Potter Co. TX - Obits: May 18, 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 
                     Thursday, May 18, 2006
            
            
Amarillo
Douglas Auwen
Douglas Auwen, 42, of Amarillo died Tuesday, May 16, 2006.
No services are scheduled at this time. Arrangements are by Boxwell
Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Douglas was born April
8, 1964, in Pampa. He retired as director of operations with Columbia.
He lived in Amarillo and various places due to his job transfers. He was
preceded in death by his grandparents, McRoy and Velma Wright, J.J. and
Lula Mae Auwen and Dane Cambern and Clifford Scott. Survivors include
his mother and stepfather, Pauline and Grant Cambern of Amarillo; his
father and stepmother, Thomas J. and Judith Auwen of Pampa; a sister,
Joanna Brooke Cambern Varela of Amarillo; two brothers, Daryl W. Auwen
and David J. Auwen, both of Amarillo; a dear friend, Martha L. Earhart
of Houston; and numerous friends and loved ones. The family suggests
memorials be to Odyssey Health Care, 6900 W. Interstate 40, Suite 150,
Amarillo, TX 79106 or a favorite charity.
Amarillo Globe-News, May 18, 2006

Marjorie M. Paci
Marjorie M. Paci, 79, of Amarillo died Monday, May 15, 2006.
Private family services were held. Arrangements were by Boxwell Brothers
Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Marjorie M. Paci was born June
9, 1926, in Clovis, N.M. She married Renzo A. Paci on Feb. 1, 1949. She
retired from teaching grade school. She was preceded in death by a
brother, James Marsh of Potomac, Md.; and a sister, Helen Marsh Frye of
Tehachapi, Calif. Survivors include her husband, Renzo A. Paci;
daughters, Joan Paci and husband Dave Leist of Pacific Grove, Calif.,
Gail Traver and husband William of Carrisa Plains, Calif., and Carol
Paci of Amarillo; two brothers, Hal Marsh and Don Marsh, both of
Amarillo; and grandchildren, Adam Traver, Emily Traver, Shane Traver and
Caitlin Traver, all of Carrisa Plains. In lieu of flowers, the family
has suggests memorials be to Friends of the Amarillo Public Library,
Attention: Mary Redmond, 413 E. Fourth Ave, Amarillo, TX 79101.
Amarillo Globe-News, May 18, 2006

Pastor Mike "Big Mike" Williams
Pastor Mike "Big Mike" Williams, 42, of Amarillo died Sunday, May 14, 2006.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Victory Church with Ronnie Riles,
evangelist, and Ricky Pfeil of Kingdom Keys Network officiating. Burial
will be in Llano Cemetery East by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive.
Pastor Mike "Big Mike" Williams entered into Heaven's gates on May 14,
2006. Michael Dewayne Williams was born on July 21, 1963, to Ethel Jean
Williams. Born and raised in Hobbs, N.M., Mike was a Hobbs High School
graduate and a member of St. John's Baptist Church. After graduation he
attended West Texas State University on a football scholarship. It was
there that he met his one and only love, Phyllis Wilson. They were
united in marriage on Nov. 21, 1986, in Canyon, and together had one
daughter, Emily J. Williams, who was born Sept. 29, 1990. Mike made the
eternal decision to accept Christ as his personal savior in 1986. From
there he was a faithful member and an ordained minister at Greater Love
Temple, under Jackie Riles, for 15 years. He was involved in several
ministries, such as "Friday Night with Big Mike," "Half Hour of Power,"
"The Edge" with Jeremy Pfeil, prison ministry, chaplain for WTAMU
football team, and numerous other outreach ministries. "Big Mike" was
well known in the community, and touched the hearts and lives of all who
knew him. He will be greatly missed. He was preceded in death by his
grandparents, John Henry and Emma Williams. He leaves to cherish his
loving memories, his wife and daughter, both of Amarillo; his mother,
Ethel Jean Hamilton of Los Angeles; three brothers, Morice Jackson Jr.
of Amarillo, Ricky Jackson of Whiteface and Willie Ross of Colorado
Springs, Colo.; five sisters, Emma Coleman and Freda Ross, both of Los
Angeles, and Wanda Bell, Pearl Bell and Pamela Williams, all of Hobbs;
seven nephews; six nieces; and a host of other relatives and family in
Christ. The family suggests memorials be to Bible Way Church, 1400 N.
Fairfield St., Amarillo, TX 79107. The family will receive friends from
6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Amarillo Globe-News, May 18, 2006

