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09/22/01
Funerals and Death Notices
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Funerals
Today
San Angelo
Ione Davis Belvedere Memorial Park 2 p.m.
Maria Garcia St. Joseph Catholic Church 10 a.m.
Mackie Jo Guthrie Shaffer Funeral Home 10 a.m.
Elsewhere
Charlotte Steele Eldorado Cemetery, Eldorado 1 p.m.
Marcella Kubenka St. Phillips Catholic Church, Eola 10 a.m.
Reba Rogan Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home, Big Spring 10 a.m.
Richard Barnes Downtown Church of Christ, Stanton 2 p.m.
Lola James Southside Baptist Church, Winters 2:30 p.m.
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Death Notices
FORT STOCKTON Pedro Hernandez, 91 of Marathon died Thursday, Sept. 20,
2001, in Fort Stockton. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Marys
Catholic Church. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the church with
burial in Marathon Cemetery. Arrangements are by Memorial Funeral
Home.
Survivors include his wife, Delfina De Leon Hernandez of Marathon;
sons, Juan Hernandez, Alfonso Hernandez, Alberto Hernandez, Manuel
Hernandez and Luis Hernandez, all of Marathon, and Jose Hernandez,
Pedro Hernandez Jr. and Domingo Hernandez, all of Mexico; and
daughter, Elvira Hernandez of Fort Stockton.
SAN ANGELO Margaret Harkness
, 43, of Carlsbad, died Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2001, in a local nursing
home. Graveside service will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, 2001 in
Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Gutierrez Funeral
Chapels/Knickerbocker.
Survivors include her mother and step-father, Margaret L. and Curtis
Morton of Glen Cove; sons, Randy Harkness of Carlsbad and Robert
Harkness of Portsmouth, Va.; and sister, Betty Dawkins of Dublin,
Texas.
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Obituaries
MARIA GARCIA
Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother has passed
to be with our Lord Jesus Christ. Maria Garcia De Garcia passed away,
Thursday, Sept. 20, 2001, in a local nursing home.
Maria was a Catholic. She was born in San Pedro Coah. Mexico, on Oct.
12, 1918, to Mr. and Mrs. Dionicio Garcia. They raised their children
in Cd. Acuna Coah. Mexico. In 1960, she came to the United States and
was a resident from then on. She had many different occupations and
enjoyed life.
She is preceded in death by her parents and 11 brothers and sisters.
Survivors include her husband of 70 years, Catarino Garcia; sons,
Ignacio Garcia and wife, Guadalupe, Jose Romulo Garcia and wife,
Bonita, Nazario Garcia and wife, Rosie, Leonardo Garcia, Jesus
Catarino Garcia and wife, Dale; and daughters, Concepcion and husband,
Juan Ramirez, Dora and husband, Jose Gaona. She is also survived by 25
grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and 6
great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons.
A rosary will be at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, 2001, at Gutierrez
Funeral Chapels/North. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday,
Sept. 22, 2001, at St. Josephs Catholic Church. Interment will be in
Panteon de Dolores in Cd. Acuna, Mexico.
Gutierrez Funeral Chapels/North
FRANCES L. NOE
Frances Ladene Noe was born Nov. 25, 1920, in Brownwood to Lee and
Effie Richardson Ratliff. She passed from this life on Sunday, Sept.
16, 2001, at her home in San Angelo.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 24, at the Church of
Miracles Christian Center, 1713 Parker St. with the Rev. Eddie Nelson
officiating. Interment will follow in Belvedere Memorial Park.
Pallbearers include Robert Bellows, M.J. Brown, Dennis Morgan, Ben
Garcia, Paul Martin and J.D. Brown.
Survivors include her husband, Donald Noe of San Angelo; brother and
sister-in-law, Charles and Mary Lou Ratliff of Brownwood; daughter and
son-in-law, Marsha and M.J. Brown of Hearne, Texas; son and
daughter-in-law, Coleman and Mary Wilcox of San Angelo; daughter,
Virginia Walker of Euless; son, Morgan Wilcox of Alaska; 21
grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren.
Sons, Jerry W. Stewart, Harry T. Stewart and Marshall Stewart preceded
her in death.
Johnsons Funeral Home
MARCELLA FRANCES KUBENKA
Marcella Frances Kubenka, 87, of Eola died Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2001,
in a local nursing home.
Prayer service with rosary was Friday, Sept. 21, in Johnsons Funeral
Home Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday,
Sept. 22, at St. Phillips Catholic Church in Eola. Burial will follow
in St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery in Rowena.
Marcella, youngest of 11 children, was born on Oct. 30, 1913, in
Granger, Texas, to Anton and Mary Tupa Dobias.
Marcella married Henry Kubenka on June 4, 1935, in Granger, Texas.
They lived at Praha and Granger before moving to Miles in 1947. In
1959, they moved to their farm at Eola, Texas. She was a member of St.
Phillips Catholic Church and St. Marias Altar Society. She was a
homemaker enjoying music, singing, flowers, and quilting.
Marcella was preceded in death by her parents; siblings; and son,
Gilbert Kubenka; grandson, Michael Shiller; and granddaughter Janice
Shiller.
Survivors include her husband, Henry Kubenka; two daughters, Judith
Shiller and husband, Roy, of Miles and Alice Shiller and husband,
Franklin, of Wall; daughter-in-law, Anna Kubenka of Wall; 13
grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
The family extends a special word of thanks to the staff of Regency
House Care and to Hospice of San Angelo for the loving care they gave
Marcella.
Johnsons Funeral Home
Andrea Rodriguez
Andrea V. Rodriguez, 59, of San Angelo, passed away Thursday, Sept.
21, 2001, in a local hospital.
Memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001, at
Gutierrez Funeral Chapels/Knickerbocker. Graveside service will be at
10 a.m. in Fairmount Cemetery.
Ms. Rodriguez was born Dec. 20, 1941, in San Angelo, Texas.
Survivors include her sons, Daniel M. Rodriguez and Peter Rodriguez
both of San Angelo; brothers, Miguel Valadez and Daniel Valadez, both
of San Angelo; and granddaughters, Christina Rodriguez and Samantha
Rodriguez, both of San Angelo.
Gutierrez Funeral Chapels/Knickerbocker
IONE SHEFFIELD DAVIS
Ione Sheffield Davis of San Angelo passed away Sept. 20, 2001, at 1:15
p.m. of natural causes at Baptist Memorials Center.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, in Belvedere
Memorial Park.
Mrs. Davis was born to Tom and Ada Sheffield on Oct. 11, 1893, in
Linden, Texas. She married Haskell Davis on March 27, 1920, in Linden.
After moving to San Angelo in the mid-1920s, her husband started the
Deluxe Cleaners on North Main. She operated the business after his
death.
She was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church, a choir member,
Sunday school teacher and participant.
Her main interest was china painting. She was a charter member of the
Concho Porcelain Art Club, where her talent was developed and shared.
She will be remembered by the many handpainted china gifts bestowed
upon family and friends. Other interests and pastimes included bridge,
crochet, reading and watching television. She was an avid bridge
player and could put together a foursome at a moments notice.
Mrs. Davis was preceded in death by her parents and siblings, Ora
Short, Una Mae Haverland, John Sheffield, Ruth Dickerson and Eileen
Sheffield.
Affectionately known as Aunt Day, she is survived by a niece, Kathleen
Afflerbach of Ballinger; a nephew-in-law, Maurice Nixon of Mineral
Wells; four great-nieces; and three great-nephews.
The family extends its appreciation to her many friends and visitors
during her stay at Baptist Memorials, especially Mildred Plemons and
Ruth Brooks and the personnel and staff who tended to her care and
well-being, including Dr. Chang.
Johnsons Funeral Home
09/23/01
Funerals and Death Notices
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Death Notices
SAN ANGELO Maria Liboria A. Ramos, 77, of Big Lake died Saturday,
Sept. 22, 2001, in Big Lake. Services are pending at Gutierrez Funeral
Chapels/North.
SAN SABA Cotton Baskin, 90, died Friday, Sept. 21, 2001. Service will
be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Howell Doran Funeral Home Chapel with burial
in China Creek Cemetery.
Survivors include son, Rick Baskin of San Saba; sisters, Tommy Gauny
and Lynell Weiss; and brother, Red Baskin.
FREDERICKSBURG Mary Ann Mote,
43, died Friday, Sept. 21, 2001, from injuries sustained in an
automobile accident. Service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at
the 720 Club at 980 Barnett St. in Kerrville. Arrangements are by
Schaetter Funeral Home.
Survivors include her husband, James Mote of Harper; and brother, John
Youmans of Charlotte, N.C.
SANTA ANNA Texanna Hosch,
93, died Friday, Sept. 21, 2001, in a Bangs nursing home. Service will
be at 2:30 p.m. today at First Baptist Church of Santa Anna with
burial in Santa Anna Cemetery. Arrangements are by Henderson Funeral
Home.
Survivors include sons, Charles Hosch of Santa Anna and Donald Hosch
of Lubbock.
SAN SABA Edna Feist, 78, died Friday, Sept. 21, 2001. Graveside
service will be at 5 p.m. Monday in Varga Chapel Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Howell-Doran Funeral Home.
Survivors include son, James Wyatt Jr. of Rochelle; sisters, Annie Mae
Goldberg of Bowser and Margaret Jean Stafford of Pipe Creek; and
brother, Clifford J. Chadwick of Bowser.
SAN SABA Eunice ONeal Taylor, 95, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001.
Graveside service will be at 4 p.m. today in Locker Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Howell-Doran Funeral Home.
