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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/ *********************************************************************** April 15, 2002 Funerals, Death Notices and Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ Funerals Today San Angelo Bedford Vickers Fairmount Cemetery 10 a.m. Julia Adair Johnsons Funeral Home 10 a.m. ELSEWHERE Betty Addy Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home, Big Spring 10 a.m. Artie Froman Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home, Big Spring 2 p.m. Kenneth Storey Stevens Funeral Home, Coleman 2 p.m. L.W. Thompson Coleman City Cemetery, Coleman 2 p.m. Dionicio Fuentes Sr. Our Lady of Guadalupe, Eldorado 10 a.m. Lucy Page First Presbyterian Church, Eldorado 2 p.m. Teresa Garcia Fort Stockton Catholic Cemetery, Fort Stockton 10 a.m. Pearl Kerr Immanuel Baptist Church, Fort Stockton 11 a.m. Leona Hodges Junction Cemetery, Junction 10 a.m. Clarence Henderson First United Methodist, Kermit 10 a.m. Kennith Heath Southside Baptist Church, Monahans 11 a.m. _________________________________________________________________ Death Notices SAN ANGELO Flora U. Reina, 71, died Saturday, April 13, 2002, at her residence. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in Johnsons Funeral Home Chapel. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Marys Catholic Church with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Survivors include sons, Hector Reina Jr. and Paquiro Reina, both of Grand Prairie, Joe Reina of Irving and Sesar Rein and Patrick Reina, both of San Angelo; and brother, Jesse Urias of Grand Prairie. SAN ANGELO Janet Lea Ellis, 47, died Sunday, April 14, 2002, at her residence. Services are pending at Robert Massie Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO Kenneth O. Anderson, 95, died Sunday, April 14, 2002, at his residence. Services are pending at Robert Massie Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO Trine Cuellar , 79, died Sunday, April 14, 2002, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Gutierrez Funeral Chapels/Knickerbocker. MASON Bobby Leatherwood, 71, died Saturday, April 13, 2002. Services are pending at Mason Funeral Home. BIG SPRING Fannie Jo Cates, 90, died Sunday, April 14, 2002, in a local nursing home. Services are pending at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. BIG SPRING Bob Hitch, 74, died Sunday, April 14, 2002, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. DECATUR Comilla Mearle Simmons, 79, died April 12, 2002, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. today at Coker Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Oaklawn Cemetery. Survivors include son, Wes Simmons of Hurst; brother, Chester Beaver of San Angelo; and sister, Wanda Puryear of Fort Worth. MIDLAND Clark Moreland died Saturday, April 13, 2002, at his residence. Service will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Ellis Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Betty Moreland; sons, Roland Moreland, Roger Moreland and Byron Moreland, all of Midland; a daughter, Roshelle Van of Midland; and sister, Patricia Kidwell of Midland. SHEFFIELD Teresa Rodriquez Ybarra, 75, of Sheffield died Saturday, April 13, 2002 in an Iraan hospital. Service will be at 4 p.m. today at the Good Shepherd Catholic Church with burial in Sheffield Cemetery. Arrangements are by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband, Antonio Ybarra of Sheffield; children, Julia Palmer of Gallup, N.M., Armando Ybarra of Ozona, Cruz Rodriquez of Odessa, Thelma Calzada of Sanderson, Richard Ybarra, David Ybarra, Esperansa Flores, Alicia Burton, Irma Ybarra, all of Sheffield, Raymundo Velasquez and Manuel Ybarra, both of Iraan, Delia Hernandez of Ozona and Diana Anguiano of Eunice, N.M.; and brother, Eutemio Rodriguez of Sanderson. BROWNWOOD Claudine Estelle Newman , 90, died Saturday, April 13, 2002, in San Angelo. Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Baptist Memorial Chapel. Arrangements are by Davis-Morris Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Obituaries LETA IRENE POWELL OZONA Leta Irene Powell, 92, of Ozona died Saturday, April 13, 2002, in Crockett County Care Center. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, at Ozona First Baptist Church with burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Ms. Powell was born in Izoro, Lampasas County, Texas, on Aug. 11, 1909, to Richard Fisher Powell and Katherine Narsisus Schrimsher Powell. She started school in Lampasas and moved to Gatesville for the second grade. In 1919, when she was in the third grade, she moved with her parents to Ozona, where she graduated from Ozona High School in 1927. She attended Simmons University, now Hardin-Simmons, for one year in 1927-1928. Ms. Powell returned to Ozona and worked as a bookkeeper for her father in Ozona Tire and Battery Shop until January 1929, when she began working as deputy clerk for George Russell in the Crockett County district and county clerks office. She was appointed as Crockett County district and county clerk upon the death of George Russell in Ozonas flood of July 1954. She was elected to the office in the general election that year and re-elected every four years after 1954, never drawing an opponent. She continued as district and county clerk until her retirement in 1979 after 50 years in that office, 25 years as deputy clerk and 25 years as district and county clerk. For several years during her tenure in the county office, she was a partner with Jim Dudley in the Ozona Audit Co. She worked as secretary for Ozona rancher and oilman Marshall Montgomery until her retirement in January 1998. She moved to the Crockett County Care Center in June 2001, after living in the same house since 1919. Ms. Powell was a longtime member of the Ozona First Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday school in the primary department for several years. She was a longtime member of the Ruth Sunday school class, the Ozona Garden Club and a former active member and officer of the Eastern Star of Ozona. Ms. Powell was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Gladine Teele. Survivors include one sister, Luetta Kost and husband, Oscar, of Ozona; brother, E.F. Fish Powell and wife, Louise, of Fort Stockton; three nieces, Lou Nelle George and husband, Jeff, of Midland, Rata Jo Stephens and husband, Ronnie, of Burleson and Brenda Menzies and husband, John, of Aledo; three nephews, Kent Powell and wife, Judith, of Rankin, Ron Beall of Ozona and Richard Powell and wife, Linda of Alpine; numerous great-nieces and nephews; and numerous great-great-nieces and nephews. Preddy Funeral Home NINA ISHAM Nina Isham, 69, went to be with the Lord, April 13, 2002. She died in a local hospital. She was born Nina Jane Bennett, Jan. 30, 1933, in Miles to Coe and Ida Bennett. She was a member of Miles United Methodist Church and a homemaker. She married Jack Dalton Isham Oct. 22, 1949, in Miles. He preceded her in death Sept. 3, 1997. She is survived by a daughter and three sons, Cheryl Gentry of Miles, Jackie and Nancy Isham of Ballinger, Lynn and Sharon Isham of Kerrville and Mike Isham of Miles; five grandchildren, Jason Gentry of Dallas, Randy Gentry of Miles, Heidi and Chris Sargent of San Angelo, Ashley Isham of San Angelo and Wade Isham of Kerrville; one special young lady, Amber Green of San Angelo; her special family, James and Penny Calcavecchia, and children; a future great-grandson due in May; one sister, Jimmie Kasberg of Miles; and numerous nieces and nephews. Viewing will be from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Miles United Methodist Church with services to follow at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, at the church with the Rev. Sandy Robinson and the Rev. Eddie Tingle officiating. Burial will follow in Miles Cemetery with Grimes Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers will be Pat Kasberg, Bobby Kasberg, Emilio Puente, Bruce Tyree, Dennis Havlak and Darrell Freeman. Honorary pallbearers will be Kenneth and Larry Massey. The family would like to thank Dr. Muhammad Ayass for his kindness, care and compassion for Mom. Memorials may be made to the Miles United Methodist Church. Johnsons Funeral Home JULIA OLSEN ADAIR Julia Olsen Adair was born Jan. 19, 1912, the seventh child of eight born to John Frederick Krause and Nellie St. Vrain Dunklin in West Plains, Mo. She was purchasing agent at Goodfellow Air Force Base and was a member of First United Methodist Church. She entered into eternal rest on April 12, 2002, 50 years after the death of her husband, Charles Olsen. She married Pat Adair, July 12, 1973. He preceded her in death September 1986. She was also preceded in death by seven brothers and sisters and two sons, John Michael Olsen and Carl Eugene Olsen. She is survived by one son, James Toney Olsen and wife, Ginger, of San Angelo; one daughter, Nancy Sine of San Antonio; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, April 15, in Johnsons Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Grosse Mohler officiating. Burial will follow in Miles Cemetery in Miles. Memorials may be made to ones favorite charity or Oxford United Methodist Church, 9655 Huebner Road, San Antonio, Texas. Special thank-you to Bronte Health and Rehab for their special care during her stay with them. Johnsons Funeral Home LUCY MARGARET PAGE ELDORADO Lucy Page died peacefully Saturday, April 13, 2002, after joyfully and enthusiastically living a life filled with faith and family. Lucy Margaret was born to Hester and J.D. Huckaby on July 11, 1928, in Minden, La. At an early age the family moved to Dallas. Lucy graduated from Highland Park High School in 1945, and entered Southern Methodist University, where she met Paul Eugene Page of Eldorado. They were married Feb. 12, 1949, and after a short stint in Baltimore, Md., set up housekeeping in Dallas. Lucy supported Paul in his decision two years later to begin ranching in Eldorado and then again when he ventured into the oil business in the 1950s. Her love and support were unwavering during the course of their happy 48-year marriage until his death in 1997. Their first eight years in Eldorado, Lucy and Paul were blessed with four healthy, active children. Lucy spent time reading, participating in church activities and keeping up with friendships in Eldorado and Dallas. As her children matured and left home for college, and then married, Lucy treasured having more time with Paul and traveling with him. She also had more time for projects such as the communitys beautification project and supporting the establishment of the Way Off Broadway Players. Even after Lucy moved to San Angelo upon the death of her husband, Paul, she enjoyed supporting her church and playing bridge with her friends. She took great delight in people and in all things bright and beautiful. Lucys energy, sense of humor and role of faithful encourager as mother, grandmother, sister-in-law, aunt and friend are gifts that will be long remembered. Lucy was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and an infant son. She is survived by her four children, Paul Eugene Page Jr. of Midland, Patty and husband, Randy Gardner of San Angelo, Kathy Nobles of Midland and Carolyn and husband, Willis Price, also of Midland. Lucy is also survived by grandchildren, Sutton, Russell, Michael and Chelsea Page, Julianna Gardner Holland and husband, Bradlee, Reed Gardner, Ross, Rebecca and Natalie Nobles, and Ryan, Page and Laura Price; sister-in-law, Maxine Page; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be her grandsons. