The first female member of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, she also founded the $200 million Burnett Foundation in 1978. Burnett had seen the limiting effects of barbed wire on the open range, so in 1893 he began looking West to expand the 6666. She describes her current horse as having the biggest heart and consistently putting her best effort into every single round. Her family tree, as noted above, is a whos who of Texas ranching and commerce. The memorial service is to be conducted at half-past one oclock in the afternoon on Wednesday, the 30th of January at First Presbyterian Church, 5300 Main Street in Houston. She also was a part of the team that earned team silver at the 2018 USEF Junior Jumper Championships. I like the way they work livestock, and I like their management, says ONeal. We do a lot of herd work, holding them up and handling them.. Your entry has exceeded the maximum character limit. Shes a very astute art collector. Mrs. Marion assumed management of the Four Sixes in 1980. Garrett is a student at the Brearley School where she is a member of the track and soccer teams. Volpi describes her horse Taiwan as super competitive, a great fit, sweet, and a joy to work with. Reichow loves her horses big personality and constant desire to please. The 6666 Ranch, one of the most storied outfits in Texas, is world-renowned for its Black Angus cattle and American Quarter Horses. Her favorite thing about her horse, fondly know as Chili, is how hard he tries. Use #USAJumping and #FEINationsCup. Coco Fath (Fairfield, Conn.) is a freshman at Cornell University and enjoys playing tennis, reading, and participating in her sorority at school. Anne took the reins of the Burnett family fortune at the age of thirty-eight. At the urging of her daughter, Anne Tandy started the Burnett Foundation in 1978. Anne W. Marion, great-grand daughter of Samuel Burk Burnett, often called Little Anne, formed Burnett Oil Co., Inc. in 1980, and became Chairman of the company. The well was 3,052 feet deep, and 175 barrels were produced in the first twenty-five hours of pumping. V Valerie Brown Reny August 21, 2022 Dear Uncle Dave, Cousin's Jennifer, Sarah, Laura And Families, There are no words sufficient enough to express my heartfelt sympathy to you for the passing of Aunt Hallie. Marion and her first husband, renowned breeder B.F. Phillips Jr., put the 6666 on the map in Quarter Horse racing. the cowboys as she learned to ride horses and perform ranch chores like the cowhands did. Anne Marion also is highly regarded as an arts patron and shrewd businesswoman. Hallie Ann "Grimes" Brown May 26, 1943 - July 24, 2022 (79 years old) Pontiac, Illinois Hallie Ann Brown Obituary We are sad to announce that on July 24, 2022, at the age of 79, Hallie Ann Brown of Pontiac, Illinois passed away. He quickly came to understand the importance of having control over the lands on which cattle fed, and with that in mind, Burk began buying property. She always respected my judgment, but she had her own ideas, too. Gibson had said. She died in February of lung cancer at 81. She was a true Texan, a great patron of the arts, a generous member of our community, and a person of elegance and strength. www.artnews.com Brute 23 R Rmc If there was one equestrian sport she would puruse outside of jumping it would be polo. When Hallie Grimes was born in March 1898, in Indiana, United States, her father, William Edward Grimes, was 33 and her mother, Anna Belle Hill, was 27. Friends are cordially invited to gather with the family and share remembrances of Mike during a reception to be held from five o'clock in the afternoon until seven o'clock in the evening on . West Panhandle later coalesced into the mega-giant Hugoton- Panhandle Gas Field, the largest natural gas field in North America. Shes a very astute art collector. The second best result is Hallie Mae Grimes age 80+ in Carrollton, OH. When shes not competing, she enjoys watching Gossip Girl or basketball and would love to try out playing polo when shes not focused on jumping. Between checking windmills and fences and pregnant heifers, roping calves in the branding pen, and sorting cattle, cowboy work here requires 17 to 18 full-time hands. She was a wonderful, Loving woman. Hollywood Golds offspring won cutting contests across the United States and brought top prices for breeding. Lived In Arlington VA, Alexandria VA, Newport News VA, Raleigh NC. More than 100 years later, Guthries population has only grown to 160. As a young girl, Little Anne spent summers on the Four Sixes, earning the respect of. In 1921, oil was discovered on Burks land near Dixon Creek in Hutchinson County in the Texas Panhandle. She is survived by her daughter, Windi Grimes. Connect to the World Family Tree to find out, Curator Profile Exchange: Living Americans. That is to say, cattle are handled horseback; we have no four-wheelers or helicopters. And many things remain the same, like that stately 11-bedroom stone house, where Marion stays (and the foreman lives in a wing with his family) and Burnett hosted Roosevelt, Will Rogers, and other