Wheeler County Court Records

Ethelyne Baxter

Ethelyne Ribble Baxter, 84, died Tuesday, March 4, 1997.Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. David Scott, vicar of St. Michael's and All Angels Episcopal Church, and Cottie Tarbet of Shamrock officiating. Burial will be in Shamrock Cemetery by Wright Funeral Directors.Mrs. Baxter was born near Blanket and moved to the Shamrock area in 1928. She married Robert Lee Baxter Jr. in 1933 at Shamrock. They farmed and ranched near the Dozier community for many years.She was preceded in death by her husband in 1973; a son, Robert Lee Baxter III, in 1984; and an infant son.She owned and operated Wheeler County Credit Bureau for many years and was active with many organizations in the Samnorwood school system. She was a member of the Church of Christ and the 1935 Forum Club. She was a former member of the Priscilla Club.Survivors include a son, Ken Baxter of Shamrock; a brother, Sam Ribble of Lubbock; four grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and two great-granddaughters.The family requests memorials be to the Shamrock Public Library or Sheppards Helping Hands c/o Sheppards Crook Nursing Agency of Pampa.Amarillo News-Globe Mar. 6, 1997
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Jerry Leroy Berten

Jerry Leroy Berten, 68, died Tuesday, April 1, 1997.Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Ken Cole, pastor of First United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Shamrock Cemetery by Wright Funeral Directors.Mr. Berten was born in Shamrock and graduated from Shamrock High School in 1947. He attended San Marcos Military Academy in San Marcos and also Southwestern University of Oklahoma at Weatherford, Okla.He served in the Air Force during the Korean War with the 6174th Tactical Con. Group. He managed the Laddie's Store in Shamrock with his mother from 1960 to 1985.Mr. Berten served with the Wheeler and Shamrock fire departments for more than 40 years. He served many years as the Wheeler County Defense Coordinator and Red Cross Disaster Chairman for the Panhandle District. He was past president of the Panhandle Firemen and Fire Marshall's Association and of the Shamrock Ex-Student's Association.He served two terms on the Shamrock City Council and was a past general chairman of the St. Patrick's Association. He was a member of the American Legion Deshazo George Post No. 68 for more than 40 years and had served in most offices. He served many years with Clay Funeral Home Ambulance Service and the Wheeler County Ambulance Service. He had been a member of First Baptist Church since the early 1960s.Mr. Berten married Mary Charles Nunn in 1964 at Shamrock.Survivors include his wife; a son, David Berten of Shamrock; and his mother, Lena Berten of Shamrock.The family requests memorials be to the Shamrock Volunteer Fire Department or the Wheeler Volunteer Fire Department.
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James Andrew Blakemore

James Andrew Blakemore, 71, died Saturday, Feb., 1, 1997.Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Joe G. Jernigan, pastor of Calvary Christian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Shamrock Cemetery by Wright Funeral Directors.Mr. Blakemore was born in Crowell and had lived in Shamrock since 1941. He had served in the Army during World War II in the 81st Field Artillery Division. After his discharge, he went into business with his family and they owned two truck stops on Route 66: Davis Bumper to Bumper and Blakemore Super Service. They later purchased Montgomery Chevrolet and operated it as Blakemore Chevrolet for more than 20 years.He was a member of First Baptist Church, a 50-year member of the Deshazo George Post of the American Legion and a committeeman of the Adobe Walls Council of Boy Scouts for many years. He also served as the president of the Shamrock Chamber of Commerce.He married June Vearner in 1947 at Shamrock.Survivors include his wife; a son, Richard Dale Blakemore of Shamrock; a daughter, Gloria Dannette Blakemore of Shamrock; a grandson; and a granddaughter.The family requests memorials be to American Cancer Society.Amarillo News-Globe Feb. 2, 1997
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Ronnie Clyde Bohler

Ronnie Clyde Bohler, 56, died Tuesday, May 27, 1997.Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Shamrock Cemetery. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. in First Baptist Church of Shamrock with the Rev. Jack Lee, minister, officiating. Arrangements are by Wright Funeral Directors.Mr. Bohler was born in Shamrock and had lived in Shamrock all of his life. He served in the Army during peacetime. He worked for many years in and around Shamrock in the stucco and insulation business. He was a member of First Baptist Church.He married Loretta Jean Bohler in 1965 at Odessa. She died in 1991.Survivors include a daughter, Misty Botello of Austin; four brothers, Charles Lee Bohler of Oklahoma City, Chester Leon Bohler of McLean, James Nathan Bohler of West Columbia and Darrow Bohler of Shamrock; a sister, Betty Lou Rawlins of Vernal, Utah; and two grandchildren.The body will be available for viewing at 8 a.m. Thursday.Amarillo Globe-News 28 May 1997
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Armell Holt Brown

