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January 22, 2002
12/22/02
Funerals, Death Notices and Obituaries
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Funerals
Today
San Angelo
Leona Blevins Johnsons Funeral Home 11 a.m.
May Wood Johnsons Funeral Home 1 p.m.
ELSEWHERE
James Ussery Sr. Myers & Smith Funeral Home, Big Spring 2 p.m.
Jim Brents Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home, Crane 2 p.m.
Max Fly Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home, Crane 4 p.m.
Betty Graham First Baptist Church, Junction 10:30 a.m.
Wayne McCabe Robert Lee Baptist Church, Robert Lee 2:30 p.m.
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Death Notices
SAN ANGELO James Alexander Kinsey Jr.
, 70, of Austin died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002, in Austin. Services are
pending at Robert Massie Funeral Home.
LAMPASAS Willie Mae Haynes, 96, of Copperas Cove died Monday, Jan. 21,
2002, in a Copperas Cove nursing home. Graveside service will be at 1
p.m. today in Sandhill Cemetery in Bend. Arrangements are by Dodson
Funeral Home.
Survivors include daughter, Vanita Craft of Kempner and Zonnell Dutch
Haynes of Gatesville.
BRADY John Glover Jones, 95, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002, in a local
nursing home. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Leatherwood
Memorial Chapels with burial in Live Oak Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Maxine White Jones of Brady; sons Billy
Jones and Johnny Jones, both of Brady; brother, Thomas L. Jones of
Rogers, Ark.; and stepchildren, Claude and Talbot White and Paula
Folsom, all of Dallas.
VAN ALSTYNE Thomas Owen McDonell Jr., 51, died Saturday, Jan. 12,
2002, in Taiwan, R.O.C. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday
in Van Alstyne. Arrangements are by Flescher Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Cathy McDonell; daughter, Shelley Gully of
San Angelo; mother, Millie McDonell of Fort Worth; sisters, Brenda
Westerman of Haskell and Wanda McGee of San Angelo; and brother,
Charlie McDonell of San Angelo.
KERMIT Jane Crawford, 55, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002, in an Odessa
hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Community Church with
burial in Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cooper Funeral Chapel.
Survivors include her husband, Don Crawford of Kermit; mother, Lillie
Nordman of Kermit; sons, John Allen Anderson of Denton and Bradley D.
Crawford of Kermit; daughter, Lesa Jane Anderson-Sanchez of Midland;
and sister, Judy Adams of Kermit.
ALPINE Col. Arlo Reed Gill, 85, died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2002, at his
residence. Service will be at 11 a.m. today at St. James Episcopal
Church. Arrangements are by Geeslin Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Mona Ruth Joy Gill of Alpine; and
daughter, Jeri Gill Eaton of New Windsor, Md.
KINGSLAND Pauline Tesky, 92, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2002, in a Llano
hospital. Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Venturia Baptist
Church in Venturia, N.D., with burial in Venturia Baptist Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home.
Survivors include his son, Montie Tesky of Gathersburg, Md.; and
daughter, Bonnie Noah of Marble Falls.
COLEMAN Charles Edwin Webb, 81, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2002, in Cape
Coral, Fla. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Stevens Funeral
Home Chapel with burial in Coleman City Cemetery.
Survivors include son, Michael Steven Webb of Lawrenceville, Ga.; and
daughter, Linda K. Webb Nash of Cape Coral, Fla.
BRADY Ralph J. Kuss, 82, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002. Service will be
at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Leatherwood Memorial
Chapels with burial in Rest Haven Cemetery.
Survivors include daughter, Beverly Kiklowicz of Brady; brother,
Elwood Kuss of Indiana; and sister, Lavern Dodd of Rantu, Ill.
SANTA ANNA Nick Buse, 84, died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2002, at his
residence. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church
with burial in Bangs Cemetery. Arrangements are by Henderson Funeral
Home.
Survivors include his wife, Etta Earle Buse of Santa Anna; daughter,
Earla Pallette of May; and sister, Maurine Byrd of San Angelo.
ALPINE Virginia S. Butler, 83, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002, in a local
hospital. Memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Church
of Christ. Arrangements are by Geeslin Funeral Home.
Survivors include her husband, Horace Daniel Butler of Alpine.
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Obituaries
VERA DELL ANDERSON
BIG SPRING Vera Dell Anderson, 80, of Coahoma died on Sunday, Jan. 20,
2002, at the Carriage Inn in Big Spring. Funeral service will be at 2
p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, at the Coahoma Church of Christ with Russ
Mullins, minister, and Ralph Anderson, minister of the Birdwell Lane
Church of Christ, officiating. Interment will follow in Coahoma
Cemetery.
She was born on Oct. 30, 1921, in Coahoma, Texas, and married L. F.
Bud Anderson on June 17, 1939, in Big Spring, Texas. He preceded her
in death on March 27, 1995.
She was a lifetime resident of Coahoma and had worked as the Cafeteria
Supervisor at Coahoma Independent School District for 15 years. Mrs.
Anderson was a longtime member of the Coahoma Church of Christ and had
taught Sunday School for many years. She was currently attending the
Birdwell Lane Church of Christ in Big Spring.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Wanda Faye and Monty
Leon Davis of Casper, Wyo., and Phyllis Ann and Delbert E. Scroggins
of Big Spring; two sons and daughters-in-law, Lonnie F. and Mary
Anderson and Buddy and Cynthia Anderson, all of Coahoma; 12
grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Linda Dell Anderson,
and by one son, Wendell Joe Anderson.
Pallbearers will be Matt Scroggins, Phillip Anderson, Todd Anderson,
Mike Davis, Jackie Hill, Dennis Scroggins, Brad Richardson, Pat
Justiss, Doug Blagrave and Steve Catalanotto.
The family suggests memorials to any childrens home of choice.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, at
Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.
Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home
JACK L. WIMBERLEY
Jack L. Wimberley of San Angelo was born March 3, 1910, and passed
away Jan. 18, 2002, at the age of 91.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, in Johnsons
Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Roger Blocker officiating. Burial
will follow in McKenzeville Cemetery, a few miles past Silver, on the
road to Colorado City.
Pallbearers will be from his class at The Heights Baptist Church.
Jack was preceded in death by his father, Herbert; his mother, Ivey;
Flora, whom he married in 1935; and Eula, who he married in 1998.
Survivors include a son, B.J. Wimberley of Arlington, Texas;
grandsons, Bill Wimberley of Tulsa, Okla., and John Wimberley and
James Wimberley and his wife, Marla, all of San Angelo; and two
great-grandsons, Ryan Wimberley and Tyler Wimberley, both of San
Angelo.
johnsons Funeral Home
ELNORA MORGAN GREEN
Elnora Green was born June 29, 1913, to Edward and Charlotte Morgan in
Bastrop. She confessed a hope in Christ in August 1929 under the Rev.
N.B. Brown and joined Zion Baptist Church in St. John Colony of Dale.
She married Samuel Albert Green on Nov. 14, 1931. After moving to San
Angelo in 1942, she united with St. Paul Baptist Church where she
served until her health failed. She taught Junior Sunday School Class,
worked in Vacation Bible School, was a member of the Missionary
Society and Hattipha Chapter of Order of the Eastern Star, was a
sponsor of Youth Fraternity O.E.S.; and was loved and cherished as
Mama Green.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her spouse of 59 years, a
son, a sister and two brothers.
She is survived by her children, Samuel A. Green, the Rev. Henry Clay
Green, and Delnora Williams, all of San Angelo, Lee L. Green of
Compton, Calif., Virginia Fanning of Sacramento, Calif., and Bertha
Clifton and Novella Hawkins of Denver; 15 grandchildren; 30
great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and a host of
relatives and friends.
Service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, at St. Paul
Baptist Church with burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.
Starks Funeral Home
JOHN L. JACK JONES
MIDLAND John L. Jack Jones passed away Jan. 20, 2002, at his Midland
residence.
He was born Nov. 17, 1905, in Talpa, Texas, to pioneer settlers John
and Mary Jones. On Dec. 26, 1929, he married Maudie J. West. Jack
retired from Shell Pipeline Corp. on Dec. 1, 1970, after 28 years of
service as a communications technician. He had also been presented
with his 50th and 65th Masonic Service Awards.
Jack was preceded in death by his parents, his wife in 1993; and his
son, John L. Jones III in 1980.
He is survived by his son, Stephen Lee Jones and his wife, Kathy, of
Alexandria, Va.; grandson, Trevor L. Jones and his wife, Nancy, of
Midland; and great-grandson, Casey Jones of Midland.
The family wishes to thank Alicia Nunez and family and Jessica Allen
Taylor for the loving care and compassion that they gave Jack.
Funeral service has been scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, at St.
Lukes United Methodist Church with the Rev. Richard Edwards
officiating. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23,
in Talpa Cemetery in Talpa.
Honorary pallbearers will be the Mens Bible Class of St. Lukes United
Methodist Church.
Ellis Funeral Home
GEORGE DANIEL TROJCAK
George Daniel Trojcak passed from this life on Monday, Jan. 21, 2002.
George was born on Sept. 20, 1918, in Schulenburg, Texas, to Adolph
Louis Trojcak and Aloysia Mika. He served in the Army Air Corps, World
War II, from 1941 to 1945. George served his country with distinction
in Algeria, French Morocco, Tunisia, Italy and Rhineland, having been
awarded commendations which included the Campaign Medal with three
bronze stars, American Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct
Medal.
He married Emma A. Kohutek on Feb. 11, 1946, at Sacred Heart Church in
San Angelo, Texas, and would have celebrated their 56th anniversary in
February.
Prior to the war he worked at many trades, which included carpentry,
bakery, confectionary and produce store owner, until he became a house
painter in 1947.
Georges most enjoyable pastimes were fishing and watching football
games. He was actively involved in the Catholic community until his
illness during the last few years.
George was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Julie, and
brothers, Joe and Victor.
He is survived by his wife, Emma; and three children, Nancy Day and
her husband, John M., of San Angelo, Cynthia Hubbartt and her husband,
Scott, of San Angelo, and Larry Trojcak of Andrews, Texas.
Grandchildren include Bryce Day, Audrey and Scott Russell Hubbartt,
and Cari and Clay Trojcak. He is also survived by many nieces and
nephews.
