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Funerals,
Death Notices and Obituaries
7/15/00
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Funerals
TODAY
SAN ANGELO - William G. Bozeman, 65, at 10 a.m. in Johnson's Funeral
Home Chapel; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.
SAN ANGELO - John Dean Hite, 72, at 11:30 a.m. in Johnson's Funeral
Home Chapel; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.
SAN ANGELO - Elva H. De Hoyos, 84, at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic
Church; burial in Calvary Cemetery; arrangements by Robert Massie
Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO - Andrew Ricky Martinez Jackson, 15, at 10 a.m. in
Gutierrez Funeral Chapels/North; burial in Calvary Cemetery.
SAN ANGELO - Margaret Guy Brown Jones, 78, memorial service at 2 p.m.
in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel.
BRADY - Dallas Miller, 86, at 4 p.m. at First United Methodist Church;
burial in Rest Haven Cemetery; arrangements by Heritage Funeral Home.
FORT STOCKTON - Tony Benavides, 43, at 2 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic
Church; burial in St. Joseph Cemetery; arrangements by Fort Stockton
Funeral Home.
MASON - Robert Dee Stacy, 82, memorial service at 10 a.m. at London
Baptist Church; arrangements by Mason Funeral Home.
MONAHANS - Leonard Alfred Koller, 90, graveside service at 10 a.m. in
Laurel Hill Cemetery in Mission; arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home.
SAN SABA - Willie Belle Ledbetter, 92, at 4 p.m. in Howell-Doran
Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Spring Creek Cemetery.
STANTON - Claud Glaspie Jr., 83, at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church;
burial in Evergreen Cemetery; arrangements by Gilbreath Funeral Home.
SWEETWATER - Fernando Q. Gomez, 72, at 10 a.m. at Immaculate Heart of
Mary Catholic Church; burial in Sweetwater Cemetery; arrangements by
McCoy Funeral Home.
SWEETWATER - Owen Kent, 88, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Sweetwater
Cemetery; arrangements by Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home.
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Death Notices
Walter Heinrichs
Walter Heinrichs, 72, of San Angelo died Thursday, July 13, 2000, in a
local hospital.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel
with burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.
He was born Sept. 22, 1927, in Des Moines, Iowa. He retired from the
Air Force.
Survivors include his wife, Lyda Heinrichs of San Angelo; a son, Bruce
Dale Heinrichs of San Angelo; three daughters, Deborah Heinrichs and
Rebecca ``Becky'' Hendricks, both of San Angelo, and Dawn H. Kalina of
Miles; three sisters, Brenda Males of Winterset, Iowa, Joyce Parker of
Schollcraft, Mich., and Barbara Newman of Springfield, Mo.; five
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and
nephews.
George Hall Sr.
George Warren Hall Sr., 78, of San Angelo died Thursday, July 13,
2000, at his residence.
Service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Johnson's Funeral Home with burial
in Belvedere Memorial Park.
He was born Oct. 6, 1921, in Titus County and a longtime resident of
San Angelo. A Marine Corps veteran of World War II, he retired after
working 36 years for GTE and was a member of Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Ann Hall of San Angelo; a son, George Hall
Jr. of San Angelo; a daughter, Patricia Britt of Wichita Falls; a
sister, Mary Louise Adams of Mount Pleasant; a granddaughter; and
several nieces and nephews.
Bernadine Beckham
Bernadine Beckham, 84, of Big Lake died Thursday, July 13, 2000, in a
Reagan County care center.
Service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Big Lake Church of Christ with
burial in Glen Rest Cemetery. Arrangements are by Robert Massie
Funeral Home.
She was born Aug. 25, 1915, in Ardmore, Okla. She was a homemaker and
a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include two daughters, Betty B. Smith of Midland and Janis
Morgeson of Lubbock; three sisters, Anne Young of Wellman, Minnilou
Baird of Dallas and Jewell Stanford of Los Angeles; a brother, Henry
Ratliff of Warrior, Ala.; six grandchildren; and nine
great-grandchildren.
Barbara Johnson
Barbara Anne Johnson, 60, of San Angelo died Friday, July 14, 2000, at
her residence.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Monday in Robert Massie Riverside Chapel.
Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Holy Angels Catholic
Church.
She was born March 19, 1940, in Albuquerque, N.M. She worked as an
administrative assistant and was a member of Holy Angels Catholic
Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Heather D. Shields of Georgetown and
Shawn P. Shields of Richardson; her mother, Barbara Spence of San
Angelo; a brother, Victor Monkewiez of San Angelo; and numerous other
close relatives.
Kenneth Sexson
Kenneth D. Sexson, 79, of San Angelo died Friday, July 14, 2000, in a
local hospital. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home.
William Key
KERRVILLE - William Michael Key, infant son of Micah and Cara
Blackburn Key of Nablus, Palestine, Israel, died Wednesday, July 12,
2000, in Nablus.
Memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Trinity Baptist Church.
Arrangements are by Grimes Funeral Chapels.
William Michael was born May 23, 2000, in Ramallah, Palestine, Israel.
Survivors include his parents and a brother, Malachi Spence Key of
Nablus; his grandparents, Bill and Denana Blackburn of Kerrville and
Mike and Marsha Key of Rosenberg; and his great-grandparents, Lucile
Blackburn of San Angelo, Gerry Mattingly and Mary Hall, both of
Houston; and numerous aunts and uncles.
Dallas Miller
BRADY - Dallas Miller, 86, of Llano and formerly of Brady, died
Thursday July 13, 2000, in Llano.
Service will be at 4 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church with
burial in Rest Haven Cemetery. Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral
Home.
He was born Nov. 26, 1913, in Fredonia. He was a rancher and a
Methodist.
Survivors include two sons, Larry Miller of Taylor and Stanley Miller
of Llano; three daughters, Frederica Foster of Llano, Bonnie Vickery
of Camp San Saba and Barbara Brodbeck of Brady; a brother, Fay Miller
of Bluffton; two sisters, Nell Harris of Austin and Lucille Shearer of
Mason; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two nieces and two
nephews.
Pedro Palacios
SWEETWATER - Pedro S. ``Pete'' Palacios, 69, died Friday, July 14,
2000, in a local hospital.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Sunday in McCoy Funeral Home Chapel of
Memories. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Heart of
Mary Catholic Church with burial in Sweetwater Cemetery.
He was born Oct. 3, 1930, in San Angelo. He served in the Texas
National Guard and retired in 1981 from Industrial Manufacturing
Company and was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Audelia Palacios of Sweetwater; two sons,
Frank Palacio of San Angelo and Eristeo Palacios of Roscoe; three
daughters, Grace Wilkerson of Hartsville, Tenn., Brenda Pulliam of
Katy and Debra Loven of Sweetwater; three sisters, Inez Gonzales and
Josefina Sepeda, both of Sweetwater, and Angelita Escobedo of Grand
Prairie.; nine half brothers and half sisters, Lucy Morales, Otilia
Piguet, Herman Palacios, Juanita Cron, Onita Qaren and Celestina
Palacios, all of Dallas, Celia Ashton of Eustace, Christina Martinez
of Mesquite and Raymond Palacios of Scurry; 10 grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren.
Glenn Reyes
AUSTIN - Glenn C. Reyes, 64, of Marfa, died Thursday, July 13, 2000.
Memorial service will be at a later date in Marfa. Arrangements are by
All Faiths Funeral Service.
He was born Oct. 24, 1935, in Marfa. An Air Force veteran, he was a
teacher and a coach. He was a member of Knights of Columbus.
Survivors include his father, Genaro Reyes of Odessa; his wife, Carmen
Espinosa Reyes of Marfa; a son, Paul Reyes of McAllen; two daughters,
Christel Rivera of Marfa and Zita Hernandez of Round Rock; a half
brother, Reuben Reyes of Odessa; and five grandchildren.
Margery Riggs
MIDLAND - Margery Sherar Riggs, 72, died Thursday, July, 13, 2000.
Memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Monday at Episcopal Church of the
Holy Trinity. Funeral service and burial will be Wednesday at Gulf
Prairie Presbyterian Church in Jones Creek. Arrangements are by Ellis
Funeral Home.
She was born Oct. 12, 1927, in Houston. She was a member of the Junior
League of Midland, Museum of the Southwest and Midland Community
Theater.
Survivors include, her husband, Jack Donald Riggs of Midland; three
daughters, Katherine Riggs Grella of Midland, Susan Riggs Brown of
Fort Worth, and Bryan Riggs Huggins of Kerrville; and seven
grandchildren.
Cecil Coker
KINGSLAND - Cecil Maurine Coker, 88, died Thursday, July 13, 2000, at
her residence.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne
Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Lakeland Hills Memorial Park.
