Thomas Steele Clopton Jr., 88, of Amarillo, died Monday, Oct. 7, 2002.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Jim Bankhead, senior minister, and Dr. Murray Gossett, associate minister, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery with military rites by DAV Chapter 26. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle.
Mr. Clopton was born Sept. 2, 1914, in Amarillo, to Thomas Steele and Mary Browning Clopton. He graduated from Amarillo High School and then attended Texas A&M University, earning a bachelor of science degree in petroleum engineering in 1939. That same year he joined Diamond Shamrock and remained there until retiring in 1979 as vice-president in production.
He served as a captain in the Army during World War II. On July 16, 1944, in Colorado Springs, Colo., he married Jane Spaulding.
Mr. Clopton was honored by the Texas Society of Professional Engineers as Outstanding Engineer in 1973; he was a member of Amarillo Rotary Club, serving as president in 1973 to 1974 and served on the Llano Cemetery Board and was a past president.
He was chapter chairman of the American Red Cross during 1980 to 1981; served on the board of directors and was president of Goodwill Industries in 1984 and 1985, was a Meals of Wheels volunteer and was a member of Sons of the American Revolution.
He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, serving as a deacon and elder there.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Thomas Steele Clopton and wife, Linda A., of Littleton, Colo., and Paul Spaulding Clopton and wife, Jan. L., of Indian Hills, Colo; two granddaughters, Suzanne Snell and Deborah Rhodes; and 12 great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to First Presbyterian Church, 1100 S. Harrison St., Amarillo, TX 79101; or a favorite charity.
Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 8, 2002
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Jim Bankhead, senior minister, and Dr. Murray Gossett, associate minister, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery with military rites by DAV Chapter 26. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle.
Mr. Clopton was born Sept. 2, 1914, in Amarillo, to Thomas Steele and Mary Browning Clopton. He graduated from Amarillo High School and then attended Texas A&M University, earning a bachelor of science degree in petroleum engineering in 1939. That same year he joined Diamond Shamrock and remained there until retiring in 1979 as vice-president in production.
He served as a captain in the Army during World War II. On July 16, 1944, in Colorado Springs, Colo., he married Jane Spaulding.
Mr. Clopton was honored by the Texas Society of Professional Engineers as Outstanding Engineer in 1973; he was a member of Amarillo Rotary Club, serving as president in 1973 to 1974 and served on the Llano Cemetery Board and was a past president.
He was chapter chairman of the American Red Cross during 1980 to 1981; served on the board of directors and was president of Goodwill Industries in 1984 and 1985, was a Meals of Wheels volunteer and was a member of Sons of the American Revolution.
He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, serving as a deacon and elder there.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Thomas Steele Clopton and wife, Linda A., of Littleton, Colo., and Paul Spaulding Clopton and wife, Jan. L., of Indian Hills, Colo; two granddaughters, Suzanne Snell and Deborah Rhodes; and 12 great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to First Presbyterian Church, 1100 S. Harrison St., Amarillo, TX 79101; or a favorite charity.
Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 8, 2002
Thomas Steele Clopton Jr., 88, of Amarillo, died Monday, Oct. 7, 2002.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Jim Bankhead, senior minister, and Dr. Murray Gossett, associate minister, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery with military rites by DAV Chapter 26. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle.
Mr. Clopton was born Sept. 2, 1914, in Amarillo, to Thomas Steele and Mary Browning Clopton. He graduated from Amarillo High School and then attended Texas A&M University, earning a bachelor of science degree in petroleum engineering in 1939. That same year he joined Diamond Shamrock and remained there until retiring in 1979 as vice-president in production.
He served as a captain in the Army during World War II. On July 16, 1944, in Colorado Springs, Colo., he married Jane Spaulding.
Mr. Clopton was honored by the Texas Society of Professional Engineers as Outstanding Engineer in 1973; he was a member of Amarillo Rotary Club, serving as president in 1973 to 1974 and served on the Llano Cemetery Board and was a past president.
He was chapter chairman of the American Red Cross during 1980 to 1981; served on the board of directors and was president of Goodwill Industries in 1984 and 1985, was a Meals of Wheels volunteer and was a member of Sons of the American Revolution.
He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, serving as a deacon and elder there.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Thomas Steele Clopton and wife, Linda A., of Littleton, Colo., and Paul Spaulding Clopton and wife, Jan. L., of Indian Hills, Colo; two granddaughters, Suzanne Snell and Deborah Rhodes; and 12 great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to First Presbyterian Church, 1100 S. Harrison St., Amarillo, TX 79101; or a favorite charity.
Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 8, 2002
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Jim Bankhead, senior minister, and Dr. Murray Gossett, associate minister, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery with military rites by DAV Chapter 26. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle.
Mr. Clopton was born Sept. 2, 1914, in Amarillo, to Thomas Steele and Mary Browning Clopton. He graduated from Amarillo High School and then attended Texas A&M University, earning a bachelor of science degree in petroleum engineering in 1939. That same year he joined Diamond Shamrock and remained there until retiring in 1979 as vice-president in production.
He served as a captain in the Army during World War II. On July 16, 1944, in Colorado Springs, Colo., he married Jane Spaulding.
Mr. Clopton was honored by the Texas Society of Professional Engineers as Outstanding Engineer in 1973; he was a member of Amarillo Rotary Club, serving as president in 1973 to 1974 and served on the Llano Cemetery Board and was a past president.
He was chapter chairman of the American Red Cross during 1980 to 1981; served on the board of directors and was president of Goodwill Industries in 1984 and 1985, was a Meals of Wheels volunteer and was a member of Sons of the American Revolution.
He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, serving as a deacon and elder there.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Thomas Steele Clopton and wife, Linda A., of Littleton, Colo., and Paul Spaulding Clopton and wife, Jan. L., of Indian Hills, Colo; two granddaughters, Suzanne Snell and Deborah Rhodes; and 12 great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to First Presbyterian Church, 1100 S. Harrison St., Amarillo, TX 79101; or a favorite charity.
Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 8, 2002
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