Local Obituaries for Families in Amarillo, Texas
Phyllis Ailene Deaton
Sep 18, 2009
Mrs. Deaton was born June 22, 1919 in Garden City, KS to Howard and Mary Agnes Best. She met Hubert D. Deaton and they were married in September 1935 in Amarillo. He preceded her in death on July 3, 1990. She was a secretary and bookkeeper for Garland Sell for over twenty years. She was an Amarillo resident for most...
Georgia Jaunette O'Gorman
Sep 18, 2009
The Rosary will be said on Thursday, September 17th, at 6:00 PM at St. Patrick’s CatholicChurch.A memorial mass will be held on Friday, September 18 at 1:00 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Shamrock, Tx. Rev. Nicholas Gerber will officiate. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home. Georgia was born May 29, 1941 in Shamrock to Beuron and Frankie Stevens. She...
Rual Douglas Heaton
Sep 18, 2009
Mr. Heaton was born in Ada, Oklahoma on September 19, 1935 to Dora Henry and Robert Heaton. He joined the Army at age 17 and served 22 years. He married Barbara Cobb Reid on June 12, 1968. He farmed a few months. He also owned and operated a restaurant “The Bushland Café” and a gas station “Exon” for 18 months....
Porfirio Ortega
Sep 16, 2009
Pilo was born February 26, 1941 in McAllen, Tx to Ysidro Ortega and Josephina Ramirez Ortega. He was married to Gumecinda for 35 years. She preceded him in death on April 4, 2002. He was deeply involved in prison ministries, leading men’s groups and teaching them about music and the Bible. He loved to play his guitar for funeral services...
George Truett Johnson Sr.
Sep 16, 2009
George was born February 6, 1920 in Gatesville, Texas to John Roy and Maude Alma Johnson. He graduated from Amarillo High School where he was a Golden Gloves champion. He married his high school sweetheart, Thelma Lee Warnecke on December 24, 1940. He served in the US Army in 1944. He was at his best when he was hard at...
Clarence F. Wink
Sep 15, 2009
Clarence was born November 26, 1917, to Mike N. and Margaret A. Neusch Wink in Potter County Texas. He lived and parted this world on the family farm where he was born and spent his entire life. It was the only place he ever wanted to be. He was engaged in farming and livestock production throughout his life. He was...
Roy Dismuke
Sep 15, 2009
Roy was born June 7, 1924 in Marlow, OK to Charlie and Allie Dismuke. He graduated from Marlow High School in 1942 and shortly thereafter joined the US Army. After basic training in Camp Swift, TX, he was deployed to England. After training in England and not really knowing the assignment, he landed on Omaha Beach, Normandy, France on June...
Stanley Paul Carel
Sep 12, 2009
Stanley Paul Carel was born in Okarche, Oklahoma on September 26, 1954. He left this world in the loving arms of his savior Jesus Christ on September 12, 2009. Stan grew up in Union City, Oklahoma and was a graduate of Union City High School. He was also a graduate of several different colleges, including El Reno College, Oklahoma City...
Bernice G. Smith
Sep 12, 2009
Bernice was born July 10, 1919 at Laurens, SC to Matthew and Nellie Gossett. Bernice was raised by her grandparents, George W. and Susie C. Gossett in Anderson, SC. After graduation from Anderson Girls High School, she married her high school sweetheart Robert L. Allen. To their marriage were born two children, George M. Allen of Canyon and Doris Ann...
Mary Elizabeth Archer
Sep 11, 2009
Elizabeth leaves behind a large and loving family who all believe that she was an amazing, excellent human being, and that her death is going to leave an enormous and unfillable void in their lives. She was the best mother, daughter, sister, physician, friend and confidante as well as much, much more. Elizabeth's greatest passion was her family, but her...
Zachary Augustus Lane
Sep 10, 2009
The celebration of Zachary’s birth to Fred and Jan Lane was January 15, 1992. He attended Bushland Elementary School and was a senior at Tascosa High School. He was a dedicated member of the Tascosa baseball team. Learning from his best friend and father, Zach was a true renaissance man. At once a son, brother, grandson, uncle, friend, teammate, mentor...
Robbie Edna Cranfill
Sep 10, 2009
Mrs. Cranfill was born July 18, 1912 in Bonham, Texas to John James and Virginia Cordelia Pass. Robbie was the youngest of eleven children. She met Cecil Cranfill and they married April 1, 1932. They both attended Central State Teacher’s College. She began her teaching career in a one room schoolhouse. Mrs. Cranfill taught school for over forty years, teaching...
Freddie DeVoin Kelley
Sep 6, 2009
Freddie was born in Wolf City, Texas. He served in the US marine Corp. He married Marjorie Henry on September 21, 1996. After his military service he farmed in Dalhart and owned his own Bordens distributorship, where he was a route man and salesman and then at Affiliated Foods as a truck driver before retiring after 16 years on November...
Linda Pauline Towne
Sep 6, 2009
Linda Towne, 65, of Amarillo died Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel, 4100 S. Georgia St., with the Rev. Bill Carpenter of Victory Harvest Church officiating. Linda was born Dec. 8, 1943, in Haskell to Chester and Catherine Gregg. She graduated from high school in Sundown. She met...
Mary LaVeta Rook
Sep 6, 2009
Mary "LaVeta" Rook, 85, of Amarillo died Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Llano Cemetery with the Rev. Kevin Deckard of Polk Street United Methodist Church officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. LaVeta was born Dec. 18, 1923, in Lubbock to E.D. and Madie Judd Hurd. She graduated...
Paula Witt
Sep 5, 2009
Paula was born Jan. 25, 1926, in Allsboro, Ala., to Charles Washington Harrell and Stella Star Stanford Harrell. She graduated from high school in 1945. Her professional life was spent in real estate, inns and restaurants, and with her husband, Henry D. Witt, was a part of the newly formed hotel company Holiday Inns of America. She married Henry David...
