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| Karen Kirk Bixler
AMARILLO - Funeral services for Karen Kirk Bixler, 47, were at 11 a.m. today in St. Stephen´s United Methodist Church with the Rev. Terry Lowe officiating. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. today in Silverton Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home. Mrs. Bixler died Friday, May 14, 1999. She was born in Lubbock and been a longtime resident of Amarillo. She was a nurse and worked for Dr. Constantine Sandeh. She was a member of SPICE Sunday School Class at St. Stephen´s, Covenant Small Group and was active in United Women Rainbow Group. She had been on the Walk to Emmaus and was a member of Phoenix Singles Ministry, serving as Social Committee Chair. She had attended leadership training as a member of Stephen Ministry. Survivors include a daughter, Lynette Maize of Kirksville, Mo.; her parents, C.D. and Betty Kirk of Amarillo; a sister, Kelly Dunbar of Silverton; her grandmother, Iris Burson of Silverton; and a grandchild. The family suggests memorials to St. Stephen United Methodist Church
or to First Methodist Church in Silverton.
Maurine Brookshire TYLER - Funeral services for Maurine Brookshire, 89, former Plainview resident, will be at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in Lloyd James Funeral Chapel with Johnny Anders and Don Kleppe officiating. Burial will be in Tyler Memorial Park by Lloyd James Funeral Home. Mrs. Brookshire died Sunday, May 16, 1999, in Tyler Nursing Home. She was born Maurine Lancaster on Sept. 20, 1909, in Cooper, the daughter of the late Mack and Ethel Lancaster. She and her husband, Dean Brookshire, lived in Plainview from 1947 to 1953 and again from 1982 to 1995 while he was minister at Ninth and Columbia Street Church of Christ. She also taught a ladies Bible class. They lived in Carlsbad, N.M., and Van before retiring to Tyler about 20 years ago. She was a homemaker and member of Patton Lane Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband; two sons and daughters-in-law, Herbert and Wanda Brookshire of Carrollton and Dudley and Jeanie Brookshire of Tyler; a brother, J.D. Lancaster of Mesquite; a sister, Mrs. Paul “Faye” Fleming of Sulphur Springs; two granddaughters, Melissa Frick of Tyler and Stacey Brookshire of Austin; and a great-grandson. The family suggests memorials to Boles Children´s Home in Quinlan,
the Lubbock Children´s Home or to a favorite charity.
Elizabeth Rey Pacheco TULIA - Funeral services for Elizabeth Rey Pacheco, 21, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Church of the Holy Spirit with the Rev. John Salazar-Jimenez, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery by Wallace Funeral Home. Prayer services will be at 7 p.m. today in the funeral home chapel. Mrs. Pacheco died at 4 a.m. Sunday, May 16, 1999, in Swisher County. She was born July 11, 1977 in Plainview. She grew up in Tulia and graduated from Tulia High School in 1995. She was a licensed cosmetologist and was working as a prison guard at the Formby Unit in Plainview. She was a member of the Church of the Holy Spirit. On March 29, 1997, she married Feliz Pacheco in Plainview. Survivors include her husband; one son, Isaiah Pacheco of Tulia; her
parents, Octaivio and Edusijes Rey of Tulia; a brother, Octaivio Rey Jr.
of Tulia; three sisters, Rosalinda Chasco, Rachel Rey and Naomi Rey, all
of Tulia; and her grandparents, Alvina Rey and Ysidro Carrasco, both of
Tulia.
Charles Shedd Funeral services for Charles Shedd, 47, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. Glenn Clark and Q.D. Bevill, officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park by Lemons Funeral Home. Mr. Shedd died at 2:42 p.m. Sunday, May 16, 1999, in Covenant Hospital Plainview. He was born Aug. 21, 1951, in Plainview. He graduated from Plainview High School in 1971 and worked for Delton´s Automotive and the City of Plainview. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Survivors include his mother, Elizabeth Shedd of Plainview; two sisters, Teresa Harriss of Plainview and Kathy Chandler of La Rue; one brother, Harvey Shedd of Plainview; and five nieces and three nephews. The family suggests memorials to Bethel Baptist Church Building Fund.
