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06/15/01
Funerals, Death Notices and Obituaries
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Funerals
TODAY
BRADY Jean Duncan, 68, at 10:30 a.m. in Heritage Funeral Home Chapel;
burial in Rest Haven Cemetery.
DEL RIO Lucille Ruth White, 71, at 10 a.m. at Comstock Baptist Church
in Comstock; burial in Comstock Cemetery; arrangements by G.W. Cox
Funeral Home.
KERMIT Mary Stodghill, 95, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Kermit
Cemetery; arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel.
MONAHANS Russell Lynn Dodson, 48, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church;
burial in Monahans Memorial Cemetery; arrangements by Harkey Funeral
Home.
STANTON Lessie Annese Cude, 81, of Midland, at 2 p.m. at Downtown
Church of Christ; burial in Evergreen Cemetery; arrangements by
Gilbreath Funeral Home.
SWEETWATER Carmen Martinez, 43, at 11 a.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary
Catholic Church; burial in Garden of Memories; arrangements by McCoy
Funeral Home.
SATURDAY
SAN ANGELO Audrell O.Z. Littlefield, 83, graveside service at 10 a.m.
in Fairview Cemetery in Bronte; arrangements by Shaffer Funeral Home.
BIG SPRING Dorothy L. Tyler Musick, 80, at 10 a.m. in Nalley-Pickle &
Welch Rosewood Chapel; burial in Trinity Memorial Park.
LLANO Johnnie L. Back, 83, graveside service at 11 a.m. in Llano
Cemetery; arrangements by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors of
Amarillo.
SONORA Jesus Ortega, 78, of Waco, graveside service at 10:30 a.m. in
Sonora Cemetery; arrangements by Kerbow Funeral Home.
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BROWNWOOD Paul Ray Brewer, 51, of Garland died Tuesday, June 12, 2001,
in Maryland. Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Blanket United
Methodist Church with burial in Blanket Cemetery. Arrangements are by
Davis-Morris Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Deborah Brewer of Garland; daughter,
Brianne Brewer of Garland; sons, Johnny Ray Brewer of Shallowater and
Travis Brewer and Casey Brewer, both of Garland; and brother, Louie
Brewer of Garland.
FORT STOCKTON Guadalupe Carrasco Benavides Jr., 20, of Fort Stockton
died Wednesday, June 13, 2001, in Ozona. Rosary will be at 7 p.m.
today at Assembles De Dios Triunfo De La Fe. Service will be at 10
a.m. Saturday at the church with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Fort Stockton Funeral Home.
Survivors include parents, Guadalupe and Mary Lou Benavides of Fort
Stockton; brother, Michael Benavides of Fort Stockton; and sisters,
Mary Cela Ochoa and Christina Benavides, both of Pecos.
BIG SPRING James Raleigh Drury, 32, died Wednesday, June 13, 2001,
from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Graveside service
will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Peace Chapel in Trinity Memorial Park.
Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Kim Hargrove of Big Spring; daughters,
Kelsey Drury and Danielle Drury, both of Big Spring; stepdaughters,
Amanda Marie Lasater, Misty Jo Lasater and Jayme Myrle Lasater, all of
Big Spring; and brothers, Robert Volker of Big Spring, Gary Drury of
Phoenix and Edward Drury of Memphis, Tenn.
GOLDTHWAITE E.J. Curtis, 77, of Goldthwaite died Wednesday, June 13,
2001, in a Temple hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in
Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Regency Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Willie Curtis of Goldthwaite; sons, Butch
Curtis of Brownwood, Bill Curtis of Mullin, and Gene Curtis and Roger
Curtis, both of Goldthwaite; daughters, Sherry Archibald Whitt of
Baytown, Kathy Green of Montgomer and Brenda Fowler of Rosharon;
sister, Maxine Allsbrooks of Mazola, Mont.; and brother, Darden Ray
Curtis of Houston.
BRADY Cassie Shuffield Boeker,
86, of Brady died Wednesday, June 13, 2001, in Houston. Service will
be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Leatherwood Memorial Chapels with burial in
Rest Haven Cemetery.
Survivors include son, Winston Boeker of Houston; and sisters, Murl
Osborne and Lexia Brock, both of Brady.
ROBERT LEE Olvia Dutch Brown, 90, died Thursday, June 14, 2001.
Service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Southside Church of Christ with
burial in Robert Lee Cemetery. Arrangements are by Shaffer Funeral
Home.
Survivors include son, Paul Newton Brown of Odessa; and sister, Ruby
Heann of Pasadena.
BRADY Pauline Ficker, 89, of Brady died Thursday, June 14, 2001, in
San Angelo. Services are pending at Heritage Funeral Home.
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Obituaries
AUDRELL O.Z. LITTLEFIELD
Audrell O.Z. Littlefield, 83, a longtime resident of Bronte and San
Angelo, died on Tuesday, June 12, 2001, at his residence.
Audrell was born Sept. 12, 1917, 50 miles from Lovington, N.M., to
O.Z. and Bertie Littlefield.
He married Marceill Bell on May 18, 1943.
Audrell worked for the Texas Predatory Control in Crane for four
years; at Camp Barclay in Abilene; the North Concho Dam for 27 months;
and the San Angelo Fire Department for 23 years. Prior to his
retirement, he worked 19 years for Wilbur Anderson. He bought the
family farm in Bronte, where he raised cattle.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 44 years,
Marceill, on Aug. 3, 1987; two sons, Willard Wayne Spunky Littlefield
and Robert Randall Littlefield; a sister, Violet Self; and a brother,
Elgin Littlefield.
Audrell is survived by four children, Zoe E. Marshall and husband,
Ken, of Florida, Audrell Monroe Jr. Littlefield and wife, Carolyn, of
San Angelo, Violet Jeannie Littlefield of San Angelo and Delores Dee
Ferguson and husband, David, of Ballinger.
He also is survived by 20 grandchildren, Sharon Zertucha, Connie
McCulla, Theresa Abers, Dorothy Willis, Rosa Sims, Johnny Reid, Zoe
Anna Parker, Ranae Mantz, Lynn Richeler, Audrey Kaffman, Tina Lange,
Butch Ferguson, Lisa New, Michael Ferguson, Trina Donaldson, Marsha
Jones, Lee Littlefield, Monroe Littlefield, Tammy Littlefield, Shawn
Littlefield and Becky Littlefield; one sister, Peggy Phillips;
numerous great-grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and special
friends, Opal Hoffman and Margie Searcy.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 16, in Fairview
Cemetery in Bronte officiated by Bobby Jones. Arrangements are under
the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home.
Family visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 15.
SOLEDAD M. MENCHACA
Soledad M. Menchaca, 81, of San Angelo passed away Wednesday, June 13,
2001, in a local hospital.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Friday, June 15, in Johnsons Funeral Home
Chapel. Mass of the Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June
16, at St. Marys Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Calvary
Cemetery.
Soledad was born Jan. 5, 1920, to Reyes and Ramona Muela in San
Angelo. She married Elias Menchaca June 19, 1936, in San Angelo. Mrs.
Menchaca was a member of St. Marys Catholic Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and one sister,
Lola Rios. Survivors include five sons and daughters-in-law, Elias and
Peggy Menchaca of Houston, Sam and Marilyn Menchaca and Reyes and
Angie Menchaca, all of San Angelo, Robert and Debbie Menchaca of Las
Vegas and Eddie and Sharon Menchaca of Odessa; five daughters and
sons-in-law, Elodia and Albert Garza, Enriqueta and Martin Rios,
Amanda and Manuel Gonzales, Ramona and Gumesindo Garcia and Christina
and Antonio Suarez, all of San Angelo; 34 grandchildren; and numerous
great-grandchildren great-great-grandchildren.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
The family wishes to express its deep appreciation to Girling Home
Health, Dr. Carmichael and Janice.
Mother
They say man has might
He governs land and sea,
He wields a mighty scepter
Oer lesser powers than me.
But a greater power and stronger
God from his throne hath hurled.
For the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world.
We love you Ama.
HELEN OVERHOLSER TURN
SAN ANGELO Helen Overholser Turn, 78, of San Angelo passed away on
Wednesday, June 13, 2001, at the Bronte Health & Rehab Center.
Helen was born May 23, 1923, to Weaver O. and Hazel Lovell Overholser,
in Ranger, moving with her parents to San Angelo in 1927. She
graduated from high school on May 23, 1940, and married Claude Oscar
Wayne Turn on June 30, 1941, in San Angelo.
She worked as a secretary for Turn Plumbing & Heating for more than 15
years, but the job shes most remembered for is being a homemaker and
always being there.
Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne; her parents; and
one sister, Nina Huntley of San Angelo.
She is survived by two children, Sandra Katherine Jackson and her
husband, Weaver of San Antonio and Jerry Wayne Turn of San Angelo;
three grandsons, Mark Lee Jackson of Nevada; Jerry Wayne Turn Jr. of
Charleston, S.C.; and Richard Lewis Turn and wife, Leslie, of
Richmond, Va.; and two sisters, Billie Gene Malone and husband,
Kenneth, of San Angelo and Margaret Anne Cusenbary and husband,
Charles Lee, of San Antonio.
Arrangements are by Shaffer Funeral Home.
OTIS GLYNN BABB
MIDLAND Otis Glynn Babb, 75, went home to the Lord to see his family,
his loving brother and brother-in-law, on Wednesday, June 13, 2001.
He fought long and hard to stay with his family. Glynn came from a
ranching family and continued ranching most of his life.
Glynn was born Nov. 28, 1925, in Lordsburg, N.M., to Coleman and Mary
Diane Babb. He married Lelia Stewart on Jan. 4, 1958.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Jack Babb; mother and father,
Coleman and Mary Diane Babb; and his son, Lynn Babb-Rainey.
He is survived by his wife, Lelia Babb of Stanton; brother, Coleman
Babb of San Angelo; and his children, Richard Rainey and wife, Kathy,
of Marathon, Glynn Rainey and wife, Sandy, of Tarpley, Doyle Babb and
wife, Cindy of Ozona; daughter, Christye Gober and husband, Coy, of
Big Spring; stepsons, Jerry Collier of Stanton, Darrell Collier and
wife, Adrienne of Liberty Hill; grandchildren, Clint Rainey and wife,
Julie, of San Angelo; Brandy Rainey of Austin; Cody Rainey of Uvalde,
Nikki Rainey of Uvalde, Lynn Babb of Ozona, Layne Babb of Stanton,
Glynn Collier of Liberty Hill, Creig and Case Gober of Big Spring; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 16, in Marathon
Cemetery in Marathon. Arrangements are by Pipkin Funeral Home and
Chapel.
The family wishes to thank Hospice for all the loving care and
especially to Belinda, for her love and care.
Pallbearers will be Cody Rainey, Clint Rainey, Layne Babb, Coy Gober
and Billy Stewart.
AUBREY CARROLL
LUBBOCK Graveside service for Aubrey Carroll, 83, of Lubbock will be
at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 16, 2001, in Resthaven Cemetery in McCamey
with Sheldon Johnson officiating. Local arrangements are by Resthaven
Funeral Home.
Aubrey passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2001, in Lubbock. He was born
June 11, 1918, in Quanah, Texas. He was a graduate of Quanah High
School Aubrey was active in civic duties, some of which included Lions
Club, Chamber of Commerce in McCamey and Bridge Club. He was a
resident of McCamey from 1957-1987, where he worked with West Texas
Utilities at Rio Pecos Station in Girvin from 1957-1987. He received
the George B. McCamey award for three years and was active with the
Methodist Men and taught Sunday school at First United Methodist
Church in McCamey.
Survivors include his wife, Jean of Lubbock; son, James Aubrey Carroll
Jr. of Carenage, Trinidad, West Indies; daughter, Pat Blackwell of
Lubbock; four sisters, Jean Malone of Clovis, N.M., Lorie Nelson of
Palm Springs, Calif., Marie Bennett of Upland, Calif., and Fran Deigan
of Lake Elsinore, Calif.; six grandchildren; and nine
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Mike Carroll, who passed away in
1973.
The family suggests memorials to First United Methodist Church in
McCamey.
06/16/01
Funerals, Death Notices and Obituaries
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Funerals
TODAY
SAN ANGELO Audrell O.Z. Littlefield, 83, graveside service at 10 a.m.
in Fairview Cemetery in Bronte; arrangements by Shaffer Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO Soledad M. Menchaca, 81, at 10 a.m. at St. Marys Catholic
Church; burial in Calvary Cemetery; arrangements by Johnsons Funeral
Home.
BROWNWOOD Paul Ray Brewer, 51, at 10 a.m. at Blanket United Methodist
Church; burial in Blanket Cemetery; arrangements by Davis-Morris
Funeral Home.
BIG SPRING James Raleigh Drury, 32, graveside service at 2 p.m. in
Peace Chapel in Trinity Memorial Park; arrangements by Nalley-Pickle &
Welch Funeral Home.
BIG SPRING Dorothy L. Tyler Musick, 80, at 10 a.m. in Nalley-Pickle &
Welch Rosewood Chapel; burial in Trinity Memorial Park.
