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CHLOE DAWN ROGERS
Funeral services for Chloe Dawn Rogers, 5, were held Friday, in Cornerstone Church of Amarillo. Frank Gordoa, pastor of Cornerstone Church in Dumas officiated. He was assisted by Jim Loper, pastor of Cornerstone Church of Amarillo. Burial was in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Amarillo.
The child died April 9, 2008.
Born July 12, 2002, in Liberal, Kan., she was in kindergarten at Gene Howe Elementary School. She and her family moved to Amarillo in November 2007. She was a special gift from God. Her contagious smiles and laughter melted the hearts of those around her.
The family has requested memorials be made to Northwest Texas Children’s Hospital, 1501 South Coulter, Amarillo, Texas 79106.
Survivors include her mother, Cindy Rogers of Amarillo; her father, Norman Rogers of Elkhart, Kan.; three brothers, T. J. and Jessica Rogers of Perryton, Thomas Napp of Dumas and Colton Rogers of Elkhart; a sister, Erin Napp of Dumas; her grandparents, Bill and Louise Rogers of Elkhart and Jim and Marilyn Walker of Dumas; two aunts; a cousin and a niece.
Cox-LaGrone Funeral Home of Amarillo was in charge of funeral arrangements.
Moore County News-Press
04-12-08
ADA O’KELLEY
Ada O’Kelley, 89, died March 15, 2008.
She and her husband, Willis O’Kelley, had a sporting goods business in Dumas in the 1960s and 1970s.
She was born to William Leslie and Elizabeth Sweeney on Oct. 17, 1918, in Gravelswitch, Ky.
She was born again at an early age by her faith in the sinless Jesus who died on the cross of Calvary and is now our risen Saviour.
Her husband preceded her in death and she will rest at his side in Quinton, Okla.
Survivors include a son, Dr. Michael O’Kelley of McKinney; two siblings, Dolores Friesner of Temple and George Sweeney of Blue Springs, Mo.
Moore County News-Press
04-12-08
LILLIAN MATTOCKS
Funeral services for Lillian Mattocks, 89, formerly of Dumas, were held Friday, April 11, 2008, in Arden Road Baptist Church. The Rev. Dale Bigham, pastor, officiated. Graveside services were held in Northlawn Memorial Gardens in Dumas. The Rev. Ludwig Indoko, associate pastor of River of Life Fellowship officiated.
Mrs. Mattock died April 9, 2008, in Amarillo.
She was born Jan. 10, 1919, in Canton, Penn., to Allen and Ethel Sweeney. On Jan. 30, 1937, she married Ed Mattocks in East Troy, Penn. She was a homemaker and loved to play the piano and study her Bible. She had been a resident of Dumas since 1967 before moving to Amarillo and was a member of Bible Baptist Church of Dumas.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Arthur Sweeney; a sister, Evelyn Strock; a grandson, Johnathan David Mattocks and a great-grandchild.
Survivors include her husband, Ed, of the home; daughters, Lois Smith of Tulsa, Okla., Marilyn Nichols of Howardwick and Judy and Ed Guerra of Amarillo; sons, Elwin Mattocks of Callahan, Fla., the Rev. Lloyd and Myrlea Mattocks of Meta, Mo.; Boyd and Trixie Mattocks of Clinton, N. C.; the Rev. David and Marguerite Mattocks of Port Huron, Mich; 31 grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren.
Morrison Funeral Directors of Dumas was in charge of funeral arrangements.
Please sign a guest book at www.morrisonfuneraldirectors.com
Moore County News-Press
04-12-08
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