Potter Co. TX - Obits: June 5, 2006

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                 Amarillo Globe-News Obituaries
                       Monday, June 5, 2006
                      
Amarillo
Leona Faye Pitt Ball Bell
Leona Faye Pitt Ball Bell, 82, of Amarillo died Monday, June 5, 2006.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Paramount Terrace Christian Church with
the Rev. Roy S. Wheeler officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by
Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mrs. Bell was born July 24, 1923, in
Amarillo to O.A. Pitt, who was a building contractor, and Maude Pitt, who was a
homemaker. She graduated from Amarillo High School in 1940. She worked at the
Amarillo Air Base from 1943 to 1946. She married Lt. Bob Ball on Oct. 7, 1944.
This marriage lasted until the Korean recall, when Bob was killed on June 16,
1951. His plane went down as he was coming home on Father's Day. This union
produced one son, Glenn. Leona was very active being both a mother and a father
to Glenn. On Dec. 7, 1968, she married Jack Bell. She then became a mother for
the second time to Jack's son, Donald. Jack passed away on March 17, 1981. She
was a member of Paramount Terrace Christian Church. Leona had many hobbies
including oil painting, china painting and world traveling. She was also
preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Opal Vinatieri; five brothers,
Loyal, Tom, Ivan, Otto and Bobby Pitt; a grandchild; and a great-grandchild.
Survivors include two sons, Glenn E. Ball and wife Debbie of Cypress and Don
Bell and wife Brenda of Conroe; a sister-in-law, Virginia Pitt; 14
grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins; and
a host of other close family friends The family suggests memorials be to
Paramount Terrace Christian Church Building Fund, 4000 Mays St., Amarillo, TX
79109.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2006

Marcella Stadolnik
Marcella Stadolnik, 90, of Amarillo died Sunday, June 4, 2006.
Services will be held later this week in New Haven, Conn. Burial will be in St.
Lawrence Cemetery. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia
St. Mrs. Stadolnik was born and raised in New Haven. She has been a resident of
Amarillo for the past five years. She was preceded in death by her husband,
Adolph Stadolnik; a brother, Frank Bukaitis; and a grandson, Michael Patry.
Survivors include a daughter, Janice Patry of Amarillo; a son, Vincent Stadolnik
of Gulf Shores, Ala.; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The
family suggests memorials be to Ware Memorial Care Center, 400 W. 14th Ave.,
Amarillo, TX 79101 or the Michael Patry Scholarship Fund at Texas Tech
University Health Sciences Center, 1300 S. Coulter St., Amarillo, TX 79106.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2006

Ray "Buzz" Busby
Ray "Buzz" Busby, 70, of Amarillo died Monday, June 5, 2006.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Cal Farley's Boys Ranch Arena with Ty
Jones, pastor of Cowboy Church, and Murray McKenzie officiating. Burial will be
in Boys Ranch Cemetery by Cox-LaGrone Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Mr. Busby
was born Sept. 17, 1935, in Olton and was raised at Cal Farley's Boys Ranch.
Although he left there when he was 18, Buzz continued to contribute, in many
ways, his time and effort to Boys Ranch. He was a ranch foreman there from 1965
to 1977. Thousands of boys at the ranch considered him a positive role model,
always showing them patience and a kind heart. Buzz was also a rodeo cowboy and
bull rider, traveling many places including Big Spring, where he met his
lifelong companion, Judy Odessa Hodges. They married on Sept. 19, 1956. He also
did many other things during his lifetime, including driving a dairy truck for
Gandy's and building grain elevators for Gearn Industries in Hereford until his
retirement in 1992. Buzz had great respect for God, Cal Farley and John Wayne.
Buzz touched the hearts and lives of many including his family and the boys he
raised at Boys Ranch. He will be greatly missed. He was preceded in death by his
parents, Milton and Olivia Busby; two brothers, Clyde Busby and Calvin Busby;
and two sisters, Mae Maness and Ida Galvez. Survivors include his wife; two
daughters, Debra Kay Murrell and husband Tim of Amarillo and Susan Wagnon and
husband Phillip of Borger; two sons, Jackie Busby and wife Earlene of Amarillo
and Paul Galvez Jr. of Waco; three brothers, Charles Busby and Hoytt Busby, both
of Amarillo, and Harold Busby of Hereford; three sisters, Mary Russell of New
Castle, Okla., Lois Miller of Tennessee and Joyce Zimmerman of Shoreview, Minn.;
11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and more than 4,000 Boys Ranch sons.
The family suggests memorials be to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2006

