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Roy Julius “Deck” Woldt, 95, died December 25, 2014 in Pampa.

 

Memorial services will be at 2:00 PM Saturday, January 3, 2015, at Zion Lutheran Church, with Rev. Michael Erickson, pastor, officiating. A celebration of Deck's life will follow the services with coffee and dessert in the church fellowship hall. Cremation and arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.

 

A double memorial graveside service will be held at a later date in Egg Harbor Town Cemetery in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin for Deck and his wife Eloise.

 

Mr. Woldt, also known as Coach Woldt, was born October 22, 1919 in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin to August “Dick” and Ann Herbst Woldt. He attended high school at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin where he played several sports. Deck joined the Army Air Force during World War II and served as a radio operator on Solomon and Fiji Islands in the South Pacific in the 35th Fighter Control Squadron.

 

During the years of 1946-1954, he played on several minor league baseball teams. While attending Southwestern University in Weatherford, Oklahoma to earn his teaching degree, the Pampa Oilers ball team offered him a signing bonus during the 1950 season. He married Dorothy Eloise Hall Bowen on March 20, 1953 at Zion Lutheran Church in Pampa. After graduating from college, Deck played his final season with the Oilers in 1955.

 

Coach Woldt was hired to teach school and coach football, baseball and golf for the Pampa ISD before retiring in 1985. Some of the many honors he received over the years were Baseball Coach of the Year in the Texas Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame in 1965, and Door County League Hall of Fame in Door County, Wisconsin in 1993. Deck was an active member of Zion Lutheran Church where he served as church elder.

 

Deck was preceded in death by his parents; his wife in 2006; a stepson, Russell D. Bowen in 1999; a brother, Roland “Fritz” Woldt; and 3 sisters, Myrtle Woldt Patza, Clara Woldt Becker, and Elizabeth “Betty” Woldt Baster, all of Door County, Wisconsin.

 

Survivors include his stepdaughter, Sandra Bowen Cox Wright and husband Lee of Seattle, Washington; a grandson, James Roy Cox and wife Melissa of Seattle, Washington; a granddaughter, Kelli Wright Shea and husband Jeff of Seattle, Washington; two great-granddaughters, Janyssa Cox Kester and Payton Cox, both of Seattle, Washington; a great-grandson, Spencer Shea of Seattle, Washington; sister-in-law: Corrine Schneider Woldt of Sister Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, and several nieces and nephews.

 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Odyssey Hospice, 6900 I-40 West, Suite 150, Amarillo, Texas 79106; Shepard’s Crook Home Health Care, 916 N. Crest Road, Pampa, Texas 79065; or Zion Lutheran Church Helping Hands, 1200 Duncan, Pampa, Texas 79065.

 

 

Willie Mae Wilson Mangold died January 2, 2014 in Glen Rose.

Services will be at 2:00 PM Monday, January 6, 2014, at Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel in Pampa, with John Curry, officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery in Pampa, under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa.

Willie Mae was born March 22, 1921, near Gruver, Texas, to Clinton and Cassie Wilson. She graduated from Gruver High School at 16, and she attended West Texas State, earning a BA in Science Education by age 20. She married Charles Otto Mangold, Jr. on September 25, 1942 in Amarillo. He preceded her in death in 1996. From 1942 to 1944, she instructed soldiers in the electrical systems on B17 and B29 airplane bombers at the Amarillo Air Force Base. She taught school for 48 years in Canadian, Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch, and Pampa. In 1969, she received her Master’s in Science Education from Texas A&M College Station. In 1973, she was awarded the Texas Conservation Teacher of the Year.

Throughout her life she was an active member of the First Baptist Church, Delta Kappa Gamma, DAR, Daughters of the Confederacy, and after her retirement, the Pampa Retired Teachers Association. Although she was active in the community, she always made time to play Bridge, her favorite card game.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Travis Wilson.

She is survived by her daughter, Cassandra Weyandt and husband Tom of Glen Rose; granddaughter, Bonnie Weyandt of Glen Rose; niece, Jeanne Hardin of Knoxville, Tennessee; and nephews, Tony Christopher of Corona del Mar, California, and Mitchell Wilson of Brackettville.

