Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 25 June 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 Publication Date: 06/25/03 Ronald Lynn Atkinson CHILDRESS - Ronald Lynn Atkinson, 71, died Tuesday, June 24, 2003. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Childress Cemetery with the Rev. Johnny Robertson of First United Methodist Church of Childress officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson Funeral Home. Mr. Atkinson was born Feb. 19, 1932, in Kirkland. He married Betty Overbey on Sept. 8, 1950, in Childress. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Sherry McKelvey of Lubbock and Tammie Drewry of Round Rock; two sisters, Jo Ann Kerby and Debbie Chapman, both of Quanah; and two grandsons. Amarillo Globe-News, June 25, 2003 Ray Bevers MULESHOE - Ray Bevers, 79, died Tuesday, June 24, 2003, in Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Richland Hills Baptist Church with the Rev. Jason Schwope officiating. Burial will be in Muleshoe Memorial Park Cemetery by Ellis Funeral Home. Mr. Bevers was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army. He was a farmer. Survivors include his wife, Alma; two sons, Johnny Bevers of Eglin Air Force Base in Florida and David Bevers of Muleshoe; three daughters, Gloria Kay Kendell of Austin, Donna Rhea Guinn of Canyon and Regina Beatrice Baca of Muleshoe; two sisters, Lillian Faye Willis of Brownfield and Mary Lee Barnard of Bakersfield, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, June 25, 2003 The Rev. Robert B. Stewart DUMAS - The Rev. Robert B. Stewart, 72, died Sunday, June 22, 2003, in Tyler. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Bible Baptist Church with the Rev. Austin Stewart, the Rev. Stewart's nephew, and the Rev. Dan Martin, outreach minister of the church, officiating. Burial will be in Northlawn Memorial Gardens by Morrison Funeral Directors. The Rev. Stewart was born Jan. 25, 1931, in Chillicothe. He was a Dumas resident for 15 years. He was a pastor at Temple Baptist Church in Dumas from 1974 to 1983. He was also pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Bowie, Kings Highway Baptist Church in Fort Worth and other churches in Texas. He served in the Army from 1951 to 1953. He married Violet Plumlee on Aug. 4, 1951, in Quanah. He was a member of Bible Baptist Church of Dumas. He was preceded in death by his parents, a great-granddaughter, four brothers and three sisters. Survivors include his wife; a son, Perry Stewart and wife, Emily, of Farmington, N.M.; a daughter, Robbie Escalon and husband, John, of Dumas; three sisters, Faye Morris of Pampa, Dorothy Defries of San Marcos and Virginia Clay of Graham; and six grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Hospice of East Texas Homeplace, 4111 University Blvd., Tyler, TX 75701. The family will be at 1101 Powell St. in Dumas. Amarillo Globe-News, June 25, 2003 Lillie Doris Lambert MULESHOE - Lillie Doris Lambert, 77, died Sunday, June 22, 2003, in Bedford. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Ellis Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bennie Wright officiating. Burial will be in Muleshoe Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Lambert had lived in Muleshoe most of her life and moved to Fort Worth in 2000. She was full of life and will be greatly missed by all. Survivors include her husband, James Leslie; two daughters, Donna Day of Keller and Linda Thomas of Midland; three granddaughters; and two sisters, Helen Redwine of Lubbock and Mildred Autrey of Texico, N.M. The family suggests memorials be to American Lung Association. Amarillo Globe-News, June 25, 2003 Ruth Aileen Griffin PLAINVIEW - Ruth Aileen Griffin, 78, died Monday, June 23, 2003. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Parklawn Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Wood-Dunning Funeral Home. Mrs. Griffin was born March 24, 1925, in Sylvester. She taught health, P.E. and was a girls volleyball coach from 1946 to 1983 at Plainview High School. There are no known survivors. Memorials may be made to a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, June 25, 2003 Jack Harris PLAINVIEW - Jack Harris, 70, died Sunday, June 22, 2003, in Lubbock. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Ninth and Columbia Church of Christ with Colquitt Nash of the church officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park by Lemons Funeral Home. Mr. Harris was born Feb. 17, 1933, in Petersburg. He married Jan Self on April 16, 1957, in Plainview. