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The San Angelo Standard - Times OnlineWest Texas news February 22, 1998
West Texas news and sports/February 22-28, 1998 Funerals and Death Notices
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West Texas news and sports/February 22, 1998
Funerals and Death Notices
TODAY
SAN ANGELO - Madona Sparks Clawson, 92, at 2:30 p.m. at Pecan Baptist Church;
burial in Terry Memorial Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home.
FORT STOCKTON - Vernon R. Leverett Jr., 54, at 3 p.m. at the Church of Christ;
burial in East Hill Cemetery; arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home.
KERRVILLE - Ascension Ayala Orosco, 90, rosary at 7 p.m. at Grimes Funeral
Chapels; service at 2 p.m. Monday at Notre Dame Catholic Church; burial in
Garden of Memories Cemetery.
LAMPASAS - Estelle Bostick, 90, at 2 p.m. in Sheppard Memorial Funeral Home
Chapel of Memories; burial in San Saba City Cemetery in San Saba.
MENARD - Carroll Brooks Powell, 74, at 3 p.m. in Heritage Funeral Home Chapel;
burial in Rest Haven Cemetery.
OZONA - John A. Doll, 83, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Cedar Hill Cemetery;
arrangements by Preddy Funeral Home.
SANTA ANNA - George Bell, 65, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church; burial in
Santa Anna Cemetery; arrangements by Henderson Funeral Home.
MONDAY
SAN ANGELO - Ethyl Louise Hanson, 87, of Fort Worth, at 10 a.m. in Johnson's
Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Fairmount Cemetery.
GOLDTHWAITE - Eva Mae Clardy, 89, of Brownwood, graveside service at 3 p.m. in
Oakview Cemetery in Mullin; arrangements by Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home.
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Henry Bryan Sr.
PECOS - Henry P. Bryan Sr., 90, died Friday, Feb. 20, 1998, in a local nursing
home. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Fairview Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Pecos Funeral Home. He was born Sept. 11, 1907, in Nash
and had been a lifetime resident of Pecos. He was a retired postal worker and
a Baptist. Survivors include two sons, Henry P. Bryan Jr. and Jerry W. Bryan,
both of Pecos; a daughter, Mary Elaine Wilson of Albuquerque, N.M.; eight
grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Martha Crawford
SWEETWATER - Martha Nelle Crawford, 76, of Roscoe died Thursday, Feb. 19,
1998, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in Maryneal Church
of Christ with burial in Maryneal Cemetery. Arrangements are by McCoy Funeral
Home. She was born April 17, 1921, in Columbia, Mo., and had been a longtime
resident of Maryneal before moving to Roscoe. She was a retired schoolteacher
and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include two brothers, Jerry
Hudson of Tebbetts, Mo., and Delmar W. Hudson of Irving; and two sisters,
Valda Raugh and Ramona Lee, both of Mount Home, Ark.
Maria DeLeon
BIG SPRING - Maria DeLeon, 68, died Friday, Feb. 20, 1998, at her residence.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in Myers & Smith Funeral Home Chapel. Service
will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Thomas Catholic Church with burial in Mount
Olive Memorial Park.
She was born Dec. 29, 1929, in Bryan and had lived in Big Spring since 1964.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Daniel DeLeon of Big Spring; three daughters,
Eduvina Sandez, Evelyn Marshall and Anita Robles, all of Big Spring; three
sons, Able Martinez and Pete Martinez, both of Madera, Calif., and Edward
Martinez of Midland; a stepdaughter, Virginia DeLeon of Big Spring; four
sisters, Belia Gomez of Kerman, Calif., Isabel Galan of Tulia and Eduvina
Litchburg and Sarah Valencia, both of Fresno, Calif.; a brother, Arthur
Valencia of Del Rio; 23 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
Alice Pierce
MONAHANS - Alice Irene Pierce, 90, of Royalty died Friday, Feb. 20, 1998, in a
Crane County care center.
Service will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church in Grandfalls with
burial in Tamarisk Cemetery in Grandfalls. Arrangements are by Harkey Funeral
Home.
She was born Oct. 18, 1907, in Ohio and had lived in Royalty since 1937. She
was a homemaker and a Baptist.
Survivors include two sons, Otho Lee Pierce of Royalty and Byron Pierce of
Lubbock; a daughter, Alice Marie Kester of Whiteface; eight grandchildren; and
10 great-grandchildren.
Elsie Kajimura
FREDERICKSBURG - Elsie Fritz Kajimura, 74, of San Antonio and formerly of
Fredericksburg died Friday, Feb. 20, 1998, in a local hospital.
Vigil service will be at 5:30 p.m. today in Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with burial in
St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
Survivors include two daughters, Geraldine Chidester of Las Vegas and Kathie
Geleta of San Antonio; two sons, Steven Kajimura of Cedar Park and Michael
Kajimura of Austin; three brothers, Norbert Fritz of Ruidoso, N.M., and Emil
Fritz and Clinton Fritz, both of Spicewood; three sisters, Leola Kramer of
Harper, Minnie Camacho of Spicewood and Doris Rahm of Hye; five grandchildren;
and two great-grandchildren.
James Jenschke
FREDERICKSBURG - James Jenschke, 74, of Fredericksburg died Thursday, Feb. 19,
1998, in a San Antonio hospital. Vigil service will be at 7 p.m. today in
Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's
Catholic Church with entombment in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery Mausoleum.
He was born April 17, 1923, in Luckenbach. He was a truck driver and had
worked in a feed store.
Survivors include two daughters, Beverly Rubenstahl of Houston and Lynette
Smith of Hye; two brothers, Ignatz Jenschke and Marcus Jenschke, both of
Fredericksburg; two sisters, Mary Lou Kuhlmann of Fredericksburg and Elizabeth
Hahne of Castroville; and three grandchildren.
Odell Leeder
GOLDTHWAITE - Odell Casbeer Leeder, 74, died Friday, Feb. 20, 1998, in a local
nursing home. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Goldthwaite
Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are by Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home.
She was born March 14, 1923, in Lueders. She was a secretary and a Methodist.
Survivors include her husband, Albert Leeder of Goldthwaite; a son, Jack W.
Burns of Midland; two daughters, Deborah Miley of Dayton, Ohio, and Barbara
O'Malley of Goldthwaite; four granddaughters; and three great-grandsons.
Edith Reid
GOLDTHWAITE - Edith Reid, 72, of Goldthwaite died Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998, in
a Brownwood hospital. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Capital
Parks Cemetery in Pflugerville. Arrangements are by Stacy-Wilkins Funeral
Home.
She was born Dec. 6, 1925, in Travis County and had lived in Goldthwaite since
1993. She was a bookkeeper for Reid's Glass Service and was a Baptist.
Survivors include a son, Hank Reid of Goldthwaite; four sisters, Vera Faye
Childers and Margie Wappler, both of Austin, and Gladys Ross and Ruth Elkins,
both of Luling; a brother, Garnet Bowles of Luling; and seven grandchildren.
Marie Henninger
KERRVILLE - Marie F. Henninger, 77, died Thursday, Feb. 19, 1998, at her
residence. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Paul's United
Methodist Church. Arrangements are by Kerrville Funeral Home.
She was born March 2, 1920, in Brooklyn, N.Y. She worked as a bank teller, an
Avon saleswoman and a private duty nurse. She was a member of St. Paul's
United Methodist Church.
Survivors include a son, Frederick W. Henninger Jr. of Lincoln, Neb., a
daughter, Marilyn Henninger of Springfield, Va.; and a niece, four nephews and
a cousin.
Nathalee Ensor
BRONTE - Nathalee Ruth Ensor, 83, of Bronte died Thursday, Feb. 19, 1998, in
Oklaunion. Service will be at 2 p.m. today at Central Baptist Church with
burial in Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements are by Shaffer Funeral Home.
She was born Dec. 30, 1914, in Bronte and had been a lifetime resident. She
was retired from Dry's Manufacturers and was a member of Central Baptist
Church.
Survivors include three children, J. Lee Ensor of Jerico Spring, Mo., Bonnie
Jo Perry of Bronte and Jesse Ensor of Oklaunion; a sister, Autabell Overman of
Midwest City, Okla.; 13 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
Johnnie Tipton
ANDREWS - Johnnie L. Tipton, 63, of Andrews died Thursday, Feb. 19, 1998, at
her residence. Service will be at 4 p.m. today in McNett Funeral Home Chapel
with burial in Andrews Old Cemetery.
She was born Sept. 16, 1934, in Sonora and had lived in Andrews since 1960.
She owned and operated Johnnies's Back Door Beauty Shop and was a member of
Calvary Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, B.L. Tipton of Andrews; three daughters, Kelly
Ham and Tracie Porter, both of Andrews, and Lynette Sotelo of Midland; two
stepdaughters, Patsy Massingill of San Angelo and Thersia Anderson of
Aspermont; two sisters, Caroline Owens of Fittstown, Okla., and Joyce Pace of
Marion, S.C.; two brothers, Jack Johnson and George Johnson, both of Sonora;
10 grandchildren; and five stepgrandchildren.
Kody Dannheim
MASON - Kody Jaylen Dannheim, infant son of Kody and Leigh Dannheim of
Junction, died Friday, Feb. 20, 1998, in Temple.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Gooch Cemetery. Arrangements are
by Mason Funeral Home.
Kody was born Friday, Feb. 20, 1998, in Temple.
Survivors include his parents; a brother, Haygen Dannheim of Junction; his
grandparents, Pam and Bob Hunter of Junction, Doris and Alvin Dannheim of
Mason and Morris Lee and Linda Coates of Ozona; great-grandparents, Wynelle
Bishop of Eden, Irene Hunter of San Angelo, Mrs. W.R. Beaver of Ballinger and
Lois and Wilbur Durst of Mason; and a great-great-grandmother, Lillie Mae
Brandon of Eden.
Jose Rodriguez
Jose P. Rodriguez, 86, died Thursday, Feb. 19, 1998. Services are pending at
Robert Massie Funeral Home.
Quinon Reid
BIG SPRING - Quinon H. Reid, 78, of Coahoma died Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998, in a
local hospital. Services are pending at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.
Jackie Heffernan
ELDORADO - Jackie C. Heffernan, 61, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998, in a San
Angelo hospital. Services are pending at Kerbow Funeral Home.
Mae Kothman
MASON - Mae Priess Schmidt Kothman, 75, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998, at her
residence. Services are pending at Mason Funeral Home.
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ROBERT HENRY SHIFFLETT
CRANE - Robert Henry Shifflett, 65, of Crane and formerly of Parachute, Colo.,
died Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998, in the Crane Memorial Hospital.
Service will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, in the Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home
Chapel with the Rev. David Miracle officiating. Services in Parachute will be
held at a later date.
Mr. Shifflett was born Sept. 16, 1932, in Denver. He had worked in
construction in iron works before his retirement.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Beverly Jean ``Nene'' Shifflett on July
17, 1994.
Survivors include a son, Robert Dale Shifflett and his wife, Karen, of
Parachute; a daughter, Barbara King and her husband, Monty, of Crane;
grandchildren, Robert Walter Shifflett and Michael William Shifflett, both of
Parachute, and Patrick Lynn Robinson, Justin Bryant King and Sheyenne Vene
King, all of Crane; and a stepsister, Shirley Williams of Arizona.
