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Funerals,
Death Notices, and Obituaries
9/15/00
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Funerals
TODAY
SAN ANGELO - Alfred E. Ray, 80, graveside service at 9 a.m. in All
Faith Cemetery in Carlsbad; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO - Lottie Martin Rodgers, 81, graveside service at 1 p.m. in
Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral
Home.
COLEMAN - Jimmy Hafner, 49, at 10 a.m. in Walker Funeral Home Chapel;
burial in Hill Cemetery.
COLEMAN - Margaret Reeves, 91, of Memphis, Tenn., at 2 p.m. in Walker
Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Coleman City Cemetery.
GOLDTHWAITE - W.C. Dellis Jr., 79, at 10 a.m. in Stacy-Wilkins Funeral
Home Chapel; burial in North Brown Cemetery.
MARFA - Dr. Ben F. Gearhart Jr., 83, memorial service at 2 p.m. at
First Presbyterian Church; arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home.
SATURDAY
SAN ANGELO - Grace M. McKay Hill, 81, memorial service at 10 a.m. at
The Grand Court; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home.
LLANO - Cecil Carlton Simpson, 84, at 10 a.m. in
WaldropeHatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Huffman
Cemetery in Field Creek.
SAN SABA - Bob Terry, 73, at 10:30 a.m. in Howell-Doran Funeral Home
Chapel; burial in Harmony Ridge Cemetery.
SWEETWATER - Loneta Jarvis Alldredge, 77, graveside service at 11 a.m.
in Sweetwater Cemetery; memorial service at 1:30 p.m. at First Baptist
Church; arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home.
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Deaths
George Rogers Jr.
George Willard Rogers Jr., 67, of San Angelo died Thursday, Sept. 14,
2000, at his residence.
Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Lawnhaven Memorial
Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home.
He was born Feb. 18, 1933, in Stanton and had been a resident of San
Angelo for 10 years. He was a builder, worked in construction and was
a lineman for the phone company. He was a Baptist.
Survivors include his son, Jerry Wayne Rogers of San Angelo; two
sisters, Willa Jo Yater of Buchanan Dam and Ann Ehrlich of Anaheim,
Calif.; two grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and four nieces.
Mildred Douglas
STANTON - Mildred Douglas, 88, died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2000, in a
local hospital.
Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Belvue Church of Christ with
burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements are by Gilbreath Funeral
Home.
She was born Oct. 8, 1911, in Blanket and had lived in Stanton since
1930. She was a homemaker and a member of Belvue Church of Christ.
Survivors include two sons, W.A. Douglas of Midland and Earl Eugene
Douglas of Ruidoso, N.M.; a brother, Carmel Pirtle of Midland; seven
grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Mary Bryan
ALPINE - Mary Bryan, 65, of Alpine died Monday, Sept. 11, 2000, in a
Dallas hospital.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Elm Grove Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Geeslin Funeral Home.
She was born Sept. 29, 1934, in Galesburg, Ill., and was a longtime
resident of Alpine. She was a teacher and taught at Sul Ross State
University and Angelo State University.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda Keller of Forney; a son, Michael
Bryan of San Angelo; and a grandson.
Jewell Jolly
ALPINE - Jewell Marie Jolly, 69, of Lajitas died Tuesday, Sept. 12,
2000, at her residence.
Memorial service will be at noon Sept. 30 at the Lajitas Mission.
Arrangements are by Geeslin Funeral Home.
She was born May 24, 1931, in Oklahoma City and had lived in El Paso,
moving to Lajitas six years ago. She was a practical nurse and was a
Realtor.
Survivors include two daughters, Joanna Lynn Trudnak of Marshall and
Leahana Kim Steed of San Fidel, N.M.; a son, Darryl Mark Jolly of
Dayton, N.J.; three grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; and several
nieces and nephews.
Norman Naron
BALLINGER - Norman Lee Naron, 56, of San Antonio died Wednesday, Sept.
13, 2000, in Ballinger.
Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Bell Avenue Church of
Christ in Amarillo with burial in Llano Cemetery in Amarillo. A
memorial service will be at 3:30 p.m. Monday at Northside Church of
Christ in San Antonio. Arrangements are by Rains-Seale Funeral Home.
He was born Feb. 5, 1944, in Crowell. He served as a first lieutenant
in the Army and worked as a distributor for Nikkon Industries. He was
a member of the Northside Church of Christ in San Antonio.
Survivors include his wife, Joan Naron; two daughters, Natalie Naron
and Jeannine Naron; his parents, Ray and Sammie Naron of Plainview; a
sister, Gwen Ricks of Childress; and a brother, Wesley Naron of
Plainview.
Richard Johnson
BRADY - Richard James "Daddy Rich" Johnson, 40, died Tuesday, Sept.
12, 2000, in a local hospital.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Leatherwood Memorial Chapels
with burial in Rest Haven Cemetery.
He was born June 5, 1960, in Brady and was a lifetime resident. He was
a self-employed landscaper and was a Baptist.
Survivors include his mother, Mary Johnson of Brady; four brothers,
Bill Wallace of Tyler, LeRoy B. Johnson Sr. of Columbus, Ga., Albert
N. Johnson of Brady and Stan Johnson of Austin; a sister, Susan
Resinski of Brownwood; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
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Obituaries
LOTTIE MARTIN RODGERS
Lottie Martin Rodgers, 81, of San Angelo passed away Wednesday, Sept.
13, 2000, in a local hospital.
Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, with Mr. Leroy
Sedgwick of the Ninth and Main Church of Christ officiating. Burial
will be in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Robert
Massie Funeral Home.
Lottie was born Oct. 4, 1918, in Bryan County, Okla. Lottie had lived
in San Angelo since 1950. She became a licensed vocational nurse in
1957 and worked in that capacity until retirement in 1985. She was a
member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary Post 1895.
Lottie married Walter Humphreys in 1936 in Oklahoma City. Walter
passed away in 1942. On June 26, 1946, Lottie married Roy B. Rodgers
in Gainesville.
Survivors include her husband, Roy B. Rodgers of San Angelo; two sons,
Don Humphreys and his dearly beloved wife, Ruth Ann, of Moore, Okla.,
and Allen Rodgers and his loving wife, Bettie, of San Angelo; three
daughters, Rena Oaster of Colorado Springs, Colo., Shirley Fullen of
Pasadena, and Teri Rodgers of San Angelo; 12 grandchildren; 17
great-grandchildren; and two nephews and five nieces.
COL. THOMAS F. COLLINS
Col. Thomas Franklin Collins (retired), 84, of San Angelo died
Thursday, Aug. 14, 2000, in a local hospital.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, in the Lee
Family Ranch Cemetery in Tankersley with a military chaplain
officiating. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home.
T.F. was born Oct. 22, 1915, in Toyah to O.D. and Lola McCabe Collins.
He graduated from Big Spring High School and attended Texas A&M
University. Upon graduating from A&M in 1939, he went to Flight
Training School at Randolph Field in San Antonio. He entered the
service in May 1940 as a second lieutenant. In 1942, his early
missions included flying former Secretary of War Patrick Hurley to
Moscow to deliver documents from President Franklin Roosevelt to
Joseph Stalin. He married Helen Lee on May 9, 1943.
In October 1953, Col. Collins was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross
while he was commander of Love Field in Dallas. He also commanded the
Air Base at Maiduguri, Central Africa, and later the base at Accra on
the African West Coast. He went to inactive status following his
service as commander at Fort Dix, N.J. He retired from the service in
October 1975 as a full colonel. His wife preceded him in death on July
7, 2000.
Survivors include two daughters, Sally Roach and husband, Ronnie, of
Lago Vista and Mary Bilberry and husband, Tim, of Abilene; two sons,
Tom Collins Jr. and wife, Maycee, of Ozona and Joe Collins and wife,
Melinda, of Tankersley; two sisters, Ala B. Davidson and Wanda Becker,
both of San Angelo; and six grandchildren.
JOSEPHINE IZORAH HALLIDAY LEADFORD
PALACIOS - Josephine Izorah Halliday Leadford, 86, of Mertzon and
formerly of Hallettsville and Palacios, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 12,
2000, in San Angelo Community Medical Center. She was born Aug. 28.
1914, in Corsicana to Mary Tennie Jones and George Roger Halliday. She
was a resident of Palacios most of her life and graduated from
Palacios High School in 1932. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 16, in Palacios Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev.
Brett Moreland officiating.
"Nanny" as everyone called her, was a caring and loving, but strict
mother, grandmother and great-grandmother to many. She is survived by
a son, Larry Ashley of Copperas Cove; a son and daughter-in-law, Jerry
and Jane Leadford of Medina; daughter and son-in-law, Robin and Ray
Posgay of Friendswood; and daughter and son-in-law, Carla and Jim
Reeves of Mertzon. She also is survived by a sister-in-law, Leona
Bluhn of Three Rivers; and sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Velma and
Robert Byers of Palacios; a niece, Mary Ruth Tassler of Port Lavaca;
nephew, Jack Halliday of Houston; and cousin, Tom Jones of San Angelo.
Also surviving are grandchildren, Jenny and Ronnie Kite of Belton,
Karen and Fabrice Sueoka of Kempner, Cindy Kite of Batesville, Lydia
and Shawn Randall of Killeen, Tim Leadford and wife of Midfield, Tate
and Dawn Leadford of Houston, Paige Leadford of Medina, Joseph and
Debra Anderson of San Angelo, James and Tami Anderson of Mertzon,
James and Traci Reeves of West Columbia, Jennifer Reeves of Grand
Prairie, Brian and Dawn Bowers of Angleton, Keith Bowers, Paula and
Mike Sharp of Friendswood, Helen and Lee Knezek of Bay City, Blair
Rowton, George Bittle of Matagorda and Jody Harvey of Houston;
numerous great-great-grandchildren; and her companion of 12 years,
Missy, her Chihuahua.
She was preceded in death by her devoted husband, Walter L. Leadford
in May of 1992; her parents; a brother, Carl S. Halliday; a daughter,
Dolly Leadford Bittle; three grandsons and two great-grandsons. She
had resided in Mertzon with her daughter, Carla and son-in-law, Jim,
for the past four years and has given them great joy and blessing.
Pallbearers will be Charles Mize, Kenneth Smith, Bobby Walton, Jack
Beard, Herbert Schneider and Don Hyett. Honorary pallbearer will be
John Ressler.
