JL Furgason
July 14, 1943 - November 29, 2020
JL Furgason, 77, of Pampa passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020 in Amarillo.
Services will be 2:00 PM on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Mary Ellen & Harvester Church of Christ with Keith Feerer, pastor, and Dean Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Due to COVID-19 the church requests that everyone attending the service wear a face mask.
JL was born on July 14, 1943 in Clovis, New Mexico to Henry and Lela Bell Furgason. He married Helen Crawford on March 3, 1962 in Pampa. They lived in all over the country before moving to Skellytown in 1978. JL worked as a compressor mechanic for 40 years for several different companies. After his retirement from Hess Corporation in Seminole in 2008 he returned to Pampa and begin his career as a school bus driver for Pampa ISD. JL loved his job as a bus driver and many were convinced if he didn’t drive the bus they weren’t going to win the game. He served as a board member for the Gray County Association of the Mentally Handicapped. JL enjoyed coaching softball and baseball for little league teams and the church team. He volunteered for several years with the Skellytown Fire Department and Skellytown EMS. JL loved his family and never met a stranger in his life. He was the kind of man that enjoyed helping people. JL will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend.
JL was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Leon Furgason; and 2 nephews, Doyle and Terry Furgason.
He is survived by his wife, Helen Furgason, of the home; 2 sons, Johnny Furgason and wife Susan and Jacky Furgason all of Pampa; 1 daughter, Rebecca Fulton and husband Doug of Pampa; 1 sister, Joyce Epperson of Pampa; 1 brother, Dwayne Furgason and wife Francis of Pampa; 8 grandchildren, Mikala Furgason and fiancé Jonathan Taylor, Kolbi Linder and husband Ty, Nathan Furgason and wife Bennett, MaKayla Whalen and husband Joey, Lorelai Fulton, Alexandria Fulton, Joseph Furgason, and Jerritt Furgason; 6 great-grandchildren, Aniston Linder, Levi Linder, Theo Scout Furgason, Rylee Whalen, Emilee Whalen, and Preslee Whalen; several nieces and nephews; and numerous adopted grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to your favorite charity.
(Published by Carmichael/Whatley Funeral Directors, Sunday, November 29, 2020)
July 14, 1943 - November 29, 2020
JL Furgason, 77, of Pampa passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020 in Amarillo.
Services will be 2:00 PM on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Mary Ellen & Harvester Church of Christ with Keith Feerer, pastor, and Dean Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Due to COVID-19 the church requests that everyone attending the service wear a face mask.
JL was born on July 14, 1943 in Clovis, New Mexico to Henry and Lela Bell Furgason. He married Helen Crawford on March 3, 1962 in Pampa. They lived in all over the country before moving to Skellytown in 1978. JL worked as a compressor mechanic for 40 years for several different companies. After his retirement from Hess Corporation in Seminole in 2008 he returned to Pampa and begin his career as a school bus driver for Pampa ISD. JL loved his job as a bus driver and many were convinced if he didn’t drive the bus they weren’t going to win the game. He served as a board member for the Gray County Association of the Mentally Handicapped. JL enjoyed coaching softball and baseball for little league teams and the church team. He volunteered for several years with the Skellytown Fire Department and Skellytown EMS. JL loved his family and never met a stranger in his life. He was the kind of man that enjoyed helping people. JL will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend.
JL was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Leon Furgason; and 2 nephews, Doyle and Terry Furgason.
He is survived by his wife, Helen Furgason, of the home; 2 sons, Johnny Furgason and wife Susan and Jacky Furgason all of Pampa; 1 daughter, Rebecca Fulton and husband Doug of Pampa; 1 sister, Joyce Epperson of Pampa; 1 brother, Dwayne Furgason and wife Francis of Pampa; 8 grandchildren, Mikala Furgason and fiancé Jonathan Taylor, Kolbi Linder and husband Ty, Nathan Furgason and wife Bennett, MaKayla Whalen and husband Joey, Lorelai Fulton, Alexandria Fulton, Joseph Furgason, and Jerritt Furgason; 6 great-grandchildren, Aniston Linder, Levi Linder, Theo Scout Furgason, Rylee Whalen, Emilee Whalen, and Preslee Whalen; several nieces and nephews; and numerous adopted grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to your favorite charity.