Pallbearers will be Raymond Castillo, Rupert Beach, Arthur Hobbs, Fred
Holder, Bobby Johnson and R.B. Lange.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, at Johnsons Funeral Home.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, at Holy Angels
Church in San Angelo with Father Maurice J. Voity presiding. George
will be laid to rest in Calvary Cemetery.
The family wishes to extend sincere thanks to Debra and Carol and
other ICU personnel at San Angelo Community Medical Hospital for their
loving care.
Memorial gifts can be made to Holy Angels Church or the Seminary Burse
of the Diocese of San Angelo.
Johnsons Funeral Home
JESSIE BOISSE
Jessie Boisse of San Angelo went to be with her Lord on Monday, Jan.
21, 2002.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, in Johnsons Funeral Home
Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23,
at St. Marys Catholic Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Jessie was born May 5, 1933, to Domingo and Concha Gomez. She married
her beloved Ernesto Boisse on Oct. 31, 1950.
She was preceded in death by her parents and beautiful daughter, Judy
Ann Boisse.
Survivors include her husband, Ernest Boisse; children, Ernest Boisse
Jr. and wife, Mary, of Brownwood, Rudy Boisse and wife, Alma, of San
Angelo, Dorothy Cramer and husband, Bob, of Sonora and Linda Perez and
husband, Richard, of San Angelo; ten grandchildren, Stacon and T.J.
Boisse, Patricia Venzor, Michele, Ryan and Genny Cramer, Ricky Perez,
Melissa Mendez and Renee and John Paul Boisse; and five
great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Stacon Boisse, T.J. Boisse, Ryan Cramer, Ricky
Perez, John Paul Boisse and James Mendez.
The family will receive visitors at 2714 Briargrove Drive in San
Angelo.
Johnsons Funeral Home
ALEEN BROWN READ
Aleen Brown Read, 87, of San Angelo, formerly of Big Spring, went to
be with the Lord on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2002, in San Angelo Community
Medical Center. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, in
Johnsons Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Lawnhaven Memorial
Gardens.
Aleen was born March 22, 1914, in Montague County, Texas, to Andy and
Grace Brown. Her family moved to Dawson County in 1924, where her
father was a cotton ginner and helped lay out the town site of
Ackerly. Aleen began school at the age of four in Oklahoma in order to
enter a speech contest. In 1928, she graduated from Lamesa High
School, commuting to Lamesa weekly from Ackerly since there was no
high school there.When Aleen graduated from Texas Technical College in
1933, at 19 she was the schools youngest to graduate.
After college, she taught school in Ackerly until she married Shelby
G. Read on June 18, 1935. They lived in Henderson, Texas, before
moving back to West Texas. They lived in Big Spring for 30 years
before moving to San Angelo in 1981.
Aleen was a member of Southland Baptist Church and the J.O.Y. Sunday
school class.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Andy and Grace Brown; and
her husband, Shelby G. Read.
Survivors are son, Judge David B. Read and wife, Teddye, and daughter,
Mary Read Winterrowd and husband, Dennis, all of San Angelo;
grandchildren, Lance Winterrowd and wife, Mary, of San Antonio, Julie
Winterrowd Quade and husband, Steven, and Andrew Read, all of San
Angelo; step-grandchildren George Handley of Arlington and John
Handley of San Angelo; great-grandchildren, Aaron and Austin Quade of
San Angelo, and Faith, Zachary and Matthew Winterrowd of San Antonio;
and special friends and caregivers Viola Hilario, Mary Ellen Pecina
and Susie Bermea.
The family wishes to express its gratitude to the staff of Meadow
Creek Nursing Center, the nurses and staff of San Angelo Community
Medical Center and Dr. Walter Hewell for their special care of Aleen.
Family visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, at
Johnsons Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to a special charity.
Johnsons Funeral Home
MARY OHARROW ROBINSON
Mary OHarrow Robinson, 93, longtime West Texas resident, died Sunday,
Jan. 20, 2002 at her residence in San Angelo. Graveside service will
be at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, in Fairmount Cemetery.
Mary was born on Sept. 15, 1908, in Schleicher County to Jeremiah and
Grace Parker OHarrow. She married the love of her life, Luke Robinson,
in 1931. He preceded her in death in 1968 after 37 years of marriage.
Mary was a world traveler. She loved history, genealogy and gardening.
Numerous nieces, nephews and friends survive her.
The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast
it.
Johnsons Funeral Home
January 23, 2002
01/23/02
Funerals, Death Notices and Obituaries
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Funerals
Today
San Angelo
Jessie Boisse St. Marys Catholic Church 1 p.m.
Elnora Green St. Paul Baptist Church 11 a.m.
Aleen Read Johnsons Funeral Home 2 p.m.
Jack Wimberley Johnsons Funeral Home 10 a.m.
ELSEWHERE
John Jones Leatherwood Memorial Chapels, Brady 10 a.m.
Ralph Kuss Leatherwood Memorial Chapels, Brady 3 p.m.
Vera Anderson Coahoma Church of Christ, Coahoma 2 p.m.
Charles Webb Stevens Funeral Home, Coleman 2 p.m.
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Death Notices
SAN ANGELO Fred Biddix, 69, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, at his
residence. Services are pending at Johnsons Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO Raul Martinez Arispe, 94, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, in a
local hospital. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Calvary
Cemetery. Arrangements are by Johnsons Funeral Home.
Survivors include nieces, Janie Castro, Maria Garcia and Gloria
Arispe.
SAN ANGELO Marvin Harold Trease, 68, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, in a
local nursing home. Services are pending at Robert Massie Funeral
Home.
SAN ANGELO Rudy Castillo, 31, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002, in
Brownwood. Services are pending at Johnsons Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO James Alexander Kinsey Jr., 70, of Austin died Monday, Jan.
21, 2002, in an Austin hospital. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m.
Friday in Fairmount Cemetery. Arrangements are by Robert Massie
Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia A. Kinsey; and sisters, Jo Sledge
and Wanda Jones, both of Big Spring, Mollie Reid of Stanton and Sarah
Sweeten of California.
SAN ANGELO Mary Etta Blevins, 91, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002, in a
local nursing home. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in
Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral
Home.
Survivors include brother, V.H. Pete Jenkins of Hico; and sister,
Luzella Nunn of San Antonio.
BRADY David Elwood Nehr, 47, of Fredericksburg died Saturday, Jan. 19,
2002, in Las Cruces, N.M. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday
in Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Holt Cemetery.
Survivors include daughters, Rebekah Nehr Boos of Fredericksburg and
Tabitha Ann Nehr of Corpus Christi; parents, David and Patricia Nehr
of Rochelle; brother, Daniel Nehr of Boerne; and sister, Rebekah Nehr
Ynclan of Schertz.
KERMIT Tommy McNabb, 64, of Odessa died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002, at his
residence. Memorial service was at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Cooper Funeral
Chapel.
Survivors include his wife, Vera McNabb of Odessa; sons, Steven Allen
McNabb of Brownwood and Thomas Ray McNabb of Cedar Park; and brother,
Charles Eugene McNabb of Gladewater.
FREDERICKSBURG Violet Eckhardt, 88, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002, in a
local nursing home. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in Schaetter
Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Cave Creek Cemetery in Gillespie
County.
Survivors include numerous cousins.
BIG SPRING Clarence Son Ditto, 75, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002, in a
Midland hospital. Funeral service will be at 4:30 p.m. today in the
Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial
Park.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Ditto of Big Spring; son, Kyle Ditto
of Big Spring; daughter, DAun Taylor of Post; and sister, Sis
Blackburn of Waco.
MARFA Grace Angela Eno, 77, of Fort Davis and Odessa died Wednesday,
Jan. 16, 2002, in an Odessa medical center. Service will be at 10 a.m.
today at St. Josephs Catholic Church with burial in St. Josephs
Cemetery. Arrangements are by Memorial Funeral Home.
Survivors include daughters, Pamela Eno of Sacramento, Calif., and Pat
Eno of Fairfax, Calif.; brothers, John Grusenmeyer of Florida and
Robert Grusenmeyer of Texas; and sister, Bettie Scott of Florida.
BIG SPRING Todd Allen Treadway, 39, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002, due to
injuries sustained in an accident. Services are pending at Myers &
Smith Funeral Home & Chapel.
JUNCTION Henry Barfield, 79, of London died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, in
a Kerrville hospital. Services are pending at Aubrey Fife Funerals.
FORT STOCKTON Elizabeth Brown Blaydes, 81, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002,
in Andrews. Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church
with burial in East Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are by Fort Stockton
Funeral Home.
Survivors include sons, Shelby H. Blaydes Jr. of Midland, Roderick D.
Blaydes of Garland and Brown K. Blaydes of Odessa; daughter, Betsy
Blaydes of Wemberly; and sister, Nell Sudduth of Sanderson.
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Obituaries
ALEEN BROWN READ
Aleen Brown Read, 87, of San Angelo, formerly of Big Spring, went to
be with the Lord on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2002, in San Angelo Community
Medical Center. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, in
Johnsons Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Lawnhaven Memorial
Gardens.
Aleen was born March 22, 1914, in Montague County, Texas, to Andy and
Grace Brown. Her family moved to Dawson County in 1924 where her
father was a cotton ginner and helped lay out the town site of
Ackerly. Aleen began school at the age of four in Oklahoma in order to
enter a speech contest. In 1928 she graduated from Lamesa High School,
commuting to Lamesa weekly from Ackerly since there was no high school
there. At the time Aleen graduated from Texas Technical College in
1933, she was the youngest to graduate at the age of 19.
After graduating from college, she taught school in Ackerly until she
married Shelby G. Read on June 18, 1935. They lived in Henderson,
Texas, before moving back to West Texas. They lived in Big Spring for
30 years before moving to San Angelo in 1981.
Aleen was a member of Southland Baptist Church and the J.O.Y. Sunday
school class.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Andy and Grace Brown; and
her husband, Shelby G. Read.
Survivors are son, Judge David B. Read and wife, Teddye, and daughter,
Mary Read Winterrowd and husband, Dennis, all of San Angelo;
grandchildren, Lance Winterrowd and wife, Mary, of San Antonio, Julie
Winterrowd Quade and husband, Steven, and Andrew Read, all of San
Angelo; step-grandchildren George Handley of Arlington and John
Handley of San Angelo; great-grandchildren, Aaron and Austin Quade of
San Angelo, and Faith, Zachary and Matthew Winterrowd of San Antonio;
and special friends and caregivers Viola Hilario, Mary Ellen Pecina
and Susie Bermea.
