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Funerals and Death Notices
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Funerals and Death Notices
9/8/99
TODAY
SAN ANGELO - Fannie Whetstone Bryan, 104, at 2 p.m. at St. Luke United
Methodist Church; graveside service at 4:30 p.m. in Rockwood Cemetery in
Rockwood; arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO - Willie Kohlstedt, 77, at 10 a.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel;
burial in Belvedere Memorial Park.
SAN ANGELO - Catherine Miller Legg, 71, graveside service at 10 a.m. in
Belvedere Memorial Park; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO - Kermit M. Wilson Jr., 69, of San Angelo, graveside service at 2
p.m. in Sunset Memorial Gardens in Odessa; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral
Home.
DALLAS - Victoria Hotis Anderson, 49, of Flower Mound, at 2 p.m. at Holy
Trinity Greek Orthodox Church; graveside service at 3 p.m. Thursday in
Fairmount Cemetery in San Angelo; arrangements by Sparkman-Hillcrest Funeral
Home.
ELDORADO - Jessie M. Sudduth, 91, at 10 a.m. at Westside Church of Christ;
burial in Eldorado Cemetery; arrangements by Kerbow Funeral Home.
MARFA - John W. Rice, memorial service at 4 p.m. at Rice's San Pablo Chapel;
arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home.
THURSDAY
FREDERICKSBURG - June Parker, 71, of Elk Creek, Mo., at 10 a.m. at Harper
Methodist Church; burial in Harper City Cemetery; arrangements by Schaetter
Funeral Home.
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Deaths
Peggy Heeter
WINTERS - Peggy Cecelia Heeter, 50, of Bronte died Saturday, Sept. 4, 1999, in
an Austin hospital.
Graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Lakeview Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Winters Funeral Home.
She was born Aug. 28, 1949, in Breckenridge and had been a resident of Bronte
since 1992. She was an licensed vocational nurse and a Catholic.
Survivors include her husband, Paul Heeter of Bronte; a son, Joseph Schwertner
of Bronte; her father, Cornealius Chambliss of Winters; three brothers, Tommy
Chambliss of Ballinger, Jerry Chambliss of Santa Anna and Richard Chambliss of
Blackwell; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Joe Millsap Jr.
BRADY - Joe Millsap Jr., 31, of Tucson, Ariz., died Saturday, Sept. 4, 1999, in
Tucson.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with burial
in Calf Creek Cemetery.
He was born April 11, 1968, in Houston. An Air Force veteran of Desert Storm,
he was an airplane mechanic for Evergreen in Tucson and a Methodist.
Survivors include his parents, Joy and Joe Millsap Sr. of Brady; a brother, Dax
Millsap of Fort Worth; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Elizabeth Hubbard
MONAHANS - Elizabeth Hubbard, 79, of Monahans died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1999, in
Dallas.
Service will be at 10 a.m. today in Harkey Funeral Home Chapel with burial in
Monahans Memorial Cemetery.
She was born May 18, 1920, in Aquilla. She was a homemaker and a Baptist.
John Evans
CROSS PLAINS - John B. Evans, 83, of Mason died Sunday, Sept. 5, 1999, in an
Austin hospital.
Service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel with
burial in Cross Plains Cemetery.
He was born Feb. 15, 1916, in Pleasant Valley. He was a rancher.
Survivors included his wife, Floryne Evans of Mason; six children, Bill Evans
of Wolfforth, Bonnie Evans Shackelford of Austin, Bob Evans of Alamorgordo,
N.M., Sue Evans Crawford of Dumas, Jo Evans Partin of Abilene and Max Evans of
Cross Plains; two sisters, Elsie Stroud and Sayra Fox, both of Cross Plains; 16
grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.
Roger Miller
BIG SPRING - Roger Miller, 84, of Big Spring died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1999, in an
Odessa hospital.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel
with burial in Trinity Memorial Park.
He was born Sept. 29, 1914, in Big Spring and had been a lifetime resident. He
was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, and he was a farmer and rancher.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Trinity Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Larry Miller of Midland; three grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.
Elvie Morgan
KERRVILLE - Elvie Louise Morgan, 90, of Kerrville died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1999,
in Houston. Services are pending at Grimes Funeral Chapels.
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Obituaries
FANNIE `GRANNIE' BRYAN
Fannie Whetstone Bryan, 104, of San Angelo died Monday, Sept. 6, 1999.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, at St. Luke Methodist
Church with the Rev. George Lumpkin, pastor of St. Luke Methodist Church,
officiating. Graveside service will be at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Rockwood
Cemetery in Rockwood. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home.
Fannie was born April 9, 1895. She was a member of St. Luke Methodist Church
and had lived in San Angelo since 1962. She was preceded in death by her
husband in 1960.
Survivors include a daughter, Margaret Black; a grandson, Gary and Peggy Black;
two daughters, Elaine Storm and Jan Roger Hanna, all of San Angelo; seven
great-grandchildren, Nicole Deans and husband, Mike, Nathan and Phoebe Storm,
Shauna and Bryan Black and Justin and Lacee Hanna; and two great-great-
grandchildren, Slater Storm and Darby Deans.
Special thanks to Baker-Brame Nursing Home for all the love and care the staff
showed to Grannie.
JESSIE SUDDUTH
ELDORADO - Jessie M. Sudduth, 91, passed away Sunday, Sept. 5, 1999, in a local
nursing home. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, at Westside Church
of Christ with burial to follow in Eldorado Cemetery. Arrangements are by
Kerbow Funeral Home.
She was born Feb. 8, 1908, in Travis County to Will and Lizzie Ross McAngus.
They moved near Eldorado in 1924, and Jessie has lived in and around Eldorado
ever since. She was honored in August 1993 by being selected as a
representative of a Schleicher County Pioneer Family. She was a homemaker and a
member of the Westside Church of Christ.
Jessie was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Charley B. Sudduth; son,
Charles Sudduth; daughter-in-law, Irene Sudduth; and grandson, Rick Sudduth.
She is survived by four grandchildren, Charmane Burns of Carrollton, Charles E.
Sudduth of Corpus Christi, Candy Kelley of The Colony and Larry Sudduth of
Cedar Creek; nieces and nephews, Bill McAngus, Mimi Sackedis, Peggy Hopkins,
Wanda Van Hoozer, Bonnie Hooker, ``Mac'' McAngus, Willie Manning and Mike
Manning; nine great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
JOHN W. RICE
MARFA - John W. Rice, prominent Marfa resident and Presidio County rancher,
passed away Monday morning, Sept. 6, 1999, in Big Bend Regional Medical Center
in Alpine after a brief illness.
He grew up in San Angelo, graduated from the University of Texas and was a
pilot in World War II. Gifted as a talented actor and operatic baritone, he
spent a number of years in California and studied at La Scala in Milan, Italy.
For the past 35 years, he had been a resident of Presidio County and operated
La Mota Ranch. Always a gentleman, he was a much beloved citizen of Marfa and
will be greatly missed by his family and host of cherished friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Beryl Lowe Rice in 1997.
He is survived by his brother, Ferman C. Rice of San Antonio; his children,
Leighton and Jim Donnell of McMullen County; his grandchildren, Cydney C.
Donnell of New York City and Jamie Donnell and wife, Lori, of McMullen County;
three great-granddaughters; and his dear friend, Merrian Sohl of Alpine.
Memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, at Rice's San Pablo
Chapel in Marfa. Arrangements are by Memorial Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to a charity of choice.
Honorary pallbearers are all of his many good friends.
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Funerals and Death Notices
9/9/99
TODAY
SAN ANGELO - Victoria Hotis Anderson, 49, of Flower Mound, graveside service at
3 p.m. in Fairmount Cemetery; arrangements by Sparkman-Hillcrest Funeral Home
of Dallas.
BIG SPRING - Roger Miller, 84, at 2 p.m. in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood
Chapel; burial in Trinity Memorial Park.
BRADY - Joe Millsap Jr., 31, of Tucson, Ariz., at 10 a.m. in Heritage Funeral
Home Chapel; burial in Calf Creek Cemetery.
FREDERICKSBURG - June Parker, 71, of Elk Creek, Mo., at 10 a.m. at Harper
Methodist Church; burial in Harper City Cemetery; arrangements by Schaetter
Funeral Home.
WINTERS - Peggy Cecelia Heeter, 50, of Bronte, graveside service at 10:30 a.m.
in Lakeview Cemetery; arrangements by Winters Funeral Home.
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Deaths
Berenice Piepgrass
KERRVILLE - Berenice E. Piepgrass, 89, died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1999, in a local
care center.
Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. today in Memorial Oaks Cemetery in
Houston. Arrangements are by Grimes Funeral Chapels.
She was born Sept. 28, 1909, in Grand Prairie. She was a homemaker and a member
of St. Paul's United Methodist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Carole B. Curry of Kerrville; a son, Benjamin
Mark Piepgrass of San Antonio; a sister, Francis Winnie of Aberdeen, Wash.; six
grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Clarence Ernst
FREDERICKSBURG - Clarence F. Ernst, 97, of Harper died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1999,
in a local hospital.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel with burial
in St. Mary's Cemetery.
He was born Aug. 29, 1902, in Harper. He was a rancher.
Survivors include two sons, August Ernst of Kerrville and Clarence J. Ernst of
Harper; two daughters, Peggy Petri of Fredericksburg and Shirley Cleave of
Kerrville; eight grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
L.G. Wyrick
LLANO - L.G. Wyrick, 74, died Monday, Sept. 6, 1999, in Llano.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. today in Cherokee Cemetery in Cherokee.
Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home.
He was born Feb. 16, 1925, in Lamesa and had been a resident of Llano since
1977. He was a rancher and a Baptist.
Survivors include two sisters, Mildred Kemper of Lamesa and Susie Taylor of
Port Neches; a brother, Bob Wyrick of Henrietta; a grandson; two great-
grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Alice Goddard
Alice Goddard, 74, of San Angelo died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999, in a local
hospital. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home.
Arnie Hatley
Arnie Weldon Hatley, 78, of San Angelo died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999, in a
local hospital. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home.
Ervin Willborn
ODESSA - Ervin A. Willborn, 82, of Huntsville died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999, in
a Huntsville hospital.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with
burial at 3 p.m. in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens in San Angelo.
He was born Feb. 21, 1917, in Holt and had been a longtime resident of Odessa
and Huntsville, coming from San Angelo. He was a Mason and a Baptist.
Survivors include a son, Robert G. Willborn of Huntsville; two brothers, Oliver
Lee Willborn of Marshall and Gerald Brice Willborn of Big Spring; a sister,
Verna Ruth Myers; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
J. Neville Russell
KERRVILLE - J. Neville Russell, 84, died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1999, in a local
hospital.
Private graveside service will be held Friday in the Garden of Memories
Cemetery. Arrangements are by Kerrville Funeral Home.
A veteran of World War II, he served in the North African Campaign and Italian
Invasion and later in Korea.
Survivors include four sisters including, Azalie Russell Dole of Ingram and two
brothers.
Ann Sullivan
BIG SPRING - Ann D. Sullivan, 78, died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999, at her
residence.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Trinity Memorial Park.
Arrangements are by Myers and Smith Funeral Home.
