Obituaries

Funeral services for James C. Martindale, age 66, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2003, at the First Baptist Church in McLean with Rev. Truman Ledbetter of Clarendon and Rev. Lewis Ellis of Pampa, officiating.  Burial was held in Dozier Cemetery in Dozier, Texas, under the direction of Wright Funeral Directors of Shamrock.

Mr. Martindale died Tuesday, February 25, 2003, in Elk City, Oklahoma.  He was born October 5, 1936, at Lone Mound to Bart and Lillie Martindale.  He married Sherrie Grogan in June 1955.  James had been a minister for 25 years and had served as pastor in churches in Samnorwood, Howardwick, and Adrian.  He moved back to the Shamrock area in 1995 and had been involved in farming and ranching, working as a cotton ginner and an oil field driller.  He served on the Samnorwood School Board and had been a member of the Samnorwood Lions Club and was a member of the First Baptist Church in McLean, where he served as deacon.

Survivors include his wife, Sherrie Martindale of Shamrock; three sons, Kim Martindale of Wellington, Gib Martindale of Clarendon, and Scot Martindale of Wellington; one daughter, Leitha Watson of Clarendon; one brother, Kenneth Martindale of Shamrock; two sisters, Joy Uselton of Amarillo and Judy Abernethy of Kelton; nine grandchildren; and one great grandchild.

The family requests memorials to a favorite charity.

Funeral services for Jack E. Gray, age 78, were held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 3, 2003, in Robertson Funeral Directors Chapel of Memories, with Rev. James Ivey Edwards, pastor of the First United Methodist Church, officiating.  Burial was held at Citizens Cemetery under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., in Clarendon.

Mr. Gray died Tuesday, February 25, 2003.  He was born December 14, 1924, to Fred and Ruthie Gray.  He was a retired former Donley County Judge and was an Air Force veteran.

Survivors include his wife, Thelma “Soozi”; a daughter, Cindy Dollar and husband, Earl, of California; three sons, Barry Gray and wife Anna of Oklahoma City, Freddy Gray and wife Jennifer of Salt Lake City, and Danny Gray of El Paso; twelve grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren.

Casketbearers were Lance Gray, Red Enmon, Dale Templet, Bobbie Kidd, Doug Kidd, and Bob Kidd.

Graveside services for Mary S. Hood, age 86, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4, 2003, in the Claude Cemetery with the Rev. Janet Edwards, pastor of the First United Methodist Church in Claude, officiating.  Arrangements were under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., of Clarendon.

Mrs. Hood died Friday, February 28, 2003.  She was born October 13, 1916, in Mesquite to Talmage and Jesse Venner Smith.  She married Robert Lee Hood on June 17, 1940, in Bryson.  She was a schoolteacher and librarian for Fort Worth ISD and a member of the Action United Methodist Church and sang with Granbury Melody Bells.

Survivors include her children, Tom Hood and wife Connie of Granbury, and Judy Cook and husband Tony of Eminence, MO; sisters, Talmage Hawthorne of Acton and Mildred Hickman of Dickenson; grandchildren, Tamra and Adam Hood and Judd and Cody Cook; and two great grandchildren.

Graveside services for Bobbie June Franklin, age 71, of Amarillo were held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, February 17, 2003, at Memorial Park Cemetery with Pastor Phil Mercado, associate pastor of Trinity Fellowship Church, officiating.  Arrangements were under the direction of Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors in Amarillo.

Mrs. Franklin died Friday, February 14, 2003.  She was born June 8, 1931, in Amarillo to Wesley and Minnie Murphy.  She married Fred Franklin in January 1966.  She lived in Pawnee, Oklahoma, for many years before retiring to Clarendon.  She then moved to Amarillo.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Franklin; her mother and father; brothers and one sister; and one daughter, Elaine Crider.

Survivors include two sons, Fred Cherb and wife Tommie of Glencoe, Oklahoma; and Johnny Cherb and wife Dianna of Amarillo; one daughter, June Cherb of Morrison, Oklahoma; one sister, Billie Faye West of Clarendon; six grandchildren; four great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for Cuma Lorella “Tiny” Harmon, age 69, were held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 20, 2003, in the First Baptist Church in Hedley with Rev. Bruce Howard, Pastor, officiating.  Burial was held at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday at East Mound Cemetery in Matador under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., in Clarendon.

Mrs. Harmon died Tuesday, February 18, 2003, in Hedley.  She was born March 5, 1933, in Dickens County and had lived in Borger for five years before moving to Hedley in 1984.  She married Lonnie Murl Harmon on August 19, 1950, in Carlsbad, New Mexico.  She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Hedley.

She was preceded in death by a son, Stephen Wayne Harmon, on October 18, 2001.

Survivors include her husband, Lonnie Harmon of Hedley; one son, Tommy L. Harmon of Amarillo; four granddaughters, Karen R. Tucker of Clovis, New Mexico; Terri J. Metzger of Waupaukaneta, Ohio; Lisa A. Harmon of Fort Worth; and Samantha A. Harmon of Clovis, New Mexico; and four great grandchildren.