The family wishes to express its gratitude to the staff of Meadow
Creek Nursing Center, the nurses and staff of San Angelo Community
Medical Center and Dr. Walter Hewell for their special care of Aleen.
Family visitation was from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, at Johnsons
Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to a special charity.
Johnsons Funeral Home
GEORGE DANIEL TROJCAK
George Daniel Trojcak passed from this life on Monday, Jan. 21, 2002.
George was born on Sept. 20, 1918, in Schulenburg, Texas, to Adolph
Louis Trojcak and Aloysia Mika. He served in the Army Air Force, World
War II, from 1941 to 1945. George served his country with distinction
in Algeria, French Morocco, Tunisia, Italy and Rhineland, having been
awarded commendations which included the Campaign Medal with three
bronze stars, American Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct
Medal.
He married Emma A. Kohutek on Feb. 11, 1946, at Sacred Heart Church in
San Angelo, Texas, and would have celebrated their 56th anniversary in
February.
Prior to the war he worked at many trades, which included carpentry,
bakery, confectionery and produce store owner, until he became a house
painter in 1947.
Georges most enjoyable pastimes were fishing and watching football
games. He was actively involved in the Catholic community until his
illness during the last few years.
George was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Julie, and
brothers, Joe and Victor.
He is survived by his wife, Emma; a brother, Adolph; and three
children, Nancy Day and her husband, John M., of San Angelo, Cynthia
Hubbartt and her husband, Scott, of San Angelo, and Larry Trojcak of
Andrews, Texas. Grandchildren include Bryce Day, Audrey and Scott
Russell Hubbartt, and Cari and Clay Trojcak. He is also survived by
many nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Raymond Castillo, Rupert Beach, Arthur Hobbs, Fred
Holder, Bobby Johnson and R.B. Lange.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, at Johnsons Funeral Home.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, at Holy Angels
Church in San Angelo with Father Maurice J. Voity presiding. George
will be laid to rest in Calvary Cemetery.
The family wishes to extend sincere thanks to Debra and Carol and
other ICU personnel at San Angelo Community Medical Hospital for their
loving care.
Memorial gifts can be made to Holy Angels Church or the Seminary Burse
of the Diocese of San Angelo.
Johnsons Funeral Home
MICHAEL JAMES STEEN
Michael James Steen, 39, of San Angelo, Texas, died Saturday Jan. 19,
2002, in Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.
He was born Oct. 18, 1962, in San Angelo and was an employee of the
City of San Angelo in the Waterworks Dept. Maintenance Division.
Survivors include his parents, Harold D. and Mary E. Steen, and one
brother, Johnny Steen and wife, Judy, all of San Angelo. He is also
survived by three nephews, Brandon Steen and wife, Terri, Quentin
Steen and Clayton Steen, one grandniece, Erica Steen, and good friend,
Steve Clark, all of San Angelo.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, in Fairmount
Cemetery with the Rev. Steve Hamm officiating.
Pallbearers will be David Lawler, Clovis Bailey, Terry Parker, Mike
Nealey, George Aguirre and Robert Rodriquez.
Johnsons Funeral Home
JESSIE BOISSE
Jessie Boisse of San Angelo went to be with her Lord on Monday, Jan.
21, 2002.
Rosary was 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, in Johnsons Funeral Home Chapel.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, at St.
Marys Catholic Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Jessie was born May 5, 1933, to Domingo and Concha Gomez. She married
her beloved Ernesto Boisse on Oct. 31, 1950.
She was preceded in death by her parents and beautiful daughter, Judy
Ann Boisse.
Survivors include her husband, Ernest Boisse; children, Ernest Boisse
Jr. and wife, Mary, of Brownwood, Rudy Boisse and wife, Alma, of San
Angelo, Dorothy Cramer and husband, Bob, of Sonora and Linda Perez and
husband, Richard, of San Angelo; ten grandchildren, Stacon and T.J.
Boisse, Patricia Venzor, Michele, Ryan and Genny Cramer, Ricky Perez,
Melissa Mendez and Renee and John Paul Boisse; and five
great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Stacon Boisse, T.J. Boisse, Ryan Cramer, Ricky
Perez, John Paul Boisse and James Mendez.
The family will receive visitors at 2714 Briargrove Drive in San
Angelo.
Johnsons Funeral Home
JOHN GLOVER JONES
BRADY John Glover Jones, 95, passed away Monday, Jan. 21, 2002, in a
private nursing home in Brady.
John was born March 25, 1906, in Hamilton County, Texas, to W. Lee
Jones and Nannie Ligon Jones. His family moved to Brady in 1926 when
his father opened the Buick Dealership. He married Oma Willoughby on
Jan. 26, 1930, in Brady. She preceded him in death. He later married
Maxine White in May 1988 in Brady. John was a rancher and a deacon and
elder in the Brady Presbyterian Church.
He was also preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Roxie
McInnis.
John is survived by his wife, Maxine White Jones of Brady and Dallas;
sons, Billy Jones and wife, Diane, and Johnny Jones and wife, Doris,
all of Brady; and brother, Thomas L. Jones and wife, Laurene, of
Rogers, Ark. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Liane Locke of
Lubbock, Mark Jones of Menard, Clay Jones of Brady and Grant Jones of
Mason; great-grandchildren, Landry and Lauren Locke of Lubbock,
Zachary and Martha Jones, both of Brady and J.C. Jones of Menard; and
stepchildren, Claude White, Talbot White and Paula Folsom, all of
Dallas.
The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, in
Leatherwood Memorial Chapels. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday,
Jan. 23, in Leatherwood Memorial Chapels with the Rev. Brian Wiggins
officiating. Burial will follow in Live Oak Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Mark Jones, Clay Jones, Grant Jones, Steve Locke,
Don Neal and Frank Roddie.
Memorials may be made to Brady Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 509,
Brady, TX 76825, or to Richards Library Association Building Fund,
1106 South Blackburn, Brady, Texas 76825.
The family expresses its deepest appreciation to Rubye and Curtis
Lewallen and their staff, Frankie, Jeanetta and Eva, of the Lewallen
Home.
Leatherwood Memorial Chapels
DONNA HANEY McKAY
Donna Haney McKay, 48, of San Angelo died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2002, in
a local hospital. Family and friends will have a memorial service. For
more information on memorial service time, please call 949-2778.
She was born on June 18, 1953, to A.J. and Neoma Nard Haney in San
Angelo. Donna was a beloved daughter, mother, grandmother, aunt and
special friend to many. She was a skin care specialist and was owner
of Derma Care of San Angelo.
Survivors include her son, Jamey Haney; grandson, Thomas Nathanial
Taylor; mother, Neoma Haney; husband, Mark McKay; sister, Danna Haney;
brother, Jackie Haney; nephews, Ake Haney and Jaron Haney; niece,
Destiny Adcock and Leah Hastey; she is also survived by many friends
whom she had a special love for.
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January 24, 2002
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San Angelo
Michael Steen Fairmount Cemetery 2 p.m.
George Trojcak Holy Angels Catholic Church 10 a.m.
ELSEWHERE
Ruby Pope Elmwood Memorial Park, Abilene 11 a.m.
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Death Notices
SAN ANGELO Fred J. Biddix, 69, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, at his
residence. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Belvedere
Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Johnsons Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Jeanne Marie Biddix of San Angelo;
children, Fred Biddix of Tucson, Ariz., Michael Biddix of Garland,
David Biddix of San Antonio, Daniel Biddix of San Angelo and Nancy
Biddix of Irving; and brother, Jack Biddix of North Carolina.
SAN ANGELO Marvin Harold Trease, 68, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, in a
local nursing home. Memorial service will be in Florida at a later
date. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home.
Survivors include sisters, Millie Caston of San Angelo and Pauline
Mounger of Plano; and brothers, Gene Trease of Tampa, Fla., and Dale
Trease of Allen.
SAN ANGELO Philip F. Markley, 82, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, at
his residence. Services are pending at Robert Massie Funeral Home.
FORT STOCKTON Donna Jean Eggleston Ortiz, 68, died Tuesday, Jan. 22,
2002. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Immanuel Baptist
Church with burial in Evergreen East in El Paso. Arrangements are by
Fort Stockton Funeral Home.
Survivors include her husband, Nieves A. Ortiz of Fort Stockton;
daughters, Anita L. Hatch of Reno, Nev., and Vicki D. Broman of
Sparks, Nev.; son, Ramon Ortiz of San Angelo; sister, Joanne Knear of
Mechanicsburg, Ohio; and brother, William McConnaughey of Urbana,
Ohio.
JUNCTION Sheldon Antonio Loftis and Shelbee Julina Loftis, infant
children of Danita Loftis of Kerville, were born and died Monday, Jan.
21, 2002, in a Kerrville hospital. Service will be at 3 p.m. Friday at
St. Theresa Church with burial in Little Mexico Cemetery. Arrangements
are by Graham Funeral Home.
Survivors include Danita Loftis, Earlie Williams III, Julie Loftis and
Francisca Gonzales.
BIG SPRING C.B. Brummett Jr., 66, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, in a
local hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Nalley-Pickle &
Welch Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park.
Survivors include son, Audry Brummett of Big Spring; and daughters,
Sharon Thompson of Muldrow, Okla., and Joie Salvato of Big Spring.
JUNCTION Henry Eldon Barfield, 79, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, in a
Kerrville hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the Baptist
Church in London with burial in Sweetwater Cemetery in Sweetwater.
Arrangements are by Aubrey Fife Funerals.
Survivors include his wife, Donna Barfield of London; sons, Jerry
Barfield of Odessa and David Lloyd Barfield of Stephenville; and
daughter, Marie Cearley of Kerrville.
KINGSLAND Rodelphia Rudy Thum, 88, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, in a
local nursing home. Service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Charles
Catholic Church with burial in Bluffton Cemetery. Arrangements are by
Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home.
Survivors include son, Victor Thum Jr. of Buchanan Dam.
CRANE Todd De La Garza
, 47, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, in a Temple hospital. Services are
pending at Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.
BIG SPRING Todd Allen Treadway, 39, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2002, due to
injuries sustained in a traffic accident. Service will be at 2 p.m.
Friday at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Odessa with burial in Sunset
Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Myers & Smith Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon Treadway of Big Spring; son, Mykl
Clark of Stanwood, Wash.; daughter, Jennifer Weir of Worcester, Mass.;
and parents, Marvin and Bonnie Treadway of Odessa.
