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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/November 10, 1997 ______________________________________________________________ Funerals & Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Maria Bonaventure, 20, at 10 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Nancy Doolin, 55, at noon at Edmund Boulevard Baptist Church; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. SAN ANGELO - Eugene Honea, 83, Masonic graveside service at 11 a.m. in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Frances Marie Swindle, 75, at 2 p.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. SAN ANGELO - Emmanuel Torres III, infant son of Thomas Torres and Yolanda Trevino Torres, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Calvary Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. BIG SPRING - Charlie Casbeer, 77, at 4 p.m. at Coahoma Church of Christ; burial in Coahoma Cemetery; arrangements by Myers & Smith Funeral Home. BIG SPRING - Angelica Paige Nieto, infant daughter of Dawn Lee and Juan Nieto, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Mount Olive Memorial Park; arrangements by Myers & Smith Funeral Home. BIG SPRING - Roy P. Shaffer, 80, at 2 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church; burial in Mount Olive Memorial Park; arrangements by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. BRADY - Carrie DeAlma Campbell, 86, at 2 p.m. in Leatherwood Colonial Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Live Oak Cemetery. FREDERICKSBURG - Roland Anderson, 82, at 10 a.m. in Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel; burial at a later date. KERRVILLE - Charles Henry Eckstein, 87, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church; burial in Garden of Memories; arrangements by Grimes Funeral Chapels. KERRVILLE - B.F. Sumner, 86, of Mountainair, N.M., graveside service at 11 a.m. in Hunt-Japonica Cemetery in Hunt; arrangements by Grimes Funeral Chapels. MIDLAND - Wanda Grace Jones, 86, at 9 a.m. in Ellis Funeral Home Chapel; burial at 1 p.m. in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens in San Angelo. MIDLAND - Juanita Lee Darnell, 86, at 11 a.m. in First Presbyterian Church Chapel; burial in Resthaven Memorial Park; arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. ODESSA - Clarence N. Muehlbrad, 77, at 10 a.m. in Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors Chapel; burial at 3 p.m. in Fairmount Cemetery in San Angelo. ROBERT LEE - Clifford Franklin Sharp, 76, memorial service at Robert Lee Baptist Church; arrangements by Shaffer Funeral Home. TUESDAY LLANO - Enrique ``Shorty'' Villanueva, 102, at 2 p.m. in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Llano City Cemetery. WEDNESDAY PECOS - David W. Bryant, 67, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Barstow Cemetery in Barstow; arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. ______________________________________________________________ Nadine Matlock Nadine Jolly Matlock, 80, of San Angelo died Saturday, Nov. 8, 1997, at her residence. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Don Bailey officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. She was born July 28, 1917, in Rochelle. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include her husband, Hervey L. Matlock of San Angelo; and two sisters, Lucille McAda of Fort Worth and Ina B. Von Gonten of San Angelo. Viola Daniel Viola Annie Daniel, 83, of San Angelo died Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997, in Edinburg. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Miles Cemetery with the Rev. Robert Webb officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. She was born Nov. 9, 1914, in Osceola and had been a longtime resident of Miles. She was a homemaker and a member of Harris Avenue Baptist Church. Survivors include a nephew, Jerry Daniel of Fort Worth, and a stepdaughter, Virginia Sheffield of Indiana. Ira Payne Ira Lee Payne, 69, of Harriet died Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Harriet Baptist Church with the Rev. Mark Thompson officiating. Burial will follow in Harriet Cemetery. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. He was born April 18, 1928, in Harriet. A veteran of World War II, he was a carpenter and a member of the Harriet Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Daniel Payne of Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Ronnie Lee Payne of San Angelo; four brothers, James Payne, Tom Payne, J.C. Payne and H.R. Payne; four sisters, Geneva, Imogene, Shirley and Bonnie; five grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Leonids Garcia Leonids Garcia, 93, of Miles died Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997, at his residence. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home. Edna Henson Edna Henson, 76, of San Angelo died Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Robert Massie Funeral Home. Barney Hensley Barney Neal Hensley, 77, of San Angelo died Sunday, 9, 1997, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Robert Massie Funeral Home. Rawlin Spice KERRVILLE - Rawlin Thomas Spice, 84, died Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997, in a local hospital. Memorial service will be at a later date. Arrangements are by Grimes Funeral Chapels. He was an Air Force veteran of World War II and a swimming-pool contractor. There are no immediate survivors. Diana Brown BRADY - Diana Hope Brown, 54, died Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997, at her residence. Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Calvary Temple Assembly of God Church with burial in Resthaven Cemetery. Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home. She was born Sept. 20, 1943, in Roscoe. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include her husband, Harold Brown of Brady; three sons, Danny Root and Michael Brown, both of Brady, and Dale Root of Austin; three daughters, Donna Cummins of Clarksville, Tenn., Desiree McLeod of Fredonia and MarelinaBrown of Brady; and four grandchildren. Deward Chesser GOLDTHWAITE - DewardChesser, 87, of Early and formerly of Mullin, died Saturday, Nov. 8, 1997, in an Early care center. Service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Mullin United Methodist Church with burial in Oakview Cemetery. He was born Sept. 22, 1910, in Mills County and had been a lifetime resident. He was a heavy-equipment operator and a Methodist. Survivors include two sons, Dewayne Chesser of Jal, N.M., and Wilber Chesser of Las Vegas; a daughter, Debra Shields of Brownwood; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Stephen Hale ODESSA - Stephen Hale, 91, died Saturday, Nov. 8, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Temple Baptist Church Chapel with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. He was born Sept. 9, 1906, in Altoona, Ala., and had been a resident of Odessa since 1946. He was a retired employee of Wooley Tool and a member of the Temple Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Vera Hale of Odessa; a daughter, Donna Sullivan of Odessa; a brother, Marcus Hale of San Angelo; a sister, Mary Ruth Taylor of Spring Valley, Calif.; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. W.A. McMahon BIG SPRING - W.A. ``Bill'' McMahon, 73, died Saturday, Nov. 8, 1997, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. He was born June 29, 1924, in Goodletsville,Tenn., and had been a resident of Big Spring since 1946. A Navy veteran of World War II, he was retired from the Cabot Corp. and Western Container. He was a member of the 14th and Main Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Mildred McMahon of Big Spring; two sons, Tommy Joe McMahon of San Angelo and Jerry Wayne McMahon of Deer Park; and four grandchildren. Leola Conway BIG SPRING - Leola P. ``Polly'' Conway, 77, of Big Spring died Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997, in a Lubbock hospital. Services are pending at Myers & Smith Funeral Home. Frank Ohnemus KERRVILLE - Frank R. Ohnemus, 86, of Harper died Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Overby Funeral Home. ______________________________________________________________ PEARL HOPSON KAYS Pearl Hopson Kays, 83, of San Angelo and formerly of Indianapolis, passed away Saturday, Nov. 8, 1997, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jason Fry, pastor of Sierra Vista United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Mooresville Cemetery in Mooresville, Ind. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Mrs. Kays was born Jan. 10, 1914, in Powder Springs, Tenn. She was a homemaker. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Bill Harris of San Angelo; three grandchildren, Mitchell Harris and wife, Cindi, of Yardley, Pa., Rebecca Boles of Birmingham, Ala., and Daniel Harris and wife, Lisa, of San Angelo; seven great-grandchildren, Angie Harris, Brent Harris, Lance Campbell and wife, Jamie, Amanda Campbell, Michael Campbell, Amy Harris and Ross Harris; one sister, Anna Mae Gordon of Greencastle, Ind.; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was a loving and generous person who will be missed by many. L.B.T. SIKES L.B.T. Sikes, 82, of San Angelo passed away Saturday, Nov. 8, 1997, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jason Fry of Sierra Vista United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will follow in Fairmount Cemetery. Mr. Sikes was born June 10, 1915, in Leonard. He was a retired teacher and school administrator. He is survived by his wife, JerrySikes of San Angelo; two sons, David Sikes and wife, Gay, of Rockwell and Richard Sikes and wife, Linda, of Iraan; one daughter, Betsy Sikes of Pecos; two grandchildren, Michael Sikes of Rockwell and Elizabeth Sikes Corder of Abilene; one brother, Pete Sikes of San Angelo; one sister, Winnie Kirkpatrick of Lititz, Pa.; and numerous nieces and nephews. CLIFFORD F. SHARP ROBERT LEE - Clifford F. Sharp of Carlsbad, Texas, died Friday, Nov. 7, 1997, in a San Angelo hospital. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, at Robert Lee Baptist Church. Arrangements are by Shaffer Funeral Home. Clifford was born Aug. 20, 1921, to Elbert and Laura Culp Sharp near King, Texas, in Coryell County. He attended school at King, Bee House and Plainview. He attended Bee House Methodist and was baptized in the Cow House Creek when he was 11 years old. Cliff served in the CCC's for six months in Grand Canyon, Ariz., from 1940 to 1941. He also served in the 47th United States Navy Construction Battalion (Seabees) from 1942 to 1945. He spent 26 months building airstrips for fighter planes on different islands in the South Pacific. Cliff worked for San Angelo Telephone Co. from 1945 to 1954 and GTE from 1954 until he retired in 1975, after 30 years with the two companies. He farmed and ranched for 34 years. Cliff married Mary Murtishaw on March 6, 1946, in San Angelo. They lived in Bronte, San Angelo and near Carlsbad, Texas. Cliff is survived by his wife, Mary ``Murt'' Sharp of the home; a daughter, Cliffie, son-in-law, Jerry, and granddaughter, Lauran Sensabaugh,all of Coppell;and many nieces and nephews, cousins and friends that he loved. The family requests donations be sent to the Robert Lee Care Center, Bronte Nursing Home or a charity of the donor's choice. ANGEL LEYENDECKER CANO Angel Leyendecker Cano, 33, of San Angelo died Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997, at his residence. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel. Mass will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, at St. Mary's Catholic Church with military graveside service following in Calvary Cemetery. Pallbearers will be his brothers. Angel was born Jan. 1, 1964, in San Angelo to Joe and Jane Leyendecker Cano. He graduated from Plainview High School in 1982. He had served in the Marines and was a sewing machinist at Levi Strauss Co. in San Angelo. He married Antonia ``Toni'' Mata on April 21, 1989, in Germany. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Angel was preceded in death by two brothers, Louis and Stanley Cano. Survivors include his wife, Toni, one daughter, Krista Cano, two sons, Andrew and Jack Cano, and his mother and father, Janie and Joe Cano, all of San Angelo; six brothers, Joe Cano of Arcanum, Ohio, Mark Cano of Plainview, Ernest Cano and John Cano, both of San Angelo, Daniel Cano of Taylor and Mike Cano of Dallas; and one sister, Linda Cano of San Angelo. The family requests memorials be made to Hospice of San Angelo, 36 E. Twohig Ave., Suite 1100, San Angelo, TX 76903. EUGENE BULLOCK HONEA Eugene ``Gene'' Honea, 83, of San Angelo ended his journey through this life on Thursday, Nov. 6, 1997, at Shannon Medical Center. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 10, in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens under the auspices of the Masonic Lodge with Dr. Robert Honea giving the eulogy. Johnson's Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Gene was born Oct. 1, 1914, in Temple, Texas, to Clarence R. Honea and Sadie Fields Honea. Gene and his family came to San Angelo in 1924. He attended Peacock Military Academy in San Antonio and San Angelo schools. He was a member of the State Guard during World War II and also an aircraft welder at Mathis Field. He was a 43-year member of Masonic Lodge 570. He was a Presbyterian. Gene retired from the State Comptroller's Office on Aug. 31, 1977. Gene was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Joseph Lynn Honea; and a brother, Ed Honea. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Frances Hagan Honea; one son, James Robert Honea and wife, Ethel Ann, of San Angelo; seven grandchildren, Robert Honea of Virginia, Lori Fortney of California, Kimberly Phillips and David Honea of San Angelo, Shawn Honea of Mertzon, Jason Honea of Wichita Falls and Rachel Honea of San Marcos; 14 great-grandchildren, Amanda, Jacquelynn, Ross, Sierra, Cody, Brandi, Denise, Phillip, Kathleen, Eleanor, Anna and Nathan Honea, Erica Phillips and Brittany Fortney; a sister-in-law, Florence Honea of Kerrville; many nieces and nephews; and also his brother-in-law, Alfred Lynn Hagan and wife, Kay. Gene was a loving and caring husband and father. He will be greatly missed. The family will be at 1914 College Hills Blvd. The family requests that memorials be made to the donor's favorite charity. ARTHUR `ART' HALE FERRIS - Arthur ``Art'' Hale, 69, of Dallas passed away Friday, Nov. 7, 1997, in Dallas. He was born July 11, 1928, in San Angelo. He was the owner of Jefferson Motors and was a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Marie Hale of Dallas; a son, Royal Hale of La Mesa, Calif.; a stepson, Christopher Vines of Dallas; two sisters, RozellaWilcox and Myrna Sebolt, both of San Angelo; a brother-in-law, Bob Sebolt of San Angelo; two nephews, Allan Wilcox of San Angelo and Arthur Glenn Sebolt of Odessa; and three nieces, Susan Wilcox of Irving, Karen Sebolt Headricksof Lockhart and Lisa Sebolt Sheppard of San Angelo. Family visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, at Johnson's Funeral Home in San Angelo. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. in Fairmount Cemetery in San Angelo with Dr. David Womack officiating. Arrangements are by Green Funeral Home. After the graveside service, the family will receive visitors at 3004 Lake Drive in San Angelo. The San Angelo Standard - Times Online West Texas news and sports/November 11, 1997 ______________________________________________________________ Funerals & Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Angel Leyendecker Cano, 33, at 4 p.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church; burial in Calvary Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Viola Annie Daniel, 83, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Miles Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Arthur ``Art'' Hale, 69, of Dallas, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Fairmount Cemetery; arrangements by Green Funeral Home of Ferris. SAN ANGELO - Pearl Hopson Kays, 83, at 10 a.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Mooresville Cemetery in Mooresville, Ind. SAN ANGELO - Nadine Jolly Matlock, 80, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - L.B.T. Sikes, 82, at 1 p.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Fairmount Cemetery. BIG SPRING - W.A. ``Bill'' McMahon, 73, at 10 a.m. in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel; burial in Trinity Memorial Park. BRADY - Diana Hope Brown, 54, at 2 p.m. at Calvary Temple Assembly of God Church; burial in Rest Haven Cemetery; arrangements by Heritage Funeral Home. GOLDTHWAITE - Deward Chesser, 87, of Early, at 11 a.m. at Mullin United Methodist Church; burial in Oakview Cemetery. LLANO - Enrique ``Shorty'' Villanueva, 102, at 2 p.m. in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Llano City Cemetery. WEDNESDAY SAN ANGELO - Ira Lee Payne, 69, of Harriett, at 2 p.m. at Harriett Baptist Church; burial in Harriett Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. ODESSA - Stephen Hale, 91, at 2 p.m. in Temple Baptist Church Chapel; burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Home. PECOS - David W. Bryant, 67, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Barstow Cemetery in Barstow; arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. ______________________________________________________________ Leonides Garcia Leonides R. Garcia, 93, of Miles died Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997, in Miles. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Miles with the Rev. Stephen Kennelly officiating. Burial will be in Miles Cemetery. He was born April 11, 1904, in Gonzales. He was a retired farmer and a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church. Survivors include five daughters, Ramona Garcia of Miles, Maria Garcia of Corpus Christi, Belen Moreno of Miles, Hope Robertson of Converse and Julia Dominquez of Miles; four sons, Wally Garcia and Fidy Garcia, both of Miles, S.J. Garcia of San Angelo and Leonides Garcia Jr. of Garden City; a sister, Leonarda Cantos of Kenedy; 29 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. Edna Henson Edna Lammert Henson, 76, of San Angelo died Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Robert Massie Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. David Womack of Calvary Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow in Fairmount Cemetery. She was born April 23, 1921, in Sangerton. She worked for the San Angelo Water Department for 21 years before retiring in 1985. Survivors include a brother, Charlie Lammert Jr. of Austin; a sister, Erna Lammert Davis of Tucson, Ariz.; three daughters, Jean Ann Bayer of Del Rio, and Nancy Wright and Susan Baker, both of San Angelo; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Elzy Meek Elzy V. ``Jack'' Meek, 82, of San Angelo died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, at his residence. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tom Pucci of Parkside Community Four Square Church officiating. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. He was born April 20, 1915, in San Angelo and was a lifetime resident. He was a contract builder and a member of the Parkside Community Four Square Church. Survivors include his wife, Margaret Meek of San Angelo; two sons, Robert ``Bob'' Meek and Jack E. Meek, both of San Angelo; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Barney Hensley Barney Neal Hensley, 77, of San Angelo died Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997, in a local hospital. Military graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. He was born Sept. 17, 1920, in Mason and had been a resident of San Angelo for 50 years. A veteran of World War II, he was a delivery man for a local drugstore. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and was a Baptist. Survivors include a son, Marvin Hensley, and a daughter, Jane Simmerman, both of Tucson, Ariz.; a sister, Thelma Higbee of Mount Pleasant; two brothers, Harold Lloyd Hensley of Dickinson and Marvin Harry Hensley of Oregon; and three grandchildren. Dollie Merriman Dollie Belle Merriman, 82, of San Angelo died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, in a Brady nursing home. Service will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday with the Rev. Clinton Eastman officiating. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. She was born June 13, 1915, in Brownwood and had been a resident of San Angelo for 33 years. She was self-employed. Survivors include a sister, Dorothy Steele of Brady; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Dorine Longworthy KERRVILLE - Dorine Longworthy, 76, of Austin died Friday, Nov. 7, 1997, at her residence. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Grimes Funeral Chapels. She was born Feb. 2, 1921, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and had recently moved to Austin, formerly living in Kerrville for 10 years. She was a secretary for the Houston Independent School District. Survivors include a daughter, Carolyn Glazer of Austin; a brother, Robert McKean of Victoria, British Columbia; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Leola Conway BIG SPRING - Leola P. ``Polly'' Conway, 73, died Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997, in a Lubbock hospital. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. today in Veal Station Cemetery in Springtown. Arrangements are by Myers & Smith Funeral Home. She was born Jan. 7, 1924, in Cotton Dale and had been a resident of Big Spring since 1957. She worked at the Big Spring State Hospital and was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband, Doyle Conway of Big Spring; two sons, Ken Conway of Big Spring and Ralph Norris Jr. of Vernon; a half sister, Marguarite Marlatt of Clyde; her mother, Grace Isbell of Clyde; and two grandsons. Thomas Newton MIDLAND - Thomas J. Newton, 73, died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, in a local hospital. No services are planned. Arrangements were by Ellis Funeral Home. He was born Oct. 24, 1924, in Clarksville, Ark., and had been a longtime resident of Mertzon before moving to Midland in 1975. A Marine veteran, he was a rancher and a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church in El Paso. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Thomas J. Newton of Midland; a son, Steven Lee Newton of Edgewood, N.M.; two daughters, Sandra Kay Fulesday of Big Spring and Terry Jean Smith of Dimondale, Mich.; a sister, Mary Mays of San Angelo; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Rose Ersch FREDERICKSBURG - Rose Grona Ersch, 80, died Saturday, Nov. 8, 1997, in a local care center. Service will be at 10 a.m. today in Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel with burial in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. She was born Feb. 28, 1917, in Harper. She worked as a waitress. Survivors include a daughter, Maxleen Newman of Kerrville; two grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Guillermo Fierro PECOS - Guillermo R. Fierro, 73, died Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997, at his residence. Service will be at 2 p.m. today at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Arrangements are by Pecos Funeral Home. He was born June 25, 1924, in Ojinaga, Mexico, and had been a resident of Pecos since 1968. He was a Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Rosa Fierro of Pecos; a son, Guillermo Fierro Jr. of Pecos; a daughter, Delea Urias of Pecos; two brothers, Agustino Fierro and Eujenio Fierro, both of Ojinaga; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. Joseph VanderStucken SONORA - Joseph VanderStucken, 96, of San Angelo and Sonora died Saturday, Nov. 8, 1997, at his residence. Service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at St. John's Episcopal Church with burial in Sonora Cemetery. Arrangements are by Kerbow Funeral Home. He was born Feb. 15, 1901, in Sonora. He was a rancher, banker and philanthropist. Survivors include a daughter, Jo Bess Jackson of Dallas; two grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Olga Pankonien LLANO - Olga R. Pankonien, 85, died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, in Llano. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Llano City Cemetery. She was born June 3, 1912, in Washington County. She was a homemaker and a member of the Lutie Watkins United Methodist Church. Survivors include two sisters, Annie Tischler of Winters and Leona Bell of Odessa; a brother, Charles Rackow of Weatherford; and numerous nieces and nephews. Jeannie Whitsell SWEETWATER - Jeannie Rasberry Whitsell, 39, died Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997, in Sweetwater. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Belvieu Cemetery in Rotan. Arrangements are by Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home. She was born April 28, 1958, in Hamlin. She owned and operated a beauty shop in Loraine and worked as a dental assistant. She was a Baptist. Survivors include her husband, Brice Whitsell of Lake Sweetwater; two daughters, Kelly Byrne of San Angelo and Marci Pinkerton of Sweetwater; a son, Cuatro Byrne of Sweetwater; two brothers, Rowdy Rasberry of Roby and Chad Templeton of Rotan; two sisters, Rachel Engel of Roby and Misty Bowen of San Angelo; her father, Freddie L. Rasberry, and stepmother, Celia Rasberry, both of Roby; her mother, Lue Ann Bowen of Rotan; and grandparents, Lee and Betty Rasberry of Roby. Manuel Hernandez MONAHANS - Manuel C. Hernandez, 71, of Barstow died Nov. 2, 1997, in an Odessa hospital. Rosary was Nov. 4 in Harkey Funeral Home Chapel. Service will be at 2 p.m. Nov. 5 at St. John's Catholic Church with burial in Monahans Memorial Cemetery. He was born Sept. 14, 1926, in Presidio and had been a resident of Barstow since 1944. He was a Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Nicolasa Pena Hernandez of Barstow; a son, Manuel Hernandez Jr. of Dallas; two daughters, Delma Diaz of Odessa and Elfida Ramirez of Monahans; two brothers, Julian Hernandez of Monahans and Antonio Hernandez of Pecos; two sisters, Amelia Morales of Andrews and Maria Jesus Madrid of Monahans; and five grandchildren. Bertie Navatkoski JAMESBURG, N.J. - Bertie Lou McKinney Navatkoski, 75, of Plainsboro died Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997, at her residence. Service will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Lester Memorial Home Chapel with burial in Fernwood Cemetery. She was born in Abilene, had been a resident of San Angelo for 20 years before moving to Somerset and recently moved to Plainsboro. She was a retired manager of Huntington Place Apartments in San Angelo. Survivors include three daughters, Gloria J. Miller of Monroe Township, N.J., Edwina Navatkoski of Milltown, N.J., and Patricia McKinney of Richmond, Texas; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Frank Ohnemus KERRVILLE - Frank R. Ohnemus, 86, of Harper died Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church of Harper with burial in Harper Cemetery. Arrangements are by Overby Funeral Home. He was born June 12, 1911, in Carlsbad, N.M., and had been a resident of Harper since 1975. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Faye Ohnemus of Abilene; a daughter, Barbara Holder of Texarkana; a son, Col. Tom F. Ohnemus of San Antonio; a stepdaughter, Norma H. Springer of Abilene; a sister, Violet Williams of Kerrville; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Chevy Watson SAN SABA - Chevy Reace Watson, infant son of Moretta Lynn Watson of Early and William Willmon of Granbury, died Saturday, Nov. 8, 1997, at his residence. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Howell-Doran Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Wallace Creek Cemetery. He was born May 15, 1997, in Fort Worth and was a lifetime resident of Early. He was a member of the Central Baptist Church. Survivors include his parents; his maternal grandmother, Sandra Watson of Early; his paternal grandparents, Ed Wayne Watson of San Saba and Cynthia Golden of Waco; his maternal great-grandparents, Maxine Meader Harper of Bend and Jakie Watson of San Saba; his maternal-step great-grandfather, Ben Harper of Bend; his paternal great-grandmother, Clarece Davis of Brownwood; a brother, Ricky Wayne Watson of Early; and four aunts. Rudolph Gottschalk KINGSLAND - Rudolph S. ``Rudy'' Gottschalk, 80, died Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997, in Kingsland. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Lakeland Hills Memorial Park. He was born Aug. 13, 1917, in Bexar County and had been a resident of Kingsland since 1974. He was a shipping/receiving clerk for Southern Pacific Railroad and was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Lions Club. Survivors include his wife, Erna Gottschalk of Kingsland; and several nieces and nephews. Jeannette Works KERRVILLE - Jeannette Works, 87, of Scottsville, Va., died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, in Virginia. Services are pending Kerrville Funeral Home. Franklin Gaddy KERRVILLE - Franklin Gaddy, 75, of Fredericksburg died Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997, at his residence. Services are pending at Kerrville Funeral Home. Madeyline Brown KERRVILLE - Madeyline Brown, 92, of Fredericksburg died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, in a local nursing home. Services are pending at Kerrville Funeral Home. Edith Hale ALPINE - Edith Wagnon Hale, 79, of Alpine died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, in a Midland hospital. Services are pending at Geeslin Funeral Home. Ida Lucero BIG SPRING - Ida C. Lucero, 38, died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. Feliz Garza BIG SPRING - Felix Garza, 55, of Lenorah died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, in a Midland hospital. Services are pending at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. Paula Davis Paula C. Davis, 40, of San Angelo died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, at her residence. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home. Cynthia Carruthers KERRVILLE - Cynthia Ann Carruthers, 41, died Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Kerrville Funeral Home. James Rayborn Sr. KERRVILLE - James Jesse ``Jim'' Rayborn Sr., 75, died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Kerrville Funeral Home. ______________________________________________________________ JENNIFER LEE HOBSON MILLER A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, at Fort McKavett St. James Episcopal Church for Jennifer Lee Hobson Miller. Jennifer was born Aug. 4, 1972, in Guinn, Mich., and died Oct. 30, 1997, in East Palo Alto, Calif. She was a 1989 graduate of St. Mary's Academy in San Antonio, 1994 graduate of Foothill College in Los Altos, Calif., and 1996 graduate of California Culinary Academy in San Francisco. She worked as a chef at Kuleto's Trattoria in Burlinghame, Calif. Creativity and special teaching abilities gained her recognition in her field. She is survived by her great-grandmother, Alice Rutledge Lee; her grandmother, Lynell Ellis Wheless of Menard; her mother and stepfather, Susan Wheless and J. George Viszmeg from Sicily, Italy; her sisters, Kristin Juraschek Wilson and Marja Juraschek; her aunts and uncles, Jacquelyn Wheless Baker and Jack Baker of Sonora, Marilyn Wheless-Gregory and Keith Gregory from Paris, France; her two cousins, Wheless R. Baker and Lewis Jarvis Baker. Memorials are requested to a charity of choice. Gathering of family and friends will be at St. James Episcopal Church. MADIE R. MOOREFIELD DICKINSON - Madie R. Moorefield, 85, of Dickinson and formerly of Galveston and San Angelo, passed away Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997, at her residence. She was born Oct. 9, 1912, in Marathon to Raymond Wainfield and Irene Elizabeth ``Rennie'' Miller. Mrs. Moorefield had resided in Dickinson for the past five years. She worked as an underwriter for American National Insurance, as a cashier for Southern Union Gas in Galveston and retired from Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo with 17 years of service. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, in Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery in Hitchcock with Chaplain Norma Gutierrez officiating. Arrangements are by James Crowder Funeral Home. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-laws, Florene and Roy Dickson and Shirley and Charles Keleman Sr.; seven grandchildren, Roy Lee Dickson and wife, Barbara, Pamela Zwonlinski and husband, Shawn, Cynthia Henderson and husband, Scott, Terri Macaluso, Paula Holland and husband, Ric, David Macaluso and wife, Alyssa, and Mark Macaluso; and seven great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be made to Galveston County Hospice, 1708 Auburn, Suite C, Texas City, TX 77591-2346. The San Angelo Standard - Times Online West Texas news and sports/November 12, 1997 ______________________________________________________________ Funerals and Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Leonides R. Garcia, 93, of Miles, at 10 a.m. at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Miles; burial in Miles Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Barney Neal Hensley, 77, military graveside service at 1 p.m. in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Edna Lammert Henson, 76, at 10 a.m. in Robert Massie Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Fairmount Cemetery. SAN ANGELO - Elzy V. Meek, 82, at 2 p.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. SAN ANGELO - Dollie Belle Merriman, 82, at 3 p.m. in Robert Massie Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. SAN ANGELO - Ira Lee Payne, 69, of Harriett, at 2 p.m. at Harriett Baptist Church; burial in Harriett Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. KERRVILLE - Dorine Longworthy, 76, of Austin, memorial service at 11 a.m. at Grimes Funeral Chapels. KERRVILLE - Frank R. Ohnemus, 86, of Harper, at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Harper; burial in Harper Cemetery; arrangements by Overby Funeral Home. KINGSLAND - Rudolph S. Gottschalk, 80, at 10 a.m. in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Lakeland Hills Memorial Park. LLANO - Olga R. Pankonien, 85, at 2 p.m. in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home; burial in Llano City Cemetery. ODESSA - Stephen Hale, 91, at 2 p.m. in Temple Baptist Church Chapel; burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Home. PECOS - David W. Bryant, 67, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Barstow Cemetery in Barstow; arrangements by Pecos Funeral Home. SAN SABA - Chevy Reace Watson, infant son of Moretta Lynn Watson of Early and William Willmon of Granbury, at 2 p.m. in Howell-Doran Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Wallace Creek Cemetery. THURSDAY SONORA - Joseph VanderStucken, 96, at 1 p.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church; burial in Sonora Cemetery; arrangements by Kerbow Funeral Home. SUNDAY FORT McKAVETT - Jennifer Lee Hobson Miller, 25, memorial service at 2 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church. ______________________________________________________________ Felix Garza Sr. BIG SPRING - Felix Garza Sr., 55, of Lenorah died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, in a Midland hospital. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel. Mass will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. He was born June 11, 1942, in Dilly and was a longtime resident of Lenorah. A veteran of the Texas National Guard, he worked as a mechanic for TST Paraffin for 16 years and was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Midland. Survivors include his wife, Mary Garza of Lenorah; a daughter, Melissa Whited of Lenorah; a son, Felix Garza Jr. of Lenorah; two brothers, Florencio Garza Jr. and Fred Garza, and two sisters, Florencia Acosta and Eloise Aguirre, all of Lenorah; and three grandchildren. Wesley Townsend FORT STOCKTON - Wesley M. Townsend, 85, died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, in Fort Stockton. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. today in East Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. He was born Aug. 30, 1912, in Rockdale and had been a resident of Fort Stockton since 1946. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a manager of Home Ice Inc. Survivors include two sons, Bill Townsend of Fort Stockton and David Townsend of Corpus Christi; a sister, Alma Hayburst of Truth or Consequences, N.M.; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. W.E. Hanson BIG SPRING - W.E. ``Bill'' Hanson, 96, died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 3 p.m. today in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with burial in Mount Olive Memorial Park. He was born Feb. 11, 1901, in Arkansas and was a lifetime resident of Big Spring. He was a retired farmer and rancher. Survivors include his wife, Lena Hanson of Big Spring a daughter, Evelyn Van Steenburgh of Big Spring; a brother, Marvin Hanson of Big Spring; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Ida Lucero BIG SPRING - Ida C. Lucero, 38, died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. today at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church with burial in Mount Olive Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. She was born Sept. 19, 1959, in Tularosa, N.M., and had been a resident of Big Spring since 1980. She was a homemaker and a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Alvino Noyola, a son, Marcos Correa and three daughters, Alicia Correa, Olivia Rodriquez and Kenzie Rodriquez, all of Big Spring; her father, Felipe B. Lucero of Big Spring; five sisters, Josie Chavez, Rosie Stapp and Virginia Franco, all of Big Spring, Gloria Cameron of Winfield, W.Va., and Anna Lucero of Bremerton, Wash.; three brothers, Valentin P. Lucero of Mesquite, David P. Lucero of Ruidoso, N.M., and Rueben P. Lucero of Grants, N.M.; and several nieces and nephews. Ray Keyser FREDERICKSBURG - Ray H. Keyser, 68, of Fredericksburg and Mason, died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel with graveside service at 1 p.m. in Gooch Cemetery in Mason. He was born March 11, 1929. He was a rancher. Survivors include two daughters, Donna Yorborough of Fredericksburg and Lyla Crouch of Mason; a son, Haden Keyser of Mason; his mother, Estella Keyser Basse of Fredericksburg; a stepbrother, Roscoe Basse of Fredericksburg; a stepsister, Irene Crutcher of Arkansas; and two grandchildren. Madeyline Brown KERRVILLE - Madeyline B. Brown, 92, of Fredericksburg died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, in a local care center. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Sunset Memorial Park in San Antonio. Arrangements are by Kerrville Funeral Home. She was born Oct. 6, 1905, in Coleman and had been a resident of Kerrville and Fredericksburg for more than 20 years. She was a homemaker, a seamstress and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Kerrville. Survivors include a son, Dee R. Brown of Houston; a sister, Irene Frazier of San Antonio; and seven grandchildren. Lois Shipman McCAMEY - Lois Shipman, 76, of McCamey died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, in a Stephenville care center. Service will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church with burial in Resthaven Cemetery. Arrangements are by Richard W. Box Funeral Home. She was born Jan. 6, 1921, in Eastland and had been a longtime resident of McCamey. She was employed by the post office and served as postmaster for McCamey until retiring in 1985. She was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Lee Shipman of McCamey; a son, Mark Shipman of Stephenville; a sister, Lottie Bradshaw of McCamey; and three grandchildren. Beatrice Brown MONAHANS - Beatrice Dial Brown, 91, died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Presbyterian Church with burial in Monahans Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Harkey Funeral Home. She was born Dec. 21, 1905, in Brady and had been a resident of Monahans for 53 years. She owned a fabric shop and was a Presbyterian. Survivors include two daughters, Bettye B. Kinard of Fort Worth and Ebba B. Mathis of Edmond, Okla.; two sisters, Mary Dial McKie of Wichita Falls and Patsy Dial Garnes of Tomball; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Cyndi Carruthers KERRVILLE - Cyndi Ann Carruthers, 41, died Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997, in a local hospital. Memorial service will be at 12:30 p.m. today in the chapel at Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are by Kerrville Funeral Home. She was born Nov. 13, 1955, in Galena Park and had been a resident of Kerrville since 1994. She was employed as a lab technician at Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital. Survivors include a son, Michael William Montgomery of Kerrville; her mother, Pat Montgomery of Luling; two brothers, Mike Montgomery of Houston and Tom Montgomery of Dallas; and two aunts. Velva Huckabee ANDREWS - Velva Florene C. ``Flo'' Huckabee, 81, died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, at her residence. Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Calvary Baptist Church with graveside service at 3 p.m. in Mount Evergreen Cemetery in Pecos. Arrangements are by McNett Funeral Home. She was born July 28, 1916, in Levita and had been a longtime resident of Pecos and Andrews. She was a life insurance agent and established The Way Inn. She attended First Baptist Church, West Park Baptist Church and Good News Fellowship in Andrews. Survivors include two daughters, Martha Fleming and Rebekah Sawyer, both of Andrews; a son, Robert ``Bob'' Huckabee of San Angelo; a sister, Ruth Clem of Roswell, N.M.; and six grandchildren. Blanche Harris SANTA ANNA - Blanche Harris, 98, of Santa Anna died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1997, in a Brownwood hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First United Methodist Church with burial in Santa Anna Cemetery. Arrangements are by Henderson Funeral Home. She was born July 16, 1899, in Evansville, Ind., and had been a lifetime resident of Coleman County. She was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Mary Jo Dahlberg of Austin and Lois Faye McNiel of Mesquite; two sons, Elgean Harris of Santa Anna and Bill Jack Harris of Plano; three sisters, Veoma Adams of Anderson, Ind., Alma Williams of Andrews and Dorothy Mills of Austin; eight grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Carl Hornbuckle Carl Hornbuckle, 74, San Angelo died Nov. 11, 1997. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home. Vern Vigar BIG SPRING - Vern Vigar, 80, of Big Spring died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1997, in a Midland hospital. Services are pending at Myers & Smith Funeral Home. Beatrice Mitchell BIG SPRING - Beatrice Mitchell, 46, died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, at her residence. Services are pending at Myers & Smith Funeral Home. ______________________________________________________________ DOLLIE MERRIMAN Dollie Bell Merriman, 82, of San Angelo passed away Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, in a Brady nursing home. Service will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, in Robert Massie Riverside Chapel with the Rev. Clinton Eastman officiating. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Dollie was born June 13, 1915, in Brownwood. She is survived by a sister, Dorothy Steele of Brady; three grandchildren and their spouses, Linda and Jerry Kempe of New Braunfels, Beverly and Ronnie Martin of Baton Rouge, La., and Kenneth and Trisha Sanders of Hewitt; four great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, one sister and her son, Jerry D. Rambo. The family will be at 2632 University. E.V. `JACK' MEEK E.V. ``Jack'' Meek, 82, of San Angelo went to be with the Lord on Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, at his home. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tom Pucci of Parkside Community Foursquare Church officiating. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Jack was born April 20, 1915, in San Angelo to Elzy V. and Laura Rose Meek. He married Margaret Greer on Jan. 4, 1941. He was a retired builder. He is survived by Margaret, his wife of 56 years; two sons, Jack E. Meek and Toni Byrd, and Bob Meek and wife, Alva Jean, all of San Angelo; a brother-in-law, Loyd Wetsel and wife, Margaret, of Hot Springs Village, Ark.; four grandchildren, Kevin Meek of San Angelo, Schuyler Cunningham and husband, Ken, of Fort Worth, Keith Meek and wife, Tiffany, and Vanessa Constancio and husband, Gus, all of San Angelo; five great grandchildren, Kollin, Chelsea and Landon Meek and Kyra Constancio, all of San Angelo, and Kailey Cunningham of Fort Worth. Jack was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Edythe Wetsel; and a granddaughter, Heather Meek. Jack lived a very eventful and fulfilling life. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed fishing, hunting and gardening. He loved his family and spent many hours bragging about them and telling stories to them and about them. His most enjoyable times were spent with his family. He was a great husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was loved by all and will be greatly missed. The family will receive visitors from 9 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 414 W. 47th St. in San Angelo. Pallbearers will be Robert Greer, Nelson Ball, Frank Whitfield, John Rutledge, Delbert Mitchell and Marshall Bryant. The family requests that memorials be sent to Hospice of San Angelo and Meals for the Elderly. EDNA LAMMERT HENSON Edna Lammert Henson, 76, of San Angelo passed away Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997, in Shannon Medical Center. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Robert Massie Funeral Home with burial to follow in Fairmount Cemetery. Edna was born April 23, 1921, to Charlie and Bertha Lammert in Sangerton. On Sept. 27, 1940, she married Burney Ray Henson and they began their life together in San Angelo. She was employed for 21 years with the San Angelo Water Department before retiring in 1985. Edna was preceded in death by her husband, Burney Henson; a brother, James M. Lammert; and a grandson, Jim Allen Janek. Survivors include a brother, Charlie Lammert Jr. of Austin; one sister, Erna Lammert Davis of Tucson, Ariz.; three daughters, Jean Ann Bayer of Del Rio, Nancy Wright and Susan Baker, both of San Angelo; nine grandchildren, Jennifer Burton of Shreveport, La., Joey Janek of Del Rio, Lisa Jost of Paint Rock, Tommy Clark of Odessa, Roger Clark of San Angelo, Amy Lambert of Austin, Andy Baker of Coppell, Becky Baker of San Angelo and Heather Bayer of Del Rio; and eight great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Tommy Clark, Andy Baker, Roger Clark, Joey Janek, Jimmy Rickard, Troy Burton and Shane Adkins. We, the family are deeply saddened by our loss, but we know our loss is heavens gain. Gran, our love is with you always, rise and join the Lord and may there always be two sets of ``footprints'' in the sand. EDITH WAGNON HALE ALPINE - Edith Wagnon Hale was born in Fort Stockton, Texas on Aug. 18, 1918, to Ben D. and Suzanna B. Wagnon. She lived in San Angelo for many years and graduated from San Angelo College. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Sul Ross State University. She was the sister to Bobcat athletes, Glen B. and Ben R. Wagnon. She was a life member of the Texas Teachers Association and held many local and district offices. She was a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Honorary International Organization of Key Women Teachers. Mrs. Hale had been president of the Beta Iota Chapter, communications committee chairman of Alpha State and area coordinator of District 15. She taught Sunday school for 27 years consecutively at the First Baptist Church in Alpine, Texas, and many years was the church clerk. She volunteered to deliver Meals On Wheels and spent time at the Museum of The Big Bend. She was a member of the AARP and Retired Teachers and volunteered at the Sunshine House. In 1986, she was elected as one of the first Silver-Haired Legislators for the State of Texas and received the Red Plate Award from KOSA television in Odessa for her services. On March 4, 1938, she married Cecil M. Hale, who preceded her in death on Oct. 10, 1979. Mr. and Mrs. Hale operated Model Cleaners in Alpine for 20 years and then operated a television sales and service store. Mrs. Hale taught second grade in Alpine for 23 years before retiring in 1984. She is survived by one son, Richard and wife, P.J., of Monahans; a granddaughter, Patricia and husband, Ronny Tone, of Monahans; and her most precious of all, two great-grandchildren, Jillian, age 6, and Nathaniel, 6 months. She also is survived by two nieces, Edith Carol Brooks and Mary Sue Bolton, both of Arizona; and a sister, Mary Adkins of Bedford. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, in the Geeslin Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. PAULA C. DAVIS Paula C. Davis, 40, of San Angelo died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, at her residence. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, in Evergreen Cemetery in Ballinger with Dr. George Cooper of Grace Temple Baptist Church officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Paula was born Aug. 3, 1957, in Abilene, to Malcolm and Darlene Davis. She lived in Ballinger until she graduated from Ballinger High School. She then moved to San Angelo and married Randy Hancock and was blessed with a daughter, Sabrina, in 1982. Paula graduated from Angelo State University in 1985 as a registered nurse. She then married Ernest Higuera and was blessed with another daughter, Brittany in 1988. Paula enjoyed fishing, playing bingo, watching movies and dearly loved her girls. She was preceded in death by her mother in 1977. She is survived by her father, Malcolm Davis and his wife, Rosemary, of San Angelo; two daughters, Sabrina Hancock of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Brittany Higuera of Miles; three sisters, Carla Kasberg and her husband, Eugene, of Miles, Darla Mullins and her husband, Kyle, and Julie Evans and her husband, Wes, all of San Angelo; two nieces, Lacy Whittenburg and Baylea Evans; and one nephew, Zachery Davis. She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her. The family requests donations be made to the MHMR Crisis Shelter, Salvation Army or a favorite charity. DIXIE ANN ALVEY Dixie Ann Alvey, 60, of San Angelo died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1997, at 12:57 a.m. in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, 1997, in Belvedere Memorial Park with the Rev. Jasper McClellan officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Mrs. Alvey was born March 26, 1937, in Santa Anna to I.O and Madie James. She married Curtis Alvey July 16, 1955, in Santa Anna. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Curtis L. Alvey of San Angelo; two sons and daughters-in-law, Stephen L. and Debra Alvey of San Angelo and Michael L. and Amy Alvey of Lancaster; six grandchildren, Corey Alvey, Hayden Alvey and Marisa Alvey, all of San Angelo, Blake Alvey, Zach Alvey and Mika Alvey, all of Lancaster; and one sister, Sandra Johnson of Mena, Ark. We love you and will miss our loving Wife, Mother, Granny and Dixie. SISTO D. CARRASCO ODESSA - Sisto D. Carrasco, 77, died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1997, in Medical Center Hospital. Rosary service will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, in the Odessa Funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church with the Rev. Francis Fry officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Mr. Carrasco was born March 28, 1920, in Pecos. He served in World War II in the Philippines and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars No. 4372. He also did volunteer work for Hospice. Survivors include three sons, Bobby Carrasco, Hector Carrasco and Joe Carrasco and wife, Lisa, all of Odessa; a daughter, Emma Durham and her husband, Gary, of San Angelo; two brothers, Jesus Carrasco of Pecos and Canuto Carrasco of Midland; and five grandchildren, Agneta Hernandez, Erlinda, Joe Jr., and Jeremy Carrasco and Kami Willeby. He was preceded in death by his wife, Erlinda B. Carrasco; a son, Sisto Carrasco Jr., and a daughter, Peggy Carrasco. Our Dad loved his family and had a special adoration for each of his five grandkids. He never met a stranger, lived his life fully, had a great sense of humor, loved football and music. We were blessed to be his family and hope his many friends will remember him in their prayers today. The San Angelo Standard - Times Online West Texas news and sports/November 13, 1997 ______________________________________________________________ Funerals and Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Paula C. Davis, 40, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Evergreen Cemetery in Ballinger; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. BIG SPRING - Felix Garza Sr., 55, of Lenorah, at 2 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church; burial in Trinity Memorial Park; arrangements by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. FREDERICKSBURG - Ray H. Keyser, 68, at 10 a.m. in Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel; graveside service at 1 p.m. in Gooch Cemetery in Mason. McCAMEY - Lois Shipman, 76, at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church; burial in Resthaven Cemetery; arrangements by Richard W. Box Funeral Home. MONAHANS - Beatrice Dial Brown, 91, at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church; burial in Monahans Memorial Park; arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. ODESSA - Sisto D. Carrasco, 77, at 2 p.m. at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church; burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Odessa Funeral Home. SANTA ANNA - Blanche Harris, 98, at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church; burial in Santa Anna Cemetery; arrangements by Henderson Funeral Home. SONORA - Joseph VanderStucken, 96, at 1 p.