Canyon
Burton Donnell Davis
Burton Donnell Davis, 68, formerly of Canyon, died Monday, May 15, 2006, in Amarillo.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Dreamland Cemetery with
the Rev. Earl Blair, retired Methodist minister, officiating.
Arrangements are by Holley Funeral Home. Mr. Davis was born Feb. 19,
1938, in rural Randall County to William Edward Davis and Elizabeth
Francis Kinsey Davis. He worked in the Peace Corps in Thailand, was a
foreman for the Texas Highway Department in Canyon and farmed and
ranched. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Canyon. He
loved to travel. Survivors include two daughters, Leneta Glass of
Lansing, Mich., and Donna Willis of Richardson; a son, Jamie Davis of
Amarillo; two sisters, Larue Vance of Kerrville and Camilla Greenfield
of Happy; a brother, Frank Davis of Brighton, Colo.; and six
grandchildren.
Amarillo Globe-News, May 18, 2006

Oneta Fern Newton
Oneta Fern Newton, 84, of Canyon died Tuesday, May 16, 2006, in Amarillo.
Services will be at 10 a.m. today in First Baptist Church with Dr. David
Lowrie, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery by
Brooks Funeral Directors. Oneta Fern Newton was born Jan. 16, 1922, in
Russell, Okla., to Thomas Ira and Louisa Maude Greene Hollis. She
graduated with honors from Muleshoe High School and attended West Texas
State College where she received her master's degree. Fern married J.C.
Newton on Sept. 2, 1939, in Canyon. She taught at Emerson Elementary for
28 years in Amarillo. She was a member of First Baptist Church, senior
choir, senior adults and taught Sunday school and vacation Bible school.
Fern was also a member of the Retired Teachers Association, Delta Kappa
Gamma Sorority, Quilters of First Baptist Church and the Hospital
Auxiliary at Palo Duro Hospital. She was preceded in death by her
husband, J.C. Newton in 1992; a daughter, Nita Delorse Renner in 1976;
three brothers; and three sisters. Survivors include a son, Jimmy W.
Newton and wife Jeanette of Amarillo; a grandson, Jaymes "Jay" Newton
and wife Vietta of Vega; four granddaughters, Jeanita Lee Newton Skipper
and husband Kyle, Joy Lynn Newton, Jan Arlane Newton and Jenny Estelle
Newton, all of Amarillo; and three great-grandchildren, Ernest Newton,
Heather Newton and Kase Skipper; and a sister, Ira Watson of New
Orleans. The family suggests memorials be to Don & Sybil Harrington
Cancer Center, 1500 Wallace Blvd., Amarillo, TX 79106, First Baptist
Church, 1717 Fourth Ave., Canyon, TX 79015 or a favorite charity. The
family will be at 410 Foster Lane in Canyon.
Amarillo Globe-News, May 18, 2006

