Potter Co. TX - Obits: August 23, 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 Juanita Lott Giles Juanita Lott Giles, 86, of Amarillo died Monday, Aug. 21, 2006. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 S. Bell St., with the Rev. Greg Kinch, pastor of South Lawn Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Giles was born in Dundee, and had been a resident of Amarillo since 1957. She was a silk presser for several dry cleaning establishments and had also worked at Levi-Strauss. She was a member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church and the Rebekah Lodge and she loved to bowl. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Max E. Lott Sr. and Bill Giles; and by a son, Max E. Lott Jr. The family wishes to extend a special Thank You to Georgia Manor for the loving care provided by the staff and management. Survivors include a son, Kane Lott and wife Ruth of Amarillo; four sisters, Sarah Cornelia Elder of Colorado Springs, Colo., Dovie Ellen Panepinto of Searchlight, Nev., Edna McLeod of Amarillo and Barbara Ann Cook of Bellingham, Wash.; a brother, Fred Melton of Gallup, N.M.; five grandchildren, Sherry Johnson and husband Ryan, Cary Leonard, Donald Leonard, Brent Lott and Sabrina Lott; and five great grandchildren, Candace Gleaton, Amanda Powers, Aspen Johnson, Aaron Walker and Austin Johnson. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice and Life Enrichment Center, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79105. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Area Donald R. Dorsey ALANREED - Donald R. Dorsey, 85, died Monday, Aug. 21, 2006, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Alanreed Cemetery with Tom Lapacka of Pampa, Mr. Dorsey's son-in-law, officiating. Arrangements are by Bailey-Ware Funeral Home of McLean. Mr. Dorsey was born April 26, 1921, to Tony and Leona Dorsey in McLean. He married Catherine McBee on April 14, 1961, in Cheyenne, Okla. Survivors include his wife; four sons, Don Charles Dorsey and Glen Dale Cunningham, both of Alanreed, Billy Don Dorsey ofWashington State and Travis Dorsey of Florida; five daughters, Wanda Edgar of Amarillo, Linda Lapacka and Rose Yount, both of Pampa, Donna Murray of Colorado and Glenda "Susie" Martin of Alanreed; a brother, Oran Dorsey of Alanreed; a sister, Dorothy Reagan of Reserve, N.M.; 21 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren; The family suggests memorials be to Odyssey Health Care, 6900 W. Interstate 40, Suite 150, Amarillo, TX 79106. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dora May Gadberry Perry ADRIAN - Dora May Gadberry Perry, 100, died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in First Baptist Church in Adrian with the Rev. Dee Slocum officiating. Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. in Fairmont Cemetery in Follett by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Perryton. Mrs. Perry was born July 6, 1906, near Logan, in Beaver County, Okla. She had lived in Adrian since 1974, moving from California. She married Ralph Wesley Perry in March 1927 in Lipscomb. He preceded her in death in 1965. She worked as an LVN in California for 13 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Adrian. She was also preceded in death by her parents, William Eugene and Catherine Barbara Gadberry. Survivors include two daughters, Shirley Betts of Adrian and Eulane Deese of Live Oak, Fla.; two sons, Holt Russell Perry of Mount Vernon and Wesley Lee Perry of Roswell, N.M.; two stepdaughters, Mary Varnon of New Florence, Mo., and Judy Dorval of Apple Valley, Calif.; 22 grandchildren; 38 great- grandchildren; and 20 great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church building fund, Adrian, TX 79034, Fairmont Cemetery, in care of First National Bank, 241 Main, Follett, TX 79034 or a favorite charity. Viewing will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors in Vega. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jose T. Alizarraraz MULESHOE - Jose T. Alizarraraz, 78, died Monday, Aug. 21, 2006, in Amarillo. Mass will be at 11 a.m. today in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with the Rev. Leonardo Pahamtang officiating. Burial will be in Muleshoe Memorial Park Cemetery by Ellis Funeral Home. Mr. Alizarraraz moved to Muleshoe in 1954 from Mexico. He married Emelina Corona on Oct. 9, 1947, in Brownsville. Survivors include his wife; four sons, Jose Luis, Jose Jr., Carlos and Manuela; two daughters, Ana Esparza and Angelica Muniz; two brothers of Mexico; two sisters of Mexico; nine grandchildren; and eight great- grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Mexico James I. Talley CLAYTON, N.M. - James I. Talley, 72, died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kevin Phillips and P. Louis Montoya officiating. Arrangements are by Hass Funeral Directors of Clayton. Mr. Talley was born Nov. 5, 1933, in Ada, Okla., to James D. and Juanita M. Graham Talley. He moved to Clayton in 1991, and later married Jo Jo Chavez on Dec. 26, 1993, in Las Vegas, Nev. Survivors include his wife; a son, Joseph Talley of Albuquerque; four daughters, Juanita Talley Baca and Frances Rael Gibbs, both of Albuquerque, Jan Margaret Nix of Denver and Veronica Rael of Texas; two stepdaughters, Andrea Fernandez of Amarillo, Texas, and Audra Miera of Odessa, Texas; 13 grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Sign the online guest book at www.hassfuneralhome.com. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mary Carolyn Emmons Miller CLOVIS, N.M. - Mary Carolyn Emmons Miller, 84, died Friday, Aug. 18, 2006, in Farwell, Texas. Services were at 10 a.m. Monday in Steed-Todd Funeral Home Chapel with Doug Brooks, pastor, officiating. Graveside services were in Mission Garden of Memories. Mrs. Miller was born June 12, 1922, in Molina, Mo., to St. Clair and Mary Carter Emmons. During World War II, Mary worked as a telegraph train order operator on the old Pecos division of the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth; three sons, Gordon Eric of Clovis, Kenn of Fort Worth, Texas, and Las Cruces and Carter of Des Moines, Iowa; a daughter, Carolyn Barron of Belen; three granddaughterss; four great- grandchildren; a sister, Frances Netherlin of Artesia; and two brothers, George Shannon Emmons of Newtown, Pa., and Robert Emmons of Carlsbad. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oklahoma Jean Dowdy Maupin GUYMON, OKLA. - Jean Dowdy Maupin, 83, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Liberal Cemetery in Liberal, Kan., with the Rev. Harold Bollinger, pastor of Panhandle Bible Center in Guymon, officiating. Arrangements are by Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home. Mrs. Maupin served as department supervisor at the Tri-State Fair in ceramics and crafts for 12 years, was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star for more than 50 years and was a member of the Rose Garden Club. She married Robert H. Maupin in August 1941. Survivors include a daughter, Jeanann Johnson of Denver; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the Panhandle Bible Center or the No Man's Land Senior Citizen's Center, in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 1112, Guymon, OK 73942. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elsewhere Veotis Henderson SEAGRAVES - Veotis Henderson, 52, died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006, in Lubbock. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in First Baptist Church in Tulia with the Rev. H.L. Lewis of Odessa officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in Tulia by Kornerstone Funeral Directors in Tulia. Mr. Henderson married Charlene Willis on June 11, 1980, in Tulia. He was a member of United Faith Missionary Baptist Church in Seagraves. Survivors include his wife; three children, Steven Hall of Midland, Benjamin Henderson of New Deal and Venisha Henderson of Casa Grande, Ariz.; a brother; Cleveland Henderson of Tulia; and 12 grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the American Cancer Association, 3411 73rd St., Lubbock, TX 79423. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phyllis Ford Daugherty GRANBURY - Phyllis Ford Daugherty, 83, died Aug. 21, 2006. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Acton United Methodist Church in Acton. Arrangements are by Wiley Funeral Home. Phyllis was born Sept. 6, 1922, to Joseph Scott Ford and Sallie Mulkey Ford. She organized and/or led choirs beginning with youth church choirs in Miami, Texas, the Christian Church adult choirs in Miami and Canadian, and received the 1974 Woman of the Year from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Survivors include her husband, Evan Davis Daugherty Jr.; a son, Wayne Evan Daugherty; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FUNERAL SERVICES Services Pending Louise Estes, 61, of Wellington died Monday, Aug. 21, 2006. Adams Funeral Home. Michael Eugene Fleming, 54, formerly of Dumas, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006, in Lewisville. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors of Dumas. Marvin Floyd, 78, of Mineola died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006. Morrison Funeral Directors. Lois McCune, 84, of Amarillo died Monday, Aug. 21, 2006. N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Allen G. McGuire, 88, of Clovis, N.M., died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006, in Lubbock. Muffley Funeral Home. Pete Patterson, 73, of Borger died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006. Brown Funeral Directors. Debbie Shore, 47, of Canyon died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006. Cox-LaGrone Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Services Scheduled Jose Cipriano "Coco" Alvarado, 64, of Plainview died Monday, Aug. 21, 2006, in Lubbock. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today in Bartley Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park. Tony Barbian Sr., 92, of Kress died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in St. Paul Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park in Plainview. Wood-Dunning Funeral Home of Plainview. Tammy Hutcherson, 47, of Canyon died Monday, Aug. 21, 2006. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in First United Methodist Church in Memphis. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Memphis. Cox-LaGrone Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive, in Amarillo. Rafaela T. Trejo, 74, of Dumas died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Thursday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Saint Peter & Paul Catholic Church. Burial will be in Northlawn Memorial Gardens. Services Today Jose T. Alizarraraz, 78, of Muleshoe. Mass will be at 11 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Burial will be in Muleshoe Memorial Park Cemetery. Ellis Funeral Home. Loraine "Meme" Burleson, 85, of Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. in Llano Cemetery. Rector Funeral Home Osage Chapel, 2800 S. Osage St. Richard Glenn Goodloe, 82, of Guymon, Okla. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Victory Memorial United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery. Henson-Novak Funeral Directors. Jean Dowdy Maupin, 83, of Guymon, Okla. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. in Liberal Cemetery in Liberal, Kan. Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home. Mildred Florene Mitchell, 93, of House, N.M. Services will be at 10 a.m. in the Methodist church. Burial will be in House Cemetery. Steed-Todd Funeral Home of Clovis. Lonnie Nelson, 69, of Amarillo. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Sarah Ann Monk Seal, 95, of Childress. Services will be at 2 p.m. in First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Cee Vee Cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home. Versie "Honey Bunch" Alford Moore-Skinner, 65, of Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Jenkins Chapel Baptist Church. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Warford-Walker Mortuary, 509 N. Hughes St. Benny Swires, 62, of Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. in Memorial Park Cemetery. Military honors will be by DAV Chapter 26. Cox-LaGrone Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Ethel Whitfield, 89, of Amarillo. Services will be at 1 p.m. in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, August 23, 2006 Services Services Pending Louise Estes, 61, of Wellington died Monday, Aug. 21, 2006. Adams Funeral Home. Michael Eugene Fleming, 54, formerly of Dumas, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006, in Lewisville. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors of Dumas. Marvin Floyd, 78, of Mineola died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006. Morrison Funeral Directors. Lois McCune, 84, of Amarillo died Monday, Aug. 21, 2006. N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Allen G. McGuire, 88, of Clovis, N.M., died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006, in Lubbock. Muffley Funeral Home. Pete Patterson, 73, of Borger died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006. Brown Funeral Directors. Debbie Shore, 47, of Canyon died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006. Cox-LaGrone Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Services Scheduled Jose Cipriano "Coco" Alvarado, 64, of Plainview died Monday, Aug. 21, 2006, in Lubbock. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today in Bartley Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park. Tony Barbian Sr., 92, of Kress died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in St. Paul Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park in Plainview. Wood-Dunning Funeral Home of Plainview. Tammy Hutcherson, 47, of Canyon died Monday, Aug. 21, 2006. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in First United Methodist Church in Memphis. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Memphis. Cox-LaGrone Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive, in Amarillo. Rafaela T. Trejo, 74, of Dumas died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Thursday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Saint Peter & Paul Catholic Church. Burial will be in Northlawn Memorial Gardens. Services Today Jose T. Alizarraraz, 78, of Muleshoe. Mass will be at 11 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Burial will be in Muleshoe Memorial Park Cemetery. Ellis Funeral Home. Loraine "Meme" Burleson, 85, of Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. in Llano Cemetery. Rector Funeral Home Osage Chapel, 2800 S. Osage St. Richard Glenn Goodloe, 82, of Guymon, Okla. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Victory Memorial United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery. Henson-Novak Funeral Directors. Jean Dowdy Maupin, 83, of Guymon, Okla. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. in Liberal Cemetery in Liberal, Kan. Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home. Mildred Florene Mitchell, 93, of House, N.M. Services will be at 10 a.m. in the Methodist church. Burial will be in House Cemetery. Steed-Todd Funeral Home of Clovis. Lonnie Nelson, 69, of Amarillo. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Sarah Ann Monk Seal, 95, of Childress. Services will be at 2 p.m. in First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Cee Vee Cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home. Versie "Honey Bunch" Alford Moore-Skinner, 65, of Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Jenkins Chapel Baptist Church. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Warford-Walker Mortuary, 509 N. Hughes St. Benny Swires, 62, of Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. in Memorial Park Cemetery. Military honors will be by DAV Chapter 26. Cox-LaGrone Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Ethel Whitfield, 89, of Amarillo. Services will be at 1 p.m. in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------