Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 15 November 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 Henry Clay Dawson Henry Clay Dawson, 97, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2003. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Memory Gardens Mausoleum. Entombment will be in Memory Gardens Mausoleum by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 S. Bell St. Mr. Dawson was born to Noah Clark Dawson and Delila Kelly on March 14, 1905, in Kansas. He graduated from Bishop High School in Eldorado, Okla. He retired in 1970 from West Texas State University maintenance department. Henry married Eula Mae Griffin on Feb. 22, 1928, in Memphis. He was a member of the Baptist church. He was preceded in death by his wife on Oct. 1, 1989. Survivors include two sons, H.C. Bryan Dawson and wife, Norma, of Amarillo and Lynndell Frank Dawson and wife, Peggy, of San Antonio; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Make-A-Wish Foundation; Crown of Texas Hospice; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 15, 2003 Coy G. Smith Coy G. Smith, 69, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel, 4100 S. Georgia St., with Gene Shelburne of Anna Street Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Smith graduated from Memphis High School. During his career he worked for Curry Trucking, Central Freight Lines and Gibbs Trucking Co. He was preceded in death by his wife, Maxine Smith; two sisters, Valda Easley and Louise Carnmer; and three brothers, Jim Smith, Ben Smith and R.B. Smith. Survivors include two sisters, Melba Joy of Amarillo and Velma White of San Antonio; and three brothers, Tony Smith of El Paso, and Grady Smith and Charles Smith, both of Amarillo. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 15, 2003 Christopher Ray Donald Christopher Ray Donald, 22, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003. Services will be at 3 p.m. today in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd., with the Rev. Bob Miller, pastor of South Georgia Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Donald was born Sept. 26, 1981, in Amarillo, and graduated from Randall High School in 2000. He loved to work on sports cars and with computers. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Donald of Amarillo; three sisters, Sandra Jean Keeble of Reno, Nev., Deborah Lynn Heitz of Wichita, Kan., and Kathleen Suzanne Escobedo of Irving; a brother, Samuel William Donald Jr. of Stafford; and his grandmother, Olene Brown of McLean. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 15, 2003 Area Ada Pearl Keith SPEARMAN - Ada Pearl Keith, 90, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003. No services are scheduled. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Mrs. Keith was born Feb. 14, 1913, in Montague. She married Elbert Keith on Aug. 26, 1929. Survivors include a daughter, Carol Hintergardt of Lake Dallas; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 15, 2003 Lois Buschman PERRYTON - Lois Buschman, 69, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Perryton Mennonite Church with Don Stoll, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Ochiltree County Cemetery by Johnson's Good Samaritan Funeral Service of Booker. Mrs. Buschman was born Oct. 19, 1934, near Booker. She married Alvin Buschman on Nov. 28, 1954. Survivors include her husband; five sons, Job Buschman of Lubbock, Kit Buschman of Amarillo, Terry Buschman of Spearman, and Tim Buschman and Mark Buschman, both of Perryton; two sisters, Shirley Robinson of Booker and Edna Bowen of Perryton; and 16 grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 15, 2003 Oklahoma Margaret Leona Shuman BUFFALO, Okla. - Margaret Leona Shuman, 83, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003, in Woodward. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Gary Williams officiating. Burial will be in High Point Cemetery by Myatt Funeral Home. Mrs. Shuman was born April 14, 1920, near Buffalo. She married Orville Taylor Shuman on June 25, 1939, in Buffalo. Survivors include a son, Marvin Ray Shuman of Buffalo; two daughters, Mary Ann Harmon of Amarillo, Texas, and Karen Gall of Lee's Summit, Mo.; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 15, 2003 Viola Delila Laseman HOLLIS, Okla. - Viola Delila Laseman, 94, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003, in Amarillo, Texas. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today in Fairmount Cemetery. Arrangements are by Stewart Funeral Service. Mrs. Laseman was born Jan. 11, 1909, in Erath County, Texas. She married Heston L. Laseman in September 1931 in Hollis. Survivors include two daughters, Colleen Hamilton of Amarillo and Doris Wheeler of San Antonio; four grandchildren; and three great-grandsons. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 15, 2003 Jimmie D. Christal ENID, Okla. - Jimmie D. Christal, 76, died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2003. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Nazarene Church with the Rev. Grady Bohannan, the Rev. Robert Shephard and the Rev. Tom Brown officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Meno by Henninger-Allen Funeral Home. Mr. Christal was born Nov. 29, 1926, in Tahoka, Texas. He married Carolyn Hays on July 21, 1962. Survivors include his wife; and a sister, Nadine Davis of Amarillo, Texas. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 15, 2003 Elsewhere Robert Lee "Dink" Medlin DALLAS - Robert Lee "Dink" Medlin, 86, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Fairview Cemetery in Hubbard. Arrangements are by Wade Funeral Home of Hubbard. Mr. Medlin was born Jan. 9, 1917, near Hubbard. He married Mary Ellen Iseral of Hubbard on April 29, 1939, in Waco. Survivors include a son, Robert Medlin of Forney; a grandson; and a great-grandson. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 15, 2003 Viola "Vi" Dahl Monroe DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. - Viola "Vi" Dahl Monroe, 67, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003. Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday in Jones-Wynn Funeral Home Douglas Chapel with the Rev. Ken Cross and Kevin Berkenkamp officiating. Burial will be in Meadowbrook Memory Gardens in Villa Rica. Mrs. Monroe was born June 22, 1936, in Gruver, Texas. She was a member of First Christian Church in Tulia, Texas. Survivors include her husband, Jim; three sisters, Almo Walker of San Angelo, Texas, Pauline Fischer of Optima, Okla., and Adeline Berkenkamp of Douglasville; and a brother, Elmo Dahl of Gruver. The family suggests memorials be to Driskill House Inc., P.O. Box 23, Tulia, TX 79088; or First Christian Church, 102 N.W. Sixth St., Tulia, TX 79088. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 15, 2003 Click here to return to story: http://www.amarillo.com/stories/111503/obi_all.shtml © The Amarillo Globe-News Online