Obituaries

, 67, of Clarendon died on Thursday, September 16, 2021.

Services were held on September 20, 2021 in The Robertson Saints’ Roost Chapel, burial followed in Citizens Cemetery with Joe Neal Shadle officiating.

Arrangements are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Fern was born January 19, 1954 in Clarendon to John Calvin and Billie Kimbrow Ashcraft. She married James Edward Watts on May 7, 1996 in Clarendon. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, music and the outdoors. Family was important to Fern, she loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren very much. Fern was a resident of Donley County most of her life.

She was preceded in death by her parents and a daughter Elizabeth Watts.

She is survived by her husband, James; son, Jerry Stegall and wife Tammy of Pampa ; daughters, Tammy Christopher and husband Clay of Clarendon, Denita Davis of Clarendon, Jamie Watts and fiancé Jerry Reynolds of Balch Springs, Patty Bell and husband Billy of Honey Grove, and Linda Massey and husband Kenneth of Honey Grove; grandchildren, Caitlyn Burrow and husband Byron of Clarendon, Elizebeth Christopher of Pampa, Lane Stegall, Sonny Stegall and Brittany Stegall all of Lefors, Megan Bowley and husband Geoff of Pampa and Heather Schroder and husband Ben of Lefors and many step grand and great grandchildren. She is also survived by many other family members, her friends at Fresenius Dialysis Center in Amarillo and her special caregivers at Kindred Hospice.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to a charity of choice.

Bobbie Ruth Louis, of Clarendon was called home on Friday, September 10, 2021, in Amarillo at the age of 95.

Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 18, 2021, in Robertson Funeral Directors Saints’ Roost Chapel in Clarendon. Burial will follow in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon. Viewing will be held from 9:00 until service time on Saturday morning at the funeral home.

Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Bobbie Ruth Louis was born June 3, 1926 to Frank and Myra Duncan in the community of New Mountain, Texas. She graduated from Valley View High School in 1946. While there she was active in music, drama club, and athletics. She married her husband McKinley Louis in 1946 and was married for 53 years before his passing. Five children were born to this union. She moved to Clarendon, Texas, in 1946 and was a housewife, until she attended nursing school and worked as an LVN in Claude Nursing Home, Clarendon Nursing Home, and did home nursing until she retired.

She was preceded in death by her husband McKinley Louis; a son, Merle Travis Louis; and a daughter, Joyce Dianne Louis Clay; and her parents, Frank and Myra Duncan.

Leaving to mourn are her sons, Odell Louis and wife Rose of Albuquerque, New Mexico, John L. Louis of Clarendon, Texas, and Charles Mavis Louis and wife Winnie of Amarillo, Texas; 13 grandchildren; 40 great grandchildren; 17 great great grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.

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Eddie Norman Miller, 83, of Howardwick, passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2021, in Amarillo. He was born on December 17th, 1937 to Bill Byrle and Texas Irene Watson Miller.

Memorial services will be held on September 22 at 1:30 p.m. at Robertson Saints Roost Chapel in Clarendon.
Cremation and arrangements are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Eddie deeply enjoyed his lifelong career as an auto mechanic, but his real passion was restoring old cars, taking road trips on his motorcycle through the mountains and collecting guns. He loved being on the lake and having his family around for boating, fishing and campouts. Playing golf was also something he enjoyed with his brothers and friends. Eddie was a prankster and loved to make people laugh and he always greeted his friends and family with a big smile, a handshake or hug. He never met a stranger. People were drawn to him because of his character and charm. He was loved so much by all and will be dearly missed.

Eddie is preceded in death by his parents, five sisters and his step-son.

He is survived by his wife, Tobey of Howardwick; three daughters, Kim Miller and Rhonda Yatsco of Fort Worth, Tami Pierce of Howardwick; five Grandchildren; Amber Stanford, Aimee Freese, Matthew Miller and Dillon Merz all of Fort Worth, and Jake Pierce of Austin; and four Great Grandchildren.

Barbara Ann Cosper, 87, of Clarendon died Wednesday, September 8, 2021.

