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Oda Bascom Cunningham
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 5 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Cunningham, Johnson, Parker, McLeod
  Classification: Obituary
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ODA BASCOM CUNNINGHAM - Messenger - Oct 1985

Oda Bascom Cunningham, 72, died Oct. 22 in a Temple hospital. Funeral
services were held Oct. 24 at the First Baptist Church in Flat, with
burial in the Flint Creek Cemetery. Officiating was the Rev. David
Johnson.

Mr. Cunningham was born Nov. 17, 1912 in New Boston, Texas, the son of
the late John and Elizabeth Cunningham. He was reared and attended school
in New Boston and moved to Snyder as a young man. He had resided in
Coryell County for the past 35 years. He married Audie Grace Parker on
Oct. 13, 1934. He was a rancher in the Grove Community until his death.
He was a member and deacon of First Baptist Church in Flat. He was a
member of the Elks Lodge.

He is survived by his wife; two sons, Harold Cunningham of Chicago and
Kenneth J. Cunningham of Dale; one daughter, Betty Louise McLeod of
Austin; three brothers, Arthur M. Cunningham of Canyon, Vester Cunningham
of Corpus Christi and John Cunningham Jr. of Fulton; eight grandchildren
and four great grandchildren.
Dora Woodley Culp
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 5 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Culp, Crosby, Woodley, Morse
  Classification: Obituary
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SERVICES ARE HELD HERE FOR DORA WOODLEY CULP-Messenger- April 1981

Graveside services for Mrs. Dora Woodley Culp of San Angelo, formerly of
Gatesville, were held at 2p.m. March 25 in the City Cemetery here. Mrs.
Culp, 75, died March 23 in a San Angelo nursing center.

Rev. Tim Crosby conducted the services here.

Mrs. Culp, daughter of the late Edwin and Kate Woodley, was born April
12, 1905, in the Pidcoke communtiy and was reared there. She was married
to Jodie Culp of Gatesville in June, 1923, and they moved to the
Slaughter Ranch near Sheffield in 1925.

After the death of her husband in 1942, Mrs. Culp returned to Gatesville
to make a home for herself and her young son. She had resided in San
Angelo since 1948.

Mrs. Culp had been a member of the Harris Avenue Baptist Church in San
Angelo the last 30 years.

She is survived by her son, Joe S. Culp of San Angelo; two brothers,
Lloyd Woodley of Lampasas and Sandy Woodley of Gatesville; and one
sister, Mrs. Lottie Morse of Cleburne.
Vance Cude
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 5 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Cude, Keller, Watson, Kiger, Ray, Clymer
  Classification: Obituary
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VANCE CUDE-Waco Tribune June 1987 TURNERSVILLE - Vance Cude, 82, of
Turnersville, died Sunday at a Gatesville hospital.

Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church of
Turnersville. Burial will be at Turnersville Cemetery.

Mr. Cude was born Oct 9, 1904 in Gonzales. He retired from Coryell County
Precinct No. 4 after 28 years.

Survivors include two sons, James Cude of Grand Prairie, and Cecil Cude
of Lake Dallas; a daughter, Mrs. Myrna Keller of Union City, Mich.; two
brothers, Curtis Cude of Turnersville, and Rayborn Cude of Port Arthur;
four sisters, Mrs. Velma Watson of Jonesboro, Mrs. Mary Kiger of Port
rthur; Mrs. Ruth Ray of Dallas, and Mrs. Lillie Clymer of Turnersville;
nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren.

Clifton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

H. C. Crownover
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 5 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Crownover, Pearson, Teston, Johnson
  Classification: Obituary
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CROWNOVER FUNERAL HELD Messenger Nov 1981

H. C. Crownover, 87, a native of Coryell County, died Nov. 7 in an Olney
hospital after a long illness. He had been a patient in an Olney nursing
home for 12 years before his death.

Services were held Nov. 9 at the Lunn Funeral Home in Olney, with Rev.
Phil Pearson officiating. Burial was in Restland Cemetery in Olney.

Mr. Crownover, oldest son of the late J. E. and Sophia Blanchard
Crownover, was born June 25, 1894, at Straw's Mill near Gatesville. He
moved as a child with the family to Coleman County in 1904, then to
Baylor Counry in 1905. He was a resident of Baylor, Knox and Young
counties for 76 years and had lived at Olney the last 60 years.

Mr. Crownover, a retired farmer, was a member of the Baptist Church. He
was preceeded in deayh by his wife and a son.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Alice Teston of Seminole and Mrs.
Verle Johnson of Olney; two brothers, Arthur Crownover of Knox City and
Clint Crownover of Seymour; 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and
one great-great-grandchild.
Vera Leah Billingslea
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 16 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Billingslea, Bel
  Classification: Obituary
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VERA LEAH BILLINGSLEA - Gatesville Messenger - 12-8=88

Vera Leah Billingslea, 81, of Gatesville died Dec. 1 at Hillside Manor
Nursing Home.

Services were held Dec. 3 at Wade Funeral Home in Hubbard. Burial was in
the Dawson Cemetery.

Born Nov. 26, 1907 in St. Vain, NM, she had been a resident of Gatesville
for the last five years. She lived in Dawson prior to that. She was a
retired school teacher and a member of the First Methodist Church of
Dawson.

Survivors include; one sister, Edith Farmer of Greenville; one brother,
Cecil Billingslea of Greenville; nephew, Brent Billingslea of Campbell;
and one niece, Mrs. Marjo Bel of Gatesville.
Mrs. Truman Bigham
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 16 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Bigham, Young, Leslie
  Classification: Obituary
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MRS. TRUMAN BIGHAM - Gatesville Messenger 12-21-89

Mrs. Truman (Leta)Bigham, 92, of Gatesville died Dec. 13 in the
Canterbury Villa Nursing Home.

Graveside services were held Dec. 14 in the Restland Cemetery with Rev.
James Young officiating.

Born Dec. 24,1896 in Dublin, she was the daughter of the late Jackson and
Martha Leslie. She married Dr. Truman C. Bigaham Feb. 22, 1920. He
preceded her in death Dec. 30, 1952. She attended Baylor University and
the University of Chicago. She spent most of her married life in
Gainesville, FL where her husband was a professor of economics at the
University of Florida. After moving to Texas, she lived at Stillwell
Teachers Retirement Home in Waco. She was a member of the Trinity Baptist
Church in Gatesville.

Survivors include: one son, Truman C. Bigham, Jr.; two grandchildren; and
four great-grandchildren.
Sidney Conwell Bigham
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 16 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Bigham, Shelley, Ekermeyer, Peterson, Fleming, Barton,
Roberts
  Classification: Obituary
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SIDNEY CONWELL BIGHAM - Gatesville Messenger - May 21, 1985

Sidney Conwell Bigham, 82, of Tallahassee, Fla. , recently died at
Westminister Oaks Health care center in that city.

Graveside services were held at Meadow-Wood Memorial Park in Tallahasse.

A native of Gatesville, Mr. Bigham was born Aug. 28, 1902, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. M. C. Bigham. He attended school in Gatesville, also attended
Decatur Baptist College and earned a B. A. degree from Baylor University.
He taught several years in Riesel.

Mr. Bigham had lived in Tallahassee since 1932, where he married Eleanor
Shelley, who preceded him in death last August.

Before retiring he was the director of the Florida Apprenticeship Program
for the State of Florida. A veteran of World War I, he served in the U.
S. Army-Air Corps. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include two sons, Sidney Bigham Jr. of Tallahassee and M. Paul
Bigham of Jacksonville, Fla.; a daughter, Rosalind Ekermeyer of Dayton,
Ohio; three brothers, Robert Bigham of Gatesville, Bill Bigham of
Killeen, and Leslie Bigham of New York; four sisters, Ann Peterson,
Blanche Fleming, Elizabeth Barton and Mary Roberts, all of Gatesville;
and seven grandchildren.
B. J. (Bob) Biggs
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 16 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Biggs, Lawless, Smith, Scheffer, Warren, Adair, Chappel
  Classification: Obituary
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B.J.(BOB) BIGGS- Gatesville Messenger May 2, 1987

B. J. (Bob) Biggs, 57, of Gatesville died April 22.

Services were held April 25 at Bailey & Foster Funeral Home Chapel in
Palestine with Rev. Doyle Lawless and Rev. Clifton Smith officiating.
Burial was in the Oak wood Cemetery in Oakwood.

Born Aug. 21, 1929 in Oakwood, he was the son of Paul and Ollie Belle
Biggs. He married Leona Scheffer June 15, 1974. He was a lineman for
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. for 23 years. He served in the military
service during the Korean War. He was a member of the Disabled American
Veterans of Waco and a member of the Westview Baptist Church in
Gatesville.

Survivors include: his wife; three daughters, Lori Biggs of Silsbee, Mrs.
James (Kathryn) Warren of Gatesville and Kenneth (Doris) Adair of
Walburg; six sons, Dennis Biggs, Tony Biggs and Bruce Biggs of Silsbee,
Eugene (Sonny) Chappel and Bobby Chappel of Waco snd Billy Don Chappel of
Odessa; parents ; 17 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Mrs. Thoyce Bickley
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 16 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Bickley, Martin, Eppers, Maxwell
  Classification: Obituary
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MRS. BICKLEY DIES IN WACO - May 1982

Graveside services for Mrs. Thoyce Bickly, 74, of Robinson were held at 4
p.m. Monday at Bellwood Memorial Park near Temple with Bro. J. Martin
officiating.

Mrs. Bickly, a former Coryell County resident, died in a Waco hospital
early Sunday.

She was born on July 13, 1907, in Coryell County. She and her husband, J.
T. Bickly, lived in Heidenheimer, where he farmed. Mrs. Bickley was
employed at Dyer's and later at Beall's in Temple.

After the death of her husband in 1974, she moved to Robinson. She was a
member of Meadowbrook Baptist Church.

Surviviors include one daughter, Mrs. Doris Nell Eppers of Robinson; a
son, Max Bickly of San Dimas, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. Verda Maxwell of
Gatesville; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Ed J. Betros
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 16 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Betros, Desel, Behm, Ellis
  Classification: Obituary
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Ed J. Betros, Copperas Cove City Judge, Dies

Funeral services for Edward J. Betros, Copperas Cove city judge and
former police chief, were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Palmer Funeral Home
chapel in Copperas Cove. Rev. John Desel conducted the rites, and Masonic
services were held at the graveside in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco.

Judge Betros died Sunday morning Feb. 26, 1981 in an area hospital after
a sudden illness. He ws 64.

Judge Betros was a lieutenant in the Waco Police Department for 25 years
before going to Copperas Cove in 1969. He was Copperas Cove's police
chief from 1970 to 1972 and became muinicipal judge there in May 1976.

Born Aug. 22 1916 in Waco he served in the Navy during World War II.

He was a member of Fidelis Lodge No. 1127, AF&AM, the Waco York Rite
Bodies and the Karem Shrine Temple of Waco.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Emma Betros; one daughter, Mrs Frances
Behm of Woodway; a son, Steve Betros of Copperas Cove; two sisters, Ruby
Betros of Waco and Mrs. Pearl Ellis of Waco; a brother, Albert Betros of
Waco; and three grandchildren.
Arthur DeWitt Blanchard
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 18 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Blanchard, Phillips, Palmer, Rauschenburg, Hartman, Dunbar
  Classification: Obituary
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ARTHUR DEWITT BLANCHARD--GATESVILLE MESSENGER 15 May 1986

Arthur DeWitt Blanchard, 66, died May 9 at Hillcrest Hospital in Waco.
Funeral services were held at Scott's Funeral HOme Chapel, with burial in
Restland Cemetery, the Rev. Bob Phillips officiated.

Mr. Blanchard was born Jan 19 1920, in Blooming Grove. He was the son of
the late Thomas D. and Jessie Blanchard. He was reared and attended
school in Blooming Grove and resided there until 1936 when he moved to
Coryell County. He married Miss Vinnie Murl Palmer on Oct. 5, 1940. They
resided in Coryell County until 1948 when they moved to Arizona and
resided there until 1965. They returned to Gatesville after leaving
Arizona. Mr. Blanchard was a veteran of World War II and had been
employed in the copper mines in Arizona. At his retirement, he was a
transport driver. He was a member of the Cold Springs Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife; two sons, Ronnie Blanchard of Gatesville and
Tom Blanchard of Chandler, Arizona; two brothers, Ralph Blanchard of
Gatesville and William Blanchard of Odessa; one sister, Mrs. R. T.
Rauschenburg of Gatesville; his mother, Jessie O. Blanchard of
Gatesville; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a number of
nephews.

Pallbearers at the funeral services were Billy Blanchard, Jackie
Blanchard, Roy Hartman, Bryan Rauschenberg, Norman Dunbar and Felix
Blanchard.
Margaret L. Blanchard
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 18 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Blanchard, Koester, Hill, Homan, DeLord, Goodwin, Bird
  Classification: Obituary
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Waco Tribune-Herald 30 June 1990 -- Mrs. Margaret L. Blanchard GATESVILLE
-- Margaret L. Blanchard, 67, a Gatesville homemaker, died Thursday at a
Temple hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. today at New Hope Christian Center near
Gatesville, the Rev. Johnny Koester officiating. Burial will be at
Restland Cemetery.

Mrs. Blanchard was born Feb. 28, 1923, in Coryell County. She grew up and
attended school in the Ewing and Hubbard communities. She married Jess
Thomas Blanchard Nov. 30, 1946, in Flat; he died April 6, 1979. Mrs.
Blanchard lived in Flat most of her life and was a member of the Full
Gospel Church.

Survivors include three daughters, Jessie Hill of Hockley and Bobbie Gail
Homan and Sallie DeLord, both of Gatesville; two sisters, Vada Blanchard
of Gatesville and Katherine Goodwin of Moody; two brothers, Charles Bird
and Ed Bird, both of Moody; seven grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.

Scotts's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Chock Black
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 18 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Black, Tilly, Basham, Skelton
  Classification: Obituary
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Waco Tribune-Herald 14 Feb 1986
GATESVILLE --Chock Black, 72 of Gatesville, a retired rancher, died
Wednesday in a Bell County accident.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Scott's Funeral Home Chapel, the
Rev. Rex Tilly officiating. Burial will be at King Cemetery.

Mr. Black was born July 15, 1913, in Lovington, N.M. He was an Army
veteran of World War II. He was married to Ado Basham in Lovington, N. M.
June 1, 1948.

He had been a resident of Coryell County since 1949. He was active in
roping clubs and was a Baptist.