Armell Holt Brown, 68, died Sunday, June 15, 1997.Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Robert Lindley, pastor, and Bill Morrison, minister of the Wheeler Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be at Wheeler Cemetery. Arrangements are by Wright Funeral Home of Wheeler.Mrs. Brown was born in Wheeler. She was a graduate of Shamrock High School. She was a member of First Methodist Church, where she was a member of the choir and a former member of the Thursday Review Club.She married R.J. Holt Jr. in 1947 at Wheeler. He died in 1969.She moved to Dallas in 1975 and worked for MBank for 10 years. She then married Charles R. Brown in 1985, and returned to Wheeler.Survivors include her husband; a son, Mike Holt of Fort Worth; a daughter, Carol Scott of Houston; two stepsons, David Brown of Barnwell, S.C., and Miles Farnsworth of Albuquerque, N.M.; two stepdaughters, Sally Fincher of Amarillo, and Stacey McQueen of Wheeler; two sisters, Joyce Raby of Waco, and her twin, Maidel Browder of Houston; and four grandchildren.The family requests memorials be to First Methodist Church or the Wheeler Church of Christ.Amarillo Globe-News 16 Jun 1997
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G. R. Buckner

G.R. Buckner, 88, died Thursday, July 10, 1997.Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Kenneth Villandry of Coweta, Okla., and Red Duke of Allison officiating. Burial will be in Dozier Cemetery by Wright Funeral Directors.Mr. Buckner was born in Wise County and had lived in the Shamrock area since 1928. He was a farmer and a rancher.He married Callie Mae Davis in 1930 at Texola, Okla.Mr. Buckner was a member of Abra Baptist Church in the Abra community.Survivors include his wife; a son, Thomas Buckner of Rio Rancho, N.M.; two daughters, Kaye Ray of Borger and Roselle Taylor of Tucson, Ariz.; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.Anarillo Globe-News 13 Jul 1997
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Lillian Johnson Bush

Lillian Johnson Bush, 86, died Sunday, Feb. 9, 1997.Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Toby Henson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Wheeler Cemetery by Wright Funeral Home.Mrs. Bush was born in Cookville and moved to Wheeler in 1935. She married J.D. Johnson in 1928 at Mount Pleasant; he died in 1968. She then married Edward Bush in 1970 at Wheeler.She was a homemaker and a Baptist.She also was preceded in death by a son, David R. Johnson, in 1953.Survivors include her husband; two daughters, June Tipton of Borger and Helen May of Pampa; a son, J.T. Johnson of Wheeler; three stepdaughters, Mary DeBusk of Corryton, Tenn., Barbara Fagan of Soldotna, Alaska, and Carole Phillips of Panama City, Fla.; a niece, Imogene Shirley of Perryton; a brother, Joe Brown of McLean; eight grandchildren; eight stepgrandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.Amarillo News-Globe Feb. 10, 1997
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Kaylee Brackelle Cornett

Kaylee Brackelle Cornett, 6, died Sunday, July 20, 1997.Services will be at 4 p.m. today in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jack Lee, pastor, and the Rev. Joe G. Jernigan, pastor of Calvary Christian Fellowship, officiating. Burial will be in Shamrock Cemetery by Wright Funeral Directors.Kaylee was born in Pampa and had lived in Shamrock all of her life. She was a member of First Baptist Church.Survivors include her parents, Monte and Brenda Cornett of Shamrock, and Robert Cornett of Hollis, Okla.; a brother, Sheldon Cornett of Shamrock; and grandparents, A.H. and Wilma Jean Cornett of Gould, Okla., and Paul and Cardelia Whitener of Paducah.The family requests memorials be to the Ronald McDonald House or the Don and Sybil Harrington Cancer Center.Anarillo Globe-News 22 Jul 1997
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Eva Clark

