Obituaries
Loretta Jean Atkinson-Manzer
May 25, 2017
Loretta was born on September 16, 1944 in Tucson, AZ to Amos and Ruthie Forbes. She resided in Amarillo from 1972 - 1988, returning in 1997. Loretta married Steven Manzer on March 15, 2013 in Amarillo. She worked in home health most of her life. In her free time, she enjoyed reading mysteries and westerns as well as sewing and...
Jan Dempsey
May 24, 2017
Jan was born September 6, 1945 in Dallas to James and Loy Bryant. She has lived in Amarillo most of her life. She married Jack Dempsey on December 31, 1995. She was a paralegal for Mallett and Wester Law Offices for over 15 years. Jan was a very adventurous person. She loved to cook, especially German food and gumbo. She...
Rachel Lee
May 23, 2017
Rachel was born December 26, 1940 to Lewis and Annie Runyon Barrett in Portales, NM. Rachel was a stay at home mom, who took care of all of the kids and grand kids and made their house a home. She made each one of her grandchildren feel like they were the "special one". She loved all of her brothers and...
Leroy Lovett
May 23, 2017
Leroy was born March 23, 1931 in Snake Ridge, LA to Pauline and William Lovett. He grew up in Pennsylvania and joined the army in 1952. After an honorable discharge, he moved to Amarillo. He worked many years at The Globe Manufacturing Company and 23 years at Universal Lumber, where he met the love of his life, Lou. He started...
Jo Ann Lewis
May 23, 2017
Jo Ann was born January 2, 1947 in Wheeler to Wayne and Lenos Meadows. She graduated from Palo Duro High School in "the best class alive, the class of '65". She earned her bachelor degree in education from WTSU in only three years. She married Daryl "Fuzzy" Lewis in Amarillo on April 9, 1976. Jo Ann taught Language Arts and...
Annetta Keplar Swart
May 19, 2017
Annetta was born February 18, 1963, in Columbus, OH, to Hazel Irene and Frank William Keplar. She married David Swart in Canadian on July 7, 1980. She was a loving and caring person, who didn't discriminate and was very forgiving. She was known to be a leader and was an amazing seamstress. Above all, she was a great mother and...
Delphine "Debbie" B. Schwartz
May 18, 2017
Debbie was born in Detroit, Michigan, January 2, 1932, to Gladys and Frank Britton. She is preceded in death by her husband, Jack Schwartz; children, John and Karen Schwartz and by a sister, Camille Klages. Debbie spent her early years in Detroit and moved with her family to Beaumont, TX to finish her schooling. She graduated from St. Thomas University,...
M.E. "Ed" Stephens
May 17, 2017
Ed was born January 29, 1939 in Shamrock to William Aubrey and Mary Lois Stephens. He graduated from Palo Duro High School. He proudly served in the U.S. Army from 1962-1964, and was stationed in Germany. Ed was a food broker for Morehead Foods. He spent a few years in Snyder working at Price Bros Construction. After moving back to...
Frances O. Holland
May 17, 2017
Frances was born February 26, 1926 outside of Wellington to Fred and Lela Adkins. She graduated from Clarendon High School, and attended Clarendon College and later Amarillo College. She married Howard Holland on April 1, 1944. She worked as social editor for the Borger Daily Herald at age 17, and for the Amarillo Times at age 19. She then worked...
Ed Lynch
May 17, 2017
Ed was born March 5, 1953 at Ft. Hood to Christina and Edward Lynch, Sr. He proudly served in the U.S. Army. He worked as a cook at David's Steak & Seafood. Survivors include two sons, Trey Lynch and wife Destiny of Bridgeport, and James "Kermit" Lynch and wife Heather of Amarillo; a daughter, Harley Lynch and husband Tracey of...
Ray Daniels
May 15, 2017
Ray was born November 27, 1929 in Byars, OK, to Lola Wood Daniels and Raymond Daniels, Sr. He married Joyce Bailey on December 3, 1948 in Henrietta, OK, and would have celebrated 69 years of wedded bliss this year. He was a man of many talents who thoroughly enjoyed racing, from the Route 66 Speedway all the way to NASCAR....
Dennis Stickley
May 15, 2017
Dennis was born June 1, 1962 in Amarillo to Clyde and Bettye Stickley. He worked as a project manager for Goodlin construction and his passion was working in his garden. He loved riding Harleys, shooting guns, and having a good time. He was a motocross champion. He could build anything and he always has a solution for any problem. He...
Vickie Cox
May 14, 2017
Vickie was born September 14, 1946 to E.O. and Billie Cox. She graduated from Pampa High School and attended Frank Phillips College, Amarillo College, and West Texas State University. Vickie raised her family on a farm in Pampa for many years. She worked as district court clerk in Pampa. She adored her cats. She was a member of First Presbyterian...
Edward Rodney Morbitzer
May 11, 2017
Edward Rodney Morbitzer, 86, of Amarillo died Thursday, May 11, 2017. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Cox Funeral Home with Pastor Tommy Ewing officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Edward was born Jan. 17, 1931, in Amarillo to Hubert and IIa Morbitzer. He was raised in...
Richard Taylor
May 10, 2017
Richard was born June 1, 1945, in Plant City, Fla., to John and Ruby Taylor. He moved to Amarillo in 1965 before enlisting in the Air Force. He proudly served in the Vietnam War. Richard married Marquetta Graham on Feb. 3, 1968, in Amarillo. He worked in many states, including Minnesota, California and Maryland, before settling at Bell Helicopter in...
Frances Louise Lamon
May 9, 2017
Frances was born on December 7, 1942 in Seminole to Clarence and Margaret Lucas. She moved to Houston as a child, where she graduated from Smiley High School before settling in Amarillo. Here, she worked at Maywood Doors of over 10 years before her employment at Pantex, where she worked for many years before working as a greeter at Walmart...
Larry Don Nipper
May 8, 2017
Larry was born on August 2, 1959 in Amarillo to Fred and Mary Nipper. He was raised in Amarillo, graduating from Amarillo High School in 1977. He then attended the University of Texas in pursuit of a degree in Petroleum Land Management. There, he joined the lifelong brotherhood of Alfa Kappa Psi. Larry returned to Amarillo, where he married his...
Delbert Tennison
May 6, 2017
Delbert was born January 27, 1940 in Wheeler to Curtis and Monnie Tennison. He graduated from Patton Springs High School. On October 31, 1959, he married Loydell Roberts. They moved to Amarillo the same year. Delbert worked in construction for Gilvin Terrill and Jake Diel, before opening his own construction company. He owned and operated Tennison Construction for 20 years,...
Renae Allemand
May 4, 2017
Renae was born in Perryton. She grew up in Miami, where she was active in FFA. She graduated from Miami High School in 1993. She attended Clarendon College and Oklahoma Panhandle State University. She worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield, AISD, and the Miami schools. She lived in Amarillo for six years, before moving to Frisco a year ago. Renae...
Richard Cheshire
May 3, 2017
Richard was born May 16, 1944 in Ranger, Texas to Frank and Georgianna Cheshire. He proudly served in the U.S. Air Force from 1962-1966, and then in the reserves until 1968. He married Donna Dale in 1967. Richard worked in HVAC for many years as an electrician. He was a jack of all trades, and a great handyman. Survivors include...
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