Potter Co. TX - Obits: December 07, 2005 ============================================================= Thanks to Amarillo Globe News: 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 Wednesday, December 7, 2005 Amarillo Bobby Lacy Bobby Lacy, 61, of Amarillo died Sunday, Dec. 4. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors Pioneer Chapel, 2615 Paramount Blvd., with the Rev. Leon Green of Bolton Street Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. in Texline Cemetery in Texline. Mr. Lacy was born Oct. 6, 1944, in Des Moines, N.M. He graduated from Texline High School in 1962. Mr. Lacy moved to Amarillo in 1966 from Texline. He worked for Xcel Energy, formerly Southwestern Public Service Co., for 31 years as a metal fabricator and mechanic. Mr. Lacy loved the rodeo and rode bulls in his younger years, but still followed the Pro Bull Riding circuit. He was a longtime member of the National Rifle Association and the Amarillo Gun Club. He was preceded in death by his father in 1981 and by his mother in 2001. Survivors include a brother, Bill Lacy of Texline; a sister, Shirley Ann Bennett of Clayton, N.M.; a son, Cody Bob Lacy of Amarillo; and a daughter, Michael Kim Stewart of McKinney. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fay Snider Fay Snider, 70, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Paramount Terrace Christian Church. Private family burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Mrs. Snider was born April 10, 1935, in Fabens and was a graduate of Big Spring High School in Big Spring. She received her associate degree in nursing from Amarillo College and her B.S.N. from West Texas State School of Nursing. She was a resident of Amarillo for more than 30 years. Mrs. Snider worked as a nurse for more than 40 years. She worked at the Veterans Hospital in Amarillo for 17 years, retiring in 2002. She married Wayne Snider in 1985 in Amarillo. Fay loved to travel and enjoyed her association with Will Rogers Range Riders with her husband who is a longtime member of the riding club. Survivors include her husband, Wayne Snider of Amarillo; a daughter, Donna Britt and husband, Ronnie, of Clute; a son, Steve Shirley and wife, Nora, of Amarillo; three stepdaughters, Kathryn Finley and husband, Joel, of Amarillo, Barbara Ann Brittnauer and husband, John, and Patricia Shriver and husband, John, all of Cedar Ridge, Colo.; three sisters, Joyce Parker and husband, Earl, of Godley, Helen Weddle and husband, James, of Weatherford, and Sherry Holder of Waco; two brothers, Donnie Reece of Amarillo and Charles Reese and wife, Mollie, of Haltom City; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. There will be a dinner for family and friends immediately following the funeral service at the Will Rogers Range Riders club house. The family suggests memorials be to the National Arthritis Foundation, P.O. Box 96280, Washington, DC 20077. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Area Joe J. Andrews PERRYTON - Joe J. Andrews, 78, died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Full Gospel Community Worship Center with the Rev. Michael Waterbury officiating. Burial will be in Ochiltree Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Perryton. Mr. Andrews was born in Brinkman, Okla., on Aug. 15, 1927. He married Opal Gariepy on March 27, 1954, in Clovis, N.M. He lived in the Perryton area for 46 years. He was self-employed. He owned and operated Andy's Supermarket and the Dutch Inn Hotel & Restaurant. He also owned Andy's BBQ, the Chateau Apartments and J & O Clothing. He was a member of Full Gospel Community Worship Center. He was preceded in death by his parents, Abraham and Ann Warid Andrews; a son, Phillip Scott Andrews; four sisters, Blanche, Edna, Lena and Camilla; and three brothers, Phillip, Lampert and Lewis. Survivors include his wife; a son, Randy and wife, Tina, of Guymon, Okla.; a daughter, Ranee Little and husband, Ted, of Adair, Okla.; three grandsons, Joey Little and wife, Bethany, of Owasso, Okla., Steven Little and Alex Little, both of Adair; a brother, Hannibal Andrews of Oklahoma City; a sister, Alice Turner of Anaheim, Calif.; and a sister-in-law, Anna Mae Andrews of Amarillo. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be to Full Gospel Community Worship Center Building Fund, P.O. Box 845, Perryton, TX 79070 or a favorite charity. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- J.D. "Jake" Clark PERRYTON - J.D. "Jake" Clark, 82, died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Church of Christ with Mikel Petersen officiating. Burial will be in Gray Cemetery in Gray, Okla., by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Perryton. Mr. Clark was born Feb. 14, 1923, in Jacksboro to Etta and Johnny Clark. He married Alpha Fulmer on April 7, 1946, in Weatherford. Survivors include a son, Jerry Wayne Clark, of Lewisville. The family suggests memorials be to American Ex-Prisoners of War, 3201 E. Pioneer Parkway, Suite 40, Arlington, TX 76010. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marion Edward Bollinger CLARENDON - Marion Edward Bollinger, 72, died Monday, Dec. 5, 2005. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Citizens Cemetery with Dr. Genoah Goad, pastor of First Baptist Church of Howardwick, officiating. Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors. Mr. Bollinger was born Aug. 9, 1933, in Dalhart and lived in Stratford before moving to Clarendon in 1988. He married Roberta Ruth Lindley on May 23, 1959, in Dalhart. He worked in various places as a maintenance person throughout his life, and was employed by the City of Clarendon at the time of his death. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a member of First Baptist Church of Howardwick. He was preceded in death by a son, Dennis Lynn Bollinger on Jan. 26, 2001. Survivors include his wife, Roberta Bollinger of Clarendon; a daughter, Gwen Barker of Clarendon; a brother, Dayland Bollinger of Dalhart; and three grandchildren, Kara McKinley, Shawna Barker and Corey Barker. Sign the online guest book at www.robertsonfuneral.com. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sue Ragan Day PERRYTON - Sue Ragan Day, 98, died Monday, Dec. 5, 2005. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Ochiltree Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Perryton. Mrs. Day was born Oct. 29, 1907, in Canyon to Oscar and Mary Spires Smith. She married Glenn Ragan in July 1927 in Amarillo; she married Ivan Day in 1960 in Perryton. Survivors include two daughters, Earline Schell of Montrose, Colo., and Valda Jean Baker of Sunray; two sons, Vernon Day of Streetman and Lawrence Ragan of Austin; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and five great-great- grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 987, Perryton, TX 79070. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Jones HALE CENTER - Robert Jones, 42, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Dec. 3, in Dallas. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Hale Center Cemetery by Freeman-Abell Funeral Home of Hale Center. Survivors include his wife, Rosemary Diane Jones; and five children, Shaarde, Robert Anthony, LeKae, Deston and Tayraum Jones, all of Amarillo. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Audrey Noles DUMAS - Audrey Noles, 63, died Saturday, Dec. 3. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in First Baptist Church of Channing with the Rev. Bob Miller, pastor of South Georgia Baptist Church of Amarillo, officiating and the Rev. Glendell Smith, BSA Chaplain of Amarillo, assisting. Burial will be in Channing Cemetery by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mrs. Noles was born Nov. 3, 1942, in Amarillo. She married Jim Noles on June 1, 1963, in Channing. Survivors include her husband; a son, James Noles II of Ponca City, Okla.; a daughter, Christi Noles of Amarillo; and two grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Memorial Hospice, 224 E. Second Ave. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oklahoma Francisco Lopez FORGAN, OKLA. - Francisco Lopez, 32, died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005, in Garden City, Kan. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Forgan First Baptist Church with Paul Nachtigall officiating. Arrangements are by Clark Funeral Service of Beaver. Mr. Lopez was born July 7, 1973, in Meoqui, Mexico, to Isidro and Herlinda Lopez. He was a truck driver for K&L Trucking of Garden City. Survivors include three children; his parents of Forgan; two brothers, Isidro Lopez of Garden City and Jose Lopez of Forgan; and a sister, Myrna Lopez Alston of Forgan. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Mexico Jane Kent PORTALES, N.M. - Jane Kent, 68, died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Blackwell Funeral Home Chapel in Friona, Texas, with the Rev. Steve Patterson, minister of Friona United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Friona Cemetery by Blackwell Funeral Home. Mrs. Kent was born Dec. 22, 1936, in Henrietta, Texas, to Weldon B. and Willie Bea Larkin Fulgham. She was married to W.H. Kent for 23 years. Survivors include two sons, Wade Kent of Portales and Kade Kent of Midland, Texas; a sister, Jo Ann Thomas of Clovis; a brother, Jack Fulgham of Bowling Green, Ky.; and six grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, December 7, 2005 SERVICES SERVICES PENDING Archie Lee Ashton, 83, of Amarillo died Monday, Dec. 5, 2005. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Dr. Louis Finney, 74, of Amarillo died Monday, Dec. 5, 2005. Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Bernice Huddleston Shores, 86, of James Community, Okla., died Monday, Dec. 5, 2005, in Claremore, Okla. Henson-Novak Funeral Directors of Guymon. SERVICES SCHEDULED Johnie Sanders Kelly, 94, of El Paso died Monday, Dec. 5, 2005. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Llano Cemetery. Rector Funeral Home Coulter Chapel, 8310 S. Coulter St. Anthony Paul Groneman, 15, of Vega, died Monday, Dec. 5, 2005. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Thursday in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Vega. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Vega by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors of Vega. Joe T. Ortiz, 67, of Amarillo died Monday, Dec. 5, 2005. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Thursday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Burial will be in Llano East Cemetery. Deward Walker, 89, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Lake Tanglewood Community Church. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Helen Mae Winkcompleck, 68, of Groom died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First United Methodist Church in Groom. Burial will be in Groom Cemetery by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon. SERVICES TODAY Rosa Linda Arredondo, 57, of Dalhart. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. in Memorial Park Cemetery in Dalhart by Horizon Funeral Home. Vernon "Barney" Baker, 74, of Perryton. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. in Fellowship Baptist Church. Burial will be in Gray Cemetery in Gray, Okla., by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Perryton. Charles Raymond Coats, 87, of Quanah. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. in Quanah Memorial Park by Smith Funeral Home. Linda Hooten Davis, 62, of Fritch. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Blackburn- Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Thursday in Howard Cemetery, Eastland County, in Desdemona. Dale K. Herring, 65, of Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel, 4100 S. Georgia St. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in Weiland Cemetery in Weiland. Jane Kent, 68, of Portales, N.M. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Blackwell Funeral Home Chapel in Friona, Texas. Burial will be in Friona Cemetery by Blackwell Funeral Home. Mary Frances McGaughy, 79, of Pampa. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. in Castro County Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Dimmitt. Guy T. Roden, 88, of Borger. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Gateway Baptist Church. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery by Brown Funeral Directors.