Survivors include his wife; two stepsons, B. A. Basham of DeLeon and Jim
Ed Basham of Barnhart; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Billie Skelton of Gatesville;
a brother, Jim Black of Lovington; eight grandchildren, and four
great-grandchildren.
Herman H. Bischoff
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 18 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Bischoff, Fisher, Reich
  Classification: Obituary
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HERMAN H. BISCHOFF -----McGREGOR -- Herman H. Bischoff, 90, of McGregor,
an Army veteran of World War I, died Thursday at a Waco Hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. John Lutheran Church in
Coryell City, the Rev. George Fisher officiating. Burial will be at St.
John Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Mr. Bioschoff was born June 30, 1895, in Bartlett. He moved to the
Copperas Cove area as a child and attended schools there. He was married
to Alma Reich in 1942. He was a longtime member of the American Legion
and a member of St. John Lutheran Church since 1942.

Survivors include his wife; and a brother, Edwin Bischoff of McGregor.

The family has designated St. John Lutheran Church Cemetery Association,
Route 2, Gatesville 76528, for memorials.

Cole Funeral Home of McGregor is in charge of arrangements.
Sally Bird
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 18 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Bird, Blanchard, Goodwin, Short, Hill, Ross
  Classification: Obituary
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Mrs. Sallie Bird Homemaker Waco Tribune-Herald 8 Mar.1990 GATESVILLE

Sallie (Ross) Bird, 93, of Gatesville died Wednesday in a Gatesville
nursing home.

Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Scott's Funeral Home Chapel, the
Rev. R. A. Hill officiating. Burial will be in King-Smith Cemetery near
Flat.

Mrs. Bird was born on Dec 8, 1896 in Coryell County and was reared around
Hubbard and the Flat community. She married Edd Bird in 1919; he died in
1944. She moved to Moody in 1979, where she lived until moving to
Gatesville in 1987. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church.

Survivors include two sons, Ccharles Bird and Edd Bird Jr., both of
Moody; three daughters, Margaret Blanchard and Vada Blanchard, both of
Gatesville and Katherine Goodwin of Moody; a sister, Kate Short of Fort
Worth; 11 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, and a
great-great-grandchild.
Thomas Lynn Blankenship
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 19 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Blankenship, Dyer, Jones, Kelley, Russell, Humphreys, Bates,
Cuevas, Bkabcgard, Adans, Griffith, Westerfeld
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THE GATESVILLE MESSENGER, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1991

MR. BLANKENSHIP
Thomas Lynn Blankenship of Gatesville died here October 11. He was 49.

Graveside services were held Saturday at Restland Cemetery with Rev.
Keith Dyer officiating. Scott's Funeral Home was in charge.
He was born December 21, 1941, in Kaufman, the son of Raymond Blankenship
and the late Mrs. Lula Crimm Blankenship. He was reared and attended
school in Kaufman and graduated from Kaufman High School. He also
attented Texas Christian University. He moved to Gatesville four years
ago, and married Janice Jones September 3, 1990. He and his wife made
their home in Gatesville.

Survivors include his wife, Janice Blankenship of Gatesville' his father,
Raymond Blankenship of Kaufman; one daughter, Lynsie Blankenship of
Gatesville; two sons, Brad Blankenship of Dallas and Cody Blankenship of
Crawford; a step-daughter, Kimberly Kelley of Gatesville;l a step son,
David Russell of Gatesville; a sister, June Humphreys of Kaufman; two
brothers, Robert Blankenship and Mike Blankenship, both of Kaufman; and
two grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Dewayne Bates, Billy Jones, Doug Cuevas, Dumpy
Blanchard, Ronnie Blanchard, Sonny Adams, Jimmy Griffith and Randy
Westerfeld.
Mary Jane Boomhower
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 20 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Boomhower, Nunn, Spurlock, Rogers, Cipperly, Gaither
  Classification: Obituary
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SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 1990 COPPERAS COVE LEADER-PRESS

Funeral services for Mary Jane Boomhower, 63, of Copperas Cove, were held
Monday at Crawford-Bowers-Brown Funeral Home Chapel in Cove. The Rev.
David P. Nunn officiated.

She died Feb. 21 at a Temple hospital and was buried in Killeen Memorial
Park.

She was born Oct. 21, 1926, in Washington, D. C., and graduated from
Anacostia High School in Washington, D. C. in 1944. That same year, she
began working as a file clerk for the FBI. In 1952, she began working as
a keypunch operator for Riggs National Bank in Washington, D. C.

On Oct. 4, 1948, she married Chester E. Boomhower of Rensselaer, N. Y.,
at Fort McNair Chapel near D. C. She was a member of high school ROTC and
the Assembly of God Church. Since 1969, she was working as a civil
service file clerk at Fort Hood.

She is survived by her husband, Chester; four sons, John Spurlock of
Lawton, Okla., David Boomhower, Daniel Boomhower and Dennis Boomhower,
all of Cove; two daughters, Debra Rogers of Cove and Dee Boomhower of
Temple; two sisters, Ruth Cipperly of Bradenton, Fla., and Betty Gaither
of Vacaville, Calif.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Durward Brookshire
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 20 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Brookshire, Fugiit, Shotwell, Drake, Beimer, White
  Classification: Obituary
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DURWARD BROOKSHIRE--Gatesville Messenger--10-12-89

Durward B. Brookshire, 73, of Moody died recently.

Services were held in the Heartfield Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mickey
Fugiit officiating. Burial was in the Resthaven Cemetery in Belton.

Born at Brown's Creek in Gatesville, he was the son of William and Mary
Brookshire. He served in the U. S. Navy during WWII and married Doris E.
Shotwell June 5, 1956 in San Antonio. He was an electrician and worked
for Brown and Root Construction Co. and also Austin Power. He was a
Methodist.

Survivors include: two step-sons, Charles W. Drake of Austin and Otis O.
Drake of Bastrop; one brother, William E. Brookshire of Yukon, OK; two
sisters, Johnnie Lee Beimer of Mooday and Vergie White of Temple; and
three grandchildren.
Allie Mae Bollier
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 20 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Bollier, Watson, Hudson, Pierce, Kelley, Tubbs
  Classification: Obituary
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ALLIE MAE BOLLIER -- Gatesville Messenger - 5-12-88

Allie Mae Bollier, 83, of Hamilton died May 9 at St. Luke's Hospital in
San Antonio. Services were held May 10 at Riley Funeral Chapel in
Hamilton with Rev. Billy Watson officiating. Burial was in Evergreen
Cemetery.

Mrs. Bollier was born Feb. 10, 1905, in Hamilton County. She married John
H. Bollier on Jan. 20, 1924. Her husband preceded her in death on Nov.
22, 1972. She was a housewife and a Baptist.

Survivors include two daughters, Wanda Hudson and Doris Pierce of San
Antonio; two sons, Dwayne Bollier of Mineral Wells and Darrell Bollier of
Granbury; a sister, Bethel Kelley of Trinidad, TX; nine brothers, Walter
Tubbs of Goldthwaite, Thomas Tubbs of Fort Worth, Raymond Tubbs and
George Tubbs of Austin, Grady Tubbs of Temple, James Tubbs of Oklahoma
City, OK, Glenn Tubbs of Weatherford, John W. Tubbs of Granbury, and
Elmer Tubbs of Hurst; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Claudie Yvonne Bond
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 20 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Bond, Booth, Crouch, Straka, Wilson
  Classification: Obituary
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Mrs. Claudie Yvonne Bond -- Gatesville Messenger--9-10-87

Mrs. Claudie Yvonne Bond, 77, of Waco died Sept. 4 in Crestview Manor in
Waco.

Graveside services were held Sept. 7 in Restland Cemetery with Rev.
Nathan Booth officiating.

Born Jan. 29, 1910 in Coleman County, she was the daughter of the late J.
L. and Jennie Crouch. She was raised and attended schools in the Coryell
Church community and in McGregor. She married Grady Wallis Bond Dec. 16,
1936. She moved to Waco around 1962. She was preceded in death by her
husband in 1972. She was a member of the North Waco Baptist Church.

Survivors include two sons, Larry Bond of Waco and Doyle Bond of Austin;
two sisters, Mrs. Jamie Straka of Waco and Mrs. Mary Dot Wilson of Waco;
and six grandchildren.
BILL BOWLIN
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 21 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Bowlin, Hall, Conklin, Howard, Rhoads
  Classification: Obituary
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The Gatesville Messenger--Thursday, October 15, 1992--BILL BOWLIN

William (Bill) Bowlin of Gatesville died October 8 in Darnall Army
Hospital. He was 78.

Memorial services were held Monday at Gatesville Church of Christ with
Lloyd Hall officiating. Internment was at Fort Sam Houston in San
Antonio.

He was born November 19, 1913, in Eagle Springs, son of the late Earl and
Timmie Bowlin. He attended school in Waco and graduated from Waco High
School.

Mr. Bowlin entered the military in 1942 and retired in 1963 after 21
years of service. After his retirement he owned and operated Exclusive
Furniture Repair in Gatesville and also the Sherwin-Williams Paint Store.
He attended Texas A & M University and received his teaching certificate
and taught nine years in the Ccopperas Cove Independent School District.

He married Bette J. Conklin in March of 1947.

Mr. Bowlin was a member of the Gatesville Church of Christ where he was
very active in the Bibles for Russia Campaign.

Survivors include his wife, Bette J. Bowlin of Gatesville; one daughter,
Linda Leah Howard of Fallbrook, CA; one sister, Earlene Rhoads of
Richardson; one brother, Gene D. Bowlin of Waco; two grandsons; and one
great-grandson.

The family has designated the Bibles for Russia Fund, in care of
Gatesville Church of Christ, for memorials
Evah Omagee (Priss) Botkin
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 21 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Botkin, Kemp, Palmer, Ingram, Copeland, Ridling
  Classification: Obituary
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Gatesville Messenger 2-2-89
Evah Omagee (Priss) Botkin, 74, of Flat died Jan. 22 at Coryell Memorial
Hospital

Services were held Jan. 24 at the First Baptist Church in Flat with Rev.
Mark Kemp officiating. Burial was in the Restland Cemetery.

Born Nov. 16, 1914 in Flat, she was the daughter of the late Will and Sue
Palmer. She was raised and attended school in Flat. She married Bernard
"Bod" Botkin, Sr., Oct 22, 1935. He preceded her in death Sept. 6, 1977.
She is also preceded in death by one daughter, Sue Botkin, in 1959.

Mrs. Botkin owned and operated the Botkin Grocery Store for 21 years and
the Flat Exxon Station until 1976. She worked for civil service at Ft.
Hood from 1976 until 1988. She was also the secretary for the Flat Water
System for many years prior to her retirement Jan. 19, 1989. She was a
member of the Eastern Star and a member of the First Baptist Church of
Flat.

Survivors include; one son, B. B. Botkin, Jr., of Flat; one grandchild;
and one great-grandchild.

Pallbearers at the funeral were Gary Botkin, Doy Botkin, Kyle Botkin, Ray
Botkin, Charlie Botkin, Lee Ingram, Larry Copeland, Jerry Ridling, Doug
Ridling, Wes Ingram and Jackie Botkin.
J. D. Boson
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 21 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Boson, Morgan, Stevenson, Tucker, Neal, Williams, Pryor,
Jones
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The McGregor Mirror, Thursday, March 22, 1990- J. D. BOSON
J. D. Boson, a long-time McGregor business man and church leader, died 8
a.m. Saturday, March 17, 1990 at his home, 103 South Rogers, He was 81.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 21 at Pleasant Hill
Baptist Church, with Rev. W. J. Morgan officiating. Burial will be in
McGregor Cemetery.

Brother J. D. Boson was born to Stephen and Ella Stevenson Boson on March
22, 1908 in Temple, Texas. When he was six, the family moved to McGregor.
He united with Pleasant Hill Baptist Church at an early age. He attended
McGregot Colored School and graduated from Moore High School in 1926. He
Attended Prairie View A. & M College.

He was married to Rosie Lee Tucker in March 27, 1934. Two children were
born to that union. On October 6, 1946, he was married to Lois Hunt Neal.
They had five children.

Mr. Boson was an active member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church serving on
the deacon board for over 50 years. He was officer on the deacon board,
Church Treasurer, Superintendent of the Sunday School, Choir,
Brotherhood, and delegate to the Willow Grove District Association. He
was recently honored for having the longest continuous active membership
at PHBC.

He was a scout master, band director, mentor, and active in civic
affairs.
He owned and operated Boson's Grocery and Laundromat for thirty five
years. He also was employed at Golstein Migel, Southwestern Bell
Telephone Company, Gatesville State School for Boys and Rocketdyne.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lois Boson; three sons, James Steven of
Waco, Wyley Neal of Alexandria VA and Michael of Fort Leavenworth; four
daughters, Rose Williams of McGregor, Cora Neal of Houston, Jadie Pryor
of Houston; and Johnnie Jones of Birmingham, AL; 14 grandchildren and a
host of nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Pleasant Hill Bapatist Church
Bell Tower Fund in J. D. Boson's name.
MR. BORIACK
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 21 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Boriack, Pick, Mersiovksy, Sisk, Symm, Winkler, Muehlenbruck,
Staley, Story
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Gatesville Messenger, Thursday, July 9, 1992 MR BORIACK

Oscar John David Boriack of The Grove died June 29 in Temple. He was 79.

Funeral services were held July 1 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in The
Grove with Rev. Wayne Pick officiating. Burial was in St. Paul Lutheran
Cemetery under the direction of Sheffield Funeral Home of Tenmple.

He was born at The Grove, son of the late Traugott and Anna Schade
Boriack. He lived his entire life at The Grove, where he was a lifelong
member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. He was a farmer.

Mr. Boriack married Edna Mersiovksy October 29, 1933, in Walberg.

Survivors include his wife, Edna Boriack of The Grove; one son, Elmer
Boriack of Moffat; two daughters, Kathy Sisk of Bruceville and Doris Symm
of The Grove; one brother Paul Boriack of Rome, New York; four sisters,
Amanda Winkler of Temple, Ella Muehlenbruck, Lydia Staley and Lily Story,
all of Porterville, California, 13 grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren.

The family suggests memorials be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church, P. O.
Box 40, The Grove, Texas 76576.


Minnie Lee Brumbalow
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 22 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Brumbalow, LeBlanc, Nance, Cadwalder, Owen, Hobdy
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BRUMBALOW RITES HELD IN DALLAS--Jan 124, 1982

Mrts. Minnie Lee Brumbalow of Ferris, a native and former resident of
Coryell County, died Saturday in a Dallas hospital. She was 87.

Services were held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Lamar and Smith Funeral Home
chapel in Dallas, with Dexter LeBlanc officiating. Burial was in the
Grapevine Cemetery.

