Obituaries

David Eugene Moreman died on the evening of Monday, September 12, 2016. He passed away at Warren Memorial Hospital with his wife, daughter, and son-in-law by his side. Born and raised in Hedley, David was the son of Ray and Oleta (Mann) Moreman on May 22, 1943.

David received his B.S., M.S., and D.V.M. from Texas A&M. He served two years active duty at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, where he was a course director and had special duty at The White House. Following a year in veterinary practice in Texas, David and his wife, Evelyn, settled in Front Royal, where they established Warren County Veterinary Clinic, and later Cedarville Veterinary Clinic. David was active in organized veterinary medicine at the local and state levels, and for six years was an adjunct faculty member of the VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.

In his community, David served as Chair of Lord Fairfax Community College Board and the Warren County Planning Commission, as well as president of both Wayside Foundation for the Arts and Samuels Public Library. As a member of Calvary Episcopal Church, David was a vestryman, Junior Warden, and Chair of the Memorial Endowment Trust.

David became a Front Royal Rotarian in 1986, serving as Club President in 1997-1998 and District Governor in 2004-2005. In addition, David was active in numerous Rotary projects including Youth Exchange, Youth Leadership, PolioPlus, and various other international service projects.

David is survived by his wife of 47 years, Evelyn, as well as his daughter Jennifer and her husband Kevin of Front Royal. David’s brother Jack and wife Fredi Jo reside in Clarendon.

Along with his parents, David was preceded in death by his sister Joan Whitmore of Harrison, Arkansas.

A memorial service was held at on Saturday, September 24, at Calvary Episcopal Church in Front Royal. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Rotary Club of Front Royal.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to The Rotary Foundation and Calvary Episcopal Church.

Jerry Don Blair, 70, went to the Lord on in September 17, 2016.

Graveside services were held on September 21, 2016.

Jerry is survived by his adopted son, Daniel MacKay, his special friend, Kim MacKay, and her Aunt Marie Jackson, all of whom he loved dearly. Daniel was the light of his life since the day he was born.

He is also survived by sisters Doris Braaten of Billing, Montana, Judy Morris of Clarendon, Sandy McConnell of Rush Springs, Oklahoma, Betty McGuire of Fort Worth, Wanell Marshall of Brownsville, and Mary Blacksher of Wellington. Bill Blair of Shamrock and Dan Blair of Irving are his surviving brothers. He is also survived by multiple nieces and nephews, including a very special niece, Natalie Holland of Amarillo.

Margaret Jean Williams, of Cahone, Colorado, passed to Heaven the first day of September, 2016, at the age of 92. Jean was an extraordinary woman: witty and creative, wise and kind, hardworking, and a gifted pianist who played for many events and church services. She was born May 13, 1924, to DeVerdie and Grace Leathers, near Lelia Lake, Texas, and attended Lelia Lake and Clarendon schools. Jean married her high school sweetheart, and became a teacher for 41 years in Texas, SW Colorado, and Arizona. She was a cancer survivor but had other health issues in her later years.

Jean was preceded in death by a son, Jay. She is survived by her husband, Judson, of the family home; daughter, Sharon McAnear, of Durango, Colorado; son, Jan, of Cahone; brother, Johnny Leathers, of Bonham, Texas; one granddaughter, four grandsons, and ten great-grandchildren, the youngest of whom was born within hours of Jean’s passing and shares her middle name.

Margaret Jean loved the mountains and was laid to rest near Kline, Colorado.

Ruby Lois Stone Lair, 99, died Monday, September 5, 2016, in McLean.

Graveside services were held on Friday, September 9, 2016, in Rowe Cemetery in Hedley with Rev. Anthony Knowles, officiating.

Burial was followed Rowe Cemetery in Hedley.

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

Lois was born July 24, 1917 in, Johnson County, Burleson Texas to Marshall and Fannie Stone. She married Paul Lair and he preceded her in death on December 13, 1973. She loved the Hedley Cotton Festival. Lois worked at Levines in Amarillo for 20 plus years. Lois was a member of the First Baptist Church and dearly loved her church. The family would like to extend a special thanks to McLean Care Center and Kindred Hospice.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, 3 brothers; Bill Stone, Emory Stone and James Stone; 1 sister; Pauline Stone Koontz; a son Carrol Boyd Stout, a grandchild, Nicole Ann Dwight and great great grandchild, Madison Ann Marie Powers.

She is survived by her son James Wesley Stout, Jr. and wife Sharon from Westminster, California; daughter Betty Joyce Dwight of Hedley; 4 grandchildren, Danny Dwight, Paul Dwight, Kirk Dwight and wife Beverly and Timber Lee Potts and husband James Edward; 5 great grandchildren, James Lee Potts and wife Stacy, Tessa Lee Dwight Powers, Haley Dawn Dwight and Josh, Christopher Paul Dwight, and Kristen Nicole Dwight; 2 great great grandchildren, Chevy Jayden Miller and Tristan Caden Powers

The family request memorials be sent to Rowe Cemetery or Hedley Senior Citizens.

