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Sylvia Day Fogerson
SILVERTON - Sylvia Day Fogerson, 86, died Thursday, Feb. 13, 2003, in
Lockney.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today in Silverton Church of Christ with
Ted Kingery, retired minister, and J.D. Nance, part-time minister of
Rock Creek Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Silverton
Cemetery by Myers-Long Funeral Home.
Mrs. Fogerson was born Oct. 25, 1916, in Matador. She graduated from
Matador High School in 1935, and received her beautician's license
from beauty school in Wichita Falls. She moved to Silverton and
married Ware Fogerson in 1936. She worked with her husband in their
business, Fogerson Lumber and Supply in Silverton for many years. Mrs.
Fogerson moved to Lockney Care Center in May 1999.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Riley and Tose Day; her son,
Victor Fogerson in 1953; her husband in 1985; her granddaughter,
Kristy Fogerson Dorman in 2002; her mother-in-law, Florence "Maw"
Fogerson, who lived with them for almost 40 years.
Survivors include a daughter, Diane Mayfield and husband, Jack, of
Silverton; a son, Stanley Fogerson and wife, Lynda, of Anson; a
brother, E.A. Day and wife, Dorothy, of Matador; two granddaughters,
Elana Mayfield Krueger and husband, Christian, of Ladera Ranch,
Calif., and Penni Bentley and husband, Chad, of Amarillo; and two
great-granddaughters, Chase Bentley and Grace Bentley.
The family suggests memorials be to Kristy Fogerson Dorman Scholarship
Fund of Silverton High School; or a favorite charity.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
William Floyd Gregory Jr.
QUANAH - William Floyd Gregory Jr., 89, died Thursday, Feb. 13, 2003.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Smith Funeral Home Chapel with
the Rev. Jesse Dea officiating. Burial will be in Quanah Memorial
Park.
Mr. Gregory was born Jan. 26, 1914, in Floyd County. He married Lorean
Lane Mills on Oct. 19, 1973.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mary White of Lubbock and
Nancy Gregory of Orange, Calif.; a stepson, Bob Mills of Oklahoma
City; a brother, Lyman Gregory of Shreveport, La.; four grandchildren;
and three great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
Samuel Dwight Jackson
PLAINVIEW - Samuel Dwight Jackson, 51, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003,
in Arlington.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Lemons Funeral Home Chapel with
Q.D. Bevill of Bethel Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in
Plainview Memorial Park.
Mr. Jackson was born March 16, 1951, in Hale Center.
Survivors include his wife, Vicky Flannery of Arlington; a daughter,
Dana Kennedy of Amarillo; a son, Shannon Jackson of Flomot; a brother,
Gary Jackson of Plainview; a sister, Cathy Purcell of Quitaque; and
three grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to American Heart Association.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
Alfredo Jaramillo
HOWARDWICK - Alfredo Jaramillo, 82, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003.
Services will be at a later date. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers
Funeral Directors of Amarillo, 2820 Virginia Circle.
Mr. Jaramillo was born July 5, 1920, in Walsenburg, Colo. He had been
a laborer, working with Civilian Conservation Corps.
Survivors include three sons, Kenneth Wayne Jaramillo of Colorado
Springs, Colo., Thomas Eugene Jaramillo of Howardwick and Joe Casey
Jaramillo; a daughter, Sharon Valdez of Denver; a sister, Lala Cordova
of Colorado Springs; 15 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
Kathy K. Youree
CONWAY - Kathy K. Youree, 48, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in St. Theresa's Catholic Church in
Panhandle. Mass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Thomas the Apostle
Catholic Church in Amarillo with the Rev. John Dalton of St. Theresa's
Catholic Church officiating. Burial will be in Panhandle Cemetery by
Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Panhandle.
Mrs. Youree was born Oct. 29, 1954, in Groom, and was a lifetime area
resident. She was a primary music teacher and assisted the band
director for Friona ISD. She was also choir director and assistant
band director at Panhandle ISD for many years. She was a member of St.
Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Amarillo.
She was also a member of Amarillo Harley Owners Group, Texas Music
Educators Association, Texas Band Masters Association, and music
coordinator and organist at St. Frances Catholic Church. She was a
die-hard basketball fan. She married Tim Youree on June 10, 2000, in
Groom.
Survivors include her mother, Mitch Kuehler of Panhandle; her husband;
two sons, Chad Bertrand of Houston and Mark Youree of Chicago; three
daughters, Stacy Harkness of Junction City, Kan., Molly Bertrand of
Amarillo and Mandie Judd of Fairfield; a sister, Kim Weller of
Panhandle; and three grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S.
Jefferson St., Amarillo, TX 79101.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
Ramiro Gutierrez
CACTUS - Ramiro Gutierrez, 52, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003, in
Galveston.
Prayer services will be at 7 p.m. today in Boxwell Brothers Funeral
Directors Memorial Chapel in Dumas. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday
in Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Dumas. Burial will be in
Dumas Cemetery in Dumas.
Mr. Gutierrez was born in Sinton and had worked in road construction.
Survivors include his wife, Ida; a daughter, Sally Trejo of Dumas; his
mother, Eulalia Gutierrez of Cactus; two brothers, Ray Gutierrez of
Cactus and Ralph Gutierrez of Dumas; five sisters, Janie Gatica of
Dumas, Mary Lou Baeca of Cactus, Sylvia Gomez of Guymon, Okla., Irma
Naverez of Waxahachie and Jenny Gutierrez of Dumas; and four
grandchildren.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
Maria Cleofas Ruiz
PADUCAH - Maria Cleofas Ruiz, 93, died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003.
Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today in St. Elizabeth's Catholic
Church. Mass will be at 4 p.m. Saturday in the church with the Rev.
Phillip de Freitas officiating. Burial will be in Paducah Garden of
Memories Cemetery by Seigler Funeral Home.
Mrs. Ruiz was born Jan. 22, 1910, in San Benito. She married Julian
Ruiz Sr. on July 1, 1928, in Donna.
Survivors include two sons, Roy Estrada and Marcelino Ruiz, both of
Amarillo; three daughters, Mauricia Kile of Houston, Rosa Trevino of
Lubbock and Alice Cruz of Paducah; a sister, Alvina Longoria of San
Benito; 17 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and 15
great-great-grandchildren.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
Wilbert Ray Babb
PAMPA - Wilbert Ray Babb, 72, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003, in
Amarillo.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Central Baptist Church with Dr.
Derrell Monday, pastor, and the Rev. Rick Parnell, associate pastor,
officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley
Funeral Directors.
Mr. Babb began Babb Portable Buildings with his son, Curtis. He served
in the National Guard for 13 years.
Survivors include his wife, Roberta; a daughter, Susan Ratzlaff of
Pampa; a son, Curtis Babb of Pampa; a sister, Frances Richardson of
Boise City, Okla.; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Central Baptist Church, 513 E.
Francis St., Pampa, TX 79065.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
Newly Lee Blocker
PLAINVIEW - Newly Lee Blocker, 28, died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. today in Bartley-Silva Funeral
Home Memorial Chapel. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Golf
Course Road Church of Christ of Midland. Burial will be in Resthaven
Memorial Park by Ellis Funeral Home of Midland.
Mr. Blocker was born Jan. 20, 1975. He spent his childhood years in
Amarillo and Tulia, and his high school years in Plainview. Newly was
a 1993 graduate of Plainview High School and served in the Navy as
Petty Officer Third Class on the USS Saipan and as a Navy Reserve.
Newly was gifted as a builder and owned Blocker Signs and Remodeling
of Plainview, where he attended Family Harvest Church.
Newly's boyish charm, mischievous grin, warm manner and generosity
will be remembered and cherished by all who had the honor of knowing
him. The children of the family knew and loved him as "Uncle Newly"
and just the mention of his name brought smiles and great
anticipation. Newly was a son, brother and loyal friend.
