|
Obituaries
Retha Hill
Harris, 73
5/8/2008
 Retha
Hill Harris, of Coleman, died Thursday, May 8, 2008 at
Coleman County Medical Center.
Funeral services will be
1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 10, 2008 at Stevens Funeral Home
Chapel with Sam Wilson officiating. Burial will be in the
Coleman City Cemetery, under the direction of Stevens
Funeral Home.
Retha Hill Harris was born March 12, 1935 in Grosvenor, the
daughter of the late Tom and Adele Edington Hill. She grew
up in Grosvenor and attended school in Grosvenor and Bangs.
She married Leonard Harris on July 31, 1954 in Coleman. She
worked at Style Tone in Brownwood and Maidie’s Shoe
Manufacturing Company in San Angelo. She lived in San Angelo
for 22 years, before moving to Coleman in 1988. She attended
the Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, Leonard Harris of Coleman;
one daughter Marcia Harris Sparks of San Angelo; one son,
Stanley Harris of Coleman; one granddaughter, Kaleigh Sparks
of Lewisville; one sister, Jean Fitzgerald of Grosvenor and
several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in
death by her parents and one brother, Kenneth Hill.
The family would like to
thank the staff of Holiday Hill for all the care they gave
Mrs. Harris.
Please sign
the online guestbook at:
www.livingmemorials.com
Debbie Walthall
Gates
5/05/2008
 Deborah Lynn Walthall Gates of Merkel passed away at 1:42
a.m. on Sunday, May 4, 2008 in Abilene Regional Medical
Center. Debbie has fought a heroic battle with ovarian
cancer since August of 2005.
Services will be held on
Thursday, May 8, 2008 at First United Methodist Church in
Merkel at 10:00 a.m. under the direction of Elmwood Funeral
Home of Abilene with Greg Kennedy officiating.
Lunch and family visitation
will be held at the First Baptist Church of Merkel in the
Fellowship Hall. The family asks that friends attend the
lunch so that we can have a time of fellowship and
celebration of life with prayer warriors, relatives, and
friends. Graveside services will be held Thursday
afternoon at 3:30 p.m. at White Chapel Cemetery in Coleman
County.
Debbie was born February 4, 1954 in Richland,
Washington, the firstborn child of John and Nell Allen
Walthall. When Debbie was 10 months old the family moved
back to White Chapel in Coleman County. She began elementary
school at the old Centennial School and attended and
graduated in 1972 from Talpa
Centennial High School. She married Edward Gates of Talpa,
TX on February 12, 1977 in Coleman. She attended college at
Angelo State University and TSTC Abilene and graduated with
a degree in graphic design. Debbie was an avid gardener,
wonderful photographer, and the best mother, wife,
grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend anyone could
ask for. She took care of her home, family, and friends
until her last days. Debbie was a member of Merkel First
United Methodist Church.
Debbie is survived by her parents, John and Nell Walthall of
Coleman; her husband, Edward Gates of Merkel; her children,
daughter, Terra Celeste and husband Jason Corrigan of Merkel
and grandson Joshua Michael Corrigan; son, Jacy Sol-Walthall
Gates and fiancé Tracy Murphy of Abilene and grandchildren
Sunny and Joel; son, Justin Parker Gates of Abilene; and
daughter, Serena Raine Gates of Merkel; sisters, Denise and
husband Jerry McDonald of San Angelo, Diana and husband Les
Dobbins Jr. of Coleman; nieces and nephews : Logan McDonald,
Lindsey McDonald, Aaron Dobbins, Adam Dobbins, Jennifer
Gates, Tamara Gates, Leslie Gates, Ben Gates, Alexandra
Gates, and many other friends and family.
Pallbearers are Sisters in Spirit: Donna
Jackson, Denna O’Connor, Fredell Sansom, Karen Aldridge,
Brenda Saling, Wandrae Leszcynski, Susan Springer, Debra
Mashburn, Renee Coulson, Cathy Aldridge, Ruth Knightstep,
and special friends Stacy Cullins, Patti Gibson, and
Katheryn James.
The family request memorials be made to the donor’s favorite
charity.
Brenda Crowder,
56
5/5/2008
 Brenda Kay Crowder, of Coleman, died Saturday, May 3, 2008
at Coleman County Medical Center.
Graveside funeral service
will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 6 at Coleman City
Cemetery Pavilion. Services are under the direction of
Stevens Funeral Home.
She was born Brenda Kay Brooks on June 17, 1951 in Coleman,
a daughter of Raymond Brooks, Sr. and Lennie G. Wilson
Brooks. She grew up in Coleman where she attended school. On
June 21, 1965 she married Freddie Crowder in Coleman. She
was a life-long resident of Coleman, a homemaker, and a
member of the Assembly of God Church. She attended Wings As
Eagles Church.
She is survived by her husband, Freddie Crowder of Coleman;
six children, Rodney Glenn Crowder and wife Fayenell of
Roswell, NM, Joe Bob Crowder and wife Sharena of Coleman,
Sharon Luann Crowder of Coleman, Taleesa Kay Dean and
husband Joshua of Coleman, David Paul Crowder and wife
Brandy of Coleman, Rebecca Lynette Crowder of Brownfield; 18
grandchildren, 2 step-grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren;
five brothers, Teddy Brooks of Junction, Tommy Brooks,
Robbie Brooks and Roy Brooks all of Coleman, Jimmy Brooks of
Bangs.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Raymond
Brooks, Jr. and Bill Brooks and sister Hallie Mae Gentry.
Please sign
our on-line guestbook at
www.livingmemorials.com
Linda Fulkerson,
83
5/1/2008
Linda Fulkerson, of Kingwood, died Thursday, April 24, 2008
in a Kingwood hospital.
Graveside funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m.
Friday, May 2 at the Coleman Cemetery Pavilion. Services are
under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Linda Fulkerson was born September 13, 1924 in Robstown,
Texas, a daughter of David Lee McDonald and Mattie Jane
Younts McDonald. She grew up in Pettis and Coleman where she
attended school. On November 19, 1942 she married Jack
Fulkerson in Corpus Christi and he preceded her in death on
May 9, 1990. She lived in Corpus Christi for many years and
had lived in Kingwood for the past 10 years. She was a
self-employed beauty operator and a member of the Assembly
of God Church.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Dean and
Sandra Fulkerson of Houston; two sisters, Peggy Stone of
Graham and Ferrel Dean Bennett of Arlington; two brothers,
Buford Ray McDonald of Midland and David Lee McDonald of
Odessa; three grandchildren, J. Dean Fulkerson III of
Cleveland, Texas, De'Anna Fulkerson of Clear Lake, Dawn
Guevara of Houston; four great-grandchildren, Christian
Fulkerson, Carson Fulkerson, Steele Guevara, Sky Guevara.
Please sign our on-line guestbook at
www.livingmemorials.com.
Elizabeth Ann
Green, 70
4/27/2008
Ann Green, of Talpa passed away Saturday, April 26, 2008 at
Coleman County Medical Center.
Ann was born Dec. 13, 1937 in Coleman, Texas to Ralph and
Lucille Edens. She married Darrell Green on October 14,
1955. Mr. Green preceded her in death in 2003. Prior to
moving to Talpa in 1983, Ann lived in Christoval, Texas
where she taught private music lessons and played piano for
the First Baptist Church. She was a member of the Seventh
Street Baptist Church in Ballinger. Over the years, Ann
played piano for several churches in Ballinger. She loved
Southern Gospel music and Broadway Musicals.
She is survived by her children, Darren Green and wife Lori
of West Virginia, Kyle Green and wife Rose of San Angelo,
Lisa Dunn and husband Donnie of Bowie, Texas, and Amy
Sensabaugh and husband Eric of Ballinger. One sister
survives, Jean Candler and husband Jerry of Arlington, and
one sister in law, Oma Lee Kennedy of Andrews. Mrs. Green is
also survived by 12 grandchildren and was preceeded in death
by one son, Nicky Darrell Green and one daughter in law,
Marie Green.
The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Monday,
April 28, 2008 at the funeral home.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday in
the Reese Memorial Chapel at Heritage Family Funeral Home
with David Williams officiating. Burial will follow in the
Talpa Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Heritage Family
Funeral Home in Ballinger.
www.heritagefamilyfuneralhome.com.
Patrick "Pat"
Edward Jacobi, 81
4/26/2008
FORT WORTH --Patrick "Pat" Edward Jacobi, 81, died
peacefully Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at his home.
Funeral Mass of Christian Burial
was held at 11 a.m. Friday at
St. Andrew Catholic Church. The Rev. Carl Szura was the
celebrant.
Interment: private.
Rosary: was 7 p.m.
Thursday at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home.
Memorials: In lieu of
flowers, memorials may be given to Nolan Catholic High
School, the social ministries of St. Andrew Catholic Church
or a charity of choice.