Eva Clark, 92, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 1997.Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bobby Roger officiating. Burial will be in Ochiltree Cemetery.Mrs. Clark was born in Wheeler. She married George L. Clark in Elk City, Okla.; he died in 1963.She was a cook for Senior Village and a member of First Baptist Church.She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Nita Verl Lesalle, in 1986.Survivors include two daughters, Donna A. Smith and Molly K. Johnson, both of Perryton; a son, George L. Clark Jr. of Denver, Colo.; 15 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and four great-greatgrandchildren.Amarillo News-Globe Jan. 13, 1997
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Tessie D. Clark

Tessie D. Clark, 90, died Sunday, Jan. 5, 1997.Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Wheeler Cemetery with the Rev. Toby Henson, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Wright Funeral Home.Mrs. Clark was born in Desdemona. She was an accomplished designer and seamstress. She owned and operated Tessie's Toggery in Fort Smith, Ark., and Wheeler.She married Cecil Clark in 1948 at Fort Smith. He died in 1987.Survivors include three brothers, Tony Griffin and Al Griffin, both of Wheeler, and Joe Griffin of Pampa; and two sisters, Mayme Jessie Fisher of Helena, Mont., and Sarah Loiselle of Salt Lake City.Amarillo News-Globe Feb. 7, 1997
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G. L. "Bo" Childress

G.L. "Bo" Childress, 71, died Friday, Jan. 7, 2000.Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today in the First Baptist Church in Wheeler. Burial will be at Zybach Cemetery with arrangements by Wright Funeral Home of Wheeler.Mr. Childress was born in Wheeler. He was a truck driver for the Associated Milk Producers Co. He lived in Laverne, Okla., and moved back to Wheeler in 1982. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a former member of the Wheeler Masonic Lodge. He was a member of the Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in Wheeler.He married Martha Lou Markham in 1961 in Shamrock.He was preceded in death by a sister, Carol Remy, in 1998.Survivors include his wife; two sons, Kelly Childress of Wakita, Okla., and Samuel Childress of Mobeetie, Texas; two daughters, Lynette Davis of Oklahoma City and Misty Brown of Wheeler; three brothers, L.D. Childress of Briscoe, Texas, Kenneth Childress of Wheeler and Rondell Childress of Wichita Falls; three sisters, Helen Dyson of Sayre, Okla., Wynola Sanders of Pampa and Joann Bresciani of Crowley, Texas; and 14 grandchildren.Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Jan. 9, 2000
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Fernando Rodriquez Gonzales

Fernando Rodriquez Gonzales, 82, died Thursday, Jan. 9, 1997.Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Bible Methodist Church with the Rev. Nina Hervey, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Shamrock Cemetery by Wright Funeral Directors.Mr. Gonzales had lived in Shamrock for the past 40 years. He married Maria Chapa in 1943 at Karnes City. He was a laborer.Survivors include his wife; six sons, Fernando Gonzales Jr. and Ruben Gonzales, both of Ponchatoula, La., Arnulfo Gonzales of Amarillo, Senado Gonzales of Albany, Ga., and Ernest Gonzales and David Gonzales, both of Shamrock; five daughters, Aurora Molina of Wellington, Maria Headley of Alabama, and Felipa Stone, Adela Moya and Elvira Ward, all of Shamrock; 21 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.Amarillo News-Globe Feb. 11, 1997
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Juanita M. Gowin

Juanita M. Gowin, 66, died Sunday, March 30, 1997.Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Shamrock Cemetery with the Rev. Joe G. Jernigan, pastor of Calvary Christian Fellowship Church, officiating. Burial will be in Shamrock Cemetery by Wright Funeral Directors.Mrs. Gowin was born in Twitty and had lived in Shamrock most of her life. She had been a contract mail carrier since 1962. She was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church at Shamrock.She married Charles Willis Gowin in 1953 at Clovis, N.M. He died in 1992.Survivors include two sons, Paul Gowin of Canadian and Arval Gowin of Red Oak; a daughter, Sandra Proffitt of Shamrock; a sister, Allie Mae Toolen of Gillette, Wyo.; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity.William Claude Morris Jr.PAMPA - William Claude "Dub" Morris Jr., 83, died Saturday, March 29, 1997.Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Price-Jackson Funeral Home Chapel at Quanah with the Rev. Cecil Ferguson officiating. Burial will be in Quanah Memorial Park at Quanah by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.Mr. Morris was born in Quanah and lived there most of his life. He moved to Pampa in 1984. He was a trackman for Santa Fe Railway for 30 years before retiring in 1972. He was a Baptist church member.Survivors include three daughters, Mary Watson of Eastland, Claudine Conner of Hewitt and Fern Rains of Pampa; three sisters, Eula Moats and Trudie Mahafee, both of Holliday, and Beulah Brossart of Archer City; six brothers, Clarence Morris of Quanah, Dudley Morris of Amarillo, Jesse Morris of Holliday, Jay Morris of Pampa, Gene Morris of Abilene and Orville Morris of Dallas; a special friend, Susie Cross of Pampa; eight grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.Amarillo News-Globe Apr 1, 1997
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Mary Tucker Hooper

