Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 22 January 2003 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 William "Bill" Oakley Blain STRATFORD - William "Bill" Oakley Blain, 67, died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003, in Amarillo. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Brent Farney, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Stratford Cemetery by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mr. Blain was born Nov. 10, 1935, in Paducah. He was a Stratford resident since 1962. He married Sharon Whitman on Jan. 21, 1961, in Amarillo. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Stratford. He was owner and manager of A&I Parts Center for 27 years. He was a member of the first board of directors of Stratford Hospital District. He served two terms as city councilman. He was on the board of Stratford Area Foundation. He was named business person of the year in 1992. He served on the fair board. After retiring, he enjoyed farming and ranching. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Katie Blain; and a sister, Cubanell Stephenson. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, LaRenda Wright and husband, Mark, of Stratford; a son, Garry Blain and wife, Tammy, of Texhoma, Okla.; two sisters, Jean Stark of Amarillo and Gail Blackerby of Kress; three grandsons, Justin Wright and Bryce Wright, both of Stratford, and Derek Blain of Texhoma; and a granddaughter, Katie Blain of Texhoma. The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 390, Stratford, TX 79084. The family will be at 1201 N.W. Second St., in Stratford. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 22, 2003 Evelyn Murrell TULIA - Evelyn Murrell, 81, died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003, in Wolfforth. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Wallace Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Scott Hensley, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Murrell was born Dec. 6, 1921, in Fannin County. She married James "Shorty" Murrell on Dec. 22, 1945, in Leonard. Survivors include two sons, Joe Murrell of Emory and Lyndell Murrell of Lubbock; a brother, Alton Robinson of Granite Falls, N.C.; two granddaughters; and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Meals on Wheels. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 22, 2003 Maxine Thomas CHILDRESS - Maxine Thomas, 75, died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Childress Cemetery with the Rev. Johnny Robertson of First United Methodist Church officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson Funeral Home. Mrs. Thomas was born Nov. 29, 1927, in Lamesa. She married Glenn Thomas on July 12, 1948, in Childress. Survivors include two sons, Alvin Larry Thomas of Celebration, Fla., and Steven Thomas of Childress; four brothers, Alvin Fair of Fort Worth, Edgar Fair of Granbury, Carl Fair of Covington and Vernon Fair of Renden-Crowley; two sisters, Ruby Jones of Covington and Caroline Hogg of Bullard; and four grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 22, 2003 Cecil Jones Trimble WELLINGTON - Cecil Jones Trimble, 73, died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003, in Amarillo. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in Fundamental Baptist Church with the Rev. Tom Lewis, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery by Adams Funeral Home. Mr. Trimble was born Jan. 30, 1929, to John W. and Rosa Bishop Trimble in Wellington. He worked for the city of Wellington and the Ritz Theater for nine years. Survivors include three daughters, Kathy Sawatzky of Weatherford, Okla., Deborah Ellifritz of Memphis and Sharon Shipp of Oklahoma City; a son, Eddie Trimble of Dipolog, Philippines; two brothers, R.J. "Bud" Trimble of Tyler and John Trimble of McAllen; two sisters, Ophelia Bergvall of Wellington and Louella Dowdy of Edmond, Okla.; 21 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to Fundamental Baptist Church. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 22, 2003 Elsie Dee Patterson Swindle PAMPA - Elsie Dee Patterson Swindle, 92, died Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Memory Gardens Cemetery with the Rev. Robin Gantz, Presbyterian minister, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mrs. Swindle was a homemaker and housekeeper for the Ray Duncan family in Pampa for many years. She was a member of First Christian Church. Survivors include a son, Teddy F. Swindle of Amarillo; a sister, Irene Swindle of Amarillo; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 22, 2003 Juan G. Trevino DIMMITT - Juan G. Trevino, 85, died Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with