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Phyllis A. Askew – September 14, 2011
Phyllis Althea Askew was a remarkable woman, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend who passed away just a week before her 94th birthday. She will long be remembered for her loving and adventurous spirit. She possessed an engaging persona and a positive, strong attitude which touched many lives.
Services will be at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, September 17, 2011, at the First Christian Church with Rev. Barry Loving officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
Phyllis was born in Peoria, Illinois to Willis and Nellie Johnson. In 1945 she came to Amarillo with her husband, William Burke Cline who passed away unexpectedly. In 1950 she married Middleton L. Askew with whom she shared many wonderful years raising her daughters and enjoying their friends and relatives. Together, they delighted in numerous activities, including taking friends water skiing, traveling in their camper trailer to many marvelous places, meeting other Good Sam Travel Club members, and enjoying Rotary International events.
As a young woman she attended the Chicago Institute of Art as an interior design student yet found herself taking every drawing and painting class offered. She followed this passion her whole life. She was instrumental in bringing Tole painting to Amarillo. Finding her real talent and passion as an artist, she created exceptional oil paintings depicting Hill Country bluebonnets, New Mexico landscapes and adobes, floral still life arrangements and other works of art.
As a home maker, Phyllis became an expert seamstress, picking up one of the talents she learned while working in one the Chicago’s early department stores. She loved supporting her daughters’ activities by becoming a Girl Scout leader, poster maker, costume maker and all-round supporter of many school and church activities. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren had many opportunities to experience Phyllis.
Phyllis was a life-long member of the First Christian Church, joining when she first arrived in Amarillo. She was a member of the Rachael Group.
Survivors include her daughters, Suzy Zimmerman of Amarillo and Linda Askew and husband Scott Mathis of Albuquerque, New Mexico; granddaughter, Stacey Zimmerman and husband Sean Pittman of Fayetteville, Arkansas; grandson, Mark Askew Zimmerman of Katy, Texas; and great-grandchildren Colton Farley, Cade Zimmerman and Caitlin Zimmerman.
The family suggests memorial donations be made to a favorite charity.
Phineas Dean Franks – September 12, 2011
Phineas Dean Franks, 56, of Shamrock, died Monday, September 12, 2011 in Amarillo.
An informal memorial service will be held at the Cross in Groom, Texas at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 24, 2011. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
Dean was born on February 6, 1956 to J.P. Franks and Maxa M. Stansell. Dean attended Sanford-Fritch High School. He proudly served his country in the Army. He was a welder by trade. Dean loved hunting and fishing as much as possible.
He is survived by his daughter, Shawna Franks; son, Richard Dean Franks; four grandchildren; mother, Maxa Price; brothers, Charles Franks, Gary Price and Chad Cole; and sister Janet Trolio.
Did we mention he liked to fish!
Isabelle J. Weatherly – September 10, 2011
Isabelle J. Weatherly made her heavenly journey to embrace her Lord and Savior. She prepared well for her joyous reunion with family, friends and God. The journey was highlighted by a thunderstorm – a heavenly celebration.
A Celebration of Isabelle’s life will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery.
Isabelle was born in Centralia, Mo., to Ira B. and Ella F. Stark. She moved to Texas in about 1930, greeting the Dustbowl with her parents and siblings. She attended Amarillo High School, where she met her future husband, Roy Weatherly. Isabelle assisted her husband in building and operating two successful businesses in Amarillo. She wore many hats well.
Isabelle spent the twilight of her life between Amarillo and Phoenix for medical visits and relaxation. Isabelle will be greatly missed by all those around her, but is at peace with her Lord and Savior.
Isabelle was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Weatherly; a son, Dean Weatherly; a grandson, Chris Weatherly; as well as her parents and four siblings.