Mearl Loyd Findley
Mearl Loyd Findley, 71, of Amarillo died Friday, June 2, 2006.
Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Holley Funeral Home Chapel in Canyon with
the Rev. Harold Turner, minister at Christian Lighthouse, officiating. Burial
will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Mr. Findley was born March 21, 1935, in Shamrock
to Walter and Faye Doughtery Findley. He was a cement contractor before
retirement. Survivors include his wife, Diane; two sons, Joel Findley and wife
Dianne of Spring and Jeff Findley of Borger; a daughter, Michelle Hostutler and
husband Wade of O Fallon Springs, Mo.; his mother, Faye Nall; two sisters, Velma
Kountry of Plano and Virginia Schlinder of Canyon; a brother, Leon Findley of
Clarendon; and four grandchildren.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2006

Robert "Dick" Moore
Robert "Dick" Moore, 78, of Amarillo died Sunday, June 4, 2006.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Llano Cemetery with Dr. John
Bridwell and the Rev. Roy Wheeler officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler
Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Moore was born in Claude on Dec. 27, 1927.
He attended school in Claude and graduated from high school there in 1945. He
also attended West Texas State Teachers College. He served in the Army during
World War II and the Korean War. He has been married to Audrey Jane Priest for
52 years. Mr. Moore was a 50-year Master Mason and belonged to Palo Duro Masonic
Lodge No. 1239. He worked in the meat and frozen food business for more than 50
years and retired as manager of San Jacinto Frozen Foods Inc. He was a member of
First Christian Church He was preceded in death by his father, Robert J. Moore
Sr. in 1982 and his mother, Margaret Leona Boyles Moore in 2000. Survivors
include his wife; two sons, David Robertson and wife Glenda of Kingsland and
Robert Moore III and wife Cindy of Houston; two sisters, Mildred Davis and
husband Woodrow and Margaret Wilshire, all of Amarillo; and two grandchildren,
Tiffani Robertson and Travis Robertson and wife Alicia, all of Austin. The
family suggests memorials be to Harrington Cancer Center, 1500 Wallace Blvd.,
Amarillo, TX 79106 or Olivia's Angels, in care of BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950,
Amarillo, TX 79176-0001.
Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2006

Donald Bruce Gillespie
Donald Bruce Gillespie, 72, of Amarillo died Sunday, June 4, 2006.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy
Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd., with the Rev. Norman Grigsby, Methodist minister,
officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Gillespie was born
Dec. 31, 1933, in Muleshoe to Phillip and Jessie Gillespie. He lived in Dumas
until 1987 and then moved to Amarillo. He retired from Diamond Shamrock in 1995.
He enjoyed playing golf. He was an avid dancer and a member of the Levis & Lace
Square Dance Club and Happy Pairs Round Dance Club. Survivors include his wife,
Dolores Gillespie; two sons, Joe Gillespie and wife Tara and Phil Gillespie and
wife Debbie, all of Levelland; two stepdaughters, Davianne Bertsch of
Minneapolis and Donnella Daniels of Centerville; a stepson, Doug Gano and wife
Lori of Amarillo; a brother, Phil Gillespie of Clovis, N.M.; two sisters, Wilma
Blanks of Andrews and Beth Harding of China Springs; and 12 grandchildren.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2006

