Archives for April 2007

Alton Redell “A.R.” Henson, 81, died Friday, March 30, 2007, in Amarillo.

Services were held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, April 2, 2007, in the First United Methodist Church in Clarendon with Rev. Tom Garmon, Pastor, and Rev. Bryan Knowles, Retired Baptist Minister, officiating. Burial with Masonic Graveside Rites was held in Citizens Cemetery. Services were under the arrangement of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., of Clarendon.

Mr. Henson was born on June 10, 1925, in Hedley to Grady and Cleo Spier Henson and had been a lifetime resident of Donley County. He married Frankie Hommel on November 13, 1944, at Hollis, Oklahoma. He and his family are the owners and operators of Henson’s in Clarendon. He was a member of Clarendon Masonic Lodge #700, was Past President and member of the Al Morah Shrine Club, the Clarendon Order of the Eastern Star Chapter #6. He was a member of the Clarendon Lions Club, and was a U.S. Air Force Veteran of World War II. He had served for several years as the Donley County service chairman for the American Cancer Society, had served as the Grand Chaplain of the Grand Chapter of Texas – Order Of The Eastern Star, and attended the Baptist and Methodist Churches.

Mr. Henson was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Wilma Hill in 1971; and a great grandchild, Grady Henson.

Survivors include his wife, Frankie Henson of Clarendon; a daughter, Sharon Winfrey of Clarendon; a son, Wes Henson and wife Susan of Clarendon; a brother, Floyd Henson and wife Gini of Austin; four grandchildren, Jeffrey Henson, Kristi Winfrey, Suzzette Williams, Rona Winfrey; and two great-grandchildren, Copeland and Shelbie.

The family requests memorials be to a Shriner’s Hospital, the First United Methodist Church in Clarendon, or a favorite charity.

Allie Mae Goodman Maxey, 77, died Friday, March 30, 2007, in Clarendon.

Services were held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 2, 2007, in Robertson Funeral Directors Chapel of Memories in Clarendon with Rev. Bryan Knowles, Retired Baptist Minister, officiating. Burial was at Citizens Cemetery. Services were under the arrangement of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., of Clarendon.

Mrs. Maxey was born on January 6, 1930, to Dewey and Ernie Baker Goodman in Clarendon. She was a lifetime resident of Clarendon. She married Richard Oscar Maxey on September 21, 1947, in Clarendon. She had owned her own restaurant for several years. She was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Clarendon.

Mrs. Maxey is preceded in death by her parents; her husband on May 22, 1992; one daughter, Sandra Elaine Maxey in 1950; and one brother, Billy Goodman.

Survivors include three daughters, Marsha Kay Kirk and Paula Jo Nuss both of Amarillo, and Richelle Lynn Culifer of Tulia; a son, Richard “Buzzy” Maxey of Sacramento, California; a brother, Jimmy Goodman of New Jersey; 9 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

The family request that memorials be to the Clarendon Volunteer Fire Department or the Medical Center Nursing Home in Clarendon.

Louise Howell Long, 103, died Saturday, March 31, 2007, in Stratford.

Services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 2007, in the First Baptist Church in Hedley with Rev. Larry Brace, pastor of the Assembly of God in Texoma, officiating. Burial followed in Rowe Cemetery in Hedley.

Mrs. Long was born February 13, 1904, to L.H. and Rena Jane Howell in Dublin, Texas. She had lived most of her life in Hedley before moving to Stratford eight years ago. She married Cecil Leroy Harris on November 6, 1920, in Hedley. Upon the death of Mr. Harris in 1960, Louise married Johnny Long in December of 1962, in Hedley.

She had worked for the Clarendon and Memphis Hospitals as an LVN prior to her retirement. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Hedley where she worked with the teenagers and taught Sunday School. She loved singing hymns and would often lead the singing at the nursing home. She was a Baptist.

Mrs. Long was preceded in death by her parents; both of her husbands, Cecil Leroy Harris in 1960 and Johnny Long in 1972; eight brothers; and two sisters.

Survivors include three daughters, Annita DeBord of Stratford, Cecilia DeBord of Amarillo, Ruby Comen of Borger; 12 grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

The family requests that memorials be to a charity of choice.