Mary "Polly" Tucker Hooper, 72, a former Wheeler resident, died Friday, Jan. 10, 1997, in Elkhart, Kan.Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Country Chapel with the Rev. Rodney Weatherly, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Wheeler Cemetery by Wright Funeral Home.Mrs. Hooper was born in Wheeler and lived in Wheeler most of her life. She moved to Elkhart three years ago. She was a secretary at several places including the city of Wheeler and several years at Parkview Hospital. She was a former member of the Thursday Review Club, the Order of the Eastern Star and First Baptist Church.Survivors include her husband, Marvin Hooper of Beaumont; three sons, Jerry Tucker of Elkhart, James Tucker of Springfield, Colo., and Bill Tucker of Bryan; two daughters, Mary Dell Donelson of San Angelo and Judy Wesson of Belmont, N.C.; a brother, Arnold Jones of Wheeler; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.The family requests memorials be to the Wheeler Cemetery Association.Amarillo News-Globe Feb. 12, 1997
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Oden Lester Hudson

Oden Lester Hudson, 80, died Monday, March 10, 1997.Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Wheeler Cemetery, with the Rev. Mike Dyer, pastor of the Maranatha Church at Briscoe, officiating. Arrangements are by Wright Funeral Home.Mr. Hudson was a longtime resident of Briscoe. He was born in Childress County, and his family moved to Wheeler in 1925. He married Lois Vaughn in 1933 at Wheeler. He was a self-employed trucking transporter all his life. He was a Methodist and member of the Moose Lodge at Pampa. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Annette Hudson, in 1942, and by a son, Phillip Jesse Hudson, in 1946.Survivors include his wife; two sons, Melvin "Leeroy" Hudson of Arlington and Ray Hudson of Briscoe; a daughter, Sharon Grandstaff of Amarillo; his mother, Mary Hudson of Amarillo; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.The family suggests memorials to Harrington Cancer Center or a favorite charity.Amarillo News-Globe Mar. 11, 1997
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Della Mae Jenkins

Della Mae Jenkins, 93, died Sunday, June 1, 1997.Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Llano Cemetery at Amarillo with the Rev. Robert Field, retired Baptist minister from Amarillo, officiating. Arrangements are by Wright Funeral Home.Mrs. Jenkins was born in Dericks, Ark. She was a longtime resident of Canadian and Amarillo. She managed restaurants. She was a Baptist.She married Jack Roland Turner. He died in 1932. She married Roy Jenkins in 1944. He died in 1951. She also was preceded in death by a son, Harlon Turner, in 1994.Survivors include a son, J.B. Turner of Swannanoa, N.C.; a daughter, Dorothy Mae Mason of Alturas, Calif.; six grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.Amarillo Globe-News 3 Jun 1997
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John Allen Neece

John Allen Neece, 89, died Thursday, Feb. 27, 1997.Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Church of Christ with Chris Swinford, minister from Portales, N.M., and Cottie Tarbet of Shamrock officiating. Burial will be in Mobeetie Cemetery at Mobeetie by Wright Funeral Directors.Mr. Neece was born in Chillicothe and moved to Shamrock in 1954. He married Rosamond McCollum in 1935 at Sterling City. He was a teacher for the Shamrock ISD for 20 years and was a principal at the Mobeetie ISD for 10 years before retiring. He was a member of the Church of Christ.Survivors include his wife; a son, Allen Neece of Abilene; a daughter, Annette Perkins of Grand Prairie; and four grandchildren.Amarillo News-Globe Feb. 28, 1997
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Opal Ruby Putman

