Potter Co. TX - Obits: July 29, 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, July 29, 2005 Amarillo Lillian Marguerite Calvin McKown-Wood Lillian Marguerite Calvin McKown-Wood, 92, of Amarillo died Wednesday, July 27, 2005. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel, 4100 S. Georgia St., with Ron Kohler, pastor at Paramount Terrace Christian Church, officiating. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in Crowell Cemetery in Crowell. Mrs. McKown-Wood was born April 7, 1913, in a little rock house at the foot of Mount Capulin in Colfax County, N.M. Her parents, Arthur Beal Calvin and Lynora Martha Baggett Calvin, filed on 320 acres of land near Taylor Springs, which is nine miles from Springer. Marguerite and her two younger brothers, Andrew and Lewis, were happy on their Taylor Springs ranch in their three-room home with their parents, the Ford touring car, chickens, hogs, horses and registered cattle. Her mother raised chickens and sold eggs for extra spending money, while her father occasionally hunted rabbits for a “change of meat” when they grew tired of the beef and pork they raised. The family also had a collie named Rover, who was the sixth member of the family. The 1921 Depression, which decimated a number of businesses, including Harry Truman’s hat store, forced Arthur Calvin to sell the Taylor Springs ranch and move to Raton, N.M., where he found work as a building foreman supervising the construction of rail cars for the Santa Fe Railway. When Marguerite was 10 years old, the family moved to Archer City to live with her Grandmother Baggett. When she was 12, she was hired by Joe Predeauix, an Archer City banker and rancher, to serve as cook and baby sitter for his three daughters while his wife recovered from a black widow spider bite. Since Marguerite had been doing the Calvin family cooking since she was 8 years old, she came highly recommended. She was proud to think that her father thought of her as an adult and had offered her services to a family in need. In 1927, when she was a sophomore in high school, the family moved to Crowell, where her father planned to start a business of his own. He was a talented salesman and made a good living for his family selling Raleigh products throughout the North Texas region. Marguerite graduated from Crowell High School in 1930 and began her freshman year at North Texas State in Denton in 1931. Luckily, on advice from a close friend, she paid her tuition for the full year in advance. On July 3, 1931, Crowell State Bank closed its doors, and many of her high school classmates lost their college money. Marguerite, with help from the dean of women, was able to find a job caring for children while attending college. She completed the requirements for her teaching certificate in February 1932. After graduation, Marguerite went home to Crowell and began applying for a teaching position. She sent applications to five schools and was accepted at three. She accepted a position at the Black Community School, eight miles northwest of Crowell. Upon arrival at her new position, she discovered that the school “library” consisted of a metal file cabinet full of torn books, an outdated set of encyclopedias and an old dictionary. She bought some glue to repair the books, cleaned and varnished the desks, and polished the pot- bellied stove in the corner. She met Lynn Lowell McKown the second year that she taught. At the end of her second school year, he asked her to marry him. They were married on May 20, 1934. They moved to the George Washington McKown family farm near Crowell with Lynn’s mother. They didn’t make a crop that year, and Lynn applied for a job with the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. After 18 months in the Foard County office, he was promoted to a state position as inspector of county agricultural activities. The position required Lynn and Marguerite to travel from county to county all over the state of Texas to meet with county offices on agricultural problems. They normally traveled the state during the spring and summer and spent the winter months at the Foard County office in Crowell. They purchased a home in Crowell, only to lose it in a tornado in 1940. World War II brought new challenges to Lynn and Marguerite. Lynn was drafted into the Army, and after a series of tests and evaluations, was chosen to serve as a doctor after training at Fort Bliss, near El Paso. He was sent to Mineral Wells and stationed at Camp Walters during the course of the war. He was responsible for operating a medical dispensary and did minor surgery on soldiers returning from battle. While Lynn was performing his medical duties, Marguerite was busy across the street working for the Quartermaster Corps, where she plotted invasion maps for the European and Pacific theaters. They considered the war years one of the happiest and most productive times of their lives. After 33 months in the military, Lynn was decommissioned on Sept. 30, 1945, and went back to work for the Agriculture Department in a management position. In October, he was offered a position as ASCS office manager in Memphis. On May 1, 1947, Lowell Calvin McKown was born. Nineteen months later, on Dec. 2, 1948, a second son, Kenneth Ward McKown, joined the family. The McKowns