Obituaries

Adenia “Deenie” Baird, 57, of Clarendon died Monday July 20, 2020.

No services are scheduled at this time.

Arrangements and cremation are under the direction of Rector Funeral Home.

Adenia was born August 1, 1962, in Lubbock to Doris and Wes Mills. She had a smile that could light up a room, and a hug that warmed your heart. “Deenie” just loved people. She was caring and compassion. She was an animal lover.

She met the love of her life, Tony at the Martin Baptist Church. They got married in Goodnight and spent 34 years together. Adenia enjoyed her scratch offs, and always had some good luck with them.

Adenia was preceded in death by her father, and her grandfather, L.A Watson.

She is survived by her husband Tony, her daughter, Sarah Braim and her husband Ryan; her mother, Doris Mills; two brothers, Charles mills and Kent mills, and his wife Tina, her Grandmother, Rosalee Watson; her aunt, Gay Cole and her husband Bob; and 9 grand-dogs.

Donations can be made to Donley County Senior Citizens or a fund at Herring Bank for the family.

Billie Sue Warren Powers Nivens was born December 31, 1923, to Drew R. Warren and Dora Mae Warren in Hollis, Oklahoma. She was 96 years of age when she passed due to complications suffered from a broken hip.

She had two brothers Carl Warren of Dallas and B.W Warren of Pampa who both preceded her in death. When she was three years of age they moved to Duke, Oklahoma and she attended all 12 years of school in Duke.

On October 12, 1940, she married Raymond Powers. To this union were born three children, Ramona Vaughn, Karen DuMond and Jimmy Powers. Jimmy preceded his Mother in death on May 21, 2012.

She married Cecil “Jack” Nivens on May 22, 1982, in Hedley and lived there until after his death on January 16, 2001. In 2003 Sue moved to Mesquite, Texas. to live with her daughter, Karen and son-in-law David DuMond. In February 2008 they relocated to Holley Lake Ranch, Texas. In September 2016 she relocated to Denton where her daughter Ramona and son-in-law Walter lived and resided at Mayberry Gardens Assisted Living Facility.

She is survived by her daughters, Ramona Vaughn and husband Walter of Shady Shores, Texas, Karen DuMond and husband David of Weatherford, Oklahoma. and daughter-in-law, Tammie Powers of Lubbock, Grandchildren: Deborah Tolle of McKinney; Mike Tolle & wife Amber of Sanger, Texas.; Kylie Powers & Kendall Powers of Lubbock, Great grandchildren: Jake Thompson of Sanger; Savana Manchester & husband, Matt of Denton, McKenna Moses of McKinney; Great Grandchildren Natalie Tolle & Joe Don Tolle of Sanger, Hayden, & Coaly Powers of Lubbock & Great-Great Grandchild Elijah Manchester of Denton. There are several cousins and many friends and loved ones. She will be sorely missed.

Sue loved gardening and cooking for her family and friends. She was an active member of the Baptist Church where she was currently living, but maintained her membership at First Baptist Church in Hedley. She was also a member of the Eastern Star at Hedley. She was known all over for her love and ability to play Skip-bo.

Bruce Howard, Pastor First Baptist Church in Hedley will officiate the Graveside service at Rowe Cemetery in in Hedley. Under the direction of DeBerry Funeral Directors of Denton.

Doris Winnifred Braddock, formerly of Clarendon, passed peacefully with her children by her side in Pampa on Wednesday, July 01, 2020, at the age of 95.

Graveside services were held on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with Dale Meadows officiating.

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

Doris was born November 27, 1924, in Cape Town, South Africa, to Henry and Louise Ing. She grew up in Cape Town the oldest of eight children. She moved to the United States at the age of 18. She married Wesley William “Shorty” Braddock in 1949. Doris worked various jobs, was a homemaker, and retired after working as a medication aid for 23 years at Clarendon Medical Center.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters and four brothers; her sons Robert Wayne Braddock and Steven Keith Braddock; and her husband “Shorty” whom she was married to for 56 years.

She is survived by a brother John Ing of Cape Town South Africa, her daughter Pat and husband Ben Ford of Pampa, her daughter Dorothy and husband Scott Hahn of Canyon, and her son Dennis and wife Jamie Braddock of Pampa, five grandchildren; and 10 great grandchildren.

