Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 9 Aug 2002 Thanks to http://www.amarillonet.com/ for permission to upload their obits to the USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved. Amarillo Globe-News http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ------------------------------------------------------ All Obits - Text Only Jose F. Olvera PADUCAH - Jose F. Olvera, 23, died Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2002, in Dickens County. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. today in Garden of Memories Cemetery with the Rev. Phillip de Frietas, pastor of St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church, officiating. Memorial services will be at 5 p.m. Sunday in St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church. Arrangements are by Seigler Funeral Home. Mr. Olvera was born Dec. 21, 1979, in Childress. He was a member of St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church. Survivors include his parents, Florentino and Janie Madrid Olvera of Paducah; a sister, Leticia A. Olvera of Paducah; and his grandmothers, Dominga Madrid of Paducah and Alfonsa Olvera Lara of Mexico. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 9, 2002 Al Griner PERRYTON - Al Griner, 80, died Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2002. Memorial services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Jefferson Street Church of Christ with Mikel Peterson officiating. Burial will be in Oklahoma on Aug. 16. A second memorial service will be at Cooper Funeral Home in Tecumseh, Okla. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Mr. Griner was self-employed. He was a member of Church of Christ. Survivors include a daughter, Shere Avellino of Dallas; a brother, David Griner of Shawnee, Okla.; a sister, Autis Cable of Nashville, Tenn.; and a special friend, Betty Daniel of Perryton. The family suggests memorials be to Diabetes Association; St. Paul Transplant Center in Dallas; or Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, P.O. Box 1890, Amarillo, TX 79174. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 9, 2002 Cornelius Kliewer Jr. FOLLETT - Cornelius Kliewer Jr., 84, died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2002, in Perryton. Services were at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Follett United Methodist Church with Chris Ford, pastor, and Clay Wells, pastor, officiating. Burial was in Fairmont Cemetery in Follett by Mason Funeral Home. Mr. Kliewer was a lifetime farmer and rancher in the Follett community. Survivors include his wife, Hazel; three daughters, Shirley Plain of Canyon, Jeanette Kendrick of Vega and Darlene Love of Follett; two stepdaughters, Lana Hill of Balko, Okla., and Lou Ann Ryan of Friona; a brother, Leeroy Kliewer of Follett; a sister, Josephine Peil of Follett; 16 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 9, 2002 Willie Lorene Giles BORGER - Willie Lorene Giles, 93, of South Fork, Colo., died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2002, in Del Norte, Colo. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Highland Park Cemetery in Borger with Zeb Sailors of Stinnett Church of Christ officiating. Arrangements are by Brown Funeral Directors. Mrs. Giles was a homemaker and a seamstress. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Borger. Survivors include a son, Edward Giles of Mississippi; a daughter, Sue Henderson of South Fork; a sister, Adelia Browder of Dallas; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 9, 2002 Ellen Marsh Ray QUANAH - Ellen Marsh Ray, 81, died Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2002. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Quanah Memorial Park with the Rev. Clinton Young officiating. Arrangements are by Smith Funeral Home. Mrs. Ray was born May 29, 1921, in McKinney. She married Thomas Vestal Ray on Aug. 4, 1951, in Quanah. Survivors include a son, Jimmy Ray of Quanah; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 9, 2002 Louise Vaughan SILVERTON - Louise Vaughan, 90, died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Willis Blair of Sudan officiating. Burial will be in Silverton Cemetery by Myers-Long Funeral Directors. Mrs. Vaughan was born Jan. 16, 1912, in Mansfield. She married Ewing Vaughan on Dec. 3, 1932, in Silverton. Survivors include a daughter, Helen Youngquist of Lubbock; a son, Ronald Vaughan of Arlington; a sister, Wilda Lightsey of Oklahoma City; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Silverton Cemetery; or Silverton Fire Department and EMT service. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 9, 2002 David Allen Ramsey BORGER - David Allen Ramsey, 48, died Friday, Aug. 2, 2002, in Avondale, Ariz. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Highland Park Cemetery in Borger with the Rev. Terry Porter, pastor of Borger First Nazarene Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Brown Funeral Directors. Mr. Ramsey was a pipe fitter. He was a Baptist. Survivors include two daughters, Marcie Deville and Mary Ward, both of Baytown; his father, Bill Ramsey of Borger; and four grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 9, 2002 Cecil Edward Geary BORGER - Cecil Edward Geary, 87, died Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2002. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Brown Funeral Directors Chapel of the Fountains with the Rev. Gregg Simmons and the Rev. Andy Dietz, both of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. in City of Lubbock Cemetery in Lubbock. Mr. Geary was a retired mechanic for Southwestern Public Service. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army. Survivors include his wife, Jean; a son, Wayne Geary of Borger; a daughter, Vonna Sapann of Borger; a half-sister, Marylou Rash of Huntington, W.Va.; a granddaughter; and two great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 9, 2002 Amarillo Brenda Marie Bryan Brenda Marie Bryan, 41, of Amarillo died Thursday, Aug. 8, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Rector Funeral Home Chapel, 2800 S. Osage St., with Melvin Suttle, pastor of San Jacinto Assembly of God Church, officiating. Entombment will be in Memorial Park Mausoleum. Miss Bryan was born in Amarillo and graduated from Caprock High School. She graduated from West Texas A&M University with a bachelor's degree in business administration. She worked as a certified public accountant for Doshier Pickens and Francis PC. Survivors include her parents, Wayne and Dora Faye Bryan of Amarillo; a sister, Lavanda Burgess of Amarillo; a brother, Randle Bryan of Amarillo; two nieces, Stephanie Mullins of Phoenix and Stacy Kirton of Amarillo; and a nephew, Kyle Burgess of Amarillo. The family will be at 1919 S. Nelson St. Sign our online guest book at www.rectorfuneralhome.com. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 9, 2002 Eva Williams Eva Williams, 103, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2002. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Main Street Baptist Church in Petersburg with the Rev. Ivory King officiating. Burial will be in Petersburg Cemetery in Petersburg by Warford-Walker Mortuary, 509 N. Hughes St. Mrs. Williams was born May 9, 1899, in Bryan. She was a native of Petersburg and a longtime resident of Amarillo. Survivors include two sons, Henry Williams of Plainview and Johnny Curty of Amarillo; two daughters, Fannie Adams and Pearl Campbell, both of Amarillo; 30 grandchildren; 56 great-grandchildren; and 15 great-great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 9, 2002 Waldemar Jozef Kossakowski Waldemar Jozef Kossakowski, 43, of Amarillo died Sunday, Aug. 4, 2002. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Memory Gardens Cemetery with the Rev. Jeff Raines, associate pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mr. Kossakowski was born Jan. 6, 1959, in Krusze, Poland. Survivors include a daughter, Monica Kossakowski of Amarillo; his former wife, Hanna of Amarillo; his parents, Jan and Janina Kossakowski of Poland; a brother, Kazimierz Kossakowski of Poland; and two sisters, Barbara Maliszewski and Sophia Skorzynski of Poland. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 9, 2002 New Mexico Margaretta May Runyan TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Margaretta May Runyan, 96, died Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2002, in Friona, Texas. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in House Baptist Church with the Rev. Sherman Martin, minister, officiating. Burial will be in Browning Cemetery in McAlister by Dunn Funeral Home. Mrs. Runyan was born June 1, 1906, in Pennington Gap, Va. She was a member of First Baptist Church of House. Survivors include three sons, Maurice Runyan of House, Keith Runyan of Clovis and Norman Runyan of Silver City; two daughters, Yvonne Phillabaum of Albuquerque and Nadine Downey of Melrose; 22 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 9, 2002 This story printed from the Amarillo Globe-News Online at amarillonet.com: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/080902/obi_allobits.shtml