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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** The San Angelo Standard - Times Online West Texas news and sports/Mar. 1, 1997 _________________________________________________________________ News digest / Sports digest Funerals & Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Anita Marie Book, 72, at 10 a.m. at Cathedral Church of the Sacred Heart; burial in Calvary Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Robert W. ``Bob'' Phipps, 80, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Shamrock Cemetery in Shamrock; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Lucille A. Rogers, 84, at 10 a.m. at Johnson's Funeral Home; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. BALLINGER - Edna Inez Winans, 78, at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Church; burial in Evergreen Cemetery; arrangements by Rains-Seale Funeral Home. BIG SPRING - Linnie Mae Keese, 93, of Amarillo, graveside service at 1 p.m. in Trinity Memorial Park; arrangements by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. BIG SPRING - Ella Victoria Morrell, 85, of Clovis, N.M., at 2 p.m. in the Salvation Army Chapel; burial in Mount Olive Memorial Cemetery; arrangements by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. BIG SPRING - Mike Tovar, 48, of Whittier, Calif., at 10 a.m. at St. Thomas Catholic Church; burial in Mount Olive Memorial Park; arrangements by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. BRADY - Doree Cole, 93, at 1 p.m. at St. James Baptist Church; burial in Live Oak Cemetery; arrangements by Wilkerson Funeral Home. BRADY - Kenny Kothmann, 50, of Pontotoc, at 2:30 p.m. in Heritage Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Rest Haven Cemetery. BRONTE - H.T. ``Truman'' Parker, 91, at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church; burial in Fairview Cemetery; arrangements by Shaffer Funeral Home. EARLY - Jennie Lee Kelley, 56, of Harbor Point, graveside service at 3:30 p.m. in Weedon Cemetery; arrangements by Heartland Funeral Home. FORT STOCKTON - Bernice Miller Wells, 91, at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Church; burial at 5:30 p.m. in Lockney Cemetery in Lockney; arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. JUNCTION - Robert George Allsup Sr., 90, at 1 p.m. at Full Gospel Church; burial in Wooten Cemetery; arrangements by Graham Funeral Home. JUNCTION - G.W. ``Gee'' Hardesty, 65, of Panama City Beach, Fla., graveside service at 3 p.m. in Red Creek Cemetery in London; arrangements by Aubrey Fife Funerals. KERRVILLE - Doris Butling, 86, at 10 a.m. at Notre Dame Catholic Church; burial in Nichols Cemetery in Ingram; arrangements by Kerrville Funeral Home. OZONA - Santiago H. ``Jimmy'' Diaz, 50, at 10 a.m. at Templo Bautista Jerusalem; burial in Lima Cemetery; arrangements by Harrell-Hodges Colonial Funeral Home. MONDAY BRADY - Florabel West Crocker, 88, at 2 p.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church; burial in Rest Havel Cemetery; arrangements by Leatherwood Colonial Funeral Home. Eugene Cox Eugene Guinn Cox, 84, formerly of San Angelo died Friday, Feb. 28, 1997, in Fort Worth. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Fairmount Cemetery with the Rev. Mark Thompson, pastor of the Harriett Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. He was born July 20, 1912, in San Angelo. He was a retired civil service employee with the U.S. Postal Service and was a member of the Masonic Lodge 1260 and the Trinity United Methodist Church. Survivors include nieces, Lora Lee Cox, Mary Dodd Lumbley, Gaynell Wilhelm, all of San Angelo, and Clarice Eisenbach of Miles; and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews. Beatrice Gailey Beatrice Denman Gailey, 85, of San Angelo died Thursday, Feb. 27, 1997, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens with Steve Hamm, pastor of the Cross Road Assembly of God Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. She was born Feb. 10, 1912, in Rushville, Neb., and had been a longtime resident of San Angelo. She owned a restaurant and was a member of the Cross Road Assembly of God Church. Survivors include a stepdaughter, Elzina Betsill of Houston. George Cathey George B. Cathey, 80, of San Angelo died Friday, Feb. 28, 1997, at his residence. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Mertzon Cemetery with the Rev. Denise Bloomquist of the Christian Church in Mertzon officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. He was born July 20, 1916, in San Angelo and was a longtime resident. A veteran of World War II, he was a community planner for civil service and was a member of the First Christian Church. Survivors include two sons, William H. Cathey of Harlingen and Benjamen B. Cathey of San Angelo; a daughter, Georgann Baron of Houston; a sister, Joann Langenbahn of Georgetown; and three grandchildren. Bertha Crowder Bertha Jo Crowder, 67, of San Angelo died Friday, Feb. 28, 1997, in a local nursing center. Graveside service will be at 9 a.m. Monday in Fairmount Cemetery with the Rev. Don Bailey of Family Hospice officiating. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. She was born April 29, 1929, in Snyder and was a longtime resident of San Angelo. Survivors include a sister, Sue Winters of San Angelo; and one niece, Mrs. Pat Siers of San Angelo. Erby Hinson Jr. ODESSA - Erby Clayton Hinson Jr., 65, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1997, in a local hospital. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. today in Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors Chapel. He was born Dec. 2, 1931, in Dunn, N.C. He retired from the Air Force after 20 years of service and was a supervisor for United Artist Theaters. Survivors include a son, Tim Hinson of Elizabeth, Colo.; a daughter and two grandchildren, Pamela Ruth Prine, Sarah Prine and Jimmy Ray Prine, all of San Angelo; a brother, Bill Hinson Sr. of Raeford, N.C.; and two sisters, Doris Magor of Denver and Elaine Robinson of Falcon, N.C. Thomas Hurley Jr. PECOS - Thomas L. Hurley Jr., 72, died Thursday, Feb. 27, 1997, at his residence. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Chaparral Village Cemetery. Arrangements are by Pecos Funeral Home. He was born March 30, 1924, in Ada, Okla., and had been a resident of Pecos since 1970. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a retired party chief of a seismograph crew and a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Hurley of Pecos; two sons, Thomas Ray Hurley of Pecos and Cal Hurley of San Angelo; four daughters, Kathy Hurley and Marian Clark, both of Pecos, Barbara Bailey of Fort Davis and Irene Eastup of Kilgore; two brothers, Everette Hurley of Ada and Kenneth Hurley of Colorado; a sister, Violet Goodman of Ada; and eight grandchildren. Gene Diddle SWEETWATER - Gene Diddle, 74, of Sweetwater died Thursday, Feb. 27, 1997, in an Abilene hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in McCoy Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with burial in Sweetwater Cemetery. He was born July 14, 1922, in Moody and had been a resident of Sweetwater since 1944. A Navy veteran of World War II, he retired from Mobil Oil Co. after 25 years and was a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Billie Diddle of Sweetwater; a son, Craig Diddle of Sweetwater; two daughters, Brenda Durrett of Mesquite and Celia Gaither of Lubbock; a brother, Bill Diddle of Onalaska; three sisters, Kate Folk and Wanda Meacham, both of Fairfield, and Jerri Flint of Madill, Okla.; and a granddaughter. Eula Deaver LLANO - Eula Mae Watson Deaver, 100, of Kerrville died Thursday, Feb. 27, 1997, in Kerrville. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Kingsland Cemetery in Kingsland. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. She was born Dec. 23, 1896, in Granbury. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Kingsland. Survivors include two daughter, Jean Mosty of Center Point and Frances Worley of Kerrville; a son, Charles S. Deaver Jr. of Llano; nine grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter. Warren Frymire KERMIT - Warren Douglas Frymire, 40, of Carlsbad, N.M., died Thursday, Feb. 27, 1997, in a Carlsbad nursing home. Service will be at 2 p.m. (MST) today at First Baptist Church of Jal, N.M., with burial in Jal Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cooper Funeral Chapel. He was born Oct. 14, 1956, in Abilene and had been a resident of Carlsbad for seven years. He was a lease operator for Getty Oil Co. and a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Nina Frymire of Anderson; a brother, Sidney Frymire of Crane; a sister, Carla Wilson of Jal; his parents, Carl and Yvonne Frymire of Jal; five nieces; a nephew; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Carl LaBonte KERRVILLE - Carl E. LaBonte, 91, died Thursday, Feb. 27, 1997, in a local care center. Private memorial service with burial in the Evergreen Cemetery in Staples, Minn., will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by Overby Funeral Home. He was born May 3, 1905, in Richland, Minn., and had been a resident of Kerrville since 1995. He owned the Time Jewelry Store in Staples and was a member of the Masonic Lodge, the Lions Club and the Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Elease LaBonte of Kerrville; four stepdaughters, Shirley Stephenson of Weslaco, Nancy Deen of Belen, N.M., Ann Davis of Round Rock and Kathy Brewer of Kerrville; seven stepgrandchildren; and nine step-great-grandchildren. Florence Scott KERRVILLE - Florence O. Scott, 94, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1997, in a local care center. Private memorial service with burial in Nowata Memorial Cemetery in Nowata, Okla., will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by Overby Funeral Home. She was born July 16, 1902, in Prescott, Kan., and had been a resident of Kerrville since 1994. She was a Methodist. Survivors include a daughter, A. Elaine Beatty of Kerrville; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Irebell Todd BALLINGER - Irebell Todd, 74, died Friday, Feb. 28, 1997, in Ballinger. Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Church of God with burial in Old Runnels Cemetery. Arrangements are by Rains-Seale Funeral Home. She was born Dec. 18, 1922, in Burleson and had been a resident of Ballinger since 1978. She was a seamstress at the Sue Ann Corp. and Gerbers Children's Wear and was a member of the First Church of God. Survivors include her husband, Clarence Todd of Ballinger; three sons, Ben Todd of McAllen, Andy Todd of Edinburg and Ken Todd of Harlingen; a daughter, Julia Lynn Todd of Ballinger; three sisters, Estelle Wilmoth of Grove, Okla., Virginia Morehouse of Miami, Okla., and Opal Todd of Hickory, N.C.; 14 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Dr. Noble Hodge KERRVILLE - Dr. Noble H. Hodge, 77, died Thursday, Feb. 27, 1997, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Oak Lawn Memorial Park in Athens with memorial service at 11:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Malakoff. Arrangements are by Grimes Funeral Chapels. He was born May 18, 1919, in Savoy and had been a resident of Malakoff before moving to Kerrville a year ago. He was a retired Air Force colonel, having served 40 years, and was a retired dentist. He was a member of the Air Force Officers Association, the Texas Dental Association and St. Paul's United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Katherine E. Hodge of Kerrville; a daughter, Patricia Terrie Conti of Houston; a son, Kenneth M. Tiller of Garland; a sister, Stella Caldwell of Parowan, Utah; three brothers, Victor Hodge of Telephone, Gene Hodge of Lindale and Norman Hodge of Aubrey; and five grandchildren. Troy Lee BRONTE - Troy Don Lee, 30, of San Angelo died Thursday, Feb. 27, 1997, in Harris County. Service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the First Baptist Church with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements are by Shaffer Funeral Home. He was born June 24, 1966, in San Angelo and had been a longtime resident of Bronte. He was a service technician for Payless Cashways and was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Stephanie Lee of San Angelo; two daughters, Bailey Ann Lee and Skyler Dane Lee, both of San Angelo; his parents, Wendell and Jeanna Lee of Bronte; a brother, Kerry Lee of Bronte; and his grandmothers, Zada Denman of San Angelo and Bertie Rue Lee of Ballinger. Stephanie Windham COLEMAN - Stephanie Allison Windham, 7, of Coleman died Thursday, Feb. 27, 1997, in a Fort Worth hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Coleman Cemetery. Stephanie was born Nov. 1, 1989, in Abilene and had been a lifetime resident of Coleman. She was a first-grader at Coleman Elementary School and attended Emmanuel Baptist Church. Survivors include her parents, Marty and Tracy Windham, a brother, Devin Windham, a sister, Samantha Windham, her maternal grandparents, Gary and Betty Crump, and her paternal grandparents, Arthur and Carolyn Windham, all of Coleman; four aunts, three uncles, and several cousins. Hal Roberts Jr. ABILENE - Hal Lanier Roberts Jr., 67, died Thursday, Feb. 27, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Oakridge Church of Christ with graveside service at 4:30 p.m. in Crossroads Cemetery near Ranger. Arrangements are by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home. He was born in Oklahoma City and had been a resident of Sonora before moving to Abilene 16 years ago. A Navy veteran of the Korean War, he was lead operator for Lone Star Energy of Sweetwater and supervised the construction and operation of refineries and pipelines in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. He was a member of the Oakridge Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Cevellia Carolyn Woods Roberts of Abilene; three sons, Bailey Hal Roberts of Abilene, Kolton Ross Roberts of Olney and Gregory Dallas Roberts of Bellingham, Wash.; a daughter, Cevellia Alatha Roberts of Merkel; two brothers, Clifford Roberts of Amarillo and Bobby Roberts of Mansfield; a sister, Anna Cotton of Mineral Wells; 12 grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Ann Theiler FORT STOCKTON - Ann Boggs Theiler, 86, died Friday, Feb. 28, 1997, in Fort Stockton. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Agnes Catholic Church. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the church with burial in East Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. She was born Dec. 26, 1910, in Fredericksburg and had been a resident of Fort Stockton since 1972. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church. Survivors include two daughters, Luanne Butler of Richardson and Susan Bennett of Fort Stockton; a brother, Henry Meurer of Fredericksburg; a sister, Louise Verstuyft of San Antonio; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. T.K. Duggins COLEMAN - T.K. Duggins, 80, of Bangs died Friday, Feb. 28, 1997, in a Brownwood hospital. Services are pending at Stevens Funeral Home. Eugene Smith BIG SPRING - Eugene L. Smith, 68, of Jean and formerly of Big Spring, died Friday, Feb. 28, 1997, at his residence. Services are pending at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. Robert Hartgrove BALLINGER - Robert Massie Hartgrove, 72, of El Paso and formerly of Paint Rock, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1997, in El Paso. Services are pending at Rains-Seale Funeral Home. Charlie Easter BIG SPRING - Charlie Easter, 82, died Friday, Feb. 28, 1997, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Myers & Smith Funeral Home. The San Angelo Standard - Times Online West Texas news and sports/Mar. 2, 1997 _________________________________________________________________ News digest / Sports digest Funerals & Death Notices TODAY ABILENE - Hal Lanier Roberts Jr., 67, at 1:30 p.m. at the Oakridge Church of Christ; graveside service at 4:30 p.m. in Crossroads Cemetery near Ranger; arrangements by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home. BRONTE - Troy Don Lee, 30, of San Angelo at 3 p.m. at the First Baptist Church; burial in Fairview Cemetery; arrangements by Shaffer Funeral Home. FORT STOCKTON - Ann Boggs Theiler, 86, rosary at 7 p.m. at St. Agnes Catholic Church; service at 10 a.m. Monday at the church; burial in East Hill Cemetery; arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. PECOS - Thomas L. Hurley Jr., 72, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Chaparral Village Cemetery; arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. MONDAY SAN ANGELO - George B. Cathey, 80, graveside service at 11 a.m. in Mertzon Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Eugene Guinn Cox, 84, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Fairmount Cemetery; arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Bertha Jo Crowder, 67, graveside service at 9 a.m. in Fairmount Cemetery; arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Beatrice Denman Gailey, 85, graveside service at 11 a.m. in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Warren N. ``Jack'' Riley, 77, at 10 a.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Fairmount Cemetery. SAN ANGELO - Grady P. Turner, 87, graveside service at 1 p.m. in Miles Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. BALLINGER - Irebell Todd, 74, at 2 p.m. at the First Church of God; burial in Old Runnels Cemetery; arrangements by Rains-Seale Funeral Home. BRADY - Florabel West Crocker, 88, at 2 p.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church; burial in Rest Haven Cemetery; arrangements by Leatherwood Colonial Funeral Home. COLEMAN - Stephanie Allison Windham, 7, at 2 p.m. in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Coleman Cemetery. KERRVILLE - Dr. Noble H. Hodge, 77, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Oak Lawn Memorial Park in Athens; arrangements by Grimes Funeral Chapels. Jessie Cervantes BIG SPRING - Jessie Martin Cervantes, 75, died Friday, Feb. 28, 1997, at her residence. Rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. today in Myers & Smith Funeral Home Chapel. Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with burial in Mount Olive Memorial Park. She was born Dec. 26, 1921, in Marfa and had been a lifetime resident of Big Spring. She retired from the Big Spring State Hospital in 1983 and was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Survivors include three sons, C.Q. Cervantes of Odessa and Juano Cervantes and Oscar Cervantes, both of Big Spring; three daughters, Mary ``Neni'' Doporto and Lucy Robles, both of Big Spring, and Rosario Medrano of Odessa; three brothers, P.R. Ontiveros, Lupe Ontiveros and Jose Ontiveros, all of Big Spring; 18 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Bernhard Homilius COMFORT - Bernhard Homilius, 80, died Friday, Feb. 28, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel with military burial in Comfort Cemetery. He was born May 2, 1916, in Comfort. He was an Army veteran of World War II and was a farmer. Survivors include a sister, Anna Biermann of Comfort. Talmage Duggins COLEMAN - Talmage K. Duggins, 83, of Bangs died Friday, Feb. 28, 1997, in a Brownwood hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Voss Cemetery. He was born June 16, 1913, in Valera and had been a resident of Bangs for 20 years. An Army veteran of World War II, he worked at a carbon black factory in Aransas Pass and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Bangs Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Annie Mae Duggins of Bangs; two daughters, Annabelle Bush of Duncan, Okla., and Jackie Jock of Bangs; three sisters, Marion Childs, Micki Eason and Margie Baker, all of Bangs; a brother, L.G. Duggins of Temple; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Herschel Hord BELLAIRE - Herschel Frank Hord, 70, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1997. Memorial service was held Friday at Earthman Funeral Home. He was a longtime resident of Marfa, served in the Navy and worked in oil field and industrial sales for more than 30 years. Survivors include three daughters, Kathy Ford of Victoria, Carol Serur of San Marcos and Cynthia Hord of Austin; a sister, Marty Frances; and three grandchildren. Eugene Smith BIG SPRING - Eugene L. Smith, 68, of Jean and formerly of Big Spring, died Friday, Feb. 28, 1997, at his residence. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with Masonic burial in Coahoma Cemetery. He was born June 26, 1928, in Glasscock County and had been a lifetime resident of Howard and Glasscock counties. He was a retired self-employed electrician and a member of the Staked Plains Lodge 598 AF&AM, Big Spring Chapter 178 RAM, Big Spring Council 117 R&SM, Big Spring Commandery 31 Knights Templar and the Wesley United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Jaynet Smith of Big Spring; a daughter, Amy Junek of Jean; a son, George Smith of Glasscock County; his mother, Lois O'Barr Smith of Brenham; two stepdaughters, Peggy Coppedge of Robert Lee and Della Partee of Big Spring; a sister, Evva Lowery of Cypress; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Charles Easter BIG SPRING - Charles ``Charlie'' Easter, 82, died Friday, Feb. 28, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Myers & Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. He was born March 14, 1914, in Fort Scott, Kan., and had been a resident of Big Spring since 1982. An Army veteran of World War II, he retired from Western Gillette Trucking Co. in 1976 and was a member of the Teamsters Union and the American Legion. Survivors include his wife, Margaret Easter of Big Spring; six stepsons, Tommy Green of Des Moines, Iowa, William A. Green of Detroit, David M. Green of Riverside, Calif., Jeff Green of Las Vegas, Paul Green of San Francisco and Jack Green of Asheville, N.C.; and a sister, Dora Flood of El Dorado, Kan. Loyd Bohall SWEETWATER - Loyd Allan Bohall, 40, of Sweetwater died Friday, Feb. 28, 1997, in an Abilene hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the McCoy Chapel of Memories with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. He was born July 6, 1956, in Phoenix, Ariz., and had been a resident of Sweetwater for 22 years. He was the construction foreman for Mahaffey Construction Co. and attended Cornerstone Church. Survivors include his wife, Carmella Bohall, two daughters, Misty Bohall and Gina Bohall, a stepdaughter, Ciara Dean, two stepsons, Dakota Dean and Spencer Dean, his parents, Gerald and Maritha Bohall, and two brothers, Jerry Boahll and Kenneth Bohall, all of Sweetwater; and a sister, Diane Grey of Camas, Wash. Louisa Armenta MONAHANS - Louisa Elizalde Armenta, 80, died Saturday, March 1, 1997, in Monahans. Rosary will be at 8 p.m. today in the Harkey Funeral Home Chapel with a wake at 7 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Fort Davis. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church with burial in Fort Davis. She was born Feb. 9, 1917, in Fort Davis and had been a resident of Monahans since 1945. She was a homemaker and a Catholic. Survivors include a son, Joe Danny Armenta of Monahans; a sister, Leonor Ramos of Fort Davis; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Dominique Heredia MONAHANS - Dominique Mallow Heredia, infant son of Aaron Mallow and Stacy Heredia of Monahans, died Thursday, Feb. 27, 1997, in Odessa. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Monday in Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are by Harkey Funeral Home. Dominique was born Feb. 27, 1997, in Odessa. Survivors include his parents; and his grandparents, Greg and Nora Moya of Eunice, N.M., Tammy Mallow of Webster and Manuel and Nita Heredia of Monahans. William Reardon MASON - William Frantz ``Will'' Reardon, 28, of Hondo and formerly of Mason, died Friday, Feb. 28, 1997, at his residence. Memorial service will be at 3 p.m. today at the First United Methodist Church. Arrangements are by Mason Funeral Home. He was born Jan. 14, 1969, in Mason. He practiced law with Nunley and Jolley, L.L.P., and was a Methodist. Survivors include his father and stepmother, Judge Tom Reardon and Jean Reardon of Mason; his mother, Beth Reardon of Houston; a brother, Sean Reardon of Lubbock; a sister, Helen Reardon of College Station; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frantz Reardon of Mason; and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Sparks Jr. of Houston. Gladys Reynolds SWEETWATER - Gladys Odell Reynolds, 90, died Friday, Feb. 28, 1997, at her residence. Service will be at 1:30 p.m. today in McCoy Chapel of Memories with burial at 5:30 p.m. in Pearl Cemetery in Evant. She was born July 19, 1906, in Pearl and had been a longtime resident of Sweetwater. She was a retired seamstress for Bahlman Cleaners and had worked in a local department store. She was a member of the Broadway Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Zana Lewis of Sweetwater; a son, Ben Reynolds of Houston; three sisters, Tilly Perkins of Austin, Vera Whitt of Pearl and Faye Whitt of Marble Falls; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Ana Chesmore KINGSLAND - Anna Elizabeth Chesmore, infant daughter of Steven Lee and Laurie Shayne Mullings Chesmore of Kingsland, died Friday, Feb. 28, 1997, in San Antonio. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Monday in Kingsland Cemetery. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. Anna Elizabeth was born Feb. 16, 1997, in Llano. Survivors include her parents; paternal grandparents, Anna and Bill Lewis Jr. of Kingsland and Michael Chesmore of Indiana; maternal grandparents, June Mullings of Hot Springs, Ark.; great-grandparents, Ray and Pauline Armstrong of Buchanan Dam; great-grandmothers, Dorothy Blaize of Higby, Mo., and Claudia Keeton of Warsaw, Ind. Juanita Gutierrez SWEETWATER - Juanita Gutierrez, 75, died Saturday March 1, 1997, at her residence. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in McCoy Chapel of Memories. Service will be at noon Monday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church with burial in Sweetwater Cemetery. She was born June 26, 1921, in Alpine and had been a lifetime resident of Sweetwater. She was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Eluterio Gutierrez of Sweetwater, and two daughters, Ophelia Harris and Ida Walker, all of Sweetwater; four sons, Elias M. Gutierrez of El Paso, Victor M. Gutierrez of Colorado, Teddy M. Gutierrez of Denver and Elias A. Gutierrez of Wisconsin; two brothers, Andres Montez and Santiago Montez, both of Sweetwater; a sister, Angelita Palma of San Angelo; 28 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Benito Sandoval BRADY - Benito Sandoval, 81, died Saturday, March 1, 1997, in a local hospital. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in Heritage Funeral Home Chapel. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Patrick Catholic Church with burial in Melvin Cemetery in Melvin. He was born Jan. 12, 1916, in Mexico, and had been a longtime resident of Brady. A veteran of World War II, he was an electrician and a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church. Survivors include three daughters, Flora Sandoval and Irene Hernandez, both of Brady, and Sandra Vancenbrock of Fort Worth; two sons, Johnny Sandoval of San Angelo and Ruben Sandoval of Houston; two brothers, Joe Sandoval of Brady and Jesse Sandoval of Cleburne; three sisters, Sarah Reyna and Mary Ann Aguirre, both of Brady, and Connie Cervantes of San Angelo; and six grandchildren. Ruth Walker GOLDTHWAITE - Ruth Walker of Goldthwaite died Saturday, March 1, 1997, in a Brownwood hospital. Services are pending at Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home. The San Angelo Standard - Times Online West Texas news and sports/Mar. 3, 1997 _________________________________________________________________ News digest / Sports digest Funerals & Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Helen Sue Branham, 51, at 2 p.m. at Immanuel Baptist Church; burial in Sherwood Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Hal ``Mister B'' Bystrom, 78, at 3:30 p.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Calvary Cemetery. SAN ANGELO - George B. Cathey, 80, graveside service at 11 a.m. in Mertzon Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Eugene Guinn Cox, 84, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Fairmount Cemetery; arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Bertha Jo Crowder, 67, graveside service at 9 a.m. in Fairmount Cemetery; arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Beatrice Denman Gailey, 85, graveside service at 11 a.m. in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Warren N. ``Jack'' Riley, 77, at 10 a.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Fairmount Cemetery. SAN ANGELO - Grady P. Turner, 87, graveside service at 1 p.m. in Miles Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. BALLINGER - Irebell Todd, 74, at 2 p.m. at the First Church of God; burial in Old Runnels Cemetery; arrangements by Rains-Seale Funeral Home. BIG SPRING - Jessie Martin Cervantes, 75, at 2 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church; burial in Mount Olive Memorial Park; arrangements by Myers & Smith Funeral Home. BIG SPRING - Eugene L. Smith, 68, of Jean, at 10 a.m. in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel; Masonic graveside service in Coahoma Cemetery. BRADY - Florabel West Crocker, 88, at 2 p.