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Ochiltree
County Obituaries - 2003
Source: Amarillo
Globe-News
January 2003
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Fern LeMaster
PERRYTON - Fern LeMaster, 94, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2003.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First United
Methodist Church with the Rev. Greg Kennedy officiating.
Burial will be in Ochiltree Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers
Funeral Home.
Mrs. LeMaster was born in Gray, Okla., on March 13, 1908.
Her parents were George and Lottie Berkstresser
Leatherman. She was an avid duplicate bridge player. She
was a member of First United Methodist Church in
Perryton.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters,
Grace Guyger, Irene Brodie and Ada Witt; and a brother,
Ross Leatherman.
Survivors include her husband, H. Jake; three nieces,
Phyllis Price of Balko, Okla., Gaynell Hulsey of Perryton
and Barbara Kaye Oberle of Corinth; four nephews, Tom
LeMaster of Albuquerque, N.M., Ed LeMaster of Edinburg,
Clifford Guyger of Grand Junction, Colo., and Dan Witt of
Seneca, N.M.; several great-nieces and nephews; several
great-great-nieces and nephews; a
great-great-great-niece; and a
great-great-great-nephew.
The family suggests memorials be to Wheatheart Shrine
Club, P.O. Box 591, Perryton, TX 79070.
Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 13, 2003
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Charles E.
Williams
PERRYTON - Charles E. Williams, 85, died Tuesday, Jan.
14, 2003.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Southside Baptist
Church with the Rev. Geary Martin officiating. Burial
will be in Ochiltree Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral
Home. Mr. Williams worked for Sun Oil Co. for 45
years and retired as foreman on Oct. 1, 1984. He was a
member of Southside Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Francis; two daughters,
Gloria Hodges of Perryton and Sheila Richardson of
Houston; two grandsons, Justin Hodges of Perryton and
Todd Richardson and wife, Heather, of Austin; a
granddaughter, Amanda Wyrick and husband, Joey, of
Tyrone, Okla.; and a great-grandson, Kenley Wyrick of
Tyrone. The family suggests memorials be to
Southside Baptist Church, P.O. Box 833, Perryton, TX
79070.
Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 15, 2003
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Charles Gift
PERRYTON - Charles Gift, 73, died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Full Gospel
Church with the Rev. Tim Ramsey officiating. Burial will
be in Ochiltree Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral
Home.
Mr. Gift was a very loving husband, father and
grandfather. He was a man of very few words and a large
heart for all. He served in the Army for two years. He
was stationed in Korea during the Korean conflict for a
year. While overseas in March 1952, he accepted the Lord
as his savior. Upon his honorable discharge, he returned
to Ochiltree County and became very actively involved in
farming and ranching.
He was also employed by Perryton Independent
School as a bus driver for 14 years. During his
children's youth he was a very active Ochiltree 4-H
leader. He later worked for Sperry New Holland as a shop
foreman for 18 years. After his retirement he formed his
own farm machinery repair business and continued to work
daily. He was a Mason and a Shriner.
Survivors include his wife, Rozella; two sons, Mike Gift
and wife, Linda, of Gruver and Kenny Gift of Perryton; a
daughter, Jo Williams and husband, Paddy, of Perryton;
two brothers, Leon Gift of Balko, Okla., and Ivan Gift of
Roseville, Calif.; two sisters, Lafaun Karber of Balko
and Donna Bell Penner of Phoenix; four grandsons, Justin
Gift and wife, Lexy, of Guymon, Okla., Jerry Gift and
wife, Tina, of Hamlin, and Brad Williams and wife, Jamie,
and Blake Williams, all of Perryton; a granddaughter, Amy
Gift of Beaver, Okla.; a great-granddaughter, Paige
Williams of Perryton; and a host of nieces, nephews and
other relatives.
The family suggests memorials be to Full Gospel Church,
P.O. Box 845, Perryton, TX 79070; Cal Farley's Boys
Ranch, P.O. Box 1890, Amarillo, TX 79174; or Ochiltree
Hospice Volunteers, 3101 Garrett St., Perryton, TX 79070.
Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 21, 2003
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Ruth Nagel
PERRYTON - Ruth Nagel, 90, died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2003, in
Morrison, Colo.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in First United
Methodist Church with the Rev. Greg Kennedy officiating.
Burial will be in Ochiltree Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Nagel was a member of First United Methodist Church
of Perryton. She worked in the church nursery for 37
years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Nagel in
1999. Survivors include a daughter, Zona Hairgrove
and husband, Kenneth, of Rapid City, S.D.; five
grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a
great-great-grandchild.
The family suggests memorials be to First United
Methodist Church, P.O. Box 987, Perryton, TX 79070.
Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 29, 2003
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