Obituaries

Kelly was born on May 24, 1961, in Carlsbad, New Mexico, to Jesse and Beverly Ann Tomblin. He worked hard his whole life, and for the last 20-plus years, he was a night watchman at Cactus Wrangler Feeders. Kelly married his best friend and love of his life, Glennewyn ‘Sissy’ Benson, on June 19, 1985. They were married for 37 years.

Harriet Julia Rogers died on Jan. 14, 2023, at the age of 104.

Rachel Nicole (Broadbent) Collier, 43, passed peacefully after her fouryear battle with lymphoma on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, in Dallas, where she was undergoing her second bone marrow transplant. Friends and family will be welcomed for a celebration of her life at First Baptist Church in Perryton on Saturday, Jan. 28, at 11 am.

Marian Elaine Poarch Dickerson, 88, of Pampa, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, in Pampa.

George T. “Stretch” Williams, 60, of Canadian, passed away on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Graveside services will be held at 2 pm on Friday, Jan. 20, at Edith Ford Memorial Cemetery with Donald Hill officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Canadian.

Don Burch, 82, of Canadian, stepped into the arms of Jesus on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Canadian.

JUNE 25, 1940 - JANUARY 3, 2023 Memorial Service 2 pm, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023 First Christian Church Matt Cook & Donald Hill officiating.

Mark Alton Farrington, 66, of Amarillo, succumbed after a two-year battle with cancer on Dec. 19, 2022, as a hospice patient. A memorial service was held on Thursday, Dec. 29, in the Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel in Amarillo.

Loreta “Purple” Eldora McMullen Morgan, 92, of Canadian, stepped into the arms of Jesus on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, in Canadian. Funeral services were held at 2 pm on Tuesday, Jan. 3, at the Carmichael-Whatley Canadian Chapel with Donald Hill officiating. Burial followed in Edith Ford Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Canadian.

John Carl Worthington, 61, of Pampa, lost his battle with cancer on Jan. 2, 2023, in Amarillo.