friends. The following year, then 20 years old, Burnett drove up another herd of 1,200 head, this one belonging to his father, a Confederate Army captain named Jerry Burnett. Catherine Kubiak (Lake Forest, Ill.) is currently 20 years old and competes in the high amateur owner divisions with her horses Huntington and Somerset. Share a memory of Hallie Ann (Grimes) Brown. In 1891, 20-year-old Tom made wagon boss on the Nation wagon (so called because it was used for roundups on Indian lands) and married Ollie Lake. According to Western Horseman Magazine. His contact there was with the famous Quanah Parker, last chief of the free Comanches. Miss Anne had only one child, often known as Little Anne, from her marriage to James Goodwin Hall. Lets be frank: Anne Marion doesnt need cattle or horses or cowboys to help pay the bills at this point. Hallie Grimes Named Show Jumping Hall of Fame Rider of the Month Darragh Kerins and Family Dominate $30,000 Sunday Jumper Classic, Fieldstone Farm and the Therapeutic Power of Horses, I Adermie R 4 Gives Vale Wings in CSI3* 1.45m Speed at Winter Spectacular 9, Chawke and Gamble Start a Streak in Welcome Speed at Desert Circuit 7, Protected: Breeches.com Debuts New My First Ride Package with Show Strides, It Happens! When she is not riding, Bonnie enjoys painting, baking, and watching Bojack Horseman. Geni requires JavaScript! Learn more about Farishs competition results. So when he died in 1922, he did not leave the Four Sixes to Tom but to the future firstborn child of his granddaughter, the 22-year-old Miss Anne.. H. Lewis & Sons Funeral Directors. Burnett was cunning enough to survive the Panic of 1873a sudden drop in silver prices that broke railroad companies and caused a six-year depressionby simply holding over the 1,100 steers he had driven to Wichita, Kan., the year before. Windfohr was an outspoken conservationist and a member of the committee that championed the cause in Texas in the 1930s. The Gulf No. Phone Number: (603) 464-**** Show More Arrest Records & Driving Infractions Hallie Grimes View Arrests This was the first oil well brought in on the Texas Panhandle Field, relatively small compared to future wells, one of which produced 10,000 barrels a day. The 6666 Ranch, one of the most storied outfits in Texas, is world-renowned for its Black Angus cattle and American Quarter Horses. Her horse, Balous Fly High, is a personable stallion who she credits with giving her valuable experience since their partnership began. Burnett Oil Co, Inc., operates producing properties in Southeast New Mexico (Loco Hills region in Eddy County), West Texas (Sand Hills region of Crane County), on the Triangle and 6666 Headquarters Ranches, the Fort Worth Basin, the Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle, the Appalachian Basin in Southwest Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and has ongoing exploration efforts in several other states. In 1917, Burk decided to build the finest ranch house in West Texas at Guthrie, at a cost of $100,000, an amount equal to more than $1.8 million in 2013. Emma Catherine Reichow (Menlo Park, Calif.) had a year ripe with top results in 2019, winning the USEF Talent Search Finals West Coast, individual gold at Prix des States, and team silver at the NAYC. Sometimes Windi goes by various nicknames including Anne W Phillips, Ann Phillips, Ann W Phillips, Anne Grimes and Anne W Grimes. In 1988, Anne married John Louis Marion, honorary chair of Sothebys Inc. She has one daughter, Anne Windi Phillips Grimes, who also has one daughter, Anne Hallie Grimes. Her horse, Bunny, is special to her because of the way she always tries her best, and Gochman believes she is the best horse in the world. Early on, Durhams and then Herefords were introduced to improve meat quality. She is also a long time board member of the Kimbell Art Foundation. Together with her second husband, James Goodwin Hall, Miss Anne helped form the American Quarter Horse Association in 1940. Athletes listed in alphabetical order by last name. That same year, on October 8, 1891, he married Olive Ollie Lake of Fort Worth, and the couple lived at the Burnett Ranch House while Tom ran the Indian Territory unit of the Four Sixes Ranch. Following this experience, Burk became one of the first ranchers in Texas to buy steers and graze them for market. Her horse, Maestro, has one of the biggest personalities in the barn. His death arrived in the midst of a campaign to build a fortune equal to that of his father. It has kept my feet on the ground. And it would surely please Burk Burnett to know that the family legacy of strong-willed, keenly intelligent Annes continuesMarions daughter Anne Windi Grimes has a daughter named Anne Hallie Grimes. Her greatgrandfather, Samuel Burk Burnett; her grandfather, Tom Burnett; and her mother, Anne Valliant Burnett Tandy also are Hall of Fame inductees. Walker is a student at Coram Deo Academy and enjoys science, music, art, and watching football or The Office. The most important thing that ever happened to me was growing up on that ranch, says Marion. Violet Lindemann Barnett (San