Opal Ruby Putman, 82, died Monday, Feb. 3, 1997.Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Chris Riggs, pastor of Eleventh Street Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Shamrock Cemetery by Wright Funeral Directors.Mrs. Putman was born in Gunter. She married Chester Putman in 1933 at Sayre, Okla. He died in 1991.She had lived in Wheeler County all her life and farmed and ranched there. She also was a waitress at Walls Cafe and the Western Motel before retiring. She was a member of First Baptist Church.Survivors include two sons, Jimmy Putman of Pensacola, Fla., and Joe Dean Putman of Paradise; two daughters, Mildred James of O Fallon, Mo., and Mary Bennett of Shamrock; two sisters, Pearl Hicks of St. Louis and Helen Griniger of California; a half sister, Eunice Hicks of Tucumcari, N.M.; a brother, Lesley Henderson of Dumas; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.The family requests memorials be to the American Cancer Society.Amarillo News-Globe Feb. 5, 1997
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Don W. Redding

Don W. Redding died Thursday, May 22, 1997, in Amarillo.Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Allison United Methodist Church at Allison with the Rev. Bill Wilson, pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle, in Amarillo.Mr. Redding was born in Terrell. He was a longtime resident of Springer, N.M., before moving to Wheeler two months ago.He was a rancher and also was involved in construction. He was a former member of the New Mexico Mounted Patrol.He married Josephine McDonald in 1941 at Albuquerque, N.M.Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Susan Redding of Canadian; a son, Joel Redding of Helena, Mont.; and three grandchildren.The body will not be available for viewing.Anarillo Globe-News 25 May 1997
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Doris Ann Rusk

Doris Ann Rusk, 88, died Friday, June 27, 1997.A private family service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle, in Amarillo.Mrs. Rusk was born in Colville, Wash. She had been a resident of Wheeler for 17 years, moving from Amarillo, where she had lived for 60 years. She was a music teacher and a homemaker. She was a member of the Texas Music Teachers Association and First Christian Church in Amarillo.She married Paul Clifton Rusk in 1926 at Pampa. He died in 1967.She was preceded in death by a son, Norman Brent Rusk, in 1997.Survivors include a son, Brian Rusk of Amarillo; a brother, Richard Gilliland of Oklahoma City; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.Amarillo Globe-News 29 Jun 1997
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Alma Lucille Slepko

Alma Lucille Slepko, 76, a former Wheeler resident, died Saturday, Jan. 25, 1997, in California.Services will be at 3:30 p.m. today in the Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Kerry Moore of Wheeler officiating. Burial will be in Wheeler Cemetery by Wright Funeral Home.Ms. Slepko was born in Shamrock, Okla., and was a former Wheeler resident. She had been a longtime resident of Lemon Grove, Calif. She was a homemaker.Survivors include two sons, Benny Graves and Charles Graves, both of San Diego; three daughters, Ladonna Pollard of Rosemont, Calif., Joyce Johnson of Dallas and Bonnie Vining of Princeton; two brothers, Bill Switzer of Midland and C.H. Switzer of Hobbs, N.M.; four sisters, Hazel Shaw, Mable Adams and Artie Harrington, all of Pampa, and Irene Rogers of Wheeler; 25 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.Amarillo News-Globe Feb. 2, 1997
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Berniece Stevens Hall

Berniece Stevens Hall, 73, died Sunday, July 13, 1997.Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church with Bill Morrison, minister of Wheeler Church of Christ, and the Rev. Rob Lindley, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Wheeler Cemetery by Wright Funeral Home.Mrs. Hall was born in Shamrock and had lived in Wheeler County all of her life. She graduated from Shamrock High School and attended Stephen F. Austin and Sul Ross University.She was named Wheeler's Woman of the Year in 1974. She was a member and past president of the Wednesday Study Club, Thursday Review Club, Wheeler Bicentennial Committee, Wheeler City Council and Wheeler PTA.Mrs. Hall was the first woman president of the Wheeler Chamber of Commerce and also served on the Wheeler Library Board and the American Cancer Society.She was an active member of the Wheeler Tax Appraisal Board, Wheeler Historical Society, Shamrock Ex-Student Association, Shamrock Tuesday Bridge Club, Wheeler Couples Bridge Club, Wheeler Ladies Bridge Club and the American Legion Auxiliary. She also was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels.She was a Methodist church member, where she served as a Sunday school teacher, administrative board member, worship committee chairman, Chancel Choir director, choir member and treasurer of the United Methodist Women.She married Harrison Hall in 1941 at Toyah.Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Dorothy Miller of Pampa and Linda Smith of Amarillo; a sister, Mickey Macina of Pakan; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.The family suggests memorials be to First Methodist Church of Wheeler or the American Cancer Society.Anarillo Globe-News 16 Jul 1997
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Sam Houston Hooker

