Potter Co. TX - Obits: April 25, 2005 ============================================================== 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 Monday, April 25, 2005 Amarillo Bonnie Loise Randell Breece Bonnie Loise Randell Breece, 70, of Amarillo died Saturday, April 23, 2005. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Llano Cemetery East with Don Ralston of New Beginnings Gospel Center officiating. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Mrs. Breece was born in Londale, Ark., and raised in Turkey. She moved to Amarillo from Turkey in the early 1950s. She married Earl Breece in 1955 in Amarillo. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband in 2000; her parents; three brothers, including her twin, Lonnie Breece, Raymond Breece and Marvin Randell; two sisters, Norene Rogers and Myrtle Mayes; and twin great-grandchildren. Survivors include a son, Henry Breece and wife, Debbie, of Amarillo; three grandchildren, Dena Davis and husband, David, Henry Breece II and wife, Charity, and James Breece, all of Amarillo; four great-grandsons, Ethan, Derik and Aron Davis and Justin Breece, all of Amarillo; two great-granddaughters, Jarah Breece and Holly Breece; a brother, Louis Randell and wife, Oleta, of Turkey; two sisters, Alice Everett and husband, Bill, of Lubbock and Ola Faye Hiser and husband, Floyd, of Sunray; and many loved nieces and nephews. Amarillo Globe-News, April 25, 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Horace Howeth Horace Howeth, 82, of Amarillo died Friday, April 22, 2005. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Cox Funeral Home Benton Chapel, 4180 Canyon Drive, with Tommy Fulgham of Souls Harbor Church officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery East. Mr. Howeth was born and raised in Thackville, Okla., and moved to Amarillo in 1967 from Great Bend, Kan. He married Irene Bowden in 1941 in Lawton, Okla. He was a salesman for Vernon Sell's Farm Supply for 20 years and drove a truck for Chemical Express for 12 years before his retirement. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Carolyn Sue Howeth and a son, Billy Howeth. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Linda Long, Glenda Meyer and Sharon Collins, all of Amarillo; two sons, David Howeth and Larry Howeth, both of Amarillo; 16 grandchildren; and 37 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176. Amarillo Globe-News, April 25, 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Diana Lynn McKee Diana Lynn McKee, 49, of Amarillo died Friday, April 22, 2005. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors Chapel, 5400 S. Bell St. Mrs. McKee was born Sept. 22, 1955, in Carona, Calif., to Doil and Eula Palmer. She worked at the American Quarter Horse Association for 18 years. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her husband, Michael of Irving; a son, Ryon McKee of Amarillo; a sister, Brenda Lee Fluman and family of Abbeville, La.; and numerous cousins. The family suggests memorials be to Odyssey Health Care. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Amarillo Globe-News, April 25, 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles E. "Charlie" Jones Charles E. "Charlie" Jones, 74, of Amarillo died Saturday, April 23, 2005. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street, with Bob Thomas, chaplain of Odyssey Health Care, officiating. Entombment will be in Llano Garden Mausoleum. Mr. Jones was born March 4, 1931, in Tulia to Tom D. Jones and Stella Burney Jones. He lived in Amarillo for the past 70 years and was a retired truck driver. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kay; a son, George David Jones; and a daughter, Sabrina Hernandez. Survivors include two sons, Charles Jones Jr. and wife, Lyn, and Charles David Jones, all of Sacramento, Calif.; a daughter, Diane Pierce and husband, Clenton, of Amarillo; five stepdaughters, Perri Nolen of Garland, Tamra Etheridge of Arlington, Renea Gallegos and Donna Riley, both of Amarillo and Michelle Panone of Jacksonville, Fla.; two stepsons, Randall Young of Sparks, Ga., and Forrest Young of Amarillo; 19 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Amarillo Globe-News, April 25, 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elias Malacara Elias Malacara, 70, of Amarillo died Saturday, April 23, 2005. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd., with Joe Malacara officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mr. Malacara was born in Amarillo on July 25, 1934, to Carmen and Dolores Malacara. He was employed with Southwestern Public Service Co. as a journeyman mechanic from 1951 until his retirement in 1997. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sofia, on Jan. 16, 1983, and three siblings. Survivors include a son, Elias A. Malacara and wife, Deana, of Amarillo; a daughter, Alicia A. Malacara of Amarillo; three sisters, Lupe Serna, Virginia Gomez and Mary Escamilla, all of Amarillo; four brothers, Paul Malacara, Lolo Malacara, David Malacara and Daniel Malacara, all of Amarillo; and several nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176-0001. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Amarillo Globe-News, April 25, 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Area Robert "Tiny" Russell HEREFORD - Robert "Tiny" Russell, 70, died Saturday, April 23, 2005. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Darren Skinner officiating. Burial will be in Rest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery by Hereford Heritage Funeral Home. Mr. Russell was born June 21, 1934, in Borger. He was a lifetime farmer and Methodist. Survivors include his mother, Catharine Russell of Hereford, and two sisters, Linda Fitzgerald of Dimmitt and Doris Neeley of Rogers, Ark. The family suggests memorials be to Odyssey Health Care, 1000 S. Jefferson St., Amarillo, TX 79101 or to Hereford Care Center- Activity Center, 231 Kingwood, Hereford, TX 79045. Amarillo Globe-News, April 25, 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Juan Gabriel Lopez Jr. HEREFORD - Juan Gabriel Lopez Jr., infant, died Friday, April 22, 2005, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. Anthony's Cemetery with Gloria Garcia, deacon, officiating. Arrangements are by Hereford Heritage Funeral Home. Survivors include his mother, Maria Leal, and his father, Gabriel Lopez. Amarillo Globe-News, April 25, 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elsewhere Audrey Belle Fields BATAVIA, ARK. - Audrey Belle Fields, 102, died Wednesday, April 20, 2005. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Batavia First Assembly of God with Tollie Sutterfield and Kevin Merrill officiating. Burial will be in Alpena Cemetery by Christeson Funeral Home. After a long and very blessed life of 102 years, Mrs. Fields went home to be with her Lord and family gone on before her on April 20 at Hilltop Nursing Home. Granny was born Audrey Belle Raynor on Feb. 9, 1903, to Henry Jordan "Doc" and Emily Jane Pittman Raynor in Batavia, where she remained a lifetime resident. Granny's life was a gift to all who knew her. She was raised on hard work and never quit until the work was done. She remained in her family home until shortly before her 100th birthday, tending her garden and piecing quilts. She was a walking history book. Living through 18 presidents; six wars; kerosene lamps to electricity; slate boards for homework to computers; and horse and buggy to men on the moon. The quilts she loved to piece will keep her family's hearts warm and full of memories in years to come. She enjoyed Monday night gospel singing at Ridgeway. She was a member of the Capps Community Club and the Batavia Friendship Club. We love you Granny! She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Clyde A. Fields; a sister, Bertie M. Hewitt; a daughter-in-law, Emma Fields; and a son-in-law, Alvin L. Maynard. Survivors include five children, Ralph Fields of Batavia, Stella Maynard of California, Maxine Flippo and husband, J.T., of Capps, Omel Fields and wife, Pat, of Alpena and Leonard Fields and wife, Charlotte, of Texas; 17 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; 19 great-great-grandchildren; and a whole host of friends and family who will miss her. Pallbearers will be her grandsons and honorary pallbearers will be all her grandchildren; Dr. Tom Leslie and staff at Eagle Heights Clinic; and the staff of Hilltop Nursing Home. The family suggests memorials be to Batavia First Assembly of God Church, 7883 State Highway 392, Harrison, AR or the Alpena Cemetery, P.O. Box 67, Alpena, AR. (Granny was the oldest member of Batavia First Assembly of God Church.) Amarillo Globe-News, April 25, 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Earl McClain OLTON - Earl McClain, 78, died Saturday, April 23, 2005, in Lubbock. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Sharon Wiese, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park in Plainview by Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home. Mr. McClain was born Jan. 4, 1927, in Hale County. He married Gwen Moore on Dec. 23, 1948. Survivors include a son, Lannie McClain of Dallas; a sister, Juanita Cottrell of Olton; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, April 25, 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hazel Hughes Cummings LUBBOCK - Hazel Hughes Cummings died Saturday, April 23, 2005. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church with Dr. D.L. Lowrie and the Rev. John Ballard officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park by Rix Funeral Directors. Mrs. Cummings married Clifton H. Cummings on Sept. 22, 1940, in Roaring Springs. She was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Sam and Jim; five grandchildren; and five great- grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church Foundation, 2201 Broadway, Lubbock, TX 79401 or Home Instead Senior Care Foundation, 7921 Indiana Dr., Lubbock, TX 79423. Amarillo Globe-News, April 25, 2005 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Mexico Benseslou "Ben" "Uncle Neb" Sandoval TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Benseslou "Ben" "Uncle Neb" Sandoval, 68, died Saturday, April 23, 2005. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Tuesday in St. Anne's Catholic Church. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the church with the Rev. Leo Padget officiating. Burial will be in Tucumcari Memorial Park by Dunn Funeral Home. Mr. Sandoval was born April 18, 1937, in Anton Chico. He was a member of St. Anne's Catholic Church. Survivors include a daughter, Diana Valverde; a stepdaughter, Georgia Rios; three brothers, Ben Sandoval, Johnny Sandoval and Michael Sandoval, all of Tucumcari; and six sisters, Maria Gavina Aceves of Tucumcari, Margaret Martinez and JoAnn McCaughtry, both of Amarillo, Texas, Jenny Martinez of Santa Fe, Mary Ann Montanez of Lodi, Calif., and Amanda Martinez of Wisconsin. Amarillo Globe-News, April 25, 2005 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------