She was born Oct. 20, 1911, in Baird. She was a homemaker and a
Baptist.
Survivors include three daughters, Dolores Robertson of Burleson,
Reata Pruitt of Odessa and Alice Cuthers of Kingfisher, Okla.; three
sons, Jack Coker Jr. of Burleson, Rodger Coker of Amarillo and Bill
Woods of Abilene; a brother, Alix J. Satterwhite of Mid West City,
Okla.; nine grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
James McClure
COLEMAN - James McClure, 84, died Friday, July 14, 2000, in a Coleman
hospital. Services are pending at Walker Funeral Home.
Ruby Watkins
BIG SPRING - Ruby B. Watkins, 82, died Friday, July 14, 2000, at her
residence. Services are pending at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.
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Obituaries
MARGARET GUY BROWN JONES
At the age of 78 years, on July 12, 2000, Margaret Guy Brown Jones
died at her home after a long illness. Her family and friends will
celebrate her life at a memorial service at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 15,
in the chapel at Johnson's Funeral Home. Her family requests that in
lieu of flowers, memorials might be made to Hospice of San Angelo at
36 East Twohig, San Angelo or West Texas Rehabilitation Center at 3001
S. Jackson, San Angelo.
Born to Loretta Elizabeth Sperry Brown and Charles Wright Brown in
Greenwood, Miss., on July 19, 1921, she spent her early years in
Minter City, Miss. Guy attended Mississippi schools and in 1946, she
married Earl Eugene Jones at Minter City Methodist Church. They had
two children; Marsha Jones LeGrand Lentz and Curtis Sperry Jones. She
was a full-time mother and ever supportive wife of a cotton farmer in
the Mississippi delta for many years. She was an active member of the
Gunnison Baptist Church during their time there. In 1982, Guy and earl
retired from farming and moved to San Angelo to enjoy their three
grandsons, Rob, Doug and Clay LeGrand. While living in San Angelo, she
belonged to First Baptist Church where she especially enjoyed the
Esther Sunday School Class. She was also a member of the Shannon
Medical Center Auxiliary.
Preceding Mrs. Jones in death were her parents, her only son, Curtis,
and her brother, Charles Glenn Brown, of Greenwood, Miss. She is
survived by her husband, Earl, of 54 years; her daughter and her
husband, Marsha and Ron Lentz, her youngest grandson, Clayton Hunter
LeGrand, and stepgrandson, Ryan Paul Lentz, all of San Angelo. Also
surviving her are grandsons, Robert Hampton LeGrand III and his
fiancee, Haley Lacy of Austin, Douglas Jones LeGrand of College
Station, and step-grandson, Bradley Canada Lentz and his wife, Monica,
of Sanford, N.C. Her sisters, Martha Brown Bennett of Hot springs,
Ark., and Elizabeth Brown Agnew of Washington D.C. also survive her.
Her family wishes to express their profound appreciation for the
tender nursing care she received from Linda Grimes, Darlene Rosser,
Dee Sloan and Ollie Lemons that enabled her to remain at home during
the last two years of her life. They are also grateful to Drs.
Christopher Barnett, Christopher Vanderzandt and Steve Boster for
their faithful compassion and expertise.
GRACE JOHNSON STROUD
FORT WORTH - Grace Johnson Stroud, 84, a homemaker, passed away
Wednesday, July 12, 2000, in a Dallas care center.
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 15, at Wilshire
Baptist Church, 4316 Abrams Road, Dallas. Graveside service will be at
2:30 p.m. in Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth. Arrangements are by
Greenwood Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Emmanuel Episcopal Church of San Angelo.
Grace Johnson Stroud was born Feb. 10, 1916, in Junction, the daughter
of William Henry Johnson and Katie Vining Johnson. After graduating
from Junction High School, she worked as a secretary for the Junction
Schools, then for the Soil Conservation Service in Fredericksburg and
Sterling City.
She married Clark C. Stroud in 1943 and worked for the ration board in
Sonora during World War II. She became a full time mother and
homemaker after the birth of her daughter, Gail, and made San Angelo
her home until 1998 when she moved to Vickery Towers in Dallas.
The family wants to extend special thanks to the staffs at Vickery
Towers, Stone Bridge and First Community Hospice for their caring
attention.
Grace was preceded in death by her husband, Clark Stroud in 1998.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Gail and Daryl Kirkham
of Dallas; grandchildren, Kelly, Stephen and Katy all of Dallas;
numerous nieces and nephews; beloved dog, Toby; and her special
friends and neighbors on Rice Street in San Angelo.
JOHN DEAN HITE
John Dean Hite, 72, of San Angelo passed away Wednesday, July 12,
2000, in Shannon Medical Center.
Service will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 15, in Johnson's Funeral
Home Chapel with Paul Shero of Southgate Church of Christ officiating.
Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.
John was born Nov. 11, 1927, in Miles. John was married to Fairy
Grosshans on Oct. 14, 1955, in San Angelo.
After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Pacific
Theatre, John Hite was employed at the Goodyear Proving Grounds for 32
years. Upon retirement from Goodyear, he transported vehicles for
various automobile dealerships in the San Angelo area. He was a proud
member of the Southgate Church of Christ. Johnny, an avid storyteller,
enjoyed fishing and classic cars. And most recently, he enjoyed the
pride of his life, his granddaughter, Lauren, his princess.
Survivors include his wife, Fairy Hite of San Angelo; children, Denise
Hite of Cary, N.C., and DeLois Ronaghan and husband, Mike, of Austin;
granddaughter, Lauren Kathleen Ronaghan; sisters, Dorene Edwards and
husband, J.D., and Ruby Applebee and husband, Jerry, all of San
Angelo, and Barbara Self and Bonnie Campbell, both of Beeville;
brothers-in-law, F.P. Grosshans and wife, Brenda, of San Angelo and
Kenneth Grosshans and wife, Joyce, of Monahans; aunts, Kay Donalson
and Olga McCown and husband, Sanders; numerous nieces, nephews and
cousins; and special friends, Glenn Barton, John and Pat Pitts,
Garland and Rena Gaines, Richard and Beth Hooker and Bill and
Jeannette Hyatt.
Pallbearers include Garland Gaines, Glenn Barton, John Pitts, Danny
Edwards, Shelby Campbell and Kevin Self. Honorary pallbearers are
Goodyear retirees.
WILLIAM G. BOZEMAN
William ``Bill`` G. Bozeman, 65, of San Angelo died Wednesday, July
12, 2000, at a local hospital.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Johnson's Funeral Home
Chapel, officiated by the Rev. James Galloway-Edgar. Burial will
follow at Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.
Bill was born Aug. 27, 1934, in Mobile, Ala., to Henry C. Bozeman and
Jessie ``Everett'' Bozeman.
He married Evahjo Payne on Feb. 23, 1957, in Ballinger. Bill was a
member of Day Memorial United Methodist Church. He served in the U.S.
Air Force from August of 1954 to August of 1958. Following his term in
service he worked as a salesman at Martin Glover for 20 years, with
Keebler Co. for nine years and retired from Wal-Mart in 1996.
Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Evahjo Bozeman; two sons,
Michael G. Bozeman and wife, Jan, Jeffrey J. Bozeman and wife, Trudy;
a daughter, Sherri Balentine Tipton and husband, Frank, all of San
Angelo; one brother, Horace Bozeman of Alabama; nine grandchildren,
Lindsey, Allison, Bailey and Seth Bozeman, Shannon and Lindsey Tipton,
Brady and Colten Balentine, and Hannah Bozeman.
Pallbearers will be C.F. McSpadden, Winton Milliff, Dixon Toney, Roy
Grosshans, Murdock McLaurin and Ronnie Rowe. Honorary pallbearers will
be Vernon Perry, Ted Hopper, Cecil Tucker, Bob Horwath, Harold Levens
and Jerry Slough.
The family requests that any memorials be made to Christmas in April
or Day Memorial United Methodist Church.
Funerals,
Death Notices, and Obituaries
7/17/00
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Funerals
TODAY
SAN ANGELO - Bernadine Beckham, 84, of Big Lake, at 11 a.m. at Big
Lake Church of Christ; burial in Glen Rest Cemetery; arrangements by
Robert Massie Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO - John A. Estrada, 85, rosary at 7 p.m. at Johnson's
Funeral Home; service at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic
Church; burial in Calvary Cemetery.
SAN ANGELO - George Warren Hall Sr., 78, at 1 p.m. at Johnson's
Funeral Home; burial in Belvedere Memorial Park.
SAN ANGELO - Walter Lee Heinrichs, 72, at 10 a.m. in Johnson's Funeral
Home Chapel; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.
