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THE TULIA (Swisher County) HERALD
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7,2000
Florine Brockman
NAZARETH - Florine Marie
Brockman, 77, died Saturday, Dec. 2,
2000, in Dinunitt.
Vigil services were at 7 p.rn. Mon-
day in the CCD Building. Services
were at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Holy
Family Catholic Church with the Rev.
Peter Otto, pastor, officiating. Burial
was in Holy Family Cemetery by
Foskey-Lilley-McGili Funeral Direc-
tors of Dimmilt.
Mrs. Brockman was born in
Nazareth. After graduating from
Nazareth High School, she attended
St Anthony’s School of Nursing and
received a license in vocational nurs-
ing. A volunteer at the Veterans Ad-
ministration Hospital in Amarillo,
she was a member of Holy Family
Catholic Church, Christian Mothers,
American Legion Auxiliary and Se-
nior Citizens of Nazareth.
She married Ernest Brockman in
1945 at Nazareth.
Survivors include her husband, two
daughters, Shirley Melcher of Austin
and LaDonna Miller of Houston; four
sons, Richard Brockmanof Kirkland,
Wash., Hal Brockman of Washing-
ton, D.C., Kerry Brockman of Aus-
tin, and Mark Brockman of Houston;
four brothers, Jerry Wilhelm, James
Wilhelm, Francis Wilhelm and
Leonard Wilhelm, all of Nazareth;
and nine grandchildren.
Tulia Herald, Dec. 7, 2000.
Pedro Casarez
AMARILLO - Pedro “Pete” Cas-
arez. 66. died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000.
Graveside seances will be at 11
a m Wednesday in Llano East Cem-
etery with the Rev. Josias Limones,
pastor of La Roca Apistolica, officiat-
ing. Arrangements are by Rector Fu-
neral Home, 2800 S. Osage St.
Mr. Casarez was born in Corpus
Christi. He moved to Amarillo from
Tulia.
He married Maria Leon in 1995 at
Amarillo.
Survivors include his wife; and a
daughter, Emilisa Casarez of Boise,
Idaho
Tulia Herald, Dec. 7, 2000.
Juan P. Contreras
TULIA - Juan P. Contreras, 76,
died Friday, Dec. 1, 2000.
Rosary was recited at 5 p.m. Sun-
day in WallaceFuncral Home Cltapel.
Services were at 2 p.m. Monday in El
Buen Pastore Methodist Church with
the Rev. Fernando Sanchez officiat-
ing. Burial was in Rose Hill Cem-
etery.
Mr. Contreras was bora in Weslaco
and grew up in Elsa. He moved to
Tulia in 1957 and worked for North
Plains Compress before starting a
yardwork service. He was a member
ofElBuenPastoreMethodist Church.
He married Leticia Castillo in 1965
at Tulia.
Survivors include his wife; seven
daughters, Santos Morales, San
Juanita Contreras, Consuelo Cont-
reras and Eva Castillo, all of Altus,
Okla.. Beatrice Contreras of Greeley,
Colo., Frances McDowell of Tulia.
and Eubie McCrary of Plainvicw;
three sons, Antonio Contreras and
Reyes Contreras, both of Tulia, and
Juan Contreras of Coleman; two
brothers, Jose Contreras of Tulia and
Margarito of Illinois; two sisters,
FchcitaRodriquezofCarrizo Springs
and Virginia OchoaofUtah; 44 grand-
cluldren; and 71 great-grandchildren.
Tulia Herald, Dec. 7, 2000.
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Othella Rousser Jones Opal Buckner
ATLANTA - Opal Buckner, 80,
died Tuesday, Nov. 28,2000.
Graveside services were at 2 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, in Bear
Creek Cemetery, Cass County, with
the Rev. Curtis Hall officiating. Ar-
rangements were by Hanner Funeral
Service.
Mrs. Buckner was bom in Hill
Comity. She retired as medical secre-
tary from Swisher Memorial Hospital
in Tulia, and was a member of Cal-
vary Baptist Church in Tulia.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Eual E. Buckner Sr.
Survivors include a son, Jerry E.