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Lisa Rae Harris of Plano; two sons, Don Alan Harris of Clovis, N.M., and Kurt Harris of Whitesboro; a sister, Patsy Lou Middleton of Austin; and three grandsons. The family suggests memorials be to American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75231; or Eastern European Missions in care of Ninth and Columbia Church of Christ, 808 N. Columbia St., Plainview, TX 79072. Amarillo Globe-News, June 25, 2003 Alta Veda Thomas Stephens HEREFORD - Alta Veda Thomas Stephens, 85, died Monday, June 23, 2003. Services will be at 9 a.m. today in Central Church of Christ with Edwin Thomas and Johnny Eastep officiating. Burial will be in West Park Cemetery by Parkside Chapel Funeral Home. Mrs. Stephens was born June 14, 1918, in Winters, the daughter of Carl and Nora Harrison. She married Henry "Pick" Thomas on Dec. 25, 1937. He preceded her in death in 1970. She married M.H. "Hack" Stephens on Oct. 8, 1976, in Hereford. Mrs. Stephens dearly loved her family, was a good mother and a loving wife. She was a bookkeeper for more than 40 years, having worked several years for the Ramirez Tortilla Factory. Mrs. Stephens had lived in Hereford since 1951 and was a member of Hereford Central Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her first husband, and a brother, Delbert Harrison. Survivors include her husband; a son, Edwin Thomas of Houston; two daughters, Christine Evans of Hereford and Jo Ann Thomas of Midland; a brother, Chester Harrison of Hereford; two sisters, Norene Pannell of Hereford and Lucille Whisenhunt of Levelland; two stepsons, Miles Stephens and James Stephens, both of Littlefield; two stepdaughters, Billie Bolding and Charlotte Ammons, both of Lubbock; nine grandchildren; 10 stepgrandchildren; six great-grandchildren; 15 step great-grandchildren; and a step great-great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to Hereford Senior Citizens Citizens, 426 Ranger St., Hereford, TX 79045. Amarillo Globe-News, June 25, 2003 Amarillo Harriet Carter Harriet Carter, 72, of Amarillo died Friday, June 20, 2003. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel of Amarillo, 4100 S. Georgia St., with the Rev. Carol Stahl of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship officiating. Burial will be in West Park Cemetery of Hereford. Mrs. Carter left this world peacefully, surrounded by loved ones on Friday, following a lengthy illness. She was born Sept. 21, 1930, in Amarillo. She was the daughter of Beulah Lee Rutherford Carter and Jess M. Carter. Her early childhood years were spent in her maternal grandmother's home in Hereford. Her Rutherford ancestors were early settlers and ranchers in the area. She later moved with her mother to Amarillo, graduating from Amarillo High School in 1949. She was an accomplished swimmer, an excellent horsewoman and a natural beauty. As a young woman, she was crowned "Miss Wheatheart of the Nation." Following high school, Harriet began a long and distinguished career as a floral designer, first at Cunningham Floral Co. and continuing at Westhaven Flower and Garden Shop. In the early 1960s, she became a partner in Professional Landscape Service Co., located at the corner of 45th Avenue and Coulter Road. In 1972, she established the Flower and Present Place in the Coronado Center at 34th and Georgia. Her artistic flair and unique sense of style were in evidence in some of the area's finest homes and at some of Amarillo's premier social events during her years in the business. She took particular pleasure in helping introduce her customers and clients to the ambiance of tropical Mexico. She says goodbye to many, many friends and acquaintances who will remember her always and fondly, including several of her early playmates and many of her classmates at Amarillo High School who have remained loyal and steadfast friends over the years, her "son the doctor" and her "blue-eyed baby boy," the Fangman clan, the Silvermans, Barbara Jean Steptoe, who was with Harriet and her mother for more than 30 years, the many young men and women who once worked for her but have since gone on to accomplishments in their own right, her many colorful friends and her appreciative clients and customers. Harriet's lasting legacy is the friendships forged with people from across her wide-ranging interests and concerns, people who will cherish memories of her quick wit, curious mind, unexpected generosity, creativity and individualism, with the exception, that is, of a few waitresses and store clerks around Amarillo who took the blunt of her exacting nature. She shared with those fortunate enough to know her an unconditional love of animals, her fascination of complexity of the world around her, and a deep and abiding love for the vastness of the Panhandle sky. Harriet has requested that we ask each of you whom she loved, but has had to leave behind, to someday watch a sunrise on the plains and think of her. She was preceded in death by both her mother and father. Survivors include her stepmother, Ellen (Mrs. Jess) Carter of Hereford; a cousin, William A. Carter of Vega; her "children," Lee Mathis Shennum of Amarillo and Dirk J. Mathis of Dallas; and her beloved pets, Norman and Kate. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson St., Amarillo, TX 79101; or to an animal rights advocacy or nature conservancy group of your choice. Amarillo Globe-News, June 25, 2003 Iva Lee Haines Evitt Iva Lee Haines Evitt, 93, of Amarillo died Monday, June 23, 2003. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Emmanuel Baptist Church in Tucumcari, N.M., with the Rev. Bob Miller, pastor of South Georgia Baptist Church in Amarillo, and the Rev. Danny Logan, pastor of Bell Avenue Baptist Church in Amarillo, officiating. Burial will be in Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery by Dunn Funeral Home of Tucumcari. Mrs. Evitt was born May 13, 1910, in Hugo, Okla. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. She will be dearly missed by everyone. She was a former resident of Claremont Retirement Center, and a member of Bell Avenue Baptist Church. Survivors include three daughters, Evelyn Register and husband, Ted, and Edna Ruth Blasingame and husband, Carroll, all of Amarillo, and JoAnn Haines Clark of Tucumcari; three granddaughters, Jeannette Maddaford and husband, Rex, and Thelma Jo Riddle and husband, Mike, all of Tucumcari, and Joyce Moore and husband, Al, of Wildorado; five grandsons, Butch Blasingame, Bill Blasingame and Rick Hedgecock, all of Amarillo, Joe Hedgecock of Phoenix and Tim Bowman and wife, Amanda, of Tucson; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to American Heart Association, 6605 W. Interstate 40, Building A-6, Amarillo, TX 79106; or American Diabetes Association, 815 Brazos St., Austin TX 78701. Amarillo Globe-News, June 25, 2003 Nancy Terrill Bivins Nancy Terrill Bivins, 41, of Amarillo died Sunday, June 22, 2003. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. today in St. Peter's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Ned Creswell officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mrs. Bivins was a third-generation resident of Amarillo who exhibited the true pioneer spirit. Nancy was the daughter of Jeane Harter Terrill and the late Joe C. Terrill of Gilvin-Terrill Inc. Time spent at the Palo Duro Club with family, friends and horses were a part of Nancy's zest for living that she shared with her children, who were the loving focus of her life. Nancy served as president of The Haven and was employed as a legal assistant for the past two years with the Whittenburg Law Firm. Survivors include a daughter, Katherine Teel Bivins of Amarillo; a son, William Terrill Bivins of Amarillo; her mother of Amarillo; three sisters, Jamie Broughton of Victoria, and Sarah deGrood and Elaine Terrill, both of Amarillo. The family suggests memorials be to The Haven at the Amarillo Alcoholic Women's Recovery Center Inc., 1308 S. Buchanan St., Amarillo, TX 79101; or the Moss Lane Club, 3512 Moss Lane, Amarillo, TX 79109. Amarillo Globe-News, June 24, 2003 Oleta Teuton Oleta Teuton, 85, of Amarillo died Monday, June 23, 2003. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. Chester O'Brien, retired from First Baptist Church, officiating. Entombment will be in Memorial Park East Mausoleum. Mrs. Teuton had been a resident of Amarillo since 1938. She was a member of First Baptist Church and Wild Rose Lodge. She was a wonderful mother and loved by all her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilmer R. Teuton in 1996. Survivors include a son, Larry Teuton and wife, Patti, of Amarillo; three grandsons, Tyson Teuton and Garet Teuton, both of Amarillo, and Collin Teuton of Houston; and a brother, Emery Huggins of Plainview. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice. Amarillo Globe-News, June 25, 2003 Zarteshia Marqua Riddley Zarteshia Marqua Riddley, infant daughter of Phineas Riddley and Brianna Robinson of Amarillo, died Sunday, June 22, 2003. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Zarteshia was born June 21, 2003. Don't weep my beloved family. Be happy for me because I'm with Jesus now. Jesus will keep me safe. So until we meet again, "God Bless You All." Survivors include her mother and father; her grandparents, Diana Fox of Amarillo and Armindia Mangrum of Heavener, Okla.; her great-grandparents, Betty Robinson and Gillan Robinson of Heavener, Louis Riddley of Lockney, Georgia Fox of Amarillo and Betty Davis of Oklahoma; and a host of aunts and uncles. Amarillo Globe-News, June 25, 2003 Oklahoma Haley Ann Roberts HOOKER, Okla. - Haley Ann Roberts, 24, died Sunday, June 22, 2003, in Amarillo, Texas. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Hooker Church of Christ with Neville Buchanan officiating. Burial will be in Hooker Cemetery by Roberts Brothers Funeral Home. Miss Roberts was born April 7, 1979, in Aberdeen, S.D. She was a faithful member of Hooker Church of Christ and was active in the youth group. Survivors include her parents, Kyle and Terri Roberts of Hooker; two sisters, Anne Roberts and Sarah Roberts, both of Hooker; and her grandparents, Darrel and Joyce Drake of Watertown, S.D., Ray and Fran Roberts of Hooker and Duane and Mary Ann Eggleston of Edmond. The family suggests memorials be to Haley's Black Mesa Bible Camp Fund in care of Hooker Church of Christ and may be sent to the funeral home, P.O. Box 745, Hooker, OK 73945. Amarillo Globe-News, June 25, 2003 Elsewhere Carl Wilson EL CAMPO - Carl Wilson, 83, formerly of Amarillo died Sunday, June 22, 2003. Services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday in El Campo. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Memorial Park Cemetery in Amarillo with the Rev. Paul Wilson officiating. Arrangements are by Triska Funeral Home. Mr. Wilson was born Dec. 13, 1919, in Warren, Ark., to the late John M. and Pearl Stephens Wilson. He was retired from Texaco, having been employed as a stillman operator for 38 years in the Amarillo area. Survivors include his wife, Clara; a daughter, Clara Fredrick of Amarillo; a son, Paul Wilson of Morgan City, La.; a stepdaughter, Sandra Van Hoesen of Friendswood; a brother, Legal Wilson of El Campo; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and five step great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 8 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Park Funeral Home in Amarillo. Amarillo Globe-News, June 25, 2003 Elsewhere Rita Louise Rabak LUBBOCK - Rita Louise Rabak, 86, died Monday, June 23, 2003. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today in Sanders Funeral Home. Mass will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Christ the King Cathedral. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park by Sanders Funeral Home. Mrs. Rabak was born Oct. 22, 1916, in Larimore, N.D., the daughter of James and Theodora McCabe. She was a graduate of Larimore High School and Valley City, N.D., State University. She was a teacher in North Dakota schools and was secretary to the state director of extension service at North Dakota State University in Fargo, N.D. She married James W. Rabak on Sept. 2, 1942, in Larimore. She moved to Amarillo in 1950, where she lived 36 years and had lived in Lubbock since 1986. She was a member of Christ the King Cathedral. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Rosemary Christensen of Lubbock and Andrea Rabak of Nashville; and 15 nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorials be to Catholic Extension Society in care of Christ the King Cathedral. Amarillo Globe-News, June 25, 2003 Hailey Irene Hamilton LUBBOCK - Hailey Irene Hamilton, 5 months, died Sunday, June 22, 2003. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church Bowman Chapel with Dr. William Flemming and the Rev. Herb Tavner officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park by Resthaven Funeral Home. Hailey was born Jan. 6, 2003, in Lubbock. Survivors include her parents, Marvin Hamilton and Gia Kohler of Lubbock; her grandparents, Claude and Drue Kohler of Amarillo, and Billie and Eli Hamilton of Wichita Falls; and her great-grandmothers, Nina Kohler of Boise City, Okla., and Emma Scales of Wichita Falls. The family suggests memorials be to Covenant Medical Center, NICU, 3615 19th St., Lubbock, TX 79410. Amarillo Globe-News, June 25, 2003 Canyon Mary Louise Fees Jacob Mary Louise Fees Jacob, 97, of Canyon died Monday, June 23, 2003, in Amarillo. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in First Presbyterian Church in Canyon with Dr. Don McDonald, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at 4 p.m. Friday in Memorial Park Cemetery in Oklahoma City by Brooks Funeral Directors. Mrs. Jacob was born Nov. 19, 1905, in Oklahoma, Indian Territory, near Harrah. She was the only child of Nelle Anthony and Emerson Fees. At the age of 16, she graduated valedictorian from Harrah High School and began attending University of Oklahoma at Norman, Okla. She graduated from OU in 1921 with a lifetime teaching certificate. She received her master's of education from OU in 1923. She taught at Northwestern Teachers College in Alva, Okla., for six years, and Connors Junior College in Warner, Okla., for five years. She taught elementary and secondary levels in Colorado and Oklahoma for 15 years. On Aug. 5, 1931, she married Albert Ralph Jacob in Norman. They lived in Alva and Cherokee, Okla., where her husband was county agent. They moved to Colorado for five years, then returned to Oklahoma to continue their education. Mrs. Jacob taught a Woodward, Okla., until retirement in 1970, when she moved to Canyon. In Canyon she was a member of American Association of University Women, The Women's Book Club, Methodist Women's Circle, Canyon Senior Citizens, The Order of Eastern Star, Delta Kappa Gamma, Kappa Delta Sororities and attended First Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1969; an infant son, John Emerson Jacob in 1949; and an infant granddaughter, Kelly Ann McCasland in 1972. Survivors include three daughters, Jane Hildebrandt of Frederick, Md., Joyce Johnson of Greeley, Colo., and Joan McCasland of Happy; 12 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Amarillo Children's Home; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, June 25, 2003 Elsewhere Rita Louise Rabak LUBBOCK - Rita Louise Rabak, 86, died Monday, June 23, 2003. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today in Sanders Funeral Home. Mass will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Christ the King Cathedral. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park by Sanders Funeral Home. Mrs. Rabak was born Oct. 22, 1916, in Larimore, N.D., the daughter of James and Theodora McCabe. She was a graduate of Larimore High School and Valley City, N.D., State University. She was a teacher in North Dakota schools and was secretary to the state director of extension service at North Dakota State University in Fargo, N.D. She married James W. Rabak on Sept. 2, 1942, in Larimore. She moved to Amarillo in 1950, where she lived 36 years and had lived in Lubbock since 1986. She was a member of Christ the King Cathedral. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Rosemary Christensen of Lubbock and Andrea Rabak of Nashville; and 15 nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorials be to Catholic Extension Society in care of Christ the King Cathedral. Amarillo Globe-News, June 25, 2003 Hailey Irene Hamilton LUBBOCK - Hailey Irene Hamilton, 5 months, died Sunday, June 22, 2003. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church Bowman Chapel with Dr. William Flemming and the Rev. Herb Tavner officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park by Resthaven Funeral Home. Hailey was born Jan. 6, 2003, in Lubbock. Survivors include her parents, Marvin Hamilton and Gia Kohler of Lubbock; her grandparents, Claude and Drue Kohler of Amarillo, and Billie and Eli Hamilton of Wichita Falls; and her great-grandmothers, Nina Kohler of Boise City, Okla., and Emma Scales of Wichita Falls. The family suggests memorials be to Covenant Medical Center, NICU, 3615 19th St., Lubbock, TX 79410. Amarillo Globe-News, June 25, 2003 Canyon Mary Louise Fees Jacob Mary Louise Fees Jacob, 97, of Canyon died Monday, June 23, 2003, in Amarillo. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in First Presbyterian Church in Canyon with Dr. Don McDonald, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at 4 p.m. Friday in Memorial Park Cemetery in Oklahoma City by Brooks Funeral Directors. Mrs. Jacob was born Nov. 19, 1905, in Oklahoma, Indian Territory, near Harrah. She was the only child of Nelle Anthony and Emerson Fees. At the age of 16, she graduated valedictorian from Harrah High School and began attending University of Oklahoma at Norman, Okla. She graduated from OU in 1921 with a lifetime teaching certificate. She received her master's of education from OU in 1923. She taught at Northwestern Teachers College in Alva, Okla., for six years, and Connors Junior College in Warner, Okla., for five years. She taught elementary and secondary levels in Colorado and Oklahoma for 15 years. On Aug. 5, 1931, she married Albert Ralph Jacob in Norman. They lived in Alva and Cherokee, Okla., where her husband was county agent. They moved to Colorado for five years, then returned to Oklahoma to continue their education. Mrs. Jacob taught a