SAN ANGELO - Dorothy L. Hart Howard, 80, memorial service at 10 a.m.
in Robert Massie Riverside Chapel.
SAN ANGELO - Barbara Anne Johnson, 60, rosary at 7 p.m. in Robert
Massie Riverside Chapel; memorial service at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Holy
Angels Catholic Church.
BIG SPRING - Nancy Annen, 81, at 2 p.m. in Nalley-Pickle & Welch
Rosewood Chapel; burial in Trinity Memorial Park.
BIG SPRING - Ruby B. Watkins, 82, at 10 a.m. at Trinity Baptist
Church; burial in Trinity Memorial Park; arrangements by Nalley-Pickle
& Welch Funeral Home.
BRONTE - Manuel Ornelaz, 80, at 2 p.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church;
burial in Ballinger Latin America Cemetery; arrangements by Shaffer
Funeral Home.
CRANE - Sue Fox, 55, graveside service at 11 a.m. in Crane County
Cemetery; arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.
GOLDTHWAITE - Estelle Marie Doss, 92, at 1 p.m. in [cc20]Stacy-Wilkins
Chapel; burial at 4:30 p.m. in Rowena Protestant Cemetery.
KINGSLAND - Cecil Maurine Coker, 88, at 2 p.m. in Waldrope-Hatfield-
Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Lakeland Hills Memorial Park.
MARFA - Johnny Pat Kingston, 54, of Presidio, graveside service at 11
a.m. in Balmorhea Cemetery in Balmorhea; arrangements by Memorial
Funeral Home.
MIDLAND - Margery Sherar Riggs, 72, memorial service at 4 p.m. at
Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity; service and burial Wednesday at
Gulf Prairie Presbyterian Church in Jones Creek; arrangements by Ellis
Funeral Home.
STANTON - Pat M. Morrison, at 2 p.m. at Downtown Church of Christ;
burial in Evergreen Cemetery; arrangements by Gilbreath Funeral Home.
SWEETWATER - Ada Craven, 98, of Temple, at 10 a.m. in Sweetwater
Cemetery; arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home.
SWEETWATER - Pedro S. Palacios, 69, at 10 a.m. at Immaculate Heart of
Mary Catholic Church; burial in Sweetwater Cemetery; arrangements by
McCoy Funeral Home.
TUESDAY
SAN ANGELO - Kenneth D. Sexson, 79, memorial service at 10:30 a.m. at
St. Mark Presbyterian Church; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home.
LLANO - Melvin Ray Skidmore, 76, at 10:30 a.m. in
Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Llano City
Cemetery.
MARSHALL - Marguerite Blueher Duncan, 87, of Arlington, memorial
service at 2 p.m. at First Christian Church; arrangements by Sullivan
Funeral Home.
WEDNESDAY
KINGSLAND - Dorothy Mae Booker, 74, memorial service at 1 p.m. in
Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel.
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Death Notices
Jose Gonzalez
Jose R. Gonzalez, 72, of Big Spring, died Saturday, July 17, 2000, at
his residence.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Saint Margaret Catholic Church
in Big Lake with burial in Glen Rest Cemetery. Arrangements are by
Robert Massie Funeral Home.
He was born Aug. 27, 1927, in Artesia, N.M. and was employed by Reagan
County.
Survivors include his wife, Graciela Gonzalez; five sons, Luis
Gonzalez, Ramon Gonzalez and Clay Gonzalez, all of Big Lake, Cesar
Gonzalez and Hector Gonzalez, both of Odessa; four daughters, Lupe
Jacobo, Lorena Resendez and Gracie Perez, all of Big Lake, and Rosario
Tavarez of Monahans; four brothers, Roberto Gonzalez and Pablo
Gonzalez, both of Midland, Gustavo Gonzalez of Odessa, and Antonio
Gonzalez of Presidio; four sisters, Dominga Gonzalez and Ruth
Carrasco, both of Midland, Senorina Neira of Saltillo, Mexico and
Pilar Molinar of Odessa; 35 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
W.L. Butler
WINTERS - W.L. ``Bill'' Butler, 78, died Saturday, July 15, 2000, in
an Abilene hospital.
Service will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Winters Funeral Home Chapel
with burial in Bluff Creek Cemetery.
He was born March 23, 1922, in the Morrow Community. A Marine veteran
of World War II, he was a farmer and a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Dottie Butler of Winters; two brothers,
R.Q. Butler of Iraan and Bus Butler of Bullhead City, Ariz.; and two
sisters, Annie Mae Finley and Edith Bishop, both of Fresno, Calif.
Sarah Simpson
WINTERS - Sarah Ann Simpson, 86, of Farmington, N.M. and formerly of
Norton, died Friday, July 14, 2000, in New Mexico.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Norton Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Winters Funeral Home.
Survivors include her daughter, Sarah Estes of Bloomfield, N.M.
Howard Hagood
KERMIT - Howard Hagood, 51, died Saturday, July 15, 2000, in
Balmorhea.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Eastside Church of Christ with
burial in Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cooper Funeral Home.
He was a longtime resident of Kermit and a self-employed mechanic. He
was a member of Eastside Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Sherry Hagood of Kermit; three sons,
Frankie Hagood of Corpus Christi, Christopher Warner and Matthew
Warner, both of Kermit; three daughters, Gaydonne Bond of Yukon,
Okla., Tasha Zumwalt of Odessa, and Taelor Warner of Kermit; a
brother, David Hagood of Norwood, Mo.; three sisters, Pam Smith of
Midland, Patsy Russell and Elaine Watson, both of Kermit; and six
grandchildren.
Janie Greaves
COLEMAN - Janie Lee Greaves, 82, died Sunday, July 16, 2000, in a
local hospital.
Service will be at 10 a.m. today{MON} in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel
with burial in Coleman Cemetery.
She was born July 11, 1918, in Valera. A longtime resident of Coleman,
she was a member of Central Baptist Church.
Survivors include three sons, Marcus DeWayne Greaves of Calvert,
Kenneth Lee Greaves of Coleman, and Ronnie Earl Greaves of Utopia;
three grandsons and three great-grandchildren.
D.B. Bates
BIG SPRING - D.B. Bates, 64, died Saturday, July 15, 2000.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Myers & Smith Chapel with burial
in Mount Olive Memorial Park.
He was born Feb. 21, 1936, in Big Spring. He was a lifelong farmer.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Bates of Big Spring; three
daughters, Debbie Spivey of Big Spring, Donna Whetsel of Forsan, and
Diane McLemore of Greenwood; a sister, Velda Bristow of Big Spring, 10
grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and numerous nieces and nephews.
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Obituaries
ELFRIEDA NORMA LOEFFLER DURST
Elfrieda Durst passed away Saturday, July 15, 2000, at the age of 88.
She was born Jan. 29, 1912, in Mason to Albert Christian Loeffler and
Emma Schmidt Loeffler. Mrs. Durst was a member of the Art Methodist
Church. She married Walter Seth Durst on July 11, 1935, in Mason and
he preceded her in death on Oct. 4, 1977.
Elfrieda is survived by her children, Emma Ruth Cox of Austin, Jo Anne
Royal and husband, Bill, of Menard, Mark Durst and wife, Kay, of
Fredericksburg and Tommy Durst and wife, Joyce, of Mason. She is also
survived by 11 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, a brother, Silas
Loeffler of Sonora and a sister, Alice Kothmann of Fredericksburg. In
addition to her husband, she was also preceded in death by her son,
Bobby Don Durst on May 4, 1976.
Visitation for Mrs. Durst will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, July 17.
Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 18, at the Art United
Methodist Church in Art, with Pastor Leonard Foster officiating.
Burial will follow in Gooch Cemetery in Mason. In lieu of flowers, the
family requests that memorials be made to the Art Methodist Church.
Services are under the direction of Mason Funeral Home.
JOHN A. ESTRADA SR.
John A. Estrada Sr., 85, of San Angelo went to be with the Lord, July
14, 2000, after a long battle with cancer.
Rosary service will be at 7 p.m. Monday, July 17,{today} at Johnson's
Funeral Home. Funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 18, at St.
Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Joe Vasquez officiating.
Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery.
John was born to Senon and Marcelina Estrada in San Angelo on July 12,
1915. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, where he was an
important part of the parish and the old mission church which he
helped build with his own hands, a member of the Holy Name Society and
an usher. He was there to help at every church event. He worked hard
at whatever he did, as a sheep shearer and with the Santa Fe Railroad,
as well as with the Propane Gas Co.
He is survived by Mary Enriquez, his wife of 66 years; a son, John Jr.
