Obituaries

Funeral services for Jonnie L. Dillehay Stout, age 88, were held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 6, 2006, at First Baptist Church with Rev. Dave Stout, Rev. Scott Jones, and Rev. Mark Metzger, family members, officiating.  Burial was held in Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., of Clarendon.

Mrs. Stout died Tuesday, January 3, 2006, in Clarendon.  She was born March 12, 1917, in Jacksonville, Texas, to Thomas Henry and Emily Williams Dillehay, and married Rev. John Henry Stout on September 4, 1934, at Jacksonville.  They were residents of Carizzo, New Mexico, prior to moving to Clarendon in 1971.  She was the world’s best mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.  She was a member of the Pathfinders Club and a member of First Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband on December 11, 1986; two brothers; one sister; and by two grandchildren, Susan Babcock Harp and Timothy Ryan Jones.

Survivors include two daughters, Linda Babcock and husband Kenneth of Groom; Nell Jones of Clovis, New Mexico; three sons, Dave Stout and wife Linda of Clarendon, James Stout and wife Betty of San Antonio, and Charles Stout of Clarendon; ten grandchildren; ten great grandchildren.

Funeral services for Darlene Davis Usleton, age 50, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 5, 2006, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Canyon Ward (8400 Hunsley Rd) in Canyon, Texas, with President Bruce Tate, officiating.  Graveside Commital will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 5, 2006, at Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon.  Arrangements are under the direction of Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon.

Ms. Usleton died January 1, 2006, in Amarillo. She was born on October 12, 1955, to Charles and Nancy Walker Davis at Parks Air Force Base in Pleasanton, California.  She graduated from Pampa High School in 1974 and graduated from Amarillo College in 1976. Darlene enjoyed music, playing the clarinet in high school, and was a past president of Canyon High School Band Booster Club. She married Tommy Dale Usleton in 1979 and has since divorced. Tommy is now married to Glenda Fessler.

Darlene was a great granddaughter of W.L. Bill Lohberger, an early settler of Wheeler County. She enjoyed working with Affiliated Foods for 20 years in HBC and the Tobacco Purchasing Dept. Darlene had been a resident in Canyon for 20 years.

She was preceded in death by grandparents, Clarence and Louise Davis, an uncle, Jim Walker, an aunt, Ellie and her husband George Wilkinson. She went home to be with the Lord on January 1, 2006, after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Survivors include a son, Sean Usleton and wife Becky of Canyon; a grandson, Blake Usleton of Canyon; her parents, Nancy and Charles Davis of Clarendon; her grandparents, George C. and Dorothy Walker of Wheeler; one sister, D’Anne Woods and husband Doug of Pflugerville, Texas; two brothers, Danny Ray Davis of Amarillo and Don Alton Davis of Pampa; one sister-in-law, Dianne Davis of Amarillo; two nieces, Tiffany Baldwin and husband Donnie of Point Mugu, California; and Julie Anne Marie Woods of Pflugerville; four nephews, Stephen Woods and Dylan Woods, both of Pflugerville, and  Joshua Davis and William Davis, both of Amarillo; and three close friends, Janice Blandford of Amarillo and Connie Clark and Cindy Craig, both of Canyon.

The family suggests memorials be made to Odyssey Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson St., Amarillo, Texas 79101.

Kenneth Dale Evans, age 67, of North Richland Hills, Texas, died Monday, December 26, 2005, in Fort Worth, Texas. A memorial service was held Thursday, December 29, 2005, at Shannon Rufe Snow Funeral Chapel.

Mr. Evans was born on June 21, 1938, in Santa Maria, California, the son of Kermit and Florence Evans. The family moved from California to Ashtola, Texas, in 1945; and he attended schools in Ashtola and graduated from Clarendon High School and later attended the University of Texas at Arlington.  He served in the US Navy from September 1956 until September 1960 on the USS Kearsarge and the USS Helena as a court reporter and military law specialist.

Kenneth was employed by Chevron Chemical Company in marketing and in 1984 became District Operations Manager for Picker International in Dallas and later in Corona, California.

In his retirement he enrolled in nursing school and was doing hospice nursing until his death.

He was always the constant, quiet, caring, and genuine listening friend and will be missed by all who knew him.

 He was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter, Susan Evans, and his brother, Gene Evans.

 Survivors include daughters, Cynthia Allen and Angela Evans; brother, Carl Evans and wife Ruth; sister, Carol Evans Powell and husband Thad; six grandchildren; the Marroquin family; and numerous relatives and friends who loved him.

 Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

 Iris Charlotte Lake Harbour, age 68, of Lelia Lake, died Sunday, December 25, 2005.  Services were held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 29, 2005, at Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories in Amarillo.  Burial followed at Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Memorial Park Funeral Home.

Mrs. Harbour was born November 1, 1937, in Bloomington, Indiana, to Hazel and Elmer Lake.  She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.  She enjoyed quilting and gardening.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Carolynn Trister; a son, Billy Hardy; and a granddaughter, Toni Beavin.

Survivors include her husband, Robert Harbour; three sons, Tommy Harbour and wife Sylvia, Philip Harbour and wife Lisa, and Greg Hardy and wife Kim; five daughters, Stephanie Dick and husband Ronald, Deborah McMinim and husband Robert, Tina Johnson, Teresa Hamm and husband James, Ina Boyd and husband Jim; two brothers, Donald Lake and Robert Lake; 19+ grandchildren; and 29+ great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Community Fellowship Church in Clarendon.

Funeral services for Helen Geneva Hale Ivey, age 86, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 31, 2005, at the First United Methodist Church in Claude with Rev. Roy Rutherford of Claude, officiating.  Burial was held in Claude Cemetery under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., of Clarendon.

Mrs. Ivey died Thursday, December 29, 2005, in Amarillo.  She was born February 7, 1919, in Scottsboro, Alabama, and was a resident of Claude for many years.  She lived in New Boston, Texas, before returning to Claude before her retirement. She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge in Panhandle and was a Methodist.  She was a loving mother and grandmother.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1986; and two daughters, Margaret Suttles in October 1999 and by Mildred Talent in July 2004.

Survivors include one daughter, Dorothy Jaramillo of Albuquerque, New Mexico; three sons, John Williams Ivey of Wichita Falls; Jim Ivey of Sterling, Virginia; and Marvin Ivey of Claude; one sister, Mary Lou McClaren of Malta, Texas; fifteen grandchildren; and 30 great grandchildren.

The family requests memorials be to the Claude Cemetery Association or a favorite charity.

Funeral services for Wesley Dane Perdue, age 82, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 23, 2005, at the First Baptist Church in Clarendon with Rev. Bryan Knowles, Baptist Minister, and Rev. Larry White of Amarillo, officiating.  Burial was held in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., of Clarendon.

Wesley Dane Perdue was born July 2, 1923, to John and May Perdue.  They lived in the Hudgins Community where he grew up, attended school, and worked on the family farm.  He served our country in World War II in the European Theater of Operations with the 556th Anti-Aircraft Division.  After returning to the states, he married Edna Lee Mahaffey, daughter of Slaton and Laura Mahaffey, on July 30, 1947.  They lived and farmed in the communities around Clarendon  until 1958.  The Perdues moved to Levelland and farmed from 1959 through 1973.  In 1974, they returned to Clarendon.  Dane and Edna have three daughters, Wynona, Dana, and Kathryn.  The sons came later in the form of grandsons.

In May of 2002, Edna had to enter the Medical Center Nursing Home, and Dane became a daily visitor there.  In November of 2004, he had to enter the nursing home as well.  His health gradually declined over the months; and on December 20, 2005, Dane passed away.

He was preceded in death by his parents, John and May Perdue; his brothers, J.C. Perdue and Frank Perdue; his sister and brother-in-law, Nell and Earl Stout.

Survivors include his wife, Edna of Clarendon; his daughters, Wynona of Clarendon; Dana of Elkhart, Kansas; and Kathryn of Hereford and her husband, Steven Scott; his grandsons and their families, James, Ashley, Colby, Stephen, and Shannon Todd, and Jeremy, Tawny, and Kenzie Todd, all of Lubbock; Tyler Scott of Amarillo; and Jarod Scott of Lubbock; his sister-in-law, Dorothy Perdue of Lubbock; his sister, Audrey and her husband, Walter Goodjoin of Lubbock; his brother, Bill and his wife Joyce Perdue of San Antonio; his sister, Jerry and her husband Farris Keller of Levelland; and a bushel of cousins, nephews, and nieces, and friends.

Funeral services for Louise Koeninger Shadle, age 101, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 3, 2006, at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Tom Garmon,  Pastor, and Rev. Perry Hunsacker of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Amarillo, officiating.  Burial was held in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., of Clarendon.

Mrs. Shadle died Saturday, December 31, 2005, in Amarillo.  She was born February 5, 1904, in Wise County, Texas, to Franz Joseph Koeninger and Delia Bridget Conner Koeninger.  She married Thomas Marvin Shadle on May 16, 1923, in Wise County. She, her husband, and infant daughter moved to Donley County in 1925.  After a brief stint of moving from one oil field to another, including Borger, they settled in Donley County where they farmed and ranched for over 60 years.  She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Clarendon.

