy Moore of Houston; a brother, Douglas Keever of Fairfax, Va.; a sister, Luvella Sue Salmon of Memphis, Texas; and five grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Daughters of Isabella in Elkhart. Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2002 Lurline Anglin LUBBOCK - Lurline Anglin, 91, of Lubbock died Thursday, April 11, 2002. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Llano Cemetery in Amarillo with the Rev. Jeff Raines, associate pastor of First Baptist Church in Amarillo, officiating. Arrangements are by Franklin Bartley Funeral Home of Lubbock. Mrs. Anglin was born in Pecos on July 14, 1910, and attended school in Clarendon. She moved to Lubbock in 1997. Survivors include a daughter, Debra Dustman of Lubbock; a son, Bobby Rogers of Fort Morgan, Colo.; a brother, Jack Moss of Amarillo; a sister, Elbertine Hockett of Riverside, Calif.; three grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Shirley and Mildred Garrison Center in Lubbock; or Meals on Wheels, 2304 34th St., Lubbock, TX 79411. Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2002 Oklahoma G. Stuart Wise GUYMON, Okla. - G. Stuart Wise, 67, died Monday, April 8, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Odie Nunley officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery. Mr. Wise moved to Guymon in 1970 and served as executive director for the chamber of commerce. He resigned in 1989, after nearly 20 years of service. Survivors include his wife, Nancy; two sons, Steven Wise of Abilene, Texas, and Richard Wise of Guymon; a daughter, Paula Hendricks of Fritch, Texas; and two sisters. The family suggests memorials be to Guymon Public Library; or Dunaway Manor Tree of Love and may be sent to the funeral home, P.O. Box 1112, Guymon, OK 73942. Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2002 New Mexico Tiffaine N. "Tiff" White CLOVIS, N.M. - Tiffaine N. "Tiff" White, 10, died Thursday, April 11, 2002, in Lubbock. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Trinity United Methodist Church with the Rev. Rick Jones officiating. Burial will be in Mission Garden of Memories by Muffley Funeral Home. Tiffaine loved to ride horses and attended horse shows throughout the Southeastern U.S. She won a Grand Champion Ribbon in 1997-1998. Survivors include her parents, Carl and Tracy White of Clovis; a sister, Tiana Frank of Sunrise, Fla.; her grandparents, Karen and Chuck Saunders of Niceville, Fla., and Mary and Dennis White of East Berne, N.Y.; and her great-grandparents, Merriel Care of St. Louis, Mo., and Frank White of Schoharie, N.Y. The family suggests memorials be to ICU Covenant Medical Center, Pediatrics, in care of Trinity United Methodist Church, 1320 W. 21st St., Clovis, NM 88101. Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2002 Amarillo Gordon C. Hoyum Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. Jerry Coffman of Cornerstone Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery with military honors by DAV Chapter 26. Mr. Hoyum was born June 8, 1924, in Fargo, N.D. He married Dorothy Knoblich in 1962 at Muskegon, Mich. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Hazel Linville of Amarillo; a son, Paul Parker of Amarillo; a brother, Robert Hoyum of Michigan; a sister, Alice Moodt and Millie Westfall, both of Michigan; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the V.A. Medical Center. Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2002 Bonnyea Timmons Anderson Bonnyea Timmons Anderson, 87, of Amarillo died Thursday, April 11, 2002. Services will be at 3 p.m. today in N.S. Griggs and Sons Funeral Directors Pioneer Chapel, 2615 Paramount Blvd., with the Rev. Royce Womack, retired Methodist minister, and the Rev. Bill Fitzgerald of San Jacinto United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Anderson was born Oct. 19, 1914, in Amarillo. She married Lee Anderson in 1938 at Carlsbad, N.M. She graduated from Amarillo High School in 1932 and was a member of National Honor Society. She retired from Northwest Texas Hospital medical records department in 1979. She was a lifelong member of San Jacinto United Methodist Church and a member of Wesley Comrades Sunday school class. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1991. Survivors include a son, David Anderson; a daughter, Gwen Conner and husband, Robert; two grandchildren, Holly Nipper and Robin Taylor; and four great-grandchildren, Joshua Nipper, Emily Nipper, Breanna Taylor and Jensen Taylor. The family suggests memorials be to San Jacinto United Methodist Church. Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2002 Robert G. Harrison Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Pinnacle Community Church with Kurt Oheim officiating. Arrangements are by N.S. Griggs and Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Mr. Harrison was born and raised in Pattonville. He served in the Navy during World War II. He married Jan Hamilton in 1967 at Hereford. He was a resident of Amarillo for many years. He owned and operated Robert Harrison Trucking Co. in Amarillo from 1969 until 1978. He worked for DLB Trucking Co. from 1989 until 2001. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Robert Harrison Jr. of Belton and Dusty Harrison of Amarillo; two daughters, Landa Jones and Beverly Elwell, both of Lubbock; four sisters, Louese Hughes of San Antonio, Alice Hedges of Big Spring, Jacque Ayres of Weatherford, and Dot Mosley of Lubbock; two brothers, George Harrison and Mike Harrison, both of Lubbock; five grandchildren, Marnee Bolen, Nathan Elwell, Cole Jones, Keiley Harrison and Rhett Harrison. The family suggests memorials be to Pinnacle Community Church or Crown of Texas Hospice. Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2002 Wanda Sue Ramirez Wanda Sue Ramirez, 57, of Amarillo died Thursday, April 11, 2002. Services were at 7 p.m. Friday in San Jacinto Assembly of God. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Lane Memorial Cemetery in Sunray with the Rev. Jerrod Guy Ramirez officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mrs. Ramirez was born to John Mark and Lillian Hix in Sayre, Okla., and raised in Sunray. She worked for Diamond Shamrock in Amarillo for more than 15 years. Survivors include two daughters, Rose Khan and Debbie Padgett, both of Amarillo; a son, Jerrod Guy Ramirez of Waxahachie; three sisters, Mildred Rodgers of Bixby, Okla., and Glenda Cloyd and Carol Cook, both of Amarillo; and four grandchildren, Meagon Padgett, Braden Padgett, Kaleb Khan and Abigil Khan, all of Amarillo. The family will be at 6804 Rio Lobo in Amarillo. Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2002 Bill Thrasher Bill Thrasher, 65, of Amarillo died Thursday, April 11, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First United Methodist Church of Perryton with the Rev. Greg Kennedy officiating. Burial will be in Ochiltree Cemetery in Perryton by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Perryton. Mr. Thrasher was an educator for 20 years serving as a principal and superintendent. He was a member of Trinity Methodist Church of Amarillo. Survivors include his wife, Connie; four daughters, Milene Thrasher of Dallas, Kari Kosler of Marietta, Okla., and Shannon Rivera and Kenda Morgan, both of Amarillo; a sister, Ruby Hocking of Perryton; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2002 Zona "Mae" Lanford Zona "Mae" Lanford, 88, died Wednesday, April 10, 2002. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street, with Gene Shelburne and Lyndon Latham, both of Anna Street Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Lanford was born in Stamford, moving to Amarillo in 1947. She was a member of Anna Street Church of Christ. She married Charlie Lanford in 1941 at New Braunfels. She was preceded in death by her husband on March 11, 2002. Survivors include a sister, Grace Dewberry of Torrence, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews. Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2002 Oren "Frank" Carder Oren "Frank" Carder, 93, of Amarillo died Thursday, April 11, 2002. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. Harold Green, family member of Yuma, Ariz., and Dr. Chester O'Brien, retired, of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Carter was born July 23, 1908, in Amarillo. He was the second of four children of C.W. and Kitty Jones Carder. This handsome young railroader took a Hereford girl, Willie Thurmond, to Clovis, N.M., and married her on payday, Oct. 16, 1929. She was working for the telephone company, and helping to raise seven siblings with an older brother and sister, a family of 10. This railroader from Amarillo and his bride celebrated more than 72 years of wedded bliss. The union produced a son, whose marriage of 45 years produced a grandson, two granddaughters, and 10 great-grandchildren. He has been a faithful member of First Baptist Church of Amarillo since the age of 9. He worked for Santa Fe Railway as dispatcher for 50 years. He was a member of Palo Duro Masonic Lodge for more than 65 years. His life was made rich by the relationships he had with so many. He loved having breakfast every Thursday morning with his railroad buddies. He loved piddling in the garage, mowing his own yard, visiting his neighbors, recounting his numerous railroad stories with his grandchildren, as well as visiting the mountains of New Mexico. Honorary pallbearers will be Santa Fe Railway employees and retirees. He was preceded in death by a younger brother, Alvin Carder; a sister, Phoebe Crouch; and a great-granddaughter, Amanda Carder. Survivors include his wife; a son, Bill Carder and wife, Joan, of Borger; a grandson, Steve Carder and wife, Jan, of Canyon; two granddaughters, Debra Cluxton and husband, Todd, of Orlando, Fla., and Linda Astuto and husband, Steve, of Amarillo; nine great-grandchildren; and a brother, C.W. Carder of Carlsbad, N.M. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson St., Amarillo, TX 79101. Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2002 This story printed from the Amarillo Globe-News Online at amarillonet.com: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/041302/obi_allobits.shtml