Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 25 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 Grant Given Oppliger FARWELL - Grant Given Oppliger, 20, died Monday, April 22, 2002, in Kansas. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in First United Methodist Church of Clovis, N.M., with Dr. Steve McElroy, minister, officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Terrace Memorial Park in Farwell by Steed-Todd Funeral Home of Clovis. Mr. Oppliger was born Aug. 18, 1981, in Amarillo. He attended schools in Farwell, graduating from Farwell High School in 2000. At the present time he was attending the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he was a sophomore. He never met a stranger in his life and everyone he met and knew always remembered his wonderful smile. He was a member of Hamlin United Methodist Church in Farwell and attended First United Methodist Church in Clovis. Pallbearers will be Jourdan Nichols, Shane Roberts, Clint Corn, Tyler Chadwick, Ryan Roberts and Joel Barrett. Honorary pallbearers will be the Farwell Class of 2000 and all of his friends at the University of Colorado. Survivors include his parents, Don and Joi Oppliger of Farwell; a brother, Benjamin Oppliger of Farwell; and his grandparents, Charlotte Christopher of Blair, Neb., and Edward Oppliger of Columbus, Neb. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity; or a local library. Amarillo Globe-News, April 25, 2002 William S. "Bill" Cassel DUMAS - William S. "Bill" Cassel, 75, died Sunday, April 21, 2002, in Amarillo. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. John Waggoner, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Northlawn Memorial Gardens with Masonic graveside rites by Dumas Masonic Lodge No. 1009 and a flag presentation by American Legion Post 224. Arrangements are by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mr. Cassel was born Oct. 8, 1926, in El Dorado, Kan. He served in the Navy during World War II. He married Wanda L. Cornutt on March 28, 1948, in Dumas. He was a member of First United Methodist Church. He had been a Dumas resident since June 1940. He was a resident of Tow since June 1996. He worked with his dad at Cassel Drilling Co. from 1946-1958. In March 1958, he went to work for C.R. Anthony and served as manager from 1961-1981 when he retired. He was a longtime member of Dumas Masonic Lodge No. 1009 and was a volunteer for the National Park Service from 1990-1995. Survivors include his wife; a son, Duane Cassel of Corpus Christi; three daughters, Teresa C. Woods and husband, Ronnie, of Mount Holly, N.C., Debra J. Eubanks and husband, Ron, of Cedar Park, and Mariann Cassel de Garcia and husband, Michael, of Amarillo; a brother, Ernest H. Cassel of El Dorado, Kan.; a sister, Margaret A. Thornton of Amarillo; 13 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Masonic Home and School of Texas, 3600 Wichita St., Fort Worth, TX 76119. Amarillo Globe-News, April 25, 2002 Mary Johnie Askey SILVERTON - Mary Johnie Askey, 96, died Wednesday, April 24, 2002, in Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Tony Boyd, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Silverton Cemetery by Myers-Long Funeral Directors. Mrs. Askey was born Jan. 27, 1906, in Floyd County. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. Survivors include five nieces, Dean Burson and Martha Hawk, both of Silverton, Linda Marler of Floydada, Doris Marler of Irving and Janie Getz of Fort Worth; and a nephew, Charles Keller of Leicester, N.C. Amarillo Globe-News, April 25, 2002 Ruth Ball White BORGER - Ruth Ball White, 63, died Tuesday, April 23, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel with the Rev. D. Jay Lewis, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Stinnett Cemetery at Stinnett. Mrs. White was born May 20, 1938, in Dalhart. She was a homemaker. Survivors include three sons, Donny Easley of Hot Springs, Ark., and Timmy Easley and Glen Easley, both of Arkansas; four daughters, Nelda Irwin and Rose Anderson, both of Borger, Debbie Walters of Nevada, Mo., and Linda Shelton of Arkansas; a brother, Jay Ball of Modesto, Calif.; six sisters, Opal Cowan of Navasota, Dorothy Clement of Pampa, Bertha McLane of Anamosa, Iowa, Nancy Campbell of Tyler, Mabel Massengale of Borger and Norma Bosley of Skellytown; 13 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, April 25, 2002 Edward Phillip Fuller Jr. PERRYTON - Edward Phillip Fuller Jr., 73, died Monday, April 22, 2002, in Wichita, Kan. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home Chapel of Perryton with the Rev. L.R. Haisten of Assembly of God Church in Nara Visa, N.M., officiating. Burial will be in Bethany Cemetery in Bryans Corner, Okla. Mr. Fuller served in the Army for 21 years, retiring in 1969. He was a member of Beaver Masonic Lodge. Survivors include his mother, Abigail Burns of Turpin, Okla.; three sons, Edward Fuller III of Turpin, Benfer Fuller of Evansville, Ind., and William Fuller of Carrollton; a stepson, Jack Henley of Las Cruces, N.M.; two daughters, Deborah Nation of Odessa and Rieandra Seibert-Scott of Garden City, Kan.; a stepdaughter, Tina Mumau of Las Cruces; a brother, John Fuller of Cushing, Okla.; four sisters, Natalie Phelps of Colorado Springs, Colo., Clora Means of Balko, Okla., Clara Cowan of Sedan, N.M., and Dee Smotherman of Turpin; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to American Heart Association in care of Pam Kite, 3101 Garrett Drive, Perryton, TX 79070; or American Diabetes Association, 8008 Slide Road, Lubbock, TX 79424. Amarillo Globe-News, April 25, 2002 Lessie Mae Swain PAMPA - Lessie Mae Swain, 89, died Tuesday, April 23, 2002, in McLean. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Mary Ellen and Harvester Church of Christ Fellowship Hall with John Turner, minister, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mrs. Swain had been a resident of Pampa since 1917. She and her husband owned and operated Pampa Parts and Supply for 20 years. Survivors include a daughter, Nelda Patton of Pampa; two brothers, Troy Maness of Amarillo and Archie Maness of Pampa; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Mary Ellen and Harvester Church of Christ, 1342 Mary Ellen St., Pampa, TX 79065; BSA Hospice, 800 N. Sumner St., Pampa, TX 79065; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, April 25, 2002 Leo Don "Donnie" Lawson DUMAS - Leo Don "Donnie" Lawson, 65, died Tuesday, April 23, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Kyle Streun, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Olton Cemetery in Olton by Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home of Olton. Mr. Lawson was born Jan. 11, 1937, in Springlake. He married Margaret Scheller on Jan. 11, 1955, in Clovis, N.M. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Leonard Lawson of Olton and Ricky Lawson of Dumas; two daughters, Pam Huguley and Brenda Snider, both of Olton; two brothers, Bob Lawson of Prescott, Ariz., and Jerald Lawson of Danbury; a sister, JoAnn Hinkle of Rio Linda, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to a local hospice; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, April 25, 2002 Felipe Enostrosa Ramirez TULIA - Felipe Enostrosa Ramirez, 66, died Tuesday, April 23, 2002, in Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in First Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Gilbert Del Toro, pastor of Church of the Comforter, the Rev. Rusty Gray, pastor of Tulia Christian Fellowship, and the Rev. Benny Rodriguez, associate pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery by Wallace Funeral Home. Mr. Ramirez was born Feb. 5, 1936, in Crowell. He married Micalia Luera on Nov. 19, 1955, in Tulia. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Oscar Phillip Ramirez of Kress, and Richard Ricky Ramirez and Victor Ramirez, both of Tulia; six brothers, Antonio Ramirez Rocha of Knox City, Frank Esparza, Jesse Esparza and Juan Ramon Esparza, all of Amarillo, Ray Esparza of Canyon and Jose Luis Ramirez of Dallas; six sisters, Lupe Luna of Bonita Springs, Fla., Estella Salazar of Plano, Mary Marquiz of Happy, Sylvia Ramirez and Elva Moreno, both of Tulia, and Angie De La Rosa of Amarillo; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson St., Amarillo, TX 79101. Amarillo Globe-News, April 25, 2002 Amarillo Lorenzo "Vo" Johnson Lorenzo "Vo" Johnson, 64, of Amarillo died Saturday, April 20, 2002. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. today in Mount of Blessing Seventh-day Adventist Church with the Rev. James Roberts, pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Golden Gate Mortuary, 1416 N. Hughes St. Mr. Johnson was born in Memphis to Bob and Mary Johnson. He worked for Glover Packing Co. Survivors include two sisters, Minnie Evans of California and Bridie Green of Oklahoma City; and five brothers, Jessie of Plainview, Larry and James, both of Memphis, and Starlin and Charles, both of Amarillo. Amarillo Globe-News, April 25, 2002 Guy Franklin Smith Frank Smith, 64, of Amarillo died Monday, April 22, 2002. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Crown of Texas Hospice with the Rev. Bob Thomas, chaplain, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mr. Smith was born May 27, 1937, in Illinois, and had been a resident of Amarillo since 1985. He married Pamela Snyder on Sept. 3, 1979, in Reno, Nev. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Darren Smith of Reno, and Farren Smith and Aarren Smith, both of Amarillo; a daughter, Sheila Smith of Amarillo; a stepdaughter, Madeline of Coos Bay, Ore.; three sisters, Beverly Qualls of Hamilton, Ore., Shirley Whittler of Mendon, Ill., and Ermylene Mader of Pendleton, Ore.; and 10 grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, April 25, 2002 Betty O'Tanger Betty O'Tanger, 71, of Amarillo died Tuesday, April 23, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Paramount Terrace Christian Church with the Rev. Scott Schlotfelt, associate minister/outreach, and the Rev. Raymond Bowlin, retired Baptist minister, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mrs. O'Tanger was born in Canadian, was raised in Groom and later moved to Amarillo. She was a member of Daughters of the Nile and had served as their Queen, Order of the Eastern Star of which she was a past Matron, and Paramount Terrace Christian Church. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi which recognized her for 37 years of service in 1996 with the international service organization's Award of Distinction. The award had its inception in 1964 and only 209 BSP members worldwide have received the award and only 16 in Texas. She joined Beta Sigma Phi in 1959 and had served on the BSP's Amarillo City Council board of regents since 1974. She served as president of BSP's Laureate Epsilon Epsilon chapter and served on the board of directors of Girlstown from 1961 until the board was disbanded in 1987. She married Gene O'Tanger on Nov. 22, 1947, in Amarillo. She worked with the Plains Council of Girl Scouts from 1959 until 1967. She worked along with her late husband in the support of Shriner's Crippled and Burns Hospitals for Children from 1973 to 1980. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1994. Survivors include her mother, Cora Gard of Amarillo; a son, Danny O'Tanger of Gettysburg, Pa.; a daughter, Sharon Bland of Amarillo; a sister, Fern Catherall of Birch Tree, Mo.; and five granddaughters. The family suggests memorials be to Daughters of the Nile in care of Avihk Temple, P.O. Box 328, Amarillo, TX 79105. Amarillo Globe-News, April 25, 2002 Noah Kalai AuHoy Noah Kalai AuHoy, 19, of Amarillo died Monday, April 22, 2002. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. today in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2820 Virginia Circle, with Billy Kersh, elementary director of Paramount Terrace Christian Church, and Kevin O'Hair, a counselor at Tascosa High School, officiating. Mr. AuHoy was born in Amarillo and had been a resident for 17 years. He was a 2001 graduate of Tascosa High School and was attending Amarillo College. He was a Christian. He was loved by his family and a host of friends. He was an outdoor enthusiast enjoying hiking, camping, snow skiing, the ocean and loved Palo Duro Canyon. He had a great sense of humor. Survivors include his parents, Janet and Sam AuHoy of Amarillo; a brother, Jonah Kamuela AuHoy of Amarillo; his grandparents, Gwen and Bud McCaulley of Amarillo and Fanny and Sam AuHoy of Kona, Hawaii; his great-grandmother, Henrietta AuHoy Norton of California; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. The family suggests memorials be to Palo Duro State Park, Attn. Hi Newby, park superintendent, 1145 Park Road 5, Canyon, TX 79105. Checks should be made to Parks and Wildlife Department with Noah's name on them. The money goes into an endowment fund managed by the State of Texas. Amarillo Globe-News, April 25, 2002 Herman L. Teel Herman L. Teel, 90, of Amarillo died Monday, April 22, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel, 4100 S. Georgia St., with his grandson, Steven L. Teel, pastor of Northern Hills United Methodist Church in San Antonio, officiating. Private family burial will follow. Mr. Teel was born Aug. 18, 1911, at Welch, Okla. He attended John Brown Academy in Siloam Springs, Ark., and graduated from Northeastern State Teachers College in Tahlequah, Okla., in 1932. He married Esther Lowene "Pat" Rice in 1934, and they have been married 67 years. In 1936 he moved to Tulsa, Okla., and worked for Safeway Stores for 12 years. In 1946 he began a 30-year career with Stanolind Oil and Gas, now BP Amoco. He retired from Amoco Research Center in 1976. He was a longtime member of Boston Avenue Methodist Church in Tulsa and joined St. John's Methodist Church when he moved to Oklahoma City after retirement. He was active in his church and travel club. They moved to Amarillo in 1997 and resided at the Craig Methodist Retirement Community. He attended St. Stephen United Methodist Church until his death. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Richard Teel and wife, Alice, and Ken Teel and wife, Barbara; four grandchildren, Kathy Langford and husband, Rob, Steve Teel and wife, Kris, Andy Teel and wife, Laura, Tracy Schaller and husband, Mark; and 12 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Very Bold Ministries, 15919 Watering Point Drive, San Antonio, TX 78247, an evangelistic nonprofit founded by his grandson, Steve; or Cal Farley's Boys Ranch and Affiliates, P.O. Box 1890, Amarillo, TX 79174-0001. Amarillo Globe-News, April 25, 2002 Oklahoma Harold B. "Doc" Hamilton TEXHOMA, Okla. - Harold B. "Doc" Hamilton, 80, died Sunday, April 21, 2002, in Amarillo, Texas. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Texhoma St. Paul Lutheran Church with the Rev. Paul Jackson officiating. Burial will be in Texhoma Cemetery by Dawson-Welch Funeral Home. Mr. Hamilton was born Dec. 30, 1921, in Nixa, Mo., to Charles and Virginia Maybry Hamilton. He served in the Army from Nov. 17, 1942, to Sept. 27, 1945. During his service he received the Good Conduct Medal, European African Middle Eastern Service Medal and the Purple Heart for wounds received in the European Theater, Nov. 19, 1944. He moved to Texhoma from Pierce City, Mo., in 1972. He married Audrey Lindorfer Hackler on Aug. 19, 1983, in Raton, N.M. He worked as a myologist and reflexologist and was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and American Massage Therapist Association. Pallbearers will be Jess Smith, Mertis Vail, Mike Tanquary, Jerry Harland, Randy Alexander and Raymond Tanquary. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers; and a sister. Survivors include his wife; a son, G.E. Hamilton of Grand Rapids, Mich.; two stepsons, Tom Hackler of Texhoma and Michael Hackler of Enid; two stepdaughters, Lanetta Montgomery of Texhoma and Barbara Matthews of Stratford, Texas; three grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. The family suggests memorials be to St. Paul Lutheran Church; Texhoma Cemetery; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, April 25, 2002 Canyon Jack Taylor Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in First United Methodist Church of Canyon with the Rev. Clark Williams, pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors. Mr. Taylor, a lifetime resident of Canyon, was born Aug. 1, 1918, into a Panhandle pioneer family, and was active in the economic and political development of Canyon. After graduating from Canyon High School, he attended West Texas State University and served in the Navy during World War II in the Pacific. While at WT, he and his future wife, Helen, were crowned "Dance Queen and King," a tradition they kept up by dancing once a week at the Amarillo Club until shortly before her death in April. He was in the grocery and lumber business with his father and two brothers and remained active in the family business and as a land developer and investor until his death. In the 1950s, he hosted the early morning Farm and Ranch Show on KGNC radio. A past president of Panhandle-Plains Historical Society, he was a donor to Panhandle-Plains Museum. He and his family donated land to the city of Canyon for the development of a city park area. He served as a past County Democratic Chairman for Randall County. An avid traveler, he and his wife were interested in people and cultures from all over the world, particularly Africa, where they traveled many times. An intense family man, he will be remembered for his great sense of humor and love of people. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wilford and Annie Cravens Taylor; his brothers, Wilford II and Lindsey Taylor; and his dear wife, Helen Gillmore Taylor. Survivors include three daughters, Janet Ann Taylor of Amarillo, Cynthia Taylor Mills of Dallas and Shelley Taylor Marcos of Pflugerville; four grandchildren, Emily Martinez-Elder, David Taylor Mills, Andres Daniel Martinez and Brandon Marcos; a great-grandchild, Marley Dru Martinez-Elder. The family suggests memorials be to Panhandle-Plains Historical Society and/or Museum, 2503 Fourth Ave., Canyon, TX 79015; Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, P.O. Box 1890, Amarillo, TX 79174; or First United Methodist Church, 1818 Fourth Ave., Canyon, TX 79015. Amarillo Globe-News, April 25, 2002 This story printed from the Amarillo Globe-News Online at amarillonet.com: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/042502/obi_allobits.shtml