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church; burial in Rest Havel Cemetery; arrangements by Leatherwood Colonial Funeral Home. BRADY - Benito Sandoval, 81, at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church; burial in Melvin Cemetery in Melvin; arrangements by Heritage Funeral Home. COLEMAN - Talmage K. Duggins, 83, of Bangs, at 10 a.m. in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Voss Cemetery. COLEMAN - Stephanie Allison Windham, 7, at 2 p.m. in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Coleman Cemetery. COMFORT - Bernhard Homilius, 80, at 10 a.m. in Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel; military burial in Comfort Cemetery. FORT STOCKTON - Ann Boggs Theiler, 86, at 10 a.m. at the St. Agnes Catholic Church; burial in East Hill Cemetery; arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. KERMIT - Donald Edward Tracy, 85, rosary at 8 p.m. in Cooper Funeral Chapel; service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Thomas Catholic Church; burial in Kermit Cemetery. KERRVILLE - Dr. Noble H. Hodge, 77, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Oak Lawn Memorial Park in Athens; arrangements by Grimes Funeral Chapels. KINGSLAND - Anna Elizabeth Chesmore, infant daughter of Steven Lee and Laurie Shayne Mullings Chesmore, graveside service at 3 p.m. in Kingsland Cemetery; arrangements by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. MONAHANS - Louisa Elizalde Armenta, 80, wake at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Fort Davis; service at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church; burial in Fort Davis; arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. MONAHANS - Dominique Mallow Heredia, infant son of Aaron Mallow and Stacy Heredia, graveside service at 3 p.m. in Monahans Memorial Cemetery; arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. SWEETWATER - Loyd Allan Bohall, 40, at 2 p.m. in McCoy Chapel of Memories; burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. SWEETWATER - Juanita Gutierrez, 75, at noon at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church; burial in Sweetwater; arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home. TUESDAY BIG SPRING - Charles ``Charlie'' Easter, 82, at 2 p.m. in Myers & Smith Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Trinity Memorial Park. Norma Mathews Norma Lou Mathews, 64, of San Angelo died Saturday, March 1, 1997, in a local hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Belvedere Memorial Park with the Rev. Jesse Webb officiating. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. She was born June 29, 1932, in San Antonio and had been a lifetime resident of San Angelo. She was a nurse's aide. Survivors include a daughter, Paula Blackburn of San Angelo; two sons, Louis Mathews of San Angelo and James Mathews of Austin; two sisters, Velma Bucks of San Angelo and Lola Freund of Austin; four grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Margie Ritchie Margie B. Ritchie, 67, of Eldorado died Sunday, March 2, 1997, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home. Hazel Smith Hazel Smith, 50, of San Angelo died Sunday, March 2, 1997, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home. James Towery James Towery, 73, of San Angelo died Sunday, March 2, 1997, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Robert Massie Funeral Home. William Russell FORT WORTH - William Russell, 89, of San Angelo died Saturday, March 1, 1997, at his residence. Services are pending at Greenwood Funeral Home. Ruth Walker GOLDTHWAITE - Ruth Walker, 85, of Goldthwaite died Saturday, March 1, 1997, in a Brownwood hospital. Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at First Assembly of God Church with burial in Williams Ranch Cemetery in Mills County. She was born Feb. 10, 1912, in Angelina County. She was a nurse and a member of the Assembly of God Church. Survivors include a daughter, Penny Priddy of Priddy; a stepdaughter, Avalene Starlett of Mesquite; a sister, Claudia Stadler of Denton; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Donald Tracy KERMIT - Donald Edward Tracy, 85, died Friday, Feb. 28, 1997, in a local hospital. Rosary will be at 8 p.m. today at Cooper Funeral Chapel. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Thomas Catholic Church with burial in Kermit Cemetery. He was born Dec. 26, 1911, in Kansas City, Kan. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a retired public accountant and a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Mary Ethelyn Mann Tracy of Kermit; a son, William Baker Tracy of Midland; and numerous nieces and nephews. Iva Edmonson EDEN - Iva Irene Edmonson, 100, of Millersview died Saturday, March 1, 1997, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Eden Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Millersview Cemetery in Millersview. She was born June 30, 1896, in Glen Rose and was a longtime resident of Millersview. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Christian Church. Survivors include two daughters, Yuva Rue McClure of Eden and Gwen Clayton of Ballinger; a son, C.W. Edmonson of Millersview; two sisters, Juanita Jones of Millersview and Cora Coffey of Mason; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and 16 great-great-grandchildren. Edith Brewer POST - Edith Inez Brewer, 88, of Kingsland died Saturday, March 1, 1997, in a Llano hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in Hudman Funeral Home Chapel with burial Terrace Cemetery. She was born Jan. 28, 1909, in Quanah and had been a longtime resident of Post, before moving to Kingsland. She was homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include a daughter, Tommie Yarbrough of Moselle; a son, James Brewer of Buchanan Dam; a sister, Mary Martin of Lubbock; 12 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Billy Gage LLANO - Billy M. Gage, 71, of Tow and formerly of Leon Springs, died Saturday, March 1, 1997, in Tow. Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home with burial in Tow Cemetery in Tow. He was born Oct. 31, 1925, in Gum Springs, Ark., and had been been a longtime resident of Tow. A veteran of World War II, he was a retired Air Force military transportation supervisor. He was a member of the American Legion Post in Kingsland and the Texas Retired Enlisted Mens Association. Survivors include his wife, Pris Gage of Tow; three daughters, Betty Lou Bixby of Ackworth, Ga., Carol Lee Bryant of Denham Springs, La., and Jean Ann Sudduth of Bluffton; a sister, Pauline ``Polly'' Claiborn of Mac Rae, Ark.; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Warnell Avants BIG SPRING - Warnell F. Avants, 70, died Sunday, March 2, 1997. Service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Myers & Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. He was born March 7, 1926, in Juan. An Army veteran, he worked for Lamar-Smith Funeral Home in Dallas for 20 years and for Wilkerson Hatch Funeral Home in Brady. He also worked for Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home and later at Myers & Smith Funeral Chapel, retiring in 1986. He was a member of First Baptist Church and the Kiwanis Club. Survivors include his wife Joann Avants of Big Spring; two stepsons, Gary Bradbury of Boerne and Robert Bradbury of Clear Lake; a stepdaughter; a brother, Floyd Avants of Temple; a sister, Loena Smith of Big Spring; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Henry Morgan LLANO - Henry Adams Morgan, 78, of Buchanan Dam died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1997, in Kerrville. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. He was born June 21, 1918, in Boston. A Navy veteran of World War II, he was an organ tuner and repairer. Survivors include a daughter, Mari Ann Nichols Morgan of New York; his mother, Rose G. Dill of Petersburg, Va.; a sister, Noreen Murphy of El Paso; and four grandchildren. The San Angelo Standard - Times Online West Texas news and sports/Mar. 4, 1997 _________________________________________________________________ News digest / Sports digest Funerals and death notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Norma Lou Mathews, 64, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Belvedere Memorial Park; arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - H.B. ``Bill'' Smith, 83, at 10 a.m. at Johnson's Funeral Home; graveside service at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Laurel Land Cemetery in Fort Worth. BIG SPRING - Warnell F. Avants, 70, at 11 a.m. in Myers & Smith Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Trinity Memorial Park. BIG SPRING - Charles ``Charlie'' Easter, 82, at 2 p.m. in Myers & Smith Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Trinity Memorial Park. EDEN - Iva Irene Edmonson, 100, of Millersview, at 2 p.m. in Eden Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Millersview Cemetery in Millersview. GOLDTHWAITE - Ruth Walker, 85, at 10:30 a.m. at First Assembly of God Church; burial in Williams Ranch Cemetery in Mills County. KERMIT - Donald Edward Tracy, 85, at 10 a.m. at St. Thomas Catholic Church; burial in Kermit Cemetery; arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel. LLANO - Billy M. Gage, 71, of Tow, at 2 p.m. in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Tow Cemetery in Tow. MONAHANS - Louisa Elizalde Armenta, 80, at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Fort Davis; burial in Fort Davis; arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. THURSDAY LLANO - Henry Adams Morgan, 78, of Buchanan Dam, memorial service at 11 a.m. in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel. Zoe Anderson Zoe Louise Wright Anderson, 87, died Sunday, March 2, 1997, in Albuquerque, N.M. Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Johnson's Funeral Home with the Rev. Linda Elford, associate pastor of Sierra Vista United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. She was born April 20, 1909, in Weatherford. She was a member of the Rankin United Methodist Church. She worked for JC Penney and Park Forest Baptist Church then worked for Dillard's Department Store in Wichita Falls and later managed Gandy's Playschool for more than 20 years, while working part-time keeping the nursery at Southwest Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Mary A. Johnson of Albuquerque; a sister, Georgia Ellen Wright of Wichita Falls; a brother, Jackson Malcolm Wright of Wichita Falls; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a niece; a nephew; four great-nieces; two great-nephews; two great-great-nieces; and five great-great-nephews. Ned Wilson Ned Elnor Wilson, 88, died Sunday, March 2, 1997, in San Angelo. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Pendleton Cemetery. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. She was born Oct. 23, 1908, in the Little Flock community. She was a lawyer and was the owner and operator of Wilson Hardware Co. She was a member of the First Christian Church, the Texas Bar Association and the National Association of Women Lawyers. Survivors include two sons, Clyde J. Moore of Dallas and Howard M. Wilson Jr of Palo Pinto, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Tom Messer of Temple; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Bessie Carnahan Bessie Carnahan, 107, of San Angelo died Saturday, March 1, 1997, in a local nursing home. Services are pending at Gutierrez Funeral Chapels.Modena BlantonModena Blanton, 71, of San Angelo died Monday, March 3, 1997, at her residence. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home. Daisy Pounds RANGER - Daisy Pounds, 77, of Ranger died Saturday, March 1, 1997, in Plano. Service will be at 1:30 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements are by Edwards Funeral Home. She was born Nov. 14, 1919, in Ranger and was a lifetime resident. She worked as an office clerk for Lone Star Gas for 19 years and Ratliff Feed Store as an office clerk for seven years. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. Survivors include two sons, two sons, L.H. Pounds of Plano and Billy Bob Pounds of Fort Stockton; a daughter, Alyce Gooch of Big Lake; two brothers, H.O. Woods of Midland and Bobby Woods of Fort Worth; five grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; and numerous nieces and nephews. Lucille Thrasher CUSHING, Okla. - Lucille Walker Thrasher, 87, died Saturday, March 1, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. today at First Baptist Church with burial in Fairlawn Cemetery. Arrangements are by Davis Funeral Home. She was born Jan. 1, 1910, in Celina and had been a resident of Cushing since 1920. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and Order of the Eastern Star. Survivors include a son, Robert Thrasher of San Angelo; two sisters, Velma Howerton of Tulsa, Okla., and Delma Ray of Arlington, Kan.; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; 12 nieces and nephews; and several great-nieces and great-nephews. Susan Lich KERRVILLE - Susan Lich, 69, of Cypress Creek died Sunday, March 2, 1997. Graveside service will be at 2:30 p.m. today in the family cemetery. Arrangements are by Grimes Funeral Chapels. She was born March 17, 1927, in San Antonio and had been a resident of Cypress Creek for 50 years. She was an artist. Survivors include her husband, Perry Lich; a son, Glen Lich of Kerrville; a daughter, Nancy Jones of Comfort; and seven grandchildren. Mary Eckert EDEN - Mary Eckert, 89, of Paint Rock died Sunday, March 2, 1997, in an Eden hospital. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Mereta Cemetery in Mereta. Arrangements are by Eden Funeral Home. She was born Oct. 6, 1907, in Rowena and was a longtime resident of Paint Rock. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Frank James Eckert of Paint Rock; a daughter, Frankie Lou Griffin of Cotulla; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Maria Castro PECOS - Maria ``Cachita'' Mora Castro, 58, of Pecos died Monday, March 3, 1997, in an Odessa hospital. Rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Pecos Funeral Home Chapel. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. She was born Sept. 14, 1938, in Pecos and was a lifetime resident. She was a homemaker and a Catholic. Survivors include her husband, Sergio Castro of Pecos; a son, Jaime Navarette of Pecos; five daughters, Amy Navarette, Brenda Casillas and Mary Helen Fuentez, all of Pecos, Betty Ornelas of Madera, Calif., and Yvonne Herrera of Odessa; a brother, Luis Mora of Pecos; two sisters, Ramona Jimenez of Odessa and Delma Mosley of Carlsbad, N.M.; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. William Russell FORT WORTH - William Henry Russell, 89, died Saturday, March 1, 1997, at his residence. Service will be at 3:30 p.m. today in Greenwood Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. He was born April 20, 1907, in Haskell County. He was a member of Broadview Baptist Church and DeLeon Baptist Church. Survivors include his children, Hubert ``Hugh'' Russell of San Angelo, Robert Russell of Miles, Dale Russell of Proctor, Maxine Heim of Sun City, Ariz., Marie Russell of Sachse, Gene Russell and Wanda Clagett, both of Fort Worth, Gerry Bellar of Watsonville, Calif., William Russell of Jacksonville, Ala., and Danny Russell of Amarillo; 26 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Raul Sanchez ALPINE - Raul Sanchez, 65, of Sanderson died Sunday, March 2, 1997, in an Odessa hospital. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today at St. James Catholic Church in Sanderson. Service will be at 11 a.m. at the church with burial in Santa Rita Cemetery. Arrangements are by Geeslin Funeral Home. He was born Jan. 19, 1932, in Sanderson and was a lifetime resident. He was a contractor and a Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Amelia Sanchez of Sanderson; six sons, George Sanchez and Richard Sanchez, both of Austin, Juan Carlos Sanchez of Waco and Jose Raul Sanchez, Mike Sanchez and Ray Sanchez, all of Sanderson; three sisters, Francisca Ramirez and Julia Munoz, both of Sanderson, and Manuela Dehoyas of San Antonio; 21 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. R.L. Powell BIG SPRING - R.L. Powell, 81, of Coahoma died Monday, March 3, 1997, at his residence. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Trinity Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. He was born Jan. 4, 1916, in Howard County and had been a lifelong resident. He was a rancher and a member of the Cattle Raisers' Association, Sheep and Goat Raisers' Association and the First United Methodist Church. Survivors include a brother, Bobby Powell of Coahoma, and three nieces. Jessie Ogle JUNCTION - Jessie Ogle, 74, formerly of Junction died Sunday, March 2, 1997, in a Dripping Springs care center. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Junction Cemetery. Arrangements are by Aubrey Fife Funerals. She was born Jan. 8, 1923, in Bell County. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Bobby Sherry of Austin; a son, David Ogle of Junction; a brother; two sisters; a grandson; and a great-grandson. NORMA LOU MATHEWS Norma Lou Mathews, 64, of San Angelo passed away Saturday, March 1, 1997, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, in Belvedere Memorial Park with the Rev. Jesse Webb officiating. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. Norma was born June 29, 1932, in San Antonio, Texas. She had been a resident of San Angelo all of her life, and she was a nurse's aide. Survivors include one daughter, Paula Blackburn and husband, Todd, of San Angelo; two sons, Louis Mathews and wife, Linda, of San Angelo and James Mathews of Austin; two sisters, Velma Bucks of San Angelo and Lola Freund of Austin; four grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. God looked around his garden And found an empty space. He then looked down upon this earth And saw your tired face. He put his arms around you And lifted you to rest. God's garden must be beautiful; He only takes the best. He knew that you were in pain. He knew you would never get well Upon this earth again. He saw the roads getting rough And the hills harder to climb, So he closed your weary eyes and Whispered in your ear, ``Peace by thine.'' It broke our hearts to lose you; But you did not go alone. For part of us went with you The day God called you home. We'll meet you in Heaven. We love you and miss you very much. DOUGLAS DWAIN LEE GALVESTON - Douglas Dwain Lee, 71, of Galveston passed away Saturday, March 1, 1997, at his residence in Galveston. Memorial service will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Bill Zambon officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, at Malloy & Son Funeral Home Mr. Lee was born Sept. 11, 1925, in Bronte, Texas. He was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. Following serving in the Coast Guard Mr. Lee began his banking career at W.L. Moody Bank employed for more than 20 years and then retired in 1989 as president of Bank of Galveston after 25 years of service. Following retirement, he continued to serve as vice chairman of the board of directors at the Bank of Galveston. He had been a resident of Galveston for more than 50 years and a past member of the Propeller Club. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy P. ``Sissy'' Lee and his parents, Lenard L. Lee and Imola M. Lee. He is survived by daughters, Robin E. Lee of Galveston and Misty Lee Mathews and husband, Darren R. Mathews, of Galveston; son, George D. Lee and his wife, Janet Lee, of Houston; sister, Lou Nell Jones of San Angelo; grandchildren, Colin D. Lee, Sara L. Mathews and Nicholas ``Pee Wee'' Mathews; uncles, Joe Lee of Galveston and James Lee of Bronte; cousins, Dorothy Pruitt and Kenneth Scott; one niece; one nephew; and other relatives. Honorary pallbearers will be the board of directors at the Bank of Galveston, Melvin and Velma Mallicote, Gilton Fontenot, Johnny Bember, Ray Bember, Laverne Freudensprung, Annie Evans and Laina Sanders. The family wishes to express sincere appreciation to Hospice of Galveston County, particularly Jan Knapp, R.N. Memorials may be sent to the Handicapped and Retarded Citizen's Association of Galveston County or the Hospice of Galveston County. MARGIE B. RITCHIE Margie B. Ritchie, 67, of Eldorado died Sunday, March 2, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, at Agape Assembly of God Church in Eldorado with burial following Wednesday, March 5, in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Mrs. Ritchie was born Nov. 19, 1929, in North Dakota to James and Maude Merwin. She married Jamil T. Ritchie Dec. 24, 1970. She was a business woman in San Antonio for more than 20 years and a member of Agape Assembly of God Church in Eldorado. She was preceded in death by her husband, four brothers and her mother and father. Survivors include two brothers, Jerry Merwin and D.K. Merwin, one sister, Doris Anthony, and a stepson, Carl Binion, all of Eldorado; and numerous nieces and nephews. JAMES ISHMAEL TOWERY James Ishmael Towery, 73, of San Angelo passed away Sunday, March 2, 1997, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, in Belvedere Memorial Park with the Rev. Gayland Broadstreet, pastor of Southside Baptist Church in Winters, officiating. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. James was born Aug. 31, 1923, in Blanket, Texas, to James and Sarah Towery and had been a resident of San Angelo since 1945. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service in 1983 and was a U.S. Army veteran. James was an avid crappie fisherman and was a Baptist. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Harold Towery; and a daughter, Brenda Towery Martin. James is survived by his wife, Geneva Towery of San Angelo; three sons, Gordon Towery and his wife, JoAnn, of San Angelo, James Ray Towery and his wife, Donna, of Olney, Texas, and Rodney Towery of San Angelo; one brother, Jack Towery and wife, Kay, of San Angelo; two sisters, Geraldine Sterdt and husband, Royce, of San Angelo and Joy Allison and husband, John, of San Angelo; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. HOMER J. EGGEMEYER Homer J. Eggemeyer, 67, of San Angelo died Monday, March 3, 1997, in a San Angelo hospital. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 5, at St. Joseph Catholic Church at 17th Street and North Bryant in San Angelo, officiated by Father Ray Corr, pastor. Graveside service will follow at 11:30 a.m. in St. Boniface Cemetery in Olfen, Texas. Homer was born Sept. 9, 1929, in Rowena to Walter J. Eggemeyer and Alma (Ocker) Eggemeyer. He served in the U.S. Medical Corps during the Korean War and received the Cross of Military Service from the United Daughters of the Confederacy 2498. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in San Angelo and the Knights of Columbus Council 2136. Homer had retired from the exterminating and tree service business and he also had been a welder. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Arnold Eggemeyer. Survivors include three sons, Nick Eggemeyer of Woodstock, Ga., Curtis Eggemeyer of Pasco, Wash., and Tyron Eggemeyer of Pittsburgh; three daughters, Rebecca Moyers of Euless, Bonnie Favor of Midland and Gena Van Tries of Irving; one sister, Geneva Kahlich of San Angelo; one brother, Emmett O. Eggemeyer and wife, Jessie, of San Angelo; seven grandchildren; one niece, Sandra Fleming of Austin; one aunt, Irene Kuhn of Monrovia, Calif.; and a special friend Charlzie Treece of San Angelo. Homer was an avid fisherman and also will be missed by Herman Stroman. The family requests any memorials be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church, 301 W. 17 St., San Angelo, TX 76903 or a favorite charity. HAZEL POWDRILL SMITH Hazel Powdrill Smith, 51, of San Angelo passed away Sunday, March 2, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Burson and the Rev. Roland L. Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Delta Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Mrs. Smith was born Oct. 22, 1946, in San Angelo. She married Charles L. Smith on Oct. 21, 1982. She attended Midland College. She was a graduate of the University of Texas Medical Branch of Galveston as a homemaker/home health aide. She is survived by her husband, Charles Lester Smith of San Angelo; her mother, Caroline Powdrill of San Angelo; two brothers, Ardis D. Champion and Raymond Powdrill, both of San Angelo; six children, Teresa Shaw of Dallas, Timothy Starkey, Nicholas Starkey, Dennis Starkey and Kristian Starkey, all of San Angelo, and Karen Fields of Abilene; eight grandchildren; and four cousins, Claude Fletcher Jr., Nancy Fletcher Ryan, Dunnie Jackson and Francine Fletcher. The San Angelo Standard - Times Online West Texas news and sports/Mar. 5, 1997 _________________________________________________________________ News digest / Sports digest Funerals & Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Homer J. Eggemeyer, 67, at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church; graveside service at 11:30 a.m. in St. Boniface Cemetery in Olfen; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Hazel Powdrill Smith, 51, at 2 p.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Delta Memorial Cemetery. ALPINE - Raul Sanchez, 65, of Sanderson, at 11 a.m. at St. James Catholic Church in Sanderson; burial in Santa Rita Cemetery; arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. BIG SPRING - R.L. Powell, 81, of Coahoma, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Trinity Memorial Park; arrangements by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. EDEN - Mary Eckert, 89, of Paint Rock, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Mereta Cemetery in Mereta; arrangements by Eden Funeral Home. THURSDAY SAN ANGELO - Zoe Louise Wright Anderson, 87, at 10:30 a.m. at Johnson's Funeral Home; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. SAN ANGELO - Ned Elnor Wilson, 88, graveside service at 1 p.m. in Pendleton Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. LLANO - Henry Adams Morgan, 78, of Buchanan Dam, memorial service at 11 a.m. in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel. Dorothy Wells Dorothy Holman Wells, 79, of San Angelo died Monday, March 3, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Robert Massie Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Paul Terry officiating. Burial will be in Belvedere Memorial Park. She was born Oct. 26, 1917, in Xenia, Ohio, and had been a resident of San Angelo for 12 years. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a son, Robert Wells of Gouldbusk; and four grandchildren. Mary Regan VAN HORN - Mary Jones Regan, 86, of Van Horn died Sunday, March 2, 1997, in an El Paso hospital. Service will be at 3 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church with burial in Van Horn Cemetery. Arrangements by Van Horn Funeral Home. She was born April 1, 1910, in Valentine and was a lifetime resident of Van Horn. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a son, George Snyder of Van Horn; two daughters, Elma Greenlee and Martha Johnson, both of El Paso; 12 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Elizabeth Bunkley SWEETWATER - Elizabeth Paul Bunkley, 86, died Monday, March 3, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Chapel with burial in Garden of Memories. She was born March 21, 1910, in Crystal City and had lived in Sweetwater since 1937. She owned and operated Bunkley's Ladies Ready to Wear and had worked for Neiman Marcus in Dallas and Grissom's Department Store in Abilene. She was a member of the Business & Professional Women's Club and Fourth and Elm Street Church of Christ. Survivors include two brothers-in-law, W.D. Bunkley of Abilene and Dan Bunkley of Lafayette, La.; three sisters-in-law, June Rolley of Salisbury, Md., Madge Sheofee of Conway, Ark., and Rubye Brown of Breckenridge, Colo. John Barron FORT WORTH - John Irvin ``Little John'' Barron, 48, of Haltom City died Saturday, March 1, 1997, in Fort Worth. Service will be at 10 a.m. today at St. George Catholic Church with burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Arrangements are by Mount Olivet Funeral Home. He was born June 4, 1948, in Lamesa. He was a sheet metal worker. Survivors include four brothers, Rudy Barron of San Angelo, Dionicio Barron of Anson, Jesus Barron of Fort Worth and Noe Barron of Grand Prairie; 17 nieces and nephews; and 24 great-nieces and great-nephews. Gardner Broad BRADY - Gardner Sayles Broad, 83, of Brady died Monday, March 3, 1997, in San Angelo. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Live Oak Cemetery. Arrangements are by Wilkerson Funeral Home. He was born Oct. 11, 1913, in Brady and had been a lifetime resident. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a retired major, a rancher and was a Presbyterian. Survivors include his wife, Bernice Broad of Brady; two sons, Martin Broad and Stephen Broad, both of Austin; a daughter, Patti Hawkins of Waco; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Jesse Hill SWEETWATER - Jesse O. Hill, 82, of Maryneal died Monday, March 3, 1997, at his residence. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First United Methodist Church in Roscoe with burial in Decker Cemetery. Arrangements are by McCoy Funeral Home. He was born Oct. 27, 1914, in Stoneburg and had been a longtime resident of Nolan County. He owned and operated a saddle shop in Sweetwater, was a rancher and retired from Lone Star Industries after 27 years of service. He was a past member of the Maryneal Volunteer Fire Department and was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Roscoe. Survivors include a daughter, Lynda Hall of Maryneal; a son, Ken Hill of San Angelo; a sister, Elizabeth Mahaney of Dallas; a brother, Edgar Hill of Perryton; a grandson; and a great-grandson. Joyce Harrison KERRVILLE - Joyce L. Harrison, 80, died Feb. 26, 1997, in a local care center. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Barnett Chapel United Methodist Church. Arrangements are by Kerrville Funeral Home. She was born Aug. 28, 1916, in San Angelo and had been a longtime resident of Kerrville. She was a practical nurse and had worked for Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital. She was a member of the Barnett Chapel United Methodist Church. There are no immediate survivors. Louise McCaughan SANTA ANNA - Mrs. Ted (Louise) McCaughan, 90, of Santa Anna died Monday, March 3, 1997, in a Bangs nursing home. Service will be at 2:30 p.m. today at the First Presbyterian Church with burial in Santa Anna Cemetery. Arrangements are by Henderson Funeral Home. She was born March 27, 1906, in Santa Anna and was a lifetime resident. She was a homemaker, a schoolteacher and a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Survivors include two daughters, Betty Ann Henderson of Del Rio and Margaret Karthauser of Fort Worth; seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Thelma Cullins SANTA ANNA - Thelma Cullins, 87, of Brownwood and formerly of Santa Anna, died Monday, March 3, 1997, at her residence. Service will be at noon today at the First Baptist Church with burial in Santa Anna Cemetery. Arrangements are by Henderson Funeral Home. She was born Oct. 26, 1909, in Santa Anna and had been a resident of Coleman County until moving to Brownwood in 1970. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include her husband, Alfred Cullins of Brownwood; four daughters, Joyce Ralston of Brownwood, Glenda Gassiot of Valera, Clois Cox of Early and Velda Johnson of Cleburne; two sons, Edmond Cullins of San Antonio and Freddie Cullins of League City; 21 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Ola Penney FORT STOCKTON - Ola Ruth Penney, 93, of Sanderson died Monday, March 3, 1997, in Fort Stockton. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Sanderson. Arrangements are by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. She was born April 7, 1903, in Childress. She was a restaurant cook. Survivors include a niece, Betty L. Boner of Rocksprings, Wyo.; a nephew, Ray Rutlidge of Big Spring; and several great-nieces and great-nephews. Fred Garcia KERRVILLE - Fred Garcia, 72, died Tuesday, March 4, 1997, in a San Antonio hospital. Services are pending at Grimes Funeral Chapels. Cleo Wilson BIG SPRING - Cleo Wilson, 81, died Tuesday, March 4, 1997, at his residence. Services are pending at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. Jesse Hill SWEETWATER - Jesse Hill, 82, died Monday, March 3, 1997, at his residence. Services are pending at McCoy Funeral Home. Viola Wooten SAN SABA - Viola Wooten, 88, died Tuesday, March 4, 1997. Services are pending at Howell-Doran Funeral Home. John Hurst CRANE - John D. ``Johnnie'' Hurst, 78, of Rankin died Monday, March 3, 1997, in a San Angelo hospital. Services are pending at Richard W. Box Funeral Home. The San Angelo Standard - Times Online West Texas news and sports/Mar. 6, 1997 _________________________________________________________________ News digest / Sports digest Funerals and Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Zoe Louise Wright Anderson, 87, at 10:30 a.m. at Johnson's Funeral Home; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. SAN ANGELO - Modena Blanton, 71, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Miles Cemetery; memorial service at 4 p.m. at First United Methodist Church; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Dorothy Holman Wells, 79, at 2 p.m. in Robert Massie Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Belvedere Memorial Park. SAN ANGELO - Ned Elnor Wilson, 88, graveside service at 1 p.m. in Pendleton Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. ABILENE - John C. Mayfield Jr., 82, at 2 p.m. in Elmwood Memorial Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Elmwood Cemetery. FORT STOCKTON - Ola Ruth Penney, 93, of Sanderson, graveside service at 11 a.m. in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Sanderson; arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. LLANO - Henry Adams Morgan, 78, of Buchanan Dam, memorial service at 11 a.m. in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel. SWEETWATER - Jesse O. Hill, 82, of Maryneal, at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Roscoe; burial in Decker Cemetery; arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home. FRIDAY KERRVILLE - Joyce L. Harrison, 80, memorial service at 2 p.m. at Barnett Chapel United Methodist Church; arrangements by Kerrville Funeral Home. Maxine Locklin SONORA - Maxine Locklin, 80, died Tuesday, March 4, 1997, in Kimble County. Service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the First United Methodist Church with burial in Sonora Cemetery. Arrangements are by Kerbow Funeral Home. She was born Feb. 25, 1917, in Texoma, Okla. She was the municipal judge for the city of Sonora, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Valley Christian Church in Billings, Mont. Survivors include a son, Billy Bob Ellingson of Billings; a brother, Gene Lang of Kansas; two sisters, Ruth Cooper of Junction and Irma Eaton of Kansas; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Dessie Fisher WINTERS - Dessie L. Fisher, 92, died Tuesday, March 4, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in the Winters Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Northview Cemetery. She was born Aug. 16, 1904, in Talpa and had been a lifetime resident of Winters. She was a homemaker and a member of Southside Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Neta Jennigs of San Angelo; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Thomas Freeman HOUSTON - Thomas King Freeman, 49, of Kemah and formerly of San Angelo, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1997, in Houston. Graveside service was Saturday in Houston National Cemetery. Arrangements were by J.B. Earthman Funeral Directors. He was born Aug. 24, 1947, in San Angelo and had lived in the Houston area for 23 years. An Army veteran of the Vietnam War, he was employed by McRee Ford in Dickinson. Survivors include his wife, Linda Freeman of Kemah; a daughter, Adria Freeman of Salt Lake City; a son, Tommy Ray Freeman of Houston; two stepsons, Andrew Chaffee of Kemah and Carlos Ramirez of Seattle; a stepdaughter, Robin James of Charleston, Ark.; a sister, Carol Garcia of Bedford; two grandchildren; and a stepgrandson. Fred Garcia KERRVILLE - Fred Garcia, 72, of Kerrville died Tuesday, March 4, 1997, in a San Antonio hospital. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today at Grimes Funeral Chapels. Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Notre Dame Catholic Church with burial in Garden of Memories. He was born Oct. 23, 1924, in Reno, Nev., and had lived in Kerrville for 39 years. A longtime employee of the James Avery Craftsman Corp., he was a training instructor and production supervisor. The Fred Garcia Scholarship was established in his honor in 1973 and is awarded annually to a Tivy High School graduate. He was a member of Notre Dame Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. Survivors include his wife, Josie Garcia of Kerrville; two daughters, Diana Pruneda of Pflugerville and Isabel McLemore of Round Rock; a son, Carlos Garcia of Dallas; a sister, Becky Garcia of Washington; eight grandchildren; and three stepgrandchildren. Lester Bankhead MONAHANS - Lester S. Bankhead, 68, of Monahans died Tuesday, March 4, 1997, in an Odessa hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Harkey Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Monahans Memorial Cemetery. He was born Nov. 1, 1928, in Mount Vernon and had been a resident of Monahans since 1963. He was a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Robin Morgan Bankhead of Monahans; a son, Lester S. ``Butch'' Bankhead III of Imperial; three daughters, Zondra Diehl of Monahans, Donna Wilson of Hobbs, N.M., and Carla Woods of Midland; two sisters, Rebecca Nelson and Dorothy Messer, both of Pittsburg; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and seven nieces and nephews. Elmer Smith LLANO - Elmer R. Smith, 87, died Tuesday, March 4, 1997, in Llano. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Llano City Cemetery. He was born March 7, 1909, in Fredericksburg and had been a lifetime resident of Llano. He was a rancher and a member of Trinity Methodist Church in Castell. Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Smith of San Angelo; a son, Dailon Smith of Llano; and two grandchildren, Jarah Smith and Jason Smith, both of Llano. Pam Christian BIG SPRING - Pam Christian, 34, of Forsan died Wednesday, March 5, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Trinity Baptist Church with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. She was born Jan. 16, 1963, in Big Spring and had been a resident of Forsan for three years. She was the owner and operator of the Soda Shop and was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Johnny Christian of Forsan; two daughters, Cassie Christian and Kesha Christian, both of Forsan; her parents, Joy and Melvin Bryant of Big Spring; a sister, Debbie Hayden of Fort Worth; two brothers, Terry Carey of Kingfisher, Okla., and Gary Carey of Big Spring; her maternal grandparents, John and Annie Ruth Appleton of Big Spring; and several nieces and nephews. Cleo Wilson BIG SPRING - Cleo C. Wilson, 81, died Tuesday, March 4, 1997, at his residence. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Trinity Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. He was born May 18, 1915, in Snyder and had been a resident of Big Spring since 1973. A Navy veteran, he retired from Conoco after 42 years of service. He was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include a daughter, Beverly Olson of Albuquerque, N.M.; a son, Stephen Wilson of Odessa; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Viola Wooten SAN SABA - Viola Wooten, 88, died Tuesday, March 4, 1997, in San Saba. Service will be at 10 a.m. today in Howell-Doran Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Richland Springs Cemetery in San Saba County. She was born Jan. 29, 1909, in Richland Springs and had been a resident of San Saba since 1989. She was a homemaker and a member of Locker Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Wilton Martin of San Saba and Don Wooten of Palestine; a brother, John Robert Wilton of Richland Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Marcus Yates of Brady and Mrs. Nettie Burleson of Brownwood; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Fairybel Clark SAN SABA - Fairybel Walters Clark, 101, died Tuesday, March 4, 1997, in San Saba. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church with burial in San Saba City Cemetery. Arrangements are by Howell-Doran Funeral Home. She was born April 11, 1895, in San Saba and was a lifetime resident. She was a homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church. Survivors include a son, Joe S. Clark Jr. of Kingsland; a daughter, Nancy Smithwick of Georgetown; a sister, Bess W. Patterson of San Saba; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Marvin McGlothing SWEETWATER - Marvin H. McGlothing, 88, died Tuesday, March 4, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in McCoy Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with burial in Garden of Memories. He was born Nov. 27, 1908, in Nixon and had been a resident of Sweetwater since 1942. He retired from the Santa Fe Railway in 1973 after 42 years of service and was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Edith McGlothing of Sweetwater; two sons, Jerry McGlothing of Sweetwater and Hal McGlothing of Burleson; a daughter, Martha Vinson of Austin; a brother, Elvard McGlothing of Seguin; a sister, Hazel McGlothing of Seguin; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Louise Baker Louise L. Baker, 68, of San Angelo died Wednesday, March 5, 1997, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home. Monte Richburg SWEETWATER - Monte Zane Richburg, 56, of Champion died Wednesday, March 5, 1997, in Mitchell County. Services are pending at McCoy Funeral Home. AUNT BESSIE CARNAHAN Bessie Rae Carnahan, 107, died at 10:45 p.m. Saturday, March 1, 1997, at Park Plaza Nursing Center in San Angelo. Administrator Paul Rabb said that Mrs. Carnahan was the oldest resident that he had ever had in Park Plaza. She was born Sept. 7, 1889, near Tenaha in Shelby County, Texas, the second child of Emma Humphries and George Anson Hayden. On Sept. 2, 1911, she married David S. Carnahan, a Spanish-American War veteran, in Center, Texas. They lived in various places in Texas and Oklahoma (Aunt Bessie's favorites were San Antonio and Oklahoma City) and in Kent, Ohio. After Uncle Dee died in 1937, Aunt Bessie lived in Oklahoma City until 1958. Then she moved to Wichita Falls, Texas. Left alone after the sister with whom she lived there died in 1964, she became ``Aunt Bessie'' to the neighborhood, adults as well as children. When she became afraid to continue living alone at age 95 she went to Mertzon where she had a niece and a grand-niece. There she was ``Aunt Bessie'' to everyone she met. By July 1989 she needed more care than a companion or family could give, so in August she moved into the nursing home. Just before her 100th birthday, she suffered a spontaneous fracture of the spine. Faraway guests were already on the road to come help her celebrate the ``Big 100,'' so the party went on without the guest of honor. At Shannon Hospital the caring staff had a birthday party in her room while the big celebration went on across town. About four months later there was another spontaneous fracture, this time of the right hip, so ended her mobility. Aunt Bessie was preceded in death by her 5-day-old daughter, Rae, her husband, five brothers, two sisters, four nephews, one niece and one grand-nephew. She is survived by six nieces, Mary Elizabeth Hayes of Dallas, Lucy Brim of San Angelo, Dixie DeSalvo of Harvey, La., Jen Brennion and husband, Dutch, of Longview, Texas, Janie Creech of Alexandria, Va., and Emily Viskozki and husband, Ron, of Shreveport, La.; and a sister-in-law, Ula Hayden of Tenaha, Texas. Also surviving are nine grand-nephews, seven grand-nieces, other relatives, many good friends and the special friend of her last years, roommate Lucille Lynch. Our special thanks for her good care go to the administrators and staff of Park Plaza Nursing Center and to her personal physician, Dr. Viki Forlano. Service will be at at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 8, at Ramah Baptist Church in Tenaha, Texas. The Rev. Ernest Elliott of the United Methodist Church of Tenaha, where she was a member, will officiate assisted by the Rev. William Perry of Ramah Baptist Church. Arrangements are under the direction of Gutierrez Funeral Chapels of San Angelo. Interment will follow in Ramah Cemetery beside her father. Memorials may be made to a charity of choice. JOHN D. `JOHNNIE' HURST RANKIN - John D. ``Johnnie'' Hurst, 78, of Rankin, Texas, passed away on Monday, March 3, 1997, at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo. Service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 6, at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jim Medley and Dr. Bill Spencer officiating. Burial will be in the Rankin Cemetery. Arrangements are by Richard W. Box Funeral Home. Johnnie was born on Aug. 23, 1918, in Ozona, Texas, and moved to Rankin in 1927. He was graduated from Rankin High School in 1937. He was employed by First State Bank of Rankin as first vice president and cashier until his retirement on Jan. 1, 1982. Johnnie was a member of the First Baptist Church in Rankin, a member of the Masonic Lodge Oil City Lodge 1256 and served in the Army in the 90th Infantry Division during World War II. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Jackie Trainer of Seguin, Texas, and Mrs. Evelyn Wheeler of Brady, Texas; and a son, Lonnie Ferrell of Arlington, Texas. JOHN C. MAYFIELD ABILENE - John Christian Mayfield Jr., 82, of Abilene died at 5:40 a.m. Tuesday, March 4, 1997, at Sears Methodist Center. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 6, in Elmwood Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Philip Christopher officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. Mr. Mayfield was born Feb. 10, 1915, to Ruth and John Mayfield in Cameron, Texas. He married Evelyn King in San Marcos, Texas, on March 5, 1937. John graduated from Southwest Texas State College in San Marcos in 1936. He taught business education in Burnet High School and was principal at Belfalls, Texas. He served as a pilot and flight instructor in the United States Air Force from 1941-1945. He was discharged with the rank of captain. He founded Mayfield Paper Co. in San Angelo in 1945. In 1952 he established Mayfield Paper Co. in Abilene where he resided until his death. John was a past director of the San Angelo Chamber of Commerce, a past member of San Angelo Rotary Club, a charter member and past president of the Abilene Southwest Rotary Club, a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow, past director of the Abilene United Way, a past director of the Abilene Symphony Orchestra, past president of Southwestern Paper Merchants Association, a past director of Abilene National Bank, past member of the Board of Development for Hendrick Medical Center, past president of Southwest Texas University Alumni Association and secretary of the 1931 Cameron High School Alumni. He was a member of First Baptist Church where he was active in the Silent Ministry and in the Singles Department. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn; three sons, Stanley and his wife, Deanna, of San Angelo, Don and his wife, Cherie, of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Bill and his wife, Sue, of Mount Herman, Calif.; six grandchildren, Lisa and her husband, Freeman Pickett, of San Angelo, John and his wife, Debbie Mayfield, of San Antonio, Julie and her husband, Brian Barker, of San Angelo, Chris Mayfield of Dallas, Kelly Mayfield of Dallas and Jonathan Mayfield of Mount Herman, Calif.; and two great-grandchildren, Bill Pickett and Ashley Barker, both of San Angelo. He is also survived by one sister, Ida Byrd Wood of Richland Springs, Texas; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Lowell Queen, Herb Roberts, Freeman McAnally, Doug Paxton, John Edward Mayfield, Freeman Pickett, Brian Barker and Chris Mayfield. Honorary pallbearer will be Jonathan Mayfield.