Loetta Joyce McAllister

SERVICES: 10:00 AM Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at San Jacinto Church of Christ in Amarillo, with Dale Dennis, minister, and Dale Meadows, elder of Mary Ellen & Harvester Church of Christ of Pampa, officiating. BURIAL: Graveside services will be at 2:00 PM Tuesday at Fairview Cemetery in Pampa, with Dale Meadows, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.BIOGRAPHY: Mrs. McAllister was born June 13, 1933 in Hollis, Oklahoma, and graduated from Arnett, Oklahoma High School. She married Billy Hugh McAllister on July 17, 1965 in Pampa. He preceded her in death on March 29, 2010. Jill and her husband owned and operated an antique store in White Deer for several years, and she later owned a ladies clothing store in Pampa. She was a former member of San Jacinto Church of Christ in Amarillo and was currently a member of Mary Ellen & Harvester Church of Christ in Pampa.SURVIVORS: son, Bryan Hugh McAllister of Arlington; a brother, Bennie J. DeFoor and wife Lavada of Hollis, Oklahoma; 4 sisters, including her twin Coetta Coble, Bonnie Brazil and Vonzelle Wyatt and husband Howard, all of Pampa, and Brucie Gallet and husband Charles of Ardmore, Oklahoma; several nieces and nephews. Jill was preceded in death by her parents, George and Mary Alice DeFoor, and a sister, Dixie Feazel.MEMORIALS: High Plains Children's Home, 11461 S. Western Street, Amarillo, Texas 79118.SPECIAL NOTICE: The family would like to thank Brenda Carter McCullough, Genesis Clinic, Shepard's Crook, and Odyssey Hospice for their loving care and support.