BRADY Cassie Shuffield Boeker, 86, at 10 a.m. at Leatherwood Memorial
Chapels; burial in Rest Haven Cemetery.
FORT STOCKTON Guadalupe Carrasco Benavides Jr., 20, at 10 a.m. at
Assembles De Dios Triunfo De La Fe; burial in St. Joseph Cemetery;
arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home.
GOLDTHWAITE E.J. Curtis, 77, at 2 p.m. in Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home
Chapel; burial in Regency Cemetery.
LLANO Johnnie L. Back, 83, graveside service at 11 a.m. in Llano
Cemetery; arrangements by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors of
Amarillo.
MARATHON Otis Glynn Babb, 75, of Midland, graveside service at 2 p.m.
in Marathon Cemetery; arrangements by Pipkin Funeral Home of Midland.
McCAMEY Aubrey Carroll, 83, of Lubbock, graveside service at 10 a.m.
in Resthaven Cemetery; arrangements by Resthaven Funeral Home of
Lubbock.
ROBERT LEE Olvia Brown, 90, at 3 p.m. at Southside Church of Christ;
burial in Robert Lee Cemetery; arrangements by Shaffer Funeral Home.
SONORA Jesus Ortega, 78, of Waco, graveside service at 10:30 a.m. in
Sonora Cemetery; arrangements by Kerbow Funeral Home.
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Death Notices
SAN ANGELO Petra R. Torres, 99, died Thursday, June 14, 2001, at her
residence. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Sunday in Robert Massie Funeral
Home Chapel. Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Margarets
Catholic Church with burial in Calvary Cemetery.
Survivors include son, Apolinar Paul Torres of San Angelo.
FREDERICKSBURG Jewel P. Hicks Hoots, 100, died Thursday, June 14,
2001, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in
Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
Survivors include daughter, Pearl Quinn of Fredericksburg.
FORT STOCKTON David Gonzales Hernandez Jr., 21, died Wednesday, June
13, 2001, in Ozona. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Monday in Fort Stockton
Funeral Home Chapel. Service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Agnes
Church with burial in St. Agnes Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Celina Hernandez of Odessa; mother, Martha
G. Rodriguez of Fort Stockton; stepfather, Juan Rodriguez of Fort
Stockton; children, Deanna Riva, Juan Corrales and Aaron Corrales, all
of Odessa; brother, Johnny Dominguez of San Diego; and sisters, Teri
Hernandez Freeman of Clemmons, N.C., and Becky Dominguez of Sacebo,
Japan.
BRADY Pauline Ficker, 89, of Brady died Thursday, June 14, 2001, in
San Angelo. Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Heritage Funeral Home
Chapel with burial in Hext Cemetery.
Survivors include daughter, Carolyn Pylant of San Antonio; and
brothers, Ray Bowers of Fort Worth and C.E. Bowers of Fredericksburg.
MENARD Allie Madeline Burch Thigpen, 91, of Terrell and formerly of
Menard, died Thursday, June 14, 2001, in Terrell. Services are pending
at Heritage Funeral Home.
BIG SPRING Jo Broadrick, 71, died Friday, June 15, 2001, in a local
hospital. Graveside service will be at 4 p.m. today in Trinity
Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Myers & Smith Funeral Home.
Survivors include her husband, Dr. B. Broadrick of Big Spring; son,
Ronald W. Broadrick of Big Spring; daughters, Linda Jo Broadrick and
Ingrid Broadrick, both of Austin; sisters, Mae Currie of Big Spring
and Claudette Griffith of Gulfport, Miss.; and brother, Neel G.
Barnaby Jr. of Palestine.
BIG SPRING Roy Earnest Palmer, 88, died Thursday, June 14, 2001, in a
local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Nalley-Pickle &
Welch Rosewood Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Palmer of Big Spring; daughters,
Mary Wilson of Abilene and Margie Kissan of Nevada; sons, William
Palmer of Nevada and David Palmer of California; and sister, Flora
Porter of Big Spring.
BIG SPRING James H. Cal Sheats, 90, died Thursday, June 14, 2001, in a
Lubbock hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at First Assembly
of God Church with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. Arrangements are
by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Velma Sheats of Big Spring; daughter,
Dolores Lillard of Big Spring; and son, Howard Morris Sheats of Los
Angeles.
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Obituaries
ROBERT D. JOHNSON
Lt. Col. (retired) Robert D. Bob Johnson, a former resident of Sonora,
died June 13, 2001, in Corpus Christi, where he had resided since
1973.
He joined the United States Army Air Corps as an enlisted man during
the Depression, received his commission during World War II and
retired from the Air Force in 1963. Col. Johnson flew B-24 bombers
during the war and other aircraft thereafter and served in numerous
assignments throughout the United States and Europe in a career
spanning more than 30 years. Bob served as manager of the Sonora
Chamber of Commerce, the Federal Commodities Program and the Sonora
branch of the Murphy Flying School during his residence there.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Frances W. Johnson; a son,
Robert D. Johnson Jr.; three grandsons; and a great-granddaughter.
Interment will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 19, in Fort Sam Houston
Cemetery in San Antonio.
SOLEDAD M. MENCHACA
Soledad M. Menchaca, 81, of San Angelo passed away Wednesday, June 13,
2001, in a local hospital.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Friday, June 15, in Johnsons Funeral Home
Chapel. Mass of the Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June
16, at St. Marys Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Calvary
Cemetery.
Soledad was born Jan. 5, 1920, to Reyes and Ramona Muela in San
Angelo. She married Elias Menchaca June 19, 1936, in San Angelo. Mrs.
Menchaca was a member of St. Marys Catholic Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and one sister,
Lola Rios. Survivors include five sons and daughters-in-law, Elias and
Peggy Menchaca of Houston, Sam and Marilyn Menchaca and Reyes and
Angie Menchaca, all of San Angelo, Robert and Debbie Menchaca of Las
Vegas and Eddie and Sharon Menchaca of Odessa; five daughters and
sons-in-law, Elodia and Albert Garza, Enriqueta and Martin Rios,
Amanda and Manuel Gonzales, Ramona and Gumesindo Garcia and Christina
and Antonio Suarez, all of San Angelo; 34 grandchildren; and numerous
great-grandchildren great-great-grandchildren.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
The family wishes to express its deep appreciation to Girling Home
Health, Dr. Carmichael and Janice.
Mother
They say man has might
He governs land and sea,
He wields a mighty scepter
Oer lesser powers than me.
But a greater power and stronger
God from his throne hath hurled.
For the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world.
We love you Ama.
EUGENE L. BUDDY LANGLEY
IRVING Eugene L. Buddy Langley was born Aug. 23, 1924, in Beaver,
Okla. He passed away June 13, 2001, in Baylor Medical Center-Irving
after an extended battle with Parkinsons Disease.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Alena Dottie Langley; two sons
and daughters-in-law, Larry E. and Cathy Langley of Temple Terrace,
Fla., and Danny F. and Terri Langley of Grapevine; one granddaughter,
Michelle Tallent of Temple Terrace; four grandsons, Colt Franklin
Langley, Rhett Thomas Langley, Trent Loyle Langley and Wyatt Daniel
Langley, all of Grapevine; two great-granddaughters, Hannah Estelle
Tallent and Rebecca Grace Tallent, both of Temple Terrace; two nieces,
Wanita Maynard of Beaver, Okla., and Janice Mallard of Wimberley; two
cousins, Bobby Wellman of Guymon, Okla., and Avanell Mitchell of
Liberal, Kan.
Buddy was a graduate of Beaver (Okla.) High School and served four
years in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II. He continued
his adult education at the University of Kansas, the University of
Wyoming, New York University and Columbia University.
He began his 41-year telephone career as a lineman with GTE of the
Southwest in Beaver in 1948. He served as general plant manager for
GTE of Pennsylvania and GTE of Florida in Tampa from 1961 to 1965. He
was elected vice president-operations for the Florida company in 1966.
He served in that capacity until 1974 when he was elected president,
GTE of Kentucky in Lexington. Two years later he was named president
of the GTE Southwest at Durham, N.C. In 1981 he was elected president,
GTE Southwest, moving back to San Angelo, where he spent many years
during his early career. He retired as president, GTE Southwest in
August 1989.
Buddy started a second career in telephony in 1991 when he was elected
chairman and CEO of Universal Service Telephone. From 1994 to present,
he served as president and CEO of Rico Telephone.
Off the job, Buddy served on many civic and business boards. He served
as vice chairman, Board of Regents of Texas College of Osteopathic
Medicine; Board of Regents, University of North Texas; Chairman, Texas
Academy of Mathematics and Science at UNT, The North Texas Commission,
North Texas Water Commission, Governmental Affairs Council of Texas
Chamber of Commerce and Sustaining Membership for Circle 10, Boy
Scouts of America. He served on the board of directors of the Dallas
Childrens Medical Center, The Irving Health Care System, State Fair of
Texas, Texas Commerce Bank of Dallas and the Texas State Chamber of
Commerce. He also served as president of the Independent Telephone
Pioneer Association. He was an active member of the Salesmanship Club
of Dallas and was instrumental in causing GTE to be the title sponsor
of the GTE Byron Nelson Golf Tournament.
Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday, June 17, with family
receiving friends from 5 to 7 p.m. at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home,
Funeral service for Buddy will be at 11 a.m. Monday, June 18, in
Donnellys Colonial Chapel. Interment will be at 1 p.m. Monday in
Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery.
The family requests memorials be made to Salesmanship Club Charities,
400 South Houston Street, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75202.
Arrangements are by Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home, 606 W. Airport
Freeway, Irving, TX 75062.
AUDRELL O.Z. LITTLEFIELD
Audrell O.Z. Littlefield, 83, a longtime resident of Bronte and San
Angelo, died on Tuesday, June 12, 2001, at his residence.
Audrell was born Sept. 12, 1917, 50 miles from Lovington, N.M., to
O.Z. and Bertie Littlefield.
He married Marceill Bell on May 18, 1943.
Audrell worked for the Texas Predatory Control in Crane for four
years; Camp Barkeley in Abilene; the North Concho Dam for 27 months;
and the San Angelo Fire Department for 23 years. Prior to his
retirement, he worked 19 years for Wilbur Anderson. He bought the
family farm in Bronte, where he raised cattle.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 44 years,
Marceill, on Aug. 3, 1987; two sons, Willard Wayne Spunky Littlefield
and Robert Randall Littlefield; a sister, Violet Self; and a brother,
Elgin Littlefield.
Audrell is survived by four children, Zoe E. Marshall and husband, Ken
of Florida, Audrell Monroe Jr. Littlefileld and wife, Carolyn, of San
Angelo, Violet Jeannie Littlefield of San Angelo and Delores Dee
Ferguson and husband, David, of Ballinger.
He also is survived by 20 grandchildren, Sharon Zertucha, Connie
McCulla, Theresa Abers, Dorothy Willis, Rosa Sims, Johnny Reid, Zoe
Anna Parker, Ranae Mantz, Lynn Richeler, Audrey Kaffman, Tina Lange,
Butch Ferguson, Lisa New, Michael Ferguson, Trina Donaldson, Marsha
Jones, Lee Littlefield, Monroe Littlefield, Tammy Littlefield, Shawn
Littlefield and Becky Littlefield; one sister, Peggy Phillips;
numerous great-grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and special
friends, Opal Hoffman and Margie Searcy.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 16, in Fairview
Cemetery in Bronte officiated by Bobby Jones. Arrangements are under
the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home.
LEONA ESTELLE RAY
Leona Estelle (Wetsel) Ray, 90, of San Angelo died Thursday, June 14,
2001, in a local nursing care center. She was born Sept. 4, 1910, in
Pleasant Hill, Texas. She was manager of the sewing room at Western
Mattress Co. in San Angelo for more than 30 years. She married Lee C.
Ray June 25, 1927, in Abilene, Texas.
Survivors include two daughters, Rosa Frances Tatum of Abilene and
Verline Campbell of San Angelo; nine grandchildren; 12
great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
The family will receive visitors from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, June 16,
at Johnsons Funeral Home. Graveside funeral service will follow at 3
p.m. Saturday in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Abilene with Johnsons Funeral
Home of San Angelo handling the arrangements.
06/17/01
Funerals, Death Notices and Obituaries
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Funerals
TODAY
SAN ANGELO Petra R. Torres, 99, rosary at 7 p.m. in Robert Massie
Funeral Home Chapel; service at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Margarets
Catholic Church; burial in Calvary Cemetery.
MONDAY
BIG SPRING Roy Earnest Palmer, 88, at 2 p.m. in Nalley-Pickle & Welch
Rosewood Chapel; burial in Trinity Memorial Park.
BIG SPRING James H. Sheats, 90, at 10 a.m. at First Assembly of God
Church; burial in Trinity Memorial Park; arrangements by Nalley-Pickle
& Welch Funeral Home.
BRADY Pauline Ficker, 89, at 2 p.m. in Heritage Funeral Home Chapel;
burial in Hext Cemetery.
FORT STOCKTON David Gonzales Hernandez Jr., 21, rosary at 7 p.m. in
Fort Stockton Funeral Home Chapel; service at 1 p.m. Tuesday at St.
Agnes Church; burial in St. Agnes Cemetery.