Area
Carl Dudley Beauchamp
DUMAS - Carl Dudley Beauchamp, 81, died Tuesday, May 16, 2006.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church with
the Rev. John Wagner, former pastor of First United Methodist Church,
officiating, and the Rev. Beth Harrington, pastor of First United
Methodist Church, assisting. Burial will be in Dumas Cemetery by
Morrison Funeral Directors. Mr. Beauchamp was born Oct. 12, 1924, in
Moore County. He married Helen Louise Wells on Dec. 19, 1945. Carl was
the third generation of the H.A. Beauchamp pioneer family who came to
Moore County in 1896 from Jacksboro. Carl's parents were Marvin Quinton
Beauchamp (known as Mutt) and Verdie Leota Beauchamp. His brothers,
Howard and Lloyd, are both deceased. During his childhood, Carl helped
with all chores on his parents' farm and ranch. He entered farming and
ranching after his graduation from high school. He owned and operated
3,000 acres of grassland, 400 acres of dry land farm and l,500 acres of
irrigated farmland. The crops raised included wheat, corn, grain sorghum
and seed milo. Carl was running stocker cattle at the ranch. He
personally traded commodities in his home office and marketed the
products grown on the farm. During 1960-1962, Carl served as delegate to
Austin to meet with the Texas Legislature for the purpose of exempting
gas companies from being public utilities. Buck Buchanan introduced the
bill in 1962, which was passed. Diamond Shamrock promptly created
Emerald Gas Co. to serve the farmers. This created the opportunity for
farmers to operate utilizing irrigation at a reasonable price.
Therefore, thousands of wells were drilled through the Panhandle. He was
a board member from 1973-2006 of the Soil and Water Conservation
Service. He was recognized at the state convention in 2005 for his
service: board member of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
(ASCS) community committee from 1970-1979 and the county committee from
1979-1988; board member of the Dumas Co-Op Board of Directors from
1968-1989, serving as secretary and vice chairman; board member of the
Moore County Appraisal District Board (originally called the Tax
Evaluation committee), receiving 30 years of service. He began his
service on this board when the name was changed approximately 28 years
ago. He was serving as chairman; board member of the chamber of
commerce, making numerous contributions to the Moore County Centennial
Celebration, served as chairman of the Capital Stock Fundraising
Committee, personally responsible for raising 99 percent of $22,000
made. He worked on the drama, Kids' Day in the Park, dances, stadium
slat sales and won the "ugliest" beard award. He was a silent co-worker
to Helen, the general chairperson and responded whenever an extra job
needed to be done. He was a member of First United Methodist Church,
joining in 1937. He served on numerous committees being the
administrative board, serving as vice president of the Board of
Trustees, Finance Committee, chairman of Fundraising for Sanctuary
Renovation, Building Committee, Board of Trustees, chairman of the
Buildings and Grounds Committee and Memorial Committee. He was on the
Don & Sybil Harrington Cancer Center committee from 1980 to 2006. He
worked on fundraising to build the center, receiving an "Outstanding
Achievement Award" for his efforts. He assisted with every major
fundraiser for 21 years. He was a board member of the Boy Scouts of
America from 1983-2006, being on the Golden Spread Council Executive
Board. He received the "Century Member Award." Throughout the years,
Carl was active in other various organizations including Moore County
Farm Bureau serving as president in the 1950s; United Way for Moore
County, serving as a fundraiser for the farm division numerous times and
a member of the Harrington Regional Medical Center, Inc. In 1992, he
received the Joyce Dillow Heritage Award. In 1993, he and his wife,
Helen, were named Citizens of the Years. They were also named "Old
Timers of the Year." In 2002, he was named "Farmer of the Year."
Survivors include his wife, Helen of Dumas; two daughters, Carlene
Beauchamp and Paula Gibson and husband Lee of Dumas; three
grandchildren, Braden, Brett and Katie Gibson; and his faithful dog and
companion, Ginger. The family suggests memorials be to Healing Tree, for
cancer education, 1301 S. Coulter St., Suite 205, Amarillo, TX 79106,
First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 395, Dumas, TX 79029 or Boy
Scouts of America, Attn: Boy Scout Memorial Fund, 401 Tascosa Road,
Amarillo, TX 79124. The family will be at the ranch, 5 miles south of
Dumas on Highway 287.
Amarillo Globe-News, May 18, 2006

Troy Edward Rains
PAMPA - Troy Edward Rains, 66, died Friday, May 5, 2006.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Recreation Park in
Pampa. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr.
Rains had been a resident of Pampa since 1942, and worked for the city
of Pampa Water Department as a field superintendent for 20 years. He was
a member of Central Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Fern
Rains; three daughters, Rhonda Mahoney and LaDonna Fisher, both of Enid,
Okla., and Sandra K. Ford of Pampa; three sisters, Maudie Aldridge and
Gerald Dean Reagan, both of Pampa, and Dorthy Welch of Barnsdall, Okla.;
eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Amarillo Globe-News, May 18, 2006

Marcia Hoover Cree
PAMPA - Marcia Hoover Cree, 65, died Tuesday, May 16, 2006.
Services will be at 4:30 p.m. today in First Baptist Church with the
Rev. Linda Kelly, rector of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, officiating.
Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral
Directors. Mrs. Cree was born Nov. 11, 1940, in Pampa. She was a 1959
graduate of Pampa High School and attended North Texas State University
in Denton. She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church and was
currently a member of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church. She was a devoted
Sunday school teacher as well as a children's leader for Bible Study
Fellowship. She loved to share her home and her cooking talents with
family and friends. She will be deeply missed by her beloved family and
cherished friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Eva Mae and
Bob Miller; a sister, Jackie Lawson; and her first husband, Buzz Hoover.
Survivors include her husband, Joe Cree; a son, Bradly Hoover of Pampa;
a daughter, Carrie Williamson of Fort Worth; two sisters, Judy Curtis of
Arlington and Ann Crossman and husband David of Pampa; three
stepchildren, Julie Harkins and husband Jerry of Dallas, and Katie Cree
and Kevin Cree and wife Terri, all of Pampa; grandchildren, Paige
Stevens and Trey Stevens, both of Fort Worth; and stepgrandchildren,
Meagan Cree, John Cree, Chase Cree and Kathryn Cree, all of Pampa, and
Christopher Harkins and Ryan Harkins, both of Dallas. The family
suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church Children's Department,
P.O. Box 621, Pampa, TX 79066-0621 or St. Matthew's Episcopal Day
School, 727 W. Browning, Pampa, TX 79065. Sign the online guest book at
www.carmichael-whatley.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, May 18, 2006