She was born Oct. 10, 1920, in Georgetown and was a longtime resident of Big
Spring. She was a licensed vocational nurse and had worked at Medical Arts and
Cowper Hospital & Dialysis Unit at Malone-Hogan Clinic. She was a Baptist.
Survivors include her husband, Glyn Sullivan of Big Spring; a daughter, Peggy
Kirby, a son, Jimmy D. Hayworth, both of Big Spring; three stepsons, Tommy
Sullivan and Tony Sullivan, both of Hamilton, and David Sullivan of Oregon; a
stepdaughter, Sissy Hill of Granite Shoals; three grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.
Ila Hoops
GOLDTHWAITE - Ila ``Louese'' Hoops, 59, of Brownwood died Wednesday, Sept. 8,
1999, in a Brownwood hospital.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the First United Methodist Church with
burial in Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are by Stacy-Wilkins
Funeral Home.
She was born March 31, 1940, in Mills County. She worked as a comptroller for a
management company and was a Methodist.
Survivors include her father, O.H. Renfro of Goldthwaite; a daughter, Sabrina
L. Levitz of Brownwood; two brothers, O'Dell Renfro of Glasgow, Ky., and Paul
Renfro of Pan Dale; a granddaughter; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Wanda Foster
WINTERS - Wanda Smith Foster, 69, of Abilene died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999, in
an Abilene hospital.
Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at Wylie United Methodist
Church with burial in Lakeview Cemetery. Arrangements are by Winters Funeral
Home.
She was born Jan. 13, 1930, in Crews. She had been a longtime resident of
Abilene coming from Runnels County. She was a homemaker and a member of Wylie
United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Leonard Eudean Foster of Abilene; four sons,
Rickey Foster of Rogers, Ark., Tommy Foster and Terry Foster, both of Abilene,
and Rex Foster of Allen; three sisters, D'Nita Lane of Alpine, Jerry Williams
of Sweetwater and Joy Wheat of San Angelo; nine grandchildren; and two great-
grandchildren.
Rhonda Higginbotham
STANTON - Rhonda Keys Higginbotham, 36, of Midland died Wednesday, Sept. 8,
1999, near Sterling City. Services are pending at Gilbreath Funeral Home.
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Obituaries
RAY SYL WRIGHT
Ray Syl Wright, 63, of San Angelo died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999, at her
residence.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel.
Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at Holy Angels Catholic Church with
the Rev. Charles Greenwell officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery.
Mrs. Wright was born April 17, 1936, in Alpine to Ray Calvin Morton and Sylvia
Adams Morton. She married Johnie Wright May 22, 1954, in Big Lake. She was a
homemaker and a faithful and dedicated member of Holy Angels Catholic Church.
Mrs. Wright was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include her husband, Johnie Wright of San Angelo; four sons and their
wives, Johnie Ray and Kim Wright, James Thomas and Cecilia Wright, Joe and Jodi
Wright, and Don and Sandy Wright, all of Big Spring; a daughter and her
husband, Denette, and Jason Moore of Fort Worth; 14 grandchildren; one great-
grandchild; a special friend, Henrietta Franke of San Angelo; a brother and his
wife, Bill and Martha Morton of Hobbs, N.M.; and a sister, June Searcy of
Longview.
The family requests that memorials be made to Hospice of San Angelo or a
favorite charity.
FRANCES LEWIS KEMP
BRONTE - Frances Lewis Kemp, 82, of San Angelo and formerly of Bronte, died
Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1999, in a San Angelo hospital.
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, at the First Baptist
Church of Bronte with the Rev. R.W. Blackmon officiating. Burial will follow in
Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements are by Shaffer Funeral Home.
Mrs. Kemp was born on April 6, 1917, in Calallen to Hugh and Lexie Lewis. She
moved to Bronte in 1946, where she and her husband, Cecil, owned and operated
Kemp's Cleaners. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil W. Kemp.
She served on the Bronte City Council and was for seven years director of the
local housing authority. She was a member of the Bronte chapter of the Eastern
Star and was an active member of the First Baptist Church in Bronte. At the
time of her death she was residing at Myrtlewood Estates in San Angelo and was
a member of the First Baptist Church in San Angelo.
Mrs. Kemp is survived by her daughter, Carolyn Marcato of Fairfield, Conn.; one
brother, Hugh S. Lewis Jr. of San Angelo; two grandchildren, Robin Sue Marcato
of New York City and Robert E. Marcato II of Camp Pendleton, Calif.; five
nieces; one nephew; and many loving friends.
I am the resurrection and the life. - John 11:25
FANNIE `GRANNIE' BRYAN
Fannie Whetstone Bryan, 104, of San Angelo died Monday, Sept. 6, 1999.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, at St. Luke Methodist
Church with the Rev. George Lumpkin, pastor of St. Luke Methodist Church,
officiating. Graveside service will be at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Rockwood
Cemetery in Rockwood. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home.
Fannie was born April 9, 1895. She was a member of St. Luke Methodist Church
and had lived in San Angelo since 1962. She was preceded in death by her
husband in 1960.
Survivors include a daughter, Margaret Black; a grandson, Gary and Peggy Black;
two granddaughters, Elaine Storm and Jan and Roger Hanna, all of San Angelo;
seven great-grandchildren, Nicole Deans and husband, Mike, Nathan and Phoebe
Storm, Shauna and Bryan Black and Justin and Lacee Hanna; and two great-great-
grandchildren, Slater Storm and Darby Deans.
Special thanks to Baker-Brame Nursing Home for all the love and care the staff
showed to Grannie.
RONALD EDWARD POKORNY
DALLAS - Ronald Edward Pokorny passed away Sunday, Sept. 5, 1999, after a brave
battle with cancer.
Ron was born in Odessa and graduated from Odessa High School. He attended Texas
Tech University where he received his B.B.A. in finance in 1967 and M.B.A. in
finance in 1969. Ron also attended University of North Texas where he received
his master's in education counseling and student services in 1972 and a
doctorate in higher education administration in 1979.
Ron loved education and was a mentor to so many individuals. Ron was a
specialist in educational reform, program development and fund-raising. He was
on the board of the Visiting Nurses Association and was the first executive
director of the Texas Charter School Association.
Ron was preceded in death by his father and mother, Ed and Isabelle Pokorny of
Odessa. He is survived by his uncle, Harold Gerhardt of San Angelo; cousins,
Gay Buckalew of Bedford, Hal Richardson, Robert Richardson, Kay Jay and Mary
Etta Gerhardt, all of Austin, and Gary Richardson of Odessa; and a multitude of
friends.
A special memorial service will be held in honor of Ron and his life at 3:30
p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999, at Cathedral of Hope Church, 5910 Cedar Springs,
Dallas. Interment will be in Odessa at a later date.
The family requests that donations be made to the Ron Pokorny Scholarship Fund
at University of North Texas, Development Office, P.O. Box 311250, Denton, TX
76203-1250.
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Funerals and Death Notices
9/10/99
TODAY
BIG SPRING - Ann D. Sullivan, 78, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Trinity
Memorial Park; arrangements by Myers & Smith Funeral Home.
FREDERICKSBURG - Clarence F. Ernst, 97, of Harper, at 10 a.m. in Schaetter
Funeral Home Chapel; burial in St. Mary's Cemetery.
GOLDTHWAITE - Ila Hoops, 59, of Brownwood, at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist
Church; burial in Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery; arrangements by Stacy-Wilkins
Funeral Home.
SATURDAY
SAN ANGELO - Ray Syl Wright, 63, at 10 a.m. at Holy Angels Catholic Church;
burial in Calvary Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home.
ODESSA - Ervin A. Willborn, 82, of Huntsville, at 10 a.m. in Hubbard-Kelly
Funeral Home Chapel; burial at 3 p.m. in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens in San
Angelo.
WINTERS - Wanda Smith Foster, 69, of Abilene, at 10:30 a.m. at Wylie United
Methodist Church; burial in Lakeview Cemetery; arrangements by Winters Funeral
Home.
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Deaths
Arnie Hatley
Arnie Weldon Hatley, 78, of Grape Creek died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999, in a
local hospital.
Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.
Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home.
He was born May 29, 1921. An Army veteran of World War II, he was an employee
of Texaco for more than 30 years and retired from the maintenance department of
San Angelo State School.
Survivors include his wife, Willie Bell Hatley; two daughters, Betty
Charlesworth and Susie Cates; two sons, James Skipworth and Sam Skipworth; two
sisters, Erlene Hicks and Louise Nafziger; two brothers, Darrell Hatley and
Maynard Hatley; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and
nephews.
Kenneth Gorley
Kenneth Clifford Gorley, 77, of Phoenix, Ariz., died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999,
in a Phoenix hospital.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens with
the American Legion Chaplain officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral
Home.
He was born Sept. 27, 1921, in New Castle, Pa. He served in the Army Air Corps,
worked for the government as a computer programmer and was a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Rose Gorley of Phoenix; two stepdaughters, Judy
Miller of Green Lane, Pa., and Barbara Hudlin of Wichita, Kan.; three stepsons,
Dr. Joe Achor of Waco, Dr. Thomas Bender of San Angelo and Curtis Ryan of
Wichita, Kan.; two sisters, Ann Straight and Virginia Mars; eight
stepgrandchildren; and one step-great-grandchild.
Austin Long
LAMPASAS - Austin H. Long, 40, of Clearwater, Fla., died Saturday, Sept. 4,
1999, at his residence.
Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Oak Hill Cemetery. Arrangements
are by Sheppard Memorial Funeral Home.
He was born Oct. 18, 1958, in Fort Worth. He was a computer operator for an
accounting firm and a Baptist.
Survivors include his parents, John H. and Evelyn Hargrove Long of Port Richey,
Fla.; two brothers, John H. Long Jr. of Woodbine, Md., and Stuart Montgomery
Long of New York City; his maternal grandmother, Janet Hargrove of Mount
Pleasant; and two nieces and a nephew.
Pauline Keesling
LAUREL, Md. - Pauline Maxine Keesling, 87, of Linthicum, Md., died Saturday,
Aug. 28, 1999, at her residence.
Graveside service was Sept. 1 Meadowbrook Cemetery in Paris, Texas.
Arrangements were by Fleck Funeral Home.
She was born June 5, 1912, in Kosma, Okla. She was a school teacher in Tom
Green County and a member of Southgate Church of Christ in San Angelo.
Survivors include a daughter, Diane Treat of Linthicum; a sister, Madeline
Hutchison of Paris; a granddaughter; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces
and great-nephews.
R.D. Kline
BALLINGER - R.D. Kline, 86, of Ballinger and formerly of Brownfield, died
Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999, in a San Angelo hospital.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Rains-Seale Funeral Home Chapel with
burial in Coleman City Cemetery in Coleman.
He was born Jan. 26, 1913, in Rockwood and had been a longtime resident of
Ballinger. He was a mechanic and a Methodist.
Survivors include three sons, Johnny Kline and Billy Kline, both of Ballinger,
and Tommy Kline of Carlsbad, N.M.; a daughter, Nelda Halfman of Ballinger; a
stepdaughter, Judy Bingham of Andrews; a brother, J.D. Kline of Powderly; two
sister, Anne Hodges of Wichita Falls and Judy Shelton of Brown Field; and nine
grandchildren.
