Potter Co. TX - Obits: June 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 Friday, June 24, 2005 Amarillo Dorothy Bingham Aurouze Dorothy Bingham Aurouze, 83, of Amarillo died Thursday, June 23, 2005. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ihsan Ardhuerumly officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mrs. Aurouze was born in Amarillo on Aug. 19, 1921, to Floyd and Lucille Bingham. She attended Amarillo High School and married Henry "Hank" F. Aurouze on March 5, 1943, in Clovis, N.M. He preceded her in death in November 1993. She was a member of Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church, Beta Sigma Phi Sorority and a lifetime member of the Parent Teacher Association. She was a volunteer for the hospital auxiliary at St. Anthony's Hospital in Amarillo and the Borger Hospital. Mrs. Aurouze was known to her grandchildren as "Mumzy." Mumzy was also an adopted grandmother to her favorite first-grade teacher, Susan Sublett and her 2003-2004 first-grade class at St. Andrew's Episcopal School. She was also preceded in death by a half brother Jake Bingham, and two sisters Mary Melendy and Peggy Lemons. Survivors include a daughter, Ramona Hite and husband, Bill, of Pampa; a grandson, Chris Hite of Dallas; a granddaughter, Meredith Hite of Dallas; a brother, Floyd Bingham and wife, Marian, of Amarillo; a sister-in-law, Mary Lou Bingham of Houston; three nieces, Cathy Lockhart and husband, J.C., Debbie Meadors and husband, Dan, and Dena Rattan and husband, Chris, all of Amarillo; and four nephews, Jay Bingham and Rick Lemons and wife, Kathy, of Amarillo, Steve Lemons and wife, Ginger, of Richardson and Ron Melendy and wife, Paula, of Edmond, Okla. The family suggests memorials be to the Multiple Sclerosis Society Panhandle Chapter, 6222 Canyon Drive, Amarillo, TX 79109. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- William D. "Bill" Shaw William D. "Bill" Shaw, 79, of Amarillo died Tuesday, June 21, 2005. Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Mr. Shaw was born Nov. 21, 1925, in Lingle, Wyo., to Edward Shaw and Hulda Brandt Shaw. He served in the Navy during World War II on the battleship California. He moved to Amarillo in 1965 from Lincoln, Neb. He retired from Yellow Freight as a truck driver. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Eldon Shaw; and three sisters, Luella Kenny, Norma Kenny and Sara Cox. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Davis of Huntington, Ind.; two sons, William Shaw of Gas City, Ind., and LeRoy Shaw of Wichita, Kan.; a brother, Loren Shaw of Portland, Ore.; a sister, Lueda Oshsnen of Lincoln; and eight grandchildren. The body will not be available for viewing. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Donna Kay Shuping Donna Kay Shuping, 62, of Amarillo died Wednesday, June 22, 2005. Memorial services will be at a later date in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Mrs. Shuping was born Oct. 18, 1942, in Dumas to Knox and Florence Robertson. Donna was the oldest of four children. She was retired from the phone company in Dumas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob Shuping in 1980. Survivors include two daughters, Shelly Wells of Amarillo and Paula Bowers of Amarillo; a sister, Lynda Stephenson of Borger; and three grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nancy Jean Brace Nancy Jean Brace, 56, formerly of Amarillo, died Saturday, June 11, 2005, in Kaiserslautern, Germany. A memorial celebrating her life will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd., with G.A. Roach, chaplain at Northwest Texas Hospital, officiating. Mrs. Brace was born March 19, 1949, in Dalhart. Living most of her life in Amarillo, Nancy had that special pride only true Texans understand. She married and started a family early, leaving school after the eighth grade. Though she struggled many years, both financially and with her relationships, she never lost her sense of adventure or the simple joy of living. Nancy loved to put her hands to work for others, as shown by her involvement with organizations like the United Way, the Clovis Cultural Committee, the Society for Creative Anachronism and others we haven't room to list. She eventually put herself back in school without assistance, and earned a technical degree. After 15 years of repair work, she changed careers to be with children as a licensed teacher. Traveling with her husband, Tim, Nancy finally got to live in the Europe she had dreamed of visiting. Even during her last months of illness, she maintained the hope of returning home to Amarillo to see her family and friends again. Technician, teacher, mother hen, she spread her love and made us better people. Survivors include her beloved husband, Timothy; her children, Johnny Nowell of Dumas, Zonia Rosenthal of Trussville, Ala., Carl Nowell of Maple Park, Ill., and Brian Lisman of Security, Colo.; a brother, Raymond Sutton of Casper, Wyo.; a sister, Barbara Cromer of Amarillo; and eight grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to United Way, 2207 Line Ave., Amarillo, 79106. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Area C. I. "PECK" PETTIT HOWARDWICK - C. I. "Peck" Pettit, 81, died Thursday, June 23, 2005. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Community Fellowship Church in Clarendon with the Rev. Bryan Knowles, pastor, officiating. Burial with Masonic graveside rites will be in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon. Mr. Pettit was born Nov. 23, 1923, in Babs Switch, Okla., and was an Amarillo resident for 32 years before moving to Howardwick in 1981. He married Margaret Ann Carlson on April 23, 1949, at Round Rock. He retired from Western Electric Telephone/AT&T as an installer after 35 years. He was involved in numerous organizations and activities in the Howardwick area throughout his life. He was a Baptist. Survivors include his wife; a son, Larry Pettit of Nashville, Tenn.; three brothers, the Rev. Max Pettit and wife, Dorothy, of El Paso, Glenn Pettit of Lubbock and Bill Pettit and wife, Betty, of Santa Fe; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sherry Ellen Van Natta BORGER - Sherry Ellen Van Natta, 60, died Wednesday, June 22, 2005, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Stinnett Cemetery in Stinnett with the Rev. John Paul Hazel officiating. Arrangements are by Brown Funeral Directors. Mrs. Van Natta was born Jan. 25, 1945, in Dodge City, Kan. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include her husband, Lance Maynard; three sons, Rodney Wilkerson, Randy Wilkerson and Ronnie Wilkerson, all of Bristow, Okla.; a daughter, Regina Cruz of Bristow; four sisters, Mary Honeycutt and Vickie Lynn, both of Borger, Patty Kennedy of Hooker, Okla., and Alice Garrard of Stinnett.; three brothers, Chester Van Natta Jr. of Tulsa, Okla., Jackie Van Natta of Pampa and Ronnie Van Natta of Gore, Okla.; 11 grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wesley William Braddock PAMPA - Wesley William Braddock, 86, died Thursday, June 23, 2005. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in Robertson Funeral Directors Chapel of Memories in Clarendon with the Rev. John Westman, pastor of St. Paul United Methodist Church of Pampa, officiating. Burial will be in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon. Mr. Braddock was born Oct. 2, 1918, in Cooper and had lived in Clarendon most of his life before moving to Pampa two years ago. He married Doris Winniefred Ing in May 1949 at Las Cruces, N.M. He had worked in the pipeline construction business for much of his life before his retirement. He was an Army veteran of World War II and was a member of Clarendon VFW Post 7782. He was also a member of Pipeliners Union 798 and a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Clarendon. He was preceded in death by two sons, Steven Keith Braddock and Robert Wayne Braddock. Survivors include his wife; a son, Dennis Braddock of Amarillo; two daughters, Pat Ford and husband, Ben, of Pampa and Dorothy Hahn and husband, Scott, of Canyon; a sister, Bobbie Gilchrist of Tuttle, Okla.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Sign the online guest register at WWW.ROBERTSONFUNERAL.COM. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paula Sue Hassenpflug Wilson FRIONA - Paula Sue Hassenpflug Wilson, 52, died Wednesday, June 22, 2005. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Friona United Methodist Church with the Rev. Rob Lindley of First United Methodist Church of Tulia, the Rev. Steve Patterson of First United Methodist Church of Friona and Jarrett Atkinson of Amarillo officiating. Burial will be in Friona Cemetery by Blackwell Funeral Home. Mrs. Wilson was born July 8, 1952, in Denton to Melvin H. and Ruby Fletcher Hassenpflug Sr. She moved to Friona in 1964 and graduated from Friona High School in 1970. She began her career in city government with the city of Friona in 1981. She became Friona city manager in 1992. She received her state of Texas certified public manager degree from the State Certification for Public Service at Texas Tech University in 2003. She served the city of Tulia as city manager from 2003 to 2005, when she then retired due to health reasons. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Tulia. She was married to Mike Wilson from October 1969 to October 1997. She was a member of the Texas City Managers Association, the Panhandle Managers Association and the Regional Solid Waste Advisory Committee. She was a past member of the board of directors of the Texas Panhandle Regional Development Corp., Panhandle Revenue Recovery Association, West Texas Municipal Power Authority and the Driskoll House. She was preceded in death by her father in 1990. Survivors include her mother of Friona; two sons, Eddie Wilson and Jack Wilson, both of Red River, N.M.; a brother, Melvin Hassenpflug Jr. of Phoenix; two sisters, Anita Lyons of Hereford and Tamela Bandy of Friona; and a grandson, Slade Wilson. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, 200 N.W. Seventh Ave., Amarillo, TX 79101. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Margaret Guilloud Ashlock DALHART - Margaret Guilloud Ashlock, 84, died Tuesday, June 21, 2005, in Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church Chapel with Dr. Clifford Dane, minister to senior adults, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Horizon Funeral Home. Mrs. Ashlock was born July 31, 1920, in Denison and moved at age 6 to the Dalhart area with her parents, Dorothy Holder Guilloud and Ernest Guilloud Sr., farming and ranching pioneers. Her paternal grandparents, Marie Arn Guilloud and Henry Guilloud, immigrated to Texas from Switzerland in 1889, and her maternal grandparents, Comanche Strait Holder and Clinton Lafayette Holder, were native Texas pioneers. On Dec. 9, 1939, she married Carl George Ashlock, whose family had come to Texas from Kentucky. Together they made their home in Dalhart for 48 years and are survived by four of their seven children. Mrs. Ashlock attended Rehm School and graduated from Dalhart High School in 1937. She was an accomplished, published poet and shared her many poems with family and friends. After moving to Amarillo in 1999, she became an active member of the High Plains Chapter, Poetry Society of Texas. Mrs. Ashlock was a longtime and faithful member of First Baptist Church of Dalhart. She will be greatly missed by all her family and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her grandparents; her husband; a sister, Aline Guilloud Moore; a brother, Ernest Guilloud Jr.; two daughters, Frances Joan Ashlock and Nanette Ashlock Robertson; and a son, Clyde Ashlock. Survivors include four daughters, Carlene Ashlock Skrainar of Santa Clara, Calif., Lydia Ashlock Douglas of Amarillo, Virginia Ashlock (Mrs. Tom) Harn of Minneapolis and Nina Ashlock Hardin of Columbus, Ind.; 10 grandchildren, Tammie Robertson, Shelly Robertson (Mrs. Tim) Koenig, Tom Skrainar, Lauren Harn, John Harn, Stephanie Reese (Mrs. Nick) Brooks, Amy Reese, James Reese, Kelly Hardin and Gavin Nichols; six great-grandchildren, Daniel McMillan, Sarah Koenig, Dylan Brooks, Kylie Brooks, Alexis Brooks and Aden Reese; and her beloved collie, Laddie. The family suggests memorials be to Heifer International, The Carter Center, Cal Farley's Boys Ranch or a favorite charity. Sign the online guest register at HORIZONFUNERAL.COM. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elsewhere Dora C. Bellomy ELKHART, KAN. - Dora C. Bellomy, 79, died Tuesday, June 21, 2005, in Wichita. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. John Kissell officiating. Burial will be in Elkhart Cemetery by Garnand Funeral Home. Mrs. Bellomy was born Dec. 29, 1925, in Delphis to Arthur and Margaret Smith Barker. She married Ralph D. Bellomy on Feb. 10, 1945, in Clayton, N.M. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Jerry Bellomy of San Marcus, Calif., and Jimmy Bellomy of Elkhart; a daughter, Sharla Poage of Arkansas City; 17 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Cochlear Implant Research, in care of Garnand Funeral Home, P.O. Box 854, Elkhart, KS 67950. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Kirk Hogan SAINT JO - Frank Kirk Hogan, 88, died Wednesday, June 22, 2005. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Clement-Keel Funeral Home Chapel in Gainesville with the Rev. Lamoyn Champ, Baptist minister, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Gainesville. Mr. Hogan was born Sept. 20, 1916, in Mallard to Spencer and Edna McDonald Hogan. He worked for the Amarillo Globe-News as a linotype operator for more than 20 years. Survivors include his wife, Katie; two sons, Tim Hogan and John Lee Hogan, both of Saint Jo; a daughter, Cheri Griffith of Saint Jo; 15 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; a brother, Jerry Hogan of Austin; and two sisters, Naomi Smith of Lubbock and Eula Grace "Baby" Cain of Muenster. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wendell Dean "PJ" Johnson HOUSTON - Wendell Dean "PJ" Johnson, 76, died Wednesday, June 22, 2005. Services will be at 5 p.m. Saturday in St. Cuthbert Episcopal Church. Burial will be in Hugoton Cemetery in Hugoton, Kan., by Garnand Funeral Home. Arrangements are also by Brookside Funeral Home Cypress Creek in Houston. Mr. Johnson was a founder and served as a warden at St. Timothy Episcopal Church in Hugoton and was a member of St. Cuthbert Episcopal Church in Houston. He was also a member of the Lions Club. Survivors include his wife, Sally; two daughters, Mary Houston of Tribune, Kan., and Cindy Tinsley of Houston; five grandchildren; and four great- grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to St. Timothy Episcopal Church, Hugoton, Kan. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Mexico Mary K. Grinde CLOVIS, N.M. - Mary K. Grinde, 84, died Monday, June 20, 2005. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in The Chapel with Jon Forrest officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs, Colo., by Muffley Funeral Home. Mrs. Grinde was born April 5, 1921, to Ernest J. and Nannie Dee Bland Killough in Gotebo, Okla. She married H. F. "Rip" Grinde on Jan. 19, 1945, in Clovis. Survivors include a son, Dr. Stephen Grinde of Nashville, Tenn.; two grandchildren; and two great-granddaughters. The family suggests memorials be to the Christian Children's Home, 1356 Hwy 236, Portales, NM 88130. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deandre Garcia CLOVIS, N.M. - Deandre Garcia, infant son of Rachel Garcia and Matthew Jimerson, died Monday, June 20, 2005. Rosary will be said at 9:30 a.m. today in Our Lady of Guadalupe. Mass will be at 10 a.m. today in the church with the Rev. Sotero Sena officiating. Burial will be in Mission Garden of Memories by Muffley Funeral Home. Deandre was born Dec. 24, 2004, in Clovis. Survivors include his mother; his father; a sister, Daisy McCarty of Clovis; a brother, Travon Jimerson of Clovis; his grandparents, Michael Martinez of Reno, Nev., Carl Jimerson of York, Pa., Carla Martinez of Amarillo, Texas, and Williess and Daniel McMillian of York; his great-grandparents, David and Amy Strange of Amarillo; and his great-great-grandmother, Emily Garcia of Clovis. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thelma Hazel Hahn ROSWELL, N.M. - Thelma Hazel Hahn, 83, died Tuesday, June 21, 2005. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in The Chapel in Clovis with Dale DeRaad and Richard May officiating. Burial will be in Plain Cemetery in Plain by Muffley Funeral Home of Clovis. Mrs. Hahn was born March 8, 1922, to John and Josie Walker Yeates in Forrest. She married Kenneth Hahn on Nov. 11, 1939, in Clovis. Survivors include a daughter, Janie Gosselin of Roswell; a brother, Travis Yeates of House; four sisters, Lucille Throgmorton, Ida Pearl Yeates, Beatrice Bassett Johnson and Madie Krizan, all of Clovis; and two grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canyon Jane Headlee Westberry Jane Headlee Westberry, 63, of Canyon died Wednesday, June 22, 2005, in Amarillo. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Donna Johnston, associate pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors. Mrs. Westberry was born July 19, 1941, in Shattuck, Okla., the first child of Leona Lockhart Headlee and Ralph Headlee. She grew up in Perryton and graduated from Perryton High School. She married Gary Alton Taylor in 1959. In 1962, she married Morris Westberry of Hereford. Mrs. Westberry received bachelor of arts and master of arts degrees from West Texas State University, now West Texas A&M University, where she was elected to Alpha Chi National Honor Society. Later, she undertook additional study and received mid-management and superintendent certification. She was a member and past president of Zeta Zeta Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. She was an educator for 34 years, having taught at the secondary level in Hereford from 1962 to 1964, Happy from 1964 to 1968 and Canyon from 1969 to 1981. From 1981 to 1985, she served schools throughout the Panhandle as a curriculum consultant for Region XVI Education Service Center and also presented many seminars and programs for professional educators. From 1985 to 1990, she was curriculum director and assistant superintendent for Childress ISD and served that district as interim superintendent in 1990. She also taught evening classes for Amarillo College and West Texas State University. She served Waxahachie ISD from 1990 to 1995 as K-6 curriculum director. She retired in December 1995 and returned to Canyon. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Canyon and the Canyon Retired Teachers and School Personnel. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include a son, John Phillip Taylor and wife, Cathy, of Greeley, Colo.; four grandsons, David Andrew Taylor, Daniel Thomas Taylor, Phillip Michael Taylor and Matthew James Taylor, all of Greeley; a brother, Roy Headlee and wife, Grace, of Mustang, Okla.; three sisters, Sue Headlee of Borger, Judy Headlee of Perryton and Kay Headlee of Amarillo; two nieces; five nephews; and many grand-nieces and grand-nephews. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------