Obituaries

Paul Joseph Dupuy, Jr., 77, of Clarendon, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021, in Clarendon.

Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 27, 2021, at Robertson Funeral Directors Saints’ Roost Chapel in Clarendon with Rev. Lance Wood, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating.

Cremation and arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Paul was born June 17, 1943 in Tampa, Florida to Paul and Haroldene Morris Dupuy. He had married Michelle Dechenaux on February 28, 2005 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Prior to moving to Clarendon in 2010, he had lived in Davie, Florida. Paul was an electrical engineer for ILA Longshoreman and then drove a gas transport truck for Penn Tank Lines. He loved to fish and go out on the water. Paul could repair anything and everything, there was nothing he couldn’t get fixed. More than anything, Paul loved his family, especially his nieces, nephews, and his grandkids. Paul was a Methodist. He was loved by everyone and will be greatly missed.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Stephen Dupuy; a brother, Louis Pierre Dupuy; and by two sisters, Sybil Isleen Worland and Emma Laura Thomas.

He is survived by his wife, Michelle Dupuy; five sons, Tim Dupuy, Kevin and Darrel Musick, Shaun Dechenaux, Justin Nahm; four daughters, Tampa Childress, Jennifer Dupuy, Crystal Lieb, Jessica Acquaro; two sisters, Janet Sonberg and Elizabeth Anne Smith; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren; and by numerous nieces and nephews.

The family requests memorials be sent to St. Jude, 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105.
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Friends and family gathered this week to remember and honor Robert “Reece” McDaniels. Mr. McDaniels, 65, passed away Friday, January 29, 2021 at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City.

Reece was the son of Ronnie Clark and Vivian Ann (Smith) Robinson. He was born August 13, 1955 in Amarillo. July 6, 1973, Reece and Kay Lynne Molder were married at Lelia Lake. To this union were four children, Adam, Clint, Diane and Elaine.

Hugoton became their home in 1988 raising their four children and loving their grandchildren and great grandchildren. Reece was a carpenter for many years. The last 18 years he has been working for Hi-Plains Lumber in Hugoton. Reece enjoyed traveling with family. As a family they went on vacations, went fishing and enjoyed their trips. Reece always had a project he was working on.

Those left mourn his passing are, wife Kay McDaniels of Hugoton; two sons, Adam McDaniels of Hugoton and Clint McDaniels of Marion, Illinois.; daughter Diane McDaniels of Hugoton; father Ronnie Clark of Amarillo; his five grandchildren, Ali Amando and husband Alfredo, Fray McDaniels, Levi McDaniels, Ava McDaniels and Aiden McDaniels; two great grandchildren, Axl and Abel Amado; and his many other relatives and friends.

Reece was preceded in death by mom Vivian Robinson; and daughter Elaine McDaniels.

Public graveside services were attended Monday afternoon, February 1 at Hugoton Cemetery with Pastor Tim Singer officiating. Robson Funeral Home of Hugoton was in charge of arrangements.

Memorials have been established for Pheasant Heaven Charities. Memorials may be mailed to Robson
Funeral Home, P.O. Box 236, Hugoton, Kansas 67951.

Terry Dean Martin of Smithville, Texas, died on Saturday, January 30th at the age of 57.

Memorial services were held on Friday, February 5, 2021, at the First Baptist Church in Hedley.

He was born February 8, 1963, in Knox City, Texas, to Marion and Jackie McMennamy Martin.

He graduated from Bryson High School in 1981. He spent his early adulthood working in the oil field. He later spent his time cowboying and working in construction and remodeling.

Terry loved to be outdoors and was happiest when fishing. He loved entertaining family and friends with his fishing stories.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Loris Jacquelynn McMennamy Roach; two brothers, Charles Marion, and Timothy Allen; and one sister, Jacque Tonette (Toni).

He is survived by his wife Christine; his children, Brandon, Chelsea, Sierra, Lance, Lisa, Raynie, and Sage. He is also survived by his father Marion Martin; sister, Tangela and husband Ernie Copelin; three brothers, Steve, Stacy, and Jerry Martin; his precious grandchildren Cayden, and Mila; many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and friends all across Texas and New Mexico.