Pat was born Nov. 29, 1926,
in San Antonio, son of the late Erhard Edward Jacobi and
Marie Olga Henk Jacobi. He grew up in a small German
neighborhood in San Antonio, in a home built by his father,
near many of his relatives. Pat attended St. Gerard Catholic
School. Upon high school graduation in 1944, Pat joined the
U.S. Navy and served onboard the USS Nashville and the USS
South Dakota. After completing his military service, Pat
returned to San Antonio and began a long career in X-ray
equipment sales and service, working for General Electric
and Litton Industries and then as an independent contractor.
Pat met Peggy Stoup in San Antonio, and they were married
June 9, 1951, at Little Flower Shrine Catholic Church by
Pat's uncle, Father Joseph Jacobi. Pat and Peggy moved to
Fort Worth in 1952 and raised a family of five children.
Pat was an avid fresh and saltwater fisherman. He enjoyed
barbecuing for his family, gardening, bird watching,
woodworking, watching sports and meeting his friends for
lunch at the Paris Coffee Shop. Pat was a founding member of
St. Andrew Catholic Parish and a lifelong member of the Sons
of Hermann. Pat will be remembered for his commitment to his
faith, his family and high moral standards.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his
sister, Josephine, and her husband, Thomas Devine, of Corpus
Christi.
Survivors: His wife of 56 years, Peggy Stoup Jacobi;
brother, Bennie and his wife, Nicki, of San Antonio;
children, Cathy and her husband, Michael B. Campbell, of
Jacksonville, Fla., Joe and his wife, Ellen, of Grand
Prairie, Dr. John Jacobi and his wife, Martha, of Fort
Worth, Mary Jane of Dallas and Jo Ann and her husband, Brett
Tayman, of Davidsonville, Md.; grandchildren, Tegan Lee
Campbell Prosser and Brian, Kevin, Elizabeth and Laura
Jacobi; great-grandchild, Gabriella; and many nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Billie P. Bible,
83
4/25/2008
Billie P. Bible, of Santa Anna, Texas passed away Wednesday,
April 23, 2008 at 4:06 PM at the Coleman Healthcare Center.
Services will be graveside Friday at 10:30 AM at the
Whon Cemetery with Rev. Bruce
Hess officiating under the direction of Henderson Funeral
Home of Santa Anna.
Billie was born April 19, 1925 in Rockwood, Texas to the
late Roy and Nettie Walters Bible. He was raised in Coleman
County and attended the Santa Anna schools. He served his
country during World War II in the Naval forces. Billie was
a resident of Santa Anna and member of the First Baptist
Church of Santa Anna and retired from the oilfield where he
was a labor foreman.
SURVIVORS
Sister – Neva Bird of Odessa, Texas
Half Sister – Mary Bible of Brownwood, Texas
Half Brother – E J Bible of San Angelo, Texas
Numerous Nieces and Nephews
Billie was preceded in death by 5 Sisters and 3 Brothers.
Charles Bynum, 74
4/25/2008
Charles Bynum of Santa Anna, died Wednesday, April 23, 2008
at Cross Country Health Care Center in Brownwood. The body
will be cremated and a memorial service held at a later
date. Arrangements were made by Stevens Funeral Home,
Coleman.
Charles Bynum was born August 24, 1934 in Mason, Texas, the
son of William Henderson Bynum and Willie Harper Bynum. He
grew up in Mason, Talpa, Coleman and Santa Anna. In June
2001 he married Lela Moore Isbell in Coleman and she
preceded him in death on October 19, 2006. He was a retired
auto mechanic and laborer.
Survivors include one son, Charles D. Bynum of Lamesa; two
step-daughters, Kathy Hammonds of Brownwood and Linda Tanner
of Palm Beach, Florida; several cousins.
Please sign
our on-line guestbook at
www.livingmemorials.com
Jean Rowe Ivey,
77
4/23/2008
Jean Rowe Ivey passed away April 23, 2008 at her residence
in Mineral Wells. She was born February 8, 1931 in Santa
Ana, Texas the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Seybold Rowe. She
had lived in Mineral Wells for the past 11 years and in
Cuthbert, Georgia prior to that. She was a Baptist. She
married Ellis Ivey January 16, 1959 in Corpus Christi. She
is survived by her husband: Ellis Ivey of Mineral Wells,
sons: Ellis (Trey) Ivey III of Greenville, South Carolina,
Jon David Watkins of Kansas City, and brother: Vernon Rowe
of Coleman. She was preceded in death by her parents and
daughter: Barbara Jill Mills.
Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Funeral Home
Jeannie McLees
Howard, 94
4/23/2008
Jeannie
McLees Howard died Monday, April 21, 2008, at her residence
in Waco. Words cannot express our sense of loss for one who
has loved us so well and for so long. A memorial
service for family members will be conducted at a later
date.
Jeannie was the first-born and only daughter
of Mary Jane (McLees) and Sam Deb Stennis. She was born
August 17, 1913 in Carlsbad, New Mexico, but the family
moved to Dallas, where Jeannie grew up. She graduated from
Highland Park High School in 1930, where she was the running
center for the girls’ basketball team. She graduated with a
business degree from College of Industrial Arts (now Texas
Women’s University) in Denton in 1934. She worked for the
college and for Cabot
Industries in Pampa for
several years before marrying Dr. H.E. Howard in 1939.
After his residency in oral surgery at Scott & White Dental
Clinic in Temple, they eventually settled in Coleman in the
mid-1940s, where she raised their children, managed the
office, and assisted in the dental practice. After he
retired from dentistry in 1976, they moved to Cedar Creek
Lake near Trinidad, where she lived until 1995.
Jeannie devoted herself to her husband, children, and
grandchildren. She was a life-long Presbyterian, always
active until her declining years and ever faithful. She was
a current member of First Presbyterian Church of Waco.
Jeannie made life-long friendships wherever she lived, and
her life is filled with memories of happy gatherings of
family and friends. Always the optimist and seeing the best
in everyone, she never spoke a harsh or biased word and
never criticized another person. She set an example of
genteel conduct for her family. She is loved by all who knew
her and will be missed by those who survive her.
Jeannie was preceded in death
by her husband in 1994; by her parents; by her four younger
brothers, Samuel, Hampton, Hugh and David Stennis; and by
her granddaughter, Andrea Johnson. She is survived by her
daughters, Mary Nan Johnson of Winter Springs, Florida; and
Janet and husband, Rolland Bek, of Waco; by her sons, Dan
and Joe Howard of Waco; by her grandchildren, David Johnson
and wife, Lucy; Dawn and husband, Victor Robert; Delaine and
husband, Greg Ulmer; Brennan Bek and wife, Judy; Dee Ann
Howard; and Henry Howard; by her sister-in-law, Elsie
Stennis; by four great- grandchildren, and by many other
relatives.
The family would like to
thank Dr. Joseph Martin of Scott & White Clinic in Waco for
his excellent care of Mother and for Visiting Angel, Kathy
Butler, who attended to Mother’s needs at home.
Arrangements are under the
direction of Wilkirson Hatch Bailey Funeral Home of Waco.
The family invites you to
leave a message or a memory in our “Memorial Guestbook” at
www.wilkirsonhatchbailey.com.
THOMAS ALVIS
GRIFFIN
NOVEMBER 4, 1909 – APRIL 18, 2008
 Funeral
services for Thomas Alvis Griffin, 98, of Bangs, will be
held at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, April 20, 2008 at the Bangs First
United Methodist Church with
the Reverend Wayne Lewis officiating. Interment will follow
at the Santa Anna Cemetery, Santa Anna, Texas under the
direction of Henderson Funeral Home.
The family will receive
friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, at the Henderson Funeral
Home of Santa Anna. Mr.
Griffin died Friday, April 18, 2008 at his residence in
Bangs.
Alvis was born on November 4, 1909 in Watts Creek, Coleman
County to the late Henry Leslie Griffin and Zimmer Franklin
McDonald Griffin. He married Nettie Lolete Williamson on
June 11, 1933 in Santa Anna and they celebrated 69 years of
marriage. Nettie preceded him in death in 2002. Alvis was
raised in Coleman County where he attended the Watts Creek
Schools.
During WWII Alvis worked for Consolidated Aircraft (now
Lockheed), installing floors in the B-24 bomber aircraft.
Later, he returned to Coleman and worked as an oil man for
the Lone Star Gas Company for 26 years. During this period
the family moved to Bangs in 1953. He served on the Bangs
City Council, the Bangs Volunteer Fire Department and the
Bangs Housing Authority. He was an active member of the
First Methodist Church in Bangs.
Survivors include three daughters, Jean & husband David
Williams, Sharon & husband Jim Niell and Kay & husband
Weldon Wilson all of Brownwood, Texas; seven grandchildren;
nine great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Leslie Griffin; two
sisters, Marie Griffin Nelson and Reba Griffin Broyles.