Emma Camilla Thomas LOCKNEY - Funeral services for Emma Camilla Thomas, 96, are pending with Moore-Rose-White Funeral Home. Mrs. Thomas died Sunday, May 16, 1999.
Betty Joe Truelock AZTEC, N.M. - Funeral services for Betty Jo Truelock, 67, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church in Kirtland, N.M., with the Rev. Joe Byers, pastor, officiating. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Olton Cemetery with Roy Shave, officiating. Funeral arrangements are by Chapel of Memories Funeral Home and local burial arrangements are by Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home. Mrs. Truelock died at 7:50 a.m. Sunday, May 20, 1999, in San Juan Regional Farmington Hospital. She was born in 1931 in Olney. Survivors include her husband, Arthur Clyde Truelock of Aztec; one son and his wife, Ronnie and Janet Truelock of Dalhart; one daughter, Mrs. Dusty (Judy) Rudd of Kirtland, N.M.; four brothers, Dickie Wright, William Wright, Donnie Wright, Kent Wright; and one sister, Patsy Keys. Her parents, Henry and Lennie Wright, and a daughter, Gayle Parks, and a son, Gary Truelock, are deceased. The body will be at the funeral home in Olton Wednesday evening.
Bryl Wilks OLTON - Funeral services for Bryl Wilks, 87, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Norman Patton, officiating. Burial will be in Olton Cemetery by Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home. Mr. Wilks died at 1:15 p.m. Sunday, May 16, 1999, in Plainview. He was born June 22, 1911, in Eldorado, Okla. He moved to Olton in 1937 and was a farmer. On Nov. 9, 1967, he married Dorothy Wilks in Olton. She died May 2, 1999. Survivors include one daughter, Gwendolyn Smith of Branson, Mo.; two stepsons, Ronnie Digby of Olton and Troy Digby of Lawton, Okla.; two stepdaughters, Dottie Brant of Hollister, Mo., and Donna Burnett of Burleson; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a nephew, Dwayne Wilks of Olton. A stepson, Larry Digby, died in 1990. Merrell Cantrell
Burial will be in Idalou Cemetery by White Funeral Home. Mr. Cantrell died Friday, June 11, 1999, in Covenant Medical Center. He was born Nov. 19, 1928, in Navarro County. He attended school in Greenville and served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member of the House of Prayer Church in Greenville. He moved to Lubbock from Dalhart in 1999. On Nov. 29, 1952, he married Merle Jean Pevey in Plainview. Survivors include his wife; five sons, Gerald Cantrell of Frisco, Clayton Cantrell of Henrietta, Eric Cantrell of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Boyd Cantrell and Patrick Cantrell, both of Lubbock; three daughters, Debrah Frazier of Squim, Wash., Karen McElroy of Acuff and Phyllis Melton of Levelland; a brother, Archie Cantrell of Greenville; a sister, Juanita Moore of Greenville; 20 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to the American Heart Association in Lubbock.
Leona Enos Funeral services for Leona Enos, 72, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Calvary Baptist Church with Dr. Phillip Jones, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Parklawn Memorial Gardens by Lemons Funeral Home. Mrs. Enos died at 2:09 a.m. Sunday, June 13, 1999, in Covenant Hospital Lubbock. She was born Leona Hughes on Aug. 9, 1926, in Ryan, Okla., where she grew up and attended schools. She moved to Plainview in 1952 and was a volunteer worker for the Eleanor Griffin Training Center and with Faith In Sharing House. She taught Sunday school for many years and was president of the Residence Council at Heritage Home. She attended Calvary Baptist Church. On Jan 23, 1942, she married Woodrow Enos in Waurika, Okla. He died in April of 1989. Survivors include two daughters, Sandra Shugart of Plainview and Cathy McKinzie of Odessa; two sons, Denny Woodrow Enos of Big Spring and David Enos of Plainview; three brothers, James Dale Hughes of Plainview, Harold Dean Hughes of Clarendon and Billy Bob Hughes of Sydney, Neb.; two sisters, Lorene VanZant of Tucson, Ariz., and Bonnie Ann Howard of Lipan; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Tommy Stahl, Tommy Enos, Billy Shugart, James McKinzie,
Bandy McKinzie and Darrell DeBerry.