Private family service was held Saturday, September 11, 2021. A public sunset graveside service was held at Saturday, September 11, 2021 in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon.

Arrangements are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Barbara was born August 3, 1934 in Childress to Raleigh and Jessie King Adams. She married Sherman Jennings Cosper on June 11, 1954 in Estelline. She had been a longtime resident of Clarendon where she was a bank teller for Donley County State Bank for 43 years prior to her retirement. She also served as a Girl Scout leader for several years. Barbara loved her family and enjoyed watching her kids and grandkids activities.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Raleigh and Jessie Adams; two brothers, Jimmie Don Adams and Gary Adams; a sister, Donna Adams; and a son in law Jeff Mott.

Survivors include her husband, Sherman Cosper of Clarendon; her daughters, Renee Mott of Clarendon and Whitney Cosper of Amarillo; a son in law, Jody Berry of Clarendon; her brother, Steve Adams of Shallowater; her sister, Paula Jacobs and husband Sammy of Amarillo; her brother in law, Jerry Cosper and wife Gayle of Brownfield; her sister in laws, Jackie West of Panhandle, Paula Adams of Frisco, and Sue Adams of Lubbock; 4 grandchildren, Brandi Wann and husband Carey, Will Betts, Chancey King, and Phara Berry and fiancé Nick Shadle ; seven great grandchildren, Kai Floyd, Maloree Wann, Landry King, Hunter Wann, Haven King, Mac Wann, and Raleigh Wann; and several nieces and nephews.

The family request memorials be sent to Associated Ambulance Authority / PO Box 1240 / Clarendon, Texas 79226 or Donley County Senior Citizens / PO Drawer B / Clarendon, Texas 79226.

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Graveside services for Seth “The Bull” Greer, 22, were held Monday, September 6 at the Childress Cemetery with Trey Morgan officiating. Burial followed in Childress Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. There was a Celebration of Life held at the Mashburn Event Center.

Seth passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021, in Dallas. He was born December 23, 1998, to Jimmy Greer and Courtney Taylor. Seth began school in Clarendon and graduated from there in 2017. While in high school, he was an offensive lineman for the Clarendon Broncos and was selected and played in the Blue Grey All-American bowl football game. Seth also received a scholarship to play for WTAMU. He also qualified for state powerlifting for the Broncos. Seth was a friend to everyone and from all walks of life and his personality was just as big as he was. Seth loved to play his guitar and sing. His love for music was tremendous and he had an eclectic taste in music. With his love of music, he also enjoyed being a bouncer at the Iron Horse Pub in Wichita Falls and being able to listen to live bands. His latest passion came when he discovered the art of being a barber and graduated from barber school in February 2021. Seth had a huge collection of socks and shoes to match that larger than life attitude.

He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Dan Greer.

Survivors include his mother Courtney Halsell and husband, Joshua of Matador; his father Jimmy Greer of Wichita Falls; his brother Skyler Greer and wife, Carley of Childress; sister Kassidy Taylor of Childress; sister Hadleigh Halsell of Matador; brother Taylor Halsell of Matador; special friend who he considered a brother Keandre Cortez and Landon Lambert, who he considered a big brother; grandparents Kerry and Jackie Taylor of Childress; grandmother Ricki Greer of Wichita Falls; grandparents Mark and Cheryl Halsell of Crowell; great grandmother Jane Taylor of Childress; great grandmother Betty Bruce of Lubbock; great grandparents Ray and Lucy Bennett of Euless, Texas; uncle Joe Greer and wife, Landie, of Wichita Falls; uncle Cory Taylor of Childress; uncle Cody Taylor and wife, Becky, of Guthrie; uncle Jake Halsell and wife, Tiffany of San Angelo; aunt Shannon Conley and husband, Jeffrey, of Quanah; aunt Allison Lopez and husband, Chris, of Crowell; great aunt Julie Bruce and Theresa Heflin of Lubbock; great aunt Anita Warzecha and husband, Larry, of Quanah; great uncle Gene Bruce and wife, Cheryl, of Estelline; great aunt Jill Wakefield and husband, James, of Memphis; great aunt Mary Risinger and husband, Vance, of Colorado Springs; nephew McCoy Greer; cousins Maison, Londan, Laila, Wyatt, Grace, Grant, Katelyn, Grayson, Roan, Dally Rae, Maverick and Sadie.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the Childress Volunteer Fire Department, 315 Commerce, Childress, Texas, 79201; the Wichita Falls Barber Academy, 1108 8th Street, Wichita Falls, Texas, 76301; or the Plains Baptist Camp, 3001 Love Road, Floydada, Texas, 79235.

