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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/October 16, 1998 Funerals and Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Ruby Della Bradford, 94, at 10 a.m. at Johnson's Funeral Home; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. BALLINGER - Ralph Bernard Lange, 77, of Olfen, at 10 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church; burial in St. Boniface Cemetery; arrangements by Rains-Seale Funeral Home. BIG SPRING - Matthew Marquis McGee Hilliard, infant son of Katheron McGee and James Hilliard, graveside service at 2 p.m. in Trinity Memorial Park; arrangements by Myers & Smith Funeral Home. BIG SPRING - Francisco Mata, 94, at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church; burial in Mount Olive Memorial Park; arrangements by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. BIG SPRING - Patricia Anne Monroe, 65, at 1 p.m. in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel. COLORADO CITY - Kenneth Childers, 82, graveside service at 11 a.m. in Westbrook Cemetery; arrangements by Kiker-Seale Funeral Home. KERRVILLE - Mae Jennings, 98, memorial service at 11:30 a.m. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church; arrangements by Grimes Funeral Chapels. LLANO - Jack E. Adams, 79, memorial service at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church; arrangements by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. SATURDAY KERRVILLE - Josephine MacDonald, 94, memorial graveside service at 10:30 a.m. in Glen Rest Cemetery; arrangements by Grimes Funeral Chapels. STERLING CITY - Tony Garza, 62, of Grand Prairie, graveside service at 2 p.m. in City Cemetery; arrangements by Moore Funeral Home of Arlington. SUNDAY LLANO - Robert Warner McGill, 71, of Tow, memorial service at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Tow; arrangements by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deaths Mable Chambers Mable Russell Chambers, 86, of San Angelo died Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1998, in a local nursing home. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Fairmount Cemetery with the Rev. Ben Hubert officiating. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. She was born June 30, 1912, in Abilene and was a longtime resident of San Angelo. She had worked for Texas State Bank and had retired. She was a member of the First Christian Church and the National Secretaries Association. Survivors include a sister, Nita Townley, and a brother, Hudson Russell, both of San Angelo; a daughter, Joan Costello of Maui, Hawaii; two sons, Tully Chambers and Tom Chambers, both of San Angelo; six grandchildren; two great-grandsons; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Lola Bode Lola Mae Bode, 85, of Christoval died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1998, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Christoval Cemetery with Justice of the Peace Eddie Howard officiating. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. She was born Sept. 26, 1913, in Del Rio and was a longtime resident of Christoval. She was a homemaker and a member of the Christoval Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband, Andrew Bode of Christoval; and a nephew, D.J. McBee of Fort Worth. Mary Gray Mary Lou Gray, 86, of San Angelo died Thursday, Oct. 15, 1998, in a local nursing home. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home. Mary Christian LLANO - Mary Lee Christian, 92, of Tow died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1998, in Llano. Service will be at 10 a.m. today in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Bluffton Cemetery. She was born June 16, 1906, in Tow and was a lifetime resident of Llano County. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include four daughters, Doris Harlow of Austin, Wilma Bowles of Waco, Virginia Baker of Dale and Sue Fox of Bridgeport; three sons, James D. Christian of Tow, Billy Christian of Kingsland and Jerrell D. Christian of Burnet; a brother, Joe Morgan of Llano; 25 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Robert Peebles UVALDE - Robert Bryan Peebles, 73, died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1998, in a local hospital. Service will be at 4 p.m. today in Rushing-Estes-Knowles Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Hillcrest Cemetery. He was born Aug. 10, 1925, in Uvalde. He was a firefighter for the Uvalde Fire Department. Survivors include two sisters, Arie Eleanor Cash of San Angelo and Betty Jo Flaniken of Santa Fe, Texas; two brothers, Charles Peebles of Duncanville and Edgar B. Peebles of Temple; and numerous nieces and nephews. Thomas Pearcy SWEETWATER - Thomas O. Pearcy, 83, of Lake Sweetwater died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1998, in an Abilene hospital. Service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Avondale Baptist Church with burial in Garden of Memories. Arrangements are by McCoy Funeral Home. He was born Jan. 1, 1915, in Gorman and had lived in Sweetwater since 1976. He had worked for Honolulu Oil Co. and Exxon and was a member of Avondale Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Polly Martin of Midland and Kim Whitley of Hobbs, N.M.; two sons, Larry Pearcy of Gunnison, Colo., and Tim Pearcy of Sweetwater; seven grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Ernest Neeld LAMPASAS - Ernest Holman Neeld, 97, of Lampasas died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1998, in a Copperas Cove nursing home. Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Briggs- Gamel Wilcox Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Lometa City Cemetery. He was born May 12, 1901, in Hallettsville and was a lifetime resident of Lampasas County. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a rancher and a member of the American Legion, the IOOF Lodge and the Church of Christ. Survivors include two sisters, Loma Mary Tennison of San Angelo and Verna Young of Lampasas; and numerous nieces and nephews. Johnny Huggins SANTA ANNA - Johnny D. Huggins, 83, of Chico died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1998, in Decatur. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Santa Anna Cemetery. Arrangements are by Henderson Funeral Home. He was born Aug. 21, 1915, in Coleman. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Birdie Mae Huggins of Chico; four daughters, Joe Davenport and June Palmer, both of Stratford, Linda Higginbotham of Marhison, Miss., and Glenda Jones of Chico; a son, Jimmie Huggins of Perryton; 14 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. Cheryl Akins MONAHANS - Cheryl Jane Akins, 38, of Monahans died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1998, in a Midland hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Southside Baptist Church with burial in Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are by Harkey Funeral Home. She was born Nov. 7, 1959, in Kermit. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include her husband, Billy Akins, her parents, Harold Shoemake and Lanell Shoemake, two sons, Jeffery Allen Akins and Phillip Michael Akins, and two daughters, Kimberly Joe Drake and Misty Dawn Akins, all of Monahans; her grandmother, Annabelle Cypert of Graham; four brothers, Russell Shoemake of Durham, N.C., Eric Shoemake of Portland, Ore., Carson Shoemake of Kingsland, Ga., and Randy Shoemake of Monroe, Wash.; and a sister, Elizabeth Shoemake Heck of Seminole. Deborah Phillips CRANE - Deborah ``Deby'' Phillips, 43, died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1998, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Texas news and sports/October 17, 1998 Funerals and Death Notices TODAY KERRVILLE - Josephine MacDonald, 94, memorial graveside service at 10:30 a.m. in Glen Rest Cemetery; arrangements by Grimes Funeral Chapels. LAMPASAS - Ernest Holman Neeld, 97, at 10 a.m. in Briggs-Gamel-Wilcox Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Lometa City Cemetery. MONAHANS - Cheryl Jane Akins, 38, at 2 p.m. at Southside Baptist Church; burial in Monahans Memorial Cemetery; arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. STERLING CITY - Tony Garza, 62, of Grand Prairie, graveside service at 2 p.m. in City Cemetery; arrangements by Moore Funeral Home of Arlington. SWEETWATER - Thomas O. Pearcy, 83, at 1 p.m. at Avondale Baptist Church; burial in Garden of Memories; arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home. SUNDAY LLANO - Robert Warner McGill, 71, of Tow, memorial service at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Tow; arrangements by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. MONDAY SAN ANGELO - Mable Russell Chambers, 86, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Fairmount Cemetery; arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deaths Ralph Bloomfield Ralph Allen Bloomfield, 80, of San Angelo died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1998, in a local hospital. Memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Friday in Floral Haven Cemetery Chapel in Tulsa, Okla. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. He was born Nov. 20, 1917, in Bonita. He was a retired Air Force master sergeant and was in the air-conditioning business. Survivors include his wife, Gladys Bloomfield of San Angelo; four daughters, Betty Berkobien of Saginaw, Mich., Joan Black of Tulsa, Okla., and Pat Hames and Charlene Steele, both of San Angelo; two brothers, Chester Lee Bloomfield and Bill K. Bloomfield, both of Tulsa; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Bobby Churchwell Bobby Churchwell, 68, of San Angelo died Friday, Oct. 16, 1998, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident south of Abilene. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home. Rosalea Huff KERMIT - Rosalea Williams Huff, 75, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 1998. Service will be at 2 p.m. today at the First United Methodist Church with burial in Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cooper Funeral Chapel. She was born Dec. 17, 1922, in Parkersburg, W.Va., and had been a resident of Kermit for 53 years. She worked for the Kermit Independent School District for 40 years. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Survivors include her mother, Jessie Williams of West Union, W.Va.; two sons, Randy E. Huff and William L. ``Bill'' Huff, both of Odessa; and one grandchild. Helen Swafford BAIRD - Helen Swafford, 73, of Baird died Thursday, Oct. 15, 1998, in an Abilene hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Parker Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Ross Cemetery Annex. She was born June 17, 1925, in Searcy, Ark., and had lived in De Leon for 14 years, moving recently to Baird. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband, Leonard Swafford of Baird; a daughter, Tracy Harris of Houston; a son, Stacy Harris of Houston; three sisters, Betty Jean Hawkins of Wichita, Kan., Zel Glass of Sweetwater and Patsy Young of North Platte, Neb.; two brothers, Bud Poole of Denver and Bob Poole of Sacramento, Calif.; a grandson; and numerous nieces and nephews. Martin Carrell HOBBS, N.M. - Martin Carrell, 69, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 1998, in a local hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at First Church of the Nazarene with burial in Prairie Haven Cemetery. Arrangements are by Hobbs Funeral Service. He was born Nov. 3, 1928, in Newmore. A Navy and Army veteran, he retired from Homco after 28 years of service. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Carrell of Hobbs; a son, David Carrell of Roswell, N.M.; two daughters, Barbara Haynie and Dina McKinley, both of Hobbs; his parents, George and Gladys Potter of San Angelo; two sisters, Mary Jo Haley of San Angelo and Alyne Brunson of Alpine; and five grandchildren. Harold Pearce BIG SPRING - Harold Lee Pearce, 68, died Friday, Oct. 16, 1998, at his residence. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. He was born Dec. 19, 1929, in Jones County and was a longtime resident of Big Spring. He retired from Cosden after 26 years as a unit operator and was founder of Pearce Inc. He was a member of First United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Allene Pearce of Big Spring; a son, Harold Brent Pearce of Houston; two daughters, Beverly Dabovich of Red River, N.M., and Cindy Barnes of Canyon; a brother, Jerry Don Pearce of Lamesa; two sisters, Opal Clepper of Big Spring and Jewel Honthaas of Escalon, Calif.; and six grandchildren. Alvie Pardue MONAHANS - Alvie Pardue, 85, of Wickett died Thursday, Oct. 15, 1998, at his residence. Service will be at 3 p.m. Monday at the Third and Dwight Church of Christ with burial in Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are by Harkey Funeral Home. He was born Oct. 29, 1912, in Eliasville and was a longtime resident of Wickett. He was a maintenance engineer for Cabot Corp. and was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Gretchen Pardue of Wickett; two daughters, Judy Snelson of Wickett and Marsha Wise of Coppell; two sisters, Lila Emmons and Etta Pearl Dowdy, both of Olney; and four grandchildren. Pat Peel SAN SABA - Pat Peel, 63, of San Saba died Thursday, Oct. 15, 1998, in Kerrville. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in Howell-Doran Funeral Home Chapel with burial in San Saba Cemetery. He was born Aug. 1, 1935, in San Saba and was a lifetime resident. A Navy veteran of the Korean War, he was a laborer and a Baptist. Survivors include his mother, Rosalie Gilstrap of San Saba; two daughters, Donna Sue Coleman of Odessa and Debra Litton of Coleman; two brothers, Jimmy Gilstrap of Eldorado and Walter D. Gilstrap of Abilene; a sister, Kathy Bates of San Saba; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. Maria Castillo KERMIT - Maria Silva Castillo, 85, of Kermit died Friday, Oct. 16, 1998, in an Odessa hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Eastside Church of Christ with burial in Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cooper Funeral Chapel. She was born March 15, 1913, in Lockhart and had been a resident of Kermit for 15 years. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband, Andres Castillo of Kermit; two sons, Ruben Castillo of Farwell and Victor Castillo of Clovis, N.M.; two daughters, Helen Castillo of Kermit and Benita Sanchez of Farwell; two sisters, Chris Alva and Nina Silva, both of Harlingen; 28 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and numerous great-great grandchildren. George Rampt Jr. KERRVILLE - George W. Rampt Jr., 73, of San Antonio, died Friday, Oct. 16, 1998, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Overby Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Obituaries MARY LOU HUDMAN GRAY Mary Lou Hudman Gray, 86, of San Angelo died Thursday, Oct. 15, 1998, at 3:30 p.m. in a local nursing home. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Gray was born June 27, 1912, in Marlin. She married Paul Hudman, and together they owned and operated Hudman Drug for many years. Mr. Hudman preceded her in death in 1963. She later married Fred Gray in 1970, and he preceded her in death in 1977. Mrs. Gray was also the first representative to women at the First National Bank in San Angelo. Survivors include her sons, Paul Hudman and his wife, Wanda, of San Angelo and Gary Hudman of Katy; one stepdaughter, Tommye Ray and her husband, Bill, of Houston; a sister, Anna Knight of San Angelo and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Harold Gerhardt, Bill McManus, Jack Lieber, Ben McCulloch, Herschel Shelby and Mark Hudman. DEBORAH `DEBY' PHILLIPS CRANE - Deborah ``Deby'' Phillips, 43, of Crane died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1998, in Crane Memorial Hospital. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Andy Love officiating. Arrangements are by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. Deby was born Dec. 10, 1954, in Sacramento, Calif. She married Larry Phillips on July 21, 1995, in Crane. Deby had been a resident of Crane for 14 years and was an operations technician for Exxon. She was preceded in death by one brother, Michael Herlache. Survivors include her husband, Larry Phillips of Crane; a son, Jarrod Richard Riddle of Pensacola, Fla.; two daughters, Cynthia Renee Riddle of Crane and Daneen June Marriott of Aviano, Italy; three stepsons, William Archy Riddle Jr. of Warner Robin, Ga., David Allen Riddle of Germany and Bradley Carl Phillips of Dumas; two stepdaughters, Leslie Carol Sherman of Dumas and Laura Elaine Phillips of Odessa; her mother and stepfather, Daneen and Pierre Laliberte of San Angelo; and her father, Richard Herlache of Rancho Cardova, Calif. Also surviving are her sister, Mitzi Bowers of Fair Oaks, Calif.; and three grandchildren, Aaron Marriott of Aviano, Italy, and Kayla Sherman and Kora Sherman, both of Dumas. Memorials may be made to the Crane County Library, 701 S. Alford St., Crane, TX 79731. CHARLYNE MILLS GRIFFITH COLEMAN - Charlyne Mills Griffith, 69, of Coleman died Thursday, Oct. 15, 1998, in Scott and White Hospital in Temple. Funeral service will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Gary Boyd officiating and assisted by the Rev. Roger Hammonds. Burial will follow in Coleman City Cemetery directed by Stevens Funeral Home. Charlyne was born Nov. 2, 1928, in Santa Anna to Coleman County Sheriff Frank Mills and Ola (Smedley) Mills. She graduated from Coleman High School in 1946. On April 17, 1948, she married Jodie Merle Griffith. They resided in Coleman and Clovis, N.M., until his untimely death in August 1960. Charlyne and her two daughters moved to San Marcos in 1962, where she attended Southwest Texas State University. Upon her graduation in 1967, with a bachelor of science degree in education as a social science major and English minor, Charlyne began her teaching career at San Marcos High School. Charlyne's love and devotion to all members of her family, friends and ex-students will long be remembered. Her second love was travel. She traveled extensively throughout the United States, Mexico and Europe, including study at the universities of London, Paris and Berlin. She retired from her teaching career in December 1993. Since her retirement from teaching, Charlyne had devoted many hours to family and law-enforcement research. She currently was working on memoirs of her father's biographical history, focusing on his years of service to the Texas Rangers and his tenure as Coleman County sheriff. Charlyne was a member of First Baptist Church of Coleman. She also held membership in numerous clubs and organizations, including the Retired Teachers Organization, Former Texas Rangers Association and Coleman County Historical Society. She is survived by her two daughters, Jodie Griffith of Ozona and Kay Lynn Evans and her husband, Steve Evans, of Talpa; and her four granddaughters, Staci Jo Sessom and Stormi Lee Sessom of San Angelo; Lindsey Lee Evans and Lauren Lynn Evans of Talpa. She also is survived by one sister, Jackie Ginsberg of Santa Anna; one aunt, Lida Moore of Nashville, Tenn.; two sisters-in-law, Marjorie Wilson and her husband, G.W. Wilson, of Coleman and Juanita Mills of Ozona; and three nieces, Deborah Mills Bourne of Ozona, Joyce Anderson of Coleman and Virginia Bethke of Georgetown. Pallbearers will be Allyn Gill, Max Horne, Lee Perkins, Bob Edington, Dan Edington, Sandy Neal, Walter Gipson and Fred Guerra. Honorary pallbearers will be Thelbert Elkins, Bill Finlay, Marcel Coleman, Lynn Westbrook, David Huff, Donald Huff, Baker Rudolph, Buddy Klebold, John R. Hunnicutt and all members of the Coleman High School Class of 1946. Charlyne was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jodie Merle Griffith; and her brother, Sheriff Billy Mills of Ozona. The family will receive friends at Stevens Funeral Home from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Texas news and sports/October 18, 1998 Death Notices/Funerals TODAY COLEMAN - Charlyne Mills Griffith, 69, at 2:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church; burial in Coleman City Cemetery; arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home. LLANO - Robert Warner McGill, 71, of Tow, memorial service at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Tow; arrangements by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. MONDAY SAN ANGELO - Mable Russell Chambers, 86, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Fairmount Cemetery; arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Mary Lou Hudman Gray, 86, at 10 a.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. BIG SPRING - Harold Lee Pearce, 68, at 10 a.m. in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel; burial in Trinity Memorial Park. CRANE - Deborah ``Deby'' Phillips, 43, memorial service at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church; arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. KERMIT - Maria Silva Castillo, 85, at 2 p.m. at the Eastside Church of Christ; burial in Kermit Cemetery; arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel. MONAHANS - Alvie Pardue, 85, of Wickett at 3 p.m. at the Third and Dwight Church of Christ; burial in Monahans Memorial Cemetery; arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deaths Bobby Churchwell Sr. Bobby R.V. Churchwell Sr., 68, of San Angelo died Friday, Oct. 16, 1998, in an Abilene hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Chris Seidlitz of Belmore Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. He was born Jan. 18, 1930, in San Angelo. He was a groundskeeper for the San Angelo Independent School District and a member of Mertzon Baptist Church. Survivors include three sons, Bobby Churchwell Jr. of Wichita Falls, Raymond Churchwell of Big Spring and Steven Churchwell of San Angelo; four brothers, Y.V. ``Bill'' Churchwell of Sweetwater, Richard Churchwell of Kingsland, Joe Churchwell of San Antonio and R.A. Churchwell of San Angelo; three sisters, Lula Long of San Angelo, Sally Stovall of Big Spring and Letha Allen of Ozona; two grandsons; and several nieces and nephews. Joey Snider Joey Snider, 36, of San Angelo died Friday, Oct. 16, 1998, in a Dallas hospital. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home. Edward Taylor Edward G. Taylor, 48, of San Diego, Calif., died Friday, Oct. 16, 1998, in California. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home. Estalene Spinks GOLDTHWAITE - Estalene Spinks, 81, of Mullin died Friday Oct. 16, 1998, at her residence. Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Oakview Cemetery in Mullin. She was born June 7, 1917, in Priddy and was a lifetime resident of Mills County. She was a seamstress, nurse's aide, and a Baptist. Survivors include her husband, Albert Spinks of Mullin; a daughter, Lorretta Herrmann of Houston; a son, Bernell Spinks of Crockett; a sister, Marie Maxwell of Kilgore; several grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. James White James White, 27, of San Angelo died Saturday, Oct. 17, 1998, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Starks Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Obituaries DOROTHIE MARIE KISTLER Dorothie Marie Kistler, 79, of San Angelo died Saturday, Oct. 17, 1998, at Riverside Manor. Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, at Johnson's Funeral Home with Nelson Erwin, officiating. Dorothie was born Aug. 10, 1919, to Fred and Mary Giesa in Spokane, Wash. She married Charles H. Grey on June 22, 1940, in Spokane. He preceded her in death Sept. 19, 1979. She worked as a secretary for the Federal Aviation Agency, and she was also a greeter at Wal-Mart. She had been a resident of San Angelo since 1989. She is survived by one daughter, Mary Goessling, and her husband, Leo, of San Angelo; one brother, Jimmy Giesa and his wife, Millie, of Seattle, Wash.; two granddaughters, Ana Marie Wilson and her husband, Bob, and Karla Goessling, all of San Angelo. Family requests memorials be made to donor's favorite charity. MABLE RUSSELL CHAMBERS Mable Russell Chambers, 86, of San Angelo died Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1998, in a local nursing home. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, in Fairmount Cemetery with the Rev. Ben Hubert officiating. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. Following the service, a luncheon and memorial service will be at the First Christian Church. Born in Abilene, June 30, 1912, she was a longtime San Angelo resident. She graduated from San Angelo High School in 1929 and from San Angelo Junior College in 1931. She was a proud member of the Golden-Exes of ASU. She had a distinguished career in banking and was very proud to have been the first employee of and the first to retire from the Texas State Bank of San Angelo. Mable was a devoted member of the Henson Class of First Christian Church and a member and past president of Christian Women's Fellowship of the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). She was also a member and past president of San Angelo Art Club, and a longtime member of the National Secretaries Association. She was preceded in death by her father, John H. Russell, and mother, Angie Carr Russell, and sister, Jane Garrett. She is survived by a sister, Nita Townley, a brother, Hudson Russell and wife, Eloise, all of San Angelo; a daughter, Joan Costello of Maui, Hawaii; a son, Tully Chambers and wife, Vicki, and son, Tom Chambers, all of San Angelo; a special friend, Col. Jack Costello of Langley, Va.; granddaughters, Kay Cook and husband, Kelly, Cindy Doose and husband, Chris, Amy Costello and Alison Chambers; grandsons, Scott Costello, Bryan Chambers and Aaron Chambers; and great-grandsons, Kaiden and Kinsley Cook. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Mable was loved and will be greatly missed by all of the family and many friends. The family wishes to express its sincere appreciation to all those individuals who selflessly gave their time and loving care to make her last years more comfortable. MARY LOU HUDMAN GRAY Mary Lou Hudman Gray, 86, of San Angelo died Thursday, Oct. 15, 1998, at 3:30 p.m. in a local nursing home. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. A.J. Kennemer and Dr. J. Earl Dunn officiating. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Gray was born June 27, 1912, in Marlin to James Harvey Smith and Winnie Goodwin Smith. She attended school in Marlin and graduated from Marlin High School in 1929. She moved to San Angelo in 1931 to attend nursing school and resided in San Angelo the remainder of her life. In 1933, she married Paul Hudman in San Angelo. Together they owned and operated Hudman Drug Store until Paul's sudden death in 1963. She was married to Fred Gray in 1970, and he preceded her in death in 1977. Mrs. Gray worked at First National Bank as the city's first women's representative. Upon retirement from the bank, she worked at Dun-Bar East Motel office as assistant manager until March 1990. Mary Lou was a member of Harris Avenue Baptist Church, having served many years as a Sunday school teacher. She was a ``people person'' and was active in Cub Scouts, PTA (of which she was a life member), ABWA, Eastern Star, Los Hermanas Federated Club, Toastmistress, East Angelo Lioness, and various city board and committees through the years. In 1978, she was named Woman of the Year by the Wool Center Chapter of American Business Women's Association. preceded in death by her brother, James H. ``Jimmy'' Smith. Survivors include her sons, Paul Hudman and his wife, Wanda, of San Angelo and Gary Hudman of Katy; one stepdaughter, Tommye Ray and her husband, Bill, of Houston; a stepdaughter, Ann Gray Sneed of Houston; and a sister, Anna Knight of San Angelo. She also is survived by grandchildren, Mark Hudman of Miles, Becky Hudman of San Angelo, Dawn Hudman of Hondo and John Paul Hudman of Addison; three stepgranddaughters; one stepgrandson; two great-grandchildren and several step-great-grandchildren. Other survivors include a sister-in-law, Inez Smith of San Angelo; one niece, Aubrey Petty and husband, Dan, of Paint Rock; and one nephew, Jim Smith and wife, Rita, of Flower Mound. There were many other special friends whom she loved dearly. Pallbearers will be Harold Gerhardt, Bill McManus, Jack Lieber, Ben McCulloch, Herschel Shelby and Mark Hudman. Honorary pallbearers will be Jodie Blanek and Travis Meitzen. The family will receive friends in Johnson's Funeral Home Family Room Sunday, Oct. 18, from 4 to 6 p.m. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Disease Research or to a charity of choice. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Texas news and sports/October 19, 1998 Funerals and Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Mable Russell Chambers, 86, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Fairmount Cemetery; arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Mary Lou Hudman Gray, 86, at 10 a.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. BIG SPRING - Harold Lee Pearce, 68, at 10 a.m. in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel; burial in Trinity Memorial Park. CRANE - Deborah ``Deby'' Phillips, 43, memorial service at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church; arrangements by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. GOLDTHWAITE - Estalene Spinks, 81, of Mullin, at 10:30 a.m. in Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Oakview Cemetery in Mullin. KERMIT - Maria Silva Castillo, 85, at 2 p.m. at the Eastside Church of Christ; burial in Kermit Cemetery; arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel. MONAHANS - Alvie Pardue, 85, of Wickett at 3 p.m. at the Third and Dwight Church of Christ; burial in Monahans Memorial Cemetery; arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. TUESDAY SAN ANGELO - Bobby R.V. Churchwell Sr., 68, at 2 p.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. WEDNESDAY SAN ANGELO - Dorothie Marie Kistler, 79, memorial service at 10 a.m. at Johnson's Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deaths Ray Blackburn Ray P. Blackburn, 82, of San Angelo died Sunday, Oct. 18, 1998, in a local hospital. Service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Robert Massie Riverside Chapel with the Rev. John Joiner and Robert Webb officiating. Burial will follow at 4 p.m. Cedar Hill Cemetery in Abilene. He was born July 24, 1916, in Abilene. He was a member of Harris Avenue Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Lola Blackburn of San Angelo; a son, Bill Blackburn of Van Alstyne; four sisters, Evelyn Fuqua of San Antonio, Pearl Mathis of Houston, Ann Sterling of Sugar Land and Doris Knight of Houston; a brother, Spurgeon Blackburn of Tyler; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Brian Follman Brian S. Follman, 36, of San Antonio died Saturday, Oct. 17, 1998, in San Antonio. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd with the Rev. Clif Gardner officiating. Military burial will follow in Belvedere Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. He was attending the Physicians Assistant Academy and was retired from the Air Force. Survivors include his wife, Debbie Follman; three daughters, Brandi Follman, Merrissa Follman and Hannah Follman; his parents, Barbara and Jim Follman; and a brother, Bob Follman. Nolberto Hurtado Nolberto Hurtado, 48, of San Angelo died Sunday, Oct. 18, 1998, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Gutierrez Funeral Chapels. Audie Clark STEPHENVILLE - Audie B. Clark, 92, died Saturday, Oct. 17, 1998, in a Decatur hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Gardens of Memories Cemetery. He was born July 4, 1906, in Hamilton County and had been a resident of Stephenville since 1961. He was a farmer and was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include four daughters, Shirley Clark of Fort Worth, Audine Abel of San Angelo, Darlene Thornton of Austin and Chico, and Mary Jo Haller of Chico; a brother, P.C. Clark of New Braunfels; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Fred Bryant BRADY - Fred Bryant, 87, of Brady died Saturday, Oct. 17, 1998, in San Angelo. Service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Rest Haven Cemetery. He was born May 17, 1911, in Fort Worth. He was a certified public accountant and a Methodist. There are no known survivors. Adelaide Bennett BRADY - Adelaide Harvey Bennett, 79, of Arlington and formerly of Brady, died Saturday, Oct. 17, 1998, in Arlington. Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Rest Haven Cemetery. She was born June 20, 1919, in Brownwood. She worked as a secretary and was a Baptist. Survivors include two daughters, Jan Harvey Brown of Royse City and Linda Harvey Beseda of Arlington; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two nephews; and a sister-in-law. Lois Young BIG SPRING - Lois Elizabeth ``Peggy'' Young, 89, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 1998, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. She was born Sept. 23, 1909, in Ladonia and had been a longtime resident of Big Spring. She was a member of the Anderson Street Church of Christ. Survivors include four daughters, June Tucker, Helen Eggleston, Doris McPeek and Wanda Johnson; a brother, William Bullard; a sister, Eva White; 13 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Cleone Schrank ELDORADO - Cleone Dabney Schrank, 89, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 1998, at her residence. Services are pending at Kerbow Funeral Home. Letticia Galindo SONORA - Letticia Galindo, 46, of Tempe, Ariz., and formerly of Sonora, died Saturday, Oct. 17, 1998, in Tempe. Services are pending at Kerbow Funeral Home. Oscar Whatley KERRVILLE - Oscar Wayne Whatley, 75, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 1998, at his residence. Services are pending at Grimes Funeral Chapels. Sarah Bates KERRVILLE - Sarah K. Bates, 83, died Saturday, Oct. 17, 1998, in a local care center. Service will be at 11 a.m. today at the First Presbyterian Church. Arrangements are by Kerrville Funeral Home. She was born July 25, 1915, in Junction City, Kan. She was a homemaker and had worked for Missouri Pacific Railroad for 22 years. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Survivors include her husband, A.B. Bates of Kerrville; a daughter, Sylvia Frank of Littleton, Colo.; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Obituaries ERNEST AGUIRRE Ernest Aguirre, 68, of San Angelo died at 3:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, 1998, in a local nursing home. Wake service will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Celestino G. Ruiz officiating. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, in the chapel with the Rev. Ruben Ramirez officiating. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Ernest was born April 30, 1930, in Marfa to Manuel and Juanita Aguirre. He was a resident of San Angelo for 55 years and was a grounds keeper for Ethicon for 22 years. He attended Tree of Life Church. Ernest was married to Adelina Vigil on Dec. 13, 1950, in San Angelo. Ernest was preceded in death by his parents; and his brother, Ben Aguirre. Survivors include his wife, Adelina Aguirre of San Angelo; three daughters, Peggy Baca and husband, Pete, Elsa Gonzales and husband, Jessie, and Christina Munoz and Jerry Lucio, all of San Angelo; three sons, Donald Aguirre and wife, Sandy, of Chicago, Larry Aguirre and wife, Olivia, of Lacey, Wash., and Manuel Aguirre of San Angelo; one sister, Ida Rodriguez of San Angelo; two brothers, Oscar Aguirre and wife, Hortnesia, of Riverside, Calif., and Daniel Aguirre of San Angelo; nine grandchildren, Adam and Anthony Baca, Stacey and husband, Joe Navarette, Victoria Aguirre, Jimmy and Robert Jimenez, Stephanie and Daniel Munoz and Joshua Aguirre; and two great-grandchildren, Joe Angel and Sandy Navarette. The family wishes to express a special thanks to West Texas Renal Service, Shannon Medical Center, especially the nursing staff of 4 South, Hospice of San Angelo and Riverside Nursing Center. They request any memorials be made to Hospice of San Angelo. JOEY WAYNE SNIDER Joey Wayne Snider, 36, departed this earth Friday, Oct. 16, 1998, following complications from heart surgery. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Carl Rohlfs officiating. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Joey was born May 1, 1962, in Slaton. He was a graduate of Brownwood High School and a graduate of Angelo State University. Joey also was one of the board of directors for Hospice of San Angelo and was employed by Shannon Hospital. Joey is survived by his best friends, Al Blackwell and Kyle Perkins; his mother, Barbara Snider; father and stepmother, James and Jamie Snider; his sisters, Sandy, Valree and Chelsey Snider; Uncle Bill, Aunt Betty and Uncle Arlin; his cousins, Cindy Morgan and Diane Hemphill. He also is survived by numerous other aunts, uncles, cousins and close friends. Joey is deeply loved and cherished by everyone that knew him, and he will be greatly missed. Pallbearers will be Mark George, Jerry George, Billy Tucker, Randy Shaw, Lee Swift and Stephen Pattay. The family requests memorials be made to Hospice of San Angelo. JOSEPHINE C. WHITWORTH Josephine ``Josey'' C. Whitworth, a longtime San Angelo resident passed away early Sunday morning, Oct. 18, 1998, in San Angelo Community Medical Center after a brief illness. Josey was born on July 1, 1918, in Brownwood. She was 80 years of age at the time of her passing. She had been a resident of San Angelo since 1950. Josey had spent the last year of her life with her son, Richard, and his wife, Kathie, in their home on Oak Creek Lake, near Blackwell. She married Lamar H. (L.H.) Whitworth April 6, 1941, in Hattiesburg, Miss. He preceded her in death on Sept. 13, 1977. Josey was a retired civil service employee, retiring from Goodfellow Air Force Base in 1978, after more than 30 years of civil service that began with a career at Camp Bowie in Brownwood. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and had been since moving to San Angelo in 1950. Josey is survived by one son, Richard and wife, Kathie, of Blackwell; one grandsons, Richard Jr., and his wife, Nicole, of San Angelo; a stepgrandson, Khristopher Ehl and wife, Tammy, of Fort Hood; two stepgranddaughters, Rebecca McVey and husband, Daniel, of Blackwell and Monica Joy Schramm and her husband, Fred, of Irving. She also is survived by one nephew, David Bullion and wife, Loretta of Eden; two great-nephews; three great-nieces; and six step-great-grandchildren. Service will be at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel conducted by the Rev. Larry Shotwell, associate pastor of the First Baptist Church of San Angelo. Interment will be in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Al Holcomb, David Wood and Jim Simmons of San Angelo, Russ Wristen of Abilene, James David Bullion of Brownwood and Stephen Ehl of Blackwell. Honorary pallbearer will be Tim Kenner of Granite Shoals. The family will receive visitors from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, at Johnson's Funeral Home. GAYLE SCOTT McDONALD SNYDER - Gayle Scott McDonald, 82, longtime resident of Snyder passed away on Saturday, Oct. 17, 1998, following a lengthy illness. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, at Wright Colonial Funeral Home. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, in Wright Colonial Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Hillside Memorial Gardens. He was born Sept. 25, 1916 in Miles, the son of James Collie and Sue Alice McDonald. Following graduation from high school he moved to El Paso where he worked for Standard Oil Co. He met and married Arlene Sullivan on Aug. 15, 1938, in Las Cruces, N.M. During World War II, he was a welding instructor in San Francisco. After the war, he worked for Chicago Bridge and Iron, traveling the midwest before settling in San Angelo. In 1949 he moved to Snyder where he began McDonald Welding Co., becoming McDonald Welding Supply in 1965. He was preceded in death by his wife, Arlene, on Nov. 13, 1996. Survivors include two sons, Jack Scott McDonald and wife, Sandra, of Snyder and Joe Lynn McDonald of Orleans, Mass.; a daughter, Cydney G. McDonald Medford and husband, Britt, of Austin; a brother, James Collie McDonald Jr. and wife, Peg, of Columbus, Ga.; a sister, Jo Alice M. Cranford and husband, Charles, of Harker Heights; a sister-in-law, Billie Ruth McDonald of Irving; three grandchildren, Sara Elizabeth McDonald of Washington, D.C., Meghan Gayle Medford and Parker Mason Medford, both of Austin; and numerous nieces and nephews. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Texas news and sports/October 20, 1998 Funerals and Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Ernest Aguirre, 68, at 11 a.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. SAN ANGELO - Ray P. Blackburn, 82, at 1 p.m. in Robert Massie Riverside Chapel; burial at 4 p.m. in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Abilene. SAN ANGELO - Bobby R.V. Churchwell Sr., 68, at 2 p.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. SAN ANGELO - Joey Wayne Snider, 36, at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Josephine C. Whitworth, 80, at 3:30 p.m. in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. BIG SPRING - Lois Elizabeth Young, 89, at 2 p.m. in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel; burial in Trinity Memorial Park. BRADY - Adelaide Harvey Bennett, 79, at 2 p.m. in Heritage Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Rest Haven Cemetery. BRADY - Fred Bryant, 87, at 11 a.m. in Heritage Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Rest Haven Cemetery. SNYDER - Gayle Scott McDonald, 82, at 10 a.m. in Wright Colonial Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Hillside Memorial Gardens. WEDNESDAY SAN ANGELO - Brian S. Follman, 36, at 10 a.m. at Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd; military graveside service in Belvedere Memorial Park; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Dorothie Marie Kistler, 79, memorial service at 10 a.m. at Johnson's Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nolbert Hurtado Nolbert Hurtado, 48, of San Angelo died Sunday, Oct. 18, 1998, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Calvary Cemetery with Mike Suarez officiating. Arrangements are by Gutierrez Funeral Chapels. He was born Sept. 13, 1950. Survivors include his parents, Pablo and Ernestina Hurtado; two sons, Richard Martinez and Joe Martinez; three brothers, Joe Hurtado, Pablo Hurtado and Harry Hurtado; four sisters, Paula Lopez, Linda Lozano and Irma Dominguez, all of San Angelo, and Mary Lopez of Lubbock; three grandchildren; and a nephew. Edward Taylor Edward Gray Taylor, 48, of San Angelo died Friday, Oct. 16, 1998, in California. Graveside service will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in Grape Creek Cemetery. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. He was born June 13, 1950, in Hugo, Okla. He was a self-employed carpet cleaner in San Diego. Survivors include his mother, Ruth P. Cote, and his father, A.G. Taylor, both of San Angelo; a sister, Phyllis A. Foster of Sterling City; a brother, G.L. Taylor of San Angelo; and an aunt, Ruth Miller of San Angelo. Doris McGregor Doris McGregor, 69, of San Angelo died Monday, Oct. 19, 1998, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Starks Funeral Home. Bruce McKenzie FORT STOCKTON - Bruce T. McKenzie, 70, died Saturday, Oct. 17, 1998, in Fort Stockton. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church with burial in McKenzie Ranch Cemetery. Arrangements are by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. He was born Oct. 4, 1928, in Pecos and was a lifetime resident of Fort Stockton. A former mayor of Fort Stockton, he was employed by Firestone for 20 years and was a rancher and a Methodist. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn McKenzie of Fort Stockton; two sons, Ted McKenzie of Fort Stockton and Bryan McKenzie of Lubbock; a sister, Virginia Chapman of Tyler; four brothers, Bill Ed McKenzie and Gregg McKenzie, both of Fort Stockton, Roy Neil McKenzie of Bakersfield and L.B. McKenzie of Ruidoso, N.M.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Carl Lane HOBBS, N.M. - Carl Irwin Lane, 90, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 1998, in a local care center. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Memory Garden Cemetery. Arrangements are by Griffin Funeral Home. He was born May 31, 1908, in Llano and was a lifetime West Texas resident until moving to Hobbs in 1992. He had worked in the oil fields and was a ranchman. Survivors include two daughters, Vivian McKee of Odessa and Gerry Shipler of Hobbs; a son, Jessee Carl Crowder of Odessa; a brother, Dayton Lane of Proctor; 12 grandchildren; 14 great- grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. J.D. Barnett Jr. COLEMAN - J.D. Barnett Jr., 73, of Novice died Monday, Oct. 19, 1998, in an Abilene hospital. Service will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Rough Creek Cemetery. He was born Sept. 14, 1925, in Novice and was a longtime resident of Novice. A Navy veteran of World War II, he had retired from Union Texas Petroleum as gas-plant manager and was an ordained Baptist minister. Survivors include his wife, Letha Beth Barnett of Novice; three sons, Johnny Max Barnett and Milton Lewis Barnett, both of Novice, and Edward Dugan Barnett of Brownfield; a daughter, Jacqulyn Ann Copeland of San Juan Bautista, Calif.; a brother, Glen Barnett of Water Valley; three sisters, Patsy Grohman of Winters, Sarah Davis of Abilene and Nena Wilson of Novice; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Wayne Whatley KERRVILLE - Wayne Whatley, 75, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 1998, at his residence. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Glen Rest Cemetery. Arrangements are by Grimes Funeral Chapels. He was born Feb. 24, 1923, in Mount Calm and had lived in Kerrville for 16 years. He was an Army veteran and was a licensed barber. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and was a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Billie A. Whatley of Kerrville; a daughter, Bettie Louise Wicker of Baytown; three sons, Wayne Whatley Jr. of Norway, and Lynn Whatley and Woody Whatley, both of Kerrville; three sisters, Dorothy Woodard of Winnsboro, Barbara Ann Dennis and Tommie Ruth Pace of Nacogdoches; 16 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Gerald Rockwell MONAHANS - Gerald Edward Rockwell, 67, of Monahans died Monday, Oct. 19, 1998, in an Odessa hospital. Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Third and Dwight Church of Christ with burial in Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are by Harkey Funeral Home. He was born Dec. 30, 1930, in Cohoes, N.Y. An Air Force veteran, he was a retail salesman and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Rockwell of Monahans; a son, Keith Rockwell of Picayune, Miss.; three daughters, Donna Foust and Kay Moyers, both of Denton, and Jerry Nell Kilcrease of Monahans; and four grandchildren. Gertrude Fleming MIDLAND - Gertrude B. Fleming, 88, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 1998, in a local hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Ellis Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. She was born July 18, 1910, in Runnels County. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Survivors include three brothers; a sister; and several nieces and nephews. Loreta Williams GOLDTHWAITE - Loreta Agnes Miller Williams, 93, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 1998, in a local care center. Service will be at 10 a.m. today in Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Senterfitt Cemetery in Lometa. She was born July 11, 1905, in the McMillin community in San Saba County. She was a homemaker and a rancher and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include a brother, Glenn Miller of Goldthwaite; and numerous nieces and nephews. John Simmons MONAHANS - John Russell Simmons, 11, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 1998, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Harkey Funeral Home Chapel. Service will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at St. John's Catholic Church with burial in Monahans Memorial Cemetery. He was born Jan. 28, 1987, in Fort Stockton. He was a student at Sudderth Elementary School. Survivors include his parents, John R. Simmons of Eagle Pass and Becky Rodriquez of Monahans; his grandparents, Jim and Vivian Simmons of Fort Stockton, Frank Rodriquez of Fort Stockton and Rosa Aguirre of Uvalde; a brother, John Monroe Simmons of Eagle Pass; and three sisters, Amber Marie Simmons of Monahans, and Sobeida Urias and Saira Urias, both of Eagle Pass. Ruth Woodson BROWNWOOD - Ruth Woodson, 94, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 1998, at her residence. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Davis-Morris Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Eastlawn Memorial Park. She was born April 13, 1904, in Sherman and had lived in Brownwood for 58 years. She was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church. Survivors include three sons, Craig Woodson of Fort Worth, Ben Woodson of Rockport and Jack Woodson of Austin; 15 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; two nieces; and a great-niece. Gordon Jones MASON - Gordon Gail ``Butch'' Jones, 62, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 1998, in a Fredericksburg nursing home. Service will be at 2 p.m. today at St. Paul Lutheran Church with burial in Gooch Cemetery. Arrangements are by Mason Funeral Home. He was born Nov. 4, 1935, in Mason. An Air Force veteran of the Korean War, he was a rancher and a racing steward. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and Master Mason and a member of the Scottish Rite and Knights Templar and Order of the Eastern Star, and was a Lutheran. Survivors include his wife, Betsy Jones of Mason; a son, Quinn Jones of Mason; two sisters, Phyllis Weber of San Antonio and Darlene Brown of Mason; six grandchildren; and a nephew. Willard Aubrey Jr. MASON - Willard Benton Aubrey Jr., 72, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 1998, in an Austin hospital. Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Mason Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Gooch Cemetery. He was born Dec. 7, 1925, in Dallas and had lived in Austin. A World War II veteran, he was a dentist and served as mayor of Mason from 1976 to 1986. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the First Baptist Church and was a Shriner. Survivors include his wife, Tommie Lou Aubrey of Round Rock; two sons, James Benton Aubrey of Houston and Kirk Stolzenburg of Austin; two daughters, Patty Galloway of Lexington and Debra Stewart of Dallas; a brother, Dr. Richard Aubrey of Dallas; eight grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Jack Cockrum POST - Jack C. Cockrum, 89, of Ballinger died Sunday, Oct. 18, 1998, at his residence. Service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Hudman Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Terrace Cemetery. He was born April 6, 1909, in Priddy and was a resident of Goldthwaite and Post before moving to Ballinger six years ago. He worked as a pumper and switcher for Mobil Oil Corp. and was a member of South Seminole Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Bernice Hudman Cockrum of Ballinger; a daughter, Berna Schooler of Paint Rock; a son, Bob Cockrum of Grand Prairie; four grandsons; and three great-grandchildren. Sue Peterson KERRVILLE - Sue H. Peterson, 67, of Kerrville died Sunday, Oct. 18, 1998, in a San Antonio hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Grimes Funeral Chapels with burial in Nichols Cemetery. She was born July 16, 1931, in Sterling City and had lived in Kerrville for 28 years. She was a retired nurse's aide and worked for the State Hospital for 18 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church. She is survived by her father, William C. Hallmark of Pasadena. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Obituaries MARTIN CARRELL HOBBS, N.M. - Martin (Red Potter) Carrell, 69, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 1998, in Columbia Lea Regional Medical Center. Service was at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, at First Church of the Nazarene with burial in Prairie Haven Cemetery. Arrangements were by Chapel of Hope Funeral Home. Martin was born Nov. 3, 1928, in Newmore. He had been a resident of the Good Samaritan Village since 1991. An Army and Navy veteran, he had retired from Homco after 28 years of service and was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene. He married Carolyn White on May 28, 1953, in Hobbs. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Carrell of Hobbs; a son, David Carrell of Roswell, N.M.; three daughters, Brenda Sue Jones of San Angelo, and Barbara Haynie and Dina McKinley, both of Hobbs; his parents, George and Gladys Potter of San Angelo; two sisters, Mary Jo Haley of San Angelo and Alyne Brunson of Alpine; and seven grandchildren. JOEY WAYNE SNIDER Joey Wayne Snider, 36, departed this earth Friday, Oct. 16, 1998, following complications from heart surgery. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Carl Rohlfs officiating. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Joey was born May 1, 1962, in Slaton. He was a graduate of Brownwood High School and a graduate of Angelo State University. Joey also was on the board of directors for Hospice of San Angelo and was employed by Shannon Hospital. Joey is survived by his best friends, Al Blackwell and Kyle Perkins; his mother, Barbara Snider; his father and stepmother, James and Jamie Snider; his sisters, Sandy, Valree and Chelsey Snider; Uncle Bill, Aunt Betty and Uncle Arlin; and his cousins, Cindy Morgan and Diane Hemphill. He also is survived by numerous other aunts, uncles, cousins and close friends. Joey was deeply loved and cherished by everyone who knew him, and he will be greatly missed. Pallbearers will be Mark George, Jerry George, Billy Tucker, Randy Shaw, Lee Swift and Stephen Pattay. The family requests memorials be made to Hospice of San Angelo. JAMES OTIS WHITE James Otis White, 27, died Saturday, Oct. 17, 1998, in a local hospital. Service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, at New Light Baptist Church, 720 W. 16th St. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Arrangements are by Starks Funeral Home. Jamie, as he was affectionally called, was born Feb. 16, 1971, in San Angelo to Cleo White. He was educated in the schools of San Angelo and graduated from San Angelo Central High School in 1990. He was employed by McDonald's as a maintenance worker. In 1995, he went to work for Haverty's Furniture Store as a warehouse driver. James had many hobbies, which included basketball and barbecuing and an extreme passion for dogs. He never met a stranger and always had a smile on his face. Jamie will be missed but never forgotten. Survivors include his wife, Vivian Ochoa, son, Brandon James White, and stepdaughter, Bethany Ann Ochoa, all of San Angelo; one brother, Tracy Lee White, and four sisters, Nancy White, Rita Cardenas, Gloria White and Priscilla Macias and husband, Abram, all of San Angelo; his grandmother, Hattie Birdwell, one niece, Alexandria Cardenas, and two nephews, Joshua and Tevin Macias, all of San Angelo; and a host of other family and friends. ``Today the Lord went for a walk in his garden, and a beautiful flower caught his eye. This flower he saw was my brother.'' ERNEST AGUIRRE Ernest Aguirre, 68, of San Angelo died at 3:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, 1998, in a local nursing home. Wake service was at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Celestino G. Ruiz officiating. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, in the chapel with the Rev. Ruben Ramirez officiating. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Ernest was born April 30, 1930, in Marfa to Manuel and Juanita Aguirre. He was a resident of San Angelo for 55 years and was a groundskeeper for Ethicon for 22 years. He attended Tree of Life Church. Ernest was married to Adelina Vigil on Dec. 13, 1950, in San Angelo. Ernest was preceded in death by his parents; and his brother, Ben Aguirre. Survivors include his wife, Adelina Aguirre of San Angelo; three daughters, Peggy Baca and husband, Pete, Elsa Gonzales and husband, Jessie, and Christina Munoz and Jerry Lucio, all of San Angelo; three sons, Donald Aguirre and wife, Sandy, of Chicago, Larry Aguirre and wife, Olivia, of Lacey, Wash., and Manuel Aguirre of San Angelo; one sister, Ida Rodriguez of San Angelo; two brothers, Oscar Aguirre and wife, Hortnesia, of Riverside, Calif., and Daniel Aguirre of San Angelo; nine grandchildren, Adam and Anthony Baca, Stacey and husband, Joe Navarette, Victoria Aguirre, Jimmy and Robert Jimenez, Stephanie and Daniel Munoz and Joshua Aguirre; and two great-grandchildren, Joe Angel and Sandy Navarette. The family wishes to express a special thanks to West Texas Renal Service, Shannon Medical Center, especially the nursing staff of 4 South, Hospice of San Angelo and Riverside Nursing Center. They request any memorials be made to Hospice of San Angelo. Pallbearers will be Adam Baca, Anthony Baca, Robert Jimenez, Ronnie Rodriguez, David Ruiz and Richard Bijil Jr. CLEONE DABNEY SCHRANK ELDORADO - Cleone Schrank, 89, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 1998, at her home in Eldorado after a long illness. Graveside service will be at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, in the Eldorado Cemetery. Arrangements are by Kerbow Funeral Home. She was born Sept. 4, 1909, in Eldorado to Brice and May Wyatt Dabney. She married Raymond Schrank Dec. 11, 1946. She was a lifelong resident of Eldorado and a member of the Methodist Church and Daughters of the American Revolution. She was preceded in death by her husband. Survivors include her son, Gordon Schrank and his wife, Yvonne, and granddaughter, Amy, all of St. Cloud, Minn.; two sisters-in-law, Elfa Cantrell of Big Spring and Opal Schrank of Hamilton; and two nephews and three nieces and their families. Also, she leaves many close friends and, in particular, her home-health-care providers, Scharlott Pippen, Lucia Guajardo, Cora Hastings and Angel Kelly. BRIAN S. FOLLMAN Brian S. Follman, 36, of San Antonio died Saturday, Oct. 17, 1998, in San Antonio. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, at Johnson's Funeral Home. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd with the Rev. Clif Gardner officiating. Military burial will follow in Belvedere Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Brian was born Jan. 26, 1962, in Mobile, Ala. He was attending the Physicians Assistant Academy and received National Security Agency (NSA) Commendations. Brian was a wonderful, loving husband and father, whose never- ending smile will be missed. His passion for soccer was profound. Survivors include his wife, Debbie Follman; his daughters, Brandi, Merrissa and Hannah Follman; his parents, Barbara and Jim Follman; and his brother and sister-in- law, Bob and Lynn Follman; mother- and father-in-law, Walt and Irene Littlewood; sister-in-law, Maggie Lupton and husband, Chris; niece, Rosalyne; and nephews, Tyler, Christopher, Bradley and Daniel. GEORGIA FERN SMITH BURNET - Georgia Fern Smith, 72, of Burnet passed away Sunday, Oct. 18, 1998, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Mrs. Smith was born Dec. 29, 1925, in Kiowa, Kan., the daughter of Albert Fielder and Geneva Hilton. She married Lonnie Bowen Smith in Athens, Ala., on Oct. 20, 1944. Georgia retired from the state of California, where she worked at Camarillo State Hospital and Mendocina State Hospital for 22 years. She was an accomplished horseman and enjoyed ranching in northern California. After retiring, Georgia and Lonnie moved to Burnet, where she enjoyed gardening, flowers and all outdoor activities. She won numerous first-place awards for her gardening skills at the local fair. Georgia was baptized in Calvary Temple Baptist Church in Ukiah, Calif. Mrs. Smith is survived by a son, Loran Smith of Burnet; aunts, Marie Schnakenberg and Vesta Merrill of Kansas; sister-in-law, Irene Fielder; and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lonnie Bowen Smith; her parents; brother, Charles Fielder; sister, Leta Vaughn; son, Glen Elden Chase; and daughter, Janessa Rainelle. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, in Calf Creek Cemetery in Brady with Hershel Short officiating. Arrangements are by Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home. DEEN DAVIS TAHOKA - Funeral service for Deen Davis, 77, of O'Donnell will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1998, at the First Baptist Church in O'Donnell. The Rev. Richard Rush, pastor of O'Donnell First Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the O'Donnell Cemetery. Arrangements are by White Funeral Home. Mr. Davis died Sunday, Oct. 18, 1998, at the Grand Court Retirement Center in Lubbock. He was born Feb. 19, 1921, in Comanche County to Isaac Mitchell Davis and Agnes Ruth Manning Davis. He graduated from Gustine High School in Gustine. He married Nonnett Warren on April 21, 1940, in O'Donnell. She preceded him in death on Jan. 25, 1998. He moved to O'Donnell in 1959 from Lamesa. He worked for First National Bank in O'Donnell. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in O'Donnell. Survivors include two sons, Larry Davis of Lubbock and Jerry Davis of Big Lake; two daughters, Karen Crouch of Bridgeport and Connie Davis of San Angelo; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; four brothers, Albert Davis of Brownwood, Levin Davis of Helena, Mont., Larron Davis of Sweetwater and Kellas Davis of Abilene; and three sisters, Mary Cockerham and Ruthie Tankersley, both of Comanche, and June Stokes of Lubbock. The family suggests memorials be made to the O'Donnell High School Scholarship, in care of O'Donnell High School, 610 Third St., O'Donnell, TX 79351 or to the O'Donnell Volunteer Ambulance Service, in care of Weldon Brownlow, P.O. Box 179, O'Donnell, TX 79351. RAY P. BLACKBURN Ray P. Blackburn, 82, of San Angelo died Sunday, Oct. 18, 1998, in a local hospital. Service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, in Robert Massie Riverside Chapel with the Rev. John Joiner and Robert Webb officiating. Burial will be at 4 p.m. in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Abilene. Ray was born July 24, 1916, in Abilene. He was a member of Harris Avenue Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Lola Blackburn of San Angelo; a son, Bill Blackburn and his wife, Paula, of Van Alstyne; four sisters, Evelyn Fuqua of San Antonio, Pearl Mathis of Houston, Ann Sterling of Sugar Land and Doris Knight and husband, Horace, of Houston; a brother, Spurgeon Blackburn of Tyler; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Texas news and sports/October 21, 1998 Funerals and Death Notices TODAY SAN ANGELO - Brian S. Follman, 36, at 10 a.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd; military burial in Belvedere Memorial Park; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Dorothie Marie Kistler, 79, memorial service at 10 a.m. at Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Edward Gray Taylor, 48, graveside service at 11:30 a.m. in Grape Creek Cemetery; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - James Otis White, 27, at 11 a.m. at New Light Baptist Church; burial in Calvary Cemetery; arrangements by Starks Funeral Home. BROWNWOOD - Ruth Woodson, 94, at 2 p.m. in Davis-Morris Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Eastlawn Memorial Park. BURNET - Georgia Fern Smith, 72, graveside service at 11 a.m. in Calf Creek Cemetery in Brady; arrangements by Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home. COLEMAN - J.D. Barnett Jr., 73, of Novice, at 3 p.m. in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Rough Creek Cemetery. FORT STOCKTON - Bruce T. McKenzie, 70, at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Church; burial in McKenzie Ranch Cemetery; arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. KERRVILLE - Sue H. Peterson, 67, at 10 a.m. at Grimes Funeral Chapels; burial in Nichols Cemetery. MASON - Willard Benton Aubrey Jr. 72, at 10:30 a.m. in Mason Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Gooch Cemetery. MIDLAND - Gertrude B. Fleming, 88, at 10 a.m. in Ellis Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. MONAHANS - Gerald Edward Rockwell, 67, at 10:30 a.m. at Third and Dwight Church of Christ; burial in Monahans Memorial Cemetery; arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. MONAHANS - John Russell Simmons, 11, rosary at 7 p.m. today in Harkey Funeral Home Chapel; service at 3 p.m. Thursday at St. John's Catholic Church; burial in Monahans Memorial Cemetery. POST - Jack C. Cockrum, 89, at 11 a.m. in Hudman Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Terrace Cemetery. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deaths Peggy Sellers Peggy Sellers, 76, of San Angelo died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1998, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home. Florence Jome KERRVILLE - Florence ``Flo'' Jome, 66, of Ingram died Monday, Oct. 12, 1998, in a local hospital. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Ingram Oaks Clubhouse. Arrangements are by Grimes Funeral Chapels. She was born Dec. 30, 1931, in West Chester, Pa., and had been a resident of Ingram for two years, moving from Bakersfield, Calif. She was a bookkeeper for a construction company and had served in the U.S. Navy. Survivors include her husband, Darrell A. Jome of Ingram; two daughters, Debra Lynn Commiato Moro of Dickinson and Antoinette Misuraca of Bakersfield; a son, Larry Ross Commiato of Lockhart; two sisters, Elsie Mozzani of West Chester and Gail Potter of Cochranville, Pa.; and 12 grandchildren. Emma Patterson JUNCTION - Emma Verlyne Patterson, 85, died Monday, Oct. 19, 1998, in a local nursing home. Memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church. Arrangements are by Aubrey Fife Funerals. She was born Aug. 4, 1913, in Alto. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include a daughter, Rosemary Hoggett of Junction; two grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren. Michael Jones FREDERICKSBURG - Michael F. Jones, 56, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 1998, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Memorial service with military honors will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. Arrangements are by Schaetter Funeral Home. He was born Nov. 12, 1941, in Dumas. He served in the Air Force and retired as a lieutenant colonel. He was administrator of Live Oak Care Center. Survivors include his wife, Patty Jones of Fredericksburg; two sons, Michael Jones of Cypress and Rex Jones of Fredericksburg; a daughter, Melanie Gerrity of Keller; three sisters, Fern Boggan of Luling, La., Ruthie Smith of Victoria and Janice Jeandoron of La Place, La.; and a grandson. Joe Wolf KERMIT - Joe Patrick Wolf, 34, of Wink died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1998, at his residence. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Lena Laughlin Auditorium in Wink with burial in Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cooper Funeral Chapel. He was born March 14, 1964, in Kermit and was a lifetime resident of Wink. He was a backhoe operator for Chevron and a member of the Wink Volunteer Fire Department and a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Renee Wolf of Wink; a daughter, Kelsey Wolf of Wink; his parents, Dennis and Gerry Wolf of Wink; two brothers, Robbie Wolf of Wink and Charles Wolf of Dallas; paternal grandmother, Dorothy Wolf of Wink; and maternal grandmother, Geraldine Brewer of Lake Leon. Bud Wilhelm MONAHANS - Bud Wilhelm, 68, of Grandfalls died Monday, Oct. 19, 1998, in Grandfalls. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Imperial Community Center with burial in the Imperial Cemetery. Arrangements are by Harkey Funeral Home. He was born Jan. 12, 1930, in Ranger. He worked as a pumper in the oil field and was a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Joyce Wilhelm of Grandfalls; two sons, Danny Wilhelm of San Angelo and Larry Wilhelm of Imperial; two sisters, Ruby Moore of Duncan, Okla., and Florence Haden of Arlington; and two grandchildren. Elena Prieto MARFA - Elena F. Prieto, 80, of Marfa died Monday, Oct. 19, 1998, in a Fort Stockton nursing home. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with burial in Merced Cemetery. Arrangements are by Memorial Funeral Home. She was born Sept. 30, 1918, in Ruidosa and was a lifetime resident of Marfa. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Survivors include her son, Chon Prieto of Marfa and Presidio; a daughter, Elfida Prieto of Marfa; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Francisco Ureta Sr. FORT STOCKTON - Francisco G. ``Frank'' Ureta Sr., 78, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1998, in an Odessa hospital. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in Fort Stockton Funeral Home Chapel. Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with burial in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. He was born Dec. 6, 1919, in Marathon and had been a resident of Fort Stockton since 1920. An Army veteran of World War II, he was an auto supply sales clerk and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Josephine Ureta of Fort Stockton; two daughters, Nora Fields of Alamogordo, N.M., and Dolores Bustamente of Ruidoso, N.M.; two brothers, Cosme Ureta Jr. of Fort Stockton and Tony Ureta of Hobbs, N.M.; four sisters, Josephine ``Lula'' Ureta, Maria Ureta and Senaida Ureta, all of Fort Stockton, and Tina Ureta of Clovis, N.M.; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Dorinda Long BIG SPRING - Dorinda Long, 42, died Monday, Oct. 19, 1998, in a Lubbock hospital. Services are pending at Myers & Smith Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Obituaries LOUIS ASTUDILLO JR. Louis Astudillo Jr., 63, of San Antonio passed away Friday, Oct. 16, 1998, in San Antonio Community Hospital. Funeral service was Saturday, Oct. 17, in San Antonio. He was born Sept. 13, 1935, the son of Luis and Marina Astudillo in San Antonio. Louis attended Central Catholic High School in San Antonio and graduated from the University of Texas with a B.S. degree in geology in 1959. His career as a consulting mining geologist was distinguished and adventurous. In the 39 years he worked in the mining industry, Louis specialized in company formation and organization of new mines, exploration and mineral production. Fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese, his foreign country experience included Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Brazil, the Caribbean and Europe. Louis will be remembered as a charming raconteur with a quick wit and engaging personality. He was loved and admired by all who knew him. Louis is survived by his loving wife of 22 years, Helen Astudillo; his mother, Marina Astudillo; daughter, Mariana James and son-in-law, Wes, of Doole; two sons, Louis Astudillo and daughter-in-law, Kevinne, of Dallas and Andre Astudillo of San Antonio. Also surviving are one sister, Marina Pincus and her husband, Robert, of Los Angeles; four grandchildren, Chris and Jessi James of Doole and Logan and Bailey Astudillo of Dallas; and one niece, Suzanne McNulty. Preceding Louis in death was his father, Luis, and beloved son, Alex. Memorials may be given to VITAS Hospice, 4715 Fredericksburg Road, Suite 200, San Antonio, TX 78229 DAISY E. TURNER TEMPLE - Daisy E. Turner, 92 years, nine months and eight days, died Monday, Oct. 19, 1998, in a Temple hospital. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home. Burial will be in Restland Cemetery in Gatesville. Daisy E. Cook Turner was born Jan. 11, 1906, in Bell County near Troy. She was the only daughter of Robert H. Cook and Willie Olive Teaff Cook. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Alfonso, Alton and Luther. She attended Central Grammar in Temple and graduated from Temple High School in 1925. She attended Mary Hardin Baylor in Belton for a year and a half and started teaching school. Her bachelor's degree was earned at Howard Payne University in Brownwood in 1949 and her master's degree from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene in 1954. She taught primary students for nearly 40 years at Red Ranger, Topsy, Slater, Pear Valley, London and Sudan. She and her husband retired to Temple in the early 1970s. Mrs. Turner was a Baptist and married a Baptist preacher and teacher, Orban L. Turner, on March 1, 1930, at Freeman Heights Baptist Church in Temple. They were married for 65 years, and he preceded her in death on Nov. 8, 1995. She is survived by three daughters, Norma Janice Carpenter of Rising Star, Orba Donna Hight of Odessa and Bobbie Nell Carpenter of Temple; 12 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; a great- great-granddaughter; and three sons-in-law. GERTRUDE B. FLEMING MIDLAND - Gertrude B. Fleming, 88, resident of Trinity Towers North, passed away Monday, Oct. 19, 1998, in Midland Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Mrs. Fleming was born in Runnels County, Texas, on July 18, 1910. Her parents were Fritz and Augusta Pfluger Blumentritt, and she was a granddaughter of George Pfluger, Texas pioneer and founder of the town of Pflugerville. She attended schools in the Sweet Home community and San Angelo and graduated at Ballinger. After graduation from high school, she began a teaching career at age 16 at a small rural school, then attended John Tarleton, Sul Ross and Southwest Texas Teachers College. While teaching in Iraan she met and married Henry Fleming. In employment with Shell Oil Co., they moved several times, and she taught in the public schools in Pecos, Gregg and Runnels counties. Mrs. Fleming retired from teaching when she and her husband moved to Midland in 1947. For the next 50 years she was active in the Midland Women's Club. She was a 60-year Eastern Star member and a faithful volunteer worker for the Republican Party in Midland and other civic functions, and she was an avid bridge player. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Fleming was friendly and outgoing, had a remarkable memory and seemed to always remember a name or face from the past. Survivors are three brothers, L.G. Blumentritt of Midland, George L. Blumentritt of Odessa and Marvin V. Blumentritt of San Angelo; and one sister, Augusta Kriegel of San Angelo. Other survivors are special friends, Helen Reid and Jane Hargrave of Midland; and many more relatives and friends. Her husband, Henry Fleming, and her friend, Don Varnell, preceded her in death. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, in Ellis Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Resthaven Memorial Park. Pallbearers are Russell Blumentritt, Charles Blumentritt, Daniel Redman, Bill Helwig, Ross Blumentritt, Joe Blumentritt, Mal Bruce and Winfree Brown. Memorials may be made to VAN (Aid to the Blind), 2908 Ohio Ave., Midland, TX 79701. DELMA LETTICIA GALINDO SONORA - On Oct. 17, 1998, our beloved daughter, sister and mother, Delma Letticia Galindo, went to be with our Lord. She was born May 13, 1952, in Sonora. She graduated from Sonora High School in 1970 and went on to get a bachelor of arts degree from Angelo State University. Letticia continued her educational career by earning her master's and doctorate in Spanish and linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin. Since 1990, she had been a professor at Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz. She was an active faculty member who was dedicated to her research and students. She is survived by her mother, Lydia Galindo; her son, George Reyes Jr.; a brother, Jimmy Galindo and his wife, Gracie; two sisters, Mary Galindo and her husband, Manuel Juarez and their three children, Andrea, Marcella and Manuel Jr., and Nora Galindo; and her grandmother, Rosa Galindo. She was preceded in death by her father, Pedro Galindo Jr.; her grandfather, Pedro Galindo Sr.; and her grandmother, Juanita P. Mejia. Beloved One - so brave and so feisty up to the end. Your suffering was so great. You couldn't understand what was God's plan. And you asked Him - Why me? Then God held out His hand and took your pain unto Him. Finally, setting you free. We love you and you are in our hearts forever. A Song of Praise I waited patiently for the Lord's help; then he listened to me and heard my cry. He pulled me out of a dangerous pit, out of the deadly quicksand. He set me safely on a rock and made me secure. He taught me to sing a new song, a song of praise to our God. Many who see this will take warning and will put their trust in the Lord. - Psalm 40:1-3 Funeral service will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Sonora Cemetery. Arrangements are by Kerbow Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Texas news and sports/October 22, 1998 Funerals and Death Notices TODAY FORT STOCKTON - Francisco G. Ureta Sr., 78, at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church; burial in St. Joseph Cemetery; arrangements by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. FREDERICKSBURG - Michael F. Jones, 56, memorial service at 10 a.m. at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church; arrangements by Schaetter Funeral Home. KERMIT - Joe Patrick Wolf, 34, of Wink, at 2 p.m. in Lena Laughlin Auditorium in Wink; burial in Kermit Cemetery; arrangements by Cooper Funeral Chapel. MARFA - Elena F. Prieto, 80, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church; burial in Merced Cemetery; arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home. MONAHANS - John Russell Simmons, 11, at 3 p.m. at St. John's Catholic Church; burial in Monahans Memorial Cemetery; arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. MONAHANS - Bud Wilhelm, 68, of Grandfalls, at 2 p.m. at Imperial Community Center; burial in Imperial Cemetery; arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. SONORA - Delma Letticia Galindo, 46, at 3 p.m. at St. Ann's Catholic Church; burial in Sonora Cemetery; arrangements by Kerbow Funeral Home. FRIDAY KERRVILLE - Florence Jome, 66, of Ingram, memorial service at 11 a.m. at Ingram Oaks Clubhouse; arrangements by Grimes Funeral Chapels. SATURDAY JUNCTION - Emma Verlyne Patterson, 85, memorial service at 10:30 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church; arrangements by Aubrey Fife Funerals. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deaths Ruby Ellis LLANO - Ruby Mae Ellis, 85, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1998, in Llano. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Cook-Walden Forest Oaks Memorial Park in Austin. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. She was born Oct. 19, 1913, in Kerr County and had lived in Llano until moving to Austin four years ago. She was a homemaker and a Methodist. Survivors include a son, Don Ellis of Llano; a sister, Augusta Edwards of Kerrville; four grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Maurice Gaddis LLANO - Maurice P. Gaddis, 75, of Tow died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1998, in an Austin hospital. Service will be at 3 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist church in Tow with burial in Tow Cemetery. Arrangements by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. He was born Nov. 27, 1922, in Ringling, Okla., had lived in Odessa and was an 11-year resident of Tow. An Army veteran, he was a carpenter and a member of the San Saba American Legion, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and the First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Elsia Gaddis of Tow; two daughters, Sharon Saldivar of De Soto and Kyna Puckett of Corpus Christi; two sons, Maurice Gaddis Jr. of Midland and Kevin Gaddis of Arlington; two sisters, Patrica Livley of Durant, Okla., and Pauline Patty of Oklahoma City; two brothers, G.T. Gaddis of Odessa and Ronald Lynn Gaddis of Stinnet; and 10 grandchildren. Rossie Richburg SWEETWATER - Rossie Richburg, 85, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1998, in a local care center. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the First United Methodist Church with burial in Garden of Memories. Arrangements are by Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home. She was born Sept. 14, 1913, in Kaufman County and was a longtime resident of Sweetwater. She was co-owner of Richburg Decorating Center and Furniture and a member of First United Methodist Church. Survivors include a daughter, LaVelle Ure of Santa Barbara, Calif.; three sisters, Eva Richburg and Era Richburg, both of Sweetwater, and Winnie Richburg of Anchorage, Alaska; two brothers, Quincey Richburg of Sweetwater and Herman Richburg of Hermleigh; two granddaughters; and two great-grandchildren. Loieta Sims KINGSLAND - Loieta Bob Sims, 68, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1998, in Kingsland. Service will be at 11 a.m. today in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Fairland Cemetery. She was born Aug. 20, 1930, in Burnet County and had lived in Kingsland since 1981, moving from Midland. She worked in accounting for Midland Government Federal Employees Credit Union, was a member of Rebekah Lodge in Midland and was a Baptist. Survivors include her husband, J.W. Sims of Kingsland; two daughters, Sandra Graham of Montgomery and Linda Dilworth of Kingsland; two brothers, Bill Gray of Pineville, La., and Joe Gray of Fort Worth; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Petra Castillo MASON - Petra Castillo, 93, died Monday, Oct. 19, 1998, in a San Antonio hospital. Graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. today in the Crosby Cemetery. Arrangements are by Mason Funeral Home. She was born Oct. 17, 1905, in Mexico. She was a homemaker and a Catholic. Survivors include numerous grandchildren. James Hutchinson IRAAN - James Thomas Hutchinson, 43, died Friday, Oct. 16, 1998, in Iraan. Graveside service was Sunday in Resthaven Cemetery. Arrangements were by Richard W. Box Funeral Home. He was born April 13, 1955, in Pittsburg, Texas. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Dana Hutchinson of Iraan; his mother, Mary Jane Hutchinson of Iraan; two daughters, Amy Wilson of Monahans and Tonya Hutchinson of McKinney; a stepdaughter, Brittney Lanehart of Iraan; a son, Joe Tom Hutchinson of Alpine; and a stepson, Will Lanehart of Iraan. Adam Low LAMESA - Adam A. Low, 78, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1998, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the First Baptist Church chapel with burial in Lamesa Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Branon Funeral Home. He was born Feb. 13, 1920, in Menard and had lived in Lamesa since 1963. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a retired farmer and a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Laverne Low of Lamesa; three sisters, Retta Bishop of Menard, Katie Cox of Refugio and Naomi Etheredge of Lamesa; two grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Odie Downey EARLY - Odie Lee Downey, 91, died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1998, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Heartland Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Greenleaf Cemetery. She was born Dec. 17, 1906, in Kimble County and was a longtime resident of Brownwood. She was a dietitian and a Baptist. Survivors include a son, Dee L. Rogers of Brownwood; a daughter, Geraldine Burris of Bullard; a brother, Albert Whetstone of Waller; a sister, Mary Dodd of Big Spring; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and five great- great grandchildren. Sharon Lee LLANO - Sharon Lawley Lee, 45, of Kingsland died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1998, in Austin. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in the Llano City Cemetery. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. She was born Sept. 17, 1953, in Houston and was a longtime resident of Llano before moving to Kingsland. She was a store clerk. Survivors include her husband, Tommy Lee of Kingsland; her mother, May Dell Lawley of Llano; a daughter, Heather Marie Lee of Kingsland; two sons, Joe David Shuffield of Llano and Christopher Thomas Lee of Kingsland; a sister, Tambra Lynn Thornton of Casa Grande, Ariz.; two brothers, Patrick Lawley and Mike Lawley, both of Houston; and her grandmother, Bernice Yarbrough of Llano. Mary Beavers KERRVILLE - Mary Ann Beavers, 42, of Ingram, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1998, at her residence. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Overby Funeral Home Chapel. She was born Jan. 2, 1956, in Reno, Nev., and had been a resident of Ingram since 1983. Survivors include two sons, Caleb Burress of Georgia and Sam Burress of Ingram; a daughter, Lucy Burress of Ingram; her mother, Lucille Beavers of Ingram; seven brothers, Richard Beavers, David Beavers, Robert Beavers, Danny Beavers and Stephen Beavers, all of San Antonio, Leland Beavers of Carrollton and Albert Beavers of Austin; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mary Horner SANTA ANNA - Mary Horner, 72, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1998, at her residence. Service will be at 3 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with burial in the Santa Anna Cemetery. Arrangements are by Henderson Funeral Home. She was born Oct. 6, 1926, in Lantashire, England, and was a longtime resident of Santa Anna. She was a supermarket clerk and a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Rita Keeney and Teresa Carter, both of Santa Anna; a son, Gary Horner of Waxahachie; three brothers, Brian Burke, Robert Burke and John Burke, all of Bedford, England; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Dorinda Long BIG SPRING - Dorinda Mae Freeman Long, 42, died Monday, Oct. 19, 1998, in a Lubbock hospital. Service will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Myers & Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Mount Olive Memorial Park. She was born April 23, 1956, in Andrews and had lived in Big Spring for 20 years, moving from Levelland. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include three sons, Shane Long and Shannon Long, both of Carlsbad, N.M., and Casey Long of Lovington, N.M.; two daughters, Zabrinia Freeman and Shawna Freeman, both of Big Spring; her mother and stepfather, Retha and Pete Southwood of Big Spring; two brothers, Tommie Freeman of Huntsville and Ronnie Freeman of Big Spring; a sister, Diane Dow of Carlsbad; her maternal grandmother, Lillie Combs of Big Spring; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Obituaries PEGGY SELLERS Peggy Sellers, 76, of San Angelo died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1998, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, in Fairmount Cemetery. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Mrs. Sellers was born Dec. 12, 1921, in Herrin, Ill. She married Kenneth Sellers on Jan. 31, 1942, in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was a bookkeeper for McDonald's Restaurants. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Sellers of San Angelo; one daughter and son-in- law, Brenda and Joe Roe of San Angelo; one grandson, Eric Wilson and his wife, Diane, of San Angelo; and two great-grandchildren, Ethan Wilson and Darci Wilson, both of San Angelo. She was loved by many and will be missed. HOWARD PHILIP REED ATLANTA - Retired Senior Master Sgt. Howard Philip Reed, 71, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1998, at NurseCare in Atlanta after a long illness with Alzheimer's disease. Howard Reed was born Sept. 10, 1927, near Miles in Tom Green County, Texas, the son of Marvin Luther and Beatrice (Rogers) Reed. He graduated from San Angelo High School in 1946 and was married to Bobbie Jean Hollebeke. He served in the U.S. Navy and in the U.S. Air Force from 1946 to 1967. Among his assignments, he served as an instructor in radar and missile guidance systems at Keesler AFB, Palm Beach AFB and Orlando AFB. He also served overseas in the Philippines and in West Germany and West Berlin. He was awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal in 1960. After his retirement from the Air Force he was employed by Vitro Services, Texas Instruments, United Electronics Institute, Philco-Ford WDL and Raytheon in Florida, Texas, California and Iran. He is survived by his former wife, Bobbie Jean Reed; his son and daughter-in-law, the Rev. Phillip Douglas and Beverly (Buddin) Reed of Grapevine; his daughter and son-in-law, Bobbie Eloise Reed and Donald Schwarz of Lawrenceville, Ga.; his grandson, Mark Phillip Reed; his great-granddaughter, Rhiannon Starre Reed of Marysville, W.Va.; his sister, Odessa Wyatt of Royse City; and his brother, Lester D. Reed of Rising Star. The body will be cremated with burial to follow in Miles. A memorial service will be held in Texas. Arrangements are by H.M. Patterson & Son, Oglethorpe Hill Chapel. BRIANNA ALYSE NIKOLAUK ELDORADO - Brianna Alyse Nikolauk, infant daughter of Tanya and Brett Nikolauk of San Angelo, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1998, in Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, in Eldorado Cemetery. Arrangements are by Kerbow Funeral Home. She was born Oct. 14, 1998, in Shannon West Texas Medical Center in San Angelo. She is survived by her parents; her maternal grandparents, Wanda and Bill Young of San Angelo and Gordon and Georgia Euhus of Ballinger; her paternal grandparents, John and Ebba Nikolauk of Eldorado; Uncles Bill and Mike Nikolauk, both of San Angelo and Larry Knapp of McGregor; her aunt, Tracy Euhus of San Angelo; her maternal great-grandmother, Juanita Laverl Chappell of Hico; and numerous other aunts, uncles and cousins. Brett and Tanya extend their thanks for all the support of their families and friends and to the respective staffs of Shannon West Texas Medical Center and Cook Children's Medical Center. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Texas news and sports/October 23, 1998 Funerals and Death Notices TODAY BIG SPRING - Dorinda Mae Freeman Long, 42, at 11 a.m. in Myers & Smith Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Mount Olive Memorial Park. EARLY - Odie Lee Downey, 91, at 2 p.m. in Heartland Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Greenleaf Cemetery. KERRVILLE - Mary Ann Beavers, 42, memorial service at 2 p.m. in Overby Funeral Home Chapel. KERRVILLE - Florence Jome, 66, of Ingram, memorial service at 11 a.m. at Ingram Oaks Clubhouse; arrangements by Grimes Funeral Chapels. LAMESA - Adam A. Low, 78, at 2 p.m. in First Baptist Church Chapel; burial in Lamesa Memorial Park; arrangements by Branon Funeral Home. LLANO - Maurice P. Gaddis, 75, of Tow, at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Tow; burial in Tow Cemetery; arrangements by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. SATURDAY JUNCTION - Emma Verlyne Patterson, 85, memorial service at 10:30 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church; arrangements by Aubrey Fife Funerals. MONDAY SWEETWATER - Rossie Richburg, 85, at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Church; burial in Garden of Memories; arrangements by Cate-Spender & Trent Funeral Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deaths Lucille Keim Lucille Keim, 81, of San Angelo died Thursday, Oct. 22, 1998, in a local nursing home. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Jerry Beck officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. She was born Jan. 8, 1917, in Hext and was a longtime resident of San Angelo. She was a hairdresser at Rio Concho Manor High Rise. Survivors include her cousins, Walter and Lois Pfeifer and Ruby Goble. Doris McGregor Doris Lucille McGregor, 69, of San Angelo died Monday, Oct. 19, 1998, in a local hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Galilee Baptist Church with burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Starks Funeral Home. She was born May 19, 1929, in Ranger. She retired from the San Angelo Independent School District housekeeping department. Survivors include four sons, Lynn Ellison Whiten and Gerald Wayne Whiten, both of Dallas, Cecil Eugene Whiten and Rodney Dale Whiten, both of San Angelo; two daughters, Lynette Anniece Hutcherson of Wichita, Kan., and Susan Leigh Mackey of San Angelo; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Milton Greenwood Milton Greenwood, 87, of San Angelo died Thursday, Oct. 22, 1998, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home. Edith Cervenka COLEMAN - Edith Cervenka, 94, died Thursday, Oct. 22, 1998, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Walker Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Coleman City Cemetery. She was born Feb. 28, 1904, in Talpa and was a lifetime resident of Coleman County. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a son, Joe Cervenka of Coleman; two grandchildren, Dr. Karen Kemper and Debra Cox of Abilene; numerous great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Charles Decker KINGSLAND - Charles ``Charlie'' Decker, 88, of Kingsland died Thursday, Oct. 22, 1998, in Llano. There will be no services. Arrangements were by Waldrope- Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. He was born June 19, 1910, in Llano and had been a resident of Kingsland since 1975, moving from San Antonio. He worked in real estate. Survivors include his wife, Mabel Decker of Kingsland; two daughters, Janette of Fayetteville, N.C., and Carol of San Antonio; nine grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Bea Current BIG SPRING - Bea Current, 80, died Thursday, Oct. 22, 1998, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Myers & Smith Funeral Home Chapel. She was born Feb. 27, 1918, in Wichita Falls. She was a homemaker and had worked as an insurance sales person and a beautician. She was a member of the 11th and Birdwell Church of Christ. Survivors include a son, Jaren Current of Humble; two daughters, Nadine Long and Sue Henson, both of Big Spring; a brother, Melvin Allen of Evant; four sisters, Cleo Hendon, Agnes Bush and Wanda Ledbetter, all of Wichita Falls, and Margaret Johnson of Abilene; 12 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Billy Burk EDEN - Billy Dan Burk, 60, of Houston died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1998, in a Houston hospital. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Eden Cemetery. Arrangements are by Eden Funeral Home. He was born Dec. 10, 1937, in San Angelo. He was the owner and operator of Burk Distributing Co. in Houston and was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include his mother, Helen Burk of Eden; his twin sister, Sammie Ann Tuck of Kerrville; a niece, Rhnee Mohan of San Antonio; and great-niece and great-nephew. Eddie Cole SWEETWATER - Eddie Eugene Cole, 64, of Blackwell died Thursday, Oct. 22, 1998, at his residence. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unless otherwise stated, all material is copyright of the San Angelo Standard- Times. E-mail comments to standard@texaswest.com