Local Obituaries for Families in Amarillo, Texas
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...
Byron Paul Chew
Jun 20, 2009
Byron was born on May 14, 1990 to Barry and Steffanie Chew. He attended Carver Elementary, Westover Middle School, and Tascosa High School, where he was a member of the Tascosa Baseball Team and the National Honor Society. He received a scholarship to play baseball at Midland College where he spent his freshman year. Byron was a son, brother, cousin,...
Mary Rose Myers
Jun 20, 2009
Mary Rose (Eilers) Myers, 69, went home Saturday, June 20, 2009. She was born March 20, 1940 in Baytown, Texas to Elizabeth and Eddie Eilers. She married Al Rushing Myers in 1963, and they built their home in Baytown where they raised their daughter Laura Elizabeth.   Mary Rose worked for Harris County Precinct Two, under the direction of Commissioner Jim...
George Hugh Keating
Jun 17, 2009
George was born August 15, 1914, in El Paso, Texas. He grew up in Toyah, Texas and graduated from The University of Texas in 1935 with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He was a member of the engineering honor society, Tau Beta Pi. After graduating, he went to work for The Texas Company, later known as Texaco. He worked for...
Charles Wallace Stewart
Jun 15, 2009
Wallace was born May 1, 1932, in Claude to Charles William Stewart and Estelle Wallace Stewart. Wallace proudly served his country as a Marine in Korea during the Korean War and in Japan. He was a Flight Engineer for World Airways, retiring after 30 years. During his employment with World Airways, he was involved in many humanitarian efforts, including serving...
Jo Anne Chavez
Jun 14, 2009
Jo Anne Field Chavez was born January 12, 1959, in Dalhart, TX to James and Jo Field. She was the fifth child in a six child family. Her parents farmed areas around Texline and Dalhart. She graduated from Dalhart High School in 1977 and from Texas Tech University in 1981. After her days as a Red Raider, she moved to...
Ruby O. Howell
Jun 13, 2009
Ruby was born in McLean and attended school in Childress before moving to Amarillo where she spent many years working for Blackburn Brothers and Colbert’s Clothiers in various ladies departments. A loving Mother and Grandmother, Ruby loved music and was self taught in playing the piano. She enjoyed working in the garden and was blessed with family gatherings. She was...
Floetta Harmon
Jun 11, 2009
Floetta was born November 25, 1931 to Ennis and Ella Riggins. She graduated from Gruver High School in 1951. She met Lyle Harman and they married in Spearman in 1952. She and Lyle lived in Texhoma, Texas from 1962 until 2004. She was a homemaker and was very proud of her home and her family. While living in Texhoma, she...
