Potter Co. TX - Obits: May 24, 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 Tuesday, May 24, 2005 Amarillo Leo Braddock Leo Braddock, 90, of Amarillo died Sunday, May 22, 2005. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Memory Gardens Cemetery with Dr. Stan Coffey officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Mr. Braddock was born and raised in Louisiana and had been a resident of Amarillo since 1952. He married Kay Chanslor in 1938 in Borger. He was in the restaurant business in Amarillo from 1952 to 1979. He managed Beef Barrel from 1952 to 1955, owned and operated Leo's Welcome Inn from 1955 to 1963 and Leo's Grand Burger from 1963 to 1979. After retirement, he worked with his son at Jeff's Grand Burger. Leo enjoyed feeding high school kids in Amarillo for many years. He was a member of San Jacinto Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife; a son, Jeff Braddock and wife, Louella, of Amarillo; a brother, Sidney Braddock of Odessa; three grandchildren, Kim Braddock of Amarillo, Bethany Fry of Corpus Christi and Kevin Hatton of Mansfield; and seven great-grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Area Fred Born FOLLETT - Fred Born, 94, died Saturday, May 21, 2005. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Darrouzett with the Rev. Floyd Thiessen officiating. Burial will be in Fairmont Cemetery in Follett by Johnson's Good Samaritan Funeral Service in Woodward, Okla. Mr. Born was born March 9, 1911, to John George Born II and Marie Katherine Schukert in Russia, near Saratow. Within a few months, the family was on their way to America. Fred attended Plains School located south of Darrouzett. On Feb. 8, 1931, he married Sophia Littau and lived on a farm southwest of Follett. During the drought years they moved to Okeene, Okla., later moving back to Follett, where he farmed. In 1936, he started J.I. Case machinery business, operating it for 60 years. Fred was an exceptional welder and machinist. Customers sometime would make the mistake of asking, "Fred, can you fix this." His reply was, "It's not whether I can, but will I." In the 1940s, Fred started a propane business along with his machinery business. He established the first piped gas system to residential houses in Follett. This business was later sold and Fred continued his machinist work and welding until his health starting failing last year. He enjoyed his work not to make money, but to help fellow man. He often said he didn't mind paying taxes because this country had been good to him. His biggest regret was not thanking his dad for bringing him to America. He felt this area was truly the land of milk and honey. Fred was a faithful member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Darrouzett and was very active in church organizations and Sunday school. He was active in civic organizations and served on the Follett City Council for many years. In 1980, he was selected by Xi Sigma Lambda Sorority for "The Man of the Year Award." In 1950, Fred and Sophia built a swimming pool and opened it to the public for 15 years before giving it to the city of Follett, which is still operated today by the city. His health started failing this last year after a bout with pneumonia. He was admitted to Twin Oaks Nursing Center in Booker on May 20 and passed away the following day. He was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; his brothers, Alex, George, Victor and Victor's infant twin brother; and three sisters, Pauline, Natalia and Frieda. Survivors include a daughter, Louise Lillian Bumgardner and husband, Arthur, of Brownwood; a son, Alvin Gene Born and wife, Meshel, of Follett; seven grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a stepgreat- granddaughter; two great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Henry of Twin Oaks Nursing Center; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. The family suggests memorials be to The Filling Station in Follett and Follett Educational Fund. Sign our online guest book at WWW.JOHNSONSGOODSAMARITANWOODWARD.COM. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maria Ibarra HEREFORD - Maria Ibarra, 52, died Sunday, May 22, 2005. Prayer services will be at 7 p.m. today in Parkside Chapel Funeral Home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel with James D. Blackmon and Kerry Arnold officiating. Burial will be in West Park Cemetery. Mrs. Ibarra was born July 21, 1952, in Evanston, Ind., the daughter of Julio and Angela Gonzalez. She married Santiago Gonzalez on Dec. 4, 1977, in Hereford. He preceded her in death in 1988. She married Ignacio Ibarra on June 14, 1988, in Hereford. Mrs. Ibarra was a homemaker and a member of 15th Street Church of Christ in Hereford. She was preceded in death by her mother; her grandmother, Juana Vasaldua; and two brothers, David and Jesus. Survivors include her husband; her father of Hereford; four brothers, Julio Gonzalez Jr. and Salvador Gonzalez, both of Hereford, Arturo Gonzalez of Amarillo and Jose Gonzalez of Canyon; and three sisters, Gloria Bribiesca and Alicia Enriquez, both of Hereford, and Yolanda Avilla of Del Rio. The family suggests memorials be to Westgate Samaritan Hospice, 400 Ranger St., Hereford, TX 79045. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dora Prescilla Lucero HEREFORD - Dora Prescilla Lucero, 68, died Saturday, May 21, 2005, in Amarillo. Rosary was said at 7 p.m. Monday in Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Clovis, N.M. Communion services will be at 10 a.m. today in the church with Daniel Chavez, deacon, officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Terrace in Farwell by Muffley Funeral Home of Clovis. Mrs. Lucero was born Nov. 27, 1936, in Garita. She married Jose Virginio Lucero on Nov. 28, 1951, in Littlefield. Survivors include three sons, Bernie Lucero of Lubbock, Marty Lucero of Clovis and Kerry Lucero Hernandez of Lansing, Kan.; three daughters, Margie Medrano of Wichita, Kan., Loretta Chavira of Amarillo and Lisa Romero of Clovis; two brothers, Joe Griego of Clovis and Bernardo Griego of Albuquerque; two sisters, Cresilla Garza and Mary Dennett, both of Hereford; 28 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Austin F. Sneed FRITCH - Austin F. Sneed, 90, died Friday, May 20, 2005. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Southern Baptist Church with Calvin Winters, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park, six miles west of Borger, by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Fritch. Mr. Sneed was born Dec. 21, 1914, to George and Cynthia Sneed in Aubrey. He and his family of six bothers and two sisters moved to Hedley when he was a teenager. On Oct. 8, 1938, he married Julia Folley in Donley County. They then made their home in Amarillo. He worked at the smelter and had a contracting fence business. After raising two daughters, they moved to Pampa. Mr. Sneed retired from Cabot Corporation in 1978. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Jody Sneed of Fritch and Jeanne King and husband, Buddy, of Newcastle, Okla.; two granddaughters, Kari King of Amarillo and Lori Gonzalez and husband, Carlos, of Oklahoma City; and two brothers, Willard Sneed of Amarillo and Clyde Sneed of Weatherford. Pallbearers will be Buddy King, Carlos Gonzalez, Mike Adams, Carl Veukei, John Guy Folley, Joe Childers, Mike Geisler and Guy Folley. The family suggests memorials be to the Panhandle Chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association or the American Heart Association. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frances M. Harbour GRUVER - Frances M. Harbour, 84, died Saturday, May 21, 2005, in Spearman. Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Gruver Cemetery with the Rev. George Price, pastor of Gruver United Methodist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors of Boise City, Okla. Mrs. Harbour was born May 28, 1920, in Tulsa, Okla. She was a member of Lovers Lane Methodist Church in Dallas. Survivors include a daughter, Kathy Logsdon of Gruver; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Hansford Manor, 707 Roland St., Spearman, TX 79081; or a favorite charity. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wil T. Bomar SILVERTON - Wil T. Bomar, 30, died Saturday, May 21, 2005. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Silverton Cemetery with the Rev. Albert Valdez of Quitaque and the Rev. Rance Young, minister of First United Methodist Church, officiating. Mr. Bomar was born Sept. 18, 1974, in Amarillo. He was the fifth generation in Briscoe County. He grew up in Silverton and graduated from Silverton High School in 1993. He attended West Texas State University. He married Joni Hancock on July 8, 1999, in Canyon. He ranched in Briscoe County. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Silverton. He was preceded in death by a brother, Charlie Bomar. Survivors include his wife; his parents, Paula Wood of Mission and Terry Bomar of Silverton; a sister, Molly Dorn Roberts of Tulsa, Okla.; his grandparents, E.A. and Norma Birdwell and Carl and Dorothy Bomar, all of Silverton; and two aunts, Amy Birdwell Strange of Amarillo and Roy Ann Bomar of Austin. The family suggests memorials be to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, 600 S.W. 11th Ave., Amarillo, TX 79101. The body will be available for viewing from 8:30 a.m. until service time Wednesday at First Baptist Church. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Floyd Everett Chaney Jr. PLAINVIEW - Floyd Everett Chaney Jr., 84, died Saturday, May 21, 2005. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. today in Bartley Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Tim Harper, chaplain of Vista Care Hospice, officiating. Mr. Chaney was born Oct. 25, 1922, in Muleshoe. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors include two sons, Kenon Earl Chaney of Bedford and Bradford Eugene Chaney of El Paso; a daughter, Ennice Ann Glidwell of Mansville, Okla.; a brother, Horace Chaney of Mansfield; and two sisters, Faye Jett and Shirley Pomykal, both of Plainview. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elouise Klaus BORGER - Elouise Klaus, 79, died Sunday, May 22, 2005. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Brown Funeral Directors Chapel of the Fountains with Ricky Griffin, pastor of Grace Fellowship Church, officiating. Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery. Mrs. Klaus was born Jan. 16, 1926, in Vina, Ala. She married Jack Klaus on Feb. 9, 1942, in Seminole. Survivors include her husband; a son, Ronnie Klaus of Borger; a daughter, Jo Ann Luna of Fritch; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, 800 N. Sumner St., Pampa, TX 79065. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Mexico Rosa J. Wofford PORTALES, N.M. - Rosa J. Wofford, 96, died Thursday, May 19, 2005, in Gracedale, Pa. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in First Church of the Nazarene in Portales. Arrangements are by Wheeler Mortuary. Survivors include a daughter, Elda Lynn Shaffer of Bath, Pa.; and a son, Dale E. Wofford of Portales. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coni Lusk Saldana SANTA FE, N.M. - Coni Lusk Saldana, 48, died Friday, May 20, 2005. Family and friends are invited to a service at 7 p.m. Friday at her home, 2402 Rosina. Arrangements are by Santa Fe Funeral Options. Mrs. Saldana was born May 31, 1956, in Anchorage, Alaska. She was raised in Sunray, Texas, before making her home in Santa Fe. Survivors include her husband, Ricky; a son, Brandun Guist of Los Lunas; her father, John Lusk; six brothers, Marc Lusk, Shannon Lusk and Shea "Bo" Lusk, all of Amarillo, Rick DeVoe of Corpus Christi, and Chris Lusk and Shawn Lusk, both of Dumas; and four sisters, Gina Brassfield of Dumas, Jade McFarlin and Dreama Coleman, both of Houston, and Shauna "Scoobie" Lusk of Amarillo. The family suggests memorials be to The Hospice Center, 1400 Chama Ave., Santa Fe, NM 87501. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edgar Hugh Watson TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Edgar Hugh Watson, 80, died Saturday, May 21, 2005. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in First Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Ralph Lovvorn and the Rev. Derick Owens officiating. Burial will be in Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery by Dunn Funeral Home. Mr. Watson was born June 28, 1924, in Ralls, Texas. He had been an active member of First Assembly of God Church. Survivors include his wife, Hazel; two sons, Nathan H. Watson and Johnny C. Watson, both of Los Lunas; a daughter, Cynthia I. Lingle of Tucumcari; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oklahoma Clyde L. Kile BEAVER, OKLA. - Clyde L. Kile, 97, died Friday, May 20, 2004. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Beaver First Christian Church with Mike Crow and Rick Main officiating. Burial will be in Pioneer Cemetery by Clark Funeral Service Mr. Kile was born Jan. 21, 1908, in Beaver County. He married Ruth M. Davis on Oct. 14, 1943, in Guymon, Okla. Survivors include his wife; a son, Terry Kile of Beaver; a daughter, Vona Sue Albert of Beaver; a brother, Gene Kile of Greensburg, Kan.; a sister, Roberta Kauk of Leedy, Okla.; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, May 25, 2005 Howard Williamson FELT, OKLA. - Howard Williamson, 74, died Sunday, May 22, 2005. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Felt United Methodist Church with Mark and Gail Smith officiating. Burial will be in Wheeless Cemetery by Cimarron Mortuary of Boise City. Mr. Williamson was born June 7, 1930, in Dewey County. He married Wilma Lee Young on Aug. 13, 1947. Survivors include his wife; a son, Arthur Williamson of Felt; a daughter, Betty Joanne Williamson of Yale; a brother, Lloyd Williamson of Kaw City; a sister, Shirley Ladd of McLoud; four grandchildren; and four great- grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Felt United Methodist Church and may be sent to the funeral home, Box 277, Boise City, OK 73933. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elsewhere Charles Lee Eubanks WICHITA FALLS - Charles Lee Eubanks, 81, died Sunday, May 22, 2005. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Polk Street United Methodist Church chapel in Amarillo. Arrangements are by Owens & Brumley Funeral Home. A son of the late Charles Newton and Ella Lingo Eubanks, Mr. Eubanks was born Dec. 26, 1923, in Clarksville, Ark. He attended schools in Clarksville and went to work at Spartan Aircraft in Tulsa, Okla., upon graduation. Charlie served in the Army Air Corps during World War II and was assigned to Army Airways Communications Services in Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea. He attended The College of the Ozarks. In 1951, he married Constance L. Bolin and they moved to Amarillo, where they resided for 52 years. They moved to Wichita Falls in 2003 to be near their children. Charlie was a member of Polk Street United Methodist Church in Amarillo. He was a longtime member of Downtown Amarillo Lions Club, Wichita Falls Founders Lions Club and American Legion. Charlie was known by many for this warm heart, friendliness and gift of gab. Survivors include his wife; a son, Craigg Eubanks and wife, Stephanie; and two grandchildren, Winn and Madeline Eubanks. The family suggests memorials be made to Downtown Amarillo Lions Club. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------