She is survived by one sister, Florence Shelton; two daughters, Jackie Essary and Cindy Weatherly; two sons, Bill Weatherly and Dewayne Weatherly; seven grandchildren, Shari Williams, Shelby Weatherly, Tammy Ferris, Tracy Long, Tanya Strauss, Toby Weatherly and Trevor Weatherly; nine great-grandchildren, Brennan McCown, Larissa McCown, Alec Long, Halen Long, Blake Harris, Christopher Ferris, Logan Ferris, Tyler Weatherly and T.J. Wampler; and numerous other family and extended family.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Serenity Hospice Foundation in honor of Isabelle’s great life and her giving back, always. Serenity Hospice Foundation, 7727 N. 16th Street, Ste 170, Phoenix, AZ 85020; or American Heart Association, 6605 W. I-40, Amarillo, TX 79106.
John Ishmael Rogers – October 20, 2011
John Ishmael Rogers, 87, of Amarillo died Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, in Memory Gardens Cemetery with Alan Burkhalter, pastor of Chaparral Hills Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
John Ishmael Rogers was born Feb. 18, 1924, in Paris, Ark., to Oscar and Lydia Rogers. He was the middle of 13 children — four brothers served in the military.
John I. met and married the love of his life, Patricia Louise, on Oct. 16, 1953, in Dumas. They started a family early — Jim was born in October 1955; Jody in July 1957; Oren in December 1958; Randy in December 1959; and Patrick in October 1963.
John I. always worked hard to support and make sure his family had the best of everything, but he also made sure they knew the value of hard work and honesty.
In the early 1950s, John I founded Rogers Truck Repair to support his family. Patricia was the bookkeeper and bill collector. His sons went to school, got their grades, played sports, then learned how to work on diesel trucks.
John I. enjoyed sponsoring all sports involving young people. When he was a teenager, he would walk to school, help his young teachers, light the school house stoves, get the school bus started, pick up the other kids, drive them to school, park the bus then he would go to class. He did this until he joined the U.S. Army in 1941.
He married Johnnie Keyes in Oklahoma. They had two children, Judy, who was born in August 1947, and John I. Jr., who was born in July 1949.
In 1989, Jody bought Rogers Truck Repair and continued to run the business by the same principles, “Treat a man fair and charge him fair.”
Even though John I. couldn’t work, he would get up early and go unlock the shop and make it ready for the workers.
John I. was raised in the Church of Christ, but later was baptized as a Baptist and joined his neighborhood church, Chaparral Hill Church. He and Patricia loved the fellowship they had there. He greatly missed attending church when he could no longer able to get out of the house.
John I. built his small shop on trust and integrity. Everyone who knew him, to anyone in the trucking business, “Rogers” was well-known.
John I. went home to his Lord, Jesus Christ on Oct., 20, 2011.
He was preceded in death by a son, Randy Rogers, on Oct. 8, 2009.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia; five sons, John I. Rogers Jr. and wife Connie of Fort Worth, and Jim Rogers and wife Denise, Jody Rogers and wife Rhonda, Oren Rogers and Patrick Rogers, all of Amarillo; a daughter, Judy Jester and husband Jackie of Fort Worth; grandson, Jason Rogers and wife Rachael; granddaughter, Stephanie Rogers-Jones and husband Josh and soon-to-be great-grandson, Laeyton Preston Jones; granddaughter, Sommer Rogers-Sims and husband Shane; twin granddaughters, Shelbie and Chelsie Rogers; granddaughter Courtney Rogers and great-grandson, Kyler Rogers; and great-granddaughter, Kadence Rogers, all from Amarillo.
Michael Harold Keisling – October 20, 2011
Michael Harold Keisling, 65, formerly of Amarillo died Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, 500 N. Maddox Ave. with J. McGaughy, pastor of Temple Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Northlawn Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Keisling was born July 14, 1946, in Plainview. He graduated in 1964 from Sunray High School. He also was a graduate of Texas Tech University and University of Houston: College of Pharmacy.
Survivors include two daughters, Leah Page of Lufkin and Brittany Keisling of Huntington Beach, Calif.; a son, Timothy Keisling and wife Tanna of Corinth; his grandchildren, Amber Page, Spring Shirley and husband Branden, Sierra Page, Jordan and Emma Keisling and Liam Woodfin; and three great-grandchildren, Bailee and Brylan Jones and Brooklyn Poret.