Mrs. Brumbalow was born June 17, 1894, in Leon Junction. She formerly
resided in the Gatesville area. Her Husband, John D. Brumbalow, died
several yearas ago.

Survivors include two sons, Hubert Nance of Cameron and Johnny Nance of
Pittsburg; a sister, Mrs. J. B. Owen of Waco; one brother, Ira Hodby of
Gatesville; 10 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
ERNESTINE BRASHER
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 22 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Brasher, Stevens, Ashcraft, Snow, Hart, Lowrance, NcNew
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Gatesville Messenger - 11-9-89 - ERNESTINE BRASHER

Mrs. Ernestine Brasher, 85, of Gatesville died Nov. 1 in a local nursing
home.

Services were held Nov. 3 in the Scott's Funeral Home Chapel with Rev.
Joe T. Stevens officiating. Butial was in the Turnersville Cemetery.

Born Sept. 22, 1904 in China Spring, she moved with her parents as a
small child to Mosheim where she was raised and attended school. She
married Wyatt Brasher Sept. 16, 1923. She and her husband made their home
in Mosheim until his death in 1978. Following her husband's death, she
moved to Gatesville in 1979. she was a member of the Mosheim Baptist
Church.

Survivors include: three daughters, Mrs. Joyce Ashcraft and Mrs. Juanita
Snow, both of Gatesville and Mrs. Alice Hart of Ft. Worth; one son, Billy
Ray (Bill) Brasher of Rio Vista; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Bell Lowrance of
Gatesville and Mrs. Bettie McNew of Valley Mills; seven grandchildren;
and nine great-grandchildren.
Frank L. Bradley
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 22 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Bradley, Martin, Smith
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FRANK L. BRADLEY - Line driver Waco Tribune-Herald-4-5-90

TEMPLE - Frank L. Bradley, 68, of 1718 S Ninth St. in Temple died Tuesday
at a local hospital.

Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home
Chapel, the Rev. Albert Martin officiating. Burial will be at Holland
City Cemetery.

Mr. Bradley was born June 18, 1921, in Hewitt, where he was raised. He
graduated from Lorena High School and was a line driver for Central
Freight Lines for 38 years, retiring in 1981. He had lived in Temple
since 1950. He was a member of Memorial Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Johnnie Bradley of Temple; a son, Harvey Kent
Bradley of Houston; a sister, Mae Smith of Hewitt; and three
grandchildren.
Mrs. Edith May Bradford
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 22 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Bradford, Crosby, Wright
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BRADFORD RITES HELD--June 1982

Mrs. Edith May Bradford, 82, of Corpus Christi died Sunday in a Corpus
Christi hospital.

Services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Scott's Funeral Home chapel,
with Rev. Russell Crosby officiating. Burial was in Restland Cemetery.

Mrs. Bradford was born May 6, 1900, in Gonzales County, daughter of the
late William and Fannie Wright. She was married to Wilton R. Bradford, a
former Gatesville resident, on Jan. 22, 1927. He died in 1950.

Mrs. Bradford was an office manager for a gas company in Luling before
her retirement in 1973. She moved to Seguin in 1973 and to Corpus Christi
in 1977.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Luling.

Survivors include one son, J. W. Bradford of Corpus Christi, and a
granddaughter, Beverly Joan Bradford, also of Corpus Christi.
Floyd A. Boyer
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 22 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Boyer, Smith, Sculte, Myers, Blanchard, Lam, Veazy, Newland,
Wall
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Gatesville Messenger--2-21-85 FLOYD A. BOYER

Services for Floyd A. Boyer of Kerrville, brother of Mrs. Fred Smith of
Gatesville, were held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Grimes Funeral Home
Chapel in Kerrville. Rev. Henry Schulte officiated and burial was in the
Garden of Memories in Kerrville.

Mr. Boyer, a retired building contractor, died Thursday, Feb. 14, in a
San Antonio hospital. He was 72.

Son of the late J. S. and Ada Lee Myers Boyer, he was born Nov 6, 1912 in
the Stampede commnity in Coryell County, and was reared in this county.
He married Caroline C. Blanchard Dec. 15, 1934 in Gatesville.

A Kerrville resident three years and prior resident of Midland, he was a
member of Trinity Episcopal Church and Carpenters Union Local No. 1428 in
Midland.

Survivors include his wife of Kerrville; two sons, Jim Boyer of Seattle,
Wash., and Dr. Bill F. Boyer of Augsburg, West Germany; his sister, Mrs.
Smith of Gatesville; and five grandchildren.

Pallbearers for Mr. Boyer's funeral were George Lam, Jr., Billy Hugh
Veazey, O. N. Blanchard, William Earl Blanchard, Bill Jack Blanchard, and
M. D. Newland.

Memorials may be sent to the Kerrville Dialysis Center, 320-A Waters St.,
Kerrville, Texas 78028, in care of Dr. Michael N. Wall.
Anna Lee Burgess
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 23 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Burgess, Fugitt, Ford, Williams, Biddy, Gaddy, Tucker,
Patterson, Messer, Jeffery, Coker
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McGregor Monitor, Thursday, January 11, 1990 ANNA LEE BURGESS

Anna Lee Burgess, a long time Moody resident, died at 8:59 a.m. Monday,
January 1, 1990 in Temple, Texas. She was 89.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 3, at First
Baptist Church in Moody, Rev. Mickey Fugitt and Rev. Marion Ford
officiated with burial in Moody Cemetery. Services were directed by Cole
Funeral Home.

Mrs. Burgess was born on January 30, 1900 in Coryell County, Texas, the
daughter of Jasper and Hettie Eugene (Williams) Biddy. She attended
school at Pedicate. On April 5, 1918, she married Jay B. Burgess in Cold
Springs, Texas. He preceded her in death on January 9, 1962.
For forty-two years she lived in Moody where she was a Gold Star Mother
and a member of the First Baptist Church. She was a member of the
American Legion Auxiliary in McGregor.

Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Irene Gaddy of Moody, Mrs. Lorene
Tucker of Temple, Mrs. Berdene Patterson of The Grove, Mrs. Darlene
Messer of San Antonio; four sons, Wilton Burgess of Moody, J. B. Burgess
of McGregor, Bobby Burgess of Moody, James Burgess of Whitney; one
sister, Elmer Jeffrey of Marble Falls; twenty-seven grandchildren,
thirty-two great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Joey Burgess, John Coker, Tommy Coker, Gary Gaddy, Jerry
Gaddy, Mike Patterson, Ronnie Tucker and Steve Tucker.
J. C. Bunnell
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 23 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Bunnell, Reynolds, Ricketts, Thornton, Bay, Bates, Scott,
McDonald, Coley, Vanderbilt, Mingst, Sharp
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Gatesville Messenger Dec. 11, 1880 LAST RITES HELD TUESDAY FOR J. C.
BUNNELL, 59

J. C. Bunnell Jr., prominent Harker Heights businessman and former
Gatesville resident, died Sunday in a Temple hospital after a long
illness. He was 59.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the First United
Methodist Church of Killeen and were conducted by Dr. Wayne Reynolds.
Burial was in Restland Cemetery, Gatesville, with Crawford-Bowers Funeral
Home in charge.

Born in Gatesville Jan. 25, 1921, Mr. Bunnell graduated from high school
here in 1939 and served in the U.S.armed forces during World War II. He
married Miss Betty Sue Ricketts of Gatesville, and they lived in Harker
Heights most of their married life.

Mr. Bunnell, who owned several business in Harker Heights, had served on
the city council there and was commissioner of the Harker Heights Police
Department. He was a Mason and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

He was an enthusiastic golfer and had particiapated in tournaments over
Central Texas.

Survuvors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Martha Kay Thornton of
Azle and Geneva Susan Bunnell of Huntsville; his mother, Mrs. Ora Bunnell
of Killeen; and two grandchildren.

Pallbearers for Mr. Bunnell's funeral were Marvin Bay, T. J. Bates, W. A.
Scott, Charles McDonald, Fred Coley, Fred Vanderbilt, Fred Mingst and Jim
Sharp.
F. Webster Bundrant
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 23 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Bundrant, Tilly, Melton, Powell
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Waco Tribune-Herald - Tuesday, Dec. 5, 1989 -F. WEBSTER BUNDRANT, 68 of
Coryell County died Sunday in Purmela.

Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Scott's Funeral Home Chapel in
Gatesville, the Rev. Rex Tilly officiating. Burial will be at
Bundrant-Evergreen Cemetery.

Mr. Bundrant ws born Jan. 6, 1921, in Purmela, where he was reared and
educated. He graduated from Gatesville High School and married Rachel
Melton on May 31, 1941. He was a carpenter and had retired from the
Gatesville State School for Boys.

Mr. Bundrant was a U.S.Army veteran of World War II. He was a Baptist.

Survivors include his wife; a son, Paul Bundrant of Hamilton; a sister,
Lorene Powell of Purmela, five grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.

The family has designated the American Cancer Society for memorials.
Loyce Buckner
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 23 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Buckner, Perkins, Clopp, Edwards, Leasman, Robinson, Brown,
Capps, Comer, Woodlock, Veazey
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Gatesville Messenger - 8-3-1989 LOYCE BUCKNER

Mrs. Loyce Cygale Buckner, 71, of Gatesville died July 30 at Coryell
Memorial Hospital.

Services were held Aug. 1 at Scott's Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jim
Perkins officiating. Burial was in the Hemmeline Cemetery.

Born June 17, 1918 in Leon Junction, she was the daughter of Mrs. Dora
Clopp and the late Walter Clopp. She attended school at Ross and Oglesby.
She married Elton Buckner May 9, 1955 in Gatesville. She sas a homemaker
and a Protestant.

Survivors include: her husband; two daughters, DaRonna Edwards of
Gatesville, and Donna Leasman of Forney; mother, Dora Clopp of
Gatesville; one sister, Shirley Robinson of Oglesby; and two
grandchildren.

Pallbearers at the funeral were Wayne Buckner, Butch Brown, J. B. Capps,
Amos Comer, Woody Woodlock and Bill Veazey.
Benjamin Buck
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 23 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Buck, Day, Miller, Gauer, Westerfield
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Gatesville Messenger - 12-1-1988 BENJAMIN BUCK

Benjamin Buck, 67, a Crawford farmer, died Nov. 18 at his residence.

Services were held Nov. 19 at Canaan Baptist Church with Rev. Louis Day
and Rev. Ron Miller officiating. Burial was in Canaan Baptist Church
Cemetery.

Mr. Buck was born Oct. 24, 1921, in Gatesville. He was the son of the
late William and Louise (Scott) Buck. He attended school at Prairie
Chapel after moving from Gatesville to the Crawford-Oglesby area as a
small child. He was a farmer and a member of the Canaan Baptist Church.

Pallbearers were Herman Gauer, Walter Gauer, Clodius Westerfield, David
Westerfield, Mark Westerfield and Richard Westerfield.
Glen Dale Buchanan
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 23 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Buchanan, Whitehead, Meyers, Sable, Ray, Salinas, Smith
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COPPERAS COVE LEADER-PRESS March 18, 1990

Glen Dale Buchanan, 49, of Copperas Cove died March 10 at his home, and
services were held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Crawford-Bowers-Brown Funeral
Home chapel in Copperas Cove, with the Rev. Elmer L. Whitehead
officiating. Burial followed at Copperas Cove City Cemetery.

Buchanan was born April 27, 1940 in Copperas Cove, and had worked for J.
B. Meyers Transfer & Storage for 22 years. A member of the Baptist faith.
Buchanan belonged to VFW Post 8577, American Legion 582, and had attended
Copperas Cove High School.

Survivors are two sons, Glen John Buchanan of Salem, Ohio and Charles
Buchanan of Marshall; three daughters, Glenda Buchanan, Mary Jane
Buchanan and Dale Ann Buchanan, all of Salem; one brother, Vernon "Pete"
Buchanan of Copperas Cove; four sisters, Jewell Sable of Dillonville,
Ohio, Olgie Mae Ray of Indiana, Margie Salinas of Spring, and Joyce Marie
Smith of Houston; and six grandchildren.

Crawford-Bowers-Brown Funeral Home in Copperas Cove was in charge of
arrangements.
Mrs. Carmen Bruton
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 23 Feb 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Bruton, Turk, Weeks, White, Barnett, Collinson, Lowrey,
Tuippit, Mayberry, Braziel, Spencer, Haynes, Smith
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Gatesville Messenger - Feb. 6, 1986 - MRS CARMEN BRUTON

Carmen Elizabeth Bruton, 75, died Feb. 2 at the local hospital. Funeral
services were held Feb. 3 at Scott's Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in
Restland Cemetery. The Rev. Truman Turk officiated, assisted by the Rev.
Wayne Weeks.

Mrs. Bruton was born Jan. 4, 1911 in Coryell County, the daughter of the
late Samuel and Clara White. She was reared and attended school in Mound
and graduated from Gatesville High School. She also attended Mary Hardin
Baylor University. She was married to C. C. Bruton on Oct. 13, 1967. She
and her husband lived in Flat before moving to Gatesville in 1954. She
was a member and Sunday School teacher in the Live Oak Baptist Church.

She is survived by a son, Charles C. Bruton of Gatesville; a daughter,
Mrs. Quinton (Elaine) Barnett of Gatesville; one sister, Mrs. Maxine
Collinson of Annapolis, Maryland; five grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers at the funeral services were Bobby Lowrey, Ray Tippit, Gene
Bruton, Danny Mayberry, Gene Braziel and Rollin Spencer.

Honarary pallbearers were Zonnel Haynes and F. B. Smith.
Ralph Caldwell
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 2 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Caldwell, Boatman, Moody, Fulp, Todd, Marris, Gellasch,
Hendrick, Taylor, Hudgens
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Waco Tribune-Herald-Tues. Apr. 30, 1991--Ralph Caldwell

MART--Ralph Caldwell of Mart, a retired employee of Communtiy Public
Service, died Sunday in a local hospital. He was 83.

Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Wilkirson-Hatch Funeral Home
Chapel, the Rev. Kenneth Boatman and the Rev. Bill Moody officiating.
Burial will be in Crawford Cemetery.

Mr. Caldwell was born March 19, 1908, in Crawford, where he attended
schools. He moved to Gatesville in 1942 and lived there 32 years, moving
to Waco in 1974. He married Berta Mae Fulp in 1932, she died in 1973. He
married Ruth Todd in 1974.

Survivors include his wife, two daughters; Derry Marris and Phyllis
Gellasch, both of Gatesville, two stepdaughters, Pat Hendrick of Mart and
Carolyn Taylor of Hewitt; a stepson, James Leslie Hudgens of Houston, a
sister, Kate Fulp of Waco, six grandchildren, and five
great-grandchildren.

