Woman admits to killing husband
Andrea Egger
Staff Writer
GALLUP — A former Gallup woman stands charged with the murder
of her husband after allegedly confessing to San Juan County Sheriff's
Department deputies.
The trial for Judy Gomez was canceled last week after her defense
attorney, San Juan County Public Defender Overzenia Ojuri, asked
for an extension because of problems with witnesses. The trial
won't be scheduled until late summer sometime, said San Juan County
District Attorney Sandra Price.
Gomez is accused of shooting to death her husband, Ray Gomez Jr.,
last June while he was sleeping in their home near Bloomfield.
Gomez and her husband were originally from Gallup. Her mother,
Mrs. Joe Bertelle of Gallup, who would not give her first name,
declined to comment about the case to the newspaper.
Ojuri could not be reached for comment Monday. Ray Gomez's family,
also reportedly of Gallup, could not be located to comment.
Price said Monday that Judy Gomez called the police one day after
she worked the night shift at a convenience store. She asked officers
to accompany her home to check on her husband.
She told police she was worried because she was leaving him and
he had threatened suicide. He wasn't answering the phone when
she called several times from work.
On entering the house, police heard a noise that they thought
was her husband snoring, but it turned out he was having trouble
breathing because of an injury to the head. It later turned out
to be a bullet wound.
Ray Gomez was rushed to San Juan Regional Hospital, where he was
later pronounced dead.
During an investigation, police learned she had a boyfriend. They
contacted the boyfriend, who said she had told him she was divorcing
her husband.
The boyfriend told police he had suggested she call the police
that night when she said she couldn't get her husband to answer
the phone. She told the boyfriend her husband might be suicidal.
"He could harm you or the kids," if he was suicidal
over getting divorced and she went home by herself, he told her.
The boyfriend told police in the past, she had attempted to hire
a man to kill her husband.
The police interrogated Judy Gomez, who denied having anything
to do with her husband's death, then changed her story and admitted
to shooting him while he was sleeping. She said she was only trying
to scare him.
"I don't know how she could attempt to scare him when he
was sleeping," Price said.
Price said she has a witness who will testify he quoted prices
to Judy Gomez for how much it would cost for him to kill her husband.
He told her it would be extra to take pictures.
"The police asked him why he said anything about pictures,
and he said he saw it in a movie," Price said.
The Gomez's daughters, ages 14, 3 and 2, were at home asleep when
the shooting occurred. The oldest daughter was sleeping in a back
bedroom and told police she didn't hear anything.
The gun police believed Gomez used was a .22-caliber pistol.
Judy Gomez has been in jail since a few weeks after the shooting.
She was initially arrested but bonded out of jail.
Later, a district judge rescinded the magistrate's setting of
bail, and Gomez has been in jail in Aztec since then without bond.
The children are living with relatives.
"It's sad. These little kids lost a dad; now they've lost
a mom," Price said.
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Mayor avoids flash, but gets things done
Bill Donovan
Staff Writer
GALLUP — As Gallupians congregate around the tables at Earl's
and other restaurants where the main topic of conversation is city
politics, the topic will eventually turn to Mayor John Pena.
"Just what has he accomplished in the last two years?" someone
will eventually ask, not expecting any answer. "When has he ever
been in the forefront of a city controversy?" is another.
Pena said he has heard both questions a lot in recent months and feels
that some people in the community may have a misguided notion of what
his administration is doing or has accomplished.
"Those who say there has been no controversy have only to look
as issues like the Northside Clinic, gaming, the Gallup Little League
versus the Boys and Girls Club and the TASCO proposal (over a city-owned
power plant proposal) to see that I have had to address a number of
controversies since being elected," Pena said.
But unlike former mayors such as George Galanis and Eddie Munoz who
would have no problems telling one and all where they stood on any
issue as soon as the controversy arose, Pena approaches his job a
little differently.
"When the gaming question came up, I had a lot of people asking
me how I felt about it," Pena said. "But I would tell them
that I wouldn't know until I had a chance to hear both sides."
And on gaming, as well as all of the other controversies, Pena kept
his opinions to himself usually until the city council had a chance
to discuss the matter.
But that doesn't mean that Pena just sits back and waits until the
council gives its opinion and then goes along, Councilor Charlie Chavez
said.