``Buddy'' Estrada, and wife, Nancy; two daughters, Rita ``Pinkie''
Estrada and Patricia Maldonado; grandchildren, Lisa Estrada, Jessie
Nava and his wife Elsie, Kristy Maldonado, Jessica Estrada, and John
Maldonado; great-grandchildren, John Marcus and James Michael. Also he
leaves behind four sisters and three brothers, Lydia Gomez, Mary Lou
Samarron, William Estrada and wife, Pauline, and Jesse Estrada, all of
San Diego, Calif., Aurelia Schmidt of Ramona, Calif., Pauline Anderson
and husband, Eldon, of Brea, Calif., and Paul Estrada of Houston. He
also leaves behind numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
Pallbearers will be Ernest Perez, Harry Perez, Abel Fernandez, Rudolph
Gonzales, Ramiro Cerda and Clemente Galindo. Honorary pallbearers will
be Arthur Estrada, Richard Estrada and Paul Gomez.
His family wishes to express their profound appreciation for the
tender and compassionate nursing care received from Hospice of San
Angelo, especially Debbie Moore, John Epperson, Sister Bridgett
Mulligan and Judith Bradley.
The family requests that any memorials be made to St. Joseph Catholic
Church or Hospice of San Angelo.
Don't Cry Anymore
Don't cry any more tears for me,
I am at peace and finally free.
Like the eagles in the sky,
I am soaring, so please don't cry.
I know you love me, I love you too.
But my time was over, was finally through.
I have ascended to a better place,
Which is not confined by time or space.
To those that loved me, I did not fall:
Instead, I succumbed to a higher call,
Do not mourn me, I am with you still,
I'll always be with you, from dawn - until.
CARLA PERKINS KEITH
Carla Perkins Keith, 36, of San Angelo died Saturday, July 15, 2000,
at her residence.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, in Johnson's Funeral Home
Chapel with the Rev. Charles Beal officiating. Burial will follow in
Belvedere Memorial Park.
Carla was born June 30, 1964, in San Angelo to James N. and Pansy J.
Lawler Perkins. She was a unit secretary for West Texas Renal.
Carla was married to Jimmy Keith on March 30, 1995, in Las Vegas.
Survivors include her husband, Jimmy Keith; one son, James Clark; two
daughters, Whitney and Courtney Clark; her parents, James and Pansy
Perkins, all of San Angelo; two sisters, Karen Keeling of San Angelo
and Valarie Hennigan of Azle; two brothers, Ray and Roy Perkins, both
of San Angelo; and her mother and father-in-law, Su-An and Joe Winkler
of San Angelo.
The family requests memorials be made to the American Cancer Society.
Funerals,
Death Notices, and Obituaries
7/18/00
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Funerals
TODAY
SAN ANGELO - John A. Estrada Sr., 85, at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph
Catholic Church; burial in Calvary Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's
Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO - Jose R. Gonzalez, 72, of Big Lake, at 10 a.m. at St.
Margaret Catholic Church in Big Lake; burial in Glen Rest Cemetery;
arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO - Barbara Anne Johnson, 60, memorial service at 11 a.m. at
Holy Angels Catholic Church; arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral
Home.
SAN ANGELO - Carla Perkins Keith, 36, at 2 p.m. in Johnson's Funeral
Home Chapel; burial in Belvedere Memorial Park.
SAN ANGELO - Kenneth D. Sexson, 79, memorial service at 10:30 a.m. at
St. Mark Presbyterian Church; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home.
BIG SPRING - D.B. Bates, 64, at 10 a.m. at Myers & Smith Chapel;
burial in Mount Olive Memorial Park.
FORT STOCKTON - Nolan B. Conner, memorial service at 10:30 a.m. at
First Baptist Church in Fort Stockton.
KERMIT - Howard Hagood, 51, at 10 a.m. at Eastside Church of Christ;
burial in Kermit Cemetery; arrangements by Cooper Funeral Home.
LLANO - Melvin Ray Skidmore, 76, at 10:30 a.m. in
Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Llano City
Cemetery.
MARSHALL - Marguerite Blueher Duncan, 87, of Arlington, memorial
service at 2 p.m. at First Christian Church; arrangements by Sullivan
Funeral Home.
MASON - Elfrieda Norma Loeffler Durst, 88, at 10:30 a.m. at the Art
United Methodist Church; burial in Gooch Cemetery; arrangements by
Mason Funeral Home.
WEDNESDAY
KINGSLAND - Dorothy Mae Booker, 74, memorial service at 1 p.m. in
Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel.
MIDLAND - Margery Sherar Riggs, 72, service and burial at Gulf Prairie
Presbyterian Church in Jones Creek; arrangements by Ellis Funeral
Home.
WINTERS - W.L. Butler, 78, at 4 p.m. in Winters Funeral Home Chapel;
burial in Bluff Creek Cemetery.
WINTERS - Sarah Ann Simpson, 86, of Farmington, N.M., graveside
service at 10 a.m. in Norton Cemetery; arrangements are by Winters
Funeral Home.
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Death Notices
Thomas Ortiz
Thomas Ortiz, 89, of San Angelo died Saturday, July 15, 2000, in a
local nursing home.
Graveside service was Monday in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.
Arrangements were by Gutierrez Funeral Chapels/North.
He was born Dec. 21, 1910, in Zaragosa, Coahuila, Mexico. He was a
landscaper and a Catholic.
Survivors include Candelario and Margarita Muniz, Sam and Yolanda
Gaitan, Christopher R. Gaitan, Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Gaitan II, Sammy
Gaitan III, and Mary Haro, all of San Angelo, and Mike and Janie Mozal
of Houston; and five grandchildren.
Celia Cantu
BIG SPRING - Celia Franco Cantu, 76, of The Colony and formerly of Big
Spring, died Saturday, July 15, 2000, in a Carrollton hospital.
Service will be at 10 a.m. today in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood
Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park.
She was born April 29, 1924, in Big Spring and was a longtime
resident. She worked as a housekeeper and in food service for area
hospitals. She was a member of Templo La Biblia Abierta.
Survivors include six sons, Sammy Jaso and Roy Lopez, both of Dallas,
Jimmy Franco and Pete Franco, both of Midland, Tony Franco of Fort
Worth and Oscar Franco of Loraine, Ohio; three daughters, Gloria
Castellon of Roswell, N.M., Delia Romero of Midland and Rosie Presas
of Dallas; a sister, Telia Munoz of Midland; 31 grandchildren; 34
great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Gennetta Miller
KINGSLAND - Gennetta Merle Miller, 78, died Sunday, July 16, 2000, in
a local nursing home.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Highland Lakes Church of Christ
with burial in Lakeland Hills Memorial Park. Arrangements are by
Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home.
She was born Sept. 18, 1921, in Chillicothe and had been a resident of
Kingsland since 1990. She was a seamstress and a homemaker and a
member of the Highland Lakes Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, James Dale Miller of Kingsland; two
daughters, Christine Lana of Abilene and Janece Perry of Tacoma,
Wash.; two sons, James Dale Miller Jr. of Dallas and Bernard
``Bernie'' Miller of Portland, Ore.; a brother, Winford Sellers of
Villanova, Pa.; 10 grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Woodie Parks
SAN SABA - Woodie G. Parks, 81, of Richland Springs died Sunday, July
16, 2000, in San Angelo.
Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in
Richland Springs with burial in Richland Springs Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Howell-Doran Funeral Home.
He was born Feb. 26, 1919, in Moore, Okla. He was employed at the City
National Bank for 26 years in San Saba and at the People's State Bank
for seven years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of
Richland Springs.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby Lee Parks of Richland Springs; three
sons, Roland Parks of Marble Falls, Gary Wood of New Caney and Gene
Wood of San Antonio; a daughter, Sue Capps of Richland Springs; three
brothers, Bob R. Parks of Garland, Hubert Parks of Arp and Bill Parks
of Greenville; two sisters, Ruby Lee D'Orio of Paonia, Colo., and
Jeanine Willis of Brady; 13 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
Eric English
SAN ANTONIO - Eric C. English, 80, of San Antonio died Sunday, July
16, 2000.
Graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Mission Burial
Park North. Arrangements are by Porter Loring Mortuary North.
He was born in September 1919 in Hainesville. He was a longtime
resident of San Angelo and San Antonio.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Tincy English; a daughter, Shirley
Moore of Bulverde; a son, Robert English of Houston; a brother, Paul
Ray English of San Angelo; three granddaughters; and four
great-grandchildren.
Mildred Helmers
COLORADO CITY - Mildred Helmers, 81, formerly of Girvin died Monday,
July 17, 2000, in Colorado City.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Sherwood Cemetery in
Sherwood. Arrangements are by Kiker-Seale Funeral Home.
She was born July 15, 1919, in Belcher, La. She was a retired
postmaster and a Baptist.