ETHYL LOUISE HANSON
Mrs. Ethyl Louise Hanson, 87, of Fort Worth passed away Thursday, Feb. 19,
1998, at Broadway Plaza in Fort Worth.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel
with the Rev. Charles Trigg officiating. Interment will be in Fairmount
Cemetery.
Mrs. Hanson was born Nov. 10, 1910, in Holder, Texas, to Walter and Maude
Trigg. Mrs. Hanson taught school for many years in Mineral Wells, Austin and
Fort Worth. She received her master's degree from the University of Texas at
Austin. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Fort Worth.
She also was a member of the Women's Club and Cadman Club, of which she was a
past president.
Mrs. Hanson was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, James W. Hanson,
her parents, a sister and two brothers.
She is survived by her brother, B.G. Trigg and his wife, Betty Jo, of Mineral
Wells; her sister, Frances Rogers and her husband, James, of Seguin; her
companion of three years, Charlene Moore of Fort Worth; a number of loving
nieces and nephews and her brother-in-law, Howard ``Dogie'' Hanson of
Lampasas.
JAMES LEO GREER JR.
KERRVILLE - James Leo Greer Jr., 76, of Rocksprings died Friday, Feb. 20,
1998, in Kerrville.
Mr. Greer, a lifetime resident of Rocksprings, was born June 15, 1921, in
Kerrville.
Mr. Greer, a graduate of Texas A&M University, was a veteran of the U.S. Army
Signal Corps, serving as a first lieutenant during World War II. He was a
rancher in Rocksprings. He married Mary Jane Buswell on Sept. 19, 1943, in
Rocksprings. Mr. Greer was a member of the Rocksprings Church of Christ, a
member of the Mohair Council, Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association and was
past president of the Texas Pecan Growers Association.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Jane Greer of Rocksprings; daughter and
son-in-law, Judy and Kenneth McCoy of San Saba; son and daughter-in-law, Jimmy
and Frances Greer of Rocksprings; grandchildren, Jana Boyce of Coppell, Brad
and Kate McCoy of Irving and Jennifer McCoy of Abilene; and one great-
grandchild, Kaitlyn Boyce of Coppell.
Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at the Rocksprings Church of
Christ with burial in Rocksprings Cemetery. Arrangements are by Grimes Funeral
Chapels. Memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.
DAVID L. HENSLEY
David L. Hensley went home to the Lord on Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998, after a
brief illness. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at Johnson
Street Church of Christ. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Cemetery.
Family visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, at Johnson's
Funeral Home.
David was born in Coleman County on Jan. 19, 1928, to Douglas and Hettie
Hensley. Along with his two sisters, Dahlia and Wanda, and two brothers,
Curtis and Sam, he spent his childhood years on a farm near Eola. As soon as
he turned 18, he joined the Army (1946). After a couple of years in the Army,
he came back to Texas and about this time he met and married the love of his
life, Helen. They were married on the front porch of his parents' house on
April 9, 1950. Soon thereafter, he began his career with the Department of
Public Safety.
While in the DPS, he had a couple of short duty assignments in El Paso and
Houston, but spent the majority of his career of 33 years in San Angelo. After
his retirement from the DPS in 1983, David started a defensive driving school
in San Angelo. He really loved his business because it allowed him to do what
he enjoyed most - meeting and visiting with people. He was really proud of
being able to start and operate a successful business. After turning over the
operation of his business to his son, Gary, David made the coffee shop circuit
and enjoyed meeting with the ``Breakfast Club'' every day.
If you could only use one word to describe David Hensley that word would be
``best.'' If you had the privilege to know David, then you know what I mean.
He was the ``best'' husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle that you
could ever possibly imagine. As many of you can attest, he was the ``best''
friend that you could ever hope to have. And last but certainly not least,
David had the ``best'' laugh, smile and personality of anyone that you will
ever meet. He had a special way to make everybody who he had contact with feel
important and special. In short, he truly was a delight to know.
His legacy will be the lasting impact and influence that he had on the lives
of literally hundreds of people. David served as a deacon at the Johnson
Street Church of Christ for many years. David was a very devoted Christian man
who loved the Lord with all of his heart. Our consolation and comfort in our
loss is that he has been ``born'' into that heavenly realm that our Lord Jesus
Christ has prepared for him.
Peace be with you Dad. We love you very much and look forward to that day that
we may be reunited with you in heaven. Praise the Lord!
David is survived by his beloved wife, Helen; three adoring children, Peggy
Shaw (husband, Don), Gary Hensley and Randy Hensley (wife, Cindy); his two
sisters, Dahlia (husband, John) Kling and Wanda (husband, Curtis) Logsdon;
four loving grandchildren, Lauren and Denton Shaw and Chase and Kristen
Hensley; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Travis Lane, C.D. Henry, Pat Patterson, Sam Long, Oscar
Cook and Eudell Barker.
A special thanks to the Columbia ICU staff and a very special friend, Lilli
Johnson.
JOHN `JAKE' MEDDERS
EDEN - John ``Jake'' Medders, 85, a lifelong resident of Eden died Saturday,
Feb. 21, 1998, in a local nursing home.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23, in the Eden Funeral Home Chapel
with the Rev. Charles Lindley officiating. Burial will be in Eden Cemetery.
Medders was born Jan. 9, 1913, to Sidney and Ollie Rozell Medders in Eden.
Jake married Geneva Prosise Sept. 4, 1940, in Eden, where they have since
resided.
Mr. Medders was a member of the Eden Church of Christ. He was involved in
agriculture as a stock farmer.
Survivors are his wife, Geneva; one daughter, Myrtis; five sons, Ed, Bobby,
Tony and Frankie, all of Eden, and James of Stephenville; one brother, Rozell
Medders of Burleson; and five sisters, Mary Jacoby of Eola, Ilene Seal and
Ollie Mae Ramsey of Houston, Sidney Fae Malstrom of Spring and Viola Wright of
San Angelo; 18 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Medders was preceded in death by his son, John Wayne Medders, in
1992.Pallbearers will be grandsons, Jr. Medders, Dustin Medders, Jason Medders
and Tyrell Medders and friends, Mickey Rainwater and Terry Caffey.
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West Texas news and sports/February 23, 1998
Funerals and Death Notices
TODAY
SAN ANGELO - Ethyl Louise Hanson, 87, of Fort Worth, at 10 a.m. in Johnson's
Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Fairmount Cemetery.
SAN ANGELO - David L. Hensley, 70, at 11 a.m. at Johnson Street Church of
Christ; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnson's
Funeral Home.
BIG SPRING - Maria DeLeon, 68, at 11 a.m. at St. Thomas Catholic Church;
burial in Mount Olive Memorial Park; arrangements by Myers & Smith Funeral
Home.
EDEN - John Medders, 85, at 10 a.m. in Eden Funeral Home Chapel; burial in
Eden Cemetery.
FREDERICKSBURG - James Jenschke, 74, at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church;
entombment in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery Mausoleum; arrangements by
Schaetter Funeral Home.
FREDRICKSBURG - Elsie Fritz Kajimura, 74, of San Antonio, at 2 p.m. at St.
Mary's Catholic Church; burial in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery; arrangements
by Schaetter Funeral Home.
GOLDTHWAITE - Eva Mae Clardy, 89, of Brownwood, graveside service at 3 p.m. in
Oakview Cemetery in Mullin; arrangements by Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home.
GOLDTHWAITE - Odell Casbeer Leeder, 74, graveside service at 11 a.m. in
Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery; arrangements by Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home.
KERRVILLE - James Leo Greer Jr., 76, of Rocksprings, at 10:30 a.m. at
Rocksprings Church of Christ; burial in Rocksprings Cemetery; arrangements by
Grimes Funeral Chapels.
KERRVILLE - Ascension Ayala Orosco, 90, at 2 p.m. at Notre Dame Catholic
Church; burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery; arrangements by Grimes Funeral
Chapels.
TUESDAY
GOLDTHWAITE - Edith Reid, 72, graveside service at 1 p.m. in Capital Parks
Cemetery in Pflugerville; arrangements by Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home.
KERRVILLE - Marie F. Henninger, 77, memorial service at 2 p.m. at St. Paul's
United Methodist Church; arrangements by Kerrville Funeral Home.
PECOS - Henry Bryan Sr., 90, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Fairview Cemetery;
arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home.
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JOSE RODRIGUEZ
Jose Pedro Rodriguez, 86, of Chandler, Ariz., and formerly of San Angelo, died
Thursday, Feb. 19, 1998, in Arizona. Prayer service will be at 7 p.m. today in
Robert Massie Funeral Home Riverside Chapel. Service will be at 10 a.m.
Tuesday at Centro Cristiano Emanuel Church with the Rev. Eleazar Rodriguez
officiating. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. He was born
Aug. 8, 1911, in Hondo and had lived in San Angelo for 34 years. He was a
carpenter. Survivors include three sons, Ramon Rodriguez, David Rodriguez and
Natividad Rodriguez, all of San Angelo; four daughters, Juanita Rodriguez of
San Antonio, Teresa Sandoval of Chandler, Herminia Fair of Lubbock and Angie
Rodriguez of San Angelo; 23 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren
and great-great-grandchildren.
MARY OAKES
SANTA ANNA - Mary Frances Oakes, 76, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998, in a San
Angelo hospital. Service will be at 2:30 p.m. today at First United Methodist
Church with burial in Santa Anna Cemetery. Arrangements are by Henderson
Funeral Home. She was born Feb. 19, 1922, in Nixon and had lived in Santa Anna
since 1963. She was a homemaker, sales clerk and dietitian and a member of
First United Methodist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Frances Pyburn,
and a son, Jesse Oakes Jr., both of Santa Anna; a sister, Allene Allen of
Coleman; a brother, Luther James Talley of Farmers Branch; seven
grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and five step-
great-grandchildren.
QUINON REID
BIG SPRING - Quinon H. Reid, 78, of Coahoma died Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998, in a
local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Coahoma Church of Christ
with military burial in Coahoma Cemetery. Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle &
Welch Funeral Home. He was born May 28, 1919, in Hayden, Ariz., and had been a
longtime resident of Coahoma. An Army veteran of World War II, he worked for
Texas Electric Co. He was a Mason and a member of Coahoma Church of Christ.
Survivors include a son, Ronnie Reid of Coahoma; a daughter, Quinett Jones of
Odessa; two sisters, Mildred Menser of Coahoma and Sandra Duenzl of
Weatherford; a brother, Wallace Reid of Coahoma; five grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.
LUDIE TURK
SWEETWATER - Ludie L. Turk of Sweetwater died Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998, in
Abilene. Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Cate-Spencer and Trent Funeral
Home Chapel with burial in Roscoe Cemetery. She was born in Abilene and had
lived in Sweetwater since 1941. She was a bookkeeper and a member of Lamar
Street Church of Christ. Survivors include four grandchildren; four great-
grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
LOU WYATT
SWEETWATER - Lou Jane Wyatt, 95, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998, in a local care
center. Service will be at 10 a.m. today at Fourth and Elm Church of Christ
with burial in Sweetwater Cemetery. She was born April 8, 1902, in Haskell
County. She had worked for the Federal Farm Loan Association and J.C. Penney
Co. and was a member of University Church of Christ in Abilene. Survivors
include two sisters, Lillie Lee Montgomery of Sweetwater and Eilene Cave of
Roby; a stepson, Bobby Wyatt of Ben Wheeler; and 15 nieces and nephews.
