Carson County Obituaries
2003
Source: Amarillo Globe-News
June 2003
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Emalea London
GROOM - Emalea London, 92, died Tuesday, June 3, 2003, in
Amarillo.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Groom Church of
Christ with Kent Watson, minister of Claude Church of
Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Groom Cemetery by
Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Mrs. London was born Dec. 9, 1910, in Wheeler and had
lived in Groom since 1945. She graduated from Mobeetie
High School in 1927, from Clarendon College in 1954, and
from West Texas State University in 1969. She married
John V. London on Aug. 17, 1935, in Sayre, Okla. She was
a homemaker and a member of Groom Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by her husband on Sept. 1,
1964.
Survivors include two daughters, Sylvia Bentley of
Bartlesville, Okla., and Sandra Black of Amarillo; two
sons, Jack London of Austin and John London of Amarillo;
a sister, Fern Trott of Bay City; 15 grandchildren; and
25 great-grandchildren.
Casket bearers will be Jett Black, Randy Black, John
Black, Mark London, Jonathan London, Scott Bentley, Jason
Black, Keith Weaver and Paul London. Honorary pallbearer
will be Dr. Keith Black.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 6, 2003
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Rita Grace Lindsey
PANHANDLE - Rita Grace Lindsey, 65, died Saturday, June
7, 2003, in Amarillo.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Panhandle Church
of Christ with Trey Johnson and Bill Fuller officiating.
Burial will be in Panhandle Cemetery by Minton/Chatwell
Funeral Directors.
Ms. Lindsey went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on
Saturday. She was born March 24, 1938, in Logan, N.M. She
was a home health care provider who touched the hearts
and lives of many. She was a loving mother, grandmother,
great-grandmother and friend. She will be deeply missed
by her family and friends. She was a member of Believer's
Way Church in Amarillo.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and
Abelina Chacon; and a granddaughter, Abilena West.
Survivors include her children, Brian Lindsey and wife,
Cindy, of Panhandle, Levona Longinaker and husband,
Robert, of White Settlement, Pamela Burris and husband,
Paul, of Casper, Wyo., Todd Lindsey and wife, Lorrie, of
Panhandle; three brothers, Charlie Chacon and wife,
Natalie, of Tribune, Kan., James Chacon and wife, Bonnie,
of Logan, N.M., and Albert Chacon and wife, Donna, of San
Jon, N.M.; 10 grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Olivia's Angels, in
care of BSA hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 10, 2003
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James Earl Walker
PANHANDLE - James Earl Walker, 63, died Saturday, June
14, 2003.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in First Baptist
Church in Tarkio, Mo. Burial will be in Home Cemetery of
Tarkio. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100
S. Georgia St.
Mr. Walker was born Feb. 24, 1940, in Tarkio to Sidney
and Irene Walker. On Dec. 7, 1958, he was united in
marriage to Loretta K. Flake. To this union three
children were born.
He worked many years in the Amarillo area as a United
States Department of Agriculture meat inspector. He
retired from the USDA in June 2000 in Colorado Springs,
Colo. He was a member of First Baptist Church of
Panhandle.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and a
granddaughter, Angela East.
Survivors include his wife; a son, James Rodney Walker of
Plattsmouth, Neb.; two daughters, Cindy Gabel of
Panhandle and Jill East of Richardson; a sister, Lila
Faulkner of Tarkio; three brothers, Sidney Walker of
Cotopaxi, Colo., Marvin Walker of Jefferson City, Mo.,
and Melvin Walker of St. Joseph, Mo.; 10 grandchildren;
and three great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas
Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson St., Amarillo, TX 79101; or to
the Alzheimer's Association, 2200 W. Seventh, Amarillo,
TX 79106.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 16, 2003
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Harriet Carter
PANHANDLE - Harriet Carter, 72, of Panhandle, formerly of
Amarillo died Friday, June 20, 2003.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Schooler Funeral
Home Brentwood Chapel of Amarillo, 4100 S. Georgia St.,
with the Rev. Carol Stahl of the Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship officiating. Burial will be in West Park
Cemetery of Hereford.
Mrs. Carter left this world peacefully, surrounded by
loved ones on Friday, following a lengthy illness.
She was born Sept. 21, 1930, in Amarillo. She was the
daughter of Beulah Lee Rutherford Carter and Jess M.
Carter. Her early childhood years were spent in her
maternal grandmother's home in Hereford. Her Rutherford
ancestors were early settlers and ranchers in the area.
She later moved with her mother to Amarillo, graduating
from Amarillo High School in 1949. She was an
accomplished swimmer, an excellent horsewoman and a
natural beauty. As a young woman, she was crowned
"Miss Wheatheart of the Nation."
Following high school, Harriet began a long and
distinguished career as a floral designer, first at
Cunningham Floral Company and continuing at Westhaven
Flower and Garden Shop. In the early 1960s, she became a
partner in Professional Landscape Service Co., located at
the corner of 45th Avenue and Coulter Road. In 1972, she
established the Flower and Present Place in the Coronado
Center at 34th and Georgia. Her artistic flair and unique
sense of style were in evidence in some of the area's
finest homes and at some of Amarillo's premier social
events during her years in the business. She took
particular pleasure in helping introduce her customers
and clients to the ambiance of tropical Mexico.
She says goodbye to many, many friends and acquaintances
who will remember her always and fondly, including
several of her early playmates and many of her classmates
at Amarillo High School who have remained loyal and
steadfast friends over the years, her "son the
doctor" and her "blue-eyed baby boy," the
Fangman clan, the Silvermans, Barbara Jean Steptoe, who
was with Harriet and her mother for more than 30 years,
the many young men and women who once worked for her but
have since gone on to accomplishments in their own right,
her many colorful friends and her appreciative clients
and customers.
Harriet's lasting legacy is the friendships forged with
people from across her wide-ranging interests and
concerns, people who will cherish memories of her quick
wit, curious mind, unexpected generosity, creativity and
individualism, with the exception, that is, of a few
waitresses and store clerks around Amarillo who took the
blunt of her exacting nature. She shared with those
fortunate enough to know her an unconditional love of
animals, her fascination of complexity of the world
around her, and a deep and abiding love for vastness of
the Panhandle sky.
Harriet has requested that we ask each of you whom she
loved, but has had to leave behind, to someday watch a
sunrise on the plains and think of her.
She was preceded in death by both her mother and father.
Survivors include her stepmother, Ellen (Mrs. Jess)
Carter of Hereford; a cousin, William A. Carter of Vega;
her "children," Lee Mathis Shennum of Amarillo
and Dirk J. Mathis of Dallas; and her beloved pets,
Norman and Kate.
The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas
Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson St., Amarillo, TX 79101; or to
an animal rights advocacy or nature conservancy group of
your choice.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 24, 2003
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Benny Robert Hicks
PANHANDLE - Benny Robert Hicks, 66, died Tuesday, June
24, 2003, in Amarillo.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Panhandle
Cemetery with the Rev. Bill Fuller, pastor of First
Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by
Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors.
Mr. Hicks was born Jan. 11, 1937, in Childress. He was a
feed mill operator.
Survivors include his wife, Bonnie; six sons, Bob Hicks,
Barry Hicks, Bryan Hicks and Benny Ray Hicks, all of
Panhandle, Bill Hicks of Amarillo and Buddy Hicks of
Houston; a sister, Sandra Milton of Saginaw; 14
granddaughters; and a grandson.
The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity.
Amarillo Globe-News, June 27, 2003
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