Robert Borchardt
SAN SABA - Robert E. Borchardt, 81, of Lometa died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999, in
Tulia.
Service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in Howell-Doran Funeral Home Chapel with
burial in Senterfitt Cemetery in Lampasas County.
He was born Dec. 12, 1917, in Plainview. An Army veteran of World War II, he
was a rancher and a member of the Non-denominational Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Borchardt of Lometa; two sons, Wayne
Borchardt of Lampasas and Henry Borchardt of Chugwater, Wyo.; a daughter,
Virginia Hamilton of Parker, Colo.; three sisters, Evelyn Williamson of Tulia,
Maurene Cornelius of Plainview and Joan Borchardt of Plainview; 10
grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Nellie Hogan
SAN SABA - Nellie Augustine Hogan, 73, of Carbon died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999,
in Abilene.
Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in San Saba City Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Howell-Doran Funeral Home.
She was born Aug. 1, 1926, in San Saba and had been a resident of Carbon since
1995. She was a beautician and a member of the Pentecostal church.
Survivors include her husband, Hulon Hogan of Carbon; seven children; three
stepchildren; four sisters; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Rayford Boyd
BIG SPRING - Rayford Boyd, 76, of Big Spring died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999, in a
local hospital.
Service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel
with burial in Trinity Memorial Park.
He was born Jan. 13, 1923, in Loraine and had been resident of Big Spring since
1986. A Navy veteran of World War II, he was a rancher and retired from
Phillips Petroleum Co. after 42 years of service. He was a member of the First
Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Clara Boyd of Big Spring; a son, Stephen Boyd of
Brownfield; a daughter, Triva Boyd of Snyder; two stepdaughters, Susan Johnston
of Tulsa, Okla., and Leanna Tolle of Dallas; two stepsons, Ted Tamage of Tulsa
and Bobby Tolle of Dallas; a sister, Marceline Cox of Colorado City; a brother,
Dee Boyd of Blackwell; six stepgrandchildren.
Rhonda Higginbotham
STANTON - Rhonda Keys Higginbotham, 36, of Midland died Wednesday, Sept. 8,
1999, near Sterling City.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Evergreen Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Gilbreath Funeral Home.
She was born Oct. 13, 1962, in Atlanta, Ga., and had been a resident of Midland
for four years. She was an assistant manager at a Town & County Store.
Survivors include a daughter, Amber Higginbotham, a son, Ricky Higginbotham and
her mother, Sandra Keys, all of Midland; a brother, Randy Keys of Odessa; two
sisters, Tori Keys Steen and Staci Keys Baker, both of Odessa; a granddaughter;
and two nieces and nephew.
Claudia Willis
CRANE - Claudia Willis, 82, died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999, in a local hospital.
Services are pending at Richard W. Box Funeral Home.
Grace Delcore
BIG SPRING - Grace Delcore, 82, died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999, in a local
nursing home. Services are pending at Myers & Smith Funeral Home.
Mary Rathke
KERRVILLE - Mary Cathy Rathke, 77, of Ingram died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999, at
her residence. Services are pending at Grimes Funeral Chapels.
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Obituaries
RAY SYL WRIGHT
Ray Syl Wright, 63, of San Angelo died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999, at her
residence.
Rosary was Thursday, Sept. 9, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel. Mass will be at
10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at Holy Angels Catholic Church with the Rev.
Charles Greenwell officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery.
Mrs. Wright was born April 17, 1936, in Alpine to Ray Calvin Morton and Sylvia
Adams Morton. She married Johnie Wright May 22, 1954, in Big Lake. She was a
homemaker and a faithful and dedicated member of Holy Angels Catholic Church.
Mrs. Wright was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include her husband, Johnie Wright of San Angelo; four sons and their
wives, Johnie Ray and Kim Wright, James Thomas and Cecilia Wright, Joe and Jodi
Wright, Don and Sandy Wright, all of Big Spring; a daughter and her husband,
Denette, and Jason Moore of Fort Worth; 14 grandchildren; one great-grandchild;
a special friend, Henrietta Franke of San Angelo; a brother and his wife, Bill
and Martha Morton of Hobbs, N.M.; and a sister, June Searcy of Longview.
The family requests that memorials be made to Hospice of San Angelo or a
favorite charity.
Pallbearers will be Marshal Wright, Joe Rice Wright, Blaine Wright, Nick
Dewaters, Wayne Gressett and Jackie Rinard.
ALICE GODDARD
Alice Goddard, 74, of San Angelo died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999, in Shannon
Medical Center.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at Harris Avenue Baptist Church
with Robert Webb and J. Earl Dunn officiating. Burial will follow in Fairmount
Cemetery. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home.
Alice was born July 21, 1925, in Antlers, Okla., to Max and Bertha Schwarz. She
married J.L. Goddard on March 29, 1946, in Abilene. She had been a resident of
San Angelo since 1971. She was a homemaker and a member of Harris Avenue
Baptist Church.
Alice is survived by her husband, J.L. Goddard of San Angelo; one daughter,
Norma Faye Moore and her husband, Ralph, of Dallas; two sons, Larry Dale
Goddard and wife, Donna, of Atlanta, Ga., and Jimmy Don Goddard and wife,
Janett, of Pearland; one brother, Austin Schwarz of Abilene; two sisters, Lena
Farr of Abilene and Ruby Hudson of Garden Grove, Calif.; seven grandchildren,
Jennifer, Jonna and Jeffrey Goddard, Helen Noland, Alaina Brinneger, Valerie
Brown and Janet Avants; and two great-grandchildren, Dustin and Brittany
Noland.
Deacons of Harris Avenue Baptist Church will serve as pallbearers and honorary
pallbearers.
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Edna Skelton
Edna B. Skelton, 68, of Carlsbad died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999, in a local
hospital.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens with
Glen Skelton officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home.
She was born April 23, 1931, in San Angelo. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Carrie Skelton of San Angelo; a son, Gordon S.
Skelton of Abilene; two daughters, Carrie Lyn Mauldin of San Angelo and Deborah
Skelton of Grape Creek; a sister, Sophie McQuarter of Goldthwaite; seven
grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
W.C. Lewis
W.C. Lewis, 70, of San Angelo died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999, in a local
hospital. Services are pending at Starks Funeral Home.
Grace Delcore
BIG SPRING - Grace Delcore, 82, died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999, in a local
nursing home.
Graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. today in Coahoma Cemetery. Arrangements
are by Myers & Smith Funeral Home.
She was born Nov. 23, 1917, in Collins, Miss., and had been a resident of Big
Spring since 1967. She was a homemaker and a Catholic.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Romero of Big Spring.
Rhonda Higginbotham
STANTON - Rhonda Keys Higginbotham, 36, of Midland died Wednesday, Sept. 8,
1999, near Sterling City.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. today in Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements
are by Gilbreath Funeral Home.
She was born Oct. 13, 1962, in Atlanta, Ga., and had been a resident of Midland
for four years. She was an assistant manager at a Town & County Store.
Survivors include a daughter, Amber Higginbotham, a son, Ricky Higginbotham and
her mother, Sandra Keys, all of Midland; a brother, Randy Keys of Odessa; two
sisters, Tori Keys Steen and Staci Keys Baker, both of Odessa; a granddaughter;
and two nieces and nephew.
Cathy Rathke
KERRVILLE - Cathy Rathke, 77, of Ingram died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999, at her
residence.
Service will be at 2 p.m. today at Grimes Funeral Chapels with burial in Hunt
Japonica Cemetery.
She was born Feb. 9, 1922, in San Antonio. She was a homemaker and a member of
the Coker Methodist Church in San Antonio.
Survivors include two sons, Jim Rathke of South Haven, Miss., and Bill Rathke
of Bandera; eight grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.
Elvie Morgan
KERRVILLE - Elvie Louise Morgan, 90, of Kerrville died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1999,
in Houston.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Grimes Funeral Chapels with burial in
Nichols Cemetery.
She was born Jan. 22, 1909, in Kerrville. She was a member of the First United
Methodist Church.
Survivors include three daughter, Mimi Joyce VanKampen of Houston, Norma Louise
Roberts of Kerrville and Billie Carol Smith of San Angelo; a son, William
Howard Morgan of Bandera; 18 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; and eight
great-great-grandchildren.
Willie Collins
JUNCTION - Willie Ada Collins, 92, of London died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999, in a
local hospital.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at London Baptist Church with burial in London
Cemetery. Arrangements are by Aubrey Fife Funerals.
She was born Aug. 13, 1907, in Scurry County. She was a homemaker and a member
of the London Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, H.B. Collins Jr. of Mullin; five daughters, Lorene
Cheshier of Forney, Bursie Cassidy and Pat Nixon, both of Junction, Faye
Traweek and Charlene Hight, both of London; 12 grandchildren; 21
greatgrandchildren; 10 great-greatgrandchildren; and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Ludia Backus
GREENVILLE - Ludia Louise Frances Kerby Backus, 93, died Monday, Sept. 6, 1999,
in a local hospital.
Service was Wednesday in Peters Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Memoryland
Memorial Park.
She was born June 2, 1906, in the Bethlehem community. She was a teacher and a
member of the First Baptist Church of Campbell.
Survivors include a daughter, Louise Foote of Campbell; four sons, Kerby Backus
of Austin, Wayne Backus of Rockwall, Mason Backus of San Angelo and Thomas
Backus of Dallas; 17 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and seven great-
greatgrandchildren.
Floyd Price
KERRVILLE - Floyd V. Price, 78, died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999, in a local
hospital.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Sunset Memorial Park in San
Antonio. Arrangements are by Kerrville Funeral Home.
He was born Nov. 25, 1920, in San Antonio. A Navy veteran of World War II, he
was president of companies owned by the Murchison family and was a Mason and a
member of Alzafar Shrine.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Lee Ralls Price of Kerrville; three sons,
Jack Austin Price of Dallas, Steven Craig Price of Kerrville and Robert Bradley
Price of Grand Prairie; a sister, Ona Whitley of San Antonio; and three
grandchildren.
Lena Smith
KERRVILLE - Lena Smith, 93, died Friday, Sept. 10, 1999, in Kerrville.
Graveside service will be at 4 p.m. Sunday in Nichols Cemetery in Ingram.
Arrangements are by Grimes Funeral Chapels.
She was born July 28, 1906, in Kelly Creek and was a lifetime resident of Kerr
County. She was a Baptist.
Survivors include a son, C.W. "Sonny" Smith of Kerrville; a daughter, Lena Mae
Grace of Kerrville; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
Willie Morris
CRANE - Willie Morris, 58, died Sept. 9, 1999.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Mount Zion Baptist Church with burial in
Sunset Cemetery. Arrangements are by Richard W. Box Funeral Home.
He was born Jan. 19, 1941, in Kemp County and was a lifetime resident of Crane.
He was a truck driver for J.D. Richardson.
