Obituaries

Funeral services for Allan Winfred Angel, age 93, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 22, 2005, in the First United Methodist Church in Groom with Rev. Weldon Rives, Pastor, officiating.  Burial was held at Groom Cemetery under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., of Clarendon.

Mr. Angel died Sunday, February 20, 2005, in Plainview.  He was born December 26, 1911, in Groom where he lived until moving to the Plainview area approximately 60 years ago.  He married Frances Marie Johnston on June 22, 1936, in Lelia Lake, Donley County, Texas. He had been a farmer all of his life and was a Methodist.

Survivors include his wife, Frances Angel of Plainview; one sister, Ruby Denton of Groom; a half-brother, James Wesley Angel of Pampa; and several nieces and nephews.

The family requests memorials be to the Groom Cemetery Assn.

Funeral services for Bill R. Reid, age 77, were held at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, February 14, 2005, in the Lamesa Church of Christ.  Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Branon Funeral Home.

Mr. Reid died Friday, February 11, 2005, in Lubbock.  He was born February 8, 1928, in Clarendon to Lloyd and Ethel Hinkle Reid.  He graduated from Goodnight High School in 1945.  He graduated from Texas Tech College in 1949 with a Bachelor of Science degree in animal husbandry.  He was active in Student Council, Aggie Club, and Block and Bridle while at Tech.

An Army sergeant in the Korean Conflict, he served in Germany and Fort Louis, Washington, until September 1952. Bill married Alice Joy Barron on September 27, 1952.

A farmer in Dawson County for 52 years, Bill was an active member of the community.  He served on the Lamesa school board for nine years.  He was recognized with the Dawson County 4-H Spur Award. As an active member of Texas Farm Bureau since 1963, Bill served on the Dawson County board and at the state level for eight years and was state vice president and secretary-treasurer.

He was a member of the Lamesa Cotton Growers and National Cotton Council and the Cotton Council International.  In 1997, Bill received the State Farm Pioneer Award for his outstanding leadership.

Survivors include his wife of 52 years; three sons, Spencer and wife Royce of Austin, Cody and his wife Karen of Omaha, Nebraska, and Randy and his wife Anna of Loop; a daughter, Katrina Dorris and her husband Richard of San Angelo; a sister, Nell White of Borger; and six grandchildren: Hayden, Taylor, Ryan, and Duncan Reid all of Austin, Chance Dorris of San Angelo, and Austin Reid of Omaha.

Pat Roberson died February 13, 2005, at the age of 64.

Services under the direction of Schooler Funeral Home will be held Thursday, February 17, 2005, at Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with Mr. Keith Covington officiating.

Mr. Roberson was born February 8, 1941 in Jericho. He graduated from Clarendon High School. He worked as a locksmith at numerous prisons in the Texas Panhandle. Mr. Roberson was preceded in death by a son, Todd Roberson, in 1986.

Survivors include a daughter, Lori Baggett of Claude; a sister, Daphine Sullivan of Wheeler; and three grandchildren.

Memorials should be made to a favorite charity.

Funeral services for Ora Pearl Farris, age 87, were held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 17, 2005, in the First Baptist Church in Hedley with Bright Newhouse, Church of Christ Minister from Clarendon, and Rev. Bruce Howard, Pastor, officiating.  Burial was held in Rowe Cemetery in Hedley under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., of Clarendon.

Mrs. Farris died Friday, January 14, 2005.  She was born January 13, 1918, in the Goldston Community near Clarendon and had lived in Donley County most of her life.  She married Woodroe Wilson Farris on November 25, 1933, at Memphis.  She was a homemaker and a member of the Hedley Church of Christ.

She was preceded in death by her husband and by a son, Otis Earl Farris.

Survivors include a daughter, Erma Lee Young of Wichita Falls; four grandchildren; six great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for Connee Marie McAnear, age 52, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 17, 2005, in the Lifeway Fellowship Baptist Church in Amarillo with Dr. Randy Davis, Pastor, officiating.  Burial was held at 4:15 p.m. in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with Rev. Bryan Knowles, Pastor of the Community Fellowship Church in Clarendon, officiating.  Arrangements were under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors.

Mrs. McAnear died Saturday, January 15, 2005, in Amarillo.  She was born August 28, 1952, in Amarillo and was a lifelong resident of the Texas Panhandle.  She married Monte McAnear on September 10, 1985, in Hollis, Oklahoma.  She was a member of Lifeway Fellowship Baptist Church.  She loved books, writing, music, chocolate, and Star Trek.  She was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend.  She left many friends at Pantex and the Amarillo Public Library.

Survivors include her husband, Monte McAnear of Amarillo; five daughters, Amanda Cox and Ginger McAnear of San Antonio, Andra Coggins and husband Mike of Corpus Christi, Darcy Cates-Chick and husband Tyler of Canyon, and Caroline McAnear of Amarillo; two sons, Kevin McAnear and wife Hillary of Clarendon and Ethan McAnear of Amarillo; her parents, Lloyd and Thelma Gunkel of Amarillo; two sisters, Carol Jones and Cathie Gunkel, both of Amarillo; a brother, Glen Gunkel of Atlanta, Georgia; seven granddaughters, and two grandsons.

The family requests that memorials be to Lifeway Fellowship Baptist Church or the Harrington Cancer Center in Amarillo.

Funeral services for Lily B. Pafford Bagwell, age 93, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 12, 2005, in the First Baptist Church in Claude with Rev. Jess Little, Pastor, and Rev. Brett Hoyle of Claude, officiating.  Burial was held in Claude Cemetery under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., of Clarendon.