The family would like to especially thank Debbie Karademis of Mertzon
and the Girling Home Health Care of San Angelo; the caring staff of
Med/Tele floor of San Angelo Community Medical Center; Dr. Walter
Hewell and his staff; Debbie and Sylvia of WTMC; Brother Jeffery Lee
and Chaplain Milton Tyler of SACMC. We had the pleasure of these
people in our homes and lives with Mama living with us and helping us
to care for her, for the past four and one-half years.
The family requests donations be made to the charity of choice or to
the Irion County Volunteer EMS, Mertzon, TX 76941.
Arrangements are by Palacios Funeral Home, (361) 972-2012.
DYMPLE LOUISE LEWELLEN
Dymple Louise Lewellen, 70, of San Angelo died Thursday, Sept. 14,
2000, in a local hospital.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, in Lawnhaven
Memorial Gardens officiated by the Rev. Jim Hill. Arrangements are by
Johnson's Funeral Home.
Mrs. Lewellen was born Sept. 5, 1930, in Rosebud, Texas. She married
Al Lewellen March 30, 1946, in San Angelo. She was preceded in death
by her husband and her parents.
Mrs. Lewellen was a loving homemaker, wife, mother and grandmother.
Survivors include her two sons, Freddie Lewellen Sr. and wife, Brenda,
and Bobby Lewellen; a daughter, Darlene Hameister and husband, Ken;
six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mildred
Simpson and Shirley Hill; a brother-in-law, C.H. Lewellen and wife,
Mary; and several nieces and nephews.
DAVID RAY ADAMS
David Ray Adams, 49, of San Angelo passed away Wednesday, Sept. 13,
2000, in Shannon Medical Center.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, in Fairmount
Cemetery with the Rev. Johnny Frazier of New Hope Mission Baptist
Church and David's uncle, the Rev. James B. Adams, officiating.
Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home.
David was born July 25, 1951, in Corpus Christi. He served in the U.S.
Army and worked as a roughneck. He had been a resident of San Angelo
since 1967.
David was preceded in death by a twin brother, Timothy Paul Adams.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Lynn Adams of Odessa; two daughters,
Crissy Gail Adams of Odessa and Melissa Coreen Adams of Kingston
Spring, Tenn.; four grandchildren; parents, Hubert Adams Sr. of
Smiley, Texas, and Nancy Siebert of Lubbock; one sister, Jo Ann Helms
of San Marcos; two brothers, Dennis C. Adams of Yorktown, Texas, and
Hubert Adams Jr. of San Angelo; and numerous nieces and nephews.
GRACE M. HILL
After a lengthy illness, 81-year-old Grace M. McKay Hill died Tuesday,
Sept. 12, 2000, at 8:30 a.m. in a San Angelo hospital.
A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at The Grand
Court, 6101 Grand Court Road, San Angelo. The Rev. John Reynolds of
Sierra Vista United Methodist Church will officiate. A later memorial
service will be held at the San Luis Rey Mission in Oceanside, Calif.,
with Father Dick McCue, USN (retired) officiating.
Cremation and arrangements were done by Johnson's Funeral Home of San
Angelo.
Grace was born Feb. 27, 1919, to Patrick and Constance McKay in
Waucoma, Iowa. She graduated from the Ursuline Sisters High School in
Cleveland, Ohio. She earned her nursing degree from the Mercy Hospital
School of Nursing in Dubuque, Iowa, in 1940. After passing the state
of Iowa Nursing Board examination to be a registered nurse, she worked
for a brief time in Dubuque for a dentist.
In July 1941, Grace joined the U.S. Navy and was stationed at the U.S.
Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor
she was ordered to the U.S. Naval Hospital, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,
where she served for two years helping care for the casualties of the
early Pacific battles of World War II. After leaving Pearl Harbor, she
served at U.S. Navy hospitals in Puget Sound and Astoria, Ore. She
also served at naval clinics at the Naval Air Station, Tillamook,
Ore.; Naval Repair Facility, Philippine Islands and Naval Facility,
Tsingtao, China.
While stationed in Tsingtao in 1948, Grace met and married a U.S.
Marine Corps lieutenant, Twyman R. "Ty" Hill. Grace resigned from the
Navy on Oct. 31, 1948. She spent the next 27 years traveling the world
as an exemplary Marine wife and mother.
After Ty retired from the Marine Corps on June 30, 1975, she and Ty
moved to Escondido, Calif., where they lived until October 1998, when
they moved to San Angelo to be near one of their daughters and her
family.
Grace is survived by her husband of 52 years; her daughter, Nancy
Knight and her husband, Ron, of San Angelo; her daughter, Shelley Hill
Hughes and her husband, Paul, of Steamboat Springs, Colo.; four
grandchildren, Jennifer, Vickie and Katie Knight and Evan Hughes;
brother-in-law, Elroy Hentges of Alta Vista, Iowa; sister-in-law,
Lucille McKay of Waucoma; and niece, Kathy Hentges of Mason City,
Iowa.
Grace was preceded in death by her father and mother; brothers, Jack
and Bill; and sister, Betty.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to a favorite charity.
Funerals,
Death Notices, and Obituaries
9/16/00
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Funerals
TODAY
SAN ANGELO - Col. Thomas F. Collins (retired), 84, graveside service
at 10 a.m in Lee Family Ranch Cemetery in Tankersley; arrangements by
Robert Massie Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO - Grace M. McKay Hill, 81, memorial service at 10 a.m. at
The Grand Court; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO - Dymple Louise Lewellen, 70, graveside service at 10 a.m.
in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home.
BRADY - Richard James Johnson, 40, at 2 p.m. at Leatherwood Memorial
Chapels; burial in Rest Haven Cemetery.
LLANO - Cecil Carlton Simpson, 84, at 10 a.m. in
Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Huffman
Cemetery in Field Creek.
SAN SABA - Bob Terry, 73, at 10:30 a.m. in Howell-Doran Funeral Home
Chapel; burial in Harmony Ridge Cemetery.
STANTON - Mildred Douglas, 88, at 10:30 a.m. at Belvue Church of
Christ; burial in Evergreen Cemetery; arrangements by Gilbreath
Funeral Home.
SWEETWATER - Loneta Jarvis Alldredge, 77, graveside service at 11 a.m.
in Sweetwater Cemetery; memorial service at 1:30 p.m. at First Baptist
Church; arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home.
MONDAY
SAN ANGELO - George Willard Rogers Jr., 67, graveside service at 11
a.m. in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral
Home.
SEPT. 30
ALPINE - Jewell Marie Jolly, 69, of Lajitas, memorial service at noon
at the Lajitas Mission; arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home.
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Deaths
Mary Lambert
Mary Lambert, 81, of San Angelo died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, in a
local hospital. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home.
Maud Burleson
Maud Burleson, 91, of San Angelo died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, in a
local hospital. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home.
Carl Fender
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Carl R. Fender, 90, died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2000,
in a local nursing home.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Freedom Baptist Church with burial
in Pisgah View Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Groce Funeral Home.
He was born April 2, 1910, in Greeneville, Tenn., and had been a
longtime resident of Ashville. He was a lifelong Mason.
Survivors include his wife, Nell Ledford Fender of Asheville; a son,
John C. Fender of San Angelo; two daughters, Wanda Smith of Ocala,
Fla., and Shirley Thompson of Candler, N.C.; two sisters, Lillian
Bundy and Leona Raines; nine grandchildren; and 16
great-grandchildren.
Lessie Putnam
KERRVILLE - Lessie LaFleur Putnam, 93, died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2000,
in a local nursing home.
Service will be at 1 p.m. today at St. Paul's Catholic Church in
Elton, La., with entombment in St. Paul Catholic Cemetery Mausoleum.
Arrangements are by Grimes Funeral Chapels.
She was born Oct. 15, 1906, in Eunice, La., and had been a resident of
Houston and Kerrville.
Survivors include a daughter, Marvel Kehoe of Kerrville; two sons,
Robert Bruce Putnam II of Beaverton, Ore., and James G. Putnam of
Cypress; a sister, Bessie Savoie of Elton, La.; 12 grandchildren; and
10 great-grandchildren.
C.O. Cross
BIG SPRING - C.O. Cross, 86, of Sweetwater and formerly of Big Spring,
died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, in a local hospital.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Trinity Memorial Park.
Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle Funeral Home.
He was born March 19, 1914, in Hunt County and was a longtime resident
of Big Spring. An Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, he worked
for the Big Spring State Hospital and was a Baptist.
Survivors include two daughters, Janelle Nelson of Sweetwater and
Joyce Lofgren of Chandler, Ariz.; four grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.
Laurencia Chavez
KERMIT - Laurencia "Ruena" Chavez, 81, of Wink died Thursday, Sept.
14, 2000, at her residence.
Service will be at 2 p.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church with
burial in Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cooper Funeral Chapel.
She was born March 6, 1919, in Marfa and was a resident of Wink for 56
years. She was a homemaker and a Catholic.
Survivors include a son, Jesse Chavez of Lubbock; three daughters,
Ramona Hernandez of Wink, Ermalinda Chavez of Pecos and Gloria Gantz
of Odessa; a sister, Maria Montez of Stanton; 12 grandchildren; 16
great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Orda Folmar
BRADY - Orda C. Folmar, 87, died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, in San
Angelo.
Memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the First Baptist Church.
Arrangements are by Heart of Texas Funeral Home.
She was born Dec. 12, 1912, in Green County, Ind., and had been a
resident of Brady for nine years. She was a postmaster in Tonto Basin,
Ariz., for many years and was a member of First Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Kenneth Folmar of Anchorage, Alaska; three
daughters, Ruth Murphy of Kiowa, Okla., Leona Marvin of Grovetown,
Ga., and Carol Ann Cason of Brady; 12 grandchildren; and numerous
great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
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Obituaries
DONALD E. McGUIRE
GRANBURY - Donald E. McGuire, 62, died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2000, in
the Veterans Administration Regional Hospital in Waco.
Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, at Wiley Funeral
Home. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 18, in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. John Robbins officiating, with burial in
Evergreen Cemetery in Lipan.
Donald was born Sept. 27, 1937, in Collin County and had lived in San
Angelo for 35 years, before moving to Granbury seven years ago. He
worked as a manager for Johnson & Johnson, Ethicon Division, and was a
member of Waples United Methodist Church. Donald served in the U.S.