Memorial services for Mary Amolene “Ann” Taylor, age 81, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 24, 2003, in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with Pastor Jerry Davey of Pleasant Valley Christian Church in Amarillo, officiating. Cremation took place on Friday, February 21, 2003, under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., in Clarendon.

Mrs. Taylor died Thursday, February 20, 2003, in Amarillo.  She was born October 15, 1921, in Gasoline, Texas.  She lived most of her early life in Hedley and Clarendon before her family moved to Amarillo in 1951.  She married Earnest B. Taylor on January 7, 1938, at Clarendon.  She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend.

She was preceded in death her husband, Ernest, in 2001; a daughter, Mary Ernestine Taylor, in 1983; three sisters; and two brothers.

Survivors include two sons, Ronald W. Taylor and wife Linda, and Tony Taylor and wife Gloria, both of Amarillo; a daughter, Joyce McDonald and husband Bob of Billings, Montana; 16 grandchildren; and 25 great grandchildren.

Graveside services for Jackie D. Land, age 69, of Lubbock were held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 19, 2003, at Rowe Cemetery in Hedley with Rev. Bryan Knowles, officiating.  Services were under the direction of Rix Funeral Directors.

Mr. Land died February 16, 2003, at Carousel Care Center in Lubbock.  He was born August 28, 1932, in Duncan, Oklahoma, and had been a resident of Lubbock for the past eight years, coming from Amarillo.  He was a veteran of the United States Air Force serving in the Korean War.  He was a Baptist.

Survivors include a sister, Patricia Scroggins of Clarendon; a niece, Lynda Mattingly of Tulsa, Oklahoma; and a great nephew, William Jack Mattingly.

Alfredo Jaramillo, age 82, of Howardwick died Wednesday, February 12, 2003.  Services will be announced at a later date.  Cremation arrangements were under the direction of Boxwell Brothers in Amarillo.

Mr. Jaramillo was born July 5, 1920, in Walsenburg, Colorado.  He has been a laborer, working with civilian conservation corp.

Survivors include three sons, Kenneth Wayne Jaramillo of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Thomas Eugene Jaramillo of Howardwick; and Joe Casey Jaramillo; a daughter, Sharon Valdez of Denver, Colorado; a sister, Lala Cordova of Colorado Springs; fifteen grandchildren; and eighteen great grandchildren.

Funeral services for LeRoy Wayne Campbell, Sr., age 91, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 16, 2003, in the First Baptist Church in Claude with Rodney Skelton, son-in-law; Frank Ray Campbell, nephew; and Edwin Campbell, son, officiating.  Burial was held in Claude Cemetery under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., of Clarendon.

Mr. Campbell died Friday, February 14, 2003, in Claude.  He was born June 28, 1911, in Quitaque, Texas, and had been a resident of Armstrong County for more than 60 years.  He married Jennette Moore on March 9, 1947, at Claude.  She preceded him in death on January 2, 2001.  He had been a rancher most of his life.  He served in the 8th Air Force Division of the US Army Air Corps during World War II in London, England.  He was a member of the Harold Gist Post of the American Legion in Claude, a lifetime member of the American Quarter Horse Association, and a member of the First Baptist Church in Claude.

Survivors include three daughters, Debra Vincent of Claude, Dianne Ollinger of Claude, and Leslie Skelton of Amarillo; two sons, Edwin Campbell of Clarendon and Wayne Campbell of Plano; 14 grandchildren; and 5 great grandchildren.

Casket bearers were his grandsons, Brandon Vincent, Jerrid Vincent, Jeremy Vincent, Chad Campbell, Orry Skelton, and Heath Skelton.

Funeral services for Charles Edward Blackburn, Sr., age 77, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 6, 2003, in the First United Presbyterian Church with Don Stone of Clarendon and Rick Massick, Minister, officiating.  Masonic graveside services and interment were held in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc.

Mr. Blackburn died Tuesday, February 4, 2003, in Amarillo.  He was born January 20, 1926, in Tasco, Kansas, and was a resident of Armstrong County before moving to Clarendon in 1944. He married Gladys Marie Hardin on  March 2, 1944, at Goodnight.  He was a farmer most of his life and was a Deputy Sheriff in Donley County for 15 years before retiring.  He was a 50-year member of the Clarendon Masonic Lodge #700, the Royal Arch Masons, the Royal and Selected Master Masons, and the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 6.  He was also a member of the Knights Templar and was a Cub Scout Pack Leader for 13 years and assisted with Boy Scout campouts and projects.  He was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church in Clarendon.

He was preceded in death by his parents, J.C. and Elsie Faye Hoover Blackburn, and a brother, Robert I. Blackburn, in 1993.

Survivors include his wife, Gladys Blackburn of Clarendon; two daughters, Marie Risley of Amarillo and Tammy Spivey of Ralls; one son, Charles E. “Butch” Blackburn, Jr., of Clarendon; one brother, William O. Blackburn of Ravensdale, Washington; nine grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.

Casket bearers were Maurice Risley, Allen Estlack, Roger Estlack, Will Chamberlain, Morris Crump, and L.D. Robinson.  Honorary bearers were members of the Clarendon Masonic Lodge #700.

The family requests that memorials be to the First Presbyterian Church in Clarendon, the Clarendon Masonic Lodge, or Crown of Texas Hospice in Amarillo.