Jean Page Eastlake of Wimberley, Texas, died September 10, 2016, at the age of 69 years.

Jean was born November 3 in Dallas, spending her early years in Midlothian. She graduated from Midwestern State University with a Master’s Degree in English and later earned her Early Childhood Education credential in Boulder, Colo.

Jean loved raising her children, teaching preschool, working in the United Methodist Church, and actively pursuing justice for all through the Barnabas Connection and Reconciling Ministries Network.

Jean is survived by her husband Robert Eastlake; one son Dr. John Eastlake and daughter-in-law Dr. Erin Flynn; one daughter Katherine Eastlake; a brother Dr. John Page, sister-in-law Nancy Page and a niece Caroline Page; a brother Bill Page; brother-in-law Dan Eastlake, sister-in-law Barbara Eastlake, nephews David Eastlake and Michael Eastlake, and niece Rosemary Kharat.

A memorial service will be held Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at Wimberley United Methodist Church, in Wimberley at 2 p.m.

Memorials can be sent to Reconciling Ministries Network, 123 W. Madison St., Ste 2150, Chicago, IL 60602, www.rmnetwork.org or to Wimberley United Methodist Church, PO Box 737, Wimberley, TX 78676.

Ruth Ellen Murphy Neal Gray, 93, died Friday, September 2, 2016, in Hereford.

Graveside services were held on Monday, September 5, 2016, in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with Rev. Kirk Watson, officiating.

Memorial services were also held on Monday, September 5, 2016, in Park Place Towers in Amarillo with Jerry Hopkins, officiating

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

Ruth was born October 30, 1922, in Paducah, Kentucky to J.W. & Ora Lee Murphy.  She was a longtime Panhandle resident.  She graduated from Amarillo High School in 1941, then attended Amarillo College and worked at Amarillo National Bank.  She then married Gayle Neal in 1945 and moved to Dawn and was active in the Dawn Music Club, Study Club, and active in Dawn school.  She moved to Hereford in 1959 and left Hereford and moved to Clarendon in 1963 where she was the owner of Tumbleweed Gift Shop and Childrens Clothing.  She moved to Amarillo in 1976 where she lived until her death.  She worked at Madison’s, Kitchen Gallery and Little Brown House for 20 years as a bridal consultant at each store.  September 4, 2003 she married Johnny Gray of Gray’s Studio.  They would have celebrated their 13th Wedding Anniversary September 4, 2016.  They were friends since high school and married at 80 and 83 and was hoping for 4 to 5 years and were blessed with 13 wonderful years.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Gayle Neal; 2 brothers, Joe and Pat Murphy; a sister, Louise Murphy Payne; a son in law, Stephen Coneway; and a granddaughter, Leah Ruth DeLaney.

She is survived by her husband, Johnny Gray of Amarillo; a son, William Everett “Bill” Neal and wife Carolyn of Tomball; 2 daughters, Nan Carol Neal Coneway of Hereford and Carrie Lee Neal DeLaney and husband David of Kingsville; a step daughter, Patti Wills and husband Don of Amarillo; 9 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; 2 step grandchildren; 5 step great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

The family request memorials be sent to Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch or Park Place Towers in Amarillo.

Al Word passed away on August 23, 2016, at his home in Lordsburg, New Mexico at the age of 94.

He was born in Clarendon on April 18, 1922, to Will and Anna Lee Word on the old Word Ranch south of Clarendon. He married Robbie Zoe Moreland and they had two daughters.

He served his country during WWII in the US Navy as a radio technician. He worked as a cowboy on the JA Ranch for 10 years and on the SJ Ranch for 2 years before moving to Grants, New Mexico to go to work in the uranium mines for 10 years. He then went to work in Albuquerque, New Mexico for a construction company as a heavy equipment operator till he retired and moved to Lordsburg where he lived out the rest of his life. He was a member of the VFW, American Legion and Elks Club.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Robbie Zoe, three sisters, and three brothers.

He is survived by daughters, Paula Word and Anne Purvis, 4 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, and two great-great grandsons.

At his request his ashes will be scattered over Bear Mountain in the Gila National Forest region.

Cleo Dianne Odell, 81, died Monday, August 15, 2016, in Amarillo.

There will be a private memorial service held at a later date.

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

Cleo Dianne Odell was carried by angels from this world into her Father’s mansion on August 15, 2016. She passed from this world in Amarillo after a long battle of failing health. Cleo was born on June 15, 1935, to Prema Shaffer and Floyd Shaffer in Johnstown, PA. She met the love of her life, Gene Odell, on a chance encounter in the Bahamas. They started a lifelong romance on September 20, 1960. Cleo will always be known as the strength and support of the family. They lived in El Paso and worked at Bel Air High School. They also lived in Marfa, TX where Gene was a high school principal and a superintendent of schools in Ft. Davis, TX. They then moved back to El Paso, where Gene worked at Bel Air High School and Cleo worked for Clint ISD. In 2011, they left many friends and moved to Clarendon. Cleo was many things to many people. She was honor when anyone watched her with her husband. She was strength when anyone observed how she raised her children. She was love when anyone saw the way she cared for her grandchildren and great grandchildren. In June 2012, Gene was called home leaving a void in Cleo’s heart. She now leaves a tremendous hole in the hearts and lives of those she has touched. Her life has been summarized as the eternal strength of her family and the wind beneath the wings of those around her. She never stopped fighting for her husband, her family, or herself. While Cleo will be missed by all, the meeting with her Lord, and the reunion with her great love is celebrated by her family.