Francisco, Calif.) is a senior at San Francisco University High School and has a long list of top results in the hunter, equitation, and jumping disciplines. After attending school in Fort Worth, St. Louis, and the Virginia Military Institute, the sixteen year old began moving cattle on the Burk Burnett Ranch. People grew up quickly in those days, so by age nineteen Burk had gone into business for himself. If she could ride any horse in the world, she would choose Darragh Kennys mount Balou du Revention or Danielle Goldsteins mount Lizziemary. In Memory Of David Michael "Mike" Grimes Sr. Sign up for service and obituary updates. Then, in 1868, he purchased 100 head branded with 6666 from Frank Crowley of Denton. Jumping Team. 5,823 Followers, 789 Following, 186 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Hallie Grimes (@hallllie.g) Learn more atwww.SmartPak.com. Named for Louisville Land and Cattle stockholder W.H. Few ranches in America represent the past and present like the 6666. But she has another side, too. Kubiak will be riding her horse Hungtington, who she described as very brave and kind. You can buy anything there, from tires to groceries to clothing, says Joe Leathers, general manager of the 6666. DAVID MICHAEL "MIKE" GRIMES, SR. 1941-2019 2019-01-27 - . George Humphreys, who began working on the Four Sixes Ranch in 1918 and retired fifty- two years later, served as the ranchs third ranch manager, as sheriff of King County from 1928 to 1948, and overseer to the ranchs horse operation. She is currently competing at the Tryon Fall Series in the FEI 3* & 2* levels, but started competing here in 2015 in the Large Pony Hunter division! In addition to working at the famous JA and Matador ranches, ONeal broke broncs on the Waggoner Ranch for 24 years, where for a decade he was foreman with some 40 cowboys under him. The couple had another son, Burk Burnett Jr. Her own honors also include the Golden Deed Honoree as selected by the Fort Worth Exchange Club, 1993; The Charles Goodnight Award, 1993; induction into the Texas Business Hall of Fame, 1996; The Governors Award for Excellence in the Arts award, 1996; The American Quarter Horse Association Merle Wood Humanitarian Award, 1999; The National Golden Spur Award, 2001; The Boss of the Plains Award from the National Ranching Heritage Center, 2003; and induction into the American Quarter Horse Association Hall of Fame, 2007. Now 77 and married to Sothebys magnate John Marion, Little Anne Marion continues her mothers support of museums, fine art, and ranching heritage. He was even called Mas-Sa-Suta, or Big Boss, by the Comanche people. Miss Anne and George Humphreys, her 6666 foreman from 1932 to 1970, set out to raise standout equine athletes on the ranch and spearheaded the famous careers of stallions Grey Badger II and Hollywood Gold. He went on to be one of the richest cattlemen in Texas. Dean says he is always trying to get more attention and would be jumping the big Grand Prix classes right now, if he were making the decisions. He later built his first headquarters near what would become Wichita Falls. It may take up to 1 hour for your comment to appear on the website. But she has another side, too. In subsequent years, the two developed a deep respect and admiration. Her mother's third husband, oilman Bob Windfohr, adopted her. The love of the land is in her blood., Veterinarian and Four Sixes Horse Division manager Dr. Glenn Blodgett agrees, saying, Anne is a very capable leader who looks to the future and has changed with the times. Hall was a member of the bronze medal-winning junior team at the NAYC and placed in the top 10 individually. On track to graduate University of Miami in 2022, Russekoff has remained committed to actively competing while at school and has won several CSI2* grand prix classes while balancing her academics and riding career aspirations. Grimes remembers being 11 years old, competing in the trot poles class, and knowing right then that this was her passion. Martha Nell Coffman Grimes passed away on Tuesday the 9th of October 2018. Hallie B Grimes, age 31 View Full Report Address:***** Pascagoula St, Pascagoula, MS. Her great-great grandfather was Captain Martin B. Loyd, who established the First National Bank of Fort Worth. Isabella Russekoff (Greenwich, Conn.)has steadily risen through the youth jumping ranks and is currently competing successfully in U25 Grand Prix competitions and in the high amateur owner division. Brooks Hull (North Fort Myers, Fla.) is 12 years old and has big plans for his equestrian career, striving to compete in and win a Grand Prix by the time he is 15! If she could ride any horse in the world, she would choose Martin Fuchs mount Clooney 51. Lifelong friendships were forged. Her goal is to compete successfully at the CSI4*/CSI5* grand prix level and to represent the U.S. on a senior Nations Cup team. She hopes to represent the U.S. at the 2022 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, and strives to compete in a national Grand Prix during high school. Like her father, Miss Anne became a keen judge of horses and cattle, and