"We've had our shouting matches and he hasn't backed down,"
Chavez said, adding that these disagreements haven't gotten as much
publicity as the times that either Munoz or Galanis fought with the
council.
One of the biggest criticisms Pena has faced since getting into office
is the allegation that City Manager David Ruiz actually runs the city
and Pena just rubber stamps his decisions.
Pena said he works well with Ruiz and while Ruiz makes a lot of the
decisons on the day-to-day running of the city government which is
what a city manager is supposed to do he looks to the mayor for direction.
"A lot of people thought that when I came into office that I
would be taking direction from Eddie Munoz," he said. "Do
you see that happening?" Pena views himself as a facilitator,
someone who looks at a problem from a business standpoint and tries
to compromise between the needs of the community and the average resident.
One example of this, he said, was with last year's large utility rate
increase, something he admits he didn't like his rates went up 300
percent but was needed to bring utility revenue in line with costs
after eight years of no increases.
"This was not a popular move but I supported it in order to get
a fiscally-sound utility department," he said. Now he is supporting
an annual cost of living increase so these huge increases won't happen
again.
Although his office did receive some complaints, he looks at the general
acceptance of the decision as one of the major accomplishments of
his administration so far, one of many accomplishments that may not
have resulted in big headlines in the local paper.
A different approach
It's this approach to the job that makes him different from either
Galanis and Munoz, Councilor Pat Butler said.
"He spends a lot of his time working on city services, seeing
to getting good roads and streets," Butler said. These may not
make major headlines but Butler and other council delegates said they
are appreciated just as much by city residents.
When he lists accomplishments then, much of what Pena talks about
are changes some minor, others just a little higher that have occurred
in the operation of city departments.
For example, he's proud of the fact that over the last two years,
his administrations have appointed seven new department directors,
all of whom he believes have brought quality credentials to the job.
He's supported efforts of the city police department to get video
cameras in every unit, with a third of the units now having cameras
and most of the rest to get them by the end of his administration.
"We have been able to expand recreational services in the city,
first by developing a skateboard park and then acquiring
Gurley Fitness Center," he said. "We had to assume a $145,000
loan but I consider that a steal for what we received."
Improvements have been made to the lighting at Ford Canyon the first
since 1963, he said.
His administration has also supported streets improvements, embarking
on three major road projects Sanostee, Danny Drive and Patton Drive.
His administration is now in the process of fixing all of those potholes
that cropped up this past winter.
The parking lot near city hall was paved and the city is participating
in the widening of Nizhoni Boulevard. The city also supported the
putting up of fencing behind the Esquire Bar.
At the prodding of the Independent, Pena's administration managed
to get the railroad to repair the Second Street crossing and is now
waiting for the Third Street crossing to be repaired in the next year
or so.
At his urging, work was done at the Hillcrest Cemetery and if funds
become available, he said that he expects the city to begin resolving
the cemetery's drainage problem over the next year.
Again this may not be the stuff of major headlines, Pena said, but
his administration has quietly been working to get funding and loans
to replace some of the city's heavy equipment and ambulances.
He's also been a major supporter of efforts to give city employees
a fair wage.
While most employee salaries are in line with area wages, a survey
found that about 10 percent of the 450 employees' wages were below
the marker and Pena said he is now working to get these employees
a wage increase as quickly as the city can afford it to bring their
salaries in line with what they should be making.
As mayor, he said, he is expected to be there to address any complaints
brought by city employees.
Door always open
While he stresses to employees to follow proper grievance procedures,
he said his door is always open to any city employee who has a gripe
and over the past two years, he said he has talked to many employees.
"I have read every document that comes on my desk and I write
my own letters," he said.
If people are concerned about headlines, he pointed out that the city,
among other organizations, is talking with a Philadelphia-based company
about setting up shop here in Gallup. If this happens and the city
is expected to know in the next couple of months it would create more
than 400 jobs.
Pena did make major headlines locally and regionally in an incident
that occurred about a year ago when he tussled with Robert Zollinger,
the publisher of the Gallup Independent.
It began with a verbal argument and ended up with Pena and Zollinger
on the floor, with Pena on top. No actual blows were struck although
Pena said later his suit was damaged.
Pena indicated he would rather just put this incident behind him,
but he admits that of everything that has happened during his first
administration, this created probably the most talk among city staffers
and local residents.
