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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/August 24, 1998 Funerals and Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Marcelina C. Garza, 83, at 10 a.m. at Central Evangelistico Pentecost Church; burial in Fairmount Cemetery; arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Jesse Thornton Grayson, 84, at 2 p.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; graveside service at 3:30 p.m. in Robert Lee Cemetery. SAN ANGELO - William T. Robertson, 94, graveside service at 3 p.m. in Belvedere Memorial Park; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. BALLINGER - Hertha L. Bates, 88, at 1 p.m. at Avenue B Church of Christ; burial in Lakeview Cemetery in Winters; arrangements by Rains-Seale Funeral Home. BIG SPRING - Robert Boadle, 68, at 10 a.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church; burial in Mount Olive Memorial Park; arrangements by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. BRADY - Norman F. Morris, 66, of Brownwood, at 10 a.m. in Heritage Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Rest Haven Cemetery; arrangements by Heritage Funeral Home and Davis-Morris Funeral Home in Brownwood. KERMIT - Edna L. Satterfield, 82, at 10 a.m. at Cooper Funeral Chapel; burial in Kermit Cemetery. MARFA - Efren Lyles Granado, 74, at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Fort Davis; burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery; arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. SONORA - Jacob Dean Hunt, 17, at 4:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church; burial in Sonora Cemetery; arrangements by Kerbow Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deaths George Boatright George Lynn Boatright, 51, of San Angelo died Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998, in a local hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with Ed McCorkle of Carlsbad Church of Christ officiating. Burial will follow in Grape Creek Cemetery. He was born Sept. 22, 1946, in San Angelo and was a longtime resident. He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War and had worked in maintenance for GTE. Survivors include his wife, Sandy Boatright of Carlsbad; two sons, Leroy Boatright of San Angelo and George W. Boatright of Carlsbad; a daughter, Susan Lynn Boatright of San Angelo; two brothers, Billy Glynn Boatright and Robin Warren, both of Carlsbad; four sisters, Rebecca Boatright of San Angelo, Sadie Ann Rogers, Debra Susan Boatright and Julia Elizabeth Boatright, all of Carlsbad; and three grandchildren. Victor Martinez SWEETWATER - Victor Martinez, 43, of Houston died Friday, Aug. 21, 1998, in a Houston hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. today at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church with burial in Sweetwater Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cate- Spencer & Trent Funeral Home. He was born Sept. 2, 1954, in Mexico. Survivors include his parents, Constantino Martinez and Francisca Lara Martinez of Mexico; three sons, Steven Martinez, Victor Martinez Jr. and Frankie Martinez and two daughters, Sandra Martinez and Cindy Martinez, all of Sweetwater; four brothers, Cresencio Martinez and Elias Martinez, both of Sweetwater, and Antonio Martinez and Constantino Martinez Jr., both of Mexico; and four sisters, Juana Dela Cruz of Houston, Luisa Cervantes, Claudia Martinez and Elizabeth Martinez, all of Mexico. Delrose Bailey BIG SPRING - Delrose Bailey, 73, died Sunday, Aug. 23, 1998, in a local hospital. Private memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements were by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. She was born Sept. 7, 1924, in Alba and had been a resident of Big Spring since 1978. She was a cook at the Settles Hotel. Survivors include two sisters, Thelma Patrick of Ore City and Mary Ellen Bailey of Dallas; and several nieces and nephews. D.R. Kerby GOLDTHWAITE - Dr. D.R. ``Doc'' Kerby, 78, of Brownwood died Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998, in Gatesville. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery. He was born Dec. 30, 1919, in Mills County and had lived in Brownwood since 1957. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a veterinarian and an Episcopalian. Survivors include his wife, Betty Kerby of Brownwood; two sons, Tom Kerby of Brownwood and Wes Kerby of Goldthwaite; three grandchildren; and a stepgrandchild. Ricardo Tamez WINTERS - Ricardo ``Richard'' Tamez, 49, of Wingate died Sunday, Aug. 23, 1998, in a local hospital. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Winters Funeral Home Chapel. Service will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Carmel Catholic Church with burial in Wingate Cemetery. He was born Aug. 26, 1948, in Victoria and was a longtime resident of Wingate. He worked at Dry Manufacturing Co. and was a member of Mount Carmel Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Henerietta Lara Tamez of Wingate; four sons, Richard Tamez Jr., Pete Joe Tamez, Enriquez Tamez and Adam Tamez, all of Wingate; a daughter, Rosa Maria Perez of Wingate; four brothers, Domingo Ramos of Belton, Salvador Ramos of Temple, Raymon Tamez of Crookson, Fla., and Joe Tamez of Winters; three sisters, Lupe Ramos of Belton, Pauline Artize of El Campo and Severa Reyes of Wingate; and six grandchildren. Willie Shirley SWEETWATER - Willie Oren Shirley, 69, of San Angelo died Sunday, Aug. 23, 1998, in San Angelo. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in McCoy Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with burial in Nolan Cemetery. He was born Sept. 19, 1928, in Nolan and had been a resident of Wichita Falls and Breckenridge before moving to San Angelo. He was a retired boot maker and a Baptist. Survivors include two sisters, Mary Elmore and Wanda Mullican, both of Breckenridge; and two brothers, Milton Shirley of Sweetwater and Miaron Shirley of San Angelo. Al Brower SWEETWATER - Al Brower, 75, of San Manuel, Ariz., died Friday, Aug. 21, 1998, in Tucson, Ariz. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in McCoy Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with entombment at 3 p.m. in Rest Haven Mausoleum in Lubbock. He was born March 20, 1923, in Madill, Okla., and had been a longtime resident of Sweetwater before moving to San Manuel in May 1998. A World War II veteran, he had been a policeman, worked for Bell Brand Foods and owned Al's Cafe. He was a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Maxine Brower of San Manuel; two daughters, Brenda Eberhardt of Sweetwater and Linda Kaye Ham of San Manuel; three sisters, Georgia Gaines of Odessa, Eta Wilcox of Shallowater and Virginia Willard of Minnesota; four grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren. Nancy Birmingham SWEETWATER - Nancy Jane Birmingham, 55, of Sweetwater died Sunday, Aug. 23, 1998, in an Abilene hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Highland Heights United Methodist Church with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Arrangements are by McCoy Funeral Home. She was born April 11, 1943, in Sweetwater and was a lifetime resident. She had worked as a salesperson at Richburg Furniture Store and as a cashier for Star Discount & Munden Discount Stores. She was a member of Highland Heights United Methodist Church. Survivors include a sister, Mary Ruth Cohlmia of Midland; two brothers, Ray S. Birmingham Jr. of Midland and Guy A. Birmingham of Houston; and several nieces and nephews. Jason Tilson SAN SABA - Jason Mack Tilson, 21, of Lubbock died Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998, in a Lubbock hospital. Service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church in Lubbock. A second service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church of San Saba with burial in Colony Cemetery. Arrangements are by Sanders Funeral Home in Lubbock with local arrangements by Howell-Doran Funeral Home. He was born March 16, 1977, in Lubbock. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Survivors include his mother, Sherry Hall of Lubbock; his father, Joe Mack Tilson of San Saba; two brothers, Charles William Tilson and John Cody Tilson, both of San Saba; his maternal grandfather, Charles Hall of Lubbock; his paternal grandfather, Bill Tilson of Littlefield; step-maternal grandmother, Jewell Loring of Blowing Rock, N.C.; his maternal great-grandmother, Vivian Hall of Lubbock; and his paternal great-grandmother, Lula Teague of Fort Worth. Moody Gee KERRVILLE - Moody M. Gee, 95, died Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998, at his residence. Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Kerrville Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Cleveland Cemetery in Cleveland, Miss. He was born Aug. 12, 1903, in Holcomb, Miss., and had lived in Kerrville since 1980. He was a manufacturer's representative for Coppers of Baltimore and Ertel Manufacturing Co. of Indianapolis, Ind., until his retirement. He is survived by a sister-in-law, Ruth Lowry of Kerrville and numerous nieces and nephews. Karen Reyes ALPINE - Karen Kristene Reyes, 23, died Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Alpine. Rosary will be at 8 p.m. today at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church with burial in Holy Angels Cemetery. Arrangements are by Geeslin Funeral Home. She was born Aug. 12, 1975, in Alpine and was a lifetime resident. She was employed by City Drug for more than five years. Survivors include her parents, Lalo and Emma Reyes, a sister, Erica Reyes and her grandfather, Conrad Arriola Sr., all of Alpine; two uncles, two aunts; and numerous cousins, great- aunts and great-uncles. Birdie Stewardson SAN SABA - Birdie Stewardson, 95, of San Saba died Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998, in Brownwood. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in Howell-Doran Funeral Home Chapel with burial in San Saba City Cemetery. She was born April 9, 1903, in Coleman County and had lived in San Saba since 1946. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include two sons, J.L. Stewardson and Boyd Stewardson, both of San Saba; two daughters, Elizabeth Barker of San Saba and Frances Skiles of Weatherford; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; a great-great- grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. Lucy Vines SWEETWATER - Lucy B. Vines, 86, of Brownwood died Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998, in a Brownwood hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Roscoe Cemetery. She was born June 16, 1912, in Fisher County and was a longtime resident of Sweetwater and Brownwood. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include a son, Hayden Vines of Sweetwater; two daughters, Hazel Campbell of Brownwood and Mary Ann Clements of Arlington; a brother, Jiggs Williams of Fort Worth; a sister, Opal Jo Blair of Loraine; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Edna Fisher KERRVILLE - Edna Fisher, 89, of Kerrville died Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998, in Ingram. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Arrangements are by Grimes Funeral Chapels. She was born March 27, 1909, in Leagate, Okla., and had lived in Kerrville for 46 years. She was retired from Hilltop Village, where she was employed in food service. She was a member of the Full Gospel Church. Survivors include two sons, Jerry Wayne Fisher of Ingram and James David Chandler of Huffman; three sisters, Viola Mansfield, Mary Hall and Velma Harmon, all of Cushing, Okla.; two brothers, Lovell Daugherty of Cushing and Robert Daugherty of Albuquerque, N.M.; and seven grandchildren. Bert Edgington BIG SPRING - Bert Edgington, 22, of Big Spring died Sunday, Aug. 23, 1998, in a Lubbock hospital. Services are pending at Myers & Smith Funeral Home. JESSE THORNTON `J.T.' GRAYSON Jesse Thornton ``J.T.'' Grayson, 84, of San Angelo joined his Lord and Savior on Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998. Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside service will be at 3:30 p.m. in Robert Lee Cemetery. Officiating will be the Rev. Lakan Mariano of College Hills Baptist Church and the Rev. Robert L. Franklin of Monroe, Ga. J.T. was born Jan. 27, 1914, in Clarksville to Jesse Clay and Lucy Elizabeth Grayson. He was their only child. He married Bessie L. Franklin on June 28, 1947, in Clarksville. They, too, had one child, Jesse Bailey ``J.B.'' Grayson. J.T. and Bessie recently had celebrated 51 years of marriage. J.T. retired in 1987 from Kingsville Laundry, where he spent 32 years serving his customers and the community. In 1997, he and his wife moved to San Angelo to be closer to their family. J.T. served his country with great pride during World War II. He was in the Navy, assigned to the USS Hoggatt Bay CVE-75 in the Pacific Theatre. He will be greatly missed by his family, friends and others touched by his life. Survivors are his wife, Bessie L. Grayson of San Angelo; one son, Jesse Bailey ``J.B.'' Grayson and his wife, Debby, of San Angelo; two granddaughters, Lauri Michelle Herndon and husband, Randy, of San Angelo and Kristy Lynn Brody and husband, Patrick, of San Angelo; one great-granddaughter, Samantha Raschele ``Pretty Girl'' Herndon of San Angelo; numerous cousins; and a much cherished and loved extended family. The family requests contributions to the Makassarese Bible Fund at College Hills Baptist Church, 2102 College Hills Blvd., San Angelo, TX 76904. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Obituaries WILLIAM T. `ROD' ROBERTSON William T. ``Rod'' Robertson of San Angelo died Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, in Belvedere Memorial Park with Grosse Mohler officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Mr. Robertson was born March 21, 1904, in Newark, Ark. Mr. Robertson went to high school in Benton, Ark., where he was a local football standout. He married Mildred Osbourne, and had a daughter, Margaret Ann, who was raised in Benton. Mildred preceded him in death in 1935. He married Jo Sutherlin in San Angelo in 1939 and had a daughter, Jan, who was raised in San Angelo. Jo preceded him in death in 1983. He also was preceded in death a son-in-law, Charles Schad; and a brother, Ross Robertson. He was a conductor for Santa Fe Railway for more than 50 years and was a past president of the local chapter of Brotherhood of Railroad Train Men. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and AMICI Sunday School Class. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge Blue - Lodge No. 34 in Benton, Elks Lodge and Suez Shrine Temple, and was a 32nd Degree Mason in the Scottish Rite. Survivors include two daughters, Margaret Ann Schad of Tulsa, Okla., and Jan Stratton and husband, Tommy, of Austin; five grandchildren, Scott and Carolyn Schad of Tulsa, and Lanette Cutter, Lindsey and David Stratton, all of Austin; and three great-grandchildren, Charlie, Frank and Keith Schad of Tulsa. TULY MAX KING Tuly Max King, 69, of San Angelo died at 3:50 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998, in a local hospital. He was born June 16, 1929, in Van. Tuly was a veteran of the Korean War and was a test car driver for Goodyear for many years. He was married to Martha Burleson in 1957 in San Angelo and was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Martha King of San Angelo; five children, Rusty King of San Angelo, Scott King of Houston, and Matt, Mark and Holly, all of Florida; and six grandchildren, Tanner, Magan and Pamella, all of San Angelo, and Shelly, Christian and Matt Jr., all of Florida. Service will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jim Wilkerson, pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Marvin Fillip, Jim Duham, Teddy Reisner, Terry Reisner, Leroy Motl and Eddie Williams. JACOB DEAN HUNT SONORA - Jacob Dean Hunt, 17, joined his Lord and Savior on Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998. Service will be at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jim Stephens officiating. Burial will be in Sonora Cemetery. Arrangements are by Kerbow Funeral Home. Jacob was born Feb. 24, 1981, in San Angelo to Nancy and Gene Hunt. He was a lifetime resident of Sonora. He was a student and a Christian. Jacob's selfless act by attempting to save a friend cost him his life and will be remembered by his family and friends as a source of strength and courage. All of our lives will be changed forever by his ultimate act of love. His memory will be cherished by all who knew him. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Nancy Hunt and Shorty Brooks of Whitney; his father and stepmother, Gene and Carol Hunt of Sonora; two brothers, Josh Hunt of San Angelo and Jeb Hunt of Whitney; a sister, Jenny Hunt of Whitney; a stepsister and brother-in-law, Angela and Mark Howell of Whitney; a stepbrother, Ricky Brooks of San Angelo; a stepbrother and stepsister, Trevor Butts and Courtney Butts of San Angelo; his maternal grandparents, Carl and Jeanie Deans of Grape Creek; his paternal grandparents, Cindy and TravisStrother of San Angelo and Charlie Hunt of Marathon; step-grandparents, Marvin and Norma Brooks of Leakey; a step-niece and nephew, Whitney Hook and Hayden Howell of Whitney; and numerous aunts, uncles and six cousins. Pallbearers will be Josh Hunt, Ronald Whitehouse, Joseph Hopkins, Tom Deans, Jason Barber, Jeremy Joiner, Israel Joiner and Charles Moss. The honorary pallbearers will be Jeb Hunt, Ricky Brooks, Chris Green and Sam Williams. Jacob will be greatly missed. He was a loving son, grandson and brother. We love you, Jacob. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Texas news and sports/August 25, 1998 Funerals and Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - George Lynn Boatright, 51, at 10 a.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Grape Creek Cemetery. SAN ANGELO - Tuly Max King, 69, at 11:30 a.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. ALPINE - Karen Kristene Reyes, 23, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church; burial in Holy Angels Cemetery; arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. KERRVILLE - Edna Fisher, 89, graveside service at 11 a.m. in Garden of Memories Cemetery; arrangements by Grimes Funeral Chapels. KERRVILLE - Moody M. Gee, 95, at 2 p.m. in Kerrville Funeral Home Chapel; graveside service at 10 a.m. Thursday in Cleveland Cemetery in Cleveland, Miss. SAN SABA - Jason Mack Tilson, 21, of Lubbock, at 1 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Lubbock; second service at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church of San Saba; burial in Colony Cemetery in San Saba; arrangements by Sanders Funeral Home of Lubbock and Howell-Doran Funeral Home. SWEETWATER - Nancy Jane Birmingham, 55, at 2 p.m. at Highland Heights United Methodist Church; burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery; arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home. SWEETWATER - Willie Oren Shirley, 69, at 10 a.m. in McCoy Funeral Home Chapel of Memories; burial in Nolan Cemetery. SWEETWATER - Lucy B. Vines, 86, of Brownwood, at 2 p.m. in Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home; burial in Roscoe Cemetery. WINTERS - Ricardo Tamez, 49, of Wingate, rosary at 7 p.m. in Winters Funeral Home Chapel; service at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Carmel Catholic Church; burial in Wingate Cemetery. WEDNESDAY GOLDTHWAITE - Dr. D.R. Kerby, 78, at 10 a.m. in Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Roscoe Cemetery. SWEETWATER - Al Brower, 75, of San Manuel, Ariz., at 10 a.m. in McCoy Funeral Home Chapel of Memories; entombment at 3 p.m. in Rest Haven Mausoleum in Lubbock. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deaths Joe Fitchett Joe S. Fitchett, 77, of San Angelo died Monday, Aug. 24, 1998, in a local nursing home. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens with Dr. Steven Brooks officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. He was born Sept. 21, 1920, in Reeves County. Survivors include three brothers, Cirildo Fitchett, Roy Fitchett and Lewis Fitchett, all of San Angelo; two sisters, Maria Medina of Sterling City and Lupe Fitchett of Brady; and several nieces and nephews. Hosea Arnett Jr. Hosea Allen Arnett Jr., 74, of San Angelo died Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998, in a local hospital. Memorial service was Sunday in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel. He was born May 4, 1924, in Portland, Ind. He was an Army veteran and a self- employed plumber. Survivors include his children, M. Renee Arnett and Jeff Arnett, both of Speedway, Ind., and Michelle Mervar of Mooresville, Ind.. Dana Henderson EARLY - Dana Bruce ``D.B.'' Henderson, 82, of Bangs died Sunday, Aug. 23, 1998, in a Brownwood hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in Heartland Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Cox Cemetery in McCulloch County. He was born July 2, 1916, in Milburn and had lived in Bangs since 1995. He was a farmer and a member of Mercury Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Valera Henderson of Bangs; a son, Dana Henderson Jr. of Cleburne; a daughter, Marlene Wood of Abilene; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Cecilia Mills FREDERICKSBURG - Cecilia Kaiser Fiedler Mills, 83, died Sunday, Aug. 23, 1998, in a local nursing home. Vigil service will be at 7 p.m. today in Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Harper with burial in St. Anthony's Cemetery in Harper. Survivors include four daughters, Cecilia Ann ``Tootsie'' Brocksch, Minnie Feuge and Pat Novial, all of Fredericksburg, and Kathleen Vest of Round Rock; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Maria Estrada ALPINE - Maria Estrada, 78, of Marathon died Sunday, Aug. 23, 1998, in an Odessa hospital. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Marathon. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church with burial in Marathon Cemetery. She was born April 9, 1920, in Marathon and was a lifetime resident. She was a homemaker and a Catholic. Survivors include her husband, Aubundio Estrada of Del Rio; three sons, Jesus Estrada, Pedro Estrada and Leo Estrada, all of Marathon; a daughter, Gloria Vijil of Odessa; two brothers; Stanley Echavarria and Tom Echavarria, both of California; a sister, Luz Banda of California; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Willie Jackson KERMIT - Willie Lee Jackson, 83, died Sunday, Aug. 23, 1998, at her residence. Service will be at 10 a.m. today at Belvue Baptist Church with burial in Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cooper Funeral Chapel. She was born Feb. 10, 1915, in Sontag, Miss., and had lived in Kermit for 50 years. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include a son, C. Wesley Jackson of Brooklyn, N.Y.; a daughter, Carleane Spears of Anson; two sisters, Hazel Byrne of Odessa and Mary Ethel Wells of Alexandria, La.; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Charlie Gordon COLEMAN - Charlie Gordon, 89, died Monday, Aug. 24, 1998, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Coleman Cemetery. He was born Dec. 19, 1908, in Sweet Home. An Army veteran, he was a used-car dealer and home builder. He was a member of First United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Beulah Gordon of Coleman; three brothers, Gilbert Gordon and Alfred Gordon, both of La Pryor, and Raymond Gordon of Beeville; three sisters, Ruthie Hoff and Ethel Benham, both of Kenedy, and Ima Hurley of Del Rio; and numerous nieces and nephews. Abelina Rambo ODESSA - Abelina Samarripa Gomez Rambo, 76, died Friday, Aug. 21, 1998, in a local nursing home. Service was Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with burial in Rosehill Cemetery. Arrangements were by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born Nov. 10, 1921, in San Angelo. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Robert Rambo of Odessa; two sons, Tom Samarripa of Odessa and Hector Rene Samarripa of Camp Casey, South Korea; six daughters, Mary Alice Saldana of Midland, Elda Aldrete of San Angelo, Eva S. Molina of Lancaster, Abelina Vargas of Fort Worth, Linda S. Potts of Grand Prairie and Goldie Samarripa of Odessa; a sister, Vera Ortiz of San Antonio; 27 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Donn Cook KINGSLAND - Donn Austin Cook, 60, died Monday, Aug. 24, 1998, in Kingsland. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel with military graveside service in Lakeland Hills Memorial Park. He was born Aug. 23, 1938, in Austin and had lived in Kingsland since 1970. An Army and Navy veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, he worked in military law enforcement and retired as constable of Precinct 3 in Llano County. He was a member of Kingsland Masonic Lodge, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Eastern Star. Survivors include his wife, Lola Cook of Kingsland; a daughter, Diana Maxwell of Johnson City; two sons, Ferris Keller of Fort Collins, Colo., and Ted Keller of New York City; and five grandchildren. Dave Cowsert JUNCTION - Dave Wharton Cowsert, 76, died Monday, Aug. 24, 1998, in a local hospital. Service will be a 2 p.m. Wednesday in Aubrey Fife Funerals Chapel with burial in Copperas Cemetery. He was born Aug. 16, 1922, in Kimble County. A Navy veteran of World War II, he worked with law enforcement in the liquor- control field. He is survived by two nieces. Felix Garcia MARFA - Felix ``Cuate'' Garcia, 80, of Marfa died Sunday, Aug. 23, 1998, in a Fort Stockton nursing center. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with military graveside service in Merced Cemetery. He was born Sept. 29, 1917, in Marfa. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a retired ranch hand and worked for the city of Marfa. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Survivors include two sisters, Aurora B. Salgado and Jesusita Brito, both of Marfa; and several nieces and nephews. Lalah Mae Waller CRANE - Lalah Mae Waller, 93, died Sunday, Aug. 23, 1998, in a local care center. Service will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Mary Street Church of Christ with burial in Crane County Cemetery. Arrangements are by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. She was born Oct. 26, 1904, in Stephenville. She had worked for Leamans Department Store, and was a homemaker and a member of the Mary Street Church of Christ. Survivors include two sons, Billy Joe Waller of Midland and Frank Sanders Waller of Sherman; a sister, Anne Sue Canady of Glen Rose; five grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Paul Petcoff Jr. BURKBURNETT - Paul J. Petcoff Jr., 25, of San Angelo died Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998, in San Angelo. Memorial service will be at a later date. Arrangements are by Owens & Brumley Funeral Home. He was born Nov. 10, 1972, in Greenville, Pa., and had lived in San Angelo for five years, previously living in Burkburnett. He was a radiology technician at Community Medical Clinic and was a member of St. Jude Catholic Church of Burkburnett. Survivors include a son, Kinley John Petcoff of Burkburnett; his mother, Margaret Petcoff Platt of Burkburnett; and two sisters, Marlene Petcoff of Wichita Falls and Patricia Petcoff of New Orleans. Bert Edgington BIG SPRING - Bert ``Bubba'' Edgington, 22, of Big Spring died Sunday, Aug. 23, 1998, in a Lubbock hospital. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Mount Olive Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Myers & Smith Funeral Home. He was born Aug. 4, 1976, in Fort Worth and had lived in Big Spring since 1993. He was a Baptist. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Kay and Bobby Dellinger of Big Spring; his father, B.W. Edgington Jr. of Sulphur Springs; a brother, Scott Holmes of Big Spring; his grandparents, Ruth and B.W. Edgington Sr. of Sulphur Springs; and several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. Miranda Reed COLEMAN - Miranda Kristine Reed, infant daughter of Helen Lorene Reed and David Bruce, died Sunday, Aug. 23, 1998, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at noon Thursday in Forest Park East Cemetery in Houston. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home. Miranda was born Sept. 24, 1996, in Clear Lake. Survivors include her mother and stepfather, Helene Lorene Reed and Michael Albanese of Coleman; her father, David Bruce of League City; her maternal grandmother, Karen Jordan of Coleman; her maternal grandfather, Charles W. Lee of Georgia; her paternal grandmother, Marilyn Meyers of Dallas; her paternal grandfather, Mr. Bruce of Ohio; great-grandparents, Nell Jordan and Harmon Jordan of Houston; an aunt; two cousins; two great-aunts; and a great-uncle. Myrtle Walters FORT STOCKTON - Myrtle B. Walters, 81, of Fort Stockton died Sunday, Aug. 23, 1998, in Crane. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in East Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. She was born April 9, 1917, in Big Bend and had lived in Fort Stockton since 1933. She was a waitress and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband, Jack Walters, a son, Jimmy Walters, and a brother, Charlie W. Dodson, all of Fort Stockton; a sister, Minnie Dickens of Crane; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Eufracio Hernandez ODESSA - Eufracio Cordova Hernandez, 78, died Sunday, Aug. 23, 1998, at his residence. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born March 13, 1920, in Alpine. An Army veteran of World War II, he retired from Getty Oil/Texaco Oil Co. in 1987. He was an ordained deacon for the Catholic Diocese of San Angelo and was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Survivors include three daughters, Christina M. Hernandez, Carmen Gonzales and Celina Vasquez, all of Odessa; three sisters, Micaela Martinez, Cruz Llanez and Enriqueta Molinar, all of Alpine; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Eryk Larson KERRVILLE - Eryk Larson, 55, died Monday, Aug. 24, 1998, at his residence. Services are pending at Grimes Funeral Chapels. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Obituaries LETTIE OATES WICHITA FALLS - Lettie Oates went to her heavenly home Sunday, Aug. 23, 1998, in Wichita Falls. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, at Southwest Baptist Church. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, in Wall Cemetery in Wall. Arrangements are by Owens Brumley Funeral Home. Lettie Robinson was born Sept. 27, 1917, in Arkansas. She served in the military and was stationed at Goodfellow Air Force Base, where she met Vernon Oates. They were married Aug. 3, 1946. While living in San Angelo, Lettie was a member of the Baptist church and served as a Sunday school teacher and nursery attendant. Lettie loved people, especially children, and always was ready to extend a helping hand wherever it was needed. She continued to serve the Lord in the Baptist church after they moved to Wichita Falls. Survivors include her husband, Vernon Oates of Wichita Falls; her daughter, Debra Willis of San Angelo; a son-in-law, Pete Hollingsworth of Georgia; two grandsons, Vincent and Clayton Hollingsworth of Georgia; a granddaughter, Selena Wells and husband, Fred; a great- granddaughter, Chancey Wells; and two sisters, Irene Criner of Tulia and Treba Porter of Little Rock, Ark. She was preceded in death by twin infant sons, Vernon and Verlin; a daughter, Verna Mae Hollingsworth; her parents; and several siblings. TULY MAX KING Tuly Max King, 69, of San Angelo died at 3:50 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998, in a local hospital. He was born June 16, 1929, in Van. Tuly was a veteran of the Korean War and was a test-car driver for Goodyear for many years. He was married to Martha Burleson in 1957 in San Angelo and was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Martha King of San Angelo; five children, Rusty King of San Angelo, Scott King of Houston, and Matt, Mark and Holly, all of Florida; and six grandchildren, Tanner, Magan and Pamella, all of San Angelo, and Shelly, Christian and Matt Jr., all of Florida. Service will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jim Wilkerson, pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Marvin Fillip, Jim Duham, Teddy Reisner, Terry Reisner, Leroy Motl and Eddie Williams. WILLIAM H. AIKMAN MIDLAND - William H. Aikman died Sunday, Aug. 23, 1998. Born Aug. 18, 1927, in Oklahoma City to Claud and Gladys Aikman, he married Nancy Shimmel in Phoenix on March 24, 1948. He graduated from high school in San Angelo in 1944 and, following service in the U.S. Navy, graduated from Stanford University with a degree in economics in May 1949. Later that year, he was employed as a landman by Shell Oil Co. in Midland and in 1953 became a partner with his father in the petroleum exploration business. In 1960, he joined with his brother, Robert, of Amarillo in the formation of Aikman Brothers. He was co-founder and president of Mana Oil Inc., which operated in the United States and Canada. Following the sale of Aikman Bros. Corp. to Dorchester Exploration Inc. in 1971, he became president of that company and a director of Dorchester Gas Corp. Subsequent to its sale, he remained active as a partner in Aikman Brothers. Mr. Aikman served on the board of trustees of the Midland Hospital District and was a member of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association, the Permian Basin Petroleum Association, the American Association of Petroleum Landmen, the Permian Basin Landmens Association, the Midland Petroleum Club and the Midland Country Club. He is survived by his wife; son, Stephen of Midland; brother; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, in Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Ellis Funeral Home. The family requests memorials be made to Hospice of Midland or Lake City Area Medical Center, Lake City, Colo. NEVA LaRUE RICHARDSON CRANE - ``Don't cry, for I did not die; don't weep, for I only sleep.'' On Aug. 23, 1998, at 12:12 p.m., Neva LaRue Richardson went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She is survived by two daughters, Star Shree Richardson of Crane and Linda K. Holmes of Iraan; three brothers, Cleveland McKinney of Caddo, Okla., Grandel McKinney of San Antonio and C. Earl McKinney of Hurst; three sisters, Frances Sparkman and Verlene Means, both of Denison, and LaVeana Vaughn of McKinney; a granddaughter, Ashleigh Holmes of Iraan; and niece and nephews, Paula Zambrano, Ronnie Phillips and Ricky Phillips, all of Odessa, and Benjie Hardee of Midland, whom she also considered her children. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.D. Richardson; her daughter, Glenda Lea Richardson; her mother, Fannie Nichols McKinney, and father, Charles McKinney; and her brothers, Doyle Nichols, Charles McKinney, Harold McKinney and Irlan I. McKinney. Mrs. Richardson was a very loving, giving and compassionate person. Her ability to love others was a testament to her faith in God. Although she endured many hardships and trials in her life, she remained strong in her Christian beliefs, always caring for others and putting her own needs last. She will be greatly missed by everyone. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, at the Cross and Crown Crane Christian Church with the Rev. Eddie Johnston officiating. Burial will follow in the Crane County Cemetery. Arrangements are by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home of Crane. Pallbearers will be Eddie Galindo Sr., Eddie Galindo Jr., Edwin Galindo, MikeMarrow, Travis Vaughn and Ronnie Pinkston. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Texas news and sports/August 26, 1998 Funerals and Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Joe S. Fitchett, 77, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. ALPINE - Maria Estrada, 78, of Marathon, at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Marathon; burial in Marathon Cemetery; arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. COLEMAN - Charlie Gordon, 89, at 10 a.m. in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Coleman Cemetery. CRANE - Neva LaRue Richardson, at 10 a.m. at Cross and Crown Crane Christian Church; burial in Crane County Cemetery; arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. CRANE - Lalah Mae Waller, 93, at 3 p.m. at Mary Street Church of Christ; burial in Crane County Cemetery; arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. FORT STOCKTON - Myrtle B. Walters, 81, graveside service at 10 a.m. in East Hill Cemetery; arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. FREDERICKSBURG - Cecilia Kaiser Fiedler Mills, 83, at 10 a.m. at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Harper; burial in St. Anthony's Cemetery in Harper; arrangements by Schaetter Funeral Home. GOLDTHWAITE - Dr. D.R. Kerby, 78, at 10 a.m. in Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Roscoe Cemetery. JUNCTION - Dave Wharton Cowsert, 76, at 2 p.m. in Aubrey Fife Funerals Chapel; burial in Copperas Cemetery. MARFA - Felix Garcia, 80, at 2 p.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church; military burial in Merced Cemetery; arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. ODESSA - Eufracio Cordova Hernandez, 78, at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church; burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Hubbard-Kelley Funeral Home. SAN SABA - Jason Mack Tilson, 21, of Lubbock, at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of San Saba; burial in Colony Cemetery in San Saba; arrangements by Howell-Doran Funeral Home. SWEETWATER - Al Brower, 75, of San Manuel, Ariz., at 10 a.m. in McCoy Funeral Home Chapel of Memories; entombment at 3 p.m. in Rest Haven Mausoleum in Lubbock. WALL - Lettie Oates of Wichita Falls, graveside service at 11 a.m. in Wall Cemetery; arrangements by Owens Brumley Funeral Home in Wichita Falls. WINTERS - Ricardo Tamez, 49, of Wingate, at 3 p.m. at Mount Carmel Catholic Church; burial in Wingate Cemetery; arrangements by Winters Funeral Home. THURSDAY KINGSLAND - Donn Austin Cook, 70, at 2 p.m. in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel; military burial in Lakeland Hills Memorial Park. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deaths Susana Herrera Susana Q. Herrera, 61, of Big Lake died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1998, at her residence. Service will be at 2 p.m. today at Templo Roca Eterna in Big Lake with burial in Glen Rest Cemetery. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. She was born Aug. 9, 1937, in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico. Survivors include a daughter, Laura Aguilar of Big Lake; a brother, Rafael Quirez of Mexico City, Mexico; two sisters, Margarita Rosa and Isabel Pulido, both of Mexico City; four grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Hugh Curtis Hugh P. Curtis, 78, of San Angelo died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1998, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Park Heights Baptist Church with Dr. James Miller officiating. Entombment will be in Lawnhaven Mausoleum. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. He was born Nov. 23, 1919, in Salt Lake City. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Janet V. Curtis of San Angelo; a daughter, Mrs. Bruce (Janet) Guthrie, and two grandchildren, Sarah Guthrie and Becky Guthrie, all of San Angelo. Bernice Thomson Bernice Adams Thomson, 89, of San Angelo died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1998, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Fairmount Cemetery with Red Scott officiating. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. She was born Sept. 17, 1908, in Atlanta, Texas, and was a longtime resident of San Angelo. She was a bookkeeper and was a member of the First Baptist Church and Eastern Star and was a March of Dimes and Shriners volunteer. Survivors include two daughters, Frances Floyd of San Angelo and Sandra Vezina of Dunnellon, Fla.; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Patrick Dooley FREDERICKSBURG - Patrick H. Dooley, 71, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1998, in a local hospital. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel. Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with burial in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. He was born June 8, 1927, in Fredericksburg. A Navy veteran of World War II, he was an attorney. Survivors include his wife, Genevieve Petsch Dooley of Fredericksburg; two daughters, Mary Penick and Margaret Collignon, both of Fredericksburg; three sons, Patrick Michael Dooley and Edward J. Dooley, both of Fredericksburg, and Thomas J. Dooley of San Antonio; a brother, John K. Dooley of Fredericksburg; a sister, Madeline Niehaus of St. Louis; and seven grandchildren. Isidoro Dominguez ALPINE - Isidoro S. ``Lolo'' Dominguez, 70, of Alpine died Monday, Aug. 24, 1998, in Odessa. Service will be at 4 p.m. today at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church with burial in Holy Angels Cemetery. Arrangements are by Geeslin Funeral Home. He was born Jan. 12, 1928, in Alpine and was a lifetime resident. He was the building maintenance superintendent for Sul Ross State University for 20 years. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Dominguez, two sons, Leo Dominguez and Tommy Dominguez, and two daughters, Diamantina Espinoza and Bernice Portillo, all of Alpine; a brother, Carlos Dominguez Jr. of Lubbock; five sisters, Josphine Benavides and Sulema Villalva, both of Seminole, Elisa Hernandez of Roswell, N.M., Elma Garza of Riverside, Calif., and Rosa Alaniz of Graham; 10 grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and numerous nieces and nephews. Evelyn Jackson MONAHANS - Evelyn Jackson, 78, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1998, at her residence. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church with burial in Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are by Harkey Funeral Home. She was born June 30, 1920, in Fairland, Okla., and had lived in Monahans since 1938. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Harold Jackson of Monahans; a son, Daune Jackson of Altamonte Springs, Fla.; a daughter, J'Nevelyn Lloyd of Edinburg; a brother, M.J. Crow of Houston; and four grandchildren. Richard DeLamarter BIG SPRING - Richard L. DeLamarter, 81, died Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998, at his residence. Graveside service will be at a later date in Santa Fe National Cemetery. Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. He was born Dec. 19, 1916, in Waterloo, N.Y. He retired as a lieutenant colonel, having served 28 years in the Army. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a member of the Retired Officers Association and the Elks Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Johanna DeLamarter of Big Spring; three stepchildren, George Michael Boyer of Santee, Calif., Margo Bazely of Oceanside, Calif., and Marien Merworth of Midland; 10 grandchildren; a great- grandchild; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Pablo Rodriguez ALPINE - Pablo G. Rodriguez, 72, died Monday, Aug. 24, 1998, in a local hospital. Rosary will be at 8 p.m. today at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the church with burial in Holy Angels Cemetery. Arrangements are by Geeslin Funeral Home. He was born April 22, 1926, in Sierra Blanca and had lived in Alpine since 1970. He had worked for Southern Pacific Railroad. Survivors include his wife, Pilar Rodriguez of Alpine; two daughters, Lori Solis of Sonora and Terry Urquidez of Alpine; five sons, Rodolfo Rodriguez, Pablo Rodriguez Jr., Frank Rodriguez and Carlos Rodriguez, all of Alpine, and Joe Rodriguez of Fort Hancock; 25 grandchildren; a great- grandchild; and numerous nieces and nephews. Johnnie Sheppard SAN SABA - Johnnie Sheppard, 90, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1998, in San Saba. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Wallace Creek Cemetery. Arrangements are by Howell-Doran Funeral Home. She was born March 17, 1908, in San Saba and was a lifetime resident. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. Jo Ann McMillan ROSCOE - Jo Ann McMillan, 67, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1998, in a Sweetwater hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. today at Roscoe Church of Christ with burial in Roscoe Cemetery. Arrangements are by McCoy Funeral Home. She was born March 9, 1931, in Tucumcari, N.M., and had lived in Roscoe since 1967. She was a teacher's aide at Roscoe High School and a member of Roscoe Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband, Roy Lee McMillan of Roscoe; a daughter, Billie Jo Selby of Washougal, Wash.; three sisters, Betty Day of Ruidoso Downs, N.M., Kathy Turlington of Alvord and Patty Taylor of Lubbock; a brother, Eddie Robards of Bridgeport; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Obituaries ELIZABETH MARGUERITE SCRIVENER DALLAS - Mrs. Scrivener was born Elizabeth Marguerite Huffman Oct. 7, 1909, to Leonidas Maxwell Huffman and Ida Combest Huffman of Del Rio, and passed away Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998, at 3:30 p.m. in Presbyterian Hospital of Plano. Her mother died while she was an infant, and Mr. Huffman married Araminta C. Cardenas of Del Rio on May 23, 1914. He bought the Eagle Pass Guide newspaper, and the family moved to Eagle Pass in 1915. Elizabeth attended Eagle Pass schools, graduating in 1926, and then South Park Junior College in Beaumont, graduating in 1928. She then returned to Eagle Pass and taught first grade for one year before attending the University of Texas at Austin for a semester. Elizabeth married Leander James ``Jimmy'' Scrivener of Eagle Pass June 25, 1930, and the couple established their home and lived there until both retired in 1972. In 1942, her husband was appointed U.S. postmaster at Eagle Pass. She resumed teaching first grade in the Eagle Pass School System but through correspondence courses and attending summer sessions, she earned a bachelor of arts degree from Sul Ross State University in 1955. Both the Rotary Club and VFW of Eagle Pass selected her as Outstanding Teacher in 1969. Her teaching career spanned some 25 years. Upon retirement in 1972, the couple moved to Granite Shoals. They made another move in 1980, to Tempe, Ariz., where she continued to live after her husband's death in 1985. Following heart surgery in 1995, she returned to Texas, where she had lived with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Roddy Peeples of San Angelo. Mrs. Scrivener was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and by three brothers, Calvin Combest Huffman of Austin, Maxwell Combest Huffman of Beaumont and Lon Cardenas Huffman of