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Verna Ivan Vernon-Allen
SPEARMAN - Verna Ivan Vernon-Allen, 90, died Thursday, June 19, 2008.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Hansford Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Spearman.
Ivan was born May 18, 1918, in Bullard. She moved from Texas to Oklahoma several times and had settled in Littlefield when, at 16, she made the decision to become a hairdresser.
She attended school in Lubbock and upon graduation relocated to Amarillo to begin her career.
Floyd Hays owned a barbershop with an area perfect for a beauty shop and perfect for a girl just like Ivan. So one day, Floyd walked into the shop where she was working and said he needed someone to go to Spearman to work in his shop. And Ivan said, "I'm your girl!"
The very first night Ivan spent in Spearman, she went to a dance escorted by a handsome barber from Floyd's shop. They danced all night long! Two months later, Ivan married G.N. "Pete" Vernon, who was 18 years her senior. They were happily married from 1941 to 1978. Ivan and Pete had three children who were the pride of their lives, Jan Sheets, Eldon Vernon and Terry Vernon.
Ivan remarried in 1982, to Delbert Allen of Gruver.
Ivan also worked as a hair dresser in several of her own beauty shops, as well as many others for 70 years, retiring at the age of 87. She was an employee at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home as a hostess for 20 years, retiring at age 89.
She had many talents as well, such as creating beautiful beaded jewelry and hand crocheting delicate doilies. Many family members and friends treasure these gifts from Ivan.
It has been said that every lady in Spearman and the surrounding counties must have at least one piece of Ivan's hand-beaded jewelry. Probably several pieces!
Ivan was a lifetime member of First Christian Church in Spearman.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Pete in 1978 and Delbert in 1989; her parents, two sisters; four brothers; and a grandson, John Banister.
Mamaw, we love and will miss you, but now release you to a glorious new beginning, until we meet again.
Survivors include her three children, Jan Sheets and husband Jerry of Spearman, Eldon Vernon and wife Joan of Oklahoma City and Terry Vernon and wife Rita of McLean; 13 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; a great-great-granddaughter; her faithful friend, Phyllis Owens; and Ivan's beloved dog, Misty.
The family suggests memorials be to Hansford Hospice, 703 S. Rolland St., Spearman, TX 79081, or Hansford Cemetery Association, 707 E. Second Ave., Spearman, TX 79081.
Georgia Grace Pearson
Georgia Grace Pearson, 4, of Spearman, Texas died Tuesday June 17, 2008.
Georgia was born on September 19, 2003, in Amarillo, Texas to Roger Mark and Anne Marie Pearson.
Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the Church of Christ in Spearman, Texas. Burial will be at Holt Cemetery in Spearman. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home, 519 Evans Street, Spearman TX 79081, 806-659-3802.
She was our precious gift from God. He allowed us to have her for a while. Greater joy we could not have known on earth than her smile and love.
Survivors include her parents, Roger Mark and Anne Marie Pearson; her brother, Charles Mark Pearson; her grandparents, Daniel Brown and Mary Charlotte Pearson and Billy Britt and Linda Holt Jarvis; her great grandparents, Nolan C. and Helen Etter Holt; and many other loving and supportive family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her great grandparents, Roger and Jewel Pearson and Charles and Grace Pyles; and her great grandmother, Georgia Marie Holt.
The family suggests memorials be to Cal Farley' s Boys Ranch, P.O. Box 1890, Amarillo, Texas, 79174.
Jean Marable
WICHITA FALLS - Ruby Jean Marable, 77, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2008 in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Funeral services were at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at the First United Methodist Church in Stinnett, Texas with Pastor Don Pellikan and Pastor Rhonda Greenwood officiating. Interment was at Lieb Cemetery.Arrangements were entrusted to Brown Funeral Directors.
Jean was born November 8, 1930 in Moore County on her family ranch to the late Archie and Maggie Stewart. She married Curtis *Red* Marable on December 21, 1957 in Dumas, Texas and preceded her in death on June 19, 2005. She spent the most of her life in Moore and Hutchinson County. She retired from Diamond Shamrock-Valero. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Desk and Derick Club, where she held many offices and received many awards for her service.