John M. “J.M.” Dickson, Sr., age 97, passed away on January 25, 2021, in Memphis, from complications following COVID. He spent his life loving the Lord and his family and setting an example of what a good man should be. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Jan. 30 at Rowe Cemetery in Hedley.

J.M. was born on Dec. 15, 1923, at the Dickson family farm near Hedley. He was the only son and youngest of six children born to his parents, John Green Dickson and Mollie Dukes Dickson.

He married his high school sweetheart, Ida Lou Johnson, on Dec. 7, 1941, as Pearl Harbor was bombed and enlisted in the U.S. Navy shortly thereafter, serving throughout WWII aboard the USS Tennessee (BB-43). After the war, he returned to Hedley where he worked at farming, General Telephone Co., and later moved to Panhandle, where he retired from Pantex. When his wife Ida Lou died after 61 years of marriage, he relocated to Turkey.

He was a member of the Methodist Church and a past master in the Masonic Lodge where he earned his 32nd degree. He enjoyed entertaining others and played his bass guitar and harmonica with the Good Timers band (Panhandle) and Turkey Gems, providing music for thousands of friends throughout the area.

While he loved God, his family, and his country, he also loved to travel, tend the garden, and eat sweets of all types, especially homemade ice cream. Until his health diminished, he faithfully attended Navy reunions and shared stories with anyone who would take time to listen. He never met a stranger and was kind and accepting of all.

The family extends thanks to Marie Cruse, a special friend to J.M. while he lived in Turkey. They studied the Bible together, and she read the scriptures to him for many years after he lost his eyesight.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Ida Lou, five sisters, and his sons, J.M. “John” Dickson, Jr., and Richard.
He is survived by his daughter Linda Dickson Phelan, daughter-in-law Eunice Dickson, seven grandchildren [Donna Dickson Ashley, Brent Dickson (Christine), Leah Dickson Tippin (Larry), Tamara Dickson Burrell (Jeremy), Cory Cooper (Teresa), Kendra Cooper Araiza (Efren), and Carl Cooper], 13 great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. J.M. was also beloved by his nieces and nephews: Peggy Struble, Dixie Gartrell, Nancy Harris Henderson, Jack Quisenberry, and Tony Mikesell.

Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon is handling arrangements, and the family suggests memorials to Rowe Cemetery (Hedley) or Kindred Hospice (Amarillo). The family hopes to hold a memorial service at Hedley’s Methodist Church later this year.

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Charles Samuel Lowry was gathered home unto his Maker on the Sixteenth day of January. He was born in Hedley, Texas on August 10, 1930 to Charles Miller and Janie Cousins Lowry. He was preceded in death by his parents and by his sister, Sara Rhea of Amarillo. He is survived by his son, Nick and wife Mary of Memphis, and by his daughter, Debbie Lowry Hartman and husband Delbert of Edgewood, New Mexico. He is also survived by his grandson, Tim Lowry of Memphis, his nephew Don Michael Rhea, niece Melissa Tague, and niece Kathy Bullard, and several great and great great nieces and nephews.

Sam was a beloved member of the community of Clarendon. He attended Clarendon High, graduating in 1948. He went on to attend Clarendon College, Texas Wesleyan University, and West Texas University, graduating with associates’, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees, respectively. He worked for 22 years in education. Most of those years as a teacher for Clarendon ISD, and 16 years for Pantex. He was a devout member of the First United Methodist Church of Clarendon, and of the Donley County Retired Teachers’ Association. Sam was also an avid rockhound from an early age. Hunting, polishing, and cutting rocks was his lifelong hobby.

Sam will be remembered as a true friend to all, and was always ready to lend a helping hand, whether in the community, at his church, or to family and friends. He will be sorely missed, but we look forward to reuniting with him and our Savior some day.

Memorial Graveside services will be held at Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon, 1:00 PM, Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Memorials may be given to the First United Methodist Church of Clarendon.

Mac John Stavenhagen, 86, died Friday, January 22, 2021.

Graveside services were held on January 26, 2021, at Rowe Cemetery in Hedley, Texas. Arrangements are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Mac was born May 28, 1934, in Lipan, Texas, to Ira and John Stavenhagen.