San Antonio. She is survived by another brother, Edward Cardenas Huffman of San Antonio; and a sister, Mrs. Cy A. Landrum of Salado; by one daughter, Mrs. Bettimae Scrivener Peeples of San Angelo; two sons, Leander James Scrivener Jr. of San Antonio and William Maxwell Scrivener of Tempe; five grandchildren, James Roderick Peeples of Chicago, Deidre Lynn Peeples of Germantown, Md., Harold Christopher Scrivener of McConnell AFB, Kan., Mrs. Andrea Scrivener Stanley of Chandler, Ariz., and Sabrina Marguerite Scrivener of Tempe. Graveside service was at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, in Lakeland Memorial Park. Arrangements were by Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home of Burnet. SHEILA KENNEDY FALKIRK, Scotland - Sheila Kennedy, 87, passed away peacefully in the Royal Infirmary on Friday, Aug. 14, 1998. She is survived by two daughters, Barbara Jackson of San Angelo and Sheena Duncan and her husband, Tom, of London, England; a beloved daughter-in-law, Margaret Kennedy of Falkirk; three sons, Alan Kennedy and his wife, Jan, of Dundee, Scotland, Stuart Kennedy and his wife, Rena, of Leister, England, and Alastair Kennedy and his wife, Adele, of Aberdeen, Scotland; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren whom she loved dearly. She also leaves behind many friends whom she met while on many happy holidays in Texas. JOHN DONALD CLARK John Donald Clark, 91, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1998, in San Angelo Community Medical Center. He was born Nov. 1, 1906, to William Andrew and Lillie Belle Clark in Allewe, Nowata County, Indian Territory. He considered himself a ``real pioneer'' living in a modern world, as he was born before Oklahoma became a state. He graduated from Chelsea High School in Chelsea, Okla. He attended the University of Oklahoma majoring in geology. He came to the West Texas oil fields in the mid-1920s as a scout for Phillips Petroleum. He was instrumental in establishing Phillips' stronghold in the West Texas area, especially in the Fort Stockton, Big Lake and McCamey areas. He moved to the Humble, Texas, oil-field area in the mid-1930s, joining forces with Sun Oil Co. He worked for Sun Oil Co. for 32 years in the Beaumont and Houston areas and took Sun Oil foreign into Colombia and Pakistan in the 1960s. After retiring from Sun Oil Co. in 1966, he remained in the petroleum industry as an independent consultant in the Houston area. He moved to San Angelo in 1993 and lived at Rio Concho West. He was married on June 7, 1936, to Gladys Henrietta Engbrock in El Campo, Texas. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Nancy Jane Clark. He is survived by his wife; three daughters and sons-in-law, Betty Joe and Richard Mayer of San Angelo, Clarinda Sue and Ben Wyly of Houston and Carrin and Jerry Paul Katz of Austin; six grandchildren, John and Dayna Mayer of San Angelo, Kenneth and Kim Mayer of McKinney, Patrick McNamee of San Angelo, Mary Catherine McNamee of Columbia, Mo., David Paul Katz and Stephen Andrew Katz of Austin; and one great-granddaughter, Tyler Elizabeth Mayer of McKinney. He also is survived by two sisters, Stelle Olinger of Dallas and Virginia Easley of Yukon, Okla.; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in San Angelo. He was a member of the Grand Lodge of Texas for 69 years. He was a Mason, 32nd Degree Scottish Rite and a member of the Eastern Star. He was a Permian Basin Petroleum Pioneer and belonged to many geological organizations. Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ellen Ely and the Rev. Grosse Mohler officiating. There also will be a service in El Campo, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 29, at the First United Methodist Church at 10:30 a.m. with burial in the Garden of Memories in El Campo. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. The family has requested that memorials be sent to the First United Methodist Church building fund, the Methodist Home in Waco or the Masonic Home in Fort Worth. A special thanks goes to San Angelo Community Medical Center and the doctors and caregivers. GLADYS WITT BALLINGER - Gladys Witt, 85, of Ballinger passed away at 3:39 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1998, in Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, at Rains-Seale Funeral Home. Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, in Rains-Seale Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ferris Akins officiating. Burial will follow in Old Runnels Cemetery. Gladys was born May 9, 1913, in Comanche County to Mary Nellie Busby and George Renzo Blackmon. She married Earl Wylie Witt on May 31, 1934, in Ballinger. She owned and operated a beauty salon in Ballinger for many years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, the Ballinger Business & Professional Women's Club and the Ballinger Garden Club. Gladys was preceded in death by her husband on Dec. 31, 1958; her parents; a brother, Wayne; and a grandson, Steven Curbo.Survivors include three daughters, Marlene Wood and Carolyn Caffey, both of Winters, and Debbie Haygood of Saltillo; a sister, Lucille Robertson of Ballinger; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be her grandsons and a great-nephew. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Texas news and sports/August 27, 1998 Funerals and Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - John Donald Clark, 91, at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Church; second service at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church in El Campo; burial in Garden of Memories in El Campo; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. ALPINE - Pablo G. Rodriguez, 72, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church; burial in Holy Angels Cemetery; arrangements by Geeslin Funeral Home. BALLINGER - Gladys Witt, 85, at 10:30 a.m. in Rains-Seale Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Old Runnels Cemetery. FREDERICKSBURG - Patrick H. Dooley, 71, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church; burial in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery; arrangements by Schaetter Funeral Home. KINGSLAND - Donn Austin Cook, 70, at 2 p.m. in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel; military burial in Lakeland Hills Memorial Park. MONAHANS - Evelyn Jackson, 78, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church; burial in Monahans Memorial Cemetery; arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. SAN SABA - Johnnie Sheppard, 90, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Wallace Creek Cemetery; arrangements by Howell-Doran Funeral Home. FRIDAY SAN ANGELO - Hugh P. Curtis, 78, at 2 p.m. at Park Heights Baptist Church; entombment in Lawnhaven Mausoleum; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Bernice Adams Thomson, 89, graveside service at 11 a.m. in Fairmount Cemetery; arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deaths Betty Cathey Betty C. Cathey, 66, of Mertzon, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1998, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Johnson's Funeral Home with Dr. Kenneth Patrick officiating. Burial will follow in Belvedere Memorial Park. She was born Feb. 13, 1932, in Tom Green County and was a lifetime resident of Mertzon. She was a homemaker. Survivors include three sisters, Eda Wuemling of Mertzon; Annie Mae Harris of San Angelo and Alma Barnes of Vancouver, Canada; two brothers, Walter Horeis of Mertzon and Herbert Horeis of San Angelo; and several nieces and nephews. Jackie Stephens FREDERICKSBURG - Jackie Perrett Stephens, 76, died Wednesday, Aug. 26, 1998, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 3 p.m. today in Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. She was born July 4, 1922, in Elmo. Survivors include two daughters, Diane Metzger of Fredericksburg and Karan Elizabeth Perrett of Blanco; and two grandsons. Cole Cash UVALDE - Cole Wesley Cash, 51, of Devine and formerly of Uvalde, died Thursday, Aug. 20, 1998, in Devine. Service was Aug. 22 in Rushing-Estes-Knowles Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Hillcrest Cemetery. He was born Jan. 6, 1947, in Uvalde. Survivors include his mother, Arie Eleanor Cash of San Angelo; two sisters, Rosa Lynn English of Mason and Eleanor Baylor of Harlingen; a half brother, Harold Cash of Jamestown, N.C.; an aunt; three uncles; and numerous nieces and nephews. Frances Boening FREDERICKSBURG - Frances Knesek Boening, 89, of Fredericksburg died Monday, Aug. 24, 1998, in San Antonio. Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. She was born Aug. 4, 1909, in Moulton. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two daughters, Beverly Ward of San Antonio and Bonnie Schaefer of Georgetown; a son, Bruce Boening of Fredericksburg; a sister, Adella St. Clair of Fredericksburg; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Kenneth Panter SNYDER - Kenneth W. Panter, 81, died Wednesday, Aug. 26, 1998, at his residence. Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Hillside Memorial Gardens. He was born Jan. 7, 1917, in Pilgrim Rest and was a longtime resident of Snyder. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a retired farm foreman and a Baptist. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Panter of Snyder; four daughters, Valerie Lawson of Elgin, Mo., Julie Issit of Lubbock, Tammy Segura of Sweetwater and Darlene Barrington of Iowa Park; two sons, Robbie Panter of San Angelo and Johnnie Panter of Sweetwater; two sisters, Jean Jones of Snyder and Maxine Scrimshire of Tool; three brothers, Johnny Panter of Farmers Branch, Paul Panter of Corsicana and Larry Panter of Dallas; 11 grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Everado Ramoz OZONA - Everado ``Lalo'' Ramoz, 76, died Wednesday, Aug. 26, 1998, at his residence. Service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church with burial in Lima Cemetery. Arrangements are by Preddy Funeral Home. He was born April 18, 1922, in Ozona and was a lifetime resident. He was a veteran of World War II and a Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Eloise Sanchez Ramoz of Ozona; a daughter, Dorina Sanchez of Arlington; four sons, Humberto Ramoz, Eddie Ramoz, Charlie Ramoz and Ray Ramoz, all of Ozona; three sisters, Lillie Fierro of Los Angeles and Lelia Tambunga and Nina Ramoz Conners, both of Ozona; a brother, Albert Alvarez Ramoz of San Angelo; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Obituaries BERNICE ADAMS THOMSON Bernice Adams Thomson went to be with her maker at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1998. She passed away at Baptist Memorials Hospital. An Eastern Star graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28, in Fairmount Cemetery. Mr. Red Scott will officiate. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. Mrs. Thomson was born on Sept. 17, 1908, in Atlanta and came to San Angelo in 1932. She was a member of First Baptist Church for more than 60 years and was a member of the Eastern Star. She also was active in club work, being a member of American Business Women's Association, Las Hermanas as president and district officer for 25 years, as well as a volunteer with the March of Dimes and Shriners. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Sandra and Gilbert Vezina of Dunnellon, Fla., and Frances and Barney Floyd of San Angelo; four granddaughters; two grandsons; five great-grandchildren; and a great-great- grandchild. A special thank you is extended to the nursing staff on the second floor at Baptist Memorials and to Dr. Vaughn for their love and support they all gave to Bernice. JOHN DONALD CLARK John Donald Clark, 91, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1998, in San Angelo Community Medical Center. He was born Nov. 1, 1906, to William Andrew and Lillie Belle Clark in Allewe, Nowata County, Indian Territory. He considered himself a ``real pioneer'' living in a modern world, as he was born before Oklahoma became a state. He graduated from Chelsea High School in Chelsea, Okla. He attended the University of Oklahoma majoring in geology. He came to the West Texas oil fields in the mid-1920s as a scout for Phillips Petroleum. He was instrumental in establishing Phillips' stronghold in the West Texas area, especially in the Fort Stockton, Big Lake and McCamey areas. He moved to the Humble, Texas, oil-field area in the mid-1930s, joining forces with Sun Oil Co. He worked for Sun Oil Co. for 32 years in the Beaumont and Houston areas and took Sun Oil foreign into Colombia and Pakistan in the 1960s. After retiring from Sun Oil Co. in 1966, he remained in the petroleum industry as an independent consultant in the Houston area. He moved to San Angelo in 1993 and lived at Rio Concho West. He was married on June 7, 1936, to Gladys Henrietta Engbrock in El Campo, Texas. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Nancy Jane Clark. He is survived by his wife; three daughters and sons-in-law, Betty Joe and Richard Mayer of San Angelo, Clarinda Sue and Ben Wyly of Houston and Carrin and Jerry Paul Katz of Austin; six grandchildren, John and Dayna Mayer of San Angelo, Kenneth and Kim Mayer of McKinney, Patrick McNamee of San Angelo, Mary Catherine McNamee of Columbia, Mo., David Paul Katz and Stephen Andrew Katz of Austin; and one great-granddaughter, Tyler Elizabeth Mayer of McKinney. He also is survived by two sisters, Stelle Olinger of Dallas and Virginia Easley of Yukon, Okla., and numerous nieces and nephews. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in San Angelo. He was a member of the Grand Lodge of Texas for 69 years. He was a Mason, 32nd Degree Scottish Rite and a member of the Eastern Star. He was a Permian Basin Petroleum Pioneer and belonged to many geological organizations. Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ellen Ely and the Rev. Grosse Mohler officiating. There also will be a service at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at the First United Methodist Church in El Campo with burial in the Garden of Memories in El Campo. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. The family has requested that memorials be sent to the First United Methodist Church building fund, the Methodist Home in Waco or the Masonic Home in Fort Worth. A special thanks goes to San Angelo Community Medical Center, his doctors and caregivers. JOHN R. `SPEEDY' WILLIAMS John Robert ``Speedy'' Williams, 83, of San Angelo died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1998, at his home at Lake Nasworthy. Service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at Grimes Funeral Chapels in Kerrville with the Rev. Paul Terry officiating. Burial will follow in Garden of Memories in Kerrville. John was born Nov. 12, 1914, to Samuel John Williams and Mary Ella May whose families were early settlers in Victoria and Lavaca counties. John graduated from Tivy High School, where he was an enthusiastic football player; and attended Texas A&M University. On Dec. 31, 1934, he married Mildred Elizabeth Norris, who preceded him in death on March 13, 1998. He joined the United States Border Patrol on Feb. 3, 1940, and was stationed in Laredo, Cotulla, Zapata, San Ignacio, Spofford, Brackettville and Eagle Pass. From 1946 through 1954, he was a member of the national champion Border Patrol pistol team. He served as chief of the Havre, Montana sector; chief of the Livermore, Calif., sector; and retired as chief of the Laredo sector, where he helped organize Los Dos Laredos national law enforcement association. John was a charter member and director of the Fraternal Order of Retired Border Patrol Officers. Following his retirement, he was engaged in family farming in the Veribest area. He is survived by four children, Mary Sam York and husband, Joe, of Brackettville, John R. Williams Jr. and wife, Mary Margaret, of Marfa, Betsy Himmel and husband, Ed, of Fort Worth and Thomas Tot Williams and wife, Corie, of San Angelo; a sister, Elaine Wagner of Edna; and a brother, Kemper Williams of Victoria. He also is survived by seven grandchildren, Dr. Hoby Biedermann and Brenda Cavness of San Angelo, Craig Biedermann of Paint Rock, Betsy Choate of Grapevine, Meghan Williams of Austin, John Robert Williams III of Marfa and Hanna Himmel of Fort Worth; and six great-grandchildren, Lauren, Holt and Amanda Biedermann of San Angelo, Seth Cavness of San Angelo and Rachel and Carly Choate of Grapevine. Pallbearers will be Dr. Hoby Biedermann, Craig Biederman, John Robert Williams III, Street Rogers, Leo Dunnigan and Cecil Smalling. The family requests that memorials be made to Hospice of San Angelo or to the Border Patrol Museum in El Paso. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Texas news and sports/August 28, 1998 Funerals and Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Hugh P. Curtis, 78, at 2 p.m. at Park Heights Baptist Church; entombment in Lawnhaven Mausoleum; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Bernice Adams Thomson, 89, graveside service at 11 a.m. in Fairmount Cemetery; arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home. FREDERICKSBURG - Frances Knesek Boening, 89, at 10 a.m. in Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Greenwood Cemetery. SNYDER - Kenneth W. Panter, 81, at 10 a.m. in Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Hillside Memorial Gardens. SATURDAY SAN ANGELO - Betty C. Cathey, 66, of Mertzon, at 11 a.m. at Johnson's Funeral Home; burial in Belvedere Memorial Park. SAN ANGELO - John Robert Williams, 83, at 11 a.m. at Grimes Funeral Chapels in Kerrville; burial in Garden of Memories in Kerrville. OZONA - Everado Ramoz, 76, at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church; burial in Lima Cemetery; arrangements by Preddy Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deaths Willie Miears KERRVILLE - Willie Vada Miears, 87, of Ingram died Wednesday, Aug. 26, 1998, in a Comfort care center. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in Kerrville Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Upper Turtle Creek Cemetery. She was born April 23, 1911. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include two sons, Charles E. Miears of Ingram and Burl L. Miears of Como; three daughters, Ruby Miears of Comfort, Dorothy Kane of Rocksprings and Bernice Parker of Harper; a brother, W. Bid Norwood of Kerrville; 16 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Margie McCain MIDLAND - Margie McCain, 81, died Wednesday, Aug. 26, 1998, in Midland. Service will be at 1 p.m. today in Ellis Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. She was born June 2, 1917, in Johnson County and was a longtime resident of Midland. She had worked for First National Bank and then operated Fashion Cleaners No. 2. She was executive secretary of District 2-A1 Lions Eye Bank and a member of the First United Methodist Church, Altrusa International and the Santa Rita Club. Survivors include her husband, Carmon E. McCain of Midland; a son, Carmon E. McCain Jr. of Lubbock; a daughter, Nena Nix of Midland; two grandchildren; and four nieces and two nephews. Hugh McGuffin WINTERS - Hugh Lee McGuffin, 99, died Thursday, Aug. 27, 1998, in a local nursing home. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Eden Cemetery in Eden. Arrangements are by Winters Funeral Home. He was born June 5, 1899, in Mason County. He was a heavy-equipment operator for Concho County and was a Baptist. Survivors include two sons, Gordon C. McGuffin and Dawson McGuffin, both of Winters; two daughters, Frances Imogene Pentecost of Early and Thelma Pearl King of Smithville, Miss.; 11 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Arthur Ramirez KERRVILLE - Arthur V. Ramirez, 38, died Wednesday, Aug. 26, 1998, at his residence. There will be no services. Arrangements were by Grimes Funeral Chapels. He was born Aug. 1, 1960, in French Camp, Calif. He was a Catholic. Survivors include a daughter, Felicia Ramirez Castro of Modesto, Calif.; two sisters, Sandra Lozano of Riverbank, Calif., and Molly Gutierrez of Spring Branch; and four brothers, Michael Diaz of Manteca, Calif., Bill Diaz of Modesto and David Ramirez and Gilbert Ramirez, both of Patterson, Calif. Boog Smith SAN SABA - Boog Smith, 98, died Wednesday, Aug. 26, 1998, in Seguin. Service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Howell-Doran Funeral Home Chapel with burial in San Saba City Cemetery. He was born Dec. 3, 1899, in San Saba County and was a longtime resident. He was a farmer and a member of the Church of Christ and the Odd Fellow Lodge. Survivors include a son, Clarence N. Smith of Marion; a sister, Annie Mae Brinkman of Houston; three grandchildren; seven great- grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Roberta Robinett KERRVILLE - Roberta Butler Robinett, 72, died Wednesday, Aug. 26, 1998, at her residence. Service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Grimes Funeral Chapels with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. She was born April 23, 1926, in Brady and was a longtime resident of Kerrville. She was the co-owner and operator of C.T. Robinett Paints and was a member of Motley Hills Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Cecil T. ``Jack'' Robinett of Kerrville; two sons, Jimmy Dale Robinett of Kerrville and Terrell Wayne Robinett of Del Rio; six sisters, Modean Stone of Roswell, N.M., Collen Baker of Kerrville and Lila Crow, Rachael Calentine, Ruthie Staley and Catherine Butler, all of El Paso; two brothers, Robert ``Bobby'' Butler of Como and Francis ``Curley'' Butler of Kerrville; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Obituaries PAUL PETCOFF BURKBURNETT - Services for Paul Petcoff will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, 1998, at Second Baptist Church of San Angelo, 2833 College Hills Blvd. Paul was only with us a short time, but he touched the hearts of all who knew him. He was loved by everyone, and will be truly missed. JOHN R. `SPEEDY' WILLIAMS John Robert ``Speedy'' Williams, 83, of San Angelo died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1998, at his home at Lake Nasworthy. Service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at Grimes Funeral Chapels in Kerrville with the Rev. Paul Terry officiating. Burial will follow in Garden of Memories in Kerrville. John was born Nov. 12, 1914, to Samuel John Williams and Mary Ella May whose families were early settlers in Victoria and Lavaca counties. John graduated from Tivy High School, where he was an enthusiastic football player, and attended Texas A&M University. On Dec. 31, 1934, he married Mildred Elizabeth Norris, who preceded him in death on March 13, 1998. He joined the United States Border Patrol on Feb. 3, 1940, and was stationed in Laredo, Cotulla, Zapata, San Ignacio, Spofford, Brackettville and Eagle Pass. From 1946 through 1954, he was a member of the national champion Border Patrol pistol team. He served as chief of the Havre, Mont., sector; chief of the Livermore, Calif., sector; and retired as chief of the Laredo sector, where he helped organize Los Dos Laredos national law enforcement association. John was a charter member and director of the Fraternal Order of Retired Border Patrol Officers. Following his retirement, he was engaged in family farming in the Veribest area. He is survived by four children, Mary Sam York and husband, Joe, of Brackettville, John R. Williams Jr. and wife, Mary Margaret, of Marfa, Betsy Himmel and husband, Ed, of Fort Worth and Thomas Tot Williams and wife, Corie, of San Angelo; a sister, Elaine Wagner of Edna; and a brother, Kemper Williams of Victoria. He also is survived by seven grandchildren, Dr. Hoby Biedermann and Brenda Cavness of San Angelo, Craig Biedermann of Paint Rock, Betsy Choate of Grapevine, Meghan Williams of Austin, John Robert Williams III of Marfa and Hanna Himmel of Fort Worth; and six great-grandchildren, Lauren, Holt and Amanda Biedermann of San Angelo, Seth Cavness of San Angelo and Rachel and Carly Choate of Grapevine. Pallbearers will be Dr. Hoby Biedermann, Craig Biederman, John Robert Williams III, Street Rogers, Leo Dunnigan and Cecil Smalling. The family requests that memorials be made to Hospice of San Angelo or to the Border Patrol Museum in El Paso. BETTY HOREIS CATHEY Betty Cathey passed away Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1998, in Baptist Memorials Center after a lengthy illness. Betty was born Feb. 13, 1932, in Tom Green County to John Henry and Minna Horeis. Betty was their seventh child and was lovingly labeled by her brother-in-law, John Barnes, as the ``icing'' on Minna's six- layer cake. Betty met her lifelong mate while attending San Angelo College. She and Charles L. Cathey were married on Dec. 6, 1953, in Sweetwater. San Angelo was their home until 1969 when they started the Sherwood Greenhouses near Mertzon. Growing beautiful flowers was a joy for both Betty and Charles. Betty was preceded in death by Charles in 1990; her parents; and a brother, Bill Horeis. Betty is survived by three sisters and two brothers and their wives, Eda Wuemling, Walter and Bernice Horeis, all of Mertzon, Annie Mae Harris, Herbert and Gail Horeis, all of San Angelo and Alma Barnes of Vancouver, Canada; also a sister-in-law, Thelma Horeis. She is survived by Charles' two sisters and their husbands, Evelyn and Scott Holeman of Bastrop and Ima Jean and John Thompson of Sweetwater, as well as nieces and nephews. Service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at Johnson's Funeral Home with Dr. Kenneth G. Patrick officiating. She will be interred in Belvedere Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be nephews, Walter Chambliss, Joe Collie, Ronald Harris, Russell Harris and Ross Harris, Alvin Mauldin, Bob Steger and Ken Steger. Honorary pallbearers will be Arlee Beasley, Al Cobb, Butch Davis, Elmer Harris, Noel Johnson, Alex Papoutsas, Larry Taylor and Bill Westbrook. The family of Betty wishes to express its appreciation for the kind and loving care that was given to Betty by the staff at Baptist Memorials Center and Shannon Hospital. ``I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess.'' Til we meet again! MAMIE LORETTA PEACH BIG SPRING - On Wednesday, Aug. 26, 1998, God granted eternal peace to Mamie Loretta Peach. Born on March 22, 1923, in Paint Rock, Texas, she was the proud granddaughter of Andrew Jackson Potter, pioneer founder of San Angelo's first Methodist church. She married Sonny Peach on May 24, 1939, and together they gave life to four daughters. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Sonja Kingston, with whom she is now reunited. Her life continues in this world by her surviving family members, her husband, Sonny Peach; her daughters, Dixie Hall, Sharon Michel and Lynn Peach; her granddaughters, Kim Cole, Sindy Sanders and Natalie Peacock; and by her grandson, Dusty Kingston. Wife, mother, grandmother and lady of the highest order, she is forever remembered in the hearts of those she touched. ``Ye who are weary, come home.'' Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28, in Trinity Memorial Park with the Rev. Bill Libby of St. Paul United Methodist Church of Abilene officiating, assisted by Greg Cole. Arrangements are under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. JOHN HELD JR. OZONA - John Held Jr., longtime Ozona restaurateur, died Thursday, Aug. 27, 1998, in the Crockett County Care Center at the age of 97. Service will be at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, 1998, at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Bill Fuller officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery next to his wife of 60 years. Arrangements are by Preddy Funeral Home. John Held was born June 24, 1901, in Greenville, second child and eldest son of Dr. John A. Held and Annie Hardie Held. Dr. Held was a distinguished Baptist minister in Central Texas and Natchez, Miss., for more than 50 years. As Dr. Held filled pastorates in successive cities, John lived in McKinney, Tyler, Natchez, Taylor, San Marcos, Stamford (where he graduated from high school), Bryan (where he attended Texas A&M University) and Mexia. In 1918, while the family lived in Bryan, John left home and worked his way to California. There he joined the U.S. Army and served for three years, primarily in the Philippine Islands. During this time, he learned something of the restaurant business and, in the Quartermaster Corps, about the logistics of food management. Back in Texas, he worked briefly in Houston, Shiner and Lubbock, then in the mid-1920s turned to the operation of restaurants, a business he continued almost without interruption for more than 60 years. He owned or managed restaurants in Mexia, Ennis (where he married Berta Mae Howard in 1931), Navasota, Temple, Longview, Vinita (Okla.), Odessa and, briefly, Victoria, before moving to Ozona in 1958 to take over the Hiway Cafe. He operated the Hiway from 1958 until 1978, longer than any other restaurant among the 11 he operated. Even after closing the Hiway, he was engaged to consult on and virtually manage the Circle Bar Restaurant and later to play the same roles in the Inn of the West Restaurant, working a full day well into his late eighties. John Held and the Hiway Cafe became a joint legend in Ozona. Many years before most of the local restaurants began operation, the Hiway served as the town social center, beginning at 5 a.m. each morning - an hour before the restaurant officially opened. Ranchers and hunters sat around large tables drinking coffee, eating doughnuts, matching notes and regaling one another with the latest jokes and unlikely tales. John's hot rolls, pies and chicken-fried steaks were not only local favorites, but were highly regarded by bus passengers and others passing through town. Scores of Ozonans worked for John Held and still attest to his openness, firmness and fairness as an employer. It was quipped that everybody in Ozona either worked at the Hiway or ate there or both. John's welcoming smile, and for some years the smile of his wife, Berta Mae, was as familiar to Ozonans as the county courthouse. Maintaining an optimistic, cheerful outlook was second nature to John, who genuinely liked people and avoided arguments and holding grudges, calling them damaging to the spirit, mind and body. His enjoyment of people was shown in his enthusiastic presentation of Dale Carnegie courses in the 1960s. He claimed to be only a ``pretty good country restaurant operator.'' John's generosity with money, time and especially food was characteristic. No broke or hungry person was ever refused food at his restaurants - a compassionate echo of his own youthful penniless time of working his way to California. Many needy families received Thanksgiving and Christmas meals from the Hiway Cafe, as did persons and families who had suffered bereavement and persons confined to homes by severe illnesses. John considered that sharing food was the most rewarding aspect of having a food business. Hundreds of Ozonans expressed personal concern when, in January 1971, John was critically injured when he fell from the roof of the Hiway Cafe building and landed on the concrete steps below. San Angelo doctors gave little hope for his survival, but after a few weeks he was back in the restaurant, in some pain but