Obituaries

Gennia Ann Williams, age 60, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, January 2, 2023, at her daughter’s home in Clarendon. She was born August 9, 1962, in Fort Worth, Texas to Raymond Chamberlain and Virginia (Barton) McSpadden. She attended school in Weatherford, Texas, and was the class of 1980.

Gennia began working with BNSF Railway in transportation services in 2010. She loved chasing trains and made some good friends a long the way. She continued chasing trains until July 2021.

Gennia had multiple health issues, that included, congestive heart failure. She survived two double bypass surgeries in 2006 and 2018. She began to get weak and lose a tremendous amount of weight in 2021 and in Sept 2022, she was diagnosed with High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome, which is an aggressive form of blood cancer. She was told that the prognosis was 12-18 months with treatment. She immediately started treatment and she faced this uncertainty with a fierce desire to live. She endured numerous treatments and infusions and a three-week hospital stay. She was determined to be home for Christmas. She was home for Christmas and New Year’s. She survived a total of 95 days from the date of diagnosis. She spent her last five months with her daughter, Ginnie, as her primary caregiver. She had come to terms with her impending death, but remained optimistic. She waited to be alone to go home with her heavenly father.  Her death has left a tremendous void in her family and she will forever be missed.

Gennia can be remembered as fiercely protective over her daughters and grandchildren. She had a relationship with her daughter, Ginnie, that can only be described as unbreakable. Her relationship with Amber was one that they only understood.  Even if she didn’t agree with something, she would support her kids. She loved going to Nascar races and watching her Denver Broncos, going to concerts, and visiting the beach. She moved to Pampa, in 2021 so she could be closer to her daughter, Ginnie and her grandkids. She was extremely proud of Trinity, Tyler, and Tanner’s athletic achievements. If you were to ask her about them, she would beam with pride and begin to brag about something they were involved in. Her collection of pigs will now be protected and treasured.

She was preceded in death by her biological father Raymond, her mother, Virginia McSpadden, her step father, Robert McSpadden, brothers Billy and Ray Chamberlain, her sisters, Maxine Wright and Doris Taylor.

She is survived by her daughter, Ginnie Siefkas and husband Joseph Siefkas Jr of Clarendon Texas; daughter, Amber Williams of Grand Prairie. Her grandchildren, Trinity (22), Tyler (15), Tanner (15), Jeannine (20), Emerson (8), Rhylee (7), Hunter (5), and Aidan (17), all of Clarendon.  She is also survived by her long-time best friend and roommate, Kellye Bellah and her chosen niece, Autumn Underwood and niece, Virginia Ward of Pampa Tx; sister Debbie Coonrod and brother Randy Chamberlain and a long list of extended family and friends. She also leaves behind her fur babies RuRu, Duchess, and Morris.

The family would like to express our thanks for the wonderful care given by Dr. James Tucker Osteen at Texas Oncology in Amarillo and Dr. Tanner Neuman with Pampa Medical Group.

Memorial Services will be held January 14, 2023, at 3:30 p.m. in Saginaw Park Baptist Church in Fort Worth. The address is 512 S. Blue Mound Rd, Fort Worth, Texas 76131. Services will begin at 330pm.

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Services for Donna Rives, 70, of Wheeler, will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 7, 2023, in Cornerstone Church in Wheeler.  Cremation will follow after the service.

Viewing will be held Friday at the funeral home with family receiving friends for visitation from 4:00-6:00 p.m.

Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Wheeler.

The Angels of Heaven sounded their golden trumpets for all heavenly friends and family to gather at the Golden Gates of Heaven to welcome home Donna Gail Windom Rives into the Arms of Jesus. What a celebration there is and continues to be! My sweet Donna came into this life on July 19, 1952, in Memphis. She passed away peacefully on January 2, 2023, in Dallas surrounded by all those she loved the most. Donna’s greatest joy was serving others, especially her family and those friends that she loved so dearly. She graduated from the School of Cosmetology at Clarendon College in 1971. She worked as a hairdresser for 34 years in many wonderful communities. Always eager to start her business over and never once complaining about a move. The last 13 yrs she was the Queen of Maxeys Steakhouse greeting and serving people from all over the world. Her Maxey girls loved and adored her. They worked closely beside her for many years. She was simply MOM to her children, NANNA to her grand babies, and FRIEND to so many. Her faith sustained her. She was steadfast even through seasons of struggle. She loved her JESUS!

Donna is survived by her husband Ron, the love of her life for forty four years; children, Michael Rives, Makesha Maupin and husband Derek of Sunnyvale, and Chayse Rives and wife Jessyi of Athens, Texas.

She is also survived by her two loving sisters; Annis Stavenhagen and husband Bill of Clarendon, and Sarah Benham and husband David of Amarillo.

Her favorite times were with our beautiful grandchildren who brought her so much joy; Chelsea Johnston and husband Randall and great grandson Colton, Kristopher Marroquin and fiancée Angie and great grandson Kayden, Cayson Rhett Maupin, Paislee Jane Maupin, Cruz Ryan Rives and Rydge Lofton Rives; eight nieces and five nephews; her beautiful sister-in-love Sammye, and husband Don Rives, brother-in-law Larry Rives; and her dearest friend Janelle and husband Ben Scott.