The family will receive friends at 6 p.m. Sunday at 221 Carson Ave. in Dumas.
Roy D. Brinson – October 20, 2011
Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 24, 2011 at Temple Baptist Church with Chad Mantooth officiating. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. in Westlawn Memorial Park in Borger. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
“A man of many hats.”
Born March 17, 1914. He was 97 years old!
Roy wore many hats during his long life. He had many titles: Christian, Mr. B, brother, entrepreneur, father, grandfather, great grandfather, husband, sailor, patriot, cattleman, farmer, boss, city commissioner, grocerman, pore ole Roy, land developer, water utility operator, Rotarian, chief cook and bottle washer, investor, salesman, fisherman, realtor, trader, care giver, mentor, friend, and a great story teller. Roy had many titles during his life time, all of which he enjoyed. He did love to tell stories! You can read one of his Navy stories by Googling his name and finding “The Very Wet Sailor”.
Roy grew up on a black land cotton farm near Frost, Texas, a small town south of the Dallas / Ft. Worth metroplex. His parents, Phillip and Geneva Brinson had eight children. Roy is the last of the brothers and sisters to make their heavenly journey.
Roy grew up during the Great Depression and he never forgot it. He was frugal and loved a bargain. Oh how he loved to grocery shop!
He started his business career by working in a grocery store in Wellington, Tx. While in Wellington he met and married Evelyn Joy Burt. His business career was interrupted by World War II. He became a sailor and served aboard the USS Salt Lake City, a heavy cruiser. He wanted to be a store keeper on board, but because of his aptitude with math, he served as Fire Controlman. Roy never owned a gun during his lifetime but for those Navy years he was one of the trigger fingers for those massive guns on board his ship. His time was spent in the Pacific where he was in most of the great sea battles, and his stories began. He could tell you story after story with amazing recall of far away names. He missed his family but he, along with the Greatest Generations group, was a patriot and loved his country. He never really got rid of the “salt” in his blood.
Upon his return to the US, he opened his first grocery store in Amarillo and was very successful. The business prospered and grew, in 1953 he moved his family to Borger, Tx and purchased the Yoes Brothers grocery. During the late 1950’s he served as a city commissioner for the City of Borger.
In 1961 he along with his partner/son Burt, started a land development around the City of Fritch. It involved several thousand acres and is now home to over 4,500 people. He operated Hi Texas Water Company, a water utility, to service the developed areas. Some of the names of the developments are Arroyo Verde, Ponderosa, Sage Mesa, Antelope Mesa and many more.
Roy was married to Evelyn Joy Burt for 53 years. Joy preceded him in death in 1989. In 1990, Roy married Pauline Ellis of Amarillo. They were married for 21 years. Pauline survives him.
Roy is survived by two children, Burt Brinson of Houston and Beverly Brinson Fry and her husband David Fry of Amarillo , six grandchildren Brooks Brinson of Washington D.C. Bo Brinson of Houston, Tx, Branch Brinson of Katy, Texas, Bonner Brinson of Fulshear, Texas. Aaron Fry of Laguna, NM, and Raegan Fry King of Waco, Tx . Roy had eight great grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5:00 -7:00 p.m., Sunday, at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors.
David Leo “Biscuit” Matthews – October 21, 2011
David Leo “Biscuit” Matthews, 63, of Amarillo, died Friday, October 21, 2011.
Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, October 24, 2011 at River Road Baptist Church with Richard Higley, associate pastor, and Sheryl Brown, officiating. Burial will be in Claude Cemetery in Claude. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
David was born on December 15, 1947 in Amarillo to E.L. “Red” and Frances Matthews. He graduated from Panhandle High School in 1966 and attended classes at TSTI. He married Jackie Ward in Claude on January 9, 1969. David was a leather craftsman, boot maker, trailer builder, truck driver and cowboy.
David was loved by many and will be missed greatly.
Survivors include his wife, Jackie Matthews, of Amarillo; mother, Frances Matthews of Panhandle; daughters, Brandy Ratliff, Briss Ralston and Brie Gantt, all of Amarillo; a son, Bryan David Matthews of Amarillo; twelve grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Lorrell “Zorro” Wetrosky – October 18, 2011
Lorrell “Zorro” Wetrosky, 77, of Amarillo died on Tuesday, October 18, 2011.