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church; burial in Sonora Cemetery; arrangements by Kerbow Funeral Home. FRIDAY ALPINE - Edith Wagnon Hale, at 2 p.m. in Geeslin Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. ANDREWS - Velva Florene C. Huckabee, 81, at 10 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church; graveside service at 3 p.m. in Mount Evergreen Cemetery in Pecos; arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. SUNDAY FORT McKAVETT - Jennifer Lee Hobson Miller, 25, memorial service at 2 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church. ______________________________________________________________ Juanita Whittington Juanita Whittington, 62, of San Angelo died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 1997, in a Robert Lee nursing home. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. She was born Oct. 16, 1935, in Beaumont and was a longtime resident of San Angelo. She was a beautician. Survivors include her husband, Jack Whittington of San Angelo; two children, Steve Baker of De Leon and Donna McNease of Albuquerque, N.M.; and two grandchildren. Trinidad Cobos ALPINE - Trinidad Garcia Cobos, 79, died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1997, at her residence. Service will be at 2 p.m. today at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church with burial in Holy Angels Cemetery. Arrangements are by Geeslin Funeral Home. She was born Aug. 18, 1918, in Alpine and was a lifetime resident. She was a homemaker and a member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Survivors include a son, Lionel Cobos of Bryan; a daughter, Diamantina Dutchover of San Antonio; two brothers, Jose Garcia and Daniel Garcia, both of Alpine; two sisters, Esperanza Espinosa of Alpine and Olivia Acosta of Big Lake; eight grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Jeannette Works KERRVILLE - Jeannette Marie Frese Works, 87, of Charlottesville, Va., died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, at her residence. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Arrangements are by Kerrville Funeral Home. She was born Feb. 24, 1910, in New York City, had lived in Dallas and was a 25-year resident of Kerrville. She had worked for the Dallas Morning News and the City Water Department. She was a member of Notre Dame Catholic Church of Kerrville, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary 1480 and volunteered at the Veterans Administration Medical Center. Survivors include five cousins, William P. Schneider and James R. Schneider, both of Scottsville, Va., Frederick W. Schneider and Lina B. Schneider, both of Charlottesville, Va., and Evelin Corsey of Sarasota, Fla. Zula Collier COMANCHE - Zula Collier, 76, died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday in the Comanche Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Eastlawn Memorial Park in Early. She was born March 22, 1921 in Loraine. She was a homemaker and a member of Pearl Street Church of Christ. Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Farris of Comanche; two sisters, Melba ``Sandy'' Langohr of Robert Lee and Flossie Richy of Brownwood; and a granddaughter. Sarah McDonald MIDLAND - Sarah I. McDonald, 71, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 1997, at her residence. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the First Presbyterian Church. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Willow Wild Cemetery in Bonham. Arrangements are by Ellis Funeral Home. She was born Dec. 20, 1925, in Stamford and had resided in Midland since 1953. She was retired from Exxon and had worked in media communications. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Survivors include a sister, Jane McDonald Meyers of Kirkwood, Mo.; a brother, William P. McDonald of Dallas; numerous aunts, nieces and nephews; several cousins, including Jeff Inglish and George Inglish, both of Midland; and seven great-nieces and great-nephews. Nova Lee KERMIT - Nova L. Lee, 89, of Odessa died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1997, in an Odessa hospital. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cooper Funeral Chapel. She was born Sept. 7, 1908, in Mills County and had resided in Odessa for eight years, moving from Kermit. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include a brother, J.C. McCurdy of Brownwood; two nephews, Mackie Scoggin of Midland and Travis McCurdy of Dallas; and three nieces, Billie Emmerson of Lubbock, Jo Ann McAdoo of Winters and Virginia Ray of Plano. Valeria Pratt LAMESA - Valeria Sharp Pratt, 95, of Long Beach, Calif., died Nov. 6, 1997, in Long Beach. Graveside service will be at 4 p.m. today in Lamesa Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Branon Funeral Home. She was born July 13, 1902, and was a longtime resident of Lamesa before moving to Long Beach. She owned a dance studio and was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include a nephew, Lyndell Sharp of San Angelo; and two nieces, Inez Medlin of El Paso and Maurine Wrey of San Antonio. Joe Rizo CRANE - Joe Rizo, 24, died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, in Crane. Service will be at 10 a.m. today at Good Shepherd Catholic Church with burial in Crane County Cemetery. Arrangements are by Richard W. Box Funeral Home. He was born May 1, 1973, in Crane. He worked for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Fort Stockton and was a member of Good Shepherd Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Bobbie Rizo, his parents, Jesus and Lula Rizo, and a daughter, Sabrina Rizo, all of Crane; a sister, Patty Rizo of Crane; and a brother, Jesse Rizo of Great Lakes, Ill. Lou Peoples CRANE - Lou Peoples, 63, of Big Spring and formerly of Crane and McCamey, died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1997, at her residence. Graveside service will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday in Crane County Cemetery. Arrangements are by Richard W. Box Funeral Home. She was born Oct. 13, 1934, in Ringling, Okla., and was a longtime resident of the West Texas area. Survivors include two daughters, Linda Stoudenmire and Roberta DeVoge, both of Big Spring; two sons, Robert Leroy Peoples Jr. and Bobby Eugene Peoples, both of McCamey; three brothers, Joe Smith of Fort Worth, W.A. Smith of Odessa and Billy Ray Smith of Chico; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Nora LaGrone ODESSA - Nora Lee LaGrone, 67, of Odessa died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 1997, at her residence. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. She was born April 3, 1930, in Jackson County, Ind., and had been a resident of Odessa since 1955. She was a homemaker and a member of Kingston Avenue Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Billie Joe LaGrone of Odessa; two sons, Ralph Eli LaGrone of Odessa and Jerry Lynn Mullins of Riverside, Calif.; a brother, Taylor Neal Flennor of Odessa; two sisters, Ela Mae Warren of San Angelo and Nina Stone of Columbus, Ind.; a grandson; and two great-grandsons. Vern Vigar BIG SPRING - Vern Vigar, 80, of Big Spring died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1997, in a Midland hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Myers & Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Mount Olive Memorial Park. He was born Jan. 10, 1917, in Ohio and had been a resident of San Angelo before moving to Big Spring in 1953. He was a farmer, had worked for Royal Crown Cola, owned Vigar TV Service and was a Presbyterian. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Vigar of Big Spring; a son, Larry Vigar of Midland; a brother, Richard Vigar, and a sister, Helen Good, both of Radnor, Ohio; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Beatrice Mitchell BIG SPRING - Beatrice Mitchell, 46, of Big Spring died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, at her residence. Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Birdwell Lane Church of Christ. Arrangements are by Myers & Smith Funeral Home. She was born March 13, 1950, in Cooper. She had served in the Job Corps and was a member of the Birdwell Lane Church of Christ. Survivors include two sisters, Amanda Taylor of Wichita, Kan., and Mary Armlin of New Orleans; two brothers, James E. Dyer of San Antonio and O.C. Turner of White Oak; and several nieces and nephews. Craig Kessinger EARLY - Craig Lewis Kessinger, 25, of Lubbock and formerly of Brownwood, died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, near Lubbock due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in the Heartland Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Rocky Creek Cemetery. He was born March 19, 1972, in Lockhart. He worked as supervisor of grounds and maintenance at Slaton Golf Course. Survivors include his wife, Teresa Royall, a son, Kevin Lewis Kessinger, a stepson, Max Royall and a stepdaughter, Sarah Royall, all of Wolfforth; his parents, Robert John Kessinger of Dublin and Joan Gale LeBleu of Brownwood; a brother, John D. Kessinger, and a sister, Diana Reigle, both of Brownwood; paternal grandparents, John and Eva Kessinger of Abilene; maternal grandfather, Ellison D. LeBleu and wife, Lorena, of Rising Star; three nephews; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. ______________________________________________________________ JOSEPH VANDERSTUCKEN SONORA - Joseph Max VanderStucken, 96, of Sonora died Saturday, Nov. 8, 1997, in San Angelo. Service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at St. John's Episcopal Church in Sonora with the Rt. Rev. Robert Hibbs, suffragan bishop of the Diocese of West Texas, and the Rev. Monte Jones of St. John's Episcopal Church, officiating. Burial will be in Sonora Cemetery with arrangements by Kerbow Funeral Home. Joseph is survived by a daughter, Jo Bess Jackson of Dallas, a grandson and granddaughter-in-law, Joseph Robert and Linda Jackson; a granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Elizabeth and Daniel Donegan; two great-grandchildren, James and Josette Jackson; a niece and nephew, Emily Frances VanderStucken Spencer and Emile Felix VanderStucken III; numerous relatives and family friends, including Alma Herrera Quiroz, special friend of the family. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mabel Emma Mears VanderStucken; a daughter, Jan Mears VanderStucken; a brother, Emile Felix VanderStucken Jr. and an infant twin brother. Joseph was born in Sonora Feb. 15, 1901, to Emile Felix and Bessie Wyatt VanderStucken, who both came to Sonora in the early 1880s. After attending Sonora schools, Joseph graduated from high school in San Antonio and attended the University of Texas. He began his ranching career in 1923 when he purchased land from his parents and commenced a ranching partnership with his uncle, the late Daniel Joseph Wyatt. Joseph and Mabel were married at her family's home in Menard on April 27, 1925, and subsequently moved to their ranch home in Sonora. In addition to ranching interests, Joseph served as vice president of First National Bank of Sonora and on its board of directors from 1929 through 1994. After his retirement from the board, Joseph maintained an active involvement with the bank as an emeritus director. Joseph VanderStucken leaves a legacy of service to his community and West Texas. He was a director of Sonora Wool and Mohair Company, a member of the board of Concho Valley Boy Scouts and El Camino Girl Scouts, and on the advisory board of Concho Valley Home for Girls. He was the first president of the Edwards Plateau Soil Conservation District and later served as its chairman. A supporter of West Texas Rehabilitation Center, he served as an adviser to the Center's building campaign committee in 1981. Joseph helped found West Texas Boys Ranch in 1947 and was elected to its board in 1952. He served as president of the board in 1966-67, and was a life member of its executive committee and board of directors. More recently, he was instrumental in the development of the ranch trust, now known as the West Texas Boys Ranch Foundation. He was the first president of Edwards Plateau Wildlife Association, a member of the State Land Use Planning board and chairman of the Lillian M. Hudspeth Hospital Board. In 1960, Mabel and Joseph donated the chapel at Lillian M. Hudspeth Memorial Hospital in honor of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mears and the late E.F. and Bessie VanderStucken. He served as senior warden of St. John's Episcopal Church, on the Bishop's Committee and on the vestry for many years. Joseph was selected as Senior Citizen of Sutton County in 1975 and Joseph and Mabel were voted Citizens of the Year in 1994. In 1970, Joseph and Mabel donated the site in Real County as a Girl Scout camp, later named Camp Jo Jan Van in honor of their daughters. In 1990, they established the St. John's Mission Endowment Fund, a community agency which presently supports organizations dedicated to feeding hungry children throughout the world. They were major contributors to the construction of St. John's Parish Hall, built in 1990 as a memorial to their late daughter, Jan VanderStucken. Joseph and Mabel established the Sutton County Trust, a community funding source for college scholarships and other needs of Sutton County residents. Dedicated to the preservation of Sonora's heritage, they were instrumental in the restoration of the original Sonora Depot, now known as the Cauthorn Memorial Building. On Nov. 12, 1996, Mabel and Joseph were honored at the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new Sutton County Public Library in recognition of their contributions to the library. Pallbearers will be Edward Earwood, Edwin E. Sawyer III, Ronnie Cox, Hershel Davenport, Lee Roy Valliant, Eddie Smith, Ed Mears III, Stephen Brown, Bob Brockman, E.F. VanderStucken III and Albert Ward. Honorary pallbearers will be Frankie Bond, Roy Dudley, Al Elliott, Dave Gottschall, Mike Hale, James A. Jackson, W.B. McMillan, Harold McEwen, Armer Earwood and Rob Roy Spiller. Church ushers will be Armer Earwood, John Allen Ward and Espy Whitehead. The family requests that memorials be sent to any of the named agencies or Hospice of San Angelo. CARL G. HORNBUCKLE Carl G. Hornbuckle (retired colonel), 74, of San Angelo passed away at 2:10 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1997, in Columbia Medical Center. Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 14, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Ron Sutto, pastor of First Presbyterian Church officiating. Military cryptside service will be at 2:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio. Carl was born July 18, 1923, in Burnsdalle, N.C., to the Rev. and Mrs. J.P. Hornbuckle. Carl attended Linor Rhyne College, NYU, USC and the University of Hawaii where he received a master's degree in aeronautical engineering. He graduated from the Air War College in 1965. Carl was a member of the 8th Air Force in England and flew missions in World War II, the Berlin airlift, the Korean Conflict and in Vietnam. He also flew missions in support of Operation Deep Freeze at the South Pole and was a member of the Special Air Mission at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, D.C. He was a pilot for Air Force One where he flew under two presidents and was host to many VIPs. His last assignment was with U.S. forces at the Azores, Portugal, and retired after 31 years on Sept. 1, 1976. He received many awards includingthe DFC, LOM and the Silver Star. Carl was a member of First Presbyterian Church and a lifetime member of the Downtown Rotary Club, the Society of the Daedalians and the Air Force Association. Carl was married to Sybil Keever on Jan. 5, 1946, in Hickory, N.C. They have been residents of San Angelo since 1982. Survivors include his wife, Sybil Hornbuckle of San Angelo; one daughter, Susan H. Berkley of Littlefield; two grandchildren, Megan E. Berkley of Columbia, Mo., and Timothy J. Berkley of Little Rock, Ark.; one niece, Dr. Phyllis Hornbuckle of North Virginia; and one nephew, Joe Hornbuckle of Statesville, N.C. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or a favorite charity. The San Angelo Standard - Times Online West Texas news and sports/November 14, 1997 ______________________________________________________________ Funerals and Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Carl G. Hornbuckle, 74, memorial service at 10 a.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; military cryptside service at 2:15 p.m. Monday in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio. SAN ANGELO - Juanita Whittington, 62, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. ALPINE - Edith Wagnon Hale, at 2 p.m. in Geeslin Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. ANDREWS - Velva Florene C. Huckabee, 81, at 10 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church; graveside service at 3 p.m. in Mount Evergreen Cemetery in Pecos; arrangements by McNett Funeral Home. BIG SPRING - Vern Vigar, 80, at 2 p.m. in Myers & Smith Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Mount Olive Memorial Park. COMANCHE - Zula Collier, 76, at 2:30 p.m. in Comanche Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Eastlawn Memorial Park in Early. CRANE - Lou Peoples, 63, of Big Spring, graveside service at 9:30 a.m. in Crane County Cemetery; arrangements by Richard W. Box Funeral Home. MIDLAND - Sarah I. McDonald, 71, memorial service at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church; graveside service at 11 a.m. Saturday in Willow Wild Cemetery in Bonham; arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. SATURDAY BIG SPRING - Beatrice Mitchell, 47, at 10 a.m. at Birdwell Lane Church of Christ; arrangements by Myers & Smith Funeral Home. ODESSA - Nora Lee LaGrone, 67, at 2 p.m. in Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home chapel; burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. SUNDAY FORT McKAVETT - Jennifer Lee Hobson Miller, 25, memorial service at 2 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church. ______________________________________________________________ Alpha Herron Alpha Melvera Herron, 91, of San Angelo died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Robert Massie Riverside Chapel with the Rev. Doyle Pruitt of Liberty Baptist Church in Abilene officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery in Bronte. She was born Sept. 11, 1906, in Oklahoma. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include a son, the Rev. Doyle Pruitt of Abilene; three daughters, Betty Henderson and Wanita Cove, both of San Angelo, and Thelma Pate of California; and 18 grandchildren. Santos Zarate Santos Zarate, 68, of San Angelo died Thursday, Nov. 13, 1997, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Robert Massie Funeral Home. Clarence Durst FREDERICKSBURG - Clarence Alvin Durst, 76, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 1997, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. He was born July 20, 1921, in Fredericksburg. He was the owner and operator of an upholstery shop. Survivors include his wife, Lola M. Beck Durst, two sons, Clarence J. ``Corky'' Durst and Steve Durst, and a daughter, Patsy Penick, all of Fredericksburg; two sisters, Minnie Giese of San Antonio and Hilda Wendel of Doss; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Jesse Eubank BRADY - Jesse D. Eubank, 74, of Austin died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 1997. Service will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Cook-Walden Funeral Home in Austin. Military graveside service will be at 3 p.m. in Live Oak Cemetery in Brady. Local arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home. He was born Jan. 15, 1923, in Brady and was a longtime resident. An Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War, he had retired from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel. He worked for North American Aircraft Co. in Dallas and the internal audit department at the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, retiring atter 18 years of service. Survivors include his wife, Nelda Eubank of Austin; a daughter, Linda Bebee of Austin; a son, Darryl Eubank of Kailua, Hawaii; a brother, James Eubank of Brady; a sister, Judy Hocott of Austin; two grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Mano Lindemann FREDERICKSBURG - Mano Lindemann, 85, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 1997, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. He was born March 11, 1912, in Gillespie County. Survivors include two sons, Riley Lindemann and Patrick Lindemann, both of Fredericksburg; a daughter, Joyce Green of Center Point; a sister, Otilia Land of Llano; and seven grandchildren. Inez Bode MASON - Inez Nadine Haynes Bode, 88, of Llano died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 1997, in a Llano hospital. Service will be at 1:30 p.m. today in Mason Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Gooch Cemetery. She was born Sept. 11, 1909, in Rocksprings. She was a beautician and a member of the Full Gospel Church. Survivors include a sister, Alta Lee Key of Mason; and numerous nieces and nephews. Elgin Lange FREDERICKSBURG - Elgin Oscar Lange, 56, of Arlington and formerly of Harper, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 1997, at his residence. Vigil service will be at 7 p.m. today at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Harper. Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church with burial in the Lange Family Cemetery in Harper. Arrangements are by Schaetter Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, Joan Lange, a son, Tim Lange, and a daughter, Tammy Lange, all of Arlington; three sisters, Sister Martha Rose Lange of San Antonio, Sister Frances Lorene Lange of West Africa and Helen Jenschke of Kerrville; and a brother, Pat Lange of Harper. Libby Saunders BIG SPRING - Mary Elizabeth ``Libby'' Saunders, 88, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 1997, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 2 p.m. today at St. Mary's Episcopal Church with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. She was born Feb. 4, 1909, in Fort Worth. She worked as an office manager at Big Spring Hardware and Saunders Co. and was a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church. Survivors include a daughter, Billye McLaughlin of Big Spring; a brother, Jay Axtell of Las Cruces, N.M.; two sisters, Jerry Cherry of Leesburg, Fla., and June Hutchinson of Bullard; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Tiny Goff MASON - Tiny Goff, 82, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 1997, in a Llano hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Mason Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Fly Gap Cemetery. She was born May 25, 1915, in Mason County and was a lifetime resident. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Clyde Goff of Mason; a son, Roy Goff of Llano; three daughters, Zee Underwood of Llano, Frances Ashabranner of Brady and Ola Raymond of Menard; three brothers, James C. Kelso and Herbert L. Kelso, both of Dallas, and Jimmy Kelso of Hayward, Calif.; four sisters, Orene Smith and Martha Goff, both of Mason, Winola Reynolds of Arkansas and Lucille Hagee of Missouri; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Lavada Johnson COLEMAN - Lavada C. Johnson, 72, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 1997, at her residence. Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Walker Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Gouldbusk Cemetery. She was born June 30, 1925, in Arkadelphia, Ark., and was a longtime resident of Coleman County. She was the co-owner and operator of Johnson Garden Center and was a member of the Hillcrest Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband, S.H. ``Sonny'' Johnson of Coleman; a daughter, Earlene Dockery of Trickham; two sons, Sammy Johnson of Cleburne and Thomas Johnson of Clyde; two brothers, John Fulbright of Coleman and Nolan Fulbright of Canton; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Mamie Wilson KERRVILLE - Mamie Lucille Wilson, 83, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 1997, at her residence. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Grimes Funeral Chapels with burial in Sunset Cemetery in Mountain Home. She was born Sept. 19, 1914, in Comanche and was a lifetime resident of Kerrville. She was a homemaker and a Pentecostal. Survivors include seven daughters, Thelma Neal of Ingram, Mary Neal, Bernice Morris, Elizabeth Broughton and Dorothy White, all of Kerrville, Martha Hesskew of Center Point and Inez Burris of Chandler, Ariz.; five sons, Wilton C. ``Pete'' Wilson of Kerrville, Job Wilson, Phillip M. Wilson and Howard J. Wilson Sr., all of Center Point, and Rubin Scott Wilson of Houston; four sisters, Margest Henley, Misty Reynolds and Mattie McCullen, all of Kerrville, and Dolly Nicholes of San Antonio; three brothers, William Morris and Clarance Morris, both of Kerrville, and Linsey Morris of Phoenix; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. William Morris McCAMEY - William Harrison Morris, 75, of Sheffield died Wednesday, Nov, 12, 1997, at his residence. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Sheffield Church of Christ with burial in Sheffield Cemetery. Arrangements are by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. He was born March 29, 1922, in Montell and had been a resident of Sheffield since 1976. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a ranch worker and a member of the Sheffield Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Annie Lois Morris of Sheffield; two sons, Charlie Ross Morris and Keith O'Neal Morris, both of Sheffield; a brother, Paul Medith Morris of Fort Stockton; three sisters, Pauline Everett of Fort Stockton, Jenella Poitevint of Pecos and Juanita Pixley of Bryan-College Station; four grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. ______________________________________________________________ RUBY RAINEY CONNER Ruby Rainey Conner, 97, of San Angelo died at Baker-Brame Skilled Nursing Center at 12:55 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, 1997. Ruby was born Feb. 27, 1900, in Canton. She was a homemaker and a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. She was married to C.M. Conner Dec. 3, 1921, in San Angelo. He preceded her in Oct. 14, 1977. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, in Fairmount Cemetery with the Rev. James Mitchell officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. She is survived by one son, John F. Conner and wife, Faye, of Tucson, Ariz.; two daughters, Charlotte F. Jones and her husband, Floyd, of Nolan and Ruby A. ``Connie'' Wojtek and her husband, O.C., of San Angelo; nine grandchildren, Floyd C. Jones of Abilene, Joey Jones of San Angelo, Gary R. Jones of Duncan, Okla., Connie L. Johnston and Barbara A. Bryson, both of San Angelo, Elizabeth Joan Nanny of San Saba, John F. Conner Jr., Dutch Conner and Jennifer Paolini, all of Tucson; 14 great-grandchildren; and 16 great-great-grandchildren. The family wishes to thank the staff of Baker-Brame Skilled Nursing Care Center for the kindness, gentleness and caring spirit for their mother. CARL G. HORNBUCKLE Carl G. Hornbuckle (retired colonel), 74, of San Angelo passed away at 2:10 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1997, in Columbia Medical Center. Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 14, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Ron Sutto, pastor of First Presbyterian Church officiating. Military cryptside service will be at 2:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio. Carl was born July 18, 1923, in Burnsdalle, N.C., to the Rev. and Mrs. J.P. Hornbuckle. Carl attended Linor Rhyne College, NYU, USC and the University of Hawaii where he received a master's degree in aeronautical engineering. He graduated from the Air War College in 1965. Carl was a member of the 8th Air Force in England and flew missions in World War II, the Berlin airlift, the Korean Conflict and in Vietnam. He also flew missions in support of Operation Deep Freeze at the South Pole and was a member of the Special Air Mission at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, D.C. He was a pilot for Air Force One where he flew under two presidents and was host to many VIPs. His last assignment was with U.S. forces at the Azores, Portugal, and retired after 31 years on Sept. 1, 1976. He received many awards including the DFC, LOM and the Silver Star. Carl was a member of First Presbyterian Church and a lifetime member of the Downtown Rotary Club, the Society of the Daedalians and the Air Force Association. Carl was married to Sybil Keever on Jan. 5, 1946, in Hickory, N.C. They have been residents of San Angelo since 1982. Survivors include his wife, Sybil Hornbuckle of San Angelo; one daughter, Susan H. Berkley of Littlefield; two grandchildren, Megan E. Berkley of Columbia, Mo., and Timothy J. Berkley of Little Rock, Ark.; one niece, Dr. Phyllis Hornbuckle of North Virginia; and one nephew, Joe Hornbuckle of Statesville, N.C. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or a favorite charity. JUANITA WHITTINGTON Juanita Whittington, 62, of San Angelo died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 1997, in a local care center. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. She was born Oct, 16, 1935, in Beaumont and had been a resident of San Angelo for 50 years. She was a retired beautician and foster parent. Survivors include her husband, Jack Whittington of San Angelo; a son, Steve Baker of De Leon; a daughter, Donna McNease of Albuquerque, N.M.; two granddaughters of Albuquerque; and one uncle, Walter Lee of San Angelo. The family would like to extend special thanks to Dr. J.P. Darby, Robert Lee Care Center and Family Hospice. The family requests all memorials be made to the Robert Lee Care Center. I Have Gone Before You Do not weep because I have been called away, I have just gone to where we must all go one day. And do not think of days and years to come without me, For here I was, I am, and will be. Please, do no let sorrow reign in your hearts; I have not died, but gone to where life really starts. Here, I will never again know the feeling of sorrow, Nor await anxiously for unfulfilled tomorrows. I shall no more feel a body that grows worn and tires, I shall not feel despair when my heart cannot have its desires. Hear me my husband, son and daughters, sisters and brothers, I have gone before you to join so many others, Called by Him, our Lord, our Creator. Be joyous, for such glory, there is none greater. I have gone to Him in Heaven above, I have gone to Him, Who is joy, peace and love. I shall be with Him and in spirit with you. May He give you all His peace and may God bless you. The San Angelo Standard - Times Online West Texas news and sports/November 13, 1997 (Noc 15, 1997) ______________________________________________________________ Funerals & Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Ruby Rainey Conner, 97, graveside service at 11 a.m. in Fairmount Cemetery; arrangement by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Alpha Melvera Herron, 91, at 11 a.m. in Robert Massie Riverside Chapel; burial in Fairview Cemetery in Bronte. BIG SPRING - Beatrice Mitchell, 47, at 10 a.m. at Birdwell Lane Church of Christ; arrangements by Myers & Smith Funeral Home. BRADY - Jesse D. Eubank, 74, at 9 a.m. at Cook-Walden Funeral Home in Austin; military graveside service at 3 p.m. in Live Oak Cemetery in Brady; arrangements by Heritage Funeral Home. COLEMAN - Lavada C. Johnson, 72, at 10 a.m. in Walker Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Gouldbusk Cemetery. FREDERICKSBURG - Clarence Alvin Durst, 76, at 2 p.m. in Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Greenwood Cemetery. FREDERICKSBURG - Elgin Oscar Lange, 56, of Arlington, at 10 a.m. at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Harper; burial in the Lange Family Cemetery in Harper; arrangements by Schaetter Funeral Home. FREDERICKSBURG - Mano Lindemann, 85, at 10 a.m. in Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Greenwood Cemetery. KERRVILLE - Mamie Lucille Wilson, 83, at 2 p.m. at Grimes Funeral Chapels; burial in Sunset Cemetery in Mountain Home. MASON - Tiny Goff, 82, at 2 p.m. in Mason Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Fly Gap Cemetery. McCAMEY - William Harrison Morris, 75, of Sheffield, at 2 p.m at Sheffield Church of Christ; burial in Sheffield Cemetery; arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. ODESSA - Nora Lee LaGrone, 67, at 2 p.m. in Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. SUNDAY FORT McKAVETT - Jennifer Lee Hobson Miller, 25, memorial service at 2 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church. ______________________________________________________________ Ruth Aulds Ruth A. Aulds, 95, of San Angelo died Thursday, Nov. 13, 1997, in a local care center. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Glenn Roenfeldt, chaplain at Baptist Memorials, officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. She was born March 11, 1902, in Mount Pleasant. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She is survived by a daughter, Dorothy Kerasias of San Angelo. Charles Rushing KINGSLAND - Charles ``Sonny'' Rushing, 68, died Friday, Nov. 14, 1997, in Kingsland. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. today in Lakeland Hills Memorial Park in Burnet County. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. He was born Dec. 9, 1928, in Seymour. He was an electrical superintendent for H.B. Zachry in San Antonio, retiring after 46« years of service. He was a Mason and a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Alice Joy Rushing of Kingsland; two daughters, Brenda Conn and Pam Meredith, both of Marble Falls; two sons, Ron Rushing of Kingsland and Bruce Rushing of Cedar Park; two sisters, Agnes Terry of Seymour and Betty Burns of Wichita Falls; two brothers, Johnny Rushing of Bonham and Buck Rushing of Seymour; nine grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Annie Shelburne BALLINGER - Annie Shelburne, 98, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 1997, in El Paso. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements are by Rains-Seale Funeral Home. She was born Sept. 10, 1899, in Runnels County. She was a retired school teacher and a member of the Fort Hancock Baptist Church. Survivors include numerous nieces and nephews. Vivian Ford BALLINGER - Vivian Lucille Ford, 84, of San Angelo died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1997, in Ballinger. There will be a private service at a later date. Arrangements are by Rains-Seale Funeral Home. She was born April 26, 1913, in San Saba. She was a beauty operator. Survivors include her husband, Tom D. Ford of Ballinger; a son, Fred Ford of San Angelo; a brother, Robert Beaty of Inverness, Fla.; four sisters, Gladys Allenede of Half Moon Bay, Calif., Maryetta Barlow of Wichita Falls, Mitzi Berry of Sonora, Calif., and Geneva Rutherford of Sacramento, Calif.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Dale Gordon KERRVILLE - Dale L. Gordon, 73, died Friday, Nov. 14, 1997, in a local hospital. Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the Kerrville Funeral Home Chapel. He was born March 26, 1924, in Coalgate, Colo. He was an Air Force of World War II, worked for Norton Co. for 35 years and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Gordon of Kerrville; three daughters, Jill Earlywine of St. Louis, Janet Lenox of Canton, Ohio, and Joan Foust of Mountain Home; a son, Dale J. Gordon of Bethesda, Md.; a brother, Earl Gordon of Westminster, Calif.; a sister, Ruth Wikle of Kerrville; five grandsons; and two nieces. Ricky Hewtty BIG SPRING - Ricky Hewtty, 40, of Big Spring died Friday, Nov. 14, 1997, in a Lubbock hospital. Services are pending at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. Mary Estep SAN SABA - Mary Ada Howell Estep, 102, died Friday, Nov. 14, 1997, in San Saba. Services are pending at Howell-Doran Funeral Home. Frances Everett SAN SABA - Frances Harris Everett, 93, of San Saba died Friday, Nov. 14, 1997, in a Brownwood hospital. Services are pending at Howell-Doran Funeral Home. ______________________________________________________________ ELSIE BAUCH HUFFMAN Elsie Huffman, 93, of Salem, Ore., and formerly of San Angelo, died Oct. 12, 1997, in Salem. Graveside service will be at 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 17, in Fairmount Cemetery officiated by the Rev. Ellen Ely, associate pastor of First United Methodist Church. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. She was born Nov. 27, 1903, in Fayette County, Texas. Most of her long life was lived in Texas, where she delighted in the bluebonnets. She was an active member of First United Methodist Church in San Angelo, a homemaker and a bookkeeper for her husband's business. In 1985, she moved to Salem, Ore., to live with her sister. She enjoyed crafts, reading, sports and traveling. She was deeply loved by her family. Survivors include her sister, Florence G. Killam of Salem; 11 nieces and eight nephews, their children; and a great-great-niece and nephew. Memorial contributions may be made to Community Home Health and Hospice, P.O. Box 2067, Longview, WA 98632. ALPHA HERRON Our beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great-grandmother, Alpha ``Granny'' Herron passed from this earth on Nov. 12, 1997. Service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, in Robert Massie Riverside Chapel with the Rev. David Strange and the Rev. Doyle Pruitt, officiating. Burial will follow at 12:30 p.m. in Fairview Cemetery in Bronte. Mrs. Herron was born Aug. 11, 1906, in Stroud, Okla.. She had been a resident of San Angelo since 1948 and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church. Granny is survived by her four children, Juanita Cave and husband, Cliff, Betty Henderson and husband, Gene, of San Angelo, Thelma Pate of Norwalk, Calif., and the Rev. Doyle Pruitt and wife, Molly, of Abilene; 21 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and special friends, Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Newson. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Olmar Delmar ``Tom'' Pruitt; a daughter, Wilma Jean; sons, Billy Ray and James Roland Pruitt; a great-granddaughter, Christina Dalton; and her second husband, Jim Herron. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Doyle Pruitt, Samuel Pruitt, Billy Ray Pruitt and Roger McCleery. DAVID E. HANNUM GRANTS, N.M. - David E. Hannum, 68, died Oct. 29, 1997, at Good Samaritan Center. He was born April 21, 1929, in San Angelo to Charles D. Hannum and Edna Coor Hannum. David attended elementary school and Central High School in San Angelo and marched in the high school band under Band Director Homer Anderson. Dave served his country in the military for two years. He moved to Grants in 1954 and worked for Stewart Brothers Drilling Co. for a number of years and also hauled ore for Homestake Mining. David is survived by his stepdaughter, Sandy Embrey of Aurora, Colo; two sisters, Frankie Short and husband, Curtis, of Eldorado and Billie L. Parker of San Angelo. He was preceded in death by his brother, Jake Hannum, in June 1991. Military graveside service was held Oct. 31 at Grants Memorial Park with George Medina officiating. Pallbearers were Nolan Webb, Clark Stauffer, Jeff Woods, J.B. Eagle, Robert Gardner Sr. and Jeff Brown. Honorary pallbearers were Bob Stewart, Charlie Turnbow, Pat Lewis and Alfred Saavedra. Grants Mortuary was in charge of arrangements. RUBY RAINEY CONNER Ruby Rainey Conner, 97, of San Angelo died at Baker-Brame Skilled Nursing Center at 12:55 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, 1997. Ruby was born Feb. 27, 1900, in Canton. She was a homemaker and a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. She was married to C.M. Conner Dec. 3, 1921, in San Angelo. He preceded her in death Oct. 14, 1977. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, in Fairmount Cemetery with the Rev. James Mitchell officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. She is survived by one son, John F. Conner and wife, Faye, of Tucson, Ariz.; two daughters, Charlotte F. Jones and her husband, Floyd, of Nolan and Ruby A. ``Connie'' Wojtek and her husband, O.C., of San Angelo; nine grandchildren, Floyd C. Jones of Abilene, Joey Jones of San Angelo, Gary R. Jones of Duncan, Okla., Connie L. Johnston and Barbara A. Bryson, both of San Angelo, Elizabeth Joan Nanny of San Saba and John F. Conner Jr., Dutch Conner and Jennifer Paolini, all of Tucson; 14 great-grandchildren; and 16 great-great-grandchildren. Grandsons and great-grandsons, Floyd C. Jones, Joey Jones, Gary R. Jones, John F. Conner Jr., C.M. Dutch Conner, Jimmy Jones, Bobby J. Jones, Clint Jones, Brian Fedor and Daniel Fedor will be honorary pallbearers. The family wishes to thank the staff of Baker-Brame Skilled Nursing Care Center for the kindness, gentleness and caring spirit for their mother. SANTOS ZARATE Santos Zarate, 68, of San Angelo passed away Thursday, Nov. 13, 1997, in an area hospital. Prayer service was held Thursday in the Robert Massie Riverside Chapel. Funeral service will be at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, in the Robert Massie Riverside Chapel with the Rev. Emmett Corker of Hillcrest Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Santos was born Jan. 11, 1929, in Crosbyton to Estevan and Maria Zarate. Hewas in the Air Force and was a Baptist. Santos married Isidra Maldonado in Eden on Jan. 21, 1949, and he was the love of her life. He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Josephine Escoto; and two brothers, Fred Zarate and Rolando Zarate. Survivors include his wife, Isidra Zarate of San Angelo; four sons, Alfred Zarate of Seagoville, Jesse Zarate of Sumpter, S.C., Santos Zarate Jr. of Missouri and Milton D. Zarate of Irving; two daughters, Rosemary Box of Morrilton, Ark., and Janet Ann Zarate of San Marcos; two brothers, Lupe Zarate of Eden and Joe Zarate of Lubbock; one sister, Virginia Escamilla; and three grandchildren. The San Angelo Standard - Times Online West Texas news and sports/November 16, 1997 ______________________________________________________________ Funerals & Death Notices TODAY BALLINGER - Annie Shelburne, 98, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Evergreen Cemetery; arrangements by Rains-Seale Funeral Home. FORT McKAVETT - Jennifer Lee Hobson Miller, 25, memorial service at 2 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church. MONDAY SAN ANGELO - Elsie Bauch Huffman, 93, of Salem, Ore., graveside service at 9 a.m. in Fairmount Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. KERRVILLE - Dale L. Gordon, 73, memorial service at 10 a.m. in Kerrville Funeral Home Chapel. _________________________________________________________________ Mildred McDaniel Mildred Flynn McDaniel, 78, of Big Lake died Saturday, Nov. 15, 1997, in a Big Lake hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the First United Methodist Church in Big Lake with the Rev. Ken Kepler officiating. Burial will follow in Glen Rest Cemetery. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. She was born March 10, 1919, in Fayetteville, Tenn. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Survivors include a son, David McDaniel of San Antonio; a sister, Louise Moore of Memphis, Tenn.; and two brothers, Carl Flynn of Guntersville, Tenn., and Hugh Flynn of Fayetteville. Alma Snow Alma Snow, 84, of San Angelo died Saturday, Nov. 15, 1997, in a local nursing home. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home. Nora Holt MIDLAND - Nora L. Holt, 54, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Ellis Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Fairview Cemetery. She was born June 25, 1943, in El Paso and had been a resident of Midland since 1990. She was a nurse's aide and a member of the Kentucky Street Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Wesley L. Holt Jr. of Midland; a niece, Denise Martinez of El Paso; and a nephew, Johnny Raines of El Paso. Ricky Hewtty BIG SPRING - Ricky Hewtty, 40, died Friday, Nov. 14, 1997, in a Lubbock hospital. Rosary will be at 6:30 p.m. today in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel. Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. He was born Jan. 9, 1957, in Stanton and had been a longtime resident of Big Spring. He was employed by Keebler and McCormick Co. as a sales representative. He was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Survivors include his father, Victor Hewtty of Big Spring; three brothers, Florencio Hewtty of Big Spring and Rudy Hewtty Sr. and Victor Hewtty Jr., both of Lenorah; four sisters, Dolores and Patty Hewtty, both of Big Spring, Mary Rodriguez of Stanton and Alice Briseno of Tarzan; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Claudia Redmon BIG SPRING - Claudia Nichols Redmon, 58, of El Paso and formerly of Big Spring, died Friday, Nov. 14, 1997, in El Paso. Service will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Myers & Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. She was born Sept. 20, 1939, in Wink and had been a resident of El Paso since 1992. She was a bookkeeper and a member of the Hillcrest Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Glen Redmon of El Paso; a son, Reggie Shaw of Big Spring; a daughter, Margie Strickland; three stepchildren, Jody Redmon, Abby Redmon and Jeffrey Redmon, all of Lubbock; her parents, Ray and Marie Nichols of Big Spring; a sister, Beverly Sundy of Big Spring; and seven grandchildren; and six step-grandchildren. Lady Hooper SWEETWATER - Lady Clyde Hooper, 64, died Friday, Nov. 14, 1997, at her residence. Service will be at 2 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church with burial in Sweetwater Cemetery. Arrangements are by McCoy Funeral Home. She was born Dec. 10, 1932, in Sweetwater and had been a lifetime resident. She was retired from the Sweetwater Independent School District, teaching for 20 years at Eastridge Elementary School. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Lynn Price of San Antonio; two sons, Kirk Hooper of Plano and Kyle Hooper of Dallas; and five grandchildren. Mary Estep SAN SABA - Mary Ada Howell Estep, 102, died Friday, Nov. 14, 1997. Service will be at 3 p.m. Monday in Howell-Doran Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Chappel Cemetery. She was born Oct. 20, 1895, in Williamson County and had been a lifetime resident of San Saba and Mills counties. She was a rancher, homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include a stepson, Clyde ``Skinny'' Estep of Cherokee; three stepdaughters, Flo Slaughter and Katherine Bond, both of Cherokee, and Josephine Robison of San Antonio; two brothers, Ace Howell of Kingsland and John B. Howell of Chappel; a sister, Verna Lynn of Brownwood; and numerous nieces and nephews. Frances Everett SAN SABA - Frances Everett, 93, died Friday, Nov. 14, 1997, in a local hospital. Service will be at 3 p.m. today in Howell-Doran Funeral Home Chapel with burial in San Saba City Cemetery. She was born Sept. 13, 1904, in San Saba and had been a lifetime resident. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, W.A. Everett of San Saba; a son, Bill Everett of Boston; a daughter, Emilie Bowman of Houston; a sister, Louise H. Aubrey of Houston; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Gayle Liedel KERRVILLE - Gayle Liedel, 85, died Saturday, Nov. 15, 1997, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Kerrville Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ LEMUEL LAWRENCE ARMOR SWEETWATER - Lemuel Lawrence ``L.L.'' Armor, 98, of Sweetwater and Waco, passed away Friday, Nov. 14, 1997, at his residence in Waco. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 17, in Garden of Memories with the Rev. Steve Birdwell officiating. Arrangements are by Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home. Mr. Armor was born in Black Fork, Ark., on Jan. 14, 1899. His parents were Mary Vashti Day Williams and Dr. Joe Tom Williams. After his father died four years later, his mother remarried in 1903 to Robert Armor, who adopted L.L. as his son. He attended Texas Christian University and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where he received a pharmacology degree in 1917. In 1918, he joined the Naval Air Corps in San Diego, where he earned his solo pilot certification as World War I ended. He married Kathleen Belle Curry Oct. 28, 1920, in Franklin. Mr. Armor was an active cotton farmer and rancher in the Texas Panhandle and in Eden until his death. For 25 years he owned and operated the Armor Drug Stores in Sweetwater and San Angelo. He served on the Sweetwater City Commission for six years during the planning and construction of Lake Sweetwater and served as mayor during the dedication and opening of Lake Sweetwater in 1934. He was elected to three terms in the Texas House of Representatives, representing Fisher, Nolan and Mitchell counties from 1951 to 1957. In Sweetwater, he was a founding director of Sweetwater Savings and Loan and an early investor in the First National Bank of Sweetwater. He was a member of the Rotary Club, a 32nd-degree Mason and an active duplicate bridge player in the West Texas area. He was a member of the First Christian Church of Sweetwater. On Jan. 14, 1994, he was honored on his 95th birthday by the city of Sweetwater, with the proclamation of L.L. Armor Day. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kathleen Curry Armor, in 1991; his son, Tommy Armor, in 1940; and his sister, Jewell Blanche Armor Pfluger. Survivors include his daughter, Jean Armor Whaley of Waco; three grandchildren, Kay Woodward Olson and Mary Lynn Woodward, both of Waco, and Joe Weldon Woodward of Denver; his brother-in-law, Walter Pfluger, and his nephew, Robert Pfluger, both of San Angelo; three great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Honorary pallbearers will be Patrick Gerald, Larry May, Frankie Wojtek, Ricky Mitchell, Louis Bevill, Jerry Bevill, J.L. Bevill and Mac Bevill. Memorials may be sent to Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, 2222 Welborn, Dallas, TX 75219, or the charity of the donor's choice. WILLIAM RHYS COMSTOCK William Rhys Comstock passed away Wednesday, Nov. 12, 1997, in the Mesquite Community Hospital in Mesquite, Texas, after a long illness. William ``Bill'' was born on March 2, 1945, in McCamey, Texas. He was a graduate of Central High School and Kansas State University. Graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 17, in Fairmount Cemetery with the Rev. Bob Hedges officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Survivors include his daughter, Rebecca Lynn Comstock; special loved ones, Linda Hall-Comstock and Michael Hall of Big Spring; his mother, Wanda Comstock, brother and sister-in-law, John H. and Johnnie Comstock, a niece, Jana Comstock, and lifelong friends, Lloyd and Freddie McKinney, all of San Angelo; uncles and aunts, Gene and RoseMarie Schrader of Conroe, William C. and Susan Comstock of San Antonio; cousins, Ted Schrader of Long Beach, Calif., Karen Schrader of Baton Rouge, La., and Geoff and Dana Comstock of San Antonio. Bill was a gentle man who will be sorely missed by those who loved him. LOVENIA LOUISE GALLEMORE SPIEKER Lovenia Louise Gallemore Spieker, our loving mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and aunt went to be with the Lord and Savior on Saturday, Nov. 15, 1997, after a battle with heart disease. Louise was born June 26, 1941, to Claude and Lenora Gallemore in San Angelo. Survivors include her mother, Lenora Lankford of San Angelo; one brother, Tommy Gallemore and wife, Pauline; three sisters, Claudene Fletcher, Lou Ella Smith and husband, J.C., of San Angelo and Elizabeth Frasier of San Angelo; a half-sister, Peggy Clark and husband, Jim, of Bixby, Okla.; adaughter, Stella Green and husband, Norman, of San Angelo; two sons, Tom Clements and John Clements and wife, Colleen, of St. Louis; four grandchildren, Coleen Montgomery and Lance ``Bubba'' Baker of San Angelo, Benjamin Clements and Erin Clements of St. Louis; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Claude Gallemore; stepfather, Keifer Lankford; one sister, Nettie Marie; and a very special brother-in-law, Dwain Fletcher. Service will be at 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Wayne Hagle officiating. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery. Pallbearers will be nephews, Michael Butler, Larry Sheehan, David Morse, Michael Sloan, Ace Hughes, Justin Andrews, Steve Butler and James Paul Gavit. Honorary pallbearers will be Lance Baker, Dakota Adney, Obie Fletcher, David Gavit, Kyle Frasier, Mark Dorimus, Danny Fiveash and Kenneth Fletcher. Memorials may be sent to Family Hospice. The family will meet at 3624 Armstrong.