Potter Co. TX - Obits: August 28, 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. 28, 2006 Monday, August 28, 2006 Amarillo Curtis Carr Curtis Carr, 61, of Amarillo died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2006. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in St. John Baptist Church with the Rev. Grover Neal, pastor, and the Rev. Mal Carr officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Warford-Walker Mortuary, 509 N. Hughes St. Mr. Carr was born Feb. 26, 1945, in Clarendon. He attended public school in Clarendon and later graduated from Memphis High School. He later became a licensed barber where he worked at Fosters Barber Shop. Survivors include his loving mother, Maudie Estell Jones and stepfather Billy Welton Jones; two brothers, Melvin Carr of Oklahoma City and Zane D. Williams of San Laredeo, Calif.; two sisters, Helen Ruth Carr and Chinell Williams, both of Austin; two daughters, Sharonica Carr and Velecia Carr Brewer, both of Dallas; a host of grandchildren; four uncles, Manzell Gardner of Amarillo, Herbert Carr of Clinton, Okla., and Willie Gardner and Lawrence Gardner, both of Dallas; two aunts, Bessie Carter of Lawton, Okla., and Carrie Fuller of Fairfield, Calif.; a nephew, Arlanders Savage of Corona, Calif.; two nieces, Teddy Marie Smith and Portia Stevens of Amarillo; and a host of other relatives and friends. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy Ward Kathy Ward, 50, of Amarillo died Friday, Aug. 25, 2006. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Burial will be at a later date in Pueblo, Colo. Mrs. Ward was born Dec. 21, 1955, in Pueblo to Dean and Peggy Armstrong. She married Duane Ward on Jan. 17, 1976, in Pueblo. She was an avid crafter. Her children and grandchildren meant the world to her. She was preceded in death by her father. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Michelle Lumpkins and husband Richard and Amanda Thompson and husband Jason, all of Amarillo; her mother of Pueblo; two brothers, Ray Armstrong and James Armstrong, both of Colorado; a sister, Carol Sue Ritchey of Pueblo; three grandchildren, Lori and Rick Lumpkins and Jet Thompson; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorials be to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 733 Third Ave., New York, NY 10017. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jerry Lynn Bowen Jerry Lynn Bowen, 52, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2006. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church in Claude with the Rev. Jess Little, pastor, and the Rev. Jim Brown, pastor of Monterrey Baptist Church in Lubbock, officiating. Burial will be in Claude Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Mr. Bowen was born Sept. 8, 1953, in Wellington to King and Mozelle Bowen. He had worked as a postal clerk for many years. He was very involved with the Boy Scouts in Claude. He enjoyed assisting the coaches and watching sports. He also loved to work with wood. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Claude. He was a wonderfully devoted husband, father and grandfather and will be dearly missed. He married Kathy Manuel on July 19, 1974, in Wellington. Survivors include his wife; a son, Jamie Bowen and wife Barbie of Groom; two daughters, Kari Newberry and husband Jimmy and Kristin Thomas and husband Michael, all of Amarillo; three brothers, Keith Bowen of Louisiana, Graham Bowen of Memphis and Dwight Bowen of Hollis, Okla.; a sister, Wanda Kresch of Seguin; and four grandchildren, Anthony, Matthew, Emily and Karley. The family suggest memorials be to BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176-0001. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hurry Kane Lott Hurry Kane Lott, 57, of Amarillo died Friday, Aug. 25, 2006. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Trinity Fellowship Church North Auditorium with Dewayne Hollis, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery with military rites by the local DAV Chapter No. 26. Arrangements are by Rector Funeral Home Osage Chapel, 2800 S. Osage St. Mr. Lott married Ruth Williams on Oct. 19, 1981, in Amarillo. They would have been married 25 years this October. He was a grocery store manager for almost 20 years. He previously worked for United, Furrs and Piggly Wiggly Supermarkets. He would meet his friends for coffee every day and enjoyed their company. He was a dedicated father and grandfather. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. He was a member of Trinity Fellowship Church. We would like to express our sincere appreciation to the entire staff of the VA Medical Center ICU for the loving care they provided. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Sherry Johnson and husband Ryan and Sabrina Lott, all of Amarillo; three sons, Cary Leonard of Hutchinson, Kan., and Donald Leonard and Brent Lott, both of Amarillo; five grandchildren, Candace Gelaton, Amanda Powers, Aaron Walker, Aspen Johnson and Austin Johnson; his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Paul and Arlene Williams of Peabody, Kan.; four aunts; and an uncle. The family suggests memorials be to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 1131, Fairfax, VA 22038-1131. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Virginia Gillett Virginia Gillett, of Amarillo, died Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006. Services are pending with Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Ms. Gillett was born Oct. 9, 1919, in Estherville, Iowa, to Bert and Olga Ledvixson Gillett. She was a staff sergeant in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) in World War II and was awarded medals for her service to her country. Survivors include extended family. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fred Allen Grice Fred Allen Grice, 59, of Amarillo died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2006. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Westminster Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Jeff Conway, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Silverton Cemetery in Silverton by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Mr. Grice was born June 6, 1947, in Hawthorne, Nev., to Woody and Hazel Grice. He attended school in Dumas. He was a veteran in the U.S. Army, serving in the Vietnam War, and was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal, Air Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge and the Sharpshooter Badge. He retired from Anadarko Petroleum in December 2004 after 30 years of service. He also operated Cimarron River Kennels and raised championship pointers. Mr. Grice was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. He moved to Amarillo and married Mary Stodghill Garner on May 28, 2005. Survivors include his wife; his mother, Hazel Grice of Amarillo; a son, Monty Allen Grice of San Diego; two stepsons, Matthew Garner of Ithaca, N.Y., and Nicholas Garner of Denver; a sister, Sharon Blackshear of Dumas; and a grandson, Tristen Luu of Denver. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176-0001 or Harrington Cancer Center, 1500 Wallace Blvd, Amarillo, TX 79106. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wanda V. Johnson Wanda V. Johnson, 78, of Amarillo, formerly of Plainview, died Friday, Aug. 25, 2006. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Plainview Cemetery in Plainview. Memorial services will be at 2:30 p.m. today in Coulter Road Baptist Church in Amarillo. Arrangements are by Lemons Funeral Home in Plainview. Mrs. Johnson was born Jan. 18, 1928, in Winters to John Peterson and Lavada Campbell Peterson. She married Wayne Johnson on March 2, 1948, in Hale Center. She was a longtime member of College Heights Baptist Church while living in Plainview. She taught Sunday school and was a very active member. After she moved to Amarillo, she moved her membership to Coulter Road Baptist in Amarillo. She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Danny Wayne Johnson; and a sister, Lou West. Survivors include her loving husband of 58 years, Wayne Johnson; a son, Reggie Johnson and wife Sue of Muleshoe; a daughter, Regina Self and husband Mart of Amarillo; a brother, Boyd Peterson and wife Dee of Amarillo; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorials be to Coulter Road Baptist Church in Amarillo or Peoples Church in Amarillo. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elizabeth Ann Busch Sugden Elizabeth Ann Busch Sugden, 59, of Amarillo died Friday, Aug. 25, 2006. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mrs. Sugden was born and raised in Amarillo. She graduated from Caprock High School and West Texas State University. In 1976, Elizabeth and John Sugden Sr. were introduced by each of their daughters and were married later that year. She attended St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Elizabeth Walker and Deborah Sugden, both of Amarillo; four sons, John Sugden Jr. of Tucson, Ariz., David Cooley of Portland, Ore., and Michael Sugden and Dwayne Moss, both of Amarillo; and eight grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family will be at 2311 Larry St. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Area Berniece Burnett DALHART - Berniece Burnett, 89, died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2006, in Panhandle. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Memorial Park Cemetery with John Henley officiating. Arrangements are by Horizon Funeral Directors. Mrs. Burnett was born Nov. 12, 1916, in Trinidad, Colo., to James and Minnie Potter. She married Elmer Burnett on Nov. 15, 1930. Survivors include a daughter, Jimmie Sue Chisum of Panhandle; a son, Michael Burnett of Honolulu; five grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the High Plains Children's Home or a favorite charity. Sign the online guest register at WWW.HORIZONFUNERAL.COM. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jess Olonzo "J.O." Chandler CLARENDON - Jess Olonzo "J.O." Chandler, 87, died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2006, in Amarillo. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Memory Gardens Mausoleum in Pampa with Paul Nachtigall, pastor of Highland Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Pampa by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa. Mr. Chandler was born Feb. 26, 1919, in Elkins, N.M. He married Virginia Lucille Morrow on March 19, 1940, in Panhandle. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Kathy Honeycutt of Pampa and Kayron Matthews of College Station; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jessie D. "Tex" Floyd PAMPA - Jessie D. "Tex" Floyd, 90, died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2006. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. Charles Lowry, pastor of Cross Pointe Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Floyd was born Feb. 18, 1916, in Vernon. He married Bonnie Fay Watson on June 18, 1962, in Panhandle. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Zelma Floyd of Pampa; a stepdaughter, Bonnie Louise Donahoo of Lubbock; two sons, Jesse Dean Floyd of Pocahontas, Ark., and Dale Floyd of Tucson, Ariz.; a stepson, Charles Watson of Pampa; a sister, Elva Jewell Porter of Lawton, Okla.; 17 grandchildren; and a great- grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to the American Cancer Society, in care of Gerry Caylor, 2130 Charles, Pampa, TX 79065. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elsewhere Walter Clement Kellogg DALLAS - Walter Clement Kellogg, 76, died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2006. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Highland Park Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Sherwood Strodel officiating. Arrangements are by Sparkman-Hillcrest Funeral Home. Mr. Kellogg, expert in agriculture and the management of fires, both real and financial, died of cancer, discovered only a few days before, on Aug. 26, 2006. It was the end of a colorful life, lived close to the earth. Born in Amarillo on Oct. 23, 1929, just as the stock market crashed in New York, Walter Kellogg found his stability, then and always, in the outdoors of North America. Hunting and fishing were more than pastimes to him. They were essential to his survival as a whole person. Walter Kellogg graduated from Amarillo High School and spent his freshman year at Tulane in New Orleans, then transferred to Oklahoma University, where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and majored in business. He married Marylee Cowden of Midland on Sept. 1, 1956. After that, the business of agriculture continued to beckon him, and he returned to Amarillo to become one of the largest dryland wheat farmers in the country. Growing dryland wheat takes special nerve, because it's done without irrigation, relying instead on luck and the weather. Walter Kellogg was lucky, more often than not, and also highly skilled, with a remarkable tolerance for risk. He also grazed cattle and operated his own grain elevators in the Texas Panhandle. With exceptional nerve once again, Walter Kellogg became a salvager for major insurance companies, fighting explosions in grain elevators and train derailments, which can blow up with greater force than a load of TNT, and often did. He devised a way to salvage as much grain as possible while leaving the rest to the fire, which could rage for as long as nine months. He was especially proud of never having lost any employee's life in more than 25 years of dangerous work. During this period, he acquired, owned and operated a family ranch in northeastern New Mexico, and that area would forever more hold a special place in his heart. Still not one for the easy way, Walter Kellogg next joined the original panel of trustees for the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts of the Southern United States. Dealing with the catastrophe in banking, oil and real estate of the late 1980s, he was salvaging once again, this time the distressed assets of distinguished companies. It was then that he and his wife moved to Dallas. On Oct. 23, 2002, his birthday, he suffered a significant stroke which forced him to retire. He recovered sufficiently, however, to return with his family and closest friends to his passions of hunting and fishing. He continued to introduce children and many friends to the deep pleasures of the outdoors. In the last six months, he enjoyed fishing trips to Mexico and Canada with his children and grandchildren. Survivors include his devoted wife of 50 years, Marylee Cowden Kellogg, formerly of Midland, (their anniversary