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THE TULIA (Swisher County) HERALD
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20*2001
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Edward Lee Bryan
HINDSVILLE, Ark. - Edward Lee
“Edbo” Bryan, 67, died Sunday, Dec.
16,2001.
Services were at 2 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 20, 2001, in Cole Community
Center in Canyon, Texas, with Kevin
Naillieux, Berlin Raymond and John
Mulford officiating. Burial will be in
Dreamland Cemetery at Canyon by
Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon.
Mr. Bryan was bom to Homer and
Dorotha Bryan on March 17,1934, at
Happy, Texas. He attended schools at
Happy, graduating in May, 1952. He
fanned for four years, then owned
and operated Bryan Construction
since 1956
He lived and worked in Nacog-
doches, Pampa, and Decatur, before
moving to Fayetteville, Ark., then to
Hindsville, Ark , where he resided
until his death.
He was preceded in death by lus
fatheronFeb. 1,1981, his son, Montye
Lee Bryan, on Feb. 5, 1997, and a
nephew, Kenny Bryan, on Dec. 31,
1997.
Survivors include two daughters,
Sherla Johnson ofHmdsville and Nita
Riggs of Rogers, Ark., his mother of
Canyon, two brothers, Harold Bryan
ofHuntsville and Roy Bryan ofHappy;
two sisters, Laura Bassett of Alpine,
and her twin, Edna Bassett ofHappy;
six grandsons; a granddaughter; two
great-granddaughters; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
The family will greet guests from 6
p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Brooks
Chapel.
Following graveside services please
join the family for dinner at the Cole
Community Center.
The Tulia Herald, Dec. 20, 2001
Everette Heller
AMARILLO - Everette Heller, 81,
died Monday. Dec. 10. 2001
Services were at 2 p m Thursday,
Dec. 13,2001, m First Baptist Family
Life Chapel with Dr Travis Hart,
pastor, officiating. Bunal was in Plain-
view Memorial Park by Wood-Dun-
ning Funeral Home.
Mr. Heller was bom March 27,
1920, m Taylor County He moved
with his parents to Happy in 1929
where they fanned. He graduated from
schools there in 1939.
He worked for Pinkney Packing
from 1939 to Jan 14, 1942, when he
joined the Army Air Corps and was
sent to England and Holland during
World War II He was honorably
discharged Oct. 15, 1945, as a staff
sergeant. He went back to work for
Pinkney Packing Co
Mr Heller married Betty Jean
Stelplugh on April 13,1946, at Ama-
rillo. The company moved him to
Lubbock in 1947 In 1949 he started
farming northwest of Edmonson for
three years and then east ofHart until
1980. On Dec. 15,1980, he moved to
Plainview.
He worked as a crop adjuster from
1981 to 1989 and from 1986 to 1996
he had a crop insurance business. He
was a member of First Baptist Church
and a past deacon.
He was preceded in death by his
wife on Feb. 25,1999, four brothers;
and two sisters
Survivors include two sons, Gary
Heller of Plainview and Jerry Heller
ofDimmitt, eight grandchildren, and
six great-grandchildren
The Tulia Herald, Dec 20, 2001.
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Social Security
from the Plainview office
by Mary Jane Shanes
Dondal Basham
HUGHES SPRINGS - Dondal
Basham, 80, died Saturday, Dec. 15,
2001, at his residence in Avinger.
Graveside services were at 10 a.m.
Monday,Dec. 17,2001,attheReeder-
Davis Chapel in Hughes Springs with
Chaplain Leo Bailey officiating. Ar-
rangements were by Reeder-Davis
Funeral Home.
Mr Basham was bom Jan. 31,1921,
at Mangum, Okla. He retired from
the public schools after 33 years as a
mechanic Mr Basham was a protes-
tant.
Survivors include his wife, Chris-
Une of the home; three sons and two
daughters-in-law, Charles and Becky
Basham of Skellytown, Larry and
Kathenne Basham of Dalhart, and
Wendell Basham of Longview; one
sister, ThursieMaeReidofMuleshoe;
and one grandson.
The Tulia Herald, Dec. 20, 2001.
Allene Burton
LEVELLAND-AlleneBurton, 82,
died on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2001.
Funeral services were at 4 p.m.
Tuesday at Second Baptist Church,
Levelland, with the Rev. Jerry Howe,
pastor, officiaUng. Burial was in the
City of Levelland Cemetery under
direction of Geo. C. Price Funeral
Directors.
Mrs. Burton was bom Dec. 1,1919,
in Athens. She married James Riley
BurtononDec 16,1941, in Holland.