Army during the Vietnam War. He married Norma Sue Wyatt on Aug. 1,
1957, in San Angelo.
Survivors include his wife, Norma McGuire, and two sons and
daughters-in-law, Michael and Stephanie McGuire and Gary and Cindy
McGuire, all of Granbury; four grandchildren, Whitney Michelle
McGuire, Madeline Rae McGuire, Michael Wyatt McGuire and Tyler Ray
McGuire; his mother, Louise McGuire of Alba; two brothers, Buddy
McGuire of Garland and Raymond McGuire of Josephine; a sister, Flora
Louise Landers of Alba; a sister- and brother-in-law, Jerry and Lynda
Green of Stephenville; and numerous nieces and nephews.
BRAYDEN DUWAINE DORRIS
CARROLLTON - Brayden Duwaine Dorris, infant son of Marcus and Vicki
Dorris passed away Sept. 15, 2000.
Brayden is survived by his parents; grandparents, Jan and Duwaine
Dorris and Larry and Janice McClaren; great-grandmother, Bill and
Rodessa Dorris, Herb and Dorothy Burnell and Jimmie Walker; aunts,
Katie Dorris, Shelia McClaren and Sondra Scott; and two cousins.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, at
Rhoton Funeral Home. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Monday,
Sept. 18, in Restland Memorial Park.
COL. THOMAS F. COLLINS
Col. Thomas Franklin Collins (retired), 84, of San Angelo died
Thursday, Sept. 14, 2000, in a local hospital.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, in the Lee
Family Ranch Cemetery in Tankersley with the Rev. John Hubbs
officiating. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home.
T.F. was born Oct. 22, 1915, in Toyah to O.D. and Lola McCabe Collins.
He graduated from Big Spring High School and attended Texas A&M
University. Upon graduating from A&M in 1939, he went to Flight
Training School at Randolph Field in San Antonio. He entered the
service in May 1940 as a second lieutenant. In 1942, his early
missions included flying former Secretary of War Patrick Hurley to
Moscow to deliver documents from President Franklin Roosevelt to
Joseph Stalin. He married Helen Lee on May 9, 1943.
In October 1953, Col. Collins was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross
while he was commander of Love Field in Dallas. He also commanded the
Air Base at Maiduguri, Central Africa, and later the base at Accra on
the African West Coast. He went to inactive status following his
service as commander at Fort Dix, N.J. He retired from the service in
October 1975 as a full colonel. His wife preceded him in death on July
7, 2000.
Survivors include two daughters, Sally Roach and husband, Ronnie, of
Lago Vista and Mary Bilberry and husband, Tim, of Abilene; two sons,
Tom Collins Jr. and wife, Maycee, of Ozona and Joe Collins and wife,
Melinda, of Tankersley; two sisters, Ala B. Davidson and Wanda Becker,
both of San Angelo; and six grandchildren.
COY MAX PLOTT
Coy Max Plott, 58, passed away Thursday, Sept. 14, 2000, from injuries
sustained in a plane crash near Muleshoe.
Coy was born June 15, 1942, in Tom Green County to Max and Vertis
Benton Plott. Both parents preceded him in death. Coy graduated from
Eola High School in 1960 and attended San Angelo College. Coy's youth
was spent in the Eola and Vancourt areas.
Service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at Johnson's Funeral
Home with burial in Lawnhaven Cemetery with the Rev. Portis Ribble
officiating.
Coy lived an adventurous life with a variety of careers which expanded
across Texas. Coy's careers included being a rodeo bronc rider, prison
guard, crop duster, law enforcer and he had recently returned to his
love of crop dusting in the panhandle area.
Survivors include a sister, Myra Fox; brother-in-law, Bob Fox; three
nieces, Vikki Fox, Susan Fox and Deirdre Jeanson, all of San Antonio;
two nephews, Warner Fox of Hamilton and David Fox of Colorado; two
great-nephews, Mathew Jeanson and Ryan Jeanson; and two great-nieces,
Allyson Fox and Kathryn Jeanson. Coy is also survived by cousins Steve
Benton, Judy Baumbach and May Beth Malechek, numerous relatives and a
host of friends.
Pallbearers will be Harvey Williams, Alvie Hester, Muggins Good, David
Benton, Justin Morales and Al Pippin.
The family requests memorials be made to West Texas Rehabilitation
Center.
Funerals,
Death Notices, and Obituaries
9/17/00
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Funerals
TODAY
ASHEVILLE, N.C. Carl R. Fender, 90, at 2 p.m. at Freedom Baptist
Church; burial in Pisgah View Memorial Park; arrangements by Groce
Funeral Home.
BRADY Orda C. Folmar, 87, memorial service at 3 p.m. at First Baptist
Church; arrangements by Heart of Texas Funeral Home.
MONDAY
SAN ANGELO George Willard Rogers Jr., 67, graveside service at 11 a.m.
in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnsons Funeral Home.
BIG SPRING C.O. Cross, 86, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Trinity
Memorial Park; arrangements by Nalley-Pickle Funeral Home.
CARROLLTON Brayden Duwaine Dorris, infant, graveside service at 11
a.m. in Restland Memorial Park.
GRANBURY Donald E. McGuire, 62, at 10 a.m. in Wiley Funeral Home
Chapel; burial in Evergreen Cemetery in Lipan.
SEPT. 30
ALPINE Jewell Marie Jolly, 69, of Lajitas, memorial service at noon at
the Lajitas Mission; arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home.
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Deaths
Carolyn Shields
Carolyn C. Shields, 69, of Christoval died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000,
at her residence. Services are pending at Robert Massie Funeral Home.
Howard Hanson
Howard H. Hanson, 85, died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000, in Austin.
Services are pending at Johnsons Funeral Home.
Maria Torres
Maria Torres, 79, of San Angelo died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000, at her
residence. Services are pending at Gutierrez Funeral Chapels/North.
Echo Roeder
Echo N. Roeder, 77, of San Angelo died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000, in
local nursing center. Services are pending at Johnsons Funeral Home.
Ann Lewis
KERRVILLE Ann M. Lewis, 101, of Fredericksburg died Thursday, Sept.
14, 2000, in a Fredericksburg nursing home.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Notre Dame Catholic Church in
Kerrville with burial in Garden of Memories. Arrangements are by
Grimes Funeral Chapels.
She was born Oct. 26, 1898, in St. Martinsville, La., and had been a
resident of Fredericksburg for 14 years. She was a homemaker and a
hospital auxiliary volunteer.
Survivors include her husband, Paul H. Lewis of Fredericksburg; a
daughter, Donna E. Garcia of Edgewood, N.M.; three sons, Paul Howard
Lewis Jr. of Mount Vernon, N.Y., James E. Lewis of Buffalo, N.Y., and
Francis L. Lewis of Arlington; three grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
Mattie Johnson
COLEMAN Mattie Ruth Johnson, 81, of Rising Star and formerly of
Coleman died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, in a Brownwood hospital.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Coleman City Cemetery
Pavilion. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home.
She was born May 29, 1919, in Lampasas. She was a homemaker and a
Baptist.
Survivors include two sons, John J. Johnson Jr. and Andrew Jackson
Johnson, both of Coleman; four daughters, Annie Jo Perry of Harwood,
Hazel V. Rowlette of Hamilton, Ohio, Marty Palmore and Betty Elizabeth
Hickman, both of Rising Star; numerous grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Ruth Klinksiek
FREDERICKSBURG Ruth Dougal Klinksiek, 90, died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000,
in a local care center.
Service will be at 3 p.m. Monday in Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel with
burial in Grapetown Cemetery.
She was born May 6, 1910, in Farmington, Conn. She was a secretary at
the San Antonio Light state circulation department for more than 18
years.
Survivors include a son, Rudy Klinksiek of Austin; an aunt, Pearl
Brower of New York; and two grandsons.
Jack Shepard
HOUSTON Jack D. Shepard, 74, of Houston died Wednesday, Sept. 13,
2000.
Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. today in Forest Park Cemetery in
the Woodlands.
He was born Oct. 29, 1925, in Texon and was a longtime resident of the
San Angelo area. He retired from Marathon Oil Co. as plant manager
after 34 years.
Survivors include two sons, Rex Shepard of Houston and Mark Shepard of
San Angelo; and 11 grandchildren.
Minnie Lock
FREDERICKSBURG Minnie Lock, 86, formerly of Mertzon died Friday, Sept.
15, 2000, in a local nursing home.
Service will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Resurrection Lutheran Church.
Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. in Mertzon Cemetery. Arrangements
are by Beckmann Funeral Home.
She was born July 15, 1914, in Marathon. She was a homemaker and a
member of Resurrection Lutheran Church.
Survivors include her brother, Jack Nevans of Odessa; five
grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Josefa Hernandez
MONAHANS Josefa Polanco Hernandez, 99, died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000,
at his residence.
Rosary will be at 8 p.m. today at St. Johns Catholic Church. Service
will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the church with burial in Monahans
Memorial Cemetery.
He was born Sept. 19, 1901, in Fort Stockton. He was a Catholic.
Survivors include five sons, Praiedes Polanco, Frank Subia and Leonard
Polanco, all of Monahans, Adan Polanco of Bandera and Eluterio Polanco
of Imperial; six daughters, Martha Arredondo, Josefina Baeza, Luisa
Valenzuela and Vera Subia, all of Monahans, Delia Olibas of Pecos, and
Elva Martinez of El Paso; a sister, Julian Galendo of Kermit; 47
grandchildren; 74 great-grandchildren; and 33
great-great-grandchildren.
Addie Loyless
CRANE Addie Lois Loyless, 82, died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000, in a
local hospital.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Evergreen Cemetery in
Paris. Arrangements are by Richard W. Box Funeral Homes.
She was born July 12, 1918, in Breckenridge and was a longtime
resident of Crane and Paris. She was a member of Ramseur Baptist
Church.
Survivors include a son, John Paul Loyless of Crane; a daughter,
Bobbie Rose Hunter of Umpire; a stepson, John Eddie Loyless of Chico,
Calif.; four sisters, Ethel Scott of Crane, Velma Tinder and Billie
Jean Wilkins, both of Odessa and Earlene Shaver of Monahans; four
grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
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Obituaries
HERMAN CALVIN MILLER
Herman Calvin Miller, 86, of San Angelo died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000,
at Baptist Memorials Center.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18, at First Baptist Church in
Miles with Eddie Tingle and Bennie Smith officiating. Burial will
follow in Miles Cemetery. Arrangements are by Johnsons Funeral Home.