Survivors include his wife, Faye Morris of Crane; his mother, Bertha Lou Morris
of Crane; eight sons, Raymond Morris of Odessa, William Dwayne Morris of Las
Vegas, Nev., Dave Morris of Midland, Eugene Morris and Gregg Morris, both of
Abilene, Willie Dale Morris III and Spencer Morris, both of Crane, and Chris
Young of San Angelo; four daughters, Saundra Lane and Esther Savage, both of
Odessa, Barbara Dickens of Wortham and Wendel Morris of Midland; two brothers,
Willi Lee Morris of Crane and George Morris Jr. of New York; three sisters,
Johnnie Mae Morris and Brenda Lou Johnson, both of Crane, and Mildred Faye
Savage of Commerce; 39 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Juan Cuellar
KERRVILLE - Juan F. Cuellar, 66, died Friday, Sept. 10, 1999, at his residence.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Overby Funeral Home Chapel with burial in
Guadalupe Cemetery.
He was born Feb. 23, 1933, in Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, and had been a longtime
resident of Friona before moving to Kerrville a year ago.
Survivors include his wife, Esther Cuellar of Kerrville; four sons, Juan F.
Cuellar Jr. of Ingram, Miguel Cuellar and Ruben Cuellar, both of Friona, and
Jaime Cuellar of Amarillo; a daughter, Alma Benavides of Amarillo; his mother,
Felicitas Cuellar of Del Rio; two brothers, Manuel Cuellar of San Antonio and
Benito Cuellar of Del Rio; five sisters, Victoria Lopez and Juanita Guardiola,
both of Junction, Anita Davila and Maria De Jesus Cardenas, both of Del Rio,
and Petra Lopez of Rocksprings; 13 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Mary Cotten
BIG SPRING - Mary Cotten, 88, died Friday, Sept. 10, 1999, at her residence.
Services are pending at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.
Maurine Hardin
KERRVILLE - Maurine Hardin, 87, died Friday, Sept. 10, 1999, in a local
hospital. Services are pending at Grimes Funeral Chapels.
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Obituary
RAY SYL WRIGHT
Ray Syl Wright, 63, of San Angelo died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999, at her
residence.
Rosary was Thursday, Sept. 9, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel. Mass will be at
10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at Holy Angels Catholic Church with the Rev.
Charles Greenwell officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery.
Mrs. Wright was born April 17, 1936, in Alpine to Ray Calvin Morton and Sylvia
Adams Morton. She married Johnie Wright May 22, 1954, in Big Lake. She was a
homemaker and a faithful and dedicated member of Holy Angels Catholic Church.
Mrs. Wright was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include her husband, Johnie Wright of San Angelo; four sons and their
wives, Johnie Ray and Kim Wright, James Thomas and Cecilia Wright, Joe and Jodi
Wright, Don and Sandy Wright, all of Big Spring; a daughter and her husband,
Denette, and Jason Moore of Fort Worth; 14 grandchildren; one great-grandchild;
a special friend, Henrietta Franke of San Angelo; a brother and his wife, Bill
and Martha Morton of Hobbs, N.M.; and a sister, June Searcy of Longview.
The family requests that memorials be made to Hospice of San Angelo or a
favorite charity.
Pallbearers will be Marshal Wright, Joe Rice Wright, Blaine Wright, Nick
Dewaters, Wayne Gressett and Jackie Rinard.
ALICE GODDARD
Alice Goddard, 74, of San Angelo died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999, in Shannon
Medical Center.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at Harris Avenue Baptist Church
with Robert Webb and J. Earl Dunn officiating. Burial will follow in Fairmount
Cemetery. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home.
Alice was born July 21, 1925, in Antlers, Okla., to Max and Bertha Schwarz. She
married J.L. Goddard on March 29, 1946, in Abilene. She had been a resident of
San Angelo since 1971. She was a homemaker and a member of Harris Avenue
Baptist Church.
Alice is survived by her husband, J.L. Goddard of San Angelo; one daughter,
Norma Faye Moore and her husband, Ralph, of Dallas; two sons, Larry Dale
Goddard and wife, Donna, of Atlanta, Ga., and Jimmy Don Goddard and wife,
Janett, of Pearland; one brother, Austin Schwarz of Abilene; two sisters, Lena
Farr of Abilene and Ruby Hudson of Garden Grove, Calif.; seven grandchildren,
Jennifer, Jonna and Jeffrey Goddard, Helen Noland, Alaina Brinneger, Valerie
Brown and Janet Avants; and two greatgrandchildren, Dustin and Brittany Noland.
Deacons of Harris Avenue Baptist Church will serve as pallbearers and honorary
pallbearers.
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TODAY
JUNCTION - Willie Ada Collins, 92, of London, Texas, at 2 p.m. at London
Baptist Church; burial in London Cemetery; arrangements by Aubrey Fife
Funerals.
KERRVILLE - Juan F. Cuellar, 66, at 2 p.m. in Overby Funeral Home Chapel;
burial in Guadalupe Cemetery.
KERRVILLE - Elvie Louise Morgan, 90, at 2 p.m. in Grimes Funeral Chapels;
burial in Nichols Cemetery.
MONDAY
CRANE - Willie Morris, 58, at 2 p.m. at Mount Zion Baptist Church; burial in
Sunset Cemetery; arrangements by Richard W. Box Funeral Home.
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Deaths
Mary Wales
Mary Beth Wales, 88, of Mertzon died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999, in a San Angelo
nursing home.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Mertzon Cemetery with Jerry
McIntyre officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home.
She was born Oct. 26, 1910, in Youngsport.
Survivors include a daughter, Grace McIntyre of Dallas; a son, Johnny Wales of
Mertzon; two brothers, R.L. Vick and Glenn Vick, both of McGregor; five
grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Kenneth Stevens
Kenneth Stevens, 66, of San Angelo died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1999, at his
residence. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home.
Torivio Villarreal
Torivio Villarreal, 48, of San Angelo died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999, in a local
hospital. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home.
Mary Cotten
BIG SPRING - Mary ``Ma'' Cotten, 88, died Friday, Sept. 10, 1999, at her
residence.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with
burial in Trinity Memorial Park.
She was born Sept. 20, 1910, in Jacksboro. She was a member of the First
Baptist Church in Coahoma.
Survivors include a daughter, Jo Evans of Sand Springs; a son, Tim Duckworth of
Tahlequah, Okla.; two sisters, Elsie Green and Lula Maddox, both of Pampa; six
grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Maurine Hardin
KERRVILLE - Maurine Hardin, 87, died Friday, Sept. 10, 1999, in a local
hospital.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity Baptist Church with burial in
Garden of Memories Cemetery. Arrangements are by Grimes Funeral Chapels.
She was born Sept. 28, 1911, in De Queen, Ark., and had been a resident of
Kerrville since 1928. She was a homemaker and a member of the Trinity Baptist
Church.
Survivors include her husband, Ervin Hardin of Kerrville; her mother, Clara
Hunt of Kerrville; a daughter, Carole Richardson of New Braunfels; two sons,
Dale E. Hardin Sr. of Kerrville and Melburn H. Hardin of Bisalia, Calif.; two
sisters, Betty Daniel of Kerrville and Aileen Jahnke of Shreveport, La.; a
brother, John W. Hunt of Kerrville; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren.
Rose Marsh
HUNTSVILLE, Ark. - Rose Blair Marsh, 73, of Marble, Ark., died Friday, Sept.
10, 1999, at her residence.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Brashears Funeral Home Chapel with burial
in Alabam Cemetery.
She was born March 10, 1926, in Corbin, Ken. She was a homemaker and a member
of the First Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, J. Harold Marsh of Marble; a son, John T. Marsh
of Huntsville; four daughters, Jan Rothrock of Spring, Peggy Armstrong of San
Angelo, Kaye Doll of Marble and Cherri Hodges of Stephenville; two sisters,
Imogene Chaudoin of Louisville, Ky., and Faye Wesley of Seattle; 12
grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Faye Moore
BIG SPRING - Faye B. Moore, 72, died Friday, Sept. 10, 1999, at her residence.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Myers & Smith Funeral Home Chapel with
burial in Trinity Memorial Park
She was born Aug. 27, 1927, in Oenaville. She was a licensed vocational nurse
and a member of the Eastside Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Lonnie D. Moore of Big Spring; a daughter, Linda
S. Moore of Austin; and a sister, Effie Davis of Oenaville.
James Brandon
COLEMAN - James ``Jim'' Dwayne Brandon, 70, died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999.
Memorial service will be at 5 p.m. today at the Martin residence near Burkett,
Hwy 206. Arrangements are by Henderson Funeral Home.
He was born May 26, 1929, in Brownwood. He was a retired construction
superintendent with Texas Pacific Oil Co.
Survivors include his wife, Pam Carpenter of Lake Brownwood; a daughter, Sherry
Smith of Brownwood; two sons, Gerald Brandon and Gordon Brandon; a sister,
Mitzi Davis of Breckenridge; two brothers, Horton Brandon of Possum Kingdom;
and three grandchildren.
Miller Couch
KERRVILLE - Miller W. Couch, 70, died Friday, Sept. 10, 1999, in a local
hospital. Services are pending at Overby Funeral Home.
Annette Fields
KERRVILLE - Annette F. Fields, 90, died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999, in a local
care center. Services are pending at Kerrville Funeral Home.
Zelma Sheppard
KERRVILLE - Zelma B. Sheppard, 95, died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999, in a local
nursing center. Services are pending at Grimes Funeral Chapels.
Joe Estoll
ODESSA - Joe W. Estoll, 70, died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home with burial in
Sunset Memorial Gardens.
He was born Jan. 25, 1929, in Trent and had been a resident of Odessa since
1945. A Navy veteran, he worked as a pipeline maintenance contractor in the
oilfield and retired in 1987. He was a Baptist.
Survivors include two sons, Stanley Estoll of Denver and Ricky Estoll of
Odessa; two daughters, Cathy Garvin of Elgin and Debbie Brooks of Odessa; a
sister, Lillian Doan of Merkel; and five grandchildren.
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Obituaries
MARY LEN `POSEY' BROWNING
Mary Len ``Posey'' Browning, of Abilene, died Friday, Sept. 10, 1999, in a
Dallas hospital.
Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 13, in Lawnhaven Memorial
Gardens with Dr. Gene Trester of Lake View Christian Church (Disciples of
Christ) officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home.
Mary Len was born March 17, 1935, in San Angelo to Winnie (Camp) and Leonard
Posey. She attended school in Knickerbocker and graduated from San Angelo
Central High School in 1953. Mary Len was married to Edward Eugene Browning and
they had two children, David and Leslie Kaye. She lived most of her life in and
around San Angelo. She worked for the San Angelo Independent School District in
a managerial capacity for the cafeterias at Glenmore Elementary and Edison
Junior High School. She retired because of poor health and she and her family
moved to Abilene where her family still resides. Mary Len was a longtime member
of the Lake View Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
She was preceded in death by her parents.
She is survived by her husband, Gene, of the home; her children, David and
Leslie Kaye of Abilene; and two grandchildren, Tiana and Ceely. She is also
survived by three sisters and their husbands, Maurine ``Posey'' and Keith Long
of San Angelo, Dorace Jane and John Westbrook of Morton, and Jo Ann and Paul
Sherwood of Beaverton, Ore.; her mother-in-law, Lou Browning of Abilene, her
sisters-in-law and their spouses, Mary and Jack Gray and Susie and Don Davis;
several aunts; numerous nieces and nephews; and many friends.
Mary Len devoted her entire life to caring for others. She loved and was loved
by many who will miss her and her wonderful sense of humor.
