Potter Co. TX - Obits: October 4, 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 - Wednesday, October 4, 2006 Amarillo E. Lily "Granny" Wadley E. Lily "Granny" Wadley, 79, died Sunday, Oct. 1, 2006. Memorial services and celebration of Lily's life and joyous homecoming will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Llano Cemetery Garden Mausoleum. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Lily was born April 15, 1927, to BK and Anna Godfrey Baldwin in Ralls. The family relocated, eventually settling in Pie Town, N.M., where she met the love of her life, Bill Wadley. They married April 24, 1945, in Clovis, N.M. She was a devoted and inspiring helpmate to her preacher husband as they served the Lord in West Texas, Albuquerque, N.M., and Amarillo for 50 years. In 1971, they opened Maurice's Grooming, which later became Land & Sea Pets. In 1984 they began volunteering for Sister Olivia's "Angels" at St. Anthony's Hospice, where she and Bill were recognized for their many hours of service. Lily was a gifted soprano and with Bill playing the Autoharp, the two stirred many hearts singing country gospel. A fabulous cook, innovative seamstress and tireless homemaker, she made even humble abodes a beautiful home for her family. She loved her family and friends with abandon. She is joined in glory by Bill; a granddaughter, Royce Lynn Barrett; her parents; five brothers; three sisters; and countless friends. Waiting to join them are her cherished daughters, Mary Morrison and husband Lewis and Willi Bozarth and husband Bo; eight grandchildren, Kimberly Ryan, JaJa Draeger, Tina Chamberlain, Mandy Morrison, Eric Norman, Mark Morrison, Curena Dixon and Jeff Dunlap; 11 great-grandchildren; a great-great- granddaughter; many beloved nieces and nephews; extended family and friends; and her BSA Hospice and Craig Methodist Lily Unit "family" and friends, her precious caregivers and staff. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, in care of Olivia's Angels, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79105, Jan Werner Adult Day Care Center, 3108 S. Fillmore St., Amarillo, TX 79110 or Lily Alzheimer's Unit, Craig Methodist Retirement Center, 5500 W. Ninth Ave., Amarillo, TX 79106. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dovie G. Garrett Dovie G. Garrett, 80, of Amarillo died Monday, Oct. 2, 2006. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Marty Loberg, associate at Westminster Presbyterian Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Dovie was born April 24, 1926, in Amarillo. She married Clarence B. Garrett Sr. on Oct. 6, 1946, in Amarillo. She was a homemaker and a lifetime member of Beta Sigma Phi. She was an avid bridge player in several bridge clubs. She was a member of the Meta Thomas Circle and church member at Westminster Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence; and her twin sister, Lovie Wilson. Survivors include two sons, Clarence Garrett Jr. of Oklahoma City and Les Garrett of Amarillo; a daughter, Sharon Lynn Brown of Canyon; three brothers, John Goodman of Amarillo, Joe Goodman of Albuquerque, N.M., and Jay Goodman of Grand Junction, Colo.; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2525 Wimberly Road, Amarillo, TX 79109 or BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79105. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cynthia Pritchard Goswick Cynthia Pritchard Goswick, 48, of Amarillo, formerly of Memphis, died Sunday, Oct. 1, 2006. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Amarillo South Church with Joe Jernigan, pastor of Calvary Christian Fellowship in Shamrock, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Memphis by Cox-LaGrone Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Mrs. Goswick was born April 23, 1958, in Memphis, was raised there and was a 1976 graduate of Memphis High School. She had lived in Amarillo for the past 12 years. She worked as a prison guard for the TDCJ at the Clements Unit in Amarillo for four years. She had also worked for Roberts Trucking for a number of years. She married Hiram "Jack" Goswick in 2005 in Amarillo. She loved dancing, gardening, working in her yard, camping and she cherished spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by four grandparents, Jack and Frances Watson, Ruby Morgan and Albert Rogers. Survivors include her husband; a son, Timothy Pritchard of Shamrock; her mother, Louise Bray of Amarillo; her father, Doyle Watson and wife Katherine of Memphis; two sisters, Debbie Stone and husband Tex of Memphis and Sandra Eades of Amarillo; two brothers, Larry Watson and wife Laura of Perryton and Michael Watson and wife Amanda of Amarillo; and many loving nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorials be to the American Cancer Society, 3915 S. Bell St., Amarillo, TX 79109. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jean Haywood Jean Haywood, 53, of Amarillo died Monday, Oct. 2, 2006. Committal services and burial will be at 9 a.m. Thursday in Memorial Gardens Mausoleum with Lewis Holland officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Jean was born Nov. 2, 1952, in Pampa to Ottis and Margie Branum. She married Mike Haywood on Jan. 14, 1984, in Amarillo. She had worked as a checker at United Supermarket and as a central supply tech at Northwest Texas Hospital and BSA Hospital. She loved to fish. She was a member of Kingswood United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Melissa Everest; and a sister, Joy Barnett. Survivors include her husband, Mike Haywood; four sons, David Everest, Bob Snyder and Dustin Haywood, all of Amarillo, and Michael Snyder of Chicago; a sister, Pat Byard of Lubbock; and four grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the American Heart Association, 6605 W. Interstate 40, Suite A-6, Amarillo, TX 79106. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Area Rafael Ruiz Molina DUMAS - Rafael Ruiz Molina, 56, died Monday, Oct. 2, 2006. Vigil services will be at 7 p.m. today in Morrison Memorial Chapel. Mass will be at 9 a.m. Thursday in Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church with the Rev. Juan Antonio Alabadejo, pastor, as celebrant. Burial will be in Dumas Cemetery by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mr. Molina was born Jan. 16, 1950, in Huejotitan, Chihuahua, Mexico, to Octaviano Ruiz and Alicia Molina and married Lucia Carbajal in Mexico. In 1988, he moved from California to Dumas, where he worked for the past 16 years at Nuway Pork. Survivors include his wife, Lucia; four sons, Rafael Alejandro Ruiz of Dalhart and Roberto Ruiz, Guerrero Ruiz and Guadalupe Ruiz, all of Dumas; a daughter, Rosario Soledad Ruiz of Dumas; two brothers, Martin Ruiz of California and Sigifredo Ruiz of Dumas; a sister, Octaviana Armendariz of Huejotitan; his mother, Alicia Molina of Huejotitan; and eight grandchildren. Sign the online guest book at www.morrisonfuneraldirectors.com. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Ray "Dave" Peterson SPEARMAN - David Ray "Dave" Peterson, 51, died Monday, Oct. 2, 2006. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Hansford Cemetery with the Rev. Gary Smith officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Spearman. Mr. Peterson was born Nov. 29, 1954, in Elkhart, Kan. He married Becky Reynolds on Sept. 19, 1999, in Spearman. Survivors include his wife; two sons, James Ray Peterson of Guymon, Okla., and Rusty Dale Peterson of Virginia; his mother, Evohn Backus of Guymon; two stepdaughters, Tasha Rodriguez of Fort Worth and April Stephens of Amarillo; and seven grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the David Peterson Family, in care of Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 146, Spearman, TX 79081. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell Travis FOLLETT - Russell Travis, 71, died Sunday, Oct. 1, 2006, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Fairmont Cemetery with Don Lee Travis officiating. Arrangements are by Mason Funeral Home of Shattuck, Okla. Mr. Travis loved his family and his grandchildren, and loved doing anything outdoors with them. Survivors include his wife, Judy of Shattuck; a son, Tony Travis of Shattuck; two brothers, Billy Ray Travis of Denver and Bernie Roy Travis of Apple Valley, Calif.; three sisters, Peggie Howard of Pampa, Mary Lee Perkins of Gate, Okla., and Diann Travis of Allen; and three grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ted Stubblefield DIMMITT - Ted Stubblefield, 78, died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006, in Amarillo. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home Ivey Chapel with the Rev. Tom Mullins officiating. Burial will be in Castro Memorial Gardens. Mr. Stubblefield was born Nov. 16, 1927, in Dill City, Okla. He married Sylvia Choate on Aug. 13, 1967, in Amarillo. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Tommy Stubblefield of San Antonio, Joe Stubblefield of Mesa, Ariz., and Tommy Davis of Abernathy; three daughters, Kathy Ott of San Antonio, Linda Frautschi of Von Ormy and Cindy Gayle of Houston; 15 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Jo Ann Henderson of Elk City, Okla., Vonnell Lacey of Midwest City, Okla., and Pat Washuta of Arlington; and two brothers, Troy Stubblefield of Tuscola and Terry Stubblefield of Ovalo. The family suggests memorials be to the American Heart Association or the Kidney Foundation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wallace Louis Bichsel PANHANDLE - Wallace Louis Bichsel, 85, died Sunday, Oct. 1, 2006. Rosary was said at 7 p.m. Tuesday in St. Theresa's Catholic Church. Mass will be at 10 a.m. today in the church with the Rev. Mieczyslaw Przepiorain officiating. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. today in Lockney Cemetery. Arrangements are by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Panhandle. Mr. Bichsel was born June 26, 1921, in Munday and had been a resident of Panhandle for six years, moving from Groom. He was a member of the Amarillo Miniature Club and a retired farmer, mechanic and general repairman. He was in the U.S. Navy in World War II as a gunner mate 2nd class. He was preceded in death by two wives, June Potts Bichsel and Phyllis Nepper Bichsel; his parents, Leo and Adela Bichsel; a sister; and two brothers. Survivors include his wife, Flois of Panhandle; three sons, Kelly Reed and wife Amy of Panhandle, Gaylon Nepper and wife Lenora of Brownfield and Terry Nepper and wife JoBeth of Canyon; six daughters, Theresa Abernathy and husband Joe of Hye, Adela Kotara and husband Wayne and Cindy Babcock and husband Gary, all of Groom, Connie Bertrand and husband Randy of Floydada, Darlene Reed of Panhandle and Kaylene Medina and husband Rick of Dickenson; six brothers, Robert Bichsel and Louis Bichsel, both of White Deer, George Bichsel of Perryton, Gerald Bichsel of Dallas, Marion Bichsel of Seagraves and Jim Bichsel of Pampa; a sister, Lorraine Albus of Pampa; 16 grandchildren, Kim Guinn, Lindy Craft, Staci Kotara, Buck Reed, Kayley Reed, Angle Long, Misty Rodgers, Ashley Nepper, Terryl Nepper, John Nepper, Kristy Nepper, Cody Babcock, Marci Dennis, Tyler Babcock, Halee Kotara and Frankie Abernathy; and eight great-grandchildren. Casket bearers will be Kelly Reed, Randy Bertrand, Lynn Guinn, Jack Craft, Rick Medina and Wilfred Bichsel. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be to St. Theresa's Catholic Church P.O. Box 366, Panhandle, TX 79068 or the National Heart Association. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Georgie F. Wall DIMMITT - Georgie F. Wall, 81, died Monday, Oct. 2, 2006. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Derrel Evins officiating. Burial will be in Castro Memorial Garden Cemetery by Colonial Funeral Home. Mrs. Wall was born Jan. 14, 1925, in Apache, Okla., to George and Buena Vista Shwen. She married Fred Wall in 1944. Survivors include two sons, John Wall and George Wall, both of Dimmitt; a daughter, Haylei Rodgers of Perryton; and eight grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the Dana Wall Memorial Scholarship Fund, in care of First Bank Muleshoe, 215 W. Bedford, Dimmitt, TX 79027. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elsewhere Sharon Sperry Wickliffe ODESSA - Sharon Sperry Wickliffe, 63, died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Flomont. Arrangements are by Bartley Funeral Home of Plainview. Our beloved Mother, Grandmother, sister, and friend went to be with the Lord. She was born Feb. 25, 1943, in Matador. She worked tirelessly to raise three children. Sharon received an associate degree with honors in counseling from Odessa College in 1996. She attended many Baptist churches throughout her life and devoted much of her free time to God. She was a source of strength and inspiration to all who knew her throughout her life and throughout her many years of illness. With her courage, she taught all of those who knew her the meaning of trusting Jesus Christ during any trial. She enjoyed reading, sewing, and cooking. She also enjoyed playing cards and dominoes with friends and her grandkids. She was a great conversationalist and enjoyed visiting with everyone. She liked to keep everyone in the know. She was the glue that kept all of her friends and family together. Her family would like to publicly thank all of the people at Hospice House, Parks Methodist Retirement Village and all of the other wonderful doctors, nurses and caregivers for their loving care of Sharon during her illness. She has gone to a better place, but she will be missed by all of those whose life she touched. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jeff and Lillie Faye Sperry; two brothers, Ray and Marvin Doyle Sperry; and a sister, Wanda Klinge. Survivors include a daughter, Leslie Ballew and husband Phillip and their children, Zara and Hannah; a son, Jeff Monk and wife Melinda and their children, Ciara and Tassie; her daughter, Rebecca Longino and husband Jeff and their children, Ryan, Logan, and Jackson; her brothers and sisters, Jeff Sperry and family, Pat Beane and family, Bill Sperry and family, Bennie Goldston and family and Terry Sperry and family; a nephew, Rodney Stewart and family; a niece, Carliss Bohommie and family; and a nephew, Billy Klinge and family. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be to Hospice House in Odessa or the National Kidney Foundation. Viewing will be from noon to 6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home in Plainview. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Mexico Kateri "Kat" Trujillo LOGAN, N.M. - Kateri "Kat" Trujillo, 19, died Sunday, Oct. 1, 2006, in Lubbock, Texas. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Logan School Gymnasium in Logan. Burial will be in Logan Cemetery by Dunn Funeral Home of Tucumcari. "Kat" Trujillo was born Nov. 4, 1986, in Tucumcari, and had attended and graduated from the Logan school system. She had been active with the Logan EMS and the Logan Volunteer Fire Department and at the time of her death had been a student at Clovis College and was working at Joe's Boot Shop in Clovis. Survivors include her parents, Manuel and Louisa Trujillo of Logan; her father, Rick Sursa; a brother, Manuel I Trujillo; her companion, Larin Wheeler of Farmington; and her grandparents, Tomista Cordova of Logan, Amalia Martinez of Belen and Ernesto Trujillo of Albuquerque. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, October 4, 2006 Services Services Pending Benjamin Anderson, 93, of Wheeler died Friday, Sept. 22, 2006, in Marina, Calif. Wright Funeral Home of Wheeler. Emma Lou Cervantes, 51, of Stinnett died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. Brown Funeral Directors of Borger. Tom Heath, 42, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Dong Van Hoang, 95, of Amarillo died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006. Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Janet Reece, 56, of Fort Wayne, Ind., died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. Golden Gate Mortuary, 1416 N. Hughes St. Pedro C. Rivas, 64, of Amarillo died Sunday, Oct. 1, 2006. Angel Funeral Home, 2209 S. Arthur St. Services Scheduled William E. "Bill" Glenn, 73, of Dimmitt died Monday, Oct. 2, 2006. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in First Baptist Church. Colonial Funeral Home. Brian Samuel Hernandez, 7, of Hart died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006. Prayer services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday in Lemons Funeral Home Chapel in Plainview. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in Lockney Cemetery in Lockney. Madia Jones Hill, 90, formerly of Amarillo, died Sunday, Oct. 1, 2006, in Houston. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Amanda Marie Ramirez, 27, of Hart died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006. Prayer services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday in Lemons Funeral Home Chapel in Plainview. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in Lockney Cemetery in Lockney. Ruby Phillips Roden, 96, of Memphis died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Hughs Funeral Home of Memphis. Services Today Filiberto Altamirano, 67, of Perryton. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Burial will be in Ochiltree Cemetery. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Perryton. Wallace Louis Bichsel, 85, of Panhandle. Mass will be at 10 a.m. today in St. Theresa's Catholic Church. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. in Lockney Cemetery in Lockney. Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Panhandle. Lucille M. Crampton, 86, of Mount Ida, Ark. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. in Community of Grace Church in Amarillo, Texas. Thornton Funeral Home of Mount Ida. Jason Kyle Daly, 21, of Clovis, N.M. Services will be at 2 p.m. CST in First Baptist Church in Farwell, Texas. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens in Clovis. Muffley Funeral Home of Clovis. Al N. Jenkins, 85, of Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. in Llano Cemetery. Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Stella Jo Jewett, 76, of Pampa. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Carmichael- Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Rafael Ruiz Molina, 56, of Dumas. Vigil services will be at 7 p.m. in Morrison Memorial Chapel. Mass will be at 9 a.m. Thursday in Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church. Burial will be in Dumas Cemetery by Morrison Funeral Directors. Gerald "Jerry" Palmer, 65, of Dumas. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Morrison Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Michigan City, Ind. Dale Parvin, 81, of Dallas. Services will be at noon in Sparkman Hillcrest Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at 3 p.m. in DFW National Cemetery in Dallas. Ann Swink, 83, of Perryton Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. in Ochiltree Cemetery. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Perryton. Russell Travis, 71, of Follett. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. in Fairmont Cemetery. Mason Funeral Home of Shattuck, Okla. Wallace W. West, 58, of Cleburne. Services will be at 1 p.m. in Crosier- Pearson Funeral Home Cleburne Chapel. Burial will be in Blum Cemetery. Patricia Lively White, 80, 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 Garden Mausoleum. Pauline Ayres Winger, 96, of Spearman. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. in Gruver Cemetery in Gruver. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. in Gruver Church of Christ. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Spearman. ---