Buckner of Atlanta; a brother Floyd
Brogdon of Oklahoma City, Okla.;
two sisters, Alice Whittington of
Oklahoma City, and Mae Huff of
Lone Grove, Okla.; grandchildren,
great-grandchildren and great-great-
grandchildren.
Tulia Herald, Dec. 7, 2000.
Bayard Sadler
TULIA - Bayard Sadler, 86, died
Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, in Amarillo.
Sendees were at 2 p.m. Wednesday
in Central Church of Christ with Trey
Morgan, minister, officiating. Burial
was in RoseHill Cemetery by Wallace
Funeral Home.
Mr. Sadler was bom in Capps and
moved to Swisher County in 1923.
Alter graduating from Tulia High
School he attended Texas Tech Uni-
versity. A retired farmer, he served on
the Agriculture Stabilization Con-
servation Service board, the Mid-
Plains Rural Telephone board and
the Tulia Cemetery board. He was a
member of the Central Church of
Christ.
He married Mabel Wnldroop in
1961 at Amarillo.
Sun’ivors include his wife; and two
sons, Bill Chadwcll of Covington,
Ga„ and Bob Chadwcll ofChickasha,
Okla.
The family suggests memorials to
Children’s Home of Amarillo or the
Rosehill Cemetery Association.
Tulia Herald, Dec. 7, 2000.
Pauline Sanderson
AMARILLO - Pauline Marie San-
derson, 81, died Saturday, Dec. 2,
2000.
Services were at 10 a.m. Wednes-
day in Christ Covenant Presbyterian
Church with the Rev. David Brack,
pastor, officiating. Burial was in Llano
Ceinetciy by Boxwell Brothers Fu-
neral Directors.
Mrs. Sanderson was born in
Abilene, Kan., and was a longtime
resident of Amarillo. She graduated
from Texas Tech in 1940, and was a
member of Tulia Chapter No. 33 of
the Order of the Eastern Star and the
Tierra Blanca Chapter of the Na-
tional Society of the Daughters of (he
American Revolution. She was a
homemaker and a member of West-
minster Presbyterian Church.
She married John R. Sanderson in
1940 at Tulia. He died in 1984.
Survivors include a son, John R.
Sanderson Jr. of Amarillo; a daugh-
ter, Carol Hearn of Bellevue, Wash,;
six grandchildren and a great-grand-
child.
Tulia Herald, Dec. 7, 2000.
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DIMMITf - Othella Rousser Jones,
81, died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000.
Services were at 2 p.m. Monday in
Foskey-Lilley-McGili Funeral Home
Ivey Chapel with the Rev. Rusty
Dickerson, pastor of First Methodist
Church, officiating. Burial was in
Plainview Memorial Park at Plain-
view.
Mrs. Jones was born in Kress. Be-
fore moving to Dinunitt she lived in
Hart and Happy.
A homemaker and rancher, she
was a member of First United Meth-
odist Church in Dimmilt and the
Texas Angus Auxiliary, serving as
secretary for Greater West Texas
Angus Association
She married Worth Jones in 1935
at Plainvicw.
Survivors include her husband; a
son, Weldon Jones of Hart; two daugh-
ters, San Rhodes of Amarillo and
Jeton Edge of Colorado Springs,
Colo.; a brother, Winfred Rousser of
Simray; a sister, Ramona Mallow of
Plainview; a half sister, Marguarite
Bowman or California, four grand-
children; and four great-grandchil-
dren.
Tulia Herald, Dec 7, 2000.
Basil Keith Rodgers
GRANTS, N.M. - Basil Keith
Rodgers, 89, died on Sunday, Nov.
19, 2000, in BeJen, N.M.
Services were at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2000, at the
First United Methodist Church in
Grants with the Rev. Dick Danek,
pastor, officiating. Burial was in
Grants Memorial Cemetery Park.
Mr. Rodgers was born in Daisy,
Ark., in 1911, to Alfred C. and Etta
Mae Rodgers.
He owned and operated the bakery
in Tulia from 1942 until 1948, hav-
ing purchased it from his brother. He
then moved to Grants.
Mr. Rodgers was preceded in death
by his wife, Mary Lea; his parents;
and by a sister, Muriel Sellers.
