OBITUARIES
John Derryberry
1932-2004
John Paul Derryberry of Snyder died Sunday, April 11, in
Snyder.
Services for Mr. Derryberry, 71, are pending at
Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.
Born May 9, 1932 in Loraine, Mr. Derryberry was a retired
cowboy, a bullrider and rodeo clown.
Survivors include two brothers, Larry Dan Derryberry and
wife, Sherry, of Snyder and Sonny Derryberry of Edgemont, S.D.; four sisters, Bobbie Ray
Moore of Midland, Louise Brimmer of Highmore, S.D., Paulette McCollum of California, and
Sandra Kimsey of Texarkana, Ark.; and several nieces and nephews.
K.P. Lofton
1916-2004
SWEETWATER -- K.P. Lofton Jr., a former Scurry County
resident, died Sunday, April 11, in Abilene Regional Medical Center.
Funeral service for Mr. Lofton, 87, is set for 2 p.m.
Tuesday in the Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home Chapel with Mike Ensminger
officiating. Burial will follow in the Pyron Cemetery.
Born Sept. 7, 1916 in Fisher County, he married Lillie
Mae Kinney in 1938 in Snyder. He lived in Hermleigh and farmed until 1994 when he retired
and moved to Sweetwater. He had been a member of the Hermleigh Church of Christ and was a
current member of Normandy Avenue Church of Christ in Sweetwater.
His parents, K.P. and Ethel Lofton; a brother, Vernon
Lofton; and a sister, Era Dorden, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Lillie Mae Lofton of
Sweetwater; a son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth Wayne and Peggy Lofton of Sweetwater; a
daughter and son-in-law, Pat and Tommy Lillard of Mart; four grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren; and a nephew, Monte Dorden.
The family suggests memorials to the West Texas Rehab
Center in Abilene or to the Normandy Avenue Church of Christ scholarship fund.
Marjorie Cox
1915-2004
MUSKOGEE, Okla. -- Marjorie Griffith Cox, sister of Ross
Blanchard of Snyder, died Friday, April 9, in Muskogee after a short illness.
Service for Mrs. Cox, 89, was held today at York Street
Church of Christ in Muskogee. Burial was to follow in the Greenhill Cemetery under the
direction of Lescher-Millsap Funeral Home.
She was born April 15, 1915 in Haskell, Okla., to Ross
and Pearl Blanchard. After completing her education, she married Floyd O. Griffith in
Muskogee. He died Sept. 4, 1977. She married Frank Cox who also preceded her in death.
Mrs. Cox was an employee of Vivas, working in retail and
bookkeeping most of her adult life.
She also was preceded in death by her parents; and one
brother, Jack Blanchard.
Survivors also include five children, William Griffith of
Muskogee, Jerry Griffith of Grand Rapids, Mich., Majorie Ferrell of Muskogee, Thomas
Griffith of Lawton, Okla., Jean Farmer of Keefeton, Okla.; a sister-in-law, Earnestine
Blanchard of Snyder; 16 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren.
