Billye J. Pate Gordon

SERVICES: At Mrs. Gordon's request, her body was donated to Texas Tech School of Medicine and there are no services scheduled. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.BIOGRAPHY: Mrs. Gordon was born March 3, 1928 at Perico, Texas to Hayes and Era Pate, and she was an only child. She spent many years in California and returned to the Texas Panhandle in 1976, and she has resided in Pampa since that time. She enjoyed making beautiful things such as drawing, painting, arts and crafts, and she was especially proud of her garden. Her great grandchildren were the joy of her life. Billye was a true individualist. The family would like to express their sincere thanks to Debbie Douglas of BSA Hospice and her special gardening pal, and to Julia Garcia, her daily helper, for the care of their mother.SURVIVORS: 2 daughters: Patricia White of Amarillo and Amy Cole and husband Jeremy of Pampa; 2 sons: Douglas Gordon of Plainview and Jimmy Blair of Fayetteville, Arkansas; 4 grandchildren: Floyd White and wife Andria of Austin, Jared White and wife Mindy and Constance Williams and husband Jamaal, all of Amarillo, and Michael Blair and wife Jennifer of Prairie Grove, Arkansas; and 7 great grandchildren: Michael Blair, Jr., Jacob Blair, Karolyn Blair, and Kristen Blair, all of Prairie Grove, AR, Lincoln White of Amarillo, Korbin Cole and Spencer Cole, both of Pampa. She was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter, D'Laine Whisenhunt in 1988, a son, Rocky Blair in 1968, and a great grandson, J. M. White.MEMORIALS: Disabled American Veterans, P. O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301 or American Cancer Society, c/o Gerry Caylor, 2130 Charles, Pampa, TX 79065.