Dateline: December 21, 2006

Lucille Marie Case, 92, died Monday, December 11, 2006, in Claude, Texas.

Services were held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 13, 2006, in the First United Methodist Church in Clarendon with Rev. Jerry Hopkins and Rev. Jeff Matsler, officiating.  Burial was held in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon. Services were under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors, Inc., of Clarendon.

Mrs. Case was born April 28, 1914, in Decatur to Raymond and Mary Emma Beach Carter.  She graduated from Amarillo High School in 1931.  She had been married to O’Dell Holland, Bill West Jr., and J.L. Case, all of whom preceded her in death.  She had been a resident of Groom before becoming a resident of Palo Duro Nursing Home in Claude five years ago.  She was a Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star in Groom.  She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

Mrs. Case was preceded in death by her parents; her three husbands; one brother, James Carter; and one grandchild, Bret Sargent.

Survivors include 5 daughters, Jerlene Morrison of Lorenzo, Emma Kay Sargent of Dallas, Janet Listen of Greeley, Colorado, Mary Dell Burke of Amarillo, and Billie Ruth Lewis of Panhandle; 14 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.