Mac loved life and lived it well. He enjoyed the outdoors, and he was a great example of the phrase, “you have to work to be happy.”
He lived most of his life in Donley County, which he loved greatly. He once said, “there is no more rewarding place to live than a small town.”

Mac’s greatest joy came from being around his family, friends and fellow humans.

Mac was a natural-born businessman. He held a variety of jobs throughout his life — opening a barbecue restaurant, working as a Borden’s milk distributor — but his greatest success was owning Stavenhagen Furniture & Carpet where he partnered with his brother, Bill Stavenhagen. They later incorporated Clarendon’s first video rental store into the business. The brothers then moved the video rental into a RadioShack.

Mac graduated from Lelia Lake High School in 1952 and later served in the U.S. Army where he was stationed in Japan. He also attended Amarillo College.

On June 2, 1956, he married the love of his life, Jean Bailey. Later in life, Mac cherished his farm, where he raised registered cattle and owned a grand champion bull.

An active member of his community, Mac served as an alderman for the City of Clarendon for many years. He was also a member of the Lions Club, the First Baptist Church of Clarendon and the Clarendon Merchants Association.

He was preceded in his death by his wife Jean; two infant daughters, Lisa Gay and Mitzi Gail; two brothers, Ed, James and wife Virginia; and two sisters, Pearline McCuiston and Earline Strand.

He is survived by a son, Steve of Amarillo; two grandchildren, Cody and Casey; two brothers W.G. and wife Liz of Dumas and Bill and wife Annis of Clarendon; a sister-in-law Nita Graham and husband Gary of Memphis; and several nieces and nephews who Mac loved.

The family requests memorials be made to the Rowe Cemetery Association in Hedley.

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Mary Linn (Tracy) Bills of Howardwick “finished the race” on January 23, 2021, at her home.

Visitation will be at Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon. The family will receive visitors at the funeral home on Thursday, January 28, from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. There will also be open visitation from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the same day. Robertson Funeral Directors is located at 212 Sully St. Clarendon, Texas.

An outdoor memorial service will be held at Vega Memorial Park Cemetery in Vega, Texas, on Friday, January 29, 2021, at 2:00 p.m.
Mary Linn was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on February 20, 1926, to Newt Lymn and Mylie Merle (Bills) Tracy. She grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. and graduated from Polytechnical High School and Texas Wesleyan University. She was a lifetime member of the Church of Christ.

Mary Linn was first and foremost a Christian. She was a natural evangelist and teacher. Her knowledge and understanding of the Bible was astounding. She was a loving mother to her children and “all God’s Children.” She was a talented artist and craftswoman with many skills and interests. She was a lover of all books and literature and reader of many, many books. Mary Linn was a gifted singer, and loved gospel music. It would have been very difficult to find a song that she did not know.

Mary Linn and Carroll “Edwin” Bills Sr. were married on January 29, 1948, in Fort Worth, Texas.

Mary Linn and her husband Edwin lived and preached the Gospel in Clayton, NM; Freer, Texas; Hannibal, Mo.; and Clarksville, Texas, during which time their children were born.

In 1964 they moved the family to Vigo Park, Texas, and began their second career, teaching school nearby at the San Jacinto Schoolhouse.  Mary Linn received her master’s degree in Education in 1970 from West Texas A&M University. She taught all elementary school ages in Vigo Park, and First grade at Amarillo Christian School, and in Vega, Texas.

While living and teaching in Vega, she worked with others to establish a public library, while working to become a certified librarian.
After she retired from teaching in 1990, she and Edwin moved to Howardwick. Mary Linn became the librarian for the public library in Clarendon for several years. She said it was her “dream” job.

For many years Mary Linn taught Bible studies through correspondence courses with World Bible School, and some prison ministries. Many people came to know the Gospel through her devoted teaching.

She was preceded in death by her father in 1949, her mother in 1986, her sister Lennice (Tracy) Yucikas in 1995, and her husband in 2008.