SWEETWATER Lydia Guerrero, 39, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, in a local
hospital. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in Cate-Spencer & Trent
Funeral Home Chapel. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at St. Albert
Catholic Church in Roscoe with burial in Roscoe Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Abraham Guerrero of Sweetwater; sons,
Abraham Guerrero Jr. and Joseph Guerrero, both of Sweetwater;
daughters, Michelle Guerrero and Debbie Guerrero, both of Sweetwater;
mother, Virginia Hernandez; sisters, Virginia Monreal and Lupe Alaniz,
both of Sweetwater and Alicia Vrubel and Jamie Hernandez, both of
Roscoe; and brothers, Robert Hernandez of Snyder, Evaristo Hernandez
Jr., Steve Hernandez, Andres Hernandez and Jesse Hernandez, all of
Roscoe.
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Obituaries
RUDY CASTILLO
Rudy Castillo, 31,went to be with the Lord on Jan. 21, 2002, at his
residence in Brownwood, Texas.
Rudy was born Sept. 23, 1970, in San Angelo. He graduated from San
Angelo Central High School in 1988. He served in the United States Air
Force for three years as a SP at Lackland Air Force Base in San
Antonio, and also in Honduras.
He is survived by his son he so dearly loved, Jonathon Castillo of San
Antonio; mother, Stella Valadez of San Angelo; father Joe Castillo Sr.
of Waverly, Tenn.; two sisters, Julia Ortega and husband, Francisco,
of Tyler, Elizabeth Jenkins and husband, Steve, of Ballinger; and
three brothers, Joe Castillo and wife, Olga, of Brownwood, David
Castillo and wife, Martha, and Adam and wife, Norma, of San Angelo. He
is also survived by one half-brother, Tony Castillo of Birchtree, Mo.;
nephews Gabriel Castillo and Rosendo Ortega, both of Tyler, Cole
Castillo and Quinlan Castillo, both of Brownwood, Bryan Castillo of
San Angelo and Sergio Castilo, Cody and Nathan Jenkins, all of
Ballinger: nieces, Chelsea Marie Castillo of Ballinger and Kayla
Olivia Castillo, Britney, Heather and Kristin, all of San Angelo; a
very special niece, Erica Salazar and husband, Manuel; and great-niece
Cristal Salazar, all of Tyler. Rudy is also survived by a special
uncle, Arturo Valadez; a special friend, Juanita Escobar; numerous
aunts and uncles; and many cousins and friends.
Pallbearers will be Edward Almaquer, Jack Hood, Brett Nikalauk, Juan
Nelo Lozano, Benjamin Balli and Manuel Salazar. Honorary pallbearers
will be Ruben Balli and James Balli.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Maria Antonio
Valadez; paternal grandmother, Julia Castillo; maternal grandfather,
Rosendo Valadez Sr.; and paternal grandfather, Jose M. Castillo.
His warm smile and hugs will be greatly missed. Special thanks go to
Irma Carrasco.
Rosary will be at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, in Johnsons Funeral Home
Chapel. The funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 25, at St.
Marys Catholic Church. Military graveside rites will follow in Calvary
Cemetery.
After Glow
Id like the memory of me
To be a happy one
Id like to leave an after
Glow of smiles when
Life is done
Id like to leave an echo
Whispering softly
Down the ways
Of happy times and
Laughing times and
Bright and sunny days
Id like the tears of those
Who grieve, to dry
Before the sun
Of happy memories that I
Leave when life is done
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FRANK JAMES ECKERT
EDEN Frank James Eckert of Eden, Texas, born March 17, 1910, passed
away Jan. 22, 2002, in Concho Nursing Center at the age of 91.
Graveside service for Mr. Eckert will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 25,
in Mereta Cemetery with the Rev. Scott Thompkins officiating.
Frank was preceded in death by one brother, Earl Eckert; one grandson,
Randy Joe Whitaker; one daughter, Evelyn Marie Whitaker; one
son-in-law, Joe Whitaker; one son, Frank James Eckert Jr.; and his
wife, Mary Eckert, who he married in 1933.
Survivors include one daughter, Frankie Lou Griffin of Cotulla and
husband, Larry H.; two sisters, Lou Putman of Ballinger and Marie
Mathews of Rotan; one brother, Victor Eckert of San Angelo; two
grandsons, Timothy Shawn Griffin of Jourdanton, Texas, and Gary Lynn
Whitaker of San Angelo; one granddaughter, Tammy Marie Whitaker of San
Angelo; and one great-grandson, Brady Whitaker of San Angelo.
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SAVANNAH GEORGIA STARNES BOYLES
Savannah Georgia Starnes Boyles, 80, of San Angelo, formerly of
Farmington, N.M., passed away peacefully in her home, Tuesday, Jan.
22, 2002, after a long battle with cancer. She was surrounded by
family and friends and kept her pride and dignity till the end.
Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, in Sunset
Memorial Gardens in Odessa, Texas, with the Rev. Roger Roenfeldt,
chaplain of VistaCare Hospice officiating.
Georgia was born Oct. 6, 1921, in Blanchard, Okla., to Vick and Nancy
Jewell Damron Starnes.
On April 26, 1941, she married the love of her life, Virgil Marcus
Boyles, and they had 56 beautiful years of marriage with many great
memories. After his retirement, their greatest joy was traveling in
their motor home. Georgia loved life and was a very strong woman who
was admired by many.
Her parents, Vick and Nancy Starnes and her husband, V. Marcus Boyles
preceded Georgia in death.
Survivors include her son, Tom E. Boyles and his family of Yorba
Linda, Calif.; brother, Bill Harris and wife, Linda, of Odessa;
nephew, Billy James and wife, Jerri, of Port Lavaca; one great-niece,
Penny Gipson and husband, Kevin, of San Angelo and their children,
Shayna and Dakota Gipson; one great-nephew, Billy E. Boland of Laredo
and his sons, Jon and Austin Boland. She is also survived by dear
friends, Kathy Riggs, Loretta Jones, Regina and Cliff Brite, Lucille
Jolley, Vinnie and Ed Massey, Marg and Dean Leyerly and too many more
to mention.
Special thanks go to VistaCare Family Hospice for all their love and
care these past five months; her special nurses, Mary Carnes and Liz
Thomas; Chaplain Roger Roenfeldt for leading her to the Lord and
putting forgiveness in her heart; and to Mr. and Mrs. James Hendry for
all their help and support.
If I Dont Answer
When tomorrow starts without me,
And Im not there to see;
If the sun should rise and find your eyes
All filled with tears for me;
I wish so much you wouldnt cry
The way you did today, while thinking
Of the many things we didnt get to say.
I know how much you love me,
As much as I love you, and
Each time you think of me
I know youll miss me too;
But when tomorrow starts without me,
Please try to understand,
That an angel came and called my name
And took me by the hand, and
Said my place was ready in heaven far above,
And that Id have to leave behind
All those I dearly love.
But as I turned to walk away,
A tear fell from my eye,
For all life, Id always thought
I didnt want to die.
I had so much to live for
And so much yet to do,
It seemed almost impossible
That I was leaving you.
I thought of all the yesterdays,
The good ones and the bad,
I thought of all the love we shared
And all the fun we had.
If I could relive yesterday,
I thought, just for awhile,
Id say goodbye and kiss you
And maybe see you smile.
But then I fully realized
That this could never be,
For emptiness and memories
Would take the place of me.
And when I thought of worldly things
That Id miss come tomorrow,
I thought of you, and when I did,
My heart was filled with sorrow.
But when I walked through heavens gates,
I felt so much at home.
When God looked down and smiled at me,
From His great golden throne,
He said, This is eternity and all Ive promised you.
Today for life on earth is past but here it starts anew.
I promise no tomorrow,
But today will always last,
And since each days the same day,
Theres no longing for the past.
But you have been so faithful,
So trusting, and so true.
Though there were times you did some things
You knew you shouldnt do.
But you have been forgiven
And now at last youre free.
So wont you take my hand and
Share my life with me?
So when tomorrow starts without me,
Dont think were far apart,
For every time you think of me,
Im right here in your heart.
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RUBY LEE GRAHAM POPE
Ruby Lee Graham Pope, a centenarian, died Jan. 22, 2002, in Heritage
House Nursing Center in San Angelo. Graveside service will be at 11
a.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, in Elmwood Memorial Park, in Abilene, Texas,
with Dr. Chris Diebel officiating.
Mrs. Pope was born to Sid and Lena Oliver on Nov. 14, 1900, near Mart,
Texas, in Limestone County. At an early age, she moved with her family
to the Wilmeth community, near Winters, where she grew up and attended
school at Mazeland.
She married Paul S. Graham in 1919 in San Antonio where he was in the
Army. Shortly after his discharge in 1920 they lived in Winters and in
1926 they moved to San Angelo. In addition to being a homemaker, she
owned and operated a beauty shop and later was involved in buying and
selling rural real estate in Texas, Colorado and New Mexico.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Sid and Lena Oliver, three
brothers, one sister and her husband who died in 1979.
She married Preston Shorty Pope in 1980. He died in June 2001.
She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Paul D. and Sara
Graham of Abilene and Charles and Jean Graham of Comfort and San
Antonio; grandchildren, Cherrie Preston and Doug Graham, both of
Abilene, Dr. Robin Graham of Seattle, Dr. Randal Graham of Knoxville,
Tenn., and Kerry Graham of Austin, Texas. Also, she is survived by
twelve great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Wylie Christian Church at 1420 N. 3rd,
Abilene, TX 79601.
Robert Massie Funeral Home
January 25, 2002
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Funerals
Today
San Angelo
Raul Arispe Calvary Cemetery 1 p.m.
Fred Biddix Belvedere Memorial Park 11 a.m.
Rudy Castillo St. Marys Catholic Church 10 a.m.
James Kinsey Jr. Fairmount Cemetery 10 a.m.
ELSEWHERE
C.B. Brummett Jr. Nalley-Pickle & Welch, Big Spring 10 a.m.
Thomas Witt Stevens Funeral Home, Coleman 2 p.m.
Todd De La Garza Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home, Crane 6 p.m.
Frank Eckert Mereta Cemetery, Eden 11 a.m.
Elizabeth Blaydes First Baptist Church, Fort Stockton 10 a.m.