Clara Mae Hicks FLOYDADA - Funeral services for Clara Mae Hicks, 90, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in New Salem Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Tom Taylor officiating. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Huckabay Cemetery, north of Stephenville, by Moore-Rose-White Funeral Home. Mrs. Hicks died Sunday, June 13, 1999, in Lubbock Hospitality House. She was born Aug. 16, 1908, in Stephenville, the daughter of the late Richard Clark Stewart Sr. and Matte Ann Sanders Stewart. She attended schools in Stephenville and Oakdale School. She moved to Floydada in 1957 from Crosby County and was a retired nurse. She had worked at several area hospitals and at the Floydada Nursing Home. She was a member of New Salem Primitive Baptist Church. On Dec. 9, 1932, she married Robert D. “Pete” Hicks in Olton. He died March 2, 1975. Survivors include a sister, Linnie M. Jones of Floydada, and several
nieces and nephews.
Stewart Kirkpatrick TULIA - Graveside services for Stewart Kirkpatrick, 77, will be at 2 p.m. today in Rose Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Charles Davenport, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial arrangements are by Wallace Funeral Home. Mr. Kirkpatrick died Saturday, June 12, 1999. He was born May 11, 1922, in Taylor County. He moved to Tulia in 1924 and graduated from Tulia High School. He served with the U.S. Navy during World War II as a carrier pilot, flying the Wildcat fighter planes. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross. He returned to Tulia and farmed for more than 50 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church. On Sept. 14, 1945, he married Anabelle Barbour in Detroit. Survivors include his wife; a son, Jim Kirkpatrick of Tulia; a daughter, Martha Matzen of Ute Park, N.M.; a brother, B.T. Kirkpatrick of Mineral Wells; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. A sister, Gloria Carver, is deceased.
Helen Markley WICHITA, Kan. - Funeral Mass for Helen L. Markley, 64, was at 10 a.m. today in St. Joseph Catholic Church. Rosary was recited at 6 p.m. Sunday in Cochran Mortuary. Burial was in Woodland Cemetery by Cochran Mortuary. Mrs. Markley died Saturday, June 12, 1999. A retired nurse, she was born June 7, 1935, in Thayer, Kan. Survivors include two daughters, Angela Ragland of Floydada and Melinda
Markley of Mound City, Kan.; three brothers, Mervin Chard of National City,
Calif., Burl Chard of Wichita and Bill Chard of Newton, Kan.; three sisters,
Norma Borchart of St. Paul, Minn., Glena Buggs of Wichita and Ladine Lindberg
of Roseville, Minn.; and one grandchild.
W.A. Morris POST - Funeral services for W.A. Morris, 87, will be at 2 p.m. today in First Baptist Church with Paul Jones of Post Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be in Terrace Cemetery by Hudman Funeral Home. Mr. Morris died Saturday, June 12, 1999, at his residence. He was born Feb. 18, 1912, in Ganado. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the Army and with the Merchant Marines. In 1933, he married Valaria Mae Daulton. In 1949, he married Edna White. On Jan. 1, 1993, he married Oleain Seals in Post. Survivors include his wife; a son, Gilbert Wayland Morris of Slaton; three daughters, Alverene Joe Neal of Dayton, Tenn., Vera Geraldine Seals of Post and Nedra Elmina Banks of Albuquerque, N.M.; two stepsons, James Seals of Post and Charles Ray Seals of Coahoma; one stepdaughter, Dorothy Williams of Lubbock; three brothers, Leonard Morris of Lubbock and Harlan and Chester Morris, both of Post; two sisters, Juanita Peel of Tulia and Beatrice Dodson of South Carolina; 28 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Ola Jane Barnett
Burial will be in Parklawn Memorial Gardens by Lemons Funeral Home. Mrs. Barnett died at 2:42 a.m. Thursday, March 4, 1999, at her residence. She was born March 12, 1908, in Roby where she grew up and graduated high school. She attended Mary Hardin Baylor and lived in Vernon before moving to Plainview in 1956. She was a member of First Baptist Church and was Sunday school superintendent for the beginners department and taught the Adult 4 Sunday School Class for many years. She was a member of Plainview Duplicate Club and the ACBL. She moved to Lubbock in 1997. On Nov. 16, 1982, she married Hollis Barnett in Plainview. He died June 5, 1992. Survivors include one daughter, Pat Ellison of Lubbock; one brother,
Grady Bridges of Albuquerque, N.M.; two sisters, Edith Smith of Plainview
and Jewell Bridges of Seattle, Wash.; a grandson, Cooper Ellison of Petersburg;
and two great-granddaughters, Whitney Ellison and Lacey Ellison, both of
Lubbock.
