Carson County Obituaries
2003
Source: Amarillo Globe-News
July 2003
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Jack Vernon Holt
Sr.
HEDLEY - Jack Vernon Holt Sr., 77, died Saturday, June
28, 2003, in Childress.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Rowe
Cemetery in Hedley with the Rev. Bryan Knowles, pastor of
Community Fellowship Church in Clarendon, officiating.
Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of
Clarendon.
Mr. Holt was born Dec. 14, 1925, in Amarillo and was an
Amarillo resident before moving to Hedley in 1975. He had
been an auto mechanic and welder for most of his life
before his retirement.
Survivors include a daughter, Nicki Nail of Wentzville,
Mo.; two sons, David Holt of Hazel Green, Ala., and Jack
Holt of Silsbee; two sisters, Mary Lessongang and Betty
Littau, both of Syracuse, N.Y.; four grandchildren; and
four great-grandchildren.
Amarillo Globe-News, July 2, 2003
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Lola Pearl Howe
PANHANDLE - Lola Pearl Howe, 83, died Tuesday, July 1,
2003.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in First Christian
Church with the Rev. Ted Welch, pastor, officiating.
Burial will be in Panhandle Cemetery by Minton/Chatwell
Funeral Directors.
Mrs. Howe was born March 28, 1920, in Clarendon and had
been a longtime resident of Panhandle. She married
Clarence Harvey Howe on Aug. 20, 1939, in Panhandle. She
was a member of Rainbow Girls, National Cowbelles
Association, New Mexico Cowbelles Association and Wyoming
Cowbelles Association. She was also a member of Extension
Clubs in Clayton, N.M., a 4-H Leader, El Telran Daughters
of the Nile in Cody, Wyo., Altrusian Club, Panhandle
Athenium Club, Panhandle 55+ Club, and Panhandle
Christians Women's Fellowship. She was a homemaker and a
member of First Christian Church of Panhandle.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1995.
Survivors include a son, Harold Howe of Panhandle; two
daughters, Sandra Howe of Panhandle and Barbara Nichols
of Stafford, Va.; seven grandchildren; and nine
great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice,
Harrington Cancer Research, or First Christian Church of
Panhandle.
Amarillo Globe-News, July 3, 2003
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Alice Nicholson
WHITE DEER - Alice Nicholson, 76, died Friday, July 4,
2003.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in United Methodist
Church with the Rev. John Dorn, pastor of St. Andrew
United Methodist Church in Borger, officiating.
Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors
of Pampa.
Mrs. Nicholson was born Sept. 26, 1926, in Missouri. She
had lived in White Deer for 57 years. She married Don
Nicholson on Oct. 22, 1946, in Pampa. She was co-founder
of White Deer Senior Citizens.
She farmed in the White Deer area for 25 years. She was
owner and operator of Green Punkin Restaurant for 15
years, co-owner of Honest Don's for 10 years and was a
member of United Methodist Church of White Deer.
Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Nicki Maples
of Amarillo; a son, Brent Nicholson of Dallas; and two
grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to White Deer Senior
Citizens, 319 Main St., White Deer, TX 79097.
Amarillo Globe-News, July 6, 2003
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Carla Mynear
WHITE DEER - Carla Mynear, 44, died Thursday, July 17,
2003, in Pampa.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in First Baptist
Church of White Deer with the Rev. Monty Kreis, pastor of
First United Methodist Church of Colorado City, and the
Rev. John Collis, pastor of First Baptist Church of
Ozona, officiating. Burial will be in White Deer Cemetery
by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa.
Miss Mynear assisted her uncle Frankie Kreis at White
Deer Feed. She was a member of First Baptist Church of
White Deer, where she taught Sunday School since 1978.
Survivors include her parents, Carl and Nell Mynear of
White Deer; three sisters, Kim O'Connell of Grape Creek,
Kandy Bolding of Midland and Patti Parks of White Deer;
and her grandmother, Eunice Hurst of Wellington.
The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church
Children's Ministry, White Deer, TX; or White Deer
Ambulance Service, P.O. Box 98, White Deer, TX 79097.
Amarillo Globe-News, July 18, 2003
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Ripley Albert
"Rip" Snyder
GROOM - Ripley Albert "Rip" Snyder, 90, died
Wednesday, July 16, 2003, in Amarillo.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today in First Baptist Church
of Groom with the Rev. David Kelly, pastor, officiating.
Burial with military honors will be in Groom Cemetery by
Robertson Funeral Directors.