Memorials may be made to the Lake View Christian Church Building Fund, 321 W.
49th Street, San Angelo, TX 76903, or a favorite charity.
The family will be receiving friends at 1830 Lindell Avenue following the
service.
EDMUNDO N. MARTINEZ
ELDORADO - The Lord called Edmundo N. Martinez home Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999.
``Mundo'' as he liked to be called was a good and gentle man who had a smile
for anyone he came in contact with. He loved, simply loved to go fishing with
his friends.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 13, at Our Lady of Guadalupe
Catholic Church. Interment will be in Eldorado Cemetery. Arrangements are by
Kerbow Funeral Home.
Mundo was preceded in death by his eldest son, Ernesto O. Martinez.
Mundo leaves behind his beloved wife, Zapopan Martinez; three sons, Edmundo
Jr., Isidro ``Cheelo,'' Eloy and their beloved wives. He also leaves his
beautiful daughters, Lilia Martinez, Sylvia Cray, Genoveva Montez, Claudia
Mendez and their beloved husbands; 25 grandchildren whom he adored and loved
deeply and two adoring great-grandchildren. Mundo has five brothers and three
sisters.
Mundo was born July 8, 1922, in Del Rio. He was a member of Our Lady of
Guadalupe Catholic Church and a lifelong member of the Knights of Columbus. He
will be greatly missed by his family and all his friends.
GARY MASON GOOLSBY
MIDLAND - Gary Mason Goolsby, 45, ended his valiant battle with Non-Hodgkins
Lymphoma on Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999.
He was born March 23, 1954, in Tulsa, Okla., and he moved to Midland with his
parents, Durward Mason and Juanita Goolsby, in March 1954. Gary graduated from
Midland High School in 1972. He then attended the University of Texas at
Austin.
A retired landman, Gary is survived by his daughter, Laci Nicole Goolsby of
Bedford; his sister, Pamela Goolsby of Midland; a grandson, Hunter Ellis
Dudley; and his mother, Juanita Goolsby of Midland. He is also survived by his
aunt; two cousins; two nephews; and two great-nephews.
The family requests that memorials be made to the Midland Memorial Foundation,
``Barbara Way Cancer Fund,'' for underinsured cancer patients in memory of Gary
Mason Goolsby or to a charity of choice.
Memorial service was Saturday, Sept. 11, at Ellis Funeral Home with the Rev.
Stockton William officiating.
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TODAY
SAN ANGELO - Mary Len Browning, 64, of Abilene, graveside service at 11 a.m. in
Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home.
BIG SPRING - Mary Cotten, 88, at 2 p.m. in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood
Chapel; burial in Trinity Memorial Park.
BIG SPRING - Faye B. Moore, 72, at 10 a.m. in Myers & Smith Funeral Home
Chapel; burial in Trinity Memorial Park.
CRANE - Willie Morris, 58, at 2 p.m. at Mount Zion Baptist Church; burial in
Sunset Cemetery; arrangements by Richard W. Box Funeral Home.
ELDORADO - Edmundo N. Martinez, 77, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe
Catholic Church; burial in Eldorado Cemetery; arrangements by Kerbow Funeral
Home.
TUESDAY
KERRVILLE - Maurine Hardin, 87, at 2 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church; burial in
Garden of Memories Cemetery; arrangements by Grimes Funeral Chapels.
ODESSA - Joe. E. Estoll, 70, at 10 a.m. at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home; burial
in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
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Deaths
Kenneth Stevens
Kenneth Harold Stevens, 66, of San Angelo died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1999, at his
residence.
Military graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Lawnhaven Memorial
Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home.
He was born April 28, 1933, in Oswalt, Okla. He was a retired Major from the
Air Force and a Baptist.
Survivors include a daughter, Kimberly Ann Sanders of Marysville, Wash.; four
sons, Keith Alan Stevens of Spokane, Wash., Kevin Aaron Stevens of Seattle,
Kerry Alvin Stevens of Portland, Ore., and Kirk Andrew Stevens of San Diego;
his father, John B. Stevens of San Angelo; five brothers, John W. Stevens of
Corsicana, William Thomas Stevens of Tulsa, Okla., Douglas Darrell Stevens of
Alta Loma, Calif., Earl Dean Stevens of San Angelo and Ara Lee Stevens of Jemez
Springs, N.M.; and two grandchildren.
Terry St. Clair
Terry Joy St. Clair of Phoenix died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999, in a Phoenix
hospital. Services are pending at Robert Massie Funeral Home.
Charles Jackson
LLANO - Charles ``Chuck'' E. Jackson, 63, of Houston died Friday, Sept. 10,
1999, in Houston.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home
Chapel with burial in Llano Cemetery.
He was born July 31, 1936, in Valley Mills and had been a resident of Houston
for seven years, coming from Llano and Dallas. An Army reserves veteran, he was
a landscapist and a Methodist.
Survivors include a daughter, Stephanie Jackson of Arlington; three sisters,
Doris Revada of Llano, Estena McClennen of Waco and Marguerite Porter of
Springfield, Ill.; a brother, George Barnes of Waco; three grandchildren; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
J.L. Baugh
JUNCTION - J.L. Baugh, 79, of Junction died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999, in a San
Antonio hospital.
Service will be at 10:30 Tuesday at First Baptist Church with burial in
Junction Cemetery. Arrangements are by Graham Funeral Home.
He was born Oct. 11, 1919, in Junction. He was a lifetime resident of Junction.
Survivors include his wife, Verree Baugh of Junction; two sons, Jimmy Baugh of
Falls City and Joe David Baugh of Rocksprings; three daughters, Patsie Johnston
and Cherrie Hodges, both of Junction, and Ginger Baugh of San Antonio; a
sister, Dot Ruff of Junction; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
Gary Lich
COMFORT - Gary Wayne Lich, 51, of Kerrville died Friday, Sept. 10, 1999, in a
San Antonio hospital.
Service will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel with
burial in Comfort Cemetery.
He was born Aug. 16, 1948, in Fredricksburg. He worked in maintenance and food
service.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Lou Lich of Kula, Hawaii; a son, Ivan Lee
Lich of Kula; his mother, Thelma Zoeller Lich and a brother, Vernon Jay Lich,
both of Comfort.
Marie Shocklee
COLEMAN - Marie E. Shocklee, 94, of Coleman died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999, in a
Brownwood hospital.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Coleman Church of the Nazarene with
burial in Coleman Cemetery. Arrangements are by Henderson Funeral Home.
She was born Dec. 13, 1904, in Fall River, Kan., and had been a resident of
Coleman County since 1932. She was a homemaker and a member of the Daughters of
the American Revolution and the Coleman Church of the Nazarene.
Survivors include her husband, the Rev. David Shocklee of Coleman; three
daughters, Flora Young of Texas City, Reta Faught of Big Spring and Margaret
Day of Fort Stockton; two sons, Claud C. Barrington of Lake Brownwood and
Charles Ray Barrington of Chad, Africa; two sisters, Laura Ujfalvy of San
Pedro, Calif., and Reta Atchinson of Fort Worth; a brother, Ora Lee Bell of
Medford, Ore.; 19 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-
grandchildren.
Bill Howard
ROBERT LEE - Bill Howard, 39, died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999, in a local nursing
home.
Service will be at 10 a.m. today at Robert Lee Baptist Church will burial in
Robert Lee Cemetery. Arrangements are by Shaffer Funeral Home.
He was born Aug. 22, 1960, in Hale Center. He was a serviceman for Micro
Chemical and a member of Robert Lee Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Valerie Howard of Robert Lee; his parents, Harley
and Mary Jo Howard of Hale Center; a son, Will Howard and a stepdaughter, Kayli
Dickey, both of Robert Lee; a brother, Johnny Howard of Great Bend, Kan.; a
sister, Chella Bradshaw of Cotton Center; and seven nieces and nephews.
Jimmy Key
LAMPASAS - Jimmy Eugene Key, 39, of Lampasas died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999, in
a Temple hospital.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. today in Bend Cemetery. Arrangements are
by Sheppard Memorial Funeral Home.
He was born Aug. 18, 1960, in Leominster, Mass. He was a service manager at
Goodyear.
Survivors include Sharon Batchelor of Lampasas; a daughter, Jamie S. Key of
Lampasas; a son, Kyle Key of Alabama; his mother and stepfather, Bobbie and
George Murgatroyd of Lampasas; two brothers, Michael L. Key of Frederick, Md.
and Jerry L. Key of Lampasas; a half brother, Donald Maston of Waco; his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L.L. Barefoot of Lometa; and four nieces and
nephews.
Mary Gillock
KERMIT - Mary Daisy Gillock, 85, died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999, in a local care
center.
Service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Highway Temple Assembly of God in Odessa
with burial in Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cooper Funeral Chapel.
She was born Feb. 7, 1914, in Chickasha, Okla., and had been a resident of
Odessa for 41 years. She was a minister of the Highway Temple Assembly of God.
Survivors include a son, A.L. ``Buck'' Gillock of Kermit; a daughter, Betty
Carol Yocham of Odessa; three brothers, Jack Osborn of Sand Springs, Okla., Ted
Osborn of Blackburn, Okla., and T.L. Osborn of Tulsa, Okla.; two sisters, Verna
Reed of Manford, Okla., and Frankie Funkhouser of Pawnee, Okla.; seven
grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Helen Tallent
MASON - Helen Tallent, 74, died Sunday, Sept. 12, 1999, at her residence.
Service will be at 4 p.m. today in Mason Funeral Home Chapel with burial in
Bethel Cemetery.
She was born Oct. 25, 1924, in Mason County and was a longtime resident. She
was a tennis coach in Mason from 1961 to 1981 and in 1981 she was inducted into
the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame.
Survivors include her husband Gene Tallent of Mason; two sons, Craig Tallent of
Ingleside-on-the-Bay and Drew Tallent of Mason; a daughter, Marta Boies of
Mason; a brother, Dorman Sell of Giddings; a sister, Betty Chapman of Austin;
eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Jo Tilley
BIG SPRING - Jo Tilley, 68, of Garden City died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999, at
her residence.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with
burial in St. Lawrence Cemetery in St. Lawrence.
She was born Jan. 10, 1931, in Tahoka. She worked in the construction industry.
She was a member of First Baptist Church in Garden City and the St. Theresa
Alter Society at St. Lawrence Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, W.B. Tilley of Garden City; a son, Danny Tilley
of Big Spring; a daughter, Dana Henrichs of St. Lawrence; a brother, B.C.
Corley of Wilson; a sister, Geneva May of Glen Rose; eight grandchildren; and
two great-grandchildren.
Roy Hillard
BRADY - Roy Lee Hillard, 72, of Horseshoe Bay died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999, at
his residence.
Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Leatherwood Colonial Funeral Home
Chapel with burial in Lohn Cemetery in Lohn.
He was born Nov. 28, 1926, in Pear Valley. He was Burnet County's first highway
patrolman, former Burnet County Sheriff and a Burnet County Chief Deputy. He
was a 50-year member of the Brady Masonic Lodge 628 and of Blue Bonnet Hills
Baptist Church of Llano.