Sheldon & Shelbee Loftis St. Theresa, Junction 3 p.m.
Rodelphia Thum St. Charles Church, Kingsland 11 a.m.
Henry Barfield Baptist Church, London 10 a.m.
Kenneth Bivins Monahans Memorial Cemetery, Monahans 3:30 p.m.
Savannah Boyles Sunset Memorial Gardens, Odessa 1 p.m.
Todd Treadway Redeemer Lutheran Church, Odessa 2 p.m.
Lydia Guerrero St. Albert Catholic Church, Roscoe 2 p.m.
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Death Notices
SAN ANGELO Lucille Carson Harris, 90, died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2002, in
a Lubbock nursing home. Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Galilee
Baptist Church with burial in Delta Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements
are by Starks Funeral Home.
Survivors include sons, Connie Mack Carson of Ballinger and Willie
James Carson of Lawton, Okla.; daughters, Ora Lee Brown of Lubbock,
Kathy Powell and Alberta Wesley, both of Fort Worth, Beauty Mae
McNally of San Angelo and Joyace Ogene Brown of St. Louis, Mo.; and
sister, Lena Mae Sneed of San Antonio.
SAN ANGELO Philip F. Markley Jr., 82, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002,
at his residence. Service will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Robert Massie
Funeral Home Chapel.
Survivors include his wife, Connie L. Markley of San Angelo;
daughters, Lynn Dubbs of Amarillo and Cory Markley Ward of Ohio; and
sons, Philip Finley III and Steven Judson Markley.
SWEETWATER Zella Iona Fish, 92, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2002, in a
Colorado Springs, Colo., hospital. Private family graveside service
will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Garden of Memories, with public
memorial service at 11 a.m. at First Christian Church. Arrangements
are by McCoy Funeral Home.
Survivors include daughter, Maxita Hutchinson of Colorado Springs,
Colo.; brothers, Ira Slater of Blue Hill, Neb., Allan Slater of
Eldora, Iowa, and John Slater of Central City, Neb.; and sister, Irma
Brocker of Burkburnett.
COLEMAN Thomas Jefferson Witt
, 80, died Tuesday, Jan 22, 2002, in a local nursing home. Service
will be at 2 p.m. today in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with burial in
Coleman City Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Bettie Witt of Coleman; sons, Charles Witt
of Emory and Alvin Roy Witt of Mineral Wells; stepsons, Woody Epperson
and Oscar Epperson, both to San Angelo; stepdaughters, Linda Gatlin of
Whitney and Betty Fae Conner of San Angelo; and sister, Winnie Pelton
of Kerrville.
COLEMAN Edith I. Jameson, 94, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2002, in a local
hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Stevens Funeral Home
Chapel with burial in Coleman City Cemetery.
Survivors include sisters, Alice Wilkinson Mosteller of Austin and
Gladys W. Dotson of Rusk; and brothers, Arthur Wilkinson of Coleman
and Aubrey Wilkinson of Kyle.
CRANE Todd De La Garza, 47, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, in a Temple
hospital. Service will be at 2:30 p.m. today in Shaffer-Nichols
Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Crane County Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Oralia De La Garza of Crane; and brother,
Toby De La Garza of Austin.
PECOS May Jarine Bush, 91, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, at her
residence. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Christian
Church with burial in Mount Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements are by
Pecos Funeral Home.
Survivors include daughters, Sharon B. St. Clair of Abilene and Gwen
Geltemeyer of Midland.
ODESSA Kenneth Clarence Bivins, 69, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, at
his residence. Graveside service will be at 3:30 p.m. today in
Monahans Cemetery Pavilion. Arrangements are by Memorial Services.
Survivors include daughters, Robin Acosta of Eunice, N.M., and Cindy
Kennedy of Odessa; brothers, Gene Bivins of Midland, Jerry Bivins of
Jacksboro and Lester Bivins of Mineral Wells; and sister, Viola Hobbs
of Missouri.
SAN SABA Pauline Taylor Edwards,
90, and her son, Joel T. Edwards, 65, died Wednesday, Jan 23, 2002.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Sundayin Howell Doran Funeral Home
Chapel. Burial services for her will be in San Saba City Cemetery.
She is survived by a son, Arden Edwards of Kingsbury. He is survived
by his wife, Queta Edwards of Marietta, Okla.; son, Mark Edwards of
Johnson City; and daughters, Jane Cassidy of Cedar Park, Brenda
Peavler of Liberty Hill and Melanie Hardaway of Kerrville.
GEORGETOWN Brandy Deann Bristow, 24, died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2002, due
to injuries sustained in a traffic accident. Service will be at 2 p.m.
Saturday in The Gabriels Funeral Chapel with burial in Capital Parks
Cemetery in Pflugerville.
Survivors include mother, Karen Covey of Round Rock; father, Terry
Bristow of San Angelo; brother, Brian Bristow of San Angelo; sister,
Terah Bristow of Round Rock; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Applewhite, and W.A. and Fannie Bristow, all of San Angelo.
BRECKENRIDGE Thelma L. Wright, 82, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2002, in a
Big Spring nursing home. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. today in
Woodson Cemetery. Arrangements are by Melton-Kitchens Funeral Home.
Survivors include sons, Richard Wright of San Angelo, Leland Wright of
Corpus Christi and Jimmy Wright of Odessa; sisters, Bertha Murphy of
Evansville, Ill., and Ruby Pearson of Boston; and brother, Eddie
Schmitler of Evansvill, Ill.
COLEMAN Geneva Simpson Dixon, 63, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2002, in a
Coleman hospital. Graveside service will be at 4 p.m. Saturday in
Coleman City Cemetery. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home.
Survivors include her husband, Leslie Doyle Dixon of Coleman;
daughters, Paula Balfanz and Neva Simpson, both of Coleman; son,
William Lewis Simpson of Coleman; stepdaughters, Debbie Thompson and
Carrie Robbins, both of Abilene; stepson, Jamie Dixon of Dallas;
stepbrother, Ronnie Sanders of Eden; and stepsister, Vicki Walton of
San Angelo.
SAN SABA Floyd G. Sonny Bates Sr.
, 55, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2002. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday
in Howell-Doran Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Spring Creek
Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Kathy Bates of San Saba; sons, Floyd Grey
Bates Jr. of Wyoming, and Kevin Pinney, Craig Pinney and Shawn Pinney,
all of Beeville; daughter, Amy Gonzales of Dickenson; brothers, Boyd
Ray Bates of Hobbs, N.M., and Bob Bates of Channelview; and sisters,
Melba Harrell, Caryl Edmondson and Deloris Dee Tyler, all of San Saba.
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Obituaries
JAMES ALEXANDER KINSEY JR.
James Kinsey, husband of Patricia Anne Haile Kinsey and father of
Brett Branum Kinsey, died Monday, Jan 21, 2002, in Austin. He was born
July 14, 1931.
Service was at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, at the Church of Glad
Tidings at 2700 Northland Drive in Austin. Following that service,
there will be a time to get together in the church fellowship hall.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 25, in Fairmount
Cemetery in San Angelo.
Mr. Kinsey was the son of Vida Estell Russell and James Alexander
Kinsey of Big Spring, Texas. He has three sisters who continue to live
in the area. They are Jo and Bobby Sledge of Big Spring, Wanda Jones
of Big Spring, and Mollie and Juil Reid of Stanton. Sarah and Leon
Sweeten live in West Covina, Calif.
His parents preceded him in death; as did his first wife, Orleanor
Dellis.
James and Pat celebrated 26 years of marriage this past November.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Meals on
Wheels, 2222 Rosewood Ave., Austin, TX 78702 or to a favorite charity.
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GEORGE EVANS BROWN
George Evans Brown died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, in Shannon Medical
Center of lung cancer.
He was born Nov. 24, 1932, in San Angelo. He went to the University of
Texas for his undergraduate studies and then to the University of
Texas Law School. There, he was on the Law Review and vice chancellor
of chancellors. After graduation in June 1957, he went on for
postgraduate studies at the University of London School of Law on a
full scholarship.
He then joined the Wall Street law firm of former New York Governor
Thomas Dewey as an associate, practicing corporate and anti-trust law
for six years before entering the Foreign Service in 1963.
All of his service for 25 years thereafter was related to Latin
America. His first post was Santo Domingo during the intervention;
returning to the Department of State in the summer of 1966, he was
desk officer for Dominican Republic Affairs until after all U.S.
troops were withdrawn in 1968. His Washington service in the
Department of State over the years thereafter varied from press
relations, narcotics, speech writing and policy planning to desk
officer for Panama affairs during ratification of the Panama Canal
Treaty.
He had been in every country in the hemisphere but was primarily a
Brazilianist, having served in Brazil in three different posts for
some 12 years. After retiring from the Foreign Service in 1987, he
remained in Brasilia for three years with a law partnership he formed
with three Brazilian lawyers for the practice of international law.
He was a member of the Texas and New York Bars. He was fluent in both
Portuguese and Spanish.
He is survived by four daughters, Carol Godso, Amanda McDonough,
Donnella Brown and Isola Brown Spence; five grandchildren; and, of
course, his beloved Nancy Sheilds.
A memorial service for George Evans Brown will be at 11 a.m. Saturday,
Jan. 26, at Emmanuel Episcopal Church.
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PABLO H. LOZANO SR.
Pablo Lozano Sr. was born April 17, 1924, in Mexico and passed away
Jan. 24, 2002, in Riverside Care Center in San Angelo at the age of
77.
A prayer service will be at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, in Johnsons
Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26,
in Johnsons Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in Lawnhaven
Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include his wife, Maria of San Angelo; sons and
daughters-in-law, Lupe and Amelia Lozano of San Angelo, and Daniel and
Rita Lozano of San Antonio; daughters and sons-in-law, Janie and Robin
McGhin of Valdosta, Ga., Maria and Jim Tyrrell of Chicago, Ill.,
Sylvia and Abel Salazar of San Angelo, and Maria and Jess Burts of
Pembrook Pines, Fla.; daughter, Rosa Byrd of San Angelo; 19
grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Special thanks go to Shannon Medical Center, VistaCare Family Hospice,
Mary Carnes, Angie and all the nurses for their special care and love
the last three years.
May God bless all of you. Dad, We will love and miss you forever.
Your loving family forever.
LIFE WITHOUT END AT LAST!
Can you see with your minds eye,
People dwelling together?
