Obituaries

 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.

Funeral services for J.W. Hood, age 73, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 22, 2000, in Robertson Chapel of Memories with Lance Wood of Hardesty, Oklahoma, officiating.  Burial was held in Citizens Cemetery under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc.

Mr. Hood died Monday, June 19, 2000, at Granite Shoals, Texas.  He was born March 31, 1927, in Estelline.  He was a resident of Turkey, Texas, for several years before moving to Granite Shoals eleven years ago.  He married Louise Corgill on March 13, 1981, at Tucumcari, NM.  He was in the wholesale propane and gas business and farmed for much of his life before his retirement.  He was a US Air Force Veteran of World War II and was an Episcopalian.

Survivors include his wife, Louise Hood of Granite Shoals; three daughters, Debbie Douty of Kileen, Nancy Hood of Atlanta, GA, and Reta Barry of Taylor; two sons, David Hood of Austin and Bo Garvin of Big Spring; one sister, Nelda Ferrel of Childress; one brother, Harlan Hood of Amarillo; and ten grandchildren.

Casket bearers were Don Ferrel, Billy Ferrel, Chuck Hood, Mike Ferrel, Brian D. Strange, Brian Paul Cook, Johnny King, Tommy Latta, and J.B. Haskins.

Funeral services for Orvis Jean “Jeannie” Cates, age 50, were held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, June 23, 2000, in Robertson Chapel of Memories with Brian Gochenour, Minister of the Clarendon Church of Christ, officiating.  Burial was held in Citizens Cemetery under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc. of Clarendon.

Ms. Cates died Tuesday, June 20, 2000, in Pampa.  She was born October 14, 1949 in Pampa.  She had lived in Plainview for twelve years and then Lubbock for two years before moving to Pampa one month ago.  She was employed as an MHMR advocate.  She was a member of the Church of Christ.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Torri Brook Cates, on July 14, 1978.

Survivors include her parents, O.O. and Bernice Crocker of Howardwick; two sons, Tim Landon of Amarillo and Heath Cates of Plainview; and four sisters, Dorothy Consel of Ormand, Florida, Emma Reed of Amarillo, Rachel Mannering of Edgewood, Texas, and Linda Mason of Fort Worth.

Casket bearers were Clay Wright, Tim Landon, Robert Barton, Heath Cates, Benjamin Bain, and Brandon Richards.

Memorial services for Larry Steven Willoughby, age 35, of Amarillo were held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13, 2000, at the chapel of Trinity Fellowship Church with Kit Buschman, Associate Senior Pastor of Trinity Fellowship, officiating.  Cremation and arrangements were under the direction of Rector Funeral Home of Amarillo.

Mr. Willoughby died Saturday, June 10, 2000, in Amarillo.  He was born in Orlando, Florida, and was raised in Pampa.  He was an artist and a gemologist.  He moved to San Diego, California, in 1990 and moved to Amarillo in April of 2000.  He also did volunteer work for the homeless in San Diego County.  He attended TSTI.  He was a member of New Life Apostolic Church in San Diego, California.

Survivors include three brothers, Gary Willoughby of Pampa, Eddie Justice of Tallahassee, Florida, and Robert Wiseman of Arcadia, Florida; one sister, Sherrie Slayton of Amarillo; his mother and step father, Clois and Carolyn Robinson of Clarendon; and his companion, Shannon Maxwell of Amarillo.

Memorials may be made to Crown of Texas Hospice.

Graveside Services for Lillie Mae Hughes, age 68, of Howardwick were held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, 2000, at Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with Rev. Truman Ledbetter, Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Clarendon, officiating.  Arrangements were made by Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., of Clarendon.

Mrs. Hughes died Tuesday June 6, 2000, in Amarillo.  She was born August 22,1931 in Samnorwood, Texas.  She was a resident of Plainview for 20 years, then Slaton for three years before moving to Howardwick 10 years ago.  She had worked as a secretary and clerk in several different businesses throughout her life before retiring.  Mrs. Hughes was also member of the Baptist Church.

      Survivors include her husband, Bill of Howardwick; two daughters, Evelyn Zawicki and husband Mike of Altus, OK, and Sherry York and husband Robert Adam of Howardwick; three sisters, Jean Reynolds and husband Carroll of Vinson, OK; Gwen Lyons and husband Bill of Amarillo; and Patsy Barton and husband Bill of Howardwick; 5 grandchildren; and 10 great grandchildren.