along with her second husband, James Goodwin Hall, assisted in formation of the American Quarter Horse Association. Anne loves this ranch and loves the people who work for her, says Leathers. Fath describes her horse Scotty as sweet, kind, and his confidence and determination never waver. ANNE MARION OBITUARY MARION, Anne Anne Burnett Windfohr Marion, whose epic Texas life included prominence as a leading rancher and horsewoman, philanthropist, and an internationally. A history of the Texas oil and gas industry paired with the histories of businesses and organizations that have shaped the industry. Five years later, Burk survived the panic of 1873 by holding through the winter more than 1,100 steers he had driven to market in Wichita, Kansas. Learn more about Kubiak's competition results. Thus was born an iconic brand that would come to represent much more than ownership of cattle. Herefords played a large role in the ranchs cattle program until, under Mike Gibsons tenure as ranch manager, the ranchs base of Hereford cows was phased out and replaced with a Black Angus program. Grimes, under the training of Missy Clark, Berry Porter and North Run, dazzled the judges with a slick round over fences despite the wet footing. The Texas cattle empire has survived since 1871 not just because of black gold (plenty of historic ranches had oil), but because of the keen foresight of founder Burk Burnett and the stoic leadership of his granddaughters. He traveled to Washington and lobbied President Theodore Roosevelt to give the ranchers two more years. Geo. He drilled his first well with Nash near Graham. Title to the cattle included ownership of the brand, and Burnett realized the open-six design would be easy to fashion into irons, and the brand would be difficult to alter by cattle thieves. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Drive in Houston. Hallie Grimes (Houston, Texas) has had great success in her youth career to date, but says her most memorable competition moment was from her first-ever horse show. She is a director emeritus at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum and was inducted into its Hall of Great Westerners in 2009. I want the American public to realize they influence our decisions, because they are a part of this ranch, says Leathers. She was 81. Leave a memory or share a photo or video below to show your support. Each month the Series honors the one rider who earns the most points on one horse in Series competition that month. Hallie is a young amateur working to balance school at Boston University with riding at the FEI level. The house is surrounded by 18 acres of outbuildings, including the famous 6666 Supply House, which remains the only store in Guthrie. They are a part of the ranching industry as a whole, because they have a valuable stake in it.. Learn more about Deans competition results. Facebook gives people the. Prestigious architectural firm Sanguiner and Staats of Fort Worth designed the eleven bedroom home, built with stone quarried on the ranch, to serve as ranch headquarters, to house the ranch manager, and as a place for entertaining. When not riding, Fath enjoys watching football, hockey, and Parks and Recreation. A visitation will be on Friday, July 29, 2022, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at. Learn more about Kubiak's competition results. Everyone Wants to Be Us: Identifying a Fashion Fauxquestrian From the You Might Be Getting Kicked Out of Your Barn If. Anne Burnett Windfohr Marion, whose epic Texas life included prominence as a leading rancher and horsewoman, philanthropist, and an internationally respected art collector and patron of the arts, died Tuesday in California after a battle with lung cancer. Anne Grimes has been a U.S. Foreign Service Officer for 28 years and is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. Learn more about Halls competition results. Today, the Four Sixes is home to 15 to 20 of the top racing, performance, and ranch quarter horse stallions anywhere in the world. If the mark of a good leader is surrounding oneself with outstanding individuals, then Anne Marion has proved to be a shrewd observer of character. Hallie is related to George Kenneth Grimes and Robert Steven Grimes as well as 3 additional people. The older, solid cowponies are sold as the younger colts come up, while some aces are kept for kids horses. Bands of long-horned bovines were first tended here by Spanish missionaries on the San Antonio River in 1749. I havent been here a long time, considering my age, quips ONeal about his 26 years on the Sixes. This land, 100 dusty miles from both Lubbock and Wichita Falls, is shockingly isolated even today and must have seemed very remote indeed to first owner Sam Lazarus in 1880. Join Facebook to connect with Anne Hallie and others you may know. Anne is highly regarded as an arts patron and shrewd businesswoman. While her civic and cultural activities extend throughout Texas and the nation, her deepest commitment is to her birthright and the continuing success of the historic Burnett Ranches, LLC, Burnett Oil Co., and Four