Survivors include son, Carl Taylor of Sherman; daughter, Kay Capshaw
of San Saba; and brother, Murray ONeal of Fort Worth.
COLEMAN Edward Vendy Ohlhausen, 81, of Goldthwaite died Saturday,
Sept. 22, 2001, at his residence. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m.
Tuesday in Glen Cove Cemetery Pavilion. Arrangements are by Walker
Funeral Home.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
BIG SPRING Frank Jacobs,
96, of Big Spring died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001, in a local hospital.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel
in Rising Star with burial in Rising Star Cemetery. Arrangements are
by Nalley-Pickle &Welch Funeral Home.
Survivors include daughter, Carole Lawson of Big Spring.
WINTERS L.G. Richard Sherman, of Junction and formerly of Winters died
Thursday, Sept. 20, 2001, in a San Antonio hospital. Graveside service
will be at 2 p.m. today in Lakeview Cemetery. Arrangements are by
Winters Funeral Home.
Survivors include sons, Joe Sherman and Jerry Sherman, both of Fort
Collins, Colo.; daughters, Sherry Tinney of Junction, Donna Sherman of
San Antonio and Sabrina Manchaca of Del Rio; brother, Milton Sherman
of Winters; and sister, Shirley Massingale of Midland.
BIG SPRING Syble Glass, 81, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001. Services
are pending at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.
BIG SPRING Nannie Jo Carlile, 75, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001, in
Arlington. Services are pending at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.
BIG SPRING Frances Stuteville, 76, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001.
Services are pending at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.
BIG SPRING Virginia Howard,
74, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001, in a local hospital. Services are
pending at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.
AUSTIN Clementine Smith Autry, 78, died Friday, Sept. 21, 2001.
Services are pending at Stevens Funeral Home.
SWEETWATER Laverne Ann Hall, 57, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001, at her
residence. Services are pending at McCoy Funeral Home.
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Obituaries
HOMER HABY SR.
Homer Howard Haby Sr. of San Angelo passed away Saturday, Sept. 22,
2001.
He was a resident of San Angelo since moving from the headquarters
ranch of Calf Creek near Brady and Menard. He continued to manage
ranch properties and other properties and investments from his office
downtown. He was a supporter of and benefactor to the community
befriending all those whom knew him with a genuine interest and
concern.
Homer was born Dec. 2, 1909, to Emil Haby and Kunejundy Wilhelm Haby
in Lampasas, where his father owned and operated the utility power
company.
Homer attended Lampasas public schools. During the summer, he looked
forward to visiting and working on the ranch of his maternal
grandmother and various relatives near Menard. This created within
Homer a great desire to care for the native Texas range land and
wildlife.
Homer attended Texas A&M College and was a cadet in the Air Corps for
a year. He moved to Dallas and worked at the Mercantile National Bank
and started Southern Methodist University. He graduated in 1933 with a
bachelor of science degree in commerce and a bachelor of laws degree.
He worked for the law firm of Massengale and Beleu in Fort Worth.
He moved to New York City in 1936 and worked in the financial
district. Also there he performed in several plays and was billed
under the name Charles Oxford.
He returned to Texas after war was declared in 1941. He joined and
served in the U.S. Army under the 414th infantry as a sergeant until
he was injured and honorably discharged.
He returned to the ranch where he became a family partner. He married
Minnie Elizabeth Weddell on April 9, 1947, in San Angelo. They lived
at the ranch afterwards. He continued ranching, farming and managing
other properties and investments for the family. In 1964, he, his wife
and son, Homer Howard Haby Jr., moved to San Angelo. His son was later
included in the family business. Homer was committed to conservation
of range and farmland. He restored lands damaged by the drought of the
1950s and won awards for doing it.
His wife, Minnie, passed away on Nov. 9, 1984. His father, mother,
brothers and sisters all predeceased him.
His son, Howard and wife, Marilyn, and their son, Hunter, survive him.
His long time loving and caring friend, Beverly Williams, likewise
survives him.
Homer was a Mason of the Scottish Rite Temple in Dallas and Brady
Lodge and San Angelo Lodge Shrine of the Suez Temple of San Angelo.
He was a member of the San Angelo Downtown chapter of the Lions Club,
Tom Green County Historical Society. He was a supporter of the
Salvation Army, the Concho Valley Food Bank, and the Concho Valley
Home for Girls (both he helped start), and United Way Fund. He was a
member and supporter of the First Baptist Church downtown San Angelo
and its Caleb Sunday school class.
His family expresses their sincere gratitude to Velma, Rachel, Joyce,
Judy, Irma, and Doris for his care, which was coordinated and actively
pursued by Beverly, a registered nurse, in his last few years.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 24, in Fairmount
Cemetery with the Rev. Tom Martin officiating.
Johnsons Funeral Home
ERVA CRAWFORD KINSER
MIDLAND Funeral service for Erva Crawford Kinser will be at 9 a.m.
Monday, Sept. 24, 2001, in Ellis Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev.
Bill Skaggs of Kelview Baptist Church officiating. Graveside service
will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Sherwood, Texas.
Erva Jane Crawford Pickett Kinser was born Feb. 23, 1901, in Burnet
County to Joseph Crawford and Lorana Didway Crawford. She was the
third oldest of nine children.
She married Laurel Archie Kinser on Sept. 26, 1926, in Spicewood. They
moved to Sherwood where they lived for 46 years. While in Sherwood,
Erva was a member of the Baptist church there. She was a member of the
Sherwood Community Association and Sherwood Cemetery Fund.
She had six children, Watson Pickett, Jim Pickett, Roy Kinser, Troy D.
Kinser, Jerry Kinser and Nina Mae Mills. Also in the family were three
stepchildren, Horace Kinser, Ernestine Lowery and Alfreda Allen.
In 1972, Archie and Erva moved to Midland. Erva immediately joined
Kelview Heights Baptist Church where she remained a member.
On Dec. 4, 1980, Erva gave up her home and moved into Hillcrest Manor.
She reluctantly moved into Trinity Haven Health Care Center on June
13, 2000, because of health reasons.
Mrs. Kinser passed away Thursday, Sept. 20, 2001.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Archie; sons,
Troy D. Kinser, Roy Kinser and Watson Pickett; daughter, Nina Mae
Mills; stepson, Horace Kinser; brothers, Willie and Ralph Crawford;
sisters, Mary Crooks, Ruedell Hunnicutt and Stella Haydon;
granddaughter, Linda Crawford; and grandson, Donnie Kinser.
She is survived by sons, Jerry D. Kinser and Jim Pickett;
stepchildren, Ernestine Lowery and Alfreda Allen; 15 grandchildren;
and 20 great-grandchildren.
Ellis Funeral Home
ANDREA RODRIGUEZ
Andrea V. Rodriguez, 59, of San Angelo, passed away Thursday, Sept.
21, 2001, in a local hospital.
Memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001, at
Gutierrez Funeral Chapels/Knickerbocker. Graveside service will be at
10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 24, in Fairmount Cemetery.
Ms. Rodriguez was born Dec. 20, 1941, in San Angelo.
Survivors include her sons, Daniel M. Rodriguez and Peter Rodriguez,
both of San Angelo; brothers, Miguel Valadez and Daniel Valadez, both
of San Angelo; and granddaughters, Christina Rodriguez and Samantha
Rodriguez, both of San Angelo.
Gutierrez Funeral Chapels/Knickerbocker
LOUISE J. FOWLER
DALLAS Louise J. Fowler of Dallas was born May 16, 1909, and passed
away Sept. 18, 2001.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Marvin Fowler.
She is survived by her daughters, Fredna Wheeler of Dallas and Mary
Ornelas of San Angelo; grandsons, Steve Wheeler, Kevin Sandlin and
Chris Fowler-Sandlin and wife, Norma; great-grandson, Graeme
Fowler-Sandlin; sisters, Velma Catherine Sanders and Mildred Irene
Powers Hutchinson; brother, Ernest Dean Jernigan; and numerous nieces
and nephews.
Service will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, at Cliff Temple Baptist
Church in Dallas. Interment will be in Laurel Land Memorial Park.
Contributions may be made to the American Red Cross.
Laurel Land Funeral Home
09/24/01
Funerals and Death Notices
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Funerals
Today
San Angelo
Homer Haby Sr. Fairmount Cemetery 10 a.m.
Andrea Rodriguez Fairmount Cemetery 10 a.m.
Elsewhere
Erva Crawford Kinser Ellis F.H. Chapel, Midland 9 a.m.
Edna Feist Varga Chapel Cemetery, San Saba 5 p.m.
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Death Notices
PAINT ROCK Lois Currie, 87, died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2001, in a local
nursing home. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist
Church. Arrangements are by Rains-Seale Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO Terry Joe Jones of Grape Creek died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001,
at his residence. Services are pending at Johnsons Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO Martha Seibert, 95, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001, in a local
care center. Arrangements are pending at Johnsons Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO MaryAnn Tomlinson, 89, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001, at
her residence. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in
Fairmount Cemetery. Arrangements are by Johnsons Funeral Home.
Survivors include children, Lucindy Anderson, Walter Tomlinson, Carol
Tomlinson and Lillie Bryson, all of San Angelo, Marion Thomas
Tomlinson Jr. of Midland, Dorothy Ann Forczek of Spokane, Wash.,
Patricia Tomlinson of Athens, Texas, and Zina L. Vogt of Cheyenne,
Wyo.; sister, Lena Gardner of Shiloh, Tenn.; and brothers, Henry
Bannert of San Angelo and Alouis (Dick) Bannert of Bronte.