Sorrow has passed. Peace at Last!
Life without tears and pain.
Sing out with joy of heart.
You too can have a part.
Live for the day when youll say,
Life without end, at last!
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January 26, 2002
01/26/02
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Funerals
Today
San Angelo
George Brown Emmanuel Episcopal Church 11 a.m.
Lucille Harris Galilee Baptist Church 10 a.m.
Pablo Lozano Sr. Johnsons Funeral Home 3:30 p.m.
Nancy Neill Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens 3 p.m.
ELSEWHERE
David Nehr Heritage Funeral Home, Brady 2 p.m.
Geneva Dixon Coleman City Cemetery, Coleman 4 p.m.
Edith Jameson Stevens Funeral Home, Coleman 2 p.m.
Donna Ortiz Immanuel Baptist Church, Fort Stockton 2 p.m.
Daniel Valenzuela Jr. St. Joseph Church, Fort Stockton 2 p.m.
Floyd Bates Sr. Howell-Doran Funeral Home, San Saba 2 p.m.
Zella Fish First Christian Church, Sweetwater 11 a.m.
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Death Notices
SAN ANGELO Novis Marie (Davis) Fairchild, 78, died Friday, Jan. 25,
2002, at her residence. Services are pending at Robert Massie Funeral
Home.
SAN ANGELO Ernest Robert Mendoza, infant son of Adam Mendoza and
Pauline Ortegon, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2002, in a local hospital.
Service will be at 1 p.m. today in the chapel of San Angelo Community
Hospital with burial at 4 p.m. in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.
Arrangements are by Johnsons Funeral Home.
Survivors include his parents; brother, Elijah Ysidro Mendoza; sister,
Elexis Ortegon; maternal grandparents, Guadalupe and Ramona Ortegon;
and paternal grandparents, Christina Jones and Alfred Mendoza Sr.
FREDERICKSBURG Clint Brown, 91, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, in
Georgetown. Service will be at 10:30 a.m. today in Harper Presbyterian
Church in Harper with burial in Harper City Cemetery. Arrangements are
by Beckmann Funeral Home.
FORT STOCKTON Daniel G. Valenzuela Jr., 58, died Thursday, Jan. 24,
2002, in Midland. Service will be at 2 p.m. today at St. Joseph
Catholic Church with burial in Fort Stockton Catholic Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Fort Stockton Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Olga S. Valenzuela of Fort Stockton;
mother, Alicia G. Valenzuela of Fort Stockton; son, James Valenzuela
of Fort Stockton; sisters, Ramona Saavedra of Leander and Ribia
Gonzales of Fort Stockton; and brother, Johnny Valenzuela of Lakeway.
BALLINGER Joe Angel Ramos, 54, died Friday, Jan. 25, 2002, at his
residence. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Sunday in Rains-Seale Funeral Home
Chapel. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Marys Catholic Church
with burial in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Rowena.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby Ann Flores of Lubbock; sons, Jesus
Ramos of Arlington and Ruben Ramos of England; daughters, Irene Ramos
of Ballinger and Iris Nevarez of Bakersfield, Calif.; brother, John
Soto of Ballinger; and sister, Juanita Montelongo of Lubbock.
CRANE Sandra Gayle Martin, 60, of Crane died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2002,
in a Midland hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in
Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Crane County
Cemetery.
Survivors include son, Randy Benton of Crane; daughters, Jeri Blue and
Cindy Tucker, both of Crane, and Rhonda Baker of Dublin; and mother,
Ethel Scott of Crane.
MENARD Retta Russell Armstrong, 77, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2002, in a
Houston hospital. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Rest
Haven Cemetery. Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home.
Survivors include son, Jim Armstrong of Taylor; and daughter, Pat
Armstrong of Rosenberg.
IRVING Finis Leonard Calvert, 60, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2002, in a
Dallas hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. today in Donnellys
Colonial Funeral Home Chapel with graveside service at 4 p.m. today in
Robert Lee Cemetery in Robert Lee.
Survivors include daughters, Carol Gillen of Irving and Tonya Simms of
Plano; mother, Lois Calvert of Odessa; and sister, Marge Bollier of
Odessa.
EDEN Corina Lopez, 71, died Friday, Jan. 25, 2002, in a local nursing
home. Services are pending at Eden Funeral Home.
PECOS Alicia A. Rodriguez, 56, of Pecos died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2002,
in a Midland hospital. Rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in Pecos
Funeral Home Chapel. Service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Santa Rosa
Catholic Church with burial in Mount Evergreen Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Efren Rodriguez of Pecos; daughter,
Joanne Rodriguez of San Antonio; mother, Maria A. Chavez of Pecos;
brothers, Luis Acosta and David Acosta, both of Pecos; and sisters,
Angelina Sanchez of Monahans, Valentina Whitmore of Las Vegas, Nev.,
and Cruzita Acosta of Pecos.
LLANO Mary Etta Spurlin Myrick, 73, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2002.
There will be a private service. Arrangements are by
Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home.
Survivors include daughters, Mary Lee Calder and Penny Myrick, both of
Llano; and sister, Beatrice Berry of Cherokee.
COLEMAN Beulah Myers Burleson, 97, of Coleman died Friday, Jan. 25,
2002, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in
Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with graveside service at 2 p.m. Monday in
Hillside Cemetery in Purcell, Okla.
Survivors include son, C.W. Burleson of Shepherd; daughter, Peggy
Bryant of Byars, Okla.; brothers, James Myers of Albuquerque, N.M.,
and Glen Myers of Austin; and sisters, Blanche Alford of Chesapeake,
Va., Lorene Mearz of Industry, Dovie Garrett of Coleman, Helen Smith
of Blanco and Doris Lafferty of Cameron.
BALLINGER Neil William Bill Byers, 74, died Friday, Jan. 25, 2002, at
his residence. Service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Seventh Street
Baptist Church with burial in Garden of Memories. Arrangements are by
Rains-Seale Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Wilma Murphy Byers of Ballinger; and
daughters, Terri Monse and Kelli Byers, both of Abilene.
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Obituaries
DORIS JEAN TURNER
Doris Jean Turner, 76, of San Angelo passed from this life on Friday,
Jan. 25, 2002. She was born Aug. 15, 1926, in Rector, Ark., and for
many years was an employee of the San Angelo Independent School
District, teaching at Rio Vista Elementary School.
Survivors include two brothers, Robert and wife, Melba, of Georgia,
Gary and wife, Darleen, of Florida; her sons, William Turner and wife,
Betty Ann, of Friendswood, Texas, and Robert Turner and wife, Bettye,
of Miles; two grandchildren, Alison Turner and Matthew Turner of
Dallas.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, in Resthaven
Memorial Park in Lubbock.
The family wishes to express its gratitude to Hospice of San Angelo
for the loving care they provided Doris and her family during her
final days. The family requests that memorials be made to Meals for
the Elderly.
Johnsons Funeral Home
GEORGE EVANS BROWN
George Evans Brown died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, in Shannon Medical
Center of lung cancer.
He was born Nov. 24, 1932, in San Angelo. He went to the University of
Texas for his undergraduate studies and then to the University of
Texas Law School. There, he was on the Law Review and vice chancellor
of chancellors. After graduation in June 1957, he went on for
postgraduate studies at the University of London School of Law on a
full scholarship.
He then joined the Wall Street law firm of former New York Governor
Thomas Dewey as an associate, practicing corporate and anti-trust law
for six years before entering the Foreign Service in 1963.
All of his service for 25 years thereafter was related to Latin
America. His first post was Santo Domingo during the intervention;
returning to the Department of State in the summer of 1966, he was
desk officer for Dominican Republic Affairs until after all U.S.
troops were withdrawn in 1968. His Washington service in the
Department of State over the years thereafter varied from press
relations, narcotics, speech writing and policy planning to desk
officer for Panama affairs during ratification of the Panama Canal
Treaty.
He had been in every country in the hemisphere but was primarily a
Brazilianist, having served in Brazil in three different posts for
some 12 years. After retiring from the Foreign Service in 1987, he
remained in Brasilia for three years with a law partnership he formed
with three Brazilian lawyers for the practice of international law.
He was a member of the Texas and New York Bars. He was fluent in both
Portuguese and Spanish.
He is survived by four daughters, Carol Godso, Amanda McDonough,
Donnella Brown and Isola Brown Spence; five grandchildren; and, of
course, his beloved Nancy Shields.
A memorial service for George Evans Brown will be at 11 a.m. Saturday,
Jan. 26, at Emmanuel Episcopal Church.
Johnsons Funeral Home
NANCY NADINE NEILL
Nancy Nadine Neill, 64, of Midland died at 5:28 a.m. Friday, Jan. 25,
2002, in Midland.
She was born Oct. 23, 1937, in Fort Worth. She was the Ballinger
Police Departments dispatcher for numerous years. She married Lennise
Neill April 3, 1978. He preceded her in death Feb. 9, 1988.
Survivors include daughters, Angie Phiffer and husband, Derek, of
Midland and Kathy Whitten of Waco; grandsons, Martin Phiffer of
Midland and Austin Whitten of Waco; and numerous Ballinger friends.
Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, in Lawnhaven
Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Paul Terry officiating.
Pallbearers will be Jim Sailer, J.C. Gore, Bill Baird, Anthony Smith,
Joe Stokes and Steven Gray.
Johnsons Funeral Home
January 27, 2002
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Funerals
Today
Neil Byers Seventh Street Baptist Church, Ballinger 2 p.m.
Beulah Burleson Stevens Funeral Chapel, Coleman 2 p.m.
Sandra Martin Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Chapel, Crane 2 p.m.
Finis Calvert Donnellys Colonial Funeral Chapel, Irving 10 a.m.
Retta Armstrong Rest Haven Cemetery, Menard 2 p.m.
Pauline&Joel Edwards Howell-DoranFuneralHome 3 p.m.
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Death Notices
SAN ANGELO Theresa L. Hurn, 96, formerly of San Angelo died Friday,
Jan. 25, 2002, in San Antonio. Services are pending at Robert Massie
Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO Novis Marie Fairchild, 78, died Friday, Jan. 25, 2002, at
her residence. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Bethel Baptist
Church with burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by
Robert Massie Funeral Home.
Survivors include daughter, Sandra Hartlaub; and sons, Robert Lee
Fairchild and Russell Lynn Fairchild, both of San Angelo.