Olledene Laverne Carpenter
Olledene Laverne Carpenter, 87, of Amarillo died Monday, June 5, 2006.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Paramount Terrace Christian Church with
the Rev. Tommy Politz, senior pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Llano
Cemetery by N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Mrs.
Carpenter was born March 26, 1919, in Petersburg to Lennzie and Mary Mahagan.
She married Virgil Carpenter on Oct. 19, 1935. She has been a resident of
Amarillo for 82 years. She was a wonderful friend, sister, wife and mother. She
loved to fish and travel. She was a member of West Amarillo Christian Church.
Survivors include a sister, Lois Pritchard of Amarillo; two sons, Jerry
Carpenter and wife Donna and Robert Carpenter and wife Brenda, all of Amarillo;
a daughter, Sondra Milton and husband J.T. of Amarillo; 11 grandchildren; and
four great-grandchildren.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2006

Dorothy Mitchell
Dorothy Mitchell, 79, of Amarillo died Sunday, June 4, 2006.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Westminster Presbyterian Church with the
Rev. Jeff Conway, pastor, officiating. Private burial will be in Llano Cemetery
by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Mrs. Mitchell was
born May 3, 1927, in Fort Worth to P.R. and Grace Lucas. She grew up in
Carlsbad, N.M. She married Harold Mitchell on May 1, 1954, in Carlsbad. She
belonged to the PEO, Order of the Eastern Star and Junior Travel Study Club. She
was a member of the Sun Porch Sunday School Class at Westminster Presbyterian
Church. Survivors include her husband; a son, Craig Mitchell and wife Stephanie
of Amarillo; a daughter, Kelly Smallwood and husband Tim of Amarillo; and two
grandchildren, Yvette Smallwood and Saira Smallwood, both of Amarillo. The
family suggests memorials be to Harrington Cancer Center, 1500 Wallace Blvd.,
Amarillo, TX 79105 or BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176.
Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2006

Linda Perez
Linda Perez, 50, of Amarillo died Friday, June 2, 2006.
Private services will be held. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral
Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Mrs. Perez was born May 29, 1956, in Bamberg,
Germany. To our loving mother in loving memory of all her children and loved
ones. Survivors include five daughters, Alexandra Koepke of Germany, Stefanie
Dominguez of Houston and Christina Perez, Cassandra Cannon and Michela Cannon,
all of Amarillo; two sons, Jason Koepke of Germany and Luiz Perez of North
Carolina; her mother, Sabina Schneider of Germany; three sisters, Birgit Ehm of
Germany, Maryanne Carl of Pennsylvania and Heidi Price of Maryland; and five
grandchildren, Felicia, Julian, Kayla, Nathan and Cheyenne.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2006

Joyce E. Wells
Joyce E. Wells, 66, of Amarillo died Saturday, June 3, 2006.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of
Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with Robert Hubbard of Lake Tanglewood
Community Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs.
Wells was born July 5, 1939, to Cleveland and Madie Millner Caddell in Hollis,
Okla. On Dec. 23, 1956, she married Raymond Wells in Hereford. Mrs. Wells was a
homemaker who dearly loved her husband, children and grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her husband; a son, Gene
Wells and wife Retha; a daughter, Ramona Pike; a sister, Gay Herring; a
sister-in-law, Alice Rudd; five grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family suggests memorials be to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, National
Headquarters, 3300 E. Sunrise Drive, Tucson, AZ 85718.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2006

Canyon
J. Scott Davis
J. Scott Davis, 71, of Canyon died Sunday, June 4, 2006, in Amarillo.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Dreamland Cemetery with the
Rev. Gordon Cox, pastor of The Summit, officiating. Arrangements are by Brooks
Funeral Directors. Mr. Davis was born Feb. 1, 1935, in Higgins to James L. and
Alleyne Scott Davis. He graduated from Higgins High School and West Texas State
College in Canyon. Scott married Opal Thompson in 1954 in Higgins. He was a
former co-owner of WESCO, Welding Supply Co., in Amarillo. He moved back to
Canyon from Houston in 1979. He was preceded in death by his wife in 2002.
Survivors include a son, Brian Davis of Plainview, and a sister, Virginia
Steinle of Clovis, N.M. The family suggests memorials be to Baptist St.
Anthony's Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2006

