Potter Co. TX - Obits: March 21, 2006 ============================================================= 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 Tuesday, March 21, 2006 Area Azyah Brynn Cervantes HEREFORD - Azyah Brynn Cervantes, infant daughter of Julio and Yvonne Cervantes, died Saturday, March 18, 2006, in Amarillo. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Hereford Heritage Funeral Home Chapel of Memories. Burial will follow in St. Anthonys Cemetery. Survivors include her parents; grandparents, Jimmy and Diana Moreno and Isaias and Alicia Cervantes; and great-grandparents, Maria and Salvador Gonzales and Zulema Edwards, all of Hereford. The family suggests memorials be to La Iglesia De San Jose Catholic Church, 13th and Brevard, Hereford, TX 79045. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manuela Reyes PLAINVIEW - Manuela Reyes, 60, died Sunday, March 19, 2006, in Lubbock. Rosary will be said at 6 p.m. today in Lemons Funeral Home. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church with the Rev. Arsenio Redulo officiating. Burial will follow in Parklawn Memorial Gardens. Manuela was born Aug. 9, 1945, in Yancy to Manuel DeLeon and Nolberta Valencia DeLeon. She married Ramiro Ramos Reyes on Aug. 21, 1971, in Plainview. Survivors include her husband of Plainview; a son, Ramiro Reyes Jr. of Canyon; a daughter, Ana Lisa Garcia of Plainview; two brothers, Empedio Joe DeLeon of Garland and Alfred DeLeon of South Dakota; two sisters, Felipa Castaneda and Mary Alvarado, both of Plainview; and three grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Janelle Hinson DUMAS - Janelle Hinson, 83, died Sunday, March 19, 2006, in Amarillo. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in First Presbyterian Church in Dumas with the Rev. Ben Seller, pastor, officiating. Private burial will be in Northlawn Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Dumas. Janelle Hinson was born Feb. 7, 1923, in Reed, Okla., to Claude and Bessie Jackson. She graduated from Spearman High School. Mrs. Hinson was a homemaker and a member of Frist Presbyterian Church of Dumas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Everett Hinson; and a sister, Rose Kunselman. Survivor include a son, Johnny Hinson and wife Billie of Dumas; a daughter, Janet Lewis and husband Jerry of Dumas; four brothers, W.C. Jackson, Pat Jackson and George Jackson, all of Spearman, and Dan Jackson of Huntsville, Ark.; three sisters, Joe McLaughlin and Claudine Clark, both of Spearman, and June Barkley of Gruver; and five grandchildren, Corey Lewis, Michael Lewis, Jill Lewis, Denver Hinson and Cheyenne Hinson. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice Life Enrichment Center, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank A. Sharp TULIA - Frank A. Sharp, 86, died Sunday, March 19, 2006, in Plainview. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Jeffrey Lee officiating. Military graveside services will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are by Kornerstone Funeral Directors. Mr. Sharp married Josie Smith on Oct. 18, 1946, in Tulia. He was a farmer. Survivors include his wife of Tulia; two daughters, Cathy Hollis of Arlington and Martha McRee of Tulia; three sons, Steven Sharp of Tulia, Dan Sharp of Wills Point and Brad Sharp of Tulia; 12 grandchildren; and seven great- grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the Tulia Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 116, Tulia, TX 79088. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Rev. Bill Sparks PERRYTON - The Rev. Bill Sparks, 80, died Sunday, March 19, 2006. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Marlon Sparks, the Rev. Mark Short and the Rev. Ken Willard officiating. Burial will be in Milano City Cemetery in Milano by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Mr. Sparks was born Nov. 17, 1925, in Hearne. He married Florence Patsy Peterson on Aug. 16, 1949, in Perryton. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Brenda Jo Huddleston and Vicki Wadlington, both of Milano, Linda Maye Servantez of College Station and Renee McQueen of Thorndale; two sons, Marlon Gail Sparks of Perryton and Jerry Sparks of Irving; 23 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the Bill Sparks Memorial Fund, in care of Victory Family Church, P.O. Box 1267, Perryton, TX 79070. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amarillo Petra Salinas de Carrasco Petra Salinas de Carrasco, 70, of Amarillo died Saturday, March 18, 2006. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today in Angel Funeral Home Chapel, 2209 S. Arthur St. Inurnment will be in Llano Mausoleum. Mrs. Carrasco was born in Chihuahua, Mexico. She married Jose Carrasco in Chihuahua in 1952. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband; eight daughters, Maria Cervantes, Lucia Carrasco, Elva Perez, Martha Carrasco, Dora Carrasco and Celia Carrasco, all of Amarillo, Josefina Carrasco of Mexico and Lorena Carrasco of Chihuahua; a son, Antonio Carrasco of Houston; 25 grandchildren; and 15 great- grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lola Beatrice Lawler Clay Curb Lola Beatrice Lawler Clay Curb, 66, of Amarillo died Sunday, March 19, 2006. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel, 4100 S. Georgia St., with Bob Thomas, chaplain of Odyssey Health Care, officiating. Mrs. Curb was born Sept. 7, 1939, in Shamrock. She has been a resident of Amarillo for more than 45 years. Survivors include a daughter, Latetia Raiford of Richland; a son, William Ray Morgan of Florida; her mother, Lillie Mae Williams of Jacksonville, Ark.; a sister, June Perse of Jacksonville; and three brothers, Ted Lawler and J.D. Lawler, both of Amarillo and Richard Lawler of Booker. The family suggests memorials be to Animal Rescue Shelter, 12500 S. Washington St., Amarillo, TX 79118. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth Devore Kenneth Devore, 75, of Amarillo died Saturday, March 18, 2006. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd., with Ronnie Mullins of Christian Heritage officiating. Kenny was born Aug. 22, 1930, in Hutchinson County and grew up in Borger. He worked for Young Sales Corp. and traveled over the United States for 25  30 years. Kenny was a very loving and generous man. His favorite saying was, Very good, with a thumbs up. He was preceded in death by his mother, Billie Higgins; a son, Danny Devore; two brothers, Donald and Harold; and a sister, Joyce Kerr. The family would like to thank Georgia Manor for all of their loving care. Survivors include two grandsons, David and wife Sandra Devore and Justin Clay and wife Ashley Devore; their mother, Kenda and husband Gene Laubhan; and four great-grandchildren, Danny, Vanessa, Makayla and Chloe, all of Amarillo. The family suggests memorials be to Hospice of the Southwest, 1500 S. Coulter St., Suite 3, Amarillo, TX 79106. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter George Worsham Sr. Walter George Worsham Sr., 71, of Amarillo died Sunday, March 19, 2006. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Memory Gardens Mausoleum with Landrum Medlock of Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Martin Road Chapel, 1505 Martin Road . Mr. Worsham moved to Amarillo 46 years ago from Abilene. He retired from Central Freightline after 27 years of service. He was a member of Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church. He married Patsy Murphy on May 19, 1956, in Sweetwater. Survivors include his wife, Pat Worsham; three sons, Ricky Worsham and David Worsham, both of Holdenville, Okla., and George Worsham and wife Denise of Amarillo; three brothers, Bud Worsham of California, A.T. Worsham of Abilene and Donald Ray Worsham of Sweetwater; a sister, Helen David of San Antonio; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Mexico Todd Bebb CLAYTON, N.M. - Todd Bebb, 42, died Saturday, March 18, 2006. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Clayton Memorial Cemetery by Hass Funeral Directors. Mr. Bebb was born April 7, 1963, in Clayton to Wallace E. Bebb and Helen Maxine Callis Bebb. He married Jody Wilcox on Oct. 11, 1995, in Clayton. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Nicki Seelke Bebb of Midland, Texas, and Suni Seelke Bebb of Clayton; and three sisters, Judy Sanders of Amarillo, Texas, Angela Newkirk of Moscow, Kan., and Sharon Keener of Borger, Texas. The family suggests memorials be to Cowboys for Christ, P.O. Box 7557, Fort Worth, TX 76111. Sign the online guest register at www.hassfuneralhome.com. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Betty Donaghe CLOVIS, N.M. - Betty Donaghe, 79, died Saturday, March 18, 2006. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Steed-Todd Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Furgus Tunnell officiating. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens in Clovis. Mrs. Donaghe was born Jan. 26, 1927, in Oswalt, Okla., to Floy and Laura Cross. Mrs. Donaghe cooked at the restaurant in the bowling alley for many years, loved to sew and loved her dogs. Survivors include a son, Jimmy Donaghe of Clovis; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Neoma Lucille Settle Merrick CLOVIS, N.M. - Neoma Lucille Settle Merrick, 89, died Sunday, March 19, 2006. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Groom Church of Christ in Groom, Texas, with Kent Watson of Claude Church of Christ in Claude, Texas, officiating. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Alva Municipal Cemetery in Alva, Okla., with Hartsell Johnson officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 S. Bell St., in Amarillo, Texas. She was born July 4, 1916, in Driftwood, Okla., to Lizzie and Bert Settle and grew up on a farm in Byron, Okla. She graduated from high school and attended Northwestern State College in Alva, where she graduated with a B.S. Ed. Survivors include two daughters, Maxine Kelso and Carolyn May of Arlington; a son, Steve Stephenson; a stepdaughter, Marlys Melton; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and three nieces. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Juanita E. Shiplet LOGAN, N.M. - Juanita E. Shiplet, 80, died Saturday, March 18, 2006. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in San Jon Cemetery in San Jon with L.R. Haisten, minister of Assembly of God Church in Nara Visa, officiating. Arrangements are by Dunn Funeral Home of Tucumcari. Survivors include a son, Gary Shiplet of Tucumcari, and two grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, March 21, 2006 Funeral Services Services Pending Helen Hicks, 93, of Amarillo died Monday, March 20, 2006. Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40. N.C. Cleo Jordan, 79, of Turkey died Sunday, March 19, 2006, in McKinney. Myers-Chancellor Funeral Home. Glenn Kuykendall, 93 of Amarillo died Monday March 20, 2006. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Helen Jean May, 79, of Amarillo died Monday, March 20, 2006. Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Alvin Jew Thompson, 70, of Dumas died Monday, March 20, 2006. Morrison Funeral Directors. Services Scheduled Michael Edward Barber Jr., 21, of Amarillo died Sunday, March 19, 2006. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Central Church of Christ. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Roy Pete Lawler, 84, of Amarillo died Sunday, March 19, 2006. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Cox Funeral Home Benton Chapel, 4180 Canyon Drive. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Services Today William James Bill Allen, 88, of Fritch. Services will be at 2 p.m. in First Baptist Church of Wheeler. Burial will be in Wheeler Cemetery by Brown Funeral Directors of Borger. Wesley L. Askew Jr. M.D., 79, of Amarillo. Services will be at 10 a.m. in First Baptist Church Chapel. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Petra Salinas de Carrasco, 70, of Amarillo. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. in Angel Funeral Home Chapel, 2209 S. Arthur St. Inurnment will be in Llano Mausoleum. Lola Beatrice Lawler Clay Curb, 66, of Amarillo. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel, 4100 S. Georgia St. Xythin Aleksis Fowler, infant daughter of Clint Fowler and Stephanie Souktakith of Amarillo. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. in Cox Funeral Home Benton Chapel, 4180 Canyon Drive. Georgia Elaine Young Hamel, 68, of Conchas Dam, N.M. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Dunn Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow in the family plot of Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery. Janelle Hinson, 83, of Dumas. Services will be at 11 a.m. in First Presbyterian Church in Dumas. Private burial will be in Northlawn Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Dumas. Wayne Long, 66, of Amarillo. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Rector Funeral Home Osage Chapel, 2800 S. Osage St. Burial will be in Mobeetie Cemetery in Mobeetie. Neoma Lucille Settle Merrick, 89, of Clovis, N.M. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Groom Church of Christ. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Alva Municipal Cemetery in Alva, Okla. Arrangements are by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 S. Bell St., in Amarillo, Texas. John M. Perkins, 60, of Childress. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. in Childress Cemetery. Arrangements are by Johnson Funeral Home. Bill W. Pfeffer, 84, of Borger. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Church of Christ in Borger. Burial will be in The Garden of Love in Westlawn Memorial Park by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Manuela Reyes, 60, of Plainview died Sunday, March 19, 2006, in Lubbock. Rosary will be at 6 p.m. in Lemons Funeral Home. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Parklawn Memorial Gardens. Ernestina R. Sena, 78, of Amarillo. Mass will be at 2 p.m. in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Frank A. Sharp, 86, of Tulia. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Calvary Baptist Church. Military graveside services will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are by Kornerstone Funeral Directors. The Rev. Bill Sparks, 80, of Perryton. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. in First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Milano City Cemetery in Milano by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Perryton. Joshua Leo Spector, 17, of Sunray. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. in Sunray Baptist Church. Morrison Funeral Directors. Ross M. Thomas, 56, of Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements are by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 S. Bell St. ---