December 7, 1936 - August 30, 2013
Delores Birkey age 76 of Wellington died Friday, August 30, 2013 in Childress.
Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 2, 2013 at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Derwin Comer, retired Baptist minister of Oklahoma City and Rev. Tory Giddens, pastor officiating. Burial will be in Quail Cemetery by Adams Funeral Home.
Delores was born on December 17, 1936 in Borger to Troy B. and Annie Mae McEachern Johnson. She married John Birkey, Sr. on August 1, 1959 in Borger. He died in 1994.
She was a retired teacher's aide and secretary for the Wellington Schools where she worked 30 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church.
Her survivors include a son John Birkey, Jr. and his wife Janet of Clovis; 2 daughters Cheryl Brown of Garland and Leslie Birkey of Chidress; a sister Janette Estes of Wister, OK.; and 4 grandchildren Jennifer Birkey Chick, Justin Pickard, Johnna Pickard, and John Edward Birkey.
The family suggests that memorials be made to the Wellington Opportunity Center, P.O. Box 122, Wellington, Tx. 79095 or the Quail Cemetery, P.O. Box 98, Quail, TX. 79251
(Published by Adams Funeral Home, August 30, 2013)
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WELLINGTON — Delores Birkey, 76, of Wellington died Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, in Childress.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Derwin Comer, retired Baptist minister of Oklahoma City, and the Rev. Tory Giddens, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Quail Cemetery in Quail. Arrangements are by Adams Funeral Home of Wellington.
Mrs. Birkey was born Dec. 17, 1936, in Borger to Troy B. and Annie Mae McEachern Johnson. She married John Birkey Sr. on Aug. 1, 1959, in Borger.
Survivors include a son, John Birkey Jr. of Clovis, N.M.; two daughters, Cheryl Brown of Garland and Leslie Birkey of Childress; a sister, Janette Estes of Wister, Okla.; and four grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Wellington Opportunity Center, P.O. Box 122, Wellington, TX 79095; or Quail Cemetery, P.O. Box 98, Quail, TX 79251.
The family will recieve friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
(Published in Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 1, 2013)
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Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name: Delores Anne Johnson
Date of Birth: 17 Dec 1936
Gender: Female
Birth County: Hutchinson
Father's name: Troy Bryan Johnson
Mother's name: Annie May McEachern
Roll Number: 1936_0004
December 7, 1936 - August 30, 2013
Delores Birkey age 76 of Wellington died Friday, August 30, 2013 in Childress.
Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 2, 2013 at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Derwin Comer, retired Baptist minister of Oklahoma City and Rev. Tory Giddens, pastor officiating. Burial will be in Quail Cemetery by Adams Funeral Home.
Delores was born on December 17, 1936 in Borger to Troy B. and Annie Mae McEachern Johnson. She married John Birkey, Sr. on August 1, 1959 in Borger. He died in 1994.
She was a retired teacher's aide and secretary for the Wellington Schools where she worked 30 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church.
Her survivors include a son John Birkey, Jr. and his wife Janet of Clovis; 2 daughters Cheryl Brown of Garland and Leslie Birkey of Chidress; a sister Janette Estes of Wister, OK.; and 4 grandchildren Jennifer Birkey Chick, Justin Pickard, Johnna Pickard, and John Edward Birkey.
The family suggests that memorials be made to the Wellington Opportunity Center, P.O. Box 122, Wellington, Tx. 79095 or the Quail Cemetery, P.O. Box 98, Quail, TX. 79251
(Published by Adams Funeral Home, August 30, 2013)
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WELLINGTON — Delores Birkey, 76, of Wellington died Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, in Childress.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Derwin Comer, retired Baptist minister of Oklahoma City, and the Rev. Tory Giddens, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Quail Cemetery in Quail. Arrangements are by Adams Funeral Home of Wellington.
Mrs. Birkey was born Dec. 17, 1936, in Borger to Troy B. and Annie Mae McEachern Johnson. She married John Birkey Sr. on Aug. 1, 1959, in Borger.
Survivors include a son, John Birkey Jr. of Clovis, N.M.; two daughters, Cheryl Brown of Garland and Leslie Birkey of Childress; a sister, Janette Estes of Wister, Okla.; and four grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Wellington Opportunity Center, P.O. Box 122, Wellington, TX 79095; or Quail Cemetery, P.O. Box 98, Quail, TX 79251.
The family will recieve friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
(Published in Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 1, 2013)
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Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name: Delores Anne Johnson
Date of Birth: 17 Dec 1936
Gender: Female
Birth County: Hutchinson
Father's name: Troy Bryan Johnson
Mother's name: Annie May McEachern
Roll Number: 1936_0004
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