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Imogene "Jean" Lucy Barrow Isley, 79, died Monday, July 15, 2002.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Westminster Presbyterian Church with
the Rev. Jeff Conway and the Rev. Phil Mercado officiating. Burial will be in
Llano Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St.
Mrs. Isley joined her late husband, Melvin E. Isley, in receiving numerous
awards and recognition for contributions to area higher education and
non-profit organizations.
She and her husband were contributors to West Texas A&M University. Their
support included membership in Old Main Society and President's Circle, and
support of the Distinguished Lecture Series. In 2001, she made a charitable gift
to dedicate the Buffalo Terrace at WTAMU as a memorial gift to her husband.
She contributed to the arts, including helping to design and make by hand the
costumes for Amarillo's first performance of "The Nutcracker." She supported
the development of the Lone Star Ballet.
Her volunteer work included volunteering with the High Plains Epilepsy
Association and work for suicide prevention. She joined her husband in
receiving a Golden Nail Award in 1994 from the Chamber of Commerce Arts
Committee for financial support from the arts.
She was born in 1923 and graduated from Canute High School in 1942. She
married Melvin E. Isley in 1943 at Elk City, Okla. During her husband's service
during World War II, she moved to Dallas where she worked for Zales Jewelry
and its founder, Mr. Zales, in his first jewelry store in Dallas.
She then moved with her husband to Amarillo in the 1940s, where she was a
homemaker. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi, for which she served as
Chapter Sweetheart for a year. She attended Westminster Presbyterian
Church, where she was a member of the Sun Porch Class.
She was preceded in death by her husband on Oct. 8, 2000.
Survivors include a son, R. Michael Isley of Amarillo; and a brother, Jackie
Barrow of Amarillo.
The family suggests memorials be to WTAMU, Melvin, Jean and Mike Isley
Leadership Scholarship Fund, Canyon, TX 79016.
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