Patricia Ann Archuleta

Patricia Ann Archuleta, 61, died June 16, 2012, in Amarillo.

Memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 24, 2012, at the First United Methodist Church of Clarendon with Rev. Lloyd Stice, pastor, Pastor Donna Johnston, Pastoral Care, First United Methodist Church, and Pierre Moranza, KMMI Ministries, officiating. Services were under the direction of Brooks Funeral Directors.

Patricia Ann Archuleta was born on May 7, 1951 in Amarillo to George and Alma Tomberlin Hughes. She was a 1969 graduate of Amarillo High School and received her Bachelor of Science degree from St. Mary’s of the Plains.

She was a basic EMT and was pursuing her intermediate EMT license. She married Daniel “Archie” Archuleta in April of 1979. Patricia was a school teacher, a beautician, and taught cosmetology. She was an avid quilter and seamstress and owned Stitch by Design in Clarendon.

She worked as the Dispatcher / Jailer for Donley County Sheriff’s Office and was the secretary for First United Methodist Church of Clarendon and the Clarendon Chamber of Commerce. She volunteered in numerous ministries including Kairos Outside, and was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Clarendon, the Red Cross, and many other organizations.

Patricia was preceded in death by her husband on February 26, 2002, by her parents, a brother, George “Skeeter” Hughes, a half sister, Louise Payne, and a brother-in-law, Jack Holt.

Survivors include her son, Jason Archuleta and wife, Amy, of Amarillo; two grandchildren, Rylan and Kasen Archuleta; two sisters, Corky Holt, of Beaumont, Texas, and Sue Carney and husband, Mike, of Rogers, AR; and a host of friends and family.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be to Kairos Outside, Amarillo & Panhandle Region, PO Box 51012, Amarillo, TX 79159, Clarendon EMS, PO Box 1240, Clarendon, TX 79226, or First United Methodist Church of Clarendon, PO Box 157, Clarendon, TX 79226.