August 31 obituaries

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Doris Lee Poteet Greenfield

1931-2020

Doris Lee Poteet Greenfield, 89, of Snyder died Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, in Snyder.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Colonial Hill Baptist Church under the direction of Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home, following the private burial.  Visitation will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Doris Greenfield was born in San Diego, Calif., to Frank and Mary Poteet on April 10, 1931. She married Johney "Sonny" Greenfield on Jan. 9, 1954, in Lakeside, Calif., and the couple moved to Snyder where they shared 66 years together. 

She was employed as the bookkeeper for Thompson’s Shoe Store for almost 40 years where she also worked as a sales clerk. She was active in Colonial Hill Baptist Church where she taught first grade Sunday school for many years, helped with bereavement meals, participated with the Church Builders on many projects and loved to travel.

Doris was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Mary Poteet; and her brother, Herbert Poteet. 

Survivors include her husband, Sonny Greenfield of Snyder; two sons, Charlie Greenfield and wife, Vicki, of Monahans and Mike Greenfield and wife, Patti, of Abilene; her daughter, Vickie Greenfield of Snyder; her grandchildren, Chad Greenfield and wife, Lauren, of Houston, Kayli Tschauner of Midland, Sarah Andrews and husband, Carson, of Midland, Heather Juarez and husband, Jordon, of Abilene, Katie Palmer and husband, Luke, of Abilene, Blake Greenfield and wife, Sarah, of Kailua, Hawaii, and Brett Greenfield of Brooklyn, N.Y.; and 11 great-grandchildren, Graham, Grace, Meredith, Carissa, Barker, Briggs, Bennett, Liam, Kohen, Jude and Jones.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Scurry County Ministerial Alliance Food Cupboard, P.O. Box 402, Snyder, Texas, 79550.

The family wishes to extend their sincere thanks to the caregivers at Good Life Senior Living and Memory Care and Cogdell Home Health and Hospice.

 

Anne Ellen Henderson

1946-2020

Anne Ellen Henderson died Aug. 29, 2020 with her sons by her side. 

A celebration of life will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Blacklands in Snyder. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Buckner cemetery near Lipan under the direction of Miller Family Funeral Home.

She was born Sept 2, 1946, in Pampa, and was the third child of Elton and Cathryn Lathrop. Growing up, she tagged along with her older brother Jack and sister Lola, eventually graduating from Pampa High School. She started her career as a seamstress and shortly after became enamored by a blue-eyed cowboy and married Charlie Henderson on Dec. 19, 1965. Together, they ventured out to grow a family and build a ranch. After several moves from Wheeler to Groesbeck, they decided to settle in Snyder. Anne became an LVN at Cogdell Hospital. Fearing they would never be able to have children of their own, they adopted James in 1971, and Tommy in 1976. The ultimate surprise came in 1983, when Will unexpectedly was born. After the boys were all in school, she also went back to school and became a registered nurse. Over the years she cared for many in Scurry, Mitchell, Fisher and Garza counties.
A lover of animals, she was especially smitten with her horses, and relished her barrel racing. She found pleasure spending hours working and training young horses, always striving to develop the next winner. In fact, she consistently prevailed in the WTBRA, and NBHA. In 1993, she accomplished a major dream and won the pioneer barrel race at the Texas Cowboy Reunion in Stamford.
One of the toughest ladies on the planet, she was fiercely independent, and had a difficult time asking for help. She lived modestly, always sacrificing herself not just to her family but equally to her animal friends. She adored watching her grandkids grow.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her siblings, Jack and Lola; and her husband of 25 years.

Survivors include her sons, James (Nicky), Tommy (Jennifer) and Will (Dana); her grandchildren, Hannah, Reagan, Jessica, Samantha, Sawyer and Kaylynn; her sister in-law, Kay Kerr; her nephew, Lee Hughes; and her niece, Kristy Petty. 
The family requests in lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Anne Henderson’s name to the Texas Tech Foundation in care of the Charlie and Anne Henderson Memorial Endowment, P.O. Box 45025, Lubbock, Texas, 79409; or to a charity of your choice.

 

Melba "Jo" Cochran Williams

1930-2020

Melba “Jo” Cochran Williams, 89, died Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, in Houston after suffering a stroke.

A private graveside service will be held for family and invited guests only.

She was born in Snyder on December 7, 1930.

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