Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 25 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 Amarillo John W. Chisholm John W. Chisholm, 86, formerly of Amarillo and Pampa died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003, in Denver. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today in St. Andrew's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Clifton Mann, rector, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mr. Chisholm, one of the Texas Panhandle's last true gentlemen, was born May 17, 1916, in Electra. He had moved to Denver in 1999 after a long and rewarding career in the oil and gas industry. At the age of 26, Mr. Chisholm served his country during World War II, where he served as a second lieutenant in the Armored Field Artillery Division in the European Theater, earning both the Bronze and Silver Stars. His distinguished career began when he was just 16 years old as a roustabout in the oil fields of Electra. After the war, in 1946 he began working with the Texas Company (better known as Texaco) as an oil scout. Mr. Chisholm was instrumental in developing the process of tracking leases and oil rights, a process that remains today. He then joined Cabot Carbon Corp. in 1948 as a landman. In 1950, he became the land department manager for Cabot Corp. Rising up the ranks at Cabot from landman and assistant to the manager of exploration and production, in 1967, Mr. Chisholm moved to Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where he was vice-president and general manager of Cabot Petroleum Limited. Upon his return from Canada, Mr. Chisholm remained general manager of Cabot Petroleum Limited as well as director of land and contracts, oil and gas division and the director of international department, oil and gas division for the Cabot Corp. In 1975, he moved from Pampa to Amarillo where he formed John W. Chisholm and Co., a petroleum consulting firm. A year later, he joined Earl T. Smith and Associates as senior vice-president of exploration and production and maintained his consulting business. While with Earl T. Smith and Associates, he served as director for H.T.S. Enterprises, Century Aircraft Corp., and Earl T. Smith and Associates. His resume also included the directorships of Cabot Petroleum Limited, Petroleum Consultants (Nigeria) Ltd., and the Community Hotel Co. of Pampa. Mr. Chisholm was a former president and director of Panhandle Royalty Owners Association and the Pampa Club. He was also former vice-president of Independent Petroleum Association of America. His affiliations included American Association of Petroleum Landmen, Independent Petroleum Association of America, Panhandle Association of Petroleum Landmen, Panhandle Natural Gas Society, Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association and Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners. Still active in the oil and gas industry until his death, Mr. Chisholm will be missed and remembered by many as one of the last true gentlemen of this era. A former member of Pampa Country Club, Pampa Club, Amarillo Club and Amarillo Country Club, Mr. Chisholm enjoyed many memories with his lifelong friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Ann; two children, Susan Hope and husband, Tom, and Robert Coleman, all of Denver; a daughter-in-law, Marti Coleman; a sister, Helen Halstead; a brother, Earl Chisholm; four grandchildren, John David Hope, Jennifer Hope Bennett and husband, Kyle, Sydney Coleman and Alex Coleman; two great-grandchildren, Payton Bennett and Claudia Bennett; and many nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity or St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 1601 S. Georgia St., Amarillo, TX 79102. Responses should be mailed to 300 Hudson St., Suite 110, Denver, CO 80220. The family will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCartt, 1615 Bryan Place, No. 1, in Amarillo. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 25, 2003 Hazel Cozart Phillips Hazel Cozart Phillips, 91, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Westlawn Memorial Park in Borger. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in St. Stephen United Methodist Church in Amarillo with the Rev. Jim Smith, pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Fritch. Mrs. Phillips was fondly known to her family and friends as a faithful wife, loving mother, school teacher, published poet, postmaster, community servant and devoted Christian. As if that weren't enough, everyone enjoyed her multiple culinary delights. Born July 22, 1911, in Starkville, Colo., Hazel went to be with the Lord on Jan. 21 after a fall at 91 12 years of life. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Cyrus Herman Cozart Sr.; her second husband, Edward Johnson Phillips; and a son, Curtis Wayne Cozart. Survivors include two daughters, Darlene Hamlin of Seattle and Sharon Nathans of Houston; two sons, Hugh Cozart of Alamosa, Colo., and Cy Cozart Jr. of Dallas; three daughters-in-law; two sons-in-law; 19 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to St. Stephen United Methodist Church Missions Fund, 4600 S. Western St., Amarillo, TX 79109; or Campus Crusade for Christ International, Account No. 0442036, P.O. Box 628222, Orlando, FL 32862-8222; or East West Ministries, Account No. 90068, P.O. Box 701560, Dallas, TX 75370-1560. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 25, 2003 Ruth L. Brown Ruth L. Brown, 99, of Amarillo died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 S. Bell St., with Bob Thomas, chaplain of Crown of Texas Hospice, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Brown was born Nov. 26, 1903. She was born in Missouri and moved to Amarillo in the late 1920s. She lived in Pueblo, Colo., from 1948-1970 and then moved back to Amarillo. Survivors include a daughter, Beverly Scifres of Kingsland; three sisters, Mabel Jones of Amarillo, Marguerite Murphy of Kansas City, Mo., and Meredith Baines of Pueblo, Colo.; a brother, John Riley of Kansas City; four grandchildren, Susan, Riley, Karen and Peggy; three nieces; and three nephews. The family suggests memorials be to American Heart Association, 2404 W. Seventh Ave., Amarillo, TX 79106; or Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson St., Amarillo, TX 79101. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 25, 2003 New Mexico Wilma Barnes CLOVIS, N.M. - Wilma Barnes, 84, died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Herbert Bergstrom and the Rev. Dean Turvaville officiating. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens by Steed-Todd Funeral Home. Mrs. Barnes was born June 16, 1918, to William "Bill" and Hettie Smith Pipkin. She married Ray Barnes on July 29, 1937, in Clovis. Survivors include a daughter, Dona Teague of Bovina, Texas; two sons, Paul D. Barnes of Pleasant Hill and Kenneth "Rusty" Barnes of Clovis; a sister, Dorsie Mae Bryant of Kenai, Alaska; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 25, 2003 Oklahoma Loyd Edward Coats BOISE CITY, Okla. - Loyd Edward Coats, 86, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Wheeless Baptist Church with Harold James officiating. Burial will be in Wheeless Cemetery by Cimarron Mortuary. Mr. Coats was born July 10, 1916, and raised in the Tyrone area. He married Lois Alda Bulls on Nov. 16, 1941. Survivors include a son, Wesley Coats of Boise City; a daughter, Rita Carol Starr of Yukon; three brothers, Donald Coats of Ponca City, LeRoy Coats of Escondido, Calif., and Dorton Coats of Texline, Texas; three sisters, Verna Hudsinpillar and Rena Warner, both of Ponca City, and Nola Bulls of Boise City; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Wheeless Cemetery and may be sent to the mortuary. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 25, 2003 Anna Mae Knittel FREDERICK, Okla. - Anna Mae Knittel, 93, died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003, in Mesquite, Texas. Rosary was said at 7 p.m. Friday in Gray Gish Funeral Home Chapel with Ray Wallace, deacon, officiating. Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. today in St. Helen's Catholic Church with the Rev. Louis Sellam, pastor, and Ray Wallace, deacon, officiating. Burial will be in Frederick Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Knittel was born Nov. 15, 1909, to Carl and Celine Cassidy, west of Grandfield. She attended school and graduated high school in Frederick. She graduated college from University of Oklahoma with a bachelor in education. She taught school in Drumwright and Kingfisher. She was united in marriage Sept. 13, 1938, to James N. Knittel. She also taught at St. Mary's Academy in Amarillo, where she retired. She moved to Dallas in June 1997. She enjoyed reading, cooking, quilting and gardening. She was Catholic. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband on Nov. 14, 1985; a son, Jim Knittel; a brother, Bill Cassidy; and two sisters, Ida Prater and Mary Nichols. Survivors include a daughter, Marilyn Danielson and husband, Tom, of Dallas; a daughter-in-law, Cara Knittel of Brunsville, Minn.; a sister, Frances Reiley Hamilton of Lawton, Okla.; and her grandchildren, Jim and Katherine Knittel of Minnesota, Beth Knittel of San Francisco, Chris Danielson and wife, Lori, of Dallas, Chad Danielson of Dallas and Cynthia Danielson of Brooklyn, N.Y. The family suggests memorials be to St. Helen's Catholic Church, 507 Highview St., Frederick, OK 73542. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 25, 2003 Harold Duane Bonner GUYMON, Okla. - Harold Duane Bonner, 80, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today in Grace Southern Baptist Church with the Rev. Aaron Summers, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors. Mr. Bonner was born March 31, 1922, in Guymon. He married Delight Shrader on May 7, 1948. Survivors include his wife; a son, Barry Bonner of Canon City, Colo.; a grandson; a great-granddaughter; two sisters, Helen Riffe and Frances Fields, both of Little Rock, Ark.; and a brother, Stephen J. Bonner of Guymon. The family suggests memorials be to Guymon Home Health and Hospice and may be sent to the funeral home, P.O. Box 1306, Guymon, OK 73942. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 25, 2003 Elsewhere Mona Scott Warren EDWARDS, Mo. - Mona Scott Warren, 65, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Drennon Chapel in Climax Springs. Burial will be in Climax Springs Cemetery by Dickey Funeral Home. Mrs. Warren was born Feb. 7, 1937, in Memphis, Texas, the daughter of Earl Allen and Bonnie Ruth Byrum Scott. Survivors include her husband, Loy Frank; four sons, Loy Warren of Flower Mound, Texas, Scott Warren of Edwards, Kelly Warren of Glenwood Springs, Colo., and Spencer Warren of Lewisville, Texas; a daughter, Rebecca Jennings of Independence; eight grandchildren; a brother, Robert Scott of Edwards; and a sister, Norma Gollihugh of Amarillo, Texas. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 25, 2003 C.H. "Mac" McDonald HURST - C.H. "Mac" McDonald, 87, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003, in Bedford. Memorial services will be at noon today in H.E.B. Hospital Chapel in Bedford with the Rev. Mitzi Ellington, chaplain, officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. today in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park by Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home. Mr. McDonald was a retired helicopter mechanic. He was a proud World War II veteran receiving five Bronze medals and the Purple Heart for his service in the Army. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Martha Anderson McDonald. Survivors include his wife, Mary; a daughter, Judy Jennings and husband, Jon; a son, Don McDonald and wife, Julie; his stepchildren, Mary Patrick and husband, Max, Sandra Jean and husband, George, and John Gallagher and wife, Christine; five grandchildren; 5 stepgrandchildren; three step great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 25, 2003 Bud Morgan Jr. PADUCAH - Bud Morgan Jr., 73, died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Paducah Garden of Memories Cemetery with the Rev. Bobby Evans officiating. Arrangements are by Seigler Funeral Home. Mr. Morgan was born Nov. 30, 1928, in Crandall. He was a farmer and a member of Antioch Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Bud Morgan of Bothell, Wash.; a daughter, Betty Jean Morgan of Lubbock; a brother, Jesse Morgan of Dallas; and three grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 25, 2003 George W. Howard CHILDRESS - George W. Howard, 90, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003, in Amarillo. Services will be at 4 p.m. today in Johnson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dale Sexton of Grace Family Church and the Rev. Clyde Fulfer of First Assembly of God officiating. Burial will be in Childress Cemetery. Mr. Howard was born March 18, 1912, in San Antonio. He married Juanita Howard on Sept. 18, 1937, in Pearsall. Survivors include his wife; a son, George Howard III of Clarendon; two daughters, Gail Newberry of Childress and Venita Morgan of Wellington; nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 25, 2003 James C. Terry CHILDRESS - James C. Terry. 96, died Friday, Jan. 24, 2003, in Abilene. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Clay Belcher of Chapel of the Hills in Fluvanna and the Rev. Johnny Robertson of the church officiating. Burial will be in Childress Cemetery by Johnson Funeral Home. Mr. Terry was born Nov. 7, 1906, in Montague County. He was a farmer and rancher. Survivors include his wife, Vada of Roscoe; two sons, Jim Terry of Borger and Mike Terry of Sutherland Springs; a daughter, Dorothy Wilson of Abilene; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Salvation Army or Ceta Canyon Methodist Camp or Chapel of the Hills church of Fluvanna. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 25, 2003 This story printed from the Amarillo Globe-News Online at amarillonet.com: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/012503/obi_allobits.shtml