She is preceded in death by her parents Millard and Adora Windom, her in-laws Thurman and Jane Rives.

We are assured that my sweet and precious Donna is safe in the arms of her faithful Savior who loved her into eternity. Because I belong to Him, Christ by His Holy Spirit, and I am assured that I will see her again one day. I will never stop loving her…my sweet Donna.

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Michael Edward Mobley, 66, of Clarendon died Tuesday, January 3, 2022 in Clarendon.

Services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 5, 2022 in Robertson Funeral Directors Saints’ Roost Chapel in Clarendon with Rev. Scott Higginbotham, officiating. Burial will follow in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon.

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

Michael was born May 19, 1956, in Amarillo to Luther Edward and Ruth Fay Molder Mobley. He was a longtime resident of Amarillo before moving to Clarendon in 2005. He enjoyed helping people, trains, and yard work. He loved motorcycles and everything about them. His passion was working on them, reading, and learning about motorcycles.

He loved animals, especially his dog, Princess.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Don Mobley; and a sister, Patricia Atkin.

he is survived by his sisters, Debra Lomax of Amarillo and Gay Tomlinson of Lubbock; several nieces and nephews; and numerous cousins.

The family request memorials be sent to the funeral home to help with funeral expenses.

Lonita Howard passed away in Memphis, Texas, on December 12, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She was 94 years old.

Services will be held in Robertson Funeral Directors Heritage Chapel in Memphis on Saturday December 17, 2022, at 10 a.m. Lonita is to be buried in Rowe Cemetery, Hedley, Texas among her great-grandparents, grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and her younger brother Ronnie Hickey.

Viewing will be held at the funeral home in Memphis on Friday, December 16th from 9:00 AM – 6:00 p.m. with family receiving friends from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Lonita was born March 5, 1928 to Elvin and Vera Hickey in Clarendon. The family moved to El Paso in 1938. She graduated from Austin High School in 1945 and received her B.A. and M.A. in Reading from the University of Texas at El Paso.

She married Preston Lee Howard in 1949, and they had two children, Preston Lee Jr., and Linda Kay. Lonita started her teaching career in 1953 and was a reading lab teacher for 34 years. Lonita retired in 1993 and moved back to Hedley where she remained. She was an avid gardener and loved her yard. Her favorite activities were functions with her family.

She was a member of the Hedley Church of Christ.

Lonita leaves behind a son, Preston Howard Jr. of Anthony, and wife Alma, a daughter Linda O’Connor of Memphis; four granddaughters, Danielle Koenig of Mesilla Park, New Mexico, and husband Willie Joe, Shellie Howard of Mesilla Park, New Mexico, and Isaac De La O, Colleen Owens of Hedley, and Kathleen Ward of Panhandle, and husband Mike; and 12 great-grandchildren, Kaydens Koenig, Andy Cox, Joe Koenig, Ayden Cox, Preston Koenig, Kaylee Ward, Parker Howard, Micheal Ward Jr., Charlie Owens, Connor Owens, Declan Ward, and Caden Owens, one brother Carroll Hickey of Arlington, Texas and wife Barbara, as well as her extended family and friends.

Clarence Elmer Pierce, Jr., 65, of Clarendon died Friday, December 2, 2022, in Clarendon.

Memorial services with inurnment at Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon will be held at a later date. Cremation & Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Junior was born January 7, 1957, in Clarendon to Clarence Elmer “C.E” Pierce, Sr. and Mary Holman Pierce.  He went to school at David G. Burnett Elementary in Houston, Humphrey’s Highland Elementary in Amarillo, Woodland Acres Elementary in Houston, Travis Junior High in Quanah, and Clarendon Junior High.  Junior worked for Wondell and Mark Luttrell for years at the welding shop.  Cutting, welding, and fabricating on all sorts of equipment for the locals, farmers, and ranchers.  Before that, he also worked for Wondell Luttrell at the cotton gin. he put in many years at both places and enjoyed his work.  Jr. also worked at the tire shop for Henson’s.  While working there, he also took care of setting up for the turtle races around the 4th of July and always had a hand in putting up the decorations for the store.  He also worked for Gary Barnhill at the Sandell Drive In and worked for D. Grant who ran a water well service.  There are other jobs Jr. had, too numerous to count.  He was multi-talented and truly a jack of all trades.

Junior’s hobbies were actually more of a lifestyle.  What he really enjoyed was fishing.  His favorite places were the dike at Texas City, Texas and, San Luis Pass on Galveston Island surf fishing for shark.  His favorite place of all was fishing off the rocks at Lake Kickapoo near Wichita Falls for crappie with Dad.  He always enjoyed his fishing trips and never came home empty handed.

Jr. was married twice in his life, first to Bobbi Jo Carmichael in August 1977, they had a son, Michael Shane.  Later on he married Faye Vargas.  Jr. was truly blessed with grandchildren.  Kortny Marie and Chance Michael Blackwell, Austin Pierce, Dylan Costner, Lathan and Jaydon Pierce all of which reside in North Dakota and Idaho.  He is also survived by his sister, Linda Lincoln and his brother, Rick Pierce.

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