The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.

The family has designated the Leukemia Society or the individual's
favorite charity for memorials.
Ralph Callicoatte
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 2 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Callicoatte, Tilly, Mason, Miller, Hardin
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Gatesville Messenger-Apr 7, 1982 -CALLICOATTE RITES HELD

Memorial services for Ralph Callicoatte, 69, of Rt. 5, Belton were held
at 11 a.m. Saturday at the graveside in Restland Cemetery here. Rev. Rex
Tilly officiated with Scott's in charge.

Mr. Callicoatte, a retired aircraft design engineer, di3d April 7 in a
Temple hospital.

Born July 1, 1912, in Stamford, he was active in the Boy Scout program as
a youngster and attained the rank of Eagle Scout. He married the former
Merrynell Mason in Las Vegas, Nev. on Nov. 15, 1941. He retired from the
aircraft design field in 1971 because of failing health.

Mr. Callicoatte was an Army veteran of World War II. He was an
Episcopalian.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by a niece, Merrynell Miller, and
a nephew, John C. Hardin.
Mrs. Calhoun
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 2 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Calhoun, Hennigh, Bratton, O'Neil, Sinclair
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Gatesville Messenger, Thurs. July 16, 1992--MRS. CALHOUN

Eula Moore Calhoun of Las Cruces, New Mexico, died July 6 at her home.
She was 89.

Services were held July 9 at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Las
Cruces. Burial was in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Mrs. Calhoun was born December 9, 1902, in Mart. She married Mr. Andrew
A. Calhoun November 28, 1922, in Gatesville. They moved to Mesilla
Valley, New Mexico, in 1936, where they managed the Harvey Farm Company
near Hill, NM. They spent their lives raising their family and farming in
Mesilla Valley. Mr. Calhoun preceded his wife in death August 19, 1977.

She was also preceded in death by two sons, Elliott A. and Charles L.
Calhoun.

Survivors include one son, James D. (Denny) Calhoun of Las Cruces; one
daughter, Mrs. Keith (Patsy) Hennigh of Las Cruces; three sisters, Grace
Bratton of Gatesville, Carrie O'Neil of Roswell, NM, and Bea Sinclair of
Concord, California; 12 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.
MRS. BYNUM
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 2 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Bynum, Montgomery, Manning, Comer, Mariott, Franklin,
Bearden, Whitt
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MRS. BYTNUM --The Gatesville Messenger, Thurs. Jan. 23, 1992

Mrs. Lee (Essie) Bynum of Pearl died Friday in Gatesville. She was 95.

Services were held Monday at Scott's Funeral Home chapel with Elder Hurl
Montgomery officiating. Burial was in Pearl Cemetery.

Mrs. Bynum was born March 15, 1896, in Pearl, daughter of the late George
and Elizabeth Manning. She was reared and educated in Pearl and graduated
from Pearl High School.

She married Mr. Lee Bynum August 2, 1920, and they made their home in
Pearl. He preceded her in death July 27 1964.

Mrs. Bynum was a homemaker and a Baptist.

Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Amos (Latrelle) Comer of Gatesville;
two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Duane Mariott, Eugene Franklin, Ernest Mariott, Bobby
Manning, Paul Bearden, Craig Manning, Know Whitt and Curtis Manning.

The family has designated the Pearl Cemetery Association for memorials.
Mrs. Bessie Fay Bush
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 2 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Bush, Page, Clemons, Bamburg, Mensch, Barton, Poston,
Barnett, Lowery, Williams
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER-April 30, 1981--Mrs. Bush's Last Rites are held here
Saturday

Services for Mrs. Bob (Bessie Fay) Bush Sr., 59, lifelong Gatesville
resident and a retired telephone operator, were held at 4 p.m. Saturday
at Scott's Funeral Home chapel. Rev. Frank Page officiated, and burial
was in Restland Cemetery.

Mrs. Bush died Thursday in the local hospital.

Daughtef of the late J. M. and Etta Clemons, she was born Oct. 27, 1921,
in Gatesville and graduated from high school here. She was employed as a
telephone operator at Fort Hood for 20 years, retiring in 1971.

She was married to Bobbie Bush Sr. in June, 1946, in Gatesville. Mr. Bush
died in 1969.

Mrs. Bush was a member of the Live Oak Baptist Church.

She is survived by four sons, Bobbie Bush Jr. and Randall S. (Randy)
Bush, both of Gatesville, Monty C. Bush of Alvin and Richard Wayne
(Ricky) Bush of Evanston, Wyo.; a sister, Mrs. George (Ona) Bamburg of
Gatesville; one brother, Clifford Clemons of Gatesville; and seven
grandchildren.

Pallbearers for Mrs. Bush's funeral were Vennis Mensch, Carroll Barton,
Mike Poston, Quinton Barnett, Bobby Lowery and Y. W. (Babe) Williams.
Honarary pallbearer was Esteen Williams.
Mr. Butler
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 2 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Butler, Yeilding, Brown, Ballew, Smith, Butler
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The Gatesville Messenger, Thursday, March 12, 1992--MR. BUTLER

Jack Butler of the Coryell Valley area died at his home Friday. He ws 71.

Services were held Monday at Scott's Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Hollis
Yeilding officiating. Burial was at Coffey Cemetery.

He was born August 14, 1920, in McGregor, and was a descendant of an old
Coryell County family.

He married Dorothy Ann Brown June 23, 1940.

Mr. Butler was retired form Chevron, Inc.

He was preceded in death by a son, Jeffrey T. Butler.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Ann Butler of Tampa, Florida,
Robert B. Butler of Long Beach, California, and John Butler of Arlington;
two daughters, Davey Ballew of Gatesville and Tricia Smith of Salem,
Oregon; 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the Coffey Cemetery Fund in care of the National
Bank-Gatesville; or to the Jeffrey T. Butler Memorial Scholarship Fund at
the University of Texas in Arlington.
J. C. Buster
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 2 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Buster, Crosby, Culp, Logan, Dyer, Ayers, Cockrell, Woodley
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Gatesville Messenger - 5-25-89 - J. C. BUSTER

J. C. Buster, 81, of Gatesville died May 19 at Coryell Memorial Hospital.

Services were held May 20 at Scott's Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tim
Crosby officiating. Burial was in the Restland Cmetery.

Born June 1, 1907 in Coryell County, he was the son of the late John and
Molly Buster. He attended school in the Harmony community. He married
Gladys Culp March 16, 1926. She preceded him in death March 19, 1979. He
had been a farmer in Coryell County all of his life. He was a member of
the Mountain Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by one daughter,
LaCelia Ann Logan, Jan, 21, 1982.

Survivors include: four daughters, Janet Dyer, Vera Ayers, Lillie Ayres
and Marcia Cockrell, all of Gatesville; five sons, Tom Buster of Llano,
Joe Buster of Spring, Johnnie Buster of Elm Mott, Clyde Buster of Belton
and Calvin Buster of Belton; one sister, Winnie Woodley of Austin; 41
grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren and
12 foster children.

Pallbearers at the funeral were his grandsons.
Earl Busby
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 2 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Busby, Clements, Turner, DeHay, Freeman
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Waco Tribune-Herald Oct-84 EARL BUSBY DIES IN WACO

Earl M. Busby, 77, of Waco, died Wednesday in a Waco Hospital. He was the
brother-in-law of Mattie Turner of Gatesville.

Services were held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Wilkerson-Hatch Funeral Home
Chapel, with Rev. Jerry Clements officiating. Burial was at Waco's
Rosemound Cemetery.

Mr. Busby was born March 16, 1907, at Silsbee. He retired in 1968 after
30 years as an engineer with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. He was
married to Lillian Turner in 1934. Mr. Busby was a member of Calvary
Baptist Church in Waco.

Survivors include his wife of Waco; a son, Jim Busby of Waco; two
brothers, Sam Busby of Kingsland and Ernest Busby of Round Rock; two
sisters, Ineeta DeHay of Georgetown and Lolie Mae Freeman of Copperas
Cove; and a grandaughter.
Billie Burt
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 2 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Burt, Whitehead, Knudson, Jones, Calderon, Doty, Frazier, Ray
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Gatesville Messenger - 10-3--1986

Billie Eugene Burt, 58, of Moody died Oct. 26 at V. A. Hospital in
Temple.

Funeral services were held Oct. 28 at Scott's Funeral Home Chapel with
Rev. Elmer Whitehead officiating. Burial was in the Davidson Cemetery.

Born May 9, 1928 in Coryell County, he was the son of Mrs. Mamie Burt and
the late Otha Burt. He attended school in Oglesby. He was a disabled
Marine veteran of WWII. He was a Baptist.

Survivors include: his wife, Mrs. Wanda Burt; four daughters, Patsy
Knudson of Temple, Vicki Burt of Austin, Valeri Burt of Austin and Lisa
Jones of Lubbock; two sons, Michael Burt of Austin and Tommy Burt of
Waco; his mother; Mrs. Mamie Burt of Moody; two brothers, Emuel Burt of
Austin and Kermit Burt of Round Rock; two sisters, Dorothy Calderon of
Waco and Jewel Doty of Waco; and eight grandchildren.

Pallbearers at the funeral were Charles Frazier, Jo Paul Ray, Elmer D.
Ray and Bill Burt.
Mrs. Rob (Viola) Culp Cathey
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 6 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Cathey, Smith, Basham, Culp, Cox
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER-Sept. 17, 1992 --MRS. CATHEY

Mrs. Rob (Viola) Culp Cathey of Turnersville died September 10, in
Gatesville. She was 85.

Services were held Saturday at West Main Church of Christ in Gatesville
with Delbert Smith officiating. Burial was in Turnersville Cemetery.

She was born August 17, 1907, in Purmela, daughter of the late James F.
and Nancy Roberts Basham. She attended school at Purmela, and later
attended Texas State Teachers College in Denton.

Mrs. Cathey married Claude Culp December 25, 1925, in Gatesville. He
preceded her in death October 10, 1949.

She married Robert W. Cathey November 27, 1963 in Gatesville.

Mrs. Cathey was a teacher at Turnover School for five years. She also was
employed as a cook at the Gatesville State School for Boys, where she
retired. She enjoyed quilting, cooking and playing dominoes.

She was a member of West Main Church of Christ.

Survivors include her husband, Rob Cathey of Turnersville; a step-son,
Robert Lee Cathey of Duncanville; a step-daughter, Penetha Cox of Leon
Junction; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Jeff Cathey and Billy Joe Cathey.
Teri Ann Carver
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 6 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Carver, Robard, Brown
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER - Feb. 25, 1988 - TERI ANN CARVER

Mrs. Teri Ann Carver, 42 of Gatesville died Feb. 21 in Hillcrest Baptist
Medical Center in Waco.

Services were held Feb. 24 at McClendon Funeral Home Chapel in Okmulgee,
OK with Rev. Rich Robard officiating. Burial was in the Okmulgee
Cemetery.

Born April 26, 1945 in Oklahoma City, OK, she was reared and attended
school in Okmulgee. She graduated from Okmulgee High School in 1963. She
married Joe Carver Feb. 18, 1967. She owned and operated Carver Auto
Supply in Gatesville with her husband for several years. She was a
homemaker and a member of the Butler Memorial Methodist Church.

Survivors include her husband; one daughter, Kelle Carver of Gatesville;
a son, Jeffery Carver of Gatesville; her parents Gene and Allene Brown of
Okmulgee; and her father-in-law, Riley Carver of El Dorado Springs, MO
Rev. Odis Carruth
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 6 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Carruth, Kendrick, Teeter, Graham, Bishop, Karl, Thornton,
Deatherage
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER-Feb. 6, 1986 - REV. ODIS CARRUTH

The Rev. Odis Carruth, 71 of Tow, Texas, died Jan. 20. Funeral services
were held Jan 23 at the Buchanan West Baptist Church, with burial in the
Bluffton Cemetery in Burnet. Officiating at the services were the Revs.
B. H. Kendrick and Monroe Teeter.

The Rev. Carruth was born April 1, 1914 in Knox County, the son of Joe
Sorrel and Mary E. Carruth. He was a retired Southern Baptist minister,
serving churches as pastor in the West Texas, Corpus Christi and Houston
areas. He and his wife, Edith, served with the Billy Graham Evangelistic
Association for 15 months. He was a member of the Buchanan West Baptist
Church.

Survivors included his wife: three daughters, Carlene Bishop of Cibolo,
Rowena Karl of Tow, formerly of Gatesville, Judy Thornton of Fort
Stockton; one sister, Adelle Deatherage of Lamesa; eight grandchildren;
and three great-grandchildren.
Maude Mae Carroll
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 6 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Carroll, Slayton, Mitchell, Freeman, Ballard
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER - 4 July 1985 -- MAUDE MAE CARROLL

Maude Mae Carroll, 93, of Dallas, formerly of Coryell County, died June
23 in that city. Funeral services were held June 26 at Rhoton-Weiland
Chapel, with burial in Hilltop Memorial Park in Carrollton. Officiating
were Dr. Bill W. Slayton and the Rev. Mark Mitchell.

Mrs. Carroll was born Nov. 3, 1891 in Pidcoke. She was married to Mark W.
Carroll on Dec. 12, 1909. They spent their married life in Izora, Bee
House, Pearl, and Dallas. She was a member of the Baptist Church. She was
preceded in death by her husband and one son, Mark Weldon.

She is survived by three children, Travis O. Carroll of Pearl, Vaughan
Davis Freeman of Pearl, Rita G. Ballard of Dallas; five grandchildren and
eight great-grandchildren.


Mrs. Asa (Ruby) Carpenter
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 6 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Carpenter, Billingsley, Drake, Woodson, Ware, Faubion,
Parsons
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER - Oct. 23, 1980

Mrs. Asa (Ruby) Carpenter of Rt. 1, Waco, a former Jonesboro resident,
died Oct. 15 in a Waco hospital. She was 79.

Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Friday at Scott's Funeral Home
chapel and were conducted by Minister James Billingsley. Burial was in
the Ireland Cemetery.

Mrs. Carpenter was born Ruby Bell Drake July 27, 1901, at Jonesboro, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Drake. She was reared at Jonesboro.

She was married to Asa Carpenter on July 27, 1931, and they made their
home in the Jonesboro-Ireland area until moving to Waco six years ago.

Mrs. Carpenter was a longtime member of the Ireland Church of Christ
before moving her membership to the Parklake Church of Christ.

