Potter Co. TX - Obits: August 8, 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, August 8, 2006 Amarillo Richard "Rich" Bartlett Richard "Rich" Bartlett, 71, of Amarillo died Sunday, Aug. 6, 2006. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Memorial Park Cemetery with Richard Riley, deacon, officiating. Arrangements by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Bartlett was born Oct. 5, 1934, in Pittsford, N.Y. He married Margaret Zwetsch in New York, where they lived for many years. He moved to Rio Rancho, N.M., in 1973 and then moved to Amarillo in 1980. He worked for Wal-Mart for more than nine years. Survivors include his wife, Margaret "Peggy" Bartlett; a son, Mike Bartlett and wife Whitney of Amarillo; his father-in-law, Ernest Zwetsch of Amarillo; and three grandchildren, Faith Anne, Ethan Michael and Carson Trent. The family suggests memorials be to the Salvation Army, 400 S. Harrison St., Amarillo, TX 79101 or Faith City Ministries, 401 S.E. Second Ave., Amarillo, TX 79101. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 8, 2006 ======================================================================== Dorothy Mae Kirian Dorothy Mae Kirian, 95, of Amarillo died Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd., with Robert Ziehmer, senior pastor of First Christian Church, officiating. Mrs. Kirian was born Jan. 21, 1911, in Millsdale Station, Ill., to Joan and Ben Marlatt. She married Carl Kirian in 1937 and they moved to Amarillo in 1938. She was a member of First Christian Church. The family wishes to express their gratitude to Hospice of the Southwest, Palo Duro Nursing & Rehab and Jan Werner Adult Day Care Center. She was preceded in death by her parents; two grandsons; her oldest daughter, Betty Heath; and a son-in-law, Lawrence Heath. Survivors include a daughter, Carol Kirian of Amarillo; two granddaughters, Martha Larson and husband Gary and Ronda Murie, all of Amarillo; a grandson, Tom Heath of Amarillo; four great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and many Stotts family friends. The family suggests memorials be to Hospice of the Southwest, 1500 S. Coulter St., Suite 3, Amarillo, TX 79106, Palo Duro Nursing & Rehab, 1931 Medi-Park Drive, Amarillo, TX 79106 or Jan Werner Adult Day Care Center, 3108 S. Fillmore St., Amarillo, TX 79110. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 8, 2006 ======================================================================== Bernadine Ardice Davis Bernadine Ardice Davis, 68, of Amarillo died Sunday, Aug. 6, 2006. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Robert Field officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Bernadine Ardice Davis was born Jan. 27, 1938, in Marion, Ohio. She was a homemaker and dedicated wife, mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by a son, Steven Davis in 1978; and her husband, Dale Emmett Davis in 1999. Survivors include a son, Rickey Davis of Amarillo; a sister, Anita Whitherspoon of Amarillo; a brother, Bill Brewer of Amarillo; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 8, 2006 ======================================================================== Robert W. Narzinsky Robert W. Narzinsky, 63, of Amarillo died Friday, Aug. 4, 2006. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. today in N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors Pioneer Chapel, 2615 Paramount Blvd., with the Rev. Robert Field officiating. Mr. Narzinsky was born Nov. 4, 1942, in El Paso, where he was raised and attended schools. He owned and operated Pioneer Monument, which was almost 100 years old. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church. Mr. Narzinsky married his wife of 47 years, Paulette Hubbert, in 1959. He was a volunteer for the handicap patrol in Amarillo. Mr. Narzinsky was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather and will be missed by all who knew him. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister, Nancy Fosnow. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Kim Pugh and husband Harold of Madill, Okla., and Carey Rojas and Tamara Bean and husband Woody, all of El Paso; a sister, Bobbie Watkins and husband Bob of Central City, Ky.; a brother-in-law, Wes Fosnow of El Paso; and five grandchildren, Jake, Kristal, Sadye, Woody and Savannah. The family suggests memorials be to the National Kidney Foundation of West Texas, P.O. Box 51231, Amarillo, TX 79159. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 8, 2006 ======================================================================== Area Claude W. Edelmon MEMPHIS - Claude W. Edelmon, 90, died Sunday, Aug. 6, 2006, in Childress. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Daniel Downey officiating, and Dr. O.K. Bowen assisting. Burial will be at 4 p.m. today in Northlawn Memorial Gardens in Dumas by Hughs Funeral Home of Memphis. Mr. Edelmon was born Nov. 9, 1915, in Lometa to James Martin and Cora Belle Davenport Edelmon. He married Juanita Maudene Rogers in 1938 in Plainview. Survivors include a daughter, Judy Stewart of Memphis; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the First Baptist Church sound system fund, P.O. Box 726, Memphis, TX 79245. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 8, 2006 ======================================================================== Leonor Nunez Martinez PLAINVIEW - Leonor Nunez Martinez, 75, died Monday, Aug. 7, 2006. Prayer services will be at 6 p.m. today in Lemons Funeral Home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Lemons Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Santos Rodriguez officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park. Mrs. Martinez was born Dec. 10, 1930, in Aldama, Chihuahua, Mexico, to Jose and Eva Ortega Martinez. She married Eulalio Nunez in Aldama in 1954. Survivors include three sons, Ruben Martinez, Alfredo Nunez and Eulalio Nunez Jr., all of Grand Rapids, Mich.; three daughters, Margarita Castilleja of Plainview and Maria del Pilar Nunez and Gracie Nunez, both of Sweetwater; two brothers, Ernesto Ortego and Eliazar Martinez, both of Aldama; 17 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 8, 2006 ======================================================================== Grant Blane "Bubba" Provence HEREFORD - Grant Blane "Bubba" Provence, 2, died Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006. Celebration of Life services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Barn Church with the Rev. Guy Walker, pastor, and the Rev. Wayne Kniffen, pastor of Trinity Fellowship Church in Hereford, officiating. Burial will be in West Park Cemetery by Hereford Heritage Funeral Home. "Bubba," the nickname his father gave him, was born June 10, 2004, at Baptist St. Anthony's Hospital in Amarillo to Blane and Michelle Provence. His favorite movie was "Old Yeller," his favorite playmate was his big sister and his favorite song which he absolutely loved, was "Amazing Grace," a song his mother loved to sing to him daily. Survivors include his parents; a sister, Whitney Paige Provence of Hereford; his grandparents, Tommy and Patricia Provence of Hereford and Mike and Roxanne Winders of Lazbuddie; and his great-grandparents; M.C. and Lillian Street of Muleshoe. The family suggests memorials be to the Barn Church Lazareth Project, 3948 FM 1057, Hereford, TX 79045. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 8, 2006 ======================================================================== Norma Walthall DUMAS - Norma Walthall, 77, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2006. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Morrison Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Winfred Walker, staff minister, officiating. Norma was born Nov. 12, 1928, in Ochiltree County to James Orman and Ethel A. Hibbs. She was a longtime Amarillo resident, retiring in 1988 from Southwestern Public Service and moving to Dumas. She was an executive secretary for SPS for more than 25 years, and during her tenure, she received many awards and accolades. She was a longtime member of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce and attended Amarillo College for advertising. Survivors include two sons, A.W. Walthall, Jr. of Orange County, Calif., and Travis Walthall of Denver; three daughters, Tillie Dungan of Amarillo, Terri Kemp of Dalhart and Sylvia Sullivan of Las Vegas; a brother, Chuck Larner of Dumas; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Viewing will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. The family will be at 701 Floyd in Dumas. Sign the online guest book at WWW.MORRISONFUNERALDIRECTORS.COM. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 8, 2006 ======================================================================== Raymond Wallace Warren QUANAH - Raymond Wallace Warren, 85, died Sunday, Aug. 6, 2006. Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Monday in Quanah Memorial Park with the Rev. Bud Kidwell, minister of First United Methodist Church, officiating. Arrangements were by Smith Funeral Home. Mr. Warren was born May 2, 1921, in Quanah to Albert B. and Jennie Shelton Warren. He was a Baptist. Survivors include a brother, H. Lee Warren of Placerville, Calif. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 8, 2006 ======================================================================== Tommie Weemes HEREFORD - Tommie Weemes, 68, died Sunday, Aug. 6, 2006, in Lubbock. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Darren Skinner officiating. Burial will be in Restlawn Memorial Park by Rix Funeral Directors. Mr. Weemes was born Nov. 9, 1937, in El Paso to Henry E. and Oleta Haggard Weemes. He married Cleta Carter on Jan. 30, 1960, in Perryton. Survivors include his wife; a son, Don Weemes of Amarillo; a daughter, Carla Bradsher of Canyon; a brother, Chick Weemes of Hereford; a sister, Melinda Stewart of Amarillo; and four grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the American Cancer Society, 3915 S. Bell St., Amarillo, TX 79109 or First United Methodist Church choir fund, 501 N. Main St., Hereford, TX 79045. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 8, 2006 ======================================================================== New Mexico Gene William Blair CLOVIS, N.M. - Gene William Blair, 69, died Sunday, Aug. 6, 2006, in Lubbock, Texas. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in First Christian Church with the Rev. John Forrest and Ron Eggleton officiating. Arrangements are by Muffley Funeral Home. Mr. Blair was born Feb. 14, 1937, to Charles Paul and Marguerite Clark Blair in Sharon, Pa. He married Carlene Bremer on March 3, 1961, at Cannon Air Force Base. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Wendell Blair of Clovis and Paul Blair of Portales; a daughter, Carla Hammer of Clovis; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First Christian Church roof fund, 1700 N. Main, Clovis, NM 88101. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 8, 2006 ======================================================================== Betty Newton CLAYTON, N.M. - Betty Newton, 69, died Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Billy Rammage, pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Hass Funeral Directors. Mrs. Newton was born Sept. 7, 1936, in Channing, Texas, to Roger Grady and Nana Bell Robinson Hine. Betty married J.R. Newton on April 5, 1954, in Raton. Survivors include her husband; four daughters, Texas Davis and Roberta Newton, both of Clayton, Cindy Newton of Dallas, and Jessie Miller of Frisco, Texas; two sons, Grady Newton of Loveland, Colo., and John Newton of Dodge City, Kan.; seven grandchildren; and three brothers, Roger Hine of Eugene, Ore., Jerrel Hine of Utah and Bob Hine of Albuquerque. The family suggests memorials be to the Union County General Hospital Auxiliary. Sign the online guest book at WWW.HASSFUNERALHOME.COM. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 8, 2006 ======================================================================== Charles L. "Chuck" Southers CLOVIS, N.M. - Charles L. "Chuck" Southers, 44, died Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006. Memorial services will be in Puerto de' Luna at a later date. Arrangements are by Muffley Funeral Home. Mr. Southers was born June 20, 1962, to Charles and Helen Lucero Southers in Albuquerque. He served in the U.S. Navy and loved to draw and do woodworking. Survivors include two brothers, Martin Southers and Trinidad Southers, both of Clovis; and a sister, Darlene Southers of Clovis. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 8, 2006 ======================================================================== Rosie M. Vigil TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Rosie M. Vigil, 32, died Friday, Aug. 4, 2006. Mass of the Resurrection will be at 2:30 p.m. today in St. Anne's Catholic Church with the Rev. Leo Padget, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery by Dunn Funeral Home. Miss Vigil was born Sept. 7, 1973, in Tucumcari. She was a member of St. Anne's Catholic Church. Survivors include her parents, Joe I. Vigil and Adelina Vigil of Tucumcari; a brother, Robert Vigil of Dallas; and her grandmother, Felipta Maes of Tucumcari. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 8, 2006 ======================================================================== Elsewhere Bessie Youngblood GATESVILLE - Bessie Youngblood, 90, died Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006, in Temple. Services were at 2 p.m. Monday in Christian Life Church in Temple with Rick Gillis, pastor, and Michael Barron, Mrs. Youngblood's grandson, officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. MDT Wednesday in Browning Cemetery in McAlister, N.M., by Gatesville Funeral Home. Mrs. Youngblood was born March 16, 1916, to Charlie and Rosie Wikle in Erie, Kan. She married Dee T. Youngblood on Dec. 1, 1935, in McAlister. Survivors include three sons, John Youngblood and Ronnie Youngblood, both of Amarillo, and Ernest Youngblood of Temple; two daughters, Edith Barron of Jonesboro and Ruth Youngblood of Dallas; 10 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to God's Learning Center in Midland. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 8, 2006 ======================================================================== Oklahoma Donald George "Don" Pond MONKEY ISLAND, OKLA. - Donald George "Don" Pond, 68, died Friday, Aug. 4, 2006, in Joplin, Mo. Services were at 10 a.m. Monday in Lake Center Baptist Church with the Rev. Kim Hayes officiating. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Hansford Cemetery in Spearman, Texas, with Bill Watson as the graveside speaker. Arrangements are by Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home of Grove. Don was born Sept. 5, 1937, in Afton to Rufus Walter Pond and Ruth Winnie Seaton Pond. He worked at coal mines drilling shafts since he was 16 years old. Don also worked at Baker & Taylor Drilling, retiring as a project manager in 1989. He was a Mason and a Shriner; he had a deep passion for the Shriners Hospital. He enjoyed rodeos, deep sea fishing and fly fishing, fishing all over the country. Don also had a love for Labrador retrievers and leaves behind his dog, Ginger. Don married Francis Sturgeon on Sept. 19, 1987. Survivors includes his wife; two children, Rocky Don Pond of Martin, Tenn., and Teri Dawn Crabtree of South Fulton, Tenn.; a stepdaughter, Deatta Sparks of Spearman; a brother, Bobby Eugene Pond of Pearland, Texas; a sister, Jewel Mae Barker of Monkey Island; four grandchildren, Kayla, Joshua, Ashley and Dustin; six stepgrandchildren, Dalton, Shyloh, Cheyenne, Heather, David and Jensin; and several loving nieces, nephews, and special cousins. The family suggests memorials be to the Shriners Hospital. Send online condolences at WWW.HONORINGMEMORIES.COM. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 8, 2006 Services Pending Jim "J.B." Butler, 54, of Austin, formerly of Amarillo, died Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006. Cook-Walden Funeral Home of Austin. Bill David May, 41, of Granbury, formerly of Stinnett and Amarillo, died Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006. Brown Funeral Directors of Borger. Deborah Owens, 53, of Lubbock died Monday, Aug. 7, 2006. Bartley Funeral Home of Plainview. Peggy Jean Roddy, 81, of Amarillo died Sunday, Aug. 6, 2006. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Services Scheduled H.E. Lewis, 65, of Amarillo died Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Laura Pipkin, 101, of Stratford died Monday, Aug. 7, 2006. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Stratford Church of Christ. Burial will be in Stratford Cemetery. Morrison Funeral Directors. Services Today Dwayne Busby, 68, of Amarillo. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. in Church of Christ at the Colonies. Private family burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 S. Bell St. Claude W. Edelmon, 90, of Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. in First Baptist Church. Burial will be at 4 p.m. in Northlawn Memorial Gardens in Dumas. Hughs Funeral Home of Memphis. Reda C. Gentzel, 65, of Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel, 4100 S. Georgia St. Santiago R. "Saunty" Hidalgo, 60, of Clovis, N.M. Mass will be at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens with full military honors by the Cannon Air Force Base Honor Guard. Muffley Funeral Home. Dorothy Mae Kirian, 95, of Amarillo. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Sid Lawlis, 77, of Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Rector Funeral Home Osage Chapel, 2800 S. Osage St. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Leonor Nunez Martinez, 75, of Plainview. Prayer services will be at 6 p.m. in Lemons Funeral Home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Lemons Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park. Ailene Rhodes McElroy, 89, of Clarendon. Services will be at 10 a.m. in First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Citizens Cemetery. Robertson Funeral Directors. Robert W. Narzinsky, 63, of Amarillo. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. in N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors Pioneer Chapel, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Donald George "Don" Pond, 68, of Monkey Island, Okla. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. in Hansford Cemetery in Spearman, Texas. Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home of Grove. Randall "Randy" Fred Popejoy, 48, of Hart. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. in First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Hart Cemetery. Colonial Funeral Home of Dimmitt. Margaret Defenbaugh Pratt, of College Station. Services will be at 11 a.m. in Hillier Funeral Home in Bryan. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Llano Cemetery in Amarillo. Amarillo arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Charles Steele, 82, of Bovina. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. in Blackwell Funeral Home in Friona. Burial will be in Bovina Cemetery. Rosie M. Vigil, 32, of Tucumcari, N.M. Mass of the Resurrection will be at 2:30 p.m. in St. Anne's Catholic Church. Burial will be in Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery. Dunn Funeral Home. Norma Walthall, 77, of Dumas. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Morrison Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel. Michie W. Woods, 80, of Amarillo. Services will be at 10 a.m. in The Church at Quail Creek. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Elizabeth Maestas "Liz" Zavala, 52, of Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Burial will be in Llano East Cemetery. Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street.