A tornado warning was declared for Ochiltree County, but no damage was reported from the storm. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January Read More, William Forehand, 62, long time Perryton resident passed away Monday, January 2, 2023. Survivors include his father, Angus Ott of Plainview; three sisters, Hope English of Plainview, Sandra Simoneau of Austin, and Marsha Wilson of Lincoln, Nebraska; three nephews, four nieces, two great nephews and a great niece. A tornado. make a charitable donation in a loved ones memory, plant memorial trees in a loved ones name. In 2005 she was a charter board member of the Texas State Railroad Authority, a group overseeing the transition of the popular tourist attraction from a state agency to private ownership. Brittanie Chandler, 40, of Perryton, passed away Oct. 8, 2022. Because of a stupid law with a stupid name: The Jones Act. He attended the University of Oklahoma in Norman and earned a bachelors degree in music from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah. Perryton, TX 79070-3012 Click or call (800) 729-8809. Borger: News-Herald. Graveside services will be held Monday, January Read More, Robert Glynn Overton, 55, of Perryton, Tx passed away on January 17, 2023. She is survived by one son, John Hudson of Seguin, a daughter, Mary Dudley of Perryton, a brother, six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Kenneth Word Kenneth Ray Word, 81, of Perryton, died Jan. 25, 2023. Raymond Holman, Jr., 80, of Perryton, died Jan. 3, 2023. Services were held Dec. 3 at First United Methodist Church in Perryton with burial in the Ochiltree Cemetery. A memorial service is. Perryton, TX 79070-3012 She ran unsuccessfully for District 11 state representative in 1988, a position Mr. Whitehead held from 1972-80. The Gladewater Chamber of Commerce named him man of the year in 1994, and he received the chambers Bradley Award for outstanding community service on two occasions. A private family graveside service will be held Saturday, Oct. 15, at 2 p.m. at Elmhurst Cemetery in Guymon, OK with Mike Nixon officiating. The city honored the family with the Emmett and Marie Whitehead Heritage Park, a tourist information park featuring a train caboose. Visit this link to create a free obituary then read the advantages of creating an obituary on Echovita and either click Start now or Create an obituary for your loved to begin. Solo and ensemble performances are graded from Class 1 to Class 3, with Class 1 being the most, Members of the Top of the Panhandle Amateur Radio Club (TOPARC) met recently to celebrate the clubs 50th anniversary. Borger News-Herald Borger Clarendon Enterprise Clarendon Pampa News Pampa High Plains Observer Spearman Reporter-Statesman Spearman A funeral service is scheduled for 1:00 p.m., Saturday, December Read More, Bernarda Rita Olivarez, 57, of Waka, TX passed away on Friday, November 25, 2022, in Waka, Texas. The Panthers prevailed, 20-, The Rangers will make the short trip to Borger Friday night, to play their next to last district game. A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 26, 2021 at the First Baptist. He was promoted to editor in 2003 and retired in 2010. Mrs. Whitehead returned to college to complete a degree in communications at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches in 1971 and earned a master of arts there in 1975. Last known address was Perryton. A memorial service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Roxie Newcomb, 67, of Perryton, died Feb. 5, 2023 in Amarillo. Ott wrote a twice-weekly column for the Midland paper. They also owned Perryton Office Supply for many years, and she was the buyer for the gift department. A Rosary will be held at the Sacred Heart Catholic Read More, Coehn Merle Anderson of Perryton, Texas was born into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, November 19, 2022 in Liberal, Kansas. She was preceded in death by Jack M. Allen, her husband of 65 years; her parents, Dr. J.F. Connect with your classmates to honor alumni and teachers. View obituary. 