Survivors include a son, Larry
Rodgers; two brothers, Earl Rodgers
of Tulia, and Burl Lewis Rodgers of
Quincy, Calif.; three half-brothers,
Hcmy Mack Rodgers of Pennsylva-
nia, DonaldDean Rodgers of Florida,
and Johnny Darwin Rodgers of
Antioch, Calif.; one half-sister Dovic
Marie Treaslr, and many nieces and
nephews.
Kenneth Arthur Wood
HAPPY - Kenneth Arthur Wood,
85, died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2000.
Graveside services were at 10 a.m.
Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, in Happy
Cemetery with Mike Downing of
Midland, officiating. Arrangements
were by Holley Funeral Home Inc. of
Canyon.
Mr. Wood was bom in Hedley. He
was a fanner and rancher, and later
worked as a small-motor mechanic.
Survivors include a sister, Willie
May of New Mexico; and a brother,
Dave Wood of New Mexico.
Tulia Herald, Dec. 7, 2000.
Maydell Kimbell
TULIA - Maydell Kimbell, 82, for-
merly ofTulia, died Wednesday, Nov.
29,2000, in Hamlin.
Services were at 1 p.m. Friday in
Sixth Street Church of Christ with
Dee Teel and Elgin Conner officiat-
ing. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery
by Wallace Funeral Home. Arrange-
ments in Hamlin were by Foster-
Adams Funeral Home.
She was bom Nov. 22, 1918, to
Floyd and Luta Lee Smith.
Mrs. Kimbell attended McLean
schools. She was a homemaker and a
member of the Sixth Street Church of
Christ. She had lived in Tulia since
1951 and moved to Hamlin in 1997.
She married Charlie Kimbell in
1937 at Memphis. He died in 1993.
Mrs. Kimbell was preceded in death
by one brother and two sisters.
Survirors include a daughter, Sue
Rawls ofHamlin; six brothers, Howard
Smith of McLean, David Smith and
Billy Smith, both of Costa Mesa,
Calif., J.L. Smith of Dallas, Wayne
Smith of Woodinville, Wash., and
Troy Smith of Houston; two sisters,
Elva Wells of Amarillo and Joy
Sundstrum of Manchester, Wash.;
two grandsons; and six great-grand-
children.
Tulia Herald, Dec. 7, 2000
Dean Todd
TULIA - Dean Todd, 66, died Sun-
day, Dec. 3, 2000.
Services were at L1 a.m. Wednes-
day in First United Methodist Church
with the Rev. Kevin Deckard, minis-
ter, and the Rev. Rob Lindley, pastor
of the church, officiating. Burial was
in Rose Hill Cemetery by Wallace
Funeral Home.
Mr. Todd was bom and raised in
Swisher County. He graduated as
president of the class in 1952 from
Happy High School. He fanned in
Swisher County, retiring in 1994. He
owned and operated Tlie Water Works
Store in Tulia from 1995 to 1997.
He was a charter member and sec-
retary of Happy Jaycces, and was a
member of the Happy Days Associa-
tion and Happy Rodeo Association.
He was a Happy Stock Show sponsor
and was instnunental in establishing
the First State Bank in TuJia.
He married Neta Ncwsoin in 1952
at Tucumcari, N.M.
Survivors includehis wife; two sons,
MikeToddofCanyonandTerryTodd
of Austin; a daughter, DeAnn Jones
ofTulia; a brother, Cline R. Todd of
Mountain Home, Ark.; two sisters,
Marie Cartwright of Austin and Doris
Johnson of Colorado Springs, Colo.;
and five grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be
to Tulia Volunteer Fire Department,
201 N. Maxwell, Tulia; or the build-
ing fund of WcstovcrFcllowship, P.O.
Box 8816, Amarillo, 79114-8816.
Tulia Herald, Dec. 7, 2000.
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and over diet. We sit around all win- mon knowledge in the church, but
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we practically kill ourselves trying to <old that the church not only chose to
prove we are still as physically fit and ignore the issue but were proud that
capable as we were years ago. they were not being judgmental in
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matters as well. Jesus addresses this to remain in good fellowship in the
in His Sermon on the Mount in re- church.
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Pharisee is evident as he thanks God deal with sin.
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