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Gladys Copeland
Funeral services for Gladys Copeland, 92, of Lubbock, were at 2 p.m. today in Garland Street Church of Christ in Plainview with Russell Harris, minister, officiating.
Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery in Tulia by Wood-Dunning Funeral Home.
Mrs. Copeland died at 12:25 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004, in Phoenix House in Lubbock.
She was born Nov. 16, 1911, in Anson. She attended North Texas State Teachers College and taught school in Jones County.
She married
Harmon Thomas Copeland on March 19, 1933, in Abilene. They lived in the West Texas area, moving to Tulia in 1947 and to Plainview in 1973. Mr. Copeland died Dec. 31, 1994, and she moved to Lubbock in 1996.
Survivors include a son, Tom Copeland of Modesto, Calif.; four daughters, Lanelle Dovel of Tulia, Shirley Hodges of Lubbock, Karen Kennedy of Oklahoma City and Martha Gowen of Albuquerque, N.M.; a brother, Bob Hagler of Louisiana, 19 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Two sisters, six brothers and one great-grandchild are deceased.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
The family suggests memorials to the Children´s Home of Lubbock, 4404 Idalou Hwy., Lubbock, TX 79403.
Thelma Clark
HALE CENTER -- Funeral services for Thelma Clark, 90, were at 2 p.m. today in Hale Center Church of Christ with Jason Freed officiating.
Burial was in Hale Center cemetery by Freeman-Abell Funeral Home.
Mrs. Clark died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004, in Plainview.
She was born Nov. 24, 1913, in Breckenridge. She moved to Hale Center in 1925 and graduated from high school there in 1933. She was a member of the Church of Christ and Hale Center Senior Citizens.
On May 19, 1934, she married
John C. Clark. He died in 1989.
Survivors include a daughter, Dorothy Nell Wardlaw of Belen, N.M.; a sister, Ona Terrell of Amarillo; two granddaughters; and four great-grandchildren.
A brother, Delma Harper, and a sister, Ola Moore, are deceased.
H.A. Dale´ Walker
Funeral services for H.A. “Dale” Walker, 83, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Grace United Methodist Church with the Rev. Horace Abbott, pastor, officiating.
Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park by Kornerstone Funeral Directors.
Mr. Walker died at 1:07 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004, in Covenant Hospital.
He was born Aug. 7, 1921, in Rhineland, the son of Ed and Grace Walker. He moved to Plainview with his parents in 1923 and attended Plainview schools.
He served with the U.S. Army from 1942-45, where he received the Combat Infantryman´s Badge, the European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal, Distinguished Unit Badge, Bronze Star Medal and the Presidential Unit Citation.
He was a prominent driller in Texas and the Midwest since 1950 and owned and operated Plainview Welding & Drilling from 1950-74. In 1974, he and his son became partners and opened Walker Drilling where he worked until retiring.
He was an avid hunter and fisherman.
On Jan. 24, 1944, he married
Imogene Irene Langston in Plainview. She died Sept. 19, 2004.
Survivors include one daughter, Michele Devin of Lubbock; one son and daughter-in-law, Billy Frank and Nancy Walker of Plainview; three sisters, Donna Sue Gooch and Louise Pollock, both of Lubbock, and Gene Patty of Houston; an aunt, Myrtle Lee Beasley of Lubbock; six grandchildren and spouses, Jennifer and Adam Wright, Bryan and Wendy Walker, Tiffany and Andrew Walling, Crystal Devin, James Devin and Tara Devin; and three great-grandchildren, Conner Wright, Brennen Wright and Stephanie Wright.
He was preceded in death by his wife; a daughter, Delta Walker Smith; two grandchildren, Stephanie D´Lyn Smith and John Walker; and three brothers.
Pallbearers will be Bryan Walker, Adam Wright, James Devin, Andrew Walling, Fred Willis and Leland Stukey.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home, 201 W. Fourth.
Memorials are suggested to Scottish Rite Hospital or to Grace United Methodist Church.
Lynda Haddock
TULIA -- Lynda Haddock, 59, mother of Tim Haddock of Tulia, died at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004, at her residence in Tulia.
Cremation arrangements are by Kornerstone Funeral Directors.
Bettye Culwell Mote
TULIA -- Funeral services for Bettye Dalois Culwell Mote, 69, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Scott Hensley and the Rev. Charles Kiker officiating.
Burial will be in Wayside cemetery by Kornerstone Funeral Directors.
Mrs. Mote died Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004, at her residence.
John A. Cooper
AMARILLO -- John A. Cooper, 88, of Amarillo, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 2004, at Floydada.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rector Funeral Home Chapel with Jeff Asher, minister of Dumas Drive Church of Christ, officiating. Interment will be at Llano cemetery. Arrangements are by Rector Funeral home, 2800 S. Osage St.
Mr. Cooper was born in Leaky, Texas. He worked as a carpenter for 45 years and was a member of the UBCJA #665.
He served in the Navy during World War II. He married
Willie Belle Felty on Aug. 30, 1985.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Captola Cooper; a son, Larry B. Cooper; a daughter, Elaine Cooper; and two great-grandsons, Austin Lard and Joel Hopson.