SAN ANGELO Maria Liboria Ramos, 77, of Big Lake died Sept. 22, 2001,
in a local nursing home. Service will be at 3:30 p.m. today at
Asamblea Apostolica in Big Lake with burial in Glen Rest Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Gutierrez Funeral Chapels/Knickerbocker.
Survivors include her husband, Alejandro Ramos of Big Lake; and son,
Jesus A. Soliz of Big Lake.
SAN ANGELO Noreine H. Dodds, 80, of San Angelo died Sunday, Sept. 23,
2001, in Lubbock. Services are pending at Robert Massie Funeral Home.
SWEETWATER Laverne Ann Hall, 57, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001, at her
residence. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in McCoy Funeral Home Chapel
of Memories. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family
Catholic Church with burial in Garden Of Memories Cemetery.
Survivors include husband, Patrick Hall of Sweetwater; sons, Jimmy
Deckard of Midlothian, and Charles Wayne Deckard of Payne Springs;
sister, Sharon Baird of Ballinger; and brother, Charles Pechacek of
Garden City.
BIG SPRING Syble Glass, 81, of Big Spring and formerly of Oklahoma
City, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001, in a local nursing home. No
services are planned. Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle & Welch
Funeral Home.
Survivors include daughter, Korey Richards of Las Vegas; sisters, Flo
Watson of Big Spring and Lucille King of San Angelo; and brother, Fred
Simpson of Lubbock.
LLANO Laura Irene Low, 103, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001. Graveside
service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Stratford Cemetery in
Stratford. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral
Home.
Survivors include daughters, Alice Lincoln of Llano, Opal Johnson of
Matador, Eula Faye Burden of Burkburnett, Georgia LaFever of El Paso
and Helen Chmiel of Houston.
BIG SPRING Jo (Allen) Carlile, 75, of Big Spring died Saturday, Sept.
22, 2001, in an Arlington hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday
in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with burial in Trinity
Memorial Park.
Survivors include son, Buster Carlile of Big Spring; daughter, Elaine
Daves of Midlothian; and brother, Nathan Allen of Graham.
TUSCOLA Patsy Price England, 71, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001 in
Abilene Regional Medical Center. Service will be at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at the First Baptist Church in Coleman with burial in the
Coleman City Cemetery. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home.
Survivors include her husband, Alford England of Tuscola; daughters,
AlAn England Kesler of Tuscola and Traci Kai England of Abilene;
mother, Thelma Price of The Woodlands; sister, Ann Selman of The
Woodlands; and brother, Joe Sealy, Sr. of Crosby.
MIDLAND Robert Allen Humphries, 91, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001, in
Midland. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist
Church.
Survivors include son, William Allen of Midland; and daughters, June
DeVolin of El Paso, Bobbye Miller of Tifton, Ga., and Jeannie Lewis of
Del Rio.
BIG SPRING Anna B. Helms, 75, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001, in a
local nursing home. Service will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at First
Baptist Church with burial in Trinity Memorial Park.
Survivors include her husband, Eugene G. Helms; son, Dick Helms of Big
Spring; daughter, Beccie Helsley of Big Spring; sisters, Pauline
Hoover of Beaumont, Calif., Violet Randall of Grand Junction, Colo.,
Patty Hurd of Fort Collins, Colo.
BIG SPRING Terry Cunningham, 48, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001, at his
residence. Services are pending at Myers & Smith Funeral Home.
09/25/01
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Funerals
Today
Jo Carlile Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home, Big Spring 10 a.m.
Robert Humphries First United Methodist Church, Midland 10 a.m.
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Death Notices
SAN ANGELO Martha Seibert, 95, of San Angelo died Sunday, Sept. 23,
2001, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in
Johnsons Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Fairmount Cemetery.
Survivors include son, Larry Seibert of Garland.
SANTA ANNA C. T. Pete McClatchy, Jr.
, 79, of Trickham died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001, in a Brownwood
hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. today at Trickham Union Church in
Trickham with burial in Trickham Cemetery. Arrangements are by
Henderson Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, LaVerne McClatchy of Trickham; daughters,
Linda Meckfessel of Garfield, Kan., and Jeanie Dreinhofer and Merridee
McClatchy, both of Trickam; sister, Leona Henderson of Trickham; and
brother, Joel McClatchy of Rockwall.
SANTA ANNA Gertrude Martin, 96, of Trickham died Sunday, Sept. 23,
2001, at her residence. Service will be 11 a.m. today at Trickham
Union Church with burial in Trickham Cemetery. Arrangements are by
Henderson Funeral Home.
Survivors include daughter, LaVerne McClatchy of Trickham; and son,
Felton Martin of Trickham.
LLANO Laura Irene Lowe, 103, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001. Graveside
service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Stratford Cemetery in
Stratford. Arrangements are by Waldrop-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral
Homes.
Survivors include daughters, Alice Lincoln of Llano, Opal Johnson of
Matador, Eula Burden of Burkburnett, Georgia LaFever of El Paso and
Helen Chmiel of Houston.
ROBERT LEE S.V. Box, 70, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2001, in a local
nursing home. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist
Church with burial in Paint Creek Cemetery. Arrangements are by
Shaffer Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Bobbie Box; sons, Blake Box of Robert Lee,
Marcus Box of Roscoe and Powell Box of Stratford, Okla.; brothers,
Troy Box and Sammie Box, both of Arlington, and Travis Box of Abilene.
ALPINE Juanita Ramos
, 85, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2001, in a local hospital. Rosary will be
at 7:30 p.m. today at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Service will
be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church with burial in Holy Angels
Cemetery. Arrangements are by Geeslin Funeral Home.
Survivors include daughters, Linda Tarango of El Paso, Mary Jo
Martinez of Odessa and Margret DeLaO of Fayetteville, Ark.; sons,
David Ramos of Jersey City, N.J., Jimmy Ramos, Ruben Ramos and Alfredo
Ramos, all of El Paso, Frank Ramos, Henry Ramos and Juan Ramos, all of
Alpine, Jerry Ramos of Odessa and Robert Ramos of Monahans.
COLEMAN Jim D. White
, 79, of Novice died Monday, Sept. 24, 2001, in a Temple hospital.
Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Walker Funeral Home Chapel
with burial in Rough Creek Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Helen White of Novice; daughter, Judy Hill
of Tulsa, Okla.; sons, James Windham of Covington and Larry Windham of
Tuscola; and sister, Ruby White of Morton.
COLEMAN Clementine Smith Autry, 78, of Austin died Friday, Sept. 21,
2001. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist
Church. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home.
Survivors include son, Stephen Autry of Coleman; and daughters, Ann
Taylor and Leslie Midgley, both of Austin.
PECOS Louis Louie Armando Hernandez, 81, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001,
at his residence. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in
Greenwood Cemetery. Arrangements are by Pecos Funeral Home.
Survivors include wife, Myra Hernandez of Pecos; and sister, Gloria
Flanagan of Lubbock.
FORT STOCKTON Dominga Baeza Galindo, 84, of Balmorhea died Sunday,
Sept. 23, 2001. Service will be at 2 p.m. today at Christ the King
Catholic Church in Balmorhea with burial in Balmorhea Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Memorial Funeral Home.
Survivors include sons, Victorio Galindo of Fort Stockton, Epifanio
Galindo of Alpine, Gilberto Galindo of Balmorhea and Santiago Galindo
of Laredo; daughters, Fermana Baeza and Lorenza Rodriguez, both of
Balmorhea; and brother, Bernardino Galindo of Pecos.
CANYON Mamie Edith King Jarrett, 90, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001.
Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Dreamland Cemetery
and a memorial service at 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church.
Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors.
Survivors include daughters, Ann Rheinlander of Lawton, Okla., Jane
Buskirk of Evanston, Wyo., and Beth Ivy of Fort Stockton; and son, Pat
Jarrett of Canyon.
BIG SPRING Victoria Howard Williams
, 74, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001, in a local hospital. Service will
be at 4 p.m. today in Nalley-Pickle and Welch Rosewood Chapel with
burial in Trinity Memorial Park.
Survivors include husband, Murl Williams of Big Spring; sons, Jack
Howard of New Mexico and Shain Howard of Big Spring; daughters, Edna
Carter of Joliet, Ill., and Kay Natcher of Kent, Ohio; and sisters,
Edna Mae Stores of Canadian and Georgia Scrivener of Amarillo.
FREDERICKSBURG Hilda Moldenhauer, 91, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2001, in
a local nursing home. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity
Lutheran Church with burial in Der Stadt Friedhof Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Schaetter Funeral Home.
Survivors include daughter, Gloria Rech of Austin; son, Jim
Moldenhauer of Johnson City; brother, Marvin Becker of Boerne; and
sisters, Linda Shaw of Bandera and Katherine Jones of San Antonio.
ALPINE Richard Jewel Libolt, 78, of Terlingua died Sunday, Sept. 23,
2001, in an Odessa hospital. There will be no service. Arrangements
are by Geeslin Funeral Home.
Survivors include sisters, Doris E. Schmider and Betty G. Foote, both
of Peoria Heights, Ill.; and brother, William C. Libolt of Peoria,
Ill.
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Obituaries
LOIS CURRIE
BALLINGER
Lois Currie, 87, of Paint Rock went to be with the Lord on Sept. 15,
2001, at Heritage Oaks Estate.
Funeral service for Mrs. Currie will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27,
at the First Baptist Church of Paint Rock. Officiating will be her
nephew, Dr. David R. Currie of San Angelo, and the Rev. Tony Gruben of
Paint Rock. Burial will follow in Paint Rock Cemetery.