Newly's eternal salvation is in the Lord Jesus Christ, and that is
where we all shall meet who call on His name.
Survivors include his parents, Lloyd and Monica Barror of Midland and
Jimmy and Donna Blocker of Amarillo; his grandparents, Bill and Jetuan
George of Tulia, Gladys Barror of Plainview and Earl Blocker of
Amherst; four sisters, Leah Echols and Chelsi Rolen, both of Midland,
Kai Hill of Lubbock and Tara Blocker of Dallas; a brother, James
Barror of Hale Center; his nieces and nephews, Cannon Echols and
Conrey Echols, both of Midland, and Christian Hill and Sage Hill, both
of Lubbock; and his fiance, Marle Stahl of New Deal, his greatest gift
and love.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Ellis Funeral Home.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
Donnie Gamble
PAMPA - Donnie Gamble, 51, died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003, in Amarillo.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Memory Gardens Mausoleum with Dr.
Dick Marcear, minister of Church of Christ at the Colonies of
Amarillo, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral
Directors.
Mr. Gamble was born Jan. 1, 1952, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. He married
Jenny Lee on April 7, 1973, in Pampa.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Scotty Gamble and Samuel Gamble,
both of Pampa; a daughter, Julie Morgan of Pampa; two brothers, James
Gamble and Buddy Gamble both of West Texas; a sister, Wanda Paddock of
Slidell; and two grandsons.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
Jerry Beckham
PAMPA - Jerry Beckham, 62, died Sunday, Feb. 9, 2003, in Brandon,
Miss.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Memory Gardens
Cemetery with Paul Nachtigall pastor of Highland Baptist Church
officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.
Mr. Beckham was a veteran of the Army, serving for two years. He
retired with Levi-Straus after 30 years of service.
Survivors include two brothers, Bryce Beckham of West and Justin
Beckham of Pampa.
The family suggests memorials be to American Heart Association.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
Maria Jose Alarcon
PLAINVIEW - Maria Jose Alarcon, infant daughter of Marie Hill and Juan
Alarcon, died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003, in Lubbock.
Rosary was said at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Bartley-Silva Funeral Home
Memorial Chapel. Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Thursday in
Plainview Cemetery with the Rev. Gerard Kenney, pastor of Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, officiating.
Survivors include her parents of Plainview; her grandparents, Louie
and Paula Barrientos and Manuel and Micaela Alarcon, all of Plainview;
and her stepgrandfather, Hector Hill of Odessa.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
Amarillo
Billy Ray Morford
Billy Ray Morford, 71, of Amarillo died Thursday, Feb. 13, 2003.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in N.S. Griggs and Sons Funeral
Directors Pioneer Chapel, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Burial will be in Llano
Cemetery.
Mr. Morford had lived in Amarillo all of his life. He worked for
several construction companies including Interpipe, Foran and Reed,
before retiring seven years ago.
Survivors include his friend, Violet Worford of Amarillo; five
daughters, Lisa Miller of Canyon, Priscella Bierman of Las Vegas, and
Diana Richardson, Vickie Fellers and Brenda Hawley, all of Amarillo;
two sons, Bobby Ray Morford of Louisiana and Jim Heathington of Dumas;
a sister, Frances Blessing of Amarillo; 10 grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
Patricia C. Graham
Patricia C. Graham, 66, of Amarillo died Thursday, Feb. 13, 2003.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Presbyterian
Church Chapel with Dr. Murray Gossett, associate pastor, officiating.
Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia
Circle.
Mrs. Graham was born April 26, 1936, to Katherine and Virgil H. Craig
in San Angelo. She worked in the Corpus Christi and Houston areas as a
legal secretary and CPA, retiring to move to Amarillo in 1999.
Survivors include a son, Robert Craig Graham of Pottsboro; a daughter,
Carol J. Burnett and husband, Kim, of Amarillo; three grandchildren,
Tiffany Walker, Tami Gaut and John Craig Graham, currently serving
with the 18th Airborne Corps in Kuwait; and five great-grandchildren,
Sydney Walker, Curry Walker, Bryley Walker, Abigail Walker and Chase
Gaut.
