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THURSDAY, MARCH 25,1999
THE TULIA (Swisher County) HERALD
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Naomi Bonds Allen
MOBEEilH-Naofni Estelle Bonds
Allen, died Friday, March 19,1999.
Services were at 2 p jn. Tuesday in
First Baptist Church with the Revs.
Fred and Dee Palmer, pastors of Car-
penter Church in Pampa, and Jim
Sinyard of Pampa, officiating. Burial
was in MobeetieCemetery by Wright
Funeral Home of Wheeler.
Mrs. Allen was bom in Oklahoma
Territory and had lived in Mobeetie
for most of her life. She was an
L.V.N. from 1946 until 1960 in
Wheeler, Pampa and El Paso. She
was a member of the First Baptist
Church.
She married Herbert H. Bond in
1920. He died in 1960. She married
Clarence Allen in 1970. He died in
1984.
Survivors include two daughters,
Mary L. Moore and Joyce Saunders,
both of Pampa; a son, Charlie H.
BondsofCrossville.Tenn.; two broth-
ers, Jess Mixon of Mobeetie and
Mickey Mixon of Happy; a sister,
Fannie Joe Gales of Elk City, Okla.;
17 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchil-
dren; and three great-great-
grandchildren.
Mary Beasley
TULIA - Mary Beasley, 79, died
Saturday, March 20,1999.
Services were at 2 p.m. Wednes-
day in VigoParkBaptist Church with
the Rev. Rick Justice, pastor, offici-
ating. Burial was in Milo Cemetery
by Wallace Funeral Home.
Mrs. Beasley was bom in Tulia,
attended schools in VigoPark, gradu-
ated from high school in Tulia and
attended both Droughan’s Business
College and Amarillo College. She
was a farmer and rancher, in the
timber business and prepared tax re-
turns for a number of fanners in the
area. She was a member of Vigo Park
Baptist Church and of the Tulia Se-
nior Citizens.
She was preceded in death by a son,
Leon Beasley, in 1997.
She married Roy Beasley in 1937.
Survivors include her husband; a
daughter, Faye Marie Brown of
Roanoke; a son, Wayne Beasley of
Tulia; a sister, Ida Letha Elms of
Tulia; four grandchildren; and a great-
grandchild.
The family suggests memorials be
to the Tulia Senior Citizens, or to
Milo Cemetery Association.
John F. Harlan
AMARILLO - John F. Harlan, 86,
of Amarillo, died Friday, March 19,
1999.
Services were at 10 a.m. Monday
in N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Direc-
tors Pioneer Chapel, Amarillo, with
Dick Marcear, pastor of Central
Church of Christ, officiating. Burial
was in Llano Cemetery.
Mr. Harlan was bom in Tulia and
lived most of his life in Amarillo. He
owned and operated Harlan’s Paint
and Body until his retirement in 1975
and was a member of the Central
Church of Christ
He married Letrous Scott in 1937.
She died in 1995.
Survivors include a daughter, Kim
Gorham of Bellingham, Wash.; anda
sister, Marjorie Boston of Amarillo.
Floyd S. Brown
PORTALES, N.M. - Floyd S.
Brown, 88, of Amarillo died Sunday,
March 21,1999.
Services were at 10 a.m. Wednes-
day in Wheeler Mortuary Chapel in
Portales with the Rev. Glenn Edwards
and theRev. Frank Smith officiating.
Burial was in Causey Cemetery in
Causey.
Mr. Brown was bom in Redlands,
N.M., and moved to east Texas at a
youngage.In 1923, the family moved
to Amarillo. He returned to the fam-
ily homestead in 1933 where he
farmed until returning to Amarillo in
1998. He was a member of Causey
Baptist Church.
He married Fannie Lynn in 1933 at
Portales. She died in 1996.
Survivors include three sons, James
L. Brown of Waxahachie, Gene
Brown of Jonesboro, and Gerry
Brown of Amarillo; two daughters,
Jim Ann Gardner of Tulia, and Kay
Brown of Amarillo; 11 grandchil-
dren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Wanda F. Brown
AMARILLO - Wanda F. Brown,
66, of Amarillo, died Saturday, March
20,1999.
Services were at 10 a.m. Tuesday
in Kingswood United Methodist
Church with theRev. Terry Tamplen,
pastor, and Don Novak, pastor of
Harvest Christian Fellowship, offici-
ating. Burial was in Memorial Park
Cemetery by Rector Funeral Home,
2800 S. Osage.
Mrs. Brown was bom in Wellington
and moved to Amarillo in 1960. She
retired from Homeland S tores in 1994,
and was a member of Kingswood
United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by a
daughter, Theresa Brown, in 1973.