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Robert Carsner, Mary Kate Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Derrick, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Folsom Sr., Bill Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ed Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hutchison, Genevieve Koschak, Mr. and Mrs. Mort Mertz Sr., Mr. and Mrs. James L. Powell, Mr. and Mrs. Farrell Ray and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Sykes. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, April 15, at First Presbyterian Church in Eldorado with the Rev. Leonard Wideman and the Rev. Dr. Ronald J. Sutto officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Eldorado or to a favorite charity. The family wishes to express its gratitude to Lucys doctors, especially Dr. Robert Carsner, Dr. Mike Cornell and Dr. Bob Hamblen, and to Hospice of San Angelo, particularly Jean and Wanda; and most notably, our inexpressible and inadequate thanks to Virginia, Sylvia, Nellie and Maria for their loving care. Kerbow Funeral Home April 16, 2002 Funerals, Death Notices and Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ Funerals Today Claudine Newman Baptist Memorial Chapel,Brownwood 10 a.m. Mozelle Smith First Baptist Church, Bronte 10 a.m. Billy Reed Llano City Cemetery, Llano 10 a.m. Nina Isham Miles United Methodist Church, Miles 2 p.m. Leta Powell Ozona First Baptist Church, Ozona 10:30 a.m. Jesus Pacheco Greenwood Cemetery, Pecos 4 p.m. _________________________________________________________________ Death Notices SAN ANGELO Pauline H. Groves, 80, died Monday, April 15, 2002, in a local nursing home. Services are pending at Robert Massie Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO Janet Lea Ellis, 47, died Sunday, April 14, 2002, at her residence. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesdayin Robert Massie Riverside Chapel with burial in Fairmount Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Jimmy Ellis of San Angelo; son, Michael Ellis of Ramsey, Minn.; daughter, Melonie Tippy of Artesia, N.M.; sisters, Barbara Briggs and Debra Cunningham, both of Lubbock; and brother, Mike Nichols of Shallowater. SAN ANGELO William B. Bill Sanders, 86, died Monday, April 15, 2002, at his residence. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Belvedere Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Johnsons Funeral Home. Survivors include son, Charles Sanders of San Angelo; and sisters, Maggie Lou Bannert and Elveda Stewart, both of San Angelo, and Leoda Tharman of Del Rio. SAN ANGELO Barbara Padier Martin, 49, died Monday, April 15, 2002, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Johnsons Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO Mary Louise Lewis, 53, died Sunday, April 14, 2002. Services are pending at Johnsons Funeral Home. BRONTE Mozelle Smith, 93, died Sunday, April 14, 2002, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 10 a.m. today at First Baptist Church with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements are by Shaffer Funeral Home. Survivors include son, Johnny Smith of Arlington; daughter, Linda Martz of Houston; and brother, Weldon Hester of Weatherford. LLANO Mamie Keese, 89, died Monday, April 15, 2002, in Fredericksburg. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Chapel with burial in Llano City Cemetery. Survivors include son, Rollie Keese of Austin; and daughters, Jane Randolph of Cherokee and Jean Renfro of Llano. MENARD Juanita June Willman, 79, died Monday, April 15, 2002. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Rest Haven Cemetery. Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home. Survivors include children, Marlene Walker of Menard, Lorrie Jean Mogford of Sonora, Brenda June Ludwig of McKinney and Jerry Bob Willman of Brady. PECOS Dulces Orosco Aguilar, 72, died Monday, April 15, 2002, in a local hospital. Rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. today in Pecos Funeral Home Chapel. Service will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Santa Rosa Catholic Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Survivors include daughter, Eva Abila of Pecos; sister, Paula Orosco of Pecos; and brothers, Saturnino Orosco, Rogue Orosco and Refugio Orosco, all of Phoenix. PECOS Jesus Pacheco, 70, died Sunday, April 14, 2002, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 4 p.m. todayin Greenwood Cemetery. Arran-gements are by Pecos Funeral Home. Survivors include friends. BIG SPRING Fannie Jo Cates , 90, died Sunday, April 14, 2002, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Rosewood Chapel with burial in Mount Olive Memorial Park. Survivors include nieces and nephew. BIG SPRING Bobby Jack Bob Hitch, 74, died Sunday, April 14, 2002, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, Louise Hitch of Big Spring; sons, James Hitch of The Colony, Alan Hitch of Little Elm, John Keller of New Braunfels and Jeff Keller of Canon City, Colo.; daughters, Betty Hitch of Lubbock and Sherry Harrison of New Braunfels; brother, Jerry Hitch of Breckenridge; and sisters, Mary Nell Rogers and JoAnn Phillips, both of Olney, Diane Manuel, Betty Corn and Bessie Hitch, all of Wichita Falls and Gina Brown of Graham. BIG SPRING Bob Simpson, 68, died Monday, April 15, 2002, in a local hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife, Jackie Simpson of Big Spring; sons, Chris Simpson and Ricky Simpson, both of Big Spring; daughter, Gina Elson of Round Rock; and brothers, Delbert Simpson of Odessa and Harold Simpson of South Lake. BIG SPRING Tommie Butler, 91, died Sunday, April 14, 2002, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Myers & Smith Funeral Home. SWEETWATER Clint Kent, 86, died Sunday, April 14, 2002, at his residence. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Sweetwater Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, Oleta Kent of Sweetwater. LLANO Billy Troy Reed, 48, died Saturday, April 13, 2002. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. today in Llano City Cemetery. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. Survivors include his mother, Barbara Reed of Llano; daughters, Julie Reed of Llano and Kelli Hagan of Florida; brother, Marty Reed of Llano; and sister, Melanie Lehrer of Cherokee. MASON Bobby Leatherwood, 71, died Saturday, April 13, 2002. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Jones Cemetery in Travis County. Arrangements are by Mason Funeral Home. Survivors include children, Dale Leatherwood and Robert Leatherwood, both of Elgin and Vicki Ross of Pflugerville; and sister, Josephine Anderson of Mason. FREDERICKSBURG Merl Ransleben, 75, died Monday, April 15, 2002, at her residence. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Fredericksburg United Methodist Church with burial in Willow City Cemetery in Willow City. Arrangements are by Schaetter Funeral Home. Survivors include daughter, Barbara Peckne of Fredericksburg; and sister, Alpha Moehle of Fredericksburg. FREDERICKSBURG Kenneth Avery, 93, died Saturday, April 13, 2002. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Survivors include daughters, Kathleen Blair of New Mexico, Diane Fulmer and Wanda Mae Burrell, both of Arizona and Elaine Walke of Utah; sons, Ronald Avery of New Mexico, Dwaine Avery of Nevada and Douglas Avery of California; stepsons, Jerry Dee Ryan Jr. of Utah, Dennis L. Ryan of Fredericksburg and Ronald P. Ryan of Zapata; and stepdaughters, Sharon Ryan of Oregon and Meleta Durst of Fredericksburg. _________________________________________________________________ Obituaries JERRY HENLEY Jerry Henley Jerome L. Frazier was born May 25, 1974, in Cortez, Colo. He became part of the Henley family in January of 1976. He went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 15, 2002. There will be a private family memorial service. He is survived by his parents, Jimmy and Vickie Henley Sr.; his brothers and sisters, Lynn and Jay Crisp, Jimmy R. Henley Jr. and fiancé, Micki Craddick, Sandra and Steve Robison, Tammy L. Henley and fiancé, Julian Ramirez, William and Janice Henley, Robert and Christie Henley, Jenny L. Castillo, Elizabeth and John Love, Allie and J.R. Jefferson, Jennie and Alex Wietharn, Johnnie W. Reichenau and fiancé, Tye and Nathan and Kathryn Frazier; grandmother, Marie Bryan; 16 nieces and nephews; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and two great-nephews. We will all miss him but God needed him more. Shaffer Funeral Home KENNETH O. ANDERSON Kenneth O. Anderson, 95, of San Angelo passed away Sunday, April 14, 2002, in a local nursing home. Graveside service will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, in Fairmount Cemetery with the Rev. Craig Meyers, pastor of St. Paul Presbyterian Church, officiating. Kenneth was born Feb. 18, 1907, in Ophiem, Illinois, to Axel and Johanna Caroline Anderson. He married Ellen Irene Crosell on July 14, 1934, in Tampico, Illinois. A native of Illinois, Mr. Anderson received his liberal arts degree from Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill., and was a school teacher and principal before moving to Texas. Mr. Anderson represented Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Texas in wide southwest Texas area for 25 years. He was an elder in the Presbyterian Church and a member of the Downtown Rotary Club and enjoyed his hobby, woodworking in his workshop. He was preceded in death by wife, Irene Crosell Anderson, and a daughter, Janet Ruth Anderson. Survivors include two daughters, Rhoda Grant and husband, Douglas, of George West, Texas, and Carolyn Olson and husband, Ollie, of San Angelo; son, Roger Anderson and wife, Anna Margaret, of San Angelo; 11 grandchildren, Bill Grant and wife, Jenni, of Austin, Carol Ann Shanklin and husband, Pat, of George West, Texas, Linnea Duff and husband, David, of Ipswich, Mass., John Olson of Broomfield, Colo., Kristin Owsley and husband, Greg, of Fort Collins, Colo., Laura Pastor and husband, Andy, of Austin, Diana Olson and husband, John, of Waco, Daniel Olson of Atqasuk, Alaska, Rosalie Olson of Guadalajara, Mexico, Cara Jermstad and husband, Eric, of Terrell and Eric Anderson and wife, Leni, of Houston; and 18 great-grandchildren. In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of San Angelo or Meals for the Elderly. The family would like to thank all the wonderful caregivers at Park Plaza Nursing Home. Robert Massie Funeral Home TRINE R. CUELLAR Ms. Trine R. Cuellar, 79, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 14, 2002. A wake service will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, in Gutierrez Funeral Chapels/Knickerbocker, 1102 Knickerbocker Road. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 17, at St. Josephs Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Fairmount Cemetery. Ms. Cuellar was preceded in death by her husband, Abel T. Cuellar, her son, Juan Manuel Cuellar and grandsons, Damion Martinez and Steve Dominguez. She is survived by two sons, Arturo Cuellar of New Mexico and Abel Cuellar Jr. of Austin; five daughters, Clorinda Cuellar of Lewisville, Texas, and Rosalinda Soto, Olga Guevara, Liz Tafolla and Sylvia Rios, all of San Angelo. She is also survived by 22 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, three sisters and one brother. Vaya Con Dios Mi Amor Gutierrez Funeral Chapels/Knickerbocker MICHELLE HOPE MCGARY Michelle Hope McGary, 17, of San Angelo died Sunday, April 14, 2002. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 17, at Johnsons Funeral Home. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 18, at First United Methodist Church officiated by the Rev. Carl Rohlfs, pastor. Michelle was born Sept. 1, 1984, in Show Low, Ariz., to Randy and Mary (Kearney) McGary. Survivors include her mother, Mary Bailey of San Angelo; two brothers, Mike Bailey of San Angelo and John Bailey of Des Moines, Iowa; two sisters, Sally Bailey of Des Moines, Iowa, and Jennifer McGary of San Angelo; a special friend, Jody Bush of San Angelo; her maternal grandmother, Gladys Kearney of New Braunfels; her paternal grandmother, Onie Wells of Arizona; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Johnsons Funeral Home CLAUDINE ESTELLE NEWMAN BROWNWOOD Funeral service for former First Lady of Howard Payne University, Mrs. Guy D. (Estelle) Newman, age 90, of San Angelo will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2002, at the Brownwood First Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the Eastlawn Memorial Park in Early, Texas. The Rev. Dr. Jerold McBride and the Rev. Dr. Bill Heston will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, at the Davis-Morris Funeral Home. At noon on Saturday, April 13, Claudine Estelle Newman was ushered into the presence of Jesus Christ, her Lord. Mrs. Newman was born Oct. 3, 1911, in Cherokee, Texas, to Claud and Linnie Walker McKneely. She received her bachelors degree from Baylor University and her masters degree from Howard Payne College. Her husband, Dr. Guy Newman, presented the masters degree diploma to her. She married the Rev. Guy D. Newman May 29, 1938, in Waco, Texas. She was a retired elementary school teacher and the widow of a former Baptist minister and college president. Mrs. Newman had lived in San Angelo in 1986, but was a resident of Brownwood for 30 years before moving to San Angelo. She was a member of the San Angelo First Baptist Church. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia and G.B. Garner of Arlington and Bobbie Kaye and Fred Strickland of Glen Rose. Also surviving are 14 grandchildren, Mary Katherine Jones of Arlington, John Douglas Rainey of Brownwood, Vera Longoria and Fred Strickland Jr. of Glen Rose, Guy Ben Garner and Sharon Kay Miller of Arlington, Denise Newman and Mark Newman of Haltom City, Guy Newman III of Fort Worth, Mike Newman of Las Vegas, Nev., Gretchen Thoms, Missy Brugh, Robert Harris and Charlotte Hargrove, all of West Virginia. Numerous great and great-great-grandchildren also survive. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Guy D. Newman; a son, Guy D. Newman Jr.; a daughter, Charlotte Harris; her parents, Claud Madison and Lennie Walker McKneely; a brother, Dr. Bill McKneely; and two sisters, May Ramsour and Bobbie Mason. The family requests memorials to the Guy D. Newman Academy of Freedom Scholarship fund. Davis-Morris Funeral Home April 17, 2002 Funerals, Death Notices and Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ Funerals Today San Angelo Kenneth Anderson Fairmount Cemetery 1 p.m. Trine Cuellar St. Josephs Catholic Church 10 a.m. Janet Ellis Robert Massie Riverside Chapel 2 p.m. ELSEWHERE Dorothy Triggs First Baptist Church, Ballinger 10 a.m. Fannie Cates Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home, Big Spring 11 a.m. Bobby Hitch First Presbyterian Church, Big Spring 2 p.m. Claudine Newman First Baptist Church, Brownwood 2 p.m. George Brown Walker Funeral Chapel, Coleman 2 p.m. Kenneth Avery Schaetter Funeral Home, Fredericksburg 10 a.m. Merl Ransleben United Methodist Church, Fredericksburg 2 p.m. Clayton Cox First United Methodist Church, Iraan 11 a.m. Mamie Keese Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne, Llano 2 p.m. Juanita Willman Rest Haven Cemetery, Menard 10 a.m. Dulces Orosco Santa Rosa Catholic Church, Pecos 3 p.m. Freda Booth Stanton Memorial Funeral Chapel, Stanton 2 p.m. _________________________________________________________________ Death Notices SAN ANGELO Mozelle Rutledge Scott, 68, died Tuesday, April 16, 2002, at her residence. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the First Christian Church of Mertzon with burial in Mertzon Cemetery. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. Survivors include son, William Rutledge Scott of Mertzon; and sisters, Mary Elderedge of San Antonio and Sylvia Benson of Houston. PECOS Clora Frances Zachry Sample, died Monday, April 15, 2002, at her residence. Services are pending at Pecos Funeral Home. ROBERT LEE Floy Sawyer, 89, died Tuesday, April 16, 2002, in a local nursing home. Services are pending at Shaffer Funeral Home. SWEETWATER Jewel Nita Jeffrey Egger, 94, of Nolan died Monday, April 15, 2002, in an Abilene nursing home. Services are pending at McCoy Funeral Home. BIG SPRING Juanita Ortiz, 87, died Tuesday, April 16, 2002, in a local medical center. Services are pending at Myers & Smith Funeral Home. BIG SPRING Jack C. Bennett, 81, died Monday, April 15, 2002, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Bennett of Big Spring; brothers, J.R. Bennett Jr. of Coahoma, Gerald Bennett of Pecos, Bill Bennett and Eugene Bennett, both of Sand Springs, and William Bennett of Big Spring; and five sisters, Mildred Shortes of Cisco, Faye Jean Tarbet, Betty Bertram and Peggy Allen, all of Denison, and Patsy Baird of Big Spring. HOUSTON Gertrude Kozelsky Heinrich , 81, died Wednesday, April 10, 2002. Service was at 9:30 a.m. Saturdayat Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Houston with burial in Davis-Greenlawn Cemetery in Rosenberg. Arrangements are by Settegast-Kopf Funeral Home. Survivors include daughters, Mary Ann Falcon of Houston and Carol Gilchrist of Jasper; and sisters, Henrietta Franke, Irene Braden and Virginia Klepac, all of San Angelo, Georgie Mae Pohl of Monroe, La., and Anita Schaefer of Ballinger. DEL RIO John Marvin Hutto, 80, died Monday, April 15, 2002, in Lubbock. Service will be at 2 p.m. Fridayat First United Methodist Church with burial in Carta Valley Cemetery in Carta Valley. Arrangements are by G.W. Cox Memorial Funeral Home. Survivors include daughters, Debbie Hutto and Beverly Hinds of Lubbock; son, Chris Hutto of Del Rio; and brothers, Ray Hutto of Del Rio and Toots Hutto of Carta Valley. ABILENE Maud Mae Bogs Faulk, 83, died Tuesday, April 16, 2002, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursdayin Elliot-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Elmwood Memorial Park. Survivors include her husband, David Faulk of Abilene; children, Joyce Faulk Latham of Rankin, Brenda Faulk Smith of Merkel and Dwight Faulk of Salmon, Idaho; and siblings, Blanch Rudel, Irma HIllegiest and Lydia Krug, all of Tomball, and Eva Melton and Robert Bogs of Houston. COLEMAN Owen A. Myers, 71, died Tuesday, April 16, 2002, in a local medical center. Service will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Community Baptist Church with burial in Coleman Cemetery. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, Sue Myers of Coleman; son, Gregory Myers of Coleman; daughters, Sherri Akens of Waynesboro, Va., and Traci Escobar and Tara Myers, both of Coleman; sister, Theola Harding of Blanket; and brothers, Sonny Myers of Odessa, and William Myers and Buster Myers, both of San Angelo. SWEETWATER Winford W. (Bill) Glass, 67, died Monday, April 15, 2002, in an Abilene hospital. Service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Sweetwater Cemetery. Survivors include daughters, Peggy Riley and Teresa Steele, both of Abilene; and sisters, Betty Dockrey of Colorado City and Thelma Glass Jones of San Angelo. COLEMAN George Ellis Brown, 82, died Monday, April 15, 2002, in an Abilene hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in Walker Funeral Chapel with burial in Brown Ranch Cemetery. Survivors include sons, Gaylon S. Brown and Denny Brown. PECOS Josefa Sanchez, 88, of Pecos died Monday, April 15, 2002, in a local hospital. Graveside service was at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Greenwood Cemetery. Arrangements are by Pecos Funeral Home. Survivors include nieces and nephews. LAMPASAS Thelma Blakley, 81, of Dallas died Monday, April 15, 2002, in a Carrollton nursing home. Graveside service will be at 2:30 p.m. today in Pearl Cemetery in Pearl. Arrangements are by Dodson Funeral Home. Survivors include daughters, Sue Donahue of Lancaster, Jackie Browning of Abilene and Mary Lou Ivy of Carrollton; and sons, Joe Blakley of Dallas and Martin Donley of Austin. STANTON Freda Mae Booth, 86, of Ballinger died Monday, April 15, 2002, in Odessa. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in Stanton Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Survivors include son, Johnny Don Booth of Ballinger; and daughters, Marvis Belt of Odessa and Ann May of Midland. IRAAN Clayton Ellis Cox, 80, died Monday, April 15, 2002, in a local hospital. Service will be at 11 a.m. today at First United Methodist Church. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Midway Cemetery in Tom Green County. Arrangements are by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. Survivors include children, James R. Cox of Mexico, and Ange Lea Alsop and David Clay Cox, both of Iraan; and brother, James Thomas Cox of Uvalde. _________________________________________________________________ Obituaries BARBARA PADIER MARTIN Barbara Padier Martin, 49, of San Angelo passed away Monday, April 15, 2002, in Shannon Medical Center. Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 18, in Johnsons Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. George Reynolds officiating. Burial will be in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Barbara was born July 29, 1952, in San Angelo. Survivors include her mother, Betty Padier; father, James Padier; three children, Barbara Ann Guthrie, Rhonda Underwood and David Guthrie II; two brothers, Butch Padier and David Padier; one sister, Kathy OBrien; six grandchildren, David III, Ashley, Ben, Sarah, Brooklyn and Don Jr.; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews; and many, many friends. Pallbearers will be Butch Padier, David Padier, Danny Morris, David Guthrie, Jason OBrien and Don Underwood. Johnsons Funeral Home FLOYD L. VANDERWATER Floyd L. Vanderwater died Tuesday, April 16, 2002, in Community Hospital. Floyd was born on Nov. 24, 1920, to William Elias and Edith Vanderwater in Pekin, Ill. He was the fourth of nine children. His parents, two brothers and two sisters preceded him in death. He grew up in Pekin and went to public schools there. Upon graduation from Pekin High School, he took a job in a gas station. He worked there until he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942. He spent three years, three months and three days in the Army. He served in New Calidonia, New Hebrides, Philippines and Japan. He was discharged as a master sergeant in 1945. He attended the University of Illinois. He graduated in June 1950 with a bachelors degree in electrical engineering. He went to work for the Illinois Telephone Company in 1950 in Bloomington, Ill. He became a traffic engineer. General Telephone & Electronics Company acquired the company and he was transferred to their state headquarters in Springfield, Ill. In 1959, he was transferred to Tampa, Fla., as traffic engineering manager. In 1964, he was moved to corporate headquarters in New York City. He stayed there nine years, then was moved to Stamford, Conn. In 1978, he was transferred to San Angelo, Texas, and worked here until his retirement in 1988 after 38 years in the industry. Survivors include two brothers and two sisters, Bob and Jeanette Vanderwater of Houston, Glen and Van Vanderwater of Conyers, Ga., Lorraine Conroy of Mendota, Ill., and Marilyn Earp of Deltona, Fla.; several nieces and nephews; and best friends, Doyle and Virgie Clifton of San Angelo, Texas. Graveside service will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 18, in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Tom Martin of First Baptist Church officiating. Memorials may be made to Hospice of San Angelo, Christmas in April or The United Way. Johnsons Funeral Home JANET LEA ELLIS Janet Lea Ellis, 47, joined our Heavenly Father on Sunday, April 14, 2002. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday April 17, in Robert Massie Riverside Chapel with Pastor Joe Bourgeois of the West Side Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery. Janet was born Jan. 7, 1955, in Poteau, Okla. She was the fourth of five children born to her parents James Andrew Nichols and Jewel Rose Nichols. She married Jimmy Don Ellis on June 5, 1970. She had three children, Jimmy Marc Ellis, who is with our Father, Michael Don Ellis of Ramsey, Minn., and Melonie Tippy of Artesia, N.M. After high school, Janet attended Lubbock Vocational School of Nursing and graduated in 1980. She was preceded in death by her Daddy, James Nichols, her Momma, Jewel Rose Nichols, her son, Jimmy Marc Ellis and her brother, James Larry Nichols. She will always be in our hearts and cherished by her husband, Jimmy, son, Michael, daughter, Melonie, brother, Mike, sisters, Barbara and Debra and her eight grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Andy Biggs, Clifford Anderson, Josh Nichols, Rodney Barta, Wess Thieis and Steven Boyce. Memorials may be made to Hospice of San Angelo. Robert Massie Funeral Home VICKI HENDERSON TANKERSLEY Vicki Henderson Tankersley passed away Monday afternoon, April 15, 2002. She had held a courageous battle with cancer for four years and passed peacefully in the arms of her husband, Loye. Her last weeks were filled with loving conversations with her children, her extended family, friends, community and her Pastor Phillip. Vicki was born on Feb. 11, 1946, to Lucile and Madison Henry Henderson in Vernon, Texas. She grew up in Vernon, graduating from Vernon High School. She was attending North Texas State University when she went to visit her brother, H. Glen Henderson M.D. and his wife, Carrie, in San Angelo in 1966. During that visit, she met a young man who fell instantly in love with her sweet personality. Two years later, she transferred to Angelo State University to be near Loye and upon their graduation in 1969, they married. Vicki and Loye have two children, Madison Scott Tankersley and Vicki Lynn Tankersley. These children were the light of her life. She took great satisfaction in their accomplishments and supported their every effort, especially in education. Vicki was a full and equal partner with Loye in their life, whether their efforts were in supporting their children or building their business. Even on days in which chemotherapy would have stopped most people, Vicki wanted to be at her job in the family business, doing her part. She always fulfilled her responsibilities and expected others to do their part. Vicki participated in the life of her community, its schools and her church. She held offices in the San Angelo Aggie Moms Club, served years as a class parent in her childrens school classes, worked as a member of the Administrative board of the First United Methodist Church of Mertzon and cherished her Walk to Emmaus. Vickis life was lived as she wanted, filled with devotion to her family. She touched many lives and countless people have spoken to her family of their admiration of her strength and grace. Vicki was preceded in death by her father. She is survived by her husband, Loye and her son, Scott and daughter-in-law, Natalie of San Angelo; her daughter, Lynn of Dallas; her mother, Lucile R. Henderson of Vernon; her brother, H. Glen Henderson, M.D., and wife, Carrie, of San Angelo; nephew, Madison Henry Henderson II and wife, Tessa, of Houston; nephew, Bradley G. Henderson, Ph.D., and wife, Kristin, of Santa Fe, N.M.; niece, Ashley G. Henderson, M.D., of Durham, N.C.; and great-niece, Madison Hayley Henderson of Houston. The family would like to express its profound thanks to Dr. Raj Cheruku for his genuine and loving care of Vicki. We would like also to thank Wendy and Donna of his office for their kindness. Vickis last weeks were filled with the care of many others, especially Toni Price, Rhonda Gilstrap and Kim Clark of the Shannon Women and Childrens Center and by the staff of Hospice of San Angelo and Regency House of San Angelo. To each we give our deepest thanks for helping Vicki extend her time with us. Vicki and her family request that those interested in memorials please include the First United Methodist Church of Mertzon or the Legacy Scholarship Program of the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, 2222 Welborn St., Dallas, TX 75219. Family visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at Robert Massie Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 18, at First United Methodist Church of Mertzon with burial in the Mertzon Cemetery. Service will be conducted by the Rev. Phillip Steinbach. Pallbearers are Madison Henry Henderson II, Gary H. Tankersley, Jessie C. Whitlow, Thomas F. Aiken, Scott E. Holland and David G. Low. Robert Massie Funeral Home KAREN JO STEELE Karen Jo Steele, born Karen Jo Balkum on Feb. 8, 1947, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 13, 2002. She was a teacher for 30 years, the last 20 in Lincoln Junior High School. She touched the lives of many in the course of her career. She was preceded in death by her father, A.E. Slim Balkum. She is survived by her mother, Marion Balkum; two brothers, Wiley and Wesley Balkum; three children and their spouses, Kelly James Robinson, John and Amy Robinson and Kathy and Parker Lockhart; and two grandchildren, Jordyn and Jacob Lockhart. The family requests that any donations or memorials be made to the Humane Society so that her love of animals can be carried on in her behalf. Graveside service will be at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens in San Angelo, Texas. A visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at Johnsons Funeral Home. Dr. J. Earl Dunn will officiate. Mom, we will miss you. Johnsons Funeral Home LAVANIA MOTL NARD Lavania Motl Nard, 88, of San Angelo passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2002, at her residence. Family visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at Robert Massie Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 18, in the Robert Massie Riverside Chapel with burial in Mertzon Cemetery. Lavania was born June 24, 1913, in San Angelo to Emil and Matilda Motl. She was a wool tester for U.S. Testing Company for many years and a Baptist. Lavania will be dearly missed by her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Nard, and parents. Survivors are two daughters, Joyce Brown and husband, Don, and Frances Horn, all of San Angelo; six grandchildren, Jerry Brown, Tammy McBroom, Kelly Brown, Craig Jones and Brett Jones; nine great-grandchildren, Jessica Brown, Joshua Brown, Jennifer McBroom, Justin McBroom, Jeremy Jones, Jaysi Jones, Jordan Jones, Brandy Jones and Cheyenne Jones; and two great-great-grandchildren. Robert Massie Funeral Home ROY JAMES COUVION SR. OFALLON, Ill. Roy James Couvion Sr., 64, of Collinsville, Ill., born April 8, 1938, in St. Louis, Mo., died Monday, April 15, 2002, in Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Couvion was a member of the Air Force Association, Armed Forces Benefits Association, American Legion Post 572 of San Angelo, Texas, and Freedom through Vigilance. Mr. Couvion was a retired master sergent in the United States Air Force and retired from the Civil Service at Scott Air Force Base. Mr. Couvion was preceded in death by his parents, Roy James and Virginia Couvion (nee Hendricks); one sister, Terry Kearse; and one brother, Richard Couvion. He is survived by his wife, Gloria Couvion (nee DeFisher); seven children, Roy & Shelia Couvion of Tupelo, Miss., Michelle and Carlos Crispin and Marissa Couvion, all of San Angelo, Texas, Eric and Stacy Couvion of Abilene, Texas, Ginny Couvion of Christoval, Texas, Matt Rateau of Seattle, Wash., and Christine Rateau of Daytona, Fla.; one sister, Marilyn and Jerry Lance of St. Louis, Mo.; his ex-wife, Pamela Couvion of Christoval, Texas; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Visitation will be Thursday, April 18, at the funeral home. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, April 19, at Schildknecht Funeral Home, 301 S. Lincoln Ave., OFallon, Ill. Burial will be in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo. Memorials may be made to Siteman Cancer Center, 4921 Parkview Place, St. Louis, MO 63110. Schildknecht Funeral Home MARY LOUISE LEWIS Well-known San Angelo resident, Mary L. Lewis, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 14, 2002, at the age of 53. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 17, in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Mary lived in San Angelo all of her life and during this time, she enriched many lives. She was born June 18, 1948, in San Angelo to Henry Johnson and Alma Day, later adopted by Felix and Lela Brown, with whom she lived in San Angelo. She graduated from San Angelo Central High School in 1966 and attended American Commercial College for two years. She then went on to work for MSystem Food Stores, now IGA, for the next 25 years. Her paternal and adoptive parents preceded Mary in death. She is survived by her husband, Milton Lewis; one son, Maurice Brown and two daughters, Margo and Michelle Lewis; daughter-in-law, Patricia Brown and two granddaughters, Alexis and Mia Brown; numerous cousins, one niece and two nephews. Mary is also survived by her mother-in-law, Doris Taylor and one sister-in-law, Aletha Rose. Mary was a strong and courageous woman, who lived her life doing what she loved. She was one of a kind and will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Mary We love you. Johnsons Funeral Home JEAN WYSATTA FORT WORTH Jean Wysatta, 76, a writer, died Thursday, April 11, 2002, in Fort Worth. Memorial Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday, April 19, at St. Patrick Cathedral with the Rev. Albert Tyl officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18, at Thompsons Harveson & Cole Funeral Home with a vigil service being conducted at 7 p.m. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Yoakum. Jean Wysatta was born May 26, 1925, in Dallas, Texas. She was a graduate of San Angelo High School and the University of Texas with a degree in English. She was a freelance writer and public relations consultant. She was the widow of George L. Wysatta, a newsman with the Dallas Times Herald, who preceded her in death in 1986. Survivors include sons, Michael Louis Wysatta and his wife, Margaret, of Kingwood and Mark Stephen Wysatta of Fort Worth; and grandson, William George Wysatta. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the School of Journalism, CMA6. 144, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 78712. Thompsons Harveson & Cole Funeral Home KENNETH O. ANDERSON Kenneth O. Anderson, 95, of San Angelo passed away Sunday, April 14, 2002, in a local nursing home. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, in Fairmount Cemetery with the Rev. Craig Meyers, pastor of St. Paul Presbyterian Church, officiating. Kenneth was born Feb. 18, 1907, in Ophiem, Illinois, to Axel and Johanna Caroline Anderson. He married Ellen Irene Crosell on July 14, 1934, in Tampico, Illinois. A native of Illinois, Mr. Anderson received his liberal arts degree from Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill., and was a schoolteacher and principal before moving to Texas. Mr. Anderson represented Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Texas in the wide southwest Texas area for 25 years. He was an elder in the Presbyterian Church and a member of the Downtown Rotary Club and enjoyed his hobby, woodworking in his workshop. He was preceded in death by wife, Irene Crosell Anderson, and a daughter, Janet Ruth Anderson. Survivors include two daughters, Rhoda Grant and husband, Douglas, of George West, Texas, and Carolyn Olson and husband, Ollie, of San Angelo; son, Roger Anderson and wife, Anna Margaret, of San Angelo; 11 grandchildren, Bill Grant and wife, Jenni, of Austin, Carol Ann Shanklin and husband, Pat, of George West, Texas, Linnea Duff and husband, David, of Ipswich, Mass., John Olson of Broomfield, Colo., Kristin Owsley and husband, Greg, of Fort Collins, Colo., Laura Pastor and husband, Andy, of Austin, Diana Olson and husband, John, of Waco, Daniel Olson of Atqasuk, Alaska, Rosalie Olson of Guadalajara, Mexico, Cara Jermstad and husband, Eric, of Terrell and Eric Anderson and wife, Leni, of Houston; and 18 great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of San Angelo or Meals for the Elderly. The family would like to thank all the wonderful caregivers at Park Plaza Nursing Home. Robert Massie Funeral Home April 18, 2002 Funerals, Death Notices and Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ Funerals Today SAN ANGELO Mary Lewis Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens 2 p.m. Barbara Martin Johnsons Funeral Home 10 a.m. Michelle McGary First United Methodist Church 2 p.m. Lavania Nard. Robert Massie Riverside Chapel 10 a.m. William Sanders. Belvedere Memorial Park 10 a.m. Karen Steele Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens 4 p.m. Floyd Vanderwater Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens 11:30 a.m. ELSEWHERE Jack Bennett Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home, Big Spring 1 p.m. Bob Simpson Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home, Big Spring 10 a.m. Owen Myers Community Baptist Church, Coleman 2:30 p.m. Myrtle Coolbaugh Heartland Funeral Home, Early 2 p.m. Vicki Tankersley First United Methodist Church, Mertzon 2 p.m. Clara Sample St. Catherine Catholic Church, Pecos 9:30 a.m. Winford Glass Cate-Spencer & Trent , Sweetwater 11 a.m. Clint Kent. Sweetwater Cemetery, Sweetwater 2 p.m. _________________________________________________________________ Death Notices SAN ANGELO Mildred Baird, 88, died Wednesday, April 17, 2002, in a local nursing home. Services are pending at Johnsons Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO Jeanette Holmes, 77, died Wednesday, April 17, 2002, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Johnsons Funeral Home. ROBERT LEE Floy Sawyer, 89, died Tuesday, April 16, 2002, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church with burial in Robert Lee Cemetery. Arrangements are by Shaffer Funeral Home. Survivors include son, Tom Sawyer Sr. of Robert Lee; and daughters, Rosie Davis of Robert Lee and Kenney Sims of Houston. BIG SPRING Juanita Ortiz, 87, died Tuesday, April 16, 2002, in a local hospital. Vigil service will be at 7:30 p.m. today in Myers & Smith Funeral Home. Service will be at 9 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with burial in Mount Olive Memorial Park. Survivors include son, Lupe Ortiz of Big Spring; brothers, Francisco Chavez of Artesia, N.M., Ricardo Chavez of Stanton, Francisco (Pancho) Chavez and Miguel Chavez, both of Odessa, Abel Chavez of Pecos and Pedro Chavez of Balmorhea; and sisters, Petra Porras of Parker, Ariz., Maria Tercero of Odessa, Paula Gomez of Midland and Evan Baeza and Rosa Dominquez, both of Pecos. FORT STOCKTON Patricia Pat Ann Garcia Parras, 30, died Tuesday, April 16, 2002, in an Odessa hospital. Rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday at St. Josephs Catholic Church. Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church with burial in Fort Stockton Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements are by Memorial Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband, Glenn Parras, son, Vincent Parras, daughter, Viana Parras, parent, Elodia Garcia and brother, Jacob Garcia, all of Fort Stockton. SAN SABA Doss Jones, 77, died Wednesday, April 17, 2002. Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Howell Doran Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Chappel Cemetery. Survivors include sons, Edward D. Jones Jr. of Lometa, and Karl Travis Jones and Kirk Doss Jones, both of San Saba; daughters, Katey Dawson of San Saba and Karen Edmondson of Big Spring; and sisters, Connie Leona Lusty of San Saba and Dixie Otto of Luling. LLANO Bertha Lola Monday Brasfield, 105, died Tuesday, April 16, 2002. There will be a private service. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. Survivors include grandchildren. SAN ANGELO Mattie Fay Stephens Goode, 80, died Wednesday, April 17, 2002, in a local hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Johnsons Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. GOLDTHWAITE James Nolan Kincheloe, 74, of Comanche died Wednesday, April 17, 2002, in a Comanche hospital. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Hurst Ranch Cemetery in Star. Arrangements are by Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home. Survivors include sons, James Lee Kincheloe of Bedford, Tim Kincheloe of Georgetown and Mike Kincheloe of Odessa; daughters, Lisa Humphries and Pam Wells, both of Odessa; and brothers, Grover Kincheloe of Star, Ace Kincheloe of Llano, Roland Kincheloe of Benbrook, Bill Kincheloe of Comanche, Ray Kincheloe of Colorado City and Dean Kincheloe of Goldthwaite. SWEETWATER Jewel Nita Jeffrey Egger, 94, of Nolan died Monday, April 15, 2002, in an Abilene nursing home. Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in McCoy Chapel of Memories with burial in Slaters Chapel Cemetery in Nolan. Survivors include son, Windell Egger of Nolan. MASON Dorothy Lemburg, 89, died Wednesday, April 17, 2002. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Christian Church with burial in Gooch Cemetery. Arrangements are by Mason Funeral Home. Survivors include daughter, Amy Capps of Mason; and sisters, Virginia Jordan and Bobby Ruth Price, both of San Antonio. ALPINE Beula Lee Moore, 87, died Monday, April 15, 2002. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the First Christian Church with burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Arrangements are by Geeslin Funeral Home. Survivors include children, Betty Jo Willyard of Lovington, N.M., John Heidel of Lamesa, Juda McCollum and Prudella McMillan, both of Alpine, Lou Moore of Austin and Elaine Bell of Fort Davis. JUNCTION Rhett Aaron Robertson, 8, of Bloomfield, N.M., died Friday, April 12, 2002, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Graham Funeral Home with burial in the Robertson Family Ranch in Kimble County. Survivors include his parents, Marcy and Randy Robertson, brother, Patrick and sister, Lyndsay, all of Bloomfield; and grandparents, John Robertson of Junction, Sarah and Roy Parker of Livingston and Fred and Joetta Turner of Bloomfield. PECOS Clara Frances Zachry Sample, 98, died Monday, April 15, 2002, at her residence. Memorial service will be at 9:30 a.m. today at St. Catherine Catholic Church with graveside service at 11 a.m. in Mount Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements are by Pecos Funeral Home. Survivors include daughter, Mary Margaret Sample Scoot of Pecos. EARLY Myrtle Jean Coolbaugh, 39, died Monday, April 15, 2002. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in Heartland Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Sardis Cemetery in Hasse. LUBBOCK Nell Rose Fulbright, 84, died Tuesday, April 16, 2002, in San Angelo. Graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the City of Lubbock Cemetery. Arrangements are by Rix Funeral Directors. Survivors include daughter, Neesha Bozeman of San Angelo; son, Michael Fulbright of Lubbock; sister, Ruby Gover of Tyler; and brother, James Sturgess of Tulia. _________________________________________________________________ Obituaries KAREN JO STEELE Karen Jo Steele, born Karen Jo Balkum on Feb. 8, 1947, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 13, 2002. She was a teacher of 30 years, the last 20 in Lincoln Junior High School. She touched the lives of many in the course of her career. She was preceded in death by her father, A.E. Slim Balkum. She is survived by her mother, Marion Balkum; two brothers, Wiley and Wesley Balkum; three children and their spouses, Kelly James Robinson, John and Amy Robinson and Kathy and Parker Lockhart; and two grandchildren, Jordyn and Jacob Lockhart. The family requests that any donations or memorials be made to the Humane Society so that her love of animals can be carried on in her behalf. Graveside service will be at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens in San Angelo, Texas. A visitation was from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at Johnsons Funeral Home. Dr. J. Earl Dunn will officiate. Mom, we will miss you. Johnsons Funeral Home VICKI HENDERSON TANKERSLEY Vicki Henderson Tankersley passed away Monday afternoon, April 15, 2002. She had held a courageous battle with cancer for four years and passed peacefully in the arms of her husband, Loye. Her last weeks were filled with loving conversations with her children, her extended family, friends, community and her Pastor Phillip. Vicki was born on Feb. 11, 1946, to Lucile and Madison Henry Henderson in Vernon, Texas. She grew up in Vernon, graduating from Vernon High School. She was attending North Texas State University when she went to visit her brother, H. Glen Henderson M.D. and his wife, Carrie, in San Angelo in 1966. During that visit, she met a young man who fell instantly in love with her sweet personality. Two years later she transferred to Angelo State University to be near Loye and upon their graduation in 1969, they married. Vicki and Loye had two children, Madison Scott Tankersley and Vicki Lynn Tankersley. These children were the light of her life. She took great satisfaction in their accomplishments and supported their every effort, especially in education. Vicki was a full and equal partner with Loye in their life, whether their efforts were in supporting their children or building their business. Even on days in which chemotherapy would have stopped most people; Vicki wanted to be at her job in the family business, doing her part. She always fulfilled her responsibilities and expected others to do their part. Vicki participated in the life of her community, its schools and her church. She held offices in the San Angelo Aggie Moms Club, served years as a class parent in her childrens school classes, worked as a member of the Administrative board of the First United Methodist Church of Mertzon and cherished her Walk to Emmaus. Vickis life was lived as she wanted, filled with devotion to her family. She touched many lives and countless people have spoken to her family of their admiration of her