the Rev. Juan Carlos Barragan, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Castro Memorial Gardens by Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home. Mr. Trevino was born Aug. 2, 1917, in Palo Blanco Tampico, Mexico. He married Martha Trevino in 1936 in San Benito. Survivors include five sons, Jorge Zuniga of San Diego, Eutimio Trevino of McAllen, Rolando Trevino of Floydada, Alfredo Trevino of Dimmitt and Mike Trevino of El Paso; three daughters, Juanita Hernandez of Odessa, Josefa Gauna of Shallowater and Maria Carrasco of Hart; a sister, Eulalla Cavazos of San Benito; 22 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 22, 2003 New Mexico Vernie Jo Mock CLAYTON, N.M. - Vernie Jo Mock, 70, died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Billy Rammage, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Clayton Memorial Cemetery by Hass Funeral Directors. Mrs. Mock was born Feb. 29, 1932, in Cimarron County, near Wheeless, Okla. She married Billy R. Mock on June 13, 1956, in Boise City, Okla. Survivors include her husband; and three sons, David Mock of Morris, Texas, Darrel Mock of Clayton and Donald Mock of Normal, Ill. The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church, 223 Oak St., Clayton, NM 88415; or American Cancer Society in care of Margaret Emery, 16 Emery Road, Clayton, NM 88415. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 22, 2003 Amarillo Rusty Warren Rivers Rusty Warren Rivers, 35, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church with Monsignor Joseph Tash officiating. Arrangements are by N.S. Griggs and Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Rusty has requested that his ashes be spread over the New Mexico ranch of his close friend Robert Carr Vincent. Mr. Rivers was born in Lamesa on March 9, 1967. Rusty graduated from Amarillo High School in 1985 and attended University of Arkansas, University of Texas at San Antonio and Cal State in San Diego. Mr. Rivers spent six years in the Navy, including a tour in the Persian Gulf during Desert Storm. Mr. Rivers worked the past several years in landscape design. He was involved in numerous volunteer endeavors including the Eveline Rivers Christmas Project. Rusty loved his family, friends, his beloved dogs, flowers and Eveline's project. Survivors include his parents, Wayne and Eveline Rivers; his partner, Kirby Curry; two brothers, Todd Rivers and wife, Dawn, and Roy Sierra; eight sisters, Allison Rivers Floyd and husband, Quintin, Janie Lander and husband, Dave, Josephine Gomez and husband, Jesse, Elaine Robison, Ofelia Martinez and husband, Joe, Benita Sierra, Rosa Linda Robison and Alice Ebert and husband, Greg; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W.K. Stanford of Conway, Ark.; and his nephew and godson, Tanner Robert Rivers. The family suggests memorials be to Eveline Rivers Christmas Project, 6104 Gainsborough Road, Amarillo, TX 79106. The family will be at 6104 Gainsborough Road. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 22, 2003 Geraldine "Gerry" Sperling Geraldine "Gerry" Sperling, 85, of Amarillo died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today in Memorial Park Cemetery with Brad Small of Body of Christ at Amarillo South officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 S. Bell St. Mrs. Sperling was a homemaker and a member of Trinity Methodist Church. She was a loving mother and grandmother. Survivors include two daughters, Karen Hamilton and Linda Hess, both of Amarillo; a sister, Pearl Webb of Tulsa, Okla.; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 22, 2003 Blanche Naugher Dinwiddie Blanche Naugher Dinwiddie, 76, of Amarillo died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003. Memorial services will be at a later date in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mrs. Dinwiddie was born and raised in Pigeon Forge, and moved to Amarillo in 1978. She worked for the Potter County tax office until retirement in 1992. She was a member of City View Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tenn. She was preceded in death by her husband, Olin Dinwiddie; a son, Bill; and a brother, Dale Naugher. Survivors include a sister, Reba Kaeserman of Columbus, Ga.; two brothers, Julian Naugher of St. Peters, Mo., and Donald Naugher of Amarillo. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176-0001; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 22, 2003 Elizabeth "Betsy" Swagerty Elizabeth "Betsy" Swagerty, 64, of Amarillo died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel, 4100 S. Georgia St., with the Rev. Robert E. Field officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Swagerty married Gary Swagerty in Idaho on June 26, 1954. She loved flowers and animals. Mrs. Swagerty was a dedicated homemaker; her family was her life. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Rebecca Chavez in 1994. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, La Lana Bryan of Amarillo; a son, Thomas R. Swagerty of Newcastle, Okla.; two brothers, Nicholas Lunneborg of Salt Lake City and Robert Cover of Bozeman, Mont.; three grandchildren, Erin Brooke Rich, Nicole Lynn Chavez and Cody Stephenson; and eight great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 22, 2003 Elsewhere John David Owen SEATTLE - John David Owen, 74, died Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003, in Shoreline. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Evergreen-Washelli Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Owen was born Nov. 29, 1928, in Hereford, the son of Gleaves and Donnie Owen. Survivors include three sons, David Owen, Dan Owen and Dean Owen; seven brothers, Jack Owen, Gwynne Owen, G.P. Owen, Warren Owen, Bobby Owen, Lawrence Owen and Homer Lee Owen; a sister Anna Jo Wilson; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 22, 2003 Fannie "Fay" Killingsworth CHINO VALLEY, Ariz. - Fannie "Fay" Killingsworth, 95, died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003. Services will be at a later date in Fatheree-Albert Funeral Home in Erick, Okla. Arrangements are by Chino Valley Funeral Home. Mrs. Killingsworth was born Nov. 28, 1907, in Collinsville, Texas, to John F. and Gertrude Bethel Finney. She was married to Thomas B. Killingsworth on Oct. 10, 1926, and they farmed in western Oklahoma and in the Texas Panhandle for 44 years. She was a wife, mother, homemaker and, for periods of time, bookkeeper and clerk in the general store and cotton gin in Kelton, Texas. She was very active in her Southern Baptist Church, in the community and with the large extended family. She spent the latter years in Southern California and in Prescott, Ariz., near her daughter and son-in-law. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tommie in 1970; a grandson, Phil Hart in 1995; a sister, Martha in 1939; and a brother, Milton in 1998. Survivors include her daughter, Joyce Fancher and husband, Don, of Prescott; a granddaughter, Deborah of Little Rock, Ark.; two sisters, Nan McKinney of Fort Worth, Texas, and Koleene Davidchek of Duncan, Okla.; a brother, John D. Finney of North Richland Hills, Texas; two great-grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; three stepgreat-grandchildren; a stepgreat-great-great-grandchild; and many beloved nieces, nephews and other family members and friends. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 22, 2003 Terry Smith Weathersby LUBBOCK - Terry Smith Weathersby, 50, died Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003. Services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday in Metropolitan Community Church with the Rev. Renae Phillips officiating. Arrangements are by White Funeral Home. Mrs. Weathersby was born Sept. 14, 1952, in Fort Worth. She was a member of Metropolitan Community Church. Survivors include a host of friends. The family suggests memorials be to American Heart Association, 4630 50th St., Lubbock, TX 79414; or American Diabetes Association, 8008 Slide Road, Lubbock, TX 79414. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 22, 2003 Canyon Judith A. Rueda Judith A. Rueda, 60, of Canyon died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003, in Amarillo. Prayer services will be at 6:30 p.m. today in Brooks Funeral Home Chapel. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in St. Ann's Catholic Church with the Rev. Phu Phan, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Mrs. Rueda was born May 25, 1942, in San Antonio, to Al and Estella Mesa Cortez. She graduated from San Antonio High School and married Robert Rueda in San Diego on May 30, 1964. They moved to Canyon in 1998. She was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Judith Rueda of Davie, Fla.; three sons, Robert Rueda of Davie, Roland Rueda of Lubbock and Ricardo Rueda of Canyon; two brothers, Richard Barrientez and Al Cortez Jr., both of San Antonio; five sisters, Evangeline Gonzalez and Lorraine Ramirez, both of San Antonio, Blanca Blanco of Houston, Lucille Maldonado of Austin and Debbie Olvera of St. Louis, Mo.; four grandchildren; her grandparents, Frank and Anita Morales and Trinidad and Petra Cortez; and several nieces and nephews. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 22, 2003 This story printed from the Amarillo Globe-News Online at amarillonet.com: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/012203/obi_allobits.shtml