Obituaries

Memorial services for Faye R. Montgomery were held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 30, 2004, at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Lubbock with Rev. Davis Price, officiating.  Burial was held at 5:00 p.m. at Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., of Clarendon.

Faye entered into the Peaceable Kingdom on August 28, 2004, at Carillion House, Lubbock, where she had been a resident for 23 years.

Faye was born to Homer and Tammie Higgins in Eldorado, Oklahoma, on December 26, 1914.  She married Bill Montgomery on July 1, 1934.  They lived on a farm and ranch in Hall, Donley, and Briscoe Counties for 39 years.  She resided in Clarendon and Amarillo before moving to Lubbock in 1980, where she was a member of Covenant Presbyterian.  Prior to that, she was a member of the First Presbyterian in Clarendon for 41 years and First Presbyterian in Amarillo for six years.

As a faithful member of the church community, she was an avid student of Christian and social issues.  In her thirst for knowledge, she became a self-taught scholar and patron of libraries, and she treasured her richly diverse and vast collection of books.  Faye was a gifted writer and poet.  She was an active volunteer and tireless advocate for many meaningful causes, particularly those that championed the rights of the oppressed and promoted places including Opportunity School for Underprivileged Children, the Overground Railroad for Central American Refugees, Sunday School teacher, and Bible study leader.  Faye endowed the Shalom Fund in memory of her son, William Grady Montgomery, to serve God’s peace and justice in all dimensions by nurturing inner peace and personal growth and promoting interpersonal and community relations.

She was preceded in death by her parents, son, and sisters Nina Lindley of Lubbock and Bonnie Mitchell of Baytown.

Faye is survived by daughters JoAnne Moore and husband James of Canyon Lake, Texas; and Sherry Semrad and husband James of Pine, Arizona; and grandchildren Terri Truitt Griffiths, Tanya Puroff, Melissa, Matt, and Michelle Semrad; six great grandchildren; one great great granddaughter; and three sisters, Juanita McAnear of Clarendon, Lee Perkins of Durant, Oklahoma, and Connie Holland of Turkey.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts honoring Faye’s memory be given to The Shalom Fund at Covenant Presbyterian Church of Lubbock to bring shalom into the lives of others.

Funeral services for Lloyd F. Risley, age 90, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 29, 2004, in Robertson Chapel of Memories with Rev. Bryan Knowles, Pastor of Community Fellowship Church in Clarendon, officiating.  Burial was held in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., of Clarendon.

Mr. Risley died Thursday, August 26, 2004, in Clarendon.  He was born July 23, 1914, in the Martin Community to Adam and Icy Risley.  He was a lifetime resident of Donley County.  He married Melba Johnston on November 23, 1935, and they were married for 64 years until her death in December 1999.  He was an implement dealer, grain elevator operator, and farmer.

Survivors include his brother and sister, Maurice Risley and Clara Lohoefer, both of Clarendon; his children, Lloyd Virgil Risley of Amarillo, Jo Shaller of Clarendon, Leane Thornberry of Lubbock, and Jim Risley of Denver City, Texas; grandchildren, Chris R. Schollenbarger of Clarendon, Connie Longan of Amarillo, Miles Risley of Victoria, Trisha Dubose of Lubbock, Teresa Hill of Dallas, Seth Thornberry of Plano, Amy Dalton and Alison Risley of Lubbock; and great grandchildren, Lucas Longan, Brighton Hill, Mia and Perry Dubose, and Nick, Amanda, and Rick Risley.

Ruby Inez Bland passed away peacefully on August 14, 2004 in Casa Grande, Arizona, at the age of 84.

Inez, formerly of Hedley, Texas, was the beloved wife of the late Travis Earl Bland and devoted mother of Shirley Hutcherson, Casa Grande, Arizona; Tommy Bland (Yoi) of California City, California; and Phyllis Black (Ross) of Burke, Virginia.  She was the sister of Hoover Harrison (LaVerne) of Amarillo, Texas; Billie Bob Harrison (Margie) of Fultondale, Alabama; the late Juanita Roach (Edgar); and the late Icie Pierce.  

Inez is also survived by 12 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, and 9 great-great grandchildren. 

Visitation of the family will be at the First United Methodist Church of Hedley at noon on Saturday, September 18, 2004, to be followed by a memorial service at 2:00 p.m.  Interment was private.

Contributions may be made in lieu of flowers to the Rowe Cemetery Fund, Hedley, Texas.

