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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/ *********************************************************************** Funerals and Death Notices 2/12/00 TODAY SAN ANGELO - Clayton Curtis Connell, 90, graveside service at 11 a.m. in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Charles H. Hooker Sr., 70, memorial service at 11 a.m. in Hope Chapel at Baptist Temple. SAN ANGELO - Debbie Woodard, 40, at 2 p.m. at Johnson's Funeral Home; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. BIG SPRING - Clifton McMurtrey, 73, at 10:30 a.m. in Myers & Smith Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Trinity Memorial Park. BIG SPRING - Curtis D. Neill, 73, graveside service at 3 p.m. in Trinity Memorial Park; arrangements by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. BRADY - Troy L. Farris, 89, of Odessa, at noon in Wilkerson Memorial Chapel; burial in Cowboy Cemetery in McCulloch county; arrangements by Heart of Texas Funeral Home. GOLDTHWAITE - Donna Mae Berry, 78, at 1 p.m. in Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery. KERRVILLE - Jinks Arnold Fussell, 70, at 9 a.m. at Grimes Funeral Chapels; burial in Garden of Memories. LAMPASAS - Leona Augusta Conradt, 87, of Lometa, graveside service at 10 a.m. at Long Cove Cemetery Tabernacle in Long Cove community; arrangements by Sheppard Memorial Funeral Home. SWEETWATER - Vora A. Calfee, 88, at 10 a.m. at First Christian Church; burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Abilene; arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home. WINTERS - Manuelita Gonzales, 70, at 2 p.m. at Mount Carmel Catholic Church; burial in Lakeview Cemetery; arrangements by Winters Funeral Home. SUNDAY BLACKWELL - Bea Murray, 81, of Canyon, at 2:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church; burial in Blackwell Cemetery; arrangements by Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon. BRADY - Lola Dodds, 93, at 2 p.m. in Heritage Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Rest Haven Cemetery. _________________________________________________________________ Deaths Billy Green Billy Lawrence Green, 66, of San Angelo died Friday, Feb. 11, 2000, at his residence. A memorial service will be at a later date. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. He was born March 10, 1933, in Winters. He was retired from the Air Force. Survivors include his wife, Janet Branson of San Angelo; two daughters, Rebecca Potter of Sacramento, Calif., and Belinda Ekstrum of Yuba City, Calif.; his mother and stepfather, Delphine and W.T. Coley of San Angelo; two brothers, George Beauchamp of Wichita Falls and David Green of Grand Prairie; five grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Elzie McCleery Elzie Vera McCleery, 88, of San Angelo died Friday, Feb. 11, 2000, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 3 p.m. Monday in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. She was born Aug. 15, 1911, in Hico. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Roy McCleery of Beeville; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Roumaldo Gonzalez Roumaldo M. Gonzalez, 48, of San Angelo died Friday, Feb. 11, 2000, in a local hospital. Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel. He was born April 18, 1951, in Sanderson. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Survivors include his wife, Delia Gonzalez of San Angelo; his children, Mark Allen Gonzalez, Rene Roumaldo Gonzalez, Erica Ann Gonzalez and Frances Marie Gonzalez, all of San Angelo; his mother, Paz Gonzalez of San Angelo; a sister, Bernice Gonzalez of San Antonio; two brothers, Edgar Gonzalez of Irving and Homero Gonzalez of San Antonio; and two grandchildren. Mabel Evers Mabel Evers, 84, of San Angelo died Friday, Feb. 11, 2000, in a local hospital. Memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. She was born Feb. 15, 1915, in New York City. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, John Henry Evers of San Angelo; three daughters, Karin Thomas of San Angelo, Nancy De Markis of Ashburn, Va., and Jackie Lambert of Smyrna, Ga.; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Joe Horn KINGSLAND - Joe Horn, 48, of Kingsland died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, in a Llano hospital. Service will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Llano City Cemetery. He was born Feb. 24, 1951, in Dallas and had lived in Kingsland since 1974. He was a plumber. Survivors include a daughter, DeAnna Dorsch of Kingsland; a sister, Debra Adams of Kingsland; two grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Rex Kelly STANTON - Rex Kelly, 94, of Knox City died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, in a Knox City hospital. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. today in Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements are by Gilbreath Funeral Home. He was born Aug. 24, 1905, in Big Spring and was a longtime resident of Martin County. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a farmer and was a member of the American Legion and Masonic Lodge 951. Survivors include two brothers, Pat Kelly of Whittier, Calif., and Billy Kelly of Downey, Calif.; two nieces and one nephew. Violet Moneyham KERRVILLE - Violet Moneyham, 79, of Center Point died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Overby Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Center Point Cemetery. She was born Dec. 13, 1920, in Maytag, Okla. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include a son, David Moody of Carlsbad, N.M.; four daughters, Rose Sheehan of Pampa, Deleta Fern Brady of Tow, Eileen Pierce of Center Point and Lilly Jergenson of Kerrville; two brothers, Calvin Brown and James Brown, both of Oklahoma; four sisters; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Paul Williams LLANO - Paul Richard Williams, 90, of Tow and Buchanan Dam died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000, in Kingsland. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church in Tow with burial in Bluffton Cemetery. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. He was born June 14, 1909, in Floydada. He was a farmer and a member of the First Baptist Church in Tow. Survivors include a son, Richard Williams of Houston; two stepsons, Ronny Paul Martin and Dale Dutton, both of Oklahoma; a stepdaughter, Linda Josefy of Randelette, Okla.; and a sister, Thalia Clubb of Austin. Verdia Porter COLEMAN - Verdia Cleo Porter, 91, died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000, in a Coleman care center. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in Walker Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Burkett Cemetery. She was born Jan. 19, 1909, in Burkett and was a lifetime resident. She was a homemaker and a member of the Burkett Church of Christ. Survivors include two daughters, Lela Young of Burkett and Glenda Brown of Dalhart; a son, Jim Porter of Burkett; a sister, Mary Jo O'Brien of Abilene; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Maria Guerrero MENARD - Maria DelRefugio Guerrero, 60, of Menard died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000, in San Angelo. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with burial in Garden of Memories. Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home. She was born July 4, 1939, in Coahuila, Mexico. She was a homemaker and a Catholic. Survivors include four sons, Juan Antonio Guerrero and Cesario Guerrero, both of Menard, and Epifanio ``Pete'' Guerrero Jr. and Rogelio Guerrero, both of Sonora; four sisters, Esther Villalovos of Crystal City and Guadalupe Reyes, Maria Elena Lopez and Andrea Fuentes, all of Eagle Pass; three brothers, Felipe Reyes of Eagle Pass, Nieves Reyes of Fort Worth and Rogelio Reyes of Chicago; and eight grandchildren. Juanita Tuckness JUNCTION - Juanita Tuckness, 69, died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Aubrey Fife Funerals Chapel with burial in Junction Cemetery. She was born Dec. 17, 1930, in Ozona. She was a nurse. Survivors include her husband, Milton Tuckness of Junction; a son, David Tuckness of Roswell, N.M.; a sister, Elaine Stanphill of Yuma, Ariz.; and three grandchildren. Peggy Webb KINGSLAND - Peggy Webb, 88, died Friday, Feb. 11, 2000, in a local care center. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Lakeland Hills Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. She was born Dec. 19, 1911, in Fredrick, Okla. She worked as an office manager for Montgomery Ward and Morton Foods. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include three sons, Roy Glen Webb of Burleson, Wallace R. Webb of Kingsland and Jerry Don Webb of Lubbock; two brothers, C.L. Hill of Fort Worth and Hershell Hill of California; a sister, Mary Belle Davis of Weatherford; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Ruby Shanks BIG SPRING - Ruby Shanks, 88, died Friday, Feb. 11, 2000, in a local care center. Service will be at 4 p.m. today in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. She was born Feb. 25, 1911, in Melvin and was a lifetime resident of Big Spring. She was a homemaker, an artist and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband, Clim Shanks of Big Spring; a sister, Ninnie Boatwright of Coleman; five nephews; and a niece. Geneva Johnson ABILENE - Geneva ``Dick'' Johnson, 94, of San Angelo and formerly of Abilene, died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000 in a San Angelo nursing home. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. today in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home. She was born May 8, 1905, in Coleman County. She worked as a supervisor for T.S. Lankford and retired after 47 years. She was a member of South Side Baptist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter 30. Survivors include two sisters, Billie Belcher and Leola Stephenson, both of San Angelo, and numerous nieces and nephews. Armandina Maldonado OZONA - Armandina G. Maldonado, 72, died Friday, Feb. 11, 2000, in a local care center. Service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church with burial in Lima Cemetery. Arrangements are by Preddy Funeral Home. She was born Feb. 10, 1928. She was a Catholic. Survivors include three daughters, Lupe Sanchez of Ozona, Vanqie Richarte of Lovington, N.M., and Isabel Vargas of Sweetwater; three sons, Robert Maldonado of San Angelo and Pete Maldonado and Ramon Maldonado, both of Ozona; two sisters, Eustolia Villareal of Ozona and Etelvina Isaaks of Baytown; three brothers, Hector Gutierrez, Heriberto Gutierrez and Matias Gutierrez, all of Ozona; 18 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Lillian Bartram SWEETWATER - Lillian Frances Bartram, 78, of Sweetwater died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000, in an Abilene hospital. Private family services will be at a later date. Arrangements are by McCoy Funeral Home. She was born Dec. 4, 1921, in Pittsburgh. She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Family Catholic Church. Survivors include a daughter, Judy Guelker of Sweetwater; a stepdaughter, Christine Simpson of New Jersey; three stepsons, John Bartram, David Bartram and Rob Bartram, all of New Jersey; a sister, Martha Parks of Palm Harbor, Fla.; and a granddaughter. Jerald Slavich KERRVILLE - Jerald Benjamin Slavich, 86, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2000. There will be no services. Arrangements were by Grimes Funeral Chapels. He was born Jan. 27, 1914, in Sacramento, Calif. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a music teacher. He is a member of Disabled Veterans of America. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Slavich of Kerrville; three children; and a stepdaughter. Vanity Woods WINTERS - Vanity Claresee Woods, infant daughter of Cindy Nava and Otis Brooks Woods of Winters, died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000, in a San Angelo hospital. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. today in Babyland in Lakeview Cemetery. Arrangements are by Winters Funeral Home. Vanity was born Feb. 10, 2000. Survivors include her parents; a sister, Anissa Sarah Woods of Coleman; paternal grandparents, Alfreda and Charles Nickerson of Coleman; paternal great-grandfather, William Colbert of Las Vegas; maternal grandparents, Demetrio Jr. and Betty Martinez of Winters; and maternal great-grandparents, Felix Sr. and Edna Cortez of Winters. Elvira Ramos ALPINE - Elvira Valencia Ramos, 69, of Alpine died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000, in an El Paso hospital. Rosary will be at 8:30 p.m. Sunday at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the church. Arrangements are by Geeslin Funeral Home. She was born June 4, 1930, in Castolon and was a lifetime resident of Alpine. She was a homemaker and a member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Survivors include four sons, Carlos Ramos Jr. and David Ramos, both of Alpine, Ropolfo Ramos of Midland and Guillermo Ramos of El Paso; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. James Young BRADY - James Young, 79, of Brady and formerly of San Angelo, died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000, in Brady. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Fairmount Cemetery in San Angelo. Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home. He was born June 24, 1920, in Flatonia. He worked as a supervisor for Holsum Bakery and for House of Chemicals. He was a Baptist. Survivors include a daughter, Linda Reynolds of Odessa; three sons, Gilbert Young of San Angelo, Donnie Young of Bedminster, N.J., and Dalton Young of Brady; a sister, Virginia Proctor of San Angelo; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Telesforo Gonzalez Sr. SONORA - Telesforo V. Gonzalez Sr., 88, of Sonora died Friday, Feb. 11, 2000, in Southlake. Services are pending at Kerbow Funeral Home. Lois Brumley BIG SPRING - Lois Brumley, 61, died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Myers & Smith Funeral Home. William Chambers IRAAN - William ``Bubba'' Chambers, 23, of Buford, Wyo., and formerly of Iraan, died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000. Services are pending at Richard W. Box Funeral Home. R.L. Heith BIG SPRING - R.L. Heith, 72, of Big Spring died Friday, Feb. 11, 2000, in a Midland hospital. Services are pending at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Obituaries CHARLES CLYDE SMITH BALLINGER - Charles Clyde Smith, 90, of Metarie, La., and formerly of Ballinger, died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, in Doctors Hospital in Metarie. Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, in Rains-Seale Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bo Keithley officiating. Interment will follow at 2:30 p.m. in Jenkins Spring Cemetery in Brownwood. Charles was born June 8, 1909, in Cass County, Texas, to Gervas Smith and Myrtle Duncan. He married Annie Lee Wiginton July 16, 1942, in San Antonio. Charles worked as a civil engineer for the government. Survivors include his wife, Annie Lee Smith of Metarie; two nieces, Joyce Wiginton Spreen of Ballinger and Sue Manning Oxley of San Angelo; a nephew, Ken Wiginton of Bastrop; several other nieces and nephews; and his dear friends, Donna and Kenny Picou and Jimmy Signorell, all of Metarie. KATHLEEN EARLINE BROWN Kathleen Earline Brown, 60, of San Angelo since 1995 and formerly of Vincent, Texas, died Friday, Feb. 11, 2000, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, in Belvedere Memorial Park with Calvin Warpula of Johnson Street Church of Christ, officiating. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. Kathleen was born Sept. 18, 1939, in Paris, Texas, to Osibee and Pearl Bolton McEntyre. She was a loving wife, homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. She is survived by two sisters, Evelyn Brown and Marilyn Grant and special brother-in-law, Ken, all of San Angelo; two brothers, Elmer Thrift and wife, Oleta, of Mount Pleasant and Lester McEntyre and wife, Mary, of San Angelo; and numerous nieces and nephews. WILL F. WHITEHEAD DEL RIO - Will F. Whitehead, 68, of San Angelo and formerly of Del Rio, passed away Friday, Feb. 11, 2000, in Arlington after a 10 month battle with leukemia. He was born Sept. 19, 1931, in San Antonio. Survivors include his wife, Cindy Earwood Whitehead of San Angelo; daughter, Cody, age 18, attending San Angelo Central High School; a son, William F. Whitehead, M.D., age 28, serving his residency in Dallas and his wife, Wendy; brother, George Whitehead and wife, Edwina of San Antonio; nieces and nephews, Heather Coder of Fort Worth, Forrest Whitehead of Austin and Kelly Whitehead of San Antonio. Preceded in death by his father, F.C. (Cotton) Whitehead; mother, Emma Fawcett Whitehead; and son, Braden Whitehead. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, in G.W. Cox Memorial Funeral Chapel and the Whitehead family will be receiving friends Saturday and Sunday at the Chaparral Guest House, 100 Royal Way Drive off of Cantu Road. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, at St. James Episcopal Church with the Rev. H. Robert Burton officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Tommy Winters, Edward Fawcett, Jim Perry, Kerr Wardlaw, Robert Fawcett and Bobby Doran. Honorary Pallbearers will be Bill Armstrong, S.W. (Bill) Cauthorn, Victor Coronado, Clyde Earwood, Dr. Gil Engdahl, Haygood Gulley, Byron Hodge, Chuy Jaquez, Robert Kusenberger Sr., James Lee Leonard, Henry Mills III, Jim Murdoch, Rodolfo Reyes, Preston (Sonny) Sights, John Spice, L.S. (Bit) Terry, John Watts, F.H. (Tuffy) Whitehead Jr., Lawrence Williams and David Winters. Will graduated from Del Rio High School as salutatorian in 1949, attended Notre Dame, Stanford and graduated from SMU in 1953 with a B.A. degree. He was owner and manager of the family ranch since 1953. Director of the Sheep and Goat Raisers Association, American Quarter Horse Association, Ruidoso Jockey Club, past director of the the Bank & Trust, member of the Southwest Cattlemens Association, St. James Episcopal Church in Del Rio and he had a great love of horses. Will won the All American with the Mr. Kid Charge in 1971 and Mr. Kid Charge is still alive. The family requests donations be made to the American Cancer Society or the West Texas Boy's Ranch. Funeral arrangements are by G.W. Cox Memorial Funeral Home, 114 Fletcher Drive, Del Rio, TX 78840.