Archives for February 2018

Harold Manley Pinion, 89, of Howardwick died peacefully and went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, February 5, 2018, in Memphis.

Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 9, 2018, in the Community Fellowship Church in Clarendon with Rev. Anthony Knowles and Rev. Larry Capranica, officiating. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. in Llano Cemetery in Amarillo with Rev. Darrell Burton, officiating.

Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon. The family will receive friends for visitation from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Harold was born May 31, 1928, in Mason, Olfuskee County, Oklahoma to Clarence and Dora Pinion. He lived in Amarillo most of his adult life before moving to Howardwick in 1988. He married Jean Coin on May 26, 1949, in Clovis, New Mexico. He was a very hard worker in construction for Gilvin and Terrell. He was a loving husband for 65 years, a loving father, papa, and great papa. He loved God and his family dearly. He enjoyed fishing, golfing, gardening “the best tomatoes and apricots ever”, dancing, playing cards, and singing in the Church choir. He loved spending time with his sisters and his girls.

He had a strong heart and hands. He will be missed greatly by his family and friends. He was a member of the Community Fellowship Church in Clarendon. The Pinion family would like to extend our gratitude to all the staff at Memphis Convalescent Center and to Kindred Hospice for their attentiveness and loving care.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean Pinion, his daddy and mother, Clarence and Dora Pinion; 4 sisters, Nita Belle Pope, Rita Nichols, Babe Allen, and Lola B. Irwin; 2 special nephews, C.A. Nichols and Jerry Irwin.

Survivors include his five daughters, LaVerne Pinion of Howardwick, Phyllis Chastain and Patti Pinion of Amarillo, Brenda Hill and husband Tommy and Debra Hill and husband Danny of Clarendon; 6 grandchildren, Michael and Cristy Mullinix of Greentown, Indiana, Dave and Denise Chastain of Austin, Chris and Courtney D’Costa of Amarillo, Timaree Chastain of Amarillo, Lauren and Frank Graves of Clarendon, Jarad Lax of Stillwater, Oklahoma; 10 great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

The family suggest memorials be to their favorite charity.

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Sergeant Hershel Leroy Smith was born on July 17th, 1939, in McLean, TX to Riley and Effie Smith and passed into glory on February 5th, 2018 from his home in Lelia Lake. Hershel served in the Army reserves from 1956-1958 and in the US Navy from 1958-1962. He married Frances Cawlfield on Feb 4, 1966, in McLean and later that year he began a career with the Texas Dept. of Public Safety. He was first stationed in Houston and in 1969 he was transferred to the Lubbock office. He was moved to Amarillo in 1976 where was remained until he retired.

While in Lubbock he accepted Christ as his savior. In 1974 he surrendered to music ministry. He was later ordained and served as a deacon at Memorial Baptist church in Lubbock and Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Amarillo. He was licensed to the gospel ministry in 1976 and later ordained as a minister in 1983. At the time of his death he was the pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Amarillo.

Hershel was an avid Christian and golfer and used his love of golf to share the gospel with whoever he could. He had a desire to share Jesus Christ and the gift of God’s grace with everyone he met and loved.

Hershel is survived by his wife of 52 years, Frances Smith, his daughters, Ginger McMullin and Heather Branham and husband Alan of the Amarillo and Canyon area. Also by his adopted son and daughter, Rodney and Kerri Cross of Amarillo. He leaves behind six grandchildren, Asher McMullin and wife Beth, Zeke Smith and wife Randi, Lydia Handon and husband Ben, Tori Staley and husband Jesse, Josiah McMullin and wife Kristen and Rachel McMullin and by six great grandchildren. He is also survived by brothers Arvin and Warren Smith and sister Sadie Green as well as many cousins, nieces and nephews that he loved. He is preceded in death by his parents, his son, Heath Smith, his brothers Freddie, Larry, Harold (Casper) and James Smith and his sister, Helen Anderson.

Services will be Thursday, February 8th at 2:00 pm at Oasis (Southwest Baptist Church) in Amarillo, Texas officiated by Pastor Anthony Pennington and Internment at Memory Gardens.

Billy Don Carson, 89, of Hedley passed away peacefully on Friday, February 2, 2018, at his home, surrounded by family.

Funeral services were held Sunday, February 4, 2018, at the Hedley Methodist Church.

Bill was born on May 29, 1928, in Harmon County, Oklahoma to Myrtle Ira Foster Carson and Rufus Paul Carson.

He graduated from Quail High School in 1945. He worked at McDonald Auto Parts in Amarillo and was transferred to Borger in 1947.

He married Juanell Tate of the McKnight community on October 5, 1947. He was the bookkeeper for a number of businesses including Motor Inn and Morton Lumber Company in Borger. Frank Morton hired him to work as a salesman at Morton Lumber as well as bookkeeper. In 1981 sold the business to Robert and Marilyn Archer, the current owners. He and his wife, Juanell Tate Carson retired at the Tate Family Farm in Hedley in 1981 where he farmed and ranched and had a huge garden from which he took produce to Farmer’s Market in Amarillo for a number of years.

Bill has been a member of the Lion’s Club for over 60 years. He was also a member of the Lumberman’s Association, the United Methodist Church of Borger and Hedley. In 1991 he purchased Moffitt Hardware in Hedley. The store was 100 years old in 2017 and was celebrated at an open house on April 1, 2017. He was also a certified locksmith. Bill cherished family, his faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Tate Place which has been in the Tate family for over 100 years.

He is survived by his wife of over 70 years, Juanell Tate Carson; son, Tom Carson; daughter, Susan Carson Cosby, and son-in-law, Stan Cosby. His brother, John Wesley Carson of Quail, Texas and his wife, Evelyn Jo Farmer. He has numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, one great-great granddaughter, and two nephews.

The family would like to thank Kindred Hospice for the loving care they provided Bill and Juanell for the past few weeks.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Rowe Cemetery Association, Inc., PO Box 213, Hedley, TX 79237.