Obituaries

Funeral services for Annie Clara Edwards, age 88, were held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 2, 2000, in Robertson Chapel of Memories in Clarendon with Rev. James Martindale, Baptist Minister, officiating.  Burial was held at Citizens Cemetery under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc.

Mrs. Edwards died Wednesday, August 30, 2000, in Amarillo.  She was born January 25, 1912, in Toolie, Utah, and was a resident of Howardwick from 1981 to 1999 when she moved to Amarillo.  She married Rev. Joseph O.C. Edwards on January 30, 1930, at Amarillo.  He preceded her in death on May 29, 2000.  She was a homemaker.  She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Amarillo and was the president of the WMU for many years.

She was preceded in death by one son, Billy Bob Edwards in 1948.

Survivors include two daughters, Patricia Ann Edwards of Howardwick and Evelyn O’Donna Melancon of Houma, Louisiana; one son, Lanny Edwards of Clarendon; five grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; and six great great grandchildren.

Casket bearers were Kenneth Stone, Kenny Bridges, L.D. Robinson, John McVicker, Lee Jackson, and Shin Maxey.

Graveside services for Woodrow “Woody” Clendennen, age 82, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 28, 2000, at the Rowe Cemetery in Hedley with Rev. Lewis Ellis, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Lefors, and Rev. Bryan Knowles, a Baptist minister, officiating.  Arrangements were under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa.

Mr. Clendennen died Wednesday, July 26, 2000, in Pampa.  He was born February 25, 1918, in Hill County, Texas.  He married Mildred Crawford on October 17, 1936, in Waco.  He had been a resident of Pampa since 1998, moving from Amarillo.  He was a member of the Chaparral Hills Baptist Church of Amarillo.  He retired from Fort Worth and Denver Railroad and worked for the Campbell Ranch. 

He was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister.

Survivors include his wife, Mildred of Pampa; one daughter, Betty Owens of Pampa; one son, Doyle Clendennen of Pampa; five grandchildren; and 13 great grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to BSA Hospice, 800 N. Sumner, Pampa, Texas 79065 or the Rowe Cemetery Association in Hedley.

Mona Van Cam Pittman, age 61, formerly of Amarillo, died Friday, July 14, 2000, in Rockwall, Texas.

Mona was born December 28, 1938, in Roaring Springs and was the daughter of Earl and Vera Van Camp.  She married Keith Pittman in December 1967 in Amarillo, where they made their home and owned and operated Pittman Paint Contractors until they moved their business to the Dallas area in 1999.  Mona was a homemaker, artist, musician, gardener, gourmet chef, interior decorator, and partner with best friends Rose and Charlotte in “3 Designing Women.” 

Mona’s parents and husband preceded her in death.

Graveside memorial services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2000, at Citizens’ Cemetery in Clarendon with Rev. Leonard Holt of the First Christian Church officiating.  Memorial services were held at 2:30 p.m. at the Memorial Park Chapel in Amarillo with the Rev. Terry Tamplen of Kingswood United Methodist Church officiating.

Survivors include a daughter, Denise Niesz of Dallas; two sons, Dirk Pittman of Rockwall and Darren Pittman of Amarillo; a sister, Laverne Sarrett of Amarillo; a brother, Virgil Van Camp of Amarillo; and three grandchildren, Shea Pittman of Amarillo, Cameron and Chelsea Pittman of Rockwall.  Mona was the daughter-in-law of Roberta Pittman and sister-in-law of Cowboy and Jeanie Johnson and Judy Burlin of Clarendon, Bill C. and Vivian Pittman of Austin, and Pat Jordan of Amarillo.  Mona will be missed by many nieces, nephews, and friends.

Funeral services for Mary Frances Caraway McCully, age 87, of Lee’s Summit, MO, were held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 27, 2000, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church under the direction of Langsford Funeral Home in Lee’s Summit.

Mrs. McCully died on Sunday, July 23, 2000 at Lee’s Summit Hospital.  She was born June 30, 1913 in Clarendon to Odos Caraway and Julia Taylor Caraway.  She grew up in Clarendon and graduated from Incarnate Word College in San Antonio.  She had been a resident of Lee’s Summit, Missouri since 1977 and a member of the Holy Spirit Parish.