SAN ANGELO Victor Rodriguez, 71, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002, at his
residence. Services are pending at Gutierrez Funeral Chapels/North.
ALPINE Walter Bennett Friesen, 57, died Friday, Jan. 25, 2002, at his
residence. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian
Church with burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Arrangements are by Geeslin
Funeral Home.
Survivors include his mother, Merle Tilley of Alpine.
EDEN Corina Niavez Lopez, 71, died Friday, Jan. 25, 2002, in a San
Angelo nursing home. Rosary will be at 6 p.m. today at Eden Funeral
Home. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Charles Catholic Church
with burial in Eden Cemetery.
Survivors include her husband, Manual Lopez; daughters, Oralia
Escamilla and Lisa Capps, both of Eden and Anita Gonzales of San
Angelo; sons, Ricardo Lopez of Dallas, Robert Lopez of Eden and Joe
Manuel Lopez of San Antonio; sisters, Mary Lopez of Eden, Rosa Garcia,
Hilavia Aguirre, Toni Holguin and Felis Martinez, all of San Angelo;
and brothers, Juan Niavez of Sayre, Okla., and Cruz Niavez of Long
Beach, Calif.
SNYDER Joseph Wright Joe Sentell, 69, died Friday, Jan. 25, 2002, in
Temple. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church
with burial Snyder Cemetery. Arrangements are by Bell-Cypert-Seale
Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Millie Sentell of Snyder; daughters, Diane
Russo of Waco and Susan Birkenfeld of Snyder; stepdaughters, Mary
Ezell of Snyder and Jane Elmore of Lubbock; stepson, David Boren of
Post; sister, Mary Sue Harbaugh of Anacortes, Wash.; and brother,
Marvin Sentell of Snyder.
McCAMEY Sarah Clydine Wolfrum, 81, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002, in a
Grapevine hospital. Services are pending at Shaffer-Nichols Funeral
Home.
KINGSLAND Frankye Jean Cason, 72, of Buchanan Dan died Saturday, Jan.
26, 2002, in a Llano hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at
Buchanan West Baptist Church with graveside service at 1 p.m. Tuesday
in Hilltop Memorial Park in Carrollton.
Survivors include son, Reggie Cason of Buchanan Dam; brother, Bill
Harn of Garland; and sisters, Faye Sturgis and Pat Kimbal, both of
Dallas.
MONAHANS Billy Fine, 72, of Del Rio, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002, in
San Antonio. Services are pending at Harkey Funeral Home.
MONAHANS Bobby Red Andrews, 69, of Grandfalls, died Saturday, Jan. 26,
2002, in a local hospital. Service will be at 4 p.m. Monday at First
Baptist Church of Grandfalls with burial in Tamarisk Cemetery of
Grandfalls. Arrangements are by Harkey Funeral Home.
Survivors include sons, Dennis Andrews and Bobby Andrews, both of
Monahans; daughters, Cathy Brookshire of Witchita Falls and Treva
Ellis of Amarillo; brother, Raymond Andrews of Witchita Falls; and
sister, Carolyn Robinson of Clarington.
COLEMAN Kelsie Dephine Jenkins, 64, of San Angelo died Saturday, Jan.
26, 2002, in San Angelo. Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Central
Baptist Church with burial in Coleman City Cemetery. Arrangements are
by Walker Funeral Home.
Survivors include her husband, Floyd Jenkins; daughter, Sonja Gray of
Midland; son, Randall Jenkins of San Angelo; sister, June Rogers of
Fort Worth; and brother, J.D. Gorman Jr. of Zapata.
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Obituaries
PHILIP F. MARKLEY JR.
Philip F. Markley Jr., 82, of San Angelo passed away Wednesday, Jan.
23, 2002, at his residence.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, in Robert Massie
Funeral Home Chapel. Sister Bridgett with Hospice of San Angelo will
officiate. Cremation will follow service.
Philip was born Feb. 4, 1919, in South Vienna near Circleville in
Clark County, Ohio, to Philip and Mae Markley. He was a Catholic.
Philip was retired from the United States Air Force at Kelly Field in
San Antonio.
Philip was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters of Ohio.
Survivors include his wife, Connie L. Markley of San Angelo; two
daughters, Lynn Dubbs and husband, Paul, of Amarillo and Cony Markley
Ward of Ohio; two sons, Philip Finley III and Steven Judson Markley;
two sisters-in-law, Delcia (Jo) Helmers and husband, Harry, of San
Angelo and Lovella Holleman of Stroud, Okla.; one brother-in-law, Wade
Brewer of Odessa; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family wants to thank all of its family, friends and neighbors for
their kind support and prayers. They would also like to thank Sister
Bridgett for her thoughts and prayers, also Pastor Roger (Bobby) of
Calvary Baptist on Armstrong for his visit and prayers. Last but not
least, Connie would like to thank Hospice of San Angelo for all their
kindness, care and blessings they showed for Philip and her.
Robert Massie Funeral Home
DOUGLAS DALE FRANKLIN
Douglas Dale Franklin, 65, of Eldorado died Friday, Jan. 25, 2002, in
a local San Angelo hospital.
Douglas was born on Jan. 26, 1936, to Douglas Durden and Adelein Mays
Craig Franklin in Ranger, Texas.
Survivors include his wife, Grace; son, Joe Dale Franklin of Boerne;
daughters, Wendy Burkett and Caryl Simmons, both of San Angelo;
mother, Adelein Franklin of Eastland; sister, Barbara Hill of
Eastland; and six grandchildren, Misty Marsh, Victoria Norman, Carrie
Burkett, Jarrod Simmons, Jessica Simmons and John Simmons.
Johnsons Funeral Home
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Funerals
Today
San Angelo
Philip Markley Jr Robert Massie Funeral Chapel 10 a.m.
Elsewhere
Joe Ramos St. Marys Catholic Church, Ballinger 10 a.m.
Frankye Cason Buchanan West Baptist Church, Buchanan 10 a.m.
Arcadio Olguin Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Coleman 10 a.m.
Corina Lopez St. Charles Catholic Church, Eden 10 a.m.
Bobby Andrews First Baptist Church, Grandfalls 4 p.m.
Doris Turner Resthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock 2 p.m.
Sarah Wolfrum First United Methodist Church, McCamey 2 p.m.
Alicia Rodriguez Santa Rosa Catholic Church, Pecos 11 a.m.
Joseph Sentell First Presbyterian Church, Snyder 10 a.m.
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Death Notices
SAN ANGELO Donald G. Jones, 61, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2002. Services
are pending at Johnsons Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO Ethel Adkinson, 83, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2002. Services
are pending at Johnsons Funeral Home.
SAN ANGELO William G. Saaranen, 69, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002, at
his residence. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Johnsons Funeral
Home Chapel with burial in Ontonagon, Mich.
Survivors include children, Linda M. Dickler and William J. Saaranen,
both of San Angelo; and brother, George Saaranen of Reno, Nev.
MONAHANS Bobby Red Andrews, 69, of Grandfalls died Saturday, Jan. 26,
2002, in a local hospital. Service will be at 4 p.m. today at First
Baptist Church of Grandfalls with burial in Tamarisk Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Gay Nell Andrews of Grandfalls; sons,
Dennis Andrews and Bobby Andrews, both of Monahans; daughters, Cathy
Brookshire of Witchita Falls and Treva Ellis of Amarillo; brother,
Raymond Andrews of Witchita Falls; and sister, Carolyn Robinson of
Clarington.
McCAMEY Sarah Clydine Wolfrum, 81, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002, in a
Grapevine hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. today at First United
Methodist Church of McCamey with burial in Resthaven Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.
Survivors include daughters, Sarah Tucker of McCamey, Carol James of
Midland and Becky Gryder of Keller; and sisters, Geneva Broussard of
Hitchcock, Kathleen Labredo of Lewisville and Bernice Midland of
Mineral Wells.
COLEMAN Clarence N. Davenport, 91, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002, in a
local nursing home. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in
Bangs Cemetery. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home.
Survivors include grandson, Steve Davis of Coleman.
HASKELL R.C. Pool, 80, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002, in a Ballinger
care home. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist
Church of Rule with burial in Rule Cemetery. Arrangements are by
McCauley-Robison Funeral Directors.
Survivors include brother, Billy R. Pool of San Angelo; and sister,
Geraldine Emerson of Abilene.
COMFORT Edna Voigt, 88, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002, in a local care
center. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Schaetter
Funeral Home with burial in Comfort Cemetery.
Survivors include daughters, Jessie Ann of Austin, and Roberta Schmidt
and Marilyn Sue Voigt, both of Boerne.
FORT STOCKTON Esperanza Benavides Estrada, 82, died Saturday, Jan. 26,
2002, in a local hospital. Service will be at noon today in Ojinaga
Chih, Mexico. Arrangements are by Memorial Funeral Home.
Survivors include sons, Humberto Estrada of Cuahtemoc, Chi., and
Efrain Estrada of Odessa; and daughter, Carolina Ramos of Fort
Stockton.
COLEMAN Arcadio Olguin, 68, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002, in a San
Angelo hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. today at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church with burial in Coleman City Cemetery. Arrangements are
by Walker Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Guadalupe Olguin of Coleman; daughters,
Rosa Olguin and Eva Olguin, sons, Fransisco Olguin, Alfredo Olguin,
Pedro Olguin, Alberto Olguin, Jose Olguin and Jose Luis Olguin,
sisters, Alberta Olguin and Juanita Olguin, and brother, Bacilio
Olguin, all of Mexico.
COLEMAN Kelsie Delphine Jenkins, 64, of San Angelo died Saturday, Jan.
26, 2002, in San Angelo. Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Central
Baptist Church with burial in Coleman City Cemetery. Arrangements are
by Walker Funeral Home.
Survivors include her husband, Floyd Jenkins of San Angelo; daughter,
Sonja Gray of Midland; son, Randall Jenkins of San Angelo; sister,
June Rogers of Fort Worth; and brother, J.D. Gorman Jr. of Zapata.
WINTERS Clemmie Jo Reel, 76, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002, in San
Angelo. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Southside Baptist
Church. Service will follow at 3 p.m. at the church with burial in
Lakeview Cemetery. Arrangements are by Winters Funeral Home.
Survivors include sons, Ronnie Reel of Paint Creek, Danny Reel of El
Sobrante, Calif., and Kenny Reel of San Angelo; brothers, Billy Wilson
of Buffalo Gap and Don Wilson of Abilene; and sisters, Flora King of
Abilene and Freddie Riggan of Sweetwater.