Woodward, Okla., until retirement in 1970, when she moved to Canyon. In Canyon she was a member of American Association of University Women, The Women's Book Club, Methodist Women's Circle, Canyon Senior Citizens, The Order of Eastern Star, Delta Kappa Gamma, Kappa Delta Sororities and attended First Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1969; an infant son, John Emerson Jacob in 1949; and an infant granddaughter, Kelly Ann McCasland in 1972. Survivors include three daughters, Jane Hildebrandt of Frederick, Md., Joyce Johnson of Greeley, Colo., and Joan McCasland of Happy; 12 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Amarillo Children's Home; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, June 25, 2003 Elsewhere Rita Louise Rabak LUBBOCK - Rita Louise Rabak, 86, died Monday, June 23, 2003. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today in Sanders Funeral Home. Mass will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Christ the King Cathedral. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park by Sanders Funeral Home. Mrs. Rabak was born Oct. 22, 1916, in Larimore, N.D., the daughter of James and Theodora McCabe. She was a graduate of Larimore High School and Valley City, N.D., State University. She was a teacher in North Dakota schools and was secretary to the state director of extension service at North Dakota State University in Fargo, N.D. She married James W. Rabak on Sept. 2, 1942, in Larimore. She moved to Amarillo in 1950, where she lived 36 years and had lived in Lubbock since 1986. She was a member of Christ the King Cathedral. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Rosemary Christensen of Lubbock and Andrea Rabak of Nashville; and 15 nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorials be to Catholic Extension Society in care of Christ the King Cathedral. Amarillo Globe-News, June 25, 2003 Hailey Irene Hamilton LUBBOCK - Hailey Irene Hamilton, 5 months, died Sunday, June 22, 2003. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church Bowman Chapel with Dr. William Flemming and the Rev. Herb Tavner officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park by Resthaven Funeral Home. Hailey was born Jan. 6, 2003, in Lubbock. Survivors include her parents, Marvin Hamilton and Gia Kohler of Lubbock; her grandparents, Claude and Drue Kohler of Amarillo, and Billie and Eli Hamilton of Wichita Falls; and her great-grandmothers, Nina Kohler of Boise City, Okla., and Emma Scales of Wichita Falls. The family suggests memorials be to Covenant Medical Center, NICU, 3615 19th St., Lubbock, TX 79410. Amarillo Globe-News, June 25, 2003 Canyon Mary Louise Fees Jacob Mary Louise Fees Jacob, 97, of Canyon died Monday, June 23, 2003, in Amarillo. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in First Presbyterian Church in Canyon with Dr. Don McDonald, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at 4 p.m. Friday in Memorial Park Cemetery in Oklahoma City by Brooks Funeral Directors. Mrs. Jacob was born Nov. 19, 1905, in Oklahoma, Indian Territory, near Harrah. She was the only child of Nelle Anthony and Emerson Fees. At the age of 16, she graduated valedictorian from Harrah High School and began attending University of Oklahoma at Norman, Okla. She graduated from OU in 1921 with a lifetime teaching certificate. She received her master's of education from OU in 1923. She taught at Northwestern Teachers College in Alva, Okla., for six years, and Connors Junior College in Warner, Okla., for five years. She taught elementary and secondary levels in Colorado and Oklahoma for 15 years. On Aug. 5, 1931, she married Albert Ralph Jacob in Norman. They lived in Alva and Cherokee, Okla., where her husband was county agent. They moved to Colorado for five years, then returned to Oklahoma to continue their education. Mrs. Jacob taught a Woodward, Okla., until retirement in 1970, when she moved to Canyon. In Canyon she was a member of American Association of University Women, The Women's Book Club, Methodist Women's Circle, Canyon Senior Citizens, The Order of Eastern Star, Delta Kappa Gamma, Kappa Delta Sororities and attended First Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1969; an infant son, John Emerson Jacob in 1949; and an infant granddaughter, Kelly Ann McCasland in 1972. Survivors include three daughters, Jane Hildebrandt of Frederick, Md., Joyce Johnson of Greeley, Colo., and Joan McCasland of Happy; 12 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Amarillo Children's Home; or a favorite charity. 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