Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors

Donald L. Wright, 74 of Amarillo passed away Saturday, June 26, 2021 in Amarillo. The rosary will be read at 6:30 pm Thursday, July 1, 2021 at Minton Memorial Chapel in Borger. Funeral mass will be 2:00 pm Friday at St. John the Evangelical Catholic Church in Borger. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Fritch. Donald will lie in state Tuesday and Wednesday at the Minton Chatwell Funeral Home in Fritch. Donald was born August 8, 1946 in Amarillo to William and Gertrude (McCandles) Wright.

Tom Dortch, 87, finished his race on Monday, June 21, 2021. A celebration of his life will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, June 26, 2021 at First Baptist Church of Morse. Burial will follow in Lieb Cemetery. In lieu of flowers his memory may be honored with a gift to the Morse Community Building, Box 114, Morse, Tx 79062 or Child Evangelism Fellowship of West Texas, P.O.Box 3811, Wichita Falls, Tx 76301. Tom was born July 5, 1933 in Morse, Texas to McKinley Butler Dortch and Mattie Lela Boney. He proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He married the love of his life Beth Blankenship on July 27, 1956 in Morse. Tom lived life to the fullest. A devout...

Roscoe Robert (Robbie) Alford, 83 of Amarillo, passed away on Monday, June 14, 2021. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 21, at the Central Baptist Church in Amarillo. Burial will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park at 2:00 p.m. under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors. Robbie was born on May 11, 1938 in Portales, New Mexico, to Roscoe Randolph and Icie Stigall Alford. He has lived in the area since 1964, coming from Artesia, New Mexico. Robbie retired from Phillips Petroleum Company as a Chemical Engineer. He married Betty Taylor on November 3, 1987. Robbie loved to read his Bible and was a member of Central Baptist Church in Amarillo. One of his greatest joys...

Betty Jo Sanders, 92 of Borger, passed away Monday, May 17, 2021 in Amarillo, TX. Graveside services will be 2:00 pm Friday, May 21, 2021 at Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors. Betty was born on August 22, 1928 in Strong City, Oklahoma to Rex and Velma (Crites) Hensley. She married Thurmond Sanders December 23, 1945 in Sayre, Oklahoma. She was a Borger resident since 1950 and was a long-time member of Franklin St. Church of Christ. Betty had many joys and interests in her life including ceramics, crocheting, and gardening. She enjoyed cooking and baking for her family and any time spent laughing with her two sons. After many years of...

Henry "Hank" Dompe went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 7, 2021 in Amarillo. Service will be at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at the Celebration Church in Fritch with Pastor Dwight Kirksey officiating. Burial will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors. There will be a visitation on Monday evening, April 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. The service will be live streamed on Minton Chatwell website. Hank was born February 2, 1944 in Stockton, California to Daniel Dominic and Louise Marie Cardoza Dompe. He moved to the Texas Panhandle in 1975. He was a truck driver for Evenson Trucking. Hank was a member of the Veterans of Foreign...

Henry Paul Leven, 87, passed away Thursday, April 1, 2021. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, April 3, 2021 in Panhandle Cemetery with Father Hrudaya Raju Kondamadi officiating. The family will receive friends from 5-7 pm on Friday at the Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Panhandle. Henry was born April 5, 1933 in Amarillo, Texas to John Leven and Theresa Aichlmeyer Leven. He graduated from Panhandle High School. Henry married Louella Ford on December 18, 1982 in Amarillo, Texas. He enjoyed golf, polka dancing, FFA, 4-H and showing animals. He and Louella loved to travel all over the country with friends. He was a lifetime Farmer and Rancher and loved life and...

EJ "Jeep" Webb, 91 of Borger went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 26, 2021 in Amarillo. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at First Baptist Church Borger. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Tulia, TX at 3:00 pm Wednesday under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Family and friends visitation will be Tuesday March 30, 2021 from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Jeep was born December 27, 1929 at Cooper, TX to Paul Hampton Webb and Lura Mae (Hendley) Webb. He married Norma LaVon Thompson September 14, 1950 in Tulia, Tx He was a teacher, coach, bus driver for the Borger Bulldogs. He was always there for the students,...

Edgar Gordon "Beau" Hileman, 71, of Panhandle passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2021 in Amarillo. The Holy Rosary will be recited at 6 p.m., Sunday, March, 14, at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Panhandle. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m., Monday, March 15, at St. Theresa Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Panhandle Cemetery under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Panhandle. Beau was born in Austin, Texas on March 27, 1949 to Otis W. and Alleen James Hileman. He moved to the Panhandle area in 1968, where he met and fell in love with his wife Dena Quimby. The couple married on August 12, 1972 at the First United Methodist Church in Panhandle, and...

Maurice Pettit, 88, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2021. Graveside services will be held 1 pm on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at Westlawn Memorial Park with Mr. Jeremy Vass officiating. Services are under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. In lieu of flowers his memory may be honored with a gift to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Maurice was born September 29, 1932 in Wheeler, Texas to Shelby Pettit and Grace Young Pettit. He married Norma Young on November 10, 1959 in Borger. Maurice proudly served in the United States Navy. He retired from Phillips and was a member of the Church of Christ at Borger. Maurice...

Graveside services will be 11:00 am Tuesday at Westlawn Memorial Park in Borger

Harold Lowery passed away surrounded by his loving wife and daughters on February 13, 2021 in Amarillo, Texas. He was born to Melvin and Euna Lowery on December 2, 1945 in Lamesa, Texas. A lifelong resident of Borger, Texas. Harold married Sharon York on September 23, 1964. Together they made a lovely life together with their two daughters. After working for M&M Auto Parts for many years, Harold opened his own business, Harold's Automotive. Harold began working his HCR mail route around 20 years ago and so enjoyed the people on his route. He cherished young people, mentoring and encouraging them during the many years driving a school bus. He loved the children that rode his bus...