In assessing his accomplishments for the first two years, Pena said
he was happy.
"I think we have done a lot during the past year quietly but
I think I have done what I promised to do in my campaign and that
is provide help to the people," he said. "I believe if you
do that, you've done a lot."
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Auditor: Grants needs inventory list
Tom Purdom
Staff Writer
GRANTS — An audit report finally has been given to the Grants
City Council.
The action comes five months after State Auditor Domingo Martinez
approved the city's yearly audit, and contract auditor Nestor Griego,
along with Mayor Bill Snodgrass and Councilor Ruben Aranda, held the
required exit interview.
While the report was heard and questions asked, the council took no
action on it.
Completed by contract auditor Griego and Co., the audit was a good
one, Lisa Griego told the council. However, an inventory of fixed
assets is an area that still needs work.
Griego said Grants gets better with its audits and has fewer areas
of concern each year. She also praised the city staff for providing
information needed by the auditing firm.
While she gave praise, Griego also said the fixed assets issue or
in the city's case, the lack of an inventory of fixed assets is something
which needs to be addressed.
In a previous article on the matter, the Independent reported Grants
was cited for the past six consecutive years for not having a fixed
assets inventory.
City Manger Bob Horacek said at Monday's city council meeting that
the number of years the city has not had a list of fixed assets is
more like 20. Horacek did not say if failing to have an inventory
of fixed assets for the last 20 years made it acceptable for Grants'
lack of an inventory today.
An inventory of fixed assets is important to keep track of items the
city owns, such as sets of tires and auto parts, trucks, buildings
and thousands of other items, so when items are used Grants officials
know where they went.
Asked by Councilor Ruben Aranda if every department lacked an inventory
of fixed assets, Griego said yes. She added, though, that some improvements
have been made.
Griego said the city keeps adding items on the fixed assets list but
does not take anything off if it is used or sold. Griego estimated
Grants has fixed assets in excess of $31 million, but quickly added
that the figure is artificially inflated because nothing has been
taken off the list over the years.
Because there's no inventory, Griego said it is difficult to get a
true picture of the financial shape of the municipal golf course,
for example.
It appears the state will not force Grants to develop an inventory
of the city's fixed assets. The agency which has the authority to
tell Grants to develop a fixed assets inventory the state finance
division refuses to force the city to formulate an inventory.
Gloria Gonzales, who handles the Grants account, said 80 percent of
New Mexico communities fail to have inventories and because so many
communities also do not follow sound accounting practices, she is
not going to tell Grants to do it.
The state, however, may not have to force Grants to develop an inventory.
Horacek said the city is looking into a company coming in and doing
the inventory.
After the council meeting, Horacek estimated Grants could spend about
$50,000 for the fixed assets inventory, including computer software
to monitor the list.
Griego said other areas of concern cited by the audit were somewhat
minor infractions; however, they had to be reported.
Nestor Griego said city officials must keep in mind that the audit
is not an efficiency audit, but rather a financial audit.
In other matters the council:
Approved the appointment of Mark Thompson and Merle Slaughter to the
golf course advisory board in a 4-0 vote. Mayor Bill Snodgrass was
absent from the meeting.
Approved the appointment of Wesley Martin to the Lodger's Tax Board
in a 3-0-1 vote. Councilor Shirley Taylor abstained from voting, calling
Martin's appointment a possible conflict of interest because he is
also employed by Grants as an alternate municipal judge. City Attorney
Kenny Martinez told the council it could approve the appointment and
if he found it did constitute a conflict of interest, then Martin
would probably resign.
Approved 4-0 the re-appointments of Merla Olguin and Kraig Williams
to the Lodger's Tax Board.
Approved 4-0 an agreement between the city of Grants and Cibola County
for parking space for the Fire and Ice Bike Rally in July.
Approved 3-1 the purchase of a $16,531 pickup truck from Bob Turner
Ford. Taylor voted against the motion after questioning why the truck
needed to have cruise control and a tilt wheel. She also questioned
where money to buy the truck was coming from and Horacek responded
that the finances would come from $43,000 in the parks department,
whose budget has some "flexibility in it."
Taylor asked if the city already overspent in the parks department
budget and Horacek answered, "Yes."
Taylor said, "It looks like we have pretty well surpassed that
(flexibility)."