Sam Houston Hooker, 75, died Tuesday, May 27, 1997.Memorial graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Mobeetie Cemetery with the Rev. Ralph Hovey, Baptist minister, officiating. Arrangements are by Wright Funeral Home of Wheeler.Mr. Hooker was born in Mobeetie and was a longtime resident of Mobeetie. He served in the Army from 1941 to 1945.Survivors include a daughter, Linda Casto of Albuquerque, N.M.; a brother, Frank Hooker of Bridgeport; and six grandchildren.Anarillo Globe-News 09 Jul 1997
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Sonna Murry Endsley

Sonna Murry Endsley, 54, died Sunday, June 29, 1997.Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Glenn Davis Memorial Methodist Church at Dozier with the Rev. Lawrence Thompson of Shamrock officiating. Burial will be in Dozier Cemetery by Wright Funeral Directors.Ms. Endsley was born in Shamrock and had lived in the Dozier community most of her life. She graduated from Samnorwood High School and worked as an LVN in Fort Worth. She was a member of the Pentecostal church.She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Jada Marie.Survivors include her mother, Marie Murry of Dozier; and two brothers, Randall Murry of Dumas and Mac Murry of Amarillo.Anarillo Globe-News 01 Jul 1997
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James Clifton Walker Sr.

James Clifton "Jim'' Walker Sr., 53, died Saturday, June 28, 1997, in Amarillo.Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in St. Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. James McGhee, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Zybach Cemetery by Wright Funeral Home.Mr. Walker was born in Monterey Park, Calif., and had lived in Wheeler County all of his life. He was a truck driver, a heavy equipment operator and a rancher. He was a member of the National Guard and the Catholic church.He married Wanda Owens in 1988 at Wheeler.Survivors include his wife of Bay City; three sons, James Clifton Walker Jr. of Briscoe, Chad Alton Walker of Wheeler and Cody Reed Walker of Ruidoso, N.M.; a daughter, Jodi Gayle Walker of Wheeler; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George "Bulldog'' Walker of Wheeler; a brother, Bill Walker of Briscoe; a sister, Nancy Davis of Howardwick; and four grandchildren.The family requests memorials be to the American Liver Foundation.Anarillo Globe-News 01 Jul 1997
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Alice Morgan Bailey

Alice Morgan Bailey, 76, died Thursday, June 26, 1997.Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Mobeetie Methodist Church with the Rev. Gary Jahnel, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Mobeetie Cemetery. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors in Pampa.Mrs. Bailey was born in Wheeler. She had been a lifetime resident of Wheeler County. She was involved in the family ranch.She married "Jap'' Bailey in 1946 at Miami. He died in 1996.Survivors include a son, John Bailey of Pampa; two daughters, Betty Sue Blevins of Clarendon, and Judy Faye Parker of Pampa; two sisters, Julia Williams of Pampa, and Helene Martin of Loveland, Colo.; 10 grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren.The family requests memorials be to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch or the Mobeetie Methodist Church.Amarillo Globe-News 29 Jun 1997
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Bill Setzler

Bill Setzler, 68, died Monday, June 30, 1997.Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Shamrock Cemetery with the Rev. Joe G. Jernigan of Shamrock officiating. Arrangements are by Wright Funeral Directors.Mr. Setzler was born in Shamrock and had lived in Shamrock all of his life. He worked for a bank in Borger for 15 years and for Farmer's Merchant Bank in Shamrock for eight years. He was a member of First United Methodist Church.Survivors include a son, Von Dietrich Setzler of Dallas; and two sisters, Mary Catherine Troxell of Amarillo and Martha Blake of Seguin.Anarillo Globe-News 01 Jul 1997
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Forace B. Evans

