Local Obituaries for Families in Amarillo, Texas
Kenneth Deaton
Jul 24, 2009
Kenneth was born Sept. 10, 1936, in Claude. He grew up in Amarillo and graduated from Amarillo High School. He served in the U.S. Army with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, N.C. Kenneth married Paula Salkeld on Aug. 2, 1957 in Amarillo. He was in the carpet business for more than 35 years. He was preceded in death...
Opal Frances McDonald
Jul 21, 2009
Mrs. McDonald was born October 18, 1916, in Hubbard, Texas to Elmer and Lillie Northern. She married George Robert McDonald on May 15, 1936 in Coolidge, Texas. Opal was in retail sales and worked for Colbert’s in Amarillo for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband and two brothers, Harvey Northern and Elmer Northern. She is survived...
Lily Fong
Jul 21, 2009
Lily was born February 14, 1937 in Nanking, China, to Dr. Chih Fang and Madame Ih-Chi Fang. She moved from China to the United States in 1955, graduating with honors from St. Anthony’s Hospital School of Nursing in 1958, passing her state board test and becoming a Registered Nurse that same year. On August 22, 1959 she married Don Leon...
Kathleen Mary Colwell
Jul 19, 2009
Kathleen was born in Ballyhaunis County Mayo, Ireland to John and Mary Ellen Grogan. In 1950 she moved to the United States and married, James R. Colwell on November 5, 1955 at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Kathleen worked as a nurse and x-ray technician at St. Anthony’s Hospital for many years. She devoted her life to the care of her family...
Chad Lee Dominguez
Jul 19, 2009
Chad was born February 29, 1988, in Amarillo, Texas. He was employed in the warehouse at Anderson Merchandisers. Chad was a kind, generous person with a big heart, and cherished by all. He was a great son, uncle, brother, friend, and caregiver. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Chad was preceded in death by his Father-Grandfather,...
Ada Marie Glenn
Jul 18, 2009
Ada Marie Webster Glenn, 90, left this world on Saturday, July 18, 2009, to join her husband, Dr. James C. Glenn, and eldest grandson, James G. Glenn. Ada was born December 1, 1918, the sixth of seven children to Earl Eugene and Percy Jane Slocum Webster. She was born and grew up in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She attended Washington University in...
Ronald Shane Daniels
Jul 14, 2009
Ronald was born September 10, 1965 in Tucumcari. He graduated from Caprock High School. He was a member of the US Army and participated in the Iraq and Persian Gulf conflicts. He was a very proud member of the US Army, and was a paratrooper with the Rangers. He worked as a hardwood flooring installer. He is preceded in death...
Ella Frances Rhea
Jul 13, 2009
Mrs. Rhea was born in Mingus, Texas to Adolph and Effie Lee Telchik on November 22, 1934. She married Oran Rhea on Feb. 14, 1953 in Tahoka. Mrs. Rhea worked as an LVN for many years before going to work at Dunlaps where she worked for over ten years before retiring. Mrs. Rhea was a member of Southwest Church of...
Johnny Lee Martinez
Jul 12, 2009
Johnny was born April 23, 1974 in Muleshoe, Texas to Lino and Olefia Cortez Martinez. He was employed as a heavy equipment operator at Holmes Construction. He met Rebecca Hernandez and they married on March 3, 2006. Johnny and Becky were members of St. Ann’s Catholic Church. He was a wonderful son, brother, husband and father. He had many friends,...
Helen Mathewson
Jul 10, 2009
Helen was born September 11, 1913 in Kane, Pennsylvania to Edward and Alice Magnuson. She attended a one room school house in Kane, then went on to attend nursing school in Jamestown, NY. She met Lee Mathewson and they married on April 5, 1935 in New York. They moved to Amarillo in 1949 and remained here the rest of their...
Alva Alton Gleaves
Jul 9, 2009
Al was born June 1, 1943 in Elk City, OK. He grew up in the Berlin/Grimes communities and was married to Joyce Evalena Baker in 1961 at the Berlin Community Center. They lived in Sayre before living on and working on Joyce’s parent’s home place. They moved to Strong City, OK where they managed a dairy farm until moving to...
Billye Masten
Jul 7, 2009
Billye was born in Era, Texas on September 28, 1923 to Johnny and Fannie Masten. She was a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the US Air Force, as well as a registered nurse. She served in Viet Nam and Korea. She retired from the military while serving at Caswell AFB in Fort Worth and moved to Amarillo in 1979. She has...
June E Montgomery
Jul 5, 2009
Mrs. Montgomery was born in Hugo, Oklahoma on December 30, 1923 to Perry and Letha Dickey. She met the love of her life, Archie Montgomery, in Idabel, Ok while he was stationed at Camp Maxey in Paris, TX. A popular song at the time was called Five and Ten Cent Store. The couple met at a five and ten cent...
Maria E Weir
Jul 5, 2009
Maria was born on May 22, 1920, in Naples, Italy. She was raised in Naples and worked at the telephone office where she met the love of her life, Walter J. Weir II. They were married in Naples on September 9, 1945 moving to Amarillo in 1954. She loved being a mother to all and served others with a caring...
Lester Wayne Rivers
Jun 27, 2009
Mr. Rivers was born Aug. 13, 1943, in Canadian to J. W. Rivers and Olene Hodges Rivers. He graduated from Amarillo High School in 1961, and then attended the University of Arkansas on a basketball scholarship. In 1964, he married Eveline Stanford in Conway, Ark., his college sweetheart, who remained his best friend and life partner for 44 years. Wayne...
William A. Kelly
Jun 27, 2009
Bill was born Dec. 28, 1946, in San Angelo. He was a beloved husband, son, father and friend, who passed away unexpectedly in Houston on Saturday, June 27, 2009. He graduated from Amarillo High School in 1965, and earned a degree in accounting from Texas Tech University. Bill became a licensed CPA in 1970, and specialized in forensic accounting. He...
Mila Ramsey Wedding
Jun 26, 2009
Mrs. Wedding was born May 9, 1915, in Jones County to John Ellis and Maggie Luttrell Culwell. She married E.W. Ramsey in 1933. He preceded her in death in 1982. She and Frank Wedding were married in 1989, and he passed away in 1991. Mila was a homemaker and past president of the Texas A&M Mother's Club. She was active...
Grace Edna Morgan
Jun 23, 2009
Mrs. Morgan was born in Dalhart, Texas and has been in the Amarillo area since 1965. She married Merrill Marvin Morgan in Oregon on September 17, 1941. She was a homemaker and seamstress and was a member of the Nazarene Church. She served with her husband pastoring churches in Oklahoma. Grace loved to cook and entertain their many friends and...
Celia Ann Dietrich
Jun 22, 2009
Ann was born January 12, 1933 in Rushville, NE to William and Celia Kriegshauser. She graduated from St. Louis University in St. Louis, MO. She met Ed Dietrich and they married on February 7, 1959 in University City, MO. She and Ed lived in Amarillo since 1972. Ann was a founding family member of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church....
Gordon Laverne Carey
Jun 22, 2009
Gordon L. Carey went home to be with his Lord on June 22, 2009. He was 86 years old. He was the son of Ross and Virginia Carey. He was born in Apperson, OK and graduated from North Oklahoma Jr. College. He served in the US Marine Corp from January 1943 to March 1945. He worked for Santa Fe Railroad...