Pallbearers are grandsons, David Williams III, Van Wilson,
Jason Sparks, Steven Wilson, Kabe Woods, friend Gene Thomas;
great grandsons, Destin Williams, Hayden Williams. An
honorary pallbearer is grandson Jeffery Niell.
Gerald “Jerry”
Dean Dickinson
4/18/2008
Belton---
Memorial services for Gerald “Jerry” Dean Dickinson,
73, of Valera will be held 11:00 AM Saturday April 19, 2008
at Eastwood Baptist Church in Gatesville
with Rev. Charles Grossman and Rev. Jack Vick officiating.
Mr. Dickinson passed away Thursday, April 17, 2008, in a
Temple hospital.
Jerry was born May 25, 1934 in Leaday, the son of Ernest and
Addie Mae (Stewart) Dickinson. He married Shirley Patterson
on September 1, 1956 in Great Falls, Montana. Mr. Dickinson
owned many businesses in central Texas. He was a former
member of the Salado School Board and the Water Board. Jerry
proudly served in the United States Air Force during the
Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Dickinson of Valera; one
son, Jason Dickinson of Harker Heights; three brothers,
Johnny Dale Dickinson of Valera, Richard Grossman of
Montgomery, Rev. Charles Grossman of Gatesville; two
sisters, Jackie Vick of Georgetown, Barbara Weatherby of
Lancaster.
Dossman Funeral Home of Belton is in charge of all
arrangements. The funeral home phone number is 254-933-2525.
Ernestine England Gregory Geyser, 80
RICHLAND HILLS -
Ernestine Gregory Geyser of Richland Hills, Texas passed
away Tuesday, November 14, 2006 in Richland Hills.
Graveside services were held at 1:00pm Friday, Nov. 17,
2006, at the Santa Anna Cemetery Pavilion with Rev. Bruce
Hess officiating with local arrangements under the direction
of Henderson Funeral Home of Santa Anna.
Ernestine was born January 26, 1926 in Santa Anna, Texas to
the late Ernest W. and Virgie England. She was raised in
Santa Anna where she graduated from Santa Anna High School.
Ernestine was a member of the Baptist Church and a retired
office manager for Pancho’s Mexican Buffet.
SURVIVORS: Daughters: -Linda & husband Ron Caram; Dr. Sandra
Reid; 3 Step Sons - Bill, Phil & Jim Geyser; Granddaughters
from Linda - Rachel Hart, Meredith Caram & Allison Caram; 3
Great Grandchildren. Grandchildren from Sandra: Kelly Harper
and Clayton Reid. Great-grandchildren Madison McCall and
Hannah Harper. Children of Bill Geyser - Tiffany and Kristen
Geyser. Jim Geyser and child Megan.
Wanda Mason
Bates, 58
4/14/2008
Wanda P. Mason Bates entered into the presence of her
Creator on Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 9:50 a.m. at Hendrick
Medical Center Hospice Unit in Abilene. Wanda was born
September 13, 1949 Wanda Jean Cummings Mason and the late
Thomas Mason. She graduated from Coleman High School in May,
1968. On June 8, 1969, she married Johnny Bates in Santa
Anna.
Graveside services will be
10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at Midway Cemetery with
John Pricer officiating.
Family visitation will be
from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday April 15, 2008 at
Stevens Funeral Home. Stevens Funeral Home is in charge of
the arrangements.
Wanda is survived by her husband, Johnny Bates of Abilene,
her son, David Bates and his wife, Tefany, of Abilene; her
daughter, Tammy Gutierrez of Abilene; her mother, Wanda Jean
Mason of Coleman; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Jim and
Janice Mason of Long Grove, Oklahoma, Joe and Sarah Mason of
Coleman; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Toni and Delbert
Strength of Talpa, Linda Mason of Coleman; brothers-in-law
and sisters-in-law, Alton and Rosa Lou Bates of Andrews,
Ronald and Betty Bates of Waco, Carolyn and John Pricer of
Crawford; four grandchildren, Sonny Bates and Erin Bates,
Cory Gutierrez and Angel Gutierrez, all of Abilene and
several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father.
In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials be sent to
Hendrick Hospice, 1901 Pine Street, Abilene, Texas 79601.
Please sign
the online guestbook at:
www.livingmemorials.com
Wanda Floyd, age
78,
4/13/2008
 Wanda
Floyd of Coleman, died Sunday, April 13, 2008 at Coleman
County Medical Center.
Funeral service will be
held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 16 in Stevens Funeral Home
Chapel with Joe Hailey
officiating. Burial will follow in the Coleman City Cemetery
under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Family visitation will be
held on Tuesday from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Stevens
Funeral Home.
She was born Wanda Rush on July 12, 1929 in Brown County,
Texas, a daughter of Clarence Rush and Velma Montgomery Rush
Hooper. She grew up in Coleman and graduated from Coleman
High School in 1947. On November 25, 1948 she married Pete
Floyd in Coleman and he preceded her in death on January 13,
2008. She was a housewife and a member of the Elm Street
Church of Christ.
Survivors include one daughter, Linda Christian of Coleman;
one son, Tommy Floyd of Coleman; two sisters, Mildred Stroud
of Corpus Christi and Jerry Williams of Mt. Vernon,
Washington' brother, Oran Dale Rush of Coleman; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren;
several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by one grandson, Raymond Bordelon.
Memorials may be made to the Elm Street Church of Christ, P.
O. Box 998, Coleman, Texas 76834.
Please sign
the online guestbook at
www.livingmemorials.com
Rickey Odom
Salyer, age 60
4/13/2008
Rickey Odom Salyer of Coleman, died Thursday, April 10, 2008
at her residence.
Graveside funeral service
will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 15 in Fairview
Cemetery. Services are under
the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Family visitation will be
held Monday from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Stevens
Funeral Home.
She was born Rickey Lynn Odom on December 26, 1947 in Santa
Anna, Texas, a daughter of Carl Edward (Ed) and Betty Jo
Williams Odom. She grew up in Coleman where she attended
school. She graduated from Barber School and was a barber
for many years in Brownwood and for a short while in
Coleman. She lived in Peoria, Illinois for four years and
then moved to Brownwood where she lived for 30 years. She
moved to Coleman 10 years ago. She was a member of St.
John's Episcopal Church in Brownwood.
Survivors include one daughter, Tami Salyer Olsen and
husband Shane of Coleman; one son, Clift "Eric" Salyer and
partner Drew Grudowski of Columbus, Ohio; two grandchildren,
Adrienne and Brendan; great-grandson, Cadien; one brother,
Eddie Odom and wife Phyllis of Llano; niece, Reacheal Odom
Bauman of Llano.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Please sign
the online guestbook at
www.livingmemorials.com
Tommy J. Reagor,
age 65
4/13/2008
Tommy
J. Reagor of Bangs, Texas passed away Saturday, April 12,
2008 at 5:40 PM at the Cross Country Health Center in
Brownwood, Texas.
Services were graveside
Sunday at 2:30pm at the Trickham Cemetery with Nathan Reagor
officiating with interment at the Trickham Cemetery
under the direction of Henderson Funeral Home of Santa Anna.
Tommy was born May 10, 1942
to the late J. B. and Sybil Lawana Cole Reagor in Santa
Anna. He was raised in Brown County graduating from Bangs
High School. He continued his education graduating from
Abilene Barber School. Tommy J was a member of the
Nondenominational Church and a Barber. Tommy J.
retired in 2003.
SURVIVORS:
Son – Nathan & wife Geretta Reagor of Brownwood, Texas; Step
Daughter – Kathy Ellis of Brownwood, Texas; Step Son –
Jessie Ellis of Brownwood, Texas; 4 Sisters: Lawana Weathers
of Brownwood, Texas; Lurlene Ratliff of Bangs, Texas; Nona
Horner of Grosvenor, Texas; Deedie Farmer of Coleman,Texas;
3 Grandsons – Tommy, Andy & Matt Reagor of Brownwood, Texas.
Ann Ray, 65
4/12/2008
 Ann
Ray of Santa Anna, died Saturday, April 12, 2008 at her
residence.
Funeral services will be
2:00 p.m. Monday, April 14, 2008 at Stevens Funeral Home
Chapel with Brother Gerald
Burns officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview
Cemetery in Brown County, under the direction of Stevens
Funeral Home.
Family visitation will be
from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday, April 13, 2008 at the
funeral home.
She was born Geneva Ann Wilson on January 9, 1943 in
Coleman, the daughter of Willie Mae Gaines Wilson and the
late Walter Woodrow Wilson. She grew up near Blackwell
Crossing and graduated from Bangs High School. She married
Donald Ray in 1962, before graduating from North Texas
State. She coached Volley Ball and taught in Austin, until
her retirement.
