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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9,1995
THE TULIA (Swisher County) HERALD
PAGE FIVE
Local
Away
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A.T. Lane
A memorial service for A.T. Lane,
71, of Kress, was held Monday in United
Methodist Church, officiated by Rev.
Larry Reed-Farris,pastor,andRev. Gene
Louder, retired Methodist minister.
Mr. Lane died Wednesday, Feb. 1,
1995 in San Antonio.
He was bom Jan. 1, 1924 in Kress
where he was raised. He attended schools
in Kress and Tulia.
He married Betty Mac Miller in Sep-
tember 1946. He was a retired contrac-
tor and a member of United Methodist
Church.
Survivors include his wife; a daugh-
ter, Pam Yarbrough of San Antonio;
two sons and daughters-in-law, Ken-
neth and Joan Lane and Doug and
Karolyn Lane, all of Albuquerque, N.M.;
his mother, Joan Lane of Tulia; two
sisters, Joyce Walberg of Kress and
Charlene Stark of Tulia; and grandchil-
dren, Chase and Kevin Yarbrough, Jake
and Tasha Lane Pacheo and Peter,
Donavan, Natesa and Evana Lane.
The family suggests memorials to the
Lou Gehrig Disease Foundation, 21021
Ventura Blvd., Suite 321, Woodland
Hills, Calif. 91364
Ray Lightcap
Graveside services for Ray Lightcap,
79, were held Saturday, Jan. 26 in Kress
Cemetery, officiated by Rev. Roland
Moore, retired minister from Tulia.
Mr. Lightcap died Tuesday, Jan. 24,
1995 in Monte Vista, Colo, and he was
buried in Kress Cemetery under the
direction of Wallace Funeral Home.
He was born on Dec. 15, 1915 in
Offerly, Kan. and he married Odetta
Young. He was a member of Saguache
Methodist Church.
Mr. Lightcap moved to Saguache from
Tulia in 1980. He was a rancher in
Tulia, Kansas and Saguache was a mem-
ber of the Saguache Masonic Lodge.
He was also manager of Tulia Live-
stock Auction for a number of years.
He is survived by his wife; two daugh-
ters, Betty Spurgeon of Satanta, Kan.
and Doroth y Spurgeon of Lamar, Colo.;
two sons, Clifford Lightcap of Garden
City, Kan. and Richard Lightcap of Las
Animas, Colo.; one sister, Fern Reeves
of Iuman, Kan.; one brother, Allen
Lightcap of Roosevelt, Utah; 13 grand-
children and 16 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son,
Bill Lightcap, one grandchild and one
great-grandchild.
Ewing Vaughn
Services for Ewing Vaughn, 83, were
held Monday, Jan. 30 at First Baptist
Church in Silverton, officiated by Rev.
Bryan Donahoo, pastor, and the Rev.
Steve Sullivan of Lubbock.
Mr. Vaughn died Saturday, Jan. 28,
1995 in Lubbock.
He was buried in Silverton Cemetery
under the direction of Myers-Long Fu-
neral Directors.
Mr. Vaughn was bom in Silverton. He
married Louise Brown in 1932 at
Silverton. He was a retired farmer and a
member of the First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife; a daugh-
ter, Helen Youngquist of Lubbock; a
son, Ronald E. Vaughn of Arlington; a
brother, Eural Vaughn of Tulia; a sister,
Lottie Owens of Quitaque; six grand-
children and 10 great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be
made to Silverton Volunteer Ambu-
lance Service.
Alice Neeley
Services for former Tulian Alice
Neeley, 93, were held Saturday, Feb. 4
in Bledsoe Baptist Church in Bledsoe,
officiated by the Rev. Craig Wilcox and
the Rev. Roland Moore.
Mrs. Neeley died Thursday, Feb. 2,
1995 in Thomas, Okla. and was buried
in Rose Hill Cemetery under the direc-
tion of Ellis Funeral Home of Morton.
She was bom in Cooke County. She
married Luther Neeley in 1918 at
Clarendon. He died in 1973. She lived
in Bledsoe since moving from Tulia in
1970. She was a homemaker and a
member of Bledsoe Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Bill Neeley
of Amarillo; five daughters, Edith
Reeves of Dimmit, LaVeme Fowler of
Smyer, Maxine Adams of Bledsoe,
Gwynne Tucek of Amarillo and Sandra
Steele of Thomas; 18 grandchildren; 33
great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-
grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by a
son, Edwin Neeley, who died in 1991.
Angie Clower
Services for Angie Clower, 99, of
Amarillo were held Monday, Jan. 30 in
Bell Avenue Chapel of Schooler-Gor-
don/Blackbum-Shaw Funeral Directors,
officiated by the Rev. Steve Campbell,
pastor of Trinity United Methodist
Church.
She died Friday, Jan. 27, 1995 and
was buried in Llano Cemetery.
Mrs. Clower was bom in Indian Ter-
ritory at Caddo, Okla. She moved to
Amarillo in 1956. She married James
Lay fette Clower in 1913 at Potter, Ark.
He died in 1976.