The family suggests memorials be to ASPCA, 2501 S. Polk St., Amarillo,
TX 79109; or BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176-0001.
The family will be at 1706 S. Polk St., after the service.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
Herbert Cardwell
Herbert Cardwell, 69, of Amarillo died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003, in
Oroville, Calif.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Memorial Park Funeral Home
Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. Jerry
Billington officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Cardwell was born Sept. 2, 1933. He was a boilermaker and member
of Boilermakers Union Local 531 in Amarillo. He was an Amarillo
resident from 1969 to 1996. While a resident of Amarillo, he attended
Soul's Harbor Church and Trinity Fellowship. He was also a volunteer
at the Alcohol Recovery Center in Amarillo.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Margarete in 1989.
Survivors include his wife, Helen; a daughter, Carolyn Huffman of
Gavilin Hills, Calif.; four sons, Howard Carl Cardwell of Collins,
Mo., Herbert Lee Cardwell Jr. of Farmington, N.M., Johnny Grivette of
Oroville and Dennis Grivette of New Caney; five brothers, Harold
Cardwell, Jimmy Cardwell, Wayne Cardwell, Curtis Cardwell and Charles
Lasseter; six sisters, Doris Gilmore, Loretta Thompson, Linda
Reynolds, Charlotte Green, Shirley Giovaini and Kathy Holmes; 16
grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to American Cancer Society.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
Shan M. "Cowboy" Chewning
Shan M. "Cowboy" Chewning, 90, of Amarillo died Thursday, Feb. 13,
2003, in Bossier City, La.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in N.S. Griggs and Sons Funeral
Directors Pioneer Chapel, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Burial will be in Llano
Cemetery.
Mr. Chewning was born Feb. 23, 1913, in Paris, to Robert and Pearlie
Chewning. He married Hazel Lou Parr in November 1932. Mr. Chewning was
a brakeman and a conductor for Santa Fe Railroad for more than 30
years before retiring. He was a member of Polk Street United Methodist
Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife in 1988; a daughter, Shirley J.
Christopher in 1966.
Survivors include three sons, Marcus M. Chewning and Parr W. Chewning,
both of Amarillo, and Dudley G. Chewning of Bossier City; a daughter,
Shanna L. Bourn of Houston; a sister, Dorothy I. Agapito of Las Vegas;
10 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
Amarillo
Carol Lynne Harrison
Carol Lynne Harrison, 47, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Boxwell Brothers
Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2820 Virginia Circle.
Mrs. Harrison was born in Cape Giradeau, Mo., and had lived in
Amarillo for the past 14 years. She was a Quaker.
Survivors include two daughters, Kristin Banerjee of Houston and
Gabrielle Harrison of Amarillo; two brothers, Noble Harrison of
Athens, Fla., and Marlin Harrison of Arnold, Mo.; and her mother,
Marjorie Vines of Houston.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
Wilhmenia C. Ballard
Wilhmenia C. Ballard, 65, of Amarillo died Sunday, Feb. 9, 2003.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in New Light Ministries with
Richard Murray, pastor, and Eleanor Murray, co-pastor, officiating.
Burial will be in Llano East Cemetery by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral
Directors Martin Road Chapel, 1505 Martin Road.
Mrs. Ballard was a nurse and attended nursing school in England while
her husband was stationed there in the Air Force. She was a member of
New Light Ministries Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Barbara Williams of Colorado
Springs, Colo., Judith Walker of Las Vegas and Sonia Arenas of San
Antonio; three sons, John H. Ballard Jr. of Amarillo, Michael Anthony
Ballard of Tennessee Colony and Christopher Warren Ballard of Atlanta;
three brothers, Albert Carter of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Moses Carter and
Aaron Carter, both of Amarillo; 11 grandchildren; and 13
great-grandchildren.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
Gabriella Rae Dyess
Gabriella Rae Dyess, infant daughter of Susan and Wes Dyess of
Amarillo, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Paramount Terrace Christian
Church with Scott Schlotfelt, associate pastor, officiating.
Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia
Circle.
Survivors include her parents; her grandparents, the Rev. Todd and
Shyrie Dyess of Hobbs, N.M., and Albert and Sandra Castellini of
Raton, N.M.; and her great-grandparents, Doris Foster of Amarillo and
John and Trella Graham of Raton.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
Luther M. Cheek
Luther M. Cheek, 82, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors
Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 S. Bell St., with the Rev. Gail Lain of
Paramount Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens
Cemetery.
Mr. Cheek was born July 21, 1920, in Oklahoma City, to Luther Macklin
and Leola L. McCully Cheek. Mr. Cheek was a World War II veteran,
having served in the Army. He was a member of Amarillo Lodge 731,
Khiva Shrine and Amarillo Senior Citizens. He was also a member of
Paramount Baptist Church. He was an avid Dallas Cowboy fan, enjoyed
playing bridge and being in sales. Mr. Cheek loved his children and
grandchildren. Mr. Cheek was founder and owner of San Jacinto Frozen
Foods Sales for more than 20 years.
Survivors include a daughter, Patsy Kisor and husband, Dale, of
Amarillo; a son, Luther Michael Cheek of Fairbanks, Alaska; a sister,
Lois Shaw of Norman, Okla.; and six grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Amarillo Senior Citizens
Association, 1311 S. Tyler St., Amarillo, TX 79101.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
Dorothea Jennison
Dorothea Jennison, 89, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in Polk Street United Methodist
Church Chapel with Dr. James E. Garrett, senior pastor, officiating.
Burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Healy Cemetery in Healy, Kan.,
with the Rev. Randy Jellison-Knock, pastor of Healy United Methodist
Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral
Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle.
Miss Jennison was born to Herlan Stewart and Katharine Ehmke Jennison
on July 4, 1913, at their home in Healy. She trained as a medical
technologist at the laboratory school at Kansas City General Hospital
from 1937 to 1939.
She worked as a medical technologist at the Methodist Hospital in
Joplin, Mo., at the Methodist Hospital in Sioux City, Iowa. From 1942
to 1988, she worked as a medical technologist for a series of
physicians in group practice in Amarillo. She maintained membership in
local, state and national medical technology organizations. Miss
Jennison was a member of Polk Street United Methodist Church and the
Susanna Wesley Sunday school class.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Robert Jennison;
and a sister, Marguerite Jennison.
Survivors include a sister, Kay Waddell of Washington, Iowa; two
brothers, Harold Jennison and Karl Jennison, both of Healy.
The family suggests memorials be to Polk Street United Methodist
Church, 1401 S. Polk St., Amarillo, TX 79101; or Healy United
Methodist Church, 2009 W. Highway 4, Healy, KS 67850.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
Paul Simpson Hale
Paul Simpson Hale, 77, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003.
The family will have a memorial service at a later date. Arrangements
are by N.S. Griggs and Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd.
Mr. Hale was born in Roberts County and attended school in Perryton.
He joined the Navy in 1943 and served in World War II and the Korean
Conflict. He was discharged in 1968.
Survivors include two sisters, Betty Massey of Canadian and Harriett
Conner of Perryton; two brothers, Fred Hale and Henry Hale, both of
Perryton; an uncle, Edward S. Hale of Panhandle; and several nieces
and nephews.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
Mildred Fly Taylor
Mildred Fly Taylor, 85, of Amarillo died Monday, Feb. 10, 2003.
Services will be scheduled at a later date. Arrangements are by
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle.
Mrs. Taylor was born in Amarillo and graduated from Amarillo High
School. She attended Amarillo College and Draughon's Business College.
She worked for Santa Fe Oil and Gas as an administrative secretary and
was a member of Business and Professional Women. She was a member of
Polk Street United Methodist Church.
