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HAROLD L. BROCK

Harold L. Brock, 70, of Kerrville,  Texas died on April 2, 2006 at a local care facility.

Mr. Brock was born March 8, 1936 in Godley,  Texas to Melvin and Grace (Himmel) Brock. He married Leona Marie Dunlap at the First United Methodist Church in Crosbyton,  Texas on December 18, 1953. He spent his life as a Farmer/Ranch Manager; farming in Lockney in Floyd County, and also partnering with his father, Melvin, and brother, Byron Brock. Together they built, owned, and operated a cattle feedlot and SPF hog operation; built six barns; and managed ranches in Mitchell and Kerr Counties. He was a member of the Cattleman's Association, the Farm Bureau, and the First United Methodist Church in Kerrville.

He is survived by his wife, Leona Marie Dunlap Brock of Kerrville; son, Richard Harold Brock of Dallas; daughter, Leona Carol Brock Norfleet of Dallas; one grandson; 3 granddaughters; and a brother, George Byron Brock of Lockney.

Graveside services will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 7, 2006 at the Godley Cemetery on FR 2331 in Godley,  Texas.

Memorials may be made to the Kerrville United Methodist Church or to Vistacare Hospice.

DOROTHY CARTHEL

Dorothy (Byars) Carthel, 89, of Floydada passed away on March 29, 2006 at Mangold Memorial Hospital in Lockney.

Dorothy was born on May 15, 1916 in Farmersville,  Texas to the late Fleet Smith and Belle (Laney) Byars. She moved to Floydada from Lockney in 1949. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Floydada for 57 years. Her family expressed, "Heaven is receiving a most loved and devoted woman who will be terribly missed by many family and friends. She has made our world a better place."

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, A.C. Carthel on April 6, 1997 and one daughter, Gloria Carthel Johnson.

She is survived by one son, Alden Carthel of Snyder; one daughter, Cindy Carthel of Plainview; two sisters, Estelle Carthel and Hortense Phillips; seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

The family greeted friends on Friday, March 31, 2006 from 7:00 to 8:00 PM at the funeral home in Floydada. Funeral services were held at 2:00 PM Saturday, April 1, 2006 at the First Baptist Church of Floydada with Reverend Anthony Sisemore, officiating. Burial was held in the Floyd County Memorial Park under the direction of Moore-Rose- White Funeral Home of Floydada, TX.

Family suggests memorials may be made to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, P.O. Box 1890, Amarillo, TX 79174 or the First Baptist Church Building Fund, 401 S Main, Floydada, TX 79235.

RAYMOND A. HAMILTON

Funeral services for Raymond A. Hamilton, 78, of Plainview were held Tuesday, April 4, 2006 at Bartley Memorial Chapel in Plainveiw. Ron Huckeby, Lay Minister from Plainview officiated. Interment was in Plainview Memorial Park, Plainview, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home of Plainview.

Mr. Hamilton died Saturday, April 1, 2006 at the Plainview Health Care Center in Plainview.

He was born March 6, 1928 in Lee Creek, Arkansas. He married Jacqueline Jacobs December 24, 1947 in Van Buren, Arkansas.

He moved to Plainview in 1997 from Floyd County. He served in the US Navy during WWII. He served with the Plainview Police Department for 9 years and was Lockney Chief of Police for 5 years. He was also a deputy sheriff for Floyd County for several years. He loved to work in his woodworking shop and was always with his companion "Charlie", His dog who cared for him.

He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline of the home; two sons, Bill Hamilton of Woodward,  Oklahoma and Larry Hamilton of Lubbock; and two grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Kenneth Hamilton, and three sisters, Reba Lampro, Lena Marcum and Velva Hamilton.

ORVILLE L. HARRIS

Funeral services for Orville L. Harris, 83, of Canyon were held Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at the First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Clark Williams, pastor, officiated. Graveside services were Tuesday in Willow Cemetery in Haskell. Jerry Burke officiated. Arrangements were under the direction of Brooks Funeral Directors.

Mr. Harris died Saturday, March 25, 2006 in Amarillo.