OZONA Jerry Lewis Hayes, 82, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2002, in a San
Angelo hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Ozona First
Baptist Church with burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are by
Preddy Funeral Home.
Survivors include daughters, Mary Jo White of Sanderson and Peggy
Dickerson of Ozona; and sister, Marie Waters of Carencro, La.
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Obituaries
CORINA NIAVEZ LOPEZ
EDEN Corina Niavez Lopez, age 71, of Eden, Texas, passed away Friday,
Jan. 25, 2002, in a San Angelo nursing center.
Survivors include her husband, Manuel Lopez; three daughters, Oralia
Escamilla and Lisa Capps, both of Eden and Anita Gonzales of San
Angelo; three sons, Ricardo Lopez of Dallas, Robert Lopez of Eden and
Joe Manuel Lopez of San Antonio; five sisters, Mary Lopez of Eden,
Rosa Garcia, Hilaria Aguirre, Toni Holguin and Felis Martinez, all of
San Angelo; two brothers, Juan Niavez of Sayre, Okla., and Cruz Niavez
of Long Beach, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; and five special
great-grandchildren, Lorenzo Rueda Jr., Gavino Zapata, Jordan
Shellhouse, Chelsie Pope and Analiese Martinez.
A rosary will be held at 6 p.m. at Eden Funeral Home and mass will be
held on Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Charles Catholic Church with Father
Michael Rodriguez officiating. Mrs. Lopez will be laid to rest in the
Eden Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Fred Lopez, Paul David Lopez, Michael Lopez,
Andrew Lopez, Dr. David Lopez and Ray Lopez.
The family would like to express special thanks to Dr. Feldhaus, Dr.
Rose, Heritage House staff and West Texas Renal staff for all they
have done.
Eden Funeral Home
ANNETTA T. HOGAN
On the evening of Jan. 26, 2002, Annetta T. Hogan died after a
prolonged respiratory illness. She was born June 15, 1915, to Charles
and Annie F. Terrell in Daingerfield, Texas. She was preceded in death
by her husband, Bill Hogan; her sister, Lou Champion and husband,
Dudley; brother, James Terrell; and an infant brother, C.B., who died
tragically on the day Annetta was born.
Annetta moved with her family to San Angelo in 1929. She graduated
from San Angelo High School in 1932. She married Bill Hogan on Dec.
21, 1933. She had one daughter, Ann, who was born in 1935.
She was well known and respected throughout the community as an
outgoing business woman with a keen mind and a charming sense of
humor. She worked at the First National in San Angelo for 15 years
before acquiring her real estate license. She was active in the local
real estate association and served as an agent with Gene Morrow Real
Estate for over 21 years, retiring in 1985. Mrs. Hogan was a member of
the First Baptist Church of San Angelo, Texas for 67 years.
Mrs. Hogan was a fine cook and a gracious hostess. Both the mighty and
the humble were at ease around her kitchen table . . . poets and
artists, businessmen and engineers, educators, politicians and
sportsmen. Many different walks of life were appreciated and made
welcome in her home.
Annetta was a devoted wife and mother and world-class grandmother. She
was not only a great beauty, she was a great lady.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Gene Morrow;
her granddaughter, Pam Kanicki; her grandson and his wife, Bill and
Leslie Morrow; her great-grandchildren, Lauren Michelle Kanicki, Ali
Hogan Morrow and Jackson Hogan Morrow.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, in Fairmount
Cemetery with the Rev. Craig Meyers officiating.
We would like to thank everyone at the Robert Lee Care Center and
everyone at VistaCare Family Hospice, who took care of Annetta in the
recent months. A very special thanks to Dr. Johnny French.
In lieu of flowers, family requests memorials to Meals for the
Elderly.
Robert Massie Funeral Home
VICTOR L. RODRIGUEZ
Mr. Victor L. Rodriguez, 71, went to be with the Lord on Jan. 26,
2002, at his residence.
Mr. Rodriguez was born July 28, 1930, in San Angelo. He was a Catholic
and a lifetime resident of San Angelo.
Rosary will be Monday at 7 p.m. at Gutierrez Funeral Chapels/North.
Funeral Mass will be Tuesday, Jan. 29, at 10 a.m. at St. Marys
Catholic Church with interment following in Belvedere Memorial Park
Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Gutierrez Funeral
Chapels/North, 1002 N. Oakes St.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Victoria Rodriguez of San Angelo;
eight sons, Moses Rodriguez, Eramso Rodriguez, Marcos Rodriguez,
Antonio Rodriguez, Jesus Rodriguez, George Rodriguez, Victor Rodriguez
and Eddie Rodriguez, all of San Angelo; and one daughter, Esmeralda
Rodriguez-DeLaRosa of San Angelo. Also surviving Mr. Rodriguez are 18
grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to VistaCare
Hospice of San Angelo and Dr. Don W. Hughes.
He terminado la batalla en este mundo, estoy en el reino celestial.
Gutierrez Funeral Chapels/North
PHILIP F. MARKLEY JR.
Philip F. Markley, Jr., 82, of San Angelo passed away Wednesday Jan.
23, 2002, at his residence.
Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, in Robert Massie
Funeral Home Chapel. Sister Bridgett with Hospice of San Angelo will
be officiating. Cremation will follow the service.
Philip was born Feb. 4, 1919, in South Vienna near Circleville in
Clark County, Ohio, to Philip and Mae Markley. He was a Catholic.
Philip was retired from the Air Force at Kelly Field in San Antonio,
Texas.
Philip was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters of Ohio.
Survivors include his wife, Connie L. Markley of San Angelo; two
daughters, Lynn Dubbs and husband, Paul, of Amarillo and Cony Markley
Ward of Ohio; two sons, Philip Finley III and Steven Judson Markley;
two sisters-in-law, Delcia (Jo) Helmers and husband, Harry, of San
Angelo and Lovella Holleman of Stroud, Okla.; one brother-in-law, Wade
Brewer of Odessa; and numerous nieces and nephews.
We want to thank all of our family, friends and neighbors for their
kind support and prayers. We would also like to thank Sister Bridgett
for her thoughts and prayers, also Pastor Roger (Bobby) of Calvary
Baptist on Armstrong for his visit and prayers. Last but not least, I
would like to thank Hospice of San Angelo for all their kindness, care
and blessings they showed for Philip and myself.
Robert Massie Funeral Home
THERESA LEOLA HURN
SAN ANTONIO Leola Hurn, formerly of San Angelo, passed away peacefully
at 9:20 in the evening on Jan. 25, in San Antonio at the age of 96.
Leola will be buried beside her husband in Fairmount Cemetery in San
Angelo at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1. Her children ask that family and
friends celebrate her life by remembering the love and times they
shared.
Theresa Leola Ridling was born to William Pinkly and Tennessee Della
Baze Ridling in Montague, Texas, on Sept. 3, 1905. She graduated from
Dalhart High School in 1923 and afterwards attended Mary Hardin Baylor
College. In 1926, she married Herbert Simon Wesley Hurn of Dalhart,
Texas, and lived most of their marriage years in San Angelo until
Herberts death in 1945. In 1947, Leola became a teacher in Rankin,
Texas, and in the summers attended San Angelo College, Sul Ross State
Teachers College and the University of Texas. She received her
bachelor of arts from Sul Ross in 1951 and her master of arts in 1961
from Texas.
Leolas children are Mary Katherine Cox, 72, of Grove, Okla., William
Thomas Hurn, 68, of Divide, Colo., and Herbert Hurn, 64, of San
Antonio. A brother, Bill Riddling, 79, lives in Seattle, Wash. A
sister, Kay Turn of Latexo, Texas, died in 1996 at the age of 81.
Leola leaves two nieces, one nephew, eight grandchildren, and nine
great-grandchildren. All will remember Leola as a loved role model and
the family matriarch.
In lieu of flowers, please make contributions for purchasing library
books at Gossett Elementary School of Rankin. The address is 511 12th
Avenue, Rankin, TX 79778, or phone Tena Gray, principal, at (915)
693-2455 or Carol Pierel, superintendent, at (915) 693-2451.
NOVIS MARIE (DAVIS) FAIRCHILD
Novis Marie (Davis) Fairchild, 78, of San Angelo passed away Friday,
Jan. 25, 2002, at her residence.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002, at the
Bethel Baptist Church with Dr. I.W. Greer officiating. Burial will
follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.
Novis Marie was born July 12, 1923, in Maysville, Okla., to Charlie
and Maggi Davis. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Novis
Marie worked for Talk of Texas for nine years.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert E.
Fairchild; daughter, Sarah Fairchild; and brother, Lenard Davis.
Survivors are daughter, Sandra Hartlaub, two sons, Robert Lee
Fairchild and Russell Lynn Fairchild, all of San Angelo; seven
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and her Sugar-booger.
Pallbearers will be Robert Fairchild Jr., Rodney Louis Fairchild, Joey
De La Rosa, Ruben Camarillo, Wayne Vines and Ed Pruitt.
The family would like to give Special Thanks to Dr. Hunt, Nurse Tanya
Bains, VistaCare Family Hospice and Dollie Culver.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may go to Bethel Baptist Church.
Robert Massie Funeral Home
JESSIE BELLE HALFMANN
BALLINGER Jessie Belle Halfman, 101, died at 9:35 a.m. Sunday, Jan.
27, 2002, in Ballinger.
Jessie was born Nov. 3, 1900, to Levi Jim Howard and Martha Jane Sharp
in San Saba County, Texas. She married Lewis Halfmann in 1942 in
Ballinger. He preceded her in death in 1963.
Survivors include sons, Eugene Halfmann and Lawrence Halfmann, both of
San Angelo, Billy Lowe of Ballinger and Donald Clubb of El Paso;
daughters, Linda Bailey of Ballinger and Annie Pearl Cook of Pecos;
grandchildren, Jon J. Bailey, Patrick Halfmann, Jennifer Decuir,
Jaylee Moore, Charles Halfmann, Billy Don Lowe, Ronnie Lowe, Evelyn
Gilbert, Bill Cook, Cindy Scott and Louis Halfmann; and numerous
great-grandchildren.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, in Evergreen
Cemetery with the Rev. Felipe Villarreal Jr. officiating.
Rains-Seale Funeral Home