She was "the best mother anyone could ever have." She married Gordon
L. Taylor on Oct. 18, 1936, in Amarillo.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1981.
Survivors include a daughter, Phyllis Collum of Amarillo; a
son-in-law, Ed. G. Collum of Amarillo; and a grandson, Robert Todd
Swank of Littleton, Colo.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
Vivian "Sue" Moore
Vivian "Sue" Moore, 91, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969
E. Interstate 40, with Jeff Asher of Dumas Drive Church of Christ
officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Moore was born June 1, 1911, in Muskogee, Okla., to Albert Lee
and Mary Myrtle Wells Denney. She was a homemaker and a member of
Dumas Drive Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, J.B. "Mike"; three sons, Michael H.
Moore and wife, Janie, and Jackey Moore and wife, Barbara, all of
Amarillo, and Jerry Don Moore and wife, Judi, of Seattle; a daughter,
Mary Poynor and husband, Mike, of Amarillo; two sisters, Billye Faye
Dancy and Della Jo Cortez, both of Copperas Cove; seven grandchildren;
and 12 great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to St. Jude's Children Research
Center, P.O. Box 810, Memphis, TN 38101.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
Oklahoma
Hubert Kermit Elrod
GUYMON, Okla. - Hubert Kermit Elrod, 87, died Wednesday, Feb. 12,
2003.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Christian Church with the
Rev. Don Taylor officiating. Burial with Masonic rites will be in
Elmhurst Cemetery by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors.
Mr. Elrod was born March 15, 1915, in Westminster, S.C. He married
D.K. Elrod on March 15, 2002.
Survivors include his wife; a sister, Ethel Davison of Guymon; and a
brother, Bob Elrod of Guymon.
The family suggests memorials be to Guymon Home Health and Hospice in
care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 1306, Guymon, OK 73942.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
Elsewhere
Judy K. Bogner
EL CAJON, Calif. - Judy K. Bogner, 57, of San Diego died Tuesday, Feb.
11, 2003, in Amarillo.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Our Lady of Grace
Catholic Church in El Cajon with the Rev. Omer LeBlonc officiating.
Arrangements are by Memorial Park Funeral Home in Amarillo, 6969 E.
Interstate 40, and Lakeside Funeral Chapel of El Cajon.
Mrs. Bogner was born March 19, 1945, in San Diego. She married Robert
R. Bogner on Feb. 20, 1961. She was most importantly a wonderful,
beautiful, most unselfish, giving person. She was married to Robert
for 42 wonderful years.
Mrs. Bogner was affected with rheumatoid arthritis in 1975. For 28
years, she continued to provide a wonderful home for her husband,
children and grandchildren. She loved people and smiling. She worked
many years with the public on her crippled feet without a complaint.
She did all her daily activities without complaints, and loved to
crochet, most of all, baby layettes, even though her hands were
crippled. She enjoyed her outings with her "sisterhood" friends. She
was an adorer on the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. She enjoyed her family,
children and all her grandchildren. Most of all, she enjoyed her daily
life with her husband, Bob.
A special "thank you" to Father Jose Mangulabnan of BSA Hospice.
Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Suzanne and family; a son,
Steven and family; her mother; four sisters; and five grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation.
Following the service, the family will be at the Bogner residence.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
Jimmy Dale Darrow
LUBBOCK - Jimmy Dale Darrow, 55, died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Roosevelt First Baptist
Church in Acuff with the Rev. Jack Thompson officiating. Burial will
be in Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park in Woodrow by Englunds Funeral
Service of Slaton.
Mr. Darrow was born Oct. 21, 1947, in Shamrock. He married Judith
Lafay Beddo on May 31, 1975, in Lubbock.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Israel Darrow of Lubbock; a
daughter, Missy Darrow of Lubbock; two brothers, Doug Darrow of Dozier
and Clayton Darrow of Arlington.
The family suggests memorials be to American Cancer Society, 3411 73rd
St., Lubbock, TX 79423; or Roosevelt First Baptist Church, 1413 CR
3300, Lubbock, TX 79403.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 14, 2003
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