She was preceded in death by her only son, Joseph Marvin Shadle, on August 11, 1968; her husband on August 3, 1988; and by her son-in-law, Ray Pittman, on June 17, 2005.

Survivors include one daughter, LaRue Shadle Pittman of Amarillo; two grandsons, James Dennis Shadle and wife Susie and Joe Neal Shadle and wife Raenell, all of Clarendon; two granddaughters, Cheryl Shadle Fox of Canyon and Barbara Shadle Williams of Clarendon; twelve great grandchildren; and 19 great great grandchildren.

Casket bearers were Brad Shadle, Che Shadle, Michael Shadle, Jeremy Hand, Roy Williams III, Josey Shadle, Joshua Williams, and James Christopher Williams.

The family request memorials be to the Citizens Cemetery Association, PO Box 669, Clarendon, Texas 79226-0669 or to the First United Methodist Church, PO Box 157, Clarendon, Texas 79226-0157.

Funeral services for Cecil W. “Spud” Hawkins, age 92, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 14, 2005, at the Elmer Methodist Church in Elmer, Oklahoma, with Milton Gage and Joe Longley officiating.  Burial was held at  Mountain Park Cemetery under the direction of People’s Cooperative Funeral Home in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma.

Mr. Hawkins was born August 1, 1913, in Cheyenne, Oklahoma, to Nannie Rudella Cook Hawkins and Jack Milton Hawking and passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2005, at Edmond Healthcare Center in Edmond, Oklahoma.  He was a cowboy and grew up in the Kiowa County area and graduated from Consolidated 8 Schools in 1933.  He and his wife farmed in the Durham and Strong City areas for awhile before moving to Higgins, Texas, where he “cowboyed” on the Tyson Ranch.

He and Boone Tyson were also in the horse business, raising and showing Appaloosas.  In 1970, they showed the Reserve National Champion Stallion.  He also “cowboyed” at the Smith Ranch near Higgins, Texas.  He moved to Elmer in 1987 and worked with the Wayne Winsett cattle operation until his health declined.  He enjoyed watching sports and was an avid roper. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church.

He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, two brothers, and two sisters.

Survivors include his two sons, Jerry Hawkins and wife Glenda of Clarendon and Jack Hawkins of Edmond, Oklahoma; two sisters-in-law, Willie Wilks of Snyder, Oklahoma, and Olive Robinette of Santee, California; six grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.

Graveside services for Thelma Jean Williams Merchant, age 80, were held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 15, 2005, in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with Rev. Bryan Knowles, Baptist Minister, officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., in Clarendon.

Mrs. Merchant died Monday, December 12, 2005, in Amarillo.  She was born October 31, 1925, in Clarendon to Robert Alexander Williams and Ola Blanche Putman Williams.  She had been a resident of Amarillo much of her life.  She was a dental assistant and hotel manager for several years before her retirement.  She was a member of Paramount Baptist Church in Amarillo.

Survivors include three sons, Richard Merchant of Cypress, Texas; Steve Merchant of Double Oak, Texas; and Bobby Merchant of Amarillo; six grandchildren; and ten great grandchildren.

Casket bearers were Shad Merchant, Shawn Merchant, and Nick Merchant.

The family requests that memorials be to BSA Hospice in Amarillo.

J. Royce Lummus born on January 31, 1920, in Clarendon, Texas, went to be with the Lord on December 14, 2005, in San Antonio, Texas.  Services were held Wednesday, December 21, 2005, at 9:00 a.m. in the Sunset Memorial Funeral Chapel in San Antonio.  Burial followed at Sunset Memorial Park in San Antonio under the direction of Sunset Funeral Home.

Mr. Lummus was a communications engineer with Southwestern Bell for 46 years.  Royce was an ordained Baptist deacon and a member of First Baptist Church San Antonio.  He was also active in the Library of Congress Talking Book Program with the SBC Pioneers.

Royce was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Ladera Lucille.

Survivors include son and wife, Dr. J. Royce and Linda Lummus; a brother and wife, L.D. and Marguerite Lummus; a very special friend, Hazel Guy; and numerous brothers- and sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, and cousins.

The family requests that memorials be made to the J. Royce Lummus Endowed Scholarship Fund, Clarendon College, President’s Office, PO Box 968, Clarendon, TX 79226.

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