(Published by Carmichael/Whatley Funeral Directors, Sunday, November 29, 2020)
JL Furgason
July 14, 1943 - November 29, 2020
JL Furgason, 77, of Pampa passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020 in Amarillo.
Services will be 2:00 PM on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Mary Ellen & Harvester Church of Christ with Keith Feerer, pastor, and Dean Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Due to COVID-19 the church requests that everyone attending the service wear a face mask.
JL was born on July 14, 1943 in Clovis, New Mexico to Henry and Lela Bell Furgason. He married Helen Crawford on March 3, 1962 in Pampa. They lived in all over the country before moving to Skellytown in 1978. JL worked as a compressor mechanic for 40 years for several different companies. After his retirement from Hess Corporation in Seminole in 2008 he returned to Pampa and begin his career as a school bus driver for Pampa ISD. JL loved his job as a bus driver and many were convinced if he didn’t drive the bus they weren’t going to win the game. He served as a board member for the Gray County Association of the Mentally Handicapped. JL enjoyed coaching softball and baseball for little league teams and the church team. He volunteered for several years with the Skellytown Fire Department and Skellytown EMS. JL loved his family and never met a stranger in his life. He was the kind of man that enjoyed helping people. JL will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend.
JL was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Leon Furgason; and 2 nephews, Doyle and Terry Furgason.
He is survived by his wife, Helen Furgason, of the home; 2 sons, Johnny Furgason and wife Susan and Jacky Furgason all of Pampa; 1 daughter, Rebecca Fulton and husband Doug of Pampa; 1 sister, Joyce Epperson of Pampa; 1 brother, Dwayne Furgason and wife Francis of Pampa; 8 grandchildren, Mikala Furgason and fiancé Jonathan Taylor, Kolbi Linder and husband Ty, Nathan Furgason and wife Bennett, MaKayla Whalen and husband Joey, Lorelai Fulton, Alexandria Fulton, Joseph Furgason, and Jerritt Furgason; 6 great-grandchildren, Aniston Linder, Levi Linder, Theo Scout Furgason, Rylee Whalen, Emilee Whalen, and Preslee Whalen; several nieces and nephews; and numerous adopted grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to your favorite charity.
(Published by Carmichael/Whatley Funeral Directors, Sunday, November 29, 2020)
July 14, 1943 - November 29, 2020
JL Furgason, 77, of Pampa passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020 in Amarillo.
Services will be 2:00 PM on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Mary Ellen & Harvester Church of Christ with Keith Feerer, pastor, and Dean Whaley officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Due to COVID-19 the church requests that everyone attending the service wear a face mask.
JL was born on July 14, 1943 in Clovis, New Mexico to Henry and Lela Bell Furgason. He married Helen Crawford on March 3, 1962 in Pampa. They lived in all over the country before moving to Skellytown in 1978. JL worked as a compressor mechanic for 40 years for several different companies. After his retirement from Hess Corporation in Seminole in 2008 he returned to Pampa and begin his career as a school bus driver for Pampa ISD. JL loved his job as a bus driver and many were convinced if he didn’t drive the bus they weren’t going to win the game. He served as a board member for the Gray County Association of the Mentally Handicapped. JL enjoyed coaching softball and baseball for little league teams and the church team. He volunteered for several years with the Skellytown Fire Department and Skellytown EMS. JL loved his family and never met a stranger in his life. He was the kind of man that enjoyed helping people. JL will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend.
JL was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Leon Furgason; and 2 nephews, Doyle and Terry Furgason.
He is survived by his wife, Helen Furgason, of the home; 2 sons, Johnny Furgason and wife Susan and Jacky Furgason all of Pampa; 1 daughter, Rebecca Fulton and husband Doug of Pampa; 1 sister, Joyce Epperson of Pampa; 1 brother, Dwayne Furgason and wife Francis of Pampa; 8 grandchildren, Mikala Furgason and fiancé Jonathan Taylor, Kolbi Linder and husband Ty, Nathan Furgason and wife Bennett, MaKayla Whalen and husband Joey, Lorelai Fulton, Alexandria Fulton, Joseph Furgason, and Jerritt Furgason; 6 great-grandchildren, Aniston Linder, Levi Linder, Theo Scout Furgason, Rylee Whalen, Emilee Whalen, and Preslee Whalen; several nieces and nephews; and numerous adopted grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to your favorite charity.
(Published by Carmichael/Whatley Funeral Directors, Sunday, November 29, 2020)
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