She was preceded in death by Michael M. McCully and Julie Mae Land and two infant sons.

Survivors include two daughters, Mary F. and her husband Richard O. Welch and Melissa L. and her husband James A. Cross, both of Lee’s Summit, MO; a son, Dr. Michael C. McCully of Grand Rapids, Michigan; two sisters, Agnes Heironimus of Enid, OK, and Betty Bell of Clarendon; grandchildren, Camille Gordon of Austin, Michael Welch and Patrick Welch, both of Lee’s Summit, Joseph Welch of Columbia, MO, Adam Cross of San Diego, CA, Catie Cross and Stephen Cross, both of Lee’s Summit, Alicia Roy, Eric McCully, Kathleen McCully, and Williams McCully, all of Dallas; and seven great grandchildren.

 Funeral services for Robert “Bob” Walter Clifford, age 68, of Quinlan, Texas, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 23, 2000, at Quinlan Funeral Chapel with Rev. Ben Smith officiating.  Burial was held in Lakeside Memorial Park under the direction of Quinlan Funeral Home.

Mr. Clifford died Thursday, July 20, 2000, in Greenville, Texas.  He was born July 9, 1932, in Clarendon to Walter E. Clifford and Dewey Mitchum Clifford.  He graduated from West Texas State University and did graduate work at Texas Tech University.  He married Wilma Jean Clifford.  He was a veteran of the US Army.  He was a former member of the Quinlan City Council, Quinlan Lions Club, and Tawakoni Area Library Board.  He was a real estate broker and retired businessman.  He was a Baptist.

Survivors include his wife Jean Clifford of Quinlan; two sons, Randy Clifford of Dallas and Mike Clifford of Irving; one daughter, Cathy Clifford of Mesquite; two brothers, Jack Clifford and Fred Clifford, both of Clarendon; six grandchildren; and one great grandchild.

Pallbearers were John Clifford, Ben Clifford, Richard Moore, Ernest Stafford, Elbert Guant, and Ken Roper.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be make to the Boles Children’s Home, 7065 Love, Quinlan, Texas 75474; Tawakoni Area Library; or to the American Parkinson Disease Association, Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, 8200 Walnut Hill Lane, Jackson Bldg., First Floor, Dallas, Texas 75231.

Funeral services for Maya Rose Gillespie, infant, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 15, 2000, at Memorial Park Cemetery in Dalhart with Pastor Leon Laney, Spiritual Life Center in Dalhart, under the direction of Hass Funeral Home in Dalhart.

Maya died Wednesday, July 12, 2000, in Dumas.

Survivors include her parents Bryan and Janaé Gillespie of Dalhart; sister, Mackenzie Farmer of Dalhart; grandparents, Sandra Gillespie of Hedley, and Jerry and Rose Llewellyn of Dalhart; great grandparents, Edith Reno of Jenks, OK, Lois Watson of Dalhart, Bert and Bobbey Blankenship of Amarillo, and Carolyn Bacca of American Fork, UT; and uncles, Lonnie Brewer and wife, Susan, of Lexington, MD, Curtis Brewer and wife, Emma, of Lefors, Christopher Brewer of Hedley, and Tyler Llewellyn of Dalhart.

Funeral services for Bobby Ray Leeper, age 48, was held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 19, 2000, in the Clarendon Church of Christ with Mike Suiter, Minister of the San Jacinto Church of Christ in Amarillo, Tim Walker, Minister of the Mary Ellen & Harvester Church of Christ in Pampa, Rev. Bryan Knowles, Baptist Minister from Clarendon, and George Hayes of Georgia, officiating.  Burial with full military honors was held at Citizens Cemetery under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc.

Mr. Leeper died Sunday, July 16, 2000, in Amarillo.  He was born November 26, 1951, in Groom and was raised in Clarendon.  He married Lacreta Burgess on July 10, 1970, at Brice.  He was retired from the US Army where he was an MP for 22 years.  He was a member of the NCO Association and the 25th MP Organization.  He was a resident of Colorado Springs, Colorado, for six years before moving to Pampa five years ago.  He was a member of the Mary Ellen & Harvester Church of Christ in Pampa.