8800 Business Park Drive, Suite 100 Tuesday, March 7: Breakfast burrito, hash brown, fruit, white milk. Her survivors include children Kathryn Louise (Kay) Ferrell (Bob) of Garland, Nancy Allen Bowdre (Marty Halliburton) of Rowlett, Suzanne Faye Willis (Barry) of Perryton, and Jack Brent Allen (Pat) of Amarillo; Brothers, John Franklin Howell, Jr (Lynn) and Charlie Watts Howell (Mollie); Grandchildren Elise Hart (Michael), Stephanie Hines (Matt), Charlotte Willis (Tony DiPiazza), Heather Haglund (Ryan), Kristen Bowdre, and Shelby Ramaekers (Troy); Great-grandchildren Ethan and Collin Hart, Gabriel and Nathan Willis DiPiazza, Addison and Austin Hines, Hannah and Blythe Haglund, Hope and Ally Ramaekers; and many nieces and nephews. Clark, 80, of Perryton, Texas, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2022 in Amarillo, Texas. A Celebration of Life was held at the First Methodist Church in Perryton on Monday, Feb. 20 at 10:30 a.m. Box 974, Rusk, TX, 75785; or the Rusk Public Library, 207 E. 6th St., Rusk, TX, 75785. A funeral service is scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Monday, January Read More, John D. Seaman, 84, of Perryton, Texas, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022. Wavelyn Cates Wavelyn Cates, 95, of Booker died Jan. 25, 2023. 401 S. Amherst St. Perryton, TX 79070-3012 (806) 435-3631 Ronnie Parker. La misa fnebre est Read More, Mildred Reynolds, 95, of Booker, Texas passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2023. She was later appointed to the Region 7 Education Service Center board of directors, one of 20 regional education service centers in Texas. A funeral service is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Monday, December Read More, Samuel Sam Nitschke, 59, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2022. The bond will feature two different propositions totaling $40 million. Funeral mass is scheduled Read More, Pauline McGee, 104 and 11 months, passed to her heavenly rest January 20, 2023 in Spearman, Texas. The Perryton ISD board recently approved a bond election for voters to decide on in May. Visitation will be 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday Oct. 13, and 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday Oct. 14, at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home in Perryton. Thats a $15 billion increase over the original plan and comes after record, Perryton High School choir members traveled to Canyon last weekend to compete in UIL Vocal Solo and, Charlotte Hale was named Citizen of the Year at the Perryton-Ochiltree Chamber of Commerce Annual, A large thunderstorm Sunday night brought high winds but only a little precipitation. Melissa Brillhart, 48, of Slaton, went to be with The Lord Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. 401 S. Amherst St. A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Wednesday Read More, Ronald F. Mick, 79, of Perryton, Texas, passed away Friday, December 30, 2022. Her 300-page dissertation on the history of the Rusk Cherokeean established the newspaper as the oldest continuously published weekly in Texas. His family was at his side as he was welcomed into the loving hands of God. Rita attended the University of Texas in Austin where she met her future husband, Jack M. Allen. Perryton Chamber; Short History; Ochiltree Hospital; Obituaries; . Don was born July 14, 1932, in Chickasha, Oklahoma to Alvin Louis and Frankie Viola (Warner) Fajen. In a front-page tribute, he was remembered by the newspaper as a civic-minded professional who supported local causes and mentored the reporters who worked for him, A colleague remarked at his retirement, Gary cared about those who worked alongside and put those relationships ahead of just about everything else. It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. In 2009, her newspaper was the first in Texas to place its complete archives on The Portal to Texas History website. Second Grade A Honor Roll Elizabeth Allred, Janeth Almanza, Kane Alvarez, Nevaeh Amado, Jonathan Arce, Maite Badillo Salas, Rosalie Banks, Marlee Barnett, Daniela Becerril Hernandez, Logan Brauer, Victor Carrillo Escobedo, Aribelle Casias, Collin Cator, Aydeli Chavez, Jennifer Chavira, Scarlett Cole, Ayden Cruz, Omar Cruz, Jax Cunningham, Basil Duke, Jordan Estrada, Brynlie Flaming, Melanie Flores Sosa. Perryton High School has released the counselors honor roll for the fourth six weeks. Visitation will be 11:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m. Thursday (10/13/22) and 9:00 Read More, Joan Conine Parker, 91, of Amarillo, TX formerly of Perryton, TX, died October 4, 2022. Over a 66-year period, Mrs. Whitehead and her late husband utilized the print and broadcast media platform they built to support causes benefiting Rusk and Cherokee County. 