Potter Co. TX - Obits from Amarillo Globe-News - December 27, 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 Saturday, December 27, 2003 Area Lurlene Ethel Bearden CHILDRESS - Lurlene Ethel Bearden, 86, of Evans, Ga., died Friday, Dec. 26, 2003. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Childress Church of Christ with Dr. Mike Henderson and Trey Morgan officiating. Burial will be in Childress Cemetery by Johnson Funeral Home. Mrs. Bearden was born July 21, 1917, in Loco. She married Donald W. Bearden on Dec. 7, 1939, in Hollis, Okla. Survivors include a daughter, Donnalene Pullen of Evans, Ga.; a brother, Cecil Preston Griffin; one grandson; and three step-grandchildren. The family will receive visitors between 6 and 8 p.m. Monday in the funeral home. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 27, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meredith Crawford OLTON - Meredith Crawford, 91, died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2003. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Main Street Church of Christ with Brian Boverie officiating and Barry Boverie assisting. Burial will be in Springlake Cemetery by Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home. Mr. Crawford lived in Olton since 1934 moving from Oluste, Okla. He was Sandhills Parade Marshal in 1996. Survivors include his wife Daisey; two daughters, Kathryn Bryant of Spearman and Johnny Beth Boverie of Alamogordo, N.M.; a sister, Juanita Little of Corn, Okla.; five grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Runningwater Draw Care Center or Olton Volunteer Ambulance Association. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 27, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frances Holden DUMAS - Frances Holden, 88, died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2003. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Memorial Park Cemetery in Dalhart. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. today in First Christian Church with Rev. Darrell Wait, pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mrs. Holden was born Feb. 26, 1915, in Eaton County, Mich. She lived in Dumas since 1943. She was a member of First Christian Church and a long-time member of Business and Professional Women Club, Delta Kappa Gamma and a great supporter of Girl Scouts. She retired in 1976 after 32 years as a teacher with Dumas Independent School District. She married Chet Holden on June 17, 1956, in Dumas. Survivors include her husband; a sister, Merial Walton of Mount Pleasant; a nephew, Jim Pepper, and his wife, Robbie, of Pampa; and several nieces and nephews and other relatives. The family will be at 113 Cedar. The family suggests memorials be to First Christian Church, P.O. Box 971, Dumas, TX, 79029. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 27, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Harold Canada CANADIAN - Robert Harold Canada, 49, died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2003, in Galveston. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Edith Ford Memorial Cemetery with Donald Hill, pastor of The River Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Stickley-Hill Funeral Directors. Mr. Canada was born Dec. 31, 1953, to William Walter Canada Sr. and Carmen Lita Zahn Canda. He was an artist. Survivors include a sister, Jacque Canada Reynolds of Canadian; an uncle, Kenneth Zahn of Denver, Colo.; and a nephew, James Shawn Canada of Canadian. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 27, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shirley Marlene Ellifritz WELLINGTON - Shirley Marlene Ellifritz, 68, died Dec. 25, 2003. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in New Abundant Life Fellowship with the Rev. Vanya Neeley, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in North Fairview Cemetery by Adams Funeral Home. Mrs. Ellifritz was born Dec. 14, 1935 to Howard and Millie Raderbaugh Johnson in Missoula, Mont. She married Ben Lee Ellifritz in 1949 at Quanah. Survivors include a son, Melvin Ellifritz of Wellington; eight daughters, Nona Parks of San Angelo, Mary Brown, Barbara Peters, Beverly Turrentine, Georgia Brown, Shirley Ford and Dephina Ellifritz, all of Wellington, and Edith Ellifritz of Alma, Ark.; three brothers, Melvin Johnson of Glendale, Ariz., Cecil Johnson of Dodson and Everett Johnson; 15 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the American Heart Association. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 27, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amarillo Russell "Rusty" Nunn Russell "Rusty" Nunn, 49, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2003. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Memory Gardens Cemetery with the Rev. Michael Pinkston officiating. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Mr. Nunn was born and raised in Amarillo and graduated from Tascosa High School. He served 10 years in the Army where he was stationed in Germany. He was a commercial truck driver and worked in construction in Amarillo for many years. He was preceded in death by his father, Pete Nunn, in 1978. Survivors include a son, Jason, of Amarillo; a daughter, Nikki Nunn, of Amarillo; his mother, Betty Nunn, of Amarillo; a brother, Jerry Nunn, of Leesville, La.; two sisters, Sharon Waters, of Tulsa, Okla., and Conny Smith, of Broken Arrow, Okla.; and two grandchildren, Alyssa Erin Nunn and Brent Azariah Nunn, both of Amarillo. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 27, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gaylord "Gator" Aaron Stroup Gaylord "Gator" Aaron Stroup, 59, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2003, in Whitesboro. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Brooks Chapel, 1702 Fifth Ave., Canyon, with the Rev. Nathan Bond officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Mr. Stroup was born Oct. 24, 1944, in Canyon to Bryant and Audrey Vandergriff Stroup. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Canyon. He lost the battle with cancer at his daughter's home in Whitesboro. He was preceded in death by a brother, Larry Stroup, in 2000. Survivors include two daughters, Brandie Chambless of Whitesboro, and Krystel Stroup of San Angelo; two brothers, Donnie Stroup of Grand Junction, Colo., and Curtiss Stroup of Brady; three sisters, Melba Prichard of Amarillo, Glenna Anderson of Canyon, and Dorinda Powers of Houston; four grandchildren; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorials be to Grayson County Hospice, Whitesboro, or your local hospice. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 27, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burton "Burt" Gullick Burton "Burt" Gullick, 77, of Amarillo died Friday, Dec. 19, 2003. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today in the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Central Terrace Congregation, with James Haynes and Ed Regal officiating. Private family burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Rector Funeral Home, 2800 S. Osage St. Mr. Gullick was born in Poteau, Okla., on May 24, 1926. He served in the Navy during World War II. He moved to Amarillo in 1952. He worked as an auto salesman for 40 years and served in the ministry for 27 years. He married Daphine Harrison on April 26, 1945 in Poteau. He was preceded in death by a brother James Harold Gullick in 2003. Survivors include his wife; two sons, David Gullick and Randy Gullick, both of Amrillo; a daughter, Terrie Robertson, of Dalhart; a sister, Patricia Thompson, of Poteau; five grandchildren, Todd Gullick, Cassie Venzor, and Caton Gullick, all of Amarillo, Aaron Robertson of Dalhart, and Rachel Gullick of Spokane, Wash.; and two great-grandchildren, Jewelie Venzor and Samuel Venzor, both of Amarillo. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 27, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Mexico Marilyn Jean Adkins Parson LOVINGTON, N.M. - Marilyn Jean Adkins Parson, 45, of Princeton, Texas, died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2003 in Dallas. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with Jerry Burke officiating. Burial will be in Lovington Cemetery. Mrs. Parson was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Clarendon, Texas. She married Thomas S. Parson on June 21, 2000, in Rule, Texas. Survivors include her husband; a brother, Dr. Byrd Adkins of Amarillo, Texas; and her mother-in-law, Helen Parson of Lovington; and several nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorials be to a charity of your choice. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 27, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ruby Neville Dunn-Slough CLOVIS, N.M. - Ruby Neville Dunn-Slough, 84, died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2003. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Fairview Cemetery in Memphis, Texas, with Tom Posey officiating. Arrangements are by Muffley Funeral Home. Mrs. Dunn-Slough was born on March 10, 1919, in Lakeview, Texas, to Emmitt and Lillie Mae Crabb Harper. She married Troy Dunn in Memphis and, after his death, married Robert Edward Slough in 1954. Survivors include her son, Jimmy Dunn of Clovis; three grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson. 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