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Walcie Hunt
Services for Walcie Hunt, 95, of Lubbock will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008, at Resthaven's Abbey Chapel with Rev. Bob Fagan officiating. Walcie passed away Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008, in Lubbock.
Walcie was born on Oct. 30, 1913, in Lubbock to the late James Williams and Mary Helen (Wicker) Graves. She married
Dave Hunt in June of 1929 in Post. She was a member of Memorial Baptist Church of Lubbock. Walcie was preceded in death by her husband, Dave; a son, David; and three brothers.
Those left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Louise Hollins of Lubbock, Dixie MacKill and husband Doug, and Betty Aven, all of Canada; sons, Jimmy Hunt and wife Pat of Durant, Okla., Coolidge Hunt and wife Connie of Durango, Colo., Ronald Hunt and wife Pat of Lubbock, Johnny Hunt and wife Wana of Lubbock, and Mike Hunt and wife Debbie of Ft. Worth; daughter-in-law, Bonnie Hunt of Lubbock; brother, Coolidge Graves of Lubbock; 27 Grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren and 27 great great-grandchildren.
Memorial may be made to Hospice of Lubbock 1102 Slide Rd, Ste. 3 Lubbock, TX 79416.
Nela M. Luther
Nela M. Luther, 88, loving mother and devoted wife, passed away Monday, Oct. 13, 2008. She was an avid gardener, a league bowler for 45 years, and a member of Central Christian Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lowell O. Luther.
Nela is survived by her children, Rick (Darci) Luther and Sheila (Keith) Wagner; siblings, Alma Brown, Leroy Kreie, Irene Lindbloom, and Barbara Beck; grandchildren, Bonnie Luther, Michael (Melissa) Wagner, Amy Wagner, Jacque Luther, and Ashlie Meier; and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, October 16, at Lakeview Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association.
Margaret Lee Goodman Parks
Margaret Lee Goodman Parks of Levelland entered into eternal rest on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008. She was born on March 29, 1919, in Hillsboro.
She married
H. L. "Tree Top" Parks on April 16, 1940, in Hillsboro. They moved to Levelland in September 1946. He preceded her in death on Feb. 23, 1987. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Jo Beth Parks, on Oct. 17, 2000. Margaret, affectionately called "Nanny" by many who loved her, was devoted to her family. She was a homemaker and an avid bridge player who spent many happy hours with her friends. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Levelland.
Survivors include her son, Mike Parks and wife Linda of Ft. Smith, Ark.; a brother, Robert A. Goodman and wife Billie of Levelland; a sister, Betty Cunningham and husband Eldon of Tyler; her grandchildren, Amber Beadles and husband,Greg of Levelland, Michael Parks and wife Liz of Austin, Michelle Parks and husband Jon Wampler of Prairie Grover, Ark.; her great-grandchildren, Will and Hannah Beadles of Levelland, Tyler, Bailey, and Cameron Parks of Austin, and Lula Mae Wampler of Prairie Grover, Ark.; a niece, Cindy Reaves and husband R.H. and their son, Zach, of Levelland; and numerous other nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008, at First United Methodist Church in Levelland with Rev. Wendell Horn, pastor, and Rev. Jesse Hodge, pastor, First Christian Church, Levelland, Texas, officiating. Burial will be in City of Levelland cemetery under direction of George Price Funeral Home in Levelland.
The family suggests memorials to the Jo Beth Parks Memorial Scholarship, South Plains College, 1401 College Avenue, Levelland, Texas, 79336 or to the First United Methodist Church, 1011 Houston St., Levelland, Texas 79336.
Linney Beatrice Richardson
Linney Beatrice Richardson, 91, of Seminole passed away Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008, at Seminole Memorial Health Care Center.
In loving memory of Mrs. Richardson, funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, October 15 at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Floyd Haddock and the Rev. Kyle Medlock officiating. Interment will follow in the Gaines County Memorial cemetery with services under the direction of Ratliff Funeral Home of Seminole.
She was born Nov. 11, 1917, in Palacios to Edward and Lilly James.She was a loving homemaker, whose greatest delight was her children and grandchildren. She married
Delbert Richardson in 1940 in Lubbock. Mrs. Richardson was preceded in death by her husband, Delbert Richardson; one daughter, Kay and husband Bob Bowen; and a brother, Raymond James.
