Obituaries

Obituaries

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Tirzah Smith

Tirzah Smith

Dec 9, 2018

Tirzah Ruth Hutchinson Smith, beloved daughter of Charley and Alice Hutchinson was born in Borger, Texas on October 20, 1963. She went to her heavenly home on December 9, 2018. She will be greatly missed. She loved to sing and blessed many with her beautiful voice. Special thanks to Caprock Nursing Center for the wonderful care they gave Tirzah....

Wilma Hill

Wilma Hill

Dec 7, 2018

Wilma Eileen Hill was born 07/17/1931 in Joplin MO and passed away 12/07/2018 in Denton TX. Visitation will be held at Dalton and Sons Funeral Home in Lewisville TX on 12/11/2018 from 6-8pm. Memorial Service will be at Fairlanes Baptist Church in Borger TX on 12/15/2018 at 11:00 am. Wilma graduated from High School in Phillips, TX where she...

Donnie Piland

Donnie Piland

Dec 5, 2018

Donnie Alvin Piland, 70, died December 5, 2018 at his home in Borger. A Celebration of his Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church with Pastor Don Rice of Faith Baptist Church in Fritch officiating. Cremation services were under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Donnie was born September 5,...

Ronnie Long

Ronnie Long

Nov 29, 2018

Ronnie K. Long, 66, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 in the Minton Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow in Highland Park Cemetery under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Ronnie was born November 7, 1952 in Crosbyton, Texas to Lorena Green Long and...

Kathy Sheets

Kathy Sheets

Nov 28, 2018

Kathryn Ann Niles, 68, went to be with her Jesus on Wednesday morning, November 28, 2018. Funeral services will be held 3 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at Grace Church, Borger, TX with Pastor Anthony Curran, pastor LifeHouse Church Waterford Ireland, officiating. Arrangements are by Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Kathryn Ann Niles Sheets was born on...

Rainey Cox

Rainey Cox

Nov 18, 2018

Rainey Sherrill Cox, 89, passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2018. Services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday November 21, at the New Life Church with Rev. Conny Moore officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Park Cemetery under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors. There will be a visitation for the family on Tuesday evening from 5 to...

Glenn Brons

Glenn Brons

Nov 17, 2018

Glenn Elmo Brons, 99, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2018. Glenn was born April 6, 1919 in Broken Bow, Nebraska to Chris Brons and Clara Peterson Brons. Glenn lived a great life with no regrets and to its fullest in the air, on land, and in the water. As a young boy, he once decided to "ride the rails."...

Epifanio Lopez

Epifanio Lopez

Nov 16, 2018

Epifanio "Pete" Lopez, 61, passed away Friday, November 16, 2018. Graveside services will be held at 2pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at Highland Park Cemetery under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Pete was born February 2, 1957 in Portales, New Mexico to Juan Lopez and Julia Orosco Lopez. After spending 36 years with the...

Earl Keys, Sr.

Earl Keys, Sr.

Nov 8, 2018

Earl Dewayne Keys, Sr. 79, of Borger passed away Thursday, November 8, in Amarillo. Graveside Services are 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 10, at Highland Park Cemetery with Rev. Conny Moore officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors. Earl was born on April 15, 1939 in Shamrock, Texas to L.C. and Hatti Lou (Westbrook) Keys. He...

Colleen Groce

Colleen Groce

Nov 8, 2018

Dr. Mary "Colleen" Groce, of Pharmacology and our beloved mother, left this earthly home on November 8, 2018 to be with our Lord and Savior. Colleen was born December 23, 1928 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Harry and Dorothy Paulsen Swart. She was the fourth child and had two brothers, H. J. Swart and Richard Swart and one sister...

Willie Graves

Willie Graves

Nov 7, 2018

Willie Fae Graves, 94, died November 7, 2018 in Borger. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Monday at the First Southern Baptist Church in Fritch with Jack Knight of Amarillo officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Fae was born May 26, 1924 in Haskell, TX to Nathan...

Garland Millican

Garland Millican

Nov 7, 2018

Garland Lee Millican moved on to greener pastures on November 7, 2018. Lee was born on March 1, 1955 in Amarillo to Talmon Garland Millican and Hazel Maurine Sterling Millican. Lee was a 1973 graduate of Panhandle High School where he was an exceptional athlete. He was especially partial to football and went on to play at Texas Tech...

Marguerite Ziegelgruber

Marguerite Ziegelgruber

Nov 5, 2018

Marguerite Ziegelgruber, 83 of Fritch, died Monday, November 5 in Amarillo. Services will be Thursday, November 8 at the First Baptist Church of Morse with Rev. Gary Stevens officiating. Burial will follow at Lieb Cemetery under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors. Marguerite was born December 24, 1934 in Hennessey, Oklahoma to Roy and Minnie (Hawk) Chitwood. She...

Estell Goodson

Estell Goodson

Nov 2, 2018

Estell Goodson, 90. Died on November 2, 2018 in Borger. Graveside services will be Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Highland Park Cemetery under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Estell was born July 12, 1928 in Loco, OK to Harvey E. Hopkins, Sr. and Myrtle Dean Lawrence Hopkins, she has lived in Borger since 1938. She...

Claude Hopper

Claude Hopper

Nov 1, 2018

Claude Waudell Hopper of Fritch, TX, passed away at his home on November 1. He had recently celebrated his landmark 80th birthday in grand fashion. Known to many as C.W., he was born in Pilot Point, TX in 1938 and graduated from Borger High School in 1956. C.W. married Patricia Ann Sterling on September 5, 1959 and soon after...

Debbie Guenthner

Debbie Guenthner

Oct 25, 2018

Debbie Ann Guenthner, 65 of Borger passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018. Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday October 29, at Minton Memorial Chapel with Pastor Conny Moore, officiating. Burial will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors. Debbie was born in Borger, Texas to Carl and Patricia (Jones) Overby. She was...

Adolph Kube

Adolph Kube

Oct 25, 2018

Adolph Martin Ludwig Kube, 101 died on October 25, 2018 in Amarillo. Funeral service will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Trinity Lutheran Church 212 W. Jefferson St. in Borger, TX with Pastor Tom Lapacka officiating. Burial will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Ludwig was born November 12, 1916...

Bobby Pennington

Bobby Pennington

Oct 23, 2018

Bobby Don Pennington (known as Donny), 56, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2018. A celebration of his life will be 2:00 pm Friday, November 2, 2018 at Minton Memorial Chapel. Arrangements are by Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger He was a very passionate and intelligent man. In his younger years, carpentry was his occupation. He was skilled...

Roger Reed

Roger Reed

Oct 16, 2018

Roger Joe Reed, 63, passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11 am on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at Riverview Baptist Church, with Ricky Griffin, Pastor of Trinity Fellowship Church officiating. Burial will follow in Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. The family will receive friends from...

R. Cornelison

R. Cornelison

Oct 4, 2018

R. D. Cornelison, 86, died October 4, 2018 in Amarillo. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at the Fairlanes Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Burwash, Pastor and Rev. Brad Jones, his grandson, of Passion City Church in Atlanta, Georgia officiating. Military graveside rites will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of...