FREDERICKSBURG Jewel P. Hicks Hoots, 100, at 2 p.m. in Schaetter
Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
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Death Notices
SAN ANGELO Bernice Stecklein, 82, of San Angelo died Saturday, June
16, 2001, in a local nursing home. Services are pending at Robert
Massie Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO John Bud Nelson Campbell, 62, of San Angelo died Friday,
June 15, 2001, at his residence. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m.
Monday in Belvedere Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Shaffer Funeral
Home.
Survivors include his wife, Janie Campbell of San Angelo; brothers,
Homer Campbell of Hardvilla, Ky., Donnie Campbell of Joelton, Tenn.,
and Mac Campbell of Chicago; and sisters, Jean Owens of Florida and
Dot Crook of Gallinton, Tenn.
SAN ANGELO Johnny Jones, 72, of San Angelo died Saturday, June 16,
2001, in a local hospital. Military graveside service will be at 2
p.m. Tuesday in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by
Johnsons Funeral Home.
Survivors include daughters, Pam Sivells of Memphis, Tenn., and Sharon
Seidenberg of Austin; brothers, Bill Jones and Butch Jones, both of
Davidson, Okla.; and sister, Maryann Keeler of Electra.
PECOS Beverly Lindemann,
57, of Pecos died Saturday, June 16, 2001, in an Odessa hospital.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Pecos Funeral Home Chapel with
burial in Mount Evergreen Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Lindemann of Pecos; sons, Jeff
Lindemann and David Kington, both of Pecos; daughters, Darla
Blackstock and Debbie Terrel, both of Pecos; brother, Roy Prewit of
Pecos; and sister, Barbara Bradley of Fort Stockton.
LLANO Edith Mae Holland, 84, of Bluffton died Friday, June 15, 2001,
in Llano. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday in
Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Flat
Rock Cemetery.
Survivors include sons, Kenneth Holland of San Antonio and Eddie
Holland of Kerrville; sister, Irene Reagor of Bluffton; and brother,
Cecil Nobles of Austin.
KINGSLAND Floyd Weldon Wimberley, 68, died Friday, June 15, 2001.
Memorial service will be at 4 p.m. Monday in Putnam Funeral Home
Chapel.
SAN SABA Lenard L. Mathes, 83, died Saturday, June 16, 2001. Service
will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Howell-Doran Funeral Home Chapel with
burial in Richland Springs Cemetery.
Survivors include son, Lenard L. Mathes Jr. of Houston.
MENARD Allie Madeline Burch Thigpen, 91, of Terrell and formerly of
Menard, died Thursday, June 14, 2001, in Terrell. Service will be at 1
p.m. Monday in Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Rest Haven
Cemetery.
Survivors include daughters, Faye Stewart of Lone Oaks and Norma
Skurlock of Terrell.
SAN SABA Bernabe R. Ben Coronado, 75, died Friday, June 15, 2001.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Howell-Doran Funeral Home with
burial in San Saba City Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Carolina Coronado of San Saba; sons,
Fermin Coronado of San Angelo, Domingo Coronado of Madison, Tenn.,
Mario Coronado of Early, Bernabe Coronado Jr. of Brownwood, Martin
Frederick Coronado of Goldthwaite and Rafael Orlando Coronado of San
Saba; daughters, Virginia Dawson of Goldthwaite, Veronica Inez
Coronado of San Saba and Vivianna Casillas of Fort Stockton; and
sisters, Augustina Jiminez, Juana Jiminez, Elodia Zapata and Susanna
Lambert, all of San Saba.
BRADY Michael Alan Davidson, 51 of Euless and formerly of Midland,
died Friday, June 15, 2001, in Burleson. Services are pending at
Leatherwood Memorials Chapels
MASON Shorty Williams, 84, died Saturday, June 16, 2001. Services are
pending at Mason Funeral Home.
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Obituaries
GERALD D. JACK HARTLEY
STERLING CITY Graveside service for Gerald D. Jack Hartley of Garden
City was held at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 7, 2001, in Garden City
Cemetery. The Rev. Alvie Stiefer, Ph.D. officiated.
Mr. Hartley was born May 27, 1925, in Valparaiso, Ind., to Frank E.
and Mary Ann Maudlin Hartley. He is survived by his wife, Virginia
Christie Hartley; two daughters, Gerry Short and husband, Mike, of
Garden City and Beverly Harp of Midland; five grandchildren, Christie
Anne Robertson and her fiance, John Dyer, of Abilene, Bryan Harp of
Midland, Genny Lynn Meyer of Lubbock, Kimberly June Harp of Ballinger
and David Hartley Meyer of Garden City; a cousin, Byron Maudlin of
Oregon; other cousins in Indiana; special friend, Lacey Lyons; and
many close friends.
Mr. Hartley was preceded in death by two brothers, V.E. Hartley and
Joe Hartley.
Mr. Hartley served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1946 on the USS
Texas, USS Nevada and USS Cecil. He also served three years in the
Texas National Guard. His life included a career in communications,
ranching and farming.
Pallbearers were Leon Halfmann, Mark Halfmann, Larry Halfmann, Tommy
Hoelscher, John Mark Kinnibrugh and Dale Hillger. His telephone
co-workers were considered honorary pallbearers.
Jack will be remembered as a man who felt fortunate to spend his life
with his wife of 54 years. Always a devoted family man and the
foundation of his home, he will be sorely missed. He was known to tell
a story about old times, create a little mischief and challenge you to
a game of checkers or dominoes. He would be the first to say,
Remember, Im the expert!
In spite of years of failing health, he never lost his sense of humor.
Ross Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
BILLY JACKSON
Billy Jackson, 87, of San Angelo died Friday, June 15, 2001, in a
local hospital.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, June 18, in Wall
Protestant Cemetery with Buddy Trull officiating. Arrangements are by
Johnsons Funeral Home.
Billy was born Sept. 12, 1913, in Eden to Thomas Jefferson and Sadie
Clementine Kitchens Jackson. He was a former resident of Stephenville
and had lived in San Angelo for two years.
Billy was a retired sheet metal mechanic for Corn Products
International in Corpus Christi. He was a member of the First Baptist
Church in Stephenville, Masonic Lodge 267 and Eastern Star Lodge 861.
Billy was married to Leora Stroman on Oct. 31, 1936, in San Angelo.
His parents; one brother; and his daughter and son-in-law, Betty Jane
and Charles C. Burke, preceded Billy in death.
Survivors include his wife, Leora Jackson of San Angelo;
grandchildren, Linda Luther and husband, Bill, Janice Burke and
Charles Burke and wife, Joanna, all of San Angelo, Marcia Johnson and
husband, Sean of Denton; great-grandchildren, Lance Luther and Trina
Mauk and husband, Scott, all of McKinney, Shane Burke and wife, Tina,
of Ballinger, Misty Burke of San Angelo and Ian Johnson of Denton;
great-great-grandchildren, Jonah Burke of Ballinger, Hunter Mauk of
McKinney, Kiana Reynolds of San Angelo and Ashley Luther of
Lawrenceville, Ga.; numerous nieces and nephews; and special friends,
C.D. and Joella Sealey of Aledo, Texas.
The family wishes to express a special thanks to Dr. Walter Hewell and
his staff and the staff of Meadow Creek Nursing Center.
JAMES ORAN BRASHEAR
James Oran Brashear, 97, went to his eternal home to be with his
Heavenly Father on Friday, June 15, 2001, in a local nursing home.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, June 18, in Lawnhaven
Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Randy Samuels officiating. Arrangements
are by Johnsons Funeral Home.
Oran was born March 12, 1904, in Olden, Eastland County, Texas, to
Columbus T. and Elizabeth Fenn Brashear. He was the seventh of 13
children. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, five
brothers and five sisters. Also, four wives, Annie Mae Marsh Brashear,
Maude Smith Brashear, Allie Parrish Brashear and Irene Buller
Brashear.
Oran is survived by two daughters and their spouses, Rubye Joyce and
Ernest Tennyson of Carlsbad and Mary Kathleen and Gus Tennyson of
Portland, Ore.; two stepdaughters, Bessie Gene Kellum of Crockett and
Margie Buller Prichard of Kansas. Also, two sisters, Mildred Stewart
of San Angelo and Ila Anderson of Anniston, Ala. He leaves behind
seven grandchildren and their spouses, Linda Worrell of Fort Wayne,
Ind., Bobby and Linda Tennyson of Amarillo, Mary Beth and Joel Smith
of Granbury, Nancy and Danny Bolding of Carlsbad, Anna and Mark
Hulslander of Bay City, Jim and Shawna Smith of Katy and David and
Mary Smith of Tyler. He also leaves 19 great-grandchildren, five
great-great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
During the 1930s Oran worked on several dairy farms in the Rio Grande
Valley of New Mexico. In the 1940s and early 50s he was a foreman in
the Hurley, N.M., Kennecot Copper Corp. Mill. After that he worked
several years in the Robert Massie Furniture Store in San Angelo.
Our Grandpa loved the Lord and was an example to us all. Oran was a
member of Central Faith Baptist Church in Crockett, where he resided
for the last several years of his life.
He was a man who kept his promises and was respected by all who knew
him.
The family wishes to express a heartfelt thanks to the nursing staff
of Houston County Nursing Center and Baptist Memorials who daily
showed their caring and compassion to our dad.
We will miss you, Daddy.
Well done, thy good and faithful servantEnter thou into the joy of thy
Lord. Matthew 25:21
ALTHA ETHEL CHAMBERLAIN
ODESSA Altha Chamberlain, 95, of Odessa passed away Thursday, June 14,
2001, in Medical Center Hospital. She was born July 14, 1905, in
Richland Springs.
She was a homemaker and a member of University Heights Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Ida Mae Crouch;
and her husband, Chester Powell.
She is survived by sons, Bernie Powell of Jacksonville, Ark., and
Victor Powell of Mesquite; daughters, Yvonne Sanford of Odessa and
Wanda Barr of Branson, Mo.; eight grandchildren; 11
great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, June 18, in Hubbard-Kelly Funeral
Home Chapel with Chuck Claburn officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m.
in Ballinger.
Services are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home.
PETRA R. TORRES
Petra R. Torres, 99, of San Angelo passed away Thursday, June 14,
2001, at her residence.
A rosary will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 17, in Robert Massie
Funeral Home Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 2 p.m.
Monday, June 18, at St. Margarets Catholic Church with Father Joseph
Vathallor officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home.
Petra was born April 20, 1902, in Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico, to
Edubijen and Manuela Rodriguez. Petra was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Tomas Torres Sr.; two sons,
Alberto R. Torres and Tomas Torres Jr.
Survivors are one son, Apolinar Paul Torres and wife, Irene, of San
Angelo; 20 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren,
great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers are Albert Torres, Tomas Torres, Paul Torres, Noel Torres,
Robert Torres and Jeremy Gonzales.
The family wishes to thank Hospice of San Angelo and Outreach Home
Health with a special thanks to Stella of Outreach Home Health.
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Funerals
TODAY
SAN ANGELO James Oran Brashear, 97, graveside service at 2 p.m. in
Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnsons Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO John Nelson Campbell, 62, graveside service at 10 a.m. in
Belvedere Memorial Park; arrangements by Shaffer Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO Billy Jackson, 87, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Wall
Protestant Cemetery; arrangements by Johnsons Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO Petra R. Torres, 99, at 2 p.m. at St. Margarets Catholic
Church; burial in Calvary Cemetery; arrangements by Robert Massie
Funeral Home Chapel
BIG SPRING Roy Earnest Palmer, 88, at 2 p.m. in Nalley-Pickle & Welch
Rosewood Chapel; burial in Trinity Memorial Park.
BIG SPRING James H. Sheats, 90, at 10 a.m. at First Assembly of God
Church; burial in Trinity Memorial Park; arrangements by Nalley-Pickle
& Welch Funeral Home.
BRADY Pauline Ficker, 89, at 2 p.m. in Heritage Funeral Home Chapel;
burial in Hext Cemetery.
FORT STOCKTON David Gonzales Hernandez Jr., 21, rosary at 7 p.m. in
Fort Stockton Funeral Home Chapel; service at 1 p.m. Tuesday at St.
Agnes Church; burial in St. Agnes Cemetery.
FREDERICKSBURG Jewel P. Hicks Hoots, 100, at 2 p.m. in Schaetter
Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
LLANO Edith Mae Holland, 84, of Bluffton, at 10 a.m. in
Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Flat Rock
Cemetery.
MENARD Allie Madeline Burch Thigpen, 91, of Terrell, at 1 p.m. in
Heritage Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Rest Haven Cemetery.
ODESSA Altha Chamberlain, 95, at 10 a.m. in Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Chapel; burial at 3 p.m. in Ballinger.
PECOS Beverly Lindemann, 57, at 10 a.m. in Pecos Funeral Home Chapel;
burial in Mount Evergreen Cemetery.
SAN SABA Bernabe R. Coronado, 75, at 10 a.m. at Howell-Doran Funeral
Home; burial in San Saba City Cemetery.
SAN SABA Lenard L. Mathes, 83, at 2 p.m. in Howell-Doran Funeral Home
Chapel; burial in Richland Springs Cemetery.