Bea is survived by her daughter, Shirley Kidd and husband James of Seminole; sister, Betty Patton and Gordon of Brownfield; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great great-grandson.
Janice Denice Gerlach
Janice Denice Gerlach, 43, of Amarillo died Monday, Jan. 4, 2010.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Cox-LaGrone Funeral Home Benton Chapel, 4180 Canyon Drive. Burial will be in Llano cemetery.
Janice Denice Gerlach was born April 29, 1966, in Amarillo to Carl Edward and Wilma Jean Gerlach. She graduated from Amarillo High School and also attended Amarillo College and learned sign language. She was employed at Furr's Cafeteria for many years and several nursing homes. She most recently resided at Kirkland Court Nursing Home and Rehab.
Janice was a Christian who loved the Lord and knew without a doubt when she died she was going to walk the streets of gold in heaven. Janice has many, many friends and family who will miss her dearly.
She was preceded in death by her mother.
Survivors include her twin sister, Janet Jones of Amarillo; an older sister, Brenda Gerlach of Amarillo; and her father, Carl Gerlach of Amarillo.
The family suggests memorials be to Paramount Baptist Church Adult Special Needs Class, 3801 S. Western St., Amarillo, TX 79109.
Janet D. Partain
Janet D. Partain, 56, of Amarillo died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Cox-LaGrone Funeral Home Benton Chapel, 4180 Canyon Drive, with Sherman Eastland officiating.
Janet was born April 8, 1953, in Los Alamos, N.M., to Voy Lee and Geneva Morris. She graduated from Parkland High School in El Paso in 1971. After graduating, Janet received her associate degree in nursing from El Paso Community College School of Nursing and received her LVN license. Janet worked for Thomason General Hospital in El Paso until 1985, when she moved to Amarillo. She was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in El Paso. In Amarillo, Janet worked in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, SICU, at Northwest Texas Hospital. She left Amarillo briefly for two years to be a traveling nurse in Seattle. She then came back to Amarillo and straight back to SICU at Northwest Texas Hospital. She absolutely loved her job and the people she worked with. She was loved and adored by all her friends, co-workers and patients. Janet gave more than 20 years of her life and dedication to Northwest Texas Hospital. It was her joy to be able to go to work every day and care for the people she helped as well as be around her friends and work family. Janet was a loving person and will be dearly missed by all who knew her and loved her.
She was preceded in death by her father, Voy Lee Morris.
Survivors include her longtime partner and friend, Max Doye of Amarillo; her mother, Geneva Morris of Amarillo; a daughter, Ramona Weaver of Amarillo; a son, John Michael Anguiano and wife Meg of Yokosuka, Japan; two sisters, Joyce Ann Mills of Albuquerque, N.M., and Shirley Brock and husband Richard of Amarillo; four grandchildren, Brianna Weaver, Hunter Weaver, Sasha Anguiano and Aisha Anguiano; a niece; and five nephews.
The family suggests memorials be to attn: Vickie McNeir, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Northwest Texas Healthcare System, 1501 S. Coulter St., Amarillo, TX 79106.
Joyce L. Collins
Joyce L. Collins, 60, of Amarillo died Monday, Jan. 11, 2010.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Red Marble Ministries in Memphis with Dale Sexton officiating. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery in Memphis by Cox-LaGrone Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive.
Joyce was born Nov. 2, 1949, in Memphis, where she was raised, and attended Memphis public schools. She married
Fred H. "Dugg" Collins on Aug. 31, 1963, in Memphis. She was honored numerous times by the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts of America for her outstanding leadership with both organizations.
She helped her oldest son achieve the honor of Eagle Scout. Joyce spent 19 years with Wal-Mart and was selected by the district office in Wichita, Kan., as their Personnel Manager of the Year. She also was awarded the 2008 Hero Award and was honored by Wal-Mart as an outstanding employee with the best attitude. She was personally honored by Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart, as Best of the Best.