Survivors include: daughter Susan Permenter (Bob) of Amarillo; Susan’s son Andrew Jackson of Oahu,HI; Susan’s daughter Amanda Jackson and grandson Wesley Betzen of Amarillo, TX; son Carroll Edwin Bills, Jr. and wife Cari of New Knoxville, OH; and daughters Melinda Fangio (Steve) of Amarillo, TX, Rebecca Hillman (Richard) of Indianapolis, IN, Ruth Randall (David) of Clarendon, TX; and “the son of her heart” Bill Baum – devoted friend and caregiver, of Lelia Lake, TX.

Her extended family and dear acquaintances encompass the world.

The family extends our special gratitude to the caregivers from Caring Senior Services and Kindred Hospice Care. We thank you for your loving concern and tender care.

In lieu of flowers, Mary Linn requested that donations be made to World Bible School, PO Box 2169, Cedar Park, Texas 78620.
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Patty Joyce Lemons, 83, of Clarendon died Sunday, January 17, 2021, in Memphis.

Graveside services were held on Saturday, January 23, 2021, in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with Rev. Larry Capranica, officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Patty was born February 7, 1937, in Clovis, New Mexico to Hester Henry and Susie Walls Shields. She married Jerry Lemons on September 7, 1974, in Memphis. She had been a resident of Donley County most of her life. She drove a school bus for several years, and was a homemaker. She volunteered with Donley County Sr. Citizens Center for several years. Patty was a member of the Community Fellowship Church in Clarendon.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a son, Bryan Myers; a brother, Buster Shields; a sister, Rebecca King; a grandson, Eric Myers; and a great grandchild, Aries Myers.

She was survived by daughters, Vickie Rieken of Borger, Cathy Myers and Janette Harrison both of Clarendon; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.

The family request memorials be sent to the Community Fellowship Church in Clarendon.

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Janice Lee Alexander, 73, of Memphis died Wednesday, January 13, 2021 in Amarillo.

Graveside services were held on Monday, January 18, 2021 in Fairview Cemetery in Memphis with Mark Lance, officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Memphis.

Janice was born July 10, 1947 in Clarendon to Edwin and Jeanette Floyd. She married Gary Alexander, the love of her life, on June 3, 1967 in Hedley. Janice had been a resident of Memphis since 1972 and worked for GTE, was an office manager for several businesses, and was co-owner of Red River Irrigation. Janice was an excellent cook who loved large family gatherings, gardening, traveling, and never got tired of fishing. Her grandkids were the delight of her life. She was a member of the Memphis Church of Christ.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother, Gene Floyd.

She is survived by her husband, Gary Alexander of Memphis; her daughters, Sherry Bingham and husband Jeff of Edmond, Oklahoma, Angie Monroe and husband Tony of Memphis, Donna Houchins and husband Bryan of Buda; her brother, Jerry Floyd of Baconton, Georgia; her sisters, Pat Peters of Texarkana and Janie Hill of Canyon; 10 grandchildren, Hannah and Jason Brunner, Alexander Bingham, Becca and James Olsson, Addison Monroe and Zeke Garcia, Eric and Marissa Monroe, Sara Monroe, Erin Monroe, Emma Houchins, Jackson Houchins, and Abby Houchins; and several nieces and nephews.

The family request memorials be sent to Fairview Cemetery Association in Memphis or Rowe Cemetery Association in Hedley.
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Sue Scrivner, 86, of Howardwick died Monday, January 11, 2021 in Memphis.

Memorial services will be held at a later date. Please check back on our website for service details.

Cremation & arrangements are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Sue was born August 14, 1934 in Turkey to Irl and Winnie Giles Twilla. She married Lee Scrivner, Jr. on August 29, 1957 in Amarillo. She had lived in Amarillo and Ruidoso, New Mexico prior to moving to Howardwick in 1991. She was an excellent seamstress, loved sewing, and loved the Lord. She enjoyed living on their ranch and working cattle.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband on December 18, 2004; a brother, Bob Twilla; and a sister, Norma Duea.
She is survived by her son, Curtis Scrivner and wife Ruth Ann of Turkey; her daughter, Sheila Shaw of Washington; and five grandchildren.

The family request memorials be sent to Kindred Hospice.

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