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Athletes of the week
Michael Peretti
Staff Sports Writer
The Athletes of the Week for the week of April 9-16 are Chinle Lady
Wildcat Kristin St. Germaine and Gallup Bengal Edison Miller.
St. Germaine, a sophomore at Chinle High School placed first in three
individual events this weekend at the Window Rock track Invitational
and helped a relay team take first as well.
"I did okay," she said about her performance.
In the Window Rock Invite, St. Germaine took first in the 800 meter
run, the 1600 meter run and the 3200 meter run, and helped the 4 x
800 meter relay team take first.
"This was my first time running all four events," she said.
"It was a nice day and I ran okay. Usually I will be running
against the wind."
St. Germaine said that the meet at Window Rock High School was one
of the toughest she has been in this weekend, and that was because
she ran in all four events. Usually she runs a combination of the
four.
In her second year on the Chinle track team St. Germaine said she
has done better this year than last year.
"Last year I had a knee injury," she said. "I have
come off of it really well."
She has come off it pretty well, and is currently ranked in the top
10 in Arizona in all four of the events she competes in. At the beginning
of the year St. Germaine said that her goal was to qualify for state
in all of her events, a feat which she has since accomplished.
She said that now she is looking forward to competing in the state
meet. "I ran in it last year," she said. "It was fun."
St. Germaine said that she is currently ranked fourth in the 4x800,
fourth in the 800, sixth in the 1600 and seventh or eighth in the
3200 in the state of Arizona.
"Proud," was how Miller, a senior at Gallup High School
described being selected as the Athlete of the Week.
Miller said he does not think he has done very well this year on the
Bengal golf team, but that he has done reasonable.
"I did very good this weekend," he said of his first place
finish at the Kirtland Tournament last week.
Miller said that he has not changed anything, but it was just his
best finish. "I am doing pretty good going into the Gallup tournament,"
he said, referring to the Bengals next tournament this week.
Though he is coming off a first place finish and is going into a tournament
on his home course, Miller said there is no added pressure. "The
pressure is still about the same," he said.
Miller would like to play for a college golf team after graduation,
but does not have any colleges in mind yet.
This is Miller's fifth year in golf, his fourth on the Bengal team.
Miller said that he thinks his sophomore season was his best year,
but does not know why. He said he has not changed his style any, just
that he had a good year.
Of all of the courses he has been on, Miller said that the Tanoan
in Albuquerque was his favorite.
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Dilcon school board recall under way
Larry Di Giovanni
Staff Writer
GALLUP — Three members of the Dilcon Community School board are
facing a recall effort and a possible recall election, due at least
in part to their efforts to oust school Executive Director Gene Thomas.
He has been on paid administrative leave since last November.
Leading the recall effort is school food service worker Patricia Nezzie.
As stipulated by law, she is coordinating the effort through requirements
of Navajo Election Administration. The Election Administration's director
who handles the Dilkon area is Veronica Curley.
Facing recall are school board President Margie Barton, and board
members Kee Ben Begay and Gerdie Manygoats. Barton is also facing
recall as Dilkon Chapter secretary.
Nezzie said 281 voters cast ballots in the last community election.
That means 144 of them will be needed to sign the petition forms in
order to have a recall election...
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Tribal agencies spending heavily
Jim Maniaci
Diné Bureau
WINDOW ROCK — The Navajo Nation Council Speaker's Office and
Resources Committee have spent almost two-thirds of their budgets
for the year with a half-year still to go.
Of the 25 agencies listed in Speaker Edward T. Begay's quarterly report,
his office has only $409,831 left of its $1.124 million budget 64
percent. The Resources Committee has only $26,966 left of its $75,436
budget again 64 percent at the 50 percent mark, which ended March
31.
The most thrifty agency appears to be the Navajo-Hopi Land Commission
which has used only 27 percent of its allocation and still has $61,402
of its $84,047 in the bank...
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Pena different from past mayors
Style called 'laid back'
Bill Donovan
Staff Writer
GALLUP — He may not be as flashy or as quotable as Eddie Munoz.
He may not get his name in the paper as much as George Galanis did.
But John Pena, according to those who work with him the closest,
has managed to stake out the position of Gallup mayor as well as
anyone else has in the last two decades.
