Potter Co. TX - Obits: June 18, 2007 ===================================================== Contributed by: Lola Withrow 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 - June 18, 2007 Amarillo Jerry Dale Clary Jerry Dale Clary, 65, of Amarillo, died Thursday, June 14, 2007. Memorial services will be at noon Wednesday in Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street, with the Rev. Daniel Shaeffer officiating. Mr. Clary was born March 3, 1942, in Slayton to Joe Dale and Ruby West Clary. He was a very special man, liked by all who knew him. Survivors include his wife, Kathleen Brigham Clary; a son, Troy Deveron Clary of Las Vegas, N.M.; and a stepson, Patrick McMullen of Lovington, N.M. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mary Elizabeth Houchins Mary Elizabeth Houchins, 84, of Amarillo, died Friday, June 15, 2007. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in First Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Billy Nickell officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 S. Bell St. Mrs. Houchins was born July 31, 1922, in Chrickmer, W.Va. She was a homemaker, loving wife, mother and grandmother. She did oil paintings as a hobby. She was a very active member of her church, First Assembly of God. Survivors include her husband, Garland "Gene" Houchins; two sons, Dwight and wife Marian Houchins and Dan and wife Lola Houchins; and a grandson, Jimmy Houchins. The family suggests memorials be to the building fund at Amarillo's First Assembly of God Church. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Area Helen Stavlo BORGER - Helen Stavlo, 83, formerly of Midland, died Saturday, June 16, 2007 in Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First Southern Baptist Church in Fritch with Calvin Winter, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Pampa by Brown Funeral Directors of Borger Mrs. Stavlo was born Oct. 18, 1923, in Clyde. She married Eddy Stavlo on Sept. 26, 1942, in Lubbock. Survivors include two daughters, Jenny DeSheilds of Borger and Gail Roy of Midland; a son, Daniel Stavlo of McKinney; eight grandchildren; and 16 great- grandchildren. Sign the online guestbook at www.brownfuneraldirectors.net. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Mexico Merritt Laverne Karr LOGAN, N.M. - Merritt Laverne Karr, 65 died Thursday, June 14, 2007. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Logan Cemetery with Oscar Coelho of St. Anne's Catholic Church officiating. Arrangements are by Dunn Funeral Home in Tucumcari. Mr. Karr was born Nov. 30, 1941, in Knoxville, Iowa. He had been a Logan resident for about 12 years and served in the U.S. Navy. Survivors include two daughters, Rita Gee of Harvey Iowa, and Angela Bennett of De Moines, Iowa; a son, James Karr of Runnells Iowa; his mother, Wilma Karr; a sister, Barb Allen, both of Knoxville, Iowa; five grandchildren; and a stepdaughter, Heather Calbert of Logan. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oklahoma Mary Bobbitt BEAVER, Okla. - Mary Bobbitt, 88, died Thursday, June 14, 2007, in Liberal, Kan. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in First Christian Church with Rick Main officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Balko by Clark Funeral Services in Beaver. Mrs. Bobbitt was born Nov. 22, 1918, in Jet, Okla., to Cyrus Stephen and Mina Bell Peck McCormick. She married Ralph M. Bobbitt on Dec. 22, 1940, in Jet. Survivors include a son, J. Lynn Bobbitt, and a daughter, Joyce Louise Taylor, both of Beaver; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren and a host of friends. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Eugene "Gene" Gorden GUYMON, Okla. - Daniel Eugene "Gene" Gorden, 76, died Thursday, June 14, 2007, in Amarillo. Services with military honors will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Tabernacle Baptist Church with the Rev. Van Heckle officiating. Burial will be in Union Center Cemetery, southeast of Adams, Okla. Arrangements are by Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home of Guymon. Mr. Gorden served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He married Bonnie Kammerzell on July 25, 1952, and after her death, he married Mary Lou Cooper on June 9, 1992. Survivors include his wife; five stepchildren, Danny Cooper of Woodward, Kimberly Hiembecker of San Antonio, Texas, Patricia Crow and Billy Cooper, both of Woodward, and Jay Cooper of Guymon; two grandchildren; 10 stepgrandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a sister, Wanona "Marcy" Wiker of La Junta, Colo. The family suggest memorials be to Tabernacle Baptist Church in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 1112, Guymon, OK 73942. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Services Services Pending Charles "C.D." Boyd, 86, of Amarillo died Sunday, June 17, 2007. Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia. Vera Hotter, 61, of Amarillo, died Sunday, June 17, 2007. Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, 315 E. 5th St. Mariano J. Gauna, 85, died Sunday, June 17, 2007. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Elvin Gooch, 79, of Amarillo, died Sunday, June 16, 2007. Cox-LaGrone Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Dr. Eunice Tyson, 101, of Stinnett died Sunday, June 17, 2007. Brown Funeral Directors. Louise Virginia Soto, 62, of Amarillo, died Sunday, June 17, 2007. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. David Westmoreland Sr., 66, of Amarillo, died Sunday, June 17, 2007. Warford- Walker Mortuary, 509 S. Hughes. Services Scheduled Billy Joe Eastep, 39, of Amarillo, died Friday, June 15, 2007. Services will be at 1 p.m. in Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Harry Lewis Jones, 57, of Dimmitt, died Saturday, June 16, 2007. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in West Lawn Memorial Park. Colonial Funeral Home. Billy Lynn Rampy, 65, of La Mesa, N.M., died Saturday, June 16, 2007. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Robertson Funeral Directors Chapel of the Memories in Clarendon. Services Today Mary Bobbitt, 88, of Beaver. Services will be at 10 a.m. in First Christian Church. Burial will be in Pleasant Hilly Cemetery in Balko, Okla. Clark Funeral Services. Gynetha Marie Chain, 74, of Guymon, Okla. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. in Victory Memorial United Methodist Church. Private family burial will be in Haven, Kan. Henson-Novak Funeral Directors of Guymon. J.C. "Racehorse" Collins, 93, of Borger. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Brown Funeral Directors Chapel of the Fountains. Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery. Donald Victor Floyd, 74, of Gruver Services will be at 10:30 a.m. in Gruver United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Gruver Cemetery. Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Spearman. Juan Jose "Joe" Garza, 45, of Amarillo. Mass will be at 10 a.m. in St. Laurence Cathedral. Burial will be in Llano East Cemetery. Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Martin Road Chapel, 1505 Martin Road. Joan Henderson, 75, of Dimmitt. Memorial services will be at noon in Colonial Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in West Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Arnoldette Joslin, 70, of Amarillo. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Rector Funeral Home Osage Chapel, 1500 S. Osage. Merritt Karr, 65, of Logan, N.M. Services will be at 11 a.m. in Logan Cemetery. Dunn Funeral Home. Dorothy Belew Kimble, 80, of Clayton, N.M. Services will be at 2 p.m. in First United Methodist Church in Clayton. Burial will be in Clayton Memorial Cemetery. Hass Funeral Directors of Clayton. Mildred N. Kyle Lewis, 84, of Pampa. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. in Fairview Cemetery. Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. William "Bill" Lewis, 74, of Childress. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Parkview Baptist Church. Burial will be in Childress Cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home. Katye List, 91, of Shamrock. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. in Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland, Okla. Wright Funeral Directors. Alfonso "Al" Lopez, 86, of Tucumcari, N.M. Mass of the Resurrection will at 2 p.m. in St. Anne's Catholic Church. Burial will be in Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery. Dunn Funeral Home. Johnnie Katherine Marshall, 94, of Quanah. Graveside services in Quanah Memorial Park will be private. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. in First United Methodist Church. Smith Funeral Home. Rhyder Munday Chambers, infant, of Amarillo. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. in Cox-LaGrone Funeral Home Benton Chapel, 4180 Canyon Drive. Frank Pennington, 83, of Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Warford Walker Mortuary Chapel. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Bee Russell, 80, of Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. in Llano Cemetery. Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Grady H. Smith, 89, of Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Schooler Gordon Funeral Directors Chapel, 5400 S. Bell St. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Bonnie Wilson, 71, of Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Travis Baptist Church in Memphis. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Hughs Funeral Home in Memphis. ---