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Susie Shadle
Susie Shadle, 65, of Clarendon died Sunday, August 25, 2019, in Amarillo.
Celebration of Life Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 29, 2019, in the Donley County Activity Center in Clarendon. Private Family Burial will be in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon.
Arrangements are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Susie was born June 22, 1954, in Amarillo to Harvey and June Price. She married James Dennis Shadle on July 21, 1971, in Clarendon. She had been a lifetime resident of Clarendon. Susie had worked for Lowe & Courtney Law office for 14 years and for Shelton Law Office and Security Abstract for 30 years where she was a legal secretary and title company manager.
She enjoyed golfing, reading, and walking and sometimes reading and walking combined. She loved the mountains and the beach. Susie had also taught Sunday school for several years. She dearly loved her kids, grandkids, and her great grandkids.
She was preceded in death by her father and a brother, Billy Price.
She is survived by her husband, Jim Shadle of Clarendon; her mother, June Price of Clarendon; a son, Che Shadle and wife Linde of Clarendon; a daughter, Tracy Herrera and husband Tony of Lubbock; a brother, Rick Price and wife Tammy of Lubbock; a sister, Cindy Caldwell of Pampa; a sister in law, Melody Price of Clarendon; seven grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
The family request memorials be sent to Christ Kids in Clarendon.
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Elizabeth “Bessie” Marie Fichte
Elizabeth “Bessie” Marie Fichte, 93, of Amarillo died Friday, August 23, 2019, in Amarillo.
Graveside Services were held on Monday, August 26, 2019, at Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with Rev. Michael Erickson, officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Bessie was born on July 18, 1926, in Wheeler to Louis Herman and Martha Annie Phillipp Seedig. She married Harvey Albert Fichte on October 11, 1950, in Wichita Falls. She was a resident of Holliday for many years before moving to Clarendon in 1968, where she worked for the county clerk. She enjoyed cooking and was a very active member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Pampa.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and numerous siblings.
She is survived by her son Ray Fichte and wife Cathie of Yukon, Oklahoma; grandson Zachary Fichte; granddaughter Jami Fichte and husband Matt Kepple; great-granddaughter Kennedy Ray Fichte; and several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be sent to the Citizens Cemetery Association.
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Michael Shawn Odom
Michael Shawn Odom, 60, of Ft. Worth died Tuesday, August 19, 2019 after a long illness.
Mike was born in Alamagordo, New Mexico on July 21, 1959, to parents Gene and Paula Skelton Odom. The family moved to Amarillo three months later where he attended school until moving to Ft. Worth, Texas in 1973. Mike attended Southwest High School and TCU. He served in the United State Air Force where he was stationed in Sembach, Germany. In 1980, while serving abroad, he met and married his wife, Carmen of Zaragoza, Spain. After his honorary discharge from the military, Mike went on to work and retire from the US Postal Service. Post-retirement, Mike did volunteer work including Meals-On-Wheels where he enjoyed helping those less fortunate. He would even carry extra unbrellas in his vehicle to hand out to the homeless caught in the rain. Mike enjoyed meeting people from all walks of life and was always sensitive to their needs.
In their free time, Mike and Carmen loved traveling abroad. They traveled extensively through Europe, South and Central America, and Africa where Mike summited Mt. Kilimanjaro with his uncle, Sandy Skelton.
Mike is survived by his wife Carmen, sons Shawn Odom of Ft. Worth and Damian Odom of Zaragoza, Spain, parents Gene and Paula Skelton Odom of Aledo, grandmother Frances Skelton of Clarendon, brother Matthew Odom of Aledo, sisters Lisa Thompson of Ft. Worth and Roxann Aguilar of Lewisville, the Perera, Lerin, Monton and Jimenez families of Zaragoza, Spain, and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and wonderful friends.
Deal underway for new Clarendon City Hall
Clarendon City Hall will have a new home in 2020 after a real estate agreement was reached last week.
City Administrator David Dockery says the city is purchasing the former office building of Bill Lowe at 313 S. Sully across from the Donley County Courthouse for $163,000.
“We’re too confined in our current offices and our requirements to meet the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was going to be expensive,” Dockery said.
ADA accessibility is a requirement of the city’s current USDA-funded waterline project, and Dockery said the age and construction of the present City Hall was going to make it difficult to meet those standards.
The Lowe building will also require some modifications for ADA, and Dockery said contractors are looking at that work now, and the city hopes to have it completed in three to four months. The new location has more than 3,600 square feet of floor space available to meet the city’s needs.
Dockery said the city was able to use excess revenue from the current budget to purchase the Lowe property and did not have to tap the city’s reserves for this.
Officials are currently exploring options as to the future use of the current City Hall offices. The two-story building was erected in 1918 and has housed the city offices for most of the time since then.
Currently the fire department utilizes the second floor and the back of the building with city offices on the first floor at the front of the building.
H’wick back under water restrictions
Howardwick citizens were back under a boil water notice this week after a failed pump impacted the city’s water supply there.
City Hall reports that pump problems began Saturday and worsened on Sunday, prompting Red River Water Authority on Monday to issue the boil water notice and place the city under a Stage 4 water emergency, which bans all outside watering.
Red River also delivered bottled drinking water to City Hall for the residents’ use.
City Secretary Sandra Childress said Tuesday that a replacement pump was being installed that day.
Childress also reported that Red River’s board on September 18 will consider moving forward with an entirely new well for the city now that all the necessary approvals for that work have been obtained.
City officials anticipate having all water restrictions lifted later this week.
Test run
Broncos will be on the road this week for another scrimmage in Sunray and then open their season at home next week against Lockney. Enterprise Photo / Roger Estlack
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H’wick council considers budget, taxes
Howardwick aldermen considered several items of business when they met last Tuesday, August 13.
Budget and tax rate discussions were early on the agenda, and the city council voted to propose maintaining the current rate of 40 cents per $100 valuation.
During budget discussions, local resident Jody Ratcliff volunteered to purchase a new refrigerator for the community center.
Mayor Tony Clemishire reported that the city did not receive the community development grant that it hoped would pay for street improvements. It was also reported that a fish fry will be held this Saturday at 5 p.m. at the Clarendon County Club to benefit the City of Howardwick Fire Department.
In public comments, former mayor Greta Byars complained about underage drivers running four-wheelers and golf carts in the city.
The council approved bids on properties through Texas Communities Group, and the city also approved selling three lots of its own. Aldermen also authorized purchasing an app through TCG to assist the city’s code officer, who is in training.
In fire department business, the board approved Resolution 160, creating a bank account for the reconstituted Ctiy of Howardwick Fire Department.
Interim Fire Chief Brice Hawley gave a very informative update on the department. City Hall said this week that six volunteer applicants for the department are being vetted now and are likely to be approved.
Foster & Lambert was selected again to do the city’s audit, and Ordinance 118 was approved, amending Ordinance 102 to reaffirm that Red River Water Authority will continue to do the billing for the city’s trash service on the water bills.
The council considered 13 designs for the Howardwick entrance sign and narrowed it to three top choices. Those will be put before the citizens in attendance at the next city council meeting to pick a winner.
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