Jackson William Pate, infant son of Sean and Melanie Pate of Clarendon, was stillborn Monday, August 16, 2004, in Amarillo.

Graveside services were held Friday, August 20, at 9 a.m. in Memory Gardens at Canyon under the direction of Schooler Funeral Home.

Jackson was preceded in death by a stillborn sister, Avery Michelle, on February 22, 2001. He is survived by his parents and one sister, McKenna. Grandparents of the child include Barbara and the late Richard Pate of Arlington, Jeanann Triplett of Shamrock, and John Cordis of Tulsa. Great grandparents are Mary and the late J.W. Brewington of Shamrock and Gladys Pate of Arlington.

The family suggests that in lieu of flowers donations of blood be given to an area blood center.

Cena Jan Armstrong, age 89, died Monday, August 9, 2004, in Amarillo.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, August 12, in Oak Grove Memorial Garden in Irving with Dr. Lowell Howard, Pastor of the Antioch Baptist Church in Bells, Texas, officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Memorial Garden with arrangements by Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., of Clarendon.

Mrs. Armstrong was born October 27, 1914, in Black Fork, Ark. She was a resident of Whitesboro for two years before moving to Clarendon nine months ago. She married William Franklin Armstrong on May 11, 1930, in Hollis, Okla. She was a homemaker and was a member of the McArthur Church of Christ in Irving.

She was preceded in death by her husband in October 1981; by an infant son, Franklin D. Armstrong; by a son, Mutt Armstrong on October 21, 2003; and by a daughter, Betty Jo Molder, on July 21, 2004.

Survivors include one daughter, Rosellen Brogdon of Whitewright, Texas; two sons, Clarence Armstrong of Amarillo and J.O. Armstrong of Gordonville; one brother, Albert Southard of Archer City; three sisters, Ola Mae Barrick of Euless, Margene Cotton of Irving, and Clara Bell Waits of Archer City; 13 grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; 32 great grandchildren; eight step-great grandchildren; and 18 great great grandchildren. .

Graveside services for Laura Nell Molder, age 74, was held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 31, 2004, at Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with Rev. Bryan Knowles of Community Fellowship Church of Clarendon officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors of Amarillo.

Mrs. Molder died July 27, 2004, in Amarillo. She was born January 28, 1930 in Baird, Texas, and was raised there.  She married the love of her life, Clyde Molder in 1951.  He preceded her in death in 1994.  A special thanks to her granddaughter, Sunshine Adams, for all her loving care and for the trips to the grocery store.

Survivors include two daughters, Brenda Adams and husband James of Alvin, Texas, and Lucy Amphay and husband Sack of Fort Worth; special sister-in-law, Fay Mobley of Amarillo; eight grandchildren and expecting one great granddaughter; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to BSA Hospice.

Graveside services for Betty Jo Molder, age 69, were held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 24, 2004, in Citizens Cemetery with Rev. Bryan Knowles, Pastor of Community Fellowship Church in Clarendon, and Rev. Darrell Burton, Pastor of the Martin Baptist Church in Clarendon, officiating.  Arrangements were under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., of Clarendon.

Mrs. Molder died Wednesday, July 21, 2004, in Amarillo.  She was born January 25, 1935, in Hollis, Oklahoma, and had been a Clarendon resident since 1955.  She married Lloyd Leon Molder on October 20, 1951, in Clarendon.  She was an LVN and had been employed by Medical Center Nursing Home in Clarendon for 18 years prior to her retirement.  She was a homemaker and was a Baptist.

Survivors include her mother, Cena Armstrong of Clarendon; five daughters, Geneva Mays and Julie Sides both of Clarendon, Kay McDaniels of Hugoton, Kansas, Rita Mills of Electra, and Susan Phillips of Gordonville, Texas; one sister, Rose Ellen Brogdon of Bells, Texas; two brothers, Clarence Armstrong of Amarillo and J.O. Armstrong of Gordonville, Texas; sixteen grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren.

Graveside services for Cindy L. Ballard, age 59, were held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, July 26, 2004, in Rowe Cemetery in Hedley with Rev. Bryan Knowles, Pastor of the Community Fellowship Church in Clarendon, officiating.  Arrangements were under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., of Clarendon.

Mrs. Ballard died Tuesday, July 20, 2004, in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.  She was born November 25, 1944, in Fort Worth and was a long time resident of Hedley until moving to Ocean Springs three years ago.  She married Bobby Charles Ballard on January 31, 1975 in Rosenburg, Texas. She was a homemaker and a member of Gulfport Elks Lodge #978.