strength and grace. Vicki was preceded in death by her father. She is survived by her husband, Loye and her son, Scott and daughter-in-law, Natalie of San Angelo; her daughter, Lynn of Dallas; her mother, Lucile R. Henderson of Vernon; her brother, H. Glen Henderson, M.D. and wife, Carrie, of San Angelo; nephew, Madison Henry Henderson II and wife, Tessa, of Houston; nephew, Bradley G. Henderson Ph.D. and wife, Kristin, of Santa Fe, N.M.; niece, Ashley G. Henderson M.D. of Durham, N.C.; and great-niece, Madison Hayley Henderson of Houston. The family would like to express its profound thanks to Dr. Raj Cheruku for his genuine and loving care of Vicki. We would like also to thank Wendy and Donna of his office for their kindness. Vickis last weeks were filled with the care of many others, especially Toni Price, Rhonda Gilstrap and Kim Clark of the Shannon Women and Childrens Center and by the staff of Hospice of San Angelo and Regency House of San Angelo. To each we give our deepest thanks for helping Vicki extend her time with us. Vicki and her family request that those interested in memorials please include the First United Methodist Church of Mertzon or the Legacy Scholarship Program of the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, 2222 Welborn St., Dallas, TX 75219. Family visitation was from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at Robert Massie Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 18, at First United Methodist Church of Mertzon with burial in the Mertzon Cemetery. Service will be conducted by the Rev. Phillip Steinbach. Pallbearers are Madison Henry Henderson II, Gary H. Tankersley, Jessie C. Whitlow, Thomas F. Aiken, Scott E. Holland and David G. Low. Robert Massie Funeral Home PAULINE H. GROVES Pauline H. Groves, 80, of San Angelo died on Monday April 15, 2002, in a local nursing home. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, April 19, in Fairmount Cemetery with the Rev. Grosse Mohler, Associate Pastor of the First United Methodist Church, officiating. Pauline was born Dec. 10, 1921, to Paul and Johnnie Fox. She graduated from Central High School and married James Groves. During her life, she worked at Nelsons, Sturges and Connies, becoming manager of Connies before she retired. She was a member and past president of ABWA. Pauline was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Lydia Ruth Class. She was preceded in death by her husband, James, brothers, Earl and John, and her parents. Survivors include her daughter, Pamela Clontz, and husband, Larry, of Ashville, N.C.; her precious grandson, Robert James Clontz of Saint Paul, Minn.; her precious granddaughter, Wendy Lynette Hamilton and husband, Mark; great-grandson, Hunter James Hamilton; great-granddaughter, Megan Lindsey Hamilton of Ashville, N.C.; one wonderful sister-in-law, Lora Lee Fox of San Angelo; and one dear niece, Denise Fox of Port Aransas. Pauline loved her family, church and career in retail. She will be missed by family and friends. Her family requests memorials be made to the Alzheimers Association locally or Texas Tech Alzheimers Research, and also the First United Methodist Church/Lydia Ruth Class. The family would like to commend the staff and nurses at Regency House, VistaCare Family Hospice and Dr. Walter Hewell for their loving care. Robert Massie Funeral Home FLOYD L. VANDERWATER Floyd L. Vanderwater died Tuesday, April 16, 2002, in Community Hospital. Floyd was born on Nov. 24, 1920, to William Elias and Edith Vanderwater in Pekin, Ill. He was the fourth of nine children. His parents, two brothers and two sisters preceded him in death. He grew up in Pekin and went to public schools there. Upon graduation from Pekin High School, he took a job in a gas station. He worked there until he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942. He spent three years, three months and three days in the Army. He served in New Calidonia, New Hebrides, Philippines and Japan. He was discharged as a Master Sergeant in 1945. He attended the University of Illinois. He graduated in June 1950 with a bachelors degree in electrical engineering. He went to work for the Illinois Telephone Company in 1950 in Bloomington, Ill. He became a traffic engineer. General Telephone & Electronics Company acquired the company and he was transferred to their state headquarters in Springfield, Ill. In 1959, he was transferred to Tampa, Fla., as traffic engineering manager. In 1964, he was moved to corporate headquarters in New York City. He stayed there nine years, then was moved to Stamford, Conn. In 1978, he was transferred to San Angelo, Texas, and worked here until his retirement in 1988 after 38 years in the industry. Survivors include two brothers and two sisters, Bob and Jeanette Vanderwater of Houston, Glen and Van Vanderwater of Conyers, Ga., Lorraine Conroy of Mendota, Ill., and Marilyn Earp of Deltona, Fla.; several nieces and nephews; and best friends, Doyle and Virgie Clifton of San Angelo, Texas. Graveside service will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 18, in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Tom Martin of First Baptist Church officiating. Memorials may be made to Hospice of San Angelo, Christmas in April or The United Way. Johnsons Funeral Home MOZELLE SCOTT Mrs. William E. (Mozelle) Rutledge Scott died on April, 16, 2002. Mozelle is survived by her son, William R. (Scooter) Scott; daughter-in-law, Nancy G. Scott; and her grandchildren, Saxon Mason (5), Mallory Elizabeth (4) and Spencer Elliott (2). Mrs. Scott is also survived by her sisters, Mary Eldridge and Sylvia (Hootie) Benson, her husband, Tom Benson and their children Mozelles nieces and nephews Taylor, Charlotte, Anne and Steve and their children. Mozelle was born in San Angelo on Aug. 19, 1934, to Blake and Neita Rutledge. A lifetime resident of West Texas, she was a sheep and cattle rancher with her late husband, William Elliott (Bill) Scott. Mozelle was a graduate of Angelo State University with a bachelors degree in radio television/film. The viewing will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 18, at Robert Massie Funeral Home. The family will be at the viewing from 6 to 7 p.m. Funeral service will be in Mertzon at the First Christian Church on Friday, April 19, at 2 p.m. officiated by her pastor, the Rev. D.M. Bloomquist. Graveside service will be in the Mertzon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Mozelle requested that donations be made to VistaCare Hospice or to the American Cancer Society. Pallbearers will be Brad Goodwin, Ronnie Goodwin, Hal Nolke, Kent Terrill, Taylor Benson, Chris Womack, Steve Coates, Steve Eldridge, Jon Parks and honorary pallbearers Monte Noelke, X.B. Cox and Tom Benson. The family would like to express its appreciation for the love and care provided by the staff of VistaCare Family Hospice, especially her nurse, Ginger and additionally to Sylvia, Senida for their love and support. Mozelles loves in life were her grandchildren, her son, Scooter and her ranch. She shall truly be missed by all who knew her. Robert Massie Funeral Home April 19, 2002 Funerals, Death Notices and Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ Funerals Today SAN ANGELO Pauline Groves Fairmount Cemetery 10 a.m. Mattie Goode Johnsons Funeral Home 10 a.m. ELSEWHERE Beula Moore First Christian Church, Alpine 2 p.m. Juanita Ortiz Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Big Spring 9 a.m. John Hutto First United Methodist Church, Del Rio 2 p.m. Philip Nickols Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home, Goldthwaite 4 p.m. Jeanette Holmes Restland Cemetery, Iraan 2 p.m. Rhett Robertson Graham Funeral Home, Junction 10 a.m. Nell Fullbright City of Lubbock Cemetery, Lubbock 10:30 a.m. Mozelle Scott First Christian Church, Mertzon 2 p.m. Doss Jones Howell-Doran Funeral Home, San Saba 10 a.m. _________________________________________________________________ Death Notices SAN ANGELO Jeanette Holmes, 77, died Wednesday, April 17, 2002, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Restland Cemetery in Iraan. Arrangements are by Johnsons Funeral Home. Survivors include daughter, Debra Smithson of Ackerly; sons, Stevie Holmes of Iraan and Gene Holmes of Bryan; and sisters, Bernice McDonald and Geraldine Looney, both of San Angelo. GOLDTHWAITE Philip Nickols, 89, died Wednesday, April 17, 2002, in a Gatesville hospital. Service will be at 4 p.m. today in Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include son, Philip Guy of Clearwater, Fla.; sister, Elizabeth Doggett of Goldthwaite; and brother, Glenn Nickols of Orlando, Fla. LLANO Bertha Lola Monday Brasfield, 105, died Tuesday, April 16, 2002. Private family burial will be in Beaumont. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. Survivors include grandchildren. COLEMAN Nora L. Robinson Bevel, 77, died Thursday, April 18, 2002, in Dallas. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Coleman Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Graham Bevel of Coleman; sons, Joe Duane Robinson and Larry Don Robinson, both of Coleman; brother, J.B. Smith of Coleman; and stepsons, Mike Bevel of Katy, Jerry Bevel of Andrews and Greg Bevel of Dallas. BALLINGER Ireneé Jacquline Miller, 93, died Wednesday, April 17, 2002, in a local nursing home. Services will be at a later date. Arrangements are by Rains-Seale Funeral Home. Survivors include daughter, Deborah J. Anderson of Leander. ABILENE Clayton F. Sorrells, 80, died Wednesday, April 17, 2002. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturdayat Elmdale Baptist Church with burial in Potosi Cemetery. Arrangements are by Abilene Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, Hope Sorrells of Abilene; sons, David Sorrells of Christoval and Gary Sorrells of Abilene; daughter, Jan Glasscock of San Angelo; brothers, Troy Sorrells of Comanche and Garland Sorrells of Odessa; and sister, Evelyn Verette of San Antonio. SWEETWATER Dee Milholland, 47, died Wednesday, April 17, 2002, in Roscoe. Service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in McCoy Chapel of Memories with burial in Pyron Cemetery. Survivors include sons, Donnie Massingill of Hamstead, N.C., and Kenneth Johns of Sweetwater; mother, Peggy Patty of Roscoe; father, Jim Massingill and wife, Audrey, of Amarillo; and sisters, Pat Lorentz of Laredo, Joyce Kingston of Roscoe and Sherry Baugh of Sweetwater. BRADY Sandra Sandi Wallace, 54, died Thursday, April 18, 2002. Service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church in Brady. Burial will be in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon, a second service at 4 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church in Clarendon. Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband, Glenn Wallace of Brady; son, Tony Wallace of Abilene; daughter, Jill Mays of Brady; and sisters, Brenda Higley of Amarillo, and Gayle Campbell and Rita Evans, both of Childress. LLANO Fay Welch Bawcom, 93, died Thursday, April 18, 2002. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Llano City Cemetery. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. Survivors include daughter, Dana Saucier of Llano. BIG SPRING Mildred Denton, 79, died Thursday, April 18, 2002, in a Plano hospital. Services are pending at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Obituaries MOZELLE SCOTT Mrs. William E. (Mozelle) Rutledge Scott died on April, 16, 2002. Mozelle is survived by her son, William R. (Scooter) Scott; daughter-in-law, Nancy G. Scott; and her grandchildren, Saxon Mason, 5, Mallory Elizabeth, 4, and Spencer Elliott, 2. Mrs. Scott is also survived by her sisters, Mary Eldridge and Sylvia (Hootie) Benson, her husband, Tom Benson and their children Mozelles nieces and nephews Taylor, Charlotte, Anne and Steve and their children. Mozelle was born in San Angelo on Aug. 19, 1934, to Blake and Neita Rutledge. A lifetime resident of West Texas, she was a sheep and cattle rancher with her late husband, William Elliott (Bill) Scott. Mozelle was a graduate of Angelo State University with a bachelors degree in radio television/film. The viewing was from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 18, at Robert Massie Funeral Home. The family was at the viewing from 6 to 7 p.m. Funeral service will be in Mertzon at the First Christian Church on Friday, April 19, at 2 p.m. officiated by her pastor, the Rev. D.M. Bloomquist. Graveside service will be in the Mertzon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Mozelle requested that donations be made to VistaCare Hospice or to the American Cancer Society. Pallbearers will be Brad Goodwin, Ronnie Goodwin, Hal Nolke, Kent Terrill, Taylor Benson, Chris Womack, Steve Coates, Steve Eldridge, Jon Parks and honorary pallbearers Monte Noelke, X.B. Cox and Tom Benson. The family would like to express its appreciation for the love and care provided by the staff of VistaCare Family Hospice, especially her nurse, Ginger and additionally to Sylvia, Senida for their love and support. Mozelles loves in life were her grandchildren, her son, Scooter and her ranch. She shall truly be missed by all who knew her. Robert Massie Funeral Home MATTIE FAY GOODE Mattie Fay Goode, 80, of San Angelo, Texas, died at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2002, in a local hospital. She was born Jan. 13, 1922, in Pasche, Texas. She was office manager for James D. Goode Construction Company. She married James D. Goode on Feb. 14, 1942, in San Angelo, Texas. She was a member of Christoval Baptist Church. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Lodge #826. She was also a member of the Social Order of the Beauceant and was a member of the Womens Forum. Survivors include three daughters, Carolyn Mullins and husband, Willard, of Christoval, Elizabeth Buffie Martin and husband, Kirk, of San Angelo and Vivian Scruggs and husband, Robbie, of Coppell, Texas; grandchildren, Kathryn Taylor, Michael Martin and wife, Debbie, Ricky Martin and wife, Candi, Bradley Mullins and wife, Julie, Jarrett Scruggs and Hunter Scruggs; seven great-grandchildren, Jordan, Zachary and Morgan Taylor, Kaylie Mullins, and Rylee, Tannar and Chandler Martin; one sister, Charlene Lucas of San Angelo; two brothers, R.A. Stephens of Trinity, Texas, and Manley Robert Stephens of Austin; two nieces, Gwen Kirk of Christoval, Cherry Adams of San Angelo and numerous other nieces and nephews. Mattie was preceded in death by her husband, James D. Goode, granddaughter, Kimberly Kimmie Mullins and one sister, Alma Rachel BeBe Cavaness. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, April 19, at Johnsons Funeral Home with the Rev. Buddy Trull officiating. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Michael Martin, Ricky Martin, Bradley Mullins, Jarret Scruggs, Hunter Scruggs and Eugene Gibson. The family requests memorials to Kimberly Kimmie Mullins Memorial Scholarship Fund c/o University Relations & Development, P.O. Box 11023, ASU Station, San Angelo, TX 76909. The family of Mattie Fay Goode wishes to express its appreciation to the staff of St. Angelus, especially Wendy, Lupe and Janey and to the nurses on 5 North at Shannon Medical Center, especially Launa, Terry and Joe. Johnsons Funeral Home JAMES LAVOY MCREA James Lavoy McRea died peacefully in his home Thursday, April 18, 2002, at the age of 60. Lavoy was born in Tuscola, Texas, to Mildred and Bun McRea on April 20, 1941. He grew up in a farming community near Wingate, Texas. He made San Angelo his home in 1956. He married Dorothy Piper on June 10, 1961. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Piper McRea of San Angelo; three children, James Paul McRea of Bulverde, Texas, and Doraine Kelly and Lynne Lavoy McRea of San Angelo; and six wonderful grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his mother, father, two brothers and a sister. Lavoy was a compassionate, witty and genuine man. He was a loving husband, daddy and friend. He will be missed tremendously. The family wishes to extend a special Thank You to Hospice of San Angelo for making the perils less perilous. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20, in Shep Cemetery. Johnsons Funeral Home MILDRED RANNE BAIRD Loving wife and mother, Mildred Ranne Baird passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2002, at Regency House. She was born July 6, 1913, in Taylor, Texas, the daughter of Joseph Alexander and Ola Beasly Ranne. Her family later moved to McCullough County in 1915. She married Arch Baird, a stock farmer in McCullough County on July 27, 1932. Their family moved to San Angelo in 1941 when her husband went to work for M.L. Leddy Boot and Saddle. Mr. Leddy made Arch a partner in 1947 and his wife joined him soon after she retired in 1975. She was active in the First Christian Church, Federated Womens and P.C.O Sisterhood until her death. She is survived by her husband and three daughters and their families; Dorothy and Johnny Laza of Mereta, their sons, Alan and Stephen; Omah and Roger Mendenhall of Hunnington Beach, Calif., and their children, D. Ann, Julie, Byron, Malia and Michelle; Ruth Ann and Barry Reeves of Chattanooga, Tenn., and their children, Tracy, Kelley and Allen; and nine great-grandchildren; four sisters; one brother; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers. The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 19, at Johnsons Funeral Home. Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 20, at First Christian Church with burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be grandsons and granddaughters. Johnsons Funeral Home April 20, 2002 Funerals, Death Notices and Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ Funerals Today San Angelo Mildred Baird Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens 10 a.m. ELSEWHERE Earnest Miller Myers & Smith Funeral Home, Big Spring 4 p.m. Nora Bevel Stevens Funeral Home, Coleman 2 p.m. Ellen Moore First Baptist Church, Crane 11 a.m. Patricia Parras St. Josephs Church, Fort Stockton 10 a.m. Mable Kothmann First Baptist Church, Junction 2 p.m. Fay Bawcom Llano City Cemetery, Llano 10 a.m. Dorothy Lemburg First Christian Church, Mason 2 p.m. Edith Benton Rest Haven Cemetery, Menard 2 p.m. Floy Sawyer First United Methodist Church, Robert Lee 2 p.m. Inez Dufner Wallace Creek Cemetery, San Saba 4 p.m. Doss Jones Howell-Doran Funeal Home, San Saba 10 a.m. Jewel Egger McCoy Funeral Home, Sweetwater 10 a.m. James McRea Shep Cemetery, Wingate 2 p.m. _________________________________________________________________ Death Notices SAN ANGELO Grace Lougenia Pittman, 89, died Friday, April 19, 2002, in a local nursing home. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Mount Marion Cemetery in Strawn. Arrangements are by Johnsons Funeral Home. Survivors include son, Royce Edward Beasley of Carthage, Mo.; daughter, Janice Lougenia ONeal of San Angelo; and stepchildren, Wanda Pack of Stephenville and Wayne Pittman of Dublin. FORT STOCKTON Alexia Ann Rios, infant daughter of Rocky Rios and Stephanie Dominguez, died Thursday, April 18, 2002, in a Pecos hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Fort Stockton Funeral Home Chapel with burial in East Hill Cemetery. Survivors include her parents, both of Fort Stockton; sister, Daija Rios of Fort Stockton; and grandparents, Adan and Sandra Rios of Fort Stockton. BIG SPRING Earnest Gail Miller, 72, died Thursday, April 18, 2002, in a Midland hospital. Service will be at 4 p.m. today in Myers & Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife, Maxine Miller of Big Spring; son, Darrell Miller of Big Spring; daughters, Gaylon Beevers of Big Spring and Rebecca Northcutt of Kerrville; stepsons, Lloyd Zant of Bay City, and Leslie Zant and John Zant, both of Big Spring; stepdaughters, Lawanda Zant of Big Spring and Loretta ONeal of Alburquerque; and sister, Wynelle Schnur of Austin. BIG SPRING Grace Jones, 89, died Thursday, April 18, 2002, in a local nursing home. Private family services will be at a later date. Arrangements are by Myers & Smith Funeral Home. Survivors include granddaughter, Beverly Beauchamp of Big Spring. LLANO Evelyn F. Pollard, 80, of Tow died Wednesday, April 17, 2002, in Tow. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. today in Tow Cemetery in Tow. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. Survivors include daughter, Mary Carr of Aransas Pass; brother, Henry Fudge of Blanco; and sister, Susie Childress of Tow. MONAHANS Joyce Brown, 49, died Thursday, April 18, 2002, in a Midland hospital. Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Third and Dwight Church of Christ with burial in Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are by Harkey Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband, T.C. Brown of Monahans; son, Thomas Brown of Monahans; brother, Willie Jones of Odessa; and sisters, Lilly May Baily of Pecos, Connie Bennett of Austell, Ga., and Martha Rector of Dallas. CRANE Ellen Virginia Shugart Moore, 78, died Wednesday, April 17, 2002. Service will be at 11 a.m. today at First Baptist Church in Rankin with burial in Rankin County Cemetery. Arrangements are by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband, Jacob Allen Moore of Rankin; sons, Robert Allen Butch Moore of Odessa and Jacob King Skeet Moore of Austin; and daughter, Barbara Ann Kessler of Midland. JUNCTION Mable Kothmann, 83, died Thursday, April 18, 2002, in a San Antonio hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with burial in London Cemetery. Arrangements are by Aubrey Fife Funerals. Survivors include son, Johnny Kothmann of Junction; and daughter, Marlene Jones of Temple. MENARD Edith Benton, 85, died Thursday, April 18, 2002. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Rest Haven Cemetery. Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home. Survivors include sisters, Lena Spinks and Nezzie Parker, both of Menard. WINTERS Juanita Maxine Hill, 76, died Friday, April 19, 2002, in an Abilene hospital. Service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Southside Baptist Church with burial in Crews Cemetery. Arrangements are by Winters Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband, W.C. Bill Hill of Winters; son, Darrell R. Hill of Midland; brother, Winford Reel of Winters; and sisters, Lavonda Dobbins and Wanda Brown, both of Abilene. WINTERS Virginia La Rue Garrett, 80, died Thursday, April 18, 2002, in a Weatherford hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements are by Winters Funeral Home. Survivors include stepchildren, Neal Garrett of Moorpark, Calif., and Elizabeth York of Weatherford; brother, Billy Don Brown of Van; and sisters, Ruby Beggs of Ben Wheeler, Clarinda Kellam of Tyler and Mack Reeves of Van. KERMIT A.L. Pugh Jr., 74, died Thursday, April 18, 2002, in Dallas. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Temple Baptist Church with burial at 3 p.m. in Kermit Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cooper Funeral Chapel. Survivors include sons, Randall Pugh of Keller, Ralph Pugh of Austin and Leon Pugh of Dallas; daughter, Lorna Reed of Lubbock; brother, O.D. Pugh of Houston; and sister, Edith of Paris. SAN SABA Inez Dufner, 78, died Thursday, April 18, 2002. Graveside service will be at 4 p.m. today in Wallace Creek Cemetery. Arrangements are by Howell-Doran Funeral Home. Survivors include sons, Howard Wayne Dufner and David Dean Dufner, both of Johnson City. STANTON Trinidad Rubio Sr., 98, died Friday, April 19, 2002, in a local nursing home. Services are pending at Stanton Memorial Funeral Home & Chapel. BIG SPRING Ricky Delter Majors, 49, of Auburn, Wash., died Friday, April 19, 2002, in Auburn. Services are pending at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Obituaries JAMES LAVOY MCREA James Lavoy McRea died peacefully in his home Thursday, April 18, 2002, at the age of 60. Lavoy was born in Tuscola, Texas, to Mildred and Bun McRea on April 20, 1941. He grew up in a farming community near Wingate, Texas. He made San Angelo his home in 1956. He married Dorothy Piper on June 10, 1961. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Piper McRea of San Angelo; three children, James Paul McRea of Bulverde, Texas, and Doraine Kelly and Lynne Lavoy McRea of San Angelo; and six wonderful grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his mother, father, two brothers and a sister. Lavoy was a compassionate, witty and genuine man. He was a loving husband, daddy and friend. He will be missed tremendously. The family wishes to extend a special Thank You to Hospice of San Angelo for making the perils less perilous. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20, in Shep Cemetery. Johnsons Funeral Home SANDRA SANDI WALLACE BRADY Sandra Sandi Keel Wallace of Brady went to be with her Lord on Thursday, April 18, 2002, in Brady at the age of 58 years and eight days. Service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 21, at the First United Methodist Church of Brady, and then again at 4 p.m. Monday, April 22, in the First United Methodist Church of Clarendon with burial to follow in Citizens Cemetery. The Rev. Sheldon Johnson and Carol Stepp will conduct the service in Brady, and Bright Newhouse will conduct the service in Clarendon. Sandi was born on April 10, 1944, to L.V. and Lena Trent Keel in Childress, Texas. She married Glenn Wallace on July 8, 1966, in Carey, Texas. Living in Brady for the last 18 years, moving here from Clarendon in 1984, Sandi was an active member of the First United Methodist Church, the Brady Chamber of Commerce, the Child Welfare Board, and was a past member of the Clarendon Jaycees. She worked as a secretary for most of her life, working for different lawyers, the Clarendon ISD, the McCulloch County District Clerk, and the McCulloch County Probation Office. Sandi was active in fundraising for the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association. She loved playing bridge, gardening, reading and she especially loved her husband, children, family and friends. Survivors include her husband, Glenn, of Brady; one son, Tony Wallace of Abilene; one daughter, Jill Mays and her husband, Jeff, of Brady; three sisters, Brenda Higley and her husband, Tom, of Amarillo, Gail Campbell of Childress, and Rita Evans and her husband, Larry, of Childress; six grandchildren, Brian, Ashley, Jessica, Danielle, Maggie and Will; and numerous other family members and friends. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. Heritage Funeral Home April 21, 2002 Funerals, Death Notices and Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ Funerals Today ELSEWHERE Paul Henderson First Baptist Church, Alpine 4 p.m. Sandra Wallace First United Methodist Church, Brady 2 p.m. Dee Milholland McCoy Funeral Home, Sweetwater 2 p.m. Virginia Garret First United Methodist Church, Winters 2 p.m. _________________________________________________________________ Death Notices SAN ANGELO Phillip Steelman, 56, died Saturday, April 20, 2002, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Johnsons Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO Hazel G. McIntosh, 84, died Friday, April 19, 2002, at her residence. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church with burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. Survivors include sons, Fred Kennedy of Lovington, N.M., and Billy McIntosh of Healdton, Okla. SAN ANGELO Denver C. Marsh Sr., 83, died Saturday, April 20, 2002, in San Angelo. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Johnsons Funeral Home Chapel with military graveside service in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Alzada Marsh of San Angelo; and children, Dr. Denver C. Marsh and Dr. Charles A. Marsh, both of San Angelo, Anne Louise Nicholas of Denton, Julia Klepac of Dallas, Andrew Franklin Marsh of Dripping Springs and William Wells Marsh of Allen. SAN ANGELO Samuel Cox, 58, died Saturday, April 20, 2002, in a Gainesville hospital. Services are pending at Johnsons Funeral Home. MASON Norman Starks, of Arlington died Friday, April 19, 2002. Services are pending at Mason Funeral Home. LLANO Netha Garrett, 70, died Friday, April 19, 2002. Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Chapel with burial in Llano City Cemetery. Survivors include daughters, Yvonne Brizendinet of Bertram, Letha Garrett of Marble Falls and Rhoda Schmidt of Burnet; brothers, Frank Otto and August Otto Jr., both of Llano; and sisters, Ruby Varvel of Hearne, and Frances Evers, Nelda Duncan and Arlene Alexander, all of Llano. ALPINE Paul Thomas Henderson, 84, died Tuesday, April 16, 2002, in a Fort Stockton hospital. Service will be at 4 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Arrangements are by Geeslin Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, Marie Lucile Henderson of Alpine; daughters, Paula Jean McClure of Bay City, Mich., Christine Reeves of Alpine and Rose Marie Prouser of Burbank, Calif.; son, Kent Douglas Henderson of Baltimore; and sister, Nancy Center of Clearwater, Fla. KERMIT Howard Leon Dudley, died Saturday, April 20, 2002, in a local hospital. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church and at 4 p.m. the same day in Trent Cemetery in Trent. Arrangements are by Cooper Funeral Chapel. Survivors include brother, Pat Dudley of Wink; son, Phil Dudley of San Antonio; and daughters, Marla K. Dudley of San Antonio and Dana King of Crane. BIG SPRING Mildred Bernice Denton, 79, of Plano died Thursday, April 18, 2002, in a Plano hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with burial in Mount Olive Memorial Park. Survivors include daughters, Angel Grantham of Big Spring, Sonjia Aycock of Midland and Sherry Hernandez of Rowlett; sons, Dickie Denton, Quinn Denton and Rexie Denton, all of Big Spring; half-brother, L.B. Cole of New Mexico; and half-sister, Mary Lou Kitchens of Flint. STANTON Trinidad G. Rubio Sr., 98, died Friday, April 19, 2002, in a local care center. Rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. today in Stanton Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with burial in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Survivors include sons, Trinidad Rubio Jr. of Caldwell, Frank Rubio of Junction and Juan Rubio of San Angelo; and daughters, Juanita Avalos and Teresita Booth, both of Stanton, Lupe Mendoza of Canyon, Valentina Casarez of Beeville, Emilia Olguin of Midland and Amelia Tanguma Rubio of Big Spring. BIG SPRING Ada Mae Appling Everett, 79, of Midland died Saturday, April 20, 2002, in a Midland nursing home. Graveside service will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Trinity Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. Survivors include daughter, Caroline Stein of Denver; and son, Eddie Everett of Midland. BIG SPRING Jean Harrison Fidler, 74, of Midland, died Saturday, April 20, 2002, at her residence. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the Peace Chapel at Trinity Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. Survivors include daughter, Theresa Winn of Midland; and son, David Yeater of Houston. ROBERT LEE Gary Don Sparks, 46, died Saturday, April 20, 2002, at his residence. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Robert Lee Baptist Church with burial in Robert Lee Cemetery. Arrangements are by Shaffer Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, Robin Sparks; children, Justin Sparks, Shannon Sparks and Kevin Sparks, all of Robert Lee; brothers, Marion Luther Sparks of San Angelo, Lloyd Sparks of Branson, Mo., Ray Sparks of Sterling City and Terry Sparks of Bryan; and sisters, Peggy Evans of Great Bend, Kan., Shirley Thomas and Elwanda Jones, both of San Angelo, Louise Drennan of Fort Sumner, N.M., Pauline Coty of Sterling City and Ana Jones of Duncan, Okla. _________________________________________________________________ Obituaries DORA LANGE STOKES BALLINGER Dora Lange Stokes, age 91, of Ballinger passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2002, in a local nursing home after a short illness. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at Rains-Seale Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 22, at the First Baptist Church in Ballinger with the Rev. Ferris Akins officiating. Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Ballinger. Mrs. Stokes was born July 21, 1910, at the family home of her parents, Ernest and Pauline Lindemann Lange in the Blanton community. She attended schools at Norwood and Benoit. She married Herman Stokes on Dec. 16, 1928. They lived and farmed within three miles of her family home. She was a Baptist. Her husband; her parents; a grandson, Alan Stokes; three sisters, Martha Spreen, Mathilda Spreen and Clara Ashton; and four brothers, Julius, Walter, Herman and Arthur Lange preceded her in death. Mrs. Stokes is survived by her sons, Herman Jr. and his wife, Wanda, of Abilene and Henry (Buddy) and his wife, Darlene, of Ballinger; her daughter, Doris White and husband, Don, of Ballinger; eight grandchildren, Gary Stokes of Anson, Pam Smith of Abilene, Kay Tarkenton of Mineral Wells, Diana Hood of Abilene, Donna White and Dedra Marrow, both of Ballinger, Dionn White of Wichita Falls and Dwayne White of Seminole; great-grandchildren, Kristen Stokes, Hubble Smith, Scott Smith, Tamra Smith, Tavisity and Tahnae Tarkenton, Crescenda and Austin Williams, Felicia Cavazos, Morgan Creswell and Hannah White; step great-grandchildren, Joseph Baird, A.J. Dixon, Wade Hood and Taylor Hood; and great-great-grandchildren, Justin Smith and Colton Curtis. Two brothers, Robert Lange and George Lange and his wife, Geraldine, all of Ballinger also survive her. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Rains-Seale Funeral Home GRACE LOUGENIA PITTMAN Grace Lougenia Pittman, 89, of San Angelo, Texas, died at 8:35 a.m. Friday, April 19, 2002, in a local nursing care center. She was born Jan. 29, 1913, in Thurber, Texas. She was a member of Southgate Church of Christ. She is survived by one son, Royce Edward Beasley and wife, Patty Sue, of Carthage, Mo.; one daughter, Janice Lougenia ONeal and husband, Grady, of San Angelo; 11 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and two stepchildren, Wanda Pack and husband, Carroll, of Stephenville and Wayne Pittman and wife, Jean, of Dublin. She was preceded in death by two daughters, Patsy Ann Rollins and Sarah Hilker; one grandson, David Shaffer; nine brothers; and two sisters. Family visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 22, at Johnsons Funeral Home. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, in Mount Marion Cemetery in Strawn, Texas, with Paul Shero officiating. Johnsons Funeral Home