smiling again. In the mid-1980s, because the Helds' only son, John Charles, a distinguished Houston lawyer, was suffering a steadily advancing case of leukemia, John and Berta Mae reluctantly moved from Ozona twice, in 1985 and 1987, to be near him. Tragically, Berta Mae died in October 1991, and John Charles less than three weeks later. As soon as he recovered from the shock, John returned to his beloved hometown of Ozona in early 1992. Incredibly, for the third time he recovered his original home and post office box number. Only in early 1998, after two bouts of hospitalization in San Angelo, at age 96, did John finally consent to give up living alone and to move to the Crockett County Care Center - so long as he could take his little dog, Missy, with him. Although he had earlier expressed high regard for the center, he still resisted moving to ``an old folks home.'' In fact, John enjoyed his months at the care center, where several of the staff were former employees of local restaurants he had managed. He and Missy contributed to the good spirits of the center. John took his civic responsibilities very seriously. He helped organize the Ozona Chamber of Commerce and served as its president. He was active in regional restaurant association affairs and was president of the Texas Restaurant Association. He was a 32nd degree Mason for 71 years and was a Shriner for 56 years, in both of which he took great pride. He received a presidential citation for his five years with the regional Selective Service Board. He was a lifelong Baptist and a strong supporter of the Ozona First Baptist Church. John Held was preceded in death by his wife, Berta Mae, and his son, John Charles, as well as three sisters, Emilie Byars of Peoria, Ill., Elizabeth Davis of Waco and Ann Adine ``Deanie'' Johnson of Waco. He is survived by two brothers, Dr. McDonald Held of Billings, Mont., and Dr. Colbert Held of Waco; one sister, Mrs. Helyn Davis of La Grange; two daughters- in-law, Martha Held and Joanne Held of Houston; eight grandchildren, John Charles Held Jr., Jeffrey Held and James Held, all of Denver, Julie Held Moorhead of Houston, Slay Schlemeyer of Austin, Shane Schlemeyer of Houston, Shawn Schlemeyer of Odessa and Shelly Rice of Houston; and several great- grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Jeffery Held, James Held, George Schlemeyer Jr., Michael Schlemeyer, Bill Mason and Joe Tobar. Honorary pallbearers will be all past employees. Memorials may be sent to Lighthouse for the Blind, Leukemia Society of America, Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children or similar charities. JOSEPH WADE NOWLIN Joseph Wade Nowlin, 68, of San Angelo died Thursday, Aug. 27, 1998, at his residence. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, in Fairmount Cemetery with Mr. Ed McCorkle officiating. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. Joseph was born April 17, 1930, in San Angelo to F.F. ``Jack'' Nowlin and Callie Boyd Nowlin. He graduated from San Angelo High School in 1947. He was in the Army at Camp Rucker, Ala., from February 1951 to February 1953. He found his vocation as an electrician at the age of 15. In 1953, uponhis return from serving his country, he resumed employment with INDECO Industrial Electric. Survivors include his wife, Sandra Nowlin of San Angelo; two sons, Lee Nowlin of Austin and Jack Nowlin of Princeton, N.J.; mother-in- law, Faye Carter of San Angelo; sister-in-law, Joyce Keller and brother-in-law, Randy Keller, both of El Paso; nephew, Bill Keller and wife, Hallie, of Pasadena, Calif.; and niece, Nicole Keller of Albuquerque, N.M.; and a friend, George R. Keller (Lt. Col. retired) of San Angelo. The family requests that donations be made to the Tom Green County Public Library or a favorite charity. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Texas news and sports/August 29, 1998 Death Notices Funerals TODAY SAN ANGELO - Betty Cathey, 66, of Mertzon, at 11 a.m. at Johnson's Funeral Home; burial in Belvedere Memorial Park. SAN ANGELO - John Robert Williams, 83, at 11 a.m. at Grimes Funeral Chapels in Kerrville; burial in Garden of Memories in Kerrville. SAN ANGELO - Joseph Wade Nowlin, 68, graveside service at 11 a.m. in Fairmount Cemetery; arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home. KERRVILLE - Roberta Butler Robinett, 72, at 3 p.m. at Grimes Funeral Chapels; burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. OZONA - Everado Ramoz, 76, at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church; burial in Lima Cemetery; arrangements by Preddy Funeral Home. WINTERS - Hugh Lee McGuffin, 99, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Eden Cemetery in Eden; arrangements by Winters Funeral Home. SUNDAY SAN SABA - Boog Smith, 98, at 2 p.m. in Howell-Doran Funeral Home Chapel; burial in San Saba City Cemetery. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deaths Clinton Hicks Clinton Alton Hicks, 87, of San Angelo died Friday, Aug. 28, 1998, in a local hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Robert Massie Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Robert Webb officiating. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. He was born April 1, 1911, in Miles. He was a retired accountant, having served as Tom Green County auditor and at Goodfellow Air Force Base for a number of years. Survivors include his wife, Betha Hicks of San Angelo; a son, Bob Hicks of San Angelo; stepchildren, Patsy Cordell, Joe Adair and Deloris Hunt, all of San Angelo; and several grandchildren. Freda Perry IRAAN - Freda Perry, 84, of Iraan died Wednesday, Aug. 26, 1998, in a McCamey hospital. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. today in Restland Cemetery. Arrangements are by Richard W. Box Funeral Home. She was born Dec. 30, 1913, in Thurber and was a longtime resident of Iraan. Survivors include a sister, Wynta Dudley of Iraan; and five nephews, John D. Dorris of Iraan, Frank Silliman of Odessa, Clay Dudley of Amarillo, Tom Silliman of Great Falls, Va., and Bill Silliman of Fort Smith, Ark. Wesley Cosner KINGSLAND - Wesley ``Roy'' Cosner, 100, of Kingsland died Thursday, Aug. 27, 1998, in Llano. Funeral services will be private. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield- Hawthorne Funeral Home. He was born Dec. 8, 1897, in Chelsey, Kan., and had lived in Kingsland for 35 years. He was a gauger for Sinclair Oil Co., was active in Lakewood Forest Property Owners Association and was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, June Sochel of Santa Barbara, Calif.; a son, Dail Cosner of Houston; a grandson; and two great-grandchildren. Pedro Diaz BIG SPRING - Pedro V. Diaz, 90, died Friday, Aug. 28, 1998, in a local hospital. Rosary will be at 8 p.m. today in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. He was born May 27, 1908, in Rio Verde, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. He worked for Cosden Oil and Chemical for 26 years as a mechanic. He was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church and Cursillitas. Survivors include his wife, Nettie Diaz of Big Spring; a son, Enez Diaz of San Antonio; seven daughters, Eduarda Flores, Petra Rios-Rios, Elvira Marin and Mary Arispe, all of Big Spring, Natalia De La Garza of Weatherford, Virginia Flores of Abilene and Margie Smith of Jourdanton; 25 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Terry Parker FREDERICKSBURG - Terry W. Parker, 21, of Panama City, Fla., and formerly of Fredericksburg, died Wednesday, Aug. 26, 1998, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with military burial in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements are by Schaetter Funeral Home. He was born May 9, 1977, in Fredericksburg. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Julie and Steve Kothe of Fredericksburg; his father and stepmother, Jim and Lisa Parker of New Braunfels; a brother, Garrett Parker and a stepbrother, Kaleb Kothe, both of Fredericksburg; his grandparents, Leona Koch of Fredericksburg, Walter Parker Jr. of Harper and Mary Ann Parker of Kerrville; and his great-grandparents, Ruth Hamilton of Kerrville and Modelle Parker of Harper. Vina Trammell BIG SPRING - Vina Mae Trammell, 77, of Sterling City died Thursday, Aug. 27, 1998, in a Sterling County nursing home. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Trinity Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Myers & Smith Funeral Home. She was born June 16, 1921, in Crews. She retired from Baptist Memorials Hospital in 1989 and was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in San Angelo. Survivors include a sister, Oletha Fay Hooper of San Angelo; four brothers, Carlos Smith of Llano, James Smith of San Angelo, Walter Smith of Wolfforth and Clint Smith of Hobbs, N.M.; and several nieces and nephews. Hubert Perkins BIG SPRING - Hubert Perkins, 71, of Big Spring died Friday, Aug. 28, 1998, in a Comanche nursing home. Services are pending at Myers & Smith Funeral Home. Austin Engelson BIG SPRING - Austin Tyler Engelson, 4-month-old son of Gary and Deeanna Engelson of Virginia Beach, Va., died Thursday, Aug. 27, 1998, in Virginia Beach. Services are pending at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. George Sawyer STANTON - George Sawyer, 66, of Lenorah died Friday, Aug. 28, 1998, in Midland. Services are pending at Gilbreath Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Obituaries JOHN R. `SPEEDY' WILLIAMS John Robert ``Speedy'' Williams, 83, of San Angelo died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1998, at his home at Lake Nasworthy. Service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at Grimes Funeral Chapels in Kerrville with the Rev. Paul Terry officiating. Burial will follow in Garden of Memories in Kerrville. John was born Nov. 12, 1914, to Samuel John Williams and Mary Ella May whose families were early settlers in Victoria and Lavaca counties. John graduated from Tivy High School, where he was an enthusiastic football player, and attended Texas A&M University. On Dec. 31, 1934, he married Mildred Elizabeth Norris, who preceded him in death on March 13, 1998. He joined the United States Border Patrol on Feb. 3, 1940, and was stationed in Laredo, Cotulla, Zapata, San Ignacio, Spofford, Brackettville and Eagle Pass. From 1946 through 1954, he was a member of the national champion Border Patrol pistol team. He served as chief of the Havre, Mont., sector; chief of the Livermore, Calif., sector; and retired as chief of the Laredo sector, where he helped organize Los Dos Laredos national law enforcement association. John was a charter member and director of the Fraternal Order of Retired Border Patrol Officers. Following his retirement, he was engaged in family farming in the Veribest area. He is survived by four children, Mary Sam York and husband, Joe, of Brackettville, John R. Williams Jr. and wife, Mary Margaret, of Marfa, Betsy Himmel and husband, Ed, of Fort Worth and Thomas Tot Williams and wife, Corie, of San Angelo; a sister, Elaine Wagner of Edna; and a brother, Kemper Williams of Victoria. He also is survived by seven grandchildren, Dr. Hoby Biedermann and Brenda Cavness of San Angelo, Craig Biedermann of Paint Rock, Betsy Choate of Grapevine, Meghan Williams of Austin, John Robert Williams III of Marfa and Hanna Himmel of Fort Worth; and six great-grandchildren, Lauren, Holt and Amanda Biedermann of San Angelo, Seth Cavness of San Angelo and Rachel and Carly Choate of Grapevine. Pallbearers will be Dr. Hoby Biedermann, Craig Biederman, John Robert Williams III, Street Rogers, Leo Dunnigan and Cecil Smalling. The family requests that memorials be made to Hospice of San Angelo or to the Border Patrol Museum in El Paso. RACHEL JOHNSON WILKINS Rachel Johnson Wilkins, age 87, pioneer resident of Goldthwaite, Texas, died Friday, Aug. 28, 1998, in Austin. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, at Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home in Goldthwaite. Burial will follow in Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery. Rachel was born July 9, 1911, in San Saba, Texas, to William Marsh Johnson and Pearl Biggs Johnson. In 1923, her family moved to Goldthwaite, where she spent the rest of her life. She graduated from Goldthwaite High School and extended her education at Centenary College in Shreveport, La. She married Roy Wilkins Oct. 9, 1931, in Goldthwaite, Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy, in August 1975; her parents, Marsh and Pearl Johnson; and brother, W.M. ``Mike'' Johnson Jr. Rachel was a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church in Goldthwaite. She also was a member of the Goldthwaite and Texas State garden clubs and held offices in the organization at the state, district and local levels. She was a landscape designer and critic and National Flower Show judge. She was a member of the Eastern Star, serving in a number of different offices, including worthy matron. She did volunteer work in many civic organizations in Goldthwaite and Austin and donated her time freely to serve and assist those in need. Survivors include her children, Nell Wilkins Harper and husband, Billy Ray Harper of San Angelo, Charles Roy Wilkins Jr. and wife, Anna Wilkins, of Irving, and Marsha Wilkins Grove of Austin; her grandchildren, Gay Harper Schulze and husband, Victor Schulze III, of Temple, Ray Harper and wife, Delilah, and Jeff Harper and wife, Cynthia, all of San Angelo, Anna Amanda Wilkins and Charles Roy Wilkins III, both of Irving; and great-grandchildren, Victor Schulze IV, Elizabeth Schulze, Zachary Schulze, Will Harper, Hallee Harper, Mattie Harper, J.D. Harper and Cristin Harper; her brothers and sisters, Myra Johnson Kidd and husband, Kenneth, of Mason, Wallace Johnson and wife, Patricia, of Goldthwaite, Joyce Johnson Duffy of Tallahassee, Fla., and Robert E. Johnson of Goldthwaite; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Her pallbearers will be her grandsons, Ray Harper, Jeff Harper, Victor ``Trey'' Schulze III, Charles ``Chuck'' Wilkins III and great-grandsons, Victor Schulze IV, Zachary Schulze, Will Harper and J.D. Harper. JOSEPHINE PERKINS `JO' JOHNSON AUSTIN - Josephine Perkins ``Jo'' Johnson passed away Wednesday, Aug. 26, 1998, after a sudden illness in San Angelo. Josephine was born in Ennis, Texas, on Feb. 9, 1919, to Susan Carolina and George Samuel Perkins. A born-again Christian, Josephine was baptized at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Ennis. After graduating from Ennis High School in 1937, she attended Mary Hardin Baylor and majored in home economics. On Feb. 1, 1941, Josephine married Arville Marcus ``Mutt'' Johnson. For her entire life, the most important things to Josephine were her Christian beliefs, service to her God and church, and loving and caring for her family. Josephine worked tirelessly in the different Baptist churches she attended. She had a beautiful alto voice and sang in many choirs and ladies' quartets, once touring England with the Glory Choir of San Angelo. She taught Sunday school for a total of 49 years and was a leader and member of the Women's Missionary Union. She had a special talent for library work, initiating church libraries in at least two churches. Josephine was an artist with needle and thread and sewed for her four daughters throughout her life. An accomplished seamstress, Josephine also was proficient in knitting, crocheting and quilting and frequently supplemented her income by sewing for others. Friends and family remember with reverence her banana pudding, chocolate pie and Sunday roast beef dinners. As busy as she stayed, she always had time to read and always had a cat by her side. A sports fanatic, Josephine loved the Texas Rangers, the Dallas Cowboys and the UT Longhorns. Josephine was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Arville Johnson; her parents; her sister, Aletha Clanton; and brother, Everett Perkins. She is survived by her four daughters, Rebecca Manferd and husband, Manny, of Austin, Randy Brown and husband, Ray, of Edmond, Okla., Nancy Morrison and husband, Ted, of Abilene and Jeannie Weaver of Austin; her six grandchildren, Cory and Melissa Manferd, Ryan Brown, Spencer McGuire and Sarah and Natalie Morrison; as well as her beloved cat, Zacheus. The family will receive friends between 2 and 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at Cook-Walden Funeral Home, 6100 N. Lamar. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, in Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Mausoleum Chapel. Interment will follow in Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Cemetery. LEONARD EUGENE KEYS ELDORADO - Leonard Eugene Keys, 76, of Christoval died Thursday, Aug. 27, 1998, at his residence. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31, in Ivy Cemetery in Christoval with Buddy Trull and Bill Stewart officiating. Kerbow Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Leonard was born Sept. 25, 1921, in Adair, Okla., to Claud and Mary Woods Keys. He married Vivian Sisk Dec. 13, 1940, in Marshall, Texas. He was retired from ARCO and the U.S. Postal Service. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Baptist church. He is survived by his wife; two sons, Dean Edward Keys and Douglas Eugene Keys; one daughter, Rebecca Bilbo; one brother, G.W. Keys; grandson, Eddie Keys; granddaughters, Nicole Bilbo, Paige Keys, Theresa Scopel, Tina Rosenbalm, Tiffany Holt, Trista Simmons and Kristin Keys; great-grandsons, Corey Scopel and Cody Rosenbalm; and great-granddaughters, Tamera Scopel, Amber Holt, Allison Holt and Cortney Rosenbalm. PAULINE M. `POLLY' FROST CODY, Wyo. - Polly Frost, 80, passed away Monday evening, Aug. 24, 1998, at home in Cody, Wyo., with her family after a long and well-fought battle against breast cancer. Polly is well-known regionally as an artist, winning many awards, and for her many years of active participation and support of the arts community in Cody and in Wyoming, she was named Grand Wyoming Artist for the year 1996. Polly was born to Forest and Fannie Maxwell on Christmas Day 1917, in Dallas, Texas. Her father, an architect and fine homebuilder, moved the family (Polly and her five brothers and sisters) to the West Texas city of San Angelo, where she graduated from San Angelo High School in 1935. She worked her way through the San Angelo Business College, becoming a skilled stenographer and bookkeeper. She worked in turn for the American Service Co., the Texas Wool and Mohair Co., and the Wool Growers Central Storage Co. In the early years of World War II, she married Lt. William Schellhas, of La Crosse, Wis., who was killed in action during the war. Following his death, she was able to realize a lifelong dream when she was accepted into and attended the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, a commercial art school, from 1945 to 1947. There she met her future husband, fellow art student Jess Frost of Cody, Wyo., a veteran of the 602nd Field Artillery Battalion in World War II and member of a pioneer Cody family. Following a summer's study with Henry Hensche at the Cape School of Art in Provincetown, Mass., they were married Feb. 1, 1948, at the First Presbyterian Church in San Angelo, returning to live in Cody. Polly first assisted Jess with the publishing of The Cody Times newspaper, in partnership with his cousin, Jack Richard. After Jess purchased the Cody Taxidermy Shop from his uncle, Will Richard, Polly handled the books, payroll, billing and other duties for the business, which Jess operated for 22 years. Together they designed and built their beautiful home on the hill overlooking Cody - and with the best view of Heart Mountain in town. Polly worked for a number of years for Provident Federal Savings and Loan Association of Casper, helping to open the Cody branch office. Cody people will recall the charcoal sketches she would do of each young child who opened a first savings account there. These were published as ads in the Cody Enterprise. Throughout her busy life and working career, Polly pursued her love of art as best she could. Following her retirement in the 1970s, Polly revived her artistic avocation, which had been limited by her work and family responsibilities. Polly and Jess formed the Frost Art Studio partnership and enjoyed many years of productive artwork together. Although primarily a portrait artist, Polly chose models and still-life subjects in keeping with western themes, working in watercolor, oil, colored pencil/charcoal and, most expertly, in pastel. She was featured in one- woman shows, participated in competitive shows and won many awards with her paintings in a variety of media. Her miniature work became well-known and competitive within the miniature-art field. She was a past president of the Wyoming Artists Association, a charter member of the Cody Country Art League serving as its president in 1978, and was accepted in 1978 as a member of the Women Artists of the American West. In the early 1980s, she developed an interest in genealogy and researched both her own and Jess' family trees back to their arrival in America. She was a member of both The Clan Campbell Society and The Clan Maxwell Society, and held memberships in the Park County and Wyoming State Historical Societies and the Park County Genealogy Society. She was recently able to complete the research and gain acceptance for the descendants of James Maxwell into the ``Texas First Families'' from The Texas State Genealogical Society. She generously shared her research and findings with all branches of the family, preparing entire albums of documentation, family photographs, letters and many precious items for her children, nieces, nephews etc. She also held memberships in the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary and was a lifetime patron of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Pauline M. Frost is survived by her son, Mack H. Frost of Cody; daughter and son-in-law, Janet and Larry Bucknell of Scottsdale, Ariz.; granddaughter, Amy Frost Bucknell; sisters, Elnor Norwood of Placerville, Calif., and BeeJay Zans of Castle Rock, Colo., both formerly of San Angelo; brother, Ted Maxwell of Mineral Wells, Texas; and many nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death this summer by her husband of 50 years, Jess W. Frost, and by her parents, her older brother, George Maxwell of San Angelo, and younger sister, Mary Winnie Lombardo, formerly of San Angelo. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at Ballard's Funeral Home in Cody, with burial to follow in Riverside Cemetery. Memorials may be made in Polly Frost's name to a breast cancer charity of choice. JOSEPH WADE NOWLIN Joseph Wade Nowlin, 68, of San Angelo died Thursday, Aug. 27, 1998, at his residence. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, in Fairmount Cemetery with the Rev. Ed McCorkle, a longtime friend and co-worker, officiating. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. Joe was born April 17, 1930, in San Angelo to F.F. ``Jack'' Nowlin and Callie Boyd Nowlin. He graduated from San Angelo High School in 1947. He was in the Army at Camp Rucker, Ala., from February 1951 to February 1953. He found his vocation as an electrician at the age of 15. In 1953, upon his return from serving his country, he resumed employment with Bryan Electric. On Feb. 13, 1954, he was married to Sandra Carter. He was employed by the Concho Valley Electric Co-op for two years from June 1954 to April 1956. In 1956, he began his 42-year association with INDECO Industrial Electric Co., working closely with the original owner, the late Darold Fleming, and current owner, Buster Peek. He put in a full day's work the last day of his life, which is exactly the way he would have wanted it. He was preceded in death by his father and mother. His brother, Boyd Nowlin also preceded him in death in 1947. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Sandra, and sons, Lee C. Nowlin of Austin and Jack W. Nowlin and wife, Stephanie, of Princeton, N.J. He also is survived by a very special set of in-laws, mother-in-law, Faye Carter; sister- in-law and brother-in-law, Joyce and Randy Keller of El Paso; a nephew, Bill Keller and wife, Hallie, of Pasadena, Calif.; and a niece, Nicole Keller of Albuquerque, N.M. He also wished to recognize a special friend, George R. Keller (Lt. Col. retired) of San Angelo. The family requests that donations be made to the Tom Green County Public Library or a favorite charity. JOAN ROGERS UHERIK Joan Rogers Uherik, 60, went to be with the Lord Friday, Aug. 28, 1998. Joan was born Oct. 26, 1937, in San Angelo. She was a homemaker. She married Richard Uherik Nov. 12, 1955, in Miles. Joan had lived in San Angelo all of her life, attending public schools and college. She leaves behind her beloved husband, Richard Uherik of San Angelo; her son, Jay Uherik and his wife, Beth, two grandsons, Luke and Josh Uherik, her mother, Mrs. Charlotte Rogers, one brother, Bill Rogers and his wife, Mona, and their two children, Christy Webb and Randy Rogers, all of San Angelo. Her beloved father, Luther Rogers, preceded her in death in 1978. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. James Mitchell, pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will follow in Fairmount Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Todd Scott, Joe Scott, Ed Jurecko, H.W. Wood Jr.,Charles Leonard and James Leonard. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Texas news and sports/August 30, 1998 Funerals and Death Notices TODAY GOLDTHWAITE - Rachel Johnson Wilkins, 87, at 2 p.m. at Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home; burial in Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery. SAN SABA - Boog Smith, 98, at 2 p.m. in Howell-Doran Funeral Home Chapel; burial in San Saba City Cemetery. MONDAY SAN ANGELO - Clinton Alton Hicks, 87, at 10 a.m. in Robert Massie Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. SAN ANGELO - Joan Rogers Uherik, 60, at 2 p.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Fairmount Cemetery. BIG SPRING - Pedro V. Diaz, 90, at 10 a.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church; burial in Trinity Memorial Park; arrangements by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. ELDORADO - Leonard Eugene Keys, 76, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Ivy Cemetery in Christoval; arrangements by Kerbow Funeral Home. FREDERICKSBURG - Terry W. Parker, 21, of Panama City, Fla., at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church; military burial in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery; arrangements by Schaetter Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deaths Rosicler Shields Rosicler G. ``Rosie'' Shields, 34, of San Angelo died Saturday, Aug. 29, 1998, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Robert Massie Funeral Home. George Sawyer STANTON - George D. ``Shot'' Sawyer, 66, of Lenorah died Friday, Aug. 28, 1998, in Midland. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements are by Gilbreath Funeral Home. He was born Jan. 17, 1932, in Florence and had lived in Lenorah for 38 years. An Army veteran of the Korean War, he was a farmer and a member of the Lenorah Baptist Church. He also was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. Survivors include his wife, Gwen Womack Sawyer of Lenorah; a son, Dr. D. Earl Sawyer of Galveston; a daughter, Shirilla Ann Rutledge of Midland; three sisters, Freddie Goolsby of Lamesa, LaRue Vandivere of O'Donnell and Martha Ellyson of Dickinson; a brother, Joe Sawyer of Lamesa; and four grandchildren. Austin Engelson BIG SPRING - Austin Tyler Engelson, infant son of Gary and Deeanna Engelson of Virginia Beach, Va., died Thursday, Aug. 27, 1998, in Virginia Beach. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Trinity Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. He was born April 8, 1998, in Virginia Beach. Survivors include his parents; and a sister, Tristin Engleson of Virginia Beach. Crecensio D. Riojas SONORA - Crecensio D. Riojas, 85, of Sonora died Saturday, Aug. 29, 1998, in a San Angelo hospital. Graveside service will be at 4 p.m. today in Sonora Cemetery. Arrangements are by Kerbow Funeral Home. He was born June 20, 1913, in Esperanza, Coahuila, Mexico. He was a retired ranch laborer and a member of the Assembly of God Church. There are no known survivors. Emelia Swensk BRADY - Emelia ``Mildred'' Skog Swensk, 89, of Melvin died Thursday, Aug. 27, 1998, in Eden. Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Wilkerson Memorial Chapel with burial in Melvin Cemetery in Melvin. She was born Dec. 10, 1908, in Lund and was a longtime resident of Melvin. She was a homemaker. She is survived by Raymond Cook. Frank Kennedy CRANE - Frank J. Kennedy, 70, died Friday, Aug. 28, 1998, in Big Spring. Service will be at 3 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with burial in Resthaven Cemetery in McCamey. He was born June 2, 1928, in Brady and was a longtime resident of Crane. He was a truck supervisor for Trey Trucks and a member of Eastside Baptist Church in McCamey. Survivors include two sons, Billy Frank Keeney of Iraan and Robert Kennedy of Big Spring; three brothers, Jessie Kennedy of Crane, E.B. Kennedy of Round Rock and Gene Kennedy of McCamey; two sisters, Annie Mae Smith of Dallas and Claudine Paddleford of Albuquerque, N.M.; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Joe Harbison SONORA - Joe Ritenour Harbison, 61, died July 16, 1998, in a Dallas hospital. There were no services. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., and had lived in Midkiff for 12 years. He owned The Waterhole and was a former regional sales manager for Bell & Howell Corp. He was a teacher, a writer, an actor and a chef. Survivors include his mother, Ann Harbison; two daughters, Margeaux and Gretchen Argyros of Dallas; a son, Paul Sween of Houston; a brother, Frank; and two grandchildren. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Obituaries JOAN ROGERS UHERIK Joan Rogers Uherik, 60, went to be with the Lord Friday, Aug. 28, 1998. Joan was born Oct. 26, 1937, in San Angelo. She was a homemaker. She married Richard Uherik on Nov. 12, 1955, in Miles. Joan had lived in San Angelo all of her life, attending public schools and college. She leaves behind her beloved husband, Richard Uherik of San Angelo; and her son, Jay Uherik and his wife, Beth, two grandsons, Luke and Josh Uherik, her mother, Mrs. Charlotte Rogers, one brother, Bill Rogers and his wife, Mona, and their two children, Christy Webb and Randy Rogers, all of San Angelo. Her beloved father, Luther Rogers, preceded her in death in 1978. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. James Mitchell, pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will follow in Fairmount Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Todd Scott, Joe Scott, Ed Jurecko, H.W. Wood Jr., Charles Leonard and James Leonard. RACHEL JOHNSON WILKINS Rachel Johnson Wilkins, age 87, pioneer resident of Goldthwaite, Texas, died Friday, Aug. 28, 1998, in Austin. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, at Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home in Goldthwaite. Burial will follow in Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery. Rachel was born July 9, 1911, in San Saba, Texas, to William Marsh Johnson and Pearl Biggs Johnson. In 1923, her family moved to Goldthwaite, where she spent the rest of her life. She graduated from Goldthwaite High School and extended her education at Centenary College in Shreveport, La. She married Roy Wilkins on Oct. 9, 1931, in Goldthwaite, Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy, in August 1975; her parents, Marsh and Pearl Johnson; and her brother, W.M. ``Mike'' Johnson Jr. Rachel was a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church in Goldthwaite. She also was a member of the Goldthwaite and Texas State garden clubs and held offices in the organization at the state, district and local levels. She was a landscape designer and critic and National Flower Show judge. She was a member of the Eastern Star, serving in a number of different offices, including worthy matron. She did volunteer work in many civic organizations in Goldthwaite and Austin and donated her time freely to serve and assist those in need. Survivors include her children, Nell Wilkins Harper and husband, Billy Ray Harper, of San Angelo, Charles Roy Wilkins Jr. and wife, Anna Wilkins, of Irving, and Marsha Wilkins Grove of Austin; her grandchildren, Gay Harper Schulze and husband, Victor Schulze III, of Temple, Ray Harper and wife, Delilah, and Jeff Harper and wife, Cynthia, all of San Angelo, Anna Amanda Wilkins and Charles Roy Wilkins III, both of Irving; and great-grandchildren, Victor Schulze IV, Elizabeth Schulze, Zachary Schulze, Will Harper, Hallee Harper, Mattie Harper, J.D. Harper and Cristin Harper; her brothers and sisters, Myra Johnson Kidd and husband, Kenneth, of Mason, Wallace Johnson and wife, Patricia, of Goldthwaite, Joyce Johnson Duffy of Tallahassee, Fla., and Robert E. Johnson of Goldthwaite; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Her pallbearers will be her grandsons, Ray Harper, Jeff Harper, Victor ``Trey'' Schulze III and Charles ``Chuck'' Wilkins III, and great-grandsons, Victor Schulze IV, Zachary Schulze, Will Harper and J.D. Harper. CLINTON ALTON HICKS Clinton Alton Hicks, 87, of San Angelo died Friday, Aug. 28, 1998, in St. John's hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31, in Robert Massie Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Robert Webb officiating. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Clinton was born April 1, 1911, in Miles to Robert and Mary Hicks. He was a self-employed accountant most of his career. He also served as Tom Green County auditor and worked at Goodfellow Air Force Base for a number of years. After retirement, he filled his days working in his workshop and garden and playing bridge with his friends. He was predeceased by his first wife, Frankie Hicks; a sister, Lucille Burges; and a brother, Roy Hicks. He is survived by his wife, Betha Hicks of San Angelo; his son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Connie Hicks of San Angelo; stepchildren, Patsy Cordell, Joe and Pam Adair and Deloris and Don Hunt, all of San Angelo; one brother and sister-in-law, Damon and Scotta Hicks of San Angelo; two sisters, Reba Eubanks of San Angelo and Alene Batty of Long Beach, Calif.; and several grandchildren, Holly Diggs and David Diggs, Stephen Hicks, Christy Adair, Donna and Scott Grundy, Dean and Ruth Hunt, Deanne Hunt Wohleking, Carla and Joe King, Patrick and Laura Cordell and Anthony and Cherie Cordell. Pallbearers will be Anthony Cordell, Patrick Cordell, Stephen Hicks, Dean Hunt, Tinker Owens and Scott Grundy. The family will receive visitors from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, at Robert Massie Funeral Home. The family requests memorials to Hospice of San Angelo or a favorite charity. WANDA U. HARRIS Wanda U. Harris, 73, died Friday, Aug. 28, 1998, in Shannon Medical Center. Wanda was born Jan. 12, 1925, in McCulloch County. She was married to George William Harris on Feb. 17, 1962, and he preceded her in death on March 23, 1994. She was a homemaker and a longtime member of the Chadbourne North Churchof Christ. She is survived by one daughter, Jolene and Steve Caldera of San Angelo; two stepdaughters, Georgean and Jerry Dove of Burnet and Sharon and Robert Bowen of Ballinger; 10 grandchildren, Lydia Cooper and Randy Cooper, both of Midland, Alicia Caldera and Anthony Caldera, both of Veribest, Michael and Laurie Dove of Tennessee, Bobby Dove of Austin, Chrystal Cate of Sallisaw, Okla., Beth Barrow of Plano, Willie Bowen of Ballinger and Michael Bowen of Marble Falls; three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Carl Lane of Hobbs, N.M., and Dayton Lane of Proctor; and several nieces and nephews. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Christoval Cemetery. Pallbearers will be J.D. Gressett, Ken Sherman, Garland Cross, John Seaton, Odell Hamilton and Mike Lee. Grandsons will serve as honorary pallbearers. Special thanks to Guardian Home Health and Outreach. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Texas news and sports/August 31, 1998 Funerals and Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Wanda U. Harris, 73, at 10 a.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Christoval Cemetery. SAN ANGELO - Clinton Alton Hicks, 87, at 10 a.m. in Robert Massie Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. SAN ANGELO - Joan Rogers Uherik, 60, at 2 p.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Fairmount Cemetery. BIG SPRING - Pedro V. Diaz, 90, at 10 a.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church; burial in Trinity Memorial Park; arrangements by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. ELDORADO - Leonard Eugene Keys, 76, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Ivy Cemetery in Christoval; arrangements by Kerbow Funeral Home. FREDERICKSBURG - Terry W. Parker, 21, of Panama City, Fla., at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church; military burial in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery; arrangements by Schaetter Funeral Home. TUESDAY BIG SPRING - Austin Tyler Engelson, infant son of Gary and Deanna Engelson of Virginia Beach, Va., graveside service at 2 p.m. in Trinity Memorial Park; arrangements by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. BRADY - Emelia Swensk, 89, of Melvin, at 10:30 a.m. in Wilkerson Memorial Chapel; burial in Melvin Cemetery in Melvin. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deaths Rosicler Shields Rosicler Gonzales Shields, 34, of San Angelo died Saturday, Aug. 29, 1998, in a local hospital. Vigil service will be at 7 p.m. today in Robert Massie Funeral Chapel. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. Terry Brenon officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. She was born May 3, 1964, in Campwood. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Bill Shields of San Angelo; a daughter, Christina Shields of San Angelo; her father, Leandro Gonzales of Dallas; her mother, Jovita Munoz of Sonora; a brother, Manuel Gonzales of San Angelo; three sisters, Mary Ann Sanchez and Mari Romo, both of San Angelo, and Theresa Munoz of Sonora; and several nieces and nephews. Bill Martin Bill Martin, 68, of San Angelo died Saturday, Aug. 29, 1998, at his residence. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Mereta Cemetery. He was born Sept. 9, 1929, in Quanah and had been a resident of San Angelo since 1941. An Army veteran, he retired after 24 years as a test driver for Goodyear Tire Co. and attended Grace Temple Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Helen Bingham Martin of San Angelo; a daughter, Dawn Pesencik of Eden; a brother, Paul H. Martin of San Angelo; two grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Caron Freshour BIG SPRING - Caron ``Beth'' Freshour, 52, died Sunday, Aug. 30, 1998, in a local hospital. Service will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. She was born April 29, 1946, in Stamford and had been a resident of Big Spring for 23 years. She was a purchasing agent for the Big Spring state hospital and a Baptist. Survivors include her husband, Jim Freshour of Big Spring; three sons, David Freshour and Daniel Freshour, both of Big Spring, and Jerry Freshour of Sweetwater; her mother, Jenelle Nanny of Haskell; three brothers, Joel Nanny and W.O. Nanny, both of Haskell, and Ben Nanny of Abilene; and four grandchildren. Ray Moody ROCKSPRINGS - Ray Allison Moody, 89, of Rocksprings died Friday, Aug. 28, 1998, in Kerrville. Service was Sunday at the First Baptist Church with burial in the Cemetery of Rocksprings. Arrangements were by Nelson Funeral Home. He was born April 16, 1909, in Losoya. He was a rancher. Survivors include his wife, Ruby Grace Moody of Rocksprings; a son, Dean Allan Moody of Rocksprings; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Viola Earehart KERRVILLE - Viola L. Earehart, 60, of Beeville died Friday, Aug. 28, 1998, in a San Antonio hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. today at the First United Methodist Church with burial in Leakey. She was born Sept. 7, 1937, in Rocksprings. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Beeville. Survivors include her husband, Bob Earehart of Beeville; four sons, Jim Lowrance of Clifton, Johnny Treadwell and Kenneth Treadwell, both of Beeville, and Keith Treadwell of Ingleside; her father, Vernon Peel of Kerrville; three sisters, Mona Rieck and Sue Monk, both of Kerrville, and LaVerna Young of Spring; 11 grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. William Pearson Jr. LUBBOCK - William M. Pearson Jr., 70, died Saturday, Aug. 29, 1998, in a local hospital. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. today at Bacon Heights Baptist Church. He was born Jan. 11, 1928, in Long Island, N.Y., and had been a longtime resident of San Angelo. He worked as a manufacturer's representative for the Southwestern United States and Mexico. He was a member of the Lions Club, ASHRAE, Chamber of Commerce and served as a Contact Lubbock volunteer. Survivors include his wife, Margie Lambert Pearson of Lubbock; three sons, Ron Pearson, Bill Pearson and Robert Pearson, all of Lubbock; a daughter, Melissa Reynolds of Fort Worth; a sister, Sawyer Swords of Lubbock; five grandsons; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mamie Dossey MASON - Mamie Dossey, 73, died Saturday, Aug. 29, 1998, in a Fredericksburg hospital. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. today in Gooch Cemetery. Arrangements are by Mason Funeral Home. She was born Nov. 27, 1924 in Fredericksburg and was a long time resident of Mason. She was a nurse. Survivors include her husband, Clifford Dossey of Mason; two sons, Lonnie M. Boyd of Houston, Robert D. Boyd of Crockett; two daughters, Shirley Million of Tulsa, Okla., Laverne Huffmaster of Houston; three sisters, Lucille Wilson and Jewell Bradshaw, both of Junction, and Vivian Hammock of Hext; 13 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren. Stella Polk MASON - Stella Gipson Polk, 96, died Thursday, Aug. 27, 1998, in a local nursing home. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church with burial in Gooch Cemetery. Arrangements are by Mason Funeral Home. She was born Nov. 27, 1901 in Mason County and had been a lifelong resident. She was an authoress and a Methodist. Survivors include a brother, Charles Gipson of Mason; a sister, Christiana Finlay of Keene; and a granddaughter, Patricia A. Polk of San Diego. James Winters SWEETWATER - James Leroy Winters, 62, died Saturday, Aug. 29, 1998, in an Abilene hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Avondale Baptist Church with burial in Sweetwater Cemetery. Arrangements are by McCoy Funeral Home. He was born June 7, 1936, in Fort Worth. He was a member of Sweetwater Lodge No. 571, a member of Suez Temple in San Angelo and a 32nd degree Mason. He also was a member of Avondale Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Billie Winters of Sweetwater; five sons, Kevin Turner of Sweetwater, Danny Turner of Greenville, S.C., James Winters Jr. of Colorado, Billy Winters of Cheyenne, Wyo., Michael Winters of Sterling, Colo.; five daughters, Kayla Winters and Kerri Epperson, both of Sweetwater, Julie Whitehead of Florida, Iva Everitt of Brownwood and Kim Winters of Bogata; a brother, John Winters of Mineral Wells; 25 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren. Lonnie Smith KERRVILLE - Lonnie Phillip Smith Jr., 74, died Sunday, Aug. 30, 1998, at his residence. Services are pending at Grimes Funeral Chapels. Viola Crow KERRVILLE - Viola Crow, 82, died Sunday, Aug. 30, 1998, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Grimes Funeral Chapels. Mary Machart SWEETWATER - Mary Rose Machart, 92, of Sweetwater died Sunday, Aug. 30, 1998, in a Roscoe care center. Services are pending at McCoy Funeral Home. Terry Seidel KERRVILLE - Terry Wayne Seidel, M.D., 42, died Sunday, Aug. 30, 1998, at his residence. Services are pending at Grimes Funeral Chapels. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Obituaries CLINTON ALTON HICKS Clinton Alton Hicks, 87, of San Angelo died Friday, Aug. 28, 1998, in St. John's hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31, in Robert Massie Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Robert Webb officiating. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Clinton was born April 1, 1911, in Miles to Robert and Mary Hicks. He was a self-employed accountant most of his career. He also served as Tom Green County Auditor and worked at Goodfellow Air Force Base for a number of years. After retirement he filled his days working in his workshop and garden and playing bridge with his friends. He was predeceased by his first wife, Frankie Hicks; a sister, Lucille Burges; and a brother, Roy Hicks. He is survived by his wife, Betha Hicks of San Angelo; his son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Connie Hicks of San Angelo; stepchildren, Patsy Cordell, Joe and Pam Adair and Deloris and Don Hunt, all of San Angelo; one brother and sister-in-law, Damon and Scotta Hicks of San Angelo; two sisters, Reba Eubanks of San Angelo and Alene Batty of Long Beach, Calif.; and several grandchildren, Holly Diggs and David Diggs, Stephen Hicks, Christy Adair, Donna and Scott Grundy, Dean and Ruth Hunt, Deanne Hunt Wohleking, Carla and Joe King, Patrick and Laura Cordell and Anthony and Cherie Cordell. Pallbearers will be Anthony Cordell, Patrick Cordell, Stephen Hicks, Dean Hunt, Tinker Owens and Scott Grundy. The family will receive visitors from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, at Robert Massie Funeral Home. The family requests memorialsto Hospice of San Angelo or a favorite charity. EDITH RUBENE ALLBRITTON Edith Rubene Allbritton, 84, of San Angelo died Saturday, Aug. 29, 1998, in Baptist Memorials Center. Service will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Kenneth Patrick officiating. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Edith was born Feb. 1, 1914, to J.L. and Essie Stephenson in Cook County and had been a resident of San Angelo since 1986. She was a homemaker and a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. She is survived by four sons, Travis McCarty of Eglin, Leon McCarty and his wife, Corina, of Tennyson, Neely McCarty of Amarillo and Leonard McCarty of Grapevine; two brothers, Marvin Stephenson of San Angelo and W.T. Stephenson of California; 10 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Grandchildren will serve as pallbearers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unless otherwise stated, all material is copyright of the San Angelo Standard- Times. E-mail comments to standard@texaswest.com