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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/June 15, 1997 ______________________________________________________________ Funerals & Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Robert ``Toots'' Subia, 25, of Big Lake, rosary at 7 p.m. at St. Margaret's Catholic Church in Big Lake; service at 10 a.m. Monday at the church; burial in Glen Rest Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. BALLINGER - Zula New, 68, at 2 p.m. in Rains-Seale Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Old Runnels Cemetery. EL PASO - Jimmy Joe Gonzales, 55, of Chaparral, N.M., rosary at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Fort Davis; service at 10 a.m. Monday at the church; burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery; arrangements by La Paz Funeral Home. GOLDTHWAITE - Fanny ``Lois'' Ernest, 88, of Harker Heights, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Davis-Greenlawn Cemetery in Rosenberg; arrangements by Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home. LAMPASAS - Alvena S. Wallace, 96, of San Saba, graveside service at 2:30 p.m. in Colony Cemetery in San Saba; arrangements by Sheppard Memorial Funeral Home. SWEETWATER - Tommy David Navarrette, 41, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Sweetwater Cemetery; arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home. MONDAY JUNCTION - Ted Stroud, 68, of London, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Red Creek Cemetery; arrangements by Aubrey Fife Funerals. KERRVILLE - Mary L. Brehm, 100, graveside service at 1:30 p.m. in Garden of Memories; arrangements by Kerrville Funeral Home. KERRVILLE - Don Turley, 75, at 10 a.m. at Grimes Funeral Chapels; graveside service at 1 p.m. in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio. SWEETWATER - Mary Beatrice Sharrock, 72, at 11 a.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church; burial in Palava Cemetery in Palava; arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home. ______________________________________________________________ ROBERT `TOOTS' SUBIA Robert ``Toots'' Subia, age 25, of Big Lake passed away Thursday, June 12, 1997, in Big Lake. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 15, at St. Margaret's Catholic Church in Big Lake. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, June 16, at St. Margaret's Catholic Church in Big Lake. Burial will be in Glen Rest Cemetery. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Toots was born Jan. 8, 1972, in Big Lake. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Maria Nunez Subia. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Olvido and Juan Flores of Big Lake; three sisters, Amanda Flores of San Angelo, Sonya Flores of San Antonio and Vanessa Flores of Big Lake; one brother, Junior Flores of Big Lake; special aunts and uncles, Juan and Pearl Ramirez of Big Lake and Mr. and Mrs. Armando Robledo of Ozona; special cousins that were like brothers and sisters, Ricky and Rene Subia of San Angelo, Jeremy and Adam Ramirez of Big Lake and Yessenia and Zachary Ramirez of Big Lake; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Pallbearers will be Rene Subia, Ricky Subia, Johnny Elizondo, Mark Hernandez, Bill Avila and Russell Taylor. Honorary pallbearers will be Santiago DeLaRosa, Mario Martinez, Alfonso Valadez, Jesse Lozano, Roy Levario, Joel Grinner, Emilio Balderas and Joe Orozeo. When I Come Home to Heaven When I come home to Heaven How joyful it will be! For on that day at last My risen Lord I'll see. No greater happiness than To see Him face to face, To see the love in His eyes And feel His warm embrace. I've done nothing to deserve That perfect home above. It was given freely through The grace of Jesus' love. Then why should earthly cares Weigh down upon me so? They'll be a distant memory When home at last I go. CLARA L. `GRANNY B' BURKE Clara L. ``Granny B'' Burke, 96, of San Angelo went to be with her Lord at 11:53 p.m. Friday, June 13, 1997, in Baker-Brame Nursing Center. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 17, at Edmund Boulevard Baptist Church with the Rev. Mike Burson, pastor, and the Rev. Richard Sipes, a grandson-in-law, officiating. Burial will follow in Fairmount Cemetery. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Clara was born April 10, 1901, in Ferris, Texas, to Robert and Maude Harrison. She was a resident of San Angelo since 1925 and was a retired clerk for Cornelison Brothers Cleaners. Clara was a strong Christian lady and was involved in her church, Edmund Boulevard Baptist. She was an avid sports fan and supported and followed her kids and grandchildren through all their activities. Clara was married to John R. Burke on Aug. 18, 1919, in Dallas, Texas. He preceded her in death on June 7, 1948. She was also preceded in death by her parents, five brothers, two sisters, and three children, Johnnie Boatright and R.H. and Charles Burke. Survivors include four daughters, Marjorie George, Charlene Hitt and husband, Clifford, and Shirley Bolen, all of San Angelo, and Billie Stokes and husband, Kirk, of Fort Worth; one son, Richard Burke and wife, Suzanne, of Amarillo; 24 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be grandsons and grandsons-in-law. The family wishes to thank Vantage Home Health Care and the staff at Baker-Brame Nursing Center for their loving care. Memorials may be made to the West Texas Rehabilitation Center. ______________________________________________________________ Margaret Isett Margaret R. Isett, 85, of San Angelo died Saturday, June 14, 1997, in Littlefield. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Larry Shotwell officiating. She was born Aug. 20, 1911, in Moorhead, Minn., and had been a resident of San Angelo since 1990. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Ruth E. Darby Roswell, N.M.; and two grandchildren, Renee Moore of Birmingham, Ala., and Robin Edwards of Anton. Alice Conner Alice Conner, 78, died Saturday, June 14, 1997, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home. Robert Cade KERRVILLE - Robert Bernard Cade, 69, of Ingram died Friday, June 13, 1997, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Nichols Cemetery in Ingram. Arrangements are by Grimes Funeral Chapels. He was born Nov. 20, 1927, in Houston and had been a resident of Ingram for 25 years. A Navy veteran of 20 years, he was a carpenter and a stone mason. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars in Folsom, Pa., and the Fleet Reserve Association. Survivors include his wife, Jeanne Cade of Ingram; a daughter, Jeanne Abbott of Ingram; a son, Robert Cade of Ingram; two sisters, Wanda Boughton of Crystal Beach and Ruby Dailey of Galveston; and five grandchildren. Willie Runnels GOLDTHWAITE - Willie Alton Runnels, 89, of Euless and formerly of Mullin, died Friday, June 13, 1997, in Euless. Service was Saturday in Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Duren Cemetery. He was born July 29, 1907, in La Vaca, Colo. He was a rancher and farmer and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Mazie Runnels of Euless; a daughter, Dean Bufe of Bedford; three sons, Howard Runnels of Priddy, Glendon Runnels of Euless and Sammy Runnels of Abernathy; a brother, Floyd Runnels of Bluffton; a sister, Ruby Warren of Mullin; 21 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson. Robert Snodgrass BROWNWOOD - Robert A. ``Gus'' Snodgrass, 90, died Thursday, June 12, 1997. Service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the First United Methodist Church with burial in Eastlawn Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Davis-Morris Funeral Home. He was born Dec. 22, 1906, in Coleman. He was a retired naval officer and was the assistant principal and a track coach at Brownwood High School. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Brownwood Rotary Club and Heart of Texas Shriners, and was a Mason. Survivors include his wife, Sylvia Snodgrass of Brownwood; a daughter, Linda Bolin of San Angelo; three stepsons, Roger Richey of New Braunfels, Robert Richey of Austin and James Richey of Arlington; a brother, James Snodgrass of Coleman; a sister, Flora Crook of Coleman; and three grandchildren. Carlton Braden CAMERON - Carlton E. Braden, 68, died Friday, June 13, 1997. Service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Green Funeral Home with burial in Liberty Cemetery. He was born April 2, 1929, in Cameron. He retired from the Air Force and from Terrill Manufacturing in San Angelo. Survivors include his wife, Marie Braden of Cameron; a son, Raymond Braden of La Verne, Calif.; a stepson, Tommy Lee Jones of San Saba; two brothers, Billy Ray Braden of Cameron and Phillip Braden of Houston; a sister, Doris Vater of Houston; and three grandchildren. Robert Sparks BIG SPRING - Robert ``Sparky'' Sparks, 76, died Friday, June 13, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. He was born Aug. 31, 1920, in Fox, Okla., and had been a resident of Big Spring since 1947. A Navy veteran of World War II, he retired from Cosden Oil and Chemical Refinery after 35 years of service and was a member of the 14th and Main Street Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Sparks of Big Spring; a daughter, Janis Burrow of Austin; a son, Larry Sparks of Austin; two sisters, Lucy Hoover of Big Spring and Juanelle Fort of Austin; and six grandchildren. Fannie Overton BIG SPRING - Fannie L. Overton, 86, of the Lees community died Friday, June 13, 1997, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Trinity Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Myers & Smith Funeral Home. She was born Jan. 11, 1911, in Travis County and had been a resident of Glasscock County for 65 years. She was an election judge for 23 years and a member of the Central Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Glen Overton of Big Spring; two daughters, Ruby Pike and Cora Conn, both of Big Spring; a brother, Marvin Boyd of Leakey; 11 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Gilbert Schulze MASON - Gilbert Andrew Schulze, 85, died Saturday, June 14, 1997, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 3 p.m. Monday at the First United Methodist Church with burial in Gooch Cemetery. Arrangements are by Mason Funeral Home. He was born Dec. 12, 1911, in Mason County and had been a lifetime resident. He was a rancher and a Methodist. Survivors include his wife, Hildegarde Schulze of Mason; a son, Curtis Schulze of Mason; two brothers, S.L. Schulze of Wells and Wallace Schulze of Mason; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Ernest Sikes COLEMAN - Ernest Edmond Sikes, 85, of Ballinger died Saturday, June 14, 1997, in a Ballinger nursing home. Service will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday in the Walker Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Coleman City Cemetery. He was born Jan. 10, 1912, in Mills County and had been a longtime resident of Coleman. He worked at Martin Brick Co. for 46 years and was a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Katherine Sikes of Ballinger; a daughter, Lottie Farris of Ballinger; a son, Allen Sikes of Abilene; a brother, A.T. Sikes of Abilene; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Marty Lopez MASON - Martin ``Marty'' Lopez, 67, of Portland, Ore., and formerly of Mason, died Thursday, June 12, 1997, in a Portland hospital. Service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with burial in Crosby Cemetery. Arrangements are by Mason Funeral Home. He was born Jan. 30, 1930, in Mason and had been a resident of Portland for two years. He is a Marine veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include two brothers, Raymond Lopez of Eola and Larry Lopez of Chino, Calif.; three half brothers, Ramon Lopez of Fort Collins, Colo., Justo Lopez Jr. of Bethune, Colo., and Joe Lopez of Mason; two sisters, Lupe Saenz of Austin and Alicia Rodriguez of San Marcos; a half-sister, Janie Dominguez of Fort Collins, Colo.; and numerous nieces and nephews. Kathryn Broyles BRADY - Kathryn Bratton Broyles, 83, died Saturday, June 14, 1997, in Brady. Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Marion Cemetery. She was born Sept. 3, 1913, in McCulloch County. She was a bookkeeper. Survivors include two sisters, Blanche Doyal of Pearsall and Iva Dell Huffman of Rochelle; and numerous nieces and nephews, including Wanda Kimble, Jim Looney and George Kimble, all of Brady. Marshall Brown JUNCTION - Marshall Freelin Brown, 76, of Junction died Friday, June 13, 1997, in a Kerrville hospital. Service will be at 4 p.m. Monday at the First Presbyterian Church with burial in Knoxville Cemetery. Arrangements are by Aubrey Fife Funerals. He was born Nov. 21, 1920, in Kimble County and had been a resident of Junction for 43 years. A veteran of World War II, he was a rancher and building contractor and a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Survivors include his wife, Joyce Brown of Junction; a brother-in-law, Thomas M. Whetstone of Fredericksburg; and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. William Blair Jr. STERLING CITY - William Franklin Blair Jr., 84, died Saturday, June 14, 1997. Services are pending at Ross Funeral Home. The San Angelo Standard - Times Online West Texas news and sports/June 16, 1997 ______________________________________________________________ Funerals & Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Robert ``Toots'' Subia, 25, of Big Lake, at 10 a.m. at St. Margaret's Catholic Church; burial in Glen Rest Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. BIG SPRING - Fannie L. Overton, 86, of the Lees community, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Trinity Memorial Park; arrangements by Myers & Smith Funeral Home. BIG SPRING - Robert ``Sparky'' Sparks, 76, at 11 a.m. in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel; burial in Trinity Memorial Park. BRADY - Kathryn Bratton Boyles, 83, at 2 p.m. in Heritage Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Marion Cemetery. BROWNWOOD - Robert A. ``Gus'' Snodgrass, 90, at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church; burial in Eastlawn Memorial Park; arrangements by Davis-Morris Funeral Home. CAMERON - Carlton E. Braden, 68, at 11 a.m. in Green Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Liberty Cemetery. COLEMAN - Ernest Edmond Sikes, 85, of Ballinger, at 2:30 p.m. in Walker Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Coleman City Cemetery. JUNCTION - Marshall Freelin Brown, 76, at 4 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church; burial in Knoxville Cemetery; arrangements by Aubrey Fife Funerals. JUNCTION - Ted Stroud, 68, of London, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Red Creek Cemetery; arrangements by Aubrey Fife Funerals. EL PASO - Jimmy Joe Gonzales, 55, of Chaparral, N.M., at 10 a.m. St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Fort Davis; burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery; arrangements by La Paz Funeral Home. KERRVILLE - Mary L. Brehm, 100, graveside service at 1:30 p.m. in Garden of Memories; arrangements by Kerrville Funeral Home. KERRVILLE - Robert Bernard Cade, 69, of Ingram, graveside service will be at 10 a.m. in Nichols Cemetery in Ingram; arrangements by Grimes Funeral Chapels. KERRVILLE - Don Turley, 75, at 10 a.m. at Grimes Funeral Chapels; graveside service at 1 p.m. in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio. MASON - Martin ``Marty'' Lopez, 67, of Portland, Ore., at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church; burial in Crosby Cemetery; arrangements by Mason Funeral Home. MASON - Gilbert Andrew Schulze, 85, at 3 p.m. at First United Methodist Church; burial in Gooch Cemetery; arrangements by Mason Funeral Home. SWEETWATER - Mary Beatrice Sharrock, 72, at 11 a.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church; burial in Palava Cemetery in Palava; arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home. TUESDAY SAN ANGELO - Clara L. ``Granny B'' Burke, 96, at 10 a.m. at Edmund Boulevard Baptist Church; burial in Fairmount Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Margaret R. Isett, 85, memorial service at 2 p.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel. ______________________________________________________________ Alice Conner Alice Odessa Conner, 79, of Miles died Saturday, June 14, 1997, in a San Angelo care center. Service will be at 2 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church in Miles with the Rev. Eddie Tingle, pastor, and the Rev. Maynard Rogers officiating. Burial will follow in Miles Cemetery. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. She retired from Coleman Hardware in Miles and had been a member of the First Baptist Church, where she was church clerk for 41 years. Survivors include two sisters, Weeda Wright of San Angelo and Wenona Melton of Waco; three brothers, Sherman Conner of Harper, the Rev. Floyd Conner of Corpus Christi and the Rev. Lloyd Conner of Marfa; nine nieces, four nephews; 19 great-nieces and great-nephews; and a great-great-niece. Antonio Guerra SONORA - Antonio L. Guerra, 57, died Sunday, June 15, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Ann's Catholic Church with burial in Sonora Cemetery. Arrangements are by Kerbow Funeral Home. He was born July 5, 1939, in Sonora. He was employed by Sonora Independent School District and was a Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Hermelinda Guerra of Sonora; a stepdaughter, Griselda De La Paz Rivas of Arizona; his father, Eliceo Guerra of Sonora; two brothers, Trinidad Guerra of Sonora and Valentine Guerra of Mineral Wells; seven sisters, Carolina Roland of Fort Worth, Hilda Rivas of Junction, Maggie Noriega, Cruz Herrera, Angie Ramirez, Maria Guerra and Juanita Guerra, all of Sonora. Alma Ray COLEMAN - Alma Loy Ray, 82, of Coleman died Sunday, June 15, 1997, in a Brownwood care center. Services are pending at Walker Funeral Home. Clara Baber KERRVILLE - Clara Louise Baber, of Tow died Saturday, June 14, 1997, at her residence. Services are pending at Kerrville Funeral Home. R.L. Green KERRVILLE - R.L. ``Bob'' Green, 87, died Saturday, June 14, 1997, in a local nursing home. Services are pending at Grimes Funeral Chapels. James Finley KERRVILLE - James E. Finley, 74, of Blanco died Sunday, June 15, 1997, in a Fredericksburg hospital. Services are pending at Overby Funeral Home. Oscar Willborn WINTERS - Oscar Willborn, 78, of Ballinger and formerly of Winters, died Sunday, June 15, 1997, in a Ballinger nursing home. Services are pending at Winters Funeral Home. ______________________________________________________________ WILLIAM FRANKLIN `BILL' BLAIR JR. STERLING CITY - William Franklin ``Bill'' Blair Jr. passed away on Saturday, June 14, 1997, at the age of 84. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 17, at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. David Burke and the Rev. Earl Blair officiating. Burial will follow in Foster Cemetery. Arrangements are by Ross Funeral Home. He was born to William Franklin Blair Sr. and Samantha Blair on March 21, 1913, in Nolan County, Texas. On Oct. 19, 1933, he married Helen Lois Wilhelm in Nolan County. He was a resident of Sterling County for 56 years. Ranching was his life. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Helen Blair; two sons, Bob Blair and wife, Carol, of San Angelo and Billy Blair and wife, Nettie, of Water Valley; two brothers, John Blair of Sterling City and Curtis Blair of Robert Lee; two sisters, Verna Bell Robertson of Odessa and Samantha Robertson of Robert Lee; one granddaughter, Laurie Colvert and her husband, Shawn; four grandsons, Ross Blair and wife, Karleen, of Pleasanton, Thomas Blair and wife, Helen, of Weatherford, Okla., Todd Blair and wife, Casey, and Tim Blair and wife, Pam, all of San Angelo; four great-grandsons, Shelby Colvert, Cody Blair, Erric Blair and Travis Blair; three great-granddaughters, Meghan Blair, Shanna Blair and Brandee Blair; two stepgrandsons, Gary Prather and Tracy Prather; three step- great-granddaughters, Amanda Bishop, Brooke Stuardt and Nicole Prather; two step-great-grandsons, Brandon Prather and Patrick Prather; also, a sister-in-law, Allene Wilhelm, and a brother-in-law, Wallace Wilhelm. Pallbearers will be Ross Blair, Todd Blair, Thomas Blair, Cody Blair, Orvill Kensey, Bobby McClure, Winn McClure, Troy Millican, Mike Lamb and Louis Latimer. The San Angelo Standard - Times Online West Texas news and sports/June 17, 1997 ______________________________________________________________ Funerals & Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Clara L. ``Granny B'' Burke, 96, at 10 a.m. at Edmund Boulevard Baptist Church; burial in Fairmount Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Margaret R. Isett, 85, memorial service at 2 p.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel. SONORA - Antonio L. Guerra, 57, at 2 p.m. at St. Ann's Catholic Church; burial in Sonora Cemetery; arrangements by Kerbow Funeral Home. STERLING CITY - William Franklin ``Bill'' Blair Jr., 84, at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church; burial in Foster Cemetery; arrangements by Ross Funeral Home. ______________________________________________________________ ROBERT `TOOTS' SUBIA Robert ``Toots'' Subia, age 25, of Big Lake passed away Thursday, June 12, 1997, in Big Lake. Rosary was at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 15, at St. Margaret's Catholic Church in Big Lake. Service was at 10 a.m. Monday, June 16, at St. Margaret's Catholic Church in Big Lake. Burial was in Glen Rest Cemetery. Arrangements were by Johnson's Funeral Home. Toots was born Jan. 8, 1972, in Big Lake. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Maria Nunez Subia. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Olvido and Juan Flores of Big Lake; three sisters, Amanda Flores of San Angelo, Sonya Flores of San Antonio and Vanessa Flores of Big Lake; one brother, Junior Flores of Big Lake; special aunts and uncles, Juan and Pearl Ramirez of Big Lake and Mr. and Mrs. Armando Robledo of Ozona; special cousins that were like brothers and sisters, Ricky and Rene Subia of San Angelo, Jeremy and Adam Ramirez of Big Lake and Yessenia and Zachary Ramirez of Big Lake; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Pallbearers were Rene Subia, Ricky Subia, Johnny Elizondo, Mark Hernandez, Bill Avila and Russell Taylor. Honorary pallbearers were Santiago DeLaRosa, Mario Martinez, Alfonso Valadez, Jesse Lozano, Roy Levario, Joel Grinner, Emilio Balderas, Joe Orozco and Jason Beasley. When I Come Home to Heaven When I come home to Heaven How joyful it will be! For on that day at last My risen Lord I'll see. No greater happiness than To see Him face to face, To see the love in His eyes And feel His warm embrace. I've done nothing to deserve That perfect home above. It was given freely through The grace of Jesus' love. Then why should earthly cares Weigh down upon me so? They'll be a distant memory When home at last I go. ____ R.L. `BOB' GREEN KERRVILLE - Mr. R.L. ``Bob'' Green, age 87, of Kerrville passed away Saturday, June 14, 1997. Mr. Green was born May 10, 1910, to Andrew and Ida Green in Denton, Texas. He was married to Nelle Bolen on Sept. 24, 1936, in Ennis, Texas. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nelle, on April 13, 1997. Mr. Green is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Diane Green and his daughter, Shelly G. Kane of Kerrville; three grandchildren, Robin Smithers of North Richland Hills, Kin Green of Austin and Brandon Green of Kerrville; and three great-grandchildren. Mr. Green was a longtime resident of San Angelo, and was active in many civic and charitable organizations. He was the owner of Green's Bakery in San Angelo for more than 40 years and he was a charter member of the San Angelo Board of City Development and the Lions Club. Mr. Green also served on the board of the National Retail Bakers Association and the Concho Valley Council of Boy Scouts. Mr. Green became a member of the Sidney Baker Street Church of Christ. Memorials may be made to the Kerrville Independent School District Mentoring and Learning High School, the Kerrville Public School Foundation or the charity of one's choice. Honorary pallbearers will be Darwin Green, Earl Herrington, C.E. Packer, Bob Ebeling, Dr. John Davis, Garrett Schmerbeck, David Herrington and Brandon Green. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Tom Northington and Linda Downey and Family Practice Associates for their kindness and support. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 17, in Garden of Memories. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Grimes Funeral Chapels of Kerrville. ____ WILLIAM FRANKLIN `BILL' BLAIR JR. STERLING CITY - William Franklin ``Bill'' Blair Jr. passed away on Saturday, June 14, 1997, at the age of 84. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 17, at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. David Burke and the Rev. Earl Blair officiating. Burial will follow in Foster Cemetery. Arrangements are by Ross Funeral Home. He was born to William Franklin Blair Sr. and Samantha Blair on March 21, 1913, in Nolan County, Texas. On Oct. 19, 1933, he married Helen Lois Wilhelm in Nolan County. He was a resident of Sterling County for 56 years. Ranching was his life. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Helen Blair; two sons, Bob Blair and wife, Carol, of San Angelo and Billy Blair and wife, Nettie, of Water Valley; two brothers, John Blair of Sterling City and Curtis Blair of Robert Lee; two sisters, Verna Bell Robertson of Odessa and Samantha Robertson of Robert Lee; one granddaughter, Laurie Colvert and her husband, Shawn of Sterling City; four grandsons, Ross Blair and wife, Karleen, of Pleasanton, Thomas Blair and wife, Helen, of Weatherford, Okla., Todd Blair and wife, Casey, and Tim Blair and wife, Pam, all of San Angelo; four great-grandsons, Shelby Colvert, Cody Blair, Erric Blair and Travis Blair; three great-granddaughters, Meghan Blair, Shanna Blair and Brandee Blair; two stepgrandsons, Gary Prather and Tracy Prather; three step-great-granddaughters, Amanda Bishop, Brooke Stuardt and Nicole Prather; two step-great-grandsons, Brandon Prather and Patrick Prather; also, a sister-in-law, Allene Wilhelm, and a brother-in-law, Wallace Wilhelm. Pallbearers will be Ross Blair, Todd Blair, Thomas Blair, Cody Blair, Tim Blair and Shawn Colvert. Honorary pallbearers will be Orvil Kensey, Bobby McClure, Winn McClure, Troy Millican, Mike Lamb and Louis Latimer. Memorials may be made to the Sterling County Senior Citizens Center. ____ LOMA PRESLAR ROBERT LEE - Loma Preslar, 87, passed away Sunday, June 15, 1997, in the West Coke County Nursing Home in Robert Lee. Mrs. Preslar was born in Rockwood, Texas, Dec. 31, 1909, to James and Betty Bodenhamer. She was a longtime San Angelo resident. For many years she was employed by Warren Drug in cosmetic sales. She was a member of the Evangelical Methodist Church in San Angelo and had been a resident of West Coke County Nursing Home since 1991. She was preceded in death by one son, Barton Preslar. The family requests that memorials be made to the Family Hospice of San Angelo or the West Coke County Nursing Home Auxiliary. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, in Fairmount Cemetery in San Angelo under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home of Robert Lee. Survivors include one son, Howard Preslar of Overton; two brothers, Nolan Pentecost and Bill Pentecost, both of San Angelo; and one sister, Margie Casselberry of San Angelo. She is also survived by four grandchildren, Jacky Preslar of Chattanooga, Tenn., Clifton Preslar of Chandler, Ariz., Denise Preslar Swisher of Ballinger, and a very faithful granddaughter, Kathy Preslar Butler; and six great-grandchildren. ____ MIKE MEBANE Mike Mebane, 89, of San Angelo died at 12:21 p.m. Monday, June 16, 1997. Mike was born Jan. 24, 1908, in Trinity, Texas, to Charles Richmond and Ella Beuhring Mebane. Mike went to the University of Texas at the age of 16 and graduated in 1928 with a bachelor's degree in architectural engineering. He served his apprenticeship in architects' and engineers' offices in Houston, Fort Worth and Dallas, forming his own firm in Houston in 1935. His brother, Robert Duff Mebane of San Antonio, who was then earning his degree in geology at UT, introduced Mike to Maxine Kubela, who received her bachelor's degree in physical education that year. Married in 1937, the Mebanes remained in Houston until World War II took them to Washington, D.C., where Mike served four years in the U.S. Navy, attaining the rank of lieutenant commander in the Civil Engineering Corps. After the war, they relocated to Beaumont, where Pitts, Mebane and Phelps was created. Their work included laboratories for industry, the Texaco Research Center, St. Elizabeth Hospital and twin dormitory towers for the University of Houston, among buildings for six universities. The firm was associated with Brooks Barr Graeber & White and Page Southerland Page of Austin as architects for the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, and with the Max Brooks Group for the Labor Department Building in Washington, D.C. They received many awards and honors, including the American Institute of Architects' First Honor Award for Industrial Architecture. The Mebanes retired to San Angelo in 1973 when Maxine inherited a home on the Concho River. Mike enjoyed gardening and was involved in the Texas Archaeological Society and Texas Society of Architects. He was also a member of the Littlefield Society, the Chancellor's Council at the University and an early donor to the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts. After Maxine's death in 1986, Mike created the Mike and Maxine K. Mebane Endowed Traveling Scholarship in Architecture, as planned 25 years earlier. Mike added to the fund annually and has provided a bequest for UT in his will. Fifty-one Mebane Traveling Scholarships were awarded by the school to talented architectural students last year. In appreciation of Mike's generosity and his concern for young people and higher education, the UT Board of Regents named the Mike and Maxine K. Mebane Exhibition Gallery in Goldsmith Hall in their honor. Former Dean Hal Box wrote that Mebane was a man with a passion for architecture, as well as the most exacting and altruistic donor the school has ever had. He is survived by two sisters-in-law, Marguerite Creath of Austin and Beatrice Mebane of San Antonio; three nieces and nephews, Kay Creath of Arlington, Bette Mebane of Fort Worth and Bill Mebane of Rome, Italy; and 10 great-nieces and great-nephews. Honorary pallbearers include Milton Bell, Hal Box, Chris Bubenik, Fritz Meitzen, Travis Meitzen, Richard Phelps and Lawrence Speck. Contributions may be made to the Mike and Maxine K. Mebane Scholarship Fund, School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin, 78712. Graveside service will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 18, in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens, officiated by the Rev. Paul Terry. Services will be directed by Johnson's Funeral Home. ______________________________________________________________ Helen Ford Helen M. Ford, 68, of San Angelo died Sunday, June 15, 1997, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Belvedere Memorial Park with the Rev. Brownie Wright officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. She was born Feb. 18, 1929, in Milwaukee, Wis. She was retired from Luden Candy Factory. Survivors include a brother, Robert Doll of San Angelo; a sister, Sharon Malokowski of Milwaukee; and numerous nieces and nephews. ____ Steven Dominguez Steven Dominguez, 31, of Dallas and formerly of San Angelo died Saturday, June 14, 1997, in Dallas. Services are pending at Gutierrez Funeral Chapels. ____ Alma Ray COLEMAN - Alma Loy Ray, 82, of Brownwood died Sunday, June 15, 1997, in a Brownwood care center. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Walker Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Coleman City Cemetery. She was born Dec. 18, 1914, in Bangs and had been a longtime resident of Coleman. She was a homemaker and a member of the Elm Street Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband, Willis Ray of Brownwood; a daughter, Brenda Loyce Brown of Gatesville; two sons, Willis Eugene Ray of Cuba, Mo., and Jack L. Ray of Cisco; five sisters, Juanita Jacquez of Regina, N.M., Georgia McCullough and Lavada Ann Long, both of Bangs; Maxine and Dorothy; eight grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. ____ James Finley KERRVILLE - James E. Finley, 74, of Blanco died Sunday, June 15, 1997, in a Fredericksburg hospital. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Garden of Memories. Arrangements are by Overby Funeral Home. He was born Dec. 26, 1922, in Elsberry, Mo. A Navy veteran of World War II, he retired as vice president of Conoco Oil Co. in 1976 and was a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Survivors include a daughter, Sheri Hefley of Blanco; a son, David G. Finley of Houston; a brother, William A. Finley of Upper Marlboro, Md.; and two granddaughters. ____ Jesse Woodard Sr. KERMIT - Jesse Ray Woodard Sr., 61, of Kermit died Saturday, June 14, 1997, in a Lubbock hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. today at Northside Baptist Church with burial in Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cooper Funeral Chapel. He was born Feb. 10, 1936, in Anson and had been a resident of Kermit for 26 years. He was a lease operator for Burlington Resources and was a member of the Kermit Masonic Lodge 1258 and Order of the Easter Star 845. He was a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Janie Woodard of Kermit; a son, Jesse Ray Woodard Jr. of Andrews; three daughters, Barbara Gray of Fort Stockton, Shiela Snells of Lake Jackson and Renee Acosta of San Angelo; two stepdaughters, Rhonda Willhelm and Wanda Thomas, both of Kermit; six brothers, Dean Woodard of Shydale, La., Robert Woodard of Sidney, Jerry Woodard of Fairview, Okla., Kenneth Woodard of Pocatello, Idaho, Norman Woodard of Duncan, Okla., and Larry Woodard of Lander; three sisters, Ruby Lee and Alma Bell, both of Marksville, La., and Shirley Ensley of North Carolina; and 12 grandchildren. ____ Barbara Sultemeier FREDERICKSBURG - Barbara Ann Witta Sultemeier, 54, died Monday, June 16, 1997, at her residence. Memorial service will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Fredericksburg United Methodist Church. Arrangements are by Schaetter Funeral Home. She was born Oct. 14, 1942. She was a member of the Fredericksburg United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Sultemeier of Fredericksburg; two daughters, Stacy Lorenzana of Dallas and Sherril Turney of Fredericksburg; her parents, Louis and Jessie Howel Witta of San Antonio; four sisters, Susie Kemph of San Antonio, Anna Schaefer of Garland, Maxine Miller and Cookie Taylor, both of Louisiana; and two brothers, George Witta of Elgin and Bubba Taylor of Louisiana. ____ Velma Hanson MONAHANS - Velma Lucille Hanson, 76, died Monday, June 16, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 1 p.m. today in Harkey Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Monahans Memorial Cemetery. She was born May 17, 1921, in Trinidad, Colo. She was a cook. Survivors include three sons, Bobby Walker of Daphine, Ala., Steve Walker of Eunice, N.M., and Leland Walker of Monahans; four daughters, Claudine Robinett of Denver City, Betty Sue Rowe of Canyon, Jo Ann Todd of Whitehouse and Gloria Sprouse of Monahans; a sister, Ethelene Pruett of Midland; 21 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren. ____ Opal Jones BRADY - Opal Jones, 69, of Brady died Monday, June 16, 1997, in San Angelo. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Leatherwood Colonial Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Voca Cemetery in Voca. She was born Dec. 1, 1927. She was a lifelong resident of the Brady area and was a Baptist. Survivors include sisters-in-law, Bernice Jones of Brady and Lela Jones of Boerne; three nieces, Donna Jean Besfer of San Antonio and Pamela K. Jones and Paula Gay Pfeiffer, both of Boerne; and two nephews, Johnny Wayne Jones of Brady and Thomas Ray Jones of Austin. ____ Joann Harper KERMIT - Joann Harper, 66, of Wink died Saturday, June 14, 1997, at her residence. Service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Cooper Funeral Chapel with burial in Kermit Cemetery. She was born Jan. 27, 1931, in Okmulgee, Okla., and had been a resident of Wink for 10 years. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a daughter, Paula Ball of Haughton, La.; a brother, Harold Russell of Raymond, Wash.; a sister, Peggy Newago of Odanah, Wis.; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. ____ Oscar Willborn WINTERS - Oscar Kroulik Willborn, 78, of Ballinger died Sunday, June 15, 1997, in a Ballinger nursing home. Service will be at 11 a.m. today in the Winters Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Old Runnels Cemetery. He was born Jan. 24, 1919, in Holt and had been a longtime resident of Winters before moving to Ballinger in 1979. He was a farm laborer and a Baptist. Survivors include two sons, Steve Willborn of Bradshaw and Norman Willborn of Ballinger; a daughter, Connie Richards of Brownsville; a brother, Nelson Willborn of Plainview; a sister, Margaret Winburne of Brownwood; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. ____ Dorothy Marschall KERRVILLE - Dorothy ``Mickey'' Marschall, 65, died Sunday, June 15, 1997, in a local hospital. Memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Kerrville Funeral Home Chapel. She was born Dec. 14, 1931, in San Antonio. She had been a beautician for 23 years and was retired from Kerrville State Hospital. She had established the Dot-Mar Kennels of Kerrville. Survivors include a daughter, Dr. Sharon L. Claypool of Katy; a son, Randall Van Gorder of Kerrville; a brother, Ivan McDougall of San Antonio; and two grandchildren. ____ Cecil Reeder KERRVILLE - Cecil J. Reeder, 73, died Monday, June 16, 1997, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Kerrville Funeral Home. ____ Lillian Cluck BIG SPRING - Lillian Cluck, 82, died Monday, June 16, 1997, in a local nursing home. Services are pending at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. ____ Viola Rogers BIG SPRING - Viola Edna Walker Rogers, 87, of Medicine Lodge, Kan., and formerly of Big Spring, died Sunday, June 15, 1997, in Medicine Lodge. Services are pending at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. ____ Frances Rowe SANTA ANNA - Mary Frances Rowe, 77, died Sunday, June 15, 1997, in a Temple hospital. Service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church with burial in Santa Anna Cemetery. Arrangements are by Henderson Funeral Home. She was born Dec. 12, 1919, in Corsicana and had been a lifetime resident of Coleman County. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Vernon Rowe of Santa Anna; a daughter, Carolyn Mayo of Eldorado; a son, Byron Rowe of Midland; a sister, Sue Richardson of San Angelo; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. ____ Donald Hewett GOLDTHWAITE - Donald Hewett, 61, of Goldthwaite died Saturday, June 14, 1997, in a Brownwood hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery. He was born Oct. 20, 1935, in Shallotte, N.C. An Air Force veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars, he was a skilled technician. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Hewett of Goldthwaite; a brother, Joseph Hewett Jr. of Shallotte; a sister, Ruby Hewett McDaniel of Lynn Haven, Fla.; two half brothers, L.T. White and George White, both of Shallotte; a half sister, Verna Shaw of Augusta, Ga.; and numerous nieces and nephews. ____ Beryl Roberts GOLDTHWAITE - Beryl Van Roberts, 75, of San Antonio died June 10, 1997, in San Antonio. Service was Monday in Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery. He was born January 17, 1922, in Goldthwaite. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a retired civil service clerk. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Laurel Heights Baptist Church and the American Association of Retired Persons. Survivors include a brother, John Roberts of San Antonio; a great-aunt, Elizabeth Doggett, and two great-uncles, Phillip Nichols and Glen Nichols, all of Goldthwaite; and numerous nieces and nephews. The San Angelo Standard - Times Online West Texas news and sports/June 18, 1997 ______________________________________________________________ Funerals & Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Helen M. Ford, 68, graveside service will be at 10 a.m. in Belvedere Memorial Park; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Mike Mebane, 89, graveside service at 9:30 a.m. in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. BRADY - Opal Jones, 69, at 2 p.m. in Leatherwood Colonial Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Voca Cemetery in Voca. COLEMAN - Alma Loy Ray, 82, at 2 p.m. in Walker Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Coleman City Cemetery. FREDERICKSBURG - Barbara Ann Witta Sultemeier, 54, memorial service at 3:30 p.m. in Fredericksburg United Methodist Church; arrangements by Schaetter Funeral Home. KERMIT - Joann Harper, 66, at 11 a.m. in Cooper Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Kermit Cemetery. KERRVILLE - James E. Finley, 74, of Blanco, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Garden of Memories; arrangements by Overby Funeral Home. KERRVILLE - Dorothy ``Mickey'' Marschall, 65, memorial service at 3 p.m. in Kerrville Funeral Home Chapel. SANTA ANNA - Mary Frances Rowe, 77, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church; burial in Santa Anna Cemetery; arrangements by Henderson Funeral Home. THURSDAY GOLDTHWAITE - Donald Hewett, 61, at 2 p.m. in Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home; burial in Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery. ______________________________________________________________ MIKE MEBANE Mike Mebane, 89, of San Angelo died at 12:21 p.m. Monday, June 16, 1997. Mike was born Jan. 24, 1908, in Trinity, Texas, to Charles Richmond and Ella Beuhring Mebane. Mike went to the University of Texas at the age of 16 and graduated in 1928 with a bachelor's degree in architectural engineering. He served his apprenticeship in architects' and engineers' offices in Houston, Fort Worth and Dallas, forming his own firm in Houston in 1935. His brother, Robert Duff Mebane of San Antonio, who was then earning his degree in geology at UT, introduced Mike to Maxine Kubela, who received her bachelor's degree in physical education that year. Married in 1937, the Mebanes remained in Houston until World War II took them to Washington, D.C., where Mike served four years in the U.S. Navy, attaining the rank of lieutenant commander in the Civil Engineering Corps. After the war, they relocated to Beaumont, where Pitts, Mebane and Phelps was created. Their work included laboratories for industry, the Texaco Research Center, St. Elizabeth Hospital and twin dormitory towers for the University of Houston, among buildings for six universities. The firm was associated with Brooks Barr Graeber & White and Page Southerland Page of Austin as architects for the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, and with the Max Brooks Group for the Labor Department Building in Washington, D.C. They received many awards and honors, including the American Institute of Architects' First Honor Award for Industrial Architecture. The Mebanes retired to San Angelo in 1973 when Maxine inherited a home on the Concho River. Mike enjoyed gardening and was involved in the Texas Archaeological Society and Texas Society of Architects. He was also a member of the Littlefield Society, the Chancellor's Council at the University and an early donor to the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts. After Maxine's death in 1986, Mike created the Mike and Maxine K. Mebane Endowed Traveling Scholarship in Architecture, as planned 25 years earlier. Mike added to the fund annually and has provided a bequest for UT in his will. Fifty-one Mebane Traveling Scholarships were awarded by the school to talented architectural students last year. In appreciation of Mike's generosity and his concern for young people and higher education, the UT Board of Regents named the Mike and Maxine K. Mebane Exhibition Gallery in Goldsmith Hall in their honor. Former Dean Hal Box wrote that Mebane was a man with a passion for architecture, as well as the most exacting and altruistic donor the school has ever had. He is survived by two sisters-in-law, Marguerite Creath of Austin and Beatrice Mebane of San Antonio; three nieces and nephews, Kay Creath of Arlington, Bette Mebane of Fort Worth and Bill Mebane of Rome, Italy; and 10 great-nieces and great-nephews. Honorary pallbearers include Milton Bell, Hal Box, Chris Bubenik, Fritz Meitzen, Travis Meitzen, Richard Phelps and Lawrence Speck. Contributions may be made to the Mike and Maxine K. Mebane Scholarship Fund, School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin, 78712. Graveside service will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 18, in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens, officiated by the Rev. Paul Terry. Services will be directed by Johnson's Funeral Home. DAVID REED BARNETT David Reed Barnett, 89, of San Angelo died Tuesday, June 17, 1997, at his residence. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 19, in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens with Stanley Lockhart officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Mr. Barnett was born Oct. 7, 1907, in Honey Grove and had lived in San Angelo since 1943. He was a meat cutter for `M' System for many years and had been a farmer. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years in 1996. They were members of the Johnson Street Church of Christ. Survivors include one daughter, Joan Keating and husband, James, of San Angelo; two grandchildren, Julie Lawlis and husband, Scott, of San Angelo and Todd Keating of Houston; and two great-grandsons. LESTER L. `TROY' WORD Lester L. ``Troy'' Word, 84, of San Angelo, loving husband, father and grandfather passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 17, 1997, following a lengthy illness. He went to be with the Lord and Ned, his wife of 57 years who preceded him in death in 1991. Born in Menard, Nov. 16, 1912, he graduated from high school in McCamey. He played football in high school and at the School of Minds, then semi-pro for the Humble Oil Company. He worked as a pipeline welder until his retirement. He was a member of the Christoval Masonic Lodge and was a 32nd Degree Mason. He enjoyed fishing, trips to Las Vegas and his family, particularly his grandchildren. Lester Word is survived by his two sons, Larry Word and wife, Patsy, of Odessa and Nelson Word of San Angelo; three grandsons, Grant Word and wife, Kathy, of Portland, Ore., Landon Word of Odessa and Calvin Word of San Angelo; and one granddaughter, Kristi Word of San Angelo. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, June 20, in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Masonic graveside rites will conducted following the service. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. The family requests memorials be made to a favorite charitable organization. ROSE CORNELIUS FEE Rose Fee, 74, of San Angelo went home to be with our Lord on Monday, June 16, 1997, in a Ballinger nursing center. Rose was born on Oct. 18, 1922, in Tennyson, Texas, to Jim and Cora Cornelius. She was a member of Main Street Church of Christ in San Angelo. She married Renzo ``Pat'' Patton in 1945. Pat died in March 1953. She married Loyd Fee in 1956. Rose was a seamstress and upholstery woman, co-owning and operating an upholstery business with her son, Bobby, for more than 20 years before retiring. Rose is survived by a son, Bobby Patton; daughter, Susie Leady; granddaughter, Mrs. Susan Jacob; grandson, Frank Leady; brother, J.F. Cornelius; four sisters, Lois Thornton, Lillian Warden, Louise Harrell and Virgie Herring; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 18, in Mule Creek Cemetery in Tennyson. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. Rose helped a lot of people during her lifetime, and she will be missed by all of us who loved her dearly. CARL DURWARD `C.D.' WORD C.D. Word, 70, passed away in his home at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, 1997, after a lengthy, courageous battle with Alzheimer's. C.D. was born July 23, 1926, in Menard, Texas, to Felix Clim and Allie Word. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and participated in some action in Japan and the Philippines. He met and married Theresa Mayeaux in Port Arthur, Texas, April 28, 1944. After returning home, C.D. and Theresa made their home in Menard where he served on the volunteer fire department. They chose to make their permanent home in San Angelo, where he respectively worked in the oil fields, assisted in the general construction of a new wing for Alta Loma Elementary School and was employed with Western Iron Works. His 29-year tenure with Western Iron Works included that of shop foreman and responsibility for repair and maintenance of H.B. Zachry's heavy equipment during construction of Twin Buttes Dam and Reservoir. After leaving Western Iron Works he was encouraged to begin his own machine shop by a large following of friends and clientele. C.D.'s Machine Shop was opened in 1982. He was known throughout San Angelo for his superb craftsmanship, honest business tactics and going the ``extra mile'' to help finish a job in record time. He was loved and respected by the friends and business community he dealt with and his skills were still occasionally sought by those unaware of his illness. Daddy's zest for life was fueled by time spent on his land in Christoval, relaxing, working and especially deer hunting. Late evenings he could be found at the back door playing a tune and reminiscing on his beloved fiddle. He was preceded in death by Theresa, his wife of 52 years, Nov. 24, 1996. C.D. is survived by three daughters, Carolyn Barker of the home, Sherry Vidler and husband, Bob, of Veribest and Pam Zumwalt and husband, Darin, of San Marcos; a son, Carl Word and wife, Paula, of San Angelo; seven grandchildren, Travis Strother Jr. and wife, Janet, Mike Strother, Charmaine Russell, Courtney Vidler, Chris Word, Cory Word and Ashlea Zumwalt; two great-granddaughters, Chelsea Russell and Kayla Diane Strother; one brother and sister-in-law, Hughson and Hazel Word of San Angelo; one sister and brother-in-law, Joy and Ken Kaigler of Lafayette, La.; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family wishes to extend thanks to Hospice of San Angelo and a special thanks to David Ruiz for his loving care and concern. The family requests memorial donations be sent to Hospice of San Angelo or to the Alzheimer's Association. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 19, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Chris Seidlitz, pastor of Belmore Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, at Johnson's Funeral Home. ______________________________________________________________ Steven Dominguez Steven Dominguez, 31, of Dallas and formerly of San Angelo, died Saturday, June 14, 1997, in Dallas. Wake service will be at 7 p.m. today in the Gutierrez Chapel of Prayer. Mass will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. Terry Brenon officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. He was born Oct. 3, 1965, in San Angelo. Survivors include his wife, Gloria Dominguez; two sons, Abel Reyes and Hipolito Dominguez; two daughters, Santana Dominguez and Dominique Dominguez; his parents, Clorinda Cuellar and Jaime Dominguez; maternal grandmother, Trine Cuellar; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Dominguez; and two brothers, Refugio Gallegos and Tony Gallegos. Cecil Reeder KERRVILLE - Cecil James Reeder, 74, of Uvalde died Monday, June 16, 1997, in a local hospital. Military graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Santa Maria Cemetery in Santa Maria, Calif. Arrangements are by Overby Funeral Home. He was born May 5, 1923, in San Fernando, Calif. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a member of the Bethel Lutheran Church in Santa Maria, the Elks Club, American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survivors include his wife, Ruthanna Reeder of Uvalde; two daughters, Patricia Johnson and Susan Carol Manos, both of Santa Maria; a son, Michael Reeder of Las Vegas; two stepdaughters, Julie Spinks of San Jose, Calif., and Margaret Gunn of Uvalde; a sister, Neva Mae Chaplain of Monterey Park, Calif.; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Lillian Cluck KERRVILLE - Lillian Clayton Cluck, 82, died Monday, June 16, 1997, in a local nursing home. Graveside service was Tuesday in Trinity Memorial Park. Arrangements were by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. She was born July 14, 1914, in Big Spring and had been a lifetime resident. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Chester Cluck of Arlington and Dude Cluck of Big Spring; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Viola Rogers KERRVILLE - Viola Edna Walker Rogers, 87, of Medicine Lodge, Kan., and formerly of Big Spring, died Sunday, June 15, 1997, in Medicine Lodge. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Trinity Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. She was born Dec. 8, 1909, in McPherson, Kan., and had been a longtime resident of Big Spring, before moving to Medicine Lodge in 1993. She was a 50-year member of the Silver Leaf Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, in Hutchinson, Kan., and was a Baptist. Survivors include a son, Grant Rogers of Lake City; two grandsons; a great-granddaughter; and a niece. John Anderson BRADY - John W. Anderson, 84, died Tuesday, June 17, 1997, in Brady. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Rest Haven Cemetery. Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home. He was born March 9, 1913, in McCulloch County and had been a lifetime resident. He was a mechanic and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Mary Anderson of Brady; a son, Billy Anderson of Angleton; a daughter, Christine Weeks of Brady; a sister, Marie Fikes of Brownwood; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mildred Landers ATHENS - Mildred Landers, 84, of Tyler died Tuesday, June 17, 1997, in a Tyler hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Foster & Brown Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside service will be at 9 a.m. Friday in Fairmount Cemetery in San Angelo. She was born April 11, 1913, in LaRue. She was a registered nurse. Survivors include three brothers, James Haynes of LaRue, Franklin Haynes of Murchison and Thomas Haynes of Weatherford; seven sisters, Mary Frances Hall of Dallas, Allie Biggerman of Eugene, Ore., Lee Chapman of LaRue, Julia Hall of Jackson, Tenn., Jo Taylor of Forney, Hazel Walker of Fincastle and Carrie Osborne of Denison; and numerous nieces and cousins and a nephew. Elva Currie BRADY - Elva Mae Currie, 62, died Monday, June 16, 1997, in Brady. Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Wilkerson Memorial Chapel with burial in Rochelle Cemetery in Rochelle. She was born July 30, 1934, in Achille, Okla., and had lived in Brady for 20 years. She was a homemaker, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and a Baptist. Survivors include her husband, Clell Currie of Brady; a son, Lynn Currie of Jourdanton; her mother, Beulah McFarland of Brady; a sister, Lela Jones of Boerne; a granddaughter; and numerous nieces and nephews. Doyle Buchanan SNYDER - Doyle Nitchel Buchanan, 74, died Monday, June 16, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at the 37th Street Church of Christ with burial in Snyder Cemetery. Arrangements are by Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home. He was born April 9, 1923, in Snyder and was a lifelong resident. An Army Air Corps veteran, he was retired from Monsanto Corp. and was a member of the Lions Club. Survivors include his wife, Minnie L. Buchanan of Snyder; three daughters, Judy A. Morgan of San Angelo, Betty D. Crowell of Buenos Aires, Argentina and Wynona Fern Herrington of Del Rio; a sister, Jewell B. Moore of San Angelo; four brothers, Jesse H. Buchanan of Watsonville, Calif., Houston H. Buchanan of Snyder, Harold J. Buchanan of Carrollton and Kenneth W. Buchanan of El Dorado, Ark.; two stepsons, Michael R. Huddleston of Snyder and K. Douglas Huddleston of Monahans; six grandchildren; seven stepgrandchildren; a great-granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews. Cordelia Hall GOLDTHWAITE - Cordelia Porter Hall, 87, of Goldthwaite died Tuesday, June 17, 1997, in a Brownwood hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery. She was born May 26, 1910, in Lampasas County and was a lifetime resident of Mills County. She was a homemaker and a rancher and a Baptist. Survivors include her husband, Charlie Hall of Goldthwaite; two daughters, Wanda Hill of Fort Worth and Linda Sheldon of Arlington; three brothers, Sam Porter of Lometa, Stanley Porter of Gorman and Clyde Porter of Lake Proctor; a sister, Lavena Sherrod of Gorman; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Harley Warren KINGSLAND - Harley Eugene Warren, 67, of Buchanan Dam died Tuesday, June 17, 1997, in Austin. Service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Buchanan West Baptist Church in Buchanan Dam with burial in Bluffton Cemetery in Bluffton. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. He was born Oct. 21, 1929, in McClennen County and had been a resident of Buchanan Dam for five years. He was a retired clerk in the oil industry and a Baptist. Survivors include two sons, Richard A. Warren of Baker, La., and Chris Warren of Buchanan Dam; two sisters, Doris Griffith of Rye and Helen McLaughton of Dickenson; two brothers, Robert Warren of Buchanan Dam and James Weldon Warren of Lorena; two grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Neomia McMullen McGREGOR - Neomia McMullen, 89, of Oglesby died Monday, June 16, 1997, in McGregor. Service will be at 10 a.m. today in Cole Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Post Oak Cemetery near Oglesby. She was born April 28, 1908, in Oglesby and was a lifetime resident of Sutton County. She was a rancher, had worked for a doctor and had operated the McMullen Store in Coryell County. She was a member of Oglesby First United Methodist Church. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. The San Angelo Standard - Times Online West Texas news and sports/June 19, 1997 ______________________________________________________________ News digest / Sports digest / Windmill Quarterly: April Funerals & Deaths Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Steven Dominguez, 31, of Dallas, at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church; burial in Calvary Cemetery; arrangements by Gutierrez Funeral Chapels. SAN ANGELO - Carl Durward ``C.D.'' Word, 70, at 2 p.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. ATHENS - Mildred Landers, 84, of Tyler, at 10 a.m. in Foster & Brown Funeral Home Chapel; graveside service at 9 a.m. Friday in Fairmount Cemetery in San Angelo. BRADY - John W. Anderson, 84, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Rest Haven Cemetery; arrangements by Heritage Funeral Home. BRADY - Elva Mae Currie, 62, at 10 a.m. in Wilkerson Memorial Chapel; burial in Rochelle Cemetery in Rochelle. GOLDTHWAITE - Donald Hewett, 61, at 2 p.m. in Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home; burial in Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery. KERRVILLE - Viola Edna Walker Rogers, 87, of Medicine Lodge, Kan., graveside service at 10 a.m. in Trinity Memorial Park; arrangements by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. KINGSLAND - Harley Eugene Warren, 67, of Buchanan Dam, at 11 a.m. at Buchanan West Baptist Church in Buchanan Dam; burial in Bluffton Cemetery in Bluffton; arrangements by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. SNYDER - Doyle Nitchel Buchanan, 74, at 3 p.m. at 37th Street Church of Christ; burial in Snyder Cemetery; arrangements by Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home. FRIDAY SAN ANGELO - Lester L. ``Troy'' Word, 84, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. ______________________________________________________________ FRED CONN Fred Conn, 89, died Wednesday, June 18, 1997, in Meadow Creek Nursing Center following a lengthy illness. Mr. Conn was publisher and president of the San Angelo Standard-Times from 1964 to 1974. He had spent 45 years in the newspaper business. He was born Feb. 20, 1908, in Lynchburg, Va. He graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1929. He began his newspaper career in 1929 at the Sherman Democrat. He joined the Marshall News-Messenger in 1936 and then went to the Denison Herald. He served as vice president and advertising director of the Herald and was named publisher in 1945. A civic leader in Denison, he was involved in the restoration of President Dwight Eisenhower's birthplace, and the project earned him the Texas Restoration Award. His civic contributions in San Angelo were numerous. He was a former chairman of the City-Board of City Development Water Advisory Committee, which was involved in working with the Spence Reservoir near Robert Lee and McCulloch County to solve the water shortage in San Angelo. He was instrumental in bringing the Levi Strauss company to San Angelo and in getting the Miss Wool of America pageant televised nationally. He was a leader in keeping Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo. He was named Citizen of the Year in 1971 by the Chamber of Commerce-Board of City Development. He retired as publisher of the Standard-Times in 1974. Service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 21, at the Chapel on the Hill Mausoleum at Cedar Lawn Memorial Park in Sherman. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, June 23, at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. John Elford officiating. Robert Massie Funeral Home is handling local arrangements. Survivors include his wife, Blanche Montgomery Conn; a daughter, Cathy Conn of Houston; a son, Jim Conn and his wife, JoAnne, of Stevensville, Mont.; two grandchildren, Bevin Conn and Heather Conn; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Conn was predeceased by a son, Jackie Conn. The family suggests memorials be made to a favorite charity. CARL DURWARD `C.D.' WORD C.D. Word, 70, passed away in his home at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, 1997, after a lengthy, courageous battle with Alzheimer's. C.D. was born July 23, 1926, in Menard, Texas, to Felix Clim and Allie Word. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and participated in some action in Japan and the Philippines. He met and married Theresa Mayeaux in Port Arthur, Texas, April 28, 1944. After returning home, C.D. and Theresa made their home in Menard, where he served on the volunteer fire department. They chose to make their permanent home in San Angelo, where he respectively worked in the oil fields, assisted in the general construction of a new wing for Alta Loma Elementary School and was employed with Western Iron Works. His 29-year tenure with Western Iron Works included that of shop foreman and responsibility for repair and maintenance of H.B. Zachry's heavy equipment during construction of Twin Buttes Dam and Reservoir. After leaving Western Iron Works, he was encouraged to begin his own machine shop by a large following of friends and clientele. C.D.'s Machine Shop was opened in 1982. He was known throughout San Angelo for his superb craftsmanship, honest business tactics and going the ``extra mile'' to help finish a job in record time. He was loved and respected by the friends and business community he dealt with, and his skills were still occasionally sought by those unaware of his illness. Daddy's zest for life was fueled by time spent on his land in Christoval, relaxing, working and especially deer hunting. Late evenings he could be found at the back door playing a tune and reminiscing on his beloved fiddle. He was preceded in death by Theresa, his wife of 52 years, Nov. 24, 1996. C.D. is survived by three daughters, Carolyn Barker of the home, Sherry Vidler and husband, Bob, of Veribest and Pam Zumwalt and husband, Darin, of San Marcos; a son, Carl Word and wife, Paula, of San Angelo; seven grandchildren, Travis Strother Jr. and wife, Janet, Mike Strother, Charmaine Russell, Courtney Vidler, Chris Word, Cory Word and Ashlea Zumwalt; two great-granddaughters, Chelsea Russell and Kayla Diane Strother; one brother and sister-in-law, Hughson and Hazel Word of San Angelo; one sister and brother-in-law, Joy and Ken Kaigler of Lafayette, La.; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family wishes to extend thanks to Hospice of San Angelo and a special thanks to David Ruiz for his loving care and concern. The family requests memorial donations be sent to Hospice of San Angelo or to the Alzheimer's Association. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 19, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Chris Seidlitz, pastor of Belmore Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Visitation was from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, at Johnson's Funeral Home. W.H. `WOLLEY' DIERSCHKE BALLINGER - W.H. ``Wolley'' Dierschke, 86, of Rowena passed away Tuesday, June 17, 1997, at 8:50 p.m. at Heritage Oaks Nursing Home in Ballinger. A rosary and vigil service will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 19, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Rowena. The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 20, at the same church with the burial following in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Arrangements are by Rains-Seale Funeral Home. Mr. Dierschke, the sixth of nine children, was born to Gus and Elizabeth (Wilde) Dierschke on March 23, 1911, in the Bethel Community of Runnels County. He married Rosalie Glass on Aug. 17, 1939, at St. Joseph's Church in Rowena. They lived on a farm near Rowena all their married life. W.H. farmed in Runnels, Tom Green and Concho counties until his retirement. He devoted his life to caring for his family, to being a good farmer and to being devout in his religion. He based his life on honesty, integrity and unselfishness. One of his great joys was watching things grow that he had planted. W.H. was a member of St. Joseph's Church and an honorary member of the Knights of Columbus. Mr. Dierschke is survived by his wife, Rosalie; three sons and their spouses, Daniel and Marilynn of Austin, Dr. Eugene and Mary of Dallas and Ray and Patsy of Rowena; and two daughters, Joyce Braden and her husband, Wilbert, of Midkiff and Sharon Lange of San Angelo. His grandchildren are Matthew and Chris Dierschke of Austin, Bill Boone and Bonnie Dierschke, both of San Antonio, Karen Peer and husband, Mike, of Dallas, Lisa Dierschke of Arlington, Craig Braden of Sugar Land, Doug Braden of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Randy Braden of Midkiff, Kevin Braden of Liberal, Kan., Keith Braden and Sheila Dierschke, both of College Station, Brooke Sikes and Brandon Dierschke, both of Rowena, Amy Lange of Waco, and Eric and Holly Lange of San Angelo. He is also survived by two