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From one extreme to the other… after a blistering summer, we now have snow in October.
Road conditions were very slick east of Hedley Thursday morning as one New Mexico couple found out when they went off the road and flipped their SUV on US 287. Two more cars were also off the road near Hedley.
Willie Frances McCauley, 95, died Saturday, October 22, 2011, in Hereford.
Services will be held Thursday, October 27, 2011, at 10 a.m. in the Clarendon Church of Christ with Don Stone officiating. Burial will be Thursday, October 27, 2011, at 2 p.m. in Thalia Cemetery in Thalia with Chuck Robertson officiating. Services are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Willie McCauley was born September 24, 1916, in Clay County, Tenn. to William J. and Sally Harris Abston. She married J.A. Blevins on September 5, 1936, in Foard County. After his death she married Troy V. Moore on October 1, 1977, in Clarendon until his death. On September 11, 1986, she married John M. McCauley in Howardwick. Willie worked as a homemaker most of her life. She also worked as a waitress, served as a City Alderman for the City of Howardwick, and was a member of the Howardwick Lions Club. She lived in Clarendon and Howardwick most of her life until moving to Amarillo about 14 years ago. After living in Amarillo for about 7 years, she moved to Hereford. Willie was a member of the Clarendon Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, J.A. Blevins, in 1976; second husband, Troy Moore, in 1985; third husband, John McCauley, in 2003; two sons, 2-year-old Joe Ernest Blevins, in 1940, and Sonny Blevins in 2001; and two brothers.
She is survived by her son, Roy Blevins and wife Sandi, of Hereford; daughter, Mary Duggan and husband Willis, of Hereford; daughter-in-law Susie Blevins of Amarillo; 12 grandchildren; 30 great grandchildren; and 24 great-great grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Kings Manor Methodist Home, 400 Ranger, Hereford, TX 79045 or to any Church of Christ.
Ruby Elliott, 79, died Thursday, October 20, 2011, in Clarendon.
Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 29 at the City Park in Clarendon. Cremation and arrangements are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Mrs. Elliott was born July 21, 1932, in Memphis to George and Daisy Tolbert. She married George Clifton Elliott on May 18, 1946, in Memphis. She had been a resident of Clarendon most of her life. She was a Nurse’s Aide prior to her retirement where she helped many people. She was a member of the First Assembly of God in Clarendon.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 2000; and three sons, Clifton Elliott, Jr., Jimmy Elliott, and Donnie Elliott.
She is survived by her son, Thomas Elliott of Clarendon; two daughters-in-law, Marie Elliott and Debbie Mays; an aunt, Betty Tolbert; seven grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren.
By Sandy Anderberg
Two missed chances to score inside the five added to the demise of the Broncos in their district season opener against Quanah.
The 30-42 final put the Broncos at 0-1 in district with two regular season games to go.
Overall, according to head coach Gary Jack; the Broncos put together a fairly good offensive game despite the loss.
“We were ahead early,” Jack said. “We played hard and it was a tough game, but our mistakes cost us the win.”
Clarendon racked up over 450 total yards of offense, just behind the Indians’ 500 yards.
Wesley Williams posted over 170 yards rushing, which put him over the 1,000-yard mark already this season, and Charleston Harris added another 100 plus on the night.
“We did a lot of good things offensively,” Jack said.
“And with six minutes left in the game, it’s a four-point game. Either it was our win or anybody’s game.”
Several Broncos had good games and according to Jack, quarterback Chance McAnear threw the ball well and Jerami Johnson made good catches.
Jack noted that Chris Shultz did a great job on both sides of the ball. Trevor Cobb and Trajen Johnson played well on defense.
Jonah Sell played good defense with a fumble recovery. Harris was great on offense and played good defense as well. He also had one fumble recovery and recorded a QB sack. Diego Santos caused two fumbles and Jayson Pigg had a fumble recovery.
The loss put the Broncos in a must-win situation as they prepare to face Lockney on the road Friday night.
“We need to win this week,” Jack said. “And we need to be ready to play. We have a few guys back from injuries, and we are getting healthier.”
The Broncos will hit the road again to face-off against Lockney at 7:30 p.m. Friday night, October 2 in Lockney.
By Sandy Anderberg
The Clarendon Lady Broncos made a gigantic move in the District cross-country meet in Plainview last Monday.
The team had seven runners finish in the top 25 to vault them into the top spot and earn the right to move on to the Regional meet that will be held next Saturday.
Junior standout Audrey Shelton finished second in the meet, which is higher than her finish in 2010. Deborah Howard was 8th, and Haley Ferguson finished 10th.
Sarah Luttrell came in 13th and Abby Johnson was right behind her in 14th.
Phara Berry was 17th, and Trevela Dronzek came in at 23rd.
Maci White ran for the junior varsity and did a great job coming in at second place.
Austin Lowry finished in third place running for the JV boys.
Eighth grader Caleb Cobb continued running well and took the top spot in the junior high boys division. Cobb lead the team to a third-place finish. Clay Koetting finished the course and came in seventh place.
Junior Ceniceros was 15th, Clint Franks was 18th, Riley Shadle came in at 26th, and Keandre Cortez was the 27th runner to finish the course. Justus Burton and Chance Lockhart also competed in the meet. Tessa Buckhaults finished 12th for the junior high girls during the cross country meet.
The Lady Broncos will run in the Regional meet on Saturday, November 5, in Lubbock at Mae Simmons Park.
The Clarendon College Ranch Horse Team competed at Gainesville this past weekend and placed high in several events.
Luke Abraham placed first in Non-Pro Cow and Garrett Bukowski placed fourth. Abraham also placed seventh in Non-Pro Reining. Bukowski placed sixth in Non-Pro Pleasure and seventh in Non-Pro Trail. Chris Farris placed seventh in Limited Non-Pro Reining and ninth in Limited Non-Pro Pleasure. Robin Smith placed fifth in Novice Cow, ninth in Novice Pleasure, seventh in Novice Reining, and fifth in Novice Trail.
Schools competing were CC, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, North Central Texas College, Weatherford College, Eastern New Mexico University, Stephen F. Austin, and Tarleton.
The Ranch Horse Team’s next competition will be November 5 at Tarleton.
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