She is survived by her daughters Deana Richards and Husband Robert of Burkburnett, Ann Pipkin and Husband Vernon of Spearman. One Granddaughter Maggie Jean Pipkin. Four Step-grandchildren Chad Richards of Burkburnett, Cody Pipkin and Wife Abby of Spearman, Mika Gumfory and Husband Garrett of Eastland, Holly Kaluza and Husband Nick of Dallas and 7 Step-great grandchildren
She was preceded in death by her brother, I. H. *Bo* Stewart and wife Mary, her sister DeLena Young and husband Coy and a niece Jean McDowell. She has a brother Archie Stewart and wife Martha in Dallas, Nephew Jay Stewart of Dumas, Two Nieces Carolyn Carr of Lake Oswego, Oregon and Tracy Hayhurst of Amarillo.
Casket bearers were Lane Anderson, Rooster Dawson, Nick Kaluza, Cody Pipkin, Buddy Pool & Robin Wilson
Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, PO Box1192, Stinnett, TX 79083 or a charity of your choice.
Send personal condolences to www.brownfuneraldirector.net
Herman Arbon Byrd
BANDERA - Herman Arbon Byrd, 73, died Saturday, June 7, 2008.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Comfort Baptist Church Chapel in Comfort with the Rev. Robert Shields and the Rev. Jim Holt officiating. Graveside services will be in Comfort Cemetery by Schaetter Funeral Home of Comfort.
Survivors include his wife, Janine Verhelst; two daughters, Pam Petty and husband David of Comfort and Tami May and husband Don of Boerne; a son, Terry Byrd of Medina Lake; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister, Frances Cearley of Gruver; two brothers, Roy Byrd of Gruver and Billy Joe Byrd of New Mexico.
The family suggests memorials be to Comfort VFD, 224 W. Highway 473, Comfort. TX 78013; American Heart Association, 6605 W. Interstate 40, Suite A-6, Amarillo, TX 79106; or a favorite charity.
The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Viewing will be until 8:15 a.m. Tuesday in the funeral home chapel and from 9 to 10 10 a.m. in the church chapel.
Leave online condolences at www.schaetter.com.
June Tucker
SPEARMAN - June Tucker, 74, died Friday, June 6, 2008.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Hansford Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Spearman.
Mrs. Tucker was born in Arkansas, was employed by Spearman Cattle Feeders for 17 years and was a member of First Baptist Church. She married Carl "Buck" Tucker in 1958.
Survivors include four daughters, Carla Buckley of Burbank, Calif., Darla Tobey of Springfield, Colo., Shawna McCoy of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Jana Tobey of Amarillo; two sons, David Tucker of Amarillo and Matt Tucker of Stinnett; two sisters, Mae Hargis of Elk City, Okla., and Francis Dorn of Las Vegas; four brothers, Frank Kirby of Hawthorne, Ill., Lon Kirby of Ironton, Mo., Don Kirby of Perry, Okla., and Mark Kirby of Enid, Okla.; 15 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Hansford Hospice or Hansford Hospital, 707 S. Roland St., Spearman, TX 79081.
Horace W. Ring
SPEARMAN - Horace W. Ring, 82, formerly of Muleshoe, died Tuesday, May 27, 2008.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in First Assembly of God in Muleshoe with the Rev. Bob Elder officiating. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. in Hansford Cemetery in Spearman by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Spearman.
Mr. Ring was born July 2, 1925, in Paris, Texas. He married Mattie Morgan on Sept. 20,1947, and she preceded him in death in 1993. He was employed by Gifford Hill for 29 years and by Irrigation Pump & Power for the past 30 years. He was a member of First Assembly of God.
He was preceded in death by a son, Jerry Albert Ring.
Survivors include two sons, Johnny Ring of Spearman and Richard Ring of Muleshoe; three daughters, Barbara Rhea and Onie Easter, both of Dumas, and Rita Duncan of Spearman; 13 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Pleasant Hills Children's Home, in care of First Assembly of God, P.O. Box 905, Spearman, TX 79081.
