Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Myers & Smith Chapel with burial at Trinity Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. Thursday at Myers & Smith Funeral Home.
He was born Oct. 30, 1917, in Pineyon, Ariz. He married Johnnie June Chaney, May 17, 1941, in Gallup, NM. They came to Big Spring in 1946. She preceded him in death Dec. 20, 1998. He worked for 33 years at Cosden and Fina, retiring in 1979. He also farmed and ranched for a number of years in Howard County. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army in the Pacific and was a member of the First United Methodist Church.
He is survived by one son, John Paul Amos and his wife Becky of Big Spring; two daughters. June Russell of Big Spring and Vicki Hyer and her husband Tommy of Keithville, La; seven grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; two sisters, Gertrude Ellison of Anadarko, Okla., and Delta Brewer and her husband Harry of Pineyon, Ariz.; two brothers, Melvin Amos and his wife Oma and Paul Amos Jr. and his wife Lorinda, all of White River, Ariz.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by one grandson; one son-in-law, Mickey Russell, and one brother, Bill Amos.
The family will be at 2410 Alabama.
The family suggests memorials to the Children's Day Out Program, First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1229, Big Spring 79721.
Arrangements are by Myers & Smith Funeral Home. Pay your respects online at www.myersandsmith.com
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Myers & Smith Chapel with burial at Trinity Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. Thursday at Myers & Smith Funeral Home.
He was born Oct. 30, 1917, in Pineyon, Ariz. He married Johnnie June Chaney, May 17, 1941, in Gallup, NM. They came to Big Spring in 1946. She preceded him in death Dec. 20, 1998. He worked for 33 years at Cosden and Fina, retiring in 1979. He also farmed and ranched for a number of years in Howard County. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army in the Pacific and was a member of the First United Methodist Church.
He is survived by one son, John Paul Amos and his wife Becky of Big Spring; two daughters. June Russell of Big Spring and Vicki Hyer and her husband Tommy of Keithville, La; seven grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; two sisters, Gertrude Ellison of Anadarko, Okla., and Delta Brewer and her husband Harry of Pineyon, Ariz.; two brothers, Melvin Amos and his wife Oma and Paul Amos Jr. and his wife Lorinda, all of White River, Ariz.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by one grandson; one son-in-law, Mickey Russell, and one brother, Bill Amos.
The family will be at 2410 Alabama.
The family suggests memorials to the Children's Day Out Program, First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1229, Big Spring 79721.
Arrangements are by Myers & Smith Funeral Home. Pay your respects online at www.myersandsmith.com
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