She married Leroy Brown in 1952.
Survivors include her husband; two
daughters, Tammy Novak and Tanya
Joyce Fahnert, both of Amarillo; three
brothers, Dale Johnson of Amarillo,
Don Johnson of Charming and Dean
Johnson of Nazareth; four sisters,
Belva Terry and Robena Duncan,
both of Artesia, N.M., Evelyn
Callaghan of Clearwater, Fla., and
Martha Morris of Wellington; and
four: grandchildren.'«r t »■
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Jose Sifuentez
DIMMlIT - Jose Sifuentez, 50,
died Saturday, March 20,1999.
Vigil services were at 7 p.m. Mon-
day in Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church. Services were at 10
a.m. Tuesday in Immaculate Con-
ception Catholic Church with the Rev.
Guillermo Morales officiating. Burial
was in Castro Memorial Gardens by
Foskey-Lilley-McGillFuneralHome.
Mr. Sifuentez was bom in Waco.
He attended schools in Nazareth and
moved to Dimmitt in 1958 where he
worked for AgriFarms for six years.
He was a member of Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Israela;
a stepdaughter, Tina L. Jentry of
Dimmitt; three stepsons, Comelino
Jentry, Mitchell Jentry and Matthew
Jentry, all of Dimmitt; three brothers,
Juan Sifuentez of Brownfield, George
Sifuentez Jr. of Earth and Pedro
Sifuentez of Dimmitt; five sisters,
Dionicia Torres of Lubbock, Selia
Sifuentez, Rosa Lucio and Cresencia
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MarthaMartin, 83, of Virginia died
Sunday, March 21,1999.
Services were at 2 p.m. Thursday
in Wallace Funeral Home Chapel
with the Rev. Greg Wagner of Bible
Baptist Temple of Amarillo officiat-
ing. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Martin was bom and raised in
Memphis where she attended school.
She lived in Tulia for a number of
years and then lived in Amarillo for
53 years. In 1996, she moved to Ala-
bama and moved to Virginia in 1998.
A homemaker, she was a member of
Ridgeview Baptist Church in Way-
nesboro, Va.
She married Sam G. Martin in 1935
at Tulia. He died March 11.
Survivors include a son, Don Mar-
tin of Waynesboro; five sisters, Dolly
Howard, Becky McCaslin, Johnnie
Davis and Opal Rae McCaslin, all of
Tulia, and Julie Briscoe Lewis of
Dallas; a brother, Robert Green of
Lubbock; four grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.
Pall bearers were Chance Perkins,
Shea Taylor, David Martin, Ronnie
Green, Chad Taylor and Randy
Green.
Honorary pall bearers were Bobby
Martin,, Stephen Martin, Jim Perkins,
Everett Green, Kenny Hayhurst,
Bobby Howard, Kenny Dale Mc-
Caslin and Larry McCaslin.
Myrtle Belle Shields
WELLINGTON - Myrtle Belle
Shields, 95, died Saturday, March
20,1999.
Services were at 2:30 p.m. Tues-
day in Dozier Church of Christ with
Jay Wischkaemper, Shawn Zybach,
and Bill Wischkaemper officiating.
Burial will be in Dozier Cemetery by
Adams Funeral Home.
Mrs. Shields was bom in Wrec,
Okla., moved to Collingsworth at an
early age and attended school at
Dozier. She was a homemaker and a
member of the Church of Christ.
She married William W. “Bill”
Shields in 1918. He also died Satur-
day.
Survivors include two sons, Jack
Shields of AmarilloandMackShields
of Briscoe; four daughters, Kathlene
Wischkaemper of Smyer,, Jimmie
‘Mdhtgomery? of* Amarillo, Joyce
Tipple of LugSdcic, tmd Nancy Hall'
of Tulia; a sister, Beaulah Murray of
Amarillo; 16 grandchildren; 30great-
grandchildren; and four great-
great-grandchildren.
William W. Shields
‘ WELLINGTON - William W.
“Bill” Shields, 99, died Saturday,
March 20, 1999.
Services were at 2:30 p.m. Tues-
day in Dozier Church of Christ with
Jay Wischkaemper, Shawn Zybach,
arid Bill Wischkaemper officiating.
Burial was in Dozier Cemetery by
Adams Funeral Home.
Mr. Shields was bom in Warrens
Bend, moved to Quail in 1907 and
attended school in Gainsville, Ply-
mouth and Dozier. He was a farmer
and rancher and a member of the
Church of Christ
He married Myrtle Jones in 1918.
She also died Saturday.