She was preceded in death by her husband on January 1, 2000, and her parents, Lenward and Marjorie Nichols.

Survivors include two daughters, DeLisa Noack of Rocklin, California, and Lynn McMillan of Ocean Springs; two stepsons, Mark Ballard and Jim Ballard, both of Houston; two sisters, Kay Klein of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Gloria Strieg of Houston; and eight grandchildren.

Graveside services for Earl Stina Cain, age 93, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 28, 2004, in the Claude Cemetery in Claude with Larry Hicks of Clarendon officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., of Clarendon.

Mr. Cain was born March 21, 1911, in Spanish Fort, Texas, to Richard Dick Cain and Bessie Myrtle Keck Cain. He married Kathryn Adele Eckert on December 23, 1937, at Amarillo. He taught school and coached at Monahans and Wheeler. In 1955, he moved to Clarendon where he was the principal at Clarendon Elementary and Junior High Schools until retiring in 1976. He moved to Amarillo in 1999 but had fond memories of his life in Clarendon and always considered it his home. He was a member of the Southwest Football and Basketball Officials Assn. He traveled throughout the country refereeing high school and college games. During his career, he was twice chosen to referee Sun Bowl games in El Paso. He was an avid sportsman and enjoyed hunting and fishing. His picture was often seen in local newspapers with some impressive large mouth bass he had caught. He was a member of Palo Duro Masonic Lodge #28 in Amarillo.

He was preceded in death by his wife on July 14, 1997; a daughter, Carol Mills, in 1998; and by two brothers and two sisters.

Survivors include one son, Bobby Cain and wife Diane of Freehold, NJ; one sister, Georgia “Toots” Worick of Fresno, California; two brothers, Dick Cain of Fresno, CA, and Nelson Cain of Selma, CA; 5 grandchildren; and 10 great grandchildren.

The family requests that memorial be to BSA Hospice/Olivia’s Angels, PO Box 950, Amarillo, TX, 79105.

Services for Lewis L. Foxhall, 88, of Memphis were at 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 16, 2004, at the Saint John the Baptist Episcopal Church in Clarendon with Rev. Ned Creswell officiating. Burial was at Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Hughs Funeral Home of Memphis.

Mr. Foxhall died Tuesday, July 13, 2004, in Memphis.

He was born on May 18, 1916, in Jacksboro, Texas, to Mr. F.N. and Mrs. Sarah Lyles Foxhall. He graduated from Memphis High School and then attended the University of Texas, graduating in 1940. He attended the University of Texas Law School and then worked for the Texas Attorney General’s office in Austin.

He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving in World War II as a pilot of the C-47 troop transports in Europe. He married Lois Sager on October 31, 1949 in Dallas, TX. She preceded him in death on July 16, 1989. Lewis was a retired farmer and rancher and a member of the Saint John the Baptist Episcopal Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Frank Foxhall, Lesley Foxhall, Ed Foxhall, and Harold Foxhall; and one sister, Emma Foxhall Deaver.

He is survived by one son, Lewis E. Foxhall, M.D., and his wife Barbara of Houston; two daughters, Nene Foxhall Jetton and her husband Steve of Houston and Carol Foxhall Petterson and her husband Pete of Alpine; two grandchildren, Emily Lois Foxhall and Travis Lewis Foxhall, both of Houston.

The family suggests memorials be made to Saint John the Baptist Episcopal Church, PO Box 1078, Clarendon, TX, 79226.   Graveside services for Letha Ann Adams, age 90, were held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 20, 2004, in Citizens Cemetery with Rev. Bryan Knowles, Pastor of the Community Fellowship Church in Clarendon, officiating.  Arrangements were under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., of Clarendon.

Mrs. Adams died Sunday, July 18, 2004, in Amarillo.  She was born February 22, 1914, in Kirkland, Texas.  She married Robert Emerson Adams on November 1935.  They lived in the Wayside Community most of their lives, where they farmed, and where Mr. Adams was a mechanic.  In 1981, they moved to Clarendon.  At the time of her death, she was a resident of Palo Duro Nursing Home in Claude.  She was a homemaker and a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Clarendon.

She was preceded in death by her husband on May 2, 1992, and by two sisters and one brother.

Survivors include two sons, Jimmy Adams of Clarendon and Leslie Adams of Canyon; eight grandchildren, and several great grandchildren.