Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 20 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 Dan Clinkingbeard PERRYTON - Dan Clinkingbeard, 57, died Thursday, Sept. 19, 2002. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church with Brent Adams officiating. Burial will be in Ochiltree Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Mr. Clinkingbeard worked for Amoco Products for 33 years. He was preceded in death by his brother, Billy Clinkingbeard. Survivors include his wife, Patty; a son, Shon Clinkingbeard of Hugoton, Kan.; a daughter, Serina Vestal of Wichita Falls; his parents, Bill and Jean Kemp of Elkhart, Kan.; three brothers, Robert Clinkingbeard and Thomas Clinkingbeard, both of Elkhart, and Greg Clinkingbeard of Lawrence, Kan.; his parents-in-law, Albert and Edythe Stuart of Hugoton; a granddaughter, Laci Vestal of Wichita Falls; and a grandson, Chase Clinkingbeard of Hugoton. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 20, 2002 Carrol Lee Gardenhire MEMPHIS - Carrol Lee Gardenhire, 66, died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church with Tom Posey and Dick Boutell officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery by Hughs Funeral Home. Mr. Gardenhire was born May 17, 1936. He married Sue Riggs on Oct. 3, 1981, in Memphis. Survivors include his wife; a son, Carrol Wayne Gardenhire of Jacksonville, Ark.; two daughters, Rebecca Jones of Hope, Ark., and Cindy Ison of Memphis; two brothers, Andy Gardenhire of Memphis and Bill Gardenhire of Gardendale; a sister, Ruby McNeil of Dumas; and five grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church, 121 S. Eighth St., Memphis, TX 79245. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 20, 2002 Sylvia Ann Davis PLAINVIEW - Sylvia Ann Davis, 61, died Monday, Sept. 16, 2002, in El Paso. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Christian Church. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park by Lemons Funeral Home. Mrs. Davis graced this world July 27, 1941, in Junction City, Kan., the daughter of Percy and Vivian Ferguson. She was baptized in First Christian Church in Plainview. She graduated from Plainview High School in Plainview on May 28, 1959. After graduation, Sylvia attended Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Oklahoma Panhandle State College in Goodwell, Okla., and Wayland Baptist University in Plainview. She graduated from West Texas State with a bachelor of arts degree on May 27, 1967. She then went on to seminary and later began teaching at Floydada ISD in 1970. In 1976, in the teacher's lounge at Kress Elementary School, Sylvia met David Davis over a bottle of Diet Dr Pepper and a cup of coffee. They married two months and a day later on July 19, 1976. On Sept. 17, 1982, Sylvia became a mother to Vivian LeeAnn. She also taught in Alice ISD, Big Spring ISD, Bovina ISD and Fabens ISD, until she retired in 1994. She was looking forward to the upcoming birth of her first grandson, Korbyn Layton Davis, in November. She was preceded in death by her father and mother; and her father-in-law, William Daniel Davis of Hugo, Okla. Survivors include her husband; her daughter; a brother-in-law, Kenny Davis and wife, Terri; three nieces; three nephews; numerous cousins; and a close friend, Kathleen Cawthon. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite Christian charity. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 20, 2002 Jean McAdams DUMAS - Jean McAdams, 74, died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel in Dumas with Don Willingham, associate pastor of Westview Christian Church in Amarillo, officiating. Mrs. McAdams had been a resident of Dumas since 1957. She was a retired assistant tax collector for Moore County. Survivors include her husband, Claude; a son, Byron Randolph "Randy" McAdams and wife, Jan, of Lubbock; a daughter, Rowena Baker and husband, Jerry, of Amarillo; four grandchildren, Brandi Chisholm, Heath Chisholm, Christopher McAdams and Miranda McAdams; and a nephew, Charlie Rhoades and wife, Patsy, of Paris. The family will be at 822 Morton St. in Dumas. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 20, 2002 Myrtle Boggs KRESS - Myrtle Boggs, 92, died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002, in Tulia. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Baptist Church of Kress with the Rev. Bill Fuller, pastor of First Baptist Church of Panhandle, and the Rev. Jay Simpson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Kress Cemetery by Lemons Funeral Home of Plainview. Mrs. Boggs was born Feb. 19, 1910, in Carey. She married Roma Andrew Boggs on July 19, 1930, in Clovis, N.M. Survivors include three sons, Andy Boggs of Kress, Jack E. Boggs of Matador and Billy R. Boggs of Plainview; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Kress Cemetery. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 20, 2002 Chrystelle Jackson DUMAS - Chrystelle Jackson, 97, died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2002. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in McCalley Funeral Home in Adel, Iowa. Burial will be in Booneville Cemetery in Booneville, Iowa. Local arrangements are by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mrs. Jackson was born June 26, 1905, in Waukee, Iowa. She was a Dumas resident since 1990, coming from the Booneville and Waukee area. She was a homemaker and attended Booneville United Methodist Church in Booneville. She was an avid baseball and softball fan. She married Ray Jackson in 1930 in Booneville. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1982; and two brothers, Henry Merryman and Berdette Merryman. Survivors include a son, Fred Jackson of Charlotte, N.C.; a daughter, Verda Rae Hazen of Dumas and Van Meter, Iowa; a sister, Berniece Swallow of Dumas; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Memorial Hospice, 224 E. Second Ave., Dumas, TX 79029; or Booneville United Methodist Church, 221 High St., Booneville, IA 50038. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home in Iowa. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 20, 2002 Amarillo Diane Turner Schmidt Diane Turner Schmidt, 48, of Costa Rica, formerly of Amarillo died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002, in Costa Rica. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in Coulter Road Baptist Church with the Rev. Mark Neal officiating. Arrangements are by Rector Funeral Home, 2800 S. Osage St. Mrs. Schmidt was born at Fort Hood. She was living in Costa Rica attending language school in preparation to go in the mission field. She was raised in Fritch and attended school there. Survivors include her husband, Rex; her parents, Bill and Beth Turner of Amarillo; two daughters, Natalie Griffin of San Diego and Hayley Bower and husband, Travis, of Amarillo; and two sisters, Gaye Sanders of Yukon, Okla., and Jill Rider of Fritch. The family suggests memorials be to American Cancer Society. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 20, 2002 Frances F. Witts Frances F. Witts, 74, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002, in Claude. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Memory Gardens Cemetery with Dale Travis, pastor of Family Life Fellowship, and Dr. Paul Richardson of Rockwell Road Baptist Church officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mrs. Witts married Joseph Witts in Tucumcari, N.M., on Aug. 19, 1948. She taught Sunday school for many years at Ridgecrest Baptist Church. She was a member of Rockwell Road Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Linda Frances Travis and husband, Dale, of Amarillo; two sons, Joseph K. Witts Jr. and wife, Kathy, and Tracy William Witts and wife, Sue, all of Fort Worth; three sisters, Ethel Witts of Tucumcari, Edna Jane Crow of Hereford and Martha Juanita Johnson of Alamogordo, N.M.; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 20, 2002 Mary Alice Gilbert Mary Alice Gilbert, 86, of Amarillo died Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002, in Cincinnati. Graveside memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Llano Cemetery with Dr. John Curtis Gilbert, her son, officiating. Arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Mrs. Gilbert and her husband, George Curtis Gilbert, who preceded her in death in 1995, owned and operated the Put N' Take Grocery Stores for many years. She later worked for and retired from Panhandle Insurance Agency. Survivors include a son, John Curtis Gilbert of Cincinnati; a daughter, Virginia Lee Clark of Reno/Lake Tahoe, Nev.; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to Cincinnati Alzheimer's Association, 644 Linn St., Cincinnati, OH 45203. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 20, 2002 Arquilla Perkins Johnson Arquilla Perkins Johnson, 93, of Amarillo died Monday, Sept. 16, 2002. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in St. John Baptist Church with the Rev. Grover Neal, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Warford-Walker Mortuary, 509 N. Hughes St. Mrs. Johnson was born in Hewitt and was an Amarillo resident for 67 years. She was a charter member of St. John Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Sherline Love of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Jearline James of Columbia, S.C.; two sons, Sammie Nichols of Amarillo and A.J. Nichols of Austin; and 15 grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 20, 2002 Koune Chanthavong Koune Chanthavong, 58, of Amarillo died Friday, Sept. 13, 2002. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Martin Road Chapel, 1505 Martin Road, with Buddhist monks officiating. Mrs. Chanthavong married Kitty in 1963 in Laos, and they moved to Amarillo in 1980. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband; six sons, Kiattisack and Thanakith, both of Albuquerque, N.M., Kitpraseuth, Kitprasong "Kadum" and Vanhsay, all of Amarillo, and Southechay of Las Vegas; a brother, Khammoune Thammavong of Fort Worth; and four grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 20, 2002 Wilma Maxine "Mickey" Holcomb Wilma Maxine "Mickey" Holcomb, 81, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Llano Cemetery with Max Beggs officiating. Arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Mrs. Holcomb began working at the age of 15 in the original Double Dip Drive-in at 14th Avenue and South Polk Street. It was there that she met her husband to be, Lee Holcomb. They were married June 21, 1941, in Amarillo. She graduated from Amarillo High School in 1938. She retired in 1992 after serving 20 years as a teacher/health aide at San Jacinto Elementary School. The elementary school that her children attended. She was a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1979. Survivors include two sons, Michael D. Holcomb of Houston and Richard V. Holcomb of Denver; a daughter, Kelly R. Holcomb; four grandsons; and four great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to American Cancer Society, 3915 S. Bell St., Amarillo, TX 79109; American Lung Association, P.O. Box 26460, Austin, TX 78755; or Tobacco Free Amarillo. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 20, 2002 Jerry Dale Bradley Jerry Dale Bradley, 65, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2820 Virginia Circle, with the Rev. Brent Ashby, minister of pastoral care of Paramount Terrace Christian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mr. Bradley was born in Pineville, Mo., and had been a longtime Amarillo resident. He had been in car sales for many years having worked for Garner Motors, Ray Jones Chevrolet and most recently Sixth Avenue Autos before his retirement. He was a member of Amarillo Masonic Lodge No. 731, a York Rite Mason, Khiva Temple, Independent Automobile Dealers Association and Paramount Terrace Christian Church. He married Verda Maye Allee on Aug. 21, 1981. Survivors include his wife; a son, Brad Bradley and wife, Mindy, of Amarillo; a daughter, Cheryl Polvadore and husband, Mark, of Lake Texhoma; two stepsons, David Allee and Rick Allee and wife, Melody, all of Amarillo; a stepdaughter, Debbie Duncan of Amarillo; five grandchildren, Julie Hampton, Jared Duncan, Brandon Bradley, Caleb Polvadore and Kegan Polvadore. New Mexico Joe Wall RUIDOSO, N.M. - Joe Wall, 72, died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. today in Ruidoso Downs First Baptist Church. A second service will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Lee Street Baptist Church in Dimmitt, Texas, with the Rev. Randy Widener, the Rev. Don Cass and the Rev. Jeff Addison officiating. Burial will be in Castro Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Dimmitt by LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso. Mr. Wall was a member of Dimmitt Volunteer Fire Department for more than 15 years. He married Daveine Parmer on July 9, 1954, in Clovis. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Rita Kramp of Slaton, Texas, Norma Baldridge of Ruidoso and Pam Rickert of Dimmitt; three sisters, Freda Moody, Glennie Peters and Melba Hinson, all of Wellington, Texas; a brother, Arnold Wall of Logan; and five grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church of Ruidoso Downs or Lee Street Baptist Church of Dimmitt. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 20, 2002 Elsewhere Martha B. Weathers BEDFORD - Martha B. Weathers, 96, died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002. No services are scheduled. Arrangements are by Forest Ridge Funeral Home of Hurst. Mrs. Weathers was born July 20, 1906, in St. Louis, Mo. She lived for many years in Roy and Eagle Nest, N.M. She was a member of United Church of Roy and was also a member of Mizpah Chapter No. 47 Order of Eastern Star and Roy Women's Club. She was owner of Weathers Store Antiques and RV. The family would like to thank the staff at Parkwood and Vitas Hospice for the excellent care and kindness shown. She was preceded in death by her husband, T.A. Weathers, in 1998. Survivors include two daughters, Linda Whale and husband, Dale, of Sandia Park and Roy, and Martha Siau and husband, Charlie, of Portales, N.M., and Eagle Nest; her grandchildren, Lisa Lujan and Robert Gallegos, both of Bedford, Kimberly Siau of Fort Worth and Jennifer Niccore of Auckland, New Zealand; her great-grandchildren, Aiyana Lujan and Aydin Lujan, both of Bedford, and Ky Joshua Niccore of Auckland; several nieces and nephews; and countless friends. The family suggests memorials be to United Church of Roy, NM 87743; or Living Tree Memorial, P.O. Box 347, Eagle Nest, NM 87718. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 20, 2002 Mable M. Dycus LARAMIE, Wyo. - Mable M. Dycus, 74, died Monday, Sept. 16, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Trinity Baptist Church with Dan Grindstaff, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery by Heggie Family Mortuary. Mrs. Dycus was born Jan. 18, 1928, in Ralls, Texas. She married W.H. "Bill" Dycus on July 3, 1950, in Amarillo, Texas. Survivors include six children, Sherri Kaisler and William H. Dycus, both of Laramie, Daniel Dycus of Dallas, Denise Hernandez of Casper, Debra Tahmahkera of Fort Worth, Texas, and Charles A. Dycus of Las Vegas; three brothers, Denzel Jackson, Gilbert Jackson and James Jackson; two sisters, Bernice Wickuare and Elene Kelly; and 11 grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Trinity Baptist Church, P.O. Box 699, Laramie, WY 82070. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 20, 2002 Rufus H. "Doc" Miller Jr. SAN ANTONIO - Rufus H. "Doc" Miller Jr., 80, died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2002. Services will be at 3 p.m. today in Sunset Funeral Home. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park. Mr. Miller was born in Big Spring in 1922 and was a 1943 graduate of Texas A&M. After graduating he served in the Army during World War II. He was a large animal DVM in the Texas Panhandle and later worked for the USDA. He was preceded in death by his wife of 38 years, Jackie Miller. Survivors include his children, David Miller Sr., Janet Sue Capps, Terry Miller Garza, Mary Mike Fritze and Monty Lagunas; his grandchildren, David Miller Jr., Ginger Garza, Justin Lagunas, Alexa Rabbs, Clint Capps, Haylee Jordan Fritze, Riley Fritze, Madison Fritze; his great-grandchildren, Jacob Miller, Elise Miller, Kadyn Garza; and his faithful dog, Barney. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 20, 2002 This story printed from the Amarillo Globe-News Online at amarillonet.com: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/092002/obi_allobits.shtml