EVARISTA HERNANDEZ
MENARD - Evarista Hernandez, 93, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998, in a local
nursing home. Prayer service will be at 7 p.m. today in Heritage Funeral Home
Chapel. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the funeral home chapel with
burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. She was born Oct. 26, 1904, in Lytle.
She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include 11 children, Elena Rendon
and Vera Sanchez, both of Menard, Olivia Briseno of San Angelo, Manuel
Hernandez of Levelland, Lena Cortina, Marcella Velardez, Barbara Ponse, Joe
Hernandez, Richard Hernandez, David Hernandez and Victor Hernandez, all of
Kansas; 68 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-
grandchildren.
CURTIS CARPENTER
BIG SPRING - Curtis A. Carpenter, 79, of Sand Springs died Sunday, Feb. 22,
1998, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Myers & Smith Funeral Home.
LOUIS SANCHEZ
KERRVILLE - Louis L. Sanchez, 73, of Center Point and formerly of Kerrville,
died Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998, in a San Antonio hospital. Rosary will be at 7
p.m. today at Grimes Funeral Chapels. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at
Notre Dame Catholic Church. Graveside service will be at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday
in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio. He was born July 6,
1924, in Comfort and had lived in Center Point for 20 years. An Army veteran
of World War II, he was a member of Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, American Legion and Notre Dame Catholic Church. Survivors
include his wife, Delia V. Sanchez of Center Point; his mother, Augustina
Sanchez, and a son, Michael L. Sanchez, both of San Antonio; two daughters,
Margaret D. Stone of Houston and Mary Ann Sanchez of Center Point; three
sisters, Pauline Villarreal and Rebecca Vela, both of San Antonio, and Mary
Vargas of Kerrville; three brothers, Jesse Sanchez of Southgate, Mich., and
Camillo Sanchez and Joe Sanchez, both of San Antonio; and three grandchildren.
RIGDON EDWARDS JR.
SWEETWATER - Rigdon Edwards Jr., 88, of Sweetwater died Sunday, Feb. 22, 1998,
in Maryneal. Services are pending at McCoy Funeral Home.
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MARGARET JEWELL BRUNSON
BRONTE - Margaret Brunson went to be with her Lord on Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998.
She was born on Aug. 25, 1914, to early Coke County settlers, Claude and Annie
Taylor Clifton in Bronte. She was 83. She had been a resident of the Bronte
Nursing Home for the past three and a half years. Service will be at 2 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 23, at the Bronte Church of Christ with burial in Fairview
Cemetery. Arrangements are by Shaffer Funeral Home. Margaret served on the
Bronte Bi-Centennial Celebration Committee, Farmers Home Administration
Committee and owned and operated Margaret's Flowers & Gifts for a number of
years. She was a lifelong member of the Bronte Church of Christ. She is
survived by a daughter, Felma and son-in-law, Arleigh King; a son, Jim and
daughter-in-law, Nancy, all of El Indio. She is also survived by grandsons,
Kerry Evans and wife, Terri, James Brunson and David Ables; granddaughters,
Suzanne Rogers and husband, Glenn, all of Austin, Julie Devine and husband,
Michael, of San Angelo; great-grandson, Bryan Brunson of Austin; and great-
granddaughters, Lindsay Rogers of Austin and Shawna Grantham of Brownwood; one
brother, W.H. ``Jack'' Clifton of Eldorado; two sisters, Itha Mae Williams and
husband, Jimmy, of San Angelo and Geneva Minnick of Bronte; numerous nieces
and nephews; and a special lifelong friend, Effie Corley. Serving as
pallbearers are nephews, Terry Minnick, James Vaughn, Ronnie Cole, Rance
Brunson, Sidney Kent Brunson and Dick Carroll. Honorary pallbearers are Bruce
Vaughn, Turner Lee, Pete Percifull, Bobby Vaughn, Murl Andrews, Eddie
Alexander and Denny Ray Braswell. The family requests memorials be made to the
Bronte Nursing Home Auxiliary.
JAMES LEO GREER JR.
KERRVILLE - James Leo Greer Jr., 76, of Rocksprings died Friday, Feb. 20,
1998, in Kerrville. Mr. Greer, a lifetime resident of Rocksprings, was born
June 15, 1921, in Kerrville. Mr. Greer, a graduate of Texas A&M University,
was a veteran of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, serving as a first lieutenant
during World War II. He was a rancher in Rocksprings. He married Mary Jane
Buswell on Sept. 19, 1943, in Rocksprings. Mr. Greer was a member of the
Rocksprings Church of Christ, a member of the Mohair Council, Texas Sheep and
Goat Raisers Association and was past president of the Texas Pecan Growers
Association. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Jane Greer of Rocksprings;
daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Kenneth McCoy of San Saba; son and daughter-
in-law, Jimmy and Frances Greer of Rocksprings; grandchildren, Jana Boyce of
Coppell, Brad and Kate McCoy of Irving and Jennifer McCoy of Abilene; and one
great-grandchild, Kaitlyn Boyce of Coppell. Service will be at 10:30 a.m.
Monday, Feb. 23, at the Rocksprings Church of Christ with burial in
Rocksprings Cemetery. Arrangements are by Grimes Funeral Chapels. Memorials
may be made to the charity of one's choice.
JACKIE C. HEFFERNAN
ELDORADO - Jackie C. Heffernan, 61, of Eldorado died Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998,
in a San Angelo hospital. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb.
24, in Eldorado Cemetery. Arrangements are by Kerbow Funeral Home. Jackie was
born May 16, 1936, in Robert Lee and was a longtime resident of Eldorado. He
married Jo Ann Trentham of Eldorado on Dec. 1, 1955. He was a Baptist and
served in the U.S. Army. He was employed at Kent's Automotive and had
previously worked for Tucker Drilling Co. as an electrician. He is survived by
his wife, Jo Ann Heffernan of Eldorado; daughter, Lori and son-in-law, Michael
Neubert and grandchildren, Joseph, Jacki and Lisa Wade of Chipita Park, Colo.;
mother, Lorena Wells of Cortez, Colo.; two brothers, Troy Heffernan of Baytown
and Larry Heffernan of Waukon, Iowa; and a sister, Margie Heffernan of Cortez.
Pallbearers will be Dan Jenkins, David Orr, Brian Holsey, Richard Kent,
Michael Kent and Clifton Brown. Honorary pallbearer is Joseph Wade.
DAVID L. HENSLEY
David L. Hensley went home to the Lord on Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998, after a
brief illness. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at Johnson
Street Church of Christ. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. David was born in Coleman County
on Jan. 19, 1928, to Douglas and Hettie Hensley. Along with his two sisters,
Dahlia and Wanda, and two brothers, Curtis and Sam, he spent his childhood
years on a farm near Eola. As soon as he turned 18, he joined the Army (1946).
After a couple of years in the Army, he came back to Texas and about this time
he met and married the love of his life, Helen. They were married on the front
porch of his parents' house on April 9, 1950. Soon thereafter, he began his
career with the Department of Public Safety. While in the DPS, he had a couple
of short duty assignments in El Paso and Houston, but spent the majority of
his career of 33 years in San Angelo. After his retirement from the DPS in
1983, David started a defensive driving school in San Angelo. He really loved
his business because it allowed him to do what he enjoyed most - meeting and
visiting with people. He was really proud of being able to start and operate a
successful business. After turning over the operation of his business to his
son, Gary, David made the coffee shop circuit and enjoyed meeting with the
``Breakfast Club'' every day. If you could only use one word to describe David
Hensley that word would be ``best.'' If you had the privilege to know David,
then you know what I mean. He was the ``best'' husband, father, grandfather,
brother and uncle that you could ever possibly imagine. As many of you can
attest, he was the ``best'' friend that you could ever hope to have. And last
but certainly not least, David had the ``best'' laugh, smile and personality
of anyone that you will ever meet. He had a special way to make everybody who
he had contact with feel important and special. In short, he truly was a
delight to know. His legacy will be the lasting impact and influence that he
had on the lives of literally hundreds of people. David served as a deacon at
the Johnson Street Church of Christ for many years. David was a very devoted
Christian man who loved the Lord with all of his heart. Our consolation and
comfort in our loss is that he has been ``born'' into that heavenly realm that
our Lord Jesus Christ has prepared for him.
Peace be with you Dad. We love you very much and look forward to that day that
we may be reunited with you in heaven. Praise the Lord!
David is survived by his beloved wife, Helen; three adoring children, Peggy
Shaw (husband, Don), Gary Hensley and Randy Hensley (wife, Cindy); his two
sisters, Dahlia (husband, John) Kling and Wanda (husband, Curtis) Logsdon;
four loving grandchildren, Lauren and Denton Shaw and Chase and Kristen
Hensley; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Travis Lane,
C.D. Henry, Pat Patterson, Sam Long, Oscar Cook and Eudell Barker. A special
thanks to the Columbia ICU staff and a very special friend, Lilli Johnson.
MAE KOTHMAN
MASON - Mae Priess Schmidt Kothman, 75, passed away Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998,
at her residence in Mason. Service will be at 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at St.
Paul Lutheran Church with Pastor Dale Brand officiating. Burial will follow in
Gooch Cemetery. Arrangements are by Mason Funeral Home. Mae was born June 29,
1922, in her parents' home in Fredericksburg. She was baptized in the Holy
Ghost Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg. She lived and attended school in
Fredericksburg until 1935. She was confirmed in the St. Martin Lutheran Church
in Austin. The Priess family moved to Brady in 1937, where Mae attended and
graduated from Brady High School. Mae was drum major and ``Most Popular Girl''
of Brady High School. Mae attended the University of Texas in 1941, and then
worked at the ASC office in Fredericksburg during the war. In 1945, Mae
married Lee Roy Schmidt in the Holy Ghost Lutheran Church. They moved to live
on the Schmidt Ranch in Mason County, where they resided until Lee Roy
preceded her in death in 1974. They had three children, Jamie Lee ``Coco,''
Bonnie Kay and Jean Marie. In 1976, Mae married Karl Kothman and moved to
Karl's ranch in the Streeter community. Together they raised Lee Anna, Lex and
Lisa Kothman. Karl died in 1981. At that time Mae moved to her home in Mason.
After 36 years of country living, she had once again returned to city life.