Gunner Gordon Stedje
GRUVER - Gunner Gordon Stedje, infant son of Erika and Scott Stedje, died Friday, May 30, 2008, in Amarillo.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Oslo Lutheran Church with the Rev. Arlen Lloyd, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Oslo Lutheran Cemetery by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors of Guymon, Okla.
Baby Gunner blessed his parents with an early arrival Tuesday, May 27, 2008. He was loved and adored for the three days that he lived on Earth.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Kathy and Dennis Stedje.
Survivors include his parents, Erika and Scott Stedje of Gruver; his grandparents, Lisa and Lane Salmans of Gruver; his aunts and uncles, Andee and Sammy Edwards of Dallas, Brooke and Michael Condry of Tulsa, Okla., and Shelley and Matt Singleton of Amarillo; and four cousins.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be to Amarillo Campus, TTU Department of Pediatrics Research & Education Fund, NICU, in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 1306, Guymon, OK 73942.
Sign the online guest book at www.hensonnovak.com.
M. Gale "Hawkeye" Murphy
BORGER - M. Gale "Hawkeye" Murphy, 74, died Tuesday, May 27, 2008.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors Minton Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Bruce Ridling, pastor of Missionary Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens in Pampa.
Hawkeye was born July 28, 1933, in Roswell, N.M. He was a welder for Phillips Petroleum Co.
Survivors include his wife, Waunell Murphy; a son, Kevin Murphy of Borger; two daughters, Lanesa Washburn of Gruver and Cheryl Vaughn of Canton; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Mary Elizabeth Venneman
SPEARMAN - Mary Elizabeth Venneman, 56, died Thursday, May 22, 2008.
Mass were celebrated at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 25, 2008 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spearman with the Rev. Bill Pruitt as celebrant. Burial was in the Hansford Cemetery near Spearman by Roberts Brothers Funeral Home of Hooker, OK.
The Lord truly blessed the Venneman family when Mary was born to Fanny and John Venneman on December 6, 1951 in Amarillo, Texas Mary always lived with her parents on the family farm and ranch until their deaths - her father John in 1987 and her mother, Fanny in 2003.
At that time, Mary went to Hooker, OK to live with her only sister, Hattie Marie Davis, who unselfishly and so willingly provided loving care for Mary for five years Mary never spent one day of her life when she was not in the presence of someone who loved her dearly.
Each family member loved doing something special with Mary such as taking her to buy a new horse book, going to get a coke, driving around looking at houses, getting the mail and driving through the pastures checking cattle. Mary loved old Westerns, country music, boots and jeans and her life in the country.
Mary was preceded in death by family members who helped with her care, those being her grandmother Hattie Venneman, her parents, Fanny and John Venneman and her aunt and uncle, Clementine and Gus Renner.
Survivors include her sister, Hattie Marie Davis and her brother, Joe T. Venneman and wife Linda; nephews Mark Davis, Micah Davis and wife Brittney and Klint Venneman and wife Traci; nieces Kaley Martens and husband Wiley, Holly Gifford and husband Justin, Kim Cooper and husband Clint; great-nephews Gus and Joe T. Gifford Benjamin Cooper, Kleat and Gunnar Martens and John Davis; great -nieces, Morgan, Alexx and Kennedy Venneman, Frankie Martens, Clementine Cooper, Hattie Catherine Gifford, Josie Davis due June third and baby Cooper due in July.
The family suggests memorials be to the Hansford Manor, the Hansford Hospice in Spearman or the Olive Warner Memorial Library in Hooker, OK, and may be left at Roberts Brothers Funeral Home, P.O. Box 745, Hooker, OK 73945.
Hoyt F. Biles
SPEARMAN - Hoyt F. Biles, 71, died Friday, May 30, 2008.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Church of Christ with Leonard Harper officiating. Burial will be in Hansford Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Spearman.
Mr. Biles was born in Little River County, Ark., on Aug. 6, 1935. He had lived in Spearman since 1961. He married Frances Whitley on Feb. 15, 1960, in Colorado. He was a meter technician for Diamond Shamrock and later Maxxus Inc. from 1960 to 1993.
