Potter Co. TX - Obits from Amarillo Globe-News - February 11, 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 Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Area Fern Thompson PLAINVIEW - Fern Thompson, 77, died Monday, Feb. 9, 2004. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Wayside Cemetery in Wayside with Jeremy Thompson, grandson, officiating. Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon. Mrs. Thompson was a longtime resident of Amarillo and recently moved to Plainview. She was a member of the Christian Church. Survivors include two sons, Ralph Thompson of Bedford and Roland Jay Thompson of Fort Collins, Colo.; a daughter, Kelly Palmer of Kress; three sisters, Willie Lee Thomas and Juanita Dougan, both of Amarillo, and Virginia Noe of Bremerton, Wash.; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 11, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- J.E. "Jake" Edwards MATADOR - J.E. "Jake" Edwards, 91, of Lubbock died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2004. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jack Boggs, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in East Mound Cemetery by Seigler Funeral Home. Mr. Edwards was born Aug. 10, 1912, in Paducah. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Navy. Survivors include his wife, Marguerite; a son, Tom Edwards of Montgomery; and four grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 11, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Israel Junior Cordova BORGER - Israel Junior Cordova, infant son of Israel Cordova and Karla Escalante, died Monday, Feb. 9, 2004. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Westlawn Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors. Survivors include his mother of Borger; his father of Tulsa, Okla.; and a brother, Juan Carlos Vera of Borger. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 11, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grace Haines Holt CANADIAN - Grace Maye Robbins Haines Holt, 98, died Monday, Feb. 9, 2004. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in First Christian Church with the Rev. Michael Kirby, pastor, and Donald Hill, pastor of The River in Canadian, officiating. Burial will be in Edith Ford Memorial Cemetery by Stickley-Hill Funeral Directors. Mrs. Holt was born to George and Mary Robbins. George and Mary ran a 10 mile house on the freight line between Glazier and Old Ochiltree Farm and Dairy. Grace moved to Texas in the spring of 1906. She married Harry F. Haines Jr. on May 15, 1938. They farmed in Lipscomb for many years. Harry passed from this life in December 1971. Grace married Ray Holt on June 8, 1990. He died in September 1995. She was a member of Eastern Star and an aide to the home demonstration agent in the war period. Grace was an active member of First Christian Church of Canadian and a Sunday school teacher for 20 plus years. She was a volunteer at Hemphill County Hospital and Edward Abraham Memorial Home. Grace was an all-round lady who was very devoted to her Lord. She was preceded in death by two husbands; and two sons, Harry F. Haines Jr. and Dee Alvin. Survivors include a son, Harold Ray Haines of Canadian; five grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; and many, many friends. The family suggests memorials be to Hemphill County Hospice, 1020 S. Fourth St., Canadian, TX 79014; Edward Abraham Memorial Home, 803 Birch St., Canadian, TX 79014; or Don and Sybil Harrington Cancer Center, 1500 Wallace Blvd., Amarillo, TX 79106. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 11, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Edwin Leffel HEREFORD - Charles Edwin Leffel, 61, died Monday, Feb. 9, 2004. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Gililland-Watson Funeral Home Rose Chapel with the Rev. Jim Bulin, pastor of Avenue Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Rest Lawn Cemetery. Mr. Leffel was born March 6, 1942, in Red River County. He was an aircraft mechanic. Survivors include his mother, Cora Leffel of Hereford; a son, Robbie Leffel of Houston; a daughter, Lorrie Ann Van Keuren of Rio Rancho, N.M.; and five grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 11, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estelline Collier HEREFORD - Estelline Collier, 77, died Monday, Feb. 9, 2004. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Parkside Chapel Funeral Home with Johnny Eastep officiating. Burial will be in West Park Cemetery. Mrs. Collier was born Oct. 16, 1926, in Las Cruces, N.M., the daughter of Ernest and Artie Pellam. She married William Collier on March 18, 1946, in Clovis, N.M. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband; two sisters; a brother; and a grandson. Survivors include three sons, Doyal Collier and Terry Collier, both of Hereford, and David Collier of Amarillo; four daughters, Carolyn Stevenson, Marolyn Collier, Patricia Lange and Sandie Bridges, all of Hereford; a brother, Bob Pellam of Aubrey; 19 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and a great-great- grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to Westgate Nursing Center, 400 Ranger St., Hereford, TX 79045; or Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson St., Amarillo, TX 79109. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 11, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary Joe Morgan STINNETT - Gary Joe Morgan, 52, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2004. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jim West, pastor of First Christian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Stinnett Cemetery by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Mr. Morgan was born July 29, 1951, in Robinson, Ill. He married Sharon Isaacs on July 29, 2003, in Stinnett. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Gary Don Morgan of New Braunfels, and Greg Allen Morgan and Gaylon Lamar Morgan, both of Amarillo; his mother, Dorothy Morgan of May Hill, N.M.; a brother, John Morgan of Las Cruces, N.M.; a sister, Alice White of Chesapeake, W.Va.; two grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; two stepsons, Donny Hughes and Brian Hughes, both of Borger; and a stepdaughter, Sherry Horne of Georgetown. The family suggests memorials be to First Christian Church, P.O. Box 517, Stinnett, TX 79083. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 11, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amarillo Marlene Ownsby Marlene Ownsby, 67, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd., with Kevin Deckard, pastor of Westover Fellowship Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Ownsby was born May 23, 1936, in Dodge City, Kan. She had worked for many years as manager at Blair Uniforms. She loved to knit and won many knitting contests. She married Bill Ownsby on July 2, 1972, in Panhandle. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter and her father, Bob Rader. Survivors include her husband; a son, Curtis Lepel of Greenville, Fla.; seven daughters, Terry Bertrand, Jeanne McCubbin and Tammy Lepel, all of Amarillo, Sherry Sims of Mobeetie, Megan Lepel of Sunnyvale, Calif., Billie Patridge of Arlington and Ann Scott of Trinidad, Colo.; her mother, Fern Rader of Amarillo; two brothers, Bruce Rader of La Junta, Colo., and Mike Rader of Amarillo; and two sisters, Mona Myers and Marilyn Albert, both of Walsh, Colo.; 17 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to American Diabetes Association, 815 Brazos St., Austin, TX 78701. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 11, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- James C. "Jake" Brown James C. "Jake" Brown, 87, formerly of Amarillo, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004, in South Padre Island. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Rector Funeral Home Chapel, 2800 S. Osage St., with La Von Thompson, pastor of Life of Praise Fellowship Church, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mr. Brown was born in Merkel. He moved to Amarillo in 1946 from Oklahoma. He served in the Army during World War II, where he received a Bronze Star, a Silver Star and a Purple Heart. He worked as a pipe-fitter for the Texaco Refinery for 32 years, retiring in 1977. He also served as president of operating and engineering of the local pipe-fitters union. Mr. Brown married Sally McMillan in 1940 in Wichita Falls. She died in 1962. He married Modell Usher Gable in 1965 at Amarillo. She died in 2000. Survivors include four daughters, Cindy Brown and Rita Williams, both of Amarillo, Glenda Salvo of Fort Worth and Nora Parsons of East Alton, Ill.; three sons, Ken Brown of Gadsden, Ala., Dennis Brown of El Paso and Jim Gable of Amarillo; a sister, Ruby Kissee of Alaska; a brother, Tunie Brown of Pampa; 19 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Sandi Jo Funk Hospice program, P.O. Drawer 2588, Harlingen, TX 78551. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. today at the funeral home. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 11, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mary Chacon Mary Chacon, 48, of Amarillo died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2004. Prayer services will be at 7 p.m. today in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, 315 E. Fifth Ave. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Alfonso Mejia of Arden Road Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Ms. Chacon was a resident of Amarillo since 1970. She was a Baptist and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Chacon; a brother, Trinidad Hernandez; and a sister, Nora Martinez. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Elizabeth Chacon of Amarillo; two sons, Ray Chacon Jr. of Beeville and Jeremy Chacon of Amarillo; her parents, Rita and Rosalio Hernandez of Amarillo; a sister, Josephine Murillo of Amarillo; and seven grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 11, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Audie H. Palmer Audie H. Palmer, 81, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with Richard Dickerson of Bykota Southern Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 S. Bell St. Mrs. Palmer married Leon W. Palmer on April 11, 1944, in Reno, Nev. She was a preschool teacher at Plymouth Park Baptist Church in Irving for 23 years. Survivors include her husband; five sons, Dennis Palmer of Longview, Danny Palmer, Earl Palmer and Kevin Palmer, all of Amarillo, and Jay Palmer of Irving; a daughter, Linda Hise of Amarillo; a sister, Shirley Williams of Panama, Okla.; 12 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 11, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Mexico Nelson Worley CLOVIS, N.M. - Nelson Worley, 86, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2004. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Central Baptist Church with the Rev. Herbert Bergstrom officiating. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens by Steed-Todd Funeral Home. Mr. Worley was born Jan. 6, 1918, in Cedarvale. He married Mildred Fails on April 8, 1939, in Fort Sumner. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Dwayne Nelson Worley of Roswell, Cal Ray Worley of Lubbock, Texas, and Michael Warren Worley of Florence, Miss.; two sisters, Dorothy Bartholme of Dougless, Wyo., and LaWanda Frakes of Clovis; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to New Mexico Law Enforcement Memorial in care of New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 11, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- William H. Windley Jr. CLOVIS, N.M. - William H. Windley Jr., 32, of Portales, died Friday, Feb. 6, 2004. Memorial services will be at 6 p.m. today in The Chapel with David Markham, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Fort Bragg National Cemetery at a later date. Local arrangements are by Muffley Funeral Home. Mr. Windley was born Aug. 7, 1971, in Fort Bragg, N.C. He was in the Air Force and served in Desert Storm. Survivors include two sons, Darius Windley of Clovis and Dorian Windley of Dallas; his parents, William and Queen Windley of Springlake, N.C., and Evelyn and Harry Craighead of Fayetteville, N.C.; two sisters, Kim Brooks of Asheboro, N.C., and Gigi Miller of Antioch, Calif.; and a grandmother, Clero Baldwin of Cameron, N.C. The family suggests memorials be to the William H. Windley Scholarship Fund in care of Clovis Community College Foundation. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 11, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oklahoma Ester Catherine Ralstin Kleffman GUYMON, Okla. - Ester Catherine Ralstin Kleffman, 81, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church with Mark Wescoatt, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors. Mrs. Kleffman was born Aug. 26, 1922, on the Ralstin home place in Texas County. She married Gerd William Kleffman on June 27, 1945, in Guymon. Survivors include three daughters, Linda Myers of Fayetteville, N.C., Patsy Lucas of Burlington, Kan., and Rebecca Dusenbury of Guymon; a sister, Edith Schriber of Borger, Texas; a brother, Ray Ralstin of Guymon; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Trinity Lutheran Church and may be sent to the funeral home, P.O. Box 1306, Guymon, OK 73942. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 11, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elsewhere Maurine McDowell HUNTSVILLE - Maurine McDowell, 54, died Monday, Feb. 9, 2004. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. today in Forest Lawn Cemetery with Phil Meadows, pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Sam Houston Memorial Funeral Home. Mrs. McDowell was born May 5, 1949, in Pampa to Travis and Alice Hazelwood Williams. She went to work for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as a drug and alcohol counselor at the Clements Unit in Amarillo. She transferred to the Eastham Unit in 1995 and was a correctional officer. She was a great mother, grandmother and a very good friend to her many friends and co-workers. She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Alicia Ann Pierce; a sister, Vivian Ann Shelton; and a nephew, James Travis Shelton. Survivors include two sons, James Shackelford of Spring and Larry Pierce and wife, Melissa, of Pasadena; and seven grandchildren, Asa Shackelford, Landon Shackelford, Kevin Shackelford, Coleman Pierce, Samantha Pierce, Taylor Pierce and Ty Pierce. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 11, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nancy Jane Russell HUMBLE -- Nancy Jane Russell, 49, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Mountain Park Cemetery in Mountain Park, Okla., with Rev. Terry Lowe, pastor of the First United Methodist Church in Shamrock, officiating. Arrangements are by Becker Funeral Home of Snyder, Okla. Ms. Russell was born May 2, 1954, in Oklahoma City. She attended Amarillo College and North Texas State University in Denton. Survivors include two daughters, Sara Daniels and Alaina Marie Russell; her mother, Betty Walker Ratliff of Amarillo; and a sister, Susan McWilliams of Siloam Springs, Ark. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 11, 2004 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------