Lois Opal Houston was born March 21, 1914, in Stephens County, Texas,
to W.F. and Ella Houston. She moved to Paint Rock with her parents and
graduated from Paint Rock High School in 1931. During her school days
Lois developed a lifelong love for tennis and was a four-time state
contestant, winning second place her senior year.
She married Floy Currie on Aug. 20, 1931, in Ballinger. At the time of
Floys death in 1995, they had been married 64 years. She was an active
member of the First Baptist Church of Paint Rock, singing in the choir
and serving as a Sunday school teacher for more than 45 years. Lois
was a charter member of the Paint Rock Study Club, president of the
Paint Rock PTA, and was involved in many community activities.
Lois is survived by one son, Jimmy Currie of Monarch Beach, Calif.; a
daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Brian Hazelbaker of Laguna Niguel,
Calif.; a granddaughter, Cassie Hazelbaker of Laguna Niguel, Calif.;
and a brother, W.F. Houston Jr. of Paint Rock. Also surviving are four
sisters-in-law, Mary Jim Currie and Dorothy Houston, both of Paint
Rock, Ethel King of Kerrville and Grace Malone of Bridgeport; a
brother-in-law Gail Stephenson of Eden; numerous nieces, nephews and
cousins; and a host of loving friends.
She will be remembered in life as a kind and loving mother and friend
and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
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TERRY JOE JONES
Terry Joe Jones, 39, of Grape Creek died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001, at
his residence.
Family visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, in
Johnsons Funeral Home.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, in Johnsons
Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Brad Winchester officiating. Burial
will follow in Grape Creek Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Dewayne Johnson, Bobby Ryan, Carl Ballard, Eddie
Moore, Zane Wagner, Bruce Mills, Scott Conoly and Aze Talamentes.
Mr. Jones was born Jan. 29, 1962, in Slaton. He was a truck driver for
Eddins-Walcher and was a member of Grape Creek Baptist Church. Terry
graduated from Central High School in 1980 and was avid in the pool
and dart leagues of San Angelo.
Survivors include a daughter, Raye Nicole Jones, his mother, Linda
Jones, and a sister, Tammie Hoes, all of Grape Creek; his father and
stepmother, Roy and Gail Jones of Barron, Wis.; his ex-wife, Debra
Lynn Allard of San Angelo; a niece, Tana Pietrantonio of Grape Creek;
a nephew, Jeremy Jones of Water Valley; a great-niece, Kaylie Jones; a
great-nephew, Jayden Jones; and many family and friends.
In Memory
What mean you by this weeping
To break my very heart?
We both are in Christs keeping,
And therefore cannot part.
You there, I here, though parted
We still at heart are one;
I only just in sunshine,
The shadow scarcely gone.
What though the clouds surround you,
You can the brightness see,
Tis only a little way
That leads from you to me.
I was so very weary,
Surely you would not mourn,
That I a little sooner
Should lay my burden down.
Then weep not, weep not, Darling,
God wipes away all tears;
Tis only a little way
Though you may call it years.
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RAMONA JUAREZ MORENO
Ramona Juarez Moreno, 89, went to be with the Lord on Monday, Sept.
24, 2001, in a local care center.
Service will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, in Johnsons Funeral
Home Chapel with burial in Fairmount Cemetery.
She will be remembered by her loving family, two daughters, Lydia
Gonzales of Andrews and Melinda Moreno of San Angelo; sisters, Mage
Andros, Josefina Ramirez, and Francisca Cruz, all of San Angelo, and
Lupe Hildreth of North Carolina.
Pallbearers are Manuel Gonzales, Manny Gonzales, Tommy Andros, Tudy
Gonzales, Frankie Moreno and Frankie Juarez.
Special thanks goes to VistaCare Family Hospice and staff.
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A.J. JACK HALBERT JR.
ELDORADO A.J. Jack Halbert Jr. went to be with the Lord Monday, Sept.
24, 2001, at his residence.
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001, at the
First Baptist Church with the Rev. Andy Anderson officiating. Masonic
graveside service will follow in the Eldorado Cemtery.
Jack was born Dec. 30, 1921, to Andrew Jackson II and Ora Lee Cathey
Halbert in Bell County. The family moved to Schleicher County when he
was six years old. He graduated from Eldorado High School and went
into farming. He married the love of his life, Frankie Omega Edmiston
on July 15, 1942. World War II came and Jack joined the U.S. Army Air
Corps as a tech-sergeant.
Upon returning to Eldorado, he began and operated Jack Halbert Butane
until his retirement in 1982. Jack liked to fish, play golf and
enjoyed seeing his old customers and friends while answering the phone
at Halbert LPG Inc. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of
Eldorado and Eldorado Masonic Lodge #890.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother; three sisters;
one son, Jay; and his wife of over 50 years, Frankie.
Jack is survived by two sons, Bob and wife, Billie and Dan and wife,
Allene; his grandchildren, Tuesdee Halbert and Kauli Halbert, both of
Austin, Jarrod and Andrea McCarroll of Austin, Charissa Sheppard of
Eldorado, Allyssa Halbert and Jessica Halbert, both of New Braunfels,
Lycynda Halbert of San Angelo, Chad Pederson of Midland and Travis and
Lauren Pederson, both of Midland; four great-grandchildren, Skyler
Sheppard, Kaitlin Pederson, Tyler and Chas Pederson; and two very
special nieces, Darla and Katie Bee. All will miss GranJack.
Pallbearers will be Mickey Rathbone, Ken Thomas, Richard Preston, Kirk
Jones, Fred Polser, Ted Polser, Jason Polser, Bob Bennett and Billy
Don Lively.
Family requests memorials be made to VistaCare Hospice, First Baptist
Church of Eldorado or to a favorite charity.
Kerbow Funeral Home
DOUG BROWN
Alton Douglas Doug Brown was born June 15, 1949, to Buel Alton and
Dorothy Evelyn Brown in Lamesa, Texas. He passed from this life on
Monday, Sept. 24, 2001, at his home in San Angelo.
Doug loved working at Baptist Memorials Center with co-workers and
residents. Previously he had been employed at Gandys Dairies as a
mechanic. Some of his hobbies included fishing with friends and
cooking for friends and family.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, in Johnsons
Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in Lawnhaven Memorial
Gardens.
Survivors include his loving wife of 32 years, Yohana Brown; sons,
Alton Al Brown and Daniel Brown, both of San Angelo; daughter and
son-in-law, Nikki and Allen McPherson of Okinawa, Japan; father, B.A.
(Alton) Brown of Seminole, Texas; sisters, Barbara Brown and Joyce
Brown, both of Hobbs, N.M.; brothers, Alan Brown and Michael Brown,
both of Hobbs, and Robert Brown of Tucson, Ariz.; five grandchildren;
and several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.
He also is survived by special friends, Chris Zimmerman and all those
at Baptist Memorials Geriatrics; brothers-in-law, Gene Longnecker of
Show Low, Ariz., and Danny Longnecker of Thibodeaux, La.
He was preceded in death by his mother.
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Funerals, Death Notices and Obituaries
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Funerals
Today
San Angelo
Alton Doug Brown Johnsons Funeral Home Chapel 2 p.m.
Terry Joe Jones Johnsons Funeral Home Chapel 10 a.m.
Ramona Moreno Johnsons Funeral Home Chapel 4 p.m.
Elsewhere
Juanita Ramos Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Alpine 10 a.m.
Jim D. White Walker Funeral Home Chapel, Coleman 10 a.m.
A.J. Halbert Jr. First Baptist Church, Eldorado 11 a.m.
Hilda Moldenhauer Trinity Lutheran, Fredericksburg 2 p.m.
Lois Hernandez Greenwood Cemetery, Pecos 11 a.m.
S.V. Box First Baptist Church, Robert Lee 2 p.m.
Laura Irene Lowe Stratford Cemetery, Stratford 2 p.m.
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Death Notices
SAN ANGELO Jewel Wisinger, 63, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2001, in a local
hospital. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Lawnhaven
Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnsons Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Kay Wisinger of San Angelo; son, Larry
Todd Wisinger of Arlington; father, James Wisinger of San Angelo;
brothers, Gary Keith Wisinger of San Antonio and James Dale Wisinger
of Mexia; and sisters, Betty Ramsey of Lake Belton and Peggy Clark of
San Angelo.
SAN ANGELO Linna K. Magee Beard, 93, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2001, in a
local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Johnsons Funeral
Home Chapel with burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include daughters, Linda Eskew of San Angelo and Marilyn
Magee Davis of Loudon, Tenn.
SAN ANGELO Thomas H. Athanas, 88, of Marshall and formerly of San
Angelo, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2001, in Marshall. Services are pending
at Robert Massie Funeral Home.
KERMIT Alberto M. Navarro, 87, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001, at his
residence. Service will be at 10 a.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic
Church with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by
Cooper Funeral Chapel.
Survivors include wife, Agripina Navarro of Kermit; daughters, Aurora
Vijil, Alfa Navarrete and Sally Navarro, all of Odessa; and sister,
Amparo Montoya of Phoenix.
LLANO Charles G. Lincoln, 76, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2001. Services
are pending at Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home.
BIG SPRING Terry Turtle Cunningham, 48, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001 at
his residence. Service is at 10 a.m. Thursday at Myers & Smith Funeral
Home.
Survivors include wife, Tina Cunningham of Big Spring; daughters,
Melissa Merrell Cunningham and April Cunningham both of Big Spring;
and sisters, Becky Jones of Big Spring and Sara Ann Flory of Stockton,
Calif.
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Obituaries
WELDON M. JONES
Weldon M. Jones, 89, of San Angelo, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2001, at
his residence. A memorial service at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, will
be held at Emmanuel Episcopal Church with the Rev. John Loving
officiating.