Graveside services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at the Citizen’s Cemetery in Clarendon. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
Lorrell was born on June 8, 1934 in Waco, Texas to Clarence and Grace Wetrosky. He served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper during the Korean Conflict and he was a Lutheran. He married Gloria Heckman on January 28, 1986 in Kansas City, Kansas. Lorrell worked at IBP as a facility engineer for eleven years and then San Angelo Packing for fifteen years. He recently retired to Amarillo.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Kendall Wetrosky.
Survivors include his wife, Gloria Wetrosky of the home; four daughters, Deborah Sherar of Minnesota, Dianna Longwell of Iowa, Mary Smith of Pennsylvania and Gloria McCauley of New Jersey; a son, Robert McCauley of Amarillo; two brothers, Phil Wetrosky and Jim Wetrosky, both of Iowa; ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Linda Kay Wilde Cockrell – October 17, 2011
Linda Underwood Wilde Cockrell, 65, of Conway, lost her battle with lung cancer, Monday, October 17, 2011.
Graveside services are Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery in the Garden of Hope. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
Linda was born May 27, 1946 to Jesse and Rosa Vada Underwood in Ft. Worth, TX. She was married to Steven Wilde, for thirty five years. They had four children. Her husband preceded her in death in 1997. She married Bud Cockrell in 2009.
Survivors include her husband, Bud Cockrell; a son, Jarrett Wilde and wife Teri, of Wichita Falls, TX; three daughters, Stephany Rhue of Canyon, TX, Michelle Wiginton and husband Tim, of Memphis, TX and Brenda Raymond and husband John of Canyon, TX; two stepsons, Roger Cockrell of Wyoming and Dennis Cockrell and wife Shari of Conway; a stepdaughter, Tammy Hatfield and husband Bo of Borger; twenty-five grandchildren; and sixteen great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to American Cancer Society, 3915 S. Bell St., Amarillo, TX 79109.
Lorrell “Zorro” Wetrosky- October 18, 2011
Lorrell “Zorro” Wetrosky, 77, of Amarillo died on Tuesday, October 18, 2011.
Graveside services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at the Citizen’s Cemetery in Clarendon. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
Lorrell was born on June 8, 1934 in Waco, Texas to Clarence and Grace Wetrosky. He served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper during the Korean Conflict and he was a Lutheran. He married Gloria Heckman on January 28, 1986 in Kansas City, Kansas. Lorrell worked at IBP as a facility engineer for eleven years and then San Angelo Packing for fifteen years. He recently retired to Amarillo.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Kendall Wetrosky.
Survivors include his wife, Gloria Wetrosky of the home; four daughters, Deborah Sherar of Minnesota, Dianna Longwell of Iowa, Mary Smith of Pennsylvania and Gloria McCauley of New Jersey; a son, Robert McCauley of Amarillo; two brothers, Phil Wetrosky and Jim Wetrosky, both of Iowa; ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Vada Fay “Sis” Koeninger – October 17, 2011
Vada Fay “Sis” Koeninger, 85, of Amarillo, died Monday, October 17, 2011.
Services will be at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 19, 2011 in Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel with Roy Wheeler officiating. Entombment will be in Llano Mausoleum. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
Mrs. Koeninger was born January 21, 1926 in Brice, TX to Cal and Birdie Holland. She married Gene Koeninger on May 27, 1945 in Amarillo. Together they owned and operated Gene’s Food Market in Vega for over 30 years she balanced this with being a homemaker. They moved to Amarillo in 1989.
She was preceded in death by husband, Gene, on July 26, 2010; and a sister, Laurell Decker.
Survivors include one son, Larry Gayle Koeninger and his wife Liz of Midland, TX; one daughter, Dana Ferguson of Amarillo; and one granddaughter, Kate Koeninger of Albuquerque, NM; and one sister, Pat Wolf and husband Jack of Amarillo.