They moved to Sundown from Belton
in 1945, and to Levelland from Sun-
down in 1963
Mrs. Burton was a homemaker and
a member of Second Baptist Church
of Levelland.
She was preceded in death by her
husband in 1978, and by two daugh-
ters, Janice Marilyn Fisher in 1998,
and Carolyn Sue Schneider in 2000.
Survivors include a daughter,
Norma Jackson of Levelland; two
sisters, Dorrace White of Portland
and Lois Terrell of Abilene; five
grandchildren, and five great-grand-
children.
The Tulia Herald, Dec. 20, 2001.
Joel Allen Corder
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AMARILLO - Joel Allen Confer,
76, of Amarillo, died Sunday, Dec.
16, 2001.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thurs-
day, Dec. 20, 2001, in Anna Street
Church of Christ with Portis Ribble
of Northside Church of Chnst in San
Angelo and E E McDonaugh of
Plainview officiating. Bunal will be
at 2 p m. in Lockney Cemetery at
Lockney by Holley Funeral Home of
Canyon.
Mr Corder wasbomJune26,1925,
at Tulia to James Tollie Corder and
Sara E. Nall. He married Carlene
Huddleston in 1945 at Lockney. He
worked for El Paso Natural Gas Co.
as a dispatcher He was a member of
Anna Street Church of Christ and
Sunshine Singers, and volunteered at
Heritage Convalescent Home.
Survivors include his wife; two
daughters, Cynthia Holmes of
Cooiidge and Carla Jo Branch of
Bixby, Okla.; a son, Glen Corder of
Amarillo; a brother, Albert Eugene
CorderofKentucky, two sisters, Edna
Hoggins of Amarillo and Irene Miller
ofLubbock; eight grandchildren; and
four great-grandchildren.
The Tulia Herald, Dec. 20, 2001.
Gladys Kidwell
SILVERTON - Gladys Kidwell,
80, died Monday, Jan. 17,2001.
Funeral services will be at 2:30
p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20,2001, in the
Eleventh Street Baptist Church in
Shamrock with the Rev. Joe C.
Jemigan, pastor of Calvary Christian
Fellowship Church, officiating.
Mrs. Kidwell was bom Nov. 28,
1921, in Collingsworth County. She
moved from Shamrock to Silverton
in 1958 and worked as a waitress and
a seamstress. She was a member of
the VFW Ladies Auxiliary in Tulia.
Survivors include her husband,
Virgil Kidwell of Silverton; one
daughter, Shirley Bailey of Dumas;
two grandchildren; six great-grand-
children; one sister. Mane Hodges of
Dumas; and three brothers, Jim
Erskine of Castlerock, Wash., Jake
Erskine of Fort Worth, and Bob
Erskine of Fairfield.
Memorials are requested to the
American Heart Association.
The Tulia Herald, Dec. 20, 2001.
Reuben Howard Knox
WAYSEDE-ReubenHowardKnox,
70, died Tuesday, Dec. 11,2001.
Memorial services were at 10 a.m.
Friday, Dec. 14, 2001, in Wayside
Chapel. Arrangements were by Por-
ter Lonng Mortuary North.
Mr. Knox was bom Jan. 21, 1931,
at Hereford, to Bill and Lorene Knox.
He attended Hereford public schools
and Amarillo Junior College.
Mr. Knox later became a sales en-
gineer with Gifford-Hill Western, for
whom he laid miles of underground
pipe. He worked in sales for Johns
Manville in San Antonio before retir-
ing in 1989.
Mr. Knox married theformerMary
Lou Prickett on June 21,1953.
Survivors include his wife; four
children, Ralph Knox and Ray Knox,
both of San Antonio, Rosemary Knox
Condon of Carfoondale, Colo., and
Rosalind Knox Johnson of Austin; a
brother, Bill Knox of Amarillo; a
sister, Faye Durham of San Angelo;
four grandchildren, and two great-
grandchildren
The family suggests memorials to
Wayside Chapel building fund.
The Tulia Herald, Dec. 20, 2001.
Amy Hyland Kuster
AMARILLO-Amy Hyland Kuster,
97, died Friday, Dec. 14,2001.
Services were at 10 a.m. Wednes-
day, Dec. 19,2001, in St. Hyacinths
Catholic Church, with the Rev. Patrick
Carathers officiating. Burial was in
Memory Gardens Cemetery by
Schooler Funeral Home.
Mrs. Kuster was bom in Swisher
County. Her family were early Texas
pioneers who settled in Nazareth.
While working in Amarillo, she mar-
ried AntonKusterofSt. Gallen, Swit-
zerland, and for nearly 50 years they
engaged in farming. She was a home-
maker and mother.