Forace B. Evans, 86, died Monday, June 30, 1997.Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in First Baptist Church of Wheeler with the Rev. Ronnie Chadwick of First Baptist Church of Davidson, Okla., and the Rev. Rob Lindley of First United Methodist Church of Wheeler officiating. Burial will be in Wheeler Cemetery by Wright Funeral Home.Mr. Evans was born in the Kelton community of Wheeler County. He had been a lifelong resident of Wheeler County.He married Newasa Lahoma Hays in 1935 at Wheeler. She died in 1970. He also was preceded in death by a son, Forace Dewayne Evans, in 1966.Mr. Evans was an engineer for the Texas Highway Department from 1950 until retiring in 1974. He was a farmer and a member of Allison First Baptist Church.He married Neta Standlee in 1975 at Wheeler.Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Betty Jean Arron of Del Rio; a son, Donnie Evans of Groom; three stepdaughters, Betty Zybach of Sayre, Okla., Martha Helton of Wheeler and Inez Erwin of Amarillo; three brothers, Joe Evans of Bell Gardens, Calif., Clint Evans of Pampa and Rondal Evans of Canadian; three sisters, Fannie Mae Bradstreet of Wheeler, Ollie Brock of Amarillo and Estelle Montgomery of Pampa; 22 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and a great-greatgrandson.The family requests memorials be to the American Heart Association.Anarillo Globe-News 01 Jul 1997
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Ida Caddell Farmer

Ida Caddell Farmer, 88, died Saturday, Aug. 23, 1997, in Midland.Services will be at 2 p.m. in Wheeler First Baptist Church with the Rev. Toby Henson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Wheeler Cemetery by Wright Funeral Home of Wheeler.Mrs. Farmer was born in Denton County. She attended school in Aubrey and graduated from Denton High School. She went to college at North Texas State Teachers College where she received her first teacher certification. She came to Wheeler County in 1928 to teach at Corn Valley School. She married Elvis E. "Ebb'' Farmer in 1932 at Wheeler. He died in 1967.Mrs. Farmer also graduated for West Texas College in 1948 and taught in the Wheeler schools until retiring in 1974. She moved to Midland in 1985. She was a member the Retired Teachers Association, First Baptist Church, Order of the Eastern Star and the '54 Study Club.Survivors include a son, Glen Farmer of Midland; two brothers, Vernon L. Caddell of Dallas and Curtis Macon Caddell of Granbury; four grandsons; and 10 great-grandchildren.The family requests memorials be to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch or a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News 25 Aug 1997
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Faye Elizabeth Coleman

Faye Elizabeth Coleman, 78, died, Friday, Aug. 22, 1997, in Rowlett.Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. at Shamrock Cemetery with the family officiating. Arrangements by Wright Funeral Directors of Pampa.Mrs. Coleman was born in Collingsworth County. She was an accountant and worked for Cabot Corp. most of her career. She was a member of Pampa First Baptist Church.Survivors include a sister, Doris Goodson of Mansfield.Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Wright Funeral Directors.Amarillo Globe-News 25 Aug 1997
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Ernest C. Gordon

Ernest C. "Shorty'' Gordon, 89, died, Sunday, Aug. 10, 1997.Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church of Mobeetie with the Rev. Gary Jahnel, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Wheeler Cemetery at Wheeler. Arrangements are by Wright Funeral Home of Wheeler.Mr. Gordon was born in Throckmorton County. As a child, he moved to Wheeler County. He graduated from Wheeler High School. He married Goldie Rebecca Williamson in 1948 at Sanford. She died in 1990.Mr. Gordon served with the Army during World War II. He also was a rancher and a member of First United Methodist Church of Mobeetie.Survivors include two brothers, George Gordon of Monmouth, Ore., and Horace Gordon of Toledo, Ohio; and three sisters, Flora Mae Kelley of Mobeetie, Elda Wilson of Pampa, and Lucille Kilbreath of Lubbock.Amarillo Globe-News 12 Aug 1997
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Gilbert Hampton