She is survived by her mother, Willie Mae Wilson of Santa
Anna; one sister and brother-in-law, Rita and Clint Day of
Santa Anna; one brother and sister-in-law, Bo and Sandra
Wilson of Coleman; two sons, Doug Ray and wife, Carol, of
Austin, Derek Ray and finance’, Stephanie Haak of Santa
Anna; four grandchildren, Dalton Ray, Dylan Ray, Devan Ray,
Dayla Ray; several nieces and nephews and long-time
companion and friend, Deral Edwards.
She was preceded in death by her father, Walter Woodrow
Wilson in 1997.
Pallbearers will be Jordan Carter, Dayne Edwards, Deron
Edwards, Dalton Ray, Allen Urban and Leslie Wilson.
Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society.
Please sign
the online guestbook at
www.livingmemorials.com
Curtis Ewing
Martin, 86
4/10/2008
Curtis Ewing Martin, 86, passed from this life on April 8,
2008.
Services will be held at Southern Hills Church of
Christ at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 11, 2008.
Graveside services and burial will follow at 3:00
p.m. at Brown Ranch Cemetery, south of Coleman.
Family visitation will be at Elliott-Hamil Funeral
Home on Hwy. 277 on Thursday, April 10, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Born April 14, 1921 in Fisk, Texas, Curtis was the son of
Wallace and Mattie Martin. As one of nine children, he
learned the value of hard work, humor, faith and love of
family. After graduating from Mozelle High School, he and
Reba Terry married on December 22, 1940. Curtis served
in the Army in Saipan at the end of World War II. He ran a
dairy farm in Fisk until 1957, then moved to Sweetwater as a
cattle inspector for the Texas Animal Health Commission. In
1961, he and his family moved to Abilene and since 1975 he
has worked as a farm and ranch realtor for Miliron, Senter,
and Country Place Real
Estate Company. Curtis had continued to sell real estate
part time and had just passed his real estate renewal test
when he became ill. He served as a deacon of 16th and Vine
Church of Christ for many
years, taught middle school boys’ class, and was an active
member and shepherding leader at Southern Hills Church of
Christ. During the fifty-four years they were married, he
and Reba enjoyed their two children, daughter- and
son-in-law, and their four grandchildren. After Reba’s
death, he married Janice Wise on September 9, 1995 and
gained a second family. Over the past twelve years, he and
Janice have enjoyed traveling, helping others, working,
gardening, raising miniature donkeys, watching grandchildren
grow up and marry and welcoming five great-grandchildren
into their lives.
Curtis was known for his gift of finding humor in everyday
life, his common sense, practical problem-solving and
counseling skills, thankful spirit, positive attitude,
strong faith, and love of family and friends. He believed
life was a gift to be enjoyed and embraced every day.
Besides spending time with family and friends, he loved
working in his barn and the outdoors, using his hands to
build things, oversee his garden, his yard, nourishing
things to grow, watching his animals play, horse trading,
and keeping things in order. Curtis had the heart of a
farmer.
Curtis is preceded in death by his parents, W.E. and Mattie
Martin, siblings, Stella Moore, Fred Martin, J.M. Martin,
Leland Martin, and first wife, Reba Terry Martin, father and
mother-in-law, Raymond and Elsie Terry.
Survivors include his wife, Janice Martin of Wylie;
children, Mike and Anne Martin of Trent, Pamela and Russ
Crites of Irving; grandchildren, Jana and Jeff Scott of
Frisco, Marsie and Kris Clark of Trent, Derek and Lindsay
Crites of Carrollton, and Terri Crites of Irving;
great-grandchildren, Madison, Macy, and Morgan Clark, and
Jackson Scott; step-children, Darla and Gary McLeod of
Abilene, Dana and Teryl Rideout of Baird;
step-grandchildren, Danyelle and Heath Hemphill of Coleman,
Trevor McLeod of Abilene, Colby Rideout of Lubbock, Victoria
McLeod, and Colton Turner of Abilene; step-great-
grandchild, Sidney Turner.
Also surviving are brothers, Herbert Martin of Brownwood,
B.J. Martin of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Roneal Martin of
Florida; sister, Winnie Pearl Nelson of Brownwood; sister
and brother-in-law, Marabeth
and J.B. Cox of Trent; many loved nephews, nieces, cousins,
and friends. Curtis, or known as DadDad to his
grandchildren and great-grandchildren, was a loving husband,
brother, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather to both
his first and second families. He leaves a legacy of love,
faith and humor to his family and friends. In lieu of
flowers, memorials may be made to Brown Ranch Cemetery
Association, c/o Lana Dalton, 4619 CR 300, Gouldbusk, Texas
76845.
Brayden Ainslee
DelaRosa, 6
4/7/2008
 Brayden
"Ainslee" Dela Rosa passed away Sunday, April 6th at Scott
and White Hospital in Temple, Texas after a long hard battle
with brain cancer. She was 6 years old.
Services will be held
Thursday, April 10th at 2:00pm at Killeen Memorial Funeral
Home in Killeen.
Visitation will be
Wednesday evening at the funeral home.
She is survived by her loving parents Rory
Dela Rosa and Connie Bryant and best friend and brother
Zavier Dela Rosa of Killeen, Texas. Grandparents are Jerry
and Dicy Bryant of San Saba, Texas; Holli Boyle of Coleman,
and Steve Dela Rosa of Coleman. Great grandparents are Sarah
Boyle and Pauline Dela Rosa of Coleman, Texas; and Murry and
Ann Wharton of Gainesville, Texas. Loving aunts, uncles and
cousins are Travis, Kara, Brendon, Tristan,Victoria, and
Ashton Thompson of Copperas Cove, Texas; Willie, Shara,
Jacob and Braylon Stewart of San Antonio Texas; and Douglas
and Kendal Bryant of Springdale, Arkansas.
Pallbearers are Jerry Dawson, Bruce
Jones, Robert Burns, and Jeffery Burke. Honorary pallbearers
are Travis Thompson, Willie Stewart, Douglas Bryant, and
Chris Fisher. Rory and Connie's address is 1701 Wilshire,
Killeen, Texas 76543 and Rory's email is
oilerball@yahoo.com
Don Pritchard,
72
4/4/2008
Don Pritchard, of Santa Anna, Texas passed away Thursday,
April 3, 2008 at 2:45 PM at Hendricks Medical Center in
Abilene, Texas.
Services will be Sunday at 2:00 PM at the First
Christian Church with Rev.
John Stanislaw officiating. Interment will follow at the
Santa Anna Cemetery with services directed by Henderson
Funeral Home of Santa Anna.
The family will receive friends
Saturday from 6:00 - 7:30 P.M. at the funeral home.
Don was born January 27, 1936 in Brownwood Texas to the late
William A. “Bill” and Ruby Vanderford Pritchard. He was
raised in Santa Anna where he graduated from Santa Anna High
School in 1954. On July 23, 1955 he married Martha Ray in
Santa Anna. They have celebrated fifty two years of
marriage. Don was a member of the First Christian Church of
Santa Anna. He was a retired Carpenter continuing to build
furniture.
SURVIVORS
Wife – Martha Pritchard of Santa Anna, Texas
Daughter – Gayla & husband Terry Lishka of Santa Anna, Texas
Son – Mike and wife Mary B. Pritchard of Santa Anna, Texas
Sister – Sue & husband Larry Titsworth of Lake Coleman,
Texas
Brother – Robert & wife Margaret Pritchard of Brownwood,
Texas
8 Grandchildren
8 Great Grandchildren
Don was preceded in death by a sister Gene Turner in 1997
Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church of Santa
Anna or to the 7th floor cancer center of Hendrick Medical
Center Abilene, Texas.
Steven Charles
Jones, 44
4/2/2008
Steven Charles Jones, of Abilene, passed away on March 31,
2008 at Hendrick Medical Center.
Funeral services will be at 11:30am Thursday, April
3, at Ft. Chadbourne Ranch Cemetery in Coke County.
Rev. Patrick Bennett will
officiate, under the direction of Walker Funeral Home of
Coleman.
Steven was born February 15, 1964 in San Angelo, son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Ruby Jones.
Survivors include: his ex-wife - Theresa; three daughters -
Kristen Jones Yopp, Lacey Angela Jones and Trista Jennings,
all of Abilene; sisters and brother-in-law - Lana and
Garland Richards of Ft. Chadbourne, Cheryl Jones and Deborah
Jones, both of Abilene, Sylvia Patterson of Belton; brother
and sister-in-law - Eddie and Mitzi Jones of San Angelo;
three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents
and one brother.
ARTHUR DOOSE, 89
3/30/2008
 Arthur
Doose, Jr. passed away Saturday morning, March 29, 2008 in
Coleman County Medical Center.
Funeral service will be
held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 1 in Stevens Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. Bob Weathers officiating.
Burial will follow in the Gouldbusk Cemetery under the
direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Visitation will be held on
Monday from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Stevens Funeral
Home in Coleman.