Survivors include two daughters, Jan Lemons of Colorado City and Arna
McCorkle of Fort Stockton; two sons, Stanley Helmers of Monahans and
John Helmers of San Angelo; a sister, Helen Blankenship of Beeville;
nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Juan Anguiano
BIG SPRING - Juan Anguiano, 65, died Sunday, July 16, 2000, in a local
hospital.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in Myers & Smith Funeral Home Chapel.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church
with burial in Mount Olive Memorial Park.
He was born May 8, 1935, in Coahoma and was a lifetime resident of Big
Spring. An Air Force veteran of the Korean War, he was a barber and a
member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Elena Anguiano of Big Spring; a daughter,
Leticia Anguiano of Big Spring; three sons, Carlos Anguiano of
Weslaco, Felix Anguiano and Martin Anguiano, both of Big Spring; his
mother, Enedina Gonzalez of Big Spring; three brothers, Felipe
Anguiano and Jose L. Gonzales, both of Big Spring, and Tom Gonzales of
Snyder; a sister, Enedina Granado of Dallas; and four grandchildren.
Elmer Freeman
SWEETWATER - Elmer Lavaughn Freeman, 59, of Fort Worth died Sunday,
July 16, 2000, in a Dallas hospital. Services are pending at McCoy
Funeral Home.
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Obituaries
CARLA PERKINS KEITH
Carla Perkins Keith, 36, of San Angelo died Saturday, July 15, 2000,
at her residence.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, in Johnson's Funeral Home
Chapel with the Rev. Charles Beal officiating. Burial will follow in
Belvedere Memorial Park.
Carla was born June 30, 1964, in San Angelo to James N. and Pansy J.
Lawler. She was a unit secretary for West Texas Renal. Carla was a
devoted mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt and friend. Carla was a
unique and one of a kind person and will forever be a part of the
lives of those who knew her.
Carla was married to Jimmy Keith on March 30, 1995, in Las Vegas.
Survivors include her husband, Jimmy Keith, one son, James Clark, two
daughters, Whitney and Courtney Clark, and her parents, James and
Pansy Perkins, all of San Angelo; two sisters, Karen Keeling of San
Angelo and Valarie Hennigan of Azle; two brothers, Ray and Roy
Perkins, both of San Angelo; her mother- and father-in-law, Su-An and
Joe Winkler of San Angelo; numerous nieces and nephews as well as many
friends and extended family members.
Pallbearers will be Jackie Keeling, Mike Henningan, Larry Delaney, Le
Roy Soto, Michael Keith and J.L. Keeling.
The family requests memorials be made to the American Cancer Society.
JOSE R. GONZALEZ
Jose R. Gonzalez, 72, a resident of Big Lake for more than 28 years,
died Saturday, July 15, 2000, at his residence.
Vigil service was at 7 p.m. Monday, July 17, 2000, at St. Margaret
Catholic Church in Big Lake. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July
18, at St. Margaret Catholic Church with the Rev. Barry McLean
officiating. Burial will follow in Glen Rest Cemetery. Arrangements
are by Robert Massie Funeral Home.
Jose was born Aug. 27, 1927, in Artesia, N.M., to Antonio and Lupe
Ramos Gonzalez. He married Graciela Hernandez Jan. 1, 1948, in
Estacion La Mula, Chihuahua, Mexico, and worked for Reagan County for
more than 18 years before retiring.
Jose was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Juanita
Ortega.
He is survived by his wife, Graciela Gonzalez of Big Lake; five sons,
Luis Gonzalez, Ramon Gonzalez and Clay Gonzalez, all of Big Lake,
Cesar Gonzalez and Hector Gonzalez, both of Odessa; four daughters,
Lupe Jacobo, Lorena Resendez and Gracie Perez, all of Big Lake, and
Rosario Tavarez of Monahans; four brothers, Roberto Gonzalez and Pablo
Gonzalez, both of Midland, Gustavo Gonzalez of Odessa and Antonio
Gonzalez of Presidio; four sisters, Dominga Gonzalez and Ruth
Carrasco, both of Midland, Senorina Neira of Saltillo, Mexico, and
Pilar Molinar of Odessa; 35 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Marcos Jacobo, Joey Gonzalez, Freddy Taverez, J.R.
Gonzalez, Julio Gonzalez and Luis Gonzalez Jr. Honorary pallbearers
will be Raul Resendez III and Zachary Gonzalez.
The family wishes that memorials be made to Hospice of San Angelo,
P.O. Box 471, San Angelo, TX 76902.
Funerals,
Death Notices, and Obituaries
7/19/00
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Funerals
TODAY
BIG SPRING - Juan Anguiano, 65, at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church; burial in Mount Olive Memorial Park; arrangements by Myers &
Smith Funeral Home.
KINGSLAND - Dorothy Mae Booker, 74, memorial service at 1 p.m. in
Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel.
MIDLAND - Margery Sherar Riggs, 72, service and burial at Gulf Prairie
Presbyterian Church in Jones Creek; arrangements by Ellis Funeral
Home.
SAN SABA - Woodie G. Parks, 81, of Richland Springs, at 10:30 a.m. at
First Baptist Church in Richland Springs; burial in Richland Springs
Cemetery; arrangements by Howell-Doran Funeral Home.
WINTERS - W.L. Butler, 78, at 4 p.m. in Winters Funeral Home Chapel;
burial in Bluff Creek Cemetery.
WINTERS - Sarah Ann Simpson, 86, of Farmington, N.M., graveside
service at 10 a.m. in Norton Cemetery; arrangements by Winters Funeral
Home.
THURSDAY
KINGSLAND - Gennetta Merle Miller, 78, at 10 a.m. at Highland Lakes
Church of Christ; burial in Lakeland Hills Memorial Park; arrangements
by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home.
SATURDAY
GIRVIN - Mildred Helmers, 81, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Sherwood
Cemetery; arrangements by Kiker-Seale Funeral Home of Colorado City.
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Death Notices
Zack Starks
Zack Starks, 92, of San Angelo died Saturday, July 15, 2000, in a
local hospital.
Graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. today in Lawnhaven Memorial
Gardens. Arrangements are by Starks Funeral Home.
He was born July 22, 1907, in Hempstead. He was a retired auto
mechanic.
Survivors include his wife, Mae Etta Starks of San Angelo; two sons,
Levi Starks of Corpus Christi and Floyd Hutton of San Antonio; and
numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Blanche Conn
Blanche Conn, 86, of San Angelo, died Tuesday, July 18, 2000, in a
local hospital. Services are pending at Bratcher Funeral Home in
Denison. Local arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home.
Mildred Helmers
GIRVIN - Mildred Helmers, 81, formerly of Girvin died Monday, July 17,
2000, in Colorado City.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Sherwood Cemetery in
Sherwood. Arrangements are by Kiker-Seale Funeral Home of Colorado
City.
She was born July 15, 1919, in Belcher, La. She was a retired
postmaster and a Baptist.
Survivors include two daughters, Jan Lemons of Colorado City and Arna
McCorkle of Fort Stockton; two sons, Stanley Helmers of Monahans and
John Helmers of San Angelo; a sister, Helen Blankenship of Beeville;
nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Elmer Freeman
SWEETWATER - Elmer Lavaughn Freeman, 59, of Fort Worth died Sunday,
July 16, 2000, in a Dallas hospital.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Garden of Memories
Cemetery. Arrangements are by McCoy Funeral Home.
He was born July 27, 1940, in Sweetwater. He was a truck driver and a
member of First Baptist Church in Chico.
Survivors include a daughter, Tracy Freeman of Fort Worth; his
parents, Elmer and Veneta Freeman of Sweetwater; and a sister, Barbara
Rainey of Sweetwater.
Vernon Boyle
COLEMAN - Vernon Boyle, 81, died Tuesday, July 18, 2000, in an Abilene
nursing home.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Burkett Cemetery
Pavilion. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home.
He was born Sept. 14, 1918, in Burkett. An Army veteran of World War
II, he was a farmer and a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include a brother, Garvice Boyle of Coleman; five nieces and
nephews; and several great-nieces and nephews.
Yvonne Duderstadt
KERRVILLE - Yvonne Duderstadt, 79, of Mountain Home died Tuesday, July
18, 2000, in a Fredericksburg hospital.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Grimes Funeral Chapels with burial
in Sunset Cemetery in Mountain Home.
She was born Jan. 19, 1921, in San Antonio. A longtime resident of
Kerr County, she was a rancher and a member of St. Anthony Catholic
Church in Harper.
Survivors include her husband, Fred Duderstadt of Mountain Home; a
son, Rodney Duderstadt of Menard; a sister, Jolarue Standard of
Austin; three brothers, Kenneth Lightsey, Jerry Lightsey and Donald
Lightsey, all of Austin; four grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.
