Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 30 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 Area Wayne Haygood CANADIAN - Wayne Haygood, 65, died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church of Canadian. Burial will be in Edith Ford Cemetery of Canadian by Stickley-Hill Funeral Home. Mr. Haygood was born in Kaufman on Sept. 16, 1937, to Dwight and Mary Haygood. He graduated from Kaufman High School in 1955. He attended Texas Tech University for one year before moving to Oklahoma State University, where he received his bachelor's degree in animal science in 1959. In 1960, he married Gayle George of Canadian. His career as a Hereford breeder began when he became the herdsman for Haggard & McHaney Hereford Farm in Kennett, Mo., in 1959. In 1960, he entered the Army and was stationed at Virginia Beach, Va., until 1962. Next, he became the manager of the Bruning Feedyard in Nebraska. From there, he moved to the famous CK Ranch in Brookville, Kan., until 1964. That year he was hired by K.D. Owen to manage Indian Mound Farm in New Harmony, Ind. While in Indiana, he established Indian Mound Farm as one of the top Hereford operations in the world. The Indian Mound cattle won numerous shows from coast to coast and compiled more show points than any other herd in the decade of the 1970s. He sold top breeding stock for record prices to the best Hereford herds in 40 states and several foreign countries. While in Indiana, he served as president of the Indiana Hereford Association and then served as president of the American Hereford Association in 1979. He was involved in Hereford events around the world in countries including Canada, Hungary, England, Uruguay and Argentina. By 1981, he had become a full partner on the Indian Mound cattle and decided to move to Canadian and start Indian Mound Ranch. Haygood and Owen dispersed the Indian Mound Farm herd that year with a sale that still holds the record for high average of a dispersion sale. He brought all of the females that were 2 years old and younger to Texas to carry on the Indian Mound breeding. In Texas, he continued to breed and sell cattle that impacted the Hereford breed. He received the Animal Science Graduate of Distinction award from Oklahoma State University in 1982. He judged numerous cattle shows both nationally and internationally and is the only person to judge the National Western Hereford show in three different decades. He served as president of the Texas Hereford Association and as a director of the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show in Fort Worth and as a director of the First State Bank in Canadian. In later years, he was honored as an honorary member of the Texas Hereford Association, as an honorary vice president of the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show in Fort Worth and was inducted into the American Hereford Association Heritage Hall of Fame. In 2002, the Wayne Haygood National Hereford Show was held at the Fort Worth Stock Show. He was a member of the Canadian First United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dwight and Mary Haygood of Kaufman. Survivors include his wife, Gayle; two daughters, Leslie Osborn and husband, Tim, of Tuttle, Okla., and Mary Myers and husband, Sean, of Amarillo; a son, Lee and wife, Jacqui, of Canadian; a brother, Carroll and wife, Carla, of Amarillo; and two grandchildren, Will and Katie Osborn of Tuttle. The family suggests memorials be to United Methodist Church of Canadian, Hemphill County Hospice or the Texas Hereford Association. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 30, 2002 Annie Sue Hollar PADUCAH - Annie Sue Hollar, 95, died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002. Graveside services were at 3 p.m. Sunday in Dumont Cemetery with Paul Smith and Curtis Smith officiating. Arrangements are by Seigler Funeral Home. Mrs. Hollar was born Sept. 1, 1907, in Russellville, Ala., to Doc and Viola Horton Thompson. She married Clyde Hollar on Sept. 11, 1936. Survivors include a son, Burl Hollar of Clarendon; two sisters, Beatrice Smith of Matador and Viola Slover of Lubbock; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 30, 2002 Jerrie Lou Bennett CLARENDON - Jerrie Lou Bennett, 72, died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Clarendon Church of Christ with Billy Jones, of Jericho, and Eddie Stegall, minister, officiating. Burial will be