Potter Co. TX - Obits: October 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 Globe-News - Monday, October 23, 2006 Amarillo Ona F. Terrell Ona F. Terrell, 99, of Amarillo died Friday, Oct. 20, 2006. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. today in Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 S. Bell St., with Kevin Naillieux and Nita Bearden officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Terrell was born March 11, 1907, in Eastland County to John Hayden Harper and Catherine Caudle Harper. She attended high school in Breckenridge. Ona worked for AISD at Palo Duro High School cafeteria for 16 years, retiring in 1972. She worked part-time cleaning houses until she was 88 years old. She loved to cook, crochet and read. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, "Nannie" and friend. She was a member of a non-denominational Christian fellowship. She married Robert Lynn Beecher in 1926. They had one son, Perry Lynn Beecher. She married Leon Terrell in 1945. They had one daughter, Aloha Jeanne Terrell. She was preceded in death by five brothers; three sisters; both husbands; a granddaughter, Brenda Beecher, in 1967; and a son, Lynn, in 1986. Survivors include a daughter, Aloha Gitchell and husband James of Amarillo; five grandchildren, Otis Beecher and wife Elaine and Shelly Beecher, all of Georgia, and Kathy Gemellaro and husband Guy, Jim Gitchell and wife Lisa and Amonda Gitchell, all of Amarillo; nine great-grandchildren; two great-great- grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and many friends. The family suggests memorials be to Amarillo College Foundation, Suzuki Strings Endowment, P.O. Box 447, Amarillo TX 79178. The family will be at the Gitchell home at 12300 Rim Ranch Drive. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Darrell Main Robert Darrell Main, 56, of Amarillo died Friday, Oct. 20, 2006. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street, with Randy Davis of Lifeway Fellowship Church officiating. Mr. Main was born July 19, 1950, in Alva, Okla., to Robert Delbert Main and Billie Main. He was a laborer in the landscaping profession. He was a wonderful son who loved his parents and was a hardworking and caring person and a good dad. He was a former employee of the Santa Fe Railway. Survivors include his wife, Sharon; two sons, Tyler Main of Amarillo and Steve Main of Oklahoma; a daughter, Kristy of Oklahoma; his parents of Amarillo; a brother, Jerry Main of Amarillo; and six grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gerald E. "Jerry" Staetz Gerald E. "Jerry" Staetz, 63, of Amarillo died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006. Services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Martin Road Chapel, 1505 Martin Road, with Bob Thomas, chaplain of Odyssey Health Care, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mr. Staetz was born Nov. 15, 1942, in Amarillo to Gerald and Kathryn Staetz. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in Vietnam. Mr. Staetz was a 30-year employee of the city of Amarillo in the Water Reclamation Department. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Carolyn Lewis and husband Harold and Wendy and Justina Staetz, all of Amarillo; two grandchildren, Kolve Staetz and Amy Rodgers, both of Amarillo; three stepgrandchildren, Michelle, Andrea and Crystal Lewis, all of Oklahoma; other family; and lots of friends. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lydia Ann Smith Lydia Ann Smith, 88, of Amarillo died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 S. Bell St., with the Rev. Carroll Messer and the Rev. Walt Ellis officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Smith was born Dec. 31, 1917, in Wheeler County. She was raised in McLean and graduated from McLean High School in 1937. Earnest L. "Buddy" Smith and Lydia Ann Moore were married on March 13, 1938. They moved to Amarillo in 1953. Lydia was a loyal worker for Furr's Grocery Store for 36 years as a checker and was named "Checker of the Year" several years. She worked for United Grocery for 10 years and Thriftway Grocery for nine years. Lydia retired at the age of 83. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Frank Moore and Lana May Turner Moore; three brothers, Garland, Price and Jack Moore; a sister, Nadine Dunn; a daughter-in-law, Roxie Ann Powell Smith; and a great-grandson, Josh Wages. Survivors include her husband; a son, Frankie Smith of Wichita Falls; a daughter, Sharon Petricone and husband Fred of Denton; three granddaughters, Kelly Wages, Tracy Little and Kim Dill; six great-grandchildren, Jennifer Fullerton, Austin Little, Landon Little, Tanner Little, Madison Dill and Andi Dill; two great-great-grandchildren, Cameron and Caleb Fullerton; a brother- in-law, Hershel Smith; three sisters-in-law, Irene Hunt, Gladys Stewart and Lucille Shelton; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79105; Harvest Time Pentecostal Church of God, 409 S. Cleveland St., Amarillo, TX 79102; or a favorite charity. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Lyle Clark Robert Lyle Clark, 63, of Amarillo died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2006. No services are planned. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Mr. Clark had worked in security. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Survivors include a daughter, Delilah Anderson of Tulsa, Okla.; four sons, Robert L. Clark Jr., Woodrow Clark, Timothy Clark and Roger Clark, all of Amarillo; three stepsons, Kyle Jeter, Casey Jeter and Chad Jeter, all of Amarillo; two stepdaughters, Carol Scasta of Amarillo and Teresa Hall of Golden, Colo.; 16 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Melvin "Digger" Dean Arthur Melvin "Digger" Dean, 83, of Amarillo died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2006. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Llano Cemetery with the Rev. Jeff Messer officiating and the Rev. Larry Capranica assisting. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Dean was born Aug. 28, 1923, in Lebanon, Okla., to Charlie and Sadie Dean. He was a veteran of World War II and served in the Army Air Corps. After the war, he began working in the oil field and was employed for 39 years with Getty Oil Co. He was a good Christian man and served as a deacon in the Baptist church. He married Anna Bernice Combs on Feb. 8, 1941. He was preceded in death by a son, Charles Dean. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Peggy Immel and Jemma Thomas, both of Amarillo; a son, Don Dean of Amarillo; five grandchildren, Jodi Williams and husband John, Brad Immel and wife Catherine and Sherilyn Immel, all of Amarillo, Butch Thomas and wife Karie of Spring and Jennifer Vail and husband Tom of the U.S. Air Force; and 10 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, in care of Olivia's Angels, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176-0001. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Area Rosalinda Trevino HEREFORD - Rosalinda Trevino, 50, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2006, in Amarillo. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today in Rix Funeral Directors Chapel. Prayer vigil will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home chapel. Mass will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in La Iglesia de San Jose with the Rev. David Contreras officiating. Burial will be in St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery. Mrs. Trevino was born Nov. 18, 1955, in San Antonio to Leonardo Martinez and Guadalupe Salazar Martinez. She married Joe Trevino on June 4, 1975, in Farwell. Survivors include a daughter, Chasity Trevino of Hereford; a son, Joey Trevino of Hereford; four sisters, Juana Vallejo, Eva Herrera and Irene Garcia, all of Hereford, and Sylvia Yzaguirre of Joliet, Ill.; two brothers, Rudolfo Martinez of Hereford and Tony Martinez of Arlington; and four granddaughters. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79105. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Troy Birdsong PLAINVIEW - Troy Birdsong, 83, died Friday, Oct. 20, 2006. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Garland Street Church of Christ with Russell Harris of Garland Street Church of Christ, Michael Crowley of Matador Church of Christ and Steve Stokes officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park by Wood-Dunning Funeral Home. Mr. Birdsong was born Oct. 1, 1923, in Lamar County to John Wesley Birdsong and Mary Garrett Birdsong. He married Rosalie Freeman on Feb. 15, 1991, in Plainview. Survivors include his wife; a son, Terry Leon Birdsong of Lewisville; two sisters, Clara Kirby of Artesia, N.M., and Dessie McNeely of Pittsburg; and a brother, Luther Birdsong of Amarillo. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ruth Erysl Brown ADRIAN - Ruth Erysl Brown, 100, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006, in Hereford. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Memorial Park Cemetery in Vega with the Rev. Bob Miller, pastor of South Georgia Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers of Vega. Mrs. Brown was born Dec. 29, 1905, in Pankey to Albert James Horton and Lillie Henrietta Cleveland Horton. The family moved to Camp Springs in 1907. She lived there until she married Floyd Milton Brown on Sept. 19, 1930, in Vega. They made their home in Adrian. She moved from Adrian to Crestview Assisted Living in Amarillo in 1996. She attended West Texas State College in Canyon, North Texas Woman's College in Denton and the University of New Mexico at Las Vegas, N.M. Prior to her marriage, she taught school for six years. In 1925 at a revival meeting in Denton held by George W. Truitt, she made her profession of faith. She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church, Adrian. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband on April 22, 1978; a daughter-in-law, Barbara Maxine Brown, on May 27, 1998; three sisters; and seven brothers. Survivors include two sons, James Floyd Brown and Billy Don Brown and wife Elizabeth, all of Adrian; four grandchildren Jody Jim Brown, M.D. and Amy Elizabeth Brown, both of Houston, Dennis Don Brown and wife Sarita of Broken Arrow, Okla., and Peter Lyn Brown of Dallas; six great-grandchildren, Maston Floyd Brown of Tulsa, Okla., Katherine Lorraine Brown of Stillwater, Okla., Karen Elizabeth Brown of Broken Arrow and Hannah Ruth Roy, William David Roy and Megan Elizabeth Roy, all of Houston; a sister-in-law, Stella Horton of Adrian; three nieces; and nine nephews. The family suggests memorials be to Samaritan Hospice, 400 Ranger Drive, Hereford, TX 79045 or King's Manor Methodist Home, 400 Ranger Drive, Hereford, TX 79045. The body will be available for viewing from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Christine Lambert HART - Christine Lambert, 91, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church with Laquitta Jones of First United Methodist Church and Jim Ritter of Seth Ward Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Hart Cemetery by Wood-Dunning Funeral Home of Plainview. Mrs. Lambert was born May 23, 1915, in Gary to J.A. and Emma Miller Ritter. She married Kenneth E. Lambert in 1931 in Elk City, Okla. Survivors include two daughters, Marlene Bennett of Hart and Jan Godwin of Lubbock; a sister, Leta Holtz of Broken Arrow, Okla.; a brother, Melvin Ritter of Plainview; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a great-great- grandchild. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pedro "Pete" Ramirez CHILDRESS - Pedro "Pete" Ramirez, 56, died Friday, Oct. 20, 2006. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today in Holy Angels Catholic Church. Services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the church with the Rev. Hector Madrigal officiating. Burial will be in Childress Cemetery by Johnson Funeral Home. Mr. Ramirez was born Aug. 19, 1950, in Beeville to Augustine and Rebecca Ramirez. He married Janie Mary Trevino on Dec. 24, 1968, in Quanah. Survivors include his wife; a son, Pedro Ramirez Jr. of Childress; three daughters, Sandy Sanchez, Sarina Dann and Mary Ramirez, all of Childress; nine sisters, Becky Moya of Irving, Pat Gonzales of Lockney, Sylvia Orteza of Richland Hills, Ann Mercado of Paducah, Linda Maladando, Laura Johnson and Terry Carter, all of Childress, Dora Gonzales of Frederick, Okla., and Ester Eslatle of Pasadena; four brothers, Johnny Ramirez of Pasadena, Dick Ramirez of Childress, Joe Ramirez of Florida and Jerry Ramirez of San Benito; 12 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oklahoma Ethel G. Smith BOISE CITY, OKLA. - Ethel G. Smith, 86, died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Cimarron Mortuary Chapel. Burial will be in the Jewish Cemetery in Billings, Mont. Mrs. Smith was born Dec. 9, 1919, in Hollister, Mass., to William James George Backshall and Florence Evelyn Whipple Backshall. She and her husband Willard Smith never had any children, but she would proudly tell everyone she had 16 granddaughters, and the Eta Alpha Sorority adopted her as their Grandma in 1995. Memorials are suggested to the Cimarron Nursing Home and may be left in care of the mortuary. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vivian Pauline Curfman BEAVER, OKLA. - Vivian Pauline Curfman, 93, died Friday, Oct. 20, 2006. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Beaver First Christian Church with Rick Main officiating. Burial will be in Pioneer Cemetery by Clark Funeral Service. Mrs. Curfman was born May 27, 1913, in Foster, Mo., to James Luther Bridwell and Myrtle Pearl Coberly Bridwell. She married Joe Curfman on Sept. 18, 1935, in Beaver. Survivors include a daughter, Virginia Postoak of Lawrence, Kan.; two brothers, Paul Bridwell of Forgan and Dale Bridwell of Bella Vista, Ark.; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Beaver Senior Citizens. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, October 23, 2006 Services Services Pending Bob S. Bartley, 79, of Lubbock died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2006. Bartley Funeral Home of Plainview. Gertrude Bowles Devenport, 82, of Pampa died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006. Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Gerald "Jerry" Lorraine Fields, 80, of Borger died Friday, Oct. 20, 2006. Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Patricia Harris, 72, of Amarillo died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006. Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Joe M. Lozano, 88, of Amarillo died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2006. Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Adam Martinez, 57, of Amarillo died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2006. Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Betty G. Noe, 81, of Amarillo died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006. Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Derwood J. Smelley Jr., 42, of Amarillo died Friday, Oct. 20, 2006. Blackburn- Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Ronald "Ronny" W. Snyder, 53, formerly of Dumas, died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006, in Reading, Pa. Morrison Funeral Directors. Zella M. Victor, 76, of Dalhart died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006, in Amarillo. Horizon Funeral Home. Services Scheduled Robert Hernandez, 26, of Amarillo died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Angel Funeral Home, 2209 S. Arthur St. Ronald Kennedy, 40, of Amarillo died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Rector Funeral Home Coulter Chapel, 8310 S. Coulter St. Burial will be in Llano East Cemetery. Shirley Ruth McKinney, 62, of Clarendon died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2006, in Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Robertson Funeral Directors Chapel of Memories. Burial will be in Citizens Cemetery. Juanita Nellie Munz, 86, of Guymon, Okla., died Friday, Oct. 20, 2006, in Liberal, Kan. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. today in Elmhurst Cemetery. Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home. Rita Ella Sanchez, 41, of Borger died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Iglesia Libertad en Cristo. Burial will be in Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico. Brown Funeral Directors. Patricia Land Scroggins, 70, of Clarendon died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2006, in Memphis. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Rowe Cemetery in Hedley. Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon. Services Today Terry T. Alexander, 40, of Amarillo. Services will be at 1 p.m. in Warford- Walker Mortuary Chapel, 509 N. Hughes St. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Troy Birdsong, 83, of Plainview. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Garland Street Church of Christ. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park. Wood-Dunning Funeral Home. Alvin H. Brokob, 84, of Borger. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Wesley United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park. Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Carl Cates, 88, of Perryton. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Victory Family Church. Burial will be in Heart Cemetery in Booker. Johnson's Good Samaritan Funeral Service of Booker. Stella Mae Creech, 90, of Tucumcari, N.M. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. in Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery. Dunn Funeral Home. Anita Marie Cunningham, 66, of Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. in Fairview Cemetery in Colorado Springs, Colo. Holley Funeral Home of Canyon. Vivian Pauline Curfman, 93, of Beaver, Okla. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Beaver First Christian Church. Burial will be in Pioneer Cemetery. Clark Funeral Service. Jose Alfredo Garcia, 33, of Plainview. Prayer services will be at 6 p.m. in Lemons Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Mexico at a later date. Josephine Herrera, 72, of Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. in Llano Cemetery East. Cox-LaGrone Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Christine Lambert, 91, of Hart. Services will be at 2 p.m. in First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Hart Cemetery. Wood-Dunning Funeral Home of Plainview. Wesley McIntyre, 18, of Cheyenne, Okla. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Cheyenne First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Cheyenne Cemetery. Rose Chapel Funeral Service. Bettie Miller, 80, of Portales, N.M. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Wheeler Mortuary Chapel. Burial will be in Portales Cemetery. Pedro "Pete" Ramirez, 56, of Childress. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. in Holy Angels Catholic Church. Services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the church. Burial will be in Childress Cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home. Helen M. Rennells, 78, of Farwell. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. in First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Bovina Cemetery in Bovina. Blackwell Funeral Home in Friona. William "Bill" Ernest Robards, 64, of Amarillo. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. in St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. Private burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Ronald Joe Scott, 62, 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. David B. Snook, 79, of Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. in Llano Cemetery. Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Ona F. Terrell, 99, of Amarillo. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. in Schooler- Gordon Funeral Directors Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 S. Bell St. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Rosalinda Trevino, 50, of Hereford. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. in Rix Funeral Directors Chapel. Prayer vigil will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home chapel. Mass will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in La Iglesia de San Jose. Burial will be in St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery. Mary Wilma Yates, 88, of Boise City, Okla. Services will be at 1 p.m. in Cimarron Mortuary. Burial will be in Mount Carmel Cemetery west of Campo, Colo. ---