Betty Jane Hoggatt

Betty Jane Hoggatt, 92, died Friday, July 3, 2015, in Hedley.

Services were held on Tuesday, July 7, 2015, in the First Baptist Church in Hedley with Rev. Bruce Howard and Rev. Anthony Knowles, officiating.

Burial followed at Rowe Cemetery in Hedley.

Arrangements were under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Betty was born December 18, 1922, in Caddo, Oklahoma to Elmo and Willie Polasek Kennedy. She married Johnnie Orville Hoggatt on September 21, 1940, in Memphis. She had been a resident of Hedley for over 50 years and ran H&M Dry Goods prior to her retirement. She was a talented business woman, seamstress, and loved to cook. She was a loving grandmother and a dedicated Christian woman. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Hedley.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a son, James O. Hoggatt; 1 brother and 2 sisters.

She is survived by a son, Johnny L. Hoggatt and wife Kathy of Hedley; a brother, J.R. Kennedy of Hedley; a sister, Mae Griffin of Globe, AZ; 3 grandchildren, Johnny B. Hoggatt, James R. Hoggatt, and Mary V. Tolbert; and 10 great grandchildren.

The family request memorials be sent to the First Baptist Church of Hedley or Rowe Cemetery Association.

Wright

Carmen Camilla Wright, 100, died Thursday, July 2, 2015, Clarendon.

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 8, 2015, in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with Rev. Bill Hodges, officiating.

Burial Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon.

Arrangements are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Carmen was born June 19, 1915, in Turkey to William and Stella Clark Jones. She married C.A. “Bud” Wright on June 5, 1954, in Clarendon. She had been a resident of Clarendon since 1954 and was a dental assistant prior to her retirement. She was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Clarendon.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; 2 brothers; and 2 sisters.

She is survived by a son, John Sommers of Webster; a daughter, Susan Wright of Abilene; 2 grandchildren, Scott Sommers and Nicholas Sommers both of Dallas; 3 great grandchildren, Cole Sommers and Luke Sommers both of Keller and Asher Sommers of Kansas.

The family request memorials be sent to a charity or church of choice.