Mr. Jones was born Dec. 8, 1911, to Fred B. and Lou Ella Jones in
Ardmore, Okla. The family moved to Phoenix, Ariz., in 1920. He
graduated from Phoenix Union High School and attended the University
of Arizona before enlisting in the Army Air Corps during World War II.
He earned the rank of major and returned to Phoenix at the end of his
tour of duty in 1946, at which time he joined the Valley National Bank
as vice president.
In 1955 he moved his family to San Angelo where he assumed the
position as president of the San Angelo National Bank and served on
the executive committee of Texas Commerce Bankshares in Houston.
Mr. Jones was actively involved in community service. He served as
director of San Angelo Industries, treasurer of Concho Valley Council
of the Boy Scouts of America, on the board of trustees of the Kendall
Art Gallery and the board of San Angelo Symphony Orchestra. He was
chairman of the United Fund Campaign, chairman of the executive
committee of the Texas Law Enforcement Foundation, president of the
San Angelo Improvement Foundation, director of Capital Southwest Corp.
in Dallas, the board of directors of Monarch Tile Co. and Rio Concho
Manor. He also served as president of the Board of Development for the
city of San Angelo. Mr. Jones was a member of the San Angelo Country
Club and co-founder of the River Club. He served on the vestry of the
Emmanuel Episcopal Church.
Mr. Jones is survived by his wife, Janet Jones of San Angelo;
daughter, Diana Wynne, her husband, Robert Wynne, and their children,
Brenda and Cameron Wynne of Houston. He also is survived by his son,
Don Jones, Dons wife, Bettye, and their two children, Angela and Bobby
Jones of Midland. He is survived by a sister, Felice, and her husband,
Harry Heskett, and their children, Mary Heskett Omen and Fred Heskett
of Phoenix, Ariz.
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JAMES WESLEY WHEELER
James Wesley Wheeler, 78, of San Angelo died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001,
in Shannon Medical Center.
Service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, at Johnsons
Funeral Home with Kevin McSpadden officiating. Burial will follow at
Eola Cemetery.
James was born Sept. 1, 1926, to John and Lola Middlebrook Wheeler in
Eola, Texas. He married June Helwig on Sept. 11, 1947, in San Angelo.
John served in the U.S. Air Force during WWII. He was stationed in
England and served from 1942 to 1945. John worked as an assistant
plant superintendent for West Texas Utilities at the Concho power
plant. He retired in 1985 after 37 years of service. John had been a
resident of San Angelo since 1956 and was a member of the Eola
Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, June Wheeler of San Angelo; three
daughters, Julia Paske, Susan Wison and husband, Gary, all of Lamesa,
and Peggy Gifford and husband, Jimmie, of La Grange; three sisters,
Lucille Faught of San Angelo, Bobbie Schulz of Eola and Imogene
Jackson and husband, Charles, of Big Lake; seven grandchildren,
Amanda, Trey and Shawn Gifford, all of La Grange, Lyndy Stone and
husband, Jerry Don, of San Angelo, Katie Paske of Lubbock and Joshua
and Lanie Wilson, both of Lamesa; sister-in-law Nautilla Wheeler of
Eden; and brother and sister-in-law Bill and June Helwig of Miles.
Pallbearers will be nephews.
The family requests memorials be made to the Eola Community Center or
the Shannon Wellness Center.
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JESS WILLARD MACKEY
Jess Willard Mackey (J.W.), 86, went to be with his Lord on Monday
evening, Sept. 24, 2001.
The Rev. Larry Shotwell will officiate graveside service at 10 a.m.
Thursday, Sept. 27, in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens of San Angelo.
J.W. was born on June 12, 1915, to John and Fannie Mackey in Mexia,
Texas. He graduated from Mexia High School in 1933. He attended
Draughns Business College and was office manager for Federal Machine
Shop in Kilgore, Texas. While in Kilgore, he met and married the love
of his life, Fay Rhodes. They married Dec. 8, 1937, and were married
63 years.
In Kilgore he was president of the Jaycees. He then entered the Marine
Corps where he served from 1945 to 1946.
In 1946, he moved to San Angelo where he owned a grocery store for
several years. He then worked as office manager for the Tile Shop. In
1967, he owned and operated Mackey Tile and Floor Covering until his
retirement in 1982.
After coming to San Angelo, he joined the West Angelo Kiwanis Club,
was a member for 43 years, serving as president in 1964.
He has been a member of First Baptist Church since 1946, serving as an
ordained deacon since 1948. He taught Sunday School and Training Union
over the years.
J.W. was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one sister.
He is survived by his wife, Fay; three daughters, Peggy Dover, Judy
Wright, and Billie Halbert; two sons-in-love, Wade Dover and Bob
Halbert. Gran Dad will be missed by Diane and Mike Danford, David and
Lee Ann Dover, Traci and Rick Kerner, Derek Dover, Temple Wright,
Jarrod and Andrea McCarroll, Tuesdee and Kauli Halbert. Gran Jisss
great-grandchildren are Christian Dover, Kelly and Kara Danford, Abby
and Aidan Dover, Mackey Wright and Devin Kerner. He is also survived
by nine sisters and brothers.
We will miss our Daddy.
Honorary pallbearers will be all the grandsons and sons-in-love.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the
First Baptist Church Building Fund, the Alzheimers Foundation,
Meals-for-the-Elderly or a charity of choice.
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S.C. STRICK STRICKLAND
S.C. Strick Strickland, 83, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2001 at SCCI
Hospital.
Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, at Johnsons
Funeral Home with Kevin McSpadden officiating.
S.C. was born Feb. 9, 1918, to George and Maymie Carroll Strickland in
De Leon, Texas. He married Estelle Balderree on Oct. 30, 1936, in
Cisco, S.C., and worked as a gauging supervisor for Exxon Oil for many
years. He retired and moved to San Angelo 14 years ago. He was a
member of the Baptist church.
S.C. is survived by his wife, Estelle Strickland, one son, Jerry
Strickland and wife, Nancy, one granddaughter, Susan Strickland, two
grandsons, Lee Strickland, Dan Strickland and wife, Maria, and one
great-granddaughter, Lauren Strickland, all of San Angelo, and a
special cousin, Marguerite Schackel of Houston.
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A.J. JACK HALBERT JR.
ELDORADO A.J. Jack Halbert Jr. went to be with the Lord Monday, Sept.
24, 2001, at his residence.
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, at the First
Baptist Church with the Rev. Andy Anderson officiating. Masonic
graveside service will follow in the Eldorado Cemetery.
Jack was born Dec. 30, 1921, to Andrew Jackson II and Ora Lee Cathey
Halbert in Bell County. The family moved to Schleicher County when he
was six years old. He graduated from Eldorado High School and went
into farming. He married the love of his life, Frankie Omega Edmiston
on July 15, 1942. World War II came and Jack joined the U.S. Army Air
Corps as a tech-sergeant.
Upon returning to Eldorado, he began and operated Jack Halbert Butane
until his retirement in 1982. Jack liked to fish, play golf and
enjoyed seeing his old customers and friends while answering the phone
at Halbert LPG Inc. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of
Eldorado and Eldorado Masonic Lodge #890.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother; three sisters;
one son, Jay; and his wife of over 50 years, Frankie.
Jack is survived by two sons, Bob and wife, Billie and Dan and wife,
Allene; his grandchildren, Tuesdee Halbert and Kauli Halbert, both of
Austin, Jarrod and Andrea McCarroll of Austin, Charissa Sheppard of
Eldorado, Allyssa Halbert and Jessica Halbert, both of New Braunfels,
Lycynda Halbert of San Angelo, Chad Pederson of Midland and Travis and
Lauren Pederson, both of Midland; four great-grandchildren, Skyler
Sheppard, Kaitlin Pederson, Tyler and Chas Pederson; and two very
special nieces, Darla and Katie Bee. All will miss GranJack.
Pallbearers will be Mickey Rathbone, Ken Thomas, Richard Preston, Kirk
Jones, Fred Polser, Ted Polser, Jason Polser, Bob Bennett and Billy
Don Lively.
Family requests memorials be made to VistaCare Hospice, First Baptist
Church of Eldorado or to a favorite charity.
Kerbow Funeral Home
LOIS CURRIE
BALLINGER Lois Currie, 87, of Paint Rock went to be with the Lord on
Sept. 15, 2001, at Heritage Oaks Estate.
Funeral service for Mrs. Currie will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27,
at the First Baptist Church of Paint Rock. Officiating will be her
nephew, Dr. David R. Currie of San Angelo, and the Rev. Tony Gruben of
Paint Rock. Burial will follow in Paint Rock Cemetery.
Lois Opal Houston was born March 21, 1914, in Stephens County, Texas,
to W.F. and Ella Houston. She moved to Paint Rock with her parents and
graduated from Paint Rock High School in 1931. During her school days
Lois developed a lifelong love for tennis and was a four-time state
contestant, winning second place her senior year.
She married Floy Currie on Aug. 20, 1931, in Ballinger. At the time of
Floys death in 1995, they had been married 64 years. She was an active
member of the First Baptist Church of Paint Rock, singing in the choir
and serving as a Sunday school teacher for more than 45 years. Lois
was a charter member of the Paint Rock Study Club, president of the
Paint Rock PTA, and was involved in many community activities.
