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Last updated; Monday, January 19, 1998, 6:22 AM
Amarillo
Wesley W. Jones
Wesley W. Jones, 90, of Amarillo, died Friday, Jan. 16, 1998.
Services will be at 10 a.m. today in BlackburnShaw Funeral Directors,
Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street, with the Gene
Shelburne, Anna Street Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be
in Llano Cemetery.
Mr. Jones was born in Portales, N.M., and had lived in Amarillo for
the past 56 years. He was a retired technical writer for the Civil
Service and a member of the Anna Street Church of Christ.
Survivors include a son, Duane Jones of Mesquite; a daughter, Gail
Schierman of Spokane, Wash.; five grandchildren; and seven
great-grandchildren.
Kamoria Middaugh
Kamoria "Katie" Middaugh, 67, of Amarillo, died Friday, Jan. 16, 1998.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Llano Cemetery with
the Rev. Gordon Benson, associate pastor of San Jacinto Baptist
Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100
S. Georgia St.
Mrs. Middaugh was born in Amarillo. She had lived in Phoenix for 12
years before returning to Amarillo.
She married E.J. Middaugh in 1957 at Amarillo. She was preceded in
death by a son, Bobby Gene Middaugh, in 1980.
Survivors include her husband; a son, Ronald Middaugh of Denton; her
mother, Cordie Dell Veale of Amarillo; three sisters, Lenoria Sands
and Connie Parker, both of Amarillo, and Patricia Covan of Bonaire,
Ga.; two brothers, Willis Veale of Amarillo and Michey Veale of
Bonaire; and five grandchildren.
Margarette Lucille Selby
Margarette Lucille Selby, 61, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Jan. 17,
1998.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in San Jacinto Assembly of God with
the Rev. Melvin Suttle, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in
Memorial Park Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820
Virginia Circle.
Mrs. Selby was born in Willow, Okla. and had lived in Amarillo since
1949. She retired as budget analyst from the Department of Energy at
Pantex. She was a member of San Jacinto Assembly of God where she
taught Sunday School, the Federally Employed Women's Association, and
the Gospel Bears.
She married Bud Selby in 1953 at Amarillo.
Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Deborah Elaine Selby of
Amarillo; a son, Jerry Selby of Amarillo; a sister, Anita Moore of
Amarillo; and four grandchildren.
The family will be at 3609 Sunlite. They request memorials be to the
building fund at San Jacinto Assembly of God Church, 400 N. Georgia,
Amarillo, Texas, 79106-7613.
Maggie Whitney
Maggie Whitney, 94, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Schooler-Gordon Funeral
Directors, Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 Bell St., with the Rev. Roy
Almaroad of Mescalero Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in
Llano Cemetery.
Mrs. Whitney was born in Pattonville. She moved to Amarillo in 1929
from Lubbock. She was a homemaker.
She married Martin Reese Whitney in 1921 at Paris, Texas. She was
preceded in death by her husband and a son, Charles G. Whitney.
Survivors include a son, James Whitney of Amarillo; a daughter,
Beatrice Whitney of Amarillo; two sisters, Gertrude Garrison of
Amarillo and Myrtle Trim of Jefferson City, Mo.; seven grandchildren;
18 great-grandchildren; and 24 great-great-grandchildren.
Viewing will be at 10 a.m. today.
The family will be at 3403 Paramount.
Oklahoma
Fern Minnie Frazier
BEAVER, Okla. - Fern Minnie Frazier, 80, died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1998.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Pioneer Cemetery with
Bill Moore officiating. Arrangements are by Clark Funeral Service.
Mrs. Frazier was born in Oklahoma. She moved to Beaver County when she
was 3. She was a homemaker.
She first married James Grant Ford in 1935 at Beaver. He died in 1947.
She then married Homer Frazier in 1955. He died in 1977.
Survivors include a brother, Mannie Phelps of San Diego; two sisters,
Inez Reed of Beaver and Vena M. Cassity of Kanab, Utah; a grandchild;
and four great-grandchildren.