She is survived by her husband; five sons, John Carpenter and Jeff
Carpenter, both of Jonesboro, Jim Carpenter of Waco, Jack Carpenter of
Arlington and Joe Carpenter of Gatesville; one daughter, Mrs. Janey
Woodson of Joshua; two step-children, Dean Ware of Hico and Opel Faubion
of Jonesboro; a sister, Mrs. Eva Parsons of Albany; ten grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.

Her grandsons served as pallbearers for Mrs. Carpenter's funeral.
Bill Carothers
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 6 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Carothers, Smith, Barr
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WACO TRIBUNE-HERALD - Nov 6, 1986 - BILL CAROTHERS

GATESVILLE - Bill Carothers, 17, of Gatesville died Wednesday at a
Gatesville hospital.

Services will be 4 p.m. Friday at Scott's Funeral Home Chapel, minister
Delbert Smith officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery.

Mr. Carothers was born Nov. 6, 1968, in Gatesville. He was a senior at
Gatesville High School. He was a Protestant.

Survivors include his father, Robert Carothers of Gatesville; his mother,
Betty Jane Carothers of Gatesville; three brothers, Larry Carothers of
Lampasas and John Carothers and Mark Carothers, both of Gatesville; and a
sister; Peggy Barr of Lampasas.
Patrick Tommy Cargill
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 6 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Cargill, Ford, Stricklen, Rueter, Vitali, Maier
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER-Sept. 18, 1986-PATRICK TOMMY CARGILL

Mr. Patrick Tommy Cargill, 36, of Gatesville died Sept. 10.

Funeral services were held Sept. 13 at Trinity Baptist Church with
Jonathan Ford officiating. Interment was at the Bellwood Cemetery.

Born Jan. 18, 1950 in Jonesboro, Ark., he was the son of R. V. Cargill
and the late Helen Cargill. He was raised and attended school in
Arkansas. He married Miss Linda Stricklen Aug. 22, 1969. He and his wife
made their home in Cleburne until he entered the Air Force where he
served during the Vietnam conflict. They resided in several communities
during his militarty service and moved to Gatesville three years ago. He
was employed as a truck driver with the Rueter Construction Company in
Gatesville.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Pat and Jason Cargill of
Gatesville, two sisters, Patricia Vitali of Providence, R.I. and Peggy
Maier of Holliday; two brothers, Philip Cargill of Jonesboro, Ark. and
Peter Cargill of Blum; and his father.
Jim Campbell
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 6 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Campbell, Bumpus, Alford, Crow, Kirschvink, Medlin, Shaw,
Conner, Haines, Adams, Creacy, Whatley
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER-- May 17, 1987 -JIM CAMPBELL

Jim Campbell, 80, of Evant died May 9 at Hillcrest Medical Center in
Waco.

Serfices were held May 11 at the Evant Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mark
Bunmpus officiating. Burial was in the Pearl Cemetery

Born March 26, 1907 in Topsy, he was the son of the late William Isaac
Campbell and Maggie Alford Campbell. He was a rancher and farmer. He was
preceded in death by a brother, Daymond Campbell and two sisters, Oma
Crow and Lou Ella Campbell.

Survivors include four sisters, Addie Kirschvink of Waco, Nell Medlin of
Lorena, Pansy Shaw of Waco and Violet Campbell of Waco.

Pallbearers at the funeral were Roy Conner, Grady Haines, Loyd Adams,
John Conner, Durwood Creacy and C. B. Whatley.
Birdie Chambers
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 7 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Chambers, Garrett, Boone, Thomas, Davis, Young
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER-March 13, 1986--BIRDIE CHAMBERS

Birdie Chambers, 95 of Stephenville, died March 5 at a nursing home
there. Funeral services were held March 7 at Stephenville Funeral Home,
with burial in the Erath Garden of Memories. The Rev. Morgan Garrett
officiated.

Mrs. Chambers was born Jan. 22, 1891 in Coryell County. She was married
to Tom Boone in September of 1911, in Turnersville and was married to A.
D. Chambers in 1937. He died in April, 1964

She was a Presbyterian and a housewife and had lived in Stephenville the
past 10 years, moving there from Gatesville.

Survivors include two sons, T. H. Boone of Fort Worth and R. D. Boone of
Lubbock; two step sons, Sam Chambers of Arlington and Carl Chambers of
Gatesville; a daughter Lois Thomas of Stephenville; a step-daughter, Vera
Davis of Gatesville, A sister, Nora Young of Madisonville; and ten
grandchildren.
Samuel A. Chambers
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 7 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Chambers, Herzig, Gale, Davis
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THE GATESVILLE MESSENGER - May 28, 1987 - Samuel A. Chambers

Samuel A. Chambers, 80, of Arlington died May 14 at Arlington Memorial
Hospital.

Services were held May 18 at Memorial Funeral Home Arlington Chapel with
Rev. Robert Herzig officiating. Burial was in Moore Memorial Gardens.

Owner of Chambers Appliance service in Midland, he retired in 1972 when
he moved to Arlington. He was a former member of the Lions and Kiwanis
Club in Midland. He was a member of the Epworth Untied Methodist Church
of Midland.

Survivors include: his wife of 60 years, Ada Chambers of Arlington; one
son, Sammy Chambers of Arlington; one daughter, Frankie Gale of
Arlington; one sister, Vera Davis of Gatesville; one brother, Carl
Chambers of Gatesville; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Roger Chamblee
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 7 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Chamblee, Hambrick, Westerfield, Matthews, Paschall,
Thurmond, Anderson, Gough, Luedeker
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THE MCGREGOR MIRROR- Sept. 13, 1990 -- MR. CHAMBLEE

Roger Chamblee, a retired automobile dealer of McGregor, died at 9:15
a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, 1990. He was 83.

Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, at Cole Funeral
Home Chapel. Rev. Carrol Hambrick officiated. Interment was in Crawford
City Cemetery.
Mr. Chamblee was born on Feb. 2, 1907, in Crawford, Texas, the son of
John Thomas and Dovie Espie (Matthews) Chamblee. He attended Crawford
schools. On December 6, 1929, he was united in marriage to Irene
Westerfield in Gatesville, Texas. During World War II, he was employed as
a guard at Bluebonnet Ordnance Plant in McGregor and farmed for about
fifteen years in the McGregor area. He moved to McGregor in 1945, and was
the owner and operator of Chamblee's Autos for about twenty years before
his retirement. He was a member of College Avenue Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Irene Chamblee of McGregor; one daughter,
Mrs. Joe (Marcelaine) Paschall of McGregor; one sister, Mrs. Lula Lee
Thurmond of San Antonio; one brother, Ralph Chamblee of Sweeny; three
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Robbie Anderson, Randall Chamblee, Jerry Chamblee, Joe
Bob Gough, Jeff Luedeker, and Greg Westerfield.
Tanza LeeEta Chappell
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 9 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Chappell, Brown, Womack, Nunn
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Gatesville Messenger-May 17,1985--Tanza LeeEta Chappell

Tanza LeeEta Chappell, 83, died May 17 at the local hospital. Funeral
services were held May 20 at Bethlehem Baptist Church, with butial in the
Oak Grove Cemetery. The Rev. James Brown officiated at the services.

Mrs. Chappell was born Feb. 5, 1902, in Coryell County, daughter of the
late Dan and Lena Brown. She attended school in Gatesville and was a
music major in college. She was married to the Rev. N. C. Chappell who
preceded her in death in 1968. She had also lived in Nachgdoches and in
Oklahoma City. She was a retired music teacher and a member of the
Bethlehem Baptist Church.

She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Benita Womack and Mrs. Pecolia Nunn,
both of Gatesville; and three brothers, Glen Dell Brown and Elgie Brown,
both of Gatesville, and the Rev. James Brown of Waco.

Her nephews served as pallbearers at the funeral.
Dr. Jack C. Chapman
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 9 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Chapman, Schaub, Daily
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Gatesville Messenger-5-7-87 - DR. JACK C. CHAPMAN

Dr. Jack C. Chapman, 66, of Temple died May 1.

Services were held May 4 at Hewett Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Reid
Schaub officiating. Burial was in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Lampasas.

He was raised and attended school in Middleton, Ohio. He served in the U.
S. Army in WWII and was a resident of Temple for the past 20 years. He
had been in chiropractic service in Gatesville and Lampasas for several
years. For the past several years he was active in the volunteer service
to the Olan-Teague V. A. Center in Temple.

Survivors include: one son, Jackie Chapman of Lampasas; one brother,
Robert Charles Chapman of Middleton, Ohio; one sister, Shirley Daily of
Middleton, Ohio; and three grandchildren.
Van Chambers
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 9 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Chambers, Horak, Ramsey, Holmes, Agosgini, Sanderson, Mann,
Fleming, Choat
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Gatesville Messenger--RITES FOR VAN CHAMBERS ARE HELD HERE MONDAY (4 Dec
1980)

Funeral services for Van Tiner Chambers, 68, of Littleton, Colo.,
formerly of Gatesville, were held at 2 p.m. Monday at Scott's Funeral
Home chapel here. Rev. Frank Horak officiated, and burial was in Restland
Cemetery.

Mr. Chambers died Thursday in a Denver, Colo., hospital.

Born Feb. 1912, in the Osage community in Coryell County, he was the son
of the late James Earl and Amy Chambers and was reared in this area. He
married Miss Ruth Ramsey in Gatesville on Oct. 28, 1932, and they made
their home here.

Mr. Chambers was a bus driver for Arrow Coach Lines here before moving to
Omaha, Neb., in 1945 to become a driver for Greyhound Bus Lines. A heart
attack suffered in 1961 forced him to retire as a bus driver.

In 1969 he and his wife moved to Valley Mills, where he operated a pecan
sheller and was in the resturant business. They moved to Colorado in
1975, and Mr. Chambers was a security guard for Aurora Mall and later
chief security guard for the Denver Country Club.

Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Jo Ann Holmes of Lakewood,
Colo.; a son Jimmie Chambers of Omaha, Neb.; three sisters, Mrs. Leone
Agosgini of Sacramento, Calif, Mrs. Robbie Mae Sanderson of Valley Mills
and Mrs. Trelada Mann of Clifton; and 17 grandchildren.

Pallbearers for Mr. Chambers' funeral were Flolyd Fleming, Carl Chambers,
B. E. Chambers, Billy Choat, Johnny Sanderson and Tommy Mann.
William W. Cloud
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 10 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Cloud, Callaway, Owens, Lewis, Gregory
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1992 --MR. CLOUD

William W. Cloud of Belton died July 23 in Temple. He was 78.

Memorial services were held Monday at Turnersville Cemetery with Rev. Sam
Callaway officiating.

He was born in Pancake July 4, 1914. Mr. Cloud received a bachelor degree
from the University of Texas in Austin, and was employsed for 20 years as
a field accountant with Shell Oil Corp. before retiring and beginning a
second career as a farmer. He retired from farming after several years of
active involvement.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Winifred Cloud.

Survivors include two sons, William W. Cloud Jr. of New Orleans,
Louisiana, and Paul R. Cloud of The Woodlands; two daughters, Anne Cloud
Owens of Denver, Colorado and Sara Cloud Lewis of Columbus; one sister,
Vesta Cloud Gregory of Temple; eight grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
Emmett Ament Choat
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 10 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Choat, McElroy, Crowell, Bramblett, Yows, Sumpter, Sellers,
Rogers, Thompson
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER - 22 Feb. 1987 - EMMETT AMENT CHOAT

Emmett Ament Choat, 80, died Feb. 22 at the Casa Maria Health Care Center
in Roswell, N. M.

Memorial services were held Feb. 24 at the First United Methodist Church
in Dexter, N. M. Services were held in Gatesville in the Scott's Funeral
Home Chapel with burial in the Ater Cewmetery.

Born March 18, 1906 in Coryell County, he was the son of the later Peter
and Beulah Choat. He married Miss Jimmie B. McElroy Nov. 8, 1926. She
preceded him in death in July of 1983. He was a resident of Dexter for
the past 28 years. He was a retired carpenter and building contractor. He
was an associate member of the First United Methodist Church in Dexter.

Survivors include; one son, James E. Choat of Odessa; two daughters, Mrs.
Mary Crowell of Oak Ridge, Ore. and Mrs. Beth Bramblett of Dexter, N. M.;
one brother, Hubert B. Choat of Gatesville; one sister, Mrs. Ruby Yows of
Purmela; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Pallbearters at the funeral were Raymond Sumpter, Bill Choat, Roger Yows,
J. F. Sellers, Weldon Rogers, and T. R. (Red) Thompson.
Henry Clark
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 11 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Clark, Adams, Boyce, Wiggins, McDermitt, Stephen, Lee,
Clauch, Cowan, Baize, Cheatham
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER-Jan. 2, 1986 HENRY CLARK

Henry Chris Clark, 76, of Cisco died Sunday, December 22, at E.L.Graham
Memorial Hospital in Cisco. Services were held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday,
December 24, at Interstate 20 Church of Christ with Gary Adams and W. K.
Boyce oficiating. Burial was held in Oakwood Cemetery, Cisco, directed by
Kimbrough Funeral Home.

Born December 24 1908, in Gatesville, his paretns were Henry and Peralee
Clark. He married Adell Wiggins on October 14, 1928, in Gatesville. He
lived in Hereford for 30 years before moving to Cisco. He was a
self-employed carpenter and a member of Interstate 20 Church of Christ in
Cisco.

Survivors include his wife; Adell Clark of Cisco; two sons, Conrad Clark
of Cisco and Gary Clark of Carbious, Maine; a daughter, Barbara McDermitt
of Denison; two brothers, Jack Clark and Bob Clark, both of Friona; six
sisters, Robbie Stephen of Hereford, Inez Lee of Dimmit, Jessie Claunch
of Everman, Norma Cowan of Hurst, Jean Baize of Friona and Jewell
Cheatham of Prarie Grove, Ark.; nine grandchildren; and 14
great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Nobie Clawson
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 11 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Clawson, Johnson, Fikes, King, Cook, Rivers, Wingo, McFarlin,
Blanchard, Haynes, Herton
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER-May 23, 1985-MRS. NOBIE CLAWSON

Mrs. Nobie Fikes Clawson, 89, died May 23 in a local nursing home.
Funeral services were held May 25 at Scott's Funeral Home Chapel, with
burial in the Flint Creek Cemetery. Officiating was the Rev. David
Johnson.

Mrs. Clawson was born March 5, 1896 in Milam County, daughter of the late
J. E. and Fanny Fikes. She was married to Edwin Clawson in Buckholts on
Jan. 18, 1921. He prededed her in death Oct. 28, 1968. They had been
engaged in farming in the Flat Community. She was a member of the First
Baptist Church of Flat.