He was born December 1, 1922 to James and Holland Harris in Haskell County. He married Doris U. Minick in Bryan on July 11, 1943. They previously resided in Lubbock and Floydada where he was an Ag teacher, before moving to Canyon in 2002. Mr. Harris retired as a vocational agricultural teacher after 26 years of service and retired after 18 years of service from the Lubbock Appraisal Office.

He was preceded in death by his wife.

Survivors include a son, Troy Harris of Amarillo; three granddaughters; four great-grandchildren; a sister; and a brother.

The family suggests memorials be to Gideons International, 2200 S.W. Seventh Ave., Amarillo,  Texas 79106.

ARMA LEE FUQUA SCOTT

Funeral services for Arma Lee Fuqua Scott, 95, of Oak Ridge and formerly of Amarillo, were held Monday, March 27, 2006 at Paramount Terrace Christian Church. Reverend Roy Wheeler officiated. Burial followed in Llano Cemetery, under the direction of Abilene Funeral Home, Abilene.

Mrs. Scott died Wednesday, March 22, 2006.

She was born March 3, 1911, in the Gentry's Mill community in Hamilton County to Mack and Hattie Fuqua. She was reared in Hamilton and Floydada and graduated from Floydada High School. After graduation, she moved to Plainview and enrolled in Business/Secretarial School, where she met and married Hubert B. Scott May 20, 1937. They had 51 wonderful years together. Arma Lee and Hubert Scott made their home in Amarillo until his death. Mrs. Scott was an active member of Paramount Terrace Christian Church during her years in Amarillo.

Survivors include a daughter, Debra Clarice Scott Wittenbach of Spring; two sister, Sharon Fowler of Davenport, Iowa and Eddie Scheibel of Mesquite; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Scott was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert B. Scott; a daughter, Shelia Kay Scott; four brothers, Floyd Fuqua, Van Fuqua, Truman Fuqua and Mack Fuqua; and three sisters, Amelia Ashton, grace Dunn and Dorothea Hunter.

Memorials may be made to the Odyssey Health Care, P.O. Box 103, Conroe,  Texas 77301-2890.

VERGIE M. SLOUGH

Funeral services for Vergie McCandless Slough, 85, of Conroe were held April 1, 2006 . She was buried in Forest Park Cemetery in The Woodlands.

Mrs. Slough died March 30, 2006 in Conroe.

She was born to Carl and Maude Russell on May 22, 1920 in Floyd County. She attended school in McAdoo. Married Clarence D. McCandless. She worked as a secretary at First Baptist Church in Lockney and as a nurse at W.J. Mangold. She was also a member of the Eastern Star in Lockney. She was a member of Woodland Hills Church of Christ.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband of 52 years, Clarence D. McCandless; and brother, Wayne Russell.

She is survived by her loving husband Darrel Gene Slough; daughters, Leita Casey and Sandra Lafferty, both of Conroe; sons, Glen McCandless of Stamford and Ron McCandless of Conroe; 12 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and 4 great-great-grandchildren; 2 sisters, Bonnie Rasher of Citrus Heights, California and Sylba Crouch of Wills Point; one brother, Rev. Henry Russell of Floydada; numerous nieces and nephews and loving friends of Lockney and Floydada.

SARAH G. COGDELL

Celebration of Life services for Sarah Gwendolyn Cogdell, 88, of Lubbock will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday May 26, 2006 at  White Memorial Chapel in Lubbock. JoAnn Sharkey will officiate. Interment will follow at 4:30 p.m. in the Floydada Cemetery under the direction of  White Funeral Home.

Mrs. Cogdell died Monday May 22, 2006 in Lubbock.

She was born September 3, 1917 to Arthur and Hazel  Jones Hunter in Oscuro, New Mexico. She graduated 3rd in her class from Austin High School in El Paso in 1935. She met Ralph Cogdell and they were married on December 28, 1938. Ralph preceded her in death on May 27, 1976, almost 30 years to the day of her own passing. She moved to Floydada from Follett in 1947. She was a Teacher's Aid and worked for the Hesperian Newspaper. She retired in 1983. She was an avid reader and loved to travel. She also was interested in study clubs and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Floydada. She moved to Lubbock in June of 1996 to be near her daughter.