Herman was born Feb. 14, 1914, to Frank and Nettie Miller in Kaufman
County. He married Eppie Williams Holland on March 25, 1976, in
Mereta. He had lived in Miles for 50 years, farming in both Runnels
and Tom Green counties. He was a former school board member in Miles
and a member of First Baptist Church. He loved to play his harmonica
and played for many occasions.
Herman was preceded in death by his first wife, Maurine Smith Miller
in 1974.
He is survived by his wife, Eppie Miller of San Angelo; two children,
Calvin Miller and his wife, Mona, of Mereta and Patty Jackson of
Miles; two stepchildren, Esther Marie Baker and her husband, Henry, of
Midland and Roy J. Holland and wife, Louise, of Big Spring; one
brother, Don Miller and wife, Lorraine, of San Angelo; two sisters,
Catherine Humphrey and husband, M.C., of San Angelo and Imogene Doub
of Williams Port, Md.; five grandchildren, Kevin Miller, Kye Miller,
Mindy Kinney, Bernie Timm and Tyree Timm; numerous
great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces
and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Kevin Miller, Brian Miller, Buddy Kinney, Barry
Hipp, Jeff Houston and Mark Lee. Honorary pallbearers will be the
deacons of First Baptist Church in Miles.
Family requests memorials be made to the Miles Senior Citizens Opera
House or the First Baptist Church of Miles Building Fund.
MAUDIE BRADLEY BURLESON
Maudie Bradley Burleson passed away Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, at her
residence.
Maudie worked as an licensed vocational nurse at local hospitals,
nursing homes and private duty nursing from 1948 until her retirement
from San Angelo State School in Carlsbad at age 70. During the polio
epidemic, she cared for iron lung patients at Shannon Hospital. She
worked at St. Johns Hospital, Shannon, Sterling City Hospital, local
nursing homes, June Petits Golden Years Nursing Home in Christoval and
also at San Angelo State School (primarily in the mens dorms) as
medications nurse. She never stopped studying and learning how to
serve her patients in all the years she worked. She took great pride
in successfully passing her State Board Exam in August at the age of
65; thus removing the waivered designation from her license. She had
many memories of special people she worked with and of her patients.
Her boys at Carlsbad were very special to her as was Sister Dianacia,
her teacher at St. Johns; June Pettit and Dr. Aaron Landy, among many
others.
She was born in Concho County to James Monroe and Octa Lee Welch
Bradley on June 15, 1909. She was married to W.E. Bill Burleson at
Tennyson on April 4, 1931. She was preceded in death by her husband,
her parents, three daughters, and two grandsons.
She is survived by one sister, Ora Thornton of San Angelo; one son,
Roy Burleson and wife, Betty, of San Angelo; two daughters, Louise
Green and husband, Henry, of Circle, Mo., and Billie Chisum of San
Angelo; 12 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren; one
great-great-grandson and a niece and nephew.
The family wishes to express very special thanks to the people of DHS,
especially her care-giver, Sharon Kendrick; and to everyone at Hospice
of San Angelo, especially her nurse, Debbie Bishop. Memorials may be
sent to Hospice of San Angelo or to a favorite charity.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, in Mule Creek
Cemetery in Tennyson with the Rev. Paul Terry Chaplain of Hospice of
San Angelo officiating. Arrangements are by Johnsons Funeral Home.
WILLIAM E. BILL LEEPER
William E. Bill Leeper, 65, of San Angelo died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000,
at his residence.
Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Lawnhaven Memorial
Gardens with the Rev. Miguel Zuniga officiating. Arrangements are by
Johnsons Funeral Home.
Bill was born March 9, 1935, in San Angelo. He served in the U.S. Army
from 1957 to 1960 and was stationed in Berlin, Germany. While serving
in Berlin he traveled across Europe with the U.S. Army rifle team
having obtained the master marksman recognition.
Bill retired from G.T.E. of the Southwest in 1990.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents W.W. Leeper and Theopa
Leeper.
Survivors include his cousins, Ted Hooper of San Angelo, Bernice
Howard and Louise Bonner, both of Sweetwater; two aunts, Mrs. H.L.
(Gene) Hooper and Mrs. H. John (Jewell) Hill.
BERT W. ELLIOTT
Bert W. Elliott, 63, of San Angelo died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, in a
local hospital.
Service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 18, at Johnsons Funeral Home.
Bert was born July 6, 1937, in Graham. He married Pauline Martin on
June 1, 1957, in Clovis, N. M. He worked many years for the railroad
commission before retiring in 1987.
He is survived by his wife Pauline Elliott of San Angelo; four
children, Deborah L. Sloan and her husband, Joe, of Johnson, Iowa,
Ronald B. Elliott and wife, Tina, of Bay St. Louis, Miss., Sharon D.
Elliott of Austin, Cynthia D. King and husband, Ed, of Colorado
Springs; four grandchildren, Joshua Sloan, Tyler Sloan, Heather King
and Brian King.
Funerals,
Death Notices, and Obituaries
9/18/00
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Funerals
TODAY
SAN ANGELO Bert W. Elliott, 63, at 11 a.m. at Johnsons Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO William E. Leeper, 65, graveside service at 1 p.m. in
Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnsons Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO Herman Calvin Miller, 86, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church
in Miles; burial in Miles Cemetery; arrangements by Johnsons Funeral
Home.
SAN ANGELO George Willard Rogers Jr., 67, graveside service at 11 a.m.
in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnsons Funeral Home.
BIG SPRING C.O. Cross, 86, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Trinity
Memorial Park; arrangements by Nalley-Pickle Funeral Home.
CARROLLTON Brayden Duwaine Dorris, infant, graveside service at 11
a.m. in Restland Memorial Park.
COLEMAN Mattie Ruth Johnson, 81, graveside service at 2 p.m. in
Coleman City Cemetery Pavilion; arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home.
FREDERICKSBURG Ruth Dougal Klinksiek, 90, at 3 p.m. in Schaetter
Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Grapetown Cemetery.
GRANBURY Donald E. McGuire, 62, at 10 a.m. in Wiley Funeral Home
Chapel; burial in Evergreen Cemetery in Lipan.
MONAHANS Josefa Polanco Hernandez, 99, at 10 a.m. at St. Johns
Catholic Church; burial in Monahans Memorial Cemetery.
TUESDAY
SAN ANGELO Maudie Bradley Burleson, 91, graveside service at 10 a.m.
in Mule Creek Cemetery in Tennyson; arrangements by Johnsons Funeral
Home.
CRANE Addie Lois Loyless, 82, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Evergreen
Cemetery in Paris; arrangements by Richard W. Box Funeral Homes.
FREDERICKSBURG Minnie Lock, 86, at 9 a.m. at Resurrection Lutheran
Church; graveside service at 3 p.m. in Mertzon Cemetery; arrangements
by Beckmann Funeral Home.
KERRVILLE Ann M. Lewis, 101, at 10 a.m. at Notre Dame Catholic Church;
burial in Garden of Memories; arrangements by Grimes Funeral Chapels.
SEPT. 30
ALPINE Jewell Marie Jolly, 69, of Lajitas, memorial service at noon at
the Lajitas Mission; arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home.
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Deaths
Vera Shepheard
BANGS Vera A. Shepheard, 82, of San Angelo and formerly of Bangs, died
Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, in San Angelo.
Service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bangs First Baptist Church with
burial in Bangs Cemetery. Arrangements are by Bangs Funeral Home.
She was born June 26, 1918, in Union Parish, La. She was a retired
cashier for Scott and White and a member of Bangs First Baptist
Church.
Survivors include her son, Riley Shepheard of San Angelo; her
daughter, Jan Ellis of Cartersville, Ill.; a sister, Era Ney of
Escalon, Calif.; seven grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and
numerous nieces and nephews.
Augustina Nunez
MARFA Augustina Prieto Nunez, 90, of Marfa died Friday, Sept. 15,
2000, in a Fort Stockton nursing home.
Rosary will be at 1 p.m. today at St. Marys Catholic Church in Marfa.
Service will be at 2 p.m. at the church with burial in Merced
Cemetery. Arrangements are by Memorial Funeral Home.
She was born May 5, 1910, in Ruidosa and was a resident of Marfa for
40 years. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Marys Catholic
Church.
Survivors include four daughters, Emma Nunez of El Paso, Linda Cash of
Marfa, Virginia Granado of Fort Davis and Tina Parras of Andrews;
several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and
great-great-grandchildren.
Howard Hanson
Howard H. Dogie Hanson, 85, of San Angelo died Saturday, Sept. 16,
2000, in Austin.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Water Valley Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Johnsons Funeral Home.
He was born Aug. 6, 1915, in Water Valley. He was a World War II
veteran and a retired school administrator and teacher.
Survivors include a son, Anthony F. Tony Hanson; a daughter, Harriet
Hanson Lora, both of Austin; six grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren.
Claudia Eubank
COLEMAN Claudia Eubank, 61, of Coleman died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000,
in a Brownwood hospital.
Service will be at 11 a.m. today in the Henderson Funeral Home Chapel
with burial in Coleman City Cemetery.
She was born July 20, 1939, in Cleburne and was a resident of Coleman
County for the past 10 years, moving from Travis County. She was a
factory worker and a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Charlie Eubank of Coleman; a daughter,
Ladusta Dusty Stillwell of Fort Worth; a son, Rusty Hall of Richland
Hills; six sisters, Ruth Stites of Stillwater, Okla., Shirley Hall of
Quincy, Ill., Margie Sanderson of Joshua, Roxie Allen of Seattle, Teri
Duncan of Alvarado and Paula Rennels of Arlington; and four
grandchildren.
Julia Hartman
SANTA ANNA Julia Ann Bailey Hartman, 67, of Odessa, died Thursday,
Sept. 14, 2000, in an Odessa hospital.
Service will be at 10 a.m. today at Sixth & Jackson Church of Christ
in Odessa. Graveside service will be at 5 p.m. at Santa Anna Cemetery
in Santa Anna. Arrangements are by Henderson Funeral Home of Santa
Anna.
She was born Oct. 5, 1932, in Santa Anna and had been a resident of
Odessa since 1947. She retired from Harmony Home Childrens Advocacy
Center of Odessa and was a member of Sixth & Jackson Church of Christ.