She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Marshall (Jeanne) King of
Gatesville; three sisters, Mrs. Bill Cook of Cameron, Mrs. Emma Rivers of
Austin and Mrs. Della Wingo of Evant.

Pallbearers at the funeral service were Ray Clawson, Jamie Clawson, J. T.
(Buck)McFarlin, Mike Blanchard, Zonnell Haynes and Bill Herton.
Mrs. Bobby W. Lockaby Creacy
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 11 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Creacy, McKamie, Phillips, Bishop, Johnson, Lockaby, Walters,
Whaley, Dickie, Foster, Petrie, Williams, Herring, Hale, Spence, Hitt
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER-Thurs, June 20, 1991-MRS. CREACY

Mrs. Bobby W. Lockaby Creacy of the King community died June 13 in
Killeen. She was 62.

Services were held Saturday at Scott's Funeral Home Chapel with Charles
W. McKamie and Rev. Bob Phillips officiating. Buerial was in Flint Creek
Cemetery.

Mrs. Creacy was born April 6, 1929, in The Grove, the daughter of the
late William Palmer Bishop and Mary Johnson Bishop. She was reared and
attended school in Flat, and married Mr. Alton Lockaby February 2, 1942
in Gatesville. After their marriage, they resided in Oklahoma and Temple,
before moving to Flat in 1953. Mr. Lockaby preceded her in death May 12,
1979. She married Charlie Creacy October 22, 1982. After their marriage,
they resided in the King community. She was employed as a Dietetic Aide
at the V. A. Hospital in Temple for 17 years. She was a member of the VFW
Ladies Auxiliary and a member of Cold Springs Baptist Church. She was
preceded in death by one grandson, Alton Floyd Walters in 1985.

Survivors include her husband; a son, Buddy Lockaby of Flat, two
daughters, Mary Whaley of Flat and Patricia Walters of Gatesville; one
step-son and three step-daughters; a brother, Truett Bishop of Temple; 11
grandchildren and five step-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Rhabb Dickie, Jack Foster, Jerry Petrie, Jerry Herring,
Kenneth Hale and Grady Spence. Honarary pallbearer was Jewell Hitt.
Loraine Clemons
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 11 Mar 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Clemons, Jonas, Walters, Smith, Moore, Williams
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McGregor Mirror-Thurs., Feb. 6, 1992-LORAINE CLEMONS

Mrs. Clarence (Loraine) Clemons, a retired cafeteria cook of Crawford,
died at 4:50 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, 1992, in Waco, Texas. She was 75.

Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4 at the First Baptist
Church of Crawford. Rev. Glenn Jonas and Rev. Jerry Walters officiated.
Interment followed in Crawford Cemetery, directed by Cole Funeral Home,
1113 West 5th street in McGregor.

Mrs. Clemons was born on Sept. 11, 1916, in Osage, the daugter of Robert
Lee and Cora (Smith). She attended Osage schools. on August 24, 1935, she
married Clarence Clemons in Crawford and he preceded her in death on
March 26, 1990. She was employed by the Crawford School District as a
cook in Crawford High School in 1942, and retired in 1983, after
forty-one years of service. She was a member of First Baptist Church of
Crawford where she was a member of the Friendship Class and assisted with
Vacation Bible School.

Survivors include one son, James H. Clemons of Crawford; two sisters,
Willie Dean Moore of Waco and Margie Williams of Oklahoma City, Okla; and
two grandchildren.

For those desiring, the family has suggested First Baptist Church, P.O.
Box 433, Crawford, Texas 76638, for memorial contributions.
Vernon B. Collins
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER, Thursday, October 17, 1991-Mr. Collins

Vernon B. Collins of Gatesville died here Friday. He was 92.

Services were held Monday at Scott's Funeral Home with Rev. Danny Crosby
officiating. Burial was in Restland Cemetery.

He was born December 27, 1898, in Baytown, son of the late Sylvester and
Maggie Collins. He was reared and attended schools in Coleman County. He
married the former Miss Ora Sluder October 18, 1931, in Coleman. They
continued to make their home in Coleman County where he farmed. In 1951,
they moved to Coryell County where he worked for the Possum Oak dairy
until his retiremnent in 1964. He was preceded in death by his wife on
May 24 1990. He was also preceded in death by a son, James Vernon
Collins.
W. E. Cohagan
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Waco Tribune-Herald-14 Apr 1985- W. E. Cohagan

GATESVILLE - W. E. (Bill) Cohagan, 71, of Gatesville, died Friday evening
in a Gatesville hospital.

Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Monday at Restland Cemetery in
Gatesville, the Rev. Rex Tilly officiaing.

Mr. Cohagan was born Sept 20, 1913,in Chilton. He married Marie Edwards
in Gatesville on Oct. 22, 1935. He had lived in Gatesville for the past
60 years. He was an employee of the Gatesville Independent School
District.

Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Frances Jones of Waco,
Bonnie Kitchens of Gatesville and Mrs. Billie Bowen of Redondo Beach,
Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Annie Johnson of Temple; and seven grandchildren.
Bob Clemons
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  Surnames: Clemons, Hall, Doss, Curci, Thompson, Barnhill, Hardie,
Niemeier, Gordon, Taylor, Bryant, Holbrook, Rose, McGilvray, Payne,
Russell, Hale, Courtney
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER-21 Jan 1992-Funeral Held Monday for Bob Clemons

Services for Robert Lee (Bob) Clemons, 80, of Gatesville were held at 2
p.m. Monday at Scott's Funeral Home chapel. Minister Lloyd Hall conducted
the rites, and burial was in Restland Cemetery.

Mr. Clemons, a retired Coryell ounty employee and a long time Gatesville
resident, died Saturday in a Waco hospital. He was a heavy equipment
operator for the county's road and bridge crews for many years before his
retirement in 1963.

Born March 16, 1901, in Osage, he came to Gatesville at the age of three
with his parents, the late Dread and Armanda Clemons, and had resided
here since. He married the former Jewell Doss on Aug. 10, 1918 in
Gatesville.

Mr. Clemons was a member of the East Main Church of Christ.

Survivors include his wife; one son, Dean Clemons of Salado; a daughter,
Mrs. Evelyn Curci of Gatesville, a sister, Mrs. Vera Thompson of Temple;
one brother, Homer Clemons of Gatesville; three grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers for Mr. Clemons' funeral were John Barnhill, Herman Hardie,
Charles Niemeier, A. J. Gordon, Dennis Taylor and J. T. Bryant. Honorary
pallbearers were Harry Holbrook, H. T. Rose, Cam McGilvray, Dick Payne,
Oscar Russell, Amon Hale and Melvin Courtney.
Daniel Fletcher Patteson
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Waco Tribune Herald, January 5, 1968

Funeral services for Daniel F. Patteson of 4311 Memorial Drive will be at
2:30 p.m. today in Connally Chapel. Rev. Don Osada will officiate with
burial in Waco Memorial Park.

Mr. Patteson, 75, died at 9:35 a. m. Wednesday in a Marlin hospital.

He was a retired merchant. He was born in Mason County and had moved here
in 1939. He married Miss Annie Mae Hughett in Ireland, Texas, almost 40
years ago.

Mr. Patteson was active in the Odd Fellows and was a veteran of World War
I. He was a Methodist.

Survivors are his wife; one daughter, Mrs. J. Phillip Bivona of South
Bend, Ind; two sons, James Patteson of Toney, Ala., and Rev. Billy Mack
Patteson of 1410 Clay Avenue; three sisters, Mrs. Grover Goss [sic ^Ö
should be Voss] of Gatesville, Mrs. Rex Humphries of Dallas and Mrs. Ada
Hardcastle of Ireland, Texas; and seven grandchildren.
William Thomas Hughett
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Star Forum, Gatesville, Texas, April 8, 1949

William Thomas Hughett, 77 year old retired farmer who was a long-time
resident of the Ireland community, died at his home in Waco at 2:50 a.m.
Monday. He had been living there only three weeks.

Mr. Hughett, who was born August 4, 1871, was a member of the Methodist
Church. On July 15, 1896, he was married to Miss Angie Shoemaker, who
survives him.

Other survivors are one son, Guy Hughett of Turnersville; six daughters,
Mrs. D. F. Patterson [sic - should be Patteson] of Waco, Miss Hazel
Hughett of Lufkin, Mrs. Herbert Lierman of Waco, Mrs. Martin Harmon of
Oakdale, California, Mrs. Paul Henson [sic ^Ö should be Hinson] of Ames,
and Mrs. Olan Johnson of Waco; Eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild;
and five brothers, L. L. Hughett of California, G. H. Hughett of Waco, R.
C. Hughett of Lubbock, E. G. Hughett of Dallas and J. D. Hughett of
Dallas; and one sister, Mrs. T. M. Brown of Abilene.

Funeral rites were held at the first Methodist Church here at 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, conducted by Rev. J. W. Whitefield and Rev. J W. Sprinkle.
Internment was in the Restland Cemetery, with Scott^Òs in charge, and
pallbearers were Lawrence Coward, Byrom Coward, Elmer Watts, Stanley
Miles, Lester Adams and Howard Franks.

Honorary Pallbearers were Dr. J. H. Hamilton, Lee Hord, Walter Miles,
Will Rutherford and O. P. Patteson.
Guy Earl Hughett
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Waco Tribune Herald
November 17, 1961

Guy Earl Hughett of Turnersville died in a Gatesville hospital of a heart
attack at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. He was 62.

Funeral services will be at Scott^Òs Funeral Home in Gatesville at 3:30
p.m. today, Rev. Ferel Little and Rev. Billy Mack Patteson will
officiate.

Mr. Hughett was a farmer in the Turnersville community and a member of
the Methodist Church.

He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Alvis Suggs of Jonesboro
and Mrs. Norman Beasley of Gatesville; six sisters, Mrs. Herbert Lierman
of 2000 Reuter Avenue, Mrs. D. F. Patteson of 4311 Memorial Drive, Mrs.
Martin Harmon and Mrs. Olan Johnson, both of Oakdale, Calif., Mrs. Paul
Hinson of Gatesville, and Mrs. James Rutland of Lufkin; three
grandchildren.
Eva Herrington Hughett
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Waco Tribune Herald, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 1991

Mrs. Guy (Eva May) Hughett

Pancake ^Ö Mrs. Guy (Eva May) Hughett, a Pancake homemaker, died Monday
in a Gatesville nursing home. She was 84.

Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Scott^Òs Funeral Home in
Gatesville, the Rev. Billy Patterson [sic ^Ö Patteson] officiating.
Burial will be in Restland Cemetery in Gatesville.

Mrs. Hughett was born May 31, 1906 in Coryell County. She married Guy
Hughett Dece. 12, 1922 and they lived in the Jonesboro community for 13
years. They later moved to the Pancake community, where they lived for 32
years. Mr. Hughett died Nov. 16, 1961.

Mrs. Hughett had lived in Gatesville since 1978. She was a member of
Jonesboro Baptist Church.

Survivors include two daughters, Euvon Fewell of Gatesville and Patsy
Noles of Laguna Park; a sister, Lucy Beechly of Jonesboro; four
grandchildren; and 10 great grandchildren.

The family will be at the home of Darrell Suggs, on Highway 84 east of
Gatesville, and will receive visitors at the funeral home from 5 to 6:30
tonight.
Elsie Cleo Davis
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER JAN 6, 1986 ELSIE CLEO DAVIS

Mrs. Elsie Cleo Davis, 76, of Rogers, Arkansas, died Dec. 29th, 1985 in a
Rogers hospital. Funeral services were held at Eastwood Baptist Church in
Gatesville, with burial in the Gatesville City Cemetery. The Rev. Jim
Perkins officiated.

Mrs. Davis was born Feb 18 1909 in Oglesby, the daughter of the late
William and Addie Bannister. She was reared and attended school here. She
was married to E.M. "Bud" Davis on Feb 4, 1931. She moved to Rogers, Ark
25 years ago. She was a charter member of the Eastwood Baptist Church
here and also a member of Lakeside Baptist Church in Rogers. She was
employed as a retail store clerk for many years, and was also a volunteer
at the Bentonville Senior Center in Arkansas for many years.

She is survived by her husband; two sisters, Clara Martin of Plainview
and Dorothy Hunter of Rushville, Indiana; and several nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers at her funeral were John Hunter, Jerald Martin, Jerald
Barrington, Ronald Vaughn, Weldon Rogers, Bill Bannister, Brent Bannister
and Kent Bannister.
Mary Vandyke Hughett
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[note - date not shown on obit; apparently published about June 14, 1924]

In Memory of Grandmother Hughett

On Thursday, June 12, at 20 minutes until 2 o'clock the death angel
visited our home and took from us the one we loved so dear, our precious
grandmother, Mrs. Mary Hughett. She was laid to rest in the Levita
Cemetery Friday afternoon, June 13, 1924. Mary Magoline [sic] Vandyke was
born at Dandridge, Tenn., on the sixth day of September, 1884 [sic -
should be 1854]. She was married to J. L. Hughett in Jefferson County,
Tenn., in 1870. They came to Coryell County in 1904. To this happy union,
eight children were born. Seven boys and one girl. All are living and
attended the funeral but Jimmie B., who died at the age of 10 years.
Those living are W. T. Hughett of Levita; L. L. Hughett, Rio Vista;, Mrs.
T. M. Brown, Alpine; G. H. Hughett, Gatesville; R. C. Hughett,
Gatesville; E. G. Hughett, Sherman, I. D. Hughett of Waco. She has three
brothers and one sister living, twenty two grandchildren living and four
dead, and three great grandchildren living. Her father, has been dead
some few years, but her mother has been dead only 18 months. She was a
member of the Methodist Church at Levita. Having been a member there ever
since she came to this county. We grieve for her and there will always
one vacant chair, but we find one consolation in knowing that she is
waiting for us "Over There," where no death, pain, or sorrow ever comes,
and when we pass from this life into the life everlasting, her sweet
smile will be there to welcome us.

Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep,
From which none ever wake to weep,
A calm and undisturbed reposing,
Unbroken by the last of foes.
Asleep in Jesus, oh how sweet,
To be for such a slumber meet
With holy confidence to sing lost
That death has lost its venomed sting
She is gone but not forgotten.

Bloom brightly, sweet roses
Bloom brightly above
The mound that encloses the form that we love
Diffuse o^Òer her bosom the sweetest perfume
From each glowing blossom that smiles o^Òer her tomb
Oh, tell to the weepers, in whisperings low
^ÑTis well with the sleeper who^Òs resting below
Oh, tell us the spirit of her that we love,
has gone to inherit the kingdom above.

