Potter Co. TX - Obits: August 17, 2006 ============================================================== Thanks to 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, Aug. 17, 2006 Amarillo Juanita Correa Juanita Correa, 93, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2006. Services will be at )1:30 p.m. Friday in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Mrs. Correa was born Jan. 27, 1913, in Berino, N.M., to Pedro and Sebera Espitia. Survivors include two daughters, Mary Correa and Carol Correa; a son, Jessie Correa; a brother, Ramon Filorio; two sisters, Margaret Mendoza and Petra Cervantez; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be at 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillip "Flip" Salazar Phillip "Flip" Salazar, 24, of Amarillo died Sunday, Aug. 13, 2006. A gathering of friends will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Sam Houston Park. Arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Mr. Salazar was born Jan. 3, 1982, in Amarillo to Phillip Reye and Mary Moody Salazar. He loved life, art, music and making people laugh and will be deeply missed. Survivors include his parents of Amarillo; three brothers, Jeremy Moody, Patrick Salazar and James Stanton III; and three sisters, Sara Moody, Kaitlyn Moody and Crista Kincaid, all of Amarillo. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ethel Jordan Warren Ethel Jordan Warren, 90, of Amarillo died Monday, Aug. 14, 2006. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Llano Cemetery with Bob Crass, senior adult minister of Central Church of Christ, officiating. Arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Mrs. Warren was born March 21, 1916, in Sweetwater to Miles Elkin Jordan and Frances Cleveland Montgomery Jordan. She married Harry Warren on Feb. 15, 1936, in Amarillo. He died in 1997. She was a member of the Amarillo Federated Women's Club, the Wild Rose Auxiliary and the Daughters of the Confederacy, a founding member of the Children of the Confederacy and a charter member of Central Church of Christ of Amarillo. She was a loving wife and mother. Survivors include four sons, Fred Warren and Britt Warren, both of Amarillo, Rex Warren of Albuquerque, N.M., and Max Warren of San Diego; a sister, Maxine Kemplin of Dallas; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the High Plains Children's Home and Family Services, P.O. Box 7448, Amarillo, TX 79114. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Albina Grace "Nanny" York Albina Grace "Nanny" York, 84, of Amarillo died Monday, Aug. 14, 2006. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel, 4100 S. Georgia St., with Jeffery D. Geske, pastor of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. York was born Aug. 17, 1921, in Omaha, Neb., to Albin and Grace Huster. She married Dock R. York on Feb. 9, 1942. The family wishes to thank the staff at BSA Hospice and Home Care and Vivian's Nursing Home for all their loving care. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1971; and her parents. Survivors include a daughter, Carole Hulen of Amarillo; two grandchildren, Cindy O'Neal of Amarillo and Christy Casebolt and husband Eric of Tullahoma, Tenn.; and two great-grandchildren, Chelsea Nichole and Alexandra Erin, both of Tullahoma. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, in care of Olivia's Angels, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79105. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Area Mildred Lewis Frakes BORGER - Mildred Lewis Frakes, 98, died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006, in Irving. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Westlawn Memorial Park with the Rev. Leonard Forsythe, pastor of Bible Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors. Mrs. Frakes was born Aug. 6, 1908, in Lewiston, La. She retired in sales from Margo's, Dean's and Bentley's. Survivors include a daughter, JoAnn Russell of Irving; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mary Alice Webb Stroebel PAMPA - Mary Alice Webb Stroebel, 90, died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006, in Bowie. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Zion Lutheran Church with the Rev. Michael Erickson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mrs. Stroebel worked as a respiratory therapist at Worley Hospital, Highland General Hospital and Coronado Hospital for 14 years, retiring in 1985. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church. Survivors include two daughters, Kathy Hammer of Pampa and Nancy Hammer of Bowie; two sisters, Katherine Dean of Lubbock and Betty Adams of Cisco; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Zion Lutheran Church, 1200 Duncan, Pampa, TX 79065. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Mexico Wilby Carl Minton CLOVIS, N.M. - Wilby Carl Minton, 76, died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Steed-Todd Funeral Home Chapel with Alan McAlister, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens with full military honors by the Cannon Air Force Base Honor Guard. Mr. Minton was born May 2, 1930, to Jeff and Thelma Minton in Jonesboro, Ark. He married Essie Hopper on June 25, 1965, in Blytheville, Ark. Survivors include his wife; eight children, Ramona Stich and Carol Madrid, both of Amarillo, Texas, Carl Minton of Arlington, Texas, Collette Heim of Moore, Okla., Sue Fox of Glendale, Ariz., Debbie Green of Beckley of West Virginia, Leta Miller of O'Fallon, Mo., and Keith Limbert of Chester, England; two stepchildren, Wayne Hopper of Melbourne, Ark., and Steve Hopper of Hot Springs, Ark.; 20 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a brother; and four sisters. The family suggests memorials be to the American Diabetic Association, 2625 Pennsylvania NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110 or the Air Force Memorial Foundation, 1501 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22209-1109. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oklahoma Elleen B. Belanger OKLAHOMA CITY - Elleen B. Belanger, 93, died Friday, Aug. 11, 2006. Memorial services will be AT 10:30 a.m. Saturday in First Presbyterian Church in Guymon with the Rev. James A. Jacobson, pastor, officiating. Burial of cremains will be in Elmhurst Cemetery in Guymon by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors of Guymon. Mrs. Belanger was born Nov. 23, 1912, in Kingfisher to Herman G. H. and Elsie Maass Bollenbach. She taught school in Osage County where she met and married L. J. "Bell" Belanger. Survivors include two sons, Michael Belanger of Oklahoma City and Steven B. Belanger of Bartlesville; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 1306, Guymon OK 73942. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JT Porter CHEYENNE, OKLA. - JT Porter, 76, died Monday, Aug. 14, 2006, in Oklahoma City. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Reydon Church of Christ in Reydon with Fred Riley and Chuck Milner officiating. Burial will be in White Rose Cemetery by Rose Chapel Funeral Service. Mr. Porter was born May 6, 1930, in Cheyenne to Maggie and Alva Porter. He married Evelyn Robison on March 1, 1952, in Hammon. Survivors include his wife; three children, James Porter and Billy Porter, both of Reydon, and Shirley Porter Roane of Porter, Texas; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a brother, Ervie Porter of Cheyenne. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elsewhere Kathleen Nan Jones McBeath RULE - Kathleen Nan Jones McBeath, 90, died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Willow Cemetery. Arrangements are by McCauley Robison Funeral Home. Kathleen was born July 30, 1916, in Rule to Lennis William and Martha Olivia Speer Jones. She graduated from Rule High School and North Texas State Teachers College in Denton. Kathleen married Charles O. McBeath on Oct. 1, 1939, in Rule. They moved to Amarillo, where Charles worked for Waples-Platter. During World War II, Kathleen taught homemaking in Hawley, Rule and Joplin, Mo. She later moved to Massachusetts and lived with her brother and his wife while her husband, Charles, served overseas in the European Theater. After the war the McBeaths returned to Texas and settled in Amarillo, where she was a homemaker and did volunteer work at the local hospital. When Charles retired from Affiliated Foods in 1980, they moved to Midland where they lived until Charles's death on May 1, 1999. In December 1999, she returned to her hometown of Rule. Her family extends a special thanks to Marcey Martinez, her caretaker, for six years of love and care. She was also preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, Mabel Overton. Survivors include a brother, Lennis W. "Doc" Jones and wife Joy of Rule; four nephews, William "Bill" Overton of Abilene, Wallar Overton and wife Steffi of Paint Creek, Mike Overton and wife Linda of McKinney and Bill Jones and wife Jolanda of Rule; and two nieces, Judy New and husband Jimmy of Sagerton and Nan Doyal of Rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Felipa Trevino HEREFORD - Felipa G. Trevino, 90, formerly of Abernathy died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006, in Amarillo. Rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. today in St. Isidore Catholic Church in Abernathy. Mass will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the church with the Rev. Joseph Chorikavunkal, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Abernathy Cemetery in Abernathy by Abell Funeral Home of Abernathy. Mrs. Trevino was born Feb. 5, 1916, in Austin. She married Porfirio Trevino on May 18, 1936, in Sinton. Survivors include six daughters, Elida Flores of Victoria, Emma Sanchez of Anton, Juanita Alvira of Glendale, Ariz., Senaida "Sandy" Trevino and Mary Carmen Alaniz, both of Hereford, and Esther Thompson of Winslow, Colo.; three sons, Vidal Trevino of Sun City, Calif., Vicente Trevino of Montezuma Creek, Utah, and Porfirio Trevino Jr. of Lubbock; three brothers, Juan Gatica of Abernathy, Angel Gatica of Phoenix and Luciano Gatica of Glendale; two sisters, Margarita Cardenas of Glendale and Lionisia Guerra of Sunny Slope, Ariz.; 34 grandchildren; 75 great-grandchildren; and 15 great-great- grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, August 17, 2006 FUNERAL SERVICES Services Pending Floy Baker, 78, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2006. Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. James Stewart Crutchfield, 64, formerly of Stratford, died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2006. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Services Scheduled Rosetta Carolina Doran, 77, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2006. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Victory Church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Rector Funeral Home Osage Chapel, 2800 S. Osage St. Scott M. Edwards Sr., 88, of Amarillo died Monday, Aug. 14, 2006. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Westminster Presbyterian Church. Private family burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia. Shirlee Ray Gilmore, 57, of Canyon died Monday, Aug. 14, 2006. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in First Presbyterian Church of Canyon. Brooks Funeral Directors. Erma L. Snodgrass, 91, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2006. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Friday in Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Services Today Ida Laverne Freeman Collis, 91, of White Deer. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. in Fairview Cemetery in Pampa. Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa. Sylvia Fleenor, 89, of Fritch. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. in Hansford County Cemetery in Spearman. Morrison Funeral Directors. Bette Lee Hazelwood, 77, of Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. in Hansford Cemetery in Spearman. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Arthur "Art" Charles Miller Jr., 67, of Oklahoma City. Services will be at 2 p.m. in First Baptist Church in Happy, Texas. Burial will be in Happy Cemetery by Holley Funeral Home of Canyon, Texas. Vera M. Mitchell, 102, of Roaring Springs. Services will be at 11 a.m. in First Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Roaring Springs Cemetery. Seigler Funeral Home of Matador. Felipa G. Trevino, 90, formerly of Abernathy. Rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. today in St. Isidore Catholic Church in Abernathy. Mass will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the church. Burial will be in Abernathy Cemetery in Abernathy. Abell Funeral Home of Abernathy. Ray "Possie" Wood, 63, of Clayton, N.M. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. in Clayton Memorial Cemetery. Hass Funeral Directors. Albina Grace "Nanny" York, 84, of Amarillo. Services will be at 1 p.m. in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel, 4100 S. Georgia St. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------