Potter Co. TX - Obits: May 15, 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 Monday, May 15, 2006 Amarillo Karen Fay Slagle Lee Karen Fay Slagle Lee, 58, of Amarillo died Thursday, May 11, 2006. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd., with Dale Travis, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Lee was born Feb. 6, 1948, in Amarillo to James and Velda Lee Gunter Slagle. She graduated from Tascosa High School in 1966. She worked in the health care profession as a CNA. She was preceded in death by her father, James Slagle, and her grandmother, Emma Teed. Survivors include her fiance whom she met in 1994, Rick Bilbrey; her mother, Velda "Bobbie" Slagle of Amarillo; three daughters, Gina Lee and Andrea Morehead and husband, Mike, all of Amarillo, and Jacqueline Dorsey and husband, Howard, of New Jersey; a son, James Lee and wife, Franki, of Amarillo; two brothers, James Slagle and wife, Becky, and Steve Slagle and wife, Connie, all of Amarillo; a sister, Darla Dawson and husband, Ronny, of Amarillo; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Amarillo Globe-News, May 15, 2006 ======================================================================== ==== Bobby Joe Williams Bobby Joe Williams, 35, of Amarillo, formerly of Turkey, died Tuesday, May 9, 2006. Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Friday in Dreamland Cemetery in Turkey with Kalor Williams, elder of Greater Love Temple in Amarillo, officiating. Arrangements were by Myers-Chancellor Funeral Home. Mr. Williams was born May 22, 1970, in Memphis to Tomey and Cora Lathan Williams. He married Pam Red of Amarillo in 1998. Survivors include his wife; eight brothers, Bill, T.W., Jr. and Will, all of Dallas, Elvin and Ronnie, both of Amarillo, Ray of Atlanta and Johnny of Turkey; and six sisters, Janie Williams of Houston, Verna Johnson and Cathy Roston, both of Dallas, Teresa Goodman of Center, Hattie Belmares of Turkey and Robin Williams of Amarillo. Amarillo Globe-News, May 15, 2006 ============================================================================ Area Linda Nelson SUNRAY - Linda Nelson, 58, died Wednesday, May 10, 2006, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Lane Cemetery with the Rev. Danny Hendrick, pastor of New Life Fellowship, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors of Dumas. Mrs. Nelson was born June 13, 1947, in Modesto, Calif. She enjoyed making quilts, which she donated to various rest homes in the area. Survivors include her husband, George Nelson; a son, Stacy Nelson of Sunray; and two daughters, Corinna Atwood of Scappoose, Ore., and Robbie Nelson of Sunray. Amarillo Globe-News, May 15, 2006 ======================================================================== ==== Ida Mae Crawford CHANNING - Ida Mae Crawford, 72, died Friday, May 12, 2006, in Amarillo. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Channing United Methodist Church with the Rev. George Chapman, pastor, and Michael L. Robinson, chaplain, officiating. Burial will be in Channing Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd., Amarillo. Mrs. Crawford was born May 30, 1933, in Clarendon to Hubert and Mary Lowe Brown. She received her bachelor of science in education from West Texas State University. She was an elementary school teacher for one year in Pringle, three years in Stinnett, four years in Dumas, one year in Hartley and 31 years in Channing. She was a past president of the Dallam-Hartley Teachers Association. She was a member of Channing United Methodist Church. Mrs. Crawford married Keith Crawford on March 18, 1952, in Clarendon. Survivors include her husband; a son, Dr. Eric Crawford and wife, Kim, of Amarillo; and a granddaughter, Mia McCall Crawford. Amarillo Globe-News, May 15, 2006 ======================================================================== ==== Belton Bryan "B.B." Bearden PAMPA - Belton Bryan "B.B." Bearden, 84, died Sunday, May 14, 2006. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Gene Allen, retired Full Gospel minister, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery with Masonic graveside rites courtesy of Pampa Masonic Lodge No. 966 and Top O' Texas Masonic Lodge No. 1381. Mr. Bearden was born Nov. 20, 1921, in Timpson. He married Dorothy Nell Abbott on Aug. 29, 1942, in Erick, Okla. Survivors include a son, Johnny Bearden of Dumas; a daughter, Gloria Willson of Pampa; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, 2222 Welborn St., Dallas, TX 75219. Amarillo Globe-News, May 15, 2006 ======================================================================== ==== George C. Warner HEREFORD - George C. Warner, 89, died Saturday, May 13, 2006. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in West Park Cemetery with Joan E. Gaines, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Hereford Heritage Funeral Home. Mr. Warner was the founder of George Warner Seed Co. He served in the Army as a Lt. Col. from 1941 through 1946. He married Ruth McAlister on June 5, 1939, and she preceded him in death in December 1975. George then married Dorothy Wingert on Jan. 5, 1977, and she preceded him in death on April 28, 2000. Survivors include a sister, Winnie Hardaway of Llano, and special friends, Sharon Elliott and Perry and Iris Ray, all of Hereford. The family suggests memorials be to King's Manor Methodist Home, West Gate Manor or Samaritan Hospice, 400 Ranger, Hereford, TX 79045. Amarillo Globe-News, May 15, 2006 ======================================================================== ==== New Mexico Ava Hutchinson Mullis CLOVIS, N.M. - Ava Hutchinson Mullis, 91, died Friday, May 12, 2006, in Albuquerque. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Sandia Baptist Church with the Rev. Roy Stewart and Jason Schwope, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens by Steed-Todd Funeral Home. Mrs. Mullis was born Oct. 16, 1914, in Chandler, Okla., to Elmer and Stella Murray. She was married to Albert Hutchinson from 1931 to 1969, and she married Rod Mullis in 1979. Survivors include two sons, Gary Hutchinson of Peralta and Ken Hutchinson of Albuquerque; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a brother, Lindal Murray of Plano, Texas; and two sisters, Fern Lyons of Pryor, Okla., and Wilma Miller of Houston. Amarillo Globe-News, May 15, 2006 ============================================================================ Services Pending C.S. Ivey, 83 of Amarillo, died Saturday, May 13, 2006. Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Robert Brent Jackson, 42, of Amarillo died Friday, May 12, 2006. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Nita McMennamy Quisenberry, 61, of Amarillo died Sunday, May 14, 2006. Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Irene Schelfhout, 83, of Amarillo died Sunday, May 14, 2006. Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Services Scheduled Guy William "Billy" Thompson Jr., 43, of Mobeetie died Saturday, May 13, 2006, in Wheeler County. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Body of Christ in Pampa. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Pampa. Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa. Services Today Refugia S. "Mommy Cuca" Cervantez, 84, of Hereford. Prayer vigil will be will be at 7 p.m. in Rix Funeral Directors Chapel. Mass will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in La Iglesia de San Jose. Burial will be in West Park Cemetery. Anna Francis Killham, 99, of Amarillo. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Olinger Hampden Chapel in Denver. Local arrangements are by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 S. Bell St. in Amarillo. Bertha Ellen Neal Knight, 97, of Groom. Services will be at 2 p.m. in First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Groom Cemetery. Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon. Argie Godfrey McDonald, 77, of Dimmitt. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. in Castro Memorial Gardens. Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home. Alvin Eugene McGee, 96, of Kerrville, formerly of Wichita Falls. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. in Crestview Memorial Cemetery in Wichita Falls. Owens & Brumley Funeral Home of Wichita Falls. Ava Hutchinson Mullis, 91, of Clovis. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Sandia Baptist Church. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens. Steed-Todd Funeral Home. Linda Nelson, 58, of Sunray. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. in Lane Cemetery. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors of Dumas. Roy Ansel Rice, 81, of Amarillo. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Valleyview Church of the Nazarene. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Ledona Sharber, 84, of Amarillo. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 S. Bell St. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Violet Stacks, 78, of Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. in Llano East Cemetery. Rector Funeral Home Osage Chapel, 2800 S. Osage St. Manuela Tovar, 56, of Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Church of God of the First Born. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Angel Funeral Home, 2209 S. Arthur St. Betty Andree Wilson, 79, of Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. in Crestview Memorial Park in Wichita Falls. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.