He was born in Ballinger on July 17, 1918 to parents Arthur
and Lena Shaffer Doose, who were pioneers of Runnels County.
Arthur was raised in Runnels County and attended school in
Ballinger. He served in the 8th Air Force and 95th Bomb
Group from October 1942 until November 1945, stationed in
England for some of that time. Arthur married Waynie Byler
on November 10, 1949. They moved to Llano where he was
Administration Officer of Llano County ASCS office. Arthur
and Waynie moved to Gouldbusk in 1951. He was a member of
Gouldbusk United Methodist Church where he was Sunday School
Superintendent for many years. He was involved in a number
of projects over the years throughout Coleman County,
serving as 4-H sponsor for several years and Election Judge
of Gouldbusk. He was a long-time supporter of both Mozelle
and Panther Creek schools. Arthur was chosen Outstanding
Rural Citizen of Coleman County in 1974.
Arthur was preceded in death by his parents, his wife,
Waynie in 1992, his two sisters, Dorothy Doose Richardson in
1983 and Katrina Doose Fielder in 1998.
He is survived by two nieces, Sue Fielder Johnson and
husband Larry of Garland, Sharalyn Byler of Bangs; one
nephew, Wendell Byler and wife Erma of Bangs; great-nieces
Julie Garrison and husband Dan of Tucson, Arizona, Amy
Wheeler and husband Jason of Wylie, Cindy Bentley and
husband Michael of Allen, and Shyanne Mayfield of Bangs;
great-nephews, Will Byler and wife Karen, Wagner Byler and
wife Tara all of Ballinger, John Byler and wife Christine,
Wynn Byler and wife Janie of Bangs. He is also survived by
several great-great nieces and nephews and several
great-great-great nieces and nephews and many wonderful
neighbors and friends.
His family wishes to thank all of his wonderful friends for
all the prayers, help, support and food during his brief
illness. Thanks also to Dr. Atwood and the caring staff at
CCMC, and to all of "his girls" and staff at Holiday Hill
Nursing Home.
Memorials may be made to Gouldbusk United Methodist Church,
c/o Terrye Nanny, 6775 FM 1026, Gouldbusk 76835 or the
Gouldbusk Cemetery Association, 7793 FM 1026, Gouldbusk,
Texas 76845.
Please sign our on-line guestbook at
www.livingmemorials.com.
Lucy
Whittington, age 90
11:44 PM 3/27/2008
Lucy Whittington, of Glen Cove, died Thursday, March 27,
2008 at Coleman County Medical Center.
Graveside funeral service
will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 29 at the Glen
Cove Cemetery Pavilion.
Interment will be in the Glen Cove Cemetery under the
direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Lucy Whittington was born February 2, 1918 in Southland
County, Texas, a daughter of George Anderson Jones and
Willie Frances Hickman Jones. She grew up in Coleman County
and attended school at Glen Cove. On June 10, 1953 she
married L. P. "Whitt" Whittington in Coleman and he preceded
her in death on September 10, 2004. She was a homemaker and
a member of Glen Cove Baptist Church since 1935.
Survivors include four children, Nelda Copley of Glen Cove,
Joe Stinson of Glen Cove, Mary Anderson and husband Ray of
Ballinger and James Whittington of Brownwood; four
grandchildren, Keith Copley of Talpa, Robert Copley of
Splendora, Stephanie Moore and husband Doug of Glen Cove,
Joy McDaniel and husband Lee of Ballinger; six
great-grandchildren; one sister, Ruth Loge of Milsap;
several nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her husband, six brothers and
sisters, and a son-in-law, Claud Copley.
Memorials may be made to South Park Development Center, 2605
South Park Drive, Brownwood, Texas 76804.
Family visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until
8:00 p.m. on Friday at Stevens Funeral Home.
Please sign our on-line guestbook at
www.livingmemorials.com.
Jannette Marrs
Humphreys
3/27/2008
Jannette Marrs Humphreys died at her home in Sedona, Arizona
on March 14, 2008. She was born in Coleman, Texas on October
10, 1942 to Merlin and Alma Marrs. She graduated from
Coleman High School in 1961, attended McMurry College in
Abilene and graduated from Methodist College in
Fayetteville, N.C. She taught school in San Francisco,
California for 33 years before retiring in Sedona, Arizona.
She loved to travel and traveled extensively during the
summers.
She is preceded in death by her parents, and three sisters,
twin sister, Annette Marrs, Mary Kennedy, and Gene Awalt.
She is survived by her husband, Francis Kovalcik of Sedona,
Arizona; brothers, Johnny and wife Sue of Marble Falls, Mayo
and wife Mary Sue of Midland, Donald and wife Melba of
Houston, Bob and wife Inez of Memphis, Texas and Jimmy and
wife Barbara of Lubbock. She is also survived by dear friend
and caregiver, Tracy Marshall of Sedona, and several nieces
and nephews.
Jannette cared deeply for two nieces who lived with her when
they were young, Anna and Maggie Kennedy.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m.
Saturday, April 5th at the Coleman City Cemetery
with Rev. Kent Marrs of Georgetown, Texas officiating.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the
charity of your choice.
We appreciate the care Jannette received from M D Anderson,
Dr. Araugo and her staff in the Sarcoma unit.
Services are under the direction of Stevens Funeral
Home, Coleman.
Please sign the online guestbook at
www.livingmemorials.com.
Florence Lorie
Harmes Ray, 87
3/26/2008
Florence Ray, of Coleman died Wednesday, March 26, 2008 in a
Coleman nursing home.
Funeral services will be
2:00 p.m. Friday, March 28, 2008 at Stevens Funeral Home
Chapel with Shawn Lutgen
officiating, assisted by Rev. John Stanislaw.
Family visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 27, 2008 at Stevens Funeral Home.
Burial will
follow in the Coleman City Cemetery, under the direction of
Stevens Funeral Home.
Florence Lorie Harmes Ray was born January 28, 1921 in
Rockdale, Texas, the daughter of Otto Harmes and Oma Dee
Harris Harmes. She grew up and attended school in Coleman
County. On March 11, 1944, she married Leonard B. Ray in
Brady. He preceded her in death on March 25, 1993. She
worked at various restaurants and the House of Color for
many years. She was also a C.N.A. at Leisure Lodge (now
Coleman Healthcare Center) and a long-time member of
Emmanuel Baptist Church and Central Baptist Church.
Survivors include her children, Betty Brock and husband,
Leonard, of Abilene, Jerry Smith and wife, Oslene, of
McGregor, Glenda Ray Perkins and husband, David, of Odessa,
Liz Ray Rush and husband, Dave, of Coleman, Norma Ray Lutgen
and husband, Jerry, of Sachse, Danny Ray and wife, Pat, of
Coleman, Debi Ray of Abilene, Bob Ray and wife Marsha, of
Coleman; her step-mother, Bonnie Quinn of Coleman; her
brother, Jimmy Quinn of Coleman; sister-in-law, Ernestine
Lusk Heathcolt of Paris, Arkansas; 12 grandchildren, 28
great-grandchildren and several great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, her
step-father, Roy H. Quinn; brothers and sisters, Shorty
Harmes, J. T. Harmes, Howard Quinn, Billie Shelton
Reed, Robert Quinn, Emily Fulcher; one granddaughter, Simone
Johnson; one grandson, Landon Moore.
Memorials may be sent to Hospice of the Big Country,
Alzheimer’s Association or the First Baptist Church Family
Life Center Fund.
Please sign the online guestbook at
www.livingmemorials.com.
Nell Bates
Proctor, 90
3/21/2008
Nell Bates Proctor, of Santa Anna died Wednesday, March 19,
2008 at Coleman County Medical Center.
A Memorial Service will be held Sunday, March 23 at
North Side Baptist Church in Santa Anna during the regular
worship service with Rev.
Marvin Hale officiating.
Nell Bates Proctor was born May 19, 1917 in Christoval,
Texas, a daughter of Sam and Effie Jones Bates. She grew up
in Miles and San Angelo and attended school there. She was
married to John Clark "Dub" Proctor in Ballinger, Texas and
he preceded her in death on June 18, 1987. She was a
homemaker and a member of North Side Baptist Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Jo Nell Counts of Fort
Worth; one granddaughter, Melody Counts of Fort Worth; one
sister, Wanda Hodges of San Angelo; several nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death by a son, Sam C. Proctor in June
1963.
Memorials may be made to North Side Baptist Church, P. O.
Box 415, Santa Anna, Texas 76878.
Arrangements were made by Stevens Funeral Home, Coleman,
Texas. Please sign the on-line guestbook at
www.livingmemorials.com.
Ivan Howard
Alvey, 90
3/20/2008
Ivan Howard Alvey, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William
Myrtle May Woodard Alvey, passed away March 19, 2008 in
Coleman.
