John J. Brogdon

SERVICES: 2:00 PM Saturday, May 6, 2006, at the United Methodist Church of Miami, with Rev. Mindy McLanahan, pastor, officiating.BURIAL: Graveside services will be at 3:00 PM Sunday, May 7, 2006, at the Dye Mound Cemetery in Dye Mound, under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa.BIOGRAPHY: Born January 10, 1938 in Dye Mound. He married Shirley Jackson on September 7, 1956 in Forestburg. He was a 1956 graduate of Forestburg High School in Forestburg, and attended the University of Texas at Arlington. He had been a resident of Miami since 1967, moving from Montague County. He was a cowboy for 40 years with various ranches in Roberts County. For the past five years, he was a correctional officer at the Baten Unit of TDCJ in Pampa. He was a member of the United Methodist Church of Miami, the Miami Masonic Lodge # 805, the Miami Lions Club, and the Miami Chamber of Commerce. He was an EMT with the Miami EMS, and volunteer fireman with the Miami-Roberts Volunteer Fire Department. He was a hospice volunteer with BSA Hospice in Pampa.SURVIVORS: Wife: Shirley Brogdon of the home. 2 Daughters: Pamela Berry of Borger, and Karla Scott & husband Ken of Luling, Louisiana. Mother: Veda Brogdon of Forestburg. 3 Sisters: Jane Sledge of Cleburne, Marjorie Hess of Forestburg, and Becky Scott of Waco. 1 Brother: Max Brogdon of Cheyenne, Wyoming. 7 Grandchildren, 6 Great-Grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, Barney Brogdon, and a son-in-law, Royce Berry.MEMORIALS: United Methodist Church of Miami, P.O. Box 248, Miami, Texas 79059, or the Coffee Memorial Blood Center, 1915 S. Coulter, Amarillo, Texas 79106.