Oldham County, Texas Obituaries

 

 Cliff C Wimberly

Rites in tribute to the memory of Cliff C Wimberly Oldham County rancher and: banker and  for many yews a civic leader in Vega, will be conducted Tuesday at 4 p.m." in the First Methodist Church at Vega. Officiating will, be the Rev. Bruce Parks of Vega, assisted by the Rev. J. Weldon Butter and' Dr. Vernon Henderson of Amarillo'. and the Rev. Milton Kresse, Vega Baptist minister. Named' u patlbeartn are Jack Mansfield, B, M. Montgomery,A. R. Castleberry,.John Vanmeter, Dess Blassingame, Raymond. Thompson, C. E. Windern and W. M. Stewart.  Members of the Board of Stewards and of the Cliff Climbers Sunday School Class of the Vega Methodist Church and of Vega Kiwanis Club will be honorary pallbearers. Burial will be in Vega Memorial Park, under direction of N S. Griggs and Sons. Mr. Wimberly, 68, died Saturday at 11:15 p.m. in Northwest Texas Hospital, as the result of injuries suffered when he was thrown from his horse while corralling cattle on the Wimberly ranch near Adrian. He had been a resident of Oldham County since 1928 and was mayor of Vega for 14 years. He served u Vega school superintendent  from 1924 to 1929,had been lieutenant governor of district Kiwanis clubs, and was a steward in the Vega Methodist Church. Mr. Wimberly was a director of the First: State Bank. of Vega, had served on the board of directors of the. National Farm Loan 'Association of Amarillo and on the Farm Credit Board of Texas. Mr. Wimberly is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Jane Wimberly of Vega, a son John Cooper Wimberly of Vega; a brofher, Carl V. Wimberly of Amarillo; two sisters, Mrs. L. G. Connor of Tulia, and Mrs. Marjorie Douglas of Amarillo, and one grandchild. Amarillo Globe-Times | Amarillo, Texas | Monday, August 03, 1959 | Page 7
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David Wesley Clark

Dr. David Wesley Clark, 79 years old, died at 9:50 o'clock Tuesday night in his home at Vega. He had been in ill health for several months. Funeral services will be at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon in Vega Methodist Church. Officiating will 3e Rev. W. A. Appling, minister of Vega Methodist Church, and Rev. Jordan Grooms, minister of Levelland Methodist Church. Burial will be in Vega Cemetery under direction of N S Griggs and sons Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Judge Charles Ingram, Cozy Everett, Dr. O. H. Loyd, W. M. Stewart, John Van Meter and John Haliburton. Dr. Clark practiced medicine at Vega until ill health forced his retirement. He was born Oct. 20, 1868 at Gallatin, Tenn. He was graduated from Vanderbilt University. Nashville, in 1891. As a young doctor he practiced medicine at Montague for several years before moving to Farwell in 1820. He was active in practice there until he moved to Vega in 1934. At Vega he served as county health officer for the past decade. He was active in the community's drive against polio. He was president of the Vega Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. He was also surgeon for the Rock Island Railroad for a number .of years. He was a member of the Methodist Church and took a leading part in church work. He was a steward of the Vega church. Survivors include the wife, Mrs. Anna Clark, and a brother, Fulton Clark of Birmingham, Ala. Amarillo Globe, The | Amarillo, Texas | Wednesday, October 06, 1948 | Page 13
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Albert F. Linger

Albert F. Linger, 78, died Tuesday, Jan. 23,2007. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in First United Methodist Church in Vega, Texas, with the Rev. Steve Cox, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Vega with military rites by American Legion Post No. 168. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers of Vega. ' Albert was born Jan. 28, 1928, in Vega to Louie and Jessie Linger. He was career military, having served in the Merchant Marine, Air Force and as a paratrooper in the Army in the 11th Airborne. He enjoyed spending time with his family, fishing, hunting and gardening. He was a friend to ail who knew him. Survivors he is sadly missed by include his wife of 56 years, Betty Ann Price Linger; two daughters, Anita Linger of Vega and Rhonda Carbajal and husband Roy of Colorado Springs; two grandchildren, Rebecca and Reuben Carbajal of Colorado Springs; a brother, Les Linger and wife Eva of Vega; two sisters, Kathryn Robinson and Jean Scott, both of Hereford; a sister-in-law, Claudine Barclay of Vega; and several nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorials be to First United Methodist Church, PO. Box 182, Vega, TX 79092. Viewing will be from 2 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Amarillo Globe-News | Amarillo, Texas | Friday, January 26, 2007 | Page 13
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