sisters, Eleanor Braden of Rowena and Irene Bruchmiller and her husband, Raymon, of Ballinger. Mr. Dierschke was preceded in death by a daughter, Diane, and a son-in-law, Roger Lange; his parents; four brothers; and two sisters. Grandsons will be pallbearers. The family asks that memorials be made to the donor's favorite charity. ESTHER ANNA CHRISTINA HELWIG SCHNEIDER Esther Anna Christina Helwig Schneider - affectionately called ``Jake''- went home to her Lord on Wednesday, June 18, 1997. Esther was born to Adolph and Martha Haverland Helwig on May 5, 1911, on her family's farm just south of Miles. On July 5, 1934, she married W.T. ``Bill'' Schneider in the Rowena parsonage. The couple thereafter made their home in Miles, Texas, for 27 years before moving to San Angelo. Esther was a devoted wife for 63 years, steadily working by her husband's side in the family's business. Her special loves included spring flowers, newborns, freshly tilled soil and a good, slow rain. She was an avid vegetable and flower gardener and enjoyed sewing, canning and cooking. Esther served as a Sunday school teacher in the Miles Lutheran Church for more than 20 years and was active in the Women of the Church while living at Miles. Upon transfer of membership to Christ Lutheran in San Angelo, Esther honored her Lord by serving on the Altar Guild. Esther will be forever loved and cherished for the selfless wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, friend and godly woman she exemplified. She was instrumental in establishing strong spiritual values in her family. Jake would want all those who knew and loved her to remember life and life's Giver - the planting, growing, blooming, fruiting and dying. She understood and lived hers zealously. Esther is survived by her husband, Bill Schneider of San Angelo; her daughter and son-in-law, Billie Doris and Jerome Smithwick of San Angelo; two grandchildren, William Kyle Smithwick of San Angelo and Lori Jaden Smithwick of Boerne; and a special caregiver, Linda Thompson. Service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, June 20, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Miles with the Rev. Faith Jenson officiating. Pallbearers will be Harley Jeschke, Jim Thomas, Clayton McCown, Charles Fleming, Tom Thompson, Jack Fiveash, Rodney Gordon and Pat Bassano. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. The family requests that memorials be sent to a charity of choice. VERNA IRENE GREGG Verna Irene Gregg, 90, died Tuesday, June 17, 1997, at 6:25 p.m. in Meadow Creek Nursing Center after suffering a stroke 3« years before her death. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 19, at Sierra Vista United Methodist Church with Linda Elford, associate pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Fairmount Cemetery. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. Verna was born in the Rough Creek Community of San Saba County on Feb. 13, 1907. She moved from San Saba County with her family in the fall of 1923. She attended Fairview School from 1923 to 1925. She became a bookkeeper after attending business college in 1944 and 1945. She had been a member of the Methodist Church all her life. She first joined the Methodist Episcopal Church South in 1922, joined the Methodist Protestant Church in San Angelo in 1932, Angelo Heights Methodist Church in 1950 and Sierra Vista United Methodist Church in 1974, where she remained as a very active member until her illness. Her hobbies were reading and quilting. She was active in the quilting group at Sierra Vista United Methodist Church. She and her late sister, Bernice, made quilts for all her brothers and sisters and their children. After the death of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Gregg, Verna made her home with her sister, Bernice, and they resided at 1821 W. Avenue J, San Angelo. Verna was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Neal, Everett and Henry Gregg; and sister, Bernice Gregg. She is survived by her brothers and their wives, Tom Sr., Jack and James Gregg; and a sister, Evelyn Hagelstein; as well as a number of nieces and nephews. Nephews will be pallbearers. Mary Martha Sunday School Class members will be honorary pallbearers. Memorials may be made to the Sierra Vista United Methodist Church or a favorite charity. FRED LEE `RIP' RIPPETOE Fred Lee ``Rip'' Rippetoe, 73, of San Angelo died at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, 1997, at his residence. Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, June 20, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David Burk officiating. Burial will follow in Belvedere Memorial Park. Fred was born March 8, 1924, in Erath County to Robert L. and Nora Rippetoe. He was a self-employed oil well service operator, specializing in drill stem testing, for 35 years. In 1986 he retired and moved to the country, where his hobby was raising racing mules. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a member of Grape Creek Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one sister. Fred was married to Helen Walter on Oct. 8, 1945, in San Angelo. Survivors include his wife, Helen, of San Angelo; one son, Fred Rippetoe Jr. and his wife, Vicki, of Houston; one daughter, Judy Rippetoe of San Angelo; two grandchildren, Grant Rippetoe of New York and Kelly Rippetoe of Massachusetts; two nieces, Yvonne Nason and husband, Ronnie, of Lewisville and Deanie Brent of Aurora, Colo.; and one great-nephew, Chris Nason. Pallbearers will be Bobby York, Bob Crill, Joe Warren, Buddy Thomas, Jay Burkett and Hal Lee Ward. The family requests memorials be made to Hospice of San Angelo or a favorite charity. LESTER L. `FROG' WORD Lester L. ``Frog'' Word, 84, of San Angelo, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 17, 1997, following a lengthy illness. He went to be with the Lord and Ned, his wife of 57 years who preceded him in death in 1991. Born in Menard, Nov. 16, 1912, he graduated from high school in McCamey. He played football in high school and at the School of Mines, then semi-pro for the Humble Oil Company. He worked as a pipeline welder until his retirement. He was a member of the Christoval Masonic Lodge and was a 32nd Degree Mason. He enjoyed fishing, trips to Las Vegas and his family, particularly his grandchildren. Lester Word is survived by his two sons, Larry Word and wife, Patsy, of Odessa and Nelson Word of San Angelo; three grandsons, Grant Word and wife, Kathy, of Portland, Ore., Landon Word of Odessa and Calvin Word of San Angelo; and one granddaughter, Kristi Word of San Angelo. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, June 20, in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Masonic graveside rites will be conducted following the service. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. The family requests memorials be made to a favorite charitable organization. STEPHEN DOMINGUEZ Stephen Dominguez, 31, of Dallas and formerly of San Angelo, died Saturday, June 14, 1997, in Dallas. Wake service was held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Gutierrez Chapel of Prayer. Funeral Mass will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 19, at St. Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. Terry Brenon officiating. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery under the direction of Gutierrez Funeral Chapels. Mr. Dominguez was born Oct. 3, 1965, in San Angelo. Survivors include his wife, Gloria Dominguez; two sons, Abel Reyes and Hipolito Dominguez; two daughters, Santana Dominguez and Dominique Dominguez; his parents, Clorinda Cuellar and Jaime Dominguez; his maternal grandmother, Trine Cuellar; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Dominguez; and two brothers, Refugio Gallegos and Tony Gallegos. Ora Nix ANDREWS - Ora Fern Simons Nix, 86, of Granbury died Monday, June 16, 1997, in a Granbury care center. Service will be at 2 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church with burial in Andrews Old Cemetery. Arrangements are by McNett Funeral Home. She was born Dec. 12, 1910, in Hico and had lived in Andrews since 1929 before moving to San Angelo and Granbury. She was a restaurant owner in Andrews and was a member of the Texas Restaurant Association, B&PW Club and the First Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Drexell McCoy Nix of Andrews; two daughters, Coza Ree Bostick of Clinton, La., and Millie Ree McDonald of Granbury; a brother, Homer Simons of San Antonio; a sister, Wilma Pipes of Odessa; eight grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Albert Cates ODESSA - Albert Irvin Cates, 55, of Newnan, Ga. died Monday, June 16, 1997, in Newnan. Memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Friday in Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel. He was born Feb. 4, 1942, in McCamey. An Army veteran, he was a member of the Teamsters Union as a driver captain for the entertainment industry and had worked in sales and marketing. Survivors include a son, Devlin Cates of Dallas; a daughter, Jana Cates of Dallas; his mother, Mary Frances Cates of Odessa; a brother, Rodney Cates of Los Angeles; an aunt, Hazel Cates of San Angelo; three cousins, J.A. Cates III of San Angelo, Dr. Donald Cates of Midland and Mariel Roberson of Carlsbad, N.M.; and several nephews. De Aun Stephens LAMPASAS - De Aun Stephens, 68, died Tuesday, June 17, 1997, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. today in Lometa City Cemetery in Lometa. Arrangements are by Sheppard Memorial Funeral Home. She was born Aug. 13, 1928, in Lometa. She was a florist at McDonald's Flower Shop and was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She is survived by several cousins. Dovie Black BRADY - Dovie Black, 89, died Tuesday, June 17, 1997, in an Eden nursing home. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Leatherwood Colonial Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Rest Haven Cemetery. She was born Dec. 28, 1907, in Eastland County and had lived in Brady since 1948. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Don Black of Eden; a daughter, Patricia Mason of Brady; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Avis Golemon MASON - Avis Golemon, 86, of Mason and formerly of Kerrville, died Wednesday, June 18, 1997, in a San Angelo hospital. Graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Garden of Memories in Kerrville. Arrangements are by Mason Funeral Home. She was born Nov. 5, 1910, in Dawson. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband, William L. Golemon Sr. of Mason; three sons, William L. Golemon Jr. of Columbus, Ronald Kinnan Golemon of Austin and James Stephen Golemon of Kingsland; a sister, Epperly Stockton of Louise; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Harris Edson KERRVILLE - Harris E. Edson, 78, died Wednesday, June 18, 1997, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Overby Funeral Home. The San Angelo Standard - Times Online West Texas news and sports/June 20, 1997 ______________________________________________________________ News digest / Sports digest / Windmill Quarterly: April Funerals & Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Mildred Landers, 84, of Tyler, graveside service at 9 a.m. in Fairmount Cemetery; arrangements by Foster & Brown Funeral Home of Athens. SAN ANGELO - Fred Lee ``Rip'' Rippetoe, 73, at 10 a.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Belvedere Memorial Park. SAN ANGELO - Esther Anna Christina Helwig Schneider, at 2 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Miles; burial in Miles Cemetery in Miles; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Lester L. Word, 84, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. BALLINGER - W.H. ``Wolley'' Dierschke, 86, of Rowena, at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Rowena; burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery; arrangements by Rains-Seale Funeral Home. BRADY - Dovie Black, 89, at 2 p.m. Friday in Leatherwood Colonial Funeral Home chapel; burial in Rest Haven Cemetery. ODESSA - Albert Irvin Cates, 55, of Newnan, Ga., memorial service at 3 p.m. in Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel. SATURDAY SAN ANGELO - Fred Conn, 89, at 11 a.m. at Chapel on the Hill Mausoleum at Cedar Lawn Memorial Park in Sherman; memorial service at 10 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church; arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home. MASON - Avis Goleman, 86, graveside service at 1:30 p.m. in Garden of Memories in Kerrville; arrangements by Mason Funeral Home. ______________________________________________________________ W.H. `WOLLEY' DIERSCHKE BALLINGER - W.H. ``Wolley'' Dierschke, 86, of Rowena passed away Tuesday, June 17, 1997, at 8:50 p.m. at Heritage Oaks Nursing Home in Ballinger. A rosary and vigil service was held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 19, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Rowena. The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 20, at the same church with the burial following in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Arrangements are by Rains-Seale Funeral Home. Mr. Dierschke, the sixth of nine children, was born to Gus and Elizabeth (Wilde) Dierschke on March 23, 1911, in the Bethel Community of Runnels County. He married Rosalie Glass on Aug. 17, 1939, at St. Joseph's Church in Rowena. They had lived on a farm near Rowena all their married life. W.H. farmed in Runnels, Tom Green and Concho counties until his retirement. He devoted his life to caring for his