Mae was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. Ove the years she had been
active in the Women of the Church and youth group activities. As a member of
St. Paul, in her immediate family alone, she witnessed eight baptisms, seven
confirmations and six weddings. She was also active in Girl Scouts and the
PTA. Most of her life was spent on the ranch as a housewife and being a mother
to one and all. She will be remembered for her kindness and loving nature. Mae
always seemed to see the very best in everyone. She could always be recognized
by her beautiful smile and her quiet strength and remarkable faith and
courage. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Harry and Kitty
Priess; one brother, Dr. Harry Priess; one son, Coco Schmidt; one
granddaughter, Leslie Lynn Schmidt; and one niece, Mindy Mahnken. Survivors
include four daughters, Bonnie Schmidt, Jeanie Smith and her husband, Dennis,
all of Mason, Lee Anna Cavness of Kermit and Lisa Leach and her husband, Mike,
of Mason; one daughter-in-law, Tommie Lynn Schmidt Holden of Columbus; one
son, Lex Kothman of Mason; grandchildren, Jim Bob Smith and wife, Shayne,
Heather Dawn Smith and fiance, Kaden Baker, Nicole Feller, Kaitlyn Cavness,
Morgan Leach, Miranda and Miriah Kidd, Kyann, Kolby and Keyla Kothman, Chase
Stiles and Jodi Carson; nephews, Chuck Priess and wife, Lynn, and son, Denver,
Skip Priess and daughters, Leslie and Linzie, Bill McMillan and wife, Molly,
and daughters, Brittany and Marcy; nieces, Ann Mahnken and husband, Bert, and
son, Bart, Nancy Zenner and husband, Pete and daughters, Ashley and Lauren;
sisters-in-law, Mrs. Harry (Kay) Priess, Mrs. Gordon (Verena) McMillan and
Mrs. Austin (Dorothy) Moody; special family, Karlos Bill and Sheba Kothman,
Jerry and Kate Kothmann, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Spencer, Pat Adams and Home Health.
Serving as pallbearers are Chuck Priess of Brady, Skip Priess of San Antonio,
Bill McMillan of Junction, Bert Mahnken, Homer Martin Jr., Jerry Kothmann, and
Charles Grosse, all of Mason, and Beck Gipson of Kerrville. Honorary
pallbearers are Jim Bob Smith, Kade Kothman, Kenn Kothman and Kaden Baker.
JOHN `JAKE' MEDDERS
EDEN - John ``Jake/J.T.'' Medders, 85, a lifelong resident of Eden died
Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 10 a.m.
Monday, Feb. 23, in the Eden Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Carol Stepp
officiating. Burial will be in Eden Cemetery. Medders was born Jan. 9, 1913,
to Sidney and Ollie Rozell Medders in Eden. Jake married Geneva Prosise Sept.
4,1940, in Eden, where they have since resided. Mr. Medders was a member of
the Eden Church of Christ. He was involved in agriculture as a stock farmer.
Survivors are his wife, Geneva Medders; one daughter, Myrtis Medders; five
sons, Ed Medders, Bobby Medders, Tony Medders and Frankie Medders, all of
Eden, and James Medders of Stephenville; one brother, Rozell Medders of
Burleson; and five sisters, Mary Jacoby of Eola, Ilene Seal and Ollie Mae
Ramsey of Houston, Sidney Fae Malstrom of Spring and Viola Wright of San
Angelo; 18 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Medders was preceded in
death by his son, John Wayne Medders, in 1992. Pallbearers will be grandsons,
Jr. Medders, Dustin Medders, Jason Medders and Tyrell Medders and friends,
Mickey Rainwater and Terry Caffey.
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West Texas news and sports/February 24, 1998
Funerals and Death Notices
TODAY
SAN ANGELO - Jose Pedro Rodriguez, 86, of Chandler, Ariz., at 10 a.m. at
Centro Cristiano Emanuel Church; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens;
arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home.
BIG SPRING - Quinon H. Reid, 78, of Coahoma, at 2 p.m. at Coahoma Church of
Christ; military burial in Coahoma Cemetery; arrangements by Nalley-Pickle &
Welch Funeral Home.
ELDORADO - Jackie C. Heffernan, 61, graveside service at 3 p.m. in Eldorado
Cemetery; arrangements by Kerbow Funeral Home.
KERRVILLE - Marie F. Henninger, 77, memorial service at 2 p.m. at St. Paul's
United Methodist Church; arrangements by Kerrville Funeral Home.
KERRVILLE - Louis L. Sanchez, 73, of Center Point, at 10 a.m. at Notre Dame
Catholic Church; graveside service at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday in Fort Sam Houston
National Cemetery in San Antonio; arrangements by Grimes Funeral Chapels.
MENARD - Evarista Hernandez, 93, at 10 a.m. in Heritage Funeral Home Chapel;
burial in Garden of Memories.
PECOS - Henry Bryan Sr., 90, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Fairview Cemetery;
arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home.
SWEETWATER - Ludie L. Turk, at 2 p.m. in Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home
Chapel; burial in Roscoe Cemetery in Roscoe.
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MAMIE MCCLOUD
Mamie B. McCloud, 90, of San Angelo died Sunday, Feb. 22, 1998, in a local
nursing home. Services are pending at Starks Funeral Home.
CURTIS CARPENTER
BIG SPRING - Curtis A. Carpenter, 79, of Sand Springs died Sunday, Feb. 22,
1998, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. today in Mount
Olive Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Myers & Smith Funeral Home. He was
born Dec. 19, 1918, in Grand Saline and had lived in Mitchell County and
Andrews, moving to Big Spring in 1971. He was an Army veteran and a Baptist.
Survivors include a son, Lyn Carpenter of Big Spring; a daughter, Jeana Kay
Plunkett of Round Rock; two sisters, Christine Wright and Grace Wright, both
of Canton; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
SELMA KRENZ
COFFEYVILLE, Kan. - Selma Johanna Schwan Krenz, 95, of Nowata, County, Okla.,
died Friday, Feb. 20, 1998, in a Nowata nursing home. Service was Monday at
St. Paul's Lutheran Church with burial in Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
Arrangements were by Ford-Wulf-Bruns Funeral Service. She was born Nov. 8,
1902, in Lindenwerder, Germany, and was a longtime resident of Nowata County.
She was a homemaker and a Lutheran. Survivors include seven daughters, Esther
Smith of San Angelo, Norma Doss of Santa Fe, Selma Bauer, Dorothea Whicker,
Gertrude Stager and Margarete Wiggins, all of Texas City, and Irma Alpers of
Raymore, Mo.; four sons, Richard Krenz of Texas City, and Leo Krenz Jr.,
Ernest Krenz and Eddie Krenz, all of Nowata County; 39 grandchildren; 90
great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and several
stepgrandchildren.
RIGDON EDWARDS JR.
SWEETWATER - Rigdon Edwards Jr., 88, of Sweetwater died Sunday, Feb. 22, 1998,
in Maryneal. Service will be at 2 p.m. today at the First United Methodist
Church with burial in Garden of Memories. Arrangements are by McCoy Funeral
Home. He was born Feb. 6, 1910, in Duran, Okla., and was a longtime resident
of Sweetwater. A World War II veteran, he owned and operated Rig Edwards Oil
Co. and was a member of the First United Methodist Church. He also was a
member of Sweetwater Masonic Lodge 571, the York Rite Masons, the Shriners and
the Sweetwater Rotary Club. Survivors include two daughters, Sydney Kent of
Sweetwater and Sandra Spears of Dallas; three sisters, Zoe Perry of
Weatherford, Bernice Tieken of San Marcos and Elizabeth Templeton of Dallas;
six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
MILTON NIXON
FREDERICKSBURG - Milton E. Nixon, 56, of Lampasas died Saturday, Feb. 21,
1998, in an Austin hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in Schaetter
Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Squaw Creek Cemetery. He was born Nov. 28,
1941, in Fredericksburg. He worked as a teacher's aide. Survivors include his
wife, Earleen Kaye Nixon of Lampasas; a daughter, Autumn Back of Stephenville;
his mother, Emma Nixon Sekula of San Antonio; and four sisters, Marilyn King
of Fort Worth, Porky Ann Nixon of Fredericksburg, Sadie Nixon of Brady and
Patricia Frame of Leakey.
ALVIN BOX
EDEN - Alvin A. Box, 69, of Mereta died Sunday, Feb. 22, 1998, in a San Angelo
hospital. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Broad Branch Cemetery
in Lone Grove. Arrangements are by Eden Funeral Home. He was born April 30,
1928, in Llano County and had been a resident of Mereta for five years. He was
in the construction business and a carpenter. He was a member of the Eden
First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Nita Box of Mereta; a son,
Michael Box of Mereta; a daughter, Debbie Plevan of Burnet; and four
grandsons.
ALMA DEEDS
BRADY - Alma Carrie Deeds, 95, died Monday, Feb. 23, 1998, in Brady. Graveside
service will be at 3 p.m. today in Rest Haven Cemetery in Brady. Arrangements
are by Wilkerson Funeral Home. She was born June 19, 1902, in Hill County and
was a longtime resident of Brady. She was a homemaker and a member of the
United Pentecostal Church. Survivors include a son, Edgar ``Bill'' Lee Deeds
of Shreveport, La.; two daughters, Sylvia Adams of San Angelo and Mae Brown of
Brady; a niece; 10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and three great-
great-grandchildren.
MARY ULRICH
LAMPASAS - Mary Ulrich, 97, died Monday, Feb. 23, 1998, at her residence.
Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. today in Oak Hill Cemetery. Arrangements
are by Sheppard Memorial Funeral Home. She was born March 31, 1900, in
Lampasas. She was schoolteacher for 37 years, having taught at Edison Junior
High School in San Angelo. She was a member of the Retired Teachers
Association and Daughters of the Republic of Texas. Survivors include a
sister, Ora Emma Ulrich, a niece, Martha Bloss and a cousin, Bea Ellis, all of
Lampasas.
NORMA STAFFORD
KERRVILLE - Norma Stafford, 70, of Ingram died Sunday, Feb. 22, 1998, in a San
Antonio hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Grimes Funeral Chapels
with entombment in Garden of Memories Mausoleum. She was born Dec. 26, 1927,
in Kingston, Canada, and had lived in Ingram since 1988. She was a retired
file clerk. She was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church and the
American Legion Auxiliary. Survivors include her husband, Paul Stafford of
Ingram; a daughter, Cathy Johnson of San Pedro, Calif.; a son, David Stafford
of Huntington Woods, Mich.; a sister, Gwen Grant of Marquette, Mich.; and four
grandchildren.
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GEORGE ENGLE JR.
George Engle Jr., 74, a retired professional photographer, died Sunday, Feb.
22, 1998, at his residence. Born in Johnstown, Pa., he moved to San Angelo in
1973 from Canton, Ohio, and was manager of Wallace Color Laboratories. He was
an avid outdoorsman whose hobbies included gardening, beekeeping, hunting and
pistol marksmanship. His outgoing friendliness and generosity will be
remembered by his many friends. He served in the U.S. Army during World War
II, seeing action in the European Theatre with the Headquarters 15th Army
Corps and 1st Division. He was a lifetime member of the National Rifle
Association, San Angelo Claybird Association and Canton McKinley Rifle and
Pistol Club. He was a member of the Suez Temple of San Angelo, Scottish Rite
of Dallas and Grand Lodge F.A.M. of Ohio. He is survived by his wife of 56
years, Diana; his children, Lynda Katonak and her husband, Tom, of
Albuquerque, N.M., Christine Wells of San Angelo and George ``Bud'' Engle III
and his wife, Elena, of Dallas; grandchildren, Ron Wells Jr., Amory Engle and
Cody Michael Engle; and a very dear friend of the family, Jim Ridge. A
memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, in the sanctuary of
First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Carl Rohlfs officiating.
Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. The family requests donations be
made to Hospice of San Angelo.
BESSIE P. BALDANI
Bessie P. Baldani, 86, of San Angelo passed away Monday, Feb. 23, 1998, at her
residence. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, in Johnson's Funeral
Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Oneill of Northridge Baptist Church
officiating. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Baldani
was born July 27, 1911, in Reynolds, Ind. She was a homemaker. She was
preceded in death by one son, Alvin E. Butts, in 1992. Survivors include her
husband, Paul Baldani of San Angelo; a daughter-in-law, Geneva Butts of San
Angelo; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; four great-great-
grandchildren; and one sister, Goldie White of New Port Richey, Fla. The
family will be at 3201 Rock Brook.
IMOGENE WILMA POLK KELLER
LLANO - Imogene Wilma Polk Keller, 77, wife of Errol Hodges, who had retained
her name for personal reasons, died at home in Llano, Llano County, on Sunday
night, Feb. 22, 1998. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, in the
Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel in Llano with interment in
Gooch Cemetery in Mason County. Imogene was born Dec. 31, 1920, in Mason
County and had lived in Llano for 23 years. In 1939 she married Kelly Keller.
They had no children. She was the Mason County clerk for many years and was
active in the community, serving as secretary on several boards. She had been
the secretary for the executive director of the City of Llano Housing
Authority for the last 10 years. Preceding her in death was her sister,
Alberta Polk Stovall Avery; and brothers, Roscoe Morris Polk, Benjamin
Franklin Polk, James Luther Polk, Lloyd Robinson Polk and Woodrow Wilson Polk.
Survivors include her husband, Errol Hodges of Llano; three stepsons, Benny
Hodges of San Antonio, and Errol Lynn ``Rusty'' Hodges and Ronnie Hodges, both
of Llano; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Nathan (Connie Beth) Garrett of Tow; one
brother, John Pascal Polk of Llano; nine grandchildren; and eight great-
grandchildren. Imogene was the daughter of Lorenzo Dow Polk and Cora Elizabeth
Capps; granddaughter of Albert Pascal Cumberland Polk and Hannah Jones, John
Stanton Capps and Elizabeth Wilson; and great-granddaughter of William Ransom
Capps and Eliza Jane Jones and Sylvester Walker Polk and Sarah Jane Large.
Memorials may be made to the Meals on Wheels program.
DOLORES DAVIS
Dolores Elaine Avants (Mrs. Lenard Lee) Davis passed away on Feb. 22, 1998,
after a brief battle with cancer. Mrs. Davis was born in Brookesmith on Sept.
11, 1927. She lived there until age 9 when her family moved to San Angelo,
where she had spent most of her adult life. After graduation from San Angelo
High School, she met and married Lenard Davis on May 25, 1946. They became
lifelong companions until his death in 1993. Most of Mrs. Davis' working life
was at Ethicon. She retired from that position in 1984. Her church home was
Grace Temple Baptist Church. Shortly after the death of her husband, Mrs.
Davis moved to the Rio Concho Manor. She spent a busy retirement with social
activities at the Manor, traveling and visiting with family members. Because
of her generous love and natural goodness, Mrs. Davis will be sorely missed by
her two daughters and their families. Her older daughter, Ann Bowers, resides
in Austin, where she works as a secretary. The younger daughter, Denise Newton
and her husband, Scott, are residents of Galveston while Denise attends
physician's-assistant school at the University of Texas Medical Branch. Her
granddaughter, Tracy Icenhower and husband, Michael, presented her with three
great-grandchildren, Renee, Darryl and Ryan, all of who live in Waldorf, Md.
Mrs. Davis was preceded in death by a grandson, Greg Jeffries, who left
another great-grandchild, Greg Jr. Mrs. Davis is also survived by a sister,
Evalena Camron of San Angelo; and a brother, Truell Avants of Brenham, as well
as a niece and several nephews. Johnson's Funeral Home will conduct a
graveside service at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens with the
Rev. George Cooper presiding.
LUCRETIA MORRISSON WILSON
Lucretia ``LuLu'' Morrisson Wilson, 87, of San Angelo died at 11:55 a.m.
Monday, Feb. 23, 1998, in Baker-Brame Nursing Center. Graveside service will
beat 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Ruidoso, N.M.
Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Lucretia was born April 6, 1910,
in Fort Sumner, N.M., to Robert and Leroy Morrisson. She loved selling jewelry
and was a Methodist. She lived in Ruidoso most of her life, before moving to
San Angelo in 1996. Survivors include one daughter, Billie Jo Corbell of San
Angelo; one son, Jim Lee ``Tuffy'' Wilson of San Angelo; two grandchildren,
Teri Taylor and husband, Raymond Jr. ``Sonny'' of San Angelo and Tony Corbell
and wife, Edie, of Morristown, N.J.; and three great-grandchildren, Trey and
Toby Taylor of San Angelo and Leslie Corbell of Morristown.
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West Texas news and sports/February 25, 1998
Funerals and Death Notices
TODAY
SAN ANGELO - Bessie P. Baldani, 86, at 2 p.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home
Chapel; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.
SAN ANGELO - Dolores Elaine Davis, 70, graveside service at 10 a.m. in
Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home.
LLANO - Imogene Wilma Keller, 77, at 10 a.m. in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne
Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Gooch Cemetery.
THURSDAY
KERRVILLE - Norma Stafford, 70, of Ingram, at 2 p.m. at Grimes Funeral
Chapels; entombment in Garden of Memories Mausoleum.
SATURDAY
SAN ANGELO - George Engle Jr., 74, memorial service at 2 p.m. at First United
Methodist Church; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home.
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RAMON VELA
Ramon Vela, 84, of Eola died Monday, Feb. 23, 1998, in a local hospital.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel. Service will
be at 1 p.m. Thursday at St. Phillip's Catholic Church in Eola with the Rev.
Michael Rodriquez officiating. Burial will be in Mereta-Eola Cemetery. He was
born July 10, 1913, in Pandora. He was farm laborer. Survivors include his
wife, Elisa Vela of Eola; one son, Benny Vela Sr. of Ballinger; four
daughters, Dora Armendariz of Oklahoma City, Sophia Armendariz-Vela and
Christina Vela, all of San Angelo, and Ernestina Villagomez of Rosenberg; a
brother, Larry Vela of Seguin; and numerous grandchildren and great-
grandchildren.
LUTHER SHELDON
Luther Earl ``Luke'' Sheldon, 83, of San Angelo died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1998,
in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the First Christian
Church with the Rev. Ben G. Hubert officiating. Burial will follow in
Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. He was
born Sept. 2, 1914, in Mount Ayr, Iowa. A World War II veteran, he had been a
manager of Sherwood Oil Co. and was a member of the First Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Sheldon of San Angelo; a daughter, Mollie
Polhemus of Miles; three brothers, Gerald Sheldon of Des Moines, Iowa, Richard
Sheldon of Tucson, Ariz., and Lyndon Sheldon of Colorado Springs, Colo.; three
sisters, Maxine Dengle, Dorothy Catterson and Doris Olney, all of Des Moines;
four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
JACQUELYN RUFFIN
Jacquelyn Ruffin, 71, of Brady died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1998, in a local
hospital. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the First Christian
Church in Brady with the Rev. John Stewart officiating. Arrangements are by
Johnson's Funeral Home. She was born March 27, 1926, in Brady and was a
longtime resident. Survivors include her husband, L.V. Ruffin; two daughters,
Sara Altmeyer and Saundra Griffin; her mother, Le May Darley; and two
granddaughters.
HAROLD WILLS
Col. Harold S. Wills, 89, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1998, in a local hospital.
Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home.
MARGARET NEWLIN
Margaret Fowler Newlin, 80, of San Angelo died Monday, Feb. 23, 1998, in a
local nursing home. Graveside service will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in
Fairmount Cemetery with the Rev. Tom Martin officiating. Arrangements are by
Robert Massie Funeral Home. She was born Oct. 22, 1917, in Lubbock. She had
been the secretary and treasurer of Voy-Lin Inc. and was a homemaker. She was
a member of the First Baptist Church, the Daughters of the Nile and the Order
of the Eastern Star. Survivors include a son, Mike Newlin of San Angelo; three
grandchildren; and several nephews.
EVA BROWNING
BIG SPRING - Eva Browning, 79, of Big Spring died Monday, Feb. 23, 1998, in an
Odessa hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in Myers & Smith Funeral Home
Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. She was born Sept. 24, 1918, in
Hunt County, was a longtime resident of Post and had moved recently to Big
Spring. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include two daughters,
Janet Hopper of Big Spring and Marla Kyle of Odessa; a son, Bob Carpenter of
Weleetka, Okla.; a brother, Travis Bounds of Talco; eight grandchildren; and
eight great-grandchildren.
ROBERT FOLLMAR SR.
KERRVILLE - Robert Garth ``Boots'' Follmar Sr., 87, died Monday, Feb. 23,
1998. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Resthaven Cemetery in
Houston. Arrangements are by Grimes Funeral Chapels. He was born Dec. 13,
1910, in Houston and had lived in Kerrville since 1994. Survivors include his
wife, Isabel Walden Follmar of Kerrville; two daughters, JoAnn Toole of
Kerrville and Sandra Morey of Santa Fe, N.M.; two sons, Robert Follmar Jr. of
Houston and Ronal Follmar of Kerrville; 13 grandchildren; and 16 great-
grandchildren.
JUDITH LOSEY
KERRVILLE - Judith Kelsey Losey, 54, of Ingram, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998,
in a San Antonio hospital. Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at
Grimes Funeral Chapels. She was born Jan. 8, 1944, in Galveston and was a
lifetime resident of Ingram. She was a bank teller. Survivors include her
husband, Max Losey of Ingram; her mother, Hazel Kelsey Kerr of Conroe; a
daughter, Michelle Yarbrough of Houston; three stepdaughters, Rita Sayer and
Rebccuba Losey, both of Indiana, and Tina Sandoval of Ingram; two stepsons,
Max Edward Losey of San Marcos and Walter Lee Losey of San Antonio; a sister,
Ann Banta of Conroe; a nephew; 12 stepgrandchildren; and a step-great-
grandchild.
JOSEPH WOLPMANN
JUNCTION - Dr. Joseph Ernst Wolpmann, 71, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998, at his
residence. Memorial service will be at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Trinity
Episcopal Church. Arrangements are by Aubrey Fife Funerals. He was born July
8, 1926, in San Antonio. He practiced medicine for five years in Junction and
was a member of the Trinity Episcopal Church. Survivors include his wife,
Suzanne Wolpmann of Junction; a son, Dr. Michael Wolpmann of Lubbock; three
daughters, Lise Kims of Midland, Nicola Wolpmann of Dallas and Leslie Wolpmann
of Houston; and two grandchildren.
