Potter Co. TX - Obits: Amarillo Globe-News - May 8, 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, May 8, 2004 Amarillo Maria Coronado Maria Coronado, 73, of Amarillo died Friday, May 7, 2004. Memorial services will be at 6 p.m. today in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Martin Road Chapel, 1505 Martin Road. Mrs. Coronado was a housekeeper. Survivors include two daughters, Lillie Gonzalez of Chicago and Alejandra Ruiz of Des Plains, Ill.; two sons, Joseph Martinez of Chicago and Jerry Martinez of Rosemont, Ill.; a brother, Catarino Coronado of Arlington; 21 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, May 8, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pamela Kay Gilsrud Pamela Kay Gilsrud, 60, of Amarillo died Friday, April 30, 2004. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Tascosa Road with Brock Lovett, bishop, officiating. Burial will be in Hartley Cemetery in Hartley by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Mrs. Gilsrud was born in Rochester, Minn., where she graduated from John Marshall High School. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Amarillo, Fourth Ward. She was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Fryer; and her parents, Harry B. and Nellie Grace Fryer. Survivors include her husband, Tex; two daughters, Elizabeth Gilsrud and Sheila Gilsrud, both of Amarillo; two sons, Daniel R. Gilsrud of St. Peter, Minn., and Michael D. Gilsrud of Madison Lake, Minn.; two brothers, Bob Fryer of Lanesboro, Minn., and Chuck Fryer of Fairbury, Neb.; two sisters, Gayle Fieck of Rasine, Minn., and Nancy O'Nein of Rochester, Minn.; and six grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to American Heart Association, 6605 W. Interstate 40, Building A-6, Amarillo, TX 79106. Amarillo Globe-News, May 8, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Area C.L. "Red" Clark DUMAS - C.L. "Red" Clark, 92, died Wednesday, May 5, 2004, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Dumas Cemetery with the Rev. Eddie Tubbs, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mr. Clark was born Feb. 15, 1912, in Fyffe, Ala. He was a Dumas resident since 1941. He was a welder and contractor. He was a 53-year member of Pipeliners Union Local 798. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Dumas. He married Ruth Finchum on April 15, 1933, in Paducah. He was preceded in death by his wife; a son, Roger Clark; two great- granddaughters, Miranda Clark and Samantha May; four brothers; and three sisters. Survivors include a daughter, Billie Greer and husband, Harold, of Dumas; five grandchildren, Edwin "Butch" Greer and wife, Judy, and Tony Clark, all of Amarillo, Mark Greer and wife, Sheila, of Houston, Curtis Clark and wife, Teresa, of Guymon, Okla., and Karen Stephaney and husband, Peter, of Altoona, Fla.; a daughter-in-law, Maxie Clark of Sunray; eight great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice Foundation, 2201 Civic Circle, Suite 516, Amarillo, TX 79109. The family will be at 122 Cherry St. Amarillo Globe-News, May 8, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- William E. "Bill" Weatherbee PAMPA - William E. "Bill" Weatherbee, 71, died Friday, May 7, 2004. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Mary Ellen and Harvester Church of Christ with Dr. Dan Powell officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Weatherbee was owner and operator of First Southwest Insurance Agency for the last four years. He was a veteran of the Army, serving during the Korean conflict. Survivors include his wife, Linda; two daughters, DeLana Augustin of Denver and Shelli Connick of Lawton, Okla.; three sons, Kelly Zeek of Wahiawa, Hawaii, Kerry Zeek of Amarillo and Jason Weatherbee of Lubbock; his mother, Fay Weatherbee of Pampa; and 17 grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Odyssey Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson St., Amarillo, TX 79101. Amarillo Globe-News, May 8, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Mexico Esperanza Saenz Ortiz Ramirez BUEYEROS, N.M. - Esperanza Saenz Ortiz Ramirez, 36, died Wednesday, May 5, 2004, in Dalhart, Texas. Prayer vigil was a 7 p.m. Friday in Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church. Mass will be at 2 p.m. (MDT) today in the church with the Rev. Larry Brito, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Bueyeros Cemetery by Horizon Funeral Home of Dalhart. Mrs. Ramirez was born Aug. 2, 1967. She had a wonderful time with her family and friends and enjoyed her church activities. Survivors include her husband, Benjamin; a daughter, Graciela Ramirez; two sons, Joel and Juan Diego Ramirez; her mother, Maria de los Angeles Ortiz Parra; seven brothers, Crespin Saenz, Jose Guadalupe Saenz, Jesus Saenz, Jose R. Saenz, Miguel Saenz, Cosme Saenz and Manuel Saenz; and three sisters, Feliciatas Villalobos, Maria Avsencia Pacheco and Lucina Villalobos. Amarillo Globe-News, May 8, 2004 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------