would have been this Friday); three daughters, Lea Kellogg Barfield, Ann Kellogg Schooler and husband Matt and Abbie Kellogg Milisci and husband Chris; two sons, Guy Clement Kellogg and wife Laura and Luke Cowden Kellogg and wife Estee; a sister, Carol Anne Staub; 12 grandchildren, Bo Barfield, Annabel Barfield, Cristina Schooler, Sam Schooler, Emily Kellogg, Kathryn Kellogg, Guy Tom Kellogg, C.C. Kellogg, Coley Kellogg, Tom Kellogg, Max Milisci and Josie Milisci; as well as countless treasured friends. The family suggests memorials be to UT Southwestern Medical Foundation, Cedar Maple Plaza, Suite 150, 2305 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas, TX 75201 or the Texas Youth Hunting Association, 2800 NE Loop 410, Suite 105, San Antonio, TX 78218, (210) 826-2904. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, August 28, 2006 Services Services Pending Warren Vysnouk Dharman, 10, of Lowell, Mass., died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2006. Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street, in Amarillo, Texas. Carl "Nick" Dodson, 73, of Canyon died Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006. Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon. Donna Beaver Lemond, 70, of Amarillo died Friday, Aug. 25, 2006. Blackburn- Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Donald Strange, 68, of Bushland died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2006. Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street, in Amarillo. Mary Marlene Wright, 70, of Canyon died Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006. Hereford Heritage Funeral Home of Hereford. Services Today Stacy Bruce Bowers, 43, of Boone, N.C., formerly of Adams, Okla. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. in Turpin Baptist Church in Turpin, Okla. Henson- Novak Funeral Directors of Guymon, Okla. Berniece Burnett, 89, of Dalhart. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. in Memorial Park Cemetery. Horizon Funeral Directors. Gorden Edward Chamberlain, 81, of Panhandle. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Calvary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Panhandle Cemetery. Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Panhandle. Corky Chapman, 78, of Gruver. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Gruver United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Gruver Cemetery. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Spearman. Dennis Lynn Cole, 51, of Borger. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. in Memorial Park Mausoleum in Amarillo. Brown Funeral Directors. Ersey Lodena Day, 85, formerly of Amarillo. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Dorothy Dreier, 101, of Dumas. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. in St. John's Lutheran Church. Private burial will be in Northlawn Memorial Gardens. Morrison Funeral Directors. Manuel Francisco Gallegos, 55, of Hereford. Prayer vigil will be at 3 p.m. in Rix Funeral Directors Chapel. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery. Olivia C. Gonzales, 88, of Hereford. Graveside celebration of life services will be at 2 p.m. in West Park Cemetery. Hereford Heritage Funeral Home. Joy L. Gooch, 62, of Guymon, Okla. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Bunch- Roberts Funeral Home Chapel. Robert Frank Graves, 63, of Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. in Llano Cemetery. Holley Funeral Home of Canyon. Roy Lue Hethcox, 88, of Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Deidra Sue Hudson, 60, of Amarillo. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. in River Road Baptist Church. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Donald Theo Jenkins, 74, of Miami. Services will be at 2 p.m. in First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Miami Cemetery. Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa. Wanda V. Johnson, 78, of Amarillo, formerly of Plainview. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. in Plainview Cemetery in Plainview. Memorial services will be at 2:30 p.m. in Coulter Road Baptist Church in Amarillo. Lemons Funeral Home in Plainview. Emma Sue McClery, 84, of Quanah. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. in Quanah Memorial Park. Smith Funeral Home. Helen Cavanaugh Ray, 90, of Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. in Llano Cemetery. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Dorothy Myrtle Stamper, 80, of Amarillo. Services will be at 11 a.m. in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Martin Road Chapel, 1505 Martin Road. Burial will be in St. Frances Cemetery. Ruth Constance Wadley, 83, of Guymon, Okla. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. in First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery. Henson- Novak Funeral Directors. ---