Gilbert Hampton, 85, died Tuesday, July 22, 1997.Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Church of the Nazarene with Kerry Moore officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Wellington by Wright Funeral Home.Mr. Hampton was born in Meridian, Okla., and raised in Wheeler County. He was a dock foreman for Borden's Milk Co. He also was a farmer. He served in Korea with the Army.He married Loretta Irene Hazard in 1935 at Claude. She died in 1943. He married Edna Pruitt in 1949 at Pampa. They moved to Lubbock in 1949 and lived there until moving to White Deer in 1960.While living in White Deer, Mr. Hampton was active in senior citizens' activities. In 1990, he moved from White Deer to Longview and lived there until returning to Wheeler in 1995.He was a Baptist.Survivors include three daughters, Linda Hampton Buttry of South El Monte, Calif., Karen Hampton Power of Longview and Kay Hampton Chowning of Lubbock; two sisters, Opal Hampton Plemmons of Carrollton and Vera Hampton Brickey of Wheeler; a brother, J.C. Hampton of Rialto, Calif.; 13 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren.The family requests memorials be to Meals on Wheels or the Wheeler Library.Anarillo Globe-News 02 Jul 1997
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Nellie M. Horton

Nellie M. Horton, 91, died Monday, July 21, 1997.Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday in Wheeler Cemetery with the Rev. Toby Henson, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are Wright Funeral Home.Mrs. Horton was born near Mangum, Okla. She married Dewey Logan Horton in 1938 at Wellington. He died in 1958.She worked as a cook in the osteopathic hospital in Amarillo for more than 20 years. She also had been a farmer.Mrs. Horton moved to Wheeler from Amarillo 20 years ago. She was a member of First Baptist Church.Survivors include two brothers, Gus Brock of Amarillo and Minor Lee Carson of Dallas; and two sisters, Sallie B. Harris of Wheeler and Helen Ward o
f Houston.Anarillo Globe-News 23 Jul 1997
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Ethel N. Loter

Ethel N. Loter, 82, died Friday, July 18, 1997, in Corpus Christi.Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Rob Lindley, pastor, officiating. Private burial will be in Wheeler Cemetery by Wright Funeral Home.Mrs. Loter was born in Throckmorton County and graduated from Throckmorton High School. She married Charles E. Loter in 1941 at Alpine. They moved to Wheeler from Fort Davis. They lived in Wheeler until 1988, when they moved to Corpus Christi.Mrs. Loter was a clerk for McIlhaney's Dry Goods for many years. She was a member and past worthy matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, a member of Wheeler First United Methodist Church and a teacher of the Friendship Sunday School Class. She had an associate membership at Wesley United Methodist Church Corpus Christi.Mr. Loter died in 1991.Survivors include a son, Dr. Joe C. Loter of Corpus Christi; four sisters, Josephine Coffman and Quetana Drumm, both of Princeton, Idaho, Inell Sproul of Fort Davis and Audrey West of Alto, N.M.; a brother, John Newton of Princeton; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.The family suggests memorials be to Wheeler United Methodist Church.Anarillo Globe-News 23 Jul 1997
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Trenton Ray Winter-Hunt

Trenton Ray Winter-Hunt, 2-month-old son of Kimberly Winter and Shawn Hunt, both of Briscoe, died Saturday, Jan. 18, 1997.Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Country Chapel with the Rev. Rodney Weatherly, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Wheeler Cemetery by Wright Funeral Home.Trenton was born in Pampa.Survivors include his parents; a sister, Tracy Winter of the home; grandparents, Shelia and Billy Umsted of Wheeler and Cathy and Melvin Hunt of Briscoe; and great-grandparents, Hazel and Curtis Hendrix of Okmulgee, Okla., Lurena and Marvin Umsted of Delhigh, Okla., and L.D. and Wanda Childress of Briscoe.Amarillo News-Globe Jan. 21, 1997
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Laura Rachel Whiteley

Laura Rachel Whiteley, 91, of Alamogordo, N.M., a former Wheeler resident, died Thursday, May 1, 1997.Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Wheeler Church of Christ with Bill Morrison, minister, officiating. Burial will be in Kelton Cemetery by Wright Funeral Home.Mrs. Whiteley was born in Johnson County, Ark. She married Charley Whiteley in 1928 at Shamrock. They lived in Wheeler County for 55 years. Mr. Whiteley died in 1983.Following the death of her husband, Mrs. Whiteley moved to Alamogordo and had lived there for the past 14 years. She was a homemaker and a member of Wheeler Church of Christ.Survivors include a son, Kenneth Whiteley of Hurst; a daughter, Reba Smith of Alamogordo; a brother, A.E. Carothers of St. Louis; a sister, Sarah Knight of Cabot, Ark.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
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