The family would like to thank the nursing staff of Coronado Health Care and Interim Hospice nurses for the love and care shown to Doris.
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Ruth Raney McAdoo, formerly of Clarendon, passed away in Pampa on Monday, June 29, 2020 at the age of 84.

Graveside services will be held at 11:30 am on Thursday, July 2, 2020, at Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with Rev. Lance Wood officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Ruth was born December 6, 1935, in Hedley, to Wallace and Elva Aufill Raney. She grew up in Clarendon and was a graduate of Clarendon High School and Clarendon College. She was always proud of her parents farming operation 10 miles southeast of Clarendon. While living in Raton, New Mexico, she worked as a Branch manager for a bank, and had part interest in race horses. She also taught school in Amarillo and was an owner of Panhandle Productions. Ruth one time was a primary fundraiser for the Texas Paralyzed Veterans Association, and also did fundraising for many Lions Clubs. She was a charter member of the High Plains Lighthouse for the Blind, and was a board member of the Texas Counsel for the Blind. Ruth loved to travel.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her daughter Kendra Lou Johnson; and sister Ann.

She is survived by a son, Rex Johnson of Clarendon; two daughters, Kristy Brandon of Amarillo and Ruthy Wright of Alma, Arkansas; seven grandchildren; and five great grandchildren.

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Syble Lee Ervin Cook, 93 of Panhandle died June 4, 2020, of natural causes. She was born in Lavaca, Arkansas, February 19, 1927, to Earl and Olvie (Morris) Ervin.

Syble married Jack Clifton Cook on June 2, 1943 and from their marriage they had nine children. J. C. Cook (deceased), Linda Smallwood of Amarillo, Shirley Baker and husband Raymond of Panhandle, Sandra Bannister (deceased), Jackie Cook of Nashville, Tennessee, Tommy Cook (deceased), Betty Sanderson of Chandler, Arizona, Molly Brucker and husband Craig of Clarendon, and Marilyn Defries and husband Larry of Clarendon.

Syble leaves behind six children, 20 grandchildren, 41 great grandchildren and 19 great- great grandchildren.

She worked at Marie Foundations in McLean for many years. She was a very gifted seamstress and made many dresses for her daughters. She also loved to quilt, crochet, garden and work jigsaw puzzles, but what she loved most was her family and all of their holiday gatherings.
She married V. E. Johns in 1964 and they moved to Panhandle in 1966. She worked at various places, including Filter Media and Bell Helicopter.

She married Jackie Miller in 1982, and divorced him in 2007, changing her surname back to Cook.

The family would like to thank BSA Hospice of the Southwest for their loving care of our mother.

Memorial services will be held July 4, 2020 at 2:00 pm, 4800 Greenbelt Way #1. Clarendon, TX 79226. Cremation was under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Panhandle. Graveside memorial will be July 5, 2020, at 5:00 pm at Panhandle Cemetery, Panhandle, TX 79068.

Claudine Pearson Wood came into this world during the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918-19, and left it during the recent coronavirus pandemic, June 7, 2020. She was the youngest of nine children, born at home, to John Thomas Pearson and Kathryn Lorena Hill Pearson of Hedley, May 14, 1919. Claudine, Dean to friends, Muchie or Mudgie to grandchildren, spent her early life on the family farm, picking cotton in the fields, riding a mule to school (she didn’t like mules), and helping her mother. Her mother passed away when Dean was eleven years old, and the next few years were chaotic for the youngest children in her family, especially during the Depression. Dean became the first in her family to attend college, having graduated from Clarendon Junior College. She married Arlie Lee Wood, a young rancher, of Clarendon in 1940. To this union was born five children.

In 1962, Arlie and Dean moved their four youngest children to Western Colorado to try to alleviate their youngest daughter’s asthma. Their oldest child, Carole, was already married, and stayed behind in Texas. In 1968, they moved to a farm in the Sargent Community in the San Luis Valley.
Arlie and Dean loved to spend time at Santa Maria Reservoir. Dean didn’t fish, but she was always ready for an adventure. In later years, they bought a Volkswagen camping van and visited all of the lighthouses on the West Coast because she loved lighthouses.
At the age of 90, Dean decided she was going to visit Ireland and that her daughter, Cheryl, was going to take her there. They were always lost, and had many hilarious misadventures, including Dean accidentally locking Cheryl out of the cottage where they were staying. Cheryl had to climb in through a window.