Wilma Bartlett Scoggin
DIMMITT - Wilma Bartlett Scoggin, 94, died Wednesday, May 17, 2006, in Weatherford.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday in Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral
Home Ivey Chapel. Burial will be in Castro Memorial Gardens. Mrs.
Scoggin was born April 16, 1912, in Jenkins, N.M. She married Howard
Scoggin on March 18, 1933, in Clovis, N.M. Mrs. Scoggin graduated from
Lamesa High School in 1929 and Texas Tech in 1934 with a home economics
degree. She and her husband, Howard, moved to Castro County in 1934,
where they began farming. She was also a substitute teacher in the
Dimmitt schools. Wilma was an artist, a homemaker and a member of First
Baptist Church. In 1999, she moved from Dimmitt to Midland, and from
Midland to Weatherford in 2003. She was preceded in death by her
husband, Howard Scoggin on March 23, 1982; her parents, Homer T. and
Lois Irma Bartlett; and a sister, Hilma D'Aun Carrell. Survivors include
a daughter, Cindy Ballew of Aledo; a son, Larry Scoggin of Broken Arrow,
Okla.; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a niece D'Aun
Alton.
Amarillo Globe-News, May 18, 2006

New Mexico
Bernice Neely
CLOVIS, N.M. - Bernice Neely, 77, died Wednesday, May 10, 2006.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Steed-Todd Funeral Home
Chapel with the Rev. Randy Shoemate officiating. Inurnment will be in
Portales Cemetery in Portales. Mrs. Neely was born April 30, 1929, in
Kiel, Wis., to August and Rose Kenier Hanke. She married David H. Neely
on Aug. 28, 1964, in Fort Sumner. Survivors include two sons, Joe Parie
of Portales and Mark Parie of Horn Lake, Miss.; a daughter, Pam Shoemate
of Ponder, Texas; two sisters, Laverne Nourigat of Frostproof, Fla., and
Eileen Stemper of Sheboygan, Wis.; nine grandchildren; and 12
great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Rescue the
Multitude, Juarez Children's Home, P.O. Box 6792, Las Cruces, NM 88006
or Habitat for Humanity, ENMU 2003, Portales, NM 88130.
Amarillo Globe-News, May 18, 2006

Oklahoma
A.O. Keadle
PRYOR, OKLA. - A. O. Keadle, 75, died Friday, May 12, 2006.
Memorial services were at 11 a.m. Tuesday in North Elliott Church of God
with the Rev. Robert Killman officiating. Arrangements were by Shipman's
Funeral & Cremation Service. Mr. Keadle was born Dec. 14, 1930, in
Seminole, the son of Oliver Lewis and Mary Bitting Keadle. He married
Barbara Pigeon on Nov. 22, 1953, in Clovis, N.M. Survivors include his
wife; three sons, Larry Keadle and Michael Keadle, both of Amarillo,
Texas, and Stephen Keadle of Las Vegas; four daughters, Kathy Morgan of
Amarillo, Carolyn Keadle of Genevia, Ill., and Karen Cook and Sue
Weaver, both of Pryor; a brother, Joe Keadle of Independence, Mo.; a
sister, Reba Tooley of Stinnett, Texas; 23 grandchildren; and 20
great-grandchildren.
Amarillo Globe-News, May 18, 2006

