May 8 , 2008 Obituaries

Everett Gee

Funeral services for Everett Gee, 63, of Friona, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at the Sixth St. Church of Christ with Leon Talley, minister, and Rick Burton of Friona, officiating. Burial followed in the Friona Cemetery by Blackwell Funeral Home.

Everett died on Saturday, May 3, 2008 at Baptist St. Anthony’s Hospice in Amarillo. He was born March 4, 1945 in Clovis, New Mexico, to Harrison and Irene Floyd Gee.

He was a lifetime resident of Friona. He married Mayme Irvin on February 17, 1978 in Friona. He was the water superintendent for the City of Friona and a member of the Sixth St. Church of Christ.

Survivors include his wife, Mayme; a son, Dustee Gee of Friona; a daughter, Ashlee Roberts of Friona; two stepdaughters, Sherrie Stanberry and Teena Nunley both of Friona; two brothers, James Gee and Roger Gee both of Friona; ten grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Shirley D. Hansard

Funeral services for Shirley D. Hansard, 74, of Friona, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at the First Baptist Church in Memphis, Texas with Reverend O.K. Bowen, of Amarillo, and Reverend Daniel Downey, pastor, officiating. Burial followed in the Fairview Cemetery in Memphis by Blackwell Funeral Home of Friona.

She died Saturday evening, May 3, 2008 at Baptist St. Anthony’s Hospital in Amarillo. She was born September 8, 1933 in Memphis, to John Ira and Dorcas Ruth Wilson Foster.

She married Jim Hansard on September 22, 1951 in Memphis. She was a member of and played the piano and organ for Travis Baptist Church and the First Baptist Church in Memphis for many years. She was a member of the Memphis Business Women’s club and had served as Secretary and Historian for many years. She moved to Friona around three years ago and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Friona.

Survivors include her husband, Jim; three sons, James Hansard of Electra, Mike Hansard of Hereford, and John C. “Dusty” Hansard of Friona; a brother, John Ira Foster of Amarillo; and six grandchildren, Jaci, Casey, Callie, Cade, Eric and Brady.

The family suggests memorials to the National Kidney Foundation of West Texas, Inc., 4601 50th St. #101, Lubbock, TX 79414.