Dean was an accomplished seamstress, making much of her own clothing and that of her daughters. She had a keen sense of humor and a quick wit. Her advice to young brides was to never learn to milk a cow, because then you’ll have to milk the cow. Her mind was sharp up until the end. She was frustrated with her failing body and quipped that Walmart didn’t make parts like they used to. Dean was very disappointed at not getting to have her annual birthday celebration at Calvillos Mexican Restaurant this year. She liked wearing the sombrero.

She could trace her ancestors’ arrival on this continent to the 1630’s in Virginia. As a child of four years, she stayed at the legendary Colonel Charles Goodnight’s home at Goodnight, Texas. He was the co-founder of the Goodnight-Loving Cattle Trail, a former Texas Ranger, and the inspiration for Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove. She said he slept with a revolver under his pillow. Her seventeen-year old brother, Jerry, worked as a cowboy for him.

Arlie passed away in 1988, and Dean sold their farm a few years later. After spending a few years in Albuquerque near her middle son, Randy, and a little time in Richmond, Virginia near her daughter, Carole, Dean moved back to the San Luis Valley for good in 2006.

She is survived by her five children: Carole Morris, Richmond, Virginia; Ron Wood (Clydean), Atlanta, Georgia; Cheryl Scherzer (Owen), Del Norte, Colorado; Randy Wood (Ruth), San Rafael, New Mexico; and Michael Wood (Anne Gimlin), Nederland, Colorado. Also, twelve grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren, and her first great great-grandchild, due August, 2020. Nieces, nephews, and many cousins remain.

She was preceded in death by her parents, all of her siblings, her husband of 48 years, Arlie Wood, and her son in-law, Cam Morris.
Arrangements are under the direction of Rogers Family Mortuary in Monte Vista. Private graveside services will be held at Monte Vista Cemetery, Saturday, June 13, 1:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice. If in Texas, donations to Clarendon College are suggested. To express condolences, please visit www.rogersfunerals.com

Special thanks to the staff of River Valley Inn Nursing Home of Del Norte. They took such good care of her. Dean loved it there, and staff members became a second family to her.

Anderson M. Yarbrough, an 80 year old upstanding man, passed away May 30, 2020, in Claude.

Family Directed Memorial Services will be 1:00 PM Saturday, June 6, 2020 in St. Stephens Baptist Church in Clarendon with Rev. Harry Williams, officiating, and Rev. Roy Williams, assisting.

Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, June 6, 2020, in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon.
Viewing will be held from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Due to the Coronavirus, we are only allowing five people to enter the funeral home at a time.

If attending the memorial service or graveside service, please be prepared to maintain social distancing practices.
Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Anderson was born in Hubbard, Texas on February 24, 1940 to Albert Lee and Emma Lou Yarbrough. He moved to Clarendon and attended school in Clarendon. He met and married Lois Marie Johnson and had five beautiful girls and one son. He later moved to Amarillo and worked for the City of Amarillo for many years. He later moved his family to Tulia and worked for Taylor and Evans in Tulia for many years. He also loved doing tire work and he later moved to Ft. Worth and worked for L.D. Conister’s Construction Company until he became disabled. He later resided in Tulia until his death. He had lots of friends and everyone loved uncle Bugga, Poppa. He loved God, music, and mostly dominoes, and he could really play!
He is preceded in death by his parents, Albert Lee and Emma Lou Yarbrough; his wife, Lois Marie Yarbrough; two sons, James and Ricky; two great grandchildren, Amari and Alexus; two sisters, Emma and Edna; eight brothers, Abraham, Henry, Lee, (Bubba-Theo) Samson, Joe, William, and Percy Yarbrough; and a son in law, Jerry Don Clayton.

He is survived by his brothers, Andrew Yarbrough and Nell of Fort Worth, Walter Yarbrough of Goodland Kansas; a sister, Helen Brown of Fort Worth; six daughters, Sheila Yarbrough and Tina Clayton of Clarendon, Kimberly and husband Tony of Fort Worth, Denise Yarbrough and Latrina Yarbrough of Fort Worth, Tisha Duncan and husband Willie of Decatur, Georgia; 28 grandkids; 50 great grandkids; and nine great great grandkids; a host of nieces and nephews; and six special friends/soul brothers, Mr. Perkins, Mr. Brown, LeRoy Dick, Frank Winkfield, Charlie Flanagan and Mark Powell.