Joyce touched so many lives, and anyone who met her and knew her loved her. She was always willing to extend a helping hand to anyone and was the most positive person you could ever meet. She was always willing to go the extra mile for folks who needed her guidance. She is deeply loved by her husband, children and grandchildren and a host of friends in Texas and Kansas. Life will never be the same without her.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Wheeler Canida and Laura Canida; and three brothers, W.C. Canida, Robert Canida and James Canida
Survivors include her husband, Fred H. "Dugg" Collins; two daughters, Lorrie Lynn Fowler of Amarillo and Patricia Lynn Chambless of Deatsville, Ala.; two sons, Thomas Ray "Tom" Collins of Amarillo and Aubrey Lee Collins of Tulsa, Okla.; seven grandchildren, Rachel, Rebecca, LynDe, Lane, Jack, Landyn and Lexe; three sisters, Imogene Merrill, Clara McCauley and Nadine Hill, all of Amarillo; two brothers, Charles Canida of Amarillo and Ronald Canida of Dallas/Fort Worth.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Julia Margaret Steele
Julia Margaret Harmon was born April 24, 1912, in Brookston to James Rush Harmon and Alberta Dunn McClure Harmon. On Jan. 2, 1921, Julia, her mother, and siblings took a train from East Texas and "landed" near Idalou, where her father had purchased farmland. Grandfather Harmon died in 1926, leaving his widow with six children. Julia helped her mother raise her siblings, farm the land, and make it through the Great Depression. With her help, three of the children graduated from Texas Technological College - which was Grandfather Harmon's dream. One son, Ralph Harmon, quit school in the eighth grade to farm the family land. He became one of Lubbock County's best cotton farmers. His twin, Philip Harmon, played for the first Texas Tech team to go to the Cotton Bowl, coached by the legendary Pete Cawthorn. Her baby sister, Katherine, was a Home Economics teacher in Cotton Center, Roosevelt, and Lubbock for 41 years. The oldest son, Jim "Tex" Harmon, left the dusty Plains for California before his father died, and was a trainman for the Southern Pacific Railroad. William Newton, the second son, died from a brain tumor in 1922.
"Sis" graduated from Idalou High School in 1929 and from Texas Tech in 1933. She graduated as an R. N. from the Lubbock Sanitarium in 1935 and traveled (alone) to Chicago to become a nurse anesthetist in 1936. Julia worked for Dr. Frank B. Malone, one of the founders of Plains Clinic (where Caf¿¿ J is today). On Sept. 14, 1947, she married
John Boyd Steele, Jr. whom she met as a "quilt baby." Julia and John's families were friends, and the babies spent many hours together on quilts while their mothers visited. Raised a Methodist, she joined Broadway Church of Christ after their marriage. Their son, John Boyd Steele, III, was born May 18, 1949. Johnny Boy had Downs Syndrome and doctors advised the Steeles to put him in a home, forget they ever had him, and have other babies. They ignored the doctors' advice, and took Johnny home with them. As Johnny Boy grew, Julia realized the pitiful opportunities offered "retarded" people in the early 50s. John B. told her he would make the money and for her to do whatever was needed to make it better for children like Johnny Boy. Julia did, and she was named the Altrusa Club's Woman of the Year for her efforts. It was her greatest honor, although she did not do it for the recognition. Julia was a charter member of the Lubbock Christian College Associates, and helped author two Treasured Recipes cookbooks. She was named Christian Woman of the Year by Lubbock Christian University in 1994. The day she received this honor, Julia told the audience, "If somebody's nose needs wiping, wipe it." That was her philosophy and she lived it. Julia taught the Special Class at Broadway Church of Christ for 48 years, continuing to teach after her beloved Johnny Boy passed away Dec. 23, 1995.
On Oct. 12, 2008, at the age of 96, Aunt Sis left her earthly home for a heavenly Harmon reunion. She was preceded in death by her husband, John B. in 1989; Johnny Boy; and her siblings. Those who will join them later are Mack and Rodney Harmon of Idalou, Jim Bob Harmon of Anaheim, Calif., Bill Harmon of Glen Rose, Jerry Harmon of Dunsmuir, Calif., Kay Handley of Greenfield, Calif.; Steve Harmon of Plano, Katiebeth Cole and Kyle Bullock of Lubbock, and many great and great great-nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank Garrison Care Center for the wonderful care and concern shown Julia the last two years of her life. Also, thanks to Hospice of Lubbock for their help and support.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct.15, 2008, at Broadway Church of Christ. Officiating will be Rodney Plunkett .Visitation will be Tuesday from 6:30-8 p.m. at Resthaven Funeral Home.
It has been said, "Well behaved women seldom make history." Julia was well behaved, but determined. She made history and improved the future of retarded citizens in Lubbock, while leaving a lifelong legacy for her family of "so-called normals."
Well done, good and faithful servant. We will miss you, Aunt Sis.
