Potter Co. TX - Obits: February 13, 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 - Tuesday, February 13, 2007 Area Larry E. "Okie" McAtee PANHANDLE - Larry E. "Okie" McAtee, 75, died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007, in Amarillo. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Panhandle First Christian Church with the Rev. Shayne Raulston and the Rev. David Theel of Borger officiating. Burial will follow in Panhandle Cemetery by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Panhandle. Mr. McAtee was born July 6, 1931, in Carter, Okla., and had been a Panhandle resident for 58 years. He married Ardell Stephens on May 15, 1955, in Colchester, Ill. He was retired from Pantex after 40 years in assembly. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. He loved serving the Lord, his family, and talking with people about fishing and hunting. He was also a horticulturist. He was preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Nola McAtee; and a sister, Betty Embry. Survivors include his wife, Ardel McAtee; a son, David McAtee and wife Kim of Midland; three daughters, Diana Perley and husband Howard of Amarillo, Cynthia Ackerman and husband Peter of Portage, Mich. and Cathy Whitt of Panhandle; a brother, Jack McAtee and wife Lanora of Greeley, Colo.; two sisters, Sue Parker and husband Dale of Blackwell and Ann Loftiss of Cordell, Okla.; and seven grandchildren, Adam Ackerman, Alex Ackerman, Jacob McAtee, Tabitha Whitt, Austin Whitt, Elizabeth McAtee and Zach Guillot. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nancy L. McKee CHILDRESS - Nancy L. McKee, 48, died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Childress First Baptist Church chapel with the Rev. Kerry Wood officiating. Burial will follow in Childress Cemetery by Johnson Funeral Home. Nancy McKee was born June 23, 1958, in Wichita, Kan., to Bill and Joyce McKee. She earned a masters degree with an emphasis in English. Survivors include her parents; and two sisters, Karen Seal of Childress and Sandra Lindauer of Huntington Beach, Calif. Sign the online guestbook at www.johnsonfunerals.net. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grady Graham Jr. PERRYTON - Grady Graham Jr., 76, died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007. Services were held Monday in Ochiltree County Cemetery by Johnson's Good Samaritan Funeral Service of Booker. Mr. Graham was born July 27, 1930, in Vamoosa, Okla., to Grady Franklin and Pearl Beddo Graham. He married Virginia Lee Tate in Arkansas. Survivors include a son, Richard Graham of Austin; a daughter, Shirley Williams of Woodward, Okla.; a brother, Billy Graham of Konowa, Okla.; two sisters, Jean Litterell of Oklahoma City and Wanda Brown of Byng, Okla.; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tommy Joe Emmert WELLINGTON - Tommy Joe Emmert, 75, died Monday, Feb. 12, 2007. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. James Ikner officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Mr. Emmert was born July 15, 1931, in Collingsworth, Colo., to John Clyde Emmert and Willie Simpson Emmert. He was a farmer. He attended school in Quail. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam Conflict. He was preceded in death by his parents; his stepmother, Velma Emmert; three brothers, Otis, Shorty and Thurman Emmert; and a sister, Virginia Kimbro. Survivors include a brother, John "Dub" Emmert of Rocklin, Calif.; two sisters, Corene Childress and Nancy Harris, both of Wellington; two stepsisters, Joy Emmert of Wellington and Patsy Sue Meyer of Hugoton, Kan.; and a stepbrother, Jack Aaron of Burkburnett. The family suggests memorials be to Church of the Nazarene, 1000 Amarillo St., Wellington, TX 77590. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond Perez DIMMITT - Raymond Perez, 60, died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today in Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home with Deacon Jess Guerrero officiating. Funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Ivey Chapel with Father Guadalupe Mayorga officiating. Burial will be in Castro Memorial Gardens. Mr. Perez was born Jan. 24, 1946, in Lamesa. He worked for Bob an Dennis Hill for 35 years. Survivors include two sisters, Virginia Bordayo of Hereford and Lupe Rodriquez of Dimmitt; and three brothers, Juan Perez of Taylor, Jesse Perez of Sweetwater and Phillip Perez of Dimmitt. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- G.D. "Jiggs" Lowe MEMPHIS - G.D. "Jiggs" Lowe, 83, died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007, in Vici, Okla. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Hughs Memorial Chapel with Tom Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery. Mr. Lowe was born May 16, 1923 in the Plaska Lodge area to the late Mr. J.H. Lowe and Mrs. Florence Birdwell Lowe. He lived in Lakeview for many years before moving to Memphis. Jiggs was a WW II veteran and served overseas in Japan. He was a member of the VFW in Memphis and farmed in the Lakeview area until his retirement. Jiggs was a member of the Church of Christ. He resided in the Vici Nursing Home for the past year. He was also preceded in death by a son, Rickey Don Lowe, on March 12, 1992; a grandson, John Wayne Lowe on Nov. 30, 2000; a brother, Fred; and four sisters, Monnie Grant, Blanch Lowe, Mary Gordon and Wanda Robertson. Survivors include two daughters, Syreta Sharp and husband Steve of Panhandle and Brenda Hughes and husband Boyd of Woodward, Okla.; a sister, Barbara Bownds of Irving; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and many friends. The family suggests memorials be to Fairview Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 265, Memphis, TX 79245. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carroll Arthur Heflin OLTON - Carroll Arthur Heflin, 74, died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in memory Gardens Mausoleum in Pampa with the Rev. John Westman, pastor of St. Paul United Methodist Church of Pampa, officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Carmichal-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa. Mr. Heflin was born Nov. 21, 1932. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1951, serving in Japan and Korea. Survivors include a sister, Mary Faver of Olton. The family suggests memorials be to St. Paul United Methodist Church, 511 N. Hobart, Pampa, TX 79065; or Runningwater Draw Care Center, P.O. Box 409, Olton, TX 79064. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Billy Allen Keel DALHART - Billy Allen Keel, 48, died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007, in Sarasota, Fla. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Memorial Park Cemetery in Dalhart with Rodney Weatherly, pastor of Dalhart First Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Horizon Funeral Home. Mr. Keel was born Sept. 12, 1958, in Dalhart to Billy L. and Shirley C. Turner Keel. Raised in Dalhart, Billy graduated from Dalhart High school in 1977 and then attended West Texas State University, where he received his BA. He was district manager for Otis Spunkmeyer, Inc. in Denver and Phoenix before moving to Florida in 2004 to become territorial manager for the Keebler Company in Sarasota, Fla. - Billy's work ethic kept him very busy but he was still an avid golfer. He was preceded in death by his mother. Survivors include his father and wife Edna of Dalhart; two brothers, Greg Keel and wife Rhonda of Amarillo and Jeff Keel and wife Shannon of Edgewater, Fla.; a niece, Kelsea Keel of Amarillo; a nephew, Justin Hylton and wife Erika of Fort Worth; a great-niece, Avery Hylton of Fort Worth; four aunts, Anita Brace, Jan Boatman and Evelyn Merrill, all of Dalhart, and Betty Stephens of Hobbs, N.M.; two uncles, Preston Keel of Mountain View, Ark., and Albert Waller of Shawnee, Okla.; and numerous cousins. Sign the online guestbook at www.horizonfuneral.com. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chong Ae Kim Janway PAMPA - Chong Ae Kim Janway, 47, died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007. Services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Richard Bartel officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mrs. Janway had been a resident of Pampa since 1987. She attended Calbary Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Tommy Ray Janway of Grants, N.M.; her parents, Chun Bin Kim and Su Chun Kim of Korea; two sisters, Chang Hwi Herrod of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Yong Hwi Howeth of Pampa; and three brothers and one sister in Korea. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW MEXICO Louise Harrison PORTALES, N.M. - Louise Harrison, 75, died Friday, Feb. 9, 2007. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in The Chapel with Skip Clark officiating. Burial will follow in Fort Sumner Cemetery in Fort Sumner by Muffley Funeral Home. Louise Harrison was born Oct. 17, 1931, to Silas Luther and Icie Carrie Pickle Gammill in Turkey, Texas. She was an artist and sculptor and taught at Eastern New Mexico University. Survivors include two sons, Tom L. Gilman of Clarkville, Tenn., and Arvin Gilman of Portales; two daughters, Linda Roush of Bridge City, Texas and Rose Riley of Clovis; a brother, Glen Gammill of Amarillo; four sisters, Zona Hawthorne of Claude, Texas, Freda Englis of Napa, Calif., Hazel Smith of Fort Sumner and Ella Sandefer of Amarillo; eight grandchildren; and 15 great- grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the ENMU Clayhounds Pottery Dept., 1500 S. Ave. K., Station 19, Portales, NM 88130. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert L. Wauford CLOVIS, N.M. - Robert L. Wauford, 75, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in The Chapel. Burial will be in the Santa Fe National Cemetery by Muffley Funeral Home, Inc. Mr. Wauford was born Feb. 21, 1931, in Muskogee, Okla., to Jack and Clara Wauford. He married Jessie Lee Mack in Longview, Texas, in 1954. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Debra Tatum of San Antonio; two brothers, Joe Wauford and James Wauford, both of Gallup; a sister, Bertha Thomas of the Dallas area; and a grandson. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMARILLO Edna Laverne Powers Edna Laverne Powers, 87, of Amarillo died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007. Entombment services will be at 10 a.m. today in Llano Mausoleum. Arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Mrs. Powers was born to John and Jessie Green on July 26, 1919, in Pittsburg and had lived in Amarillo most of her life. She was interested in family genealogy and gardening. She was also in the D.A.R. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sydney Powers, Jr.; a daughter, Peggy Marie Wiley; a grandson, Stanley A. Wiley; and a brother, Earl Green. Survivors include a daughter, Becky Powers of Amarillo; a son, Sydney F. Powers III and wife Jo of Amarillo; a son-in-law, Herman Wiley of Amarillo; five grandchildren, Margaret Robertson of Aubrey, Catherine Nall, Sydney F. Powers IV and James Powers, all of Austin, and Amy Gilpatrick of Albany, Ore.; and five great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79105. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Lee Brown Thomas Lee Brown, 76, of Amarillo died Friday, Feb. 9, 2007. No services are scheduled. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Mr. Brown was born May 15, 1930, in Nashville, Tenn. He worked as a truck driver. Survivors include his wife, Leslie Brown; three sons, Willie Brown of Northfolk, Va., Alex Brown of Amarillo and Leroy Spencer of Conway, Ark.; three daughters, Larada Brown of Amarillo and Darennette Spencer and Leomia Spencer, both of Conway; and four grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stella E. Rodriguez Stella E. Rodriguez, 54, of Amarillo died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007. A prayer vigil was held Monday in Foskey-Lilly-McGill Funeral Home in Dimmitt with Deacon Jose Velo officiating. Funeral mass will be at 11 a.m. today in Immaculate Conception of Mary Catholic Church of Dimmitt with Father Guillermo Morales officiating. Burial will follow in West Lawn Memorial Park. Mrs. Rodriguez was born June 3, 1952, in Tucumcari, N.M. She married Ramon Rodriguez on Sept. 25, 1970. She moved to Amarillo in 2002 from Dimmitt, where she had resided since 1974. She was a homemaker and a Catholic. Survivors include her mother, Erlinda Padilla of Stinnett; her husband; three daughters, Christina Sparks, Crystal Ontiveros and Cristin Rodriguez, all of Amarillo; three brothers, Leonard Padilla of Devol, Okla., Rickie Padilla of Stinnett and Tony Padilla of Runnaway Bay; a sister, Tina Padilla of Amarillo; and four grandchildren. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnny William Hughes Johnny William "J.W." Hughes, 87, of Amarillo died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007. A service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd., with Dale Bigham, pastor of Arden Road Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Johnny was born May 1, 1919, in Hot Springs, Ark., to Green Jackson and Bertha Smith Hughes. He married Margaret Cook in 1938 in Sayre, Okla. He lost his beloved wife of 68 years and the love of his life on Sept. 26, 2006. They were partners in every aspect of their life. They designed and constructed many beautiful homes in Dumas, Amarillo and the surrounding areas as co-partners and owners of Hughes Construction Quality Built Homes for 40 years. When Margaret was a member of the Dumas Garden Club, Johnny worked side by side with her in her various gardening projects. They were longtime members of the Bible Baptist Church in Dumas. They lived in Dumas since 1942 and moved to Amarillo in 1994. He was preceded in death by his parents; two infant siblings; two brothers, General Hughes and Claude Hughes; and three sisters, Fadelle Markley, Estelle Price and AnnaLee Prince. Survivors include two daughters, Janet Fletcher and husband P.D. of Amarillo and Sonja Clark of Dumas; two sons, Jimmy Hughes and wife Deana and Larry Hughes and wife Betsy, all of Amarillo; 10 grandchildren, John Hughes, Jeff Hughes, Jeanne Burgess, Misti Moore, Terri Davis, Traci Hopkins, Tom Clark, Mike Hughes, Kristy Paddock, and Katrina Alexander; 21 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Jack Hughes and wife Betty of Amarillo and Donald Hughes and wife Barbara of Dumas; and a sister, Mildred Clawson of Dumas. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today in the funeral home. The family suggests memorials be to the Arbors Nursing Home, 1910 Medi-Park, Amarillo, TX 79106; or Odyssey Health Care, 6900 W. Interstate 40, Suite 150, Amarillo, Texas 79106. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- David WM Cale David WM Cale, 75, of Amarillo died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007. Burial will be in Llano East Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Cale was born on April 8, 1931, in Wichita, Kan., to Herbert William Cale and Hilda Irene Plant. He served in the U.S. Navy in Guam, the Philippines and Japan from 1950 to 1954. After his discharge, Mr. Cale attended the University of Wichita in Kansas where, in 1960, he obtained a bachelor of fine arts degree cum laude, majoring in drawing and painting. During this time, he and fellow artists established Bottega Gallery, a studio and salon widely acknowledged as an incubator for major Kansas visual artists working in the modern style. From 1962 through 1965, he attended Wichita State University, earning a master of fine arts degree in painting and printmaking. Mr. Cale was employed as an illustrator at Boeing Aircraft and served as acting director of the Art Division at the Institute of Logopedics. The school served autistic and special needs students and is now known as Heartspring School. Mr. Cale married Gertrude Jen Shunatona in 1961, and in 1965 moved his young family to Amarillo, where he enjoyed a long and fulfilling career as a professor of art at Amarillo College teaching painting, two-dimensional design and drawing. For several years, Cale was a member of Colony Katherine, an artist's collective that produced works from a studio perched on the rim of Palo Duro Canyon. He developed a life-long admiration for the raw and beautiful High Plains landscape, producing a series of canyon-inspired drawings and watercolors created during numerous hikes and day-trips. Cale, with his wife Jen, who passed away Dec. 5, 2006, started the Native American association "N.A.B.C.A.P.S." and served as "High Sycamore" for the groups high-spirited meetings. After his retirement from A.C. in 1993, he challenged himself to rediscover and refine many of the techniques he enjoyed passing on to his students over the 28 years of his teaching career. Cale's works have been shown in galleries around the world and have become part of numerous public and private collections, including The Permanent Print and Drawing Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum (London), The Royal Collection, (Buckingham Palace), The School of Art at the University of Manitoba (Canada), the David E. and Vivian Bernard Collection, The Wichita Museum of Art, The Little Rock Art Association, Wichita State University, Amarillo College, The University of Minnesota at Morris and Western New Mexico University at Silver City, among others. Survivors include a brother, Roger Cale of Fontana, Calif.; two daughters, Kateri Cale of Dallas and Jen Renee Cale of Amarillo; a son, Charles Cale of Austin; and three grandsons, Travis, Cale and Bennett of Amarillo. The family invites friends and associates of the artist to gather from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the Panhandle Art Center, 3701 Plains Blvd. #135, to share memories of David. For directions call 806-351-2322. They suggest memorials be to Partners in Palo Duro Canyon Foundation, 11450 Park Road 5, Canyon, TX 79015. The foundation exists to support the upkeep of the canyon. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, February 13, 2007 Services Services Pending Ernest "Lee" Bain, 53, of San Antonio died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007. Bartley Funeral Home of Plainview. Edward Elmer Blount, 79, of Plainview died Monday, Feb. 12, 2007. Bartley Funeral Home of Plainview. Earlean Gooding, 82, of Amarillo died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007. Cox-Lagrone Funeal Directors. Tina Holland, 48, of Amarillo died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007. Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Connie Winberg Perry, 97, of Amarillo died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007. School Funeral Home, 4100 Georgia St. Wilfred R. Savard, 86, of Clovis, N.M., died Monday, Feb. 12, 2007. Muffley Funeral Home, Inc. Services Scheduled Robert "Bob" Irish, 89, of Granbury, formerly of Amarillo, died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Cox-Lagrone Funeral Directors Benton Chapel. Services Today W.H. "Hood" Earp, 84, of Pampa. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Central Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Charles Floyd Lindsey, 73, of Canyon. Services will be at 11 a.m. in Dreamland Cemetery. Holley Funeral Home, Inc. of Canyon. G.D. "Jiggs" Lowe, 83, of Memphis. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Hughs Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery. Jerry Pace, 67, of Amarillo. Services will be at 12:30 p.m. in Cashner Funeral Home in Conroe. Graveside services will follow at 3 p.m. in Camp Ruby in Livingston. Raymond Perez, 60, of Dimmitt. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. in Foskey-Lilley- McGill Funeral Home. Stella Rodriguez, 54, of Amarillo. Funeral mass will be at 11 a.m. in Immaculate Conception of Mary Catholic Church of Dimmitt. Burial will follow in West Lawn Memorial Park. Mary Jewell Bolton Sibley, 98, of Canyon. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Brooks Funeral Directors Chapel. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Lillie Smith, 62, of Amarillo. Services will be at 11 a.m. in Central Church of Christ. Burial will be at 3 p.m. in West Lawn Cemetery in Dimmitt by Rix Funeral Directors. Charles Chuck Franklin Wilson, 84, of Canyon. Services will be at 10 a.m. in the mausoleum chapel of Memory Gardens in Amarillo. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens by Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Robert L. Wauford, 75, of Clovis, N.M. Services will be at 10 a.m. in The Chapel. Burial will be in the Santa Fe National Cemetery by Muffley Funeral Home, Inc.