Survivors include a daughter, Debra Hough of Odessa; four sons, Steve
Hartman of Opelousas, La., Gary Hartman, David Hartman and Daniel
Hartman, all of Austin; and eight grandchildren.
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Obituaries
HERMAN CALVIN MILLER
Herman Calvin Miller, 86, of San Angelo died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000,
at Baptist Memorials Center.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18, at First Baptist Church in
Miles with Eddie Tingle and Bennie Smith officiating. Burial will
follow in Miles Cemetery. Arrangements are by Johnsons Funeral Home.
Herman was born Feb. 14, 1914, to Frank and Nettie Miller in Kaufman
County. He married Eppie Williams Holland on March 25, 1976, in
Mereta. He had lived in Miles for 50 years, farming in both Runnels
and Tom Green counties. He was a former school board member in Miles
and a member of First Baptist Church. He loved to play his harmonica
and played for many occasions.
Herman was preceded in death by his first wife, Maurine Smith Miller
in 1974.
He is survived by his wife, Eppie Miller of San Angelo; two children,
Calvin Miller and his wife, Mona, of Mereta and Patty Jackson of
Miles; two stepchildren, Esther Marie Baker and her husband, Henry, of
Midland and Roy J. Holland and wife, Louise, of Big Spring; one
brother, Don Miller and wife, Lorraine, of San Angelo; two sisters,
Catherine Humphrey and husband, M.C., of San Angelo and Imogene Doub
of Williams Port, Md.; five grandchildren, Kevin Miller, Kye Miller,
Mindy Kinney, Bernie Timm and Tyree Timm; numerous
great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces
and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Kevin Miller, Brian Miller, Buddy Kinney, Barry
Hipp, Jeff Houston and Mark Lee. Honorary pallbearers will be the
deacons of First Baptist Church in Miles.
Family requests memorials be made to the Miles Senior Citizens Opera
House or the First Baptist Church of Miles Building Fund.
WILLIAM E. BILL LEEPER
William E. Bill Leeper, 65, of San Angelo died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000,
at his residence.
Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Lawnhaven Memorial
Gardens with the Rev. Miguel Zuniga officiating. Arrangements are by
Johnsons Funeral Home.
Bill was born March 9, 1935, in San Angelo. He served in the U.S. Army
from 1957 to 1960 and was stationed in Berlin, Germany. While serving
in Berlin he traveled across Europe with the U.S. Army rifle team
having obtained the master marksman recognition.
Bill retired from G.T.E. of the Southwest in 1990.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents W.W. Leeper and Theopa
Leeper.
Survivors include his cousins, Ted Hooper of San Angelo, Bernice
Howard and Louise Bonner, both of Sweetwater; two aunts, Mrs. H.L.
(Gene) Hooper and Mrs. H. John (Jewell) Hill.
ECHO NADINE ROEDER
Echo Nadine Roeder, 77, of San Angelo died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000,
in Eden. She was born July 3, 1923, in Rockwood, Coleman County,
Texas, to Lula and Clyde Box. She lived in Rockwood and then San
Angelo where she spent most of her life. Following her mothers death,
Echo was raised by her father and stepmother, Marie Box. She married
George R. Maxwell early in World War II. They had a son and a
daughter. Her second marriage was to Fred L. Roeder. They had a son.
Echo was loved by all who knew her. Her Christmas cakes and jellies
were enjoyed by neighbors and relatives alike. Even under the hardest
of circumstances, she would give us all her wonderful smile. She had a
green thumb. In the late 1950s she managed a local department store
garden shop. Later, at her home on Cactus Lane, she lovingly cared for
countless trees and a large vegetable garden. It was understood that
if your pot plant was not well, Echo could nurse it back to health.
Visitors to her home will always remember her pulling the garden hose
to one after another tree while the pet dog tugged on the hose in the
other direction.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, at Johnsons Funeral Home
with the Rev. Chester Sylvester officiating. Burial will be in
Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.
She was preceded in death by her parents, stepmother, two brothers,
and both husbands. She is survived by her children, David Roeder of
Friendswood, Carol Lynn Scoggins and husband, Larry, of Denton, and
Terry Maxwell and wife, Ann, of San Angelo; grandchildren, Shaurmarie
Sims of High Rolls, N.M., and Cody Scoggins of Denton;
great-grandchildren, Josh and Ethan Sims; numerous nieces and nephews;
dear sister Clydene Russ and husband, Robert, of San Angelo; and
brother and childhood playmate, Johnny Box of San Antonio.
Echos family and friends extend their heartfelt thanks to all who
cared for her in the last difficult years, and especially to the
wonderful people at Concho Nursing Center in Eden and the
compassionate physicians who did their best for her.
Memorials may be made to the Tom Green County Chapter of the Native
Plant Society of Texas, a group whose interests Echo would have
enjoyed.
LOIS JOHNSON WRIGHT
Lois Johnson Wright, 82, of San Angelo passed away Monday, Sept. 11,
2000, at her residence.
Memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, in the
chapel of the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Elwood Epps and the
Dr. Bill McAnalley officiating.
Lois was born May 15, 1918, in McKinney. She married J.C. (Chuck)
Wright on Jan. 18, 1947, in Austin. She was a member of the First
Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband. Survivors include several
cousins.
Lois requested memorials be made to the J.C. and Lois Wright
Scholarship Fund, Angelo State University, P.O. Box 11023, San Angelo,
Texas, 76909.
BERT W. ELLIOTT
Bert W. Elliott, 63, of San Angelo died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, in a
local hospital.
Service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 18, at Johnsons Funeral Home.
Bert was born July 6, 1937, in Graham. He married Pauline Martin on
June 1, 1957, in Clovis, New Mexico. He worked many years for C.S.X.
Railroad before retiring in 1987.
He is survived by his wife Pauline Elliott of San Angelo; four
children, Deborah L. Sloan and her husband, Joe, of Johnson, Iowa,
Ronald B. Elliott and wife, Tina, of Bay St. Louis, Miss., Sharon D.
Elliott of Austin, Cynthia D. King and husband, Ed, of Colorado
Springs; four grandchildren, Joshua Sloan, Tyler Sloan, Heather King
and Brian King.
JAMES ALLEN STINNETT
James Allen Stinnett, 83, of San Angelo died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2000,
in a local hospital.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, in Johnsons
Funeral Home Chapel, with Frank Berthold, minister of Chadbourne North
Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will follow in Fairmount
Cemetery.
Mr. Stinnett was born Sept. 15, 1917, in Wayne, Okla. He married
Mildred Emma Lee Watkins on April 15, 1939, in Fort Towson, Okla. He
served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Stinnett was a
retired general contractor and after retiring he worked at Wal-Mart in
Paris, Texas, and then at the Wal-Mart in San Angelo in the garden
center. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a member of
Chadbourne North Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Mildred Stinnett of San
Angelo; two sons, Ronnie Stinnett and wife, Jean, of El Paso and Terry
Stinnett of San Angelo; a daughter, Dianne Dobson of Denton; six
grandchildren, Terry Stinnett Jr, and Jacquelin Stinnett, both of San
Angelo, Zachery Dobson of Gulf Port, Miss., Katherine Dobson of
Denton, Jason Stinnett and Jess Stinnett, both of El Paso; and a
sister, Mary Cruise of Mount Angel, Ore.
Funerals,
Death Notices, and Obituaries
9/19/00
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Funerals
TODAY
SAN ANGELO Maudie Bradley Burleson, 91, graveside service at 10 a.m.
in Mule Creek Cemetery in Tennyson; arrangements by Johnsons Funeral
Home.
SAN ANGELO Echo Nadine Roeder, 77, at 2 p.m. at Johnsons Funeral Home;
burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.
SAN ANGELO James Allen Stinnett, 83, at 10 a.m. in Johnsons Funeral
Home; burial in Fairmount Cemetery.
SAN ANGELO Lois Johnson Wright, 82, memorial service at 10:30 a.m. in
First Baptist Church chapel; arrangements by Johnsons Funeral Home.
BANGS Vera A. Shepheard, 82, of San Angelo, at 11 a.m. at Bangs First
Baptist Church; burial in Bangs Cemetery; arrangements by Bangs
Funeral Home.
CRANE Addie Lois Loyless, 82, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Evergreen
Cemetery in Paris; arrangements by Richard W. Box Funeral Homes.
FREDERICKSBURG Minnie Lock, 86, at 9 a.m. at Resurrection Lutheran
Church; graveside service at 3 p.m. in Mertzon Cemetery; arrangements
by Beckmann Funeral Home.
KERRVILLE Ann M. Lewis, 101, at 10 a.m. at Notre Dame Catholic Church;
burial in Garden of Memories; arrangements by Grimes Funeral Chapels.
MARFA Augustina Prieto Nunez, 90, at 2 p.m. at St. Marys Catholic
Church; burial in Merced Cemetery; arrangements by Memorial Funeral
Home.
FRIDAY
SAN ANGELO Howard H. Hanson, 85, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Water
Valley Cemetery in Water Valley; arrangements by Johnsons Funeral
Home.
SEPT. 30
ALPINE Jewell Marie Jolly, 69, of Lajitas, memorial service at noon at
the Lajitas Mission; arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home.
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Deaths
Carolyn Shields
Carolyn Anne Shields, 69, of Christoval died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000,
at her residence.
Service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Christoval Church of Christ
with burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Robert
Massie Funeral Home.
She was born Nov. 26, 1930, in Victoria and had been a resident of San
Angelo for 29 years. She worked as a histotechnician for Shannon
Medical Center and the Veterans Administration Hospital in Big Spring
and was a member of the Christoval Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, Lewis Shields of Christoval; two sons,
David W. Gruetzmacher of Friendswood and Michael R. Gruetzmacher of
Lewisville; a daughter, Mary Carol Krane of Lake Forest, Calif.; a
sister, Catherine Matlock of Kerrville; a brother, Dr. Robert Carsner
of San Angelo; and three grandchildren.
Maria Torres
Maria Torres, 87, of San Angelo died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000, at her
residence.
Wake service will be at 7 p.m. today at Gutierrez Funeral Chapels/
North. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with
burial in Live Oak Cemetery in Concho County.
She was born Nov. 26, 1912, in Coleman.