Mr. Snyder was born Dec. 4, 1912, in Stratford, Sherman
County. He was a resident of Groom for most of his life
before moving to Amarillo a year ago. He married Joy
Loraine Gibbins on Jan. 10, 1942, in Claude. He had
worked at the grain elevator and at the hardware store in
Groom for most of his life before retirement. He was an
Army veteran of World War II and was the recipient of
five Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart. He was a member of
First Baptist Church of Groom.
He was preceded in death by his wife on Jan. 16, 2003.
Survivors include a daughter, Nina Richey and husband,
Truman, of San Angelo; a son, Jerry Snyder and wife,
Carolyn, of Amarillo; five grandchildren, Hallie Snyder
of Austin, Kimberly Alexander of Dallas, Marc and Tonya
Alexander of Amarillo, Sean and Leticia Richey of
Carlsbad, and Cory and Jennifer Richey of San Angelo;
eight great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews;
and many other family members and friends.
Amarillo Globe-News, July 19, 2003
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Carolyn
"Carrie" Horner
SKELLYTOWN - Carolyn "Carrie" Horner, 85, died
Monday, July 21, 2003, in Amarillo.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in First Baptist
Church of Skellytown with the Rev. Fines Marchman,
pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens
Cemetery in Pampa by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral
Directors.
Mrs. Horner was born March 4, 1918, in Hutchinson County.
She married Clyde Joseph Horner on Nov. 21, 1936, in
Sayre, Okla. She had been a resident of Skellytown, and a
member of First Baptist Church of Skellytown since 1944.
She served as director and teacher in the primary Sunday
school department, and was the librarian and church clerk
for many years. She was a homemaker and helped her
husband work in the Horner Brothers Grocery Store.
She was preceded in death by her husband on Dec. 15,
1991; two brothers, Virgil Meadows and Luther Meadows;
and a sister, Dollie Mae Meadows.
Survivors include a daughter, Carolyn Nichols of
Skellytown; a son, Jimmie Horner of Amarillo; two
sisters, Mary Ellen Richardson and Ramona Hutchens, both
of Amarillo; four grandchildren; and a
great-granddaughter.
The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church
of Skellytown.
Amarillo Globe-News, July 23, 2003
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Panhandle Mayor
McNeill dies
By KAY LEDBETTER
kledbetter@amarillonet.com
The Amarillo Globe-News
PANHANDLE - The community of Panhandle and the cattle
feeding industry mourned the loss of a longtime leader
Wednesday.
Les McNeill, 61, mayor of Panhandle and a past Texas
Cattle Feeders Association president, died in Amarillo
after a two-year battle with cancer.
"He was just an exceptional person," said Burt
Rutherford, TCFA communications director. "Les was
very involved, not only as a great leader in the cattle
industry, but he was very civic-minded and a tremendous
leader in the community of Panhandle."
Panhandle City Manager Loren Brand said McNeill continued
to function as mayor for Panhandle until his death,
missing only a few council meetings during his fight
against cancer.
"It's hard," Brand said. "He was a friend
of mine a long time before he was my boss. The community
is losing a powerful asset."
McNeill served on the city council from 1976-1981 and was
elected mayor from 1981 to 1990 and again from 1994 to
the present.
"I attribute a majority of the progress that
Panhandle has made over the last several decades to Les
and people like Les who have worked toward it,"
Brand said.
He said renovation programs such as the Main Street
Project, the new $2 million wastewater treatment plant,
the updating and equipping of emergency services,
including the fire, police and ambulance departments, all
happened under McNeill's leadership.
"But it's harder to lose a friend than it is to lose
a mayor," he said.
McNeill was chairman of the building committee when First
Baptist Church burned in 1997. He was past president of
Panhandle Regional Planning Commission, past president of
the Panhandle Rotary Club and past president of the
Panhandle Chamber of Commerce.
NcNeill also provided leadership to TCFA in many areas
over the years, Rutherford said, as chairman of several
committees and as president in 1994.
In addition to TCFA, McNeill served the cattle-feeding
industry as chairman of the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion
and Research Board, which oversees the national beef
checkoff, in 2000, and for several years as a director of
the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.
A native of Corpus Christi, McNeill was a graduate of
Texas A&I University with a bachelor's degree in
animal husbandry. He was decorated for service as an
officer in the U.S. Army in Vietnam and had been co-owner
and manager of Carson County Feedyards since 1973.
Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Friday at First
Baptist Church of Panhandle with arrangements by
Minton-Chatwell Funeral Home. Burial will follow at
Panhandle Cemetery.
McNeill is survived by his wife, Anne; three daughters,
Megann, Sarah and Allison; one son, Lane; and two
grandsons.
Brand said Panhandle has a mayor pro-tem, Dan Looten, who
has presided at the meetings in McNeill's absence.
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Jim W.
Osborne
PANHANDLE - Jim W. Osborne, 67, died Tuesday, July 22,
2003.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in First United
Methodist Church in Panhandle with the Rev. Jeff Matsler,
pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors.
Mr. Osborne was born Aug. 23, 1935, in Pampa. He was a
farmer/rancher.
Survivors include his wife, Jeri; a son, Mike Osborne of
Scottsdale, Ariz.; two daughters, Dana Porter of
Wolfforth and Judy Osborne of Austin; a brother, David
Osborne of Pampa; and two sisters, Nell Williams of
Canyon and Rosemary Crossett of Fair Oaks Ranch.
The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas
Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson, Amarillo, TX 79101; or to
First United Methodist Church of Panhandle.
Amarillo Globe-News, July 24, 2003
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Haleigh Autumn
Throgmorton
PANHANDLE - Haleigh Autumn Throgmorton, infant daughter
of Rodney and Jerri-Lynn Throgmorton, died Tuesday, July
22, 2003.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today in Panhandle Church of
Christ with Ernie Bishop, of Hutchinson, Kan.,
officiating. Burial will be in Panhandle Cemetery by
Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors.
Haleigh was born June 8, 2003, in Panhandle.
Survivors include her parents of Panhandle; her
grandparents, Jerry and Pat Boone of Rotan and Wayne and
Becky Throgmorton of Panhandle; great-grandparents, Wayne
Throgmorton of Amarillo, Charles and Juanita Underhill of
Roby and Joe and Margaret Boone of Boulder City, Nev.;
and two brothers, Cory Throgmorton and Cade Throgmorton,
both of Panhandle.
The family suggests memorials be to Haleigh Throgmorton
Memorial Fund at Sun Bank in Panhandle.
Amarillo Globe-News, July 24, 2003
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Nancy Jo
Adams
SKELLYTOWN - Nancy Jo Adams, 47, died Wednesday, July 23,
2003, in Pampa.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today in
Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel in
Pampa with the Rev. Rob Lackey of Panhandle officiating.
Mrs. Adams was born Feb. 18, 1956, in Torrance, Calif.
She married Dan Adams on Sept. 18, 1982, in Pampa.
Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Jen Lewis
and Angela Adams, both of Skellytown, and Renee Darce
Adams of Amarillo; a son, Jed Adams of Skellytown; three
sisters, Karen Fletcher of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and
Sandy Winegeart and Susan Barnhart, both of Oklahoma
City; a brother, Jerry Lewis of McKinleyville, Calif.;
and a granddaughter.
Amarillo Globe-News, July 26, 2003
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Randy Dewayne
Whitehead
PANHANDLE - Randy Dewayne Whitehead, 47, died Saturday,
July 26, 2003.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Baptist Church
of Panhandle with the Rev. Bill Fuller, pastor, and the
Rev. Charles Wyatt of Claremore, Okla., officiating.
Burial will be in Panhandle Cemetery by Minton-Chatwell
Funeral Directors.
Mr. Whitehead was a member of the First Baptist Church
and was active in youth mission trips.
Survivors include his wife, Jo; two sons, Justin and
wife, Bonnie, of Pampa and Shawn of Panhandle; a brother,
Paul Harmon of Del Rio; and a granddaughter, Hailee.
The family suggests memorials be to Panhandle First
Baptist Church, youth missions fund.
Amarillo Globe-News, July 28, 2003
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Deila Faye Adams
PANHANDLE - Deila Faye Adams, 71, died Tuesday, July 29,
2003.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the Church of
Christ in Panhandle with Don Stone, interim pastor,
officiating. Burial will be in Panhandle Cemetery by
Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors.
Miss Adams was born Sept. 11, 1931, in Armstrong County.
She took care of the elderly for years.
Survivors include two brothers, Louis Earston Adams of
Wichita Falls and James Adams of Phoenix; and three
sisters, Iva Mae Cox of Pampa, Leota Marie Haire of
Wheeler and Sue Mayfield of Tatum, N.M.
Amarillo Globe-News, July 31, 2003
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