TUESDAY
SAN ANGELO Johnny Jones, 72, military graveside service at 2 p.m. in
Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnsons Funeral Home.
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Death Notices
SAN ANGELO Ila Mae Payne, 87, of San Angelo died Saturday, June 16,
2001, in a local hospital. Memorial service will be at 10 a.m.
Wednesday in Baptist Memorials Chapel. Arrangements are by Johnsons
Funeral Home.
Survivors include daughter, Naomi Wadsworth of San Angelo; son, Norman
Lee Payne of Knoxville, Tenn.; and brother, Ben Scarborough of
Sacramento, Calif.
SAN ANGELO Evelyn Wright, 73, of San Angelo died Sunday, June 17,
2001, in a local care center. Services are pending at Johnsons Funeral
Home.
SAN ANGELO Alma B. Roberts, 89, died Sunday, June 17, 2001, in a local
hospital. Services are pending at Johnsons Funeral Home.
MASON Shorty Williams, 84, died Saturday, June 16, 2001. Service will
be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Mason Funeral Home Chapel with burial in
Gooch Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Alma Williams of Mason; sons, Ronnie Lee
Williams of Mexia and Tom Williams of Uvalde; daughter, Daila Salinas;
stepson, Gerald Seim of Jonestown; and sisters, Mary Alice McMurtry
and Pat Andreson, both of Troy.
FREDERICKSBURG Lewis H. Langehennig,
74, died Saturday, June 16, 2001, in a local hospital. Service will be
at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church with military burial
in Der Stadt Friedhof Cemetery. Arrangements are by Schaetter Funeral
Home.
Survivors include his wife, Elvira Poddles Novian Langehennig of
Fredericksburg; and daughters, Linda Koonce of Refugio and Connie Pugh
of Alvin.
KERMIT Jose Manuel Montoya,
39, of Kermit died Friday, June 15, 2001, in an Ozona hospital. Rosary
will be at 7 p.m. today in Cooper Funeral Chapel. Service will be at
10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with burial in Kermit
Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Lupe Montoya of Kermit; mother, Elvira
Hess of Alpine; sons, Andy Montoya and Jose Montoya Jr., both of
Kermit; brothers, Tony Hess of Big Spring and Carl Hess of Bangor,
Wash.; and sisters, Maria Celaya and Lupe Hoffman, both of Alpine.
GOLDTHWAITE Edna Vivian Harrell,
90, of Lometa died Friday, June 15, 2001, in an Abilene nursing home.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home
Chapel with burial in Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery.
Survivors include son, Aubrey W. Bud Harrell of Abilene; daughter,
Barbara Harrell Torgerson of San Antonio; and sister, Bertha
Richardson Cozby of Marble Falls.
BRONTE Lydia Keeney Culpeper, 92, died Saturday, June 16, 2001, in a
local care center. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Central
Baptist Church. Arrangements are by Shaffer Funeral Home.
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Obituaries
JOHNNY JONES
Johnny Jones, 72, of San Angelo died Saturday, June 16, 2001, after a
four-year battle with cancer. Graveside service will be held Tuesday,
June 19, in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens with full military honors.
Mr. Jones was born Nov. 1, 1928, in Garden Valley, Texas. He married
Edith Chamberlain Dec. 5, 1952. He was in the United States Air Force
for 20 years, serving under five presidents during the Korean War,
Cuban Missile Crisis and Vietnam War. After his military career, he
continued in public service as a Lake Nasworthy lake ranger for 10
years. Here is where his lasting friendship with retired San Angelo
Police Chief Rusty Smith began.
Johnny Jones was preceded in death by his wife of 29 years, Edith
Chamberlain Jones; his parents, Pitt and Lola Jones; brothers, Lou,
Elmer, Durwood and Buck; and his eldest grandson, Matthew Sivells.
Survivors include his daughters and sons-in-law, Denny and Pamela
Sivells of Memphis, Tenn. and Edward and Sharon Seidenberg of Austin;
grandsons, Michael and Mark Sivells of Memphis, Tenn., Chad and
Patrick Wilson and John Seidenberg; and granddaughter, Suzanne
Seidenberg, all of Austin; sister and brother-in-law, Paul and Mary
Ann Keeler of Electra; brothers, Butch and Bill Jones of Davidson,
Okla.; brother and sister-in-law, Gerald and Margie Garrett of
Abilene; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Joe and Lorene Hull of
Muskogee, Okla.; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Nelson and Tommie
Chamberlain of Grand Prairie; mother-in-law, Katherine Chamberlain of
Abilene; and very precious friend, Becky Mayberry and her sons of San
Angelo.
All his family and friends thank Dr. Coughlin for his endless work to
cure the vicious disease, Dr. Cheruku for his dedication to relieve
the pain this disease causes, Dr. McIver for his surgical expertise,
Nurse Tanis for her unending energy and love during this painful
period, and all the other wonderful Shannon nursing staff who helped
him night after night with their touch and prayers.
MILDREN B. STEWART
Mildred B. Stewart, 87, of San Angelo died Sunday, June 17, 2001, in
Baptist Memorials.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 19, in Johnsons Funeral Home
Chapel with the Rev. Phil Webber and the Rev. Neal Brillhart
officiating. Burial will follow in Belvedere Memorial Park.
Mildred was born Jan. 5, 1914, in Coke County, Texas, to Columbus and
Annie Elizabeth Fenn Brashear. She was a member of Baptist Temple
Church and a resident of San Angelo for 76 years.
Survivors include one sister, Ila Anderson of Anniston, Ala.; and
numerous nieces and nephews, including Joy Perry, Ruby Tennyson, O.D.
Brashear and Francis Brashear, all of San Angelo.
JOHN BUD NELSON CAMPBELL
John Bud Nelson Campbell, 62, of San Angelo died at 7:03 p.m. Friday,
June 15, 2001, at his residence.
Bud was born July 9, 1938, in Nashville, Tenn., to Charlie and Bertie
Campbell.
He is survived by his wife, Janie; his mother-in-law, Annie Chappell;
brothers, Homer and wife, Lea, of Hardvilla, Ky., Donnie and wife,
Brenda of Joelton, Tenn., and Mac Campbell of Chicago; sisters, Jean
Owens of Florida and Dot Crook and husband, Thomas Wayne of Gallinton,
Tenn.; sister-in-law, Joyce Campbell of San Angelo; ex-sister-in-law,
Sandra Smith of San Angelo (to Bud, Sandra was always his
sister-in-law), brothers-in-law, Don and wife, Cathy Chappell, of San
Angelo, Henry Chappell and Buck and wife, Eva Chappell, both of Big
Spring; sisters-in-law, Lola Craddick of Grape Creek, May Massery of
San Angelo, Joyce Dunlap and husband, J.D., of Brazoria. He also is
survived by many nephews and nieces and also great-nephews,
great-nieces, great-great-nephews and great-great-nieces.
Bud was preceded in death by his father and mother, Charlie and Bertie
Campbell; his father-in-law, Thomas Chappell; brothers, Joe of
Nashville, Raymond of San Angelo, Chuck of Nashville; sisters, Neil
Cannon of Huntsville, Jessie Greer of Brownwood, Myrtle Sesson, a baby
sister, and Naomi Helton, all of Nashville.
Bud met Janie in San Angelo and they were married on June 14, 1965. He
was a cabinet maker and truck driver for years.
The family wishes to express sincere appreciation to all of Buds
doctors, the staff at Shannon Medical Center, Hospice of San Angelo,
Nurse Bobby and Sister Brigid Mollaghan who came to pray with him.
Honorary pallbearers will be Tom D. Chapell, Raymond H. Campbell Jr.,
Mark Craddick, Doug Craddick, Richard O. Skelton and Elwayne Kelly.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, June 18, in Belvedere
Memorial Park, officiated by LeRoy Steen. The family will be at 508
East 20th Street after the service. Arrangements are by Shaffer
Funeral Home.
JAMES ORAN BRASHEAR
James Oran Brashear, 97, went to his eternal home to be with his
Heavenly Father on Friday, June 15, 2001, in a local nursing home.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, June 18, in Lawnhaven
Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Randy Samuels officiating. Arrangements
are by Johnsons Funeral Home.
Oran was born March 12, 1904, in Olden, Eastland County, Texas, to
Columbus T. and Elizabeth Fenn Brashear. He was the seventh of 13
children. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, five
brothers and five sisters. Also, four wives, Annie Mae Marsh Brashear,
Maude Smith Brashear, Allie Parrish Brashear and Irene Buller
Brashear.
Oran is survived by two daughters and their spouses, Rubye Joyce and
Ernest Tennyson of Carlsbad and Mary Kathleen and Gus Tennyson of
Portland, Ore.; two stepdaughters, Bessie Gene Kellum of Crockett and
Margie Buller Prichard of Kansas. Also, a sister, Ila Anderson of
Anniston, Ala. He leaves behind seven grandchildren and their spouses,
Linda Worrell of Fort Wayne, Ind., Bobby and Linda Tennyson of
Amarillo, Mary Beth and Joel Smith of Granbury, Nancy and Danny
Bolding of Carlsbad, Anna and Mark Hulslander of Bay City, Jim and
Shawna Smith of Katy and David and Mary Smith of Tyler. He also leaves
19 great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren and many nieces
and nephews.
During the 1930s Oran worked on several dairy farms in the Rio Grande
Valley of New Mexico. In the 1940s and early 50s he was a foreman in
the Hurley, N.M., Kennecot Copper Corp. Mill. After that he worked
several years in the Robert Massie Furniture Store in San Angelo.
Our Grandpa loved the Lord and was an example to us all. Oran was a
member of Central Faith Baptist Church in Crockett, where he resided
for the last several years of his life.
He was a man who kept his promises and was respected by all who knew
him.
The family wishes to express a heartfelt thanks to the nursing staff
of Houston County Nursing Center and Baptist Memorials who daily
showed their caring and compassion to our dad.
We will miss you, Daddy.
Well done, thy good and faithful servantEnter thou into the joy of thy
Lord. Matthew 25:21
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Funerals
TODAY
SAN ANGELO Johnny Jones, 72, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Lawnhaven
Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnsons Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO Mildred B. Stewart, 87, at 2 p.m. in Johnsons Funeral Home
Chapel; burial in Belvedere Memorial Park.
BRONTE Lydia Keeney Culpepper, 92, at 10 a.m. at Central Baptist
Church; arrangements by Shaffer Funeral Home.
FREDERICKSBURG Lewis H. Langehennig, 74, at 10 a.m. at Holy Ghost
Lutheran Church; military burial in Der Stadt Friedhof; arrangements
by Schaetter Funeral Home.
KERMIT Jose Manuel Montoya, 39, at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic
Church; burial in Kermit Cemetery; arrangements by Cooper Funeral
Chapel.
MASON Shorty Williams, 84, at 10 a.m. in Mason Funeral Home Chapel;
burial in Gooch Cemetery.
WEDNESDAY
SAN ANGELO Ila Mae Payne, 87, memorial service at 10 a.m. in Baptist
Memorials Chapel; arrangements by Johnsons Funeral Home.
GOLDTHWAITE Edna Vivian Harrell, 90, of Lometa, at 2 p.m. in
Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Goldthwaite Memorial
Cemetery.
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Death Notices
SAN ANGELO Evelyn Wright, 73, of San Angelo died Sunday, June 17,
2001, in a local care center. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m.
today in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnsons
Funeral Home.
Survivors include sons, Larry Wright and Gary Wright, both of San
Angelo; daughter, Carolyn Cook of Grape Creek; and brothers, Donald
Duncan of Wells and Ray Duncan of Richardson.
KERMIT Howard N. Wall,
72, died Sunday, June 17, 2001, in a Lubbock hospital. Service will be
at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Belvue Baptist Church with burial in Kermit
Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cooper Funeral Chapel.
Survivors include his wife, Vella Wall of Kermit; son, Joe Wall of
Wink; daughter, Zotyne Smith of Kermit; brother, Dolphus Wall of
Odessa; and stepsons, Bryan Gray and Mike Gray, both of Kermit.
BRADY Michael Alan Davidson, 51, died Saturday, June 16, 2001, in
Burleson. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Leatherwood Memorial
Chapels with burial in Rest Haven Cemetery.
Survivors include her mother, Helen McWhorter of Brady; son, Chris
Davidson of Clamoth Falls, Ore.; daughters, Cheri Harris of Germany
and Michaela Davidson of Euless; and sisters, Cindy Regan of Midland
and Sharon Zubicek of Cat Spring.
KERMIT Augustine Sassy Phenix, 58, died Friday, June 15, 2001, in a
local hospital. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in
Kermit Cemetery with arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel.
Survivors include her mother, Johnnie Mae Cook of Kermit; daughters,
Jacquline Phenix and Samantha Phenix, both of Kermit; and sisters,
Viola Rucker of El Paso, Patricia Cook of Dallas, Mary Ann Thomas and
Louise Cox, both of Kermit, and Bobbie Jean Nunn of Monahans.
MASON Raymond Lee Haines, 74, died Sunday, June 17, 2001. Service will
be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church with burial in
Gooch Cemetery. Arrangements are by Mason Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Flora Haines of Mason; and children,
Connie Smith of Dripping Springs, Bertha Ramsey of Colorado City and
John Haines of Katemcy.