The family will receive friends from 5:00-6:30 Sunday, January 5, 2014, at Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Home in Pampa.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 621, Pampa, Texas 79066-0621, Pampa Meals on Wheels, P.O. Box 939, Pampa, Texas 79066-0939, Pampa Senior Citizens Center, P.O. Box 475, Pampa, Texas 79066-0435, Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch, 600 SW 11th Ave., Amarillo, Texas 79101, or Alzheimer’s Association, 415 W.

Willie Mae Wilson Mangold died January 2, 2014 in Glen Rose.

 

Services will be at 2:00 PM Monday, January 6, 2014, at Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel in Pampa, with John Curry, officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery in Pampa, under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa.

 

Willie Mae was born March 22, 1921, near Gruver, Texas, to Clinton and Cassie Wilson. She graduated from Gruver High School at 16, and she attended West Texas State, earning a BA in Science Education by age 20. She married Charles Otto Mangold, Jr. on September 25, 1942 in Amarillo. He preceded her in death in 1996. From 1942 to 1944, she instructed soldiers in the electrical systems on B17 and B29 airplane bombers at the Amarillo Air Force Base. She taught school for 48 years in Canadian, Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch, and Pampa. In 1969, she received her Master’s in Science Education from Texas A&M College Station. In 1973, she was awarded the Texas Conservation Teacher of the Year.

 

Throughout her life she was an active member of the First Baptist Church, Delta Kappa Gamma, DAR, Daughters of the Confederacy, and after her retirement, the Pampa Retired Teachers Association. Although she was active in the community, she always made time to play Bridge, her favorite card game.

 

She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Travis Wilson.

 

She is survived by her daughter, Cassandra Weyandt and husband Tom of Glen Rose; granddaughter, Bonnie Weyandt of Glen Rose; niece, Jeanne Hardin of Knoxville, Tennessee; and nephews, Tony Christopher of Corona del Mar, California, and Mitchell Wilson of Brackettville.

 

The family will receive friends from 5:00-6:30 Sunday, January 5, 2014, at Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Home in Pampa.

 

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 621, Pampa, Texas 79066-0621, Pampa Meals on Wheels, P.O. Box 939, Pampa, Texas 79066-0939, Pampa Senior Citizens Center, P.O. Box 475, Pampa, Texas 79066-0435, Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch, 600 SW 11th Ave., Amarillo, Texas 79101, or Alzheimer’s Association, 415 W. 8th Ave., Suite 300, Amarillo, Texas 79101

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DATELINE: Pampa, Texas
 
NAME: Howard E. Graham
AGE: 85
 
DIED: October 1, 2011, in Pampa, Texas
 
SERVICES: 10:00 AM Thursday, October 6, 2011, at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Nick Matthews and Rev. Blossom Matthews, pastors, officiating.

BURIAL: Fairview Cemetery, with military honors courtesy of U. S. Army, Fort Hood, Texas. Arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.

BIOGRAPHY: Mr. Graham was born on July 22, 1926 in Farwell, Texas, to B.N. and Irene Graham, and attended Farwell public schools. After graduating from Farwell High School, he was drafted into the U.S. Army in November, 1944. Assigned to the Army's 158 Regiment Combat Team, Mr. Graham served in the Philippines for the duration of World War II. After the war ended, he was sent to Japan as part of the U.S. occupation forces. He was assigned to the 42nd General Hospital in Tokyo, where he worked until his discharge in November, 1946.

Mr. Graham then enrolled at McMurry College in Abilene, Texas, majoring in history. Upon graduation, he took his first teaching position at Three Way, Texas. His next teaching position was at Iraan in Pecos County, Texas. In 1955, Mr. Graham began a 31-year career with the Pampa school system, first as a high school history teacher and later as head of the high school's History Department. Throughout his 31 years at Pampa High School, Mr. Graham taught in only one classroom, Room 206. At Pampa High, he served many years as the faculty advisor to the AFS exchange program. During this time, he received his master's degree from West Texas State University.
He married a fellow teacher, Betty Tom Riddle Graham, on August 6, 1960. He and his wife traveled extensively in the United States and Canada, and later to Europe, until her death in 2007.

Mr. Graham and his wife were active in the Pampa First United Methodist Church, where he chaired the Missions Committee for years. He was a long-time volunteer for Pampa Meals on Wheels, where until very recently he delivered meals every Wednesday. He also volunteered for the Good Samaritan Christian Services, the Pampa Community Concert Association, on whose board he served, and the White Deer Land Museum.

