Potter Co. TX - Obits: August 25, 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. 25, 2006 Friday, August 25, 2006 Amarillo Willie Cooper Willie R. Cooper, 55, of Amarillo died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006. No services are scheduled. Arrangements are by Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Mr. Cooper was born Dec. 30, 1950, in San Francisco. He married Anna Cooper in 1976. Survivors include seven daughters, Elizabeth Jones, Barbara Polk, Patricia Aldridge, Rachel Cooper, Lisa Cooper, Latasha Cooper and Kristelyn Cooper; four sons, Robert Russell, Charles Russell, Sammy Russell and Anthony Cooper; 12 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Darrell Phelps Darrell Phelps, 39, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel with Kurt Oheim of Pinnacle Community Church officiating. Mr. Phelps was born and raised in Amarillo. He graduated from Canyon High School. He married Hope McLaughlin in 1990. He owned and operated Phelps Carpet Care in Amarillo for 14 years. He was an insurance adjuster for more than five years. He was a loving husband and father. Survivors include his wife, Hope Phelps; three daughters, Samantha Phelps, Stephanie Phelps and Kristen Phelps, all of Amarillo; a stepdaughter, Ashley McLaughlin of Amarillo; his parents, Gary and Renda Phelps of Amarillo; a brother, Brent Phelps of Amarillo; a grandchild; and loving grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Stocker Crystal Stocker, 90, of Trinity, formerly of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006. Private graveside services will be Saturday in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements are by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 S. Bell St. Mrs. Stocker was born Aug. 5, 1916, in Amarillo. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Floyd Stocker; and two grandchildren, Trudy Sanders and Dennis Hurd. Survivors include three children, Joan Hurd of Trinity, Ella Dula of Georgetown and Ronnie Stocker of Palmer, Alaska; five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Josephine Reel Josephine Reel, 80, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Llano Cemetery with Rick King, pastor of Church of Restoration, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Rector Funeral Home Osage Chapel, 2800 S. Osage St. Mrs. Reel married Harold H. Reel on Jan. 26, 1946, in Amarillo. She enjoyed spending time with her family. She was a member of Church of Restoration. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold H. Reel on March 13, 2001; her parents, Reeves and Kate Smith; and two brothers, Travis and Roy Smith. Survivors include a daughter, Jodi Tolbert of Amarillo; a son, James Reel and wife Shirley of Amarillo; six grandchildren, James Reel Jr., Tara Judd, Josh Reel, Larry Tolbert and Jennifer Littlejohn, all of Amarillo, and Katie Barbour of Lubbock; four sisters, Judy Fink, Dorothy Fowler, Dovie Peters and Jeffie Taylor, all of Amarillo; and two brothers, Ray Smith and Jackie Smith, both of Amarillo; 14 great-grandchildren; and six foster great-grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Area Wendal Bain HEREFORD - Wendal Bain, 51, formerly of Hereford, died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006, in Corpus Christi. Celebration of life services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in Avenue Baptist Church in Hereford with the Rev. Jim Bulin officiating. Burial will be in Rest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Hereford by Parkside Chapel Funeral Home of Hereford. Mr. Bain was born Nov. 2, 1954, in Hereford, the son of Ray and Erma Bain. He was a commercial pilot for more than 20 years and had attended Avenue Baptist Church in Hereford. He was preceded in death by his father and a brother. Survivors include his mother, Erma of Hereford; two daughters, Christi Bain of Corpus Christi and Amy Bain of San Marcos; two sisters, Billie Crofford and Karen Goldsmith and husband Ted, all of Hereford; two grandchildren; and a special person, Rhonda Morales. The family request memorials to a charity of choice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Doris Mae Chase PERRYTON - Doris Mae Chase, 82, died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Richard Laverty officiating. Burial will be in Ochiltree Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Perryton. Mrs. Chase was born Feb. 6, 1924, in Colorado. She married Hal Chase on June 5, 1943, in Amarillo. She was a homemaker, a member of First Baptist Church of Perryton and a member of Beta Sigma Phi sorority. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jesse L. and Delphia S. Wagnon; a son, Hal Chase Jr.; a sister, Margaret Wagnon; and a brother, Jess Wagnon. Survivors include her husband; a son, Jeff Chase of Perryton; a daughter, Hope Anderson of Amarillo; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maxine Childress PERRYTON - Maxine Childress, 76, died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2006. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Harrol Waterbury officiating. Burial will be in Ochiltree Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Perryton. Mrs. Childress was born June 16, 1930, in Custer County, Okla. She married M.D. Childress on Nov. 12, 1949, in Spearman. He preceded her in death in 1982. She was a division accounting manager for Community Public Service in Texas and New Mexico from 1959 to 1992. She was a member of Key Heights Baptist Church in Perryton. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Walter Alfred and Alma Ida McRee; and a sister, Carolene McRee. Survivors include a daughter, Gayla Brillhart and husband Joe of Perryton; a son, Dickie Childress and wife Sheryl of Perryton; a sister, Wanda Goldsworthy of Huntington Beach, Calif.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dennis Lynn Cole BORGER - Dennis Lynn Cole, 51, died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2006. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Memorial Park Mausoleum in Amarillo with Chris Riley, pastor of Central Baptist Church in Borger officiating. Arrangements are by Brown Funeral Directors. Mr. Cole was born Nov. 5, 1954, in Borger. He married Leslie Hudson in June 1999 in Arlington. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Misty Irene Drake of Amarillo; a stepdaughter, Veronica Hudson of Borger; a son, Jeremy Lynn Cole of Amarillo; two stepsons, Thomas Torres of Amarillo and Rudy Hudson of Abilene; his mother and stepfather, Ina and Jerry Tyler of Fritch; his stepmother, Helen Cole of Houston; a stepsister, Loretta Lacey of Houston; and three grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minnie Juanita Gollihugh Kelso BOVINA - Minnie Juanita Gollihugh Kelso, 91, died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006, in Friona. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Bovina United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Sunset Terrace Cemetery in Farwell by Blackwell Funeral Home of Friona. Mrs. Kelso was born Dec. 3, 1914, to James Levi and Buela Frances Norton Gollihugh at Lelia Lake. She married Howard Hugh Kelso on July 24, 1937, in Vigo Park. Survivors include two sons, Ferman Kelso of Clovis, N.M., and Tally Don Kelso of Llano; seven grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Prairie Acres Nursing Home, 201 E. 15th, Friona, TX 79035. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Eugene Fleming DUMAS - Michael Eugene Fleming, 54, formerly of Dumas, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006, in Lewisville. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home Memorial Chapel in Dumas with Alan Alexander officiating. Burial will be in Northlawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Michael was born Oct. 31, 1951, in Dumas. He graduated from Dumas High School and was a member of the Texas Archeological Society. He worked as a data base administrator. He was preceded in death by his mother, Sue Russell. Survivors include two brothers, Paul Fleming of Pampa and Russell Fleming of Amarillo; and a sister, Nancy Leonard of Clarksville, Tenn. The family suggests memorials be to the Panhandle Archeological Society, P.O. Box 814, Amarillo, TX 79045 or the Texas Panhandle Archeological Society, in care of The University of Texas at San Antonio, 6900 N. Loop 1604 West, San Antonio, TX 78249-0658. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peggy Jean Halcomb CHILDRESS - Peggy Jean Halcomb, 77, died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Trinity Worship Center with the Rev. Dan Collum and the Rev. Ronnie Shoffner officiating. Burial will be in Childress Cemetery by Johnson Funeral Home. Mrs. Halcomb was born Dec. 9, 1928, in Childress to Louie and Zuba Middleton Wesley. She married Ike Halcomb on Dec. 15, 1971, in Hollis, Okla. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Pamela Goundie of Seymour and Debbie Black of Paducah; a brother, Jack Wesley of Fort Worth; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and two stepsons, Ikey Lee Halcomb of Plainview and Tommy Holcomb of Childress. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen C. Hendrickson PAMPA - Stephen C. Hendrickson, 32, died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006, in Amarillo. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Bible Church with Bob Banks, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Carmichael- Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Hendrickson was born April 5, 1974, in Amarillo. He graduated from Tascosa High School in 1992. He married Toni Martin on Jan. 27, 1997, in Amarillo. He worked at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Clements Unit, in Amarillo. He had been a resident of Pampa since 2000, where he was employed by Titan Specialties. He attended Bible Church of Pampa. He enjoyed reading, fishing and hunting and was an avid gun collector. He was preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Hendrickson in 1985; and his grandparents, Roy and Geneva Hendrickson. Survivors include his wife, Toni Hendrickson; a son, Eric Hendrickson of Pampa; his father and stepmother, Joe and Julie Hendrickson of Amarillo; his mother, Thava Hendrickson of Amarillo; two sisters, Lisa Hendrickson and Amanda Beck and husband Zach, all of Amarillo; a brother, John Hendrickson and wife Tosha of Waco; his grandparents, J.C. and Gommy Gibson of Amarillo; and a host of nieces and nephews. The family will be at 1540 Hamilton in Pampa. Sign the online guest book at www.carmichael-whatley.com. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lorene Moody WELLINGTON - Lorene Moody, 84, died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church with Dr. Kevin Everett, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery by Adams Funeral Home. Mrs. Moody was born Sept. 11, 1921, in Wellington to Thomas E. and Cassie Brewer Young. She married Conley Lee Moody on Oct. 12, 1940, in Wellington. Survivors include two sons, Kenneth Moody of Fort Worth and Ernest Moody of Wellington; two daughters, Rita Green of Gladewater and Delores McWhorter of Memphis; a brother, Melvin Young of Lubbock; a sister, Leoma Galager of Bakersfield, Calif.; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Wellington Cemetery Association. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elsewhere Diana Velazquez COMMERCE CITY, COLO. - Diana Velazquez, 38, formerly of Hereford, Texas, died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006, in Amarillo, Texas. Prayer vigil will be at 7 p.m. today in Rix Funeral Home Chapel in Hereford. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Hereford with the Rev. John Valdez as celebrant. Burial will be in West Park Cemetery in Hereford. Mrs. Velazquez was born July 14, 1968, in Plainview, Texas, to Geronimo and Juana Medina Mendoza. She married Gilberto Velazquez in Hereford. Survivors include her husband; a son, John David Mendoza of Henderson; a daughter, Stephanie Velazquez of Commerce City; her parents of Hereford; three brothers, Joe Mendoza, Rudy Mendoza and Jessie Mendoza, all of Hereford; four sisters, Debbie Lucero, Nancy Alvarado and Alicia Roman, all of Hereford, and Alicia Pallote of Palm Beach, Fla.; and a granddaughter. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dona Lee Mathos SAN ANGELO - Dona Lee Mathos, 69, died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Mission Garden of Memories in Clovis, N.M. Arrangements are by Steed-Todd Funeral Home of Clovis. Mrs. Mathos was born April 7, 1937, to William Donald and Gladiola Black Shipley. Survivors include a brother, Don Shipley of Waco. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dennis Lewis Dillard Sr. LUBBOCK - Dennis Dillard Sr., 76, died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Resthaven Funeral Home Abbey Chapel. Family graveside services will be earlier in Resthaven Memorial Park. Mr. Dillard was born June 25, 1930, in Floyd County to Dozier and Mary Lee Dillard. He was a member of the Khiva Shrine in Amarillo, the Khiva Yellowhouse Lodge No. 841, Khiva Duffers, Muleskinners, and the Cycle Unit and was a 32nd Degree Mason. Survivors include three sons, Dennis Dillard Jr., Jeff Dillard and Jay Dillard, all of Lubbock; a daughter, Kathy Orr of Lubbock; a sister, Betty Jo Wilks of Carlsbad, N.M.; and eight grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the National Kidney Foundation of West Texas, 4601 50th St., Suite 101, Lubbock, TX 79414. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marvin J. Floyd MINEOLA - Marvin J. Floyd, 78, died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006, in Tyler. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Northlawn Memorial Gardens in Dumas with the Rev. Winfred Walker, staff minister of Morrison Funeral Directors, officiating. Mr. Floyd was born Nov. 27, 1927, in Paducah. He lived in the Panhandle area most of his life, moving to Mineola in 1997. He owned and operated Spearman Industrial Engines from 1965 until his retirement in 1997. He loved to fish and hunt. He was preceded in death by a son, Marvin Michael Floyd in 1949; two daughters, Julie Hall in 1993 and Beverly Sanders in 2001; and a granddaughter, Jennifer White in 2005. Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann Floyd; a daughter, Vanessa Barrow and husband Rick of Dumas; a stepdaughter, Anne Lewis of Plano; two stepsons, Tom Geyer and Keith Sabado of Brookland, N.Y., and Frank Geyer of Mesquite; 11 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and his faithful companion, his Lab, Evie. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. The family will be at 704 Bennett in Dumas. Sign the online guest book at www.morrisonfuneraldirectors.com. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, August 25, 2006 SERVICES Services Pending Ersey Lodena Day, 85, of Amarillo died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2006, in Columbus, Ind. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Roy L. Hethcox, 88, of Amarillo died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2006. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Dorothy Marsh, 56, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006. Warford-Walker Mortuary, 509 N. Hughes St. Services Scheduled Phillis McMurry, 78, of Dumas died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2006. Services will 11 a.m. Saturday in First Christian Church. Burial will be in Dumas Cemetery. Morrison Funeral Directors. Ray Zabielski, 83, of Roaring Springs died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006, in Longview. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Matador. Seigler Funeral Home of Matador. Services Today Alicia "Boogie" Luanne Blakemore, 53, of Amarillo. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. in Buchanan Street Baptist Church. N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Mario Borrego, 61, of Plainview. Services will be at 2 p.m. in New Life Church. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park. Lemons Funeral Home. Odelia R. Detten, 100, of Muenster. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. in St. Francis Cemetery in Amarillo. McCoy Funeral Home of Muenster. Louise Estes, 61, of Wellington. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. in Fairview Cemetery. Adams Funeral Home. Marvin J. Floyd, 78, of Mineola. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. in Northlawn Memorial Gardens in Dumas. Morrison Funeral Directors. Maggie Mae Gustamantes, 23, of Wichita, Kan. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. in St. Teresa's Catholic Church in Friona, Texas. Burial will be in Friona Cemetery in Friona. Blackwell Funeral Home of Friona. Peggy Jean Halcomb, 77, of Childress. Services will be at 11 a.m. in Trinity Worship Center. Burial will be in Childress Cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home. Tammy Hutcherson, 47, of Canyon. Services will be at 2 p.m. in First United Methodist Church in Memphis. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Memphis. Cox-LaGrone Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive, in Amarillo Kathleen Irwen, 69, of Amarillo. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Paramount Baptist Church. Burial will be in Memory Gardens. Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Allen G. McGuire, 88, of Clovis, N.M. Services will be at 2 p.m. in First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens with military honors by the Cannon Air Force Base Honor Guard. Muffley Funeral Home. LeRoy Nance, 89, of Clovis, N.M. Services will be at 1 p.m. in St. John Baptist Church. Burial will be in Mission Garden of Memories. Steed-Todd Funeral Home. Pete Patterson, 73, of Borger. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. in Highland Park Cemetery. Brown Funeral Directors. Chester Persall, 78, of Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Josephine Reel, 80, of Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. in Llano Cemetery. Rector Funeral Home Osage Chapel, 2800 S. Osage St. Juana Saldivar, 75, of Amarillo. Mass will be at 1:30 p.m. in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. N. S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Debbie Shore, 47, of Amarillo. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. in Trinity Fellowship Church Chapel. Cox-LaGrone Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. James I. Talley, 72, of Clayton, N.M. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. in First United Methodist Church. Hass Funeral Directors of Clayton. Rafaela Trejo, 74, of Dumas. Mass will be at 10 a.m. in Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church. Burial will be in Northlawn Memorial Gardens. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors of Dumas. Diana Velazquez, 38, of Commerce City, Colo., formerly of Hereford, Texas. Prayer vigil will be at 7 p.m. in Rix Funeral Home Chapel in Hereford. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Hereford. Burial will be in West Park Cemetery in Hereford. Bobby White, 69, of Fritch. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Burial will be private. ---