Area
Joe Polk
PLAINVIEW - Joe Polk, 71, died Friday, Jan. 16, 1998.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Parklawn Memorial
Gardens with the Rev. Roger Foote, pastor of Northside Baptist Church,
officiating. Arrangements are by Lemons Funeral Home.
Mr. Polk was born and raised in Kaufman. He served in the Air Force
from 1946 until 1949 and was stationed in Guam. He had lived in the
Dallas-Fort Worth area for several years.
Mr. Polk had been employed by Tillerson and Fish then by the
International Tractor Dealership in Plainview. He retired from
Parklawn Memorial Gardens.
Nettie Townes
PAMPA - Nettie Townes, 79, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Carmichael-Whatley
Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Dale Moreland, associate pastor of First
Baptist Church, officiating.
Mrs. Townes was born in Junction City, Kan. She was a former longtime
resident of Amarillo where she was employed as bookkeeper for
Franklin's Ladies Shop. She moved to Pampa in 1992 from Houston. She
was a Baptist.
She was preceded in death by two husbands, Bill J. Howard, and R.L.
Townes.
Survivors include a son, Jerry Howard of Houston; a sister, LaVell
Wilson of El Paso; and a brother, Bob Story of Pampa.
The body will be cremated and not available for viewing.
Billy Key
PLAINVIEW - Norvell "Billy" Key, 87, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church Chapel with
Dr. Travis Hart, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven
Cemetery in Lubbock by Wood-Dunning Funeral Home.
Mr. Key was born in Singleton. He received his bachelor and master of
arts degrees in history from Texas Tech University. He was teacher,
coach, and administrator for the Ropesville School District from 1932
until 1943. He was elementary principal and superintendent for Sundown
Independent School District from 1944 until his retirement in 1975.
Mr. Key moved to Lubbock after his retirement. In 1989, he moved to
Plainview. He had been a member of Sundown Lions Club for 43 years and
was a 32nd Degree Mason. He was a Baptist.
He married Nina Opal Davis in 1936 at Lubbock. She preceded him in
death in 1974.
Survivors include a daughter, Judy Fuchs of Azle; a son, Bill Key of
Plainview; a sister, Rob Elaine Burgher of Houston; and three
stepgrandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. today at the
funeral home. They request memorials be to the First Baptist Church
building or music fund, Plainview, Texas.
Edward Murphy
VEGA - Edward Murphy,75, died Friday, Jan. 16, 1998, in Lubbock.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Memorial Park Cemetery in Vega
with the Odd Fellows Lodge No. 410 officiating. Entombment will be at
11:30 a.m. at Llano Mausoleum in Amarillo by Vega Funeral Home.
Mr. Murphy was born in Vega and was a lifelong resident. He graduated
from Vega High School. He was a plumber and editor for Oldham County
News for 50 years.
He is survived by his brother, Dick Murphy, of Amarillo.
Opal B. Campbell
PERRYTON - Opal B. Campbell, 83, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Southside Baptist Church
with the Rev. Bobby Roger officiating. Burial will be in Ochiltree
Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers of Perryton.
Mrs. Campbell was born in Texas County, Okla., and had lived in this
area her entire life. She had been employed by Woolworth's for a
number of years. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church.
She married Don Campbell in 1937 at Liberal, Kan. He died in 1973.
Survivors include a brother, Floyd Wilson of Perryton; a grandson,
Roger Smith of Vernal, Utah; and three greatgrandchildren.
The family requests memorials be to a favorite charity.
Cecil R. Lady
HEREFORD - Cecil R. Lady, 89, died Sunday, Jan. 18, 1998.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Rose Chapel of Gililland-Watson
Funeral Home with Dr. Tom Fuller, pastor of First United Methodist
Church, officiating. Burial will be in West Park Cemetery.
Mr. Lady moved to Deaf Smith County in 1927 from Floyd County. He was
employed in the oil and gasoline wholesale business. He was a member
of the First United Methodist Church.
