Obituaries

Graveside services were held for Jennette Moore Campbell, age 78, at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 5, 2001, in Claude Cemetery with Dr. Charles Davenport, Pastor of First Baptist Church in Tulia, officiating.  Burial was held in Claude Cemetery under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc.

Mrs. Campbell died Tuesday, January 2, 2001, at Claude.  She was born July 9, 1922, in Gainesville, Texas, and was raised in White Deer.  She moved from White Deer to Claude 55 years ago.  She married LeRoy Campbell on March 9, 1947, at Claude.  She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Claude where she taught the ladies’ Sunday school class for 16 years.

Survivors include her husband, LeRoy Campbell of Claude; 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; her twin sister, Geneva Reed of Claude; 14 grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.

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

Graveside services for Virginia Lee Taylor, age 55, were held at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, January 8, 2001, in Citizens Cemetery with Rev. Bryan Knowles, Baptist minister, officiating.  Burial was held in Citizens Cemetery under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc.

Mrs. Taylor died Saturday, January 6, 2001, in Memphis.  She was born March 6, 1945, in Rigley, Maryland, and was a resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, before moving to Clarendon in 1964.  She married Kenneth Abner Taylor on May 10, 1960, at Cincinnati, Ohio.  She was a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Taylor of Clarendon; two sons, Eddie Taylor of Amarillo and Rick Taylor of Amarillo; and two brothers, Harold Middleton of Amarillo and Johnny Middleton of Memphis.

Funeral services for Bill Chilton, age 70, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 3, 2001, in Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel, with Dr. Randy White, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating.  Burial was held at Memory Gardens Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa. 

Mr. Chilton died Sunday, December 31, 2000, in Pampa.  He was born on July 18, 1930, in Clarendon where he was reared on a ranch and was active in rodeo.  He came to Pampa in 1981 from Amarillo.  He married Robbie Messinger on May 29, 1970 at Greenbelt Lake.  He was a self-employed electrician and was a member of the First Baptist Church.  He was a member of the Pampa Rifle Club and the Pampa Amateur Radio Club with the call number W5EEF.  He was an avid hunter and sportsman.

Survivors include his wife, Robbie Chilton of the home; four sons, Charles Patrick Chilton of Oklahoma City, Michael Alfred Chilton of Purcell, OK, Jesse Steven Chilton of Pampa, and James Lynn Chilton of Lubbock; one stepdaughter, Jeanine Russell of Dallas; two sisters, Shirley Hargrove of Pampa and Opal Yount of Oklahoma City; 14 grandchildren; and eight great grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Renovation Fund, 203 N. West., Pampa, TX 79065.

Graveside services for Letha Ora Denney, age 97, were held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 2, 2001, in Pleasant Grove Cemetery #3 in Chico, Texas, with Rev. Jerry L. Miller, Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Decatur, Texas, officiating.  Burial was held in Pleasant Grove Cemetery #3 in Chico under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc. of Clarendon.

Mrs. Denney died Sunday, December 31, 2000, in Clarendon.  She was born September 6, 1903, in Collin County, Texas, and was a resident of Decatur before moving to Clarendon in 1993.  She married T.S. Denney on May 2, 1926, at Decatur.  He preceded her in death in 1970.  She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Hobart, Oklahoma.

Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Virginia and Nelson Christie of Clarendon; one sister, Lizzie Mae Jones of Decatur, Texas; two grandchildren, Mike Christie of Gallup, NM, and Jane Roanhorse of Chinle, AZ; and three great grandchildren.

Funeral services for Rittie Louise White Jeffers, age 84, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 4, 2001, in the Martin Baptist Church with Rev. Bryan Knowles, Baptist Minister from Clarendon, and Rev. Darrell Burton, Pastor, officiating.  Burial was held in Citizens Cemetery under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., of Clarendon.

Mrs. Jeffers died Monday, January 1, 2001, in Temple, Texas.  She was born March 20, 1916, in Oklahoma City.  She had been a long time resident of Clarendon before moving to Temple three months ago.  She married Robert Austin White on October 30, 1934, at Clarksville, Texas.  He preceded her in death on November 13, 1971.  She married Raymond Jeffers in 1978 at Clarendon and he preceded her in death on November 14, 1997.  She was employed for several years at the Clarendon Public School Cafeteria before her retirement.  She was a Baptist.

Survivors include three daughters, Joyce Neal of Clarendon, Jane Hall of Holland, Texas, and Charlene Mills of Gladewater, Texas; one son, Bud White of Clarendon; one sister, Betty Powell of California; one brother, Sonny Covington of Detroit, Texas; ten grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; and five great great grandchildren.

Memorial services for Wesley Carroll Knorpp, age 92, were held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 30, 2000, in Robertson Chapel of Memories with Dr. Buddy Hudson, family friend from Hurst, officiating.  Cremation took place at Memorial Park Crematory in Amarillo, on Friday, December 29, 2000.  Arrangements were under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc. of Clarendon and Rector Funeral Home in Amarillo.

