Doris Speed
HOBBS,NM NEWS-SUN • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2005
Doris L. Speed was born in
Albuquerque, N.M., on Jan.
21, 1922, and died on Feb. 12,
2005, at the age of 83.
She was the daughter of
Syndey B. and Geneva Cooper
Ramsey. Following Geneva's
death, when Doris was 9 years
old, Grace Sherrard Ramsey
became her second mother.
She was raised in McCamey,
Texas, from 1929-1941 where
her dad owned and operated
Ramsey Welding and Boiler
Works and the Bluebonnet
Café.
She graduated from
McCamey High School in
1940. She attended business
college in San Angelo, Texas.
She married Jesse Adams in
1941 in Brownwood, Texas.
The couple had two boys:
Jimmy E. Adams and wife
Lucy of Bogue Chito, Miss.,
and William "Bill" R. Adams
and wife Pat of Ackworth, Ga.
Doris and Jesse parted ways
after several years of marriage
and Doris married E.L.
Speed in 1950 in Lovington,
N.M. Three children were
born to that union: Edward L.
Speed, now deceased; Brenda
S. Clinton and husband Terry
of Midland, Texas; and Alan
D. Speed and wife Beth of Jal,
N.M. Doris was proud of her
14 grandchildren and 12 greatgrandchildren.
Doris and family moved to
Rankin, Texas, in 1960 and she
lived there for 34 years. Doris
owned and operated Speed's
Café in Rankin
until it was
destroyed
by fire in
1 9 6 8 .
Doris was
c o u n t y
treasurer
of Upton
County for
20 years. She moved to Jal in
1994. Doris was a member of
Calvary Baptist Church in
Jal, N.M. She was a lifetime
member of Zeta Epsilon
Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi
and Rebekah Lodge. She was a
crusade chairman for
American Cancer Society and
a volunteer member for the
West Texas Opportunities.
She taught Sunday School for
38 years. When asked what a
mother's best gift to her children
was, Doris said, "It's giving
her children knowledge of
Christ, and teaching them to
love a living God.”
Doris is also survived by a
sister, Lorraine Jenkins of
San Angelo, Texas, and a
brother, William Wheeler of
Benton, Ark.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; a son, Edward
Lynn Speed; and a brother,
James C. Ramsey.
Pallbearers are her grandchildren:
Allison Clinton,
Andrew Clinton, Benjamin
Speed, Angela Speed, David
Speed and deacon Mike
Pierce.
Honorary pallbearers are
the deacons of Calvary
Baptist Church: Odus Kelley,
Bobby Kimball, W.M. Kemp,
Theo Essman, Dave
McFadden and John Allen.
Services will be 10 a.m.
(MST) Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005,
at Calvary Baptist Church in
Jal, N.M., with interment at
Rankin Cemetery at 4 p.m.
(CST) in Rankin, Texas. Her
son, Alan D. Speed, and sonin-
love, Terry L. Clinton, will
officiate. Services are
entrusted to Calvary Funeral
Home of Eunice.
HOBBS,NM NEWS-SUN • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2005
Doris L. Speed was born in
Albuquerque, N.M., on Jan.
21, 1922, and died on Feb. 12,
2005, at the age of 83.
She was the daughter of
Syndey B. and Geneva Cooper
Ramsey. Following Geneva's
death, when Doris was 9 years
old, Grace Sherrard Ramsey
became her second mother.
She was raised in McCamey,
Texas, from 1929-1941 where
her dad owned and operated
Ramsey Welding and Boiler
Works and the Bluebonnet
Café.
She graduated from
McCamey High School in
1940. She attended business
college in San Angelo, Texas.
She married Jesse Adams in
1941 in Brownwood, Texas.
The couple had two boys:
Jimmy E. Adams and wife
Lucy of Bogue Chito, Miss.,
and William "Bill" R. Adams
and wife Pat of Ackworth, Ga.
Doris and Jesse parted ways
after several years of marriage
and Doris married E.L.