Mrs. Bagwell died Sunday, January 9, 2005, in Claude.  She was born January 5, 1912, to J.L. and Beaulah Pafford in Armstrong County.  She was the youngest of their children.  She graduated from Claude High School in 1929 and earned a bachelor degree from West Texas State Teaching College in 1933.  She married Ralph Bagwell on November 4, 1934, in Claude.  They were engaged in farming southeast of Claude and lived in Armstrong County all of their lives.  She was a homemaker, active in the community and the First Baptist Church.  She was a Charter Member of the Unity Study Club.  Her hobbies were reading and playing bridge. 

She was preceded in death by her husband on January 13, 1998; by her parents; and by one brother and four sisters. 

Survivors include two daughters, Patsy Goin and husband Wendell of Garden Ridge, Texas, and Nancy Gillispie and husband Don of Claude; five grandchildren, Melanie Haines of Maryland, Lisa Johnson of Germany, Cheryl Sherrer of Amarillo, Joe Gillispie of Lubbock, and Charles Gillispie of Claude; and twelve grandchildren.

The family suggests memorials be to the Claude Cemetery Association, c/o Judge Reed, Claude, Texas 79019 or to a favorite charity.

Funeral services for Rosa Mae McGowan Mears, age 79, were held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 9, 2004, in the Clarendon Church of Christ with Don Stone of Clarendon and Eddie Stegal, church ministers, officiating.  Burial was held at Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., of Clarendon.

Mrs. Mears died Thursday, January 6, 2005, in Spearman.  She was born February 27, 1925, in Clarendon and had been a lifetime resident of Clarendon.  She married Bonnie Ray “Bill” Mears on December 1, 1943, at Amarillo.  She was a homemaker and a member of the Donley County Senior Citizens Association and the Clarendon Church of Christ.

She was preceded in death by her husband on August 5, 1984.

Survivors include two daughters, Kathy Beck of Spearman and Bonnie Ann Mears of Claude; one son, Robert Irvin Mears of Dennison; two sisters, Vera McAlpine of Dumas and JoEllen Leffew of Stinnett; four grand children: Melissa Donahue and husband Ross of Spearman, Brian Beck and wife Alexis of Spearman, Kyle Mears and wife Jennifer of Dennison, and Lori Mears of Dallas; and one great granddaughter, Aubrey Grace Beck of Spearman.

Casket bearers were Tex Selvidge, Jimmy Riley, Mutt Graham, Earl Shields, James Burleson, and Jeff Walker.

The family requests that memorials be to the Donley County Senior Citizens Association or the Clarendon Church of Christ.

Edgar Mae Mongole, 100, of Clarendon, died Sunday, January 9, 2005, at Hansford Manor in Spearman, Texas.

Graveside services were held at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 11, 2005, in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with the Rev. Don McDonald of First Presbyterian Church of Canyon officiating.  Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., of Clarendon.

Miss Mongole was born February 6, 1904, in White Deer to John and Maggie Mongole, early pioneers of the Texas Panhandle, who farmed near White Deer but later moved to Clarendon for their daughters to attend public schools. After graduation from high school, Edgar Mae attended several colleges and universities in Texas and elsewhere, including Peabody University in Tennessee. She was a graduate of Texas Tech. She was a resident of Clarendon most of her life, having taught in Clarendon schools 43 years.

Edgar Mae and her sister moved to Palo Duro Retirement Village in Canyon in 1985, where they had many friends. She was always concerned for others, especially children.

Survivors include her sister, Mabel, of Hansford Manor in Spearman; a number of cousins; and special caregivers, Lupe and Laurie Echevarria.

The family suggests memorials be to the Children’s Home, 3400 S. Bowie St., Amarillo, TX 79109.

Graveside services for Kenneth Abner Taylor, age 72, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 30, 2004, in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with Rev. Bryan Knowles, Pastor of Community Fellowship Church, officiating.  Arrangements were under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., in Clarendon.

Mr. Taylor died Tuesday, December 28, 2004, in Amarillo.  He was born December 30, 1931, in Louisville, Kentucky.  He married Virginia Lee Middleton on May 10, 1960, in Cincinnati, Ohio.  He came from Cincinnati to Clarendon in 1964. 

He had worked at Wallace Monument, Mutt’s Café, and for Buddy Ford in Clarendon for several years before his retirement. He was a Protestant.

He was preceded in death by his wife on January 6, 2001.

Survivors include two sons, Eddie Taylor of Amarillo and Rick Taylor of Clarendon.

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

Funeral services for Coy Cecil Stevens, age 90, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 31, 2004, in the Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Rob Seale, Pastor, officiating.  Burial was held in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., of Clarendon.

Mr. Stevens died Wednesday, December 29, 2004, in Amarillo.  He was born May 15, 1914, in Love County, Oklahoma, and lived in Roberts County before moving to Clarendon in 1980.  He married Dorothy Jane Hudson on July 15, 1950, at Tucumcari, New Mexico.  He was a cowboy and had worked on various ranches in the Texas Panhandle area for 50 years before his retirement.  He was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Clarendon.

He was preceded in death by his six siblings.

Survivors include his wife, Jane Stevens of Clarendon; a stepson, Jimmy Cope of Swisher County; a sister, Viola Pratt of Marietta, Oklahoma; two grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.

The family requests memorials be to Citizens Cemetery Association, PO Box 669, Clarendon, TX 79226.