Area
Linda Dianne Breeding
CLARENDON - Linda Dianne Breeding, 51, died Monday, June 5, 2006.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Shamrock Cemetery in Shamrock
with the Rev. Dale Miller officiating. Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral
Directors. Ms. Breeding was born Oct. 11, 1954, in Borger, and she was a
resident of Shamrock before moving to Donley County 24 years ago. She had worked
for a time in a group home for the handicapped in Childress. She was a member of
Howardwick Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her father, J.C.
Barefoot, in 1999. Survivors include her mother, Maudie Barefoot of Clarendon;
two sons, David Breeding of Dalhart and J.W. Breeding; a nephew, Carlos Stinson;
and a grandchild, Shelby Breeding of Ryan, Okla. The family suggests memorials
be to Howardwick Baptist Church.
Sign the online guest register at www.RobertsonFuneral.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2006

Noah Paul Coronis
PAMPA - Noah Paul Coronis, infant son of Corey and Lyndsey Coronis, died
Saturday, June 3, 2006, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m.
Wednesday in Fairview Cemetery with Bob Banks, pastor of Bible Church of Pampa,
officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Survivors
include his parents; two brothers, Chandler Coronis and Cayden Coronis, both of
Pampa; his grandparents, Laverne Coronis and Sam and Joni Morgan, all of Pampa;
and his great-grandparents, Roger and Claudette Caldwell of Pampa. The family
suggests memorials be to Bible Church of Pampa Building Fund, 300 W. Browning,
Pampa, TX 79065.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2006

Paul "Tige" Groves: 1906-2006
Paul "Tige" Groves
STINNETT - Paul "Tige" Groves, 99, died Friday, June 2, 2006.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Stinnett Cemetery with Zeb
Sailor, pastor of Stinnett Church of Christ, officiating. Arrangements are by
Brown Funeral Directors of Stinnett. Mr. Groves was born July 7, 1906, in
Wheeler County and moved to Hutchinson County when he was 2 years old. He was
raised north of Stinnett on the Old Groves Home Place and attended the Groves
school. His parents were Frank and Maggie Groves. Tige was the 10th of 11 kids.
As a young man, Tige rode on many cattle drives and worked for some of the old
ranchers. Later in life, he worked many years for Nabob Oil Co. He always was a
handyman and could fix or build anything. One thing Tige loved to do was build
fence. He loved the outdoors and building fence was right down his alley. Tige
built a lot of the fences from Stinnett to Lake Meredith and many ranchers in
the local area always called on him to build or repair their fences. Tige loved
to garden and used to have some of the most beautiful gardens in town. The one
thing that his grandchildren will remember are all the stories, jokes and
sayings that he could tell. Many stories were told over and over with a lot of
history of the Texas Panhandle. Tige knew the history of Hutchinson County very
well. He supplied much history of Hutchinson County to locals, newspapers and
anyone who would listen. Tige loved a good joke and loved to laugh. He could
fill the room with his laughter. In Tige's later years, he enjoyed reading the
Bible and became very knowledgeable of the Scriptures. This was one thing he
missed after his eyesight went bad. Tige married Pauline "Polly" Wilson on Aug.
25, 1934. She preceded him in death in 1990. Together, they had three children.
The family would like to thank all of Tige's nieces, nephews and longtime
friends for stopping by and visiting with him when they could. He always loved
their company. Special "thanks" to his caregivers, Vicky Cordova and Harlene
Judkins. As Granddaddy Tige always said, "Shut the door, Richard." He was also
preceded in death by his parents; six brothers, Amos, Richard, Gus, Tom, Fred
and Ernest Groves; and three sisters, Faye Morton, Margurite Groves and Blanche
Britain. Survivors include a son, Rob Groves and wife Jorita of Bushland; two
daughters, Rue Paula Duncan and husband VJ of Canyon and Susie Butler and
husband Russ of Boise, Idaho; a sister, Hazel Thompson of Stinnett, who is 105
years old; two sisters-in-law, Maple Wilson of Amarillo and Allie May Clark of
Canyon; nine grandchildren, Jo Angela Lamb, Rob E. Groves, Kelly Mitchell, Cody
Duncan, Jay Duncan, Douglas McGee, Justin McGee, Mendi McGee and Phil Butler; 15
great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild on the way. Pallbearers will
be Fred Thompson, Marshall Thompson, Buzz Britain, Rooster Dawson, John Henry
Felkner, Butch Laster and Mac Conaway. The body will be available for viewing
until service time today in Brown Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel in Stinnett.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2006