KERMIT Calvin F. Wilson, 76, of Wink died Sunday, June 17, 2001, in an
Odessa hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in Cooper Funeral
Chapel with burial in Kermit Cemetery.
Survivors include sons, Frankie Wilson of Artesia, N.M., Jerry Wilson
of San Angelo, Royce Wilson of Marble Falls and Glynn Wilson of
Granite Shoals; daughters, Wanda Bond of Del Rio and Sandra Wilson of
Wink; and sister, Elizabeth Ballard of Sweetwater.
OZONA Mario Alfonso Flores, 25, died Sunday, June 17, 2001. Service
will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic
Church with burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are by Preddy
Funeral Home.
Survivors include his mother, Felicita Ramirez of Ozona; grandparents,
Alfonso B. Ramirez Jr. and Herminia Ramirez of Ozona; three sisters,
Vicky Flores Villareal, Rebecca Flores and Minervia Flores, all of
Ozona; and brothers, Isaias R. Flores Jr., Gabriel Flores, Michael
Flores and Albert Flores, all of Ozona.
GOLDTHWAITE Carl Edward Hohertz, 77, of Mullin died Sunday, June 17,
2001, in a Brownwood hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in
Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel with burial in St. John Cemetery in
Priddy.
Survivors include his wife, Leona Hohertz of Mullin; son, Carl Ray of
Early; daughter, Ann Smith of Comanche; sister, Opal Schrank; half
brother, Arthur Hohertz of Hamilton.
FREDERICKSBURG Ruth Ingrid Quill Weltge, 79, died Monday, June 18,
2001, at her residence. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in
Schaetter funeral Home Chapel with graveside service at noon in Round
Mountain Cemetery in Round Mountain.
Survivors include her husband, Fred Weltge of Fredericksburg; sons,
Arlo Weltge of Houston; daughter, Ingrid Moursund of Round Mountain;
and brother, Arlo Quill of Las Vegas.
BIG SPRING Donald E. Crockett Sr., 72, died Monday, June 18, 2001, in
a Midland hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in
Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with burial in Colorado City
Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Norman Crockett of Midland; daughter,
Caren Greathouse of Big Spring; and sons, Dr. Don Crockett Jr. of
Midland and Randal Crockett of Big Spring.
SONORA Alma Lee Schrier Love, 84, died Monday, June 19, 2001, in a San
Angelo nursing home. Service will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Church
of Christ with burial in Sonora Cemetery. Arrangements are by Kerbow
Funeral Home.
Survivors include sons, Preston O. Love and Tommy E. Love, and
daughter, Martha L. Martin, all of Sonora.
SAN SABA Patsy Ruth Ellis,
76, died Monday, June 18, 2001. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday
in Howell-Doran Funeral Home Chapel with burial in San Saba City
Cemetery.
Survivors include sons, Jimmy Ellis of San Saba and Lewis Craig of
Brownwood; and sister, Dorcus Stone of Katey.
COLEMAN Andrew John A.J. Kight, 15, died Sunday, June 17, 2001, in a
Coleman hospital. Services are pending at Stevens Funeral Home.
STANTON Mattie Currie, 85, of Carlsbad died Sunday, June 17, 2001, in
Carlsbad. Services are pending at Gilbreath Funeral Home.
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Obituaries
CAMMY ORGON
GEORGETOWN Cammy Orgon, 34, of Georgetown went to be with the Lord
Friday, June 15, 2001. She was born Feb. 9, 1967, in San Angelo,
Texas, to Andrew E. Orgon and Geraldene (Black) Orgon. Cammy lived the
last 25 years of her life in Georgetown. She graduated from GHS in
1986 and played the trumpet in the Eagle Band during the four years
Georgetown won consecutive State Marching Band Championships.
She attended Angelo State University for three years after which she
was employed by the Williamson County Sheriffs Department as
coordinator of the County Crimestoppers Program and also worked as an
investigator under Sheriff Jim Boutwell.
Nine years ago, while employed with the Sheriffs Department, Cammy was
seriously and permanently injured in a water skiing accident which
left her a paraplegic. Since that time she coped with her injuries and
with life as courageously and positively as is humanly possible. She
was a constant inspiration to all. Her lifes goal was to become an
attorney to be an advocate for the disabled. Cammy was a fall
candidate for graduation from St. Edwards University where she had
been on the Deans List. She loved St. Edwards, her professors,
classmates and the close academic family atmosphere and support she
received at St. Eds.
Cammy gave love and support to all. She never discussed her disability
or constant physical pains. Her focus was always on others and her
beloved dogs that she cared for and loved as her children, Lexie,
Mugs, Magnum and Duke.
Survivors include her parents, Deanie and Andy Orgon of Georgetown;
brother, Andrew Gerald Drew Orgon and wife, Stephanie, of Hutto;
uncle, Bob, and aunt, Joyce, Black of Ruidoso, N.M.; other relatives,
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Black and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Black of Ballinger,
Texas, Mr. and Mrs. James H. Black of Winters, Texas, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Orgon of Syosset, N.Y, Dr. and Mrs. Richard Rothwell and
children, Bradley, Cole and Lance, of Abilene, Texas, Mr. and Mrs.
Gary Donaldson of San Angelo, Texas, Mr. and Mrs. Greg Black of
Dallas; along with many other cousins and loved ones.
Memorial contributions may be made to National Spinal Cord Injury
Association in care of Compass Bank, Georgetown, Texas, attention Greg
Eady, City President.
Pallbearers will be Marshall Booth, Javier Cantu, Tol Harris, Brian
Lansdale, Travis Walden and Todd Weaver.
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 19, at St. Helens
Catholic Church with Father Robert F. Rank officiating. Burial will
follow in IOOF Cemetery.
Arrangements are by The Gabriels Funeral Chapel, 393 N. IH 35,
Georgetown, TX, (512) 869-8888.
MYRTLE FRITZE
MASON Myrtle Hoerster Fritze of Mason passed away Monday, June, 18,
2001, at the age of 91.
She was born May 14, 1910, in Mason County to Emil Hoerster and Lillie
Kothmann Hoerster. She married Vernon Fritze on June 18, 1935, and he
preceded her in death. She also was preceded in death by three
brothers, Ervin Hoerster, Marvin Hoerster and Franklin Hoerster; and
one sister, Elsie Hoerster.
Myrtle is survived by her children, Vernon Fritze Jr. and wife, Kathy,
of San Angelo and Ginger Cave and husband, the Rev. Mike Cave, of
Universal City. She also is survived by her grandchildren, Vernon Van
Fritze III, Felicia Fritze Sprayberry and husband, Christopher and
Christopher Michael Cave; as well as her great-granddaughter, Sierra
Rose Sprayberry. The following brother and sisters also survive Mrs.
Fritze: Norman Fritze, Raymond Fritze, Jane Hoerster, Eloise Hoerster,
Gladys Fairburn and Lillie Mae Avrett.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 20,
at Mason Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 3 p.m. Thursday,
June 21, at First United Methodist Church with interment in Gooch
Cemetery. The family requests that those sending memorials designate
VNA and Hospice of South Texas, 8721 Botts St., San Antonio, TX 78217.
Arrangements are by Mason Funeral Home.
ILA MAE PAYNE
Ila Mae Payne, 87, of San Angelo died Saturday, June 16, 2001, in a
local hospital.
She was born Feb. 24, 1914, in Seymour, Texas, to Jesse L. and Hattie
Lee Clepper Scarborough. Her family later settled in Roswell, N.M.,
where she met and married David Vernon Payne on Dec. 14, 1932. Vernons
family ranched west of Roswell, in Lincoln County. The couple filed on
their own claim, establishing a ranch that was to be their home for
many years. They had two children, Norman and Naomi. Ila Mae loved the
ranch and her life there.
In 1953, the family sold the ranch and moved to San Angelo, where
Vernon owned the Ford Tractor Agency on Bell Street. Ila Mae started a
tropical fish business in her home. She made many friends, and was
well known to area aquarium enthusiasts. She also raised and sold many
species of birds. Other hobbies included crochet, braided rugs and
gardening.
Ill health forced Ila Mae to retire from business in the 1990s. She
resided at Baptist Memorials for the last year of her life.
She was beloved by her family and friends and will be truly missed.
She was preceded in death by her husband on May 7, 1997, her parent
and four brothers.
Survivors include one daughter, Naomi Wadsworth of San Angelo; one
son, Norman Lee Payne of Knoxville, Tenn.; one brother, Ben
Scarborough of Sacramento, Calif.; four grandchildren, Aubrey Stewart,
Suzanne ODonnell, Dean Scott and Wesley Wadsworth; and four
great-grandchildren, Derrick Scott, Miranda Stewart and Colleen and
Siobhan ODonnell.
Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, in Baptist
Memorials Chapel. Arrangements are by Johnsons Funeral Home.
ALMA BERNICE ROBERTS
Alma Bernice Roberts, 89, of San Angelo died Sunday, June 17, 2001, in
a local hospital.
Graveside service will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, in
Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Howard Jernigan of Lampasas
Primitive Baptist Church officiating. Arrangements are by Johnsons
Funeral Home.
Alma was born Jan. 15, 1912, in Bradshaw, Texas. She married Kenneth
Holland Roberts on Aug. 3, 1940. He preceded her in death.
Alma retired after 25 years with the San Angelo Independent School
District. She was a faithful attending member for 24 years with the
Senior Citizen Center and a lifetime member of the Primitive Baptist
Church.
Survivors include two sons, Edward Ray Roberts and Kenneth Wayne
Roberts, both of San Angelo; two brothers, Amon Aldridge and Amos
Aldridge, both of Lawn; and one sister, Marjorie Wright of Abilene;
granddaughters, Lisa Dawn Siegel, Tina Lyn Roberts, Robin Andrews;
grandsons, John Drey Roberts and Sam Roberts; and numerous
great-grandchildren and friends.
MILDRED B. STEWART
Mildred B. Stewart, 87, of San Angelo died Sunday, June 17, 2001, in
Baptist Memorials
Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 19, in Johnsons Funeral Home
Chapel with the Rev. Phil Webber and the Rev. Neal Brillhart
officiating. Burial will follow in Belvedere Memorial Park.
Mildred was born Jan. 5, 1914, in Coke County, Texas, to Columbus and
Annie Elizabeth Fenn Brashear. She was a member of Baptist Temple
Church and a resident of San Angelo for 76 years.
Survivors include one sister, Ila Anderson of Anniston, Ala.; and
numerous nieces and nephews, including Joy Perry, Ruby Tennyson, O.D.
Brashear and Francis Brashear, all of San Angelo.
BERNICE STECKLEIN
Bernice Stecklein, 82, of San Angelo died peacefully in her sleep
Saturday, June 16, 2001, in San Angelo.
Private family interment will follow at a later date. Arrangements are
by Robert Massie Funeral Home.
She was born Dec. 15, 1918, in Fort Riley, Kan., and was preceded in
death by her husband of 48 years, Abel Westenbroek. Bernice took great
pride in her family and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and
great-grandmother.
Survivors include her husband, Frank Stecklein of San Antonio; her
daughter, Susan Westenbroek of San Angelo; her sister, Evelyn Geiber
of Ogden, Kan.; her brother, Kenneth Stein of California; and her
beloved grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
The family wishes to thank the staff of Regency House who showed
tremendous compassion, patience and love to our beloved matriarch in
her final days.
And now these three things remain; faith, hope and love. But the
greatest of these is love. 1Corinthians 13:13
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Funerals, Death Notices and Obituaries
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Funerals
TODAY
SAN ANGELO Ila Mae Payne, 87, memorial service at 10 a.m. in Baptist
Memorials Chapel; arrangements by Johnsons Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO Alma Bernice Roberts, 89, graveside service at 11:30 a.m.
in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnsons Funeral Home.
BIG SPRING Donald E. Crockett Sr., 72, at 10 a.m. in Nalley-Pickle &
Welch Rosewood Chapel; burial in Colorado City Cemetery.
BRADY Michael Alan Davidson, 51, at 10 a.m. in Leatherwood Memorial
Chapels; burial in Rest Haven Cemetery.
FREDERICKSBURG Ruth Ingrid Quill Weltge, 79, at 10 a.m. in Schaetter
Funeral Home Chapel, graveside service at noon in Round Mountain
Cemetery in Round Mountain.
GOLDTHWAITE Edna Vivian Harrell, 90, of Lometa, at 2 p.m. in
Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Goldthwaite Memorial
Cemetery.
KERMIT Augustine Phenix, 58, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Kermit
Cemetery; arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel.
KERMIT Howard N. Wall, 72, at 10 a.m. at Belvue Baptist Church; burial
in Kermit Cemetery; arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel.
SAN SABA Patsy Ruth Ellis, 76, at 10 a.m. in Howell-Doran Funeral Home
Chapel; burial in San Saba City Cemetery.
SONORA Alma Lee Schrier Love, 84, at 3 p.m. at the Church of Christ;
burial in Sonora Cemetery; arrangements by Kerbow Funeral Home.