Speed in 1950 in Lovington,
N.M. Three children were
born to that union: Edward L.
Speed, now deceased; Brenda
S. Clinton and husband Terry
of Midland, Texas; and Alan
D. Speed and wife Beth of Jal,
N.M. Doris was proud of her
14 grandchildren and 12 greatgrandchildren.
Doris and family moved to
Rankin, Texas, in 1960 and she
lived there for 34 years. Doris
owned and operated Speed's
Café in Rankin
until it was
destroyed
by fire in
1 9 6 8 .
Doris was
c o u n t y
treasurer
of Upton
County for
20 years. She moved to Jal in
1994. Doris was a member of
Calvary Baptist Church in
Jal, N.M. She was a lifetime
member of Zeta Epsilon
Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi
and Rebekah Lodge. She was a
crusade chairman for
American Cancer Society and
a volunteer member for the
West Texas Opportunities.
She taught Sunday School for
38 years. When asked what a
mother's best gift to her children
was, Doris said, "It's giving
her children knowledge of
Christ, and teaching them to
love a living God.”
Doris is also survived by a
sister, Lorraine Jenkins of
San Angelo, Texas, and a
brother, William Wheeler of
Benton, Ark.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; a son, Edward
Lynn Speed; and a brother,
James C. Ramsey.
Pallbearers are her grandchildren:
Allison Clinton,
Andrew Clinton, Benjamin
Speed, Angela Speed, David
Speed and deacon Mike
Pierce.
Honorary pallbearers are
the deacons of Calvary
Baptist Church: Odus Kelley,
Bobby Kimball, W.M. Kemp,
Theo Essman, Dave
McFadden and John Allen.
Services will be 10 a.m.
(MST) Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005,
at Calvary Baptist Church in
Jal, N.M., with interment at
Rankin Cemetery at 4 p.m.
(CST) in Rankin, Texas. Her
son, Alan D. Speed, and sonin-
love, Terry L. Clinton, will
officiate. Services are
entrusted to Calvary Funeral
Home of Eunice.
Doris Speed
HOBBS,NM NEWS-SUN • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2005
Doris L. Speed was born in
Albuquerque, N.M., on Jan.
21, 1922, and died on Feb. 12,
2005, at the age of 83.
She was the daughter of
Syndey B. and Geneva Cooper
Ramsey. Following Geneva's
death, when Doris was 9 years
old, Grace Sherrard Ramsey
became her second mother.
She was raised in McCamey,
Texas, from 1929-1941 where
her dad owned and operated
Ramsey Welding and Boiler
Works and the Bluebonnet
Café.
She graduated from
McCamey High School in
1940. She attended business
college in San Angelo, Texas.
She married Jesse Adams in
1941 in Brownwood, Texas.
The couple had two boys:
Jimmy E. Adams and wife
Lucy of Bogue Chito, Miss.,
and William "Bill" R. Adams
and wife Pat of Ackworth, Ga.
Doris and Jesse parted ways
after several years of marriage
and Doris married E.L.
Speed in 1950 in Lovington,
N.M. Three children were
born to that union: Edward L.
Speed, now deceased; Brenda
S. Clinton and husband Terry
of Midland, Texas; and Alan
D. Speed and wife Beth of Jal,
N.M. Doris was proud of her
14 grandchildren and 12 greatgrandchildren.
Doris and family moved to
Rankin, Texas, in 1960 and she
lived there for 34 years. Doris
owned and operated Speed's
Café in Rankin
until it was
destroyed
by fire in
1 9 6 8 .
Doris was
c o u n t y
treasurer
of Upton
County for
20 years. She moved to Jal in
1994. Doris was a member of
Calvary Baptist Church in
Jal, N.M. She was a lifetime
member of Zeta Epsilon
Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi
and Rebekah Lodge. She was a
crusade chairman for
American Cancer Society and
a volunteer member for the
West Texas Opportunities.
She taught Sunday School for
38 years. When asked what a
mother's best gift to her children
was, Doris said, "It's giving
her children knowledge of
Christ, and teaching them to
love a living God.”