Viola Wein
MONAHANS - Viola Wein, 94, died Monday, July 17, 2000, at her
residence.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Monahans Memorial
Cemetery. Arrangements are by Harkey Funeral Home.
She was born March 3, 1906 in Jones County. A lifelong resident of
Monahans, she was a homemaker.
Survivors include three sons, George O. Wein of Odessa, Charlie E.
Wien of Pecos and David C. Wein of Greenville; a daughter, Pal Newman
of Monahans; 16 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and seven
great-great-grandchildren.
Eva Arnold
BIG SPRING - Eva I. Arnold, 78, died Tuesday, July 18, 2000, at her
residence.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch
Rosewood Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park.
She was born Feb. 3, 1922, in Jayton. She was a nurse's aide and a
homemaker. A private sitter, she was a member of the First Assembly of
God Church.
Survivors include four daughters, Charlene Kennedy, Eva Chappell,
Elaine Matthies and Brenda Dugger, all of Big Spring; three sons,
Ronnie Huitt, Roger Huitt and Rodney Huitt, all of Big Spring; 21
grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren.
Dorothy Patty
PLAINVIEW - Dorothy Patty, 65, died Monday, July 17, 2000, at her
residence.
Service will be at 2 p.m. today in Second & Beech Church of Christ
with burial in Plainview Cemetery. Arrangements are by Bartley-Silva
Funeral Home in Plainview.
She was born Dec. 31, 1934, in Plainview. She was a teacher's aide and
a member of Second & Beech Street Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, Ernest Patty, three daughters, Lisa
Wright of Plainview, Rhonda Denzer of Ropesville and Annette Paschal
of San Angelo; a brother, Ralph May Jr. of Plainview; a sister, Geri
Eurey of San Antonio; and six grandchildren.
W.F. Minzenmayer
WINTERS - W.F. "Bill" Minzenmayer, 96, died Monday, July 17, 2000, in
a local hospital.
Service will be at 10:30 Friday at St. John's Lutheran Church with
burial in Lutheran Cemetery. Arrangements are by Winters Funeral Home.
He was born Feb. 7, 1904, in Winters. A lifelong resident of Winters,
he was a stock farmer, a trustee of Winters High School and a board
member of Winters State Bank. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran
Church.
Survivors include his wife, Katie Minzenmayer of Winters; a son,
William Minzenmayer of Ruidoso, N.M.; two daughters, Barbara Kay
Frierson of Tulsa, Okla., and Serena Lois Miller of Cleburne; a
brother, Adolph Minzenmayer of Winters; nine grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Lela Anderson
FORT STOCKTON - Lela Anderson, 94, died Tuesday, July 18, 2000, in
Fort Stockton.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in East Hill Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Fort Stockton Funeral Home.
She was born May 26, 1906 in Douglas County, Mo. She was a retired
postal clerk and a member of First Christian Church.
Survivors include her brother, Noel Johnson of San Angelo and several
nieces and nephews.
Sarah Rios
OZONA - Sarah Rios Rios, 99, died Tuesday, July 18, 2000, in a local
care center. Services are pending at Preddy Funeral Home.
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Obituaries
HIPOLITO MARTINEZ VARELA
Hipolito Martinez Varela, 53, of San Angelo passed away Tuesday, July
18, 2000, in a local hospital.
A wake service will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, 2000 at
Gutierrez Funeral Chapels/North. Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday
at Segunda Iglesia Bautista with Pastor Daniel Olivan officiating.
Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery, under the direction of
Gutierrez Funeral Chapels/North.
Mr. Varela was a truck driver and had served in the U.S. Navy.
Surviving Mr. Varela are his two sons, Jon Varela and Frankie Varela,
both of San Angelo; four brothers, Steve Varela of Pocatello, Idaho,
David Varela of Midland, Johnny Ortiz of Dallas and Joe Frank Varela
of California. Also surviving are three sisters, Susie Rubio and Mary
Grace Varela, both of San Angelo and Socorro Maldonado of Ozona; and a
special friend and caretaker, Mary Varela of San Angelo.
Services are under the direction of Gutierrez/ North, 1002 N. Oakes
St.: "A family serving families."
Funerals,
Death Notices, and Obituaries
7/20/00
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Funerals
TODAY
SAN ANGELO - Hipolito Martinez Varela, 53, at 10 a.m. at Segunda
Iglesia Bautista; burial in Fairmount Cemetery.
COLEMAN - Vernon Boyle, 81, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Burkett
Cemetery Pavilion; arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home.
FORT STOCKTON - Lela Anderson, 94, graveside service at 10 a.m. in
East Hill Cemetery; arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home.
KINGSLAND - Gennetta Merle Miller, 78, at 10 a.m. at Highland Lakes
Church of Christ; burial in Lakeland Hills Memorial Park; arrangements
by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home.
MONAHANS - Viola Wein, 94, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Monahans
Memorial Cemetery; arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home.
SWEETWATER - Elmer Freeman, 59, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Garden
of Memories Cemetery; arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home.
FRIDAY
KERRVILLE - Yvonne Duderstadt, 79, at 2 p.m. at Grimes Funeral
Chapels; burial in Sunset Cemetery in Mountain Home.
WINTERS - W.F. Minzenmayer, 96, at 10:30 at St. John's Lutheran
Church; burial in Lutheran Cemetery; arrangements by Winters Funeral
Home.
SATURDAY
BIG SPRING - Eva Arnold, 78, at 10 a.m. in the Nalley-Pickle & Welch
Rosewood Chapel; burial in Trinity Memorial Park.
GIRVIN - Mildred Helmers, 81, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Sherwood
Cemetery; arrangements by Kiker-Seale Funeral Home of Colorado
City.
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Death Notices
Jessie Wood
KERMIT - Jessie Wood, 78, died Tuesday, July l8, 2000, in a local
hospital.
Graveside service will be at 9:30 a.m. today in Kermit Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Cooper Funeral Chapel.
She was born March 27, 1922, in Mexia. A longtime resident of Kermit,
she was a nurse and a Baptist.
Survivors include two sons, Philip Wood of Kermit and David Wood of
Orlando, Fla.; and one granddaughter.
Savas Guevara
FREDERICKSBURG - Savas C. Guevara, 76, of Fredericksburg died Tuesday,
July 18, 2000, in a Kerrville hospital.
Vigil service will be at 7 p.m. today in Schaetter Funeral Home
Chapel. Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic
Church with burial in Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery.
He was born Dec. 5, 1923, in Moore. He worked as a court services
officer and was a Catholic.
Survivors include four sons, Savas Guevara Jr., Sylvester Guevara,
Leon "Willie" Guevara, all of Fredericksburg, and Raul Guevara of
Topeka, Kan.; a daughter, Emma Angelita "Pearl" Guevara-Cole of
Austin; a sister, Jesusa Rodriguez of Fredericksburg; and four
grandchildren.
Ella Rae Hoffman
Ella Rae Hoffman, 67, died Wednesday, July 19, 2000, in a local
hospital. Services are pending at Starks Funeral Home.
Alice Johnson
GOLDTHWAITE - Alice Sommerfield Johnson, 87, of Houston died Monday,
July 17, 2000, in Houston.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Zion Lutheran Church in Priddy
with burial in St. John Cemetery. Arrangements are by Stacy-Wilkins
Funeral Home.
She was born June 24, 1913, in Priddy. She was a homemaker and a
Lutheran.
Survivors include two daughters, Nadine Koenig of Proctor and Loyce
Zille of Germany; two sons, L. George Johnson and Walter Johnson, both
of Houston; a stepson, Willie Richard Johnson of Round Rock; seven
grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Olive Brengle
GOLDTHWAITE - Olive R. "Scarlet" Brengle, 75, of Goldthwaite died
Tuesday, July 18, 2000, in a Temple nursing center.
Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Stacy-Wilkins Chapel.
She was born May 5, 1925, in Nisland, S.D. She was a homemaker and a
Methodist.
Survivors include her husband, Buck Brengle of Goldthwaite; a
daughter, Tyra Rankin of Goldthwaite; a son, John Brengle of
Georgetown; a sister, Esther Buse; a brother, Don Dillon; and four
grandchildren.
Sara Rios
OZONA - Sara R. Rios, 99, died Tuesday, July 18, 2000, in a local care
center.
Service will be at 4 p.m. Friday at Templo Iglesia Bautista Church
with burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are by Preddy Funeral
Home.
She was born June 21, 1901, in Gonzalez. A life long resident of
Ozona, she was a Baptist.
Survivors include two daughters, Elvira G. Higginbottom and Armenta M.
