Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors

Edgar Snyder of Fritch passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2022, in Amarillo. Funeral services will be held at 10 am on Saturday, April 30, 2022, in the Minton Memorial Chapel in Borger, TX, with Pastor Sharalyn Larsen officiating. Mr. Snyder will lie in state beginning Thursday, April 28, 2022. Burial will follow in Westlawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Michael Hathaway, Will Fair, Jonathan Plumley, Donnie Laughery, Zack Miller and Evan Parr. Honorary pallbearers will be Delbert Fair, Harvey Hathaway, Charles Lickliter and Wayne Lambert. Edgar was born April 12, 1950, in Ponca City, OK to Edgar Dee and Louise Snyder. He graduated from Ponca City High School in 1968. He received an A.S....

Sunday, March 6, 2022 a light was dimmed in the hearts of family, friends and community with the loss of Clovis Henry Boren. A generous and loving man, Clovis was a man of strong conviction, values, and integrity who loved his family, cherished his friends and left this world a better place because of his selfless sense of giving. Clovis was born on November 13, 1935 in Kirkland, Texas to Charles and Nora Boren. He was the eighth of 10 children. In 1959, Clovis began an 18 year career with Phillips Petroleum, before forming a partnership with Cal T Oil Company. In 1959 he married Leah Leigh Boren, his wife of 62 years. They had five children, Brett, Bart, Leigh Ann, Loraleigh and...

Clardy Wilburn (Bob} Snow passed from this life on Wednesday, February 16 at the age of 90 in Amarillo, Texas. A viewing will be held at Minton's Funeral home in Fritch Texas from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, February 18th and a celebration of Bob's life will be held at the Fritch Church of Christ at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 19. The family thanks everyone for their calls and kind support during this time of loss and, especially, thanks the staff at the Bee Hive Assisted Living facility in Amarillo for the love and care they showed Bob and his family during his stay there.

Amanda Sue Engler, 34 of Duncan, OK passed away Monday, December 13, 2021, in Tulsa, OK. Celebration of Life will be 2:00 pm Saturday, January 29, at New Life Church with Pastor Conny Moore officiating. Cremation was under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Amanda was born November 14,1987 in Traverse City, Michigan to Daniel Paul Engler and Margaret Elizabeth (Herba) Engler. She worked in the fast-food industry as a manager. She loved painting and camping. Preceding her in death are her great grandparents, Richard and Genevieve Burkhardt, Neil and Dorothy Bowen, Paul Engler, Evelyn and Adam Herba, William and Judith Engler, Edwin and Judith Herba; sister...

Gene Goss went home to be with the Lord Jesus on Sunday, October 3, 2021, at Sunrise of Cinco Ranch, in Katy, Texas, surrounded by family. Gene was born in Panhandle, Texas in 1940 to Eugene B. and Pauline Goss. Gene married the love of his life, Sylvia Ann Harpster, in 1988 and they blended their families. Gene is survived by his wife, Sylvia, and their children, James Carhart and his wife, Helen, Missy Roye, Michelle Mitchell and her husband, Brian, Kimberly Kaye Weatherly, Leigh Rae Smith, Raymond Harpster, and Shannan Goss and his wife, Kellie. Gene and Sylvia have fourteen grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. They are also survived by many cousins, extended family and dear...

R.E. Haynes was born on March 13, 1931 to Robert Elbert Haynes Sr. and Mattie Mae Parks Haynes in Wheeler County, TX. His family moved to Borger, TX in 1935 when he was 4 years old. His father started R&R Sheet Metal and Machine Shop in November, 1944. R.E. began working there a year later when he was 14 years old with his father and older brother. The family business thrived and remained family owned and operated even today by his oldest son. R.E. contributed to the business until the day his Lord and Savior called him home on September 8, 2021. He attended schools in Borger until he joined the U.S. Air Force January 8, 1951 at 19 years old and served 4 years at Lackland Air Force...

Cary Wynn Shimek, 49, passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2021. A celebration of his life will held at 3 pm at First Baptist Church Wolfforth on Saturday, September 11, 2021 with Pastor Chance Morton officiating. Cary was born February 21, 1972 in Lubbock, Texas to Victor and Cheryl Shimek. He enjoyed playing darts, shooting pool, painting homes and barbequing. Nothing brought more joy to his life than is children, Dez, Dalton and Devin. He is preceded in death by his mother, Cheryl Shimek. Survivors include his wife, Amanda Jones of Fritch; daughter, Dez Shimek of Fritch; sons, Dalton Shimek and Devin Shimek of Wolfforth; their mother, Shonda Shimek of Lubbock; father, Victor Shimek of...

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...