Verna was born on August 19, 1922 in Goodnight, Texas to Lee Roy and Clara King Shores. She was a house wife, married Floyd B. Massie on July 5, 1941 in Goodnight, Texas. She loved to sew, work in her yard, working with Meals on Wheels, community activities, Claude basketball games, and she loved teaching Sunday school at First Baptist Church of Claude. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Floyd B. Massie, a Brother, Alba Shores, 6 sisters, Cressie Bailey, Maude Talley, Ruth Matheson, Eunice Morris, Helen McDowell and Inez Shores.
She is survived by a son: Kent and wife Lori Massie of Amarillo, a daughter Rhonda and husband Bill Hood of Merkel, Tex.; 5 grandchildren. Jessica and husband Joe Dougherty, Trevor Hood, Cenee and husband Derek Faught, Hannah Massie and Kayla Massie and one great grandson, Daxtin.
Visitation Schedule
Cox Funeral Home
4180 Canyon Drive
Amarillo, TX 79109
Tuesday, December 02, 2014
6 - 8 pm
Service Schedule
Funeral Service
First Baptist Church Chapel
1208 S. Tyler
Amarillo, TX 79101
Wednesday, December 03, 2014
10:00 a.m.
Burial Schedule
Claude Cemetery
Claude , TX