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All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== The San Angelo Standard - Times OnlineWest Texas News Funerals and Death Notices _________________________________________________________________________ 2002-12-09 Dec 9 Funerals Today SAN ANGELO John Pearcy Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel 3 p.m. Elmer Taylor Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel 10 a.m. Mary Mays Fairmount Cemetery noon ELSEWHERE Virgie Herring Garden of Memories Cemetery, Ballinger 2 p.m. Don Lindsey Trinity Memorial Park Peace Chapel, Big Spring 2 p.m. Hilda Biermann Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel, Comfort 2 p.m. Manuel Cordero St. Agnes Catholic Church, Fort Stockton 10 a.m. Alfred Weinheimer St. Mary's Church, Fredericksburg 10 a.m. Claude Gentry Aubrey Fife Funeral Chapel, Junction 10 a.m. Elizabeth Graham Llano City Cemetery, Llano 10 a.m. Jose Chavez St. Thomas Catholic Church, Miles 3 p.m. Harold Tippie First Baptist Church, Ozona 2 p.m. Amelia Rubio St. Joseph Catholic Church, Stanton 11 a.m. 2002-12-09 Dec 9 Death Notices SAN ANGELO - Joyce Mae Barnes, 63, died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2002, at her residence. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Elisa G. Apodaca, 67, died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2002, at her residence. Memorial service will be at a later date. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband, Fermin Apodaca; daughters, Mary Jane Andrews, Kathleen Cavazos, Teresa Smith and Christine Hirtzel; sons, Marvin Langan, Michael Langan and John Langan; stepsons, Fred Apodaca, Steven Apodaca and Daniel Apodaca; mother, Helen Mixon; and sister, Mary Helen Mejia. SWEETWATER - Martha Elizabeth Shifflett, 75, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Sweetwater Cemetery. Arrangements are by McCoy Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband, Marvin C. Shifflett of Sweetwater; daughter, Linda Fornwalt of Abilene; and brothers, Alvin Webster of Sweetwater and James Webster of Granada Hill, Calif. KINGSLAND - Glenn Holder Sr., 59, died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2002, in Temple. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Homes. Survivors include his wife, Mary of Kingsland; daughters, Johnna Louise Williams of Galava, Ill., and Barbara Lynn Simpson of Cocoa, Fla.; sons, Glenn Holder Jr. of MacClenny, Fla., and Robert Egbert of Missouri; sister, Wilma Dean Heston of Annawan, Ill.; and brother, George Thomas Holder of Colona, Ill. FORT STOCKTON - Dora G. Terrazas, 70, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church with burial in Fort Stockton Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements are by Fort Stockton Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband, Fidel Q. Terrazas Jr. of Fort Stockton; son, Jesse Terrazas of Fort Stockton; daughter, Mary Ann White Terrazas of Fort Stockton; brothers, Frankie Granado and Jose Granado Sr., both of Fort Stockton, and Nino Granado of Haskell; and sisters, Maria G. Vella of Galveston and Ildafonsa G. ''Ilda'' Gay of Cisco. BROWNWOOD - Howard Summers, 66, of Early, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, at his residence. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Davis-Morris Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Eastlawn Memorial Park. BALLINGER - Virgie A. Herring, 70, of Coleman, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, in a Coleman care center. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Arrangements are by Rains-Seale Funeral Home. Survivors include son, Jeffrey Lynn Key of San Angelo; daughter, Cindy Harding of Gouldbusk; sister, Lois Thornton of San Angelo; and stepchildren, Jackie Shannon, Debra Herring and Jimmy Herring, all of Ballinger. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2002-12-10 Dec 10 Funerals Today san angelo The Rev. Raymond Bick Church of Jesus Christ 10 a.m. ELSEWHERE Ben Baeza Nalley-Pickle andamp; Welch Rosewood Chapel, Big Spring 2 p.m. Margaret Kelley Myers andamp; Smith Funeral Chapel, Big Spring 