Winifred C. Bozeman PERRYTON - Funeral services for Winifred C. Bozeman, 83, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Steve Ulrey officiating. Burial will be in Ochiltree Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Mrs. Bozeman died Thursday, March 4, 1999. She was born in Lubbock County and moved to Perryton in 1925 from Roberts County. She had lived most of her life in Tulia and taught art for 20 years. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. Survivors include five sons, George L. Bozeman Jr., of Deerfield, N.H., Harvey Bozeman of Tulia and Kenneth Bozeman, Clem J. Bozeman and John Bozeman, all of Perryton; two daughters, Joyce Daly of Terrell and Dr. Nancy A. Bozeman of Arlington; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. A son, Melvin Bozeman, died Jan. 26, 1991.
Bill Clark DIMMITT - Funeral services for Bill R. Clark, 72, of Lubbock, former Hale Center resident, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Rusty Dickerson, pastor, the Rev. Vernon O´Kelly of Amarillo and the Rev. Jesse Hodges of First United Methodist Church in Levelland, officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Dimmitt by Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home. Mr. Clark died Wednesday, March 3, 1999, in University Medical Center. He was born Nov. 9, 1926, in Chillicothe. He attended school at King High and graduated from Chillicothe High School and Texas A&M University where he received a bachelor´s degree in agriculture economics. He was manager of Hale Center Wheat Growers for 12 years and received the Citizen of the Year Award in Hale Center in 1967. He worked with West Texas Feed Mill in Roscoe and for Houston Bank for cooperatives in Lubbock. He was manager and chief executive officer of Dimmitt Agriculture Industries from 1971 until retiring in 1993. He was a consultant for Dimmitt Agriculture Industries until 1998. He was a former chairman of the Administrative Board of First United Methodist Church in Dimmitt and received the Cooperator of the Year Award in 1982. He was on the board of Plains Memorial Hospital and served as secretary and president. He moved to Lubbock from Dimmitt in 1998. He married Joyce Burch in Davidson, Okla. She died Oct. 31, 1969. He married Deanne Haggard Harris on Jan. 16, 1971 in Lubbock. Survivors include two sons, Greg Clark of Sanger and Jimmy Clark of Arlington; a daughter, Tonya Brewer of Wilmette, Ill.; three sisters, Jo Ann Zastoupil of Richardson, Doris Jones of Greenville and Lorraine Maynor of Wichita Falls; four brothers, Sidney Clark of Big Spring, Wayne Clark of Oklahoma City, Sterling Clark of Quanah and Gerald Clark of Beaumont; and six grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to the Music Department of First United
Methodist Church in Dimmitt or Levelland; to the Southwest Cancer Center
of University Medical Center in Lubbock; or to the American Heart Association,
South Plains Region, 3403 73rd St., Suite 1, Lubbock, TX 79423.
Joyce Thomas SILVERTON - Funeral services for Joyce Thomas, 58, of Hereford, are pending with Myers-Long Funeral Directors. Ms. Joyce died Thursday, March 4, 1999, in Hereford.
