Potter Co. TX - Obits from Amarillo Globe-News - Dec. 16, 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 =================================================================== Obituaries Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 16, 2003 Area Virginia Bowers TULIA - Virginia Bowers, 76, formerly of Tulia, died Friday, Dec. 12, 2003. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Wallace Funeral Home Chapel with Paul White, pastor of Olsen Park Church of Christ in Amarillo, officiating. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery. Mrs. Bowers married Ernest Bowers on Nov. 20, 1946, in Clovis. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include a daughter, Kathlene Stanton of Lockhart; four sons, Dean Bowers of Amarillo, Tim Bowers of Honey Grove, Danny Bowers of Oak Harbor, Wash., and Tony Bowers of Snyder; a sister, Callis Love of Tulia; a half- brother, Jim Moore of Tulia; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 16, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Willie Eli "Bill" Welch QUANAH - Willie Eli "Bill" Welch, 77, died Friday, Dec. 12, 2003, in Rowlett. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Quanah First Baptist Church with Austin L. Stewart of Forney officiating. Burial will be in Quanah Memorial Park by Smith Funeral Home. Mr. Welch was born Sept. 30, 1926, in Goodlett. He married Velma Jean Luker on March 21, 1947, in Goodlett. Survivors include nine children, Sandra White of Rockwall, Reginia Loyd of Wichita Falls, David Stewart of Tampa, Fla., Mary Ann King of Carrollton, Paul Stewart of Mansfield, Dennie Stewart of Dunedin, Fla., Kay Buchanan of Lewisville, Letha Stewart of Fort Worth and Barbara Atteberry of Cedar Hill; 19 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to American Cancer Society or Thompson Sawyer Library. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 16, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ben Reeves FRITCH - Ben Reeves, 90, died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, in Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Southern Baptist Church with the Rev. Calvin Winters, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery in Borger by Brown Funeral Directors of Borger. Mr. Reeves was a veteran of the Army. He was a retired stillman for Phillips Petroleum Co., where he worked for 30 years. He was a member of International Odd Fellows Lodge. He married Janice Hill on Jan. 2, 1938, in Muskogee, Okla. Survivors include his wife; a son, Zane Reeves and wife, Carolyn, of Duncanville; two daughters, Sandra Shive and husband, Jon, of Highlands Ranch, Colo., and Sue Schuster and husband, Edmund, of La Verne, Calif.; a sister, Hettie Woods of Okmulgee, Okla.; seven grandchildren, Zane Reeves II, Christi Reeves, Kevin and Trish Shive, Jeff Shive, Stan Shive, Stephanie Schuster and Brett Schuster; and two great-grandchildren, Samuel Shive and Adele Shive. The family suggests memorials be to First Southern Baptist Church, P.O. Box 358, Fritch, TX 79036. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 16, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frances Garces PLAINVIEW - Frances Garces, 81, died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003. Mass will be at 2 p.m. today in Sacred Heart Catholic Church with the Rev. Gerard Kenney officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park by Bartley Funeral Home. Mrs. Garces was born Nov. 13, 1922, in Teague. She married Jesus Garces on April 2, 1953, in Waco. Survivors include three sons, Andy Garces of Alice, Jaimie Garces of Rosharan and Josie Garces of Plainview; two daughters, Rosa Ortiz and Elida Garces, both of Plainview; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 16, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnnie Davis Smith PAMPA - Johnnie Davis Smith, 87, died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, in Canadian. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. Barry Owens, associate pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mrs. Smith was society editor for the Pampa News for five and a half years. She was a member of First Baptist Church. There are no known survivors. In lieu of flowers, please send memorials to a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 16, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- B. Aileen Cook McConnell PAMPA - B. Aileen Cook McConnell, 88, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003, in Lubbock. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Fairview Cemetery with Dr. Edwin Cooley, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mrs. McConnell was born Nov. 28, 1915, in Frederick, Okla. She moved to Graham in 1920 and then to Pampa in 1930. She married C. Russell McConnell on April 13, 1933. They lived in Fort Worth for three years, where she graduated from high school. The McConnells' returned to the Texas Panhandle in 1934, living on a farm in Carson County for 61 years. She returned to Pampa in 1971. She was a member of Pampa Country Club for 50 years. She helped organize Daughters of Pioneers in Carson County and was a 50-year member. She was a member and elder of First Presbyterian Church of Pampa. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1993; a grandson; two sisters, Susie Folmer and Lorene Wilson; and a brother, Leon Cook. Survivors include two daughters, Julia McConnell of Duncanville and Nancy Paronto of Pampa; a son, Calvin McConnell and wife, Sharon, of Lubbock; her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandson, Pam and Greg Dannemiller and their children, Allisha Dannemiller and Heather Dannemiller, all of The Colony; Junan and Mark Boldrey and daughter, Steffany Boldrey, all of Waxahachie; Rusty and Sherri McCabe and their children, Rusty McCabe Jr. and Katelyn McCabe and their grandson, Casey McCabe, all of Euless; Brian and Carrie Kotara and their children, Champe Kotara and Grace Kotara, all of Hailey, Idaho; Kim and Mark Sommer and their son, Derek Sommer, all of Lewisville; Steve and Ellen Kotara and their son, Peter Kotara, all of Fort Worth; Ruston and Linda McConnell of Tokyo; and Stacy and Troy Klemke and their daughter, Kaitlyn Klemke, all of Lubbock. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 16, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ann "Granny" Winters CANADIAN - Ann "Granny" Winters, 76, died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003. Memorial Mass will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Canadian. Burial will be in Christ the King Catholic Cemetery in Browerville, Minn., by Iten Funeral Home of Browerville. Survivors include her children, Terry Thomas and Larry Young, both of Canadian, and Chris Young of California. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 16, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Perry William Thomas Jr. SILVERTON - Perry William Thomas Jr., 84, died Monday, Dec. 15, 2003, in Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Silverton Methodist Church with Edwin Norris and Rancy Young officiating. Burial will be in Silverton Cemetery by Myers-Long Funeral Directors. Mr. Thomas was born March 30, 1919. He operated a shoe repair, cowboy boot making and leather craft shop in Silverton for 63 years. Survivors include his wife, Estelle; a son, Don of Wichita, Kan.; a daughter, E.J. "Becky" Woods of Amarillo; a sister, Ruth Parker of Graham; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Silverton Veterans Memorial in care of Fred Strange of Silverton; or a favorite Silverton ISD scholarship fund. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 16, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cruz Chapa TULIA - Cruz Chapa, 57, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003, in Dallas. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Wallace Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Scott Hensley, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. Chapa was a self-employed construction contractor. He married Delia Sosa on March 14, 1960, in Dimmitt. Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Sylvia Ruiz of Dallas, Lena Cruz and Sandra Escobedo, both of Tulia, and Sara Whitaker of Vega; a son, Cruz Chapa II of Tulia; five brothers, Victor Chapa of Milwaukee, Vincent Chapa of Tulia, Cesario Chapa of Amarillo, Graviel Chapa of Lubbock and George Chapa of Hart; and nine grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 16, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Novelle Cheatwood BORGER - Novelle Cheatwood, 73, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Riverview Baptist Church with the Rev. Jimmy Gillmore, pastor, and the Rev. Scott Wallace, associate pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors. Mrs. Cheatwood was born Oct. 10, 1930, in Angelina County. She was a charter member of Riverview Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Alton; a son, Jamie Cheatwood of Stinnett; two daughters, Susan White of Amarillo and Nancy Kelley of Borger; six grandchildren; and a great-grandson. The family suggests memorials be to Kelsey Phillips Scholarship Fund at Riverview Baptist Church in Borger. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 16, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amarillo Luz Reynoso Alcala Luz Reynoso Alcala, 80, of Amarillo died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003. Rosary will be said at 6:30 p.m. today in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Mass will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Monsignor Rex Nicholl of the church officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Alcala was born Jan. 26, 1923, in Amarillo. She lived here all of her life. She was a homemaker and a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and was the world's greatest listener. She married Sammy Alcala Sr. on May 22, 1941, and they were married 62 years. Mom and Dad will be greatly missed. She was preceded in death by her husband; a son, Leroy Alcala Sr.; four brothers, Paul, Ignacio, John and Tony Reynosa; and two sisters, Virginia Carrasco and Rosa Tijerina. Survivors include five daughters, Vicky Valverde, Molly Valverde, Vera Herrera and Marcella Herrera, all of Amarillo, and Debbie Galvan of Phoenix; three sons, Sammy Alcala Jr. of Amarillo, Jimmy Alcala of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Eddie Alcala of Dodge City, Kan.; 33 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 16, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Loy C. Jones Sr. Loy C. Jones Sr., 86, of Amarillo died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Second Baptist Church with Dr. Charles Jones officiating. Burial will be in Restwood Memorial Park in Lake Jackson. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Mr. Jones was born April 23, 1917, in Braggs, Okla., to Ralph Edward and Edna Landon Jones. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 50 years, Evelyn D. Jones; and a brother, Frank Landon Jones. Survivors include two sons, A.G. Jones of Clute and L.C. Jones Jr. of Amarillo; a daughter, Karen Watkins of Westminster, Colo.; 10 grandchildren; 17 great- grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 16, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mary A. Jones-Malone Mary A. Jones-Malone, 75, of Amarillo died Friday, Dec. 12, 2003. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd., with the Rev. Renae Phillips, pastor of Metropolitan Community Church in Lubbock, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Jones-Malone was a homemaker. She was a member of D.A.R. in Amarillo and Second Baptist Church. She enjoyed crocheting, her flower garden and bird watching. She was preceded in death by her husbands, J.P. Jones in 1966 and Lonnie Malone in 1999; and a grandson, J. Paul Jones. Survivors include two sons, Darel L. Jones and wife, Debra, of Amarillo and J. Michael Jones and wife, Martha, of Phoenix; a daughter, Mickey Jones and her partner, Kim Wright, of Lubbock; a stepdaughter, Ruthie Malone Way and husband, Paul, of Alaska; a brother, G.H. Holt and wife, Mary, of Amarillo; a sister, Nina Thorpe and husband, Vince, of Ocean Side, Calif.; eight grandchildren, Michelle Dominguez and husband, David, Chris Jones and wife, Cindy, Heather Price and husband, Stephen, Michelle McClish, Eric Jones and wife, Hallye, Melissa Jones, Matthew Jones and Benjamin McClish; and six great-grandchildren, Kayla Dominguez, Carson Dominguez, Victoria Jones, Jean Jones, Jacey Jones and Stephanie Price. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176-0001; or MCC, 4501 University St., Lubbock, TX 79413. Flowers can also be donated to Second Baptist Church, 419 N. Buchanan St., Amarillo, TX 79107. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 16, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elsewhere Una B. Logsdon VERNON - Una B. Logsdon, 84, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003. Services will be at noon today in Sullivan Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jack Gilliland officiating. Burial will be in Wilbarger Memorial Park. Mrs. Logsdon was born Jan. 14, 1919, in Athens. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Vernon. Survivors include three sons, Ronnie Logsdon and Jerry Logsdon, both of Vernon, and C.M. "Micky" Logsdon of Arlington; a daughter, Patsy Logsdon of McKinney; a sister, Eunice Marie Glover of Nocona; 16 grandchildren; and numerous great- grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 16, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Virginia Ortiz FORT STEWART, Ga. - Virginia Ortiz, 28, died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003. Services will be Saturday in Cypress, Calif., by Forest Lawn Mortuary. Local arrangements are by Thomas L. Carter Funeral Home of Hinesville. Mrs. Ortiz was a native of Los Angeles and had lived in Liberty County since 2001. She was a veteran of the Army. Survivors include her husband, Marcus; two adopted sons, Joshua and Jadan Perez, both of Fort Stewart; two daughters, Mireya and Iliana Ortiz, both of Fort Stewart; her mother, Gloria Hernandez of Wichita, Kan.; her father, Rafael Perez of Los Angeles; two brothers, Rafael Perez of Los Angeles and Juan Hernandez of Wichita; and two sisters, Sujedy Erica Perez of Los Angeles and Jeanette Hernandez of Wichita. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 16, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grace Janet Barclay DENTON - Grace Janet Barclay, 85, died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Dallas/Fort Worth National Cemetery in Dallas. Arrangements are by Bill DeBerry Funeral Directors. Mrs. Barclay was born April 6, 1918, in Kansas City, Mo. She married Arthur Hugh Barclay on May 19, 1938, in Ferguson, Mo. Survivors include a daughter, Susan Myatt of Denton; a son, Don Barclay of Allen; a sister, Martha Elizabeth Smith of Adrian, Mich.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 16, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Burrows BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. - Bruce Burrows, 88, died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003. Prayer services were at 11 a.