THURSDAY
MASON Myrtle Hoerster Fritze, 91, at 3 p.m. at First United Methodist
Church; burial in Gooch Cemetery; arrangements by Mason Funeral Home.
MASON Raymond Lee Haines, 74, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church;
burial in Gooch Cemetery; arrangements by Mason Funeral Home.
OZONA Mario Alfonso Flores, 25, at 3 p.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual
Help Catholic Church; burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery; arrangements by
Preddy Funeral Home.
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Death Notices
SAN ANGELO Mary Hesselman, 86, died Tuesday, June 19, 2001, in a Fort
Worth nursing home. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in
Fairmount Cemetery with arrangements by Johnsons Funeral Home.
Survivors include two sons, Claude Hesselman of Chesapeake, Va., and
Karl Hesselman of San Angelo; brother, Wilbur Whitfield of San Angelo;
and two sisters, Helen Phillips of San Angelo and Dorothy Jefers of
Tucson, Ariz.
SAN ANGELO Shirley Richardson, 66, of San Angelo died Tuesday, June
19, 2001, at her residence. Services are pending at Johnsons Funeral
Home.
SAN ANGELO Laura C. McMullan, 94, died Tuesday, June 19, 2001, in an
Ozona hospital. Services are pending at Johnsons Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO Ginna Jones, 59, of Houston died Tuesday, June 19, 2001, in
a Houston hospital. Services are pending at Johnsons Funeral Home.
BROWNWOOD Barbara Keeter, 59, died Saturday, June 16, 2001. Service
will be at 3 p.m. today in Davis-Morris Funeral Home Chapel with
burial in Greenleaf Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, John Keeter of Brownwood; daughters,
Penny White and Kara Keeter of Brownwood; mother, Hattie Ruth Barr of
Brownwood; and brother, Bill Barr of Modesto, Calif.
COLEMAN Andrew John A.J. Kight, 15, died Sunday, June 17, 2001, in a
local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Bible Baptist
Church. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home.
Survivors include his parents, John and Teresa Kight of Coleman;
brothers, Jason and Johnathon Kight of Coleman; sister, Krystal Kight
of Coleman; grandparents, the Rev. Don and Myrt Northway of Coleman
and the Rev. Ernie and Carolyn Kight of Abilene.
BIG SPRING Vernon Cotton, 83, died Monday, June 18, 2001, in a local
hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in Nalley-Pickle & Welch
Rosewood Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park.
Survivors include sons, Larry Cotton of Midland and Randy Cotton of
Big Spring; and sister, Dorothy Faye Aldridge of Lawn.
STANTON Mattie Currie, 85, of Carlsbad died Sunday, June 17, 2001, at
her residence. Graveside service will be at 2:30 p.m. today in
Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements are by Gilbreath Funeral Home.
Survivors include her husband, Wilford Currie of Carlsbad; son, Ernest
Currie of Carlsbad; brothers, Windel Petree of Lovington, N.M. and
Malcom Petree of Albuquerque, N.M.; and stepsisters, Hazel Herrington
of Palistine and Helen Morgan of Rankin.
BIG SPRING June Carothers, 75, died Monday, June 18, 2001, at her
residence. Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Trinity
Memorial Park Peace Chapel. Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle & Welch
Funeral Home.
Survivors include daughters, Deborah Hanson of Lubbock and Barbara
Stewart of Arlington.
KERMIT Perry L. Ross, 75, of Kermit died Monday, June 18, 2001, in an
Odessa hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Cooper Funeral
Chapel with burial in Evergreen Cemetery in Stanton.
Survivors include his wife, Christine Mills Ross of Kermit; sons,
Jerry Bob Ross of Brownwood, Milton Mills of Colorado Springs, Colo.,
Lesly Mills of Gordon, Stephen Mills of Bastrop and Tom Mills of
Decatur, Ark.; daughters, Burgess Godfrey and Deborah Mills, both of
Oklahoma City, Okla., Carol Fowkes of Pecos, Ella Bridge of Big
Spring, Tira Williamson of Lubbock and Beverly Briggle of Los Alamos,
N.M.; and sister, Loretta Fox of Tyler.
BRADY Rufus Jack Browning, 74, died Sunday, June 17, 2001, at his
residence. Service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church
with burial in Rest Haven Cemetery. Arrangements are by Leatherwood
Memorial Chapels.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Jane Browning of Brady; son,
Robert David Browning of Midland and Gregory Jack Browning of Melvin;
daughter, Lori Doak of Lake Jackson; brothers, Landon Browning of
Palestine and Doug Browning of Duncanville; and sisters, Tommy Norton
of Paris, Fern Veazey of Canton, Edith Cazee of Hobbs, N.M., and
Sharon Davis of Cisco.
COLEMAN Jewell L.B. Chapman
of Coleman died Tuesday, June 19, 2001, in a local nursing home.
Service will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at North Coleman Baptist Church
with burial in White Chapel. Arrangements are by Walker Funeral Home.
Survivors include sister, Dorothy Linch of Tucson, Ariz.; and
brothers, Kay Hurst of Bangs and Donald Hurst of San Antonio.
BRADY Catherine Zina Betsill, 62, died Tuesday, June 19, 2001, at her
residence. Services are pending at Leatherwood Memorial Chapels.
BIG SPRING Wayne Johnson, 65, died Monday, June 18, 2001. Services are
pending at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.
BIG SPRING Jack Becker, 70, died Tuesday, June 19, 2001, at his
residence. Services are pending at Myers & Smith Funeral Home.
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Obituaries
PAUL DAVIS PRUITT
BALLINGER Paul Davis Pruitt, 82, of Norton died at 7:15 p.m. Monday,
June 18, 2001, in Ballinger.
Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, at Rains-Seale
Funeral Home. Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 21, at Ninth
Street Church of Christ with Max Pratt officiating. Burial will follow
in Norton Cemetery. Arrangements are by Rains-Seale Funeral Home.
Paul was born April 21, 1919, in Coke County to Henry Pruitt and
Estella Davis. He married Joyce Roper on June 20, 1948, in Norton.
Paul served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a
farmer/rancher, board member of the Federal Land Bank for 27 years and
a PCA board member. Paul also was a member of the Norton Lions Club,
Shriners and Ballinger Masonic Lodge.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and son, Brian Pruitt.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Roper; son, Bruce Pruitt; brother,
Curtis Pruitt and wife, Hazel, of Lamesa; numerous nieces and nephews;
and aunts, Katie McMillan of Ballinger, Ara Hickman of Crane and Melba
Fletcher of New Mexico.
GRACE H. BURLESON
Grace H. Burleson, 79, of San Angelo passed away Monday, June 18,
2001, at her residence.
Family visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, in
Robert Massie Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m.
in Miller Cemetery in Wortham. Arrangements are by Robert Massie
Funeral Home.
Grace was born July 15, 1921, in Dallas to Harry and Winnie Hammond.
She was a beautician and housewife.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Harry Hammond and parents,
Harry and Winnie Hammond.
Survivors are her husband, S.A. Burleson of San Angelo; a sister,
Marjorie Dorn of Mesquite; five nephews, Bruce Coates, Gary Coates,
Rick Zakarian, John Hammond and Vince Hammond; and nieces, Carol Ann
Gaines and Grace Ann Peterson.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of San Angelo.
GARY M. WILLIAMS
COLEMAN Service for Gary M. Williams, 32, of 5220 Hwy 208, San Angelo,
Texas, will be Thursday, June 21, at 10:30 a.m. in the Coleman City
Cemetery Pavilion with the Rev. David Jenkins, minister of the Coleman
Central Baptist Church, officiating. Interment will follow in the
Coleman City Cemetery under the direction of Walker Funeral Home.
Gary was born Aug. 11, 1968, in San Angelo. His father and stepmother
are Wayne and Virginia Williams of San Angelo; and mother and
stepfather, Darlinda Kay and Rockie Hopper of Arlington.
He was a graduate of San Angelo Central High School and had helped his
father in the family business, Williams Used Cars. He was a member of
the Cross Roads Assembly of God Church.
He is survived by his parents; brother and sister-in-law, Randy and
Sharon Williams of San Angelo; sister, Christine Gibbs of San Angelo;
paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Sealy Williams of Coleman; four
nephews and one niece, Michael and Shea Williams, Kevin and Levi
Gibbs, and Alexus Earle, all of San Angelo.
Family visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, at
Walker Funeral Home, 401 Commercial Ave.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
MATTIE ROGERS McDOUGALL
FREDERICKSBURG Mrs. John B. McDougall, nee Mattie Rogers, 88, died
Monday, Jun 18, 2001, at a private residence in Kerrville . Funeral
service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 21, in Beckmann Funeral Home
Chapel with the Rev. Joseph Dwayne Smith officiating. Interment will
follow in Harper City Cemetery.
Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, at Beckmann
Funeral Home.
Mrs. McDougall was born Jan. 2, 1913, in Harper, the daughter of John
H. Rogers and Viola Rogers. She married John B. McDougall of Harper.
Mrs. McDougall first was employed as a telephone operator in Mason.
She then served as operator in the community of Harper for more than
15 years. For the next 23 years Mrs. McDougall dedicated her efforts
to the youth of Harper by serving as secretary, bookkeeper and
librarian for the Harper Independent School District.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
In addition to her husband she is survived by a son, Mike McDougall,
and a grandson, John Brett McDougall, all of Harper. Also surviving
are a sister and brother-in-law, Ola and Clarence McDougall; and a
brother and sister-in-law, Charles H. and Beoma Rogers, all of Harper.
Memorials may be given to Harper EMS/Fire Department, Harper City
Cemetery, West Texas Rehabilitation Center or the charity of ones
choice.
Pallbearers will be L.P. Rodgers, Dennis Land, Gregory Parker, Frank
Gonzales Ramon, Keith Kensing, Ronnie Lumpkins, Tim Crenwelge and Kyle
Groff.
SARAH CRAIG TAYLOR
DALLAS Sarah Craig Taylor was born Feb. 11, 1947, in San Antonio and
passed away May 31, 2001, in Dallas, succumbing to ovarian cancer.
She is survived by her parents, Raymond and Nancy Craig of Ballinger;
sister, Candice Petty and husband, Joe; niece, Laurel Petty; and
nephew, Craig Petty.
Sarah was educated at Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio,
Texas Tech University in Lubbock and Texas Womans University in
Denton. She worked in the oil and gas industry for 25 years, initially
for the late Leo Patterson, and for the past 18 years as executive
assistant and corporate officer at Texan Petroleum Corp. for R. J.
Smith Jr. She also assisted designer Sandy Smith and the late Virginia
Linthicum as business consultant.
Sarah was an accomplished artist and designer, creating works in oil
painting, bronze sculpture, photography and needlework. She had a deep
appreciation for gardening, reading and book collecting. She also had
a deep love for animals, caring for many, including raising and
showing American Saddlebreds.
Memorial service was Thursday, June 7, in Sparkman-Hillcrest Funeral
Home Chapel with Father Greg Kelly officiating.
Memorials may be made in honor of Sarah to SPCA, 362 S. Industrial
Blvd., Dallas, TX 75207; the Susan G. Komen Foundation, 5005 LBJ
Freeway, Dallas, TX 75244; or Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Kanab,
Utah, 84741-5001.
MARISSA DANDI BURLESON
CAMP WOOD Marissa Dandi Burleson was born Feb. 11, 1980, in San Angelo
and passed away June 17, 2001.
Marissa was to begin her senior year at Angelo State University in the
fall where she was majoring in special education and kinesiology.
Service will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, at First Baptist Church
of Barksdale with burial in Barksdale Cemetery. The Rev. Blake
Westbrook will officiate. Arrangements are by Nelson Funeral Home of
Camp Wood.
Marissa is survived by her parents, F.O. and Barbara Burleson of
Barksdale; a sister, Missy Burleson of DHanis; brother-in-law, Keith
Solbrig of DHanis; best friend, Tim Schultz of Wisconsin; and numerous
aunts, uncles and cousins.
ALMA LEE SCHRIER LOVE
SONORA Alma Lee Schrier Love, 84, of Sonora died Monday, June 18,
2001, in Park Plaza Nursing Center in San Angelo.
Funeral service will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, at the Church of
Christ in Sonora with the Rev. Jerry Jackson officiating. Burial will
follow in Sonora Cemetery. Arrangements are by Kerbow Funeral Home.
Alma was born May 10, 1917, in Hext, Texas. She was preceded in death
by her husband of 49 years, Preston F. Love; and one brother and three
sisters.
Survivors include two sons, Preston O. Love and his wife, Linda, Tommy
E. Love and his wife, Carol, and one daughter, Martha L. Martin and
her husband, Billy, all of Sonora. She is survived by numerous
grandsons, Preston Jr., Lance, David, Glen, Steve, Rex, Tracy Love and
Mikal Martin. Her granddaughters are Lee Ann Holt, Amy Sykes and
Tamara Shannon. Also surviving are numerous great-grandchildren; many
nephews and nieces; and a very special friend, Lottie Riely of San
Angelo.
The family requests memorials be sent to Hospice of San Angelo,
American Heart Association or a favorite charity of the donors choice.
We will miss her chocolate and pecan pies and her fried apricot pies.