FAYE UNDERWOOD
BRADY - Faye Underwood, 86, of Brady died Monday, Feb. 23, 1998, in San
Angelo. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with
burial in Cox Cemetery. She was born Feb. 26, 1911, in Mercury and was a
lifetime resident of the area. She was a teacher and a retired postmaster. She
was a member of the Mercury Baptist Church and the American Legion Auxiliary.
Survivors include a son, Jon Pool Underwood of Austin; a sister, Billie
Wyckoff of Clovis, N.M.; 10 grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
TOMMY HARTNETT
MARFA - Tommy Hartnett of Fort Davis died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1998, in an El
Paso hospital. Services are pending at Memorial Funeral Home.
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REBE CULBERTSON MILLER
CORPUS CHRISTI - Rebe Culbertson Miller, 71, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 24,
1998. She was a former resident of Grape Creek. Mrs. Miller was preceded in
death by her husband, Hubert Miller; a daughter, Banca Coffey; a son, James
Miller; and a brother, William Culbertson. She is survived by two daughters
and sons-in-law, Jan and Jim Taylor of Christoval and Shelly and Mario Ovalle
of Corpus Christi; six grandchildren, Coy White, K.C. Caldwell, Charles
Taylor, Robert Taylor, James Ovalle and Mario Ovalle III. Private services
will be held. Arrangements are by Clifford Jackson Funeral Home, 4202 Kostoryz
Road, Corpus Christi, TX 78415; (512) 852-8233.
BILL W. COLBY
On Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1998, after a brief illness, Bill W. Colby surrounded by
his family went to be with the Lord. He was born on June 19, 1920, in Honey
Grove, Texas. He was the only child of Walter and Orva Colby but was loved and
raised by his beloved grandmother, Allie Colby and Auntie Aubyn Guthrie. After
graduating from Honey Grove High School in 1939, Bill moved to San Angelo to
attend San Angelo Junior College where he met the love of his life, Inelle. In
the spring of 1941, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, serving 5« years in
various places including Goodfellow Air Force Base. On June 14, 1942, he
married Inelle Owens. They shared 55 years of love and devotion. Bill is
survived by his wife, Inelle O. Colby. He was preceded in death by one son,
David E. Colby in 1966. He also is survived by David's wife, Rhonda of
Sweetwater; daughter, Alice Colby Caffey and husband, Ted, of New Braunfels;
and son, Billy Walter Colby Jr. and wife, Becky Dorrance Colby of Austin. They
were also blessed with four grandchildren, Douglas Colby, Chris Colby, Curt
Caffey, Kimberly Mack and two great-grandsons and many wonderful friends. Bill
also is survived by a sister, J. Bryant of Odessa, Texas. Bill served 38 years
with the U.S. Postal Service and retired in 1980. His love of his fellowman
also led him down a path of continuous and willing service to others. He was a
member of the Johnson Street Church of Christ where he served in the capacity
of deacon for more than 43 years. The family visitation will be Wednesday,
Feb. 25, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Johnson's Funeral Home. Graveside service will be
at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens with Stanley
Lockhart and Calvin Warpula officiating.
KERMIT W. FEIST
Kermit W. Feist, 79, of Las Vegas and formerly of San Angelo died Monday, Feb.
23, 1998, at his residence. Rosary service will be at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27,
in Robert Massie Riverside Chapel. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28,
at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Rowena with burial in St. Joseph's
Cemetery. Father Stephen Kennelly will officiate. Kermit was born Dec. 25,
1918, in Rowena. Kermit was a devoted husband, father and friend. An Army
veteran, serving our country for four years, Kermit was a carpenter by trade.
He loved to garden, golf and farm and music and loved nature. He was also a
charter member of the Knights of Columbus No. 4316 in Wall and a 30-year
member of Holy Family Catholic Church of Las Vegas. Kermit was preceded in
death by a son, Michael Feist in 1996. He is survived by his wife and friend,
Betty Jo of Las Vegas; and five children, Bill Feist and wife, Laura, of San
Angelo, Pat Stroud and husband, Lynn, of Holland, Cindy Davidson and husband,
Doug, of Shreveport, La., Gwen Christensen of Memphis, Tenn., and Rick Feist
and wife, Barbara, of Haslet; 17 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
He is also survived by his sister, Lucille King and husband, H.L., of Abilene;
and brother, Joe Feist of San Angelo. Kermit had a special poem.
``Don't bring me all of your flowers now.
I would rather have a single rose from the garden of a friend before
my stay on earth must come to an end.
I would rather have the kindest words which may be said tome.
I would rather have a loving smile from the friends I know are true
rather than tears around my casket.
I would rather have one blossom now than a truckload when I'm gone.''
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude's Children's Hospital or a
charity of choice.
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West Texas news and sports/February 26, 1998
Funerals and Death Notices
TODAY
SAN ANGELO - Bill W. Colby, 77, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Lawnhaven
Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO - Margaret Fowler Newlin, 80, graveside service at 11:30 a.m. in
Fairmount Cemetery; arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO - Ramon Vela, 84, of Eola, at 1 p.m at St. Phillip's Catholic
Church in Eola; burial in Mereta-Eola Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's
Funeral Home.
JUNCTION - Dr. Joseph Ernst Wolpmann, 71, memorial service at 5 p.m. at
Trinity Episcopal Church; arrangements by Aubrey Fife Funerals.
KERRVILLE - Norma Stafford, 70, of Ingram, at 2 p.m. at Grimes Funeral
Chapels; entombment in Garden of Memories Mausoleum.
FRIDAY
SAN ANGELO - Kermit W. Feist, 79, of Las Vegas, rosary at 7 p.m. in Robert
Massie Riverside Chapel; service at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's Catholic
Church in Rowena; burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery.
SAN ANGELO - Jacquelyn Ruffin, 71, of Brady, memorial service at 2 p.m. at
First Christian Church in Brady; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO - Luther Earl Sheldon, 83, at 2 p.m at First Christian Church;
burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home.
BRADY - Faye Underwood, 86, at 2 p.m. in Heritage Funeral Home Chapel; burial
in Cox Cemetery.
SATURDAY
SAN ANGELO - George Engle Jr., 74, memorial service at 2 p.m. at First United
Methodist Church; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home.
KERRVILLE - Judith Kelsey Losey, 54, of Ingram, memorial service at 10 a.m. at
Grimes Funeral Chapels.
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DORA STREICHER
Dora Streicher, 84, of San Angelo died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 1998, in San
Antonio. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Friday in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Wall
with Monsignor Larry Droll officiating. Burial will be in St. Ambrose Catholic
Cemetery. She was born April 7, 1913, in Dripping Springs. She was a
homemaker. Survivors include two sons, Preston Streicher of San Antonio and
Gary Streicher of Big Lake; a daughter, Evelyn Willis of San Angelo; three
brothers, Hilmer Knoll and Victor Knoll, both of Boerne, and Bill Knoll of
Albert; and two sisters, Alma McDougall of Austin and Erna Peiser of San
Angelo.
LUCAS CORTE
Lucas Corte, infant son of Charles and Penny Corte, died Wednesday, Feb. 25,
1998, in a St. Louis, Mo., hospital. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral
Home.
WALTER COOVER
Walter Coover, 77, of Carlsbad died Sunday, Feb. 22, 1998, in a local
hospital. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. today{Thu} at All Faith Cemetery
with Gil Nemeth officiating. Arrangements are by Gutierrez Funeral Chapels. He
was born Aug. 29, 1920, in El Paso. survivors include his sister, Betty Craik
of Florida and an aunt, Verna M. Bailey of Ontario, Canada.
MABEL GREEN
SAN SABA - Mabel D. Green, 92, of Plant City, Fla., died Saturday, Feb. 21,
1998, in Brandon, Fla. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in San Saba
City Cemetery. Arrangements are by Howell-Doran Funeral Home. She was born
July 22, 1905, in Mount Vernon and was a former resident of San Saba. She was
a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include two sons, David Green of Plant
City and Herbert C. Green of Dalian, China; two brothers, Billy Fred Cox of
Pinetop, Ark., and Robert Cox of Post; two sisters, Barbara Jones of El Paso
and Gladys Hendrix of Post; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
ELIESA ALBERTHAL
FREDERICKSBURG - Eliesa{CQ} H. Schuch Alberthal, 89, died Tuesday, Feb. 24,
1998, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Holy
Ghost Lutheran Church with burial in Der Stadt Friedhof. Arrangements are by
Schaetter Funeral Home. She was born March 28, 1908, in Gillespie County. She
was a member of the Holy Ghost Lutheran Church. Survivors include two
daughters, Vernell Hielscher of Austin and Marjorie Keller of Fredericksburg;
a son, Clinton Alberthal of Del Valle; a sister, Clara Fiedler of
Fredericksburg; a brother, Marvin Schuch of Fredericksburg; six grandchildren;
and five great-grandchildren.
JOYCE ELROD
MONAHANS - Joyce Eileen Elrod, 77, of Monahans died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1998, in
an Odessa hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the First Methodist
Church with burial in Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are by Harkey
Funeral Home. She was born Dec. 28, 1920, in Oklahoma City and was a longtime
resident of Monahans. She was a homemaker and a Methodist. Survivors include a
daughter, Carolyn Meeks of Monahans; a son, Larry Wilson of Odessa; three
brothers, Gerald Murphey of Dallas, Clifford Murphey of Houston and Leon
Murphey of Wichita Falls; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
MYRTLE WELCH
OZONA - Myrtle Alice Welch, 71, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, in a Big Spring
hospital. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
She was born Dec. 30, 1926, in Goldsboro. Survivors include a daughter, Alice
Van Horn of Gordon Grove, Calif.; two sons, Gordon Dean Elliott of Sinton and
Howard Welch of Washington; three sisters, Virginia Sparks of Big Lake, Lorena
Short of San Angelo and Jo Ann Hartley of Commerce; 12 grandchildren; and 11
great-grandchildren.
MARTHA THOMPSON
KERMIT - Martha Thompson, 71, died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 1998, at her residence.
Service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Eastside Church of Christ with burial
in Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cooper Funeral Chapel. She was born
Sept. 27, 1926, in Brownfield and had been a resident of Kermit for 34 years.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Eastside Church of Christ. Survivors
include her husband, Jeff Thompson of Kermit; a son, Don Thompson of Kermit;
three daughters, Rebecca Jones of San Antonio, Ida Beth Armstrong of Odessa
and Emily McElveen of Crane; a sister, Ruby Lawson of Sinton; and eight
grandchildren.
LETA RICHARDSON
EARLY - Leta Z. Richardson, 87, of Brownwood died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1998, in a
Brownwood hospital. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today{THU} in
Greenleaf Cemetery. Arrangements are by Heartland Funeral Home. She was born
Nov. 6, 1910, in Goldthwaite. She was a homemaker and a member of Austin
Avenue Church of Christ. Survivors include a son, Jerry Don Richardson of
Brownwood; a daughter, Shirley Ray Richardson of San Angelo; and a brother,
Ralph D. Faver of Austin.
