Potter Co. TX - Obits: Amarillo Globe-News - February 21, 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 Saturday, February 21, 2004 Amarillo David Wallace Keeling David Wallace Keeling, 63, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2004. Services were held at 10 a.m. Friday in Rector Funeral Home Chapel, 2800 S. Osage St., with Michael Beckworth officiating. Burial was at 3 p.m. in Childress Cemetery. Mr. Keeling was born in Childress. He married Regina Bearden on Sept. 2, 1960. He worked as a tree surgeon and was a member of Faith Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife; his mother, Evelyn Keeling of Amarillo; a daughter, Ginger Johnson and husband, Philip, of Amarillo; two sons, Grant Keeling and Greg Keeling, both of Amarillo; a brother, Tommy Keeling of Amarillo; two sisters, Cindy Thomas of Amarillo and Beverly Fuller of Pampa; his mother-in- law, Louise Bearden of Childress; seven grandchildren; and a great- granddaughter. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Lynn Smith David Lynn Smith, 57, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2004. No services have been scheduled. Cremation arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Mr. Smith worked for Hastings in the warehouse department and had worked for Santa Fe Railway and Texas Instruments. Survivors include a son, Zane Smith of Temple; a daughter, Jordan Smith of Belton; his father, Edward "Ed" Smith of Tulia; two sisters, Sherry Ann Smart and Norma J. Kiefer, both of Amarillo; and a brother, Lloyd Edward Smith of Lincoln, Neb. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rose Patricia Hart Rose Patricia Hart, 88, of Amarillo died Thursday, Feb. 19, 2004. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday in Mount Olivet Funeral Home in Fort Worth. Local arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Mrs. Hart was preceded in death by nine siblings and one son, Albert Ray Gariepy. Survivors include two sisters, Victoria Lorene Smith of Fort Worth and Ada Jernigan of New Braunfels; her children, Fred Gariepy of Puerto Rico, Harvey Gariepy of Denver and Shirley Janette Sluder of Bushland; 12 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Mexico Wilma Pauline Nabours LOGAN, N.M. - Wilma Pauline Nabours, 79, died Thursday, Feb. 19, 2004 in Bushland, Texas. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. (MST) today in Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery with Drew Darling, pastor of Bushland Community Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Mrs. Nabours was born Aug. 1, 1924, in Dogpatch, Okla. She was a longtime resident of Tucumcari and Logan, and had worked as a waitress. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Tucumcari. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sidney Nabours, and a grandson, Billy Keith. Survivors include three daughters, Barbara Keith and husband, Melvin, of Nara Visa, Pat Herring and husband, Greg, of Bushland and JoAnn Norris and husband, Eldon, of Amarillo, Texas; three sisters, Margie Hudlin of Weleetka, Okla., Goldie Smith of Henryetta, Okla., and Louise Graham of Huntington, Ark.; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. The family would like to thank Marilyn Louden at BSA Hospice for all of her kindness. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Odessa Strawn TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Odessa Strawn, 89, died Thursday, Feb. 19, 2004. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Benny Hipps and the Rev. David England officiating. Burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday in Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery by Dunn Funeral Home. Mrs. Strawn was born April 22, 1914, in Limestone County, Texas. She was a homemaker and a beautician. Survivors include two daughters, Darlene Oliver of Tucumcari and Wanda Joyce Yohn of Corinth, Texas; four grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Area Jody Daniels PAMPA - Jody Daniels, 47, died Thursday, Feb. 19, 2004. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. today in Central Baptist Church with the Rev. Rick Parnell, associate pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Rector Funeral Home, 2800 S. Osage St. Mr. Daniels was a mechanic and a car dealer for 20 years and a member of Central Baptist Church. He married Molly Richards in 1981 in Pampa. Survivors include his wife; his mother, Freddie Seitz of Pampa; a daughter, Kimberly McElreath of Amarillo; two sisters, Tina Lemons of Pampa and Toni Bledsoe of Amarillo; and two grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the American Diabetes Foundation or to BSA Hospice of the Panhandle, 800 N. Sumner St., Pampa, TX 79065. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- James E. "Jim" Gray Jr. PERRYTON - James E. "Jim" Gray Jr., 80, died Thursday, Feb. 19, 2004. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. John Durham officiating. Burial will be in Ochiltree Cemetery. Mr. Gray was an oil field truck driver. He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. Survivors include four sons, Joe Gray and Steve Gray, both of Perryton, George Gray of Amarillo and Jessie Gray of Miami; two daughters, Kay Turner of Eufala, Okla., and Patsy Hunt of Perryton; a sister, Mizzell Webster of Odessa; 32 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson. The family suggests memorials be to the Ochiltree Hospice Volunteers, 3101 Garrett, Perryton, TX 79070, or a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wendell Flores STRATFORD - Wendell Flores, 97, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2004. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mark Metzger, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Stratford Cemetery by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mr. Flores was born May 31, 1906, in Vernon. He was a Stratford resident since 1916. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Stratford. He was a rancher. He married Lena "Pete" Harrell on May 19, 1928, in Amarillo. He was preceded in death by his wife on Nov. 3, 1981. Survivors include a son, Joe Flores and wife, Leeanna, of Stratford; a daughter, Wendolyn "Sisty" Vincent and husband, Jack, of Stratford; two sisters, Sybil Boney and Emma Lou Cannon, both of Amarillo; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Coldwater Manor, P.O. Box 1189, Stratford, TX 79084; or SCOT Hall, P.O. Box 358, Stratford, TX 79084. The family will be at 401 N. Fulton or 1201 Purnell in Stratford. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Danny Ray Phillips FRANKLIN - Danny Ray Phillips, 53, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2004. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in McCauley Funeral Home Chapel in Franklin with Scott Herbert officiating. Burial will be in Franklin Cemetery. Mr. Phillips was born Nov. 30, 1950, in Amarillo to Orie L. Phillips Jr. and Marie Ann Cole Phillips. He was a graduate of Palo Duro High School and attended Amarillo College. Survivors include his wife, Sherrie Phillips of Franklin; two sons, Danny R. Phillips Jr. and Brandon Lee Phillips of Amarillo; two stepdaughters, Casandra and Amanda Jones of Franklin; his father of Colorado Springs; two sisters, Janis Ann Herbert of Steamboat Springs, Colo., and Lauri Gail Mask of Colorado Springs, Colo.; a brother, Ronnie Lee Phillips of Franklin; and two grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to New Baden Ladies Lions Club, P.O. Box 103 New Baden, TX 77870. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 21, 2004 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------