Sanchez, both of Ozona; a stepdaughter, Maria Vitela of Ozona; two
sisters, Amadita Gomez and Lola Rios, both of Ozona; three brothers,
Rosalio Rios of San Jose, Calif., Eliseo Rios of Sterling City and
Macedonio Rios of Fort Worth.
Elane Petersen
FREDERICKSBURG - Elane Evans McCaskey Petersen, 69, died Tuesday, July
18, 2000, at her residence.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Restland Cemetery
in Dallas. Arrangements are by Schaetter Funeral Home.
She was born Nov. 18, 1930, in Dallas and was a member of St. Barnabas
Episcopal Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Barbara Wilson of Springfield, Va.,
Katherine Mangold of El Paso and Elizabeth Nicholson of Atlanta; two
sons, A. Robert Petersen of Fredericksburg and Edward Petersen of Fort
Worth; and seven grandchildren.
Frank Balko
IRAAN - Frank Balko, 76, died Tuesday, July 18, 2000, at his
residence.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Iraan Christian Church with
burial in Restland Cemetery. Arrangements are by Shaffer-Nichols
Chapel of Iraan.
He was born Nov. 8, 1923, in Longworth and was a longtime resident of
Iraan. An Army veteran of World War II, he owned a body shop and was a
member of Iraan Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Lucille Balko of Iraan; four sons, Dr.
Allie Balko of Wickett, Danny R. Balko of Cisco, Dannie Paglusch of
Midland and Ronnie Lewis of Amarillo; two daughters, Judy Hallgren of
Las Vegas and Debbie Whaley of Dalhart; two sisters, Rosa Holder of
Imperial and Lucille "Polly" Dennis of Fayetteville, N.C.; 16
grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Billie West
COLEMAN - Billie D. West, 74, of Coleman died Tuesday, July 18, 2000,
in an Abilene nursing home.
Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. today in Burkett Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home.
She was born May 15, 1926, in Coleman. She was a legal secretary and a
Baptist. She was a member of the NARFE and the Order of the Eastern
Star.
Survivors include three sons, Garland O. West Jr. and Ronald G. West,
both of Houston, and David Oran West of Jacksonville, Fla.; three
sisters, Clydene Comedy of Haskell, Maxine Young of Odessa and Brenda
Brown of Shreveport, La.; two brothers, Mack Cason of San Saba and
Kenneth Cason of Coleman; two grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
Harold Dutton
MONAHANS - Harold Dutton, 74, of Monahans died Tuesday, July 18, 2000,
in a Midland hospital.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Southside Baptist Church with
burial in Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are by Harkey
Funeral Home.
He was born Oct. 24, 1925, in Algona, Iowa, and had been a resident of
Monahans since 1964. He was a Maritime Service veteran and was a
retired pumper in the oilfield. He was a member of Southside Baptist
Church.
Survivors include his wife, Emma Lou Dutton of Monahans; three sons,
Chris Dutton of Monahans, Dick Dutton of Oklahoma City and Jim Dutton
of Canyon; a daughter, Ann Moser of Monahans; two sisters, Helen
Gustad of Sioux Falls, S.D., and Katherine Peterson of Algona; nine
grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Bonnie Perry
LAMPASAS - Bonnie Marie Perry, 81, died Tuesday, July 18, 2000, in a
Killeen hospital.
Service will be at 10 a.m. today at Oakalla United Methodist Church in
Oakalla with burial in Maxdale Cemetery in Maxdale. Arrangements are
by Dodson Funeral Home.
She was born May 17, 1919, in Bell County. She was a homemaker and a
member of Oakalla Methodist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Floyd Lee Perry of Austin and Michael
Perry of Lampasas; three grandchildren; and seven greatgrandchildren.
Janet Watson
MASON - Janet Elaine "Jenny" Watson, 56, died Tuesday, July 18, 2000.
Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Christ the King Church.
Arrangements are by Mason Funeral Home.
She was born Oct. 25, 1943, in Dallas.
Survivors include her husband, Carl Watson of Mason; three sons, David
Watson of Austin, Daryl Watson of Mason and Brian Watson of Alvin; a
brother, David Atherton of Houston; a sister, Gail Goyette of Round
Rock; and seven grandchildren.
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Obituaries
BLANCHE MONTGOMERY CONN
DENISON - Blanche Montgomery Conn died Tuesday, July 18, 2000, in San
Angelo following a lengthy illness. Born May 17, 1911, at Whitewright,
she was the daughter of Sam Houston and Kate King Montgomery, the 11th
of a family of 12 children. A high school valedictorian, she attended
The College of Industrial Arts (later TWU) at Denton, where she
majored in fine arts. In 1936, she married Fredrick James Conn, who
for many years was the publisher of the Denison Herald.
During their time in Denison, Blanche Conn was involved in a number of
civic and charitable organizations including the Literary Guild and
the Denison Service League. For the past 36 years she had made her
home in San Angelo, where her husband was the publisher of the San
Angelo Standard-Times.
Mrs. Conn is survived by a daughter, Cathryn (Cathy) Conn of Highland
Beach, Fla.; a son and daughter-in-law, Jim and JoAnne Conn of McCall,
Idaho; two granddaughters and their husbands, Heather and John Duncan
and Bevin and David Wallace, all of Denver, Colo.; a sister, Kathryn
M. Pindleton of Farmersville; a brother, Richard P. Montgomery of
Lubbock; and a number of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred; and a son, John
Montgomery Conn.
A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, July 21, at The Chapel on
the Hill Mausoleum in Cedarlawn Memorial Park. Burial will be in
Cedarlawn Memorial Park with the Rev. Ken Hildebrand and the Rev.
Eldridge Pendleton. Funeral arrangements are by Bratcher Funeral Home
of Denison.
The family wishes to acknowledge its appreciation for the wonderful
loving care given to Blanche by the nurses and staff of the Meadow
Creek Nursing Center in San Angelo.
The family suggests contributions to a favorite charity to be made in
her memory.
SHIRLEY COX ALSUP
Our beloved Shirley, 61, joined our beloved Lord Wednesday morning,
July 19, 2000, at her residence in San Angelo.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, July 21, in Belvedere
Memorial Park with the Rev. Paul Terry officiating. Arrangements are
by Johnson's Funeral Home.
Shirley was born March 16, 1939, in Iraan to J.P. and Viola Cox. In
1941 the family moved to San Angelo where she graduated from Lake View
High School. On June 8, 1956, Shirley married her soul mate, Glenn
Alsup in San Angelo.
Shirley worked for Webb, Stokes and Sparks as a legal assistant. She
was a member of Southland Baptist Church and a true believer.
Shirley was preceded in death by her father, J.P. Cox and daughter,
Sherri Sharp.
She is survived by her husband, Glenn, of San Angelo; her mother,
Viola Cox of San Angelo; daughter, Lorri Satterfield of San Angelo; a
son, Brandon Alsup of San Angelo; grandchildren, Brooke Laird, Rebecca
Sharp, Brian Sharp, Josh Hash and Zack Hash; sister, Marilyn McEwen
and husband, Harold, of San Angelo; sister-in-law, Pat Cox and
husband, Bob, of San Angelo; niece, Michelle Simon and husband, Key;
and nephew, Robby Thornton of Austin.
She left behind many friends who will always remember her humor,
kindness, love and her faith in God. She will be truly missed by all
who had the privilege of being a part of her life. We express a
special thank you to Susie Lopez, Jean Slaughter and Shirley's
guardian doctor, Dr. David Welch.
It is requested that memorials be made to Hospice of San Angelo.
"Death is the golden key that opens the palace of eternity."
Funerals,
Death Notices, and Obituaries
7/21/00
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Funerals
TODAY
SAN ANGELO - Shirley Cox Alsup, 61, at 10 a.m. in Belvedere Memorial
Park; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home.
FREDERICKSBURG - Elane Evans McCaskey Petersen, 68, at 10 a.m. at St.
Barnabas Episcopal Church; graveside service at 10 a.m. Sat. in
Restland Cemetery in Dallas; arrangements by Schaetter Funeral Home.
FREDERICKSBURG - Savas C. Guevara, 76, at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's
Catholic Church; burial in Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery;
arrangements by Schaetter Funeral Home.
GOLDTHWAITE - Alice Somerfield Johnson, 87, at 10 a.m. at Zion
Lutheran Church; burial in St. John Cemetery; arrangements by
Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home.
IRAAN - Frank Balko, 76, at 10 a.m. at Iraan Christian Church; burial
in Restland Cemetery; arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Chapel.
KERRVILLE - Yvonne Duderstadt, 79, at 2 p.m. at Grimes Funeral
Chapels; burial in Sunset Cemetery in Mountain Home.
MONAHANS - Harold Dutton, 74, at 10 a.m. at Southside Baptist Church;
burial in Monahans Memorial Cemetery; arrangements by Harkey Funeral
Home.