family, to being a good farmer and to being devout in his religion. He based his life on honesty, integrity and unselfishness. One of his great joys was watching things grow that he had planted. W.H. was a member of St. Joseph's Church and an honorary member of the Knights of Columbus. Mr. Dierschke is survived by his wife, Rosalie; three sons and their spouses, Daniel and Marilynn of Austin, Dr. Eugene and Mary of Dallas and Ray and Patsy of Rowena; and two daughters, Joyce Braden and her husband, Wilbert, of Midkiff and Sharon Lange of San Angelo. His grandchildren are Matthew and Chris Dierschke of Austin, Bill Boone and Bonnie Dierschke, both of San Antonio, Karen Peer and husband, Mike, of Dallas, Lisa Dierschke of Arlington, Craig Braden of Sugar Land, Doug Braden of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Randy Braden of Midkiff, Kevin Braden of Liberal, Kan., Keith Braden and Sheila Dierschke, both of College Station, Brooke Sikes and Brandon Dierschke, both of Rowena, Amy Lange of Waco, Eric and Holly Lange of San Angelo. He also is survived by two sisters, Eleanor Braden of Rowena and Irene Bruchmiller and her husband, Raymon, of Ballinger. Mr. Dierschke was preceded in death by a daughter, Diane, and a son-in-law, Roger Lange; his parents; four brothers; and two sisters. Grandsons will be pallbearers. The family asks that memorials be made to the donor's favorite charity. ESTHER ANNA CHRISTINA HELWIG SCHNEIDER Esther Anna Christina Helwig Schneider - affectionately called ``Jake''- went home to her Lord on Wednesday, June 18, 1997. Esther was born to Adolph and Martha Haverland Helwig on May 5, 1911, on her family's farm just south of Miles. On July 5, 1934, she married W.T. ``Bill'' Schneider in the Rowena Parsonage. The couple thereafter made their home in Miles, Texas, for 27 years before moving to San Angelo. Esther was a devoted wife for 63 years, steadily working by her husband's side in the family's business. Her special loves included spring flowers, newborns, freshly tilled soil and a good, slow rain. She was an avid vegetable and flower gardener and enjoyed sewing, canning and cooking. Esther served as a Sunday school teacher in the Miles Lutheran Church for more than 20 years and was active in the Women of the Church while living at Miles. Upon transfer of membership to Christ Lutheran in San Angelo, Esther honored her Lord by serving on the Altar Guild. Esther will be forever loved and cherished for the selfless wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, friend and Godly woman she exemplified. She was instrumental in establishing strong spiritual values in her family. Jake would want all those who knew and loved her to remember life and life's Giver - the planting, growing, blooming, fruiting and dying. She understood and lived her's zealously. Esther is survived by her husband, Bill Schneider of San Angelo; her daughter and son-in-law, Billie Doris and Jerome Smithwick of San Angelo; two grandchildren, William Kyle Smithwick of San Angelo and Lori Jaden Smithwick of Boerne; and a special caregiver, Linda Thompson. Service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, June 20, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Miles with the Rev. Faith Jenson officiating. Burial will be in Miles Cemetery in Miles. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Harley Jeschke, Jim Thomas, Clayton McCown, Charles Fleming, Tom Thompson, Jack Fiveash, Rodney Gordon and Pat Bassano. The family requests that memorials be sent to a charity of choice. FRED LEE `RIP' RIPPETOE Fred Lee ``Rip'' Rippetoe, 73, of San Angelo died at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, 1997, at his residence. Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, June 20, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David Burk officiating. Burial will follow in Belvedere Memorial Park. Fred was born March 8, 1924, in Erath County to Robert L. and Nora Rippetoe. He was a self-employed oil well service operator, specializing in drill stem testing, for 35 years. In 1986 he retired and moved to the country where his hobby was raising racing mules. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a member of Grape Creek Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one sister. Fred was married to Helen Walter on Oct. 8, 1945, in San Angelo. Survivors include his wife, Helen of San Angelo; one son, Fred Rippetoe Jr. and his wife, Vicki, of Houston; one daughter, Judy Rippetoe of San Angelo; two grandchildren, Grant Rippetoe of New York and Kelly Rippetoe of Massachusetts; two nieces, Yvonne Nason and husband, Ronnie, of Lewisville and Deanie Brent of Aurora, Colo.; and one great-nephew, Chris Nason. Pallbearers will be Bobby York, Bob Crill, Joe Warren, Buddy Thomas, Jay Burkett and Hal Lee Ward. The family requests memorials be made to Hospice of San Angelo or a favorite charity. LESTER L. `FROG' WORD Lester L. ``Frog'' Word, 84, of San Angelo, loving husband, father and grandfather passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 17, 1997, following a lengthy illness. He went to be with the Lord and Ned, his wife of 57 years who preceded him in death in 1991. Born in Menard, Nov. 16, 1912, he graduated from high school in McCamey. He played football in high school and at the School of Mines, then semi-pro for the Humble Oil Company. He worked as a pipeline welder until his retirement. He was a member of the Christoval Masonic Lodge and was a 32nd Degree Mason. He enjoyed fishing, trips to Las Vegas and his family, particularly his grandchildren. Lester Word is survived by his two sons, Larry Word and wife, Patsy, of Odessa and Nelson Word of San Angelo; three grandsons, Grant Word and wife, Kathy, of Portland, Ore., Landon Word of Odessa and Calvin Word of San Angelo; and one granddaughter, Kristi Word of San Angelo. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, June 20, in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Masonic graveside rites will be conducted following the service. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. The family requests memorials be made to a favorite charitable organization. DOUGLAS HUNTER KIRKPATRICK BURNET - Douglas Hunter Kirkpatrick 76, passed away June 16, 1997. Service was June 18 in Burnet with burial in Bear Creek Cemetery with military honors. He was born Jan. 5, 1921, in Mason. He graduated from Brady High School and attended UT at Austin and Southwest Aeronautic Institute in Dallas. He was a veteran of World War II, serving under Gen. George Patton. He was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received during the Battle of the Bulge. He retired after 30 years with LTV Aerospace and Defense Co. in Grand Prairie and moved to Burnet in 1978, where he served as an elder emeritus in the Burnet Presbyterian Church and past secretary of the Burnet Rotary Club. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Ida Kirkpatrick of Burnet; son Robert and wife, Lori, of Bertram; son Brian of San Antonio; daughter Lee Ann Groenveld of San Antonio; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Betty and Leonard Koening of Big Spring and Norma and Joe Barker of Junction. Also surviving are five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister, Billye Wingett; and parents, Nell and Carl Kirkpatrick. ROSE HAUGHT IRVING - Rose Haught, 45, died at 4 p.m. Monday, June 16, 1997, in Irving, Texas, from complications during surgery. She was born April 10, 1952, in Pittsburgh, Pa. She moved to San Angelo in the 1970s where she met and married Alan Haught. They moved to Irving in 1978. Rose was the manager of an apartment complex in Irving, as well as a devoted Christian, wife and mother. She is survived by husband, Alan; two daughters, Michelle and Angie; sister-in-law, Susan Cole and husband, Jim, and their children, Wes and Amanda; Billie Haught of Coleman; and three sisters and one brother in Pittsburgh. Burial services will be in Pittsburgh and a memorial service will be held in Irving, Texas. ______________________________________________________________ John Byrd John Howard Byrd, 87, of San Angelo died Wednesday, June 18, 1997, at his residence. No services are planned. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. He was born Aug. 14, 1909, in Brownwood. A veteran of World War II, he was a retired photo lab technician. Survivors include his wife, Violet Byrd of San Angelo; a son, John David Byrd of Nixon; a daughter, Patricia Ann Rees of Tampa, Fla.; a sister, Carmen Boadle of San Antonio; and several grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Patsy Collins SALINAS, Calif. - Patsy R. Collins, 62, died Wednesday, June 18, 1997, in a Salinas care center. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m Saturday in the Healey Mortuary Chapel. She was born March 25, 1935, in Eldorado and had lived in San Angelo for 20 years before moving to Salinas in 1974. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a daughter, Kim Lyons of Salinas; two sons, David Collins and Johnny Collins, both of Salinas; a sister, Kathy Proehl of Dallas; two grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Cruz Holguin STANTON - Cruz Holguin, 59, of Big Spring died Wednesday, June 18, 1997, in Big Spring. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery. Arrangements are by Gilbreath Funeral Home. He was born May 3, 1938, in Durango, Mexico, moved to Stanton in 1961 and lived in Big Spring for 10 years. Survivors include his wife, Teresa Holguin of Stanton; three sons, Joe Cruz Holguin of San Angelo and Manuel Holguin and Ismael Holguin, both of Big Spring; three daughters, Maria Holguin and Terry Sanchez, both of Big Spring, and Isabel Montez of Stanton; and 20 grandchildren. Pauline Wright KERRVILLE - Pauline Burkholder Wright, 79, died Thursday, June 19, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church in Harper. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Barstow Cemetery in Barstow. Arrangements are by Grimes Funeral Chapels. She was born July 20, 1917, in Barstow and had been a resident of Kerrville for 18 years. She was the retired manager of S.W.I.G., a cotton growers association and a member of the Presbyterian church. Survivors include her husband, Chester Welty Wright of Kerrville; a daughter, Cherry Wright of Lubbock; two sisters, Gertrude Hester of Fort Worth and Hazel Stephens of Arlington; and a brother, Wilson Burkholder of Fort Worth. Ruth Easterwood EDEN - Ruth Easterwood, 92, died Thursday, June 19, 1997, in a San Angelo hospital. Service will be at 4 p.m. Saturday in Eden Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Eden Cemetery. She was born April 16, 1905, in McKinney and was a lifelong resident of Eden. She was a cook and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include her son, Joe H. Easterwood of Las Vegas; two daughters, Doris Lay of San Angelo and Erma Lee Easterwood of Eden; a sister, Edna Gilreath of McKinney; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Jimmy Gonzales EL PASO - Jimmy Joe Gonzales, 55, of Chaparral, N.M., died June 10, 1997. Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Fort Davis with military graveside service in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Arrangements are by La Paz Funeral Home. He was born April 16, 1942. An Army veteran, he was a nurse's aide. Survivors include six sons, James Gonzales, Jimmy Gonzales Jr., Jesus Gonzales, Michael Gonzales, Herman Gonzales and Eddie Gonzales; two daughters, Grace Gonzales and Cynthia Gonzales; and his mother, Ida Gonzales. Ralph Neill Sr. BIG SPRING - Ralph J. Neill Sr., 82, died Wednesday, June 18, 1997. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Mount Olive Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Myers & Smith Funeral Home. He was born Sept. 11, 1914, in Big Spring. A Navy veteran of World War II, he was a farmer and was active in the Farm Bureau. He had been a member of the Center Point School Board. Survivors include Lois Eason of Sand Springs; a son, Ralph J. ``Skip'' Neill of Lafayette, La.; two daughters, Martha Jones of Dell City and Theda Joanne Neill of Wichita Falls; two sisters, Ella Carroll of Big Spring and Lola Knowles of Odessa; a brother, Raymond Neill of Big Spring; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Edwin Cornett EARLY - Edwin N. Cornett, 44, of Lewisville and formerly of Brownwood, died Tuesday, June 17, 1997, in Plano. Service will be at 3 p.m. today in Heartland Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Bangs Cemetery in Bangs. He was born April 14, 1953, in Slaton and was a longtime resident of Brown County. He was a truck driver and a Baptist. Survivors include five brothers, Donald Cornett of Rising Star, Larry Cornett of Gorman, Freddie Cornett of Comanche, Douglas Cornett of Blanket and David Cornett of Lewisville; two sisters, Laura Yager of Belton and Marilyn McCutcheon of San Angelo; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Juanita Juarez PECOS - Juanita Juarez, 82, of Odessa died Thursday, June 19, 1997, in an Odessa hospital. Rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. today in Pecos Funeral Home Chapel. Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church in Barstow with burial in Barstow Cemetery. She was born Feb. 8, 1915, in Juarez, Mexico, and lived in Odessa for 24 years. She was a homemaker and a Catholic. Survivors include four sons, Victoriano Juarez and Tereso ``Tito'' Juarez Jr., both of Barstow, and Guadalupe Juarez and Francisco Juarez, both of Odessa; 27 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Benjamin Kinder KERRVILLE - Benjamin R. Kinder, 72, died Thursday, June 19, 1997, at his residence. Graveside service will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Garden of Memories. Arrangements are by Grimes Funeral Chapels. He was born June 21, 1924, in Pearing, and had lived in Kerrville for 13 years, moving from Big Spring. He retired from the Navy as an electronics technician and was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Sybile Kinder of Kerrville; and three sisters, Mrs. Bob Looney of Loraine, T.A. Clark of Marshall Town, Iowa, and Mrs. Steve Berry of Lubbock. Truman Calder KERRVILLE Ä Truman B. Calder, 79, died Wednesday, June 18, 1997, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Hunt Japonica Cemetery in Hunt. Arrangements are by Overby Funeral Home. He was born Dec. 25, 1917, in Salado and had lived in Kerrville since 1965. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of Family Worship Center. Survivors include his wife, Mary Calder, a son, Phillip Calder, and a daughter, Darlene Calder, all of Kerrville; a sister, Alpha Calder of Brady; and four grandchildren. Jesse Silvas KERRVILLE Ä Jesse C. Silvas, 48, died Thursday, June 19, 1997, at his residence. Services are pending at Grimes Funeral Chapels. Carol Dulske BIG SPRING Ä Carol Ann Dulske, 58, died Thursday, June 19, 1997, at her residence. Services are pending at Myers & Smith Funeral Home. The San Angelo Standard - Times Online West Texas news and sports/June 21, 1997 ______________________________________________________________ News digest / Sports digest / Windmill Quarterly: April Funerals @ Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Fred Conn, 89, at 11 a.m. at Chapel on the Hill Mausoleum at Cedar Lawn Memorial Park in Sherman; memorial service at 10 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church; arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home. BIG SPRING - Ralph J. Neill Sr., 82, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Mount Olive Memorial Park; arrangements by Myers & Smith Funeral Home. EDEN - Ruth Easterwood, 92, at 4 p.m. in Eden Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Eden Cemetery. FORT DAVIS - Jimmy Joe Gonzales, 55, of Chaparral, N.M., at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church; military graveside service in St. Joseph's Cemetery; arrangements by La Paz Funeral Home in El Paso. KERRVILLE - Benjamin R. Kinder, 72, graveside service at 2:30 p.m. in Garden of Memories; arrangements by Grimes Funeral Chapels. KERRVILLE - Pauline Burkholder Wright, 79, at 10 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Harper; graveside service at 3 p.m. Sunday in Barstow Cemetery in Barstow; arrangements by Grimes Funeral Chapels. MASON - Avis Goleman, 86, graveside service at 1:30 p.m. in Garden of Memories in Kerrville; arrangements by Mason Funeral Home. PECOS - Juanita Juarez, 82, of Odessa, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church in Barstow; burial in Barstow Cemetery; arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. STANTON - Cruz Holguin, 59, of Big Spring, at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church; burial in St. Joseph Cemetery; arrangements by Gilbreath Funeral Home. ______________________________________________________________ Lynn Rankin Lynn Rankin, 41, of San Angelo died at her residence. Service will be at 1 p.m. today in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. in Coleman Cemetery in Coleman. She was born Aug. 30, 1955, in Coleman. She was an office manager for TCA Cable. Survivors include two sons, Dustin Mota and Micah Mota, both of San Angelo; her mother and stepfather, Donna and Robert Baker of San Angelo; her father and stepmother, Edward and Kay Rankin of Grand Cayman Island; two sisters, Diane Shaw of Marshall and Suzanne May of Houston; her grandmother, Vera Willingham of San Angelo; and an aunt and uncle. William Blissitte KINGSLAND - William E. ``Bill'' Blissitte, 81, of Sunrise Beach died Wednesday, June 18, 1997, at his residence. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Lakeland Hills Memorial Park in Burnet County. He was born Jan. 18, 1916, and had lived in Kingsland since 1966. An Air Force veteran of World War II, he was a retired crew chief and a member of the Masonic Lodge, Eastern Star, Scottish Rite and Non-Commissioned Officers Association. Survivors include two daughters, Dolores J. Davis of Arvada, Colo., and Donna Pichard of Kingsland; a son, Jon Blissitte of New Brockton, Ala.; and four grandchildren. Hollis Busse LLANO - Hollis A. Busse, 68, died Friday, June 20, 1997, in Llano. Graveside service will be at 4 p.m. Sunday in Salem Cemetery. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. She was born July 5, 1928, in Harlingen and had lived in Llano since 1981. She was a retired schoolteacher and a Methodist. Survivors include her husband, Werner Busse of Llano; a sister, Patricia Kidd of Llano; a brother, Jack Redford of Llano; and numerous nieces and nephews. Oma Hamilton GOLDTHWAITE - Oma Jean Hamilton, 67, died Thursday, June 19, 1997, at her residence. Service will be at 10 a.m. today in Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Hurst Ranch Cemetery in Star. She was born July 6, 1929, in Goldthwaite and had lived in Beeville until moving to Star in 1965 and then to Pleasant Grove. She was a homemaker and a member of the United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, Jack Roland Hamilton of Goldthwaite; nine children, Diane Clary and Steve Hamilton, both of Star, Gary Hamilton of Topeka, Kan., Janet Crosby of Metairie, La., Pam Miles of Goldthwaite, Martha Mullings of Temple, twins Jack Hamilton of Brownwood and Joy Nowell of Goldthwaite, and Bill Hamilton of Omaha, Neb.; a sister, Monnie Conradt of Goldthwaite; 20 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Jesse Silvas KERRVILLE - Jesse C. Silvas, 48, died Thursday, June 19, 1997, at his residence. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at Grimes Funeral Chapels. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Notre Dame Catholic Church with burial in Mountain View Cemetery. He was born May 29, 1949, in Kerrville and was a lifetime resident. He was a cement worker and a member of Notre Dame Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Lupe Silvas of Kerrville; a daughter, Norma Jean Silvas of Kerrville; two sons, Roy Dean Silvas of Houston and Jesus Estevan Silvas of Kerrville; three sisters, Clara Zapata of San Antonio, and Estella Trevino and Juanita Lopez, both of Kerrville; three brothers, Estevan Silvas of Bakersville, Calif., Raul Silvas of Hitchcock and Robert Silvas of Kerrville; four grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. James Crawford EL PASO - James L. ``Butch'' Crawford, 74, died Sunday, June 15, 1997, in Tucson, Ariz. Service was Wednesday at Kaster-Maxon-Futrell Northeast Chapel, 8817 Dyer. Masonic graveside service was Thursday in Elm Grove Cemetery in Alpine. He was born Dec. 8, 1922, in Alpine and had been a longtime resident until moving to El Paso in 1961. A Navy veteran of World War II, he was a coach, principal and science teacher at Alpine High School and a chemistry teacher at Burgess High School in El Paso. He was a 51-year Mason with Alpine Lodge 766 AF&AM. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Buhler Crawford of Tucson; three sons, Guy M. Crawford of El Paso, Rex C. Crawford of Olympia, Wash., and A. Bruce Crawford of Lenexa, Kan.; a daughter, Amy Sue Allison of Tucson; two sisters, Dorothy McMillan and Betty Robertson, both of Alpine; a brother, Robert Crawford of Hobbs, N.M.; and seven grandchildren. Marvin Horton KINGSLAND - Marvin Allen Horton, 78, died Thursday, June 19, 1997, at his residence. No services are planned. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. He was born Jan. 23, 1919, in San Antonio and had been a resident of Kingsland for 25 years. An Air Force veteran of World War II, he was an airplane mechanic for Aradmack Air Force Base. Survivors include his wife, Clarice Horton of Kingsland; four daughters, Winnie Brock of Elizabethtown, Ky., Pat Porcher of Deming, N.M., Helen Reichert of Kingsland and Orlean Bowman of Wichita, Kan.; a son, John Horton of Kingsland; 24 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Sidney Lands McLEAN - Sidney F. ``Sid'' Lands, 71, died Thursday, June 19, 1997, in McLean. Service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the First United Methodist Church with burial in Hillcrest Cemetery. Arrangements are by Lamb Funeral Home. He was born Jan. 29, 1926, in Foraker, Okla., lived in Midkiff and moved to McLean in 1957. A Marine veteran of World War II, he retired from El Paso Natural Gas after 42 years of service and was a member of Masonic Lodge 889 and the First United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Doris Lands of McLean; a son, Butch Lands of San Angelo; a sister, Gloria Belle Pellegrine of Marseilles, Ill.; and two grandsons. Tomas Zapata SONORA - Tomas C. Zapata, 89, of San Angelo and formerly of Sonora, died Thursday, June 19, 1997, at his residence. Service will be at 11 a.m. today at St. Ann's Catholic Church with burial in Sonora Cemetery. Arrangements are by Kerbow Funeral Home. He was born Sept. 22, 1907, in Canitas, Zacatecas, Mexico, and had been a longtime resident of Sonora. He worked on ranches, was a Catholic and was a member of the Knights of Columbus. Survivors include two sons, Roberto Zapata and Tomas Zapata Jr., both of Sonora; five daughters, Imelda Castillo and Maria Sepeda, both of Dalhart, Josie Arutherborne of Granbury, and Gloria Esquivel and Amada Zapata, both of Fort Worth; 29 grandchildren; and 40 great-grandchildren. Stella Roberson KERMIT - Stella Roberson, 91, died Friday, June 20, 1997, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Benjamin Cemetery in Benjamin. Arrangements are by Cooper Funeral Chapel. She was born April 14, 1906, in Mount Pleasant and had been a resident of Winkler County for eight years. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include a daughter, Billie Johnson of Wink; a son, Jack Krieger of Quinlan; four grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Preston Lightfoot SWEETWATER - Preston C. Lightfoot, 88, died Friday, June 20, 1997, at his residence. Services are pending at McCoy Funeral Home. Meliton Alvarez Jr. KERRVILLE - Meliton Alvarez Jr., 66, died Thursday, June 19, 1997, at his residence. Services are pending at Grimes Funeral Chapels. ______________________________________________________________ ELLIE MAE PERRY HORNEY Ellie Mae Cunningham was born in Kaufman County, Texas, on Sept. 6, 1906, to William and Mollie Cunningham. She had six brothers and four sisters. She passed away at her home Friday, June 20, 1997, in San Angelo. She married Robert Perry Sr. in 1924. Together they farmed in several West Texas areas. They had three children, Robert Lee Perry Jr., James Travis Perry and Darlene Perry. Her husband, Robert, died in 1971, after a brief illness. Her son, Robert Jr., passed away in 1990. Ellie moved to Rio Concho Manor, where she met and later married Ernest Horney, who passed away in 1974. In the 25 years that Ellie lived in Rio Concho Manor, she made friends and was always a good neighbor. Most recently, Ellie was blessed to have a dear friend and companion in Clara Purcel. Ellie is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Travis and Gloria Perry of San Angelo; a daughter, Darlene Perry Prueitt of San Angelo; a daughter-in-law, Mary Perry of San Angelo; a brother, Sam Cunningham of Carlsbad, N.M.; six granddaughters, Delzie Ann Shipman of Fort Worth, Cathy Perry Hodges of Lubbock, Sandy Perry Hendricks of Austin, Cynthia Prueitt Johnson of San Angelo, Vanessa Perry of Dallas and Sue Perry Heidelberg of Midland; six great-granddaughters; and two great-grandsons. The family wishes to thank Hospice of San Angelo and all those gifted people who helped the family and Ellie during her final days. Our hearts are filled by the care that Jan Adams and Jean Slaughter shared with us all. We request that donations be sent to Hospice of San Angelo. The family will be at 1530 S. Monroe. Graveside service will be at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 21, in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Dan Williams, pastor of Southland Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. I.O. BIBLE I.O. Bible, 67, of San Angelo died Thursday, June 19, 1997, at his residence. Funeral service will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 21, at the First Assembly of God Church with Joe Stone officiating. Burial will be in Belvedere Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Mr. Bible was born Oct. 15, 1929, in Rockwood and had been a resident of San Angelo since 1984. He was a self-employed plumber and a Navy and Army veteran. He was a member of the First Assembly of God Church. Survivors include his stepmother, Louise Bible of Brownwood; his wife, Florence Bible of San Angelo; one son, Wayne Doucet of San Angelo; five daughters, Rani Ball and husband, Randi, of Lake Charles, La., Marsha Grogan and husband, Alvin, of Enid, Okla., Becky Campbell of Ponca City, Okla., Brenda Chaline of Lake Charles and Shelia Faulk of San Angelo; three brothers, Billy Bible of Garland, Bobby Bible of Weatherford and E.J. Bible of San Angelo; four sisters, Marlene Looney of Eunice, N.M., Neva Bird of Odessa, Mary Kuykendall of Brownwood and Mildred Carter of Alabama; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.