1936
Weldon
2014
Weldon Donald Dawson
September 26, 1936 — October 20, 2014
Weldon Donald "Donnie" Dawson
September 26, 1936 - October 20, 2014
Weldon Donald "Donnie" Dawson, 78, of Amarillo died on Monday, October 20, 2014. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 pm, Thursday, October 23, 2014 at LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Coulter Road Chapel with Glen Walton of Bell Avenue Church of Christ officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens cemetery. Arrangements are by LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors, 8310 S. Coulter.
Weldon was born on September 26, 1936 in Childress to Weldon and Louise Dawson. He attended school in Childress and graduated from Childress High School in 1955. He married his wife Montie Timmons on November 9, 1956 in Amarillo.
Donnie worked for Pioneer Natural Gas Company, Shamrock Oil Company and then retired from Levi Strauss and Co. in 1995 after working for 25 years as a computer programmer. Donnie loved to camp and fish especially in the mountains of Colorado. He was a member of Bell Avenue Church of Christ. Donnie was a loving and caring husband and father who will be greatly missed by his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his step father.
He is survived by his wife, Montie of 58 years; a daughter Kelly Bernhardt and husband Stephen of Amarillo; three sons, Ray Don and wife Heide of Lubbock, Ron and wife Lisa of Canyon and John of Bushland; four granddaughters, Tasha Porter and husband Steve of Abilene, Anya Cost and husband Chris of Ft. Worth, Heather Perkins and husband Ty of Amarillo and Kristy Allen and husband Caleb of Stephenville; three grandsons, Jake Dawson of Lubbock, Brett Dawson and Brandon Dawson, both of Canyon; four great granddaughters, Celes Cost, Reagan Porter, Ashlyn Allen and Hannah Allen; three great grandsons, Kevin Porter, Collin Cost and Keith Porter and two nieces, Cassie Uythoven of Burleson and Angie Timmons-Hanselka of Irving.
The family would like to express their sincerest thanks to Dr. Patel and his staff for their loving care for the last 10 years.
The family suggest donations be made to the Northfield, TX Cemetery Fund.
September 26, 1936 - October 20, 2014
Weldon Donald "Donnie" Dawson, 78, of Amarillo died on Monday, October 20, 2014. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 pm, Thursday, October 23, 2014 at LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Coulter Road Chapel with Glen Walton of Bell Avenue Church of Christ officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens cemetery. Arrangements are by LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors, 8310 S. Coulter.
Weldon was born on September 26, 1936 in Childress to Weldon and Louise Dawson. He attended school in Childress and graduated from Childress High School in 1955. He married his wife Montie Timmons on November 9, 1956 in Amarillo.
Donnie worked for Pioneer Natural Gas Company, Shamrock Oil Company and then retired from Levi Strauss and Co. in 1995 after working for 25 years as a computer programmer. Donnie loved to camp and fish especially in the mountains of Colorado. He was a member of Bell Avenue Church of Christ. Donnie was a loving and caring husband and father who will be greatly missed by his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his step father.
He is survived by his wife, Montie of 58 years; a daughter Kelly Bernhardt and husband Stephen of Amarillo; three sons, Ray Don and wife Heide of Lubbock, Ron and wife Lisa of Canyon and John of Bushland; four granddaughters, Tasha Porter and husband Steve of Abilene, Anya Cost and husband Chris of Ft. Worth, Heather Perkins and husband Ty of Amarillo and Kristy Allen and husband Caleb of Stephenville; three grandsons, Jake Dawson of Lubbock, Brett Dawson and Brandon Dawson, both of Canyon; four great granddaughters, Celes Cost, Reagan Porter, Ashlyn Allen and Hannah Allen; three great grandsons, Kevin Porter, Collin Cost and Keith Porter and two nieces, Cassie Uythoven of Burleson and Angie Timmons-Hanselka of Irving.
The family would like to express their sincerest thanks to Dr. Patel and his staff for their loving care for the last 10 years.
The family suggest donations be made to the Northfield, TX Cemetery Fund.
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