Mae Long: 1930-2006
Mae Long
DUMAS - Mae Long, 76, died Saturday, June 3, 2006.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Morrison Funeral Directors Memorial
Chapel with the Rev. Eddie Tubbs, pastor of First Baptist Church in Dumas,
officiating. Burial will be in Northlawn Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Long was born
April 15, 1930, in Hollis, Okla., to Albert William Boyett and Dorothy McCray
Boyett. She had been a waitress at K-Bob's Restaurant since December 1980,
retiring in 1989. She was a member of Quail Baptist Church in Quail. She had
been a resident of Dumas since 1956. She was preceded in death by her husband,
Lee Long; a daughter, Margaret Hartman; and two granddaughters, Susan Fessler
and Zada Fessler. Survivors include two sons, Michael Lee Long and wife Dixie of
San Antonio and Adolf Fessler of Dumas; two daughters, Joy Lynn Fessler
Morad-Ali of Roswell, N.M., and Sandra McEntire and husband Curt of Dumas; a
sister, Dorothy Shanks of Pharr; 10 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Memorial Hospice, 224 E. Second, Dumas, TX
79029.
The family will be at 214 Plum in Dumas.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2006

Lidia Meza
TULIA - Lidia Meza, 54, died Friday, June 2, 2006, in Amarillo.
Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today in Kornerstone Funeral Directors Chapel.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Church of the Holy Spirit with the Rev.
Tony Neusch officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Meza was
born Oct. 21, 1951, in Piedras Negras, Mexico. She was a member of Church of the
Holy Spirit. Survivors include her husband, Francisco Meza; a daughter, Elsa
Rosales of Tulia; a brother, Ramiro Vasquez of Piedras Negras; two sisters,
Zulema Vasquez of Florida and Gloria Hernandez of Piedras Negras; and a
grandson.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2006

Decie Mae Pool
McLEAN - Decie Mae Pool, 84, died Sunday, June 4, 2006.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Shamrock Cemetery in Shamrock
with the Rev. Thacker Haynes officiating. Arrangements are by Bailey-Ware
Funeral Home. Mrs. Pool was born June 11, 1921, to Edgar and Decie Bryant in
Collingsworth County. She married Harlon Pool on Feb. 27, 1938, in Shamrock.
Survivors include two daughters, Carolyn West of Groom and Alma Lancaster of
Artesia, N.M.; two sons, Harlan Pool of Houston and David Pool of Amarillo; a
sister, Edna Benton of Wellington; a brother, Johnny Bryant of Florida; 11
grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to
BSA Hospice, 800 N. Sumner, Pampa, TX 79065 or McLean Care Center, P.O. Box 780,
McLean, TX 79057.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2006

Velma Mae Porter: 1913-2006
Velma Mae Porter
DALHART - Velma Mae Porter, 93, died Sunday, June 4, 2006, in Tyler.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in First Baptist Church. Burial
will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are by
Horizon Funeral Home. Mrs. Porter was born April 22, 1913, in Childress to H.C.
and Priscilla Jane Cox. Her family moved to Dalhart in 1917. She attended school
in Dalhart and was a beautician at the Bowling Beauty Shop. She married Russell
Porter on Dec. 31, 1933. He died on April 23, 1991. Velma was a volunteer at the
Coon Memorial Nursing Home and an active member of First Baptist Church while
living in Dalhart. She also volunteered at the Senior Citizens Association. She
moved to Tyler in 2000 to be near her daughters. She became a member of Woods
Baptist Church and remained active there until her health no longer allowed.
Survivors include two daughters, Beverley Beeman and husband Larry and Kay Beth
Molone and husband Leonard; four grandchildren, Bryan Robertson and wife Jacque,
Gary Robertson, Kellye Self and husband Dave and Kay Lynn McMinimy and husband
Robert; seven great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. The
family suggest memorials be to Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Blvd.,
Tyler, TX 75701.
Sign the online guest register at www.horizonfuneral.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2006

