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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/September 1, 1997 ______________________________________________________________ Funerals & Deaths Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Neida Faye Yocham, 69, of Christoval, graveside service at 11 a.m. in Glen Rest Cemetery in Big Lake; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. BALLINGER - Avis Rainwater, 73, of San Antonio, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Crews Cemetery in Crews; arrangements by Rains-Seale Funeral Home. COLEMAN - Hetty Faye Brown, 69, at 2 p.m. in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home; burial in Coleman City Cemetery. OZONA - Dorothy Baker Millspaugh, 84, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Ozona Cedar Hill Cemetery; arrangements by Preddy Funeral Home. STERLING CITY - Dr. William Joseph Swann, 96, at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Church; burial in Montvale Cemetery; arrangements by Ross Funeral Home. TUESDAY SAN ANGELO - Perry W. Matthews, 83, at 2 p.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. LAMPASAS - Erma Lee Wheeler, 86, of Pleasanton, at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Pleasanton; burial in Pleasanton City Cemetery; arrangements by Sheppard Memorial Funeral Home. LLANO - Altha Mae Dotson, 88, at 2 p.m. in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Llano City Cemetery. ______________________________________________________________ Fred Hoelscher Fred J. Hoelscher, 75, of San Angelo died Sunday, Aug. 31, 1997, at his residence. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home. Clarisa Sobotka Nathan Sobotka Clarisa Vaughn Sobotka and Nathan Allen Sobotka, infant twins of Jeremy and Dawn London Sobotka, died Saturday, Aug. 30, 1997, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Clarisa and Nathan were born Aug. 30, 1997, in San Angelo. Survivors include their parents; and their grandparents, Mary Moody of San Angelo, Gary London of Cleveland, Ga., Deborah Halfmann of Grape Creek and Stephen Sobotka of Oley, Pa. Fred Elkins Fred Miller Elkins, 84, of San Angelo died Saturday, Aug. 30, 1997, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Fairmount Cemetery with the Rev. Kent Kepler officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. He was born Feb. 17, 1913, in Carbondale, Ill. He was an Army veteran of World War II and was a rancher. Survivors include two sons, Steve Elkins of Barnhart and Mike Elkins of Big Lake; a daughter, Kathy Beightol of Moss Lake; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Neida Yocham Neida Faye Yocham, 69, of Christoval died Friday, Aug. 29, 1997, in a local care center. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. today in Glen Rest Cemetery in Big Lake with the Rev. J.B. Bitner officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. She was born Oct. 16, 1927, in Arkansas. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Ralph Yocham of Christoval; two sons, Dr. Joseph Ingram II of Humble and Larry Turner of Christoval; a daughter, Margaret Kane of Hawkins; two sisters, Billie Hyde of Big Lake and Mae Puckett of Mayville, Okla.; a brother, A.O. Simmons of Gladewater; a grandchild; and numerous nieces and nephews. Richard Dillow MONAHANS - Richard E. ``Dick'' Dillow, 66, of Monahans died Friday, Aug. 29, 1997, in a Midland hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Harkey Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Monahans Memorial Cemetery. He was born Sept. 12, 1930, in Roxanne, Ill., and was a longtime resident of Monahans. He was a retired tool pusher. Survivors include his wife, Norma Dillow of Monahans; a son, Richard Micheal Dillow of Monahans; two daughters, Christi Christian of Big Lake and Tammy Jean of Arlington; a brother, Ralph Dillow of Illinois; a sister, Lois Dillow of Craig, Colo.; and five grandchildren. Marguerite Pence BRADY - Marguerite Evelyn Pence, 71, died Saturday, Aug. 30, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Wilkerson Memorial Chapel with burial in Resthaven Cemetery. She was born Sept. 17, 1925, in Post and was a longtime resident of Brady. She was a retired bookkeeper and a homemaker. She was a member of the First Christian Church. Survivors include a daughter, Cynthia Pence Velde of Lubbock; a son, Dee Pence of Brady; a sister, Doris M. Hicks of Midland; a brother, John W. Hicks of De Soto; and three grandchildren. Dwight Baker LLANO - Dwight Ashley Baker, 46, died Friday, Aug. 29, 1997, in Llano. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Llano City Cemetery. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. He was born Oct. 19, 1950, in Glen Rose. He worked for Dwight's Automotive & Radiator. Survivors include his father, Austin Baker of Llano; and a son, Daniel Baker of Mineral Wells. Kate Boyd SWEETWATER - Kate Grace Mauldin Boyd, 86, died Sunday, Aug. 31, 1997, at her residence. Service will be at 1 p.m. today at Broadway Baptist Church with burial in Newman Cemetery. Arrangements are by McCoy Funeral Home. She was born Sept. 24, 1910, in Jourdanton and was a longtime resident of Sweetwater. She was a school cafeteria worker, a homemaker and a member of Broadway Baptist Church. Survivors include seven sons, Billy Eldon Boyd and Richard G. Boyd, both of Abilene, L.B. Boyd Jr., Calvin Doyle Boyd and Arthur Ray Boyd, all of Sweetwater, A.P. Boyd of College Station and Horace Lee Boyd of Irving; a daughter, Nadine Rogers of Abernathy; a brother, Robert Lee Mauldin of Roby; 28 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Gertrude Hillin LAMPASAS - Gertrude Maxcey ``Trudy'' Hillin, 91, died Saturday, Aug. 30, 1997, in Pasadena. Service will be at 11 a.m. today at the First Christian Church in Richland Springs with burial in Richland Springs Cemetery. Arrangements are by Sheppard Memorial Funeral Home. She was born Jan. 14, 1906, in Richland Springs. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Christian Church in Richland Springs. Survivors include three daughters, Peggy Henniger and Vaughdean Letbetter, both of Pasadena, and Belva Lott of Houston; a son, Mack Hillin of Paoli, Okla.; three sisters, Jonell Huntington of Santa Fe, Texas, Maxine Pribble of Longview and Geneva McGee of Fort Worth; a brother, Mack Maxcey of Brownwood; 10 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Emmett Henson SWEETWATER - Emmett T. Henson, 96, died Sunday, Aug. 31, 1997, in a local care center. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in McCoy Chapel of Memories with burial at 2 p.m. in Wilson Cemetery in Wilson. He was born Sept. 23, 1900, in Shep. He was a retired farmer and blacksmith and was a Baptist. Survivors include a daughter, Iva Oden of Lubbock; two sons, Vernon Henson and Robert Henson, both of Lake Coleman; a sister, Esta Redwine of San Angelo; nine grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Josefa Garcia ALPINE - Josefa Garcia, 92, of Alpine died Saturday, Aug. 30, 1997, in an Odessa hospital. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church with burial in Holy Angels Cemetery. Arrangements are by Geeslin Funeral Home. She was born March 23, 1905, in Terlingua. She was a homemaker and a member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Survivors include a sister, Sabina Garcia of Alpine; and numerous nieces and nephews. Susana Machado OZONA - Susana Ramos Machado, 82, died Sunday, Aug. 31, 1997, in Ozona. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church with burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are by Preddy Funeral Home. She was born Oct. 26, 1914, in Mexico and was a lifetime resident of Ozona. She was a member of the Guadalupanas. Survivors include her husband, Rodrigo Machado of Ozona; four daughters, Marina Vallejo, Eppie Ortiz and Felice Gutierrez, all of Ozona, and Soveida Salano of San Jose, Costa Rico; a son, Virgil Machado of Sacramento, Calif.; three sisters, Nina Conner and Lelia Tambunga, both of Ozona, and Lillie Fierro of Los Angeles; two brothers, Edward Ramos of Ozona and Albert Ramos of San Angelo; 23 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. John Sandidge KERRVILLE - John C. Sandidge, 78, died Sunday, Aug. 31, 1997, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Grimes Funeral Chapels. ______________________________________________________________ MARGUERITE BUNYARD RANDHAWA Marguerite Bunyard Randhawa of San Angelo went to be with her Lord on Aug. 30, 1997, in Meadow Creek Nursing Center. She was born June 29, 1919, in San Angelo to Ben and Bess Staggs Bunyard. She was preceded in death by two husbands, E. Curry Allen and R.S. Randhawa; a brother, J.G. Bunyard; and a sister, Otto Lee Bennett. Marguerite has three surviving nephews, Bobby M. Bunyard, Jerry B. Bunyard and James G. Bunyard, all of San Angelo; a sister-in-law, Mattie Bunyard; and a close cousin, Holly Jones. Marguerite was raised in San Angelo and joined the Air Force as a court reporter. She worked on the war crime trials in Tokyo and later married Mr. Randhawa and lived in Calcutta, India. After Mr. Randhawa's death in 1956, she retired to San Angelo. She moved to San Antonio and owned several travel agencies until her retirement in 1993. Graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, in Fairmount Cemetery with the Rev. Bob Hedges officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Contributions may be made to a favorite charity. The family deeply appreciates the care given Marguerite by Meadow Creek Nursing Center. The San Angelo Standard - Times Online West Texas news and sports/September 2, 1997 ______________________________________________________________ Funerals & Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Fred Miller Elkins, 84, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Fairmount Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Perry W. Matthews, 83, at 2 p.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. SAN ANGELO - Clarisa Sobotaka and Nathan Sobotaka, infant twins of Jeremy and Dawn London Sobotaka, graveside service at 9:30 a.m. in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. ALPINE - Josefa Garcia, 92, rosary at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church; service at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church; burial in Holy Angels Cemetery; arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. BRADY - Marguerite Evelyn Pence, 71, at 2 p.m. in Wilkerson Memorial Chapel; burial in Resthaven Cemetery. LAMPASAS - Erma Lee Wheeler, 86, of Pleasanton, at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Pleasanton; burial in Pleasanton City Cemetery; arrangements by Sheppard Memorial Funeral Home. LLANO - Altha Mae Dotson, 88, at 2 p.m. in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Llano City Cemetery. LLANO - Dwight Ashley Baker, 46, graveside service at 11 a.m. in Llano City Cemetery; arrangements by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. MONAHANS - Richard E. ``Dick'' Dillow, 66, at 2 p.m. in Harkey Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Monahans Memorial Cemetery. OZONA - Susana Ramos Machado, 82, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church; burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery; arrangements by Preddy Funeral Home. SWEETWATER - Emmett T. Henson, 96, at 10 a.m. in McCoy Chapel of Memories; burial at 2 p.m. in Wilson Cemetery in Wilson. WEDNESDAY Marguerite Bunyard Randhawa, 78, graveside service at 10:30 a.m. in Fairmount Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. ______________________________________________________________ Thomas Woodward MASON - Thomas A. Woodward, 86, died Friday, Aug. 29, 1997, in a Kerrville hospital. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. today in Long Mountain Cemetery. Arrangements are by Mason Funeral Home. He was born March 27, 1911, in Mason County and was a life long resident. He was a retired mechanic and a Baptist. Survivors include three daughters, Zonna Woodward of San Antonio, Vhonda Morroe of Springboro, Pa., and Sharlee Barnes of Kaidlautern, Germany; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Amanda Hernandez KERMIT - Amanda Hernandez, 62, of Wink died Sunday, Aug. 31, 1997, in a Midland hospital. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church with burial in Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cooper Funeral Chapel. She was born June 19, 1935, in Del Rio and was a longtime resident of Winkler County. She was a homemaker and a Catholic. Survivors include her husband, Santiago Hernandez, two sons and three daughters, Santiago Hernandez Jr., Ruben Hernandez, Delia Hernandez, Elizabeth Hernandez and Belinda Hernandez, all of Wink; a sister, Letty Campos of Sonora; a brother, Joe H. Martinez of Waco; and six grandchildren. Ramona Spitzer MARFA - Ramona E. Spitzer, 46, of Marfa died Sunday, Aug. 31, 1997, at her residence. Service will be at 9 a.m. today at St. Mary's Catholic Church with burial in Merced Cemetery. Arrangements are by Memorial Funeral Home. She was born Jan. 14, 1951, in Mexico and was a lifetime resident of Marfa. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Paul Spitzer, and two sons, Michael Spitzer and Robert Spitzer, all of Marfa; her parents, Francisco Escarcega and Maria Luisa Escarcega, both of Van Horn; three brothers, Frank Escarcega and Antonio Escarcega, both of Van Horn, and Santos Escarcega of Albuquerque, N.M.; and two grandchildren. Susana Machado OZONA - Susana Ramos Machado, 82, died Sunday, Aug. 31, 1997, in Ozona. Service will be at 4 p.m. today at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church with burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are by Preddy Funeral Home. She was born Oct. 26, 1914, in Mexico and was a lifetime resident of Ozona. She was a member of the Guadalupanas. Survivors include her husband, Rodrigo Machado of Ozona; four daughters, Marina Vallejo, Eppie Ortiz and Felice Gutierrez, all of Ozona, and Soveida Salano of San Jose, Costa Rico; a son, Virgil Machado of Sacramento, Calif.; three sisters, Nina Conner and Lelia Tambunga, both of Ozona, and Lillie Fierro of Los Angeles; two brothers, Edward Ramos of Ozona and Albert Ramos of San Angelo; 23 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Ola Beauford LLANO - Ola Elizabeth ``Lollie'' Beauford, 86, of Tow died Sunday, Aug. 31, 1997, in Austin. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Tow with burial in Bluffton Cemetery. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. She was born April 21, 1911, in Walters, Okla. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Tow. Survivors include a daughter, Gwendolyn Jeanne Robertson of Tow; a son, Ronald Dale Beauford of Austin; two sisters, Vista Gibson of Dallas and Mada Guthry of Houston; and three grandchildren. Travis Oldman BRADY - Travis Oldman, 89, of Brady died Sunday, Aug. 31, 1997, in San Angelo. Service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Wilkerson Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with burial in Rest Haven Cemetery. He was born March 21, 1908, in Brady and had been a lifetime resident. He was a retired caretaker. Survivors include two daughters, Edna Juanita Griffin and Patsy Ruth Lewis, both of San Angelo; a sister, Helen Jacobson of Brady; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Wanda Little JUNCTION - Wanda McCollum Little, 67, of London died Sunday, Aug. 31, 1997, in an Austin hospital. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Aubrey Fife Funerals Chapel. She was born Dec. 5. 1929, in San Angelo. She was a homemaker and a Methodist. Survivors include two sons, Robert Little of Burke, Va., and David Little of London; a daughter, Debra Walker of Austin; her mother, Inez McCollum Ray of London; and six grandchildren. Evelyn Owens Evelyn Estelle Owens, 91, of San Angelo died Monday, Sept. 1, 1997. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home. ______________________________________________________________ FRED JOSEPH HOELSCHER Fred Joseph Hoelscher, 75, of San Angelo passed away Sunday, Aug. 31, 1997, at his home, surrounded by his family. Fred was born in Runnels County on Aug. 25, 1922, to W.C. and Josephine (Halfmann) Hoelscher. He spent his early years in Runnels County, moving to the Wall community in 1936, where the family was engaged in farming. Shortly after the Pearl Harbor attack, he enlisted in the Air Corps, where he served for 3« years. After his discharge, he returned to farming. In 1947, he bought land and farmed in Glasscock County in what was later called the St. Lawrence community. He married Ella Joy Bolen on Jan. 12, 1948. They lived in St. Lawrence until Fred retired from farming in 1985. At that time, they moved to San Angelo. During his years in St. Lawrence, Fred was active in church and community affairs. He was a member of the St. Lawrence Catholic Church and St. Lawrence Men's Society, where he held various offices. He was instrumental in establishing the Glasscock County Co-op Gin and was one of the gin's original directors. He served two terms on the Glasscock County School Board and three terms as a Glasscock County commissioner. He also served on the FHA committee. Fred spent his retirement years enjoying fishing, traveling and playing dominoes with family and friends. He was a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church. He always put his family first and looked forward to their visits and phone calls. His grandchildren were a special delight. He loved people and considered everyone he met a friend. Fred was a man of strong faith and patiently accepted whatever befell him. He was a kind and generous man who shared his blessings with the less fortunate. Survivors include Joy, his wife of 49 years; and seven children and their spouses, Linda and Denis Niehues, David and Doris Hoelscher, Karen and Rodney Ripple, Barbara and Dennis Fuchs, Harold and Ann Hoelscher, Janet and Howard Book and Carl and Kara Hoelscher. He is also survived by 21 grandchildren, Greg, Cheryl, Becky and Gina Niehues, Glen, Gail and Randy Hoelscher, Kevin and Brandon Ripple, Michael, Allan, Jennifer and Michelle Fuchs, Steven and Lisa Hoelscher, Tracie, Bryan, Lori and Julie Book and Katelyn and Austin Hoelscher; three sisters, Olga Kessler of San Antonio, Leona Hailey and Ernestine Lange of San Angelo; and two brothers, Arthur Hoelscher of St. Lawrence and Edwin Hoelscher of George West. In remembrance of his generosity to those in need, the family requests memorials be made to Meals for the Elderly, Christmas in April, West Texas Rehab or Hospice of San Angelo. Grandsons will be pallbearers. Wake service was Monday, Sept. 1, at Johnson's Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, at Holy Angels Catholic Church. THOMAS G. BROWN Thomas G. Brown, 74, of San Angelo died Sunday, Aug. 31, 1997, in Houston. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in San Angelo with the Rev. John H. Loving officiating. Burial will follow in Fairmount Cemetery. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. Mr. Brown was born Sept. 18, 1922, in Greensboro, N.C. A graduate of the University of North Carolina, he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1943 to 1946. On July 20, 1941, he married Shirley Swafford in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Brown died on March 14, 1986, in Fort Worth. In 1955, Brown chartered Continental Fidelity Insurance Co. in Dallas and in 1960 moved his headquarters to San Angelo, where he and Mrs. Brown were leaders in business and civic activities for more than 20 years. In 1983, his company merged with American Insurance Company of Texas, and he became chairman and CEO of that Fort Worth-based business until his retirement in 1986. In San Angelo, he served as chairman of the United Way, Salvation Army, Hospital Authority, Rio Concho Trust and San Angelo Airport Board. He was president of San Angelo Industries, the River Club, San Angelo Country Club and the Arthritis Foundation. A longtime Mason, he also served on the Executive Committee of the Concho Valley Boy Scout Council and on the board of San Angelo Catholic Schools. Professionally, he was on the board of directors for the Small Business Administration's West Texas area, the Board of Texas Association of Life Insurance Officers and the Texas Legal Reserve Officers Association. Mr. Brown is survived by two daughters, Nancy Brown Loeffler and her husband, the Honorable Tom Loeffler of San Antonio and Betsy Brown Clardy and her husband, Bert L. Clardy of Houston. Grandchildren include Thomas Wade Dorrance Clardy, Candice Elizabeth Clardy, Bert L. ``Chip'' Clardy Jr., Christin Ann Clardy Clark and her husband, Frank Colden Clark Jr., Lance Thomas Loeffler, Cullen Crawford Loeffler and Lauren Kathryn Loeffler. He was preceded in death by son-in-law, Derrell Dean Dorrance. Pallbearers will be Philip George, Stephen Brown, Frank Pool, D. Douglas Eakman, Dr. J. Michael Cornell and O. Glenn Doggett. Honorary pallbearers are Frank Junell of San Angelo, Ray E. Dorrance of Tyler, Tom L. Williams of San Antonio and Roland Iverson of Austin. The family requests memorials be made to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, P.O. Box 297153, Houston, TX 77297 or to Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 3 S. Randolph, San Angelo, TX 76903. FRED MILLER ELKINS Fred Miller Elkins, 84, of San Angelo died Saturday, Aug. 30, 1997, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, in Fairmount Cemetery with the Rev. Kent Kepler officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Fred Elkins was born Feb. 17, 1913, in Carbondale, Ill. He graduated from high school in Galena Park, Texas, and attended college in Houston. He married Nina Kathryn Blackstone of Muskogee, Okla. He served in the U.S. Army with the 36th division during World War II, receiving five bronze stars. After the war, in 1945, he and Nina moved to the Blackstone Ranch and Fred bought in to the ranch interest. He continued ranching until his retirement in 1992. Mr. Elkins was preceded in death by his wife, Nina, in 1978. He also was preceded in death by his parents, P.D. and Suzanne Elkins; and his brother, Philip Elkins. Survivors include two sons, Steve Elkins of Barnhart and Mike Elkins and wife, Mary Lou, of Big Lake; a daughter, Kathy Beightol and husband, Rick, of Moss Lake; six grandchildren, Kayla and husband, Braun Beal, of Lewisville, Amy and husband, Brad Irvin, of Lubbock, Mark and wife, Kim, of San Angelo, Rebecca Elkins of San Angelo, Chad Elkins of Lubbock and Will Anderson of Arkansas; four great-grandchildren, Kaleigh and Kaitlyn Beal of Lewisville and Justin and Brenley Irvin of Lubbock; and a special friend, Mamie Lee Benton of San Angelo. The San Angelo Standard - Times Online West Texas news and sports/September 3, 1997 ______________________________________________________________ Funerals & Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Thomas G. Brown, 74, at 2 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Church; burial in Fairmount Cemetery; arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Marguerite Bunyard Randhawa, 78, graveside service at 10:30 a.m. in Fairmount Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. ALPINE - Josefa Garcia, 92, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church; burial in Holy Angels Cemetery; arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. BRADY - Travis Oldman, 89, at 1 p.m. in Wilkerson Funeral Home Memorial Chapel; burial in Rest Haven Cemetery. JUNCTION - Wanda McCollum Little, 67, memorial service at 2 p.m. in Aubrey Fife Funerals Chapel. KERMIT - Amanda Hernandez, 62, of Wink, at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church; burial in Kermit Cemetery; arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel. LLANO - Ola Elizabeth ``Lollie'' Beauford, 86, at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Tow; burial in Bluffton Cemetery; arrangements by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. ______________________________________________________________ Robert Clements Robert D. ``Bob'' Clements, 70, of San Angelo died Monday, Sept. 1, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Clinton Eastman officiating. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. He was born May 28, 1927, in Miles. He was a veteran of World War II and retired from Goodyear after 37 years of service. Survivors include his wife, Jan Clements of San Angelo; two stepsons, Randy Le Sherman of San Angelo and Thomas Pena of Cocoa, Fla.; a stepdaughter, Patricia Pena of San Angelo; a brother, Adell Clements of San Angelo; and two grandchildren. Alvin Jackson Alvin L. Jackson, 74, of San Angelo died Monday, Sept. 1, 1997, in a local nursing home. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. today in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Roger Roenfeldt officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. He was born March 23, 1923. There are no known survivors. Horace Cowan Horace Cowan, 83, of Carlsbad died Monday, Sept. 1, 1997, in Carlsbad. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. in the All Faith Cemetery in Carlsbad. Arrangements are by Gutierrez Funeral Chapels. He was born Oct. 28, 1913, in Dallas. There are no known survivors. John Sandidge KERRVILLE - John C. Sandidge, 78, died Sunday, Aug. 31, 1997, in a local hospital. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. today at First Presbyterian Church. Arrangements are by Grimes Funeral Chapels. He was born June 20, 1919, in Weatherford and was a longtime resident of Kerrville. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a music instructor, band director and principal of Tivy High School. He was a local businessman and a Presbyterian. Survivors include his wife, Jean Baker Sandidge of Kerrville; a sister, Margaret Brooks of Richardson; three children, Michael B. Sandidge and Susan Stuckey, both of Austin, and Lucy Pearson of Kerrville; and eight grandchildren. Lynn Rampy KERRVILLE - Lynn Bob Rampy, 60, of Harper died Monday, Sept. 1, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Overby Funeral Home Chapel. He was born Nov. 7, 1936, in Miles and was a resident of Harper for 12 years. Survivors include his wife, Jan Rampy of Harper; three sons, Kendall Rampy, Billy Rampy and Dean Rampy, and a daughter, Lori Rampy, all of Port Arthur; a stepdaughter, Kristi Steffey of Oklahoma City; his mother, Patricia Rampy of Fredericksburg; two brothers, Tommy Joe Rampy of Fredericksburg and Billy Allen Rampy of Kerrville; several grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Ruby Bauer FREDERICKSBURG - Ruby Belle Porter Bauer, 83, of Stonewall died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1997, in a local care center. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Morris Ranch Cemetery. She was born Jan. 17, 1914, in Kerr County. She was a real estate broker. Survivors include her husband, Glenton D. Bauer of Stonewall; a daughter, Donna Faye Croy, and granddaughter, Tiffany Hartmann, both of Fredericksburg. Ben Hart MIDLAND - Ben Courtney Hart, 64, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1997, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Thursday in Greenwood Cemetery. Arrangements are by Ellis Funeral Home. He was born Aug. 8, 1933, in Midland County. He was a retired city employee and a member of Ranchland Heights Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Patsy Hart, and his mother, Lois Hart, both of Midland; two daughters, Pam McClure of Grape Creek and Beverly Hart of San Angelo; three sons, Jeffrey Hart of San Angelo, James Hart of Hawaii, and Randy Hart of Germany; three stepsons, Peanuts Oden of Cross Plains, Cecil Oden of Midland, and Mike Oden of Lufkin; two sisters, Pearl Beake of Reno, Nev., and Sue Chambers of Midland; a brother, Billy Hart of Reno, Nev.; 22 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Luz Armendariz MARFA - Luz Spencer Armendariz, 91, of Presidio died Monday, Sept. 1, 1997, in an Alpine hospital. Rosary will be at 8 p.m. Thursday at Santa Teresa de Jesus Catholic Church. Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the church with burial in Desert Hills Cemetery in Presidio. Arrangements are by Memorial Funeral Home. She was born Feb. 2, 1906, in Shafter and was a lifelong resident of Presidio. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and was a Catholic. Survivors include seven daughters, Eva Di Guilio of New Jersey, Julieta Rodriguez, Gloria Myers, and Luz Maria Selman, all of Presidio, Olivia Hinojos of Odessa, Rosa Teresa Pelton of Carlsbad, N.M., and Laura Rohana of Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico; four sons, Frank Armendariz, Alberto Armendariz Jr. and Carlos Armendariz, all of Presidio, and Luis Armendariz; four sisters, Margaret Fernandez of San Antonio, Julia Baca of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico, Dolores Soza of El Paso, and Graciela Spencer of Presidio; two brothers, Carlos Spencer and Jose Aureliano, both of Presidio; 32 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren. Luther Conger BRONTE - Luther Edward Conger, 73, of Bronte, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1997, in an Abilene hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Blackwell Baptist Church with burial in Mountain View Cemetery in Pueblo, Colo. Arrangements are by Shaffer Funeral Homes. He was born Sept. 25, 1923, in Burlington, Colo. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a mail clerk for the U.S. Post Office. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign War and was a resident of Bronte for three years. He was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include his wife, Chris Conger of Bronte; a stepdaughter, Jackie Henderson of Blackwell; two brothers, Melvin Conger and Alfred Conger; three sisters, Helen Alderman, Wanda Standough, and Mary Thackery; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Robert Davidson Jr. KERRVILLE - Robert Carey ``Kit'' Davidson Jr., 49, of San Antonio died Tuesday, Aug. 2, 1997, at his residence. Services are pending at Kerrville Funeral Home. ______________________________________________________________ ERNEST JOHN HANUSCH SR. ELDORADO - Ernest John Hanusch Sr., 71, went to be with our Lord at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1, 1997, in Schleicher County Medical Center. He was born to Walter and Elsa Hanusch in Walboork, Texas. He had lived in Eldorado for 44 years. He and Katherine Louise Fowler were married Nov. 25, 1951, in San Angelo. He was a contract pumper for Zachary Oil Co. for 13 years and Sept. 1 was the date of his retirement. He was an avid gardener. He was preceded in death by his parents, and a son, Jerry Elmo Hanusch. Mr. Hanusch is survived by his wife, Katherine Hanusch of Eldorado; a daughter and son-in-law, Sheila and Steve Pardue of San Angelo; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Johnny Hanusch of San Angelo and Gary and Donna Hanusch of Eldorado; three brothers and sisters-in-law, LeRoy Hanusch, Floyd and Betty Hanusch of Del Rio and Ray and Frieda Hanusch of Christoval; a sister and brother-in-law, Laverne and Bill Crump of Sulphur Springs; and a sister-in-law, Margie Gill of San Antonio; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, at the First Presbyterian Church with burial in Eldorado Cemetery. Arrangements are by Kerbow Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Stoney Harris, Bryan Doran, Tommy Zachary, Jerry Zachary, Mike Zachary and Shane Pridemore. MARGUERITE BUNYARD RANDHAWA Marguerite Bunyard Randhawa of San Angelo went to be with her Lord on Aug. 30, 1997, in Meadow Creek Nursing Center. She was born June 29, 1919, in San Angelo to Ben and Bess Staggs Bunyard. She was preceded in death by two husbands, E. Curry Allen and R.S. Randhawa; a brother, J.G. Bunyard; and a sister, Otto Lee Bennett. Marguerite has three surviving nephews, Bobby M. Bunyard, Jerry B. Bunyard and James G. Bunyard, all of San Angelo; a sister-in-law, Mattie Bunyard; and a close cousin, Holly Jones. Marguerite was raised in San Angelo and joined the Air Force as a court reporter. She worked on the war crime trials in Tokyo and later married Mr. Randhawa and lived in Calcutta, India. After Mr. Randhawa's death in 1956, she retired to San Angelo. She moved to San Antonio and owned several travel agencies until her retirement in 1993. Graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, in Fairmount Cemetery with the Rev. Bob Hedges officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Contributions may be made to a favorite charity. The family deeply appreciates the care given Marguerite by Meadow Creek Nursing Center. EVELYN OWENS Evelyn Estelle Dudley Owens, 91, died Monday, Sept. 1, 1997, in Baptist Memorials Center. Service will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, in Johnson's Funeral Home chapel with burial in Fairmount Cemetery. Evelyn was born Dec. 15, 1905, in Tyler, Texas. As a young child she moved with her parents, George and Emma Ponder Dudley, to Mertzon, Texas. She had many fond memories of her childhood days in Mertzon. After graduating from high school there, she attended Abilene Business College. She then worked as a teller for the First National Bank of Mertzon. She married Bob Owens of Barnhart, Texas, July 25, 1928, in San Angelo. They ranched near Barnhart, Rankin and Fort Stockton before retiring in San Angelo in 1979. Evelyn enjoyed ranch life and was ready to help where she was needed. She was a wonderful cook and always had more than enough food for everyone at a moment's notice. Her delicious dinner rolls will be remembered by family and friends. She also enjoyed her family. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren brightened her life in later years. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church and an active member of the Ruth Sunday school class until her health failed. Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband, Bob, in 1985; her daughter, Bobbie Louise Owens in 1983; and her great-granddaughter, Jennalee Dawn Alexander in 1991. Also preceding her in death were her sisters, Thelma Carothers and Lucile Hargrave; and her brother Swayne Dudley. Survivors include a son, Robert Dudley Owens and his wife, Kate, of Snyder; a daughter, Evelyn Ann Diebitsch and husband, Bob, of San Angelo; four grandchildren, Brenda Kress and husband, Allen, of Hermleigh, Billie Hibbitt and husband, Brent, of Snyder, Gregg Diebitsch and wife, Jill, of San Angelo, Dee Ann Ray and husband, Mitchell, of Hunt; and four great-grandchildren, Jake Alexander, Jessie Hibbitt, Cameron Ray and Blake Ray. Also surviving are two brothers, Jack Dudley and wife, Phyllis of Ocala, Fla., and Preston Dudley and wife, Pete, of Mertzon; one sister-in-law, Edwinna Dudley of San Angelo; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be grandsons and nephews. The family deeply appreciates those at Baptist Memorials Center who gave Evelyn loving care during the five years she made the center her home. God Saw You God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be. So he put his arms around you and whispered come to me. With tearful eyes we watched you and saw you pass away. And though we love you dearly we could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating - a loving spirit was put to rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us he only takes the best. JOLYN FERGUSON CALDWELL Jolyn Ferguson Caldwell, 68, of San Angelo, Texas, died Monday, Sept. 1, 1997, at her residence. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 3 S. Randolph, with the Rev. John H. Loving and the Rev. Robert Hedges officiating. A private interment service will be held later in the week. Arrangements are by Johnsons' Funeral Home. Jolyn was born July 11, 1929, in Houston, Texas. She was the eldest child of Harry Weidel Ferguson and Josephine Linscott Ferguson. Jolyn graduated as valedictorian of Lamar High School in Houston. She attended Mary Baldwin College of Women and the University of Texas at Austin. She was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She married John Walter Caldwell of Houston on Oct. 27, 1950, at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Houston. She was a member of the Junior League of San Angelo Inc. She was also an enthusiastic volunteer with Meals for the Elderly. She was active in both the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd and Emmanuel Episcopal Church. She was a dedicated and devout 8 o'clocker. Jolyn was greatly loved by all who knew her both young and old. She was filled with a wonderful sense of humor and curious intellect. She greatly enjoyed music and history and had a deep and abiding love of the Anglican Church and the Book of Common Prayer. Her greatest joy was her family, especially her only grandchild, Jay. Jolyn was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband, John; son and daughter-in-law, John and Cindy Caldwell of San Angelo; one grandson, Jay Caldwell; her aunt, Dorothy Linscott Humphrey of Lee's Summit, Mo.; her brother and sister-in-law, Keene Ferguson and wife, Pat, of Austin; her sister and brother-in-law, Nancy Ferguson Haywood and husband, Ted, of Houston; her nephews and nieces, Scott Ferguson and Jamie Ferguson of Austin, Hallie Ferguson of Spicewood, Jody Ferguson of Washington, D.C., Lisa Haywood Westarp of Portland, Ore., Keene Haywood and Mary Haywood of Houston. The family requests that memorials be made to Meals for the Elderly, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Family Hospice of San Angelo or a favorite charity. Into your hands, O merciful Savior, we commend your servant Jolyn. Acknowledge, we humbly beseech you, a sheep of your own fold, a lamb of your own flock, a sinner of your own redeeming. Receive her into the arms of your mercy, into the blessed rest of everlasting peace, and into the glorious company of the saints in light. Amen. (Book of Common Prayer, p. 465) AUDRA BEL CHURCHILL Audra Bel Churchill, 92, passed away at 11:10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1, 1997, in Shannon Medical Center. Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tom Martin and the Rev. Glenn Roenfeldt officiating. Burial will follow at noon in Foster Cemetery in Sterling City. Audra was born Aug. 1, 1905, in Moran, Texas, to William H. and Elizabeth J. Brewster. She was a longtime resident of San Angelo and a member of the First Baptist Church and the Baptist Memorials Auxiliary. Audra was married to Chester A. ``Chet'' Churchill on March 23, 1935, in Sweetwater. He preceded her in death on June 8, 1986. While living in Midland, she worked with her husband in the real estate business and was a member of the Garden Club and the Lion Tamers. Survivors include her nieces and nephews, Sherry Lee Reynolds of Jonesboro, Ga., Jimmie Ann Ivy of Kingsville, Betty Churchill of Sun City, Ariz., Dewey Merle Sargent of Oklahoma City, Coletta Merle Trigg of Abilene, Janie Maxwell of Tuscola, Winston Churchill of Richardson and Orella Denton of Austin; her cousin, Doris Dorrance of San Angelo; and her many friends. Pallbearers will be her nephews. The family requests memorials be made to West Texas Boys Ranch. The San Angelo Standard - Times Online West Texas news and sports/September 4, 1997 ______________________________________________________________ Funerals & Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Jolyn Ferguson Caldwell, 68, memorial service at 2 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Church; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Audra Bel Churchill, 92, at 10 a.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; burial at noon in Foster Cemetery in Sterling City. SAN ANGELO - Robert D. ``Bob'' Clements, 70, at 2 p.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. SAN ANGELO - Horace Cowan, 83, graveside service at 10 a.m. in the All Faith Cemetery in Carlsbad; arrangements by Gutierrez Funeral Chapels. BRONTE - Luther Edward Conger, 73, at 2 p.m. at Blackwell Baptist Church; burial in Mountain View Cemetery in Pueblo, Colo.; arrangements by Shaffer Funeral Home. ELDORADO - Ernest John Hanusch Sr., 71, at 1 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church; burial in Eldorado Cemetery; arrangements by Kerbow Funeral Home. FREDERICKSBURG - Ruby Belle Porter Bauer, 83, at 2 p.m. in Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Morris Ranch Cemetery. KERRVILLE - Lynn Bob Rampy, 60, at 10 a.m. in Overby Funeral Home Chapel. MARFA - Luz Spencer Armendariz, 91, rosary at 8 p.m. at Santa Teresa de Jesus Catholic Church; service at 10 a.m. Friday at the church; burial in Desert Hills Cemetery in Presidio; arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. MIDLAND - Ben Courtney Hart, 64, graveside service at 3 p.m. in Greenwood Cemetery; arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. ______________________________________________________________ Dalton Isham Dalton Isham, 66, of Miles died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Johnson's Funeral Home with burial in Miles Cemetery in Miles. Arrangements are by Grimes Funeral Chapels of Kerrville. He was born Oct. 9, 1930, in Comanche and was a longtime resident of Miles. He operated the Isham Upholstery Shop in Miles. Survivors include his wife, Nina Isham of Miles; his mother, Martha Isham of Abilene; a daughter, Cheryl Gentry of Miles; three sons, Jackie Isham of Ballinger, Lynn Isham of Kerrville and Mike Isham of Miles; a sister, Grace Lacy of Abilene; and five grandchildren. Horace Cowan Horace Cowan, 83, of Carlsbad died Monday, Sept. 1, 1997, in Carlsbad. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. today in the All Faith Cemetery in Carlsbad. Arrangements are by Gutierrez Funeral Chapels. He was born Oct. 28, 1913, in Dallas. There are no known survivors. Lillian Sullivan COLEMAN - Lillian Lavonia Sullivan, 95, of San Francisco died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1997, in a San Francisco hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Walker Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Rough Creek Cemetery. She was born Feb. 14, 1902, in Mertens. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include a daughter, Audrey Jones of Jacksonville, Fla.; a son, Jack D. Greer of San Francisco; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Jewel Beckham BRADY - Jewel Beckham, 98, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1997, in Brady. Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Voca Cemetery. She was born Aug. 16, 1899, in Voca and was a lifetime resident of McCulloch County. She was a sales clerk and a member of First Baptist Church and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. Survivors include a son, Bill Beckham of Brady; and several nieces and nephews. E.M. Bailey BIG SPRING - E.M. ``Rip'' Bailey, 81, of Forsan died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church of Big Spring with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. He was born Feb. 2, 1916, in Nolan County and had been a longtime resident of Big Spring. He worked for Cosden Pipeline for 32 years and was a member First Baptist Church of Forsan. Survivors include his wife, Cleo S. Bailey of Forsan; a son, E. Murl Bailey Jr.; a daughter, Kathy Jane Bailey of Odessa; two brothers, Bill Bailey of Odessa and Gaylon Bailey of Morton; a sister, Winona Wiman of Lubbock; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Norris Crownover COLONIE, N.Y. - Norris Ray Crownover, 63, of Colonie and formerly of San Angelo, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1997, in an Albany, N.Y., hospital. Service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at New Comer-Cannon Family Funeral Home with burial in Memories Garden. He was born in Colorado City, Texas, and had been a longtime resident of San Angelo before moving to New York in 1992. A Navy veteran of the Korean War, he worked as a court reporter for the 51st District Court in San Angelo for 28 years and also worked for Burns Security. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy J. Nobles Crownover of Colonie; two sons, Douglas Crownover of Panama City, Fla., and Dwight Davis Crownover of Nassau, N.Y.; a daughter, Barbara Crownover Hrbek of Guilderland, N.Y.; a sister, Mary Pitts of San Angelo; 11 grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Elmer May OPELIKA, Ala. - Elmer May, 86, of Auburn, Ala., died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1997, at his residence. Graveside service will be a later date in Riverside Cemetery in Byers, Texas. Arrangements are by Jeffcoat Funeral Home. He was born July 27, 1911, in Vernon. Survivors include his wife, Della May of Auburn; a daughter, Vicki Smith of Ryan, Okla.; two sons, James E. May Jr. of Auburn and Mike May of San Angelo; two sisters, Frances Womack of Houston and Erma Burchard of Folsom, N.M.; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Alvin Zesch MASON - Alvin William Zesch, 94, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1997, at his residence. Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Paul Lutheran Church with burial in Gooch Cemetery. Arrangements are by Mason Funeral Home. He was born July 5, 1903, in Mason county and was a lifetime resident. He was a rancher and a Lutheran. Survivors include a son, Harvey Zesch of Mason; a daughter, Marjorie Hey of Mason; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Bobby Wade SWEETWATER - Bobby F. Wade, 52, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1997, at his residence. Military graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Sweetwater Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home. He was born Sept. 6, 1944, in Sweetwater. He retired from the Army and had served in the Vietnam War. Survivors include his mother, Myrtle Wade of Sweetwater; a son, Terry Wade of Baumholder, Germany; a sister, Ann Wade Kearney of Sweetwater; and several nieces and nephews. Laymon Vines SWEETWATER - Laymon ``Pat'' Vines, 89, of Sweetwater died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1997, in an Abilene hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Roscoe Cemetery in Roscoe. He was born Feb. 12, 1908, in Grapevine. He was a rancher and the owner of a service station for more than 20 years. He was a Baptist. Survivors include a son, Hayden Vines of Sweetwater; two daughters, Hazel Campbell of Brownwood and Mary Ann Clements of Arlington; and numerous grandchildren. Cherri Phillips GOLDTHWAITE - Cherri Wynea Barnett Phillips, 36, of Priddy died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1997, in Priddy. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Newburg Cemetery. She was born April 10, 1961, in Odessa and had been a resident of Priddy for 12 years. She was a licensed vocational nurse and also was the assistant director of nurses and training coordinator at Western Hills Nursing Home. Survivors include her husband, Jimmy Phillips of Priddy; a son, Reese Howard Barnett of Priddy; her parents, Wayland and Sue Barnett of Priddy; a brother, Teddy Edward Barnett of Fairfield; two sisters, Susan E. Jones and Yolanda Eller, both of Abilene; her grandmother, Zell Barnett of Littlefield; and four nieces and three nephews. Hattie Linscomb KERRVILLE - Hattie Louise Linscomb, 89, of Ingram died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Kerrville Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. She was born Dec. 3, 1907, in Orange and had been a resident of Ingram since 1970. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Survivors include two daughters, Betty A. Murphy of Ingram and Edith Harris of Lumberton; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Juanita Johnson LLANO - Juanita D. Johnson, 86, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1997, in Llano. Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Llano City Cemetery. She was born July 6, 1911, in Llano. She was a homemaker and a member of Pittsburg Avenue Baptist Church. Survivors include a brother, John L. Bauman of Llano; and a niece and four nephews. Willie Shortes STANTON - Willie Epley Shortes of Taos, N.M., died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1997, in Taos. Services are pending at Gilbreath Funeral Home. ______________________________________________________________ JOLYN FERGUSON CALDWELL Jolyn Ferguson Caldwell, 68, of San Angelo, Texas, died Monday, Sept. 1, 1997, at her residence. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 3 S. Randolph, with the Rev. John H. Loving and the Rev. Robert Hedges officiating. A private interment service will be held later in the week. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Jolyn was born July 11, 1929, in Houston, Texas. She was the eldest child of Harry Weidel Ferguson and Josephine Linscott Ferguson. Jolyn graduated as valedictorian of Lamar High School in Houston. She attended Mary Baldwin College of Women and the University of Texas at Austin. She was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She married John Walter Caldwell of Houston on Oct. 27, 1950, at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Houston. She was a member of the Junior League of San Angelo Inc. She was also an enthusiastic volunteer with Meals for the Elderly. She was active in both the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd and Emmanuel Episcopal Church. She was a dedicated and devout 8 o'clocker. Jolyn was greatly loved by all who knew her both young and old. She was filled with a wonderful sense of humor and curious intellect. She greatly enjoyed music and history and had a deep and abiding love of the Anglican Church and the Book of Common Prayer. Her greatest joy was her family, especially her only grandchild, Jay. Jolyn was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband, John; son and daughter-in-law, John and Cindy Caldwell of San Angelo; one grandson, Jay Caldwell; her aunt, Dorothy Linscott Humphrey of Lee's Summit, Mo.; her brother and sister-in-law, Keene Ferguson and wife, Pat, of Austin; her sister and brother-in-law, Nancy Ferguson Haywood and husband, Ted, of Houston; her nephews and nieces, Scott Ferguson and Jamie Ferguson of Austin, Hallie Ferguson of Spicewood, Jody Ferguson of Washington, D.C., Lisa Haywood Westarp of Portland, Ore., Keene Haywood and Mark Haywood of Houston. The family requests that memorials be made to Meals for the Elderly, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Family Hospice of San Angelo or a favorite charity. Into your hands, O merciful Savior, we commend your servant Jolyn. Acknowledge, we humbly beseech you, a sheep of your own fold, a lamb of your own flock, a sinner of your own redeeming. Receive her into the arms of your mercy, into the blessed rest of everlasting peace, and into the glorious company of the saints in light. Amen. (Book of Common Prayer, p. 465) BOBBIE FRANCES BRADEN Bobbie Frances Cook Braden, 72, of San Angelo passed away Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1997, at her residence after a brief illness with lymphoma. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Bobbie was born the only child of Robert L. and Christina Cook in Winters, Runnels County, on March 31, 1925. She served as a Navy Wave during World War II and retired from GTE after 30 years of service. She was a strong, spiritual, honest and loyal realist who survived many conflicts in her life by living with the philosophy that each accepted responsibility for his own actions. She was preceded in death by her parents and her only son, Mark A. Stephens. Survivors include two daughters, Cherry Adams and Tina Green, both of San Angelo; and three granddaughters, Genna Adams of Shreveport, La., and Chrystal Budden and Renee Budden, both of San Angelo. Memorials may be made to a favorite charity. I'm Free Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free, I'm following the path God laid for me. I took his hand when I heard him call, I turned my back and left it all. I could not stay another day, To laugh, to love, to work or play. Tasks left undone must stay that way, I found peace at the close of day. If my parting has left a void, Then fill it with remembering joy. A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss, Oh yes, these things I, too, will miss. Be not burdened with time of sorrow, I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow. My life has been full, I've savored much, Good friends, good times, a loved one's touch. Perhaps my time seemed all too brief, Don't lengthen it now with undue grief. Lift up your heart and share with me, God wanted me now, he set me free. The San Angelo Standard - Times Online West Texas news and sports/September 5, 1997 ______________________________________________________________ Funerals & Death Notices TODAY BRADY - Jewel Beckham, 98, at 10 a.m. in Heritage Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Voca Cemetery. GOLDTHWAITE - Cherri Wynea Barnett Phillips, 36, of Priddy, at 2 p.m. in Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Newburg Cemetery. MARFA - Luz Spencer Armendariz, 91, at 10 a.m. at Santa Teresa de Jesus Catholic Church; burial in Desert Hills Cemetery in Presidio; arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. LLANO - Juanita D. Johnson, 86, at 10 a.m. in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Llano City Cemetery. MASON - Alvin William Zesch, 94, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church; burial in Gooch Cemetery; arrangements by Mason Funeral Home. SWEETWATER - Laymon ``Pat'' Vines, 89, at 2 p.m. in Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Roscoe Cemetery in Roscoe. SWEETWATER - Bobby F. Wade, 52, military graveside service at 10 a.m. in Sweetwater Cemetery; arrangements by Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home. SATURDAY SAN ANGELO - Bobbie Frances Cook Braden, 72, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Dalton Isham, 66, of Miles, at 2 p.m. at Johnson's Funeral Home; burial in Miles Cemetery in Miles; arrangements by Grimes Funeral Chapels of Kerrville. COLEMAN - Lillian Lavonia Sullivan, 95, of San Francisco, at 2 p.m. in Walker Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Rough Creek Cemetery. KERRVILLE - Hattie Louise Linscomb, 89, of Ingram, at 10 a.m. in Kerrville Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. ______________________________________________________________ Lorene Clark Lorene B. Clark, 81, of Gilmer and formerly of San Angelo, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 1997, in Gilmer. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens with Dr. James Miller of Park Heights Baptist Church officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. She was born Oct. 1, 1915, in Jones County. She was a retired bookkeeper for Fortune Drilling Co. and a member of Park Heights Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Gorzell of Gilmer; a son, W.G. Harlan of Houston; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Robert Walker PECOS - Robert Neal Walker, 82, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1997, at his residence. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. today at the Church of Christ. Arrangements are by Pecos Funeral Home. He was born Oct. 14, 1915, in Ballinger and was a longtime resident of Pecos. He had been a superintendent for Cotton Oil Mill and was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include two sons, G.W. Walker of Pecos and Bob N. Walker of Leaday; three grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Keith Moore KINGSLAND - Keith Alan Moore, 27, of Texarkana, Ark., died Sunday, Aug. 31, 1997, in Texarkana. Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel. He was born Dec. 20, 1969, in Corpus Christi and had lived in Kingsland for eight years. He had worked for Terminex and was a Catholic. Survivors include a son, Zachary Brice Moore of Kingsland; his mother, Sue Rainwater of Marble Falls; his father, K.P. Moore of Corpus Christi; grandmother, Jan Corn, and grandfather, George Smiga, both of Kingsland; and numerous cousins, aunts and an uncle. June Hooks JUNCTION - June Gayley Hooks, 77, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1997, at her residence. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Junction Cemetery. Arrangements are by Aubrey Fife Funerals. Survivors include a son, Bill Ed Hooks Jr. of San Antonio and a sister, Geary Hooks of Kountze. Willie Shortes STANTON - Willie Epley Shortes, 86, of Taos, N.M., died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1997, in Taos. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements are by Gilbreath Funeral Home. She was born July 13, 1911, in Midland. She had worked for the Ector County Abstract and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Odessa and the Republicans Women's Organization. Survivors include two daughters, Sue Davis of New Braunfels and Nancy Stewart of Taos; a brother, Ernest Epley of Pecos; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. W.H. Narrell COLORADO CITY - W.H. ``Huse'' Narrell, 90, of Loraine died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Loraine First Baptist Church with burial in Loraine Cemetery in Loraine. Arrangements are by Kiker-Seale Funeral Home. He was born May 14, 1907, near Loraine. He was a director at Roscoe State Bank and was a farmer and rancher. He also served as a director for the Federal Land Bank, president of the Loraine School Board, mayor of Loraine and was a Minneapolis-Moline Dealer in Colorado City for many years. He also was a member of Loraine Masonic Lodge. Survivors include two daughters, Faye Smith of Loraine and Beth Taylor of Sweetwater; a son, Don Narrell of Midland; and three granddaughters. Leilany Martinez LLANO - Leilany Aviles Martinez, infant daughter of Lucia Martinez and Alejandro Aviles of Llano, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1997, in Llano. Graveside service will be at 4 p.m. today in Llano City Cemetery. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. Leilany was born Sept. 3, 1997, in Llano. Survivors include her parents; her grandfather, Celso Aviles of Mexico City, Mexico; her grandparents, Antonio and Lourdes Martinez of Brady; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Duncan McDonald FORT STOCKTON - Duncan McDonald, infant son of Chris and Naomi McDonald of Fort Stockton, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1997, in Lubbock. Service will be at 11 a.m. today at St. Agnes Catholic Church with burial in East Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. Duncan was born April 6, 1996, in Bad Krunach, Germany, and had been a resident of Fort Stockton for 10 months. He is survived by his parents; a brother, Nicholas McDonald of Fort Stockton; his maternal grandparents, Barb and Tim Schmitz of Custard, S.D.; and his paternal grandparents, Jud and Christine McDonald of Antiquea, Calif. Amanda Court BIG SPRING - Amanda Beth Court, 8, of Big Spring died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1997, in a Lubbock hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. She was born May 23, 1989, in Big Spring. She was a student at Coahoma Elementary school and a member of Sand Springs Church of Christ. Survivors include her parents, Kenny and Kay Court of Big Spring; two brothers, Kenneth James Court of Big Spring and Pete Court of Levelland; a sister, Laurie Wells of Big Spring; her maternal grandparents, James and Mary Wells of Big Spring; her paternal grandmother, Dora Court of Big Spring; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Edgar Barr KERRVILLE - Edgar A. ``Pops'' Barr, 84, of Odem died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1997, in a San Antonio hospital. Service will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at the First Baptist Church in Odem. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Garden of Memories. Arrangements are by Grimes Funeral Chapels. He was born Aug. 27, 1913, in Kaufman and had been a resident of Odem for 22 years. He was a retired iron worker and a member of First Baptist Church in Odem. Survivors include his wife, Wretha M. Barr of Odem; four daughters, Mary Lou Coates of San Antonio, Patricia L. Dworaczyk of Port Lavaca, Susie Grimes of Kerrville and Nancy Molden of Odem; a stepson, John Miller of Odem; two stepdaughters, Sylvia Freeze of Odem and Mary Jane Krebs; a brother, Dempsey Barr of Alice; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; nine stepgrandchildren; and 13 step-great-grandchildren. Lucille Lockhart BIG SPRING - Lucille Lockhart, 83, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 1997, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Myers & Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. She was born Jan. 5, 1914, in Parker County and had been a longtime resident of Big Spring. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include three sons, Gene Lockhart, Ben Lockhart and Jimmy Lockhart, all of Big Spring; a daughter, Sue Mize of Big Spring; 15 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. ______________________________________________________________ DALTON ISHAM Mr. Dalton Isham, age 66, of Miles, Texas, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1997, in a San Angelo hospital. He was born Oct. 9, 1930, in Comanche, Texas, and had been a Miles resident for 50 years. He operated the Isham Upholstery Shop in Miles for many years and had been an upholsterer for 46 years. He married Nina Jane Bennett on Oct. 22, 1949, in San Angelo. Survivors are his wife, Nina Isham of Miles; his mother, Martha Isham of Abilene; a daughter, Cheryl Gentry of Miles; three sons, Jackie Isham and wife, Nancy, of Ballinger, Lynn Isham and wife, Sharon, of Kerrville and Mike Isham of Miles; a sister, Grace Lacy of Abilene; five grandchildren, Ashley and Wade Isham, Jason and Randy Gentry and Heidi Lane Isham and extended family, Cindy and Michael Braun and the James Calcavecchia family and special little girl, Amber Green. He was preceded in death by his father, Elmer, and brother, J.N. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at Johnson's Funeral Home in San Angelo. Interment will follow in Miles Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday, Sept. 5, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Johnson's Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be nephews, Bobby Kasberg, Pat Kasberg, Larry Massey, Kenneth Massey, Sonny Curtis and Bruce Tyree. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Grimes Funeral Chapels. PREBAL REID HUNT BORGER - Prebal Reid Hunt died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1997, in Baptist Hospital in Amarillo, Texas. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Central Baptist Church in Borger, Texas, with the Rev. Don Hill, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Prebal Reid Hunt was born in San Saba County, Texas, but lived in San Angelo and worked for Western Mattress Co. from 1930-1940. She married Thurman Hunt Nov. 10, 1941, in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Renna Gayle, in 1979; her parents, J.A. Reid and Martha Ella Reid, of San Angelo; and a sister, Emma Reid Hill, also of San Angelo. She is survived by her husband, Thurman Hunt of the home; a son, Thurman Hunt Jr. of Leesburg, Fla.; a daughter, Barbara Nadeau of Lawton, Okla.; a brother, J.D. Reid of San Angelo; two sisters, Estelle Reid Williams of Ozona and Bonnie Gober of Richland Springs; eight grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. OLA MAE CALDWELL Ola Mae Caldwell, 96, of San Angelo died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1997. Graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, in Fairmount Cemetery officiated by Dr. Jerold McBride, pastor of First Baptist Church. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Mrs. Caldwell was born March 4, 1901, in Bronte, Texas, to William Creighton and Mary Etta Walton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jabe A. Caldwell. Mrs. Caldwell was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church and the Ruth Sunday school class. She loved gardening and was active in the San Angelo Garden Club and various civic activities. Survivors include two daughters and their families, Jean Stepp and Stratton W. Beesley of San Angelo and their daughter and son-in-law, Reece and Don Small of Fort Worth, and son and daughter-in-law, Michelle and Worth Beesley of Oak Harbor, Wash.; Patsy Stepp and Sammy S. Smith and their daughters and sons-in-law, Kay and Carl Ingraham and Patsy Anne and Andrew Vavra of Houston; three great-granddaughters, Brook and Regan Small and Kate Beesley; and one great-grandson, Bill Beesley. Also, one stepson, Jake Caldwell and wife, Anna Bell of San Angelo and their daughter, Nancy Alstin; a stepdaughter, Cleo Hicks and Harold, and their son, Jimmy Childs; one stepdaughter-in-law, Aggie Caldwell and her daughter, Debby Ferrell; and one sister, Maxine McDonald and son, John Dowdy. TYSON WITT SHELTON EL PASO - Tyson Witt Shelton, beloved son of Mike and Sally Shelton, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1997. He is survived by his loving sister, Sara; grandparents, Jim and Lena Witt of Sherman; and grandmother, Bobbie Ludwick and Charles Ludwick of Winters. Other survivors are Uncle Randy and Beth Shelton of Coleman County; cousins, Taylor, Alison, Bill, Dan and Rama Witt of Los Angeles and Cody Witt. Tyson graduated from Coronado High School in 1996. He participated in football and track and was the district champion in pole vaulting. He loved his family, friends, the desert and hunting. He will be remembered by his wonderful sense of humor. Graveside service will be at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 5, in Memory Gardens of the Valley Cemetery. Arrangements are by Martin Funeral Home. Donations may be made to Trio, in care of 316 Serrania, El Paso, Texas, 79932/The St. Mark's Memorial Youth Fund. The San Angelo Standard - Times Online West Texas news and sports/September 5, 1997 (the 6th, actually) ______________________________________________________________ Funerals & Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Bobbie Frances Cook Braden, 72, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Ola Mae Caldwell, 96, graveside service at 10:30 a.m. in Fairmount Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Lorene B. Clark, 81, graveside service at 1 p.m. in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Dalton Isham, 66, of Miles, at 2 p.m. at Johnson's Funeral Home; burial in Miles Cemetery in Miles; arrangements by Grimes Funeral Chapels of Kerrville. BIG SPRING - Amanda Beth Court, 8, at 2 p.m. in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel; burial in Trinity Memorial Park. BIG SPRING - Lucille Lockhart, 83, at 10 a.m. in Myers & Smith Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Trinity Memorial Park. COLEMAN - Lillian Lavonia Sullivan, 95, of San Francisco, at 2 p.m. in Walker Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Rough Creek Cemetery. COLORADO CITY - W.H. ``Huse'' Narrell, 90, at First Baptist Church in Loraine; burial in Loraine Cemetery in Loraine; arrangements by Kiker-Seale Funeral Home. JUNCTION - June Gayley Hooks, 77, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Junction Cemetery; arrangements by Aubrey Fife Funerals. KERRVILLE - Hattie Louise Linscomb, 89, of Ingram, at 10 a.m. in Kerrville Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. KINGSLAND - Keith Alan Moore, 27, memorial service at 10 a.m. at Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. STANTON - Willie Epley Shortes, 86, graveside service at 3 p.m. in Evergreen Cemetery; arrangements by Gilbreath Funeral Home. SUNDAY KERRVILLE - Edgar A. ``Pops'' Barr, 84, of Odem, at 4 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Odem; graveside service at 1 p.m. Monday in Garden of Memories; arrangements by Grimes Funeral Chapels. ______________________________________________________________ Lem Crouch Lem H. ``L.H.'' Crouch, 79, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 1997, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. He was born Feb. 28, 1918, in Wall and was a lifetime resident of Wall and San Angelo. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and had been associated with Crouch Sheet Metal. Survivors include a brother, Bill Crouch of Bakersfield, Calif.; a sister, Ruth Armistead of Austin; and numerous nieces and nephews. Bessie Jones Bessie Jones, 80, formerly of San Angelo, died Friday, Sept. 5, 1997, in a Hobbs, N.M., hospital. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home. Patricia Bryan STANTON - Patricia Louise Bryan, 54, of Stanton died Thursday, Sept. 4, 1997, in Big Spring. Memorial service was Friday at the First Baptist Church. Arrangements were by Gilbreath Funeral Home. She was born June 23, 1943, in Fort Stockton and was a longtime resident of Stanton. Survivors include a son, Michael Wayne Etheridge of Hobbs, N.M.; a daughter, LaWanda Furn York of Germany; her mother, Jewel Mae Foster of Lubbock; a sister, Beth Grace of Anton; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Arvel Holley STANTON - Arvel Lawrence Holley, 68, of Midkiff died Thursday, Sept. 4, 1997, in Midkiff. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. today in Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements are by Gilbreath Funeral Home. He was born April 7, 1929, in Coleman and was a longtime resident of Midkiff. Survivors include three sons, Lawrence Leroy Holley and Arvel Ray Holley, both of Odessa, and Robert Leon Holley of Midkiff; three sisters, Mildred Roundtree of Comanche, Wanda Copeland of Grand Prairie and Linda Holley of Fort Worth; three brothers, Grady Holley of Midland, Ervin Holley of Odessa and Jerry Holley of Vance, Ala.; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Winnie Dye MASON - Mrs. Charles (Winnie) Dye, 78, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 1997, in a Fredericksburg nursing home. Service will be at 3:30 p.m. today at Trinity United Methodist Church with burial in Trinity United Methodist Cemetery. Arrangements are by Mason Funeral Home. She was born March 28, 1919, in Navarro County and was a longtime resident of Mason County. She was a retired registered nurse and a Methodist. Survivors include a brother, Damon Alexander of San Angelo; a sister, Wilma Barker of Albuquerque, N.M.; and four nephews and a niece. Mildred Cobb BRADY - Mildred Frances Leatherwood Cobb, 73, of Eden died Thursday, Sept. 4, 1997, in Eden. Private graveside service will be in Paint Rock Cemetery in Paint Rock. Arrangements are by Leatherwood Colonial Funeral Home. She was born June 14, 1924, in Paint Rock and was a lifetime resident of the area. She had been a co-owner of Cobb Landscaping and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Eden. Survivors include a stepdaughter, Betty Parker of Colorado City; a brother, B.Z. Leatherwood of Salisbury, Mo.; three sisters, Mabel Hall, Nell Maddoux and Dorothy Prosise, all of Eden; three stepgrandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Trudie Farris GOLDTHWAITE - Trudie Lorene Ethridge Farris, 85, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 1997, in a local care center. Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Robert Lee Cemetery. She was born Nov. 6, 1911, in Mullin and was a longtime resident of Robert Lee, moving to Goldthwaite in 1992. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include a sister, Zore ``Peaches'' Blackburn of Goldthwaite; and several nieces and nephews. Robert Salinas McCAMEY - Robert C. Salinas, 30, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 1997, in Upton County. Service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with burial in Resthaven Cemetery. Arrangements are by Richard W. Box Funeral Home. He was born Aug. 8, 1967 in Brownfield and had lived in McCamey since 1980. He was an electrician. Survivors include his wife, Monica A. Salinas of McCamey; his mother, Amelia ``Millie'' Salinas of McCamey; his father, Tommy C. Salinas of Littlefield; grandparents, Jacinta White of Borger and Janie Ybarob; a daughter, Erianna Salinas of McCamey; and three sons, Cody Salinas, Robert Salinas and Tristian Salinas, all of McCamey; two sisters, Tammy Salinas and Sylvia Foncannon, both of McCamey; and two brothers, Randy Robledo of Borger and Jimmy Salinas of McCamey. Kenneth Lawson STERLING CITY - Kenneth ``Kenny'' Craig Lawson, 46, of Sterling City died Thursday, Sept. 4, 1997, at his residence. Service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the First Baptist Church in Sterling City with burial in Montvale Cemetery. Arrangements are by Ross Funeral Home. He was born July 28, 1951, in Graham and was a longtime resident of Sterling City. An Army veteran, he was a pumper in the oil field and was a Baptist. Survivors include his parents, Amos and Martha Lawson of Sterling City; two sisters, Ann Hale of Joshua and Vicky Barber of Lockhart; a brother, Ronnie Lawson of Wichita Falls; and nine nieces and nephews. Donald Ganoung KERRVILLE - Donald W. Ganoung, 61, died Friday, Sept. 5, 1997, at his residence. Services are pending at Overby Funeral Home. Eulalia Castro ELDORADO - Eulalia Castro, 90, died Friday, Sept. 5, 1997, in a local care center. Services are pending at Kerbow Funeral Home. Maxine Housewright SWEETWATER - Maxine Housewright, 63, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 1997, at her residence. Services are pending at McCoy Funeral Home. ______________________________________________________________ ELEANOR FLETCHER THOMAS WALLER - Eleanor Fletcher Thomas, 77, of Hockley passed away Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1997, in Houston. Mrs. Thomas is survived by her husband, Raymond J. Thomas; daughters, Elizabeth Allbritton and husband, Lon Elton, and Karen Craft and husband, Donald R.; grandchildren, Jonathan Dee Palmer, Elaine Travers and Lonnie Allbritton Jr.; great-grandchildren, Lauren and Kimberly; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, in Fieldstore Cemetery with Pastor Adrien Fletcher officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Canon Funeral Home. B.C. DOMINGUEZ B.C. Dominguez, 76, of San Angelo died at 12:20 a.m. Friday, Sept. 5, 1997, in Shannon Medical Center. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 8, at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father George Fey officiating. Military graveside service will follow in Calvary Cemetery. B.C. Dominguez was born on Aug. 16, 1921, in San Angelo, Texas. He attended San Angelo College and spent three years in the U.S. Army. In January 1954, he joined the San Angelo Police Department. He completed basic police training at Texas A&M University. He also completed seminars on juvenile activities, and studied scientific crime investigation at the University of Louisville and fingerprint training at the Institute of Applied Science in Chicago. During his 28-year career, he served four years as a patrolman and five years as a detective, and in 1964 became one of the department's two juvenile officers. Ultimately, he moved into the administrative area where he served in different positions during the remainder of his career. He retired as a sergeant of public relations at the end of his 28-year career. As a young man, B.C. worked with his father in the grocery business. Motivation, interest, faith and tenacity urged him to make himself the best he could. B.C. loved to camp and to fish, always had a special interest in passing these activities to youngsters and served as a Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 322. He was a member of the board of directors for the Boys Club of America. In 1974, he was named the first president of St. Mary's Catholic Church Parish Council. He also served a second term for this organization. He also was active for many years with the Southside Lions Club, serving as president and also serving on the board of directors. In February 1981, he retired from the police department, and was honored by the League of United Latin American Citizens at a banquet in recognition of the contribution he had made to law enforcement and to his community. In 1985, he was recognized as Newsmaker of the Year by the San Angelo Press Club at its annual Gridiron Show. He was chosen for this honor primarily because he was the first Hispanic to have won a seat on the Tom Green County Commissioners Court where he served in that capacity for eight years, representing Precinct 1. B.C. also served as the manager of legislator Dick Burnett's San Angelo office for a number of years. B.C. was married to Dora Alcala on Aug. 10, 1946, in San Angelo, and she preceded him in death on June 5, 1993. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Felicetas Escobar and Delores Rojas; and a brother, V.C. Dominguez. Survivors include by one daughter, Bonnie Guerrero and her husband, Julio, of San Angelo; one son, Mario V. Garcia and his wife, LuLu, of San Antonio; two brothers, Joe Dominguez and Jesus Dominguez, both of San Angelo; one sister, Isabel Wuertenburg of San Angelo; five grandchildren, Cleo Yvette Guerrero, Larry Michael Guerrero, Julio Guerrero III, Gina Yvette H. Garcia and Marc Derek H. Garcia; and one great-grandson, Chance David Garcia. Pallbearers will be Armando Trevino, Pete Chapa, Sebastian Guerrero, Manuel Santos, Rocky Couder and Dick Burnett. Honorary pallbearers will be Frank Sedeno and Jesse Zapata. The San Angelo Standard - Times Online West Texas news and sports/September 7, 1997 ______________________________________________________________ Funerals & Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - B.C. Dominguez, 76, rosary at 7 p.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; service at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church; military graveside service in Calvary Cemetery. KERRVILLE - Edgar A. ``Pops'' Barr, 84, of Odem, at 4 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Odem; graveside service at 1 p.m. Monday in Garden of Memories; arrangements by Grimes Funeral Chapels. STERLING CITY - Kenneth ``Kenny'' Craig Lawson, 46, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church; burial in Montvale Cemetery; arrangements by Ross Funeral Home. MONDAY SAN ANGELO - Lem H. ``L.H.'' Crouch, 79, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. GOLDTHWAITE - Trudie Lorene Ethridge Farris, 85, at 10:30 a.m. in Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Robert Lee Cemetery. McCAMEY - Robert C. Salinas, 30, at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church; burial in Resthaven Cemetery; arrangements by Richard W. Box Funeral Home. ______________________________________________________________ Sherry Benn Sherry Virginia Benn, 56, of San Angelo died Friday, Sept. 5, 1997, at her residence. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Fairmount Cemetery with the Rev. Charles Greenwell, pastor of Holy Angels Catholic Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. She was born March 23, 1941, in Lake Charles, La. She was a writer and a Catholic. Survivors include her parents, Joe and Margaret Benn of San Angelo; a brother, W.H. Shumake of Mobile, Ala.; and numerous aunts, uncles, nephews and cousins. Jose Beltran Jose R. Beltran, 82, of San Angelo died Saturday, Sept. 6, 1997, in a local nursing home. Prayer service will be at 7 p.m. Monday in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Military burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. He was born March 17, 1915, in Mexico, and had lived in San Angelo since 1949. An Army veteran of World War II, he had worked for the city of San Angelo with the street and bridge crew. Survivors include his wife, Maria Beltran of San Angelo; two sons, Gilbert Beltran and Ruben Beltran, both of San Angelo; four daughters, Esther De Luna, Gloria Garza and Mary Hernandez, all of San Angelo, and Josie Rivenbark of North Carolina; a brother, Ricardo Beltran of California; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. James Gates James C. Gates, 54, of San Angelo died in August 1997. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home. Bessie Jones Bessie L. Jones, 80, of San Angelo, died Friday, Sept. 5, 1997, in Hobbs, N.M. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. David Womack officiating. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. She was born Jan. 7, 1917, in East Bernard. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Vernon Jones Jr. of San Angelo; two daughters, Frances Price of Artesia, N.M., and Dorothy Henry of Hobbs; a brother, Edward Michulka of San Angelo; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Olegario Gauna ELDORADO - Olegario D. Gauna, 72, of Eldorado died Friday, Sept. 5, 1997, in a San Angelo hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with burial in Eldorado Cemetery. Arrangements are by Kerbow Funeral Home. He was born March 6, 1925, in Alice and had been a longtime resident of Eldorado. He was a sheepshearer and a Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Eugenia Tijerina of Eldorado; two sons, Lee Guana and Olegario Gauna Jr.; two stepsons, Joseph Tijerina and Alfonso Tijerina; three daughters, Juanita Flores, Anna Gauna and Susie Gauna; three stepdaughters, Lupe Arispe, Estella Grimes and Virginia Barron; two brothers, Juanillo Gauna and Manuel Gauna; four sisters, Luz Aguilar, Paula Arispe, Prudencia Belman and Juanita Gallegos; and numerous grandchildren. Lester Eckert SNYDER - Lester Dan Eckert, 68, of Snyder died Friday, Sept. 5, 1997, in a Lubbock hospital. Service will be at 3 p.m. today in Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home with burial in Hillside Memorial Gardens. He was born May 23, 1929, in Mereta and had been a longtime resident of Snyder and Scurry counties. An Army veteran of the Korean War, he did contract work in the oil field as a gang pusher. He was a member of Colonial Hill Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Delores Eckert of Snyder; two daughters, Lavonda Eckert of Big Spring and Lujean Eckert of Snyder; a son, Danny Eckert of San Angelo; three sisters, Mattie Edith ``Sis'' Mull of San Angelo and Annie Eckert and Mary Eckert, both of Big Spring; a brother, Dr. Miles A. Eckert of Odessa; and two grandchildren. Nellie McMorries STANTON - Nellie McMorries, 95, died Friday, Sept. 5, 1997, in Stanton. Service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements are by Gilbreath Funeral Home. She was born April 16, 1902, in Alabama. She was a postmaster in Tarzan and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Tarzan. Survivors include three sons, James Wilson McMorries of Seymour, Wilburn E. McMorries of Carson, Calif., and Billy Ray McMorries of Amarillo; 14 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and 14 great-great-grandchildren. Rheford Owens EDEN - Rheford Owens, 85, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 1997, in a San Angelo hospital. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Lorenzo Cemetery in Lorenzo. Arrangements are by Eden Funeral Home. He was born May 31, 1912, in Kiowa, Okla., and had been a resident of Concho County since 1985. He was a farmer and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include a daughter, Dot Hight of Eola; and a nephew, Wayne Dopson of Longview. Sadie Warm BIG SPRING - Sadie Warm, 82, died Friday, Sept. 5, 1997, in a local nursing home. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Trinity Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. She was born Feb. 18, 1915, in Charleston. She was a homemaker and had been employed by College Park Laundromat. She was a member of the Hillcrest Baptist Church. Survivors include a sister, Eula Wofford, and a brother, J.C. Bates, both of Paris; and a niece, Kay Fry of Arlington. Maxine Housewright SWEETWATER - Maxine Housewright, 63, died Sept. 4, 1997, at her residence. Graveside service will be at 2:30 today in Hamlin Cemetery. Arrangements are by McCoy Funeral Home. She was born Jan. 17, 1934, in Royston and had been a longtime resident of Sweetwater. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two sons, Milton Wayne Wood of Sweetwater and Carl Lee of Lubbock; three daughters, Verna Harris of Sweetwater, Annie Lee and Patricia Lee, both of Lubbock; four brothers, Tommy Smith of Maryneal, Leon Smith of Coahoma, John Smith of Rotan and Billy Ray Smith of Sweetwater; and nine grandchildren. Shantezia Canady BIG SPRING - Shantezia Vanderbilt Canady, 2 months old, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 1997, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Myers & Smith Funeral Home. Lois Jones SWEETWATER - Lois Jones, 82, of Nolan died Saturday, Sept. 6, 1997, in an Abilene hospital. Services are pending at McCoy Funeral Home. Bernard Jones SWEETWATER - Bernard Wilburn Jones, 87, of Nolan died Saturday, Sept. 6, 1997, in an Abilene hospital. Services are pending at McCoy Funeral Home. ______________________________________________________________ B.C. DOMINGUEZ B.C. Dominguez, 76, of San Angelo died at 12:20 a.m. Friday, Sept. 5, 1997, in Shannon Medical Center. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 8, at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father George Fey officiating. Military graveside service will follow in Calvary Cemetery. B.C. Dominguez was born on Aug. 16, 1921, in San Angelo, Texas. He attended San Angelo College, and spent three years in the U.S. Army. In January 1954, he joined the San Angelo Police Department. He completed basic police training at Texas A&M University. He also completed seminars on juvenile activities, studied scientific crime investigation at the University of Louisville and fingerprint training at the Institute of Applied Science in Chicago. During his 28-year career, he served four years as a patrolman, five years as a detective and in 1964, became one of the department's two juvenile officers. Ultimately, he moved into the administrative area where he served in different positions during the remainder of his career. He retired as a sergeant of public relations at the end of his 28-year career. As a young man, B.C. worked with his father in the grocery business. Motivation, interest, faith and tenacity urged him to make himself the best he could. B.C. loved to camp and to fish, always had a special interest in passing these activities to youngsters and served as a Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 322. He was a member of the Board of Directors for the Boy's Club of America. In 1974, he was named the first president of St. Mary's Catholic Church Parish Council. He also served a second term for this organization. He also was active for many years with the Southside Lions Club, serving as president and also serving on the board of directors. In February 1981, he retired from the police department, and was honored by the League of United Latin American Citizens at a banquet in recognition of the contribution he had made to law enforcement and to his community. In 1985, he was recognized as Newsmaker of the Year by the San Angelo Press Club at its annual Gridiron Show. He was chosen for this honor primarily because he was the first Hispanic to have won a seat on the Tom Green County Commissioners Court where he served in that capacity for eight years, representing Precinct 1. B.C. also served as the manager of legislator Dick Burnett's San Angelo office for a number of years. B.C. was married to Dora Alcala on Aug. 10, 1946, in San Angelo and she preceded him in death on June 5, 1993. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Felicetas Escobar and Delores Rojas; and a brother, V.C. Dominguez. Survivors include by one daughter, Bonnie Guerrero and her husband, Julio, of San Angelo; one son, Mario V. Garcia and his wife, LuLu, of San Antonio; two brothers, Joe Dominguez and Jesus Dominguez, both of San Angelo; one sister, Isabel Wuertenburg of San Angelo; five grandchildren, Cleo Yvette Guerrero, Larry Michael Guerrero, Julio Guerrero III, Gina Yvette H. Garcia and Marc Derek H. Garcia; and one great-grandson, Chance David Garcia. Pallbearers will be Armando Trevino, Pete Chapa, Sebastian Guerrero, Manuel Santos, Rocky Couder and Dick Burnett. Honorary pallbearers will be Frank Sedeno and Jesse Zapata. CHARLIE SANDERS Charlie Sanders, 65, of Grape Creek passed away Saturday, Sept. 6, 1997, at his home. A wake service will be at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, in Robert Massie Funeral Home Chapel with Sister Mary Kay Bailey, O.P., presiding. Funeral Mass is tentatively set for 1:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, at Cathedral Church of the Sacred Heart, with Father Charles Greenwell, pastor of Holy Angels Catholic Church officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery Charlie was born Aug. 26, 1932, in San Angelo and was a lifetime resident. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1971, with the rank of master sergeant. He received the Good Conduct Medal in 1960, the Bronze Star in 1967, and Air Force Commendation in 1971 for meritorious service. After the military, Charlie judged horse shows in the Dixie Nationals in Mississippi in 1993, and in 1994 judged horses at the Fort Worth Stock Show. He was also president of the Texas Palomino Exhibitors Association in 1984. Charlie was preceded in death by his parents, Boyd and Agnes Sanders; and a brother, Buddy Sanders. He is survived by his wife, Jimmye Sanders of Grape Creek; an aunt, Blanche Sanders Horne of San Angelo; three nieces, Susan Sanders Howell and husband, Walter, of San Angelo, Kathy LaGrange and husband, William, of Mansfield and Barbara Berry and husband, John, of Anson; a nephew, Mike Hanson and wife, Elizabeth, of Carrollton; a sister-in-law, Nell Hanson of Abilene; two grand-nieces, Royal and Raina; and two grand-nephews, James and Justin. LEM H. `L.H.' CROUCH Lem H. ``L.H.'' Crouch died Thursday, Sept. 4, 1997, in San Angelo in Shannon Medical Center - St. John's Campus. L.H. was born Feb. 28, 1918, in Wall, Texas, to Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Richard Crouch. He lived in Wall and San Angelo most of his life. He served in the Navy during World War II, and was associated with Crouch Sheet Metal during his working years. L.H. was predeceased by his first wife, Daphne McAfee, and his second wife, Ebba Jones Finley. He is survived by one brother, Bill Crouch and wife, Katherine, of Bakersfield, Calif.; one sister, Ruth Armistead and her son, David Armistead of Austin; and many other nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his family by marriage, Don McAfee of Austin, Carl McAfee Jr. of Albuquerque, N.M., Moonyean Hamilton of Bedford and George S. Finley of San Angelo; and his friend who always helped him in need, Ann Black. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. EULALIA F. CASTRO ELDORADO - Eulalia F. Castro, 90, died Friday, Sept. 5, 1997. Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Eldorado Cemetery. Arrangements are by Kerbow Funeral Home. She was born Feb. 3, 1907, in Coahuila, Mexico, to Pedro and Concepcion Frias. She married Gavino H. Castro in 1933. They moved to Eldorado in 1939. She was a dedicated Catholic and was involved with the Guadalupanas. Gavino, her husband of 60 years, preceded her in death in 1993. She was also preceded in death by one brother and two sisters, Marcelino Frias and Feliciana Valadez and Dolores Espinoza. Survivors include four daughters, Juanita Buitron, Theresa Martinez, Mary Elida Spears and Carolina Mendez, all of Eldorado; eight grandchildren, Rosa Maria Factor, Alvaro Rojas, Eugenio Rojas, Ray David Buitron Sr., Ramiro Buitron Sr., Raymond Spears Jr. and Randy Spears, all of Eldorado, and Alberto Buitron of Lubbock. The family requests that memorial gifts be made to Family Hospice of San Angelo.