Obituaries

Jack Harlton Ballew, age 83, died Friday, April 13, 2012, surrounded by his family and friends after a courageous battle with cancer.

Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 19, 2012, at University Park United Methodist Church, Dallas.

Born August 18, 1928 in Clarendon Texas, Jack and his sister Jean grew up helping their mother and father on the family farm. After graduating from New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI) in 1947, Jack went on to graduate from West Texas State University in 1949.

In 1957 he joined his father-in-law, Walter Hooker, at Hooker Printing Company, later becoming Hooker-Ballew Printing Company. Jack had a love for his customers and staff, and continued to energetically enjoy his work until his last days in partnership with his brother-in-law Don Hooker, son Mark Ballew, and nephew Jim Hooker.

Jack served as Scoutmaster of Troop 115 for many years. Later in life, one of Jack’s favorite pastimes was texting game stats for the Texas Rangers and Dallas Mavericks with his children and grandchildren. His optimistic love for life will always hold a special place in the hearts of his family, friends, and colleagues.

He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Elba and Edith Ballew of Clarendon, Texas and grandson Travis Ballew.

He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Hooker Ballew, sister Jean Ballew Erickson, children Mike Ballew and wife Margo, Mark Ballew and wife Debra, Peggy Ballew Moore and husband Joe, Sandra Ballew Werthmann and husband Joe, grandchildren Chad Ballew and wife Jenny, Tracy Ballew Tobin and husband Matt, Jack Moore, Raymi Moore, Cole Werthmann and great grandchildren Jude and Talula Tobin.

Special thanks goes to the staff at Texas Oncology, Baylor–Plano.

Funeral arrangements by Rest Land Funeral Home

Clyde D. Barker, age 99, died Monday, April 16, 2012, in Floresville, Texas.

 

Clyde was born to William F. Barker and Allie Consada La Fon-Barker on January 26, 1913 in Donley County, Texas (Community of Sunnyview, near Lelia Lake), Clyde was the last child of 7 born into this family. They lived in the Martin and Goodnight communities during his youth.

Clyde served in the U.S. Army for 1-½ years and was stationed in Pusan, Korea before being honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant.

He spent the majority of his career in the grocery business, working for Farmer’s Exchange, Piggly Wiggly, Junior’s Food Market in Clarendon; then, in California for Safeway Stores, when he retired in 1968 in Turlock, CA.

Clyde was a member of the Church of Christ in Clarendon; then, Indio, CA and Turlock, CA (over 40 years). His most recent years were spent in the Texas Hill Country of Wimberley.

He was preceded in death by his spouse of almost 75 years, Doris, on December 7, 2009.

He is survived by two daughters, Shirley Barbour of Wimberley, and Vicki Estey & husband David of Wimberley; four grandchildren, Shari Lee-Hill & husband Jim of Los Angeles, CA, Rick Lee of Los Angeles, CA, Craig Estey & wife Kathy of Leesburg, VA, and Brett Estey of Arlington, VA; four great-grandchildren also of Leesburg, VA; many nieces, nephews, cousins & three brothers-in-law and one sister-in-law.

A time of viewing and visitation with the family will be Friday, April 20, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at Robertson Funeral Directors, 212 South Sully, Clarendon, Texas. Private family graveside services will be held Friday, April 20, 2012 at Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon.

Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Memorials may be made to your local Alzheimer’s Association in memory of Clyde.

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Beatrice “Bea” Johnson, age 93, died Sunday, March 25, 2012, in Amarillo.

Memorial services were held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, 2012, in the South Georgia Baptist Church in Amarillo with Rev. Bob Miller, Pastor, and Rev. Jody Meason, officiating.

Private Family Burial will be in Claude Cemetery in Claude with arrangements by Robertson Armstrong Chapel of Claude.

Mrs. Johnson was born January 20, 1919, in Maysville, Oklahoma to Sam and Carrie Thompson. She married Evert Johnson on March 22, 1935, in Clovis, NM. She had been a longtime resident of Claude prior to moving to Amarillo 15 years ago. She was Mamaw to everybody and loved to crochet, quilting, and was an awesome cook.

