Lillian LaVerne Kotara

SERVICES: 10:00 AM Saturday, September 17, 2005, at Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel, with Rev. Lynn Hancock, pastor of the Briarwood Full Gospel Church, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. BIOGRAPHY: Mrs. Kotara was born August 24, 1921 in Amarillo. She married Lonnie Kotara in the summer of 1942 in White Deer. She had been a resident of Pampa since 1942. She enjoyed horse racing and bingo.SURVIVORS: Husband: Lonnie Kotara of the home. 1 Daughter: Sherrian Batson-Hill & husband Stephen Hill of Angleton. 3 Sons: Ronald Edward Kotara of Athens, Texas, Larry Kotara & wife Kitten of Lubbock, and Gary L. Kotara of Pampa. 1 Sister: Christine Waters of San Antonio. 7 Grandchildren, 4 Great-Grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Capt. Charles Ashley Austin.MEMORIALS: American Lung Association, P.O. Box 26566, Austin, Texas 78755.