Doris is also survived by a
sister, Lorraine Jenkins of
San Angelo, Texas, and a
brother, William Wheeler of
Benton, Ark.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; a son, Edward
Lynn Speed; and a brother,
James C. Ramsey.
Pallbearers are her grandchildren:
Allison Clinton,
Andrew Clinton, Benjamin
Speed, Angela Speed, David
Speed and deacon Mike
Pierce.
Honorary pallbearers are
the deacons of Calvary
Baptist Church: Odus Kelley,
Bobby Kimball, W.M. Kemp,
Theo Essman, Dave
McFadden and John Allen.
Services will be 10 a.m.
(MST) Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005,
at Calvary Baptist Church in
Jal, N.M., with interment at
Rankin Cemetery at 4 p.m.
(CST) in Rankin, Texas. Her
son, Alan D. Speed, and sonin-
love, Terry L. Clinton, will
officiate. Services are
entrusted to Calvary Funeral
Home of Eunice.
HOBBS,NM NEWS-SUN • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2005
Doris L. Speed was born in
Albuquerque, N.M., on Jan.
21, 1922, and died on Feb. 12,
2005, at the age of 83.
She was the daughter of
Syndey B. and Geneva Cooper
Ramsey. Following Geneva's
death, when Doris was 9 years
old, Grace Sherrard Ramsey
became her second mother.
She was raised in McCamey,
Texas, from 1929-1941 where
her dad owned and operated
Ramsey Welding and Boiler
Works and the Bluebonnet
Café.
She graduated from
McCamey High School in
1940. She attended business
college in San Angelo, Texas.
She married Jesse Adams in
1941 in Brownwood, Texas.
The couple had two boys:
Jimmy E. Adams and wife
Lucy of Bogue Chito, Miss.,
and William "Bill" R. Adams
and wife Pat of Ackworth, Ga.
Doris and Jesse parted ways
after several years of marriage
and Doris married E.L.
Speed in 1950 in Lovington,
N.M. Three children were
born to that union: Edward L.
Speed, now deceased; Brenda
S. Clinton and husband Terry
of Midland, Texas; and Alan
D. Speed and wife Beth of Jal,
N.M. Doris was proud of her
14 grandchildren and 12 greatgrandchildren.
Doris and family moved to
Rankin, Texas, in 1960 and she
lived there for 34 years. Doris
owned and operated Speed's
Café in Rankin
until it was
destroyed
by fire in
1 9 6 8 .
Doris was
c o u n t y
treasurer
of Upton
County for
20 years. She moved to Jal in
1994. Doris was a member of
Calvary Baptist Church in
Jal, N.M. She was a lifetime
member of Zeta Epsilon
Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi
and Rebekah Lodge. She was a
crusade chairman for
American Cancer Society and
a volunteer member for the
West Texas Opportunities.
She taught Sunday School for
38 years. When asked what a
mother's best gift to her children
was, Doris said, "It's giving
her children knowledge of
Christ, and teaching them to
love a living God.”
Doris is also survived by a
sister, Lorraine Jenkins of
San Angelo, Texas, and a
brother, William Wheeler of
Benton, Ark.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; a son, Edward
Lynn Speed; and a brother,
James C. Ramsey.
Pallbearers are her grandchildren:
Allison Clinton,
Andrew Clinton, Benjamin
Speed, Angela Speed, David
Speed and deacon Mike
Pierce.
Honorary pallbearers are
the deacons of Calvary
Baptist Church: Odus Kelley,
Bobby Kimball, W.M. Kemp,
Theo Essman, Dave
McFadden and John Allen.
Services will be 10 a.m.
(MST) Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005,
at Calvary Baptist Church in
Jal, N.M., with interment at
Rankin Cemetery at 4 p.m.
(CST) in Rankin, Texas. Her
son, Alan D. Speed, and sonin-
love, Terry L. Clinton, will
officiate. Services are
entrusted to Calvary Funeral
Home of Eunice.
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