Survivors include his wife of the home; one son, Jerry Cooper and his wife Susan, both of Amarillo; two daughters, Barbara Paschal and husband Roy of Hale Center and Marilyn Davis and husband Benny of Fort Worth; a brother, Tom Cooper and his wife Liz of Kerrville; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
The family will received friends from noon to 1:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. They suggests memorial donations to Cal Farley´s Boy´s Ranch or to the Floydada Rehab and Care Center Beautification Project.
Betty Greer Durbin
Funeral services for Betty Greer Durbin will be Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2004, in the Family Life Chapel of the First Baptist Church in Plainview with Dr. Travis Hart, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Plainview cemetery by Lemons Funeral Home.
Mrs. Durbin died Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004, at Covenant Medical Center Lubbock after a lengthy illness.
She was born Betty Joe Greer on Nov. 28, 1923, in DeLeon, Texas, the only child of Joseph Marshall and Aza Lee Hood Greer. When she was 3, she moved to Abilene, Texas, where her father had a drug store, and her mother had a sandwich shop. Her grandfather, Arthur Hood, ran a dray line. Her aunts, Lorena and Oralena, were attending college at that time in Abilene. In 1929, at the request of Conrad Hilton, she moved with her parents to Plainview where her dad opened the Hilton Pharmacy. Though a child, she remembered the grand opening at the Plainview Hilton Hotel and various balls she was permitted to attend.
She attended Highland Elementary. She was a student of elocution and was in demand for church and secular activities as a speaker, having earned numerous awards. Graduating from Plainview High School in 1940, a member of Alpha Chi National Honor Society, she went on to attend Wayland College, receiving an AA in 1942.
Because of World War II and other shortages of teachers, she began teaching K-4 at Prairieview. It was a one-room school with two teachers, a pump out front and two outhouses, one for boys and one for girls. For heating, there was a wood-burning stove that was her responsibility in the winter to “have going” so the school would be warm by the time the school day started.
During this time she took correspondence courses from West Texas State, living on campus and taking courses during the summer terms. She graduated from West Texas State at Canyon, Texas, in 1945 with a BA., majoring in history and English. She also received a comprehension teaching certificate from Texas which entitled her to teach K-12. During this time, she began teaching at Muleshoe High School and Plainview High School. Later, she worked at Wayland Baptist College for 13 years.
At West Texas State, she met a young cadet and through the war, kept up correspondence with him. On Dec. 5, 1945, at the First Baptist Church in Plainview, she married
Lt. LeRoy Lewis “Durb” Durbin from Carson City, Mich. They moved to Ann Arbor, Mich., where he attended the University of Michigan and she received a Michigan Teaching Certificate and taught in elementary grades.
In 1947, they moved back to Plainview where their only child, Nancy Lew, was born. During this period she was a mother, homemaker, Sunday school teacher, president of the Lakeside PTA (earning Life Membership in PTA), and was active in the local AAUW. A former member of the Baptist Church in Abilene, she remained a member at the First Baptist Church of Plainview until her death.
Durb continued to work in the active Air Force Reserves. She and their daughter went with him through the years to various Air Force bases for additional training.
She was a member of AAUW and a Life Member of Hale County Farm and Ranch Museum. She supported Lady Bird Johnson´s wild flower center, Llano Estacado Museum, Audubon Society, March of Dimes, American Lung Association, Arthritis Foundation, Smithsonian Institution, Habitat for Humanity, Salvation Army and numerous other service organizations.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lt. Col. LeRoy L. Durbin; her parents, Joseph Marshall Greer and Aza Lee Hood Greer; her aunts, Mrs. B.S. (Oralena Hood) Ferrell and Mrs. M.S. (Lorena Hood) Davis; and an uncle, Ottis A. Hood. Also preceding her in death was her aunt, Oma Greer Morris.
She is survived by her daughter Ms. Nancy Lew Durbin of Plainview; numerous cousins, including Mrs. Herbert (Frances) Chabysek of Houston, Mrs. Robert Ferrell of Houston, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Flejnik, David and Katharine Flejnik of Houston, Dr. Katy Ferrell and Ben and Leah Ferrell of Kerrville, Mrs. Irene Ferrell of Kerrville, Lt. Col. and Mrs. Joe Baker, Lindsey and Callie Baker of Jacksonville, N.C., Wayne Chamber of Stephenville, Texas; Mrs. Virginia Greer of Brownwood and Mr. and Mrs. David E. Greer of Brownwood.
Also, she is survived by numerous dear friends, including Mr. and Mrs. Steve Pierson of Farwell; Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Pierson, Magan and Tobin Pierson of Muleshoe; Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bird, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Deardorf, Mrs. Betty McGhee, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lowe, Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Henderson and Mrs. Harvey Burke, all of Plainview. Also, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Hardson of Grass Valley, Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Christian of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Mrs. Beth Son of McKinney, Texas.
The family suggest memorials to the First Baptist Church Library/Media Center; American Bible Society, Cal Farley´s Boys and Girls Ranch, and the Salvation Army.
