Obituaries

Obituaries

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Richard Abbott

Richard Abbott

Mar 9, 2014

Richard D. Abbott, 89, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2014. Funeral service will be 10 am Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at Central Baptist Church in Pampa. Burial will be held at 3:30 pm in Morton Memorial Cemetery in Morton, Texas under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Mr. Abbott was born April 8, 1924 in Bradshaw,...

Lyle Peiffer

Lyle Peiffer

Mar 6, 2014

Lyle Owen Peiffer, 68, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014 in Amarillo from effects of Agent Orange that he was exposed to during his service in the Vietnam War. Services will be 1 pm Monday at White Deer First Baptist Church. Burial will follow in White Deer Cemetery under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. His...

Darla Slover

Darla Slover

Mar 6, 2014

Darla Kay Slover, 59, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014. Funeral service will be 10 am Monday, March 10, 2014 at The River. Burial will follow in the Panhandle Cemetery under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Panhandle. The family will receive friends from 46 pm Sunday at the funeral home in Panhandle. The family asks that...

John Gillespie

John Gillespie

Mar 4, 2014

John M. Gillespie passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Memorial services will be held at Westlawn Memorial Park at 12 noon on Saturday, March 15. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Alzheimers Research. He was a long time resident of Borger having moved here with his wife, Louise, and his oldest daughter, Jane, in 1946. Mr....

Hazel Howard

Hazel Howard

Mar 3, 2014

Hazel Ruth Howard, 83, died March 3, 2014 at her home in Borger. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday at the 1st Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Travis Ellis of Amarillo officiating. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Cemetery in McLean, TX under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Miss Howard was...

Elza Patterson

Elza Patterson

Mar 1, 2014

Elza Marie Patterson, 84 of Borger died Saturday, March 1, 2014. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Wednesday March 5, 2014 at Minton Memorial Chapel with Pastor Conny Moore and Steve Patterson officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. There will be a visitation Tuesday March 4, 2014...

Dorothy Goodspeed

Dorothy Goodspeed

Mar 1, 2014

Dorothy Mayrene Goodspeed, 88 of Borger died March 1st in Borger. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Tuesday March 4th at Minton Memorial Chapel with William McKee officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Dorothy was born March 8, 1925 in McNair County, TN to Henry and Ora...

Jimmy Wilson

Jimmy Wilson

Feb 26, 2014

Jim Wilson, 80, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2014. Graveside service will be held 2 pm Saturday, March 1, 2014 at Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Jim was born February 12, 1934 in Mobeetie, Texas to Jack and Mable Wilson. He was a compressor operator in the oil and gas business....

Shannon Sherwood

Shannon Sherwood

Feb 24, 2014

Shannon Marc Sherwood, 41, passed away in Borger, on Monday, February 24, 2014. Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday at Minton Memorial Chapel. The family will receive guests from 57 p.m., Wednesday, February 26, at the funeral home. Shannon was born on July 27, 1972, in Pampa, TX. He was a former roughneck in the oil and gas...

William Jensen

William Jensen

Feb 24, 2014

William Bill Robert Jensen, 70 of Borger died Feb. 24th in Borger. Cremation is under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Bill was born July 27, 1943 in Bloomington, Illinois to Robert E. and Luella Kenning Jensen. He was an installer for ATT and the University of South Florida before retiring. He was a member of...

Don Parker

Don Parker

Feb 18, 2014

Don Parker, 69, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2014 in Amarillo. Funeral service will held at 11 am Friday, February 21, 2014 at Eternal Light Church with Pastor Willie Adams, officiating. Burial will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Donald Ray Parker was born December 7, 1944 in Pampa, Texas...

Garland Cotton

Garland Cotton

Feb 17, 2014

Garland Lee Cotton, 88, passed away Monday, February 17, 2014. Graveside service will be 11 am Saturday, February 22, 2014 in the Panhandle Cemetery. Garland was born October 13, 1925 in Arkansas to U.H. and Alta Cotton. He married Mattie Lee Rankin on March 27, 1945 in Magazine, Arkansas. Garland enjoyed playing poker and dominoes, fishing, dancing and being...

James Thompson

James Thompson

Feb 17, 2014

James Lee Thompson, 48, passed away Monday, February 17, 2014. A memorial service will be held 10 am Saturday at the Stinnett Church of Christ. Graveside service will be 2 pm Saturday in Hansford County Cemetery in Spearman under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. James was born August 20, 1965 in Spearman to Carroll and...

Lillie Chaffin

Lillie Chaffin

Feb 11, 2014

Lillie Simpson Chaffin, 90 of Sanford died Tuesday February 11th in Amarillo. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Saturday February 15th at First Baptist Church Sanford with Rev. Larry Brock pastor officiating. Burial will be at Westlawn Cemetery under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Fritch. There will be a visitation Friday from 5: 00 pm to...

Neil Ferguson

Neil Ferguson

Feb 9, 2014

Neil Ferguson, 80, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2014. Funeral service will be held 1pm Thursday, February 13, 2014 at Bible Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Neil was born September 27, 1933 in Erick, Oklahoma to Clyde and Ozie Ferguson. He proudly served in the...

Joe Lee

Joe Lee

Feb 8, 2014

Joe Thomas Lee, 88, died February 8, 2014 in Borger. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Church of Christ at Borger with Denny Sneed, Minister officiating. Services under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Joe was born to William Thomas Lee and Lois May Bishop Lee November 7, 1925 in Kingston,...

Gary Adkins

Gary Adkins

Feb 7, 2014

Gary Douglas Adkins, 64, of Fritch, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, February 7, 2014, following a valiant battle against illness. Graveside service will be held for Gary on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 in Westlawn Memorial Park at 2 pm, officiated by Jake Minton with arrangements by MintonChatwell Funeral Directors of Fritch. Honorary pallbearers will be Kyle...

Sam Mclaughlin

Sam Mclaughlin

Feb 6, 2014

Sam Joe McLaughlin, 89, passed away Thursday, February 6, 2014. Funeral service will be held 2 pm Monday, February 10, 2014 in the Minton Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow in Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Sam was born April 28, 1924 in Yantis, Texas to William and Minnie McLaughlin. He married...

Florene Watson

Florene Watson

Feb 4, 2014

Florene Miller Watson, 93, of Borger, Texas, died February 4, 2014. Celebration of Life services will be at 10:30 am Monday, February 10, 2014 at Faith Covenant Church in Borger with Pastor Les Sharp officiating and under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. The family will receive guests Sunday, February 9, 2014 from 57pm at the...

Betty Meyer

Betty Meyer

Feb 4, 2014

Betty Jean Meyer, 82, of Borger went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 4, 2014. After a long battle with cancer, Betty showed all who knew and loved her, what courage, hope and grace really are. A celebration of her life will be on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at 2pm in the First Baptist Church with...