Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 17 September 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 Amarillo Mary Lou Bryan Mary Lou Biege Bryan, 70, of Amarillo, formerly of Bethany, Okla., died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Calvary Church of the Nazarene in Bethany with Larry Pruitt, pastor, and Emmitt Taylor, associate pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Bethany Cemetery. Local arrangements are by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Mary Lou was born Feb. 15, 1932, in Morris, Okla., to Charles Monroe and Grace Gladys Landry Biege. She grew up in Konawa, Okla. In 1950, she graduated from Konawa High School, where she played varsity sports, worked on the yearbook and performed in the one-act play. Thinking her daughter needed to make her way in the world, her mother sent Mary Lou to live with family members in Guymon, Okla. While there she found more than a job; she found the love of her life. Mary Lou, often called EmmaLou by family and friends, married William Jennings Bryan Jr. on Sept. 30, 1951, in Guymon's First Church of the Nazarene, and began her life as a Navy man's wife. The couple eventually settled in Bethany and raised their family. She worked for Moore Auto Supply in Bethany for 32 years. During that time she went from bookkeeper to office manager and had committed the bulk of the store's vast inventory to memory. Mary Lou was a woman of faith, whether discussing her faith as a teen while fishing with her father or living it while sharing hugs each Sunday as a greeter at her church. She was a member of Calvary Church of the Nazarene. She lived life with a song in her heart, and usually one on her lips as well. She wrote poetry and enjoyed sharing family legends and lore with her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; and three brothers, Charles Biege, Bill Biege and infant, D.X. Biege; and her husband, Bill, on Aug. 10, 1990. Survivors include a son, Barry Lee Bryan of Sacramento, Calif.; two daughters, Brenda K. Jennings of Amarillo and Pamela Sue Bryan of Bethany; a brother, John Carroll Biege of Oklahoma City; a sister, Betty Jane Cantwell of Blanchard, Okla.; nine grandchildren, Christopher Bryan, Cameron Bryan, Chandra Bryan and Colby Bryan, all of California, Bryan Jennings of Bethany, Melissa Elder of Norman, Okla., Audrey Jennings of Amarillo, and Andrea Bryan and Brendan Bryan, both of Bethany; and a great-grandson, Ezra Elder of Norman. The family suggests memorials be to Alzheimer's Association of the Texas Panhandle, 2200 W. Seventh Ave., Amarillo, TX 79106; or BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 17, 2002 George Rouse George Rouse, 82, of Amarillo, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002. No services are scheduled at this time. Arrangements are by Rector Funeral Home, 2800 S. Osage St. Mr. Rouse was born in Fairfield, Ind. He had lived in Vega since 1972. He served in the Navy Seebees during World War II. He was a general handyman. He worked as a desk clerk at Sands Motel in Vega. Survivors include three daughters, Barbara Brinson of Osgood, Ind., Shirlene Peterson of Walkerton, Ind., and Lourae Rouse of New Hampshire; three sons, King Edward Rouse and Richard Mayhew, both of Las Vegas, and Timothy Rouse of Roswell, N.M.; two sisters, Ruby McDaniel and Iris Rouse of Indianapolis; a brother, Milton Rouse of Florida; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice. Sign our online guest book at www.rectorfuneralhome.com. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 17, 2002 Grover Miles Reasoner Grover Miles Reasoner, 85, of Amarillo, died Monday, Sept. 16, 2002. Services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 S. Bell St. Mr. Reasoner was born in Marietta, Okla., on Feb. 13, 1917. He grew up around the small southern Oklahoma towns of Marietta, Bomar and Thackerville. He graduated from Thackerville High School and later attended Murray State College. He served in the Army 718th Railway Operation Battalion during World War II. His service included the Battle of the Bulge and four bronze stars. He worked as a railroad locomotive engineer for the Santa Fe Railroad for 42 years in Amarillo and Borger. In early years, at times, he operated the 5000 steam locomotive on display in Amarillo. He was a member of San Jacinto Baptist Church. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, neighbor and friend to all who knew him. He loved birds, animals and nature. He will be dearly missed by all. Survivors include his wife, Odessa; three sons, Floyd Reasoner and wife, Judy, David Reasoner and wife, Pat, and William Reasoner and wife, Debbie; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 17, 2002 Hunter Cherry Hunter Cherry, 94, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Sept. 14, 2002. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. today in Polk Street United Methodist Church with Dr. Jim Garrett and the Rev. Alan Williamson officiating. Private burial will be by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Cherry was born in Coulterville, Ill. He moved to San Angelo in 1914, where he graduated from high school in 1926. He attended Schreiner Institute in Kerrville and later attended the University of Texas in Austin. He married Elsie Amacker in 1930. He passed the CPA exam in 1941. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, he volunteered in the Army and was awarded a direct commission of first lieutenant and was separated in 1946 as a major. After returning to San Angelo, he founded the firm of Cherry, Eckert and Story. He sold the practice to his partners in 1968 and moved to Monte Vista, Colo. He moved to Amarillo in 1988. In 1989, he became the first recipient of the Jake Freeze Award given by the San Angelo Chapter of CPA's for his service to the accounting profession. The VISTA program of the IRS was one of his volunteer interests. He continued his volunteer involvement in various capacities until the time of his death. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Dorothy "Dottie" Nation and husband Jim, of Lake Tanglewood, and Edith Cherry See and husband Jim of Albuquerque, N.M.; three grandchildren, Deborah Francis Whittenburg of Amarillo, Mark John Francis of Boxford, Mass., and James Luthi of Portland, Ore.; and six great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity or Polk Street United Methodist Church Organ Fund, 1401 S. Polk St., Amarillo, TX 79101. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 17, 2002. William "Bill" Currin William "Bill" Currin, 72, of Amarillo, died Sunday, Spet. 15, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Trinity Fellowship Church auditorium with John "Bo" Williams, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 S. Bell St. Mr. Currin was born June 18, 1930, in Josephine, to Roy S. and Anna Pauline Currin. He married Joy Garringer in 1971 at Amarillo. He was an Air Force veteran. He received his master's degree in business administration from West Texas A&M University in Canyon. He was a past president and member of Downtown Kiwanis Club. He was a member of the board of directors for Girl Scouts Plains Council in Amarillo. He retired from Amarillo National Bank in 1997 as a trust officer. He was preceded in death by his father, in 1968; and his mother, in 1999. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Katrina Farwig and husband, James, of Las Vegas; a son, Steve Foster and wife, Marcia, of Hamilton, Va.; and five grandchildren, Jessica, Ryan and Erin Foster, all of Hamilton, and Austin Farwig and Kaleb Farwig, both of Las Vegas. The family suggests memorials be to Girl Scouts Texas Plains Council, 6011 W. 45th Ave., Amarillo, TX 79109; or Care-Net Crisis Pregnancy Centers of Amarillo, 6709 Woodward, Ave., Amarillo, TX 79106. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 17, 2002 Ronald Verner Lyons Ronald Verner Lyons, 68, of Amarillo, died Friday, Sept. 13, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with Randy Srader, pastor of Southwest Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery with military honors by Disabled American Veterans Chapter 26. Mr. Lyons was born Sept. 4, 1934, in Dawson, Neb., to Edgar and Bessie Lyons. He married Gay Nell Conley in 1959 at Stateline, Nev. He was an Army veteran. He was retired from Amarillo Gear. He was a member of Bible Baptist Temple Church in Amarillo. He was preceded in death by three grandchildren, Gayla Westmoreland, Michael Holt and Wendy Baker. Survivors include his wife; five daughters, Traci Westmoreland, Lisa Holt, Laura Brant, Diana Keys and Terri Shoemaker, all of Amarillo; four sons, Richard Lyons, Robert Lyons, Paul Lyons and Ricky Stelzig, all of Amarillo; two brothers, Harold Lyons and John Lyons, both of Lincoln, Neb.; two sisters, Virginia Heck of Minnesota and Marie Kollar of Lincoln; 21 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. The family will be at 2927 N. Hill St. in Amarillo. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 17, 2002 Ila Barker Ila Barker, 83, of Amarillo died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with Dale Moreland officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Barker married Quanah Barker on Sept. 1, 1936, in Matador. She worked as a manicurist for 35 years. She was a member of San Jacinto Baptist Church and Esther Sunday School Class. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1987. Survivors include two sons, Joe Barker and wife, Sylvia, of Terrell and John Barker and wife, Judy, of St. Louis, Mo.; two daughters, Audrey Liles and husband, Kenneth, of Amarillo and Connie Bartlett and husband, Dan, of Mesquite; two brothers, Horace McDonald of Pampa and R.C. McDonald of Lubbock; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 17, 2002 Myrtle May Mayes Myrtle May Mayes, 87, of Amarillo died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 S. Bell St., with Walt Ellis, pastor of Forest Hill Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Resthaven Cemetery in Quitaque. Mrs. Mayes was born March 7, 1915, in Cloud Chief, Okla. She married Frank Leon Mayes on May 3, 1949, in Silverton. She was a resident of Amarillo for more than 50 years and was a member of Forest Hill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband in July 1989; a daughter-in-law, Gwen Randell in November 1998; and a son, Willard Calvin Randell in April 2001. Survivors include two sons, Mitchel Randell and wife, Sarah, of Vian, Okla., and James Randell and wife, Jan, of Elk City, Okla.; two daughters, Wanda Jones and husband, James, and Shirley Vessel and husband, Ronnie, all of Amarillo; a daughter-in-law, Norma Randell of Vian; a brother, Louis Randell of Turkey; three sisters, Alice Everett and Ola Faye Hiser, both of Lubbock, and Bonnie Breece of Amarillo; 14 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Amarillo Nursing Center; Forest Hill Baptist Church; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 17, 2002 Edna Marie Wood Edna Marie Wood, of Amarillo died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002, in Claude. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Llano Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel with the Rev. James Cobb, senior minister of First Christian Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mrs. Wood was born in Wewoka, Okla., to Homer Steen and Nancy Kreis. She was an accountant for Gearhart and Puckett Accountants, and was a member of First Christian Church in Amarillo. She married Bill Wood on Dec. 21, 1956, in Amarillo. She was preceded in death by a great-granddaughter, Jaden Nicole Wood on Aug. 20, 2002. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Lisa Stanley of Amarillo and Edna Thornburgh and husband, Tom, of Prescott, Ariz.; a son, Danny Morrison and wife, Melody, of Cathedral City, Calif.; two brothers, Henry Steen of Las Cruces, N.M., and Artis Cansler of Lubbock; a sister, Ruby Anders of Shamrock; and four grandchildren, Hunni Thornburgh, Heather Bates, Tamara Bates and Justin Wood. The family will be at 119 N. Palo Duro St. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 17, 2002 Gayle Sherlock PLAINVIEW - Gayle Sherlock, 69, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Bartley-Silva Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Steve Rogers, pastor of Trinity Fellowship Church, and Gary Sherlock of New Life Assembly of God in Mansfield officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park. Mr. Sherlock was born Jan. 30, 1933, in Wood, S.D. He worked for Curry Motor Freight for 11 years. Survivors include his wife, Sarah; a son, Gary of Mansfield; three brothers, Donald Sherlock of Burney, Calif., Raymond Sherlock of Montana and Lyle Sherlock of Richmond, Wash.; three sisters, Mildred McLenson of Lake Tawakoni, and Dorothy Schmidt and Elna Rudd, both of Montesano, Wash.; and three grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 17, 2002 Jose "Odie" Lucero HEREFORD - Jose "Odie" Lucero, 44, died Monday, Sept. 16, 2002, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in West Park Cemetery with Mike Garcia officiating. Arrangements are by Parkside Chapel Funeral Home. Mr. Lucero was born Feb. 23, 1958, in Las Vegas, N.M., the son of Jose and Dora Lucero. He married Norma Garza on Dec. 10, 1976, in Hereford. Survivors include his wife; his mother; five sons, Freddy Garza and Josh Lucero, both of Hereford, Odie Garza, Roy Lucero and Virgil Lucero, all of Amarillo; a daughter, Nelda Hernandez of Amarillo; two brothers, Bernie Lucero of Kansas and Mardy Lucero of Clovis, N.M.; three sisters, Margie Lucero of Kansas, Loretta Chavira and Lisa Romero, both of Clovis; and 18 grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 17, 2002 Moises Gonzalez BOVINA - Moises Gonzalez, 37, died Saturday, Sept. 14, 2002, in Lubbock. Rosary and vigil services will be at 8:30 p.m. today in St. Ann's Catholic Church with the Rev. Juan Carlos Barragon, pastor, officiating. Mass will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the church with the Rev. Barragon officiating. Burial will be in Bovina Cemetery by Blackwell Funeral Home. Mr. Gonzalez was a resident of Farwell. He was a diesel mechanic for Caprock Feeders. He was preceded in death by a sister, Josephina Gonzalez in 1967. Survivors include his wife, Yvonne; four sons, Eric, Mark, Jerad and Nathaniel, all of Farwell; his parents, Francisco and Viola Gonzalez of Bovina; two sisters, Maria Gonzalez and Arisela Gonzalez, both of Bovina; three brothers, Frank Gonzalez, Juan Gonzalez, and Ruben Chavez, all of Bovina. The family suggests memorials be to St. Ann's Catholic Church in Bovina. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 17, 2002 Pauline Jones CLARENDON - Pauline Jones, 88, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002, in Quanah. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Robertson Funeral Directors Chapel of Memories with the Rev. Harold Elliott of Fort Worth officiating. Burial will be in Citizens Cemetery by Robertson Funeral Directors. Mrs. Jones went home to be with her Lord on Sunday. She was born Oct. 23, 1913, in east Texas. She was a longtime resident of Clarendon before moving to Quanah three years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Clarendon. She was preceded in death by a son, Danny Ray Cearley on Nov. 6, 2001. Survivors include a son, John Cearley of Amarillo; a daughter-in-law, Vickie Cearley of Quanah; five grandchildren, Dean Cearley of Amarillo, Angie Thorne of Louisville, Ky., Gregory Cearley of Hereford, Doug Cearley of Quanah and Kimberly Cearley of Quanah; and eight great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Clarendon Senior Citizens Association; or Community Fellowship Church in Clarendon. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 17, 2002 Sidney Vernon Kirklin SHAMROCK - Sidney Vernon Kirklin, 81, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Eleventh Street Baptist Church with the Rev. Jes Stafford, pastor, and the Rev. Darrell Burton, hospice chaplain, officiating. Burial will be in Shamrock Cemetery by Wright Funeral Directors. Mr. Kirklin married Lily Avery on June 15, 1984, in North Westbrook, Canada. He was a veteran, serving in World War II. Survivors include his wife; a son, Irvin Kirklin of Borger; a daughter, Karen McPherson of Tomball; a stepdaughter, Bertha Greening of Clarenville, Newfoundland; a sister, Winnie Fielder of Fort Worth; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson St., Amarillo, TX 79101; or American Cancer Society. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 17, 2002 Essie Dawson SNYDER - Essie Dawson, 98, died Saturday, Sept. 14, 2002. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Pampa with the Rev. Jim Fox, pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church in Amarillo, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Director of Pampa. Mrs. Dawson married Joe Sherman Dawson on June 1, 1918, in Carthage, Mo. She was a resident of Skellytown for 50 years before moving to Snyder in October of 1991. Survivors include a daughter, Melba Gasaway of Snyder; a sister, Hazel Jenkins of Duenweg, Mo.; a grandson; and two great-granddaughters. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 17, 2002. Oklahoma Bobby Ennis Eaton GUYMON, Okla. - Bobby Ennis Eaton, 77, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Henson-Novak Funeral Directors Chapel with the Rev. Derek Cox, minister of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial with military rites will be in Elmhurst Cemetery. Mr. Eaton was born July 11, 1925, in Aspermont, Texas. He married Lela Ruth Hampton on June 9, 1951, in Amarillo, Texas. Survivors include three daughters, Margie Foster, Nina Palmer and Debbie Miller, all of Guymon; two brothers, J.W. Eaton of Porterville, Calif., and Al Eaton of San Angelo, Texas; his longtime companion, Sue Inman of Guymon; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Golden Spread Council, Boy Scouts of America or a favorite charity and may be sent to the funeral home, P.O. Box 1306, Guymon, OK 73942. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 17, 2002 Kathryn A. Kauffman GUYMON, Okla. - Kathryn A. Kauffman, 93, died Saturday, Sept. 14, 2002, in Hesston, Kan. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Henson-Novak Funeral Directors Chapel with the Rev. Wendell Daniel officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery. Services in Hesston will be at 10 a.m. today in Schowalter Villa Chapel by Miller Funeral Home. Mrs. Kaufmann was born Aug. 20, 1909, in Harper County, Kan. She married Daniel Kauffman on March 6, 1932. Survivors include a son, Lonnie Kauffman of Guymon; a daughter, Roberta Gallegos of Elko, Nev.; eight grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Perryton Mennonite Church or Hesston Mennonite Church, and may be left at the funeral home, P.O. Box 1306, Guymon, OK 73942. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 17, 2002 Elsewhere Carolyn Josephine Rutledge AUSTIN - Carolyn Josephine Rutledge, 75, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Llano Cemetery in Amarillo. Arrangements are by Austin-Peel and Son Funeral Home. Survivors include a son, Mike Rutledge of Austin; and two sisters, Mildred Skapple of Austin and Elizabeth Larsen of Beaufort, S.C. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 17, 2002 Laura Anderson LORENZO - Laura Anderson, 95, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002, in Crosbyton. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Hankson and the Rev. John Williams officiating. Burial will be in West Side Cemetery by Adams Funeral Home of Lorenzo. Mrs. Anderson was born Sept. 7, 1907, in Giddings. She married Albert "Buck" Anderson on Dec. 23, 1923, in Moody. Survivors include her husband; nine sons, Claude L. Anderson, Ervin Anderson, A.Y. Anderson, and Charles Anderson, all of Lubbock, Ira Anderson, Willie Anderson and Robert D. Anderson, all of Lorenzo, and Edward Anderson and S.R. Anderson, both of Amarillo; two daughters, Ruby Byers and Daisy Anderson, both of Amarillo; 40 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 17, 2002 Steven Ray Long BELLA VISTA, Ark. - Steven Ray Long, 39, died Saturday, Sept. 14, 2002. No services are scheduled. Arrangements are by Bella Vista Funeral Home. Mr. Long was born Aug. 28, 1963, in Amarillo, Texas. He was a pharmacist. Survivors include a son, Drake of Hobart, Okla.; a daughter, Ryne of Hobart; his father, Homer L. Long of Bella Vista; and a sister, Lisa Oliver of Amarillo. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 17, 2002 This story printed from the Amarillo Globe-News Online at amarillonet.com: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/091702/obi_ob091702-22.shtml