He was a member of Church of Christ, formerly a Boy Scout leader and a member of the Spearman Volunteer Fire Department.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Biles; a daughter, Leann Carson and husband Bill of Spearman; a son, Brent Biles and wife Jennifer of Dumas; three brothers, George Biles of Kosse, Gene Biles of Rosenberg and Larry Biles of Alvin; four sisters, Margaret Sbrusch of Rosenberg, Pat Cherry of Liverpool and Linda Smith and Geraldine Collins, both of Alvin; two granddaughters, Emily Hood of Spearman and Kate Biles of Dumas; and a grandson, Seth Carson of Spearman.
The family suggests memorials be to Hansford Hospice, 707 Roland St., Spearman, TX 79081; or Hansford County Library, 122 Main St., Spearman, TX 79081.
Kristi K. Kennedy
SPEARMAN - Kristi K. Kennedy, 38, died Saturday, May 31, 2008.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Union Church with Mark Murray officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home.
Mrs. Kennedy was born Nov. 1, 1969, in Hereford. She graduated from Gruver High School in 1988 and went to Frank Phillips Nursing School. She was an LVN at Hansford Manor.
She was preceded in death by Louise Heddins.
Survivors include three daughters, Mariah Sheppard and Astyn and Khairi Kennedy, all of Spearman; her father Don Heddins of Gruver; her mother Lynn Heddins of Hereford; two sisters, Donna McCubbin and husband Ray of Spearman and Rhonda Smith of Spearman; five brothers, James Heddins and wife Michelle of Williston, Fla., Tim Heddins and wife Zenith of Gruver, Jerry Hawkins and wife Donna of Logan, N.M., Roy Hawkins and wife Connie of Guymon, Okla., and Monty Hawkins and wife Shelly of Perry, Okla.; and close friends, Willie and Rene Smith of Amarillo; several nieces; and nephews.
Viewing will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. to noon Thursday at the funeral home.
Herbert E. Mayfield
DIMMITT - Herbert E. Mayfield, 87, died Thursday, May 29, 2008, in Amarillo.
Celebration of life services will be at 2:30 p.m. today in First Baptist Church with the Revs. Windell Taylor, Pete Curtis and Howard Quiett officiating. Burial will be in Hart Cemetery in Hart by Colonial Funeral Home of Dimmitt.
Herbert was born Dec. 20, 1920, in Erick, Okla., to William and Penelope Mayfield. He moved to the Dimmitt area in January 1931. He attended school in Dimmitt and graduated from Dimmitt High School. He was awarded a college basketball scholarship. He served in the Air Force during World War II in Europe, and he participated in troop drops during the Normandy invasion and Battle of the Bulge.
In 1951, he married Dorothy McLain in Hart. He came from a strong musical background, where his family all played musical instruments. Herb and his brothers, Ed and Smokey, traveled all around playing bluegrass music and opening for Tennessee Ernie Ford, Maddox Brothers and Rose and many other outstanding country and bluegrass bands. Eventually, Ed dropped out of the family band and signed on with Bill Monroe for 10 years. Until his death, he continued to play music and enjoyed every minute of it.
Herb had been involved in several community service organizations such as Fair Board Association, president of the Rodeo Association for many years and a member of Panhandle Bluegrass Association.
Two weeks prior to his death, the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, Ky., came to Dimmitt to interview Herb looking for musical background about the Mayfield family, and this documentary will be available for those who wish to learn about the Mayfield family's musical background, in Owensboro.
During the past 40 to 50 years, Herb worked as a welder for many local cattle feedlots in the area, where he built and designed feedlots. For many years, Dorothy and Herb Mayfield have donated money for student scholarships for those students wishing to pursue a career in bluegrass music at South Plains College in Levelland.
He was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Mayfield; two sons, Bryan Mayfield and wife Nina of Shoreview, Minn., and Britt Mayfield and wife Missy of Vernon; a daughter, Marla Morgan Wilson of Flower Mound; three grandchildren, Melynn Mayfield, Nick Vukelich and Devin Mayfield; and two brothers, Jim Mayfield of Playas, N.M., and Arlie "Smokey" Mayfield of Spearman.
The family suggests Herb's wishes be honored with memorials to Mayfield Bluegrass Scholarship, South Plains College, 1401 S. College Ave., Levelland, TX 79336.