Mr. Knorpp died Thursday, December 28, 2000, in Amarillo.  He was born May 18, 1908, in Clarendon and was a lifetime resident of Donley County.  He married Gertrude Dorris Parr on May 19, 1932, at Long Beach, California.  She preceded him in death on May 11, 1994.  He was employed at the Donley County State Bank in Clarendon from 1928 until retiring in 1995 and was a bank officer.  He was one of the persons instrumental in the building and development of Lake Greenbelt.  He was a long-time member of the Clarendon Lions Club and the Clarendon Masonic Lodge #700.  He was also a member of the First United Presbyterian Church in Clarendon.

Survivors include one daughter, Dorris Bliss Knorpp of Clarendon; one son, Wesley Parr Knorpp of Rowlett, Texas; three grandchildren, Niki Walker of South Lake, Texas, Laurie Shafield of Santa Barbara, California, and Michele Davis of Palestine, Texas; and ten great grandchildren including Kesley, Logan, and Miranda Walker of South Lake, Texas.

The family respectfully requests that memorials be made to BSA Hospice, PO Box 950, Amarillo, Texas 79176-0950.

Chris B. Parker, age 42, died December 13, 2000.

Services were held Tuesday, December 19, 2000, at 11:00 a.m. in the Follett United Methodist Church with Rev. Chris Ford officiating.  Burial was held in Fairmont Cemetery in Follett, Texas, under the direction of Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home, in Booker.

Mr. Parker was born on November 29, 1958, in Pampa.  He lived in Taos for three years.  He was a longtime resident of the Amarillo, Pampa area. He attended Amarillo High School.  He married Maya Chavez.  He was a homebuilder and master carpenter who loved sports and the outdoors.

Survivors include his mother, Shirley and Jim Holder, Naconona Lake, Texas; Paul and Laverne Coronis, father of Pampa; Maya Parker, wife, of Pampa; daughter, Jennifer Parker, daughter; Nedra Brannon Chavex, mother-in-law; and one grandson.

The family request memorials be made to St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church in Clarendon.

Orvis Odis Crocker died Monday, December 18, 2000, at Howardwick. He was 88.

Services were at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 20, in the Clarendon Church of Christ with Brian Gochenour, minister, and Greg Bell, associate minister, officiating. Burial was in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon under the arrangements of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc.

Mr. Crocker was born April 12, 1912, in Troupe, Texas, and was a resident of Amarillo for 15 years before moving to Howardwick in 1976. He married Rachel Bernice Brooks on January 23, 1938, at Shamrock. He was an aircraft mechanic employed by the federal government for much of his life before retiring in 1968.

He was a member of the Clarendon Church of Christ.

Mr. Crocker was preceded in death by a daughter, Orvis Jean “Jeannie” Cates, on June 20, 2000.  He is survived by his wife, Bernice Crocker of Howardwick; four daughters, Dorthy Conser of Ormand, Florida, Emma Reed of Amarillo, Rachel Mannering of Edgewood, Texas, Linda Mason of Ft. Worth; one brother, Ernest Crocker of Pampa; 12 grandchildren; and 12 great grandchildren.

Casket bearers were grandsons of Mr. Crocker.

Funeral services for Eileen Pricilla “Tiny” Bernabe, age 84, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 5, 2000, in the First Christian Church in Clarendon with Charles Waugh, Pastor of Westview Christian Church in Amarillo, officiating.  Burial was held in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc.

Mrs. Bernabe died Friday, December 1, 2000, in Clarendon.  She was born May 28, 1916, in Burlington, Iowa.  She married Wilbert “Bernie” Bernabe on February 17, 1946, at St. Louis, Missouri.  She had been a music teacher since 1954 and was a resident of Amarillo before moving to Clarendon in October 1976.  She was a member of the First Christian Church in Clarendon.

Survivors include her husband, Wilbert “Bernie” Bernabe of Clarendon; two sons, Gary Wilbert Bernabe of Iowa City, Iowa, and Terry Bernie Bernabe of New Braunfels, Texas; six grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.

Casket bearers were Fred Clifford, Terry Fowler, Robert Patton, Danny Askew, David Lowrie, and Jerry Hawkins.

Mary Mahdene “Dee” Williams, 82, died Thursday, November 23, 2000. 

Graveside services for the family were held Saturday, November 25, 2000, in Abilene Municipal Cemetery with the Rev. Howard Johnson, Methodist minister and cousin of Mrs. Williams officiating.  Memorial services were held Sunday, November 26, 2000, in the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. James Edwards officiating.  Arrangements were by Robertson Funeral Directors.

Mrs. Williams was born in Ladonia, Texas, and raised in Abilene, Texas.  She married C.S. “Bill” Williams in 1940.  They lived in San Francisco, and Mrs. Williams was a certified welder in the shipyards during the war.  They resided briefly in Memphis before moving to Clarendon in 1949.  She was an organist and pianist for the First United Methodist Church, the First Baptist Church, and the First United Presbyterian Church before retiring.

She retired from Pantex in 1986.  She was Clarendon Lions Club Sweetheart off and on for 37 years and an honorary Shriner after 20 years of service.  She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Clarendon.

Survivors include two daughters, Connie Stewart of Galveston, and Cyndy Reynolds of Dimmitt; two grandchildren, Cherie D. Floyd of Clarendon, and Christopher Reynolds of Dimmitt, and three great-grandchildren, Crystal, James, and Charlie all of Clarendon.

The family suggests memorials be to Harrington Cancer Center or Circle of Friends.