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Emmett Carroll Bobbitt, 78, of Lubbock passed away Monday, March 16, 2020.

Emmett was born August 13, 1941, in Clarendon to Hardy and Nadine (Kerley) Bobbitt. He graduated from Clarendon High School and started working for GTE on September 1, 1959. He was relocated to Memphis where he worked for 10 years before retiring in Hobbs, New Mexico, after 12 years. Emmett married Shirley Mann in Clarendon on August 2, 1963. In 1998, they moved to Lubbock to be with their family. Emmett was an outdoors man who loved hunting and fishing. He was a talented handyman, wood worker, and a collector of guns and knives. He was a member of Sunset Church of Christ.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Shirley Bobbitt; daughter, Lisa Raney and husband Chris of Lubbock; daughter in law, Katie Bobbitt Heffron and husband Mike of Albuquerque; grandchildren, Kaytlin, Maggie, and Reagon Raney all of Lubbock, Tyler Bobbitt and wife Cheyenne, and Travis Adams all of Albuquerque.

Emmett was preceded in death by his parents; son, Scott Bobbitt in 2005; siblings, Buddy Bobbitt, Norma Putman and Pamela Sue Bobbitt.

Memorial services are scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Friday, June 5, 2020 at Venue on Broadway, 2202 Broadway. Emmett’s services will be livestreamed on his webpage at www.combestfamilyfuneralhomes.com. Following the service, the family will have a time of fellowship from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Inurnment will take place at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 6, 2020 at the Clarendon Cemetery.

Janiece “Jan” Noble, 76, formerly of Clarendon died Tuesday, May 26, 2020 in San Angelo.

Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m. Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with Rev. Janie Noble, officiating.

Viewing will be held from 12:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Due to the Coronavirus, we are only allowing five people to enter the funeral home at a time.

If attending the service, please be prepared to maintain social distancing practices.

Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Jan was born December 28, 1943, in Clarendon to William and Viva Janiece Weatherly. She married Lacy Lee Noble on July 9, 1963, in Clarendon. She had been a resident of Lubbock, Arlington, Clarendon, Pampa, and most recently San Angelo. She enjoyed farming and gardening and loved working in the yard. She was very artistic and enjoyed her coloring books. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Clarendon.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, on May 22, 2013; her son, Terry Noble on March 11, 2015; and a great granddaughter, Trinity Brogdon.

Survivors include her daughter, Paula Garrison and husband Mitchell of San Angelo; a brother, Ted Weatherly of Pullman, Washington; a sister, Ann Burton of Stinnett; 11 grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

The family request memorials be sent to the First United Methodist Church in Clarendon.

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Keith R. Milhoan went to Heaven on Sunday, May 24, 2020. He passed at home with family. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.

He was born December 1, 1947 in Amarillo, the son of Rosie Martha (Witt) and Daniel Miles Milhoan.

He graduated from Canyon High School, class of 1966. He celebrated 29 years of marriage this December to Barbara. He worked at Wheelabrator Coal Services for 14 years and for the State of Texas DOT for 17 years and retired from there in 2011.

He was survived by his wife Barbara, his son Jimmy Milhoan and wife Kelley; stepson Kevin Kerlee and girlfriend Mary Marshall; stepson Parker Kerlee; daughter Melissa Wilson and husband Jaramie, stepdaughter Gwen Morris; seven grandchildren, Johnathan Williams, Carissa Zinn, Alex and Payton Milhoan, Ashlie Wilson, Brooklyn and Devon Kerlee; six great-grandchildren, Kitana and Vanessa Zinn, Callie and Hayden Williams, and Bellamy and Keiran Wilson; one brother Martin Milhoan and wife Eda; one sister Carolyn Skarke and husband Bob; nieces (goddaughter) Lelia Groneman and Sonia Switzer; nephews Joe Beckman, Billy Lowery, Danny and Stephen Milhoan.

No service will be held per Keith’s wishes. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to St. Jude or your preferred charity.