Elsewhere
Virginia Ruth Royer
LUBBOCK - Virginia Ruth Royer, 79, died Tuesday, May 16, 2006.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home
Chapel. Burial will be at 2 p.m. in Llano Cemetery in Amarillo. Mrs.
Royer was born Oct. 13, 1926, in Kansas City, Mo., to Carl and Beatrice
Mankin Wilson. She grew up and graduated from high school in Kansas
City. She married Donald Karl Royer on Oct. 23, 1946, in Kansas City. In
1953 they moved to Amarillo, where she worked for Sears. In 1976 they
moved to Lubbock, where she retired from Sears in 1986. She was a member
of Polk Street United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her
husband, Donald Karl Royer; and a daughter, Sarah Donn Laurence.
Survivors include a daughter, Sherrie Perkins of Canyon; five
grandchildren, Angela Cardenas, David Clark and Danny Clark, all of
Lubbock, Sarah Kay Brent of Canyon and Justin Perkins of Tukwila, Wash.;
a great-grandson; and a sister, Mary Frentrop of Kansas City.
Amarillo Globe-News, May 18, 2006

Services Pending

Marie Dorrough, 94, of Amarillo died Wednesday, May 17, 2006. Boxwell
Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.

Anna Harris, 78, of Amarillo died Monday, May 15, 2006. Schooler Funeral
Home, 4100 S. Georgia St.

Velma Reeves, 93, of Perryton died Wednesday, May 17, 2006. Boxwell
Brothers Funeral Home of Perryton. Services Scheduled

Veta Helen Usrey Bedard, 71, of Amarillo died Monday, May 15, 2006.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Boxwell Brothers
Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Private burial will
be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Byron D. Buchner, 51, of Amarillo died Sunday, May 14, 2006. Memorial
services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral
Directors Pioneer Chapel, 2615 Paramount Blvd.

Phoebie Jo Faubion, 85, of Amarillo died Monday, May 8, 2006. Services
will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial
Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Services Today

Raymond Batson, 74, of Pampa. Services will be at 10 a.m. in
Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel. Burial will be in
Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Carl Dudley Beauchamp, 81, of Dumas. Services will be at 2 p.m. in First
United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Dumas Cemetery by Morrison
Funeral Directors.

William L. "Buddy Boy" Brown, 80, of Amarillo. Services will be at 1
p.m. in New Hope Baptist Church. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by
Warford-Walker Mortuary, 509 N. Hughes St.

Marcia Hoover Cree, 65, of Pampa. Services will be at 4:30 p.m. in First
Baptist Church. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery by
Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.

Bonnie Ethridge Dunham, 48, of Amarillo. Graveside services will be at
11 a.m. in Bailey County Cemetery in Progress. Brown Funeral Directors
of Borger.

Janie Elizabeth Clayton Harland, 96, of Texhoma, Okla. Services will be
at 10:30 a.m. in Texhoma Church of Christ. Burial will be in the Texhoma
Cemetery by Dawson-Welch Funeral Home.

Mary Helene Herring, 66, of Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 9
a.m. in Memorial Park Cemetery. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery
by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St.

Tammy Lynn Ledbetter, 28, of Pampa. Service will be at 2 p.m. in Calvary
Baptist Church. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery by
Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.

Eloisa Marquez, 83, of Dalhart. Funeral Mass will be at 3 p.m. in St.
Anthony's Catholic Church.

Salvador Marquez B., 76, of Hereford. Funeral Mass will be at 2 p.m. in
La Iglesia de San Jose. Burial will be in St. Anthony's Catholic
Cemetery by Rix Funeral Home.

Wanda L. Murphy, 68, of Amarillo. Services will be at 10 a.m. in
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Memorial Park
Cemetery. Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40.

Cindy Brown Newkirk, 58, of Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Cox
Funeral Home Benton Chapel, 4180 Canyon Drive. Burial will be in Llano
Cemetery.

Oneta Fern Newton, 84, of Canyon. Services will be at 10 a.m. in First
Baptist Church in Canyon. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery by Brooks
Funeral Directors.

William F. "Bill" Prouty, 82, of Amarillo. Committal services will be at
10 a.m. in Memorial Park East Mausoleum Chapel. Schooler-Gordon Funeral
Directors Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 S. Bell St.

Nita McMennamy Quisenberry, 61, of Amarillo. Memorial services will be
at 10 a.m. in Cox Funeral Home Benton Chapel, 4180 Canyon Drive.

Lois L. Williams, 79, of Borger. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m.
in Highland Park Cemetery. Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors.

Ralph G. Williams, 77, of Perryton. Services will be at 2 p.m. in
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Ochiltree
Cemetery.