John Torbit HEREFORD - Funeral services for John W. Torbit, 91, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with Randy Dickson, branch president, officiating. Burial will be in West Park Cemetery by Gililland-Watson Funeral Home. Mr. Torbit died Thursday, March 4, 1999, in Tulia Care Center. He was born April 11, 1907, in Hidalgo, Ill. He was a carpenter and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. On May 18, 1946, he married Guin Tackett in Raton, N.M. She died March 24, 1978. Survivors include four sons, Gerald Torbit of Pueblo, Colo., John Arthur
Torbit of Wyoming, Bill Torbit of Arizona and Pat Torbit of Tulia; five
grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Eva Mae Snelling Funeral services for Eva Mae Snelling, 81, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Ninth and Columbia Street Church of Christ with Mike Prather, minister, and Jimmy Wood, minister of Faith Village Church of Christ in Wichita Falls, officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park Cemetery by Wood-Dunning Funeral Home. Mrs. Snelling died at 9:45 a.m. Thursday, March 4, 1999, in Covenant Hospital Plainview. She was born Sept. 11, 1917, in Hollis, Okla. She moved to Plainview in 1950 from Hollis, Okla. She was a life member of PTA and was active in the 4-H Club work with her children. She was a homemaker and a member of Ninth and Columbia Street Church of Christ and Northwest Home Demonstration. On July 14, 1940, she married Elmo O. Snelling in Hollis. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Guy Snelling of Edmonson and Wayne Snelling of Plainview; two daughters, Jean Courtney of Allen and Dela Kellner of Blanchard, Okla.; four sisters, Margurette Spradlin of Clovis, N.M., Wanda Lentz of Neosho, Mo., Vernell Seals of Bartlesville, Okla., and Vada Jo Choate of Ada, Okla.; 12 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Two brothers are deceased. Rossie Brown
Burial will be in Olton Cemetery by Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home. Mrs. Brown died at 3:55 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, 1999, in Littlefield. She was born Feb. 11, 1923, in Rusk County. She grew up in Dodson where she attended schools. She moved to Olton in 1941 from Henderson. She was a homemaker and member of Bohner Baptist Church. In 1946, she married Robert Brown in Littlefield. He died in 1970. Survivors include one son, Gene Wade of Olton; one brother, Leon Fletcher
of Olton; four sisters, Liddie Hill of Earth, Tressie Avery Heart of Dallas,
Learlene Allen of Olton and Irmajene Cooper of Lubbock; nine grandchildren;
and 12 great-grandchildren.
Efrain Cortez LUBBOCK - Funeral Mass for Efrain Cortez, 31, will be at 2 p.m. today in St. Patrick´s Catholic Church with the Rev. Cornelius Ramirez officiating. Burial will be in Peaceful Gardens Cemetery by Calvillo Funeral Home. Rosary was recited Saturday at 7 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Mr. Cortez died Friday, Jan. 8, 1999, at his residence. He was born Nov. 3, 1967, in Plainview. He moved to Lubbock and worked for Rosa´s Cafe. He was a Catholic. In 1993, he married Esmeralda Ybarra in Lubbock. Survivors include his wife; a son, Fabian Cortez of Lubbock; a daughter,
Brentney Cortez of Lubbock; his parents, Jane and Alex Cortez of Lubbock;
two brothers, Alex Cortez Jr., and Alex III, both of Lubbock; and two sisters,
Rachel Munoz and Ilivia Salazar, both of Plainview.
Richard Mahagan LOCKNEY - Funeral services for Richard Mahagan, 63, are pending with Moore-Rose-White Funeral Home. Mr. Mahagan died Sunday, Jan. 10, 1999, at his residence.
Oleta R. McCandless AMARILLO - Funeral services for Oleta R. McCandless, 88, of Plainview, will be at 2 p.m. today in Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors Bell Avenue Chapel with the Rev. Randy Davis, pastor of Olsen Park Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. McCandless died Friday, Jan. 8, 1999, in Plainview. She was born in Yokum. She was a school teacher and a member of Grand Avenue Baptist Church. She was a member of the Associational WMU. She married Thomas Benton McCandless in 1934 in Canyon. He died in 1988. Survivors include two sons, Butch McCandless and Kent Neighbors and his wife Susan, all of Amarillo; a daughter, Doretta Davidson of Borger; and a sister, Trainnie Mae Slone of Houston. The family suggests memorials to Olsen Park Baptist Church.