TOMMY HARTNETT
MARFA - Tommy Hartnett, 88, of Fort Davis died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1998, in an
El Paso hospital. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today{Thu} at St. Joseph's Catholic
Church in Fort Davis. Service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the church with
burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Arrangements are by Memorial Funeral Home. He
was born Jan. 13, 1910, in Fort Davis and was a lifetime resident. He was a
maintenance foreman and bus driver for McDonald's Observatory and was a member
of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Eloisa Hartnett
of Fort Davis; a daughter, Lorenza Ramos of El Paso; three sons, Willie
Hartnett of El Paso, Ruben Razo of Fort Davis and Manuel Hartnett of San
Antonio; three sisters, Ida Bellicus, Victorina Ceniceros and Lucy Valverde,
all of El Paso; two brothers, Julio Hartnett of Fort Davis and Jimmy Hartnett
of San Antonio; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
DAVID WAFFORD
MONAHANS - David Wafford, 80, died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 1998, in a Midland
hospital. Service will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Harkey Funeral Home Chapel with
burial in Monahans Memorial Cemetery. He was born Jan. 27, 1918, in Davidson,
Okla., and was a longtime resident of Monahans. He was a production
superintendent for Gulf Oil Co. and a Presbyterian. Survivors include his
wife, Ann Wafford of Monahans; a son, David Wafford Jr. of Odessa; a daughter,
Judy Miether of Goldshine,{CQ} Ind.; seven grandchildren; and seven great-
grandchildren.
HELEN HAVENS
KERRVILLE - Helen Jane Havens, 80, died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 1998, in a
Kerrville hospital. Services are pending at Grimes Funeral Chapels.
VIGGO ARONSEN
KERRVILLE - Viggo Aronsen, 74, died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 1998, at his
residence. Services are pending at Overby Funeral Home.
EULALIE NARRAMORE
KERRVILLE - Eulalie R. Narramore, 70, died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 1998, in a
local hospital. Services are pending at Overby Funeral Home.
TOM NELSON
KERRVILLE - Tom L. Nelson, 66, of Fredericksburg died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1998,
in a local hospital. Services are pending at Kerrville Funeral Home.
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RAMON VELA
Ramon Vela, 84, of Eola passed away Monday, Feb. 23, 1998, in Columbia Medical
Center after an illness. Mass will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at St.
Phillip's Catholic Church in Eola with the Rev. Michael Rodriquez officiating.
Burial will be in Mereta-Eola Cemetery. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral
Home. Mr. Vela was born July 10, 1913, in Pandora. He worked for many years of
his life as a laborer. His work took him to many different places where he
made lifelong friends. Grandpa Ramon enjoyed watching many of his
grandchildren play baseball. He was loved and will be missed by all his family
and many friends. He is survived by his wife, Elisa Vela of Eola; one son,
Benny Vela Sr. of Ballinger; four daughters and two sons-in-law, Dora and
Mario Armendariz of Oklahoma City, Sophia Armendariz-Vela and Christina Vela,
both of San Angelo, and Ernestina and Apuleyo Villagomez of Rosenberg; one
brother, Larry Vela of Seguin; and numerous grandchildren, great-
grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends. Pallbearers will be Bobby Ramirez,
Ronnie Martinez, Benny Vela Jr., Mario Armendariz, Vincent Long and Rick
Hernandez.
MARGARET NEWLIN
Margaret Fowler Newlin, 80, of San Angelo passed away Monday, Feb. 23, 1998,
in a local nursing home. Graveside service will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday,
Feb. 26, in Fairmount Cemetery with the Rev. Tom Martin officiating.
Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. Mrs. Newlin was born Oct. 22,
1917, in Lubbock. She was the daughter of Sheriff William C. Fowler of Rankin
and Clara Sparkman. She married E.E. Newlin Jr. Dec. 3, 1935, in San Angelo.
He preceded her in death, Feb. 28, 1988. Mrs. Newlin was the secretary and
treasurer of Voy-Lin Inc., a member of the First Baptist Church, the Daughters
of the Nile and the Order of the Eastern Star. She was a homemaker. She is
survived by her son, Mike Newlin and his wife, Sandy, of San Angelo; her
grandchildren, Jamie Michelle Newlin of Austin and Ryan and Jared Newlin, both
of San Angelo; and several nephews. The family extends a special thanks to the
nursing staff of Meadow Creek Nursing Home for the love and care given to Mrs.
Newlin. Memorials may be made to the West Texas Boys Ranch.
BILL W. COLBY
On Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1998, after a brief illness, Bill W. Colby surrounded by
his family went to be with the Lord. He was born on June 19, 1920, in Honey
Grove, Texas. He was the only child of Walter and Orva Colby but was loved and
raised by his beloved grandmother, Allie Colby and Auntie Aubyn Guthrie. After
graduating from Honey Grove High School in 1939, Bill moved to San Angelo to
attend Angelo Junior College where he met the love of his life, Inelle. In the
spring of 1941, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, serving 5« years in various
places including Goodfellow Air Force Base. On June 14, 1942, he married
Inelle Owens. They shared 55 years of love and devotion. Bill is survived by
his wife, Inelle O. Colby. He was preceded in death by one son, David E. Colby
in 1996. He also is survived by David's wife, Rhonda of Sweetwater; daughter,
Alice Colby Caffey and husband, Ted, of New Braunfels; and son, Billy Walter
Colby Jr. and wife, Becky Dorrance Colby of Austin. They were also blessed
with four grandchildren, Douglas Colby, Chris Colby, Curt Caffey, Kimberly
Caffey Mack and two great-grandsons and many wonderful friends. Bill also is
survived by a sister, J. Bryant of Odessa, Texas. Bill served 38 years with
the U.S. Postal Service and retired in 1980. His love of his fellowman also
lead him down a path of continuous and willing service to others. He was a
member of the Johnson Street Church of Christ where he served in the capacity
of deacon for more than 43 years. The family visitation was Wednesday, Feb.
25, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Johnson's Funeral Home. Graveside service will be at 2
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens with Stanley Lockhart
and Calvin Warpula officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Carl Dorrance,
Pat Patterson, K.J. Moose, Wayne Bramhall, Ted Caffey, Curt Caffey, Douglas
Colby and Chris Colby.
COL. HARROLD S. WILLS
Col. Harrold S. Wills (USAF retired) went to be with his Lord Feb. 24, 1998,
in Shannon Medical Center. He was born Dec. 18, 1908, in Macon, Ga. His
parents were Edgar Crawford Wills, a Methodist minister, and Hallie Lillian
(Dougherty) Wills, an accomplished pianist. The family moved to Wilmore, Ky.,
where he graduated from high school. Later the family moved to Orlando, Fla.
In 1934 he enlisted in the Army Air Corps, which later became the U.S. Air
Force. He went through the ranks from private to colonel. While stationed at
Goodfellow Air Force Base he met EvaNola Nutt. They were married in San
Antonio on March 17, 1941. Col. Wills was very proud of his military career,
he loved the Lord, was very patriotic and enjoyed discussing politics with
anyone. He was an avid golfer, playing in tournaments and giving lessons.
During his military service he was stationed at Perrin AFB, Texas, served in
the Philippines and Williams AFB, in Chandler, Ariz. He was then assigned as
air provost marshal, 314th Air Division in Nagoya, Japan, for four years. In
September 1951, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his performance as
executive officer and later squadron commander in air evacuation of American
nationals from Korea. The award came for his work from June through November
1950 in providing emergency housing on a ``24-hour basis'' for 6,000 airmen.
He investigated and wrote an Air Force manual on communism titled, ``Guide For
Security Indoctrination,'' in 1955. After the tour of Japan, he was stationed
in Washington, D.C., and then was transferred to Wiesbaden, Germany, where he
served with Hdqs. USAFE, Inspector General's Office for four years. During
this time he inspected U.S. bases in Europe. After his return to the States,
he was again in Washington, D.C., serving at the Pentagon. After 26 years of
active duty in September 1960, he retired and he and his wife returned to San
Angelo. His wife, EvaNola, was able to join him on his tours in Japan and
Germany. They loved both countries. After retirement Col. Wills and EvaNola
were Penegen Skin Care distributors. They worked Lubbock, Amarillo, Ballinger,
San Angelo, Odessa, San Antonio and the Dallas area. Col. Wills was a member
of Northridge Baptist Church in San Angelo. Service will be at 10:30 a.m.
Friday, Feb. 27, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. James W. Andrews,
a longtime friend, will conduct the service. Interment will be in Lawnhaven
Memorial Gardens with military rites. Survivors include his wife of San
Angelo; a brother, Richard and wife, Caroline, of Lakeland, Fla.; and two
sisters-in-law, Ada Lee Wills of Lakeland and Del Wills of Eufala, Ala. He is
survived by two sisters-in-law, Alyne Rodgers and Maureen Kirksey and husband,
Eugene Kirksey, and one brother-in-law, Carlton Nutt, all of San Angelo. He is
also survived by approximately 20 nieces and nephews in the Florida area and
30 in the Texas area. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers,
Edgar, Bernard and Sidney; one sister, Louise Woody; and two great-nieces and
two great-nephews. The family would like to express appreciation to Dr.
Parsons and Dr. Hunt, Shannon Hospital employees, Ann Hedges and Vantage Home
Health Care and to the loving care given by the staff, nurses and assistants
at Baker-Brame Skilled Nursing Center. Memorials may be made to Northridge
Baptist Church, Concho Valley Food Bank, Meals for the Elderly or West Texas
Rehab Center.
LUTHER EARL SHELDON
Luther Earl ``Luke'' Sheldon, 83, of San Angelo died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1998,
in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, at the First
Christian Church with the Rev. Ben Hubert officiating. Burial will follow in
Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Luther
was born Sept. 2, 1914, in Mount Ayr, Iowa, to Mollie and Glen Sheldon, the
fifth of 12 children. After graduating from high school in 1933, he moved to
Amarillo, Texas, where he became associated with Phillips Petroleum Co. and
continued that association for 62 years. A veteran of World War II, he
wasawarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. After the war, he returned to
Amarillo where he and Evelyn Broaddus were married Dec. 1, 1945. They moved to
San Angelo Jan. 1, 1946. He became involved in church, community and civic
activities. He served for 35 years as an elder at First Christian Church. In
1995 he was made elder emeritus, the highest honor awarded the laity by the
First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ. He lived to serve. Survivors
include his wife, Evelyn Sheldon of San Angelo; his daughter and son-in-law,
Mollie and Glenn Polhemus of Miles; his grandchildren, Pilar and Ric Henry,
Martha and Dung Nguyen and John Polhemus, all of San Angelo, and Marshall and
Rebecca Polhemus of Quemado; his great-grandchildren, Sheldon Boyd Henry,
Martha Flores, Don and Dan Nguyen of San Angelo; three brothers, Gerald
Sheldon of Des Moines, Iowa, Richard Sheldon of Tucson, Ariz., and Lyndon
Sheldon of Colorado Springs, Colo.; three sisters, Maxine Dengle, Dorothy
Catterson and Doris Olney, all of Des Moines; and many, many loving friends.
Memorial contributions may be made to First Christian Church, Good Shepherd
Episcopal Church or a charity of choice.