Sue Russell: 1934-2006
Sue Russell
DUMAS - Sue Russell, 71, died Friday, June 2, 2006.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral
Directors Memorial Chapel with Alan Alexander, her nephew, and the Rev. Bob
Ulrey officiating. Burial will be in Northlawn Memorial Gardens. Ms. Russell was
born Aug. 2, 1934, in Quinton, Okla., to Raymond and Edith Russell. She had
worked as a waitress for many years in Dumas. Survivors include three sons, Mike
Fleming of Flower Mound, Paul Fleming of Pampa and Russell Fleming of Amarillo;
a daughter, Nancy Leonard of Clarksville, Tenn.; a brother, James Russell of
Dumas; and five grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Moore County
Senior Citizens, 701 E. 16th St., Dumas, TX 79029. The family will be at 500 Bradley.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2006

Helen Hiegert Witthar
HEREFORD - Helen Hiegert Witthar, 86, died Saturday, June 3, 2006, in Amarillo.
Prayer vigil was at 7 p.m. Sunday in Rix Funeral Directors Chapel with Jerry
Duenes, deacon, officiating. Services were at 10 a.m. Monday in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. David Contreras officiating. Burial was in St. Anthony's
Catholic Cemetery. Mrs. Witthar was born May 27, 1920, in Paxico, Kan., to
Phillip Hiegert and Kathrine Ridder Hiegert. She married Marion A. Witthar on
Feb. 3, 1941, in Goodland, Kan. Survivors include four daughters, Kathryn
Creegan of Blaine, Wash., Margaret Barth of Merced, Calif., Rita Durbin of
Aurora, Colo., and Regina Kimball of Canyon; two sons, Kenneth Witthar and Larry
Witthar, both of Amarillo; three sisters, Edna Look of Phillipsburg, Kan., and
Emelia Moscow and Ann Anderson, both of Los Angeles; 16 grandchildren; and 12
great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the Multiple Sclerosis
Society National Panhandle Chapter, 6222 Canyon Drive, Amarillo, TX 79109. Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2006

New Mexico
Dorthy M. Cochran
CLOVIS, N.M. - Dorthy M. Cochran, 74, died Sunday, June 4, 2006.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. today in Calvary Tabernacle UPC with the Rev.
Lawrence Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Mission Garden of Memories by
Steed-Todd Funeral Home. Mrs. Cochran was born Oct. 13, 1931, in Frederick,
Okla., to Homer and Minnie T. Hawley Langston. She enjoyed sewing, going to
garage sales and spending time with her kids. Survivors include four sons, David
Cochran of Farwell, Texas, Larry Cochran of Gallup, Jerry Cochran of
Willisville, Ill., and Troy Cochran of Amarillo, Texas; three daughters, Rita
Guss and Kathy Cochran, both of Clovis, and Brenda Johnson of Amarillo; 16
grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; three brothers; and four sisters.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2006

Jean Hall
CLOVIS, N.M. -Jean Hall, 79, died Sunday, June 4, 2006.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Portales Cemetery in Portales with
the Rev. Kenneth Broad officiating. Arrangements are by Steed-Todd Funeral Home.
Mrs. Hall was born Nov. 4, 1926, in Globe, Ariz., to E.C. and Pearl Hunt Luna.
She married Bud Hall on Feb. 10, 1944, in Portales. Survivors include a nephew,
Jim Hall of Portales. The family suggests memorials be to Christian Campus House
or the Building Fund at Central Christian Church
Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2006

Thelma Rogers
MELROSE, N.M. - Thelma Rogers, 96, died Thursday, June 1, 2006.
Services were at 2 p.m. Monday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev.
Danny Sanders and the Rev. Durward Wofford officiating. Burial was in Melrose
Cemetery by Steed-Todd Funeral Home of Clovis. Mrs. Rogers was born Sept. 12,
1909, in Haslet, Texas, to O.J. and Fannie Bell Awtrey. She was the longest
living member of First United Methodist Church in Melrose. Survivors include a
daughter, Ginger Pack of Melrose; seven grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren;
and 14 great-great-grandchildren.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2006

