Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers   8 November 2003

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   Antonio "Tony" Salinas

   MEMPHIS - Antonio "Tony" Salinas, 74, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003.

   Rosary was at 7 p.m. Friday in Hughs Funeral Home Memorial Chapel.
   Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Sacred Heart Catholic Church with
   John Nino, deacon, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.

   Mr. Salinas was born April 8, 1929, in Edinburg. He married Araceli
   Benavides on Dec. 27, 1953, in Edinburg.

   Survivors include his wife; three sons, Antonio Salinas of Annandale,
   Va., Pedro Salinas of Memphis and Gerardo Salinas of Grapevine; a
   daughter, Maria Theresa Thompson of Clyde; 13 grandchildren; and three
   great-grandchildren.

   Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 8, 2003

   Leory Birdine

   QUANAH - Leroy Birdine, 74, died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003.

   Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Smith Funeral Home Chapel with
   the Rev. Joe Coffer of Amarillo officiating. Burial will be in Quanah
   Memorial Park.

   Mr. Birdine was born June 7, 1929, in Greenville. He was an Army
   veteran and retired from Atlantic Richfield Oil Co.

   Survivors include three daughters, Willie Kay of Mesa, Ariz., and
   Earlene and Debbie Sue, both of Casa Grande, Ariz.; two sons, Johnny
   Birdine of Casa Grande and Tracy Birdine of Los Angeles; three
   sisters, Willie Kay Nelson and Ester Love, both of Quanah, and Clara
   Pyles of Amarillo; 14 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren.

   Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 8, 2003

   Manuel Cruz

   CACTUS - Manuel Cruz, 82, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2003, in Dumas.

   Services will be at El Terrero Namiquipa, Chihuahua, Mexico. Local
   arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors.

   Mr. Cruz was a retired traffic officer in El Terrero Namiquipa. He had
   also attended the Pentecostal Church, Siloe, in El Terrero.

   Survivors include seven sons, Saul Cruz of Albuquerque, N.M., Josue
   Cruz of Phoenix, Joel Cruz of Hobbs, N.M., Jonathan Cruz and Ruben
   Cruz, both of El Terrero Namiquipa, David Cruz of Flagstaff, Ariz.,
   and Daniel Cruz of Las Vegas, Nev.; five daughters, Noel Cruz of
   Flagstaff, and Lidia Cruz, Ester Cruz, Paty Cruz and Noemie Cruz, all
   of Cactus; 45 grandchildren; and 63 great-grandchildren.

   Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 8, 2003

   Georgia Crabtree

   DALHART - Georgia Crabtree, 98, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2003.

   Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with Steven
   Lowrie, minister, and Clifford Dane officiating. Burial will be in
   Memorial Park Cemetery by Horizon Funeral Home.

   Mrs. Morgan was born Sept. 18, 1905, in Calumet, Okla. She married
   Virgil Crabtree on Jan. 2, 1923, in Grand Forks, N.D.

   Survivors include three daughters, Ruth Selby and Ethel Clevenger,
   both of Dalhart, and Ellen Myer of Winters; a sister, Goldie Briggs of
   California; eight grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and nine
   great-great-grandchildren.

   Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 8, 2003

   Oklahoma

   A.W. "Dub" Garver

   CHEYENNE, Okla. - A.W. "Dub" Garver, 84, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2003,
   in Sayre.

   Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Silent Home Cemetery
   with the Rev. Don Harrold officiating. Arrangements are by Rose Chapel
   Funeral Service.

   Mr. Garver was born Nov. 9, 1918, in Midway, Okla. He served in the
   Army during World War II.

   Survivors include two daughters, Donna Chambers of Boys Ranch, Texas,
   and Jackie Abernathy of Rio Rancho, N.M.; six grandchildren; nine
   great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Katie Tice of Cheyenne and
   Hester Hickey of Reydon.

   Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 8, 2003

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