Survivors include his wife, Wanda Leah Hilliard of Horseshoe Bay; five
daughters, Karen Perkins and Terri Schmidt, both of Arlington, Janet Hilliard
and Ronda Turner, both of Horseshoe Bay and Linda Nelms of Garner; two
brothers, Cyril Hilliard of Brady and Harl Hilliard of Gun Barrel City; a
sister, Faye McNatt of Brady; 18 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
Lucia Talamantez
PECOS - Lucia C. Talamantez, 86, died Friday, Sept. 10, 1999, at her residence.
Services are pending at Pecos Funeral Home.
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Obituaries
JOE R. YOCHAM
MONAHANS - Joe R. Yocham of Coleman died Friday, Sept. 10, 1999, at the age of
74.
He was born April 7, 1925, in Caddo to Russell and Opal Yocham. Mr. Yocham was
a veteran of World War II and afterward began working in the oil field. He
married Lou Ellen Roberts on Dec. 12, 1943, in Graham. After moving to Monahans
in the early '60s the family began several businesses, one being Yocham
Grocery. He often spoke of having been fortunate to have lived in Monahans,
mainly because of the people in and around the oil business. He later worked
overseas in the Middle East and Central America as an oil and gas consultant.
He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Mr. Yocham looked at life with humor and never met a stranger. He will be
greatly missed by his family and friends.
Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, in Harkey Funeral
Chapel.
Survivors include his wife, Lou Ellen of Coleman; two sons, Joe W. Yocham of
Maine and Tommy D. Yocham of San Angelo; a daughter, Glenda Burnett of Graham;
three grandchildren, Bryan and Kristina Yocham of San Angelo and David Grigry
of Graham.
TORIVIO `TOBY' VILLAREAL JR.
Torivio ``Toby'' Villareal Jr. went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Sept. 11,
1999, after a short term illness.
He was born Aug. 10, 1951.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Torivio and Petra Villareal; and a
brother, Armando Villareal.
He is survived by four sisters, Juanita Perez and husband, Clemente, Mary Ellen
Soto and husband, Tavo, Teresa Rodriguez and husband, Gilbert, and Petra
Villareal; four brothers, Willie Villareal and wife, Lucie, Joaquin Villareal
and his fiance, Corina Garza, Richard Villareal and wife, Sylvia, and Mario
Villareal. He also is survived by 25 nieces and nephews.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, at Johnson's Funeral Home. Mass of
Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, at St. Joseph Catholic
Church with the Rev. Joe Vasquez, celebrant. Burial will follow in Calvary
Cemetery.
Pallbearers for the service will be Willie Villareal Jr., Johnny Villareal,
LeeRoy Soto, Joey Garcia, Armando Villareal Jr. and Gustavo Soto. Honorary
pallbearers for the service will be Danny Esparza, Jimmy Esparza, Felipe
Castro, Bob Gunnels and Lupe Biera.
The family wishes to express its sincerest thanks and gratitude to the staff at
the West Texas Renal Care Clinic and also to Dr. Luis E. Duarte and Dr. Jessie
L. Jurado.
One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the
Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed
two sets of footprints in the sand; one belonging to him and the other to the
Lord.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the
footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life
there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the
very lowest and saddest times in his life.
This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it. ``Lord, You said
that once I decided to follow you, you'd walk with me all the way. But, I've
noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one
set of footprints. I don't understand why when I needed you most you would
leave me.''
The Lord replied, ``My precious, precious child, I love you and I would never
leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set
of footprints, it was then that I carried you.''
- Author Unknown
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MARY BETH WALES
Mary Beth Wales died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999, in Meadow Creek Nursing Home in
San Angelo.
Graveside service was at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12, in Mertzon Cemetery with her
son-in-law, Jerry McIntyre, officiating. Arrangements were by Johnson's Funeral
Home.
She was born Mary Elizabeth Vick on Oct. 26, 1910, in Bell County to Edgar and
Hattie Vick.
Mary Beth was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Robert B. Wales.
Robert died on Nov. 23, 1981.
She is survived by two children and their spouses, Grace and Jerry McIntyre of
Dallas and Johnny and Virginia Wales of Mertzon. Her grandchildren are Brian
McIntyre of Fort Worth, Judy Kyker of Abilene, Margaret Shaw of Ovilla, Lee
Wales of Temple and Mae Mertz of Rogers. She is survived by five great-
grandchildren.
She is also survived by two brothers, and two sisters-in-law, Glenn Vick,
Maurine Vick, and R.L. and Eunice Vick, all of McGregor.
Mary Beth and Robert spent their lives as West Texas ranchers. They operated
ranches in Concho County, living near Eden, and Irion County, and living in
Mertzon. They had been in Irion County since 1957.
Mary Beth was a member of the Mertzon Church of Christ. She also was active in
many local civic organizations in Mertzon.
Memorials may be made to the Mertzon Cemetery Association, Box 145, or We Can
`Cause We Care, Box 781, both in Mertzon, TX 76941.
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Funerals and Death Notices
9/14/99
TODAY
SAN ANGELO - Kenneth Harold Stevens, 66, military graveside service at 10 a.m.
in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO - Torivio Villareal Jr., 48, rosary at 7 p.m. at Johnson's Funeral
Home; service at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church; burial in
Calvary Cemetery.
BIG SPRING - Jo Tilley, 68, of Garden City, at 2 p.m. in Nalley-Pickle & Welch
Rosewood Chapel; burial in St. Lawrence Cemetery in St. Lawrence.
BRADY - Roy Lee Hilliard, 72, at 10:30 a.m. in Leatherwood Colonial Funeral
Home Chapel; burial in Lohn Cemetery in Lohn.
COLEMAN - Marie E. Shocklee, 94, at 2 p.m. at Coleman Church of the Nazarene;
burial in Coleman Cemetery; arrangements by Henderson Funeral Home.
COMFORT - Gary Wayne Lich, 51, of Kerrville, at 2:30 p.m. in Schaetter Funeral
Home Chapel; burial in Comfort Cemetery.
JUNCTION - J.L. Baugh, 79, at 10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church; burial in
Junction Cemetery; arrangements by Graham Funeral Home.
KERMIT - Mary Daisy Gillock, 85, at 1 p.m. at Highway Temple Assembly of God in
Odessa; burial in Kermit Cemetery; arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel.
KERRVILLE - Maurine Hardin, 87, at 2 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church; burial in
Garden of Memories Cemetery; arrangements by Grimes Funeral Chapels.
LLANO - Charles E. Jackson, 63, of Houston, at 2 p.m. in Waldrope-Hatfield-
Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Llano Cemetery.
MONAHANS - Joe R. Yocham, 74, memorial service at 10 a.m. in Harkey Funeral
Home Chapel.
ODESSA - Joe. E. Estoll, 70, at 10 a.m. at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home; burial
in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
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Deaths
Leslie Schkade
Leslie Schkade, 61, of Grape Creek died Sunday, Sept. 12, 1999, at his
residence.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with
burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.
He was born Jan. 11, 1938, in Sweetwater. He was an independent oil producer.
Survivors include his wife, Janett Schkade of Grape Creek; three sons, Clay
Schkade and Greg Schkade, both of San Angelo, and Wayne Schkade of Odessa; his
father, Louis Schkade of Albany; two brothers, Harold Schkade of Albany and
R.D. Schkade of Austin; and eight grandchildren.
Perry Sealy
FORT STOCKTON - Perry Lee Sealy, 69, died Sunday, Sept. 12, 1999, in a local
hospital.
Service will be at 2 p.m. today in Fort Stockton Funeral Home Chapel with
burial in East Hill Cemetery.
He was born Oct. 25, 1929, in Roscoe and had been a longtime resident of Fort
Stockton. He was a geophysical party manager, retired from Exxon.
Survivors include his wife, Jan Sealy of Fort Stockton; two sons, Lesley Sealy
of Tallahassee, Fla., and Michael Sealy of Lubbock; two daughters, Liza Bean of
Houston and Vicki Stanley of Stephenville; two brothers, Jimmy Don Sealy of
Yucaipa, Calif., and Doug Sealy of Brownsville, Calif.; seven grandchildren;
and a great-grandchild.
Will Jones
BRADY - Will Hellums Jones, 90, of Waco and formerly of Brady, died Saturday,
Sept. 11, 1999, in a Waco care center.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Leatherwood Colonial Funeral Home Chapel
with burial in Rest Haven Cemetery.
He was born Aug. 13, 1909, in Sidney. He was the county manager of the
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service in Navarro County for more
than 30 years and was the former manager of the Eden ASCS office. He was a
farmer and a schoolteacher and a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include a son, Steve Jones of Waco; a daughter, Gloria Crawford of
Manhattan Beach, Calif.; five grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Hazel Adams
BRADY - Hazel Adams, 66, of Killeen died Sunday, Sept. 12, 1999, in Killeen.
Service will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with
burial in Rest Haven Cemetery.
She was born Feb. 28, 1933, in Travis County. She was a homemaker and a
Baptist.
Survivors include her husband, Dallas Adams of Killeen; four sons, Doug Johnson
of California, Dywane Smiley of Killeen, Earnest Smiley of Lampasas and Bill
Smiley of Cartersville, Ga.; a daughter, Bonnie Norton of Mississippi; 15
grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Lucia Talamantez
PECOS - Lucia C. Talamantez, 86, died Friday, Sept. 10, 1999, at her residence.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in Pecos Funeral Home Chapel. Service will be at
2 p.m. Wednesday at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with burial in Toyah Cemetery in
Toyah.
She was born Dec. 15, 1912, in Carlsbad, N.M., and was a lifetime resident of
Pecos. She was a homemaker and a Catholic.
Survivors include two sons, Frank Talamantez Jr. and Ray Talamantez, and two
daughters, Romelia T. Herrera and Maria ``Lola'' Gomez, all of Pecos; 22
grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren.
Lucille Krumnow
BIG SPRING - Lucille Krumnow, 90, died Monday, Sept. 13, 1999, in a local
nursing home.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle
& Welch Funeral Home.
She was born June 24, 1909, in Yazoo, Miss., and was a longtime resident of Big
Spring. An Army veteran of World War II, she was a licensed vocational nurse in
Houston and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Survivors include a son, Garner Thixton of Big Spring; four grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; seven sisters; and a brother.
Alton Ditto
BIG SPRING - Alton D. Ditto, 67, of Big Spring died Monday, Sept. 13, 1999, in
a Lubbock hospital.
Service will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Hillcrest Baptist Church with burial in
Trinity Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.
He was born April 21, 1932, in McLennan County and was a longtime resident of
Big Spring. An Army veteran of the Korean War, he worked for McCann Butane Co.
for 25 years and for Trio Fuels for 14 years as a truck driver and repairman
and was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Ditto of Big Spring; two sons, Doyle Ditto
and Donnie Ditto, both of Lubbock; three brothers, Dale Ditto and Loy Ditto,
both of Big Spring, and Edwin Ditto of Kermit; a sister, Wanda Foster of
Kermit; four grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Jack Rutland
BROWNWOOD - Jack M. Rutland, 91, of New Braunfels died Sunday, Sept. 12, 1999
in a New Braunfels hospital.
Service will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Davis-Morris Funeral Home Chapel with
burial in Eastlawn Memorial Park.
He was born Aug. 31, 1908, in Waco and was a longtime resident of Brown County.
