SERVICES: Graveside services will be at 10:00 AM Thursday, October 31, 2002 at Fairview Cemetery in Pampa, Texas, with Rodney Tedford, minister of the Mary Ellen & Harvester Church of Christ of Pampa, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa. BIOGRAPHY: Born March 28, 1946 in Pampa, she was a 1964 graduate of Pampa High School. She married Amel Darling on June 28, 1968 in Pampa. He preceded her in death in 1983. She was a teacher's aide at Pampa Middle School for 3 years, and was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Pampa. She had been a resident of Pampa until 1990 when she moved to Wichita FallsSURVIVORS: 1 Daughter: Susan Darling of Wichita Falls. 1 Son: Timothy Darling of Lubbock. Mother: Rachel Ripple of Pampa. 2 Brothers: William L. Ripple of Pampa, and Dennis L. Ripple of Utah. 1 Grandson