She was a member of the Claude Home Demonstration Club and the First Baptist Church of Claude.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two sons; two brothers; two sisters; a granddaughter; a grandson; and two great grandchildren.

She was survived two sons, Bobby Johnson and wife Charlotte of Amarillo and Roger Johnson of Canyon; a daughter, Rhonda Stephenson and husband David of Canyon; a daughter in law, Linda Thompson and husband Tommy of Amarillo; a brother, Sam Thompson of Plainview; ten grandchildren;

21 great grandchildren; and three great great grandchildren.

The family request memorials to be sent to South Georgia Baptist Church Building Fund.

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J.D. Jones, Jr., 81, died on Monday, March 19, 2012 in Amarillo, Texas

Services were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 24, 2012, in the Robertson Funeral Directors Saints Roost Chapel in Clarendon with Bright Newhouse, officiating.

Burial was in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with arrangements by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon

J.D. Jones, Jr. lost his courageous battle with cancer on March 19, 2012. Mr. Jones was born September 26, 1930, to John Dalton and ErmaLee Jones. He was their only child. He married Nelda Lee Harrison on December 14, 1948 in Childress. J.D. served as Dallam Country constable for many years. In 1996, he retired from XIT Rural Telephone in Dalhart. He and Nelda then moved to Amarillo to enjoy their retirement.

He was survived by his wife of 63 years, Nelda Harrison Jones of their Amarillo home; two children: Michael Wayne Jones and wife Jamie of Dalhart, and Karen Jones Cozart of Amarillo; grandchildren: Tessa Foster Waddell and husband Scott of Claude, Jeremy Jones and wife Kelly of Dalhart, Shawn Jones and Christine Jones, both of Helper, UT, Samantha Hopper of Lubbock, and Ramey Cozart of Guymon. Also surviving are eight great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers or other gifts, the family suggests donations to BSA Hospice or Golden Spread Charities.

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Odell Christie Moore, age 83, died Friday, March 16, 2012, in Clarendon.

Services were held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 21, 2012, in Robertson Funeral Directors Saints’ Roost Chapel with the Rev. Lance Wood and Ernie Christie officiating.

Private family burial was held at Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with arrangements by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Odell was born March 4, 1929, on the Christie Family farm in Windy Valley, Donley County, to Emmett Magee Christie and Oma Viola Miller Christie. She was the seventh of nine children. The family eventually moved to McLean where she graduated from High School and worked as a switchboard operator for the telephone company. Odell married L.D. Moore from Hedley on December 31, 1948. They made their home near Hedley and farmed there until 1966.

Odell started working for General Telephone Co. in Memphis in 1959 as a switchboard operator and commuted to work until L.D. retired from farming in 1966 when they moved to Memphis. Odell retired in 1993, and they moved to Clarendon. They attended the First Baptist Church in Clarendon where she was also known as the “Brownie Lady.” She loved to sew and research family genealogy. She was an avid gardener and loved working in her yard as well as collecting books and recipes. She and L.D. also enjoyed collecting antiques and cowboy memorabilia. She was “Grandell” to her grandchildren and adored all of them. In 2009, she welcomed the 5th generation to her family with the birth of her great great-grandson.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 2000; five brothers; and three sisters.

She is survived by her daughter, Lura Helms and husband Larry of Clarendon; Two grandchildren, Karen Williams and Christie Cruse and husband Chancy all of Clarendon; four great grandchildren, Beth Newman and husband Junior, Jesse Foster, Zane Cruse, and Skylar Williams all of Clarendon; and a great great grandson, Hagen Newman of Clarendon.

The family requests memorials to be sent to Donley County Senior Citizens or Clarendon Volunteer Fire Dept.

Marshall Denney, age 88 of Clarendon died Friday, March 16, 2012, in Clarendon.