Lois is survived by one son, Jimmy Currie of Monarch Beach, Calif.; a
daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Brian Hazelbaker of Laguna Niguel,
Calif.; a granddaughter, Cassie Hazelbaker of Laguna Niguel, Calif.;
and a brother, W.F. Houston Jr. of Paint Rock. Also surviving are four
sisters-in-law, Mary Jim Currie and Dorothy Houston, both of Paint
Rock, Ethel King of Kerrville and Grace Malone of Bridgeport; a
brother-in-law Gail Stephenson of Eden; numerous nieces, nephews and
cousins; and a host of loving friends.
She will be remembered in life as a kind and loving mother and friend
and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
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Funerals, Death Notices and Obituaries
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Funerals
Today
San Angelo
Weldon Jones Emmanuel Episcopal Church 11 a.m.
Jess Mackey Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens 10 a.m.
S.C. Strickland Johnsons Funeral Home 2 p.m.
James Wheeler Johnsons Funeral Home 3:30 p.m.
Jewel Wisinger Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens 10 a.m.
Elsewhere
Terry Cunningham Myers&Smith Funeral Home,BigSpring 10 a.m.
Lois Currie First Baptist Church, Paint Rock 2 p.m.
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Death Notices
SAN ANGELO Jewel Wisinger, 63, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2001, in a local
hospital. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. today in Lawnhaven
Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnsons Funeral Home.
Survivors include wife, Kay Wisinger of San Angelo; son, Larry Todd
Wisinger of Arlington; father, James Wisinger of San Angelo; brothers,
Gary Keith Wisinger of San Antonio and James Dale Wisinger of Mexia;
and sisters, Betty Ramsey of Lake Belton and Peggy Carter of San
Angelo.
FREDERICKSBURG Mildred Gifford, 74, of Hye died Monday, Sept. 24,
2001, in a local hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the
Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel with burial in South Park Cemetery of
Pearland.
Survivors include sons, Larry G. Frolick of Deer Park, Jerry Gifford
of Austin and Brice Gifford of Georgetown; daughters, Fay Howard of
Snook, Mildred Adair of Pasadena, Sandy Ellebracht of Fredericksburg
and Sarah Hodges of Cedar Creek; sisters, Tina Waitte of Wallace and
Doris Witek of Sugar Land; and brothers, Alfred Klimple of Columbus
and Robert Klimple of Hye.
JUNCTION Emma B. Shoemaker,
89, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2001, in Alexandria, La. Graveside service
will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Junction Cemetery. Arrangements are by
Aubrey Fife Funerals.
Survivors include a son, Col. Louis T. Dechert Sr. of Alexandria; and
daughter, Mrs. Joseph A. Vitak of Lakewood, Colo.
LLANO Charles Glenn Lincoln,
76, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2001, at his residence. Service will be at
2 p.m. Sunday in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel.
Survivors include his wife, Alice Lincoln of Llano; sons, James A.
Lincoln of Austin and Paul E. Lincoln of Houston; daughter, Sally A.
White of Round Rock; stepsons, Sherman Holt of Houston, Ceil Holt of
Aurora, Colo., and Bruce Holt of Houston; stepdaughter Lynette Morones
of Fort Worth; brother, Kenneth Leon Lincoln Sr. of Overland, Kan.;
and sisters, Doris Moore of Santa Cruz, Calif., Velma Darlene Mesmith
of Shenandoah, Iowa, and Rudy Charlene Maher of Gravity, Iowa.
MENARD Eula I. Aaron, 92, died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2001. Graveside
service will be at 2 p.m. today in Rest Haven Cemetery. Arrangements
are by Heritage Funeral Home.
Survivors include daughters, Cecilla Skippey of Ruston, La., Vivian
Melnert of Larkspur, Colo., and Beatrice Link of West Monroe, La.;
brothers, Tully Pope of Odessa and Calvin Pope of Eden; and sisters,
Velta Bailey of Odessa and Iva McSherry of Menard.
OCALA, Fla. Joanne Heflin Kaufman, 65, died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001,
in a local nursing home. There will be no service.
Survivors include son, Robert MacDougall Jr. of San Angelo.
JUNCTION Ola Wilder
died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001 at her residence. Services are pending
at Aubrey Fife Funerals.
SWEETWATER Katherine Mildred Willingham,
92, died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001 in a local hospital. Services are
pending at McCoy Funeral Home.
FREDERICKSBURG Lawrence Metzger, 89, died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001,
in a local nursing home. Vigil service will be at 7 p.m. today in
Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel. Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at
St. Marys Catholic Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Edna Grobe Metzger of Fredericksburg;
daughter, Sheryl Burdell of Austin; and son, Larry Metzger of San
Antonio.
COLEMAN Doris Barkemeyer, 69, died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001, in a
Brownwood hospital. Service will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Coleman City
Cemetery Pavilion. Arrangements are by Henderson Funeral Home.
Survivors include her daughters, Linda Malone of Burnett and Gwen
Malone of Coleman.
JUNCTION Chevis Reginald Wyatt, 71, died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001, in
a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Graham Funeral
Home with burial in Junction Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Frederica Wyatt of Junction; daughter,
Charlotte Wyatt of Fredericksburg; brother, Oren Del Wyatt of Dallas;
and sister, Ruth Ellen James of Garland.
ROBERT LEE C.O Joe Brazier, 77, died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001. Services
are pending at Shaffer Funeral Home.
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Obituaries
MARTHA SEIBERT
Martha Tera Seibert died Sunday morning, Sept. 23, 2001. Martha was
born Aug. 4, 1906 to Issac and Maude Van Zandt in Fort Worth, Texas.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Lewis Seibert;
sister-in-law, Lou Seibert; brother, Roscoe Van Zandt; and
brother-in-law, Julius Seibert of Dallas. Surviving family members
include her brother-in-law, Earl Seibert of Dallas, Beth Seibert of
Dallas and her loving son, Larry Seibert, who remembers her forever as
a loving, caring, mom. Also surviving are cousins, Roscoe and Jimmy
Van Zandt; nephews, Bob Nance and Phil Seibert; and nieces, Sandra
Seibert, Connie Bellanger and Eva Beth. Also surviving are
grandchildren, Shelley Odekirk, Stan Seibert, Jayda Seibert and Sari
Seibert; and great-grandchildren Dylan Odekirk, Mason Odekirk and
Zachery Lewis Seibert (December birth) to Stan and Sandy Seibert.
Martha graduated from TCU and married her loving and devoted husband,
Lewis, in 1940. She was excellent at tennis, winning many tournaments.
She also played volleyball, softball, and won many swimming events.
Another of her pastimes was playing the piano in the family home and
being a wonderful homemaker, wife, and mother. You never lose the ones
youve loved, if you loved the ones youve lost.
The family, again, would like to thank church members, pastors,
doctors and nurses, Meadow Creek staff, neighbors, family and friends
for their care and support.
Service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, in Johnsons Funeral
Home Chapel. The pastor will be Nelson Erwin from First Presbyterian
Church. Interment will follow in Fairmount Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Stan Seibert, Stan Wilhelm, Richard Easingwood and
Guy McBurnett.
Memorials may be sent to the First Presbyterian Church or the West
Texas Boys Ranch.
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WELDON M. JONES
Weldon M. Jones, 89, of San Angelo, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2001, at
his residence. A memorial service at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, will
be held at Emmanuel Episcopal Church with the Rev. John Loving
officiating.
Mr. Jones was born Dec. 8, 1911, to Fred B. and Lou Ella Jones in
Ardmore, Okla. The family moved to Phoenix, Ariz., in 1920. He
graduated from Phoenix Union High School and attended the University
of Arizona before enlisting in the Army Air Corps during World War II.
He earned the rank of major and returned to Phoenix at the end of his
tour of duty in 1946, at which time he joined the Valley National Bank
as vice president.
In 1955 he moved his family to San Angelo where he assumed the
position as president of the San Angelo National Bank and served on
the executive committee of Texas Commerce Bankshares in Houston.
Mr. Jones was actively involved in community service. He served as
director of San Angelo Industries, treasurer of Concho Valley Council
of the Boy Scouts of America, on the board of trustees of the Kendall
Art Gallery and the board of San Angelo Symphony Orchestra. He was
chairman of the United Fund Campaign, chairman of the executive
committee of the Texas Law Enforcement Foundation, president of the
San Angelo Improvement Foundation, director of Capital Southwest Corp.
in Dallas, the board of directors of Monarch Tile Co. and Rio Concho
Manor. He also served as president of the Board of Development for the
city of San Angelo. Mr. Jones was a member of the San Angelo Country
Club and co-founder of the River Club. He served on the vestry of the
Emmanuel Episcopal Church.
Mr. Jones is survived by his wife, Janet Jones of San Angelo;
daughter, Diana Wynne, her husband, Robert Wynne, and their children,
Brendon and Cameron Wynne of Houston. He also is survived by his son,
Don Jones, Dons wife, Bettye, and their two children, Angela and Bobby
Jones of Midland. He is survived by a sister, Felice, and her husband,
Harry Heskett, and their children, Mary Heskett Omen and Fred Heskett
of Phoenix, Ariz.
Memorials may be made to West Texas Boys Ranch, 10223 Boys Ranch Rd.,
San Angelo, TX 76904, or Meals for the Elderly, 310 E. Houston Harte
Expressway, San Angelo, TX 76903, or a charity of choice.
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ERA O. WALTERS
COLEMAN Mrs. A. Norman (Era O.) Walters, 91, of Abilene, formerly of
Santa Anna, Texas, died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001. Memorial service will
be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, at the Walker Funeral Home Chapel
with Mr. Jasper McClellan, a nephew of San Angelo, Texas, and Dr.
Cliff Stewart of the First Central Presbyterian Church of Abilene
officiating. Interment will follow in the Santa Anna Cemetery.
