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Alfred Anton Homer

5 Aug 1912 – 2 Aug 2005

Birth5 Aug 1912
Death2 Aug 2005
CemeterySaint Marys Cemetery
Groom , Carson County , Texas , USA
Added byNancy Abraham on 10 Oct 2010
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Alfred Anton Homer, 92, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2005. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today in Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Groom with the Rev. Jose Palathara officiating. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the church with the Rev. Patrick Carathers officiating. Burial will be in St. Marys Catholic Cemetery in Groom by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Homer was born Aug. 5, 1912, to Mary and Killian Homer in Rhineland. He moved to Groom where he met and married Agnes Koetting in 1939. She preceded him in death in January 2004. He did custom harvesting work until 1955 when he purchased the Texaco station in Groom, operating it until 1973. He was also engaged in farming. He was a member of Groom Lions Club. He was instrumental in organizing and starting the Groom Ambulance Service. He was a volunteer driver for 21 years. He was elected mayor of Groom in 1981 and served five terms until he retired. He also assisted Agnes in cutting the squares for the lap quilts that she made and donated to the many nursing homes in the area. He was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church of Groom and the Mens Club. He enjoyed selling books of raffle tickets, playing dominoes, gin rummy and hearts. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; a brother; and two sisters. Survivors include three daughters, Rose Mary Eakin and husband, Jim, of Pampa, Ruth Helen Williams and husband, Don, of Amarillo and Rita Agnes Lister and husband, Mike, of Cedar Hill; four sons, James Alfred Homer of Clarendon, John Edward Homer and wife, Doris, and Joseph Louis Homer and wife, Barbara, all of Groom, and Jerome Donald Homer of Portland, Ore.; two sisters, Helen Hall of Akron, Colo., and Pauline Brady of Sun City, Calif.; two brothers, Hub Homer of Pampa and Phil Homer of Munday; 18 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Groom Ambulance Fund, 1001 E. First St., P.O. Box 217, Groom, TX 79097; Odyssey Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson St., Amarillo, TX 79101; and Craig Methodist Retirement Center, 5500 W. Ninth Ave., Amarillo, TX 79106. (Published in Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 4, 2005) Obit furnished by Edith Guynes Stanley

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