Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers   24 Decebmer 2002

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   Felix A. Gomez
   
   PAMPA - Felix A. Gomez, 87, died Monday, Dec. 23, 2002, in Amarillo.
   
   Vigil  services  will  be  at  10 a.m. Thursday in St. Vincent de Paul
   Catholic  Church.  Mass  will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the church with
   the Rev. Guadalupe Mayorga, assistant pastor, officiating. Burial will
   be in Fairview Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.
   
   Mr.  Gomez had been a resident of Pampa since 1955. He was a member of
   St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church.
   
   Survivors  include  his  wife,  Heraclia; three sons, Alfonso Gomez of
   Washington,  D.C.,  Alonso  Gomez of Atlanta, Texas, and Mike Gomez of
   Pampa;  a  brother, Matilde Gomez of Morton; three sisters, Concepcion
   Polanco  of  Presidio,  Anita  Carrasco of Bedford and Petra Sotelo of
   Chihuahua, Mexico; five grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
   
   The  family  suggests  memorials  be  to  St. Vincent de Paul Catholic
   Church, 810 W. 23rd St., Pampa, TX 79065.
   
   Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 24, 2002
   
   Melba Louise Leathers
   
   CLARENDON  -  Melba Louise Leathers, 80, died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002,
   in Amarillo.
   
   Services  will  be at 2 p.m. Thursday in First Baptist Church with the
   Rev.  Truman  Ledbetter, pastor, and stepson the Rev. Richard Leathers
   of  Dodd  City  officiating.  Burial  will  be  in Jericho Cemetery by
   Robertson Funeral Directors.
   
   Mrs.  Leathers  was  born Jan. 24, 1922, in Lelia Lake, and had been a
   resident  of  Jericho and Clarendon in Donley County most of her life.
   She married Andrew Starland Brown on Dec. 24, 1941. She married Johnny
   Eugene Leathers in 1985. She was a homemaker and a member of Clarendon
   Chapter  6  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star  and First Baptist Church of
   Clarendon.
   
   She  was  preceded  in  death by her first husband on Aug. 13, 1982; a
   son, David Brown in 1988; and a daughter, Linda Luttrell in 1994.
   
   Survivors  include her husband; two stepsons, Richard Leathers of Dodd
   City and David Leathers of Amarillo; a sister, Dean Angel of Amarillo;
   two   grandchildren,   Heather   Brown  and  Kevin  Brown;  and  three
   great-grandchildren,  Mathew  Leathers,  Timothy  Leathers  and  Amber
   Leathers.
   
   Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 24, 2002
   
   Juanita Parcell
   
   PAMPA - Juanita Parcell, 83, died Friday, Dec. 20, 2002.
   
   No    memorial   services   are   scheduled.   Arrangements   are   by
   Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.
   
   Mrs.  Parcell  was born in 1919 in Wyoming. She worked as a bookkeeper
   for her uncle's plumbing company for many years.
   
   Survivors include a friend, Mary Stephens of Amarillo.
   
   Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 24, 2002
   
   Oklahoma
   
   Alice M. Gates
   
   WOODWARD, Okla. - Alice M. Gates, 84, died Sunday, Dec. 22, 2002.
   
   Services  will  be  at  10  a.m. Saturday in Central Baptist Church in
   Pampa,  Texas, with the Rev. Darell Monday and the Rev. Norman Rushing
   officiating.  Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Pampa by Billings
   Funeral Home.
   
   Mrs.  Gates  was  born  Nov.  1,  1918, in Colbert. She was a longtime
   resident of Pampa before moving to Woodward in 2002.
   
   Survivors   include   a   daughter,  Carol  Miller  of  Woodward;  two
   grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and four sisters, Hob Hamrick
   of  Denton,  Texas,  Nancy  Barbee  of Rogers, Ark., Melveta Barnes of
   Quanah, Texas, and Frances Lam of Pampa.
   
   The  family  suggests  memorials be to Central Baptist Church Building
   Fund;  or  Texas  Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas Travel
   Fund, and may be sent to the funeral home.
   
   Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 24, 2002
   
   Jimmie Ray Lowry
   
   HOLLIS,  Okla.  - Jimmie Ray Lowry, 88, died Sunday, Dec. 22, 2002, in
   Amarillo, Texas.
   
   Services  will  be  at  11 a.m. Friday in Hollis Church of Christ with
   Jeff  Foster  officiating.  Burial  will  be  in Fairmount Cemetery by
   Stewart Funeral Service.
   
   Mr. Lowry was born Sept. 9, 1914, in McQueen. He married Erlene Wilson
   on Nov. 4, 1935, in Hollis.
   
   Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Gloria Hassan of California
   and  Rickie  Zoellner  of  Arizona;  a  son,  Hubert  Wayne  Lowry  of
   California;  nine  grandchildren;  15  great-grandchildren;  and three
   sisters,  Sadie  Jo Buchannan of Oklahoma City, Nerva Jewel Sherman of
   Lubbock and Faye Gatlin of Taft, Tenn.
   
   Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 24, 2002
   
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