She was born Jan. 28, 1910, in Santa Anna, Texas, the daughter of
James Turner Oakes and Lora Williams Oakes. She was a graduate of
Santa Anna High School and attended John Tarleton College, the
University of Texas and George Washington University in Washington,
D.C. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Anna,
Texas.
Living and working in Austin, El Paso, Fort Worth, Little Rock and
Washington, D.C., she held many important positions in the business
world. The last job she had was administrative secretary to the
director of the Atomic Energy Commissions Division of Biology and
Medicine where she was awarded the ABCs Sustained Superior Performance
Award.
Era married David McClellan in 1929. He preceded her in death in 1934.
She married A. Norman Walters of Springfield, Mass., in Washington in
1952. When they retired, they moved back to her hometown, Santa Anna,
and were very active in church and community activities. He preceded
her in death in 1981.
Survivors include one sister and brother-in-law, Louise and Charlie
Konze of Abilene; three brothers and sisters-in-law, J.T. and Donna
Oakes of Pasadena, Texas, Vernon and Lolly Oakes of Hobbs, N.M., Fred
of Abilene; and numerous nieces and nephews. She also was preceded in
death by three sisters and one brother.
Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Anna,
Texas, and the First Central Presbyterian Church Pantry of Abilene,
Texas.
Walker Funeral Home
JESS WILLARD MACKEY
Jess Willard Mackey (J.W.), 86, went to be with his Lord on Monday
evening, Sept. 24, 2001.
The Rev. Larry Shotwell will officiate graveside service at 10 a.m.
Thursday, Sept. 27, in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens of San Angelo.
J.W. was born on June 12, 1915, to John and Fannie Mackey in Mexia,
Texas. He graduated from Mexia High School in 1933. He attended
Draughns Business College and was office manager for Federal Machine
Shop in Kilgore, Texas. While in Kilgore, he met and married the love
of his life, Fay Rhodes. They married Dec. 8, 1937, and were married
63 years.
In Kilgore he was president of the Jaycees. He then entered the Marine
Corps where he served from 1945 to 1946.
In 1946, he moved to San Angelo where he owned a grocery store for
several years. He then worked as office manager for the Tile Shop. In
1967, he owned and operated Mackey Tile and Floor Covering until his
retirement in 1982.
After coming to San Angelo, he joined the West Angelo Kiwanis Club,
was a member for 43 years, serving as president in 1964.
He had been a member of First Baptist Church since 1946, serving as an
ordained deacon since 1948. He taught Sunday school and Training Union
over the years.
J.W. was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one sister.
He is survived by his wife, Fay; three daughters, Peggy Dover, Judy
Wright, and Billie Halbert; two sons-in-love, Wade Dover and Bob
Halbert. Gran Dad will be missed by Diana and Mike Danford, David and
Lee Ann Dover, Traci and Rick Kerner, Derek Dover, Temple Wright,
Jarrod and Andrea McCarroll, Tuesdee and Kauli Halbert. Gran Jisss
great-grandchildren are Christian Dover, Kelly and Kara Danford, Abby
and Aidan Dover, Mackey Wright and Devin Kerner. He is also survived
by nine sisters and brothers.
We will miss our Daddy.
Honorary pallbearers will be all the grandsons and sons-in-love.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the
First Baptist Church Building Fund, the Alzheimers Foundation,
Meals-for-the-Elderly or a charity of choice.
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JAMES WESLEY WHEELER
James Wesley Wheeler, 78, of San Angelo died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001,
in Shannon Medical Center.
Service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, at Johnsons
Funeral Home with Kevin McSpadden officiating. Burial will follow in
Eola Cemetery.
James was born Sept. 1, 1923, to John and Lola Middlebrook Wheeler in
Eola, Texas. He married June Helwig on Sept. 11, 1947, in San Angelo.
James served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He was
stationed in England and served from 1942 to 1945. James worked as an
assistant plant superintendent for West Texas Utilities at the Concho
power plant. He retired in 1985 after 37 years of service. James had
been a resident of San Angelo since 1956 and was a member of the Eola
Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, June Wheeler of San Angelo; three
daughters, Julia Paske, Susan Wilson and husband, Gary, all of Lamesa,
and Peggy Gifford and husband, Jimmie, of La Grange; three sisters,
Lucille Faught of San Angelo, Bobbie Schulz of Eola and Imogene
Jackson and husband, Charles, of Big Lake; seven grandchildren,
Amanda, Trey and Shawn Gifford, all of La Grange, Lyndy Stone and
husband, Jerry Don, of San Angelo, Katie Paske of Lubbock and Joshua
and Lanie Wilson, both of Lamesa; sister-in-law Nautilla Wheeler of
Eden; and brother and sister-in-law Bill and June Helwig of Miles.
Pallbearers will be nephews.
The family requests memorials be made to the Eola Community Center or
the Shannon Wellness Center.
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09/28/01
Funerals and Death Notices
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Funerals
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Elsewhere
Doris Barkemeyer Coleman City Cemetery, Coleman 11 a.m.
Mildred Gifford Schaetter Funeral Home, Fredericksburg 10 a.m.
Lawrence Metzger St. Marys Church, Fredericksburg 10 a.m.
Emma Shoemaker Junction Cemetery, Junction 10:30 a.m.
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Deaths
SAN ANGELO Phillip Keet Dunn Sr., 73, died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001,
at his residence. Services are pending at Johnsons Funeral Home.
ROBERT LEE C.O. Joe Brazier, 77, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2001, at his
residence. Service will be at 10 a.m. today at Northside Church of
Christ with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens of Odessa. Arrangements
are by Shaffer Funeral Home.
Survivors include daughter, Linda Ferguson of Alto; stepdaughter,
Suzanne Taylor of Marble Falls; and brothers, Jack Brazier of Houston
and Delaney Brazier of Dallas.
FREDERICKSBURG Arthur Benjamin Ahrens, 92, died Thursday, Sept. 27,
2001, in a local hospital. Vigil service will be at 7:30 p.m. today in
Shaetter Funeral Home Chapel. Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at
St. Marys Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Vernell Becker Ahrens of Fredericksburg;
sons, Allen Ahrens of Fredericksburg and Alton Ahrens of Houston; and
daughters, Arleen Kelley of Fredericksburg and Arnell Meyer of
Houston.
LLANO Carl Ray Martin, 61, died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001, at his
residence. Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in
Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Llano
City Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Jerry Virdell of Llano, TX; son, Cray
Randal Martin of Houston; daughter, Carlyn Greenwell of Katy;
stepdaughter, Scottie Cure of New York City; and stepson, Rawdon Allen
of Tempe, Ariz.
ALPINE Jackson B. Cohea, 75, died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001, in an
Abilene hospital. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today, in the
Elm Grove Cemetery. Arrangements are by Geeslin Funeral Home.
Survivors include daughter, Carol Woodward of Alpine; sons, Ron Cohea
of Wink and Danny Cohea of Corpus Christi; and sister, Jo Thompson of
Spring.
BIG SPRING Joyce A. Romine, 62, of Midland and formerly of Big Spring
died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001, in a Midland hospital. Private family
services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by
Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.
Survivors include her husband, Joseph Romine of Midland; daughters,
Linda Black of Big Spring and Diantha Fields of San Diego; and
stepsons, Donald J. Duff of Port Barre, La., and Rick Romine and Rob
Romine, both of McMinnville, Ore.
JUNCTION Ola Wilder, 99, died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001, at her
residence. Service will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist
Church with burial in Junction Cemetery. Arrangements are by Aubrey
Fife Funerals.
Survivors include sons, Leonard Taylor of Llano, Bobby Taylor of
Ruidoso, N.M., and Sammy Wilder of Junction; and daughters, Richadean
Williams of Victoria and Melba Jean Taylor of Junction.
MIDLAND Hattie Roberson
, 105, of Midland died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001, in Borger. Service will
be at 11 a.m. Saturday at The Greater Ideal Baptist Church in Midland.
Survivors include son, the Rev. John H. Blakemore of Borger.
SWEETWATER Katherine Mildred Willingham, 92, of Sweetwater died in a
Roscoe care center. Service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at First
Christian Church with burial in Hobbs Cemetery of Hobbs. Arrangements
are by McCoy Funeral Home.
Survivors include son, Ralph A. Willingham of Hurst; daughter,
Marguerite Nettleton of Hermleigh; sisters, Vance Beckius and Nell
Johnson, both of Lubbock; and brothers, Thad Morrow of Iraan and
Garland Morrow of Corpus Christi.
SWEETWATER Guy Edward Greer, 68, of Blackwell died Thursday, Sept. 27,
2001, in a Sweetwater hospital. Services are pending at McCoy Funeral
Home.
PECOS Kathryn Paterson, 76, of Toyalt died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001,
in Toyalt. Services are pending at Pecos Funeral Home.
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Obituaries
LINNA K. MAGEE BEARD
Linna Mae Beard, 93, passed away Sept. 24, 2001, in a local hospital.
She was born Oct. 8, 1907, in Dawson County, Texas, to Leonard
Franklin Kennedy and Iva Lee McWhorter Kennedy.
Linna graduated from Lamesa High School and attended Hardin-Simmons
University for two years. She opened a ceramics shop in 1947. For
several years she was regional director of American Business Womens
Association, president of the local Wool Center Chapter and member of
the Daughters of the Nile, the local art guild and College Hills
Baptist Church.
Linna was preceded in death by her parents, Leonard and Iva Lee
Kennedy; sister, Ruby Payne; son, Robert Clifton Magee;
great-grandson, Andrew Clapper; and brother, Herbert Kennedy.