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church. Burial was in Garden of Memory Cemetery by Edmond Fahey Funeral Home. Mr. Burrows was born in Lexington County, Okla., on Aug. 21, 1915. He worked for the Bureau of Mines for 31 years. Survivors include three sons, Larry Burrows of Pearlington, Adrian Burrows of Santa Clara, Calif., and Dale Burrows of Greeley, Colo.; a daughter, Sandra Lebsack of Kearney, Neb.; a brother, Duane Burrows of Amarillo, Texas; a sister, Lucille Harris of Albuquerque, N.M.; nine grandchildren; and 10 great- grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church Building Fund, 141 Main St., Bay St. Louis, MS 39520; or Senior Citizens of Bay St. Louis, P.O. Box 3, Bay St. Louis, MS 39520. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 16, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- J.M. Hefner LUBBOCK - J.M. Hefner, 84, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Ellis Funeral Home Chapel in Muleshoe with Scott Malone and Howard Rhodes officiating. Burial will be in Muleshoe Memorial Park Cemetery in Muleshoe. Mr. Hefner was born July 31, 1919, in Chimes, Ark. He served in the Army during World War II. Survivors include his wife, Leona; a daughter, Tana Young of Dimmitt; a sister, Eula Mathis of Clinton, Ark.; three brothers, Lloyd Hefner of Mira Loma, Calif., Jesse Hefner of Madera, Calif., and Clovis Hefner of Antioch, Calif.; two grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 16, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canyon Herbert F. Kuhlman Herbert F. Kuhlman, 81, of Canyon died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. today in Paramount Terrace Christian Church in Amarillo with Mike Kuhlman and the Rev. Scott Greer officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery in Canyon. Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors. Mr. Kuhlman was born in 1922 on the same spread in Randall County where he still lived. He married Jeannie Steinke in Amarillo on June 5, 1949. He was a veteran of the Air Force, serving his country during World War II. He had always been involved in agriculture and remained active in the industry with his sons, Mike and Gary. He was also part owner of Dawn Custom Cattle Feeders and was a stockholder and director of the First State Bank of Happy, Canyon. Over the years, he was honored with the Randall County Top Hand Award, Randall County Outstanding Result Demonstrator and Randall County Outstanding Conservationist. He was a member of the Texas Cattle Feeders Association, Texas Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and was a 35-year director of the Consumers Fuel Cooperative. He belonged to countless other professional associations that promote the agriculture industry. He always believed in helping our youth get their start in agriculture and served as a youth organization supporter for 4-H and FFA programs, and as a dedicated volunteer for the Tri-State High School Rodeo Association. He was also instrumental in working with Dr. Charles Smallwood to acquire Nance Ranch for West Texas A&M University. Never one to shy away from hard work and hard times, he volunteered his labor, equipment and materials to make the Nance Ranch an incredible asset to WTAMU. He mentored the university's agriculture students, hired many of them for his own operation and launched their successful careers to assure the industry thrives in the next generation. Very few Tri-State residents embody the western lifestyle with the integrity and immense accomplishments of Mr. Kuhlman. For all of his 81 years, he was a true cowboy in spirit and deed, and in 2001, the board of directors of the Tri- State Fair honored him as Cowboy of the Year. He attributed his success to his family, the Panhandle land and his God. His credo was, "You work the land, you work close to God, and you work hard." He was a member of Paramount Terrace Christian Church. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Deborah Jean Kuhlman in 1951, and a grandson, C.M. Kuhlman in 1996. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Cindy Ortiz and husband, Phil, of Albuquerque, N.M.; two sons, Mike Kuhlman and wife, Donna, and Gary Kuhlman and wife, Debbie, all of Canyon; two brothers, Alvin Kuhlman and wife, Lisa, of Canyon and Jim Kuhlman and wife, Ann, of Mason City, Iowa; three grandchildren, Nicci Howard and husband, Matt, of San Antonio, Amy Ortiz of Albuquerque, N.M., and Ashlee Kuhlman of Canyon; three stepgrandchildren, Brandi Miller and husband, Jesse, of Chambersburg, Pa., Justin Reed of Amarillo and David Ortiz and wife, Fabiola, of Alexandria, Va.; and one step great-grandchild, Tyler Warner of Chambersburg, Pa. The family suggests memorials be to the Herbert F. Kuhlman Memorial Rodeo Scholarship Fund in care of Mark Eakin, WTAMU Box 60825, Canyon, TX 79016; Paramount Christian Church, 4000 Mays St., Amarillo, TX 79109; or to a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 15, 2003 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------