As Pena begins the second half of his four-year term, he has had
to address critics who argue that he may not have had the vision
for Gallup that Galanis did or the ability to mold public opinion
the way that Munoz did...
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Justices to view Navajo system
Jim Maniaci
Diné Bureau
WINDOW ROCK — Two of the nine United States Supreme Court members
will visit the Navajo Nation during the summer council session,
Navajo Chief Justice Robert Yazzie announced Monday.
Yazzie's revelation of the trip from Washington, D.C., by Sandra
Day O'Connor (a former Arizona state senator) and Stephen G. Breyer
came during his quarterly speech to the council.
"The purpose of their visit is to obtain a broad view of justice
in Indian country, Navajo sovereignty, the works of the courts and
the needs of the courts," Yazzie said.
During their July 19-20 visit they will see a live demostration
of peacemaking, meeting behind closed doors with the council's Judiciary
Committee and tribal judges to discuss sovereignty, he added...
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Cibola readies for May fiesta
Tara Drolma
Staff Writer
GRANTS — Cibola County is challenging Valencia County to a
"Matanza Challenge" for this year's La Fiesta de Colores,
which will be May 4 and 5 in Grants.
Matanza is the Spanish word for the celebration that takes place
when a pig is killed. Traditionally it is a family event with relatives
and friends killing and dressing the pig. Large iron pots are used
to fry the "chicharones" and "carnitas." The
men take turns helping to skin, gut, and butcher the animal.
There is singing and, after the work is done, everyone shares in
a meal of chili, enchiladas, tortillas and other traditional foods.
Paul Milan, chairman for this year's event, said there were two
matanzas at last year's fiesta one by a Grants group and the other
by some San Mateo residents. Milan said the two groups had different
styles of butchering and this year organizers thought it would be
fun to have a competition, so a challenge has been issued to Valencia
County...
Panthers open week with win
Santiago Ramos
Staff Sports Writer
ZUNI — Senior pitcher Issac Montrose tossed a two-hitter as
Gallup Catholic began a week-long marathon of baseball with a 12-2
District 6A-AA victory over Zuni Monday afternoon.
"He (Montrose) threw good," Gallup Catholic head coach
Amos Schmaltz said. "He hit his spots and threw hard. He had
a good game."
Yesterday's win was the first of four days of action scheduled for
the Panthers this week. Gallup Catholic, 9-1 overall, 2-0 in district,
will host Cuba in a non-district doubleheader today at 3 p.m. at
Veterans Memorial Complex. The Panthers will then host Temple Baptist
Thursday in a district doubleheader at 3 p.m. before traveling to
Laguna-Acoma Saturday for a crucial
district showdown that should determine the district champion...
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Deaths
Darrell James Begay
TWIN BUTTES — Services for Darrell Begay, 28, were held at 10
a.m. today, April 17, at Mary, Mother of Mankind Catholic Church,
St. Michaels, Ariz. Father Cormack officiated. Burial followed at
the Gallup City Cemetery.
Begay died April 8 in Chambers, Ariz. He was born March 4, 1973, in
Ganado, Ariz., into the Honey Comb Rock People Clanfor the Bitter
Water People Clan.
Begay attended Chuska Boarding School and Navajo Pine High School.
He was employed with Wal-Mart as a merchandise stocker, Shush Yaz
as a sales associate, a security guard with IHS, construction worker,
productive assembler for Weisser Lock and a firefighter with the BIA
forestry unit. His hobbies included basketball, and Native American
arts and crafts.
Survivors include his wife Roberta Begay; son, Shane Pinto; daughters,
Shantae Begay, Kaitlin Begay and Kaila Begay; parent, Segondina Koss;
brother, Hugh R. Koss; grandmothers, Ester B. Smith of Ganado, Ariz.,
and Alice John of Red Water.
Begay was preceded in death by his father, Freddie John, and grandfathers,
Hugh Smith Sr. and Jack John.
Pallbearers were Thomas Begay, Jonathan Whitegoat, Timothy Whitegoat,
Wilford John, Kelsey Tom, and Micheal Valenzuela.
The family will receive friends and relatives after the burial services
at Red Rock Chapter.
Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Eric Paul Barney
LUPTON, Ariz. — Services for Eric Barney, infant, will be held
at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 19, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic
Church, Houck, Ariz. Father Cormack will officiate. Burial will follow
at Houck Community Cemetery.