Jacqueline Joanne “Jaci” Mincey, 74, of Clarendon died Monday, September 6, 2021, in Clarendon.

Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 11, 2021, in the First Church of the Nazarene in Clarendon.

Cremation and arrangements are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Jaci was born February 20, 1947 in Mount Vernon, Illinois to Millis Lee and Mary Shields Cady. She had been a resident of Clarendon most of her adult life where she cleaned many houses and worked at Amigo’s. She loved her grandkids and lived for them.

She was preceded in death by her parents; 3 brothers, Jerry, Eugene, and Butch; and 3 sisters, Donna, Sally, and Roberta.

She survived by her son, Robbie Bullock and wife Zan of Clarendon; her daughters, Cathie Flud and husband Josh of Lubbock, Samantha Hinton of Clarendon, and Eileen Hood of Amarillo; her grandchildren, Christopher Jewett, Tonya Chronister, Brittany Davis, Krysta Hertzog, Bobbi Tancredi, Brian Davis, Karlee Adams, Zoe Adams, Roxie Adams, Makinzie Hinton, Kasie Hinton, and Lane Hinton; 7 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

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Archie Ray Maxfield passed away on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 in Amarillo, Texas. Graveside service will take place at Citizen’s Cemetery in Clarendon at a later date.

Archie was born on June 26, 1938, in Hollis, Oklahoma to Archie H. and Nellie P. (Cummins) Maxfield. He resided in Clarendon, Texas. Archie married Betty (Hopkins) Hamlin on July 13, 1977.

He was preceded in death by: his wife, parents, two sisters (Artiss Heffley and Zelma Herndon), a daughter (Connie Maxfield), a step-son (Terry Hopkins), a step-daughter (Michelle Grumbles).

He is survived by his son, Tony Maxfield and wife Stephanie of Clarendon; step-daughter, Donna Glisson of Amarillo; daughter Tammye Hunt and husband Darrell of Amarillo; daughter Carrye Deaton and husband Rick of Canyon; nine grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to Citizens Cemetery Association.

Jackie Page, age 73, of Sulphur Springs, Texas passed away on August 5, 2021, in Tyler, Texas. A memorial service for Jackie Lucille Swinney Page will be held on Saturday, September 4 at 3:00 p.m. at the Swinney family land in Clarendon. Family and friends will meet at 717 West 3rd Street at 2:30 p.m.

Jackie was born on October 25, 1947 in Clarendon to Dalton Howard and Mary Lucille (Parker) Swinney. She was a retired retail sales agent. Lucille was a member of the Church of Christ.

She is survived by her four daughters Marlena Fields, Christi Howell, Amanda Riehl and Brigitte Painter; seven grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.

Jackie was preceded in death by her parents; great grandchild, Makila O’Brien Painter; brothers, Jerry Swinney and Jimmy Swinney; sister, Cydne Randall.

Loyd Dean Messer passed away Thursday morning, August 19.

Loyd was born June 19, 1944 in Memphis. He was raised in Hedley by his parents L.D and Dorothy Messer along with his older brother Roger and younger sister Delores. Loyd enjoyed growing and harvesting peaches around Hedley in his early years farming with his father.