Sixes Ranch, where superbly bred cattle and champion horses grace its pastures and oil flows freely from its depths. A visitation will be on Friday, July 29, 2022, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Duffy-Baier-Snedecor Funeral Home in Pontiac. Its literally part of my heritageI used to spend as much time as possible there in my early years, so I really learned ranching from the ground up.. Her list of equestrian accomplishments includes many top results, but the most memorable moment so far has been winning the $10,000 NAL Low Junior Classic at the American Gold Cup in her first show with her horse, Victoire Une Prince. Burnett Oil Co., Inc., an experienced and well-regarded operator in the Permian and other basins, is privately owned and operated by Anne Burnett Windfohr Marion. For more information, visitwww.kyhorsepark.com. Her favorite thing about her horse, fondly known as Love, is the mares sassy personality and the way everyone at the barn knows Love is the queen. With still limited but increasing horse show activity after the spring shutdown due to COVID-19, the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series had July classes at Traverse City, Kentucky and Blenheim in California. If she could ride any horse in the world, she would choose Margie Engles mount Royce, and if she were not jumping, she would like to try competing in vaulting. Learn more about Lindemann Barnetts competition results. According to Rauschenbach, Gillette B, fondly known as Linda in the barn, always wants to win and jumps her heart out every time they step into the ring. Let others know about your loved one's death. She surrounds herself with loyal, dedicated employees who share her vision for perfection. These funds did not come from oil and gas revenue, but from the Charles Tandy estate. They provide a wide array of programs for all hunter/jumper levels, and are mindful of the well-being of our equine partners. Burnett was known to have slept on the wraparound porch of Quanahs house and was given special gifts, like a chiefs war lance. But according to the man himself, he purchased 100 head of cattle from Frank Crowley in 1871, and the animals already wore the 6666 brand. When not riding, she enjoys playing volleyball, watching Greys Anatomy, and spending time with friends and family. Thats one thing thats made this ranch so uniqueshes so easy to visit with and lets us try things a lot of ranch managers cant try., Her husband, John Marion, lauds her other qualities, too: Its fascinating to see her in the boardroom talking about oil and cattle. After divorcing Ruth in 1892, the 43-year-old Burnett married a young widow named Mary Barradel. More details are available atwww.HamptonClassic.com. She likes watching The Good Doctor and would like to try reining. With over 1,900 locations, Dignity Memorial providers proudly serve over 375,000 families a year. Indians raided his remuda along the way, but the young Burnett was not deterred and, showing his fierce will, helped deliver those cattle to market. He made a deal with legendary Comanche Chief Quanah Parker (18451911) for access to 300,000 acres of grassland and, in the process, gained the friendship of the Comanche leader. And thats the reason men like Joe Leathers and Boots ONeal live and work here. When the deal was finalized in 1900, Burnett paid $550,000 (mostly in cash), and the hefty sale was reported by the New York Times. The older colts are broke each winter, and every cowboy has his own mount of eight to 10 horses that nobody else rides. The ranch is located in Guthrie, Texas. The Show Jumping Hall of Fame Jumper Classic Series is sponsored by SmartPak, The Hampton Classic Horse Show, Kentucky Horse Park, The National Horse Show Association of America and United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA). ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Very cultured. When not riding, Dean enjoys watching Suits and basketball. She enjoys math and science, watching The OC and Criminal Minds, and wants to try jumping an eventing cross-country course someday. She was born on the 6th of August 1941 in Nederland, Texas. She serves as the President of Burnett Ranches and the Chairman of the Burnett Oil Company. She likes watching The Good Doctor and the equestrian discipline of cutting. A private family graveside service will be held at Oakwood Cemetery in Pittsfield, IL at a later date. He felt that a second chance was the most valuable gift a person could receive and he gave it freely to others. Ollie Lake, who owned a home in Fort Worth, provided her granddaughter with the emotional support she needed and further established in the young girl a love for ranching and its traditions. So Samuel Burnett's great-great-grandaughter Anne "Hallie" Grimes sold the 4th generation farm or Anne had it in her will to sell it??? Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. The properties of Windfohr Oil were a part of the foundation of the new company. Her husband is proud of her strong will and determination and her ability to move easily from social settings to business.