Survivors include his wife, Lacreta Leeper of Pampa; one daughter and son-in-law, Nika & Doug Roser of Shreveport, Louisiana; one son, Neil Leeper of Pampa; two grandchildren, Kelsi Leeper of Pampa, and Cole Roser of Shreveport, Louisiana; his mother, Theola Leeper of Clarendon; his grandmother, Eunice Leeper of Clarendon; one sister, Nita Ellis of Clarendon; one brother, Mike Leeper of Littleton, Colorado; five nieces; and four nephews.

Casket bearers were Ike O’Neal, Arvia Willingham, Duane Nichols, Bryan Leeper, Danny Hill, and Jim Shadle.

Funeral services for Edward Winston Rolland, age 63, were held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 15, 2000, in the First Baptist Church in Howardwick with Rev. Jim Powell, Pastor of Hobart Baptist Church in Pampa, officiating.  Burial was held at 1:30 p.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery in Amarillo under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc.

Mr. Rolland died Wednesday, July 12, 2000, in Claude.  He was born May 5, 1937, in Clovis, New Mexico, and was an Amarillo resident for 35 years before moving to Howardwick in 1995.  He married Lois Tollison on March 7, 1959, at Farwell.  He worked as a truck driver for more than 35 years and retired from Roadway Trucking in 1991.  He was a US Army Veteran and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Howardwick.

Survivors include his wife, Lois Rolland of Howardwick; two sons, Troy Rolland of Amarillo and Joe Rolland of Palestine, Texas; one brother, Pete Rolland of Irving; two sisters, Mary Joyce Harding and Dori Darby, both of Odessa; two granddaughters, Kristen Rolland and Brandie Rolland, both of Amarillo; and several nieces and nephews.

Casket bearers were Lynn Dishong, Jeff Dishong, Joe Riggins, Ken Stone, Greg Allen, and Dossie Nickell.

Graveside services for Harold Dean Hughes, age 66, were held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, July 14, 2000, in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with Rev. Truman Ledbetter, Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Clarendon, officiating.  Burial was held in Citizens Cemetery under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc.

Mr. Hughes died Wednesday, July 12, 2000, in Claude.  He was born September 23, 1933, in Ryan, Oklahoma.  He lived in Plainview for 20 years, then Slaton for three years, before moving to Howardwick ten years ago.  He was a truck driver much of his life before his retirement.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Lillie Mae Henry Hughes on June 6, 2000.  He was a member of the Seth Ward Baptist Church in Plainview.

Survivors include three daughters, Sherry York of Howardwick, Gail Edwards of Oklahoma City, OK, and Paula Patton of Wichita, Kansas; two sons, Dwayne Hughes and Gary Hughes, both of Waurika, OK; two brothers, Billy Hughes of Sidney, Nebraska, and Dale Hughes of Plainview; two sisters, Lorene Van Zant of Tucson, Arizona and Bonnie Howard of Lipan, Texas; ten grandchildren; and twelve great grandchildren.

Evadeen Warner David, age 98, of Clarendon died Tuesday, June 27, 2000, at Bivins Memorial Nursing Home of Amarillo.

Services were held at 2:00 p.m. with the Rev. James Edwards officiating in the Chapel of Memories at Robertson’s Funeral Home of Clarendon.  Burial was in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon.

Evadeen was born in Arkansas City, Kansas, to J.T.L. and Della Warner on February 22, 1902.  She moved to Clarendon as a ten-month-old baby and attended Clarendon “old Bairfield School,” and graduated from Clarendon High School in 1921.

Evadeen married Joe David in 1924 in Clarendon.  She was a homemaker and a member of the United Methodist Church.  She was preceded in death by her husband in 1966, her oldest son Jarrett David in 1957, and a grandson Duane Thaden in 1991.

Survivors include three sons, Ray David of Clarendon, Merle David of Buffalo, OK, and Eldon David of Oklahoma City, OK; two daughters, Jewell Millan of Tucson, AZ; and Rita Casteel of Amarillo; 13 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; and three great great grandchildren.