He later moved his young family to Morse, Texas, where he owned and ran a fertilizer business. Loyd then moved to Gruver and was employed by Dean Cluck where he took care of much of the farming operations for Dean Cluck Feedyard for many years. He then spent some time in Mountain View, Oklahoma, where he owned and operated a service station. He later returned to Gruver for a short time before moving on to Center Point, Texas, helping Monte Cluck again with odd and end jobs and owning his own pecan tree operation in the Hill Country. He finally retired and moved back to Wellington close to his old stomping grounds just a short time ago.

Loyd was a jack of all trades and would give the shirt off his back to anyone in need.

He is preceded in death by his parents, L.D. and Dorothy Messer, his wife Connie Messer and his beloved son, Michael Messer whom he has missed dearly for 30 years.

He is survived by his brother Roger and wife Elloise of Memphis, a sister, Delores Crump of Clarendon, his son Darrell Messer and wife Lori of Gruver, daughter Deana Crump of Clarendon, son Loyd Ray Messer of Bellingham, WA. daughter Ashley Messer of Houston and Lindsay Messer of Anadarko, Oklahoma. Grandchildren, Matt and wife Shanae Messer of Gruver, Miles and Abbi Messer of Gruver, Mike and Julie Crump of Canyon, Chris Crump of Matador and Ethan Puerta of Anadarko. Great grandchildren, Knox Messer, Jack Messer, Hayes Messer, Fletcher Messer, Gray Messer, Scout Messer, Kyndall Crump, Waverley Crump, Keighen Crump and Carter Crump. Many nieces and nephews and many many friends.
Loyd trusted Christ and was baptized @ age 10 and became a member of Hedley Baptist Church… he was welcomed home and greeted by his son, Michael and all his many loved ones and friends.
Loyd will be greatly missed but can now breathe easy.

Graveside services were held at Rowe Cemetery in Hedley on Monday, August 23, 2021, with Scott Curry and Scotty Smith officiating.

The family request memorials be sent to Rowe Cemetery Association, PO Box 213, Hedley, Texas 79237.
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The family mourn s the sudden loss of their beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, niece, cousin, and friend Connie Lynn McMahan, 67, of Groom, which occurred on Friday, August 13, 2021.

Graveside services will be 1:30 PM Sunday, Aug, 22, 2021, in Groom Cemetery with Rev. Calvin Burrow, officiating.

Arrangements are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Jesus said unto her, “I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.” – John 11:25

Connie Lynn McMahan was born in Tulia on February 9, 1954, to Mary Francis Noland and Jimmie Vanoy Purcell. She was the oldest of ten siblings across blended families.

Connie graduated from Plainview High School in May 1972, where she was a cheerleader, class favorite runner up multiple years, she was social and loved by many. Connie was a devoted wife and dedicated Christian. She led with her love of the Lord.

She was married to her best friend and soulmate Joseph Mathew McMahan on July 3, 1982. She loved her extended family, her three children and her stepson and her grandchildren.

When all her children left her home, she filled it with her neighbors, friends and her puppies. Anyone who knew her, knew how much those dogs offered companionship and meaning. She embraced technology, learning Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and even Tik Tok. She would make and share funny videos with her loved ones to stay connected.

When people speak of Connie, they talk of her amazing food, her kind heart, and her sense of humor. She found her tribe, and she loved them hard and laughed with them too. Life’s simple pleasures brought great joy to her. She loved to celebrate Christ and display her Christmas lights, loved growing her beautiful flowers, watching a gleaming sunrise on her porch, and having a coffee time with Joe.

Connie passed away surrounded by her husband Joe and her daughters Penny and Misty. She was preceded in death by her mother, father, brothers Todd, Terry and Jimmie.

She is survived by her husband, Joe McMahan of Groom; daughter Penny McMahan and fiance Nathan Catlett of Oklahoma City, daughter Misty and her husband Lance Price and her grandchildren Leigh-Ann, Landon and Landry Price of Dallas; her sisters in Florida, Patti O’Cain and husband Phillip, Vanan Hampton and husband Leon, Jody Bryant and husband Robert, and Kathy Bowen and her husband Craig, and Andrea Purcell; her brother Jimmie’s wife, and her Aunts Jackie Sue Harrell and Modene Moore and her husband Jerry, both of Texas.

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