Frances Ruth Bowers Walls

SERVICES: 2:00 PM Saturday, February 15, 2003, at the First United Methodist Church, with Mr. John Curry, and Rev. Scott Penrod, pastor, officiating.<br><br>BURIAL: Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.<br><br>BIOGRAPHY: Mrs. Walls was born February 21, 1921 in Hereford. She was reared in Miami and was a 1938 graduate of Miami High School. She attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock, and received her B.A. degree and M. Ed. degree from West Texas State University in Canyon. She received her M.S. degree in library science from East Texas State University in Commerce. She taught elementary school at Laketon, Miami and Pampa, and later became library coordinator for the Pampa Independent School District, retiring in 1982. She married G. M. "Arkie" Walls on Oct. 1, 1939 in Elk City, OK. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, both in Miami and Pampa, and she was a member of the Crusader's Sunday School Class. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Iota Teacher's Sorority, Pampa Classroom Teachers Association, TEA, NEA, and Friends of the Library.SURVIVORS: Husband: G. M. "Arkie" Walls of Amarillo; 3 sons: G. M. Walls, Jr. and wife Diana of Pampa; Wilbur Walls and wife Judy of Lake Tanglewood, and Steve Walls and wife Diane of Hurst; 4 grandchildren: Autumn Smith and Trae Walls, both of Pampa, Alicia Walls of Amarillo, and Jordan Walls of Hurst;3 stepgrandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church, P. o. Box 1981, or a favorite charity.