Potter Co. TX - Obits: December 26, 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 Monday, December 26, 2005 Area Catherine Margaret Diller GRUVER - Catherine Margaret Diller, 83, died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2005, in Amarillo. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Tuesday in St. Joseph Catholic Church in Stratford. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the church with the Rev. Scott Raef, pastor of Church of the Holy Spirit of Tulia, officiating. Burial will be in Stratford Cemetery by Morrison Funeral Directors of Stratford. Mrs. Diller was born June 23, 1922, in Fowler, Kan. She had been a Gruver area resident since 1948. She married Charles L. Diller on April 19, 1944, in Fowler. She was a longtime member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Stratford. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Agnes Diller in 1957, and her husband in 1987. Survivors include five children, Richard Diller and wife, Barbara, Tom Diller and wife, Sherry, and Alice Slough and husband, Kenneth, all of Gruver, and Barbara Unruh and husband, C.J., and Mark Diller and wife, Debbie, all of Dalhart; a sister, Francis Diller of Hereford; 18 grandchildren; and 22 great- grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to St. Joseph Catholic Church, Stratford, TX 79084. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Geraldean "Jerry" Woody DUMAS - Geraldean "Jerry" Woody, 82, died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2005, in Amarillo. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Eddie Tubbs, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Northlawn Memorial Gardens by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mrs. Woody was born Jan. 30, 1923, in Throckmorton County. She had been a Dumas resident since 1940. She married Bailey Woody on April 9, 1943, in Graham. She was a Realtor for Windmill Realty for several years. She was a longtime member of the Happy Hatters and Red Hat Society. She was a longtime volunteer for the Window on the Plains Museum. She was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband; a son, Jim Woody and wife, Sally, of Houston; a daughter, Tricia Anderson and husband, Andy, of Lubbock; seven grandchildren, Kelli, Julie, Trey, Jay, Kurt, Kyle and Greg; and five great-grandchildren, Justin, Reba, D.J., Paula and Britton. The family suggests memorials be to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 15186, Austin, TX 78761 or the hospice program of your choice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- William "Bill" Martin Amrine DUMAS - William "Bill" Martin Amrine, 77, died Friday, Dec. 23, 2005, in Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Life Tabernacle Church with the Rev. Mark Wallis, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Dumas Cemetery by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mr. Amrine was born March 22, 1928, in Bloodland, Mo. He married Bulah Richardson on May 23, 1953. Survivors include his wife; a son, Charles Amrine of The Villages, Fla.; two daughters, Joy Moss and Billie Fay White, both of Dumas; a sister, Flava Belle Moss of Iberia, Mo.; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allen Belcher QUANAH - Allen Belcher, 56, died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2005. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. today in Quanah Memorial Park with Tommy Elder, minister of Bethel Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Smith Funeral Home. Mr. Belcher was born Dec. 20, 1949, in Quanah to Orville Lee Belcher and Pearl Dean Doty Belcher. He served in the Air Force during Vietnam and was a member of the VFW. Survivors include his wife, Shirley; two daughters, Cindy and Jenny, both of Austin; two sisters, Wilma Norman and Doris Allen, both of Quanah; and three brothers, Floyd Belcher of Quanah, Steve Belcher of Amarillo and Nathan Lee Belcher of Ravensdale, Wash. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amarillo Jerry L. Hibbs Jerry L. Hibbs, 70, of Amarillo died Thursday, Dec. 22, 2005. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Pleasant Valley Baptist Church with the Rev. Dana Moore officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Hibbs was born in Amarillo on Aug. 22, 1935, to Karl and Auda Hibbs. He graduated from Amarillo High School in 1953. Mr. Hibbs retired from ASARCO after 24 years of employment. He married Linda Crawford Bray in Amarillo in 1981. He was an active member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. Mr. Hibbs loved to travel and had enjoyed an Alaskan cruise. He spent time working on model trains and tinkering on the computer. He loved his family and treasured the time he spent with his grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Karl Lewis Hibbs; a son, Todd Hibbs; and his first wife, Karan Jan Mote Hibbs. Survivors include his wife, Linda; two daughters, Kelly Seales and husband, Greg, of Rockwall and Christy Huddleston and husband, Raymon, of Royse City; two sons, Mike Hibbs and wife, Frances, of Amarillo and Scott Hibbs and wife, Kathy, of Arlington; a sister, Karleen Conner and husband, Roy, of Amarillo; a brother, Bob Hibbs and wife, Beverly, of Amarillo; and eight grandchildren, Brock, Jessica, Chase, Hunter, McKenzie, Dane, Daxx and Trent. The family suggests memorials be to Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Activity Center Building Fund, 555 E. Hastings Ave., Amarillo, TX 79108. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold Irvin Dressler Harold Irvin Dressler, 77, formerly of Amarillo, died Friday, Dec. 23, 2005, in Estancia, N.M. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd. in Amarillo, with the Rev. Terry Meyer, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Canyon, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Dressler was born and raised in Mountainair, N.M. He had previously lived in Amarillo for 22 years and was awarded his 30-year carpentry pin in Texas and then a 15-year pin for service in New Mexico. He was a cowboy involved in carpentry, construction and farming. He loved hunting, trapping and reading. Survivors include two daughters, Tillie Hulen of Amarillo and Anna Tucek of Canyon; two sons, Harold Dressler Jr. and John Dressler, both of Amarillo; a sister, Ova Faye Smith of Amarillo; and eight grandchildren, Madison, Sydney, Averiann, Jordan, Morgan, Emma, Wyatt and Garrett. The family will be at 5013 Tulip Ave. in Amarillo. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jerry Malone Jerry Malone, 69, of Amarillo died Thursday, Dec. 22, 2005. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street, with the Rev. Mitch Wilson of First Baptist Church of Shallowater, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mr. Malone was born April 19, 1936, in Hedley to Herschel A. Malone and Ollie Mary Blackwell Malone. He married Arlene McGee on Feb. 15, 1954, in Amarillo. He retired from the United States Military after 20 years, the first five having been in the Marine Corps and the last 15 in the Air Force. He worked for Pantex, retiring after 23 years. He was a member of the Slowpoke Car Club. He was preceded in death by his father; a grandson, James Malone; his precious mother-in-law, Juanita Hancock; and a sister-in-law, Barbara Little Brunton. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Danny Malone of Reno, Nev., and Kenneth Malone of Belgium; two daughters, Anita Fink and husband, John, and Connie Johnson and husband, James; his mother; a brother, Danny L. Malone of Las Vegas; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorials be to the VA War Memorial, VA Hospital, 6010 W. Amarillo Blvd., Amarillo, TX 79106 or the American Heart Association, Regional Office, 2404 W. Seventh Ave., Amarillo, TX 79106. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- James A. "Jim" Talbot James A. "Jim" Talbot, 68, of Amarillo died Thursday, Dec. 22, 2005. Vigil services will be at 7 p.m. today in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel, 4100 S. Georgia St. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in St. Mary's Catholic Church with Monsignor Harold Waldow of St. Mary's Catholic Church officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mr. Talbot was born March 29, 1937, to Stanley and Mary Talbot in Port Neches. He married Leah Babin on Nov. 25, 1961, in Beaumont. He graduated from Lamar University in 1966. He worked for Social Security from 1966 in Port Arthur ending in Amarillo for almost 30 years. Mr. Talbot retired in 1995 as district manager. He then worked for MASH as a patient advocate then transferred to Disability Help Inc. in 1998, where he managed the local office. He retired in October 2005. Mr. Talbot was a member of the Downtown Lions Club and North Amarillo Lions Club, Knights of Columbus, Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Welcome Committee, a board member of Amarillo Community Federal Credit Union, served as president of Potter-Randall Child Protective Services for numerous years, where he helped start the jury duty funding program, and president of the Board of Directors for Goodwill Industries. He was an active member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his father and a sister, Betty Talbot. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Becky Miller and husband, John, and Toni Marie Talbot, all of Amarillo; a son, Jay Talbot of Amarillo; four sisters, Myrna O'Neal of Newton, Linda Mason of Port Arthur, Kay Thigpen and husband, James, of Beaumont and Bonnie Richard and husband, Donnie, of Groves; a brother, Jerry Talbot and wife, Patsy, of Houston; his mother of Groves; three grandchildren, Jenny Cannon and husband, Marty, LeeAnn Miller and J.W. Miller, all of Amarillo; two great-granddaughters, Ashlee and MaKenzie; and his special pet friend, his dog, Taco. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176-0001. The family will be at 2712 S. Fairfield St. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeanne Ann Leard Jeanne Ann Leard, 51, of Amarillo died Thursday, Dec. 22, 2005. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Bell Avenue Baptist Church with John Goss officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Mrs. Leard was born, raised and lived in Amarillo all of her life. She was a graduate of Caprock High School. She married Charles Leard on Aug. 22, 1990, in Amarillo. She was a homemaker and loved to quilt, sew and do arts and crafts. Most of all she loved being "Nanny" to her grandson. She was a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her father, Gene Turner in 1991. Survivors include her husband; a son, Kristopher Dylan Mosley of Brownsville; her mother, Ethel Turner of Amarillo; a grandson, Kai Mosley-Santiso of Brownsville; and two brothers, Rick Turner of Dallas and Gary Turner of Columbus, Ga. The family suggests memorials be to Faith City Mission, 401 S.E. Second Ave., Amarillo, TX 79101. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oklahoma Cody Tully GROVE, OKLA. - Cody Tully, 18, died Friday, Dec. 23, 2005. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Cornerstone Church. Arrangements are by Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home. Cody was born Jan. 15, 1987, in Amarillo, Texas. He was attending Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami, where he was recruited to play football. Survivors include his parents, Mark and Vickie Brehmer of Grove; a brother, Timothy Tully of Fort Campbell, Ky.; a sister, Melissa Tully of Grove; a stepbrother, Jason Brehmer of Grove; and his grandmother, Naomi Meese of Amarillo. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold Trent GUYMON, OKLA. - Harold L. Trent, 88, died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2005. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Henson-Novak Funeral Directors Chapel with Bill Newman officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery. Mr. Trent was born Dec. 26, 1916, in Hardesty to Lillie Bell DeBord Trent and Thomas Loyd Trent. He married Dorothy Griffith on May 1, 1938, in Boise City. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Betty Cruzan, Lillie Green and Doris Darlene Cobb, all of Guymon; two brothers, Robert "Barsie" Trent of Woodward and Haley Trent of Sun Valley, Nev.; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to M.H.T.C. Home Health and Hospice and may be sent in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 1306, Guymon, OK 73942. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, December 26, 2005 FUNERAL SERVICES SERVICES PENDING Pamela Arnett, 51, of Amarillo died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2005. Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. D.J. Eberman, 68, of Vega died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2005. Rector Funeral Home Coulter Chapel, 8310 S. Coulter St., Amarillo. SERVICES SCHEDULED Carol Smith, 51, of Dumas died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Hunt Memorial United Methodist Church. Morrison Funeral Directors. SERVICES TODAY Mary Lyndelle Arnold, 88, of Quanah. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Quanah First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Quanah Memorial Park. Smith Funeral Home. Allen Belcher, 56, of Quanah. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. in Quanah Memorial Park. Smith Funeral Home. Wanda Jean Burke, 81, of Amarillo, formerly of Spearman. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Union Church in Spearman. Burial will be in Hansford Cemetery. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Spearman. Doris Irene Cook, 84, of Beaver, Okla. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. in First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery in Logan. Clark Funeral Service. Roberta F. Ellington, 78, of Groom. Services will be at 2 p.m. in First Baptist Church in Groom. Burial will be in Groom Cemetery. Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St., Amarillo. Maxine Davis Jack, 85, of Pampa. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Carmichael- Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Leola Sexton, 84, of Happy. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Happy Church of Christ. Burial will be in Happy Cemetery. Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Tulia. James A. "Jim" Talbot, 68, of Amarillo. Vigil services will be at 7 p.m. in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel, 4100 S. Georgia St. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in St. Mary's Catholic Church. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Ozell Taylor, 89, of Memphis. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. in Fairview Cemetery. Hughs Funeral Home of Memphis. Luther Owen Thompson, 76, of Shamrock. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. in First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Plymouth Cemetery in Samnorwood. Wright Funeral Directors of Shamrock. Obe J. "Pete" Wilson, 72, of Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Avenue Baptist Church in Hereford. Burial will be in Restlawn Cemetery in Hereford. Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. ---