This Week

Joyce Louise (White) Thomas Neal passed away Saturday, April 9, 2022, in McLean.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. in the First Church of the Nazarene in Clarendon.

Cremation and arrangements are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Joyce was born on June 19, 1935, in Red River County, Texas, to R.A. and Louise White. She married M.G. Thomas on February 18, 1956, in Hedley. After his passing in 1988, she later married Harold Neal. Joyce graduated from Hedley High School before moving to Clarendon where she lived most of her life. For many years she made a living as a seamstress. She loved sewing for her nieces when they were little girls and made them numerous frilly dresses. Later, she became a certified nurses aide and worked at the Clarendon Medical Center for many years before retiring. She loved working out in her yard, playing the guitar, and singing, but most of all, she loved spending time with her grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents, R.A. and Louise White; husbands, M.G. Thomas and Harold Neal; brother, Mack (Bud) White; and son-in-law Gilbert Collins.

She is survived by her daughter, Stacy Thomas Collins of Clarendon; grandchildren, Trenton Collins and Ann Smith of Canyon, Madison Collins and Zach McCord of White Deer, Melanie Jones and husband, Blake, of Pampa, and Malorie Collins of Clarendon; great-granddaughter, Serenity Grace McCord; sisters, Jane Hall of Holland, and Charlene and husband, Stephen Mills, of Gladewater; and numerous nieces and nephews who loved and adored her.

Danny Eugene Gaines, 52, of Clarendon died Sunday, June 5, 2022, in Amarillo.

Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, June 9, 2022, in Robertson Funeral Directors Saints’ Roost Chapel in Clarendon with Jeff Riles, officiating. Burial will be in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon.

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

Danny was born August 14, 1969, in Memphis to Alton and Billie Ruth Wilson Gaines. He was a lifelong resident of Clarendon where he was a graduate of Clarendon High School and worked for the City of Clarendon. Danny’s hobbies included going to the lake for camping and fishing, going to rodeos, horses, yard work and gardening. He married Angie Collins on December 30, 2004, in Armstrong County. He was a friend to many and will be deeply missed by all who knew him.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and his brothers, Richard and Benjamin Gaines.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Angie Gaines of Clarendon; two sons, Marquis McGuire and Robert “Squeaky” McGuire both of Clarendon; a daughter, Kendall Frost of Claude; four brothers, Alton Gaines of Clarendon, Johnnie Gaines of Amarillo, Randy Gaines of Amarillo, and Brent Gaines of Clarendon; his sister, Glenda Wilson of Clarendon; three grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends.

The family request memorials be sent to American Heart Association or Citizens Cemetery Association in Clarendon.

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Peggy Sue Shults, 64, of Gruver died Tuesday, May 31, 2022, in Gruver. Graveside services was held on Friday, June 3, 2022, in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon.

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

Peggy was born March 5, 1958, in Amarillo to James Haskell and Doyce Myrne Swearingen. She married Danny Lynn Shults on June 7, 1979, in Clarendon. Peggy had been a resident of Gruver since 1982 where she worked as a waitress for 11 years at El Vaquero and was a great housewife. Her hobbies included puzzles, every shape and size, and collected and pieced over 500 puzzles.

She also loved sitting on her porch at her house watching nature and her animals. She deeply loved her kids, grandkids, and her husband. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Gruver.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

She is survived by her husband, Danny Shults of Gruver; her son, Caleb Shults of Gruver; her daughter, Leah Crum of Spearman; her brother, Terry Swearingen of Amarillo; her sister, Penny McAnear of Clarendon; four grandchildren, Yancy, Shilah, Aidin, and Eastin; and several nieces and nephews.

The family request memorials be sent to the American Heart Association.

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Joyce Marie Philley went home to be with the Lord Monday, May 30, 2022, in Vernon, Texas.
There will be a private service at a later date.

Cremation and arrangements are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Joyce was born September 25, 1938, to Luther and Clarice Hall in Clarendon, Texas.

She married Jim Philley in San Jon, New Mexico, December 25, 1985. He preceded her in
death November 25, 2017. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Clarendon, Texas.

Joyce is survived by her son Ricky Mills of Clarendon; two daughters, Janis Walker of Vernon and Karen Maddox and husband Herman of Vernon. She is also survived by granddaughters, Nasha Gibson, Kalee Massey, Jana Kay Walker, Erin Mills and Shayla Mills and one grandson, Adam Maddox. She is also survived by four great grandsons and two great granddaughters. Her brother Ronnie Hall and wife Brenda of Amarillo also survive her.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Wichita Falls Texas.