ALMA BERNICE ROBERTS
Alma Bernice Roberts, 89, of San Angelo died Sunday, June 17, 2001, in
a local hospital.
Graveside service will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, in
Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Howard Jernigan of Lampasas
Primitive Baptist Church officiating. Arrangements are by Johnsons
Funeral Home.
Alma was born Jan. 15, 1912, in Bradshaw, Texas. She married Kenneth
Holland Roberts on Aug. 3, 1940. He preceded her in death.
Alma retired after 25 years with the San Angelo Independent School
District. She was a faithful attending member for 24 years with the
Senior Citizen Center and a lifetime member of the Primitive Baptist
Church.
Survivors include two sons, Edward Ray Roberts and Kenneth Wayne
Roberts, both of San Angelo; two brothers, Amon Aldridge and Amos
Aldridge, both of Lawn; and one sister, Marjorie Wright of Abilene;
granddaughters, Lisa Dawn Siegel, Tina Lyn Roberts, Robin Andrews;
grandsons, John Drey Roberts and Sam Roberts; and numerous
great-grandchildren and friends.
RICHARD DICK WALKER HARRIS
HOUSTON Richard Dick Walker Harris, 77, died Sunday, June 17, 2001, in
Houston. He was born June 19, 1923, in Waco and grew up in San Angelo
where he worked as a civil engineer in the construction business until
1970. In subsequent years, he lived and worked in the Austin area,
retiring there in 1985. Devoted to his country, Mr. Harris served as a
lieutenant during World War II and was assigned as aircraft
maintenance officer aboard the USS Shamrock Bay, serving in the
Pacific Theatre. Following the war, he returned to the University of
Texas to complete his degree in aeronautical engineering and developed
a lifelong loyalty to his alma mater. In later years, he and his wife,
Zoe Boozer Harris, enjoyed researching family history, traveling
around the state and corresponding with relatives around the world.
He is survived by and will be missed by his loving and devoted wife,
Zoe; son, William S. Harris and wife, Ann; daughters, Karen Dusek and
husband, Ronnie, and Barbara Wilson and husband, Kenny; two
granddaughters; five grandsons; and one great-grandson.
Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, in Pecan
Creek Cemetery near Marble Falls.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box
15186, Austin, TX 78761-5186.
Arrangements are under the direction of Pat H. Foley Funeral Home,
1200 W. 34th St., Houston, TX, 77018, (713) 869-6261.
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Funerals
TODAY
SAN ANGELO Grace H. Burleson, 79, graveside service at 2 p.m. in
Miller Cemetery in Wortham; arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral
Home.
BALLINGER Paul Davis Pruitt, 82, of Norton,. at Ninth Street Church of
Christ; burial in Norton Cemetery; arrangements by Rains-Seale Funeral
Home.
BIG SPRING June Carothers, 75, memorial service at 10 a.m. in Trinity
Memorial Park Peace Chapel; arrangements by Nalley-Pickle & Welch
Funeral Home.
BRADY Rufus Jack Browning, 74, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church;
burial in Rest Haven Cemetery; arrangement s by Leatherwood Memorial
Chapels.
COLEMAN Jewell Chapman, at 3 p.m. at North Coleman Baptist Church;
burial in White Chapel; arrangements by Walker Funeral Home.
COLEMAN Gary M. Williams, 32, at 10:30 a.m. in Coleman City Cemetery
Pavilion; burial in Coleman City Cemetery; arrangements by Walker
Funeral Home.
FREDERICKSBURG Mattie Rogers McDougall, 88, at 10 a.m. in Beckmann
Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Harper City Cemetery.
MASON Myrtle Hoerster Fritze, 91, at 3 p.m. at First United Methodist
Church; burial in Gooch Cemetery; arrangements by Mason Funeral Home.
MASON Raymond Lee Haines, 74, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church;
burial in Gooch Cemetery; arrangements by Mason Funeral Home.
OZONA Mario Alfonso Flores, 25, at 3 p.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual
Help Catholic Church; burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery; arrangements by
Preddy Funeral Home.
FRIDAY
SAN ANGELO Mary Hesselman, 86, graveside service at 10 a.m. in
Fairmount Cemetery; arrangements by Johnsons Funeral Home.
COLEMAN Andrew John Kight, 15, at 2 p.m. at Bible Baptist Church;
arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home.
KERMIT Perry L. Ross, 75, at 10 a.m. in Cooper Funeral Chapel; burial
in Evergreen Cemetery in Stanton.
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Death Notices
SAN ANGELO Ginna Lynn Jones, 59, of Houston died Monday, June 19,
2001, in a Houston hospital. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. today
in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnsons Funeral
Home.
Survivors include her mother, Virginia Lynn of San Angelo; and son,
James Thomas Jones IV of Lafayette, N.C.
SAN ANGELO Joe H. Kemp, 84, of San Angelo died Wednesday, June 20,
2001, in San Angelo. Grave service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in
Oakwood Cemetery in Waco. Memorial service will be at 4 p.m. June 28
at St. Paul Presbyterian Church. Arrangements are by Johnsons Funeral
Home.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Hall Kemp of San Angelo; son, Kerry
Kemp of Tucson, Ariz.; daughter, Frances H. Whipple of Portland,
Maine; sisters, Amber Wiley and Fanny Belle Kemp, both of San Angelo,
Vera Jocelyn Higgins of Houston and Ola Mae Martin of San Angelo;
stepdaughters, Helen Dian Kieffer of San Diego and Denise Marie
Johnson of Monroe, La.; and stepson, William Anthony Himel of Nevada.
SAN ANGELO Ilamay Luce, 87, of San Angelo died Wednesday, June 20,
2001, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Johnsons Funeral
Home.
BIG SPRING H. Wayne Johnson, 65, of Big Spring died Monday, June 18,
2001, near Pecos. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Nalley-Pickle
& Welch Rosewood Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Johnson of Big Spring; sons, Jeffery
Johnson of Alpine and Donald Johnson of Bridgeport; daughters, Karen
Ward of Big Spring and DDee Morris of Westbrook; and mother, Beatrice
Taylor of Yuba City, Calif.
BRADY Alex White Fincher, 73, of Voca died Wednesday, June 20, 2001,
in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. today at First United
Methodist Church with burial in Voca Cemetery. Arrangements are by
Leatherwood Memorial Chapels.
Survivors include his wife, Donnie G. Fincher of Voca; sons, Joe
Fincher of Voca and David Fincher of Topeka, Kan.; daughters, Sheree
Partridge of Elgin, Tammy Schumacher of Vinita, Okla., and Alana Camp
of San Marcos; brothers, Jack Fincher of Raisin, Calif., and Bert
Fincher of Abilene; and sisters, Esther Polk of Dallas and Ethylene
Ledbetter of Breckenridge.
BIG SPRING Olga Reed, 92, died Wednesday, June 20, 2001, in a local
nursing home. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. today in Mount Olive
Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Myers & Smith Funeral Home.
Survivors include son, Don Reed of Big Spring; daughter, Donna
Hoenninger of San Antonio; and brothers, Donald Edwards of Midland and
Leston Hink Edwards of Hobbs.
BIG SPRING Jack Becker, 70, died Tuesday, June 18, 2001, at his
residence. Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Myers & Smith Funeral
Home Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park.
Survivors include his wife, Blanche Becker of Big Spring; sons, Curtis
Becker of Midland and Chris Becker of Odessa; daughters, Sharon Clark
of Hamlin and Carol Mathis of Big Spring; sisters, Mable Chute and
Margaret Atwell, both of Big Spring; and brothers, Ellis Slade of
Seattle, Sam Becker of Snyder and George Becker of Big Spring.
BRADY Catherine Elezynna Zina Betsill, 62, died Tuesday, June 19,
2001, at her residence. Service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Brady
Presbyterian Church. Arrangements are by Leatherwood Memorial Chapels.
Survivors include her husband, Jerry Betsill of Brady; sons, Dr.
Robert Keith Betsill of Hunt and Thomas Gary Betsill of San Antonio;
daughter, Jerre Lynn Betsill Dolsberry of Lake Jackson; and sister,
Estalee Gailey Bullis of Moulton.
MONAHANS Larry Cowboy Wilson, 57, of Lake Thomas and formerly of
Odessa died Sunday, June 17, 2001, in an Albuquerque hospital.
Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Monahans Memorial
Cemetery with arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home.
Survivors include son, Randy Wilson of Rockwall; daughter, Laura
Williams of Midland; and sister, Carolyn Weeks of Midland.
ODESSA Robert Bob Doran York, 72, died Monday, June 18, 2001, at his
residence. Service will be 10:00 a.m. Friday in Sunset Memorial Chapel
with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include his wife, Betty York of Odessa; son, Robert Doran
York Jr. of Kingwood; Daughters, Rhonda Albers of Ruidoso, N.M., and
Jana Wortham of Lubbock; brothers, Charles York of San Antonio, Howard
York of Brady; and sister, Kathryn Benjamin of Lometa.
FORT WORTH Lurlene McLaurin, 91, died Wednesday, June 20, 2001, in San
Angelo. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Greenwood
Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Greenwood Funeral Home.
Survivors include son, Jack Rea of San Angelo; and daughter, Linda
Jane Rea of Fort Worth.
MASON Virginia Lee Browne,
91, died Wednesday, June 20, 2001. Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday
in Mason Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Gooch Cemetery.
Survivors include children, Julia Ann Zimmerman of Menard, Bobbye Jo
Burnett of Mason, Elizabeth Jane Moursund of San Antonio and Robert S.
Browne of Tehachapi, Calif.
BRADY Elwood Flemming, 58, of Eldorado died Wednesday, June 20, 2001,
in Eldorado. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Heritage Funeral
Home Chapel with burial in Melvin Cemetery.
Survivors include his mother, Anna Louise Flemming of Eldorado, and
brother, John Flemming of Kerrville.
BRADY Jose Niaves Sr., 75, of Muscatine, Iowa, died Sunday, June 17,
2001, in Muscatine. Services are pending at Heritage Funeral Homes.
SWEETWATER Verdie Elsie Powell, 88, died Monday, June 19, 2001, in a
local hospital. Services are pending at McCoy Funeral Home.
BALLINGER Bessie Estelle Burris, 98, died Wednesday, June 20, 2001, in
a local nursing home. Services are pending at Rains-Seale Funeral
Home.
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Obituaries
LAURA C. McMULLAN
Laura C. McMullan, Grandma Dear and Aunt Laura to many, went home to
be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on June 19, 2001. She was a
resident of Crockett County Care Center in Ozona, where she was
lovingly cared for by all the staff including Dr. Marcus Sims, Jan
St.Clair, and caregiver and friend, Mrs. Jose Mendoza.
Laura was born Sept. 22, 1906, in Curtice, Ohio, to Carl Gilbert Dean
and Clara Edith Cottrell Dean. She came to Texas as the bride of Floyd
Kemper McMullan after their marriage Nov. 1, 1926, in Toledo, Ohio.
They made their ranch home in Crockett County on the Shannon Estate
for 75 years.
Floyd preceded her in death in 1961. She also was preceded in death by
her brother, Don Dean; sister, Lucile Perry Hanson, grandson, Shawn
Drake McMullan, and great-grandson, Beau Dean McMullan, who are in
heaven to welcome her home, along with other relatives and friends.
Laura was a true ranch wife, keeping a happy home life and cooking for
many friends and family and work crews. Her faith in Jesus was strong
and it carried over to the family by her shining example of Christian
life. She also will be remembered by her many talents of sewing and
crafts, quilting and poem writing. She had many favorite recipes and
shared them with all. She was an avid reader and bridge player and
always was interested in all her familys activities. Also, she and
Floyd supported the 4-H and FFA programs and during the Christmas
season they brought the youngsters out to the ranch to get a cedar
Christmas Tree.
Laura was past president of Reagan County PTA and 20th Century Club in
Big Lake and Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Auxiliary. She was very
instrumental in the Miss Wool of Texas pageant as a chaperone. She
served at Hockaday School and Angelo State University as a dorm
mother. On several occasions she joined her daughter, June, with
Presbyterian World Missions, ministering as a dorm mother in Brazil.
Laura is survived by two sisters, Jessie Bueschen and Margaret
Willard, and their families of Ohio and Virginia; also, by a special
niece, Jay Dean Shoemake, and nephew, Bill Perry, of Hurst and Dallas.
Her family includes son, Johnnie McMullan and wife, Peggie, and their
children and spouses, Dean and Debbie McMullan, David and Mary
McMullan, Mike and Lee McMullan, Kelly and Johnny and Cindy Middleton
and family who live in Big Spring; also, her son, Kenny McMullan and
wife, Glenda, and daughter, Mecca Jo McMullan of Iraan, and son-in-law
and daughter, Abe and June McMullan Berberian of Brazil and their
children, Fausto and Ana Laura Berberian Gonzaga, Jonatas Berberian
and Abron and wife, Fernanda, Berberian.
Her great-grandchildren are Tate and Deak McMullan, Tessie, Lillian
and Arlis McMullan of Iraan and Bronte and Erin and Jacob Kelly of
Iraan and Arthur and Douglas Gonzaga of Brazil. Also, there are many
special nieces and nephews and loving friends.
