Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 8 February 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 Juanita G. Gonzalez MATADOR - Juanita G. Gonzalez, 83, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2003. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with the Rev. Philip De Frietas, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Roaring Springs Cemetery in Roaring Springs by Seigler Funeral Home. Mrs. Gonzalez was born May 6, 1919, in Poteet. She was a homemaker and a member of the Catholic church. Survivors include her husband, Castulo; five sons, Antonio Gonzalez and Pedro Gonzalez, both of Matador, Castulo Gonzalez Jr. of Corpus Christi, Victor Gonzalez of Tahoka and Jesus Gonzalez of Gregory; two daughters, Lupe G. Reyna of Immokalee, Fla., and Juanita Reynaga of Corpus Christi; three brothers, Manuel Gonzalez, Jose Gonzalez and Trinada Gonzalez; a sister, Estella Calville; 23 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2003 Joyce Smith Jones FLOYDADA - Joyce Smith Jones, 69, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2003, in Lubbock. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Anthony D. Sisemore, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Floyd County Memorial Park by Moore-Rose-White Funeral Home. Mrs. Jones had worked as a Licensed Vocational Nurse. She and her husband owned and operated Tastee Freez and Our Place Drive-in for many years. Survivors include her mother, Lena Freeze of Childress; three daughters, Janice Nichols of Breckenridge, Vicki Derryberry of Floydada and Terri Gordon of Luling, La.; a sister, Imojean Farmer of Childress; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandsons. The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church Exodus Fund, P.O. Box 610, Floydada, TX 79235; or American Cancer Society, 3411 73rd St., Lubbock, TX 79423. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2003 Polly Stovall Gilbert LOCKNEY - Polly Stovall Gilbert, 95, died Friday, Feb. 7, 2003, in Lubbock. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Neely Landrum officiating. Burial will be in Lockney Cemetery by Moore-Rose-White Funeral Home. Mrs. Gilbert married Marvin Gilbert on July 19, 1929, in Lockney. She was a school teacher for 27 years. Survivors include a son, Orland Gilbert of Lubbock; a daughter, Sue Miller of Grand Prairie; two sisters, Virginia Vinsel of Ashland, Ore., and Dorothy Dell Shoemaker of Abilene; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First United Methodist Church, 102 W. Poplar St., Lockney, TX 79241; or Lockney Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 708, Lockney, TX 79241. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2003 Harley Dodd DIMMITT - Harley Dodd, 84, died Friday, Feb. 7, 2003. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home Chapel with Dean Wiseman officiating. Burial will be in Castro Memorial Gardens. Mr. Dodd was born Sept. 20, 1918, in Moran. He married Elouise Summers on Aug. 4, 1940, in Plainview. Survivors include three daughters, Derryl Palmer of Boise City, Okla., Lynda Campbell of Uvalde and Leta Dennis of Dimmitt; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a brother, Harlin Dodd of Dimmitt. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2003 Virginia Lyles Swinney PAMPA - Virginia Lyles Swinney, 83, died Friday, Feb. 7, 2003. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Kyle Ohsfeldt, pastor of Grace Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Swinney was born Sept. 24, 1919, in Archer City. She had been a resident of Pampa most of her life. Survivors include two sons, Tony Leon Lyles of Oklahoma City and Billy Roy Lyles of Wichita Falls; a daughter, Dorothy Cowan of Pampa; two sisters, Edna Dragoo of Wichita Falls and Grace Watkins of Sherman; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2003 Billie Joan Smith MULESHOE - Billie Joan Smith, 81, died Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2003, in Lubbock. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in First Baptist Church with Dr. Stacy Conner officiating. Burial will be in Muleshoe Memorial Park Cemetery by Ellis Funeral Home. Mrs. Smith had lived in Muleshoe since 1932, moving from Amarillo. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, John; a son, Gary Smith of Austin; a daughter, Cindi Colleen Smith of Muleshoe; a sister, Jayne Reese of Odessa; a brother, Bobby Sam Damron of Muleshoe; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Multiple Sclerosis Society; or First Baptist Church of Muleshoe. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2003 Conrado Chaves Mireles HEREFORD - Conrado Chaves Mireles, 82, died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003. Prayer service was at 7 p.m. Friday in Rix Funeral Directors Chapel. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel with Richard Sandoval, pastor of The Potter's House, officiating. Mr. Mireles was born Feb. 19, 1920, in Goliad. He was employed by Holly Sugar Corp. for more than 28 years, retiring in 1992. Survivors include three daughters, Janie Ozuna, Esmeralda Betencourt and Rosalinda Alvarado, all of Edinburg; a brother, Pablo Mireles of Hereford; 12 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Don and Sybil Harrington Cancer Center, 1500 Wallace Blvd., Amarillo, TX 79106. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2003 Geraldine Nivens FRITCH - Geraldine Nivens, 73, died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003, in Borger. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Brown Funeral Directors Chapel of the Fountains with the Rev. Leonard Forsythe, pastor of Bible Baptist Church of Borger, officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery in Borger. Mrs. Nivens was a homemaker. She was a Baptist. Survivors include five sons, Gary Nivens, Larry Joe Nivens, Billy Nivens and Darrell Wayne Nivens, all of Fritch, and Terry Nivens of Humble; a daughter, Janice Kay Nelson of Dayton; 14 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2003 Amarillo Vicki Lynn Rice Vicki Lynn Rice, 53, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2003. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Coulter Road Baptist Church with Alan Burkhalter of Chaparral Hills Baptist Church officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mrs. Rice married Tommy on Nov. 12, 1966. She was his heart and soul. Her family was very important to her and she loved them very much. She was a kind and caring mother, daughter, sister and wife. She had enough love in her heart for the whole world. She was employed at Bell Helicopter and was a member of Coulter Road Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Brittni Rice of Amarillo; two sons, Brandon Rice of Dalhart and Jason Rice of Amarillo; a sister, Connie Childress of Dalhart; a brother, Coy Brewer of Fort Sumner, N.M.; her mother, Esther Brewer of Dalhart; and Charles Whitaker of Amarillo, who was like a son to her. The family suggests memorials be to Coulter Road Baptist Church Benevolence Fund, 4108 Coulter Road, Amarillo, TX 79109. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2003 New Mexico Peter Allison CLOVIS, N.M. - Peter Allison, 54, died Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2003, in Lubbock, Texas. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today in Patterson Chapel CME with the Rev. Keith Wilks officiating. Burial will be in Mission Garden of Memories by Muffley Funeral Home. Mr. Allison was born Dec. 15, 1948, in Houston. He had lived in Clovis for the past 54 years. Survivors include a daughter, Frances Morgan of Tulare, Calif.; six brothers, Brook Byrd and Jewell Hargrove, both of Clovis, Rickey Byrd of Tempe, Ariz., Joe Allison of Parker, Ariz., Cash Brown of Houston and Charles Allison of San Bernardino, Calif.; six sisters, Ora Lee Harris of Clovis, Dora Lee Kellough and Dixie D. Byrd, both of Arlington, Texas, Faye Byrd of Amarillo, Texas, and Franky Joe Byrd and Erma Jean Johnson, both of Madisonville, Texas; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2003 Wilma Newberry CLAYTON, N.M. - Wilma Newberry, 90, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2003. Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Friday in Clayton Memorial Cemetery with the Rev. Ron Ethridge, pastor of Clayton Gospel Church, officiating. Arrangements were by Hass Funeral Directors. Mrs. Newberry was born May 23, 1912, in Greenwood, Texas. She moved to Clayton in 1960. Survivors include a daughter, Denise Smith of Sherman, Texas; two sons, Don Newberry of Gallup and Jack Newberry of Farmington; a sister, Mildred Waller of Panhandle, Texas; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2003 Oklahoma Bonnie Nadine Tomlinson Bridwell TEXHOMA, Okla. - Bonnie Nadine Tomlinson Bridwell, 73, died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003, in Spearman, Texas. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Texhoma First Christian Church with Mike Hughes officiating. Burial will be in Texhoma Cemetery by Dawson-Welch Funeral Home. Mrs. Bridwell was born Oct. 11, 1929, in Hough, the daughter of Percy and Delia Steinkuehler Tomlinson. On March 3, 1951, she married Wallace Bridwell of Texhoma at the Nazarene Church of Guymon. Bonnie then spent the next 51 years of her life 12 miles south of Texhoma on their farm. Bonnie was a longtime member of First Christian Church in Texhoma, where she was active in teaching Ladies Bible Studies and many Sunday school classes. Survivors include her husband; a son, Devin Bridwell of Texhoma; two grandsons, Marshall Bridwell and Austin Bridwell, both of Texhoma; three sisters, Eileen Pierce of Guymon, Jackie Williamson of Nanoose, British Columbia, and Billy Revis of Grand Junction, Colo.; two brothers, Percy Tomlinson of Burnsville, Minn., and Max Tomlinson of Guymon; and many beloved nieces and nephews. Pallbearers include Mark Freeman, Luke Freeman, Paul Freeman, Marshall Bridwell, Austin Bridwell and Jack Johnson. The family suggests memorials be to Texhoma First Christian Church; or Hansford Hospice of Spearman. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 8, 2003 This story printed from the Amarillo Globe-News Online at amarillonet.com: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/020803/obi_alloits.shtml