Services were held at 11:00a.m., Wednesday, March 21, 2012, in the Clarendon Church of Christ with Chris Moore, officiating. Burial with US Navy Honors was in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with arrangements by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Marshall was born December 28, 1923, in Addington, Okla., to Claude Douglas and Maude Carter Denney. He was a US Navy veteran serving during World War II. He married Dorris Jo Bolton on October 2, 1943, in Hagerman, New Mexico. He had been a cotton ginner prior to his retirement and had been a resident of Clarendon since 1975. He was a member of the Clarendon Church of Christ.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife on February 15, 2010; four brothers, and four sisters.

His was survived by three sons, Joe Denney of Lindsay, Calif., Gene Denney of Clarendon, and Larry Denney of Grand Junction, Colo.; two daughters, Marsha Albert of Dalhart and Debborah Spohn of Bakersfield, Calif.; a brother, John Douglas Denney of Bakersfield, Calif.; 16 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren.

The family request memorials be sent to the Clarendon Church of Christ Mission Fund, PO Box 861, Clarendon, Texas 79226 or a favorite charity.

Naomi Olivia Morris Green, age 87, of Clarendon died Tuesday, March 13, 2012, in Amarillo.

Services were held Saturday, March 17, 2012, in the First United Methodist Church in Clarendon with Rev. Lloyd Stice, pastor, officiating.

Burial was in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with arrangements by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Naomi was born March 1, 1925, on a farm near Thalia, Texas to Carl Bernard “Cap” and Lena Mae Miller Morris. She went off to Texas State College for Women in Denton with her lifelong friend, Pat Grady Thornberry. She also attended Arlington State University. Naomi married Horace A. Green on June 20, 1943, at her parent’s home in Clarendon. Together they farmed in the Ashtola community for most of their married lives.

She headed the C.B. Morris Company, one of the first family farm corporations in Texas for over 45 years. She was a member of Clarendon Chapter 6 Order of the Eastern Star, the Pathfinder Federated Women’s Club, the Red Hatters, and served on the Burton Memorial Library Board, P.T.A, and as chair of the FUMC Mission Committee and various other church positions. She was a Girl Scout Leader, a Sunday School Teacher, and was named Donley County Chamber of Commerce Pioneer Woman of the year 2003-2003. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Clarendon. Along with the many accomplishments of life, she loved gardening, flowers, birds, reading, and kids. She was accepting of all kinds of people.

She was preceded in death her parents; her husband, Horace A. Green; 2 sons, Bernard Joseph Green and Lawrence Walton Green; her great great-granddaughter, Holleigh Joe Christopher; 2 brothers, John Miller Morris, SR and Abner Ripley Morris.

She was survived by her children, Robin M. Green and wife Paulina Jacobo of Lubbock, Patricia Friesen and husband Willis of Frisco, Jerry H. Green and wife Mary of Clarendon, Beth Stepp and husband Danny of Clarendon, Ellen Morehart and husband Kevin of Fargo, OK, and daughter-in-law, Katherine Williams of Clarendon; 18 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; one great great-grandchild; one brother, Carl Morris and wife Joan of Austin; and one sister, Mae Naylor and husband Duane of Vernon.

The family request memorials be sent to the First United Methodist Church, PO Box 157, Clarendon, TX 79226; Girl Scouts of Texas/Oklahoma Plains, 6011 W. 45th, Amarillo, TX 79109; Olivia’s Angels in C/O BSA Hospice, PO Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79105; Citizens Cemetery Association, PO Box 983, Clarendon, TX 79226; or any other favorite charity.

Gladys Hardin Blackburn, 89, of Clarendon died Saturday, March 10, 2012 in Clarendon.

Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 18, 2012, at the First Presbyterian Church in Clarendon with Pastor Nancy Ruff, officiating. Burial will follow at Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon.

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

Gladys was born May 16, 1922, in Donley Co., Texas to Frank & Marie Corder Hardin. After high school, Mrs. Blackburn attended Texas Tech and then afterwards taught school at Goodnight.

She married Charles Edward Blackburn on March 2, 1944, in Goodnight.