Survivors include two sons, Jack
Shields of Amarillo and Mack Shields
of Briscoe; four daughters, Kathlene
Wischkaemper of Smyer, Jimmie
Montgomery of Amarillo, Joyce
Tippie of Lubbock, and Nancy Hall
of Tulia; a brother, Worth Shields of
Samnorwood; 16 grandchildren; 30
great-grandchildren; and four great-
great-grandchildren.
Charles Newman
TULIA - Charles Randolph New-
man, 85, died Sunday, March 21,
1999.
Services were at 3 p jn. Tuesday in
Wallace Funeral Home Chapel with
theRev. Tommy Ewing, retired Meth-
odist minister, and the Rev. James
Willbom, pastorofFirst United Meth-
odist Church, officiating. Burial was
in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Newman was bom in Lone
Camp and grew up in Palo Pinto
County where he attended school. He
was a farmer near Tulia until em-
ployed by Swisher County in 1956.
In 1992, he retired after 36 years as a
heavy equipment operator.
He married Emma Lou Hanna in
1938 at Clovis, N.M.
Survivors include his wife; two
sons, Delbert Newman of Plainview
and Charles Newman of Montgom-
ery; five grandchildren; and 13
great-grandchildren.
James Alvarez Jr.
James Alvarez Jr., infant son of
Eliaza Benavidez and James Alvarez,
died Thursday, March 18,1999.
Services were at 10 a.m. Saturday
in Wallace Funeral Home with John
Salazar-Jimenez, pastor of Church of
the Holy Spirit, officiating. Burial
was in Rose Hill Cemetery.
James was bom in Amarillo.
Survivors include his parents and
his grandparents, Guadalupe and
Erminia Benavidez of Tulia and Ted
Gonzales and Launita Alvarez of
Houston.
Clarence A. Webb
FREDERICK, Okla. - Clarence A.
Webb, 88, died Sunday, March 14,
1999.
Services were at 2 p.m. Wednes-
day, March 18, in Gish Funeral Home
Memorial Chapel with Sam Starr, a
Church of Christ minister, officiat-
ing. Additional services were at 2
p.m. Thursday in Memory Gardens
Mausoleum Chapel in Amarillo.
Burial was in Memory Gardens Cem-
etery by Schooler Funeral Home,
4100 S. Georgia, of Amarillo.
Mr. Webb was bom in Irdell. He
attended Windy Valley Schools in
Donley County, Texas. He worked
for 17 years for Santa Fe Railway out
of Clovis, N.M., and as a Stillman for
Phillips Oil Co. for 33 years. He was
a Church of Christ member.
He married June Webster in 1938
at Claude, Texas.
Survivors include his wife; two
daughters, Kay Oakes of Frederick,
and Barbara Waldrop ofRound Rock;
two brothers, C.C. Webb of Kress,
and Wayne Webb of Ocean Springs,
Miss.; a sister, Opal Hartwell of
Amarillo; seven grandchildren; and
14 great-grandchildren.
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Dale Wallace
TULIA - Dale Wallace, 77, died
Tuesday, March 23, 1999, in Cov-
enant Medical Center in Lubbock.
Services were at 11 a.m. Thursday,
March25,1999,atLakeRidgeUnited
Methodist Church, with theRev. Bill
Couch and Tommy Stewart officiat-
ing. Burial was in Rose Hill Cem-
etery at 4 p.m. Thursday under the
direction of Sanders Funeral Home.
Mr. Wallace was bom in Shamrock
on July 10,1921, and was reared in
Erick, Okla. He attended Southwest-
ern College in Weatherford and gradu-
ated from Landig College of Mortu-
ary Science in Houston.
He married Dorothy Rogers on June
21, 1942, and entered the military
service in December, 1942. He served
in the Medical Corps and the 10th
Mountain Division in Italy during
World War II, where he received the
Distinguished Service Award.
Mr. Wallace returned to Tulia in
1945. He and his brother identified,
plotted, and recorded all the lots in
Rose Hill Cemetery in 1945. He
owned and operated Wallace Funeral
Home in Tulia until his retirement in
1977. While in Tulia he served on the
City Council. He and his wife moved
to Lago Vista in 1981 and have re-
sided in Lubbock, Texas since 1987.
In Lubbock, he served as a volun-
teer for the AS ARP/IRS program for
eight years, doing taxes for the eld-
erly at Senior Citizens Center and
Grand Court Retirement Village. He
was a member of Lake Ridge Meth-
odist Church and Foundation S unday
School Class, Prime Timers, and Lake
Ridge Couples Club.
He is survived by his wife; one
daughter, Ann Kendrick of Lubbock;
one son, Rick Wallace of Lubbock;
six grandchildren and five great-
grandchildren.
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