Potter Co. TX - Obits: Amarillo Globe-News - May 30, 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 Sunday, May 30, 2004 Amarillo Rose Evelyn Wilson Howell Rose Evelyn Wilson Howell, 54, formerly of Amarillo died Saturday, May 22, 2004, in Tyler. Services were at 11 a.m. Saturday in Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church in Athens with the Rev. Bill Burton officiating. Burial was in North Athens Cemetery by Warford-Walker Mortuary, 509 N. Hughes St. Mrs. Howell was born in Athens. She was a former Amarillo resident and Palo Duro High School graduate. Survivors include a son, Kevery Wilson; two daughters, Shawnie Miller and Dawnie Davis; six sisters, Gloria Collins, Marguerite Shanklin, Nicey Shelton, Saundra Wilson, Tawania Woods and Sherunda Story; four brothers, Robbie Hill, Joe Wilson, Lawrence Wilson and Ray Stevenson; and six grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, May 30, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Horace Jones Jr. Albert Horace Jones Jr., 58, of Amarillo died Friday, May 28, 2004. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Fairview Cemetery in Pampa with the Rev. Rick Parnell, associate pastor of Central Baptist Church of Pampa, officiating. Military rites will be provided by the Marine Corps. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa. Mr. Jones was a veteran of the Marine Corps, serving during the Vietnam War. He was a member of Central Baptist Church in Pampa. Survivors include a son, Patrick Bradley Jones of Austin; a daughter, Shawna Gayle Hale of Portland; a sister, Virginia R. Grayson of Pampa; and three grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the VA Nursing Home, 6010 Amarillo Blvd. West, Amarillo, TX 79106 or to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, National Panhandle Chapter, 6222 Canyon Drive, Amarillo, TX 79109. Amarillo Globe-News, May 30, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Area Joseph "Zeb" Beddingfield PANHANDLE - Joseph "Zeb" Beddingfield, 85, died Friday, May 28, 2004. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church of Panhandle with the Rev. Bill Fuller, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Panhandle Cemetery by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Panhandle. Military honors will be provided by Fort Hood. Mr. Beddingfield served in the Army during World War II, retiring after 28 years. He was a lifetime resident of Panhandle. Survivors include two sisters-in-law, Angie Beddingfield of Panhandle and Wanda Beddingfield of Clarendon; and a host of nieces and nephews and great- nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorials be to the Raymond McCasky VFW Post of Panhandle, attn.: Bob McGregor, Box P.O. 901, Panhandle, TX 79068 or to St. Ann's Nursing Home, P.O. Box 1179, Panhandle, TX 79068. Amarillo Globe-News, May 30, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celeste J. Wiley WHEELER - Celeste J. Wiley, 77, died Thursday, May 27, 2004. The family will hold a memorial service for Miss Wiley at their next family reunion. Arrangements are by Wright Funeral Home. Miss Wiley was born Oct. 7, 1926, to Herman M. and Leota Kite Wiley in Wheeler. Amarillo Globe-News, May 30, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dennis Lee Billings CANADIAN - Dennis Lee Billings, 60, died Friday, May 28, 2004, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Edith Ford Memorial Cemetery with the Rev. Michael Kirby, pastor of First Christian Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Stickley-Hill Funeral Directors. Mr. Billings was born April 22, 1944, in Garden City, Kan. He had lived in Canadian since 1965. He served in the Army during Vietnam from 1969 to 1971. He was self-employed as a pumper in the oil field. He was a member of First Christian Church and of the Moose Lodge. Survivors include his parents, Eileen and Nick Falke of Canadian; a son, Shane Lee Billings of College Station; and a brother, Darrell Billings of Canadian. The family suggests memorials be to the Amarillo VA Health Care System, 6010 Amarillo Blvd. West, Amarillo, TX 79106. Amarillo Globe-News, May 30, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connie Lydia Henderson HEREFORD - Connie Lydia Henderson, 94, died Friday, May 28, 2004. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Gililland-Watson Funeral Home Rose Chapel. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Riverside Cemetery in Byers with the Rev. James Keenum officiating. Mrs. Henderson married Henry McNelly "Mack" Henderson in 1928. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1982 and an infant son, Kenneth Ray Henderson in 1930. Survivors include two daughters, Margaret LaVerne Davis and husband, Cratus, of Byers and Margie LaVonne McAlister and husband, Billy, of Amarillo; a sister, Ruby Smith of Waurika, Okla.; five grandchildren, DeWayne Davis of Byers, LaRayne Lingley of Chapel Hills, Tenn., Michael Davis of Pagosa Springs, Colo., Karla Fellers of Hereford and Kelon McAlister of Amarillo; 14 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the BSA Hospice of Amarillo or to Katie's Kids Kamp at Byers. Visitation will be one hour before the service Monday at the funeral home. Visitation will be one hour before the graveside service Tuesday in the Fellowship Hall Assembly of God in Byers. Amarillo Globe-News, May 30, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monica A. Jensen PANHANDLE - Monica A. Jensen, 99, died Wednesday, May 26, 2004. Her ashes will be interred at Fort Branch, Ind. Arrangements are by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40 in Amarillo. Mrs. Jensen was born Jan. 11, 1905, to James J. and Julia Anna Conwell McGreevy at Rodden, Ill. She was preceded in death by her husband, Waldemar T. Jensen; a daughter, Marilyn Jensen Nevin; and a son, William Jensen. Survivors include a son, James R. Jensen and wife, Shirley, of Amarillo; a daughter-in-law, Pamela Jensen of Yuba City, Calif.; a son-in-law, Joseph Nevin of Tucson, Ariz.; five grandchildren, Melissa Jensen Johnson and husband, Terry, of Houston, Erika Jensen of Euless, Julie Nevin Suek and husband, Philip, of Longview, Wash., Rick Nevin and wife, Leisa, of Tucson and Susan Jensen of Yuba City; and three great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, May 30, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oklahoma Carl Henry Owens BEAVER, Okla. - Carl Henry Owens, 93, died Thursday, May 27, 2004. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Beaver United Methodist Church with Torrie Curtis and Jim Parker officiating. Burial will be in Pioneer Cemetery by Clark Funeral Service. Mr. Owens was a member of Beaver United Methodist Church for more than 60 years. He was a veteran of the Army, serving in World War II. Survivors include his wife, Sylvia; a son, Larry Owens of Coronado, Calif.; two daughters, Patricia Alley of Edmonds, Wash., and Joyce Ritter of Eufaula; a sister, Eula Gassner of Amarillo, Texas; six grandchildren; eight great- grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, May 30, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- G.L. "Shorty" Quigley BUFFALO, Okla. - G.L. "Shorty" Quigley, 80, died Wednesday, May 26, 2004. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Russell Hewes, officiating. Burial will be in High Point Cemetery with military graveside rites by Buffalo/Laverne American Legion. Arrangements are by Myatt Funeral Home of Ashland, Kan. Mr. Quigley married Audrey Mae Buss on April 17, 1965, in Buffalo. He was a veteran of the Army, serving in World War II. Survivors include a daughter, Jan Burch of Cambria, Calif.; a brother, Leo Quigley of Elkhart, Kan.; a sister, Clare Reynolds of Lakewood, Colo.; and three grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, May 30, 2004 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dorothy Walker BOISE CITY, Okla. - Dorothy Walker, 75, died Thursday, May 27, 2004, in Amarillo, Texas. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Boise City Christian Church with Tom Milbern officiating. Burial will be in Wheeless Cemetery in Wheeless by Cimarron Mortuary. Mrs. Walker married Clarence Walker on Dec. 2, 1946, in Clayton, N.M. She was a member of Boise City Christian Church. Survivors include two sons, Donald Walker of Rosebud, N.M., and Dale Walker of Pauls Valley; a daughter, Shirley Powers of Boise City; a sister, Velda Moore of Belen, N.M.; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Cimarron Nursing Home Landscape Project. 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