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West Texas news and sports/February 28, 1998
Funerals and Death Notices
TODAY
SAN ANGELO - George Engle Jr., 74, memorial service at 2 p.m. at First United
Methodist Church; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO - Kermit W. Feist, 79, of Las Vegas, at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph's
Catholic Church in Rowena; burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery; arrangements by
Robert Massie Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO - Mamie B. McCloud, 90, at 11 a.m. at Galilee Baptist Church;
burial in Delta Memorial Cemetery; arrangements by Starks Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO - Dora Streicher, 84, at 10 a.m. at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in
Wall; burial in St. Ambrose Catholic Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's
Funeral Home.
ALPINE - Maria G. Gann, 86, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church;
burial in Elm Grove Cemetery; arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home.
BALLINGER - Ella L. Haechten, 94, of Miles, at noon at St. Joseph's Catholic
Church in Rowena; burial in St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery; arrangements by
Rains-Seale Funeral Home.
BRADY - Gladys Mae Short, 89, of Floresville, at 2 p.m. in Wilkerson Memorial
Chapel; burial in Rest Haven Cemetery.
COLEMAN - Lester C. Anderson, 83, of Voss, at 2:30 p.m. at Voss Baptist
Church; burial in Voss Cemetery; arrangements by Henderson Funeral Home.
COLEMAN - Mildred Gideon, 95, at 2 p.m. in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel; burial
in Coleman Cemetery.
KERMIT - Martha Thompson, 71, at 11 a.m. at Eastside Church of Christ; burial
in Kermit Cemetery; arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel.
KERRVILLE - Viggo Aronsen, 74, memorial service at 11 a.m. at St. Peter's
Episcopal Church; arrangements by Overby Funeral Home.
KERRVILLE - Judith Kelsey Losey, 54, of Ingram, memorial service at 10 a.m. at
Grimes Funeral Chapels.
KERRVILLE - Eulalie R. Narramore, 70, memorial service at 2 p.m. in Overby
Funeral Home Chapel.
KINGSLAND - Alvis B. Phillips, 85, of Burnet; at 2:30 p.m. in Waldrope-
Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Lakeland Hills Memorial
Park.
MASON - John James Underwood, 95, at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church;
burial in Grit Cemetery; arrangements by Mason Funeral Home.
OZONA - Sam Houston, 91, at 3 p.m. at Ozona Church of Christ; burial in Cedar
Hill Cemetery; arrangements by Preddy Funeral Home.
OZONA - Myrtle Alice Welch, 71, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
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GEORGIA MCCLELLAND
Georgia K. McClelland, 92, of San Angelo died Friday, Feb. 27, 1998, in a
local nursing home. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Fairmount
Cemetery. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. She was born Feb.
22, 1906, in Victor. She was a homemaker and a member of the Ninth and Main
Church of Christ. Survivors include two daughters, Dorothy Salvato and Leona
Prosise, both of San Angelo; two sons, Raymond Leon McClelland of Sander and
Jeff McClelland of Midland; two sisters, Loretta Tarpley and Dessrea Henry,
both of Roswell, N.M.; 23 grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren; and 34 great-
great-grandchildren.
JAVIER FRANCO
Javier Huerta Franco, 52, of San Angelo died Thursday, Feb. 26, 1998, in a
local hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. today in Gutierrez Chapel of Prayer
with burial in Fairmount Cemetery. He was born Dec. 4, 1945, in Sabinas,
Coahuila, Mexico. He was a machine operator. Survivors include his wife,
Mercedes Franco; six sons, Joel Franco, Josue Franco, Eliu Franco, Eli Franco,
Enoc Franco and Noe Franco, all of San Angelo; two brothers, Reyes Franco of
Sweetwater and Teodoro Franco of Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico; two sisters,
Eliosa Franco Rodriguez of Fort Worth and Evangelina Franco Hillebrand of
Arkansas; and a grandchild.
SANTOS CARDENAS
Santos R. Cardenas, 76, of Ballinger and formerly of San Angelo, died
Thursday, Feb. 26, 1998, in a Temple hospital. Prayer service will be at 7
p.m. Sunday in Gutierrez Chapel of Prayer. Military graveside service will be
at 10 a.m. Monday in Fairmount Cemetery. He was born Nov. 2, 1921, in
Tankersley. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife,
Anita Sepulveda Cardenas of Ballinger; three daughters, Mary Cardenas, Adelita
Hernandez and Consuelo Jacques, three brothers, Elijio Cardenas, Felipe
Cardenas and Juan Cardenas, and a sister, Lola Rodriguez, all of San Angelo;
six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
ETTA ROSER
KERRVILLE - Etta Louise Roser died Thursday, Feb. 26, 1998, in a local
hospital. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m today in Garden of Memories
Cemetery. Arrangements are by Kerrville Funeral Home. She was born in Nora
Spring, Iowa, and had lived in Kerrville since 1981. She was a schoolteacher.
Survivors include her husband, Robert H. Roser of Kerrville; a son, Van Conner
of Baton Rouge, La.; four stepsons, Robert Roser of Alexandria, Va, Steven
Roser of Charleston, S.C., and Lawrence Roser and Bruce Roser, both of San
Antonio; two grandchildren; and six stepgrandchildren.
ETTA MIDDLETON
SWEETWATER - Etta Middleton, 84, of Nolan died Friday, Feb. 27, 1998, in an
Abilene hospital. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Westbrook
Cemetery in Westbrook. Arrangements are by McCoy Funeral Home. She was born
Oct. 21, 1913, in Olive Branch, Miss., and had lived in Nolan since 1997. She
was a nurse's aide and a Baptist. Survivors include three daughters, Gladys
Mohme of Nolan, Vivian Johns and Judy Grantham; a son, Howard Lee Middleton;
21 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and 21 great-great-grandchildren.
DERIE RUDDER
BRADY - Derie Reeves Rudder, 92, died Friday, Feb. 27, 1998, in Brady. Service
will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Rest
Haven Cemetery. She was born May 11, 1905, in Abilene and had lived in
Brownwood until moving to Brady. She was a homemaker and a member of First
Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, John R. Rudder of Brady; a daughter,
Janet Bryant of Richardson; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
CLAUDE WOOD
LLANO - Claude ``Blackie'' Wood, 72, died Friday, Feb. 27, 1998, in Llano.
Graveside service was Friday in Llano City Cemetery. Arrangements were by
Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. He was born March 8, 1925, in
Wichita Falls. He was a Baptist. Survivors include a son, Claude Wood Jr. of
Texas; and two stepdaughters, Mary Fry and Carolyn Rhodes, both of Llano.
GARLAND BEAVER
COLEMAN - Garland Mitchell Toppy Beaver, 75, of Talpa died Friday, Feb. 27,
1998, in an Abilene hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Walker
Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Glen Cove Cemetery. He was born Sept. 6,
1922, in Talpa and was a lifetime resident of Coleman County. A Navy veteran
of World War II, he was a rancher and a member of the the Farm Bureau and
First Presbyterian Church. Survivors include his wife, Helen Jo Beaver of
Talpa; two sons, Paul Beaver of San Saba and Scott Beaver of Talpa; a sister,
Ruth Lagow of Coleman; and five grandchildren.
MINNIE KRAATZ
WINTERS - Minnie Margaret Kraatz, 89, of Winters died Thursday, Feb. 26, 1998,
in Tye. Service will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at St. John's Lutheran Church with
burial in the Lutheran Cemetery. Arrangements are by Winters Funeral Home. She
was born May 31, 1908, in Runnels County and was a lifetime resident. She was
a homemaker and a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. Survivors include six
sons, John William Kraatz Jr. of Fort Worth, David Clarence Kraatz of Tye,
Fred Otto Kraatz of Tuscola, Kenneth Ray Kraatz of Trent, Leroy Gustov Kraatz
of San Marcos and Dan Edwin Kraatz of Napa, Calif.; three daughters, Helen
Ruth Henderson of Iowa Park, and Minnie Margaret Marks and Vera Mae Kraatz,
both of Winters; three sisters, Rosemond Holle and Lela Thormeyer, both of
Winters, and Gladys Barney of Boston; 22 grandchildren; 47 great-
grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
WINNIFRED GLOSSER
CRANE - Winnifred Elena Glosser, 75, of Rankin died Thursday, Feb. 26, 1998,
in an Odessa hospital. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Rankin
Cemetery in Rankin. Arrangements are by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. She was
born Aug. 30, 1922, in Salem, Ill. She was a homemaker, a Methodist and a
member of the Eastern Star. Survivors include five daughters, Claudette
McKenzie of Rankin, Gloria Donoho of Salem, Jeanette Doran of Monahans, Brenda
Hallford of Mineral Wells and Rebecca Walden of Weatherford; four sons, Harvey
Glosser Jr. of Mesa, Ariz., Howard John Glosser of Oberlin, Kan., Gary Lee
Glosser of Van Buren, Ark., and Ross Edgar Glosser of Rankin; a sister, Opal
Sturgeon of Francisco, Ind.; 18 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
NATHANIEL WATTS
FREDERICKSBURG - Nathaniel W. Watts, 58, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 1998, in a
local hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Fredericksburg United
Methodist Church with Masonic graveside service in Greenwood Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Schaetter Funeral Home. He was born April 30, 1939, in
Cleburne. He worked in computer sales. Survivors include his wife, Susan
Randall Watts of Fredericksburg; two daughters, Sarah Gore of Round Rock and
Holly Watts of Austin; a son, David Watts of Round Rock; a brother, Richard F.
Watts of Houston; three sisters, Betty Ann Wright and Dorothy Watts, both of
Cleburne, and Sarah Wall of Fairfax, Va.; and a grandchild.
RAYMOND SMITH
SWEETWATER - Raymond K. Smith, 92, of Sweetwater died Friday, Feb. 27, 1998,
in Forney. Services are pending at McCoy Funeral Home.
JOHN HARRIS
KERRVILLE - John J. Harris, 68, of Kerrville died Thursday, Feb. 26, 1998, in
a San Antonio hospital. Services are pending at Overby Funeral Home.
JOHN SANCHEZ
COLEMAN - John Sanchez, 71, of Coleman died Thursday, Feb. 26, 1998, in an
Abilene hospital. Services are pending at Walker Funeral Home.
ROY CERVANTES SR.
BIG SPRING - Roy G. Cervantes Sr., 45, of San Angelo and formerly of Big
Spring, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 1998, in a San Angelo hospital. Services are
pending at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.
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LUCAS CORTE
Lucas Corte, 20 months old, of Belleville, Ill., died Wednesday, Feb. 25,
1998, in St. Louis Children's Hospital. Service will be at 11 a.m. Monday,
March 2, at the First Church of the Nazarene with burial in Lawnhaven Memorial
Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. He was born July 9, 1996,
inRamstein, Germany, with lung and heart diseases. In his short life, he
displayed a tremendous desire to live. Our loss is Heaven's gain. Survivors
include his parents, Charles and Penny Corte; two sisters, Candice, 10, and
Audrey, 8; his grandparents, Bill and Betty Jones, Linda VanZandt and Bob and
Theresa Lucas; as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. He was
preceded in death by his grandfather, Vincent C. Corte; and his great-
grandmother, Julia Pyburn. Lucas, we love you and will miss you.
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