Her Grand Child- LENORA HUGHETT


Daniel McCormick Patteson
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[note - date not included on copy of obit - presumably printed first week
of January, 1933]

D. M. Patteson Buried at Ireland

Daniel McCormick Patteson was born May 30, 1849, in Pulaski, Giles
County, Tennessee. In early manhood he came to Texas, settling in the
northwestern part of the state. He was married in 1875 at Decatur to Miss
Elizabeth Pauline Standifer. To this union there was born eleven
children, three having preceded their father and mother in death. Mrs.
Patteson having died in March 1926.

Uncle Dan has been a member of the Methodist church for thirty years and
leaves to mourn his passing a host of loved ones and friends.

He quietly passed away at noon December 31, 1932. The funeral services
were conducted in the Methodist church, the Revs. Studer and Whitefield
officiating.

Interment was made in the Ireland cemetery. Active pallbearers were
Willis Wilson, H. E. Huckabee, J. M. Witcher, D. L. Edwards, P. M.
Pendleton, J. G. Huckabee, J. I. Dooley, all of Ireland and W. T. Voss of
Gatesville. Uncle Dan leaves eight children, Buford M. Patteson, Mexia,
O. P. Patteson of Ireland, Mrs. B. M. Bouchelle, Copperas Cove, Mrs.
Saunders Walker, Ireland, Thomas Meridian, Mrs. G. C. Voss, Gatesville,
and Mrs. Rex Humphries, Ireland [note ^Ö obit says 8 children, but only 7
listed; son Daniel Fletcher Patteson omitted].

In speaking of old pioneers the list would not be complete without
mentioning Uncle Dan. Most of those old pioneers and old time Texas
cowboys have passed over the great divide and are sleeping in graves from
the Red River to the Rio Grande.

All honor is due these noble men who braved the hardships and lived a
life of sacrifice that the torch of civilization might be kept burning.
Uncle Dan^Òs life was like a beautiful picture always portraying love of
life and mercy of the savior, and sunshine. To him life was full of love
and mercy of the savior, and he was always ready to follow his will.

Uncle Dan welcomed the grim messenger of death for he was ready for the
summons to his eternal home, and discordant incidents of this earth will
trouble him no more; where he will have peace and tranquility throughout
the endless ages.
Angie Shoemaker Hughett
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Sept. 8, 1953
Rites Held Monday For Mrs. Hughett

Funeral services for Mrs. W. T. Hughett, former resident of Gatesville
and Ireland, were held Monday afternoon at the First Methodist Church
here. Mrs. Hughett, 77, passed away Sunday in a Waco hospital following a
six weeks' illness. Rev. Roy F. Johnson conducted the Monday rites, and
burial was in the Restland Cemetery, with Scott's in charge. Pallbearers
were Howard Franks, Lester Adams, Belvin Hardcastle, J. L. Coward, Shafe
Weaver and O. P. Patteson. The former Miss Angie Shoemaker, Mrs. Hughett
was a native of Cherokee County. She and Mr. Hughett were married in
Limestone County in 1896, and came to Coryell County around 1905. Mr.
Hughett preceded her in death in 1948. A member of the Methodist Church,
Mrs. Hughett had been making her home with a daughter, Mrs. D. F.
Patteson, in Waco the last three years. Surviving are a son, Guy E.
Hughett of Turnersville, six daughters, Mrs. Patteson of Waco, Mrs. Olan
Johnson of Oakdale, Calif.; Mrs. J. R. Rutland of Lufkin, Mrs. Herbert
Lierman of Waco, Mrs. Martin Harmon of Oakdale, Calif., and Mrs. Paul
Hinson of Ames; eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren; and
two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Roscoe [sic - Rascoe] of Port Arthur and Mrs.
Frankie Sloan of Dallas.
George L. Davis
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER AUG 16, 1990 DAVIS

George L. Davis, 66, died August 10 in a Temple hospital.

Services were held August 15 at Sweet Home Baptist
Church, the Rev. Willie Clarke officiating. Burial was in Oak Grove
Cemetery.

Mr. Davis was born June 17, 1924, in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was
reared and attended school. He was a U.S.Army veteran of World War II and
the Korean conflict, retiring from the service in 1965. He received the
Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon, the Bronze Star, the Philippine
Liberation Medal and the World War II Victory Medal. He retired from
civil service in 1984 and was a charter member of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post 8230 and the Disabled American Veterans Chapter No. 74.

Mr. Davis married Zella Griffin on Feb. 22, 1960, in Gatesville. He was a
member of Sweet Home Baptist Church.

Survivors include: his wife; a daughter, Mary Jo Crow of Dallas; a son,
Martin William Davis of Gatesville; a brother, Calvin Kennedy of
Cincinnati, Ohio; and five grandchildren.
Homer Jack Davis
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER 7-28-88 HOMER JACK DAVIS

Homer Jack Davis, 83, of Kilgore died July 25 at Roy H. Laird Hospital in
Kilgore.

Services were held July 27 at the Rader Funeral Home Chapel in Kilgore
with John Gardner and Merle Moreland officiating. Burial will be this
afternoon (Thursday) at 2 p.m. in Restland Cemetery in Gatesville.

Born May 8, 1905 in Walters, OK, he was the son of the late W.A.T.Davis
and Eva Huff. He lived in Coryell County during his youth. He was a
retired station engineer for the Exxon Pipeline Co. He was a member of
the Chandler St. Church of Christ in Kilgore.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Grace Davis of Kilgore; one son, Homer
A. Davis of Dalhart; one step-daughter, Hazel Gossett of Port Arthur; one
step-son, Howard Broadwater of Bay City; four brothers, Hoyt Davis and
Harold Davis of Henderson and Pat Davis and Hosea Davis of Kirbyville;
two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; and
eight step-great-grandchildren.
Milton Earl Davis
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER 15 NOV 1984 MILTON EARL DAVIS

Milton Earl Davis, 68, of Waco died Tuesday, Nov. 6 in a local hospital.

Funeral services were held on Thursday, Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. at Wilkerson
Hatch Chapel in Waco with Reverend Ron Durham officiating. Burial was in
Waco Memorial Park.

Mr. Davis, who was born on Sept. 12, 1916, is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Lucille Davis; one daughter, Mrs. Susan Durham of Birmingham, Alabama;
and two brothers, John Truman Davis, Sr. and Wilbur Troy (Bub)Davis, both
of Gatesville.

Pallbearers were Byrom Coward, Jack Byrom, Jack Jeffery, James Jeffery,
Erwin Blum, Harvey Kink, Vernon Cypert and Raymond McNiel.
Maria Cuca Davila
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  Surnames: Davila, Laskey, Solis, Zamarripa, Lopez, Rendon
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THE GATESVILLE MESSENGER, THURSDAY, OCT. 1, 1992 MRS. DAVILA

Maria Cuca Davila of Uvalde died Sept. 24 in a Temple nursing home. She
was 83.

Graveside services were held Friday at Murphree Cemetery in Evant with
Rev. Wade Laskey officiating. Evant Funeral Home was in charge.

She was born June 5, 1909, in Monclova, Coahila, Mexico. She was a
homemaker.

She was preceded in death by both her first husbvand, Juan Solis in 1926,
and later by her second husband, Domingo Davila. She was also preceded in
death by her parents, Raymond and Sapapa Ruis Zamarripa; a sister, Mary
Lopez; and a brother Joe Zamarripa.

Mrs. Davila was a Catholic.

Survivors include one son, Joe Solis of Hereford; two daughters, Francis
Lopez and Estella Rendon, both of Temple; 12 grandchildren; and 26
great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Elgin Davidson
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WACO TRIBUNE HERALD 12-18-84 MRS. ELGIN DAVIDSON

GATESVILLE - Mrs. Elgin (Ione Ruth) Davidson, 76, of Gatesville died
Monday at a local hospital.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Gatesville City Cemetery,
Dr. Curtis Beaird officiating.

Mrs. Davidson was born April 27, 1908, in Coryell County, where she was
reared and attended school. She was married to John Elgin Davidson Jr. in
1928. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Gatesville.

Survivors include her husband of Gatesville; a daughter, Mrs. Mack
(Martha Ann) Morris of Gatesville, a granddaughter; and two
great-grandchildren.

Scott's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Grady Carl Dansby
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DANSBY

Grady Carl Dansby of San Antonio died October 8 in San Antonio. He was
77.

Graveside services were held October 10 at Sunset Memorial Park in San
Antonio. Porter Loring Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Dansby was born November 27, 1913, in Turnersville, the son of the
late Cecil and Maye Dansby. He attended Turnersville School through the
10th grade, before moving to El Campo, where he graduated in 1932. He
attended Victoria Junior College where he played basketball and football.
Mr. Dansby retired from Dow Chemical Company in Freeport.

Survivors include his wife, Virginia Dansby of San Antonio; one son,
Grady D. Dansby of Lake Jackson; two daughters, Patricia Pilkinton of San
Antonio and Sylvia Sheffield of Humble; two brothers, Eugene Dansby of
Grapevine and J.P.Dansby of Lake Jackson; two sisters, Edna Williams of
Corpus Christi and Ermine Heckman of Dallas; and four grandchildren.
Helen Daniel
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Waco Tribune Herald Tuesday, March 6, 1990
Mrs. A. D. (Helen) Daniel--Rancher TURNERSVILLE

Mrs. A. D. (Helen) Daniel, 91, of Turnersville died Monday at a
Gatesville hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in
Turnersville. Burial will be at Turnersville Cemetery.

Mrs. Daniel was born Feb. 9, 1899, in Turnersville, where whe lived all
her life. She was a rancher.

Survivors include three sons, Wallace Daniel and L. A. Daniel, both of
Turnersville, and Curtis Daniel of Austin; two brothers Toney Wallace of
San Angelo and Carroll Wallace of Fort Worth; nine grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.

Clifton Funeral Home
Edgar B. Dedeker
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WACO TRIBURNE-HERALD THURSDAY MARCH 15, 1990

EDGAR B. DEDEKER COUNTY FOREMAN
EVANT--Edgar B. Dedeker, 84, of Evant died Tuesday morning in a Lampasas
hospital.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Fairmount Cemetery in San
Angelo, the Rev. Martin I. Emert officiating.

Dedeker was born on Dec. 31, 1905, in Mertzon. HE was a county foreman in
Reagan County for more than 20 years and was a member of the Community
Baptist Church in Stiles.

Survivors include his wife of Evant; a son, Gene Dedeker of San Angelo; a
daughter, Jo Ann McCleskey of Hamilton; a sister Lena Meeks of Boerne, a
brother, George Dedeker of San Antonio; six grandchildren; and nine
great-grandchildren.

Evant Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. is in charge of
arrangements.
Jewell E. Dean
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1992 MRS. DEAN

Mrs. Jewell E. Dean of Lawton, Oklahoma, died there June 9. She was 84.

Funeral Services were held June 11 at Cameron Baptist Church in Lawton
with Rev. Bob Jones officiating. Burial was in Sunset Memorial Gardens
under the direction of Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home.

She was born February 20, 1908, in Birmingham, Alabama. She moved to
Little Rock, Arkansas at the age of two and then to Grapevine where she
attended school. She moved southeast of Lawton at an early age and had
lived there since. She married Jeff Dean February 21, 1923, in Lawton. He
preceded her in death March 11, 1971. She was a member of Cameron Baptist
Church.

Survivors include four sons, Paul and Bill, both of Lawton, Okla.,
Kenneth of Midland, and Jimmy of Oklahoma City; two daughters, Flo
Lightsey of Jonesboro and Erma Elkins of Lawton; a step-sister, Rhoda
Dean of Lawton; 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Virgel W. Deavers
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 12 Jul 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Deavers, Tilly, Wittie, Koch, Harper, Arnold, Henson, Thomas,
Price, Davis, Edwards
  Classification: Obituary
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER 2-10-1986 VIRGEL W. DEAVERS

Virgel W. Deavers, 87, died Feb. 5 at the local hospital. Funeral
services were held Feb. 7 at Scott's Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in
Restland Cemetery. The Rev. Rex Tilly officiated.

Mr. Deavers was born July 18\\k, 1898 in Coryell County, the son of the
late Williamson and Willie Deavers. He had been a lifelong resident of
Coryell County. Me married Della Wittie on Jan. 3, 1919. She preceded him
in death Jan. 3, 1983. He was a retired farmer and a Baptist.

He is survived by two daughters, Gloria Koch of Gatesville and Ethelyn
Harper of Lamar, Colo.; two sons, Clayton Deavers of Gainesville and
Glenn Deavers of Grapevine; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and
one great-great grandchild,

His pallbearers were his grandsons and greatgrandsons: Steve Harper, Andy
Harper, Craig Harper, Greg Deavers, Jerry Kock, and Bradley Arnold.

Honorary pallbearers were Bill Henson, Billy Thomas, Stoney Thomas, Wayne
Price, Clay Davis, and Dan Edwards.
DAY
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 12 Jul 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Day, Perkins, Sommer, Meyer, Snoddy, Chambers, Veazey,
Kaminsky, Dixon, Morris
  Classification: Obituary
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER, THURSDAY NOV. 15, 1990 DAY

Hal Bernard Day of Gatesville died Wednesday, November 7, in Temple. He
was 70.

Funeral services were held Saturday at Scott's Funeral HOme Chapel with
Rev. Jim Perkins officiating. Burial was in the Osage Cemetery.

Mr. Day was born July 19,1920, in Taylorville, Illinois, the son of the
late Harry and Minnie Day. He was reared and attended school there until
entering the military in 1937. He served in the U. S. Army from 1937,
through World War II, until his retirement in 1959. He married Betty
Etchison February 7, 1953. Following his discharge from the Army, he and
his wife made their home in Gatesville. From 1959 to 1973, Mr. Day was
employed at the Gatesville State School for Boys and had worked for the
civil service at Fort Hood from 1973 to 1975. Mr. Day had also been
manager of the Dietz Memorial Company in Gatesville for a number of
years. He was a member of the Eastwood Baptist Church and a member of the
Gatesville Masonic Logde No. 197 A.F.&A.M.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Betty Day of Gatesville; five daughters,
Carla Day Kaminsky of Gatesville; Debra Day and Karen Day, both of
Austin, Connie Sommer of Littleton, Colorado and Donna Meyer of
Hartsburg, Missouri; one brother, Don Day of Moultrie, Georgia; and four
grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Ricky Snoddy, Charlie Chambers, Bill Veazey, Chester
Kaminsky, James Dixon, and Mack Morris.