Family and friends are asked to join at 10 a.m. Friday, June 22, for
visitation at Johnsons Funeral Home, where service will begin at 11
a.m. and burial will follow in Fairmount Cemetery.
Pallbearers are O.B. Orr, Rusty Buckingham, Dan Riggs, Jay Kent, Kenny
Gage, Jim Cade, Jim OBryan and Danny Welch. Her honorary pallbearers
are Pinky McGill, Dr. Bill Lindsey, Edwin Fuller, Bill Hartwell, Amos
Owens, James Owens, Burton Lanehart, Lee Burnett, Ed Carpenter, Terry
Saegesser, Tommy Smithson, Kermit Sorrells, Don Barnett, Tom Hill,
John Holt, Bob Phillips, Michael Mendoza, Jon Graham, Randy McQueen,
Dr. Gary Vannoy, Dr. Joe David Ross, Bill Black, Earl Acton, Marty
Acton, Bill Phinizy, Steve Cochran, Doug Wiley, the Rev. David Weyant,
Dan Reimer, Gary Don Fife, Reid Farley and Dennis McKinley.
The services will be conducted by Pastor Rick Thomas with music by
Michelle Kent and Jay Kent of Iraan.
Memorials may be made to Concho Valley Home for Girls or Crockett
County Care Center or the donors favorite charity.
JOSEPH THOMAS PRICE MIDDLETON
BALLINGER Joseph Thomas Price Middleton, 89, passed away Monday, June
18, 2001, in Rio Concho Manor in San Angelo.
He is survived by his daughter, Suzanne Middleton Price and her
husband, Paul Price; and his grandchildren, Stephen Price and his
wife, Julie, and Sally Price Charles and her husband, Brad.
Price Middleton was born April 7, 1912, in Ballinger to Walter E. and
Mattie Belle Middleton. He joined the National Guard in September
1928. He married Ann Newby of Bradshaw, Texas, on May 5, 1935. After
52 years of marriage, Mrs. Middleton died on July 1, 1987.
Price Middletons tour of duty was activated in World War II. He
trained both in the United States and in North Africa. He landed at
Salerno, Italy on Sept. 9, 1943, in command of B Company, 142nd
Infantry of the 36th Division. He was in combat in Italy at Anzio,
Rome and north of Obertello. He also participated in an amphibious
landing in Southern France on Aug. 15, 1944. At that time, he was
executive officer for the 2nd Battalion of the 142nd Infantry and went
through Granoble, Lyons, St. Marie, St. Croix and the Vosges
Mountains. He was wounded in the leg on Dec. 15, 1944, in St.
Hippolyte, France. He was hospitalized in France until April 2, 1945.
He retired from the Army in August 1947 with the rank of lieutenant
colonel. He was decorated with the Silver Star, the Purple Heart with
one Oak Leaf Cluster, the Bronze Star and the Combat Infantry Badge.
Following retirement, Price Middleton returned to Ballinger and was
elected Runnels County treasurer. He served from Jan. 1, 1949, until
Sept. 5, 1955. He then was appointed to Runnels County auditor. He
retired Feb. 28, 1986, after serving 37 years for the county.
Through the years, Price Middleton was active in several community
organizations, including the Civil Defense, the Upper Colorado River
Authority and the American Red Cross. He had been a member of the
American Legion Post No. 0008 for 54 years and a member of the Lions
Club for more than 50 years. He also was active in the First United
Methodist Church of Ballinger for more than 75 years. He taught the
Doss Bible Class for many years and served on the church board and on
numerous committees.
Price Middleton was a loving and caring husband, father and
grandfather. He will be remembered as a man who loved life. We will
miss you, G.P.
Service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 23, at First United
Methodist Church in Ballinger. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m.
Friday, June 22, at Rains-Seale Funeral Home.
LILLIAN ELOISE CADDELL
Lillian Eloise Caddell, 78, passed away peacefully at her home in
Christoval on the evening of Tuesday, June 19, 2001.
Born Jan 31, 1923, in Oatmeal, Texas, she married James Alton Caddell
on Dec. 17, 1946. A 1941 graduate of Burnet High School, she survived
the Great Depression and worked in various trades including ship
welding in Houston during World War Ii and meat packing in San Angelo.
She was a loving mother and devoted homemaker and was known for her
love of nature and finding beauty in her surroundings. Eloise loved
fishing, hunting, gardening and ranching, and is remembered by those
who knew and loved her for her generous spirit and her forthright,
no-nonsense approach to life.
She is survived by a daughter, Melanie Reed and her husband, Ronald,
of Christoval; a son, Jimmy Skylar Caddell of Austin; a granddaughter,
Angelo Flores and her husband, Carlos, of San Angelo; and various
loved ones and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband,
James Alton Caddell; and her grandson, Justin Lee Allard.
Family visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Johnsons
Funeral Home. Service will be at 4 p.m. Friday in Johnsons Funeral
Home Chapel with burial in Christoval Cemetery immediately following.
Arrangements are by Johnsons Funeral Home.
The family would like to thank the many caring employees of Shannon
Medical Center, Dr. Roberta Hinshaw, VistaCare Family Hospice, and
especially Kathy Bagen, RN, and Dr. Vayden Stanley. Memorial donations
may be made to the VistaCare Hospice Foundation, 940-B Arroyo Drive,
San Angelo, TX 76903.
MARY WHITFIELD HESSELMAN
Mary Whitfield Hesselman passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2001, at The
Trinity Terrace facility in Fort Worth. Mary was born June 23, 1914,
to Walter and Luda Whitfield on a farm west of San Angelo.
She graduated from San Angelo Senior High, San Angelo Junior College
and Scarrett College in Nashville, Tenn. Following her graduation from
Scarrett, she spent quite some time as a social worker in the
Appalachian Mountains. She often spoke of that particular time of her
life as it was such a memorable time for her. She joined the Navy
during World War II and served as an ensign in the WAVES. Following
her tenure as a WAVE, she served many years as secretary to
Congressman O.C. Fisher in Washington, D.C.
She and Arthur F. Hesselman were married June 26, 1948. They lived in
Houston until the death of Mr. Hesselman in 1978, at which time she
moved back to San Angelo to care for her aged father and mother. After
their deaths, she moved to Tucson, Ariz., to live with her sister,
Helen. In 1995, she relocated to Fort Worth and enjoyed many active
years as a resident of The Trinity Terrace Retirement Center.
Survivors are two sons, Claude Hesselman of Chesapeake, Va., and Karl
Hesselman of San Angelo; two sisters, Dorothy Whitfield Jeffers of
Tucson and Helen Whitfield Phillips of San Angleo; one brother, Wilbur
A. Whitfield of Arlington; and many loving nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and two
brothers.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, June 22, in Fairmount
Cemetery with arrangements by Johnsons Funeral Home.
FRED ARTHUR ELLIS III
Fred Ellis III of San Angelo passed away on June 19, 2001, at his
residence. Fred was born on Feb. 8, 1939, to Fred II and Lillie
Margaret Skeet Lehne Ellis. He grew up in Menard, Texas, graduated
from Menard High School in 1957 and attended Texas Tech University.
He was a member of Calvary Episcopal Church in Menard. Before his
health failed, he was owner of Ellis Bait. Friends will remember him
for his tremendous sense of humor and his ability to transfer that
humor into cowboy art.
He is survived by a son, Wade Kevin Ellis of Canyon Lake; two
daughters, Gaye Lynn Ellis of New York City and Holly Elizabeth Ellis
of Winter Park, Fla; also by a special cousin, Pearl Ann Smith of
Newport Beach, Calif.
Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, June 22, in Johnsons Funeral
Home Chapel with burial to follow in Ellis Cemetery, between Menard
and Fort McKavett. The Rev. Grosse Mohler will officiate.
Pallbearers will be Jerry Don Smith, Rick Mohler, Lynn Garnett, Brent
Pfingsten, Jeff Schkade, Jaden Smith, Banner Swindall and Orville
Paty. Honorary pallbearers are Charles Kothman, Bernay Scheffield, Joe
Phair and Jerry Willis.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of San Angelo or a favorite charity.
MARY LOU McBRIDE
Mary Lou McBride, 90, of Water Valley died Wednesday, June 20, 2001,
at her residence.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, June 22, in Water Valley
Cemetery with the Rev. Jim Carter, pastor of Water Valley United
Methodist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Johnsons Funeral
Home.
Mary Lou was born Sept. 3, 1910, in Water Valley to Harve and Luella
Nelson Earnest. She was a historian/rancher and had been a resident of
Water Valley all of her life.
Mary Lou was a member of the Water Valley United Methodist Church, the
Tom Green County Historical Society, the Daughters of the Republic of
Texas and the Water Valley School Hall of Fame.
Mary Lou was married to Walter Leslie McBride on Feb. 26, 1949, in
Water Valley. He preceded her in death on Jan. 7, 1986.
Survivors include two daughters, June Heinze and husband, Wayne, of
San Angelo and Nonie Sparks and husband, Gordon, of Ardmore, Okla.;
one son, Bob McBride of St. Petersburg, Fla.; three granddaughters,
Jenny Heinze of San Angelo, Teresa Lee of Lewisville and Carrie Crain
and husband, Garry, of Arlington; five grandsons, Ben Heinze of Fort
Benning, Ga., Brian Sparks and wife, Karen, of Lake Forrest, Calif.,
Billy McBride of DeLand, Fla., Jamie McBride of Simpsonville, Ky., and
Danny McBride of Boulder, Colo.; her nephews and nieces, Thomas
Earnest and Joan Earnest, both of San Angelo, and Jay Nelson Earnest
and Sue Earnest, both of Nashville, Tenn.
The family requests memorials be made to Hospice of San Angelo or the
Water Valley School Library.
SHIRLEY KING RICHARDSON
Shirley King Richardson, 66, of San Angelo died Tuesday, June 19,
2001, at her residence.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 23, at Edmund
Boulevard Baptist Church with the Rev. A.J. Kennemer officiating.
Burial will follow in Fairmount Cemetery. Arrangements are by Johnsons
Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Eddie, Todd, Eric and Evan Richardson, Roger
Wallace and Mark Bailey.
Mrs. Richardson was born Oct. 27, 1934, in East Hampton, N.Y., to
Alfred King and Herta Mary Rutenberg King. She married Charles
Richardson Feb. 28, 1952, in Mertzon. Shirley was a homemaker and a
member of Edmund Boulevard Baptist Church.
Mrs. Richardson was preceded in death by her parents and a
granddaughter, Shirley Haechton.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Richardson; a son, Eddie
Richardson and his wife, Melissa, of Stamford; a daughter, Cindy Ann
Haechton and her husband, Albert, of San Angelo; three grandchildren,
Todd, Eric and Evan Richardson; two sisters, Linda Holmes and Debbie
Reutershan; a brother, Sonny King; and an aunt, Margie Flynn, all of
Long Island, N.Y.
The family requests memorials be made to the American Cancer Society.
SARAH CRAIG TAYLOR
DALLAS Sarah Craig Taylor was born Feb. 11, 1947, in San Antonio and
passed away May 31, 2001, in Dallas, succumbing to ovarian cancer.
She is survived by her parents, Raymond and Nancy Craig of Ballinger;
sister, Candice Petty and husband, Joe; niece, Laurel Petty; and
nephew, Craig Petty.
Sarah was educated at Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio,
Texas Tech University in Lubbock and Texas Womans University in
Denton. She worked in the oil and gas industry for 25 years, initially
for the late Leo Patterson, and for the past 18 years as executive
assistant and corporate officer at Texan Petroleum Corp. for R. J.
Smith Jr. She also assisted designer Sandy Smith and the late Virginia
Linthicum as business consultant.
Sarah was an accomplished artist and designer, creating works in oil
painting, bronze sculpture, photography and needlework. She had a deep
appreciation for gardening, reading and book collecting. She also had
a deep love for animals, caring for many, including raising and
showing American Saddlebreds.
Memorial service was Thursday, June 7, in Sparkman-Hillcrest Funeral
Home Chapel with Father Greg Kelly officiating.
Memorials may be made in honor of Sarah to SPCA, 362 S. Industrial
Blvd., Dallas, TX 75207; the Susan G. Komen Foundation, 5005 LBJ
Freeway, Dallas, TX 75244; or Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Kanab,
Utah, 84741-5001.
GRACE H. BURLESON
Grace H. Burleson, 79, of San Angelo passed away Tuesday, June 19,
2001, at her residence.
Family visitation was Wednesday, June 20, in Robert Massie Funeral
Home Chapel. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 21, in
Miller Cemetery in Wortham. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral
Home.
Grace was born July 15, 1921, in Dallas to Harry and Winnie Hammond.
She was a beautician and housewife.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Harry Hammond, and parents,
Harry and Winnie Hammond.
Survivors are her husband, S.A. Burleson of San Angelo; a sister,
Marjorie Dorn of Mesquite; five nephews, Bruce Coates, Gary Coates,
Rick Zakarian, John Hammond and Vince Hammond; and nieces, Carol Ann
Gaines and Grace Ann Peterson.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of San Angelo.