lived in Memphis for many years and were active at First Methodist Church and in numerous school and scouting activities. Marguerite was a past president of the Delphian Club, and Lynn was president of the Lions Club. The family was recruited to help make stage scenery for the Memphis Community Center and helped with numerous other projects in the city, including the annual Park Opener. Marguerite was employed by the Extension Service in Memphis for many years. The Memphis years were productive and fruitful. Lowell and Kenneth graduated from Memphis High School and West Texas A&M University. Lynn McKown died on Oct. 27, 1971, just as he and Marguerite were planning for retirement. Marguerite continued her job at the Extension Service in Memphis. She stayed busy with numerous activities in the community and served as a mentor to her two sons. On Oct. 12, 1974, she married Jesse James Wood at the home of Stan and Sue Patterson in Clovis, N.M. Jesse died on Dec. 23, 1985, after a sudden illness. They had many happy years together. In 1990, she sold her home in Memphis to move to the Continental Retirement Center to be closer to her two sons. Survivors include two sons, Lowell McKown and Kenneth McKown; a daughter-in- law, Lyndi McKown; two grandchildren, Justin and Cameron; and family members, Stan and Sue Patterson of Clovis. The family suggests memorials be to the American Heart Association. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morris W. Magee Morris W. Magee, 82, of Amarillo died Wednesday, July 27, 2005. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd., with Dan Thompson, minister of music at Trinity Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mr. Magee was born in Montague on June 26, 1923. He married Dessie Mae Edes on Nov. 27, 1942. Morris served in the 101st Airborne in World War II as a paratrooper. After leaving the service, he moved his family to Amarillo in 1946 and worked in various sales positions until he joined American Equipment & Trailer, where he was employed for 45 years. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Frances J. Quine and husband, Coy, of Richardson; two sisters, Alice Ruby Miller and Ilene Dowdy, both of Amarillo; a granddaughter, Shelly Harriman of Sachse; a grandson, Brad Quine of Dallas; and four great-granddaughters, Ashley Quine and Samantha Quine, both of Dallas, and Tiffany Harriman and Stephanie Harriman, both of Sachse. The family suggests memorials be to Trinity Baptist Church, 1601 W. Interstate 40, Amarillo, TX 79109. Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kay Peoples-Savage Kay Peoples-Savage, 65, of Amarillo died Wednesday, July 27, 2005. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Martin Road Chapel Funeral and Cremation Services, 1505 Martin Road, with the Rev. Robert Field, Baptist minister, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Peoples-Savage was born March 7, 1940, in Post to Hubert and Liberty Anthony. She was formerly married to Earl Peoples, who passed away in December 1992 following 32 years of marriage. She was a loyal employee of Toot’n Totum No. 44 for 14 years. She also worked for United Supermarket. Kay was a wonderful and loving wife, mother, granny and friend to all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Earl Peoples; a grandson, Jonathan Peoples; her parents; and a brother, Royce Anthony. Survivors include her husband, Lewis Savage; three sons, Roger Peoples and wife, Cindy, Doug Peoples and wife, Karan, and David Peoples and wife, Milisa, all of Amarillo; three grandsons, Phillip Peoples, Trevor Peoples and Tanner Peoples, all of Amarillo; a stepson, Shannon Savage of Dallas; a stepdaughter, Tajuana Ray Boyn of Dallas; and two stepgrandsons, Michael and Bailey Savage of Tennessee. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, 600 N. Tyler St., Amarillo, TX 79107 or Make-A-Wish Foundation, 411 S. Fillmore St., Amarillo, TX 79101. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jose F. “Joe” Gonzales Jose F. “Joe” Gonzales, 71, of Amarillo died Wednesday, July 27, 2005. Memorial services will be at a later date. Arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Mr. Gonzales, 71, went to meet his Savior on Wednesday, July 27. Jose was born to Julian and Ramonsita Gonzales on Jan. 31, 1934, at Gonzales Ranch in New Mexico. He married Alcarita Galleagos in 1951 in Sena, N.M. He worked hard all of his life. He was a good provider for his family. His passion was working on classic cars. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle and will be missed dearly. He retired from Hol- Tex after 30 years of employment. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his wife in 1988, and a son, Joe Gonzales II in 1996. Survivors include six daughters, Tina Gonzales, Tootsie Arellano, Diana Alvarez, Elaine Gonzales and Emma Garcia, all of Amarillo, and Viola Salazar of Oklahoma; three sons, Robert Gonzales, Isidore “Domingo” Gonzales and Anthony Gonzales, all of Amarillo; two sisters, Eduvijen Baros and Cecelia Gallegos; two brothers, Antonio Gonzales and Basillio Gonzales; 21 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. The family will be at 608 S. Arthur St. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nancy Tucker Nancy Tucker, 63, of Amarillo died Tuesday, July 26, 2005. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with Windell Taylor, retired chaplain, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Tucker was born Aug. 12, 1941, to Buck and Josie Andrews Behne in Guymon, Okla. She married Jerry Tucker on Oct. 22, 1967. Mrs. Tucker retired from Amarillo Independent School District after serving as cafeteria manager at Pleasant Valley Elementary School for 21 years. She was preceded in death by her parents and a son, Darren Tucker, in 1983. Survivors include her husband; four sons, Clay, Tommy and Gary, all of Amarillo, and Kas of Jacksonville; a daughter, Kay Hammond of Jacksonville; a brother, Verlin Behne of Spearman; a sister, Phyllis Haught of Saginaw; her stepmother, Betty Behne of Dumas; her stepfather, Jack Walker of Sand Springs, Okla.; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony’s Hospice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Area Kayla Grandstaff STINNETT - Kayla Grandstaff, 62, died Tuesday, July 26, 2005, in Burns Flat, Okla. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church with Chip Watson, national president of Soldiers for Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Stinnett Cemetery by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Mrs. Grandstaff was born March 9, 1943, in Spearman. She was a lab technician for Phillips Petroleum Co., retiring after 16 years. Survivors include two sons, Robbin Hopper of Skellytown and Mike Hopper of Stinnett; four daughters, Judy Harris and Jo Cheryl Spradlin, both of Burns Flat, Shannon Peoples of Lumberton and Tammi Goodspeed of Dill City, Okla.; a brother, Martin Price of Monahans; three sisters, Pat Farley of Stinnett, Janice Edwards of Rockwall and Barbara Barrow of Skellytown; 15 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren, The family suggests memorials be to Western Oklahoma Integris Hospice, 3200 W. Modelle, Clinton, OK 73601. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LaNoe Kinkler HEREFORD - LaNoe Kinkler, 94, died Wednesday, July 27, 2005. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in City of Lubbock Cemetery in Lubbock with the Rev. Joe Stewart, pastor of First Baptist Church in Littlefield, officiating. Arrangements are by Parkside Chapel Funeral Home. Mrs. Kinkler passed away Wednesday, July 27, at her granddaughter’s home in Hereford. Mrs. Kinkler was born July 24, 1911, in Granada, the daughter of William and Mady Betts. She married Hugo Kinkler on Jan. 6, 1928, in Lubbock. Mrs. Kinkler moved to Littlefield with her husband and was the bookkeeper for their cotton gin business. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Littlefield. She was preceded in death by her husband and two brothers. Survivors include a son, Kenneth Kinkler and wife, Phyllis, of Pierre, S.D.; a daughter, De’Aun Sisson and husband, Billy Wayne, of Hereford; a brother, Virgil Lee Betts of Shallowater; six grandchildren; and nine great- grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Odyssey Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson St., Amarillo, TX 79101 or First Baptist Church Building Fund, 400 E. Sixth, Littlefield, TX 79339. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elsewhere Pearl Worrell Trimble DECATUR, Ga. - Pearl Worrell Trimble, 51, died Monday, July 25, 2005, in Atlanta. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in New Springfield Baptist Church in Atlanta. Arrangements are by Donald Trimble Funeral Home. Local arrangements are by Golden Gate Mortuary, 1416 N. Hughes St., Amarillo. Mrs. Trimble was employed by the Amarillo Independent School District from 1976 to 1998. A severe illness caused her to take an early retirement. She was an English teacher and head girls basketball coach at Palo Duro High School for 11 years, assistant athletic director for four years and assistant personnel director for eight years. Pearl was a born again Christian. She was a member of Rivers of Living Waters Apostolic Church in Decatur. While living in Amarillo, she was a faithful and dedicated member of New Light Ministries, Pastors Richard and Eleanor Murray. Survivors include two daughters, Monica and Michelle, both of Decatur; their father, Norman Trimble of Amarillo; four sisters, all of Atlanta; and two brothers, both of Atlanta. The family suggests memorials be to an education fund that will be set up for Monica and Michelle Trimble at all locations of Bank of America. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oklahoma James “Jim” Elmer Eller SHARON, Okla. - James “Jim” Elmer Eller, 70, died Tuesday, July 26, 2005. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Billings Funeral Home Chapel in Woodward with the Rev. Jerry Brinkman officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Woodward. Mr. Eller was born Aug. 24, 1934, in Canadian, Texas, to Clarence Allen Eller and Myrtle Alma Reeder Eller. He was a member of Sharon First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Lois; two daughters, Danielle Newman of Woodward and Debra Lamb of Frisco, Texas; a brother, Bob Eller of Woodward; two sisters, Ruth Bates of Fort Worth, Texas, and Pat Dean-Knight of Amarillo, Texas; and a grandson. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------