OBITUARIES
C.J. Ford
1920-2004
Carroll J. Ford died Sunday, April 4, at his home in
Snyder.
Graveside service for Mr. Ford, 83, is set for 4 p.m.
Wednesday in the Wilson Valley Cemetery in Little River, Texas. The Rev. Blake Kimbrough,
pastor of the First Baptist Church in Flat, Texas, will officiate. Arrangements are under
the direction of Wright Colonial Funeral Home.
Born Dec. 15, 1920 in Heidenheimer, Texas, he married
Juanita Buffington on May 3, 1950 in El Paso. Mr. Ford was a retired truck driver for
Yellow Freight Company and a U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita Ford of Gatesville;
two daughters and a son-in-law, Mary and Wade Watts of Gatesville and Theresa Kildow of
Snyder; two grandsons, Johnathan Watts of Gatesville and Jeremy Kildow of Coleman; and a
granddaughter, Crystal Watts of Gatesville.
Mr. Amador
1913-2004
ROTAN -- Arturo S. Amador, father of three Snyder
residents, died Sunday, April 4, in his home in Rotan.
Service for Mr. Amador, 91, is set for 11 a.m. Wednesday
in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Rotan with the Rev. Timothy Schwertner
officiating. Burial will follow in the Belvieu Cemetery.
Rosary will be at 7 this evening in the Weathersbee-Ray
Funeral Home Chapel.
Born June 15, 1913 in Floresville, he was married to
Dolores Zapata Quevedo who preceded him in death.
Mr. Amador had lived in Rotan 50 years and was a member
of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and worked at the Rotan Gin.
He also was preceded in death by his parents, Raphael and
Simona (Sisneros) Amador; one son, Rudy Amador; and one brother, Lalo Amador.
Survivors include three sons, Art Amador Jr. of Snyder,
Rick Amador of Rotan and Ralph Amador of Roby; five daughters, Lidia Zamora and Olivia
Amador, both of Snyder, Angela Amador of Phoenix, Ariz., Judy Amador of Abilene and Elida
Amador of Washington; one brother, Alberto Amador; one sister, Felipa Amador; and several
grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Mildred Fuller
1913-2004
COLORADO CITY -- Mildred Fuller, sister-in-law of W.J.
Fuller of Dunn, died Monday, April 4, in the Mitchell County Hospital in Colorado City.
Service for Mrs. Fuller, 90, is set for 2 p.m. Wednesday
in Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Sammy Elliott officiating. Burial will follow in
the Colorado City Cemetery under the direction of Kiker-Seale Funeral Home.
Born on May 25, 1913 to E.A. and Dillie Ruth Gallitin
Warmer, she married Odell Fuller on May 26, 1933 in Lovington, N.M. They resided in Scurry
County before moving to Colorado City. She was a homemaker, a member of the Calvary
Baptist Church and a home demonstration club.
Survivors include her husband, Odell Fuller of Colorado
City; a son and daughter-in-law, Tommy and Betty Fuller of Colorado; and three
grandchildren, Beverly Jordan of Arlington, Kim Gross and Brandon Fuller, both of Colorado
City.
The family will receive friends from 6-7:30 p.m. today at
the funeral home.
Carl Davis
1918-2004
SEMINOLE – Carl P. Davis, the stepfather of Keith
Beck of Snyder, died Sunday, April 4, in Hospice Homplace in Tyler.
Funeral service for Mr. Davis, 85, is set for 2 p.m.
Wednesday in the First Baptist Church with the Rev. H.A. Hanks officiating. Burial will
follow in the Gaines County Cemetery South under the direction of Boyer Funeral Home.
Born in Floydada, Mr. Davis moved from Lamesa to Seminole
in 1928. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and a retired assistant postmaster.
Survivors include his wife, Ireta Davis of Seminole; a
son, Bill “Wig” Davis of Seminole; a daughter, Peggy Jones of Seminole; two
grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