Federico Martinez-Villarreal
CLOVIS, N.M. - Federico Martinez-Villarreal, 19, died Saturday, June 3, 2006.
Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today in Muffley Funeral Home Chapel. Mass will be
at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with the Rev.
Carlos Chavez officiating. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens by
Muffley Funeral Home. Mr. Martinez-Villarreal was born Sept. 18, 1986, to
Geraldo and Maria Martinez Villarreal in Durango, Mexico. He married Noehmi
Sanchez in October 2005 in Clovis. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Arely
Jasmin Villareal of Clovis; his father, Geraldo Villarreal of Durango; his
mother, Maria and stepfather Victor Gomez of Clovis; four brothers, Adrian
Villarreal and Juan Villarreal, both of Durango, and Jesus Martinez and Victor
Gomez, both of Clovis; a sister, Mona Lisa Gomez of Clovis; and his grandmother,
Guadalupe Guitierrez of Durango.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2006

Elsewhere
Marye Frances Bertram
FLORESVILLE - Marye Frances Bertram, 69, died Saturday, June 3, 2006.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Grady Baptist Church in Grady, N.M.,
with the Rev. Wayne Boydstun officiating. Burial will be in Grady Cemetery by
Steed-Todd Funeral Home of Clovis, N.M. Mrs. Bertram was born April 22, 1937, in
Santa Fe, N.M., to Paul and Inez Hopper. She loved to embroider and cook.
Survivors include two sisters, Billie Coffee of Albuquerque, N.M., and Margaret
Shear of Moriarty, N.M.; a brother, Jim Hopper of Moriarty; two daughters,
Deborah A. Jackson of Arlington and Kimberly D. Stevens of Floresville; three
sons, Daniel E. Bertram of Kempner, David A. Bertram of Floresville and Timothy
B. Bertram of Bulverde; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2006

Catherine Cauthen: 1924-2006
Catherine Cauthen
ARLINGTON - Catherine Cauthen, 81, died Sunday, June 4, 2006.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Llano Cemetery in Amarillo with
the Rev. Jim Shelburne officiating. Arrangements are by Wade Family Funeral
Home. Mrs. Cauthen passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 4, in Arlington.
Catherine was born Oct. 9, 1924, in Haskell County. As a child, she moved to the
Amherst area and graduated from Amherst High School. After graduation, she moved
to Lubbock and met her future husband, Ralph Cauthen and was married on March
30, 1944. They lived in Lubbock, Littlefield and Midland before moving to
Amarillo in 1962, and until her death, Catherine called Amarillo her home. After
25 years, she retired from K-Mart. Almost three years ago, she relocated to
Arlington to be close to her family. The family would like to extend a special
thank you to the caring and compassionate employees of Angelic Place and Vitas
Innovative Hospice Care. She was preceded in death by her husband of almost 52
years in February 1996. Survivors include a daughter, Helen Howe of Arlington; a
grandson, Steve Howe and wife Wendy of Crowley; a granddaughter, Leslie Howe of
Bolivar, Mo.; a brother, James McCain of Odessa; and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2006

Allen Willard Nichols
CIMARRON, Kan. - Allen Willard Nichols, 77, died Sunday, June 4, 2006.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in First Christian Church in Dodge City
with Clyde Goff, minister, and Larry Williams, minister, officiating. Burial
will be in Maple Grove Cemetery in Dodge City by Montezuma Funeral Home of
Montezuma. Mr. Nichols was born Jan. 11, 1929, in Copeland to Jesse and Lydia
Jantz Nichols. He married Betty JoAnn Blankenship on June 15, 1950, in Dodge
City. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Allen Ray Nichols of Cimarron,
Ronnie Willard Nichols of Ingalls and Kelly Lynn Nichols of Dodge City; a
daughter, Mrs. Bill Schwartz of Amarillo, Texas; two sisters, Viola Wedel and
Verda Giesbrecht, both of Montezuma; 11 grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Hospice of the Prairie
in Dodge City and may be sent in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 421,
Montezuma, KS 67867.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2006