Local Obituaries for Families in Amarillo, Texas
Robert Eugene Cornett
Apr 1, 2009
Robert “Bobby” Eugene Cornett, 82, passed away on April 1, 2009, in Odessa, Texas. Bobby was a lifelong resident of Groom, Texas. He was born June 9, 1926, in Groom to William and Arizona Cornett, who were early settlers in the Texas Panhandle. During WWII he served in the U.S. Army Air Corp as a nose gunner on a B-24...
Kenneth Neil Grace
Mar 31, 2009
Kenneth was born Dec. 30, 1931, in Oklahoma City to Howard and Martha Grace. He moved to Amarillo from Houston in 1971. Kenneth married May Angela Brewer in 1976 in Mexico. Mr. Grace was employed in the oil and gas pipeline construction industry. He enjoyed his busy career, which allowed him the opportunity to travel abroad and work in places...
Otha Calhoun
Mar 29, 2009
O.M. was born March 22, 1917 in Chillicothe, Texas, to Ewing Bryan and Myrtice Brock Calhoun. He graduated from Chillicothe High School in 1935 and went to work in Dallas. He served in the Air Force during WWII. He passed the bar exam and received his law license in November 1947. He graduated from the University of Texas Law School...
Alice Jean Detten
Mar 29, 2009
Alice was born March 28, 2009 to Vincent and Stacy Detten. She was born in Dallas at the Parkland Children’s Hospital. Alice was only with us for a short while, but she will live in our hearts forever. She is survived by her parents; her brother Patrick; her grandparents, Paul and Evelyn Detten of Panhandle and Keith and Shirley Fields...
Jimmy B Carter
Mar 26, 2009
Jimmy Vonn Carter was born in Donley County, Texas on April 28, 1939 to Amul and Clara Carter. Jimmy graduated from Clarendon Jr. College in 1959 and West Texas State University in 1962 with a degree in Art. He owned J Vonn Studios in Amarillo. He was a talented and successful artist. Jimmy was a member of First Baptist Church...
Georgene Barrett Gibbins
Mar 26, 2009
Mrs. Gibbins was born January 22, 1920 in Idabel, Oklahoma to Charles C. Barrett, Sr. and Viola Bain Barrett. She graduated from Amarillo High School in 1939. She married J. Clyde Gibbins in August, 1940 in Amarillo. He preceded her in death on October 4, 2000 after 60 years of marriage. Mrs. Gibbins retired in 1981 from Southwestern Bell Telephone...
Mildred Norine Gill
Mar 24, 2009
Mildred Norine Wilkinson was born May 23, 1943 in Raton, New Mexico, to Van B.Wilkinson and Virginia England Wilkinson. She graduated from Des Moines New Mexico High School and attended the University of New Mexico. She graduated from Northwest Texas Hospital School of Nursing in 1967 and worked many years as an RN in Canadian and Hereford. On May 23,...
Harold Ray Green
Mar 22, 2009
Harold was born July 22, 1932, to Randell and Edith Green in Sayre, OK. He married Wilma Janell Wilson in 1951. He was a long-time member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Harold served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. After serving in the Army, he and Wilma moved to Amarillo in 1957. ...
Jack Harris Barnett
Mar 21, 2009
Jack was born Aug. 30, 1930, in Groom. Jack graduated from Groom High School in 1949 and served two years in the U.S. Army before returning to Groom, where he farmed for many years and retired from the city of Groom. Jack married Willie Mae Britten on June 20, 1952. Jack and Willie had a wonderful life and a blessed...
Dicky D. Enns
Mar 21, 2009
Dicky was born March 5, 1935, in Guymon, Okla., to Dietrich A. Enns and Susie Ann East Enns. He married his beloved wife, LaVonne LeGrange, on April 25, 1959, in Liberal, Kan. Dicky worked for Southwestern Public Service Co. for 37½ years, retiring on April 1, 1997. He leaves behind so many close and dear friends he worked with through...
Joseph Manno
Mar 21, 2009
Mr. Manno was born Jan. 24, 1927, in Clifton, N.J., and graduated from Clifton High School. He then attended Syracuse University, graduating in 1949. After graduation, he taught English literature for several years. He then had a calling and entered St. Bonaventure Seminary for five years. After seminary, he went to work for St. Anthony's Guild in Patterson, N.J, where...
Norman T Allen
Mar 19, 2009
Norman was born March 4, 1921 in Los Animas, CO to Hershel and Alice Allen. He met Edna Hamel and they married June 16, 1955 in Santa Fe, NM. He was involved in the trucking and automotive industry since 1950. He owned Stockyard Shamrock Gas. He was a longtime member of Trinity Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by...
Judy Bess Clark Alexander
Mar 18, 2009
Judy was born October 22, 1941 in Amarillo to Clarence and Iris Clark. She was a lifelong resident of Amarillo. She graduated from Tascosa High School in 1960. She attended SW Texas State and Amarillo College. She was a medical transcriptionist for the Amarillo Diagnostic Clinic for many years. She loved all animals and was an avid PETA supporter. She...
William Curtis Henley
Mar 17, 2009
Bill was born May 6, 1929 in Drew, Mississippi to Arthur and Bessie Henley. He was one of twelve children. His family moved to Stuttgart, Arkansas where he enlisted in the US Marines. He met Marrian Moore and they married in Fallbrook, California in 1954. They were the proud parents of five children, four of them born in California and...
Leta Lackey
Mar 16, 2009
Leta was born October 8, 1925 in Kingman County, Kansas to Frank and Hattie Cain. She retired from the Texas State Center for Mental Health and Retardation after many years. She had been a medical transcriptionist. After retirement, she worked for Wal-Mart for over fourteen years, making many friends and passing smiles along every day. She is preceded in death...
Dee V. Casler
Mar 16, 2009
Dee was born February 2, 1925 in San Antonio to David and Dorothy Casler. He graduated from high school in San Antonio and attended West Texas Teacher’s College in Canyon. He met and married Lila Lee Brown on June 16, 1950 in Amarillo. Dee was employed by Raytheon Corporation for over twenty years and traveled extensively throughout the world. He...
Herbert W. Bankhead
Mar 14, 2009
Mr. Bankhead was born on May 12, 1930 to R.O. and Arizona Bankhead. He graduated from Valley Mills High School in 1947. He married Jean Schrader on May 21, 1949 in Valley Mills. They moved to Amarillo in 1968 from Borger. He worked for Canyon Drive Lumber for over 25 year. He worked until 2008. He had a passion for...
Marjorie Stapleton
Mar 14, 2009
Marjorie was born July 29, 1928, in Hutchinson, Kansas to ail and Ella Lawrence. She was raised in Gove County, KS. She married Orbie C. Stapleton on September 8, 1947. She worked as a seamstress for the State of Kansas for twenty years. She enjoyed crocheting, knitting and tatting and she and her husband were active in Shriners, Grange and...
Lowell Dean Seibert
Mar 14, 2009
Dutch was born Jan. 27, 1929, in Great Bend, Kan., to Grant and Minnie Unruh Seibert, the first of five children. He graduated from Great Bend High School in 1947 and went to work as a roughneck for Halliburton. Dutch and Wanda McCarter were married in 1950. Dutch's working years involved traveling nationally and internationally in petroleum-related industry sales. During...