Family visitation will be held at Walker Funeral Home
from 6:00pm to 7:00pm Friday, March 21.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm Saturday, March 22, at
Walker Funeral Home Chapel
with the Rev. Kermit Sorrells officiating. Masonic services
will also be held at the chapel. Burial will follow Monday,
March 24, during private services at the Coleman City
Cemetery. Memorials can be made to Shriner's hospitals.
He was born May 13, 1917 in Merkel, Texas and had lived in
Coleman since 1987 when he and Juanita Alvey moved back
here. They were married August 5, 1961 in San Antonio. He
had retired from the National Bank of Commerce of San
Antonio with 29 years 4 months of service. He was a
carpenter and cabinet maker, was in the C.C.C. camps and
helped build the Longhorn Caverns. He was a member of the
Community Baptist Church and Coleman Masonic Lodge and
Shriners of Texas.
Survivors include: his daughter - Corrina Marie Herd of
Bradshaw; three grandchildren - Johanthan Sampey Jr. of
Poteet, Heather Leann Sampey of Portales, New Mexico and
Jennifer Dawn Sampey of Madison, Wisconsin; one
step-grandson - Chris Herd of Abilene; eight
great-grandchildren; three step-great
grandchildren; one brother preceded him in death.
Dorothy Nadine
McClellan, 89
3/20/2008
Dorothy Nadine McClellan, of Coleman, passed away on
Tuesday, March 18, 2008.
Services will be at 10:00am Friday, March 21, at
Walker Funeral Home with Rev.
Bill Shoeneman officiating. Burial at the Coleman City
Cemetery.
Nadine was born June 14, 1918 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to James
Henry Johnson and Lena Cox. She married Roy McClellan in
Chandler, Arizona June 14, 1938. They moved to Coleman in
1939. She was a homemaker and member of Central Baptist
Church.
Survivors include:
her daughter - Betty Sue McClellan of Coleman;
daughter-in-law - Sandra McClellan of Abilene;
grand-daughter - Jennifer of Abilene; grandson - Steve of
Killeen; great-grandchildren Tristen and Magen.
Norene Woodin,
80
3/21/2008
Norene Woodin passed away in California September 27, 2007.
The family will receive friends at Walker Funeral
Home from 6:00pm to 7:00pm on March 24, 2008.
Memorial services will be held at 1:00pm on March
25th at Walker Funeral Home
with Rev. Kermit Sorrells officiating. Burial will follow at
the Coleman City Cemetery. The family asks that, in lieu of
flowers, memorials be made to the Trinity Methodist Church,
1609 S. Concho Street, in Coleman - 76834.
She was born April 22, 1927 in Memphis, Michigan. She
married the late Josephy Woodin on April 28, 1948. He
preceded her in death in 2002. She was a resident of Coleman
from 1978 until she moved to California last year to be near
her daughter. She was a member of the Eastern Star Chapter
#360 of Coleman, member of the Methodist Church and
volunteer for Loaves and Fishes. She was a very generous
person of help for others.
Survivors include: two daughters - Dr. Pamela Woodin and
husband Arthur Allen of Burney, California and Sandra K.
Lacy and grandson, Joseph, of Coleman; two brothers - Roger
Thompson and Robert Thompson both of Florida.
Janet Gilbert,
80
3/19/2008
Janet Gilbert, of Midland passed away Tuesday, March 18 at a
Midland hospital after a brief illness.
Janet was born June 12, 1927 in Coleman, Texas to the
parentage of Obie and Ruby Culpepper Gilbert. She attended
public school in Coleman and was a graduate of the historic
Humphrey High School. Janet received a Bachelor of Science
Degree in Education in 1950 from Prairie View A&M
University, and a Masters in Education in 1962, also from
Prairie View A&M University. She was a proud member of Alpha
Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority.
Miss Gilbert was a dedicated teacher for 40 yrs (1951 -
1991) in the Midland Independent School District, where she
taught not only the basics to her students, but instilled a
sense of self worth in them. Over the years she received
numerous awards in the field of education.
Her professional affiliations included memberships in the
Texas State Teachers Association, National Educators
Association, American Federation of Teachers and the Retired
Teachers Association of Midland.
Janet’s early church affiliation was with the Simms African
Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church in Coleman, Texas. Her
current membership was with Greater St. Luke A.M.E. Church
in Midland since 1951. She rededicated her life in 2005 and
spent numerous hours decorating the church for various
holidays and events. She was an avid gardener and produced
champion tomatoes that she shared with family and friends.
Janet was preceded in death by her parents, 1 brother, L.G.
Gilbert and 2 sisters, Lynn Gilbert and Bessie Brown.
Janet was a great cook. She always shared her best with
everyone she met and had time for your joys and your sorrows
in her prayers and her daily activities. She truly gave more
than one human being could possibly give, and as a result
leaves this earth prosperous in love from those she leaves
behind.
“And we know that all things work together for good to them
that love God.” __ Romans 8:28, Janet leaves with cherished
memories 2 brothers, Walter Gilbert and wife Ida of Humble,
Tx, Larry Gilbert and wife Carolyn of Midland, 2 Sisters,
Mary Gilbert of Coleman, Bobbie Gaines and husband Emmett of
Brownwood, a number of nieces, nephews, cousins, and a host
of other relatives and many friends. She is also survived by
her Greater St. Luke Church Family, and three generations of
students that she influenced and inspired.
A visitation will be held at Greater St. Luke A.M.E.
Church in Midland on Friday.
Mr. Jesus
Cortez, 69
3/17/2008
Jesus C. Cortez, of Coleman, died Monday, March 17, 2008 at
his residence.
Funeral service for Jesus C. Cortez
will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 19 in Stevens
Funeral Home Chapel
with Dr. Jeff Miller officiating. Burial will
be at a later time at Mt. View Cemetery. Services are under
the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Family
visitation will be held Tuesday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
at Stevens Funeral Home.
Jesus C. Cortez was born June 28, 1938 in Beeville, Texas, a
son of Malqueze Cortez and Teresa Cavazos Cortez. He grew up
in Lamesa. In 1958 he married Evangelina Rodriquez in San
Angelo and she preceded him in death on September 28, 1987.
Mr. Cortez worked as a farm laborer, at Mueller Supply and
Dal-Tile. He was Baptist.
Survivors include one daughter, Mary Ellen Low and husband
James of Coleman; one son, Jesse Cortez, Jr. of San Antonio;
his mother, Teresa Cortez of Seminole; seven grandchildren;
1 great-grandchild; two sisters, Cipi Cortez of Lamesa and
Rafaela Ortiz of Seminole; eight brothers, Frank Cortez of
Arizona, John Cortez of Lamesa, Paul Cortez of Lake Coleman,
Pete Cortez of Lamesa, Daniel Cortez of Lamesa, Robert
Cortez of Big Spring, Alex Cortez of Plainview, Vidal Cortez
of Abilene.
He was preceded in death by his father, his wife and one
son, Gilbert Cortez, Sr.
Please sign
our on-line guestbook at
www.livingmemorials.com
Lieutenant
Colonel (Ret.) James Pope Snodgrass, 91
3/15/2008
Lt. Colonel (Retired) James Pope Snodgrass, passed away
after a long and fulfilling life, attended by his wife of 65
years, Charlene Butler Snodgrass. In 1916, Jim was born to
Robert Lee and Mary Lee Snodgrass in Coleman and played
football, basketball, and ran track for Coleman High School
along with his brothers, Gus, Jack and Mac. Jim, along with
his brothers and sisters Elizabeth, Flo, Nell and Ruby,
worked the cotton fields until his mother Mary Lee insisted
he continue his education. He graduated from Daniel Baker
College in Brownwood in 1939, where he played football and
basketball. After graduation, he taught high school math and
coached football, basketball, and track in Olden, Texas
where he met Charlene.
He then became a Texas Highway patrolman and ultimately
found his true calling in the United States Air Force.
A month after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Jim
enlisted in the Army as a Private and was selected to attend
Officer Candidate School, an accelerated course producing
"90-Day Wonders" for the war effort and emerged as a Second
Lieutenant. Jim and Charlene were married in her parent’s
home in Olden, Texas on December 18, 1942. They were
stationed in Amarillo in 1943 when they welcomed their first
son Jack, shortly after which Jim was transferred to India
for eighteen months during the war against Japan. Their
second son James was born in San Antonio in 1946, followed
by their third son Robert (known in Coleman as Bob) in 1952
in Waco. During the war Jim opted for the Army Air Corps,
which became the U.S. Air Force in 1947, and became a
Regular Air Force officer, rising to the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel before retiring in 1966.