After their marriage she no longer taught school, but rather devoted her time to the home and to her children.  She served on the PTA, Band Boosters, and numerous other school organizations.  Mrs. Blackburn was a 70-year member of the Clarendon Eastern Star and was not only a member, but also an elder of the First Presbyterian Church in Clarendon. 

She was preceded in death by her parents; a step mother, Susan Turner Hardin; her husband Charles Edward Blackburn on February 4, 2003; a daughter Tammy Spivey; 2 brothers, Warren and William Hardin; a sister Beatrice Sykes; and a great granddaughter, Molly Abigail Hill.

Survivors include a son, Butch Blackburn and wife Paula of Clarendon; a daughter Marie Risley and husband Lloyd of Amarillo; a son-in-law, Johnny Spivey of Ralls, Texas; nine grandchildren; and twelve great grandchildren.

The family request memorials be sent to the Donley Co. Activity Center or the First Presbyterian Church in Clarendon.

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Myrtle Lou Moore Johnson, age 88, of Weatherford died Monday, March 5, 2012, in Fort Worth.

Services were held on Friday, March 9, 2012, in the Robinson Funeral Directors Saints’ Roost Chapel in Clarendon with the Rev. Darrell Burton officiating.

Burial was in Citizens Cemetery with arrangements by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Myrtle was born August 27, 1923, in Clay County to Isham Jolly and Josephine Jones Moore.  She grew up and attended school in Clarendon prior to marrying Linzie L. Johnson on August 19, 1939 in Memphis.

They then moved to Pampa where together they raised their three children. While in Pampa, she became a member of the Rebekah Lodge in Pampa. She and Linzie had lived in several other places, including Perryton, California, and eventually in settling in the North Texas area.  Myrtle was a housewife, farmer, and later on a caregiver. Mrs. Johnson had been living in Weatherford since 1995.  She was a Baptist.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Linzie L. Johnson, on April 2, 1992; three brothers, Paul, Troy, and Ivan Moore; and a great-grandson, Brandon Forsyth.

She is survived by her son, Richard Johnson and wife Barbara of Weatherford; two daughters, Mildred Houghmaster and husband Albert of Michigan, Jo Ann Mulanax and husband Frank of Willow Park; six grandchildren, Julie Harvey, Cindy Dawson, Curtis and Scott Houghmaster, and Kathy and Charlie Mulanax; six great grandchildren, Tyson Harvey, Haley and Avery Houghmaster, Noah and Lynzie Dawson, and Chance Mulanax; and three great-great grandchildren, Zacheriah Harvey, Paige Harvey, and Cevanah Mickels.

The family requests memorials be to one’s favorite charity.

Hubert Odell Moffett, 59, of Amarillo, passed away on March 4, 2012. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, March 7, at St. Paul United Methodist Church with Rev. Perry Hunsaker officiating.  Burial was held at  Wayside Cemetery.  Arrangements were under the direction of Schooler

Funeral Home.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Hubert Leo Moffett and Elizabeth Jane James.

He is survived by his loving wife of 36 years, Denette Moffett and their children, Jedediah and wife Becky of Houston; Julie and husband Sean Chambers of Oklahoma City; Jackie and husband Chris Roy of Houston; his sister Sharon Moffett Thompson and brother-in-law Joe Bob Thompson of Tulia; sister-in-law Evelyn Denise McGinnis and brother-in-law, Dale McGinnis of Amarillo; five young grandchildren, Bethany Rebecca Moffett, Lainie Denette Chambers, Charlotte Lynn Moffett, Brock Alan Chambers, and William Henry Moffett; nine nieces and nephews, Jacob Thompson, Jennifer (Thompson) Smith, Benjamin Lee, Brandon Lee, Andrew McGinnis, Bradley McGinnis, Brittaney McGinnis, David McGinnis and Kimberly (McGinnis) Thomas;  his step-mother Opal Bryan Moffett; three step-brothers, Larry Bryan, Randy Bryan, and Lyle Bryan; and two step-sisters, Shannon Bryan Russell and Sheila Bryan Moffett.

Family request that memorials be made to: Boy Scouts of America, 401 Tascosa Road, Amarillo, TX 79124.

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