Known affectionately as "Muggins" to his extended family, he is survived by a sister, Katie Lee Graham Ross of Morton, Texas; sisters-in-law Pauline Graham of Bend, Oregon, Darlene Riddle Wallace of Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Margaret Whisenant of San Diego, California; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, two brothers, Benton and John, and a sister, Eunice.

Among his family, friends and former students, he was revered for his humor, his love of history, particularly American history, and his love of church.

The family suggests memorials to the First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1981, Pampa, Texas 79066-1981, or Pampa Meals on Wheels, P.O. Box 939, Pampa, Texas 79066-0939.
 
 
Melvin Roy Cardwell age 82 of Dodson died Sunday, May 26, 2013 in Amarillo.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at the Dodson Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Al Mixon, pastor officiating. Burial will be in Dodson Cemetery by Adams Funeral Home.

Pallbearers were , Justin Cardwell, Cade Klink, Brodie Klink, Tom Hames, Hayes Hurst, Tommy Hightower, John Hightower, and Jon Beanland.

Melvin was born on September 30, 1930 in Sayre, OK to William and Elizabeth Willingham Cardwell. He graduated from Pottsboro High School, attained his BS Degree from North Texas University and received his Masters Degree from Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

He married Wanda Hightower on January 30, 1959 in Amarillo.

He taught business classes in Pampa, moved to Wellington in 1974 as the high school principal and later became the elementary principal. In 1990 he became the principal for the Reydon, OK schools. He retired in 2000 and continued farming and ranching.

Melvin served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

He is survived by his wife Wanda Cardwell of Dodson his son Roy Cardwell of Oilton, OK a daughter Renessa Klink and her husband Mark of Dodson 2 sisters Nelladean Greene of Grapevine and Mary Frances Gravette of Whitesboro 10 grandchildren Jessica Murphy and Dillon, Daniel Cardwell and Amanda, Stefanie Casey and Vince, Justin Cardwell, Kadie Cardwell, Brian Cardwell, Gage Cardwell, Cade Klink, Brodie Klink, and Mikala Klink and 5 great grandchildren Presley Murphy, Israel and Drake Casey, and Journey and Dooley Cardwell.

Melvin was preceded in death by his parents, 6 brothers and 3 sisters.

The family suggests that memorials be made to the Melvin Cardwell Memorial Scholarship, 606 15th St, Wellington, TX. 79095.

Sign the guest book at adamsfuneralsvc.com
 

Dona Pursley Cornutt, 98, of Pampa, died Wednesday, June 4, 2014, in Amarillo.

Services will be at 2:00 PM Saturday, June 7, 2014, at Mary Ellen and Harvester Church of Christ with Glen Walton, associate minister of San Jacinto Church of Christ in Amarillo, and Keith Feerer, minister of Mary Ellen and Harvester Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.

Mrs. Cornutt was born April 1, 1916 in Miami, Texas to C. P. “Doc” Pursley and Rachael Dial Pursley. She was a graduate of Miami High School and received her B. A. degree in accounting from Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. Dona married James Travis Cornutt on Dec. 7, 1946 in Pampa. He preceded her in death on Sept. 26, 1959. She worked in the family auto business, Plains Motor Co., in Pampa for several years. She taught award winning DECA classes at Pampa High School for several years and also ran the Co-op at Pampa High. Dona was a member of Mary Ellen & Harvester Church of Christ.

She was very active in the Pampa Chamber of Commerce serving on the board of directors, and she chaired the Chamber’s Country Fair for several years. In 1960, Dona was named the Pampa Woman of the Year and was later named the Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year. She was an artist and was a member of the Pampa Art Club. Dona was also a member of the Pampa Garden Club for many years.

She is survived by a daughter, Molly Goodwin, of Ennis; two sons, C. E. “Doc” Cornutt and wife Linda of Dallas, and James Travis Cornutt of Zurich, Switzerland; three grandchildren, Sara Boucher and husband Tripp of Dallas, Chris Cornutt and wife Resa of Frisco, and Shelly Goguen and husband Beren of Fort Collins, Colorado; and by 4 great grandchildren. Dona was also preceded in death by a brother, Ervin Pursley, in 1993.

The family will receive friends from 6:30-8:00 PM Friday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Mary Ellen and Harvester Church of Christ, 1342 Mary Ellen, Pampa, TX 79065.