During his Air Force career, Jim, Charlene and the boys
lived in San Antonio, El Paso, and Waco, Texas; Panama City,
Florida; Tachikawa AFB, Japan; Montgomery, Alabama, where
Jim attended Air Command Staff School; Springfield, Virginia
while stationed at The Pentagon; Wiesbaden Air Force Base in
then West Germany; and returned to his final assignment back
at the Pentagon in 1964, again living in Springfield in
Fairfax County, Virginia. His specialty in the Air Force was
Manpower and Organization, and he was commended while at the
Pentagon for his ability to improve a wing or squadron’s
efficiency while maintaining full military readiness.
Charlene helped Jim move all over the world and followed him
on all assignments with their three young boys in tow. She
always kept Jim and the boys at their best with great
home-cooking, sewing and careful housekeeping.
In 1966, after 28 years in the Air Force, Jim retired and
returned to live in his hometown of Coleman employed as its
City Manager. In his five years on the job he improved the
town physically and financially, bringing in more than four
million dollars in federal grants to build the Highway 84
Martin Luther King overpass, the Public Housing facility on
Commercial Avenue, the pipeline to Lake Coleman, and many
road improvements. After his five years in Coleman he was
employed as City Manager of Yoakum, Texas for another five
years and finally entering full retirement in 1976. While
maintaining an immaculate house and yard, Jim devoted his
spare time to many service organizations including the
American Heart Association where he was named Regional
Volunteer of the Year in 1988 and also served many years as
chairman of the Heart Walk in Coleman; the American Cancer
Society; The Daniel Baker College Ex-Student’s Association
where he served as President and was named Distinguished
alumnus in 1991; the Coleman Library Board where he served
as President; the Kiwanis Club where he served as District
Lieutenant Governor; Meals on Wheels; District Girl Scout
Council; and the First United Methodist Church where he
taught adult Sunday School classes. He also was known for
his devotion to walking, making many laps around his
neighborhood and eventually logging more than 25,000 miles -
a distance he was proud to say was equal to walking all the
way around the earth.
In 2005, Alzheimer’s Disease struck Jim, and Charlene began
managing the house and Jim’s care. The family would like to
thank the many Coleman residents who have supported Jim and
Charlene during this difficult time, especially the Coleman
Hospital, Holiday Hill Nursing Home, Don and Liz Hughes, and
Debbie Alley and Ronnie Winters, both of whom helped
Charlene with Jim’s daily care.
Survivors include wife Charlene, son Jack and wife Esther of
Los Angeles, California, son James and wife Jan of Norfolk,
Virginia, and son Bob and wife Mary Margaret of Bryan,
Texas. He is also survived by 10 Grandchildren: Jack’s sons
Robert and Jim and daughter Becky, Jim’s daughter Beth and
son Kirk, and Bob’s sons David and Bob and daughters, Terri,
Jenny, and Annie: and 7 Great-Grandchildren including
Terri’s son Mac and daughter Nena, Beth’s son Connor and
daughter Quinn, and Jenny’s daughters, Abby, Mary Faith, and
Lucy.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American
Heart Association or First United Methodist Church of
Coleman, Texas.
Funeral services will be provided by Stevens Funeral
Home at the First United Methodist Church on Monday, March
17 at 11:00 a.m., followed by a full military burial in
Coleman City Cemetery.
Visitation will be held
from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 16, at Stevens
Funeral Home.
Please sign
the online guestbook at
www.livingmemorials.com
Lenora Powers
Gilliam, 80
3/13/2008
Lenora Powers Gilliam of Abilene and former Coleman County
resident, died Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at Hendrick Medical
Center.
Graveside services will be
3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 15, 2008 at the Coleman Cemetery
Pavilion, with Chaplain David
Takacs officiating. Services are under the direction of
Stevens Funeral Home.
Family visitation will be
from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Lenora Powers Gilliam was born November 27, 1927 in the
Liberty Community in Coleman County, the daughter of the
late Martin Willard and Ada Jewel Russell Powers. She grew
up in the Liberty Community and attended schools in Liberty
and Buffalo. She also attended Howard Payne University. She
married James Gilliam on January 6, 1945 in Brownwood. She
had lived in Abilene since 1961. She was active in the P.T.A.
and the Girl Scouts and was a member of the First Baptist
Church in Abilene.
Survivors include her husband, James Elgean Gilliam of
Abilene; her son, Dale Gilliam of Ft. Worth; one brother,
Sammie Powers and wife, Imogene, of Santa Anna; one
grandson, Justin Gilliam and wife, Kasey, of Castle Rock,
Colorado; two sisters-in-law, Betty Carter of Coleman,
Sandra Kring and husband, Ervin, of Lubbock; one niece, two
nephews and several cousins.
She was preceded in death by one son, James Elgean Gilliam,
Jr.
Please sign
the online guestbook at
www.livingmemorials.com
R. C. Espitia,
Jr., 65
3/13/2008
R.C. Espitia, Jr., of Brownwood passed away Tuesday March
11, 2008, at his home.
A Funeral Mass, under the direction of Davis-Morris
Funeral Home, will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday March 15 at
Saint Mary’s Queen of Peace Catholic Church
with Father Avenido Sarifin officiating. Interment will
follow at Eastlawn Memorial Park.
A Wake service will be held at7:00 p.m. Friday
evening in the Davis-Morris Chapel.
Raymond Espitia, Jr. was born September 3, 1942, to Raymond
C and Juanita (Cardenas) Espitia in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
In 1961, R C and Elvira Reyes were married in Coleman,
Texas. He had lived in Brownwood since 1999 and was a
retired Santa Fe Railroad worker where he worked as a
machine operator. His hobby was carpentry where built things
around the house. He also loved animals, keeping a small
herd of goats.
Mr. Espitia is survived by his wife Elvira Espitia; sons,
Wally Espitia, Vince Allen Espitia, Michael Angel Espitia,
and Raymond Espitia, III; daughter, Sandra Ann Espitia; 15
grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; father, Raymond
Espitia; brothers, Joe, Jerry, and Robert Espitia; sisters,
Mary Mendoza, Lupe Sanchez, Gracie Gil, Janie Giest, and
Sylvia Salinaz. He was preceded in death by mother Juanita
Espitia and brother David Espitia.
Condolences to the family can be left online at
http://www.mem.com/.
Mrs. Jana
Greenway
3/12/2008
Mrs. Jana Greenway of San
Angelo passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2008 in San Angelo.
Services will be held at
1:00pm Saturday, March 15 in the Coleman City Cemetery
Pavilion with Gregg Estes officiating. Interment will
follow under the direction of Walker Funeral Home of
Coleman.
Mozelle Monsey
Williams, 85
3/12/2008
MOZELLE MONSEY WILLIAMS, age 85, of Gouldbusk, died
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at Coleman County Medical Center.
Funeral service will be
held 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 14 in Stevens Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. Bobby
Weathers officiating. Burial will follow in the Gouldbusk
Cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Family visitation will be
held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Thursday at Stevens
Funeral Home.
Mozelle Monsey Williams was born November 24, 1922 in
Coleman County, Texas, a daughter of Gordon and Flora Sloan
Monsey. She grew up in South Coleman County where she
attended school at Starkweather, Gouldbusk and graduated
from Mozelle High School in 1938. The Mozelle school was
named for Mozelle Monsey after her grandmother, Mrs. Sammie
Harris, donated the land for the school. Following her
graduation from high school, Mozelle attended McMurry
College (now University). During World War II she worked at
Bryan, Texas Air Force Base in the secretarial pool for the
maintenance department. She married Lee Williams in 1946 in
Valera and he preceded her in death in 1977.
Following their marriage, they lived in Brownwood until
1950, moving to Gouldbusk at that time. Her husband was a
rural letter carrier for the United States Postal Service
and he appointed her as his sub. Following his death in
1977, she was the rural letter carrier until retiring in
1989. Mozelle was very active in the Gouldbusk Cemetery
Association, serving as secretary for many years. She was a
member of the Gouldbusk Methodist Church, the Gouldbusk "42"
Club and the Gouldbusk Home Demonstration Club.
Survivors include two daughters, Terrye Nanny and husband
Dwight of Gouldbusk, Cindye Baker and husband Curtis of
Abilene; one son, Lee (Skip) Williams and wife Vicki of Lake
Coleman; two sisters, Bettye Candler and husband Robert of
Shields and Diana Allen and husband Jerry of Mozelle; 10
grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; son-in-law, Ricky
Jennings of Mesquite, NV.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one
sister, Bobbye Thweatt and one daughter, Shanna Jennings.
Memorials may be made to the Gouldbusk Methodist Church, c/o
Terrye Nanny, 6775 FM 1026, Gouldbusk, Texas 76845.
Please sign
our on-line guestbook at
www.livingmemorials.com
Edith Fay
Howell, 81
3/12/2008
Edith Fay Howell passed away March 11, 2008 at her
residence.
Family visitation will be from 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Wednesday, March 12, at Walker Funeral Home.
Services will be at 11:00am Thursday, March 13, at
Walker Funeral Home with Rev.
