All Obituaries

Richard Knight, 93, passed away on October 8, 2019, at his home in Amarillo. Graveside services will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, October 12, 2019 in Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Richard was born August 30, 1926, in Coyle, Oklahoma to Richard Lee Knight and Mary Eva PfalsGraf Knight. He married Cordie Jo Stanford September 14, 1956. He has lived in Borger since 1951 and was a supervisor with Phillips Petroleum Co when...

Myra “Patty” Lummus, 66, passed away Monday October 7, 2019 in Amarillo.  Funeral service will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday at the Oasis Baptist Church in Amarillo and graveside service will be 4:00 p.m. at Westlawn Memorial Park in Borger.  Services are under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Patty was born June 11, 1953 in San Diego, California to Frank Wiley and Myra Newsom Wiley.  She has lived in Borger since 1976 and was a member of the...

Bobbie Earnest Jackson, 84, passed away Monday, October 7, 2019. Graveside services will be held at 11 am on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at Westlawn Memorial Park with Pastor Conny Moore officiating.  Bobbie was born January 11, 1935 to Jack Earnest and Gladys Pickens Earnest.  She married her one true love, Billy Jo Jackson on August 1, 1955.  Bobbie was a kind mother and wife.  She loved family and visiting her grandmother in Durant, Oklahoma.   Bobbie...

René Hopkins, 59, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2019. No services are scheduled at this time. René was born May 3, 1960 in Borger, Texas.  She was a jack of all trades, she could do anything from working on a car to making flower arrangements.  René enjoyed reading, doing crafts and was a social butterfly.  She is preceded in death by her mother, Carolyn Sue Hopkins; son, Nicholas Ryan Hopkins; grandparents, Nelvin and Farstean Powell; and aunt...

Bill Don Riddle, 79, passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2019.  Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 9 at the First Baptist Church Chapel with Pastor Charlie Morgan officiating. Burial is under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors Bill was born on June 2, 1940 in Bonham, Texas to Paul and Lois Green Riddle.  He was a longtime successful business owner including Riddle Welding and Machine Shop and Huddle Truck and Equipment.  Bill married Betty Nance...

Don J. Meek, 82, passed away Friday, October 4, 2019. Private graveside services will be held under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.  In lieu of flowers his memory may be honored with a gift to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Don was born May 21, 1937 in Alvord, Texas to George Carl Meek and Veda Lou Matheson Meek.  He married Doris Hunter on December 24, 1956 in Clayton, New Mexico.  Don enjoyed...

Pamela Darlene Peterson, 54, passed away Thursday, October 3, 2019. A celebration of her life will be held at 2:15 pm on Saturday, October 5, 2019 in the Minton Memorial Chapel.  The family will receive friends from noon to 2 pm on Saturday prior to the service. Pamela was born June 10, 1965 in Waxahachie, Texas to Tracy Hyre and Irma Sue Long Hyre.  She was a lover of the arts and often enjoyed painting, coloring and doing arts and crafts.  Pamela was an avid Dallas Cowboys...

Ronald Jay Kueffler, 76, passed away Thursday, October 3, 2019. Cremation is under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.  Ronald was born December 23, 1942 in Great Falls, Montana to Herman Kueffler and Norma Thompson Kueffler.  An avid baseball player, Ron was invited to play professionally for the Atlanta Braves, but chose to serve his country instead.  He joined the United States Navy and served as a gunners mate on a destroyer during...

LOCAL SOUTH PADRE ISLAND/PORT ISABEL LEGEND PASSES AWAY Billy Russell Algoe, one of the few original Island residents passed away on September 26th, 2019. Billy was born in Barboursville, W.V. in 1934. He joined the Air Force in 1952, went to basic training in N.Y. by train, then was sent to Amarillo, Texas for his duty station, as a Jet Mechanic Instructor on B-47s, a state of the art strategic nuclear bomber that never saw a single combat mission (thank God), but did get retrofitted as a...