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Submitted: 5/21/21 • Approved: 5/21/21 • Last Updated: 5/24/21 • R420432-G0-S3
1933-2010
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Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary
James Merle "Hoppy" Casida, 76, of Amarillo died Saturday, July 10, 2010.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Southwest Church of Christ with Todd Moss and Brian Mashburn officiating. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday in Highland Park Cemetery in Borger by Cox-LaGrone Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive.
Mr. Casida was born July 14 1933, in Snyder, Okla., to Madison James and Jewell Curry Casida. He graduated from Borger High School in 1951 and married Betty Brown in Borger in 1952.
James worked as a letter carrier for the postal service in Borger for many years and retired in 1989. He also did carpentry work and owned several rent houses.
He was a member of Southwest Church of Christ had been a resident of Amarillo since 1989. He loved his family and will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; and two sons, David Casida and Gary Casida.
Survivors include a daughter, Lonna Moss and husband Todd of Moore, Okla.; three granddaughters, Jaime Minton of Moore, Ashley Cabelka and husband Kasey of Lawton, Okla., and Lauren Lantz and husband Corey of Elk City, Okla.; two great-grandchildren, Matthew and Taylor Musick, both of Elk City; two sisters, Wilma Jackson of Houston and Eva Russell of Amarillo; and two brothers, Charles Casida and wife Jessie and Jerry Casida and wife Shirley, all of Amarillo.
The family suggests memorials be to High Plains Children's Home, 11461 S. Western St., Amarillo, TX 79118-4119.
Sign the online guest book at www.coxlagrone.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, July 14, 2010
Contributed on 5/21/21
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