Kermit Sorrells officiating. Burial will follow at Coleman
City Cemetery.
She was the daughter of the late Owen James and Dora Belle
Wilhite Lee, born March 26, 1926 in Evant, Texas. She
attended schools at Lampasas and Evant. She married Ralph
Howell and was a member of the Valera Baptist Church. Fay
was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed being
a homemaker. While living in Coleman, she held several jobs
working with the public, especially at the Owl Drug Store.
For many years, Fay and Ralph enjoyed square dancing. She
also enjoyed many years of traveling with her husband to the
Rio Grande Valley and Gulf Coast where numerous hours were
spent collecting sand dollars.
Survivors are: her husband - Ralph Howell of Coleman; five
daughters and sons-in-law - Dora Jean and Leroy Freeland of
Fort Worth, Elizabeth and Jerry Jones of Coleman; Cecilia
Howell of Brownwood; Theresa and Frankie Schwartz of Wall,
and Melissa and Dale Anderson of San Angelo; step-daughter - Linda and Dale Humphries of Kopperl; one son
and daughter-in-law - Ralph and Michelle Howell, Jr. of
Valera; step-son - William Melford Howell of Kopperl; 14
grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren; one sister and three
brothers preceded her in death.
Earl Wayne
McClellan, 67
3/10/2008
Earl
McClellan, of Abilene, died Sunday, March 9, 2008 at the age
of 67.
Funeral services will be
at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11 at The Hamil Family
Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow in
Elmwood Memorial Park.
January 29, 1941 Earl was born in Gouldbusk,
Texas to Robert Roy McClellan and Dorothy Nadine (Johnson)
McClellan. He graduated from Coleman High School in 1959.
Earl married Sandra Sherman March 18, 1961 in Dallas, Texas.
They lived in Dallas from 1961 before moving to Coleman in
1983. While living in Dallas, he owned and operated T & T
Air Conditioning. In 1991, Earl moved to Abilene from
Coleman. For 20 years he worked as an insurance claims
adjuster for Germania and Farm Mutual Insurance Companies
before retiring in 2006. He was a member of Northside
Baptist Church in Abilene.
Earl’s father preceded him in death.
He is survived by his wife, Sandra, of
Abilene; his mother, Dorothy McClellan, of Coleman; one son,
Steve Kevin McClellan, of Fort Hood; one daughter, Jennifer
Jo Ann McClellan, of Abilene; one sister, Betty Sue
McClellan, of Coleman; and two grandchildren, Megan and
Tristen McClellan.
Memorials may be made in honor of Earl
McClellan to the donor’s favorite charity.
Online
condolences may be sent to:
www.HamilFamilyFuneralHome.com
Ilma Cloe
Siddall, 89
3/10/2008
Ilma Cloe Siddall passed away on March 7, 2008. She was born
to Jesse and Callie Bairrington on September 22, 1918 in
Hill County. She spent most of her youth in Coleman County.
She married James Siddall in Coleman, Texas on April 15,
1945. She was a member of Antioch Christian Church.
She was the epitome of a homemaker. Having an immaculate
home and home cooked meals for her family were a priority
for her. Her two sons, Jimmie and Bill were her joys. She
loved to crochet and collect sea shells. She had an
extensive shell collection that she was very proud of.
Before they retired they spent many years on inspection jobs
that took them across the United States.
She was preceded in death by her parents; siblings Lela
Bedell, Burnadatte Cox, Jessie Mae Roberts, Horace, Noble,
and Odell Bairrington. She is survived by her husband; sons
Jimmie and wife Carol of Odessa; Bill and wife Bonnie of
Hillsboro, TX; grandchildren Keith Siddall and wife LouAnn
of Madison, IN; Holly Ann Petree and husband John of
Midland, TX; Shaun Siddall and wife Jessica of Albuquerque,
NM; Casey Siddall of Hobbs, NM; Heather Hawkins and husband
Kenneth of Seminole, TX, eight great-grandchildren survive
her; Callie, Noah, Toben, and Ava Petree; Shauntell, Aliyah,
Kenneth, and Alarah Hawkins. She is also survived by sister,
Billie Jones of Delta, Utah.
The family wishes to thank the staff of wing four of Parks
Retirement Center for their care of our wife and mother. Our
thanks to Home Hospice and especially Donella, for their
compassion and care. Our love and thanks to Dr. Francisco
Salcido for his tender care and concern.
Visitation will be held at Sunset Memorial Funeral
Home on Wednesday March 12, 2008 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Services will be at Sunset
Memorial Funeral Home Chapel at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday March
13, 2008 with Rev. Andy
Harris and Coy Siddall presiding.
Burial will be at Brown
Ranch in Coleman County at 11:00 a.m. on Friday March 14,
2008. Funeral arrangements
are under the direction of Sunset Memorial Gardens and
Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American
Heart Association or to Hospice House, 903 N. Sam Houston
Odessa, TX 79761.
Visit our website at
www.sunsetmemorialfuneral.com to sign the
guest book.
Emmitt Wiley
“Bum” Foster, 72
3/3/2008
Emmitt Wiley “Bum” Foster of Abilene passed away Sunday,
March 2, 2008 in Abilene.
Funeral services will be
2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at the Higginbotham
Chapel in Cross Plains with
Joe Burkett officiating assisted by Janelle Schumann; burial
will follow in the Cross Plains Cemetery.
The family will receive
friends and relatives for a time of visitation on Tuesday,
March 4, 2008 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
He was born March 19, 1935 in the Atwell community in
Callahan County, Texas to David Crockett and Mary Vivian
(Childress) Foster. “Bum” graduated from Cross Plains High
School in 1953. He served in the U.S. Army in 1958. He
married Kay Barr in Cross Plains on August 3, 1956. He was
ordained as a minister in the Wings As Eagles Ministries in
Coleman, Texas in September 2004.
He is survived by his wife, Kay Foster of Abilene; son Jason
Foster of Clyde; daughter Karen Foster Tharp of Clear Lake
City, TX; sister Juanita Harlow of Roswell, NM; three
grandchildren, Ryan, Mitchell, and Julia Tharp; as well as
numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Leona M. (Jerry)
Wilson, 91
3/1/2008
Mrs. Leona M. (Jerry) Wilson, longtime resident of the
Novice, Texas area, passed away February 29, 2008 at Abilene
Regional Medical Center.
Family visitation will be from 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Sunday, March 2, at Walker Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm Monday, March
3, at Walker Funeral Home Chapel
with Dr. Jeff Miller officiating. Burial will follow in the
Rough Creek Cemetery at Novice.
Leona was born December 2, 1916 in Mountain Air, New Mexico,
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Clarence and Emma Ward.
She married the late Mr. Jerry Wilson December 31, 1933 in
Santa Anna and he preceded her in death February 15, 1994.
Leona had lived in Novice since 1929 and was a housewife and
member of the Novice Methodist Church.
Survivors include: three daughters and sons-in-law - Wanda
and Paul Motley of Novice, Mary and Jarry Little of Tuscola
and Martha and Jim Castner of Baird; two sons and
daughters-in-law - Jerald and Nena Wilson of Novice and Mack
and Candy Wilson of Midland.
Pallbearers and grandsons - Virgil Wilson, Charles Motley,
James Motley, Larry Motley, Matt Motley, Lance Weaver,
Justin Weaver, John Fuller, Paul Fuller and Jake Wilson.
Honorary pallbearers and granddaughters - Anita Corder,
Liticia Wilson, Fransis Coloume, Emma McKinney, Lissa
Mackey, Susan Dudley and Lacy Wilson.
28 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren,
numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
Memorials can be sent to the Novice Methodist Church, Rough
Creek Cemetery Association or Novice Volunteer Fire
Department in lieu of flowers.
Brenda Joyce
Bell, 55
3/1/2008
Funeral services for Brenda Joyce Bell, 55, of Bangs
will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 3, 2008, at Stevens
Funeral Home Chapel in Coleman
with the Rev. George Frasier officiating. Burial will be in
the Mukewater Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday
at the Stevens Funeral Home in Coleman.
Brenda went to be with the Lord at 11:25 a.m. on Saturday,
March 1, 2008 at Brownwood Regional Medical Center.
Brenda was born September 21, 1952, in Odessa, Texas and was
a homemaker. A resident of this area for 44 years, she was
devoted to her two loving dogs, enjoyed her home, many
friends and hobbies.
Brenda was preceded in death by her mother, Ruth Bell.
Survivors include her father, Gene Bell of Bangs; two
sisters, Alice and husband Paul Hoisington of Bangs and
Doris and Phil Kelly of Waco; two nieces, Kristie Davis of
Waco and Karla Cahill of Temple; one great niece, Kelly
Davis of Waco; and long-time friend, Patsy Hill of Bangs.
The family would like to thank the nursing staff and doctors
at Brownwood Regional Medical Center for their kind and
understanding care during her last few days.
|