OZONA - Sara R. Rios, 99, at 4 p.m. at Templo Iglesia Bautista Church;
burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery; arrangements by Preddy Funeral Home.
WINTERS - W.F. Minzenmayer, 96, at 10:30 at St. John's Lutheran
Church; burial in Lutheran Cemetery; arrangements by Winters Funeral
Home.
SATURDAY
BIG SPRING - Eva Arnold, 78, at 10 a.m. in the Nalley-Pickle & Welch
Rosewood Chapel; burial in Trinity Memorial Park.
GIRVIN - Mildred Helmers, 81, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Sherwood
Cemetery; arrangements by Kiker-Seale Funeral Home of Colorado City.
GOLDTHWAITE - Olive R. Brengle, 75, memorial service at 2 p.m. in
Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel.
SUNDAY
MASON - Janet Watson, 56, memorial service at 2 p.m. at Christ the
King Church; arrangements by Mason Funeral Home.
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Death Notices
Elmas Thompson Jr.
Elmas Thompson Jr., 52, of San Angelo died Monday, July 17, 2000, in a
Galveston hospital.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at New Light Baptist Church with
burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Starks
Funeral Home.
He was born July 25, 1948, in San Angelo. He worked as a roustabout
for Pool Oil Co. and was a member of New Light Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Thompson of Lockhart; his mother,
Clarice Thompson of San Angelo; three brothers, Earl Thompson of
Lubbock, Benny Thompson of San Angelo and Larry Thompson of El Paso;
and two sisters, Eva Joyce Perry of Round Rock and Arzulia Fields of
Dallas, Ga.
Morey Myers
Morey Myers, 82, of San Angelo died July 11, 2000, at his residence.
Graveside service was July 12 in Fairmount Cemetery. Arrangements were
by Robert Massie Funeral Home.
He was born July 9, 1918, in New York City and had been a resident of
San Angelo for 29 years. A Navy veteran of World War II, he was a
welder and repaired submarines at Mare Island and Midway Island.
Survivors include his wife, Eleanor H. Myers of San Angelo; two sons,
Louis A. Myers of San Angelo and Franklin D. Myers of Irving; a
daughter, Marie B. Budd of Flower Mound; and one granddaughter.
Luther Toliver
Luther Toliver, 88, of Carlsbad, died Thursday, July 20, 2000, in
Carlsbad.
Service will be at 2:15 p.m. Monday in All Faith Chapel with burial in
All Faith Cemetery in Carlsbad. Arrangements are by Gutierrez Funeral
Chapels/Knickerbocker.
Survivors include John and Corina Taylor of Grapeland.
Karl McKinney
Karl Alvin McKinney, 49, of San Angelo died Wednesday, July 19, 2000,
in a local hospital.
Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. today in Johnson's Funeral Home
Chapel.
He was born Dec. 12, 1950, in San Angelo.
Survivors include his mother, Shirley McKinney of Capac, Mich.; two
sisters, Mary Leveron of Lake Jackson and Laura Charron of Emmett,
Mich.; and a brother, Vernon McKinney Jr. of Brooklyn, N.Y.
Merced Molinar
MARFA Merced J. Molinar, 83, died Wednesday, July 19, 2000, at her
residence.
Rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. today at St. Mary's Catholic Church.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church with burial in the
Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements are by Memorial Funeral Home.
She was born Feb. 7, 1917, in Presidio and was a longtime resident of
Marfa. She worked for Bennet Cleaners and was a member of St. Mary's
Catholic Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Williams of Marfa; and numerous
nieces and nephews including Hilario Magallanez of El Paso.
Joe Panter
SWEETWATER - Joy Dean Panter, 63, of Sweetwater died Thursday, July
20, 2000, in an Abilene hospital.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Sweetwater Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home.
She was born Sept. 20, 1936, in Silver City, N.M. She worked as a
nurse's aide.
Survivors include three daughters, Valrie Ussery of Eldon, Mo., Julie
Isett of Lubbock and Tammie Segura of Sweetwater; two sons, Robbie Ray
Panter of San Angelo and Johnnie Dean Panter of Sweetwater; two
sisters, Gunda Sanders of Jemez Springs, N.M., and Audrey Croche of
Farmington, N.M.; two brothers, Mike Dahl of Farmington, N.M., and Rue
Gaylean of Bixby, Okla.; nine grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
Sara Rios
OZONA Ð Sara R. Rios, 99, died Tuesday, July 18, 2000, in a local care
center.
Service will be at 4 p.m. today at Templo Iglesia Bautista Church with
burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are by Preddy Funeral
Home.
She was born June 21, 1901, in Gonzalez and a lifetime resident of
Ozona. She was a Baptist.
Survivors include two daughters, Elvira G. Higginbottom and Armenta M.
Sanchez, both of Ozona; a stepdaughter, Maria Vitela of Ozona; two
sisters, Amadita Gomez and Lola Rios, both of Ozona; three brothers,
Rosalio Rios of San Jose, Calif., Eliseo Rios of Sterling City and
Macedonio Rios of Fort Worth; a step-granddaughter, two stepgrandsons;
14 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; and 69
great-great-grandchildren.
Tonie Broome
SWEETWATER - Tonie M. Broome, 96, died Thursday, July 20, 2000, in a
local care center.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Connally-Compton Chapel in Waco
with burial in Rosemont Cemetery in Waco. Arrangements are by McCoy
Funeral Home.
She was born Nov. 21, 1903, in Washington County, and had been a
resident of Sweetwater since 1993, moving from Jal, N.M. She was a
homemaker and a Baptist.
Survivors include two daughters, Erma Colbert of Jal and Barbara White
of Sweetwater; two sons, Donald Broome of Elk City, Okla., and Harrell
Broome of Wilcox, Ariz.; nine grandchildren; and 10
great-grandchildren.
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Obituaries
CHARLES M. GIBBS
KERRVILLE - Graveside service for Mr. Charles M. Gibbs, 83, of
Kerrville, who passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2000, in a local care
center, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 22, in Lawnhaven
Memorial Gardens in San Angelo with the Rev. Warren Hornung
officiating.
Born July 16, 1917, in Fort Worth, his family lived in Midland where
his father was a district judge. They moved to San Angelo in 1927
where Charles went through public schools. He attended the University
of Texas and the University of Texas Law School. He was a member of
Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.
He was one of the first to be drafted in Tom Green County in 1941 and
reported for Army duty that year. He served in the U.S. Army during
World War II with the 10th Mountain Division in Italy. He received the
Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster.
After the war, he returned to San Angelo and was appointed Justice of
the Peace. While serving at his job he studied to complete his work to
pass the Texas State Bar Exam. He practiced law in San Angelo for 35
years.
He married the former Helen Hamner in 1948 and they celebrated their
52nd anniversary in June.
Charles was an active member of the First United Methodist Church in
San Angelo where he served the administrative board and the Board of
Trustees. He was a member of the church choir for many years, which he
enjoyed. He was a longtime member of the Kiwanis Club and was on their
Boy Scout committee. Charles was an Eagle Scout and was very proud
when his older grandson received his Eagle Scout award last year. He
was also very proud to know his younger grandson will be receiving his
Eagle Scout award this year.
When Charles and Helen moved to Kerrville in 1993 they became members
of the First United Methodist Church in Kerrville and he sang in the
choir there.
Charles is survived by his wife, Helen; one daughter and son-in-law,
Barbara and James Grote; two grandsons, Paul and Rob Grote of
Fredericksburg.
Memorials may be made to a charity of one's choice.
Overby Funeral Home of Kerrville is in charge of arrangements.
TOMASA REYES SENTENA
Tomasa Reyes Sentena, 59, of San Angelo went to be with the Lord on
Wednesday, July 19, 2000, at her residence. She was born Jan. 10,
1941, in El Oregano, Coahuila, Mexico.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Friday, July 21, at Johnson's Funeral Home.
Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 22, at St. Joseph
Catholic Church with burial in Fairmount Cemetery.
Survivors include her seven children; daughter, Rosa and husband, Juan
Charles, son, Rodrigo Carrillo, daughter, Perla and husband, Gaspar
Mendoza, son, Mauro Carillo Jr. and wife, Veronica, daughter, Patricia
and husband, Bernardino Ramirez, daughter, Lorena and husband, Eddie
Hernandez, and her son, Guillermo Carrillo and wife, Ana. She is also
survived by her 25 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; her
father, Cruz Reyes, her sister, Maria de la Cruz Reyes and one
brother, Mario Reyes.
The family would like to thank Hospice of San Angelo for their help
and support. Special thanks to her nurses Celine Loosier and John
Epperson.
We will miss you and always love you.