He married Pauline Fincher in 1931 at Clovis, N.M. She died in 1990.
Survivors include two sons, Wayne Lady of Hereford and Jim Lady of
Glenndale, Ariz.; a sister, Doris Hall of Nevada; a brother, Robert
Lady of Nevada; five grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren.
The family requests memorials be to Hereford Senior Citizens.
Jim D. Carroll
PAMPA - Jim D. Carroll, 62, of Canadian and Pampa, died Friday, Jan.
16, 1998.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Carmichael-Whatley Colonial
Chapel with E.E. Graham, pastor of Locust Grove Baptist Church of
Lipscomb, officiating. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday
at Bethesda Cemetery in Weatherford.
Mr. Carroll was born in Munday. He was raised in and around
Weatherford and California. For the past five years, he made his home
on the Mark Rogers Ranch near Canadian. He was engaged in farming,
ranching, and working cattle. He also maintained a residence in Pampa.
He married his wife, Vivian, in 1997 at Lipscomb.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Gregory Paul Carroll, Jim
Edward Carroll and Michael Dale Carroll, all of California; a stepson,
Gregory Leroy Malone of Pampa; his mother, Molly Odel Proctor of
Indio, Calif.; two brothers, Loren Carroll of Weatherford and Jack
Carroll of Houston; two sisters, Margaret Dean Skaggs of Arizona and
Edith Claudine Mandig of Palm Springs, Calif.; six grandchildren; and
two stepgrandchildren.
The family will be at 3013 Rosewood in Pampa. They request memorials
be to the American Cancer Society.
Sylviann Bradstreet Brown
WHEELER - Sylviann Bradstreet Brown, 62, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with the Rev.
Roy Jones, pastor of the United Pentecostal Church in Allison and the
Rev. Don Larkin, retired Baptist minister from Pampa, officiating.
Burial will be in Wheeler Cemetery by Wright Funeral Home.
Mrs. Brown was born in Wheeler and was a lifelong resident. She was a
homemaker and a member of the United Pentecostal Church in Allison.
She married Guy Charley Brown in 1958 at Wheeler. He preceded her in
death in 1985.
Survivors include five sisters, Thelma Bailey of Dexter, N.M., Ruth
Taylor of Wheeler, Rosalie Keelin of Briscoe, Floy Larkin of Pampa,
and Joy Garrison of Borger; and a brother, Roy Bradstreet of Wheeler.
The family requests memorials be to the Epilepsy Foundation or the
Allison United Pentecostal Church.
Johnie A. Burrell
SHAMROCK - Johnie A. Burrell, 81, died Sunday, Jan. 18, 1998.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First United Methodist Church
with the Rev. John Dorn, pastor, the Rev. Ken Cole, of Spearman and
former pastor, and the Rev. Bruce Parks of Lubbock officiating. Burial
will be in Kelton Cemetery by Wright Funeral Directors.
Mr. Burrell was born in Vernon and had lived in Wheeler County most of
his life. He was involved in farming and ranching as well as civic
work.
He served on numerous boards for the United Methodist Church for many
years. He was president of Kelton School Board for three years and was
instrumental in consolidating Center, Rock and Davis schools into one
district. He served on the Wheeler County Farm Bureau board and the
Wheeler County ASCS Community Committee.
He received the Good Neighbor award from the Shamrock Chamber of
Commerce in 1978. He also served on the tax valuation board at Kelton.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Masonic Lodge No.
929, and Order of the Eastern Star.
In 1935, he married Hallie Jeanette Chilton at Sayre, Okla.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Jona Lea Durham of Aransas
Pass and Sherry Chapman of Dickinson; two brothers, Harold Burrell of
Yuba City, Calif., and Bob Burrell of Pampa; a sister, Imogene
Bradford of Amarillo; three grandchildren.
The family requests memorials be to First United Methodist Church
Memorial Fund in Shamrock or to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life
Enrichment Center in Amarillo.
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