She was a homemaker and was active
with the Sunshine Club for the Blind
and a member of Trinity United Meth-
odist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Beatrice
Cantrel of Amarillo; a son, Bemie
Clower of Boise, Idaho; a sister, Hazel
Walker of Marlow Okla.; a brother,
Arlin Beavers of Beaumont; four grand-
children; seven great-grandchildren and
two great-great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be
made to Don and Sybil Harrington Can-
cer Center in Amarillo.
Eduardo Castillo
A vigi 1 service for Eduardo C. Castillo,
43, of Austin was held Monday, Jan. 30
in Rix Funeral Directors Chapel in Lub-
bock.
Services were held Jan. 31 at St.
Anthony’s Catholic Church in Here-
ford, officiated by Monsignor Orville
Blum.
Mr. Castillo died Friday, Jan. 27,
1995 in Austin and was buried in St.
Anthony’s Catholic Cemetery.
He was bom Dec. 10, 1951 in New
Deal. He moved to Austin from Here-
ford in 1979. He was a salesman and a
member of St. Anthony’s Catholic
Church.
Survivors include a son, Paul Castillo
of Tulia; a daughter, Brena Castillo of
Tulia; his mother, Maria Louisa Castillo
of Hereford; three brothers, Rudy
Castillo of Lubbock and Augustine and
Raymond Castillo, both of Hereford;
six sisters, Becky Kifer of Phoenix,
Ariz, Josie Gomez and JoAnn Mercer,
both of Amarillo, and Delia C. Griego,
Irene Gonzales and Linda Soto, all of
Hereford.
William Long
Graveside services for William Spen-
cer Long, 72, of Lubbock were held
Friday, Jan. 27 in Silverton Cemetery
under the direction of Myers-Long Fu-
neral Directors.
Mr. Long died Wednesday, Jan. 25,
1995 in Methodist Hospital in Lubbock.
He was bom Jan. 27,1922 in Briscoe
County. He was a farmer and was in-
volved in the development of Mackenzie
Lake.
Mr. Long was also a former Sunday
school teacher and Boy Scout leader.
Survivors include two sons, Roy Len
Long of Silverton and William Darrell
Long of Hesperia, Calif.; a daughter,
Diane Chitwood of Lubbock; two broth-
ers, George Long of Silverton and Albert
Minyard Long of Oceanside, Calif, and
seven grandchildren. ‘
The family suggests memorials to
Meals on Wheels of Lubbock or to First
United Methodist Church of Silverton.
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Robbie Jean Funtek
Services for Robbie Jean Funtek, 59,
of Amarillo were Friday, Feb. 3. She
died Tuesday, Jan. 31,1995.
The services were held in Boxwell
Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel
in Amarillo. She was buried in Memo-
rial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Funtek was bom in Post Oak and
lived in Amarillo for more than 30
years.
She was the manager of Colorado
Interstate Gas Co. Credit Union.
Survivors include her husband, Steve;
a son, Bobby Wayne Shoemaker of
Amarillo; two daughters, Sharon
Culwell and Brenda Wheeler, both of
Tulia; her mother, Bonnie Bryan of
Amarillo; three sisters, Fay Newton,
Pat Pond and Shirley Kimball, all of
Amarillo; a brother, James Howard
Bryan of Edmond, Okla. and four grand-
children.
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Services for Malcolm “Mac”
Kilcrease, 76, of Lubbock were held
Thursday, Jan. 26 at Resthaven Funeral
Home Chapel in Lubbock, officiated by
Rev. James P. Haney of St Christopher’s
Episcopal Church.
Mr. Kilcrease died Monday, Jan. 23,
1995, in Methodist Hospital of Lub-
bock.
He was bom on Dec. 27, 1918 in
Dover, Ga. He was a U.S. Army veteran
of World War II and was a member of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the
Baptist church.
He married Allene Carter on Sept. 3,
1990 in Lubbock.
He was a retired woodworker.
Survivors include his wife; three
daughters, Suzanne Hinkle of Lubbock,
Betty Diehl of Houston and Pamela
Gilreathe of North Carolina; six step-
children; two brothers, Mitchell and
Thomas Kilcrease, both of Cordele,
Ga.; three sisters, Emida Posey of
Cordele, Peggy Jolly of Valdosta, Ga,
and Phortis Harper of North Carolina;
20 grandchildren and a great-grandson.
The familyt requests memorials to
Hospice of Lubbock or to Habitat for
Humanity.
GED Classes
Available
Enrollment space is available for
anyone who is interested in improving
basic reading, math and writing skills in
order to obtain a General Educational
Development Certificate (G.E.D.). The
classes are being sponsored by Swisher
County and the Panhandle Job Training
Partnership.
The classroom uses computer-based
instruction to meet individual needs and
does not require any previous knowledge
of computers for someone to be
successful in the program.
After completing G.E.D.
requirements, services are available to
help participants continue with college,
technical school or on-the-job training
through the Panhandle Job Training
Partnership.
One-on-one tutoring services are also
available to help adults with little or no
reading skills through the Amarillo Area
Adult Literacy Council.
Even if someone might have a long
way to go in being ready for G.E.D.
tests, the classes are designed to help
improve basic skills so that a person
might at least be able to improve his or
her job skills or find a better job.
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The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 9, 1995, newspaper, February 9, 1995; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth507538/m1/5/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Swisher County Library.