Potter Co. TX - Obits: January 5, 2007 ============================================================== 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 - Friday, January 5, 2007 Amarillo Wayne Wester Wayne Wester, 90, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel, 4100 S. Georgia St., with Glendell Smith, chaplain, and the Rev. Michael Carter, pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Wester was born in Erick, Okla. He married Geraldine Snider on Dec. 23, 1937, in Erick. Mr. Wester was a 66-year resident of Amarillo and was employed for 26 years at Pantex. Along with his wife, Geraldine, he enjoyed making more than 300 lap quilts for nursing home residents for many years. Survivors include his wife, Geraldine Wester; two daughters, La Juana Sharber and husband Dale of Amarillo and Brenda Woodard and husband Scott of Benicia, Calif.; a son, Ronnie Wester and wife Barbara of Amarillo; a sister, Ilavern Helms of Lubbock; a brother, Cleatus Wester of Amarillo; five grandchildren, Kenneth, Steven, Dynette, Todd and Leah; 10 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Hillcrest Baptist Church, 2901 Martin Road, Amarillo, TX 79107 or Faith City Ministries, 401 S.E. Second Ave., Amarillo, TX 79101. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Britta Michelle Elise Stephens Britta Michelle Elise Stephens, 2 months, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Llano Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel with the Rev. Jeff Conway and the Rev. Marty Loberg of Westminster Presbyterian Church officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Britta was born Oct. 23, 2006. Survivors include her father, Jera Stephens of Amarillo; her mother, Shannon Schumacher of Amarillo; two sisters, Kyleigh Stephens and Channing Stephens of Amarillo; two brothers, Koby Stephens and Johnathon Schumacher, both of Amarillo; her grandparents, Mollie McGuire of Amarillo and Joe McGuire of Tyler; her great-grandmother, Lorene McGuire of Spearman; and an aunt, Meagan Maddux of Austin. The family suggests memorials be to Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2525 Wimberly Road, Amarillo, TX 79109. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canyon Brent Dotson Brent Dotson, 49, of Canyon died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007, in Amarillo. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Brooks Funeral Directors Chapel with Shane Nease, pastor of Living Water Christian Fellowship Church, officiating. Brent Dotson was born and raised in the Midland area. He worked for Baker- Hughes for the past 12 years. Brent loved hunting and four-wheeling. He was preceded in death by his father, Jim T. Dotson of Andrews, in 1970. Survivors include his mother, Bettye Dotson of Midland; a brother, Tracy Dotson and wife Linda of Canyon; two nieces, Taylor Dotson and Abby Dotson, both of Canyon; and a nephew, Hunter Dotson of Canyon. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79105. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Area Ronald Duane "Ronnie" Burns DUMAS - Ronald Duane "Ronnie" Burns, 60, died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2006. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Morrison Memorial Chapel with the Rev. David McGeary, a family friend, officiating. Flag detail will be by American Legion Post 224 of Dumas. Arrangements are by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mr. Burns was born Feb. 11, 1946, in Norman, Okla., to L.D. and Montye Louise "Lou" Herring Burns. He was a 1964 graduate of Dumas High School and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was stationed in Thailand, serving as a mechanic on B-52 airplanes and received an honorable discharge from the Air Force. He was a pipe fitter by trade and a former Glen Rose resident, but lived most of his life in Dumas. He was preceded in death by his mother, Lou Burns, on Nov. 4, 1994; and his father, L.D. Burns, on Dec. 18, 2000. Survivors include two sons, Jackson Ross Burns and wife Laura of Rainbow and Cody Burns of Nemo; two sisters, Linda "Sissy" Robinson and husband Randall of Borger and Teresa Alexander and husband Danny of Suffolk, Va.; and special people in his life, Shelly and Amber Watson. The family suggests memorials be to VFW Post 9022, 330 W. First St., Dumas, TX 79029. Sign the online guest book at www.morrisonfuneraldirectors.com. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Baxter O. "Pop" London HEREFORD - Baxter O. "Pop" London, 82, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007. Celebration of life services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Church of the Nazarene with Ted Taylor, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Rest Lawn Cemetery by Hereford Heritage Funeral Home. Baxter was born Feb. 6, 1924, in Deaf Smith County to Walter Herbert London Sr. and Stacy Prudence Easter London. He served in the Navy and was a veteran of World War II. He married Gwen Alston on April 9, 1950, in Hereford, and she preceded him in death in 1991. Baxter was a postal carrier for more than 35 years until his retirement. He volunteered at the Senior Citizens Center delivering meals on wheels, at the hospital auxiliary and at the Church of the Nazarene. He will be best remembered as a loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend. Survivors include a son, Gary Wayne London and wife Anita of Kansas City, Mo.; a daughter, Dianne Stephens and husband Dennis of Hereford; six grandsons, Steven Ailshie, Chad Stephens and wife Melissa and Eric Stephens, all of Hereford, Chris Stephens and wife Debbie, Andy Stephens and wife Norma of Amarillo and Joshua London of Kansas City; two granddaughters, Leigh Ann Sexton and husband Ritch of Amarillo and Stacy Chavez and husband Andres of Los Lunas, N.M.; and 10 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the Senior Citizens Center, 426 Ranger, Hereford, TX 79045 or building fund, Church of the Nazarene, 1410 LaPlata Drive, Hereford, TX 79045. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnny Walthall DUMAS - Johnny Walthall, 77, died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Morrison Memorial Chapel with Dan Bouchelle, minister of Central Church of Christ in Amarillo, officiating. Burial will be at Northlawn Memorial Gardens by Morrison Funeral Directors. Johnny was born July 15, 1929, in Texhoma, Okla., to Clarence and Bernita Walthall. He served four years in U.S. Air Force. On March 28, 1957, he married Laquitta Reeves in Dumas. He had been a resident of Dumas since 1956. Johnny retired from the Dumas Police Department in 1983 after 27 years. He was a member of First United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Kelli Kleman and husband Pat of Amarillo; a son, John Walthall of Dumas; a daughter LaJonna Perkins and husband Sean of Amarillo; a sister, Sally Dulaney of Granbury; nine grandchildren, Clint Fewell, Derek Perkins, Christopher Perkins, Hanna Perkins, John Matthew Walthall, JoDee Walthall and Kara Walthall; and his faithful schnauzer, Angus. The family suggests memorials be to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 15186, Austin, TX 78761. The family will be at 518 Oak. Sign the online guest book at www.morrisonfuneraldirectors.com. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joanna White Bush Thomason WELLINGTON - Joanna White Bush Thomason, 81, died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Fundamental Baptist Church with John Chastain, pastor, officiating, and the Rev. Tom Huntress, retired Baptist minister, assisting. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery by Adams Funeral Home. Mrs. Thomason was born Sept. 30, 1925, in the Kelly community of Collingsworth County to Winfield S. and Ethel M. Kesler White. She married Robert I. Bush on Aug. 24, 1943, in Childress, and later married Virgil Thomason on Feb. 3, 1986. Survivors include three daughters, Bobbie Jo Kincaid of Pekin, Ill., Betty Gayle Onken of Manito, Ill., and Beverly Sue Peek of Princeville, Ill.; a son, Bill D. Bush of Phoenix; a sister, Peggy Holland of Claude; 11 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Fundamental Baptist Church. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Betty Trumbly FRITCH - Betty Trumbly, 72, died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. today in Highland Park Cemetery with Mark Urquhart, chaplain of Hospice Care of the Southwest, officiating. Arrangements are by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Fritch. Mrs. Trumbly was born May 11, 1934, in Borger. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two sons, David C. Trumbly and Mark A. Trumbly and wife Lena, all of Fritch; two brothers, Tom Toll of Del Rio and Ronnie Toll of Stinnett; a sister, Pat Loucks of Borger; four grandchildren, Autumn Marie Trumbly, Miky Renee Benoit, Michael W. Trumbly and James A.Trumbly; and two great-grandchildren, Berkley Ryann Trumbly and Benjamin Tyler Benoit. The family suggests memorials be to Hospice Care of the Southwest, 1301 S. Coulter St., Suite 404, Amarillo, TX 79106. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freida Allison CHANNING - Freida Allison, 83, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007, in Los Lunas, N.M. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Channing United Methodist Church with George Chambers, minister of Lakeview United Methodist Church in Dalhart, officiating. Burial will be in Channing Cemetery by Horizon Funeral Home of Dalhart. Mrs. Smith was born Feb. 23, 1923, in Electra to Lawrence L. and Minnie Hoppie Smith. She was a longtime resident of Hartley County, served two terms as county treasurer and owned and operated Channing Drug Store. Survivors include a daughter, Susie Overton of Dumas; a son, Terry Allison of Los Lunas; a brother, Pete Smith of Andrews; four granddaughters; and numerous great-grandchildren. Sign the online guest book at www.horizonfuneral.com. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norman E. Fenstermacher VEGA - Norman E. Fenstermacher, 81, died Friday, Dec. 29, 2006, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Memorial Park Cemetery in Vega with the Rev. James Peach, pastor of Frio Baptist Church in Hereford, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd., in Amarillo. Norman was born April 9, 1925, in Fairview, Pa. He retired from the U.S. Army in 1967 and then went to work for the Texas Highway Department as an equipment supervisor. Norman was a POW during World War II and served during the Korean and Vietnam wars. He has no survivors. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elsewhere Earle H. "Chris" Christian III IRVING - Earle H. "Chris" Christian III, 59, formerly of Amarillo, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. today in Irving Bible Church with Dr. E. Andrew McQuitty officiating. Arrangements are by Donnelly's Colonial Funeral Home. Mr. Christian was born July 28, 1947, in Amarillo to Earle H. Christian and Mary Doche Christian, and graduated from Amarillo High School. He received a bachelor's degree from West Texas State University and was a mortgage underwriter. Survivors include his wife, Mary; a son, Phil Christian of New Orleans; a daughter, Christina Donnelly of Fort Worth; and two grandsons. The family suggests memorials be to Water is Basic, in care of Irving Bible Church, 2435 Kinwest Parkway, Irving, TX 75063. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maxine Larson Flack LUBBOCK - Maxine Larson Flack, 86, died Saturday, Dec. 30, in Illinois. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Resthaven Funeral Home Abbey Chapel. Inurnment will be private. Mrs. Flack was born Jan. 1, 1920, in Orion, Henry County, Ill., to Lillian and Benjamin Larson. Her death was two days short of her 87th birthday. Survivors include a son, Jan Dee Flack; two daughters, Jill Flack Caldcleugh and Jennifer Dawn Flack; and four grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- David M. Miller ROSCOE - David Marshal Miller, 69, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007, in Dallas. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Dallas with the Rev. Jay Hobbs officiating. Burial will be at the family farm in Mitchell County. Arrangements are by Wade Family Funeral Home of Arlington. Mr. Miller was born Dec. 24, 1937, in Olton to H. R. and Mary Clark Miller. He was raised in Olton, graduating from Olton High School in 1957. He received a B.S. in chemistry from West Texas State University. Mr. Miller was employed by Lone Star Industries until he retired and began farming in Mitchell County. He married Marsha Monroe on March 16, 1962, in Silverton at her parents' home. He was preceded in death by a sister, Prudence Donald; and two brothers, Bill Miller and James Miller. Survivors include his wife; a daughter and son-in-law, Iwana and Jeff Rademaekers of Dallas; a granddaughter, Anastasia Rademaekers of Dallas; four sisters, Jo Shull of Plainview, Mary Nell Bleeker of Muleshoe, Lela May Hackler of Charlotte, N.C., and Nita Criswell of Olton; three brothers, Robert Miller of Shreveport, La., Hank Miller of Houston and Lonnie Miller of Wichita, Kan.; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorials be to the Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department, in care of Virgil Pruitt, P.O. Box 116, Roscoe, TX 79545. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jacquelyn Inez Thompson WALSENBURG, Colo. - Jacquelyn Inez Thompson, 76, died Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2006. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. CST today in Nara Visa Cemetery in Nara Visa, N.M. Arrangements are by Horizon Funeral Home of Dalhart, Texas. Mrs. Thompson was born Jacquelyn Inez Kelly on Feb. 15, 1930, to Jack and Gertrude McCaskell Kelly in Oklahoma. She married Curtis Thompson on Aug. 6, 1946, in Clayton, N.M. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Tommy Thompson of Dalhart and Richard Thompson of Denver; a brother, Glenn Kelly of Page, Ariz.; a sister, Betty Jo Hall of Cortez; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Sign the online guest book at www.horizonfuneral.com. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oklahoma Eugene "Gene" Price GUYMON, Okla. - Eugene "Gene" Price, 64, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006, in Amarillo, Texas. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Leon Lothman, pastor of Living Word Fellowship, officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery. Mr. Price attended school in Holdenville, and moved to Guymon in 1958. He had been a heavy equipment operator and truck driver the majority of his working life. Survivors include two sons, Michael Eugene Price of Manzanola, Colo., and Kevin Lee Price of Guymon; four granddaughters; and two sisters, Judi Long of Canyon, Texas, and Donna Norton of Hugoton, Kan. The family suggests memorials be to the American Cancer Society, in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 1112, Guymon, OK 73942. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, January 5, 2007 SERVICES SERVICES PENDING Broxie Arrington, 87, of Childress died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007. Johnson Funeral Home. Connie Etheridge Hamby, 71, of Amarillo died Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007. Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. SERVICES SCHEDULED Florine Deaton, 85, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Washington Avenue Christian Church. Private inurnment will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. SERVICES TODAY Freida Allison, 83, of Channing. Services will be at 11 a.m. in Channing United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Channing Cemetery. Horizon Funeral Home of Dalhart. Dominic Archie, 19, of Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. in New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Golden Gate Mortuary, 1416 N. Hughes St. Tom Beatty, 64, of Amarillo. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel, 4100 S. Georgia St. Private family burial will be in Llano Cemetery. W.K. 'Rusty' Birchfield, 89, of Roaring Springs died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Roaring Springs Cemetery. Seigler Funeral Home of Matador. Cecil "Sonny" Bowers, 79, of Pampa. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Carmichael- Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel. Burial will be in Groom Cemetery. Mary Lou Bowman, 68, of Melrose, N.M., died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. in First United Methodist Church. Steed-Todd Funeral Home of Clovis. Mae Bratton, 81, and Maurice Bratton, 83, of Amarillo. Services will be at 11 a.m. in Memory Gardens Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Cox-LaGrone Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Willie Brown, 83, of Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. in N.S. Griggs and Sons Funeral Directors Pioneer Chapel. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery with military rites by DAV Chapter 26. Janie Belle Chambers, 64, of Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Fairview Assembly of God Church. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Rector Funeral Home Osage Chapel, 2800 S. Osage St. Earle H. "Chris" Christian III, 59, of Irving, formerly of Amarillo. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. in Irving Bible Church. Donnelly's Colonial Funeral Home. Joanna Beth Clark, 44, of Olton. Celebration of life memorial services will be at 2 p.m. in the Church of the Nazarene in Hereford. Hereford Heritage Funeral Home. Rebecca Ann "Becky" Clark, 48, of Quanah. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. in Quanah Memorial Park. Smith Funeral Home. Lottie Eva Denson, 95, of Bethany, Okla. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Mercer-Adams Funeral Service. Burial will be in Resurrection. Thelda May Haworth Fannin, 93, of Amarillo. Services will be at 1 p.m. in Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 S. Bell St. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Clarine Bridges Hardman, 86, of Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. in Llano Cemetery. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Merle A. Hill, 90, of Sunray. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Sunray Baptist Church. Burial will be in Brown Memorial Cemetery. Morrison Funeral Directors. Christopher Jordan Hinders, 22, of Canyon. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. in First Christian Church in Amarillo. Brooks Funeral Directors. J. Earl Hunt, 80, of Odessa. Burial will be private. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. in St. Luke's United Methodist Church. Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Joe Marshall Ritchie, 54, of Elgin, Okla., formerly of Quanah. Services will be at 3 p.m. in Quanah First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Quanah Memorial Park. Smith Funeral Home. Britta Michelle Elise Stephens, 2 month-old daughter of Jera Stephens and Shannon Schumacher of Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. in Llano Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel. Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Jacquelyn Inez Thompson, 76, of Walsenburg, Colo. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. CST in Nara Visa Cemetery in Nara Visa, N.M. Horizon Funeral Home of Dalhart, Texas. Betty Trumbly, 72, of Fritch. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. in Highland Park Cemetery. Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Fritch. Johnny Walthall, 77, of Dumas. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Morrison Memorial Chapel. Burial will be at Northlawn Memorial Gardens. Morrison Funeral Directors. ---