Linna was married to C.O. Magee on June 30, 1927. He passed away March
27, 1950. She later married George Beard and he also preceded her in
death.
Linna resided at Royal Estates from May 1997 until her death. Funeral
service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, in Johnsons Funeral Home
Chapel with interment to follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. The
Rev. Lakan Mariano of College Hills Baptist Church will officiate.
Linna is survived by her daughters, Marilyn M. Davis and husband,
James, of Loudon, Tenn., and Linda L. Eskew and husband, Johnny, of
San Angelo; grandchildren, Deborah Clapper, Robert Riddle Magee, Terri
Lynn Hawkins, Marilyn Yvette Coleman, James Clifton Davis and Chad
Clifton Magee; and great-grandchildren, James Clapper, Michael
Clapper, Kailey Davis, Justin Hawkins, Jared Hawkins, Dillon Magee,
Erin Magee, Reagan Magee, Logan Magee and T.R. Ford.
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LT. COL. TOMMY H. ATHANAS
Lt. Col. Tommy H. Athanas (U.S. Army, retired) of Marshall and
formerly of San Angelo, passed peacefully from this earthly life to
his heavenly home on Sept. 24, 2001. He was a man who truly loved his
God and family, his friends and neighbors, his co-workers and country.
Tommy was born April 7, 1913, in Fokia, Turkey, to Theodora and
Charles Athanas. He was baptized in the River Jordan, exiled along
with his parents from Turkey as a toddler, and arrived in America as a
small child. He attended schools in New York and in San Angelo, Texas.
When World War II began, he renounced his Greek citizenship and sent
the following statement to the draft board.
Having lived in the United States all but three years of my life, my
love for this, my adopted country, is equal to that of its citizens. I
wish to show my deep gratitude toward, and love for it by being
allowed to serve in its armed forces.
He enlisted and served as a liaison pilot during World War II in the
733rd FA Bn and flew many missions, including the invasion of Normandy
through the Battle of the Bulge.
He returned to San Angelo and married the love of his life, Esther
Corases on Nov. 3, 1946. They moved to Austin, Texas, where Tommy was
attending the University of Texas, when he was recalled to the Army.
He was assigned to Korea and Japan. He retired from the Army as a
lieutenant colonel. After returning from the Far East, he resumed his
civilian life as a husband, father and business owner. He went to work
for Monarch Tile, originally as its pilot and head of facilities
management. In 1965, he and his family moved to Marshall, Texas, where
he designed and built Marshall Tiles. He went to work for Marshall
Pottery in the early 70s as a vice president of operations and retired
from there in the early 80s.
During his retirement, he worked for IESC as a ceramic engineer, which
took Tommy and Esther to various countries all over the world. Esther
preceded him in death Nov. 11, 1995, and Tommy continued to be active
with the Art League, Rotary, golf, his family and friends. He was a
member of the Greek Orthodox Church of Shreveport, La., and a member
of the Rotary Club, Ceramic Society, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Marshall Art League and life member of the Friends of the Library.
Mourning his death are his son and daughter-in-law, Charles and
Marilyn Athanas of Austin; daughters and sons-in-law, Diane and Bruce
Newport of Humble, Texas, and Thomasine and Curt Newby of Tyler,
Texas; grandchildren, Amber Newport of Austin, Christopher Newby of
Tyler and Thomas Athanas of Austin; and brother and sister-in-law, Gus
and Ann Athanas of Boston, Mass.
Our world is a better place because of Tommy. He is missed so much
already.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 28, in Travis Street
Chapel of Sullivan Funeral Home in Marshall. Father Bill Cook will
officiate.
A second service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at the
Assumption of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church in San Angelo with
Father James Hademenos officiating. Burial will follow in Fairmount
Cemetery in San Angelo.
Active pallbearers will be Thomas Athanas, Christopher Newby, Curt
Newby, Bruce Newport, Gus Alexander and George Odell.
Memorials may be made to the Marshall Art Museum.
Robert Massie Funeral Home.
MARTHA SEIBERT
Martha Tera Seibert died Sunday morning, Sept. 23, 2001. Martha was
born Aug. 4, 1906, to Issac and Maude Van Zandt in Fort Worth, Texas.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Lewis Seibert;
sister-in-law, Lou Seibert; brother, Roscoe Van Zandt; and
brother-in-law, Julius Seibert of Dallas.
Surviving family members include her brother-in-law, Earl Seibert of
Dallas, Beth Seibert of Dallas and her loving son, Larry Seibert, who
remembers her forever as a loving, caring, mom. Also surviving are
cousins, Roscoe and Jimmy Van Zandt; nephews, Bob Nance and Phil
Seibert; and nieces, Sandra Seibert, Connie Bellanger and Eva Beth.
Also surviving are grandchildren, Shelley Odekirk, Stan Seibert, Jayda
Seibert and Sari Seibert; and great-grandchildren, Dylan Odekirk,
Mason Odekirk and Zachery Lewis Seibert (December birth) to Stan and
Sandy Seibert.
Martha graduated from TCU and married her loving and devoted husband,
Lewis, in 1940. She was excellent at tennis, winning many tournaments.
She also played volleyball, softball, and won many swimming events.
Another of her pastimes was playing the piano in the family home and
being a wonderful homemaker, wife, and mother. You never lose the ones
youve loved, if you loved the ones youve lost.
The family, again, would like to thank church members, pastors,
doctors and nurses, Meadow Creek staff, neighbors, family and friends
for their care and support.
Service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, in Johnsons Funeral
Home Chapel. The pastor will be Nelson Erwin from First Presbyterian
Church. Interment will follow in Fairmount Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Stan Seibert, Stan Wilhelm, Richard Easingwood and
Guy McBurnett.
Memorials may be sent to the First Presbyterian Church or the West
Texas Boys Ranch.
Johnsons Funeral Home
CHEVIS WYATT
JUNCTION Chevis Reginald Wyatt, 71, departed this life Wednesday
morning, Sept. 26, 2001, in Kimble Hospital in Junction after a
yearlong and courageous battle with bile duct cancer.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, in Graham
Funeral Chapel with James H. Murphy officiating. A Eulogy will be
delivered by Charles Hagood, and special music will be presented by
Cecil Conner. Graveside service in Junction Cemetery will be under the
auspices of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Honorary pallbearers are
members of the Junction Lions Club and members of Northside Church of
Christ.
The youngest child of William D. and Ruth Stephenson Wyatt, Chevis was
born Nov. 11, 1929, at Eola, Concho County, Texas. After the death of
an older brother in 1936, the family moved to Eden. In 1941, Chevis
moved with his mother and siblings to Junction, where his mother
managed Stephensons Camp, a local tourist court/motel built on the Old
Spanish Trail in 1926 by his maternal grandparents, the late William
A. and Ellen McKinley Stephenson.
Chevis attended school in Eola, San Angelo, Eden, and Junction and
earned his high school diploma from Junction High School while in
military service. He volunteered into the Army in 1948 in Austin and
served four years with the 4th Infantry Regiment. He was stationed at
Fort Lewis, Wash., Fort Richardson at Anchorage, Alaska, and Ladd Air
Base at Fairbanks, Alaska. He was honorably discharged in 1952 at Fort
Hood, Texas.
Following his military service, he worked as a carpenter with the late
T.W. Couey and was a butcher at Barkers Grocery. He retired in 1991
from the Texas Department of Transportation.
On Jan. 29, 1955, he married Frederica Burt in the Tenth Street Church
of Christ of Junction. They are parents of one daughter, Charlotte.
Chevis was a member of Northside Church of Christ and a willing
volunteer for community projects. For many years he was the local
Santa Claus. He had been a firefighter with Junction Volunteer Fire
Department, a past member of the Optimist Club, and a member of Kimble
County Historical Commission and Edwards Plateau Historical
Association. He was a charter member of Frontier Guards #996, Sons of
Confederate Veterans and received the first Cross for Meritorious
Service awarded in Texas. He voluntarily erected many of the
Confederate grave markers in local and area cemeteries. At the time of
his death, Chevis was adjutant of Burt. M. Fleming Post #237, American
Legion. He was a past president and longtime member of Junction Lions
Club and received the 1995-96 Lion of the Year.
He was named Kimble County Citizen of the Year in 1997, and he and his
wife received the Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award in
1999.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, William. He is
survived by his wife, Frederica, of Junction; the daughter, Charlotte
of Fredericksburg; a sister, Ruth Ellen Jones and husband, Elvis, of
Garland; and brother, Oren Dell Wyatt and wife, Barbara, of Dallas.
Among other survivors are three sisters-in-law, Margaret Gaver and
husband, Edgar, of Junction, Mary Burt of Junction and Polly Burt of
Mabank; brothers-in-law, Fane Burt of Houston and Britton A. Burt of
Junction; and nieces, nephews and cousins.
Chevis loved his church, community, family and friends. He was a kind,
compassionate and multitalented individual and will be sorely missed.
Visitation will be Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. in Graham Funeral Home.
If anyone desires, memorials may be made to Kimble County Historical
Museum Building Fund, P.O. Box 271, Junction, TX 76849-0271.
Graham Funeral Home
LUCILLE CARTER PRICE
Lucille Carter Price, 95, died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001, in a local
hospital.
A visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, at Johnsons
Funeral Home. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29,
in Ector County Cemetery of Odessa.
Mrs. Price was born Sept. 29, 1905, in Coryell County, Texas. She was
a homemaker.
She is survived by daughters, Jo Ann Lindsey of Odessa and Mary Lou
Wilson of San Angelo; and son, Edson Carter of San Angelo.
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