Survivors include three sons, Joe
Kuster of Dalhart, Tony Kuster of
Amarillo and Kevin Kuster of Dal-
las; five sisters, DeChantal Hyland,
O.S B., and Frances Anne Braddock,
O.S.B., both of St. Scholastica’s in
Fort Smith, Ark., Joan Homan of
Blue Eye, Mo., Joyce Tingle of Fort
Worth and Maureen Schwaller of
New Braunfels, a brother, Jerry
Hyland, S.M., of St. Louis; 11 grand-
children; and 17 great-grandchildren.
The Tulia Herald, Dec. 20, 2001.
Lela Mae Overstreet
TULIA - Lela Mae Overstreet, 97,
died Monday, Dec. 10, 2001, in
Amarillo.
Graveside services were at 11 a.m.
Thursday, Dec. 13,2001, in Quitaque
Cemetery at Quitaque with the Rev
Charles Davenport, pastor of First
Baptist Church of Tulia, officiating.
Arrangements were by Wallace Fu-
neral Home.
Mrs. Overstreet was a homemaker
and member of First Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters,
Jo Wilkerson of Tulia and Millie
McKinley of Pampa, four grandchil-
dren; and seven great-grandchildren.
The Tulia Herald, Dec. 20, 2001
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Dear Santa,
I hope you are doing well. How are
your reindeer You can bring me toys
if you want really what I want is that
you could get Mrs Borchardt a nice
good car for Christmas.
Your friend.
Gearld Fry
P S and earphones
Dear Santa,
How are you? I really don't want to
wish for a lot of stuff and I've been
good, but the most wonderful thing I
want is for you to please let my sister
feel better
I really want an ekr, some hit clips,
some cd's. How The Gnnch Stole
Christmas, and the Screch DVD, some
Anne Geddie puzzles, a soccer goal
and a basketball goal with a basket-
ball
If you like reindeer feed I will leave
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Your friend.
Christan Padilla
P S Please make my sister feel
better.
Dear Santa,
How are your elves doing? They acr
probably tired from making all of
those toys 1 might not have been
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better but I still want a Play Station 2
and a new skate board, and a new
paint ball gun 1 will leave you some
milk and cookies
Thanks for everything
Love,
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P S I will leave you some warm
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Law Enforcement Complies With Racial Profiling Bill
Tlus department supports the 77th Texas Legislature’s mandate prohibiting
racial profiling in Texas. Our law enforcement officers work under a departmental
policy that is consistent with all state and federal laws. The policy includes provisions
for citizens to contact us if the have a conflict with a Swisher County Sheriff’s
Department Officer
The Swisher County Sheriff’s Department realizes that there will be disagree-
ments, from time to time, with individuals that come in contact with our officers. We
realize that confusion, different perceptions or possibly the timeliness of information
could result in information that may produce different accounts of the same incident.
These disagreements between citizens and officers need to be addressed. We trust
that die vast majority of contacts between citizens and officers are conducted in a
positive, professional manner The relationship between the community and our
officers is based on confidence and trust. We cannot be effective without both the
community and our officers working together to achieve this goal
Citizens feeling that they havealegitimate concern may make a formal complaint
to the Swisher County Sheriffs Department ay any tune by contacting any member
of this department for information on the complaint process. Additional information
about this process may be obtained by calling us at 806/995-3326
The Swisher County Sheriffs Department would like to know about positive law
enforcement contacts Please write the Sheriff a letter or note to let him know about
a positive contact with our officers Sheriff Stewart will let the officer know about
your letter and a copy will be placed in the officer's personnel folder
We are very proud of the relationship the Swisher County Sheriffs Department
shares with the community Our long-standing goal is to provide our citizens with a
safe community where all may live without the fear of crime For further information
contact Swisher County Sheriffs Department at 806/995-3326
Larry Stewart, Sheriff
Swisher County Sheriffs Department
Ejccutores de la Ley Conformc con cl proyccto de Pcriila Racial
Este departamento apoya el Mandato 77 de la Legislature de Tejas que
prolube la Perfila Racial Los oficialcs de nuestro departamento trebajan
bajo una norma de conducta constante con todas las leyes estateles y
federates La polilica incluye las provisiones para que los ciudadanos se
pongan en contaclo con nosotros si es que tienen un conflicto con un oficial
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personal del oficial Estamos muy orgullosos de la relacion que el
Departamento del Sheriff (funcionario superior) del Condado Swisher
comparte con la comunidad. Nuestra meta de muchos anos es de proveer a
nuestors ciudadanos una comunidad segura donde todos puedan vivir sin el
miedo del crimen. Para mas informacion llame al Departamento del Sheriff
(Funcionario Superior) Condado Swisher. 806/995-3326
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