He retired after 35 years with General Telephone Co. and was a member of the
Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Gladys Rutland of New Braunfels; a son, Jack M.
Rutland Jr. of Medina; a daughter, Karen Bishop of Garden Ridge; a sister,
Alice Boyd of Dallas; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Edward Ross
BRADY - Edward Lee ``E.L.'' Ross, 84, died Sunday, Sept. 12, 1999, in a local
care center.
Service will be at 4 p.m. today at Sunset Ridge Church of Christ with burial in
Rest Haven Cemetery. Arrangements are by Leatherwood Colonial Funeral Home.
He was born Dec. 4, 1914, in Springtown and was a longtime resident of Brady.
He was a schoolteacher in McCulloch County from 1936 to 1980 and was a farmer
and a rancher. He was a member of the Sunset Ridge Church of Christ.
Survivors include a son, Jim Ross of Lohn; a sister, Edith Lindley of Denton;
and three grandchildren.
John Tolar
COLEMAN - John I. Tolar, 70, died Sunday, Sept. 12, 1999, in a local hospital.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Elm Street Church of Christ with burial
in Glen Cove Cemetery in Abilene. Arrangements are by Walker Funeral Home.
He was born Feb. 9, 1929, in Corrigan. A veteran of the Korean War, he was co-
owner and operator of Coleman Sheet Metal and owned Tolar's Air Conditioning &
Heating. He was a member of Elm Street Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Nora Lee Tolar of Coleman; two sons, Lance Tolar of
Abilene and John Turman Tolar of Coleman; three sisters, Mildred Hill of Texas,
Lela Mae Sypert of Temple and Betty Lee Armstrong of Houston; three brothers,
Raymond Tolar of Liberty and Glenn Tolar and Carl Tolar, both of Deer Park.
Clara Kurtz
WINTERS - Clara Bell Hill Kurtz, 65, of Arlington died Sunday, Sept. 12, 1999,
in an Arlington hospital.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Winters Funeral Home Chapel with
graveside service at 11 a.m. in Evergreen Cemetery in Ballinger.
She was born Nov. 1, 1933, in Ballinger. She worked as a bookkeeper at the
First National Bank in Ballinger, San Angelo and at Texas A&M University in
College Station. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in
Arlington.
Survivors include her husband, Herbert Kurtz of Arlington; a daughter, Melissa
Lanier of Linden; a sister, Gladys Nickell of Midland; a brother, Walter Hill
of Fort Worth; a grandson; three nieces; and a nephew.
Buck Brittain
LAMPASAS - Buck Brittain, 86, of Lampasas died Monday, Sept. 13, 1999, in a
Hamilton care center.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Maxdale Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Sheppard Memorial Funeral Home.
He was born April 16, 1913, in Oakalla. He was a farmer and a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Rosa Leona Brittain of Hamilton; a daughter, Melba
Cassell of Lampasas; a son, Sonny Brittain of Lampasas; five sisters, Bonnie
Lee and Mamie Bouchelle, both of Lampasas, Ella Mae Taylor of Hamilton, Willie
B. Sides of Austin and Dollie Hester of McDade; four grandchildren; and 11
great-grandchildren.
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Obituaries
W.C. LEWIS
W.C. Lewis was born Dec. 18, 1928, to Livingston and Orzeluse Lewis in Cameron.
He was united in holy matrimony to Louise Lewis for 43 years and to this union
two children were born, Linda Millegan and Teresa Hollingsworth.
He moved to San Angelo in 1946 from Cameron. He worked several years at AB
Motors Co. He retired from Producers in 1997 after 33 year.
God called W.C. home Sept. 9, 1999, after a short illness.
He was preceded in death by a son, James Bobby Dukes; and two brothers, Booker
T. and Luther Lewis.
He leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Louise Lewis of San Angelo; one son,
Charles Cole of San Diego; six daughters, Bobbie Scaggs of Denver, Joanna
Thomas and Marilyn Ross, both of San Angelo, Kaye Hoges of San Diego, Linda
Millegan of Atlanta and Teresa Hollingsworth of Augusta, Ga.; two siblings,
Jessie Lewis and Clarice Thompson, both of San Angelo; 33 grandchildren; 38
great-grandchildren; and a host of other family and friends.
A wake is scheduled from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, at Starks Funeral Home.
Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, at New Light Baptist
Church. Visitation at the church will be from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial will
be in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.
TERRY JOY ST. CLAIR
Terry Joy St. Clair died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999, because of injuries
sustained in a motorcycle accident in Arizona.
She was born Oct. 10, 1950, in San Angelo where she lived most of her life. She
graduated from Central High School and attended Angelo State University.
She is survived by her two sons, Stephen J. Wolslager of El Paso and Joseph F.
Wolslager Jr. of Arizona; and her mother, Hazel St. Clair of San Angelo.
Her father, Nelson St. Clair preceded her in death.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, in Fairmount Cemetery
with the Rev. David Currie officiating. Arrangements are by Robert Massie
Funeral Home.
The family would like to express its heartfelt appreciation to J.W. Wolslager
for everything he has done to lighten our burden in our time of sorrow.
JEWELL WILLIAM `JOE' SHELTON
Jewell William ``Joe'' Shelton died Monday, Sept. 13, 1999, two weeks short of
his 91st birthday.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Sept. 16, at Johnson's
Funeral Home. Services will be at a later date in Bolivar, Mo.
He was born Sept. 26, 1908, in St. Louis, Mo. He worked on a top secret project
in Oak Ridge, Tenn. in 1943 - the creation of the first atomic bomb. His
training was in civil engineering and projects took him to many interesting
locations in the U.S. During a sabbatical from his engineering work, Joe owned
and, along with his brother, operated two Ford dealerships in Missouri. He was
known for his honesty in his dealings. One of the highlights of his later life
was learning to play bridge at age 60. He and his wife, Helen, were avid
duplicate bridge players for nearly 30 years, traveling to Mexico City, Ruidoso
and other cities for tournaments. He was a senior master player and only ill
health could diminish the time he spent at the bridge table. Joe was a member
of the Masonic Lodge and was a Shriner. He was a member of the Methodist
Church.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Shelton of San Angelo; three children, Gerald
Shelton and Carol March, both of Albuquerque, N.M., and Ronald Shelton of
Bedford; three stepchildren, Douglas Lundgren of Austin and Barbara Lundgren
and Gwynne Lundgren, both of Menard; a sister, Edna Lay of Fullerton, Calif.; a
brother, Albert Shelton of Alamo; five grandchildren, Dave, Greg, Mike, Kelly
and George; and six great-grandchildren.
WILHELMINE HERLICKA
Wilhelmine Herlicka, 85, of San Angelo died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999, at her
residence.
Graveside service will be at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, in Lawnhaven Memorial
Gardens with the Rev. Skip Hill, pastor of Fort Stockton Baptist Church,
officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home.
Wilhelmine was born Dec. 8, 1913, in Schwelm, Germany, and had been a resident
of San Angelo for 10 years. She was a retired dining room manager for Wilshire
Ebell Club.
Survivors include her son, Al Herlicka and wife, Kathy, of Merrimack, N.H.; six
grandchildren, William Herlicka and wife, Ellen, David Herlicka and wife,
Kristen, all of Manchester, N.H., Jeffery Herlicka of Merrimack, Robert
Bohannan and wife, Terri, of Austin, William Bohannan of San Angelo and Glenda
Hutto and husband, Kip, of Dallas; eight great-grandchildren, including Brooke
Herlicka of Manchester; and her son-in-law, Glen Bohannan of San Angelo.
JANE DRAKE WILSON
Jane Drake Wilson, 52, died Sunday, Sept. 12, 1999, at her home in Dallas.
Mrs. Wilson was born March 5, 1947, in San Angelo to Margaret and W.F. Drake
Jr. Her father preceded her in death in 1987. She graduated from San Angelo
Central High School and attended Colorado Woman's University, Angelo State
University, the University of Texas at Arlington and the University of Boston
in Boston, Mass.
She is survived by her husband, Duke Wilson; two stepsons, Stephen Wilson of
Dallas and Will Wilson of Lubbock; two stepdaughters, Lorrie Scholl and her
husband, David, of Houston and Mary Margaret Wilson of College Station. She
also is survived by her mother, Margaret Drake and her sister and brothers-in-
law, Mary and Mike Ellington, all of San Angelo; Bill Wilson, Word Wilson and
his wife, Cecila, Mike Wilson and his wife, Laura, and Bryon Wilson and his
wife, Laura, all of Midland; her niece, Cally Ellington of Round Rock; and her
nephew, Michael Ellington and his wife, Stacy, and their two children, Michael
and Jack, of Dallas; and numerous cousins, including Graham and Janie DeLaney.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, in Fairmount Cemetery
with Father Bob Hedges officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, 1717 N. Harwood,
Dallas, TX 75201, or a favorite charity.
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Funerals and Death Notices
9/15/99
TODAY
SAN ANGELO - W.C. Lewis, 70, at 1 p.m. at New Light Baptist Church; burial in
Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Starks Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO - Leslie Schkade, 61, of Grape Creek, at 2 p.m. in Johnson's Funeral
Home; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.
SAN ANGELO - Terry Joy St. Clair, 48, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Fairmount
Cemetery; arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO - Torivio Villareal Jr., 48, at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic
Church; burial in Calvary Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO - Jane Drake Wilson, 52, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Fairmount
Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home.
BIG SPRING - Alton D. Ditto, 67, at 4 p.m. at Hillcrest Baptist Church; burial
in Trinity Memorial Park; arrangements by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.
BIG SPRING - Lucille Krumnow, 90, at 2 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints; burial in Trinity Memorial Park; arrangements by Nalley-
Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.
BRADY - Hazel Adams, 66, at 1:30 p.m. in Heritage Funeral Home Chapel; burial
in Rest Haven Cemetery.
BRADY - Will Hellums Jones, 90, of Waco, at 2 p.m. in Leatherwood Colonial
Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Rest Haven Cemetery.
BROWNWOOD - Jack M. Rutland, 91, of New Braunfels, at 1:30 p.m. in Davis-Morris
Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Eastlawn Memorial Park.
COLEMAN - John I. Tolar, 70, at 2 p.m. at Elm Street Church of Christ; burial
in Glen Cove Cemetery in Abilene; arrangements by Walker Funeral Home.
LAMPASAS - Buck Brittain, 86, graveside service 10 a.m. in Maxdale Cemetery;
arrangements by Sheppard Memorial Funeral Home.
PECOS - Lucia C. Talamantez, 86, at 2 p.m. at Santa Rosa Catholic Church;
burial in Toyah Cemetery in Toyah; arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home.
WINTERS - Clara Bell Hill Kurtz, 65, of Arlington, at 10 a.m. in Winters
Funeral Home Chapel; graveside service at 11 a.m. in Evergreen Cemetery in
Ballinger.
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Deaths
Brian Myers
SANTA ANNA - Brian Nowlin Myers, 87, died Monday, Sept. 13, 1999, in a local
nursing home.
Service will be at 2 p.m. today in Henderson Funeral Home Chapel with burial in
Santa Anna Cemetery.
