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OWEN “O.C.” CARTWRIGHT

Owen “O.C.” Cartwright, 74, died Monday, June 7, 2010.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Coulter Chapel, 8310 S. Coulter St., with the Rev. Danny Logar of Bell Avenue Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery.

O.C. was born July 20, 1935, in Chalk to E.R. “Ras” and Ida Lylyan Cartwright. He moved to Amarillo in 1943 where he attended Amarillo High School and Amarillo College. He joined the U.S. Navy and served during the Korean War. In 1958, he married June King.

O.C. worked for several years as an insurance claims adjuster and then as claims manager for SIC. He established W.J. Claims Service and worked there as a manager until his retirement in 1986. He was an extra class ham radio operator for more than 30 years.

O.C. was a Christian with a deep, genuine faith in God and was a charter member of Grand Avenue Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife, June Cartwright of Amarillo, a son, Grady Cartwright and wife Joanna of San Diego; two brothers, Bill Cartwright and wife Bonnie and Ray Cartwright and wife Bettie, all of Amarillo, three grandchildren, Calvin Owen Cartwright, Madeline Cartwright and Emily Cartwright, all of San Diego; and several nieces and nephews and friends.

O.C. “Tex” Sumner, 90, of Amarillo, died Saturday, March 6, 2010.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in The Church at Quail Creek with the Rev. Stan Coffey and Dale Moreland officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.

Mr. Sumner was born Jan. 24, 1920, in Perrin to Ruby and William T. Sumner. He graduated from Tulia High School. He was a decorated veteran of the U.S. Army serving during World War II in the 45th Infantry Division. He had been the branch chief at the Bureau of Mines Helium Activity. Mr. Sumner was an amateur radio operator (W5IEA). He was a founding member of San Jacinto Baptist Church/The Church at Quail Creek.

Mr. Sumner was an outgoing, caring Christian man. He never met a stranger, and people gravitated toward him.

Mr. Sumner was preceded in death by his wife Margaret and daughter Lynda Sumner Kellum.

He is survived by two sons, Dwight Sumner and wife Karen of Plano and Rick Sumner and wife Ketzi of Amarillo; four grandchildren, Kimberly Moore, Kristen Knight, Amy Sumner and Emily Blaut; and seven great-grandchildren, Karley, Meredith, Alex, Kellen, Clara, Noah and Gabe.

The family suggests memorials be to The Church at Quail Creek, 801 Tascosa Road, Amarillo, TX 79124.

Amarillo Globe-News, March 8, 2010