1 talking about this. Perryton, TX 79070-3012 Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, P.O. The high winds managed to stir up plenty of dust which combined with the rain to leave a healthy coating of mud on, Perryton High School choir members traveled to Canyon High School on Feb. 25 to compete in UIL Vocal Solo and Ensemble Contest, with a number of students qualifying for the State competition in May. She treasured many fun times with her seven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren, reading and singing to them. Cremation and arrangements Read More, Jolene Miller, 89, of Perryton, Texas, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2022. The Ochiltree County Hospital District Board of Directors met on Monday evening in the conference center at Ochiltree General Hospital. Perryton, Nov. 11 (Special) Funeral services for Billie Ruth Cottrell, 35, Perryton waitress, have been tentatively set for 3 p.m. Thursday in the Perryton Church of Christ. The Jones Act forbids shipping anything between, TxDOT proposes $100b transportation plan Officiating will be the minister, Arthur Golden. His father, Harry Kates, bought the Gladewater Daily Mirror in 1954, and Jerry started selling newspapers during his childhood years. She was an accomplished pianist, a member of the band, and was selected to attend Bluebonnet Girls State. A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Read More, Jim Collinsworth, 73, of Perryton, TX passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2022. She is survived by two daughters, Terrie Gonzalez and Dr. Wendee Whitehead, both of Austin; one grandson, two granddaughters; two sisters; and numerous cousins and extended family members. Transported to Ochiltree General Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Cates rites held Jan. 28 Lenna Lear, 56, of Perryton, Tx passed away on Monday, August 17, 2020. The Whiteheads moved to Rusk and The Cherokeean on June 1, 1950. PERRYTON Jane Louise Rogers Hudson, 91, of Perryton, former co-owner of the Perryton Herald, died Nov. 28. The full-scale production, requiring more than 50 cast and crew members, ran during Gusher Days for six years. Perryton is hometown of Hank the Cowdog, the lovable character in the series of books by award winning Perryton author, John R. Erickson, and the hometown of baseball's Mike Hargrove.Perryton is also the hometown of Angela Arenivar, finalist in the 1999 Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee who starred as herself in the Oscar nominated documentary Spellbound. A funeral service is scheduled for 10:00 am Thursday, August 20, 2020 at the First Baptist Church in . Perryton Texas Online. News. (806) 435-3631. 12, 2023 Thelma Holdman, 92, of Perryton, passed away Feb. Sean Barrett Eylar, 47, of Balko, OK died Feb. 18, 2023 in Fort Worth. A memorial service was held Dec. 16 at the First United Methodist Church in Gladewater. In 1955, they were granted a license by the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast the citys first and only AM radio station, KTLU. Georgia Marguerite (Rita) Howell Allen was born August 19, 1927, in Bogalusa, Louisiana to John Franklyn Howell and Mary Louise Watts Howell. Browse Obituaries and Death Records in Perryton, Texas Tracy Bailey, 50 - Apr 13, 2020 James Frederick Stute, 89 - Apr 10, 2020 Claro Vizcarra, 52 - Apr 10, 2020 Francisca Mercado Chairez, 73 - Apr 9, 2020 David Cervantes, 21 - Apr 6, 2020 Bryan Austin Dingman, 25 - Mar 18, 2020 A lifelong Methodist, Rita was a member of the United Methodist Women. City to offer lifeguard classes The City of Perryton will be offering lifeguard classes on Monday, March 13, at 9 a.m. at the Perryton Activity Center. Additional media interests included the purchase of E-Z Vision Cable Company in 1962, one of the pioneer cable television systems in the area. She was named the Rusk Chamber of Commerces citizen of the year in 1975 and businesswoman of the year in 2010. and Louise Howell, and her grandson, Dean Allen Willis. She and her husband also helped organize the Perryton YMCA (now the Perryton Activity Center) and were charter members of The Perryton Club. Perryton Herald. March 29, 2022 (66 years old) View obituary. When their children were grown, Rita and Jack enjoyed travelling with their friends to many countries. The commissioners recognized the County Clerks, Perryton High School choir members traveled to Canyon High School on Feb. 25 to compete in UIL Vocal Solo and Ensemble Contest, with a number of students, Members of the Top of the Panhandle Amateur Radio Club (TOPARC) met recently to celebrate the clubs 50th anniversary. James Max Gillpatrick. 