Survivors include six sons, Cesario Torres, Tony Torres and Domingo
Torres, all of San Angelo, Richard Torres and Benito Torres, both of
California, and David Torres of San Antonio; four daughters, Antonia
Gomez of San Angelo, Maria Niaves of New Mexico, Elena Flores of Haro
and Soledad Rosas of California; and numerous grandchildren,
great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Refugio Hernandez
Refugio Cuco E. Hernandez, 49, of Dallas and formerly of San Angelo,
died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2000, in Dallas.
Prayer service will be at 7 p.m. today at Gutierrez Funeral Chapels/
Knickerbocker. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph
Catholic Church with burial in Belvedere Memorial Park.
He was born May 28, 1951, in San Angelo. He worked in construction.
Survivors include two daughters, Liza Hernandez and Jennifer
Hernandez, both of Sealy; two sisters, Frances Canales of San Angelo
and Esperanza Mica Rodriguez of Dallas; four brothers, Fred Hernandez,
Henry Hernandez Sr. and Juan Hernandez, all of San Angelo, and Arnulfo
Hernandez of Dallas; two grandchildren; and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Martina Hernandez
IRAAN Martina Hernandez, 103, of Sheffield died Monday, Sept. 18,
2000, in a McCamey nursing home.
Service will be at 4 p.m. today at the Good Shepherd Catholic Church
in Sheffield with burial in Sheffield Cemetery. Arrangements are by
Shaffer-Nichols Chapel of Iraan.
She was born Jan. 30, 1897, and was a longtime resident of Sheffield.
She was a homemaker and a member of Good Shepherd Catholic Church.
Survivors include a sister-in-law, Petra Castaneda of Sheffield; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
Maria Chavez
SONORA Maria P. Chavez, 68, died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, in a San
Angelo hospital. Services are pending at Kerbow Funeral Home.
I.O. Smith
IRAAN I.O. Smith, 81, of Iraan died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, in a
McCamey hospital.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church with
burial in Restland Cemetery. Arrangements are by Richard W. Box
Funeral Home.
He was born March 30, 1919, in Trickham. He worked for Marathon Oil
Co. and was a member of First Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Jerry Smith of Odessa; a sister, Cleta Gorden
of San Antonio; a brother, Howard Smith of Abilene; four
grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Thomas Clark
SWEETWATER Thomas Jackson Clark, 45, died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at
his residence. Services are pending at McCoy Funeral Home.
Jesse Eads III
ROBERT LEE Jesse Eads III, 44, of Midland died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000,
in Robert Lee.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church
with burial in Robert Lee Cemetery. Arrangements are by Shaffer
Funeral Home.
He was born April 4, 1956, in San Angelo. He worked for Midland
Memorial Hospital.
Survivors include his children, Marie Dominguez, Kayla Eads, Jesse
Eads IV and John Eads, all of Midland; his parents, Jesse and Willie
Eads of Robert Lee; a granddaughter; and Janette Eads of Midland.
Cynthia Metcalf
BRADY Cynthia Jenee Monk Metcalf, 29, of Brady died Sunday, Sept. 17,
2000, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident near
Ballinger.
Service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Leatherwood Memorial Chapels
with burial in Rest Haven Cemetery.
She was born Oct. 17, 1970, in Tacoma, Wash., and had been a resident
of Brady for six years, moving from Odessa. She was a homemaker and a
member of Sunset Ridge Church of Christ.
Survivors include her parents, Linda Kay and Lee Jackson of Bronte;
her fiance, Mike Metcalf of Brady; a brother, Bobby Burrow of Odessa;
two sisters, Deborah Renee Gentles of Groves and Catherine LeeAnn
Lesly of Lothian, Md.; a stepsister, Christy Jackson of Winder, Ga.;
her maternal grandmother, Doris Seyer of Midland; and Michael Joe Monk
of Odessa.
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Obituaries
PRISCILLA DAWN HEALY
Priscilla Dawn Healy, infant child, who was born Sept. 11, 2000, died
Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000, in Cooks Childrens Hospital in Fort Worth.
Graveside service was at 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18, in Lawnhaven
Memorial Gardens. Arrangements were by Johnsons Funeral Home.
Priscilla is survived by her parents, Matt and Heather; a sister,
Katherine McGinley; her maternal grandmother, Lisa McGinley; and her
paternal grandparents, Matt and Leslie Healy and Janette Keele.
JAMES ALLEN STINNETT
James Allen Stinnett, 83, of San Angelo died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2000,
in a local hospital.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, in Johnsons
Funeral Home Chapel with Frank Berthold, minister of Chadbourne North
Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will follow in Fairmount
Cemetery.
Mr. Stinnett was born Sept. 15, 1917, in Wayne, Okla. He married
Mildred Emma Lee Watkins on April 15, 1939, in Fort Towson, Okla. He
served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Stinnett was a
retired general contractor and after retiring he worked at Wal-Mart in
Paris, Texas, and then at the Wal-Mart in San Angelo in the garden
center. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a member of
Chadbourne North Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Mildred Stinnett of San
Angelo; two sons, Ronnie Stinnett and wife, Jean, of El Paso and Terry
Stinnett of San Angelo; a daughter, Dianne Dobson of Denton; six
grandchildren, Terry Stinnett Jr. and Jacquelin Stinnett, both of San
Angelo, Zachery Dobson of Gulfport, Miss., Katherine Dobson of Denton,
Jason Stinnett and Jess Stinnett, both of El Paso; and a sister, Mary
Cruise of Mount Angel, Ore.
LOIS JOHNSON WRIGHT
Lois Johnson Wright, 82, of San Angelo passed away Monday, Sept. 11,
2000, at her residence.
Memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, in the
chapel of the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Elwood Epps and the
Dr. Bill McAnally officiating. Arrangements are by Johnsons Funeral
Home.
Lois was born May 15, 1918, in McKinney. She married J.C. (Chuck)
Wright on Jan. 18, 1947, in Austin. She was a member of the First
Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband. Survivors include several
cousins.
Lois requested memorials be made to the J.C. and Lois Wright
Scholarship Fund, Angelo State University, P.O. Box 11023, San Angelo,
Texas, 76909.
ECHO NADINE ROEDER
Echo Nadine Roeder, 77, of San Angelo died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000,
in Eden. She was born July 3, 1923, in Rockwood, Coleman County,
Texas, to Lula and Clyde Box. She lived in Rockwood and then San
Angelo where she spent most of her life. Following her mothers death,
Echo was raised by her father and stepmother, Marie Box. She married
George R. Maxwell early in World War II. They had a son and a
daughter. Her second marriage was to Fred L. Roeder. They had a son.
Echo was loved by all who knew her. Her Christmas cakes and jellies
were enjoyed by neighbors and relatives alike. Even under the hardest
of circumstances, she would give us all her wonderful smile. She had a
green thumb. In the late 1950s she managed a local department store
garden shop. Later, at her home on Cactus Lane, she lovingly cared for
countless trees and a large vegetable garden. It was understood that
if your potted plant was not well, Echo could nurse it back to health.
Visitors to her home will always remember her pulling the garden hose
to one after another tree while the pet dog tugged on the hose in the
other direction.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, at Johnsons Funeral Home
with the Rev. Chester Sylvester officiating. Burial will be in
Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.
She was preceded in death by her parents, stepmother, two brothers,
and both husbands. She is survived by her children, David Roeder of
Friendswood, Carol Lynn Scoggins and husband, Larry, of Denton and
Terry Maxwell and wife, Ann, of San Angelo; grandchildren, Shaurmarie
Sims of High Rolls, N.M., and Cody Scoggins of Denton;
great-grandchildren, Josh and Ethan Sims; numerous nieces and nephews;
dear sister Clydene Russ and husband, Robert, of San Angelo; and
brother and childhood playmate, Johnny Box of San Antonio.
Echos family and friends extend heartfelt thanks to all who cared for
her in the last difficult years, and especially to the wonderful
people at Concho Nursing Center in Eden and the compassionate
physicians who did their best for her.
Memorials may be made to the Tom Green County Chapter of the Native
Plant Society of Texas, a group whose interests Echo would have
enjoyed.
Funerals,
Death Notices, and Obituaries
9/20/00
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Funerals
TODAY
SAN ANGELO - Refugio E. Hernandez, 49, of Dallas, at 2 p.m. at St.
Joseph Catholic Church; burial in Belvedere Memorial Park;
arrangements by Gutierrez Funeral Chapels/Knickerbocker.
SAN ANGELO - Maria Torres, 87, at 10 a.m. at Gutierrez Funeral
Chapels/North; burial in Live Oak Cemetery in Concho County.
BRADY - Cynthia Jenee Monk Metcalf, 29, at 1 p.m. at Leatherwood
Memorial Chapels; burial in Rest Haven Cemetery.
IRAAN - I.O. Smith, 81, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church; burial in
Restland Cemetery; arrangements by Richard W. Box Funeral Home.
ROBERT LEE - Jesse Eads III, 44, of Midland, at 2 p.m. at First United
Methodist Church; burial in Robert Lee Cemetery; arrangements by
Shaffer Funeral Home.
FRIDAY
SAN ANGELO - Howard H. Hanson, 85, graveside service at 10 a.m. in
Water Valley Cemetery in Water Valley; arrangements by Johnson's
Funeral Home.
SATURDAY
SAN ANGELO - Carolyn Anne Shields, 69, of Christoval, at 11 a.m. at
Christoval Church of Christ; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens;
arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home.
SEPT. 30
ALPINE - Jewell Marie Jolly, 69, of Lajitas, memorial service at noon
at the Lajitas Mission; arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home.
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Deaths
Carolyn Shields
Carolyn Anne Shields, 69, of Christoval died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000,
at her residence.
Service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Christoval Church of Christ
with burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Robert
Massie Funeral Home.
She was born Nov. 26, 1930, in Victoria and had been a resident of San
Angelo for 29 years. She worked as a histotechnician for Shannon
Medical Center and the Veterans Administration Hospital in Big Spring
and was a member of the Christoval Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, Lewis Shields of Christoval; four sons,
David W. Gruetzmacher of Friendswood, Michael R. Gruetzmacher of
Lewisville, Dan Shields of Pflugerville and Dr. Marty Shields of
Oceanside, Calif.; two daughters, Mary Carol Krane of Lake Forest,
Calif., and Susan Lee of Borger; a sister, Catherine Matlock of
Kerrville; a brother, Dr. Robert Carsner of San Angelo; and three
grandchildren.