The infant died April 14 in Gallup. He was born April 14, 2001, in
Gallup into the Towering House People Clan for the Black Sheep People
Clan.
Survivors include his parents, Leopold and Arlinda Lee Barney, both
of Lupton, Ariz.; brothers, Caelan Barney and Zachary Barney, both
of Lupton; sister, LaTisha Cassidy Barney of Lupton; grandparents,
Betty Barney of Lupton and Annie Nez of Houck.
He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Leonard Nez and William
Barney.
Pallbearers will be Welsey Barney and Lester Nez.
Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Homer Dick
IYANBITO — Services for Homer Dick, 87, will be held at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, April 18, at Cope Memorial Chapel. Pastor Mark Thomas will
officiate. Burial will follow at Thoreau Community Cemetery.
Dick died April 12 in Grants. He was born March 14, 1914, in Iyanbito
into the Towering House People Clan for the Black Streaked Forest
People.
Dick was a resident of Iyanbito. He was employed with Fort Wingate
Ordnance in the sheep lab. He participated as a foster grandparent
at Wingate Elementary School. His hobbies were basketball, baseball,
rodeo, horseback riding, drawing and singing.
Survivors include his son, Andrew Dick Sr. of Iyanbito; daughter,
Katherine Thomas of Mariano Lake; and five grandchildren.
Dick was preceded in death by his wife, Mabel Dick, and son, Wilson
Dick.
Pallbearers will be Alexander Dick, Andrew Dick Jr., Edward Duffy
Jr., Samuel King, Shawn Williams and Ericson Ben.
Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Julian Catherine Whitaker
PORTALES — Services for Julian Catherine Whitaker, 40, will be
held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, at Cope Memorial Chapel. The Rev.
Don Phoebus will officiate. Burial will follow at the City Cemetery.
Whitaker died April 13 in Portales. She was born July 31, 1960, in
Spain.
Survivors include her husband, Paul Franklin Whitaker of Colorado
Springs, Colo.; sons, Steven Bosquet and Bryan Bosquet, both of Albuquerque
and Paul Bosquet of Colorado Springs; daughter, Desiree Bosquet of
Albuquerque; brothers, Ricky Bosquet of Amarillo, Texas, and Johnny
Bosquet of Gallup; sisters, Linda Norris of Colorado Springs, Sandra
Bosquet of Portales, and Janet Bosquet of Amarillo; and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be family members.
Cope Memorial is in charge of arrangements.
Fannie Multina
CHINLE, Ariz. — Services for Fannie Multina, 73, will be held
at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 18 atOur Lady of Fatima Catholic Church
in Chinle. Burial will follow in Chinle Community Cemetery.
Multina died April 15 in Chinle, Ariz. She was born Oct. 2, 1927.
Multina's hobbies were making traditional dolls and sewing traditional
style outfits. She participated in the song and dance circuit.
Survivors include her sisters, Pauline Jones, Mae Attson, Sadie Yazzie,
Sally McKinley, all of Chinle, and Linda Pioche of San Francisco,
Calif., and brother, Billy Saccarcino of Wheatfields, Ariz.
Multina was preceded in death by her parents, Totsoi and Gibah Yazhe;
brothers, Totsoni Yazhe Begay, Sam Kee, and sisters, Yanabah Naswood
and Frances Claw.
Pallbearers will be Richard Attson Sr., Kevin Gorman, Jonah Yazzie,
Roger Yazzie Sr., Reuben Charley and David Claw.
Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Clarence Henry Jones
SAN RAFAEL — Graveside services for Clarence Jones, 68, will
be held at 1:30 p.m. today, April 17, at Grants Memorial Park. The
Rev. Archie Barnes will officiate. Burial will follow at Grants Memorial
Park.
Jones died April 13 in Albuquerque. He was born July 18, 1932, in
McAllen, Texas.
Survivors include his son, Darrell Jones of Crowley, Texas; daughters,
Sheila Phillips of North Richland Hills, Texas,
Daretta Black of Mansfield, Ark., and Jhonda Wood of Fort Worth, Texas;
sister, Margaret Santeare, Haskell, Texas; nine
grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Duane Wilson, Joe Phillips, Shawn Sherrill, Darrel
Jones, Derrell Jones and Buddy Black.
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