in Claude Cemetery by Robertson Funeral Directors. Mrs. Bennett was born Jan. 25, 1930, in Hereford and was a resident of Washburn before moving to Clarendon 15 years ago. She had worked as a home health nurse for 20 years before her retirement. She married Ova Vestal Bennett on Oct. 13, 1970, in Amarillo, Potter County. She was a member of the Clarendon Church of Christ. Casket bearers include Craig Cobb, Greg Bennett, Chris Cox, Brayden Bennett, Teal Bennett and Tate Bennett. She was preceded in death by her husband on Feb. 13, 1997; a brother; and a granddaughter. Survivors include four sons, F.L. Pate of Houston, Danny Bennett, Dickie Bennett and Larry Bennett, all of Clarendon; four daughters, Deborah Cox and Tonja Ruthardt, both of Clarendon, Janice Perales of Houston and Donna Bennett of Amarillo; two brothers, Danny Pounds of Capitan, N.M., and Sammy Pounds of White Water, Mo.; three sisters, Martha Wilson and Dee Jameson, both of Fort Stockton, and Betty Pounds of Bernalillo, N.M.; 14 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. The family suggests, in lieu of flowers, memorials be to Baptist-St. Anthony's Hospice of Amarillo. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 30, 2002 Anthony B. Spann PLAINVIEW - Anthony B. Spann, 48, died Friday, Sept. 27, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Lemons Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jim Ritter, of Seth Ward Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park. Mr. Spann was born May 7, 1954, in Plainview. He was a member of Grace Presbyterian Church. Survivors include his mother, Myrle Spann of Plainview. The family suggests memorials be to Seth Ward Baptist Church, 601 E. 24th Street, Plainview, TX 79072. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 30, 2002 Bailey Lee Walker WHEELER - Bailey Lee Walker, 74, died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002. Memorial services will be at a later date in Mount Holly, N.C. Cremation and arrangements are by Wright Funeral Home of Wheeler. Mr. Walker was born Jan. 4, 1928, in Rock Hill, S.C. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Navy. Survivors include a son, James Walker of Bastrop; two daughters, Joanne Couch of Wheeler and Omega Deppe of Orangevale, Calif.; and seven grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 30, 2002 J.P. Isaacs DIMMITT - J.P. "Jake" Isaacs, 83, died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the First Baptist Church of Dimmitt with the Rev. Howard Rhodes, pastor of the church, officiating. Arrangements are by Bartley-Silva Funeral Home of Plainview. Mr. Isaacs was born Oct. 12, 1918, in Shamrock. He was a veteran of World War II serving with Patton's Third Army as a tank driver. Survivors include a son, Jeffory Isaacs of Santa Fe, N.M.; a sister, Hazel Brungardt of Overland Park, Kan.; and two brothers, Aaron T. Isaacs of Plainview and Eugene Isaacs of Midland. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 30, 2002 C.M. Leatherman FLOYDADA - C.M. Leatherman, 90, died Friday, Sept. 27, 2002. Services were at 3 p.m. Sunday in First Baptist Church of Floydada with the Rev. Anthony Sisemore officiating. Burial was in Floyd County Memorial Park by Moore-Rose-White Funeral Home. Mr. Leatherman was born Feb. 6, 1912, in Erath County to the late Morris Elkin and Sarah Ann Leatherman. He moved to Floyd County in the early 1920s where he then married Pernie Donathan on July 17, 1933. Survivors include his wife; four sons, Edwin Leatherman and Jerry Leatherman, both of Floydada, Royce Leatherman of Weatherford and Ricky Leatherman of Amarillo; a daughter, Joyce Anderson of Floydada; a brother, Elmo Leatherman of Weatherford; a sister, Myrtle Wiggins of Mineral Wells; 14 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church Exodus Fund, P.O. Box 610, Floydada, TX 79235. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 30, 2002 Nancy Malena Kelley Everson PAMPA - Nancy Malena Kelley Everson, 70, died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002. Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors, Colonial Chapel, with the Rev. Gerald Middaugh, pastor of Calvary Assembly of God Church, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Mrs. Everson was born Oct. 4, 1931, in Pampa. She was a homemaker and member of Calvary Assembly of God Church. Survivors include a son, Kelly Everson of Pampa; two daughters, Malena Baten and Delpha Cates, both of Pampa; a brother, Alfred Kelley of Pampa; two sisters, Lavesta Graham of Amarillo and Achsa Duncan of Houghton, Kan.; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 30, 2002 Amarillo Ronald Dwayne Curtis Ronald Dwayne Curtis, 65, of Amarillo died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2002. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Polk Street United Methodist Church Chapel with Dr. Jim Garrett officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Curtis was an accomplished wrestler in high school. He was active in Southern gospel music in California, playing the piano for several quartets. Survivors include his wife, Mainelle; a daughter, Tracey Eberhard of South Dakota; two sons, Dean Curtis and Ronnie Curtis, both of Bakersfield, Calif.; his mother, Nell Hoyes of Kansas City, Kan.; a sister, Joyce Ringstaff of Oxnard, Calif.; a half-sister, Pat Glover of Kansas; a half-brother, Mike Hoyes of Olathe, Kan.; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Guide Dogs for the Blind. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 30, 2002 Elsewhere Richard Alan James ULYSSES, Kan. - Richard Alan James, 47, died Friday, Sept. 27, 2002. Graveside services with military rites will be at 2 p.m. today in the Stanton County Cemetery in Johnson. Arrangements are by Garnand Funeral Home. Mr. James served in the Air Force and was honorably discharged in 1977. He married Mary Ann Rush in Castle Rock, Colo., on Nov. 12, 1977. Survivors include two sons, Keith Aaron James and Christopher Lee James, both of Ulysses; his mother, Velma Burris James of White Deer, Texas; his stepfather, Jerry Dean Miller of Stuart, Fla.; two brothers, William Timothy James of Quarryville, Pa., and David Lee James of Amarillo; three sisters, Elizabeth Ann Wright of Elyria, Ohio, Carol Robin Blacker of Bennett, Colo., and Roberta Patricia Chambers of Santa Fe, N.M.; and two grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the American Heart Association or to the Stanton County Recreation fund, both in care of the funeral home. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 30, 2002 Oklahoma Archie B. Clay Sr. GUYMON, Okla. - Archie B. "Chick" Clay Sr., 79, died Friday, Sept. 27, 2002. Services were at 2 p.m. Sunday in Eastside Church of Christ with George Caudell and Brandon Dukes officiating. Military graveside services were in Elmhurst Cemetery of Guymon by Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home. He served in the Army during World War II, achieving the rank of sergeant. On April 19, 1946, he was married to Della Jo Groves in Wellington, Texas. Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Carolyn Barker of Sayre, Dona Glover, Debbie Costner and Carla Seymour, all of Guymon; a son, Archie B. Clay Jr. of Guymon; four brothers, Charles Harris of Pampa, Texas, Coy Clay and V.C. Clay, both of Shamrock, Texas, and Chauncie Clay of Amarillo; four sisters, Opal Jo Mitchell, Willie Warren and Lois Hall, all of Amarillo, and Wanda Jean Fleming of Pampa; 17 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch in care of Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1112, Guymon, OK 73942. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 30, 2002 Gerlinde Ingeborg Sinclair BOISE CITY, Okla. - Gerlinde Ingeborg Sinclair, 59, died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2002. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today in the First Baptist Church of Boise City with Derick Cox officiating. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in the Clayton Cemetery of Clayton, N.M., with Rex Townsley officiating. Arrangements are by Cimarron Mortuary. Mrs. Sinclair was born March 26, 1943, in Czechoslovakia. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Boise City. Survivors include two sons, Frederick Sinclair Jr. of Clayton, N.M., and Carl Sinclair of Norman; three daughters, Marie Vinduska of La Junta, Colo., Jerri-Ann Kirk and Lisa Sinclair, both of Springfield, Colo.; a brother, Gunther Schmiedl of Belmar, N.J.; and seven grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Baca County Hospice of Springfield, Colo., in care of the mortuary. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 30, 2002 This story printed from the Amarillo Globe-News Online at amarillonet.com: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/093002/obi_ob093002-14.shtml