Larry Burress
Larry Neal Burress, 65, of Christoval died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, in
a local hospital.
Memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Christian Faith
Center. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home.
He was born July 9, 1935, in San Angelo and was a longtime resident of
Christoval. He was a Navy veteran and a self-employed contractor.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Burress of Christoval; five
children, Dale Watson, Sandra Schmiedekamp and Will Watson, all of San
Angelo, Leland Watson of Christoval and Priscilla Clark of Altamont,
N.Y.; a sister, Lorraine Mattingley of Christoval; a brother, Ronnie
Burress of Knox City; 15 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Frances Jones
Frances Jones, 85, of San Angelo died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at her
residence. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home.
Maria Chavez
SONORA - Maria P. Chavez, 68, of Sonora died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000,
in a San Angelo hospital.
Service will be at 11 a.m. today at St. Ann's Catholic Church with
burial in Sonora Cemetery. Arrangements are by Kerbow Funeral Home.
She was born Aug. 2, 1932, in Del Rio. She was a retired executive
secretary, a member of the Legion of Mary and was a Catholic.
Survivors include a daughter, Marina Caballero of San Antonio; two
brothers, Jaime Chavez and Jesus Chavez, both of Sonora; five sisters,
Olga Chavez and Maria R. Chavez, both of Odessa, Maura Chavez of
Chicago, and Rebecca Chavez and Llolanda Fonseca, both of Sonora; and
two grandchildren.
Pedro Rodriquez
BIG SPRING - Pedro Rodriguez, 43, died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2000, in a
local hospital.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at 1113 Lloyd. Service will be at 2
p.m. Friday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church with burial in
Coahoma Cemetery in Coahoma. Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle & Welch
Funeral Home.
He was born May 19, 1957, in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. He worked for
Vans Well Service and was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary
Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Rodriguez, a daughter, Ramona
Olivarez, and three sons, Juan Olivarez, Michael Cordona and Juan
Cordona, all of Big Spring; his mother, Maria Roacha Rodriguez of
Mexico; four brothers, Santiago Rodriguez and DeMetrio Rodriguez, both
of Big Spring, and Juan Roacha and Abran Rodriguez, both of Mexico;
two sisters, Ofelia Martin of Sterling City and Cleafas Rodriguez of
Mexico; two grandchildren; and two godsons.
Maria Rubio
MARFA - Maria Mendias Rubio, 85, of Presidio, died Sunday, Sept. 17,
2000, at her residence.
Service will be at 10 a.m. today at St. Teresa Catholic Church in
Presidio with burial in St. Teresa Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements are
by Memorial Funeral Home.
She was born Oct. 4, 1914, in Mexico and was a lifetime resident of
Presidio. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Teresa Catholic
Church.
Survivors include six sons, Telesforo Rubio, Manuel Rubio and Roberto
Rubio, all of Presidio, Enrique Rubio, Jesus Rubio and Victor Rubio,
all of Odessa; six daughters, Bahola R. Martinez of Houston, Francisca
R. Morales of Kermit, Elidia R. Mendoza, Elizer R. Armendariz and
Olivia R. Covos, all of Presidio, and Elida R. Rivera of Roswell,
N.M.; seven sisters, Inez Galindo, Angelita Jimenez, Leandra Aranda,
Jesusita Soza, Socorro Singh and Apolinar Ramos, all of El Paso, and
Esperanza Acosta of Marfa; 52 grandchildren; 80 great-grandchildren;
28 great-great-grandchildren; and numerous and nephews.
Odean Ray
COPPERAS COVE - Odean Ray, 69, of San Saba died Monday, Sept. 18,
2000, in a Fort Worth hospital.
Service will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church in San Saba
with burial in San Saba City Cemetery. Arrangements are by Sheppard
Funeral Home.
He was born Aug. 4, 1931, in Brown County. An Army veteran of the
Korean War, he owned Odean Ray Electrical & Air Conditioning and was a
member of First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Johnnie Flo Ray of San Saba; a daughter,
Clara Kallemeyn of Granbury; a son, Barry Ray of Granbury; his mother,
Ruby Gage of Granbury; and five grandchildren.
Stella Callaway
SWEETWATER - Stella Callaway, 98, of Westminster, Calif., died Monday,
Sept. 18, 2000, in Westminster.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Sweetwater Cemetery.
Arrangements are by CateSpencer & Trent Funeral Home.
She was born Oct. 7, 1901, in Texas. She was a homemaker and a member
of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include two sons, Bev Callaway and Don Callaway, both of
California; a daughter, Stella Parido of Seal Beach, Calif.; nine
grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and three
great-great-grandchildren.
Thomas Clark
SWEETWATER - Thomas Jackson Clark, 45, died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at
his residence.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Sweetwater Cemetery.
Arrangements are by McCoy Funeral Home.
He was born July 24, 1955, in Brunswick, Ga. He served in the Marine
Corps and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints.
Survivors include his parents, Jessie and Monteen Griffin; two
sisters, Ann Clark of Sweetwater and Lucinda Hernandez of Brownsville;
a brother, Pete Gavito of Brownsville; a niece; and two great-nieces.
William Tucker
ODESSA - William H. "Bill" Tucker, 79, of Odessa and formerly of Big
Spring, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000, in a local hospital.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Mount Olive Memorial
Park. Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.
He was born April 17, 1921, in Breckenridge. A Marine Corps veteran of
World War II and the Korean War, he was a member of American Lodge
Post 470 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2013. He was a
Presbyterian.
Survivors include two daughters, Deanna Wilson of San Antonio and
Theresa Kincaid of Odessa; seven grandchildren and 13
great-grandchildren.
Lucille Mitchell
SHREVEPORT, La. - Lucille Lollar "Pat" Mitchell, 88, of San Angelo,
died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000.
Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at The Grand Court in San
Angelo. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Centuries
Memorial Park in Shreveport. Arrangements are by Centuries Funeral
Home.
She was born Oct. 1, 1911, in Walt Fall, Miss. She was an aircraft
riveter during World War II and a seamstress.
Survivors include a son, Larry Mitchell; three grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.
Annie Brumley
BIG SPRING - Annie "Mae" Brumley, 95, died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at
her residence.
Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. today in Trinity Memorial Park.
Arrangements are by Myers & Smith Funeral Home.
She was born Aug, 13, 1905, in Rights, Tenn., and had lived in Martin
and Howard counties for 70 years. She worked for Gillan Upholstry and
was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include a daughter, Thelma Ditto of Big Spring; four sons,
Charles William Brumley of Colorado City, J.R. "Buster" Brumley of Big
Spring, James Elbert Brumley of Moody and Charles Ray Brumley of Rule;
a brother, Walter Froman of Ackerly; 24 grandchildren; 53
great-grandchildren; 17 great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces
and nephews.
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Obituaries
HOWARD H. "DOGIE" HANSON
Howard H. Hanson, grandson of a Tom Green County pioneer family,
passed away Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000, at age 85. Dogie was born Aug.
6, 1915, in Water Valley to L.B. Hanson and Annie Boyd Hanson. He was
preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 44 years, Lucille Ormsby
Hanson; stepson, Terrence Ormsby Johnson; brothers, L.B., Noel "Pete,"
Covert "Pelly" and James "Jeb" Hanson; and sisters, Thelma Hanson
Powell and Annie Hanson Harden.
In departing this world for a better place, he leaves behind his son,
Anthony F. "Tony" Hanson, and daughter, Harriet Hanson Lora, both of
Austin; grandson, Luis F. "Kiko" Lora of Durango, Colo.;
daughter-in-law, Kazuko Ajiki Johnson Newell; grandchildren, Kenneth,
Frederick, Michael, Mary and Marie Johnson; seven great-grandchildren;
and a great many dearly loved nephews, nieces and cousins.
During the lean years in the 1920s-30s, he dropped out of school to
join the Civilian Conservation Corps in El Paso, proud to have a good
job. He laughingly recounted later in his life that this was the only
job he ever was "fired" from, and that it was because he was single at
a time when so many family men needed jobs more than he. Dogie finally
graduated high school from Water Valley in 1936 and then went on to
West Texas Teachers' College in Canyon, Texas. He was hired later to
teach at the school in Grape Creek, where he served as principal,
teacher and janitor.
Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, Dogie enlisted in the
Navy and was trained as a pharmacist's mate and in December 1941, he
was assigned to the 3rd Marine Corps Battalion as a medical corpsman.
He served through the war in the Pacific at Palau, Guadalcanal, Saipan
and Bougainville and was known as "Doc" by his WWII buddies.
After discharge from the Navy and a stint with the Merchant Marines,
he returned to San Angelo where he met and married Lucille Ormsby, a
widow newly arrived from Akron, Ohio, with her son, Terry.
Dogie continued his education under the GI Bill and obtained his BA
and master's degrees in vocational agriculture from Sul Ross
University and Sam Houston College. He put his education to work as a
teacher in Big Lake until 1951, when he was recruited to work for the
U.S. Foreign Service as an agricultural adviser in an organization
later known as the Agency for International Development. His foreign
service assignments took him and his family to Egypt, Guatemala and
Honduras during the 1950s-60s. He also served as a foreign student
adviser with HEW in Washington, D.C., and with the United Nations
International Labor Organization in Venezuela, Peru and Switzerland.
In 1969, Dogie and Lucille returned to Texas and he resumed his
teaching career in Olney, Texas, until they retired to Lampasas.
Lucille died in November 1993. Dogie returned home to San Angelo in
February 1999.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, at Johnson's
Funeral Home in San Angelo. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m.
Friday, Sept. 22, in Water Valley Cemetery in Water Valley.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Austin.
BERNICE LISENBEE
ANSON - Bernice Guyton Farmer Lisenbee, 90, of Andrews died Tuesday,
Sept. 19, 2000, in an Anson hospital.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, at First United
Methodist Church in Brady with the Rev. Loren Gardner officiating.
Burial will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery in Brady. Arrangements are
by Lawrence-Adams Funeral Home of Anson.
Born June 2, 1910, in Stamford, Bernice was a daughter of Ernest Luke
and Naomia Blanche (Jackson) Guyton. She married Cyril Alton Farmer in
1926. He preceded her in death in 1978. Bernice married Joe Lisenbee
in 1980. He died in 1982. Bernice was a homemaker and a member of the
Eastern Star. She also was a Methodist, where she was involved in the
Methodist Women's Circle.
