Potter Co. TX - Obits from Amarillo Globe-News - January 29, 2004 =================================================================== 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 =================================================================== Amarillo Globe-News Obituaries Thursday, January 29, 2004 Area Edna Grace Stone FRITCH - Edna Grace Stone, 83, died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2004. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel in Borger with Beau Collins, her grandson, officiating. Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery with the Rev. Wesley Holland, pastor of First United Methodist Church of Fritch, officiating. Mrs. Stone was born Jan. 18, 1921, in Burkburnett to Ed and Grace Canaday. She married Raymond E. Stone on May 22, 1939, in Sulphur Springs. Survivors include a son, Phillip Ray Stone of Fritch; a daughter, Joyce Collins of Fritch; a brother, Edward Canaday of Okmulgee, Okla.; a sister, Ruth Elliott of Eufaula, Okla.; seven grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 29, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mamie L. Hanan HIGGINS - Mamie L. Hanan, 98, died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2004. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Higgins Church of the Nazarene. Burial will be in Emmons Cemetery by Johnson's Good Samaritan Funeral Service of Shattuck, Okla. Mrs. Hanan was born Jan. 21, 1906, in Cleveland, Tenn. Her family will always cherish her special smile and tender loving ways. Survivors include her children, Rowena Whittle, Rama Deeds, Buck Boughan and Pee Wee Boughan, all of Higgins; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 29, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amarillo Sylvia S. Moore Sylvia S. Moore, 96, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2004. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Grand Avenue Baptist Church with the Rev. David Driskill, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Martin Road Chapel, 1505 Martin Road. Mrs. Moore was born in Odessa and had lived in Amarillo since 1946. She worked in the cafeteria at Forest Hill School, was a volunteer at Amarillo Senior Citizens and was a Sunday school teacher for more than 20 years. She was a member of Grand Avenue Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Robert Moore of Amarillo; a daughter, Shirley Magna of Atlanta; nine grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Grand Avenue Baptist Church, 904 N. Grand St., Amarillo, TX 79107. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 29, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ida Mae McBride Ida Mae McBride, 71, of Amarillo died Monday, Jan. 26, 2004. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in New Light Ministries with the Rev. R.N. Murry, pastor, and the Rev. Elgie Crow officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Golden Gate Mortuary, 1416 N. Hughes St. Mrs. McBride lived her childhood in Yazoo, Miss., where she completed elementary school. She moved to Amarillo where she finished high school. She was one of 16 children. Survivors include a daughter, Carolyn Crain of Amarillo; two sons, Paul Whitaker and Robert Wilkerson, both of Amarillo; three sisters, Nancy Jackson, Lois Watson and Zuna Watson; two brothers, Hollis Watson Jr. and Randy Watson; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 29, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jessie L. Barker Jessie L. Barker, 26, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2004. Memorial services will be at a later date. Arrangements are by N.S. Griggs and Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Mr. Barker was a loving and caring husband and dad. He was a child of God. Survivors include his wife, Racheal; two daughters, Ireland Barker and Michaelann Barker, both of Amarillo; a son, Zachery Barker of Dallas; his mother, Brenda Barker of Arlington; his father, Van Barker of Texas; a sister, Melissa Rodriguez of Winters; and his grandfather, Jessie Barker of Amarillo. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 29, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Mexico Nelle Ayers TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Nelle Ayers, 91, died Monday, Jan. 26, 2004, in Sedona, Ariz. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are by Dunn Funeral Home. Mrs. Ayers was born June 5, 1912, in Tucumcari. Since 2001, she had been making her home in Arizona. Survivors include a daughter, Lois Legleu of Sedona; and a son, Bud Ayers of Washington; numerous grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 29, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheila H. Frazier RIO RANCHO N.M. - Sheila H. Frazier, 48, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2004. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Friday in The Church at Quail Creek, San Jacinto Baptist Church in Amarillo, Texas, with Dr. Scott Hadden, Dee Slocum, pastor, and Dale Moreland, pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by French Mortuary. Mrs. Frazier was a resident of Rio Rancho for 1 years, and was formerly a longtime resident of Amarillo. She was employed by Presbyterian Hospital for the past year and was also involved with Tupperware for over 25 years. Sheila enjoyed horses, snow skiing and western line dancing. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her husband, Larry; a daughter, Amber D. Horn of Amarillo; a son, Shawn Wilson of Lubbock, Texas; a grandson, Jonathan Horn of Amarillo; and a brother, Tommy Howell and wife, Diana, of Dallas. The family suggests memorials be to Celebration Baptist Church, 5620 N.W. Laredo Road, Rio Rancho, NM 87124. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 29, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elsewhere James Monroe Keeling ELKHART, Kan. - James Monroe Keeling, 73, died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2004. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Elkhart Cemetery with the Rev. Terrell Giddens officiating. Arrangements are by Garnard Funeral Home. Mr. Keeling was born Aug. 23, 1930, in Minden, Texas. He served in the Navy during the Korean War and Vietnam conflict. Survivors include a son, James Mark Keeling of Elkhart; two brothers, Owen Wood Keeling of Branson, Miss., and Robert Keeling of Fort Worth; and five grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 29, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- James Oliver Young BOWIE - James Oliver Young, 67, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004, in Bridgeport. Services were at 1 p.m. Wednesday in White Family Funeral Home Chapel with David Hall officiating. Burial will be at noon Saturday in Memorial Park Cemetery in Amarillo. Mr. Young was born June 13, 1936, in Detroit. He married Phyllis Anne Girard on Dec. 3, 1959, in Cadillac, Mich. Survivors include his wife; a son, Mark Young of Bridgeport; two daughters, Sally Owens of Amarillo and Terri Allen of Dennison; two brothers, George Young of Detroit and Raymond Young of Jacksonville, Fla.; and a sister, Mabel Perski of Ocala, Fla. The family suggests memorials be to Vista Hospice of Denton. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 29, 2004 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------