She is survived by 2 daughters, Lori Leffew and her husband Stan of Clarendon, Cindy Ward and her husband Greg of Beverly Hills, Mi; 1 son, Greg Odell and his wife Shelly of Plano; seven grandchildren, Jessica, Amanda, Matthew, Lauryn, Ryan, Riley, and Jodie; 7 great grandchildren, Cole Avery, Madyson, Titus, Pierce, Brooklyn, and Karsyn; 1 sister, Leslie Ellison of Prince Frederick, MD.

She is proceeded by death her parents, her husband, a brother Tim Shaffer, and a sister Beverly Rutherford.

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Ann “Memaw” Bunyan, 92, died on Sunday, August 14, 2016, in Clarendon.

Services were held on Tuesday, August 16, 2016, in the Robertson Funeral Directors Saints’ Roost Chapel in Clarendon with Rev. Darrell Burton, officiating.

Burial followed at Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon.

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

Ann was born March 18, 1924, in Coffeyville, Kansas to Arthur and Ruby Kimball Kelley. She married O.L. “Bunny” Bunyan on July 12, 1946, in Wichita, Kansas. She had been a resident of Clarendon since 1981 where she volunteered for Donley County Senior Citizens and was a member of the Martin Baptist Church and the Golden Needle Quilting Club. She was an avid quilter, loved hummingbirds, and dearly loved her family.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband on November 24, 1981; 2 brothers; and a sister.

She is survived by 2 sons, Noel Bunyan and wife Janet and Greg Bunyan and wife Cecilia all of Amarillo; a daughter, Cheryl Burch and husband Ray of Clarendon; 7 grandchildren; and 11 great grandchildren.

The family request memorials be sent to Donley County Senior Citizens in Clarendon.

Winfred Carroll “Jiggs” Mann went to be with our Lord and Savior on August 10, 2016 in Amarillo. He was born at home, 8 miles south of Clarendon on March 2, 1929, to Ethel May and Gilbert Mann. He attended grade school at Chamberlain and graduated from Clarendon High School. At the age of 16 years old he began a life that he cherished so dearly, working on the wagon at the historic JA Ranch during the summers. He was so enamored with cowboy-life he wouldn’t even wait for his report card before he was headed south to the ranch. Upon completion of high school, he became a full time hand at the ranch, creating the unbeatable stories from 1940’s and 1950’s that he always loved to tell. He enlisted in the US Army in 1952 and spent a short amount of time in Alexandria, Virginia. Returning from army life around 1953, he was pulled back to his calling and the life he loved when he was asked to return to the JA Ranch as the wagon boss.

Jiggs remained a constant figure on the ranch for many years. He became the Foreman from 1959 to 1969, and continued to have vested interest until after the turn of the 21st century. The time Jiggs spent on the ranch was good to him and his family. It was a great place to raise a family and carry on the traditions of the rapidly disappearing cowboy-life. He fortified friendships and family-like bonds that are irreplaceable and, to this day, are still in place.

In April of 1955 Jiggs married Evelyn Wood of Clarendon. They enjoyed a blessed marriage of 61 years, and their partnership withstood the test of time. They began their own farming and ranching operation in 1969, and together Jiggs and Evelyn successfully operated a commercial Hereford cow-calf operation until retiring in 2011. During this time, they successfully raised many champion Hereford show steers.

Jiggs is preceded in death by his beautiful daughter, Karen Camille Miller. We know that they have joined hands in heaven and are riding through cattle together.

He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Mann of Clarendon; one son, Mark Mann and his wife Briss of Lubbock; one son-in-law Richard T. Miller of San Saba, Tex.; seven grandchildren including James Ross, Beth Ross, Katie Ross, Hadley Mann, Colby Mann, Bob Miller, and Joe Miller.

Jiggs Mann was involved in 4H, coaching little league baseball, Clarendon Outdoor Entertainment Association, Clarendon College Board of Regents, and was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church, Clarendon. He was also a member of the Clarendon Masonic Lodge #700 AF & AM and served as a Master Mason for more than 60 years. He proudly supported the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and the Panhandle Livestock Association. He was awarded the Foy Proctor Memorial Cowman’s Award of Honor in 2001, Cowboy Roundup USA Rancher of the Year in 2005, and the Saints Roost Pioneer Man of the Year in 2005.

Funeral Services were held at the First Baptist Church in Clarendon on Saturday, August 13, 2016, with Rev. Lance Wood and Edwin Campbell officiating. Interment followed at Citizens Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the “Karen Camille Miller Scholarship Memorial Fund” at Clarendon College or the First Baptist Church of Clarendon.

Arrangements were by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon, and you may sign the online guestbook at www.RobertsonFuneral.com.