Memorials may be made to the Shriner's Hospital in Houston.
Bob Dillard
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 13 Jul 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Dillard, Rilly, Edmondson, Parker, Cowden, Barron, Sides,
O'Bryant, Cunningham
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER OCT 30, 1980 BOB DILLARD OF ANDREWS DIES; RITES HELD
HERE

R. S. (Bob) Dillard Sr. of Andrews, a former resident of the Pearl
community, died Monday in an Andrews hospital. He was 84.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Scott's Funeral Home
chapel and were conducted by Minister Rex Tilly. Burial was in the Pearl
Cemetery.

Mr. Dillard was born Nov. 27, 1895 in Nolanville Valley. He served with
the U.S. military forces overseas in World War I.

He married Anna Mae Edmondson in Pearl on Aug. 25 1919. He worked in the
Andrews area for the Parker and Cowden families as a rancher, and was
employed by the Andrews school system from 1945 to 1950 and by the city
of Andrews from 1950 to 1956. After retirement, he operated a grocery
store and bait shop at Lake Whitney for a brief time.

Mr. Dillard was active in Boy Scout work. He was a member of the Church
of Christ and the Odd Fellows Lodge at Andrews.

Mrs. Dillard died in 1973.

Mr. Dillard is survived by three sons, Robert S. (Bob) Dillard Jr. and
James Dillard, both of Andrews, and Joe Bert Dillard of Traverse City,
Mich.; four sisters, Mrs. Katie Barron of Waco, Mrs. Eunice Sides of
Abilene, Mrs. Pearl O'Bryant of Stephenville and Mrs. Marie Cunningham of
Albany; three brothers, Ross Dillard of Decatur, Ancil Dillard of Ganado
and Jack Dillard of Kingsland; eight grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren.

His grandsons were pallbearers for Mr. Dillard's funeral.
Theron A. Dildy
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 13 Jul 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Dildy, Mosley, Pritchard, Theriot
  Classification: Obituary
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WACO TRIBUNE-HERALD 3-3-1986 THERON A. DILDY
GATESVILLE - Theron A. Dildy, 64, of Fort Worth, son of Mrs. Lucille
Dildy of Gatesville died Wednesday at a Fort Worth hospital.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church of
Lakeside in Lakeside, the Rev. Kelly Mosley and the Rev Eldon Pritchard
officiating. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Restland
Cemetery in Gatesville.

Mr. Dildy was born in Gatesville. He later moved to Fort Worth and was an
sircraft mechanic at General Dynamics for 17 years, and at Bell
Helicopter for 20 years.

Other survivors include his wife, Gertrude Dildy of Fort Worth; a son,
Walter R. Dildy of Houston; and a daughter, Therona Theriot of Abbeville,
LA.

Biggers Funeral Home of Fort Worth is in charge of arrangements.
O. B. (Stump) Dickie
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 13 Jul 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Dickie, Tilly, Wilie, Wright, Bynum, Anderson, Hord, Grey,
Wilhelm, Hosman, Gatlin, Johnson, Veazey, Warren, Atterberry, Gann
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER 10-29-87 O.B.(STUMP)DICKIE

O. B. (Stump)Dickie, 70 of Gatesville died Oct. 22 at Coryell Memorial
Hospital.

Services were held Oct. 24 at Scott's Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Rex
Tilly and Rev. Mike Wilie officiating. Burial was in the King Cemetery.

Born April 20, 1917 in Coryell County, he was the son of the late Joe and
Nora Dickie. He attended school in King and Plainview. He married Mattie
B. Bynum Dec. 23, 1938. He was a Marine veteran of WWII. He was a
resident of the King community. He was a member of the Gatesville Masonic
Lodge #197, Scottish Rite and the King Baptist Church. He was a retired
farmer and rancher.

Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Jan Wright of Gatesville; two
sons, Jerry Dickie of Gatesville and Ted Dickie of Temple; five sisters,
Eunice Anderson of San Angelo, Lenora Hord of Killeen, Mildred Grey of
Midland, Joyce Wilhelm of Odessa and Emma Nell Hosman of Killeen; one
brother, J. B. Dickie of Aztec, NM and six grandchildren.

Pallbearers at the funeral were his grandsons. Honary pallbearers were
Rufus Gatlin, E.C.Johnson, Will Veazey, Moran Warren, Lee Atterberry and
Houston Gann.
Annabel Dickie
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 13 Jul 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Dickie, Clinesmith, Spindle, Oldham, Hill, Hughes
  Classification: Obituary
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER ANNABEL DICKIE 11 Nov 1985

Annabel Dickie, 89, died Nov. 12, 1985 in a local nursing home. Funeral
services were held Nov. 15 at Scott's Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in
the Masonic Cemetery. Officiating at the services was the Rev. Troy
Clinesmith.

Mrs. Dickie was born Jan. 2, 1896 in Gatesville, the daughter of the late
William and Annie Oldham. She was reared and attended school in
Gatesville. She was married to Richard G. Dickie on Jan. 4, 1914. She and
her husband made their home in Fairfield for several years, returning to
Gatesville following retirement. Mr. Dickie preceded her in death in
1965. She was also preceded in death by two sons. She was a member of the
First United Methodist Church in Gatesville.

She is survived by a daughter, Lindsaybel Spindle of San Antonio; two
sons, J. W. (Bill) Dickie of Gatesville and Charles L. Dickie of Temple;
a sister, Mary Oldham of Gatesville; fourteeen grandchildren; and nine
great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers at the funeral services were Lee Dickie, John Albert Dickie,
Richard Dickie, Wayne Spindle, Ron Hill and Steve Hughes.
E. J. Derrick
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 13 Jul 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Derrick, Gaskamp, Buth, Southerland, Reph
  Classification: Obituary
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER 1 JULY 1984 E.J.DERRICK BURIED FRIDAY

Services for E. J. "Dub" Derrick, 71 were held Friday, July 6, at 10 a.m.
at Scott's Funeral Home chapel with Walter Gaskamp officiating.

Mr. Derrick died on Wednesday, July 4, at Hillcrest in Waco.

He was born October 22, 1912, in Coryell County and was the son of the
late George W. and Mary Derrick. He was reared and attended school in the
Coryell County area. He married Claudine Buth on September 21, 1939 and
they made their home in the White Hall and Coryell City area where Mr.
Derrick farmed and ranched.

Survivors include his wife, Claudine Derrick of Valley Mills; two
daughters, Mrs James G.(Ellen) Southerland and Mrs. James F. (Evelyn)
Reph, both of Waco; a son, James Derrick of Valley Mills, a
mother-in-law, Mrs. Lela Buth, and four grandchildren.
Allan Denny
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 13 Jul 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Denny, Beaird, Duncan, Watson, Summerfeld, Arrowood, Lee,
Cordell, Eary, Washburn, McCallister, Worthy, Traylor, Grmela
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER APR. 22 1982 ALLAN DENNY DIES; RITES HELD HERE

Allan Lee Denny, a member of the Gatesville Independent School District's
vocational maintenance staff, died Thursday in a Temple hospital. Mr.
Denny, 67, had been in failing health for some time and entered the
hospital about a month before his death.

Services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Scott's Funeral Home chapel and
were conducted by Rev. Curtis Beaird. Burial was in Restland Cemetery.

Son of the late William and Sarah Denny, Mr. Denny was born Aug. 3, 1914
in Lorena. He served in the U.S.Army from 1940 to 1945, attaining the
rank of staff sergeant. He married the former Annie Lou Duncan on Ott.
22, 1941.

Mrs. Denny worked as a bricklayer for many years, joining the GISD
maintenance staff six years ago. He was a member of the Liberty Hill
Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife; one son, Sammie Denny of Mesquite; two
daughters, Mrs. Marcia Lynn Watson of Killeen and Mrs. Joy Evelyn
Sommerfeld of Gatesville; a brother, Bill Denny of Valley Mills; three
sisters, Mrs. Marie Arrowood of Gatesville, Mrs. Frances Lee of Big
Spring and Mrs. Eva Cordell of Pennsylvania; and seven grandchildren.

Pallbearers for Mr. Denny's funeral were Delton Eary, Lynn Washburn,
Bailey McCallister, Clifford Worthy, Jim Traylor and Harry Grmela.
Karoly Denes
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 13 Jul 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Denes, Dawson, Deneich
  Classification: Obituary
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER 5-4-80 KAROLY DENES

Retired First Sgt. Karoly L. Denes, 54, of Gatesville died April 30 in a
Temple Hospital.

Services were held May 2 at Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home Chapel in
Killeen with a military chaplain officiating. Burial was in Killeen
Memorial Park with full military honors.

Born Feb. 17, 1935 in Tenyo, Hungary, he had lived in the Central Texas
area since 1964. He retired from the U.S.Army in October, 1984 after 27
years service. He was a veteran of Viet Nam. He was currently employed
with Central Texas Colletge in Ft. Hood as an instructor in battalion
management. He was a member of the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in
Killeen.

Survivors include: his wife, Katarina Denes of Gatesvile; two daughters,
Bridgette Dawson of McKinney and Angela Denes of Dallas; one brother,
Jozsef Denes of Gyor, Hungary; one sister, Mathilda Deneich of Tenyo,
Hungary; and two grandchildren.

Mrs. DeLord
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 13 Jul 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: DeLord, Broadway, Phillips, Clawson, Ingram, Bell, Altum,
Herring, Evetts, Veach
  Classification: Obituary
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1992 MRS.DELORD

Mrs. Era Ingram DeLord of Gatesville died here Sunday, She was 83.

Services were held Tuesday at Scott's Funeral Home with Rev. Joe
Broadway, Rev. Bob Phillips and John Clawson officiating. Burial was in
Restland Cemetery.

She was born July 4, 1908, in Falls County, daughter of the late Thomas
and Maude Ingram. She was reared and attended school at Ewing snd Flat.

She married Mr. Thomas DeLord January 10, 1926, and they made their home
in Coryell County most of their married life. Her husband preceded her in
death August 14, 1981.

Mrs. DeLord was a civil service employee at Fort Hood, retiring after 25
years of service.

She was a member of the Cold Springs Baptist Chuirch in Flat.

Survivors include two sons, Johnny DeLord of Gatesville and Thomas W.
DeLord of Flat; a daughter, Mrs. Clifford (Burdeen) Bell of Killeen;
three sisters, Zela Altum, Ruth Altum and Wanda Herring, all of
Gatesville; two brothers, Charles Lee Ingram of Waco and Joel (Wes)
Ingram of Harker Heights; ten grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and
one great-great-grandchild.

Pallbearers were James Ingram, Milfored Evetts, Tommy Altum, Charles
Ingram, Ray Veach and Harold Altum.

The family has designated the Cold Springs Baptist Church Building Fund
for memorials.
Louis A. De La Cruz
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 13 Jul 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: De La Cruz, DeYong, De La Cruz Green
  Classification: Obituary
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Gatesville Messenger 9-100-1987 LOUIS DE LA CRUZ

Louis A. De La Cruz, 52, of Gatesville died Aug. 27.

Services were arranged by Sheffield Funeral Home in Temple. Interment was
in San Antonio.

Born Aug. 14, 1935, he was a retired sergeant first class in the
U.S.Army. He was a postman in Clifton for three years.

Survivors include his wife, Laurie L. DeYong De La Cruz; two daughters,
Elvenia Rose De La Cruz of Oceanside, CA and Alisa Ann De La Cruz Green
of Dallas; one son, Louis Albert De La Cruz of Oceanside, CA; and three
grandchildren.
Alvis Dixon
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 15 Jul 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Dixon, Kemp, Tippit, Alexander, Higgins, Palmer, Lambright,
Williams
  Classification: Obituary
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GATESVILLE MESENGER DEC. 28, 1991 ALVIS DIXON DIES DEC. 26

Alvis A. Dixon of For Gates died December 26 in a Temple Hospital. He was
87.

Services were held Saturday at Scott's Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Kemp
officiating. Burial was in Restland Cemetery.

He was born April 7, 1904, in Coryell County, son of the late Alford and
Amanda Dixon. He was reared and educated at Cold Springs.

Mr. Dixon married the former Miss Vida Tippit October 1, 1922, in Flat.
She preceded him in death February 18, 1984. He was also preceded in
death by a daughter, Willie Mae Dixon, in 1934.

He later married Ruby Alexander April 24, 1986. She preceded him in death
April 29, 1989.

Mr. Dixon was a farmer and rancher in Coryell County for most of his
life. He was a past school board member at Cold Springs, and was a member
of the Cold Springs Baptist Church.

Survivors include three sons, James Dixon and Jackie Dixon, both of Fort
Gates, and Joe Dixon of Temple; two daughters, Mrs. Birdie Fay Higgins of
Lampasas and Mrs. Patsy Ann Palmer of River Forrest, Illinois; two
sisters, Mrs. Mary Lambright of Temple and Mrs. Mattie Williams of
Gatesville; a brother Lod Dixon of Temple; 14 grandchildren, and 15
great-grandchildren.

Pallbears were Dr. Tommuy Higgins, Ronnie Dixon, Jaydie Dixon, Gary
Dixon, Jeb Dixon and Gerald Dixon.

Memorials may be made to a favorite church.
W.A.Diserens
  Author: Bobbie Ross [p] | Date: 15 Jul 2000 12:00 PM GMT
  Surnames: Diserens, Beaird, Middleton, Hartis, Spence, Cane, stovall,
Sutton, Curry, Petree, Graham, Jerome, Potter
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GATESVILLE MESSENGER Sun. Mar. 12, 1981 W.A.Diserens, Retired Farmer,
Dies Sunday

Wesley Alvin Diserens, 82, of Gatesville died Sunday in the local
hospital. He was a retired farmer who had resided in Gatesville the last
six years.

Services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Scott's Funeral Home chapel and
were conducted by Rev. Curtis Beaird. Burial was in Restland Cemetery.

Mr. Diserens was born Dec. 14, 1898, in Maddison County and was reared
there. He married Miss Lockie Middleton June 24, 1922, and they lived in
Coryell County all their married life. Mr. Diserens farmed in the Arnett
community until they moved to Gatesville in 1975.

Mr. Diserens was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church of Madison
County.

He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Edwin (Juanita) Petree of
Gatesville and Mrs. Alvis (Wilma) Spence of Waco; a brother, Walter
Diserens of Gatesville; two sisters Mrs. Eli (Kittie) Jerome of Copperas
Cove and Mrs. Abner (Flora) Potter of Gatesville, four grandchildren,
Mrs. Donald (Carolynm)Hartis of Gatesville, Charles Petree of Waco,
Anrnold Spence of California and Mrs. Bob (Kathy) Cane Jr. of
Pennsylvania; and one great grandson, Gregory Hartis.

Pallbearers for Mr. Diserens' funeral were Alvis Stovall, Ellis Sutton,
F. F. Curry, James Curry, Charles Petree and J. C. Graham.