Leona Ruth Lingenfelter

Leona Ruth Lingenfelter, 80, died Tuesday, August 21, 2012, Amarillo, Texas.

Funeral services were held Friday, August 24, 2012, at the First Baptist Church in Howardwick with Rev. Dave Stout, Pastor, officiating.  Interment followed at Panhandle Cemetery, Panhandle, Texas. Arrangements were under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Leona Ruth Lingenfelter was born March 1, 1932, in Vici, OK to Albert and Anna Rinner Stevens.  She married Walter Owen Lingerfelter on July 1, 1950, in New Mexico.  She retired from Panhandle ISD working as a Custodian and Bus Driver.  Leona was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star chapter in Panhandle.  She had been a resident of Howardwick since 1994, where she was a member of First Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Walter Owen Lingenfelter, and several brothers and sisters. She is survived by her son, Henry Lingenfelter, of Hedley; her daughter, Julie Bryant, of Annahawk, TX; 2 brothers, Ron Stevens of Vici, OK, and John Stevens of Washington; her sister, Thelma Laiola, of Anaheim, CA; 3 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials be sent to Clarendon EMS, PO Box 1240, Clarendon, TX  79226 or First Baptist Church of Howardwick, 235 Rick Husband Blvd, Howardwick, TX 79226. Sign our online guest book at www.RobertsonFuneral.com