Saturnino Ortiz NEW DEAL - Funeral services for Saturnino “S.L.” Ortiz, 80, will be at 2 p.m. today in First Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Francisco Martinez, pastor of the Third Nazarene Church in Oklahoma City, Okla., the Rev. Israel Guel, pastor of Centro De Albanzo in Lubbock, and the Rev. David Menefee, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Abernathy Cemetery by Abell Funeral Home. Prayer services were at 8 p.m. Sunday in the church with the Rev. Francisco Martinez officiating. Mr. Ortiz died Friday, Jan. 8, 1999, at Covenant Hospital Lubbock. He was born Nov. 29, 1918, in Carrizo Springs. He moved to New Deal in 1948 and was a member of the Spanish Nazarene Church in Abernathy. On Aug. 9, 1939, he married Victoria Davila. She died July 9 , 1987. He married Robertha Hernandez in Mason. Survivors include his wife; a son, David Ortiz of Ottawa, Ohio; six daughters, Mary Olga Andrade of New Deal, Yolanda Ortiz of Abernathy, Lupe Olin of Lubbock, Rachel Castillo of Weatherford, Dolores Fraire of Lubbock, Beatrice Velasquez of Ottawa, Ohio; Four brothers, Pedro Ortiz of San Antonio, Epifano Ortiz of Anson, Luis Ortiz and Ray Ortiz, both of Abernathy; a sister, Santos Flores of Abernathy; 21 grandchildren; and 41 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to First Church of the Nazarene, P.O.
Box 517, Abernathy, TX 79311.
William H. Reagan LOCKNEY - Funeral services for William Henry Reagan, 80, will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Harold Abney, pastor, and the Rev. Don Hill of Tulia officiating. Burial will be in Lockney by Moore-Rose-White Funeral Home. Mr. Reagan died Saturday, Jan. 9, 1999, in Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock. He was born Aug. 9, 1918, in Muskogee, Okla., the son of the late William Ernest and Ruth Marylin Davis Reagan. He attended Quitaque schools and moved to Spearman in 1947. He moved to Floyd County in 1955 and farmed and ranched. He also was a carpenter and managed Bill´s Cash & Carry Grocery prior to retiring in 1980. He was a member of First Baptist Church. On Dec. 24, 1939, he married Mildred Arletta Keeter in Quitaque. Survivors include his wife; a son, Billy Dean Reagan of Bryan; two daughters, Donna Mosher of Lincoln, Neb., and Sandra Demarest of Plainview; two brothers, Odis Reagan of Quitaque and Robert Reagan of Comanche, Okla.; three sisters, Ruth Mortimer of Durango, Colo., Eunice Simpson of Riverside, Calif., and Glenna Reynolds of Tulia; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to a favorite charity.
J.W. Williams Funeral services for J.W. “Jack” Williams, 68, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Parkview Baptist Church with the Rev. Joe P. Weldon, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Parklawn Memorial Gardens by Lemons Funeral Home. Mr. Williams died at 11:12 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, 1999, at his residence. He was born May 27, 1930, in Hale Center. He grew up in the Plainview area and started in the trucking business with his father, S.W. Williams. He enlisted with the U.S. Army in 1951 and was discharged in 1953 and continued his trucking business, retiring in 1996. He was a member of Parkview Baptist Church. On Aug. 15, 1953, he married Geraldine “Jerry” Schneider in Las Cruces, N.M. Survivors include his wife; five sisters, Betty Tiffee of Amarillo, Geraldine Newman of Plainview, Neil Luper of Phoenix, Ariz., Patricia Kimberling and Carolyn Harold, both of Amarillo; and a grandson, Garrett Williams of Phoenix. Two sons are deceased. Teddy Lee Williams died in 1954 and Jay Dwayne Williams died in 1985. |
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