12, 2023 Thelma Holdman, 92, of Perryton, passed away Feb. Sean Barrett Eylar, 47, of Balko, OK died Feb. 18, 2023 in Fort Worth. The PISD Long Range Planning Committee has been meeting and researching the needs of the district since last year and believe the necessity for building renovations is critical. GRAND CHAMPION GOAT. Serving Perryton and Ochiltree County. RUSK Marie Hall Whitehead, 88, former owner of the Cherokeean Herald newspaper and radio stations KTLU-AM and KWRW-FM in Rusk and the widow of state Rep. Emmett H. Whitehead, died Nov. 26 at her home in Rusk. PLAINVIEW A private memorial service was held in Plainview on Nov. 24 for retired newspaper editor Gary Radford Ott, 64. She married Harold Hudson, then editor of the Ochiltree County Herald, on Dec. 24, 1947. Hospital board approves contract for surgery equipment, TOPARC meets to observe its 50th anniversary. With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Robert E Graves of Perryton, Texas, born in Hardesty, Oklahoma, who passed away on January 13, 2022 at the age of 98. A funeral service is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Read More, William Edward Hall, 62, of Perryton, Texas passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2022. Even while carrying on the Kates familys ink-stained traditions, music remained dear to his heart. Sandy tragically died Sept. 28 in Perryton Read More, Submit an obit for publication in any local newspaper and on Legacy. Perryton, TX JUNE COOK OBITUARY June Cook March 4, 1935 - January 6, 2021 June Lavonne Wilcox Cook, 85, of Perryton, TX, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2021. The award was presented by Kerry Symons, who read from the official nomination before he introduced Hale. Melissa Brillhart News Staff Wednesday, February 15, 2023 A unique and lasting tribute for a loved one. Funeral Services will be held Friday, December Read More, Dorothy Earlene Anderson Greene, age 82, of Lake Kickapoo, Texas passed away December 20, 2022 in a Wichita Falls hospital after a short illness Read More, Jerry Don Robertson, 87, of Darrouzett, passed away on December 19, 2022, in Spearman, Texas. Box 179; the Museum of the Plains, 1200 N. Main, all in Perryton, or a favorite charity. A funeral service is scheduled for 1:00 p.m., Friday, December 9, 2022 Read More, Lucia Loma, 49, of Perryton, TX passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2022, in Amarillo, Texas. facebook. Anthony Phillip Darnell. They purchased the Alto Herald in 1978. A funeral service is scheduled for 10:00 a.m Read More, Georgia Marguerite Rita Allen, 95, of Perryton, Texas passed away Monday, February 13, 2023 in Dallas, Tx. Maria Dominguez Loya. A home burglary and a criminal mischief incident were reported and investigated during the week. In 1989, they merged the Alto Herald and the Rusk Cherokeean, forming what is now the Cherokeean Herald. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. Perryton was founded Aug. 22, 1919, when the towns of Ochiltree, Texas, and Gray, Okla., merged; houses, churches, stores, and the then- Ochiltree Herald were all hauled on wagons to the newly laid tracks of the Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway. Elizabeth Allred, Janeth Almanza, Kane Alvarez, Nevaeh Amado, Jonathan Arce, Maite Badillo Salas, Rosalie Banks, Marlee Barnett, Daniela Becerril Hernandez, Logan Brauer,, After a recent hurricane, Puerto Ricans desperately needed fuel. She died on February 13, 2023 in Dallas. She is . He was preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth and Betty Stone; two sisters, Linda Rhodes and Debbie Standerfer; and one brother, Frankie Stone. . Memorials may be made to the Heritage Center of Cherokee County, P.O. 401 S. Amherst St. Body. A unique and lasting tribute for a loved one. They purchased the newspaper in 1959 and renamed it the Perryton Herald. Good Samaritan Funeral Services Obituaries in Booker, TX After working as a reporter and then news editor for the Plainview paper for six years, he joined another Hearst-owned publication, the Midland Reporter-Telegram, as city editor in 1983. Box 987; the Ranger Academic Enrichment Foundation Pathways Program, P.O. Who Where Receive obituaries Brad Simmons February 15, 2023 (66 years old) View obituary Juanita Hoffmann February 16, 2023 (87 years old) Mr. Hudson served as publisher of the Perryton Herald until his death in 1991. Perryton, TX 79070-3012 Log in to a funeral home below and get started. October 17, 1948 - September 20, 2022 Barbara Jean Warner "BJ" passed away unexpectedly on September 20, 2022 at the age of 73 from cardiac arrest in Kaufman, TX, surrounded by her sisters. Fajen, Donald Louis passed away February 24, 2023, in Oklahoma City at the age of 90. He went on to launch White Oaks first newspaper, The Texan, in the late 1960s. Date of birth, Oct. 23, 1981. Viewing will be Sunday, November 6, 2022 from l Read More, Anita King Pearson, 92, of Farnsworth, TX passed away October 22, 2022. Brittanie Chandler, 40, of Perryton, passed away Oct. 8, 2022. 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