Mrs. Cogdell is preceded in death by her parents, husband and one sister, Polly.

Those left to mourn her death are one son, David Cogdell of Reston, Virginia; two daughters, Mary  Whitehead of Lubbock and Lucy Sharkey of Houston; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

The family requests that memorials be made in honor of Mrs. Cogdell to the American Cancer Society, 3411 73rd st., Lubbock,  Texas 79423 or the American Heart Association, 4630 50th Street, Ste 400, Lubbock,  Texas 79414.

RUTH ADAMS

Funeral services for Ruth Adams, 83, of Floydada were held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 14, 2006 at the First Baptist Church of Floydada. Reverend Anthony Sisemore officiated.

Burial was held in the Floyd County Memorial Park under the direction of Moore-Rose- White Funeral Home of Floydada.

Mrs. Adams died Monday, June 12, 2006 at Floydada Rehab and Care Center.

She was born on May 9, 1923 in Memphis,  Texas to the late William and Edna (Smith) Gilreath. She married Boone Adams on March 8, 1958 in Leslie,  Texas. She has lived in Floydada for 40 years. Mrs. Adams was a loving mother and wonderful homemaker. She enjoyed being a grandmother. She was also a member of the First Baptist Church of Floydada.

She is preceded in death by a son, Gregory Adams.

Survivors include her husband, Boone; two daughters, Roijon Adams  Johnson of Floydada and Patty Adams of Lubbock; a brother, Roy Gilreath of Canton; a sister, Frances Weathersbee of Floydada; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

The family suggest memorials be made to Senior Citizens, 301 E. Georgia, Floydada,  Texas 79235 or First Baptist Church of Floydada, 401 S. Main Street, Floydada,  Texas 79235.

AVRIAN ZANE CASTRO

Funeral services for Avrian Zane Castro, 8 months, of Floydada was held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 14, 2006 at Templo Getsemani Assembly of God. Sebero Perez, Jr. officiated.

Burial was held in the Floydada Cemetery under the direction of Moore-Rose- White Funeral Home of Floydada.

Avrian passed away on Monday, June 12, 2006 at Mangold Memorial Hospital in Lockney.

He was born on September 21, 2005 in Lubbock to Angela Castro.

He is survived by his mother; a brother, Andrew Castro, Jr., a sister, Alyssa Castro, both of Floydada; grandparents, David Rodriquez of Floydada and Aurora and husband, Joe Tambunga.

JESSE P. JAMES

Funeral services for Jesse P. James, 59, of Amarillo were held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 9, 2006 at Cox-LaGrone Funeral Home Benton Chapel in Amarillo. Charlie Cox officiated.

Burial was in the Llano Cemetery East under the direction of Cox-LaGrone Funeral Home.

Mr. James died Monday, June 5, 2006 in Dallas awaiting a heart transplant.

He was born May 5, 1947 in Jacksonville. He lived most of his life in Amarillo and attended Amarillo High School. He married Mary French on March 13, 1964 in Amarillo. Mr. James worked for ASARCO for 29-1/2 years before retiring in January.

He loved his family, being "Papa" and "Poppy" to his grandchildren. He loved to watch his grandchildren playing sports. He loved watching NASCAR racing and was a great fan of No. 6 Mark Martin.

He was a longtime member of the Church of Nazarene.

He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant son, Jesse P. James, Jr. and a grandson, Ren Todd Smith.

Survivors include his wife, Mary of Amarillo; three daughters, Kalena Smith and husband, Bobby and Karla Cowan, all of Amarillo and Kathy Smith and husband, Larry of Floydada; a son, Kurry James of Amarillo; a brother, Lance Landers of California; a cousin, Sam West of Houston; eight granchildren and a brother-in-law, Derral French of Amarillo.

The family suggests memorials be made to the American Heart Association.

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