She also was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Marion
Guyton and John R. Guyton; one sister, Madeleine Davenport; and one
son, Benny Clifford Farmer.
Survivors include one daughter, Laverne Boatright of Anson; one
brother, Barton R. Guyton of San Angelo; two sisters, Carmolete Dee
Roscoe of Huntsville and Bernadine Guyton of Belton; eight
grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Funerals,
Death Notices, and Obituaries
9/21/00
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Funerals
TODAY
SAN ANGELO - Larry Neal Burress, 65, of Christoval, memorial service
at 10:30 a.m. at Christian Faith Center; arrangements by Robert Massie
Funeral Home.
BIG SPRING - Pedro Rodriguez, 43, rosary at 7 p.m. at 1113 Lloyd.
Service at 2 p.m Friday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church;
burial in Coahoma Cemetery in Coahoma; arrangements by Nalley-Pickle &
Welch Funeral Home.
BRADY - Bernice Lisenbee, 90, of Andrews, at 2 p.m. at First United
Methodist Church; burial in Resthaven Cemetery; arrangements by
Lawrence-Adams Funeral Home of Anson.
FRIDAY
SAN ANGELO - Howard H. Hanson, 85, graveside service at 10 a.m. in
Water Valley Cemetery in Water Valley; arrangements by Johnson's
Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO - Lucille Lollar Mitchell, 88, memorial service at 10 a.m.
at The Grand Court; graveside service at 10 a.m. Saturday in Centuries
Memorial Park in Shreveport, La.; arrangements by Centuries Funeral
Home of Shreveport.
SWEETWATER - Stella Callaway, 98, of Westminster, Calif., graveside
service at 2 p.m. in Sweetwater Cemetery; arrangements by Cate-Spencer
& Trent Funeral Home.
SATURDAY
SAN ANGELO - Carolyn Anne Shields, 69, of Christoval, at 11 a.m. at
Christoval Church of Christ; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens;
arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home.
BIG SPRING - William H. Tucker, 79, of Odessa, graveside service at 10
a.m. in Mount Olive Memorial Park; arrangements by Nalley-Pickle &
Welch Funeral Home.
SEPT. 30
ALPINE - Jewell Marie Jolly, 69, of Lajitas, memorial service at noon
at the Lajitas Mission; arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home.
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Deaths
Laurence Koth
Laurence G. Koth, 80, died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2000, in a local
hospital.
Military graveside service was Wednesday in Fort Sam Houston National
Cemetery in San Antonio. Arrangements were by Johnson's Funeral Home.
He was born Dec. 18, 1919, in Pinconning, Mich. He was retired from
the Air Force.
He is survived by his wife, Vera Koth of San Angelo.
Dorothy Wooden
BIG SPRING - Dorothy Wooden, 75, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000, in a
local hospital. Services are pending at Myers & Smith Funeral Home.
Jessie Shields
Jessie Durant Shields, 23, of San Angelo died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000,
in a Fort Worth hospital.
Graveside service will be at 4 p.m. Saturday in Lawnhaven Memorial
Gardens. A service will be at Johnson's Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m.
Friday.
He was born Jan. 18, 1977, in San Angelo and was a lifetime resident.
Survivors include his wife, Lori Shields of San Angelo; parents, Don
and Dian Shields of Norton; two brothers, Jeremy Shields of Winters
and Bryan Shields of San Angelo; paternal grandfather, Gene Shields of
Carlsbad; maternal grandmother, Violet Baird; paternal
great-grandparents, Jessie and Frankie Shields of St. Jo; and numerous
aunts, uncles and cousins.
Frances Field
FREDERICKSBURG - Frances Beauchamp Field, 80, of Fredericksburg and
formerly of Austin, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000, in a local nursing
home.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Greenwood Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Schaetter Funeral Home.
She was born April 14, 1920, in St. Joseph, Mo. She worked as a nurse.
Survivors include two sons, Trey Field of Kerrville and Michael Field
of North Carolina; and four grandchildren.
Leo Parker
BIG SPRING - Leo J. Parker, 79, of Big Spring died Tuesday, Sept. 19,
2000, in a Midland hospital.
Service will be at 4 p.m. today in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood
Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park.
He was born July 11, 1921, in Nueces County and was a longtime
resident of Big Spring. He worked for Cosden Pipeline and was a member
of Philadelphia Primitive Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Nell Grace Parker of Big Spring; two
daughters, Dena Rae Howard of Big Spring and Dolores Ann Westmoreland
of Leroy; a brother, Peter H. Parker of Luling; a sister, Tuleta
Forester of Luling; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Viola Haynes
WINTERS - Viola B. Haynes, 90, of Winters died Tuesday, Sept. 19,
2000, in Abilene.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Lakeview Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Winters Funeral Home.
She was born Jan. 2, 1910, in Graham and had been a longtime resident
of Eliasville. She was a homemaker and a Baptist.
Survivors include a daughter, Evelyn Haynes Davis of Abilene; seven
grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and two
great-great-grandchildren.
G.A. Darden
BIG SPRING - G.A. Darden, 72, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000, at his
residence.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Trinity Memorial Park.
Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.
He was born March 16, 1928, in Hubbard. He worked for Cosden and was a
Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Lou Darden of Big Spring; a son, Terry
Darden of Big Spring; a daughter, Denise Davis of Elk City, Okla.; two
stepsons, Bobby Davis and Kenny Davis, both of Big Spring; a
stepdaughter, Claudia Darden of Big Spring; two brothers, Aubrey
Darden of Big Spring and Billy Jack Darden of Coahoma; a sister,
Frances Dickson of Big Spring; two grandsons; eight stepgrandchildren;
five step-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Peggy McCarty
BIG SPRING - Peggy McCarty, 60, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000, in a
local care center. Services are pending at Myers & Smith Funeral Home.
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Obituaries
MARIO ALBERTO PALOS JR.
Mario Alberto Palos Jr., 20, of San Angelo died Tuesday, Sept. 19,
2000, from injuries sustained in an oilfield accident.
Prayer service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, in Johnson's
Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept.
22, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David Smith
officiating. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Palos was born Oct. 16, 1979, in San Angelo. Mario married Rosita
Jio Aug. 28, 1999, in San Angelo. He was employed by Cleere Drilling
Co. and was a member of Word of Life Assembly of God.
Survivors include his wife, Rosita Palos, and a son, Mario Palos III,
both of San Angelo; his father, Mario Palos Sr. of San Antonio; and
his mother and stepfather, Maria and Natividad Cassio of Del Rio.
Pallbearers will be Manuel Hinojos, Isaac Hinojos, Rafael Rivera,
Robert Zamarippa, Rito Renteria, Mando Palos, Saul Palos and Joseph
Padilla.
Three Way of Love
"Mario's, Rosie's, and Cookie's"
A thought in my head that was just a blur and just a blind date.
Not know I was being awakened by her beautiful smile and her
independence.
Dominating my heart and mind, avoiding everything surrounding us,
wrapping thy arms around her body, touching her with an unexpected
kiss that caressed her lips.
It became an unquestioned relationship, desire becoming one with her
not knowing its consequence. Bearing a prince beneath her heart now we
found ourselves in deep love, a memorable feeling that will never
vanish from my heart.
Assuring thy unconditional love to my beloved one submitting myself to
him in every way. My everlasting love belongeth to my wife, who I
cherish with my life!
LUCILLE LOLLAR MITCHELL
SHREVEPORT, La. - Lucille Lollar "Pat" Mitchell, 88, of San Angelo
passed away died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000.
A memorial gathering will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 22, at The Grand
Court of San Angelo. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday,
Sept. 23, in Centuries Memorial Park in Shreveport. Visitation will be
at Centuries Funeral Home Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Lucille Lollar was born Oct. 1, 1911, in Walt Fall, Miss. She married
Lee I. Mitchell Feb. 14, 1931. He preceded her in death in 1978. Among
her many talents, she was an aircraft riveter during World War II and
a seamstress and through her loving care could grow a beautiful tree
from just a twig.
Mrs. Mitchell is survived by one son, Larry Mitchell; three
grandchildren, Rene Vivion, Kathryn Patterson and Carlton Mitchell;
five great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.
FRANCES CHENAULT JONES
Frances Chenault Jones, 85, of San Angelo passed away Monday, Sept.
18, 2000, at her residence.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25, in Johnson's
Funeral Home Chapel officiated by the Rev. Dr. Ron Sutto, pastor of
First Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in Fairmount Cemetery.
She was born born Feb. 12, 1915, in Burkburnett, Texas, to Patrick
Cleburne and Eva Pearl Chenault. Frances grew up on a ranch in Scurry
County with her two brothers and little sister. She graduated from
business college and worked in several places before coming to San
Angelo in the early 1950s. She became the owner of San Angelo Transfer
Co. and worked there until her retirement.
After retirement she married her longtime sweetheart, Albert T. Jones
and moved to Plainview to become a farmer's wife. When Albert retired
they returned to San Angelo where she lived until her death.
Frances had many friends and was a joy to all who knew her. She loved
to work in her yard and enjoyed stitching. She loved to play bridge
and was an active member of the Business and Professional Women's
Club. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church and was active in
Presbyterian Women. Frances was devoted to God and her family and she
will be dearly missed.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two brothers;
her sister; and a nephew.
She is survived by three nieces, Anne Perry and husband, Peter, of
Martinsville, Va., Margaret Murphy of Richardson and Evalie Grigg and
husband, Neal, of San Angelo; three great-nephews; and four
great-nieces.
Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church of San Angelo
Hymnal Fund, Meals for the Elderly of any favorite charity.
LARRY NEAL BURRESS
Larry Neal Burress, 65, of Christoval died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000.
Memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, at
Christian Faith Center with the Rev. Todd Nelson officiating.
Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home.
Larry was born July 9, 1935, in San Angelo. He was a veteran of the
United States Navy and a self-employed contractor. Larry was a
longtime resident of Christoval.
He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Elizabeth Burress of
Christoval; five children, Dale Watson and wife, Penny, of San Angelo,
Leland Watson of Christoval, Priscilla Clark and husband, Bill, of
Altamont, N.Y., Sandra Schmiedekamp and husband, Larry, of San Angelo,
Will Watson of San Angelo; sister, Lorraine Mattingly and husband,
Joseph, of Christoval; a brother, Ronnie Burress of Knox City; 15
grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.