He was born Dec. 3, 1911, in Santa Anna and was a lifetime resident. An Army
veteran of World War II, he retired as a petroleum engineer and was a member of
the First Methodist Church and the Mountain Masonic Lodge 661.
Survivors include his wife, Nell Myers of Santa Anna; and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Annette Fields
KERRVILLE - Annette F. Fields, 90, died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999, in a local
care center.
Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Peter's Episcopal Church.
Arrangements are by Kerrville Funeral Home.
She was born July 17, 1909, in Telluride, Colo. She was a member of St. Peter's
Episcopal Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Jo-Anne Fields of Kerrville and Janet Fields
Himes of Delair, N.J.; a brother, George Painter Fillius of Seminole; two
grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Roxana Donnell
ALPINE - Roxana Holland Donnell, 77, died Monday, Sept. 13, 1999, in a local
hospital.
Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the First United Methodist
Church. Arrangements are by Geeslin Funeral Home.
She was born Oct. 28, 1921, in San Antonio. She was a rancher and a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, William Conly Donnell of Brewster County; her
children, Dorothy Mullin of Atherton, Calif., Frederic Tate and David Donnell,
both of Marfa, William Donnell Jr. of Alpine and Jean Donnell of El Paso; a
sister, Kathleen Holland Olsen of Alpine; and 12 grandchildren.
Bernadyne Epley
CRANE - Bernadyne Epley, 73, died Monday, Sept. 13, 1999, in a San Angelo
hospital.
Service will be at 11 a.m. today in Richard W. Box Funeral Home Chapel with
burial in Crane County Cemetery.
She was born May 20, 1926, in Haskell County and was a longtime resident of
Crane. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include two daughters, Judy Bolf of McCamey and Joyce Holcomb of
Brock; a son, J.T. Epley of Brady; two sisters, Del Hunstman of Broken Arrow,
Okla., and LaQuita Whiteley of Pampa; seven grandchildren; and three great-
grandchildren.
Mary McCollum
MASON - Mary Elizabeth McCollum, 89, of Orient, Wash., and formerly of Mason,
Friday, Sept. 10, 1999, at her residence.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Mason Funeral Home Chapel with burial in
Gooch Cemetery.
She was born Sept. 10, 1910, in Austin. She was a schoolteacher.
Survivors include two sons, Randolph ``Randy'' McCollum of Orient and Donald
McCollum of Austin; a sister, Katherine Glass of Austin; and two grandchildren.
Hadie Wolfenbarger
EDEN - Hadie S. Wolfenbarger, 97, died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 1999, in a Stockdale
nursing home.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Eden Funeral Home Chapel with burial in
Eden Cemetery.
She was born Feb. 28, 1902, in Mason County. She was a homemaker and a member
of the First Baptist Church of Eden.
Survivors include a son, James Wolfenbarger of San Antonio; two daughters,
Diana Werner of San Antonio and Mary Nan Barthold of Sutherland Springs; a
sister, Francis Mix of San Antonio; a brother, Sidney Lumbley of San Angelo;
seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-
grandchildren.
Zelma Sheppard
KERRVILLE - Zelma B. Sheppard, 95, died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999, in a local
nursing center.
Service will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Grimes Funeral Chapels with private
burial in Glen Rest Cemetery.
She was born Dec. 9, 1903, in Lytle. She was a homemaker and a member of the
First United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Order of the Eastern
Star 24 and Ladies of Oriental Shrine.
Survivors include numerous nieces and nephews, including Tom Dollahite of
Midland.
James Burney
James Earl Burney, 50, of San Angelo died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999, at his
residence. Services are pending at Gutierrez Funeral Chapels.
Bernice Ewald
ELDORADO - Bernice Ewald, 75, of Seguin and formerly of Eldorado, died Tuesday,
Sept. 14, 1999, in Seguin. Services are pending at Kerbow Funeral Home.
Lorena Shortes
BIG SPRING - Lorena Ethel Shortes, 95, died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 1999, at her
residence. Services are pending at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.
Walter Teague
BALLINGER - Walter H. Teague, 88, of Ballinger died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 1999, in
Hallettsville.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Old Runnels Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Rains-Seale Funeral Home.
He was born Jan. 8, 1911, in Athens. He was a welder.
Survivors include a son, Jimmie Teague of Port Lavaca; a daughter, Jeanne Deans
Simmons of San Angelo; and five grandchildren.
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Obituaries
D.C. HENDERSON
HILLSBORO - D.C. Henderson, 93, of Houston died Sunday, Sept. 12, 1999, in a
Houston hospital.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, in Hillcrest Garden of
Memory near Hillsboro. Arrangements are by Marshall & Marshall Funeral
Directors.
D.C. was born Sept. 12, 1906, in Vaughan. He married Lucille Kemp March 20,
1928. She preceded him in death Nov. 28, 1994. He retired as a manager in the
grocery and produce business.
Survivors include two daughters, Virginia Elaine Wood and husband, Harvey, of
Houston and Shirley Ann Conrad of Dallas; a son, Raymond Douglas Henderson of
Laguna Park; and four grandchildren, Earl Stanley Wood, Lorna Kay Wood, Charles
Sydney Conrad and Douglas Christian Conrad.
LESLIE JOHN SCHKADE
Leslie John Schkade, 61, passed away Sunday, Sept. 12, 1999, at his home in
Grape Creek.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel
with Chaplain Ernie Schoeborn officiating. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven
Memorial Gardens.
Leslie was born to Louis and Addie Mae Schkade on Jan. 11, 1938, in Sweetwater.
He graduated from Albany High School and attended Texas Tech University and
McMurry College. He was united in holy matrimony to Lorretta Janett Reynolds on
Sept. 21, 1958, for 41 years of a very loving marriage. To this union three
sons were born, Clay, Wayne and Greg.
He also had the daughter he never had by birth in his daughter-in-law, Denise
Schkade. She was a his shoulder to lean on in time of need and an ear to listen
to his troubles and worries. She loved and cared for him only as a daughter
could.
He moved to Grape Creek in 1966 from Albany to work in the oilfields for O.E.
Schkade. He worked for Clifton Thomas, an independent oil producer, and Grace
Petroleum before becoming an independent oil producer in 1978.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Addie Mae Schkade of Albany and his
daughter-in-law, Kathy Schkade of San Angelo.
He was a loving father known to his family as ``Pa'' and was truly a man who
never met a stranger. He never failed to help family, friends or strangers in
time of trouble. He will be missed by all who knew him.
He is survived by his wife, Janett; three sons, Clay, Wayne and Greg; daughter-
in-law, Denise; his father, Louis; his brothers, R.D. and Harold; and eight
grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Wayne Reynolds, Delvin Shomaker, Paul Parker, Jody Johnson,
Dale Whitlock and Lawrence Schneider. Honorary pallbearers will be his
grandsons.
MARY FRANCES McSHAN CUMMINS
BALLINGER - Mary Frances McShan Cummins, 78, died Monday, Sept. 13, 1999, in
The Woodlands, near Conroe.
She was born Oct. 21, 1912, in Winters.
Survivors include two sons, Pat A. McShan and wife, Nan, and Howard Marcus
McShan and wife, Angela, all of Montgomery; a twin brother, William Floyd
Miller of Odessa; grandchildren, Kari Masters of Austin, Scott McShan of The
Woodlands, Matthew McShan and Jessica McShan of Conroe; and three great-
grandchildren, Kyle Masters, Dylan and Jacob McShan.
She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Littie and M.E. Miller; and
a brother, Robert C. Miller.
She was a lifelong member of the Baptist Church and attended school in Winters
and Abilene, graduating with the class of 1940.
She later moved to Colorado City in 1943 and then to Odessa. She moved to
Conroe and The Woodlands in 1985, where she lived until her death.
Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, in Evergreen Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Rains-Seale Funeral Home.
PAULA R. CERVANTEZ
Our beloved Paula R. Cervantez went to be with our Lord on Sept. 13, 1999. She
was born June 30, 1919, in Austin. She was a homemaker and a member of the
Templo Emmanuel Christian Center.
She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Jose Y. Cervantez. Together they
were blessed with six children, Elva and Henry Rodriguez, Emma and Daniel
Dominguez and Enedina and Ruben Martinez, all of San Angelo, Elvira Dominguez
of California, Efrian and Mary Helen Cervantez of Snyder and Elias Cervantez of
Lubbock. She also is survived by five sisters, Barbarita Ramon of Lubbock,
Josephine Martinez of San Jose, Calif., Lina Ornelas of San Antonio, Elizabeth
Sanchez, Rachel Sanchez and Rebecca Ramirez, all of San Angelo; four brothers,
Alejandro Ramirez of Tijuana, Mexico, Fabian Ramirez Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla.,
and Juan Ramirez and Fidencio Ramirez, both of San Angelo; 21 grandchildren;
and 13 great-grandchildren.
A wake and prayer service was held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, at Templo
Emmanuel Christian Center. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.
15, at Templo Emmanuel Christian Center on Hill and Avenue Q Streets, with the
Rev. Eleazer Rodriguez Sr. and the Rev. Rudy Luna officiating. Burial will
follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral
Home.
Thank you so much for your loving example of your faith in God and the power of
prayer. We will see you again on the other side. ``And all things, whatsoever
ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.''
Matthew 21:22
JANE DRAKE WILSON
Jane Drake Wilson, 52, died Sunday, Sept. 12, 1999, at her home in Dallas.
Mrs. Wilson was born March 5, 1947, in San Angelo to Margaret and W.F. Drake
Jr. Her father preceded her in death in 1987. She graduated from San Angelo
Central High School and attended Colorado Woman's University, Angelo State
University, the University of Texas at Arlington and the University of Boston
in Boston, Mass.
She is survived by her husband, Duke Wilson; two stepsons, Stephen Wilson of
Dallas and Will Wilson of Lubbock; two stepdaughters, Lorrie Scholl and her
husband, David, of Houston and Mary Margaret Wilson of College Station. She
also is survived by her mother, Margaret Drake and her sister and brothers-in-
law, Mary and Mike Ellington, all of San Angelo, Bill Wilson, Word Wilson and
his wife, Cecila, Mike Wilson and his wife, Laura, and Bryon Wilson and his
wife, Laura, all of Midland; her niece, Cally Ellington of Round Rock; and her
nephew, Michael Ellington and his wife, Stacy, and their two children, Michael
and Jack, of Dallas; and numerous cousins, including Graham and Janie DeLaney.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, in Fairmount Cemetery
with Father Bob Hedges officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, 1717 N. Harwood,
Dallas, TX 75201, or a favorite charity.
TERRY JOY ST. CLAIR
Terry Joy St. Clair died Saturday, Sept. 11, 1999, because of injuries
sustained in a motorcycle accident in Arizona.
She was born Oct. 10, 1950, in San Angelo, where she lived most of her life.
She graduated from Central High School and attended Angelo State University.
She is survived by her two sons, Stephen J. Wolslager of El Paso and Joseph F.
Wolslager Jr. of Arizona; and her mother, Hazel St. Clair of San Angelo.
Her father, Nelson St. Clair preceded her in death.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, in Fairmount Cemetery
with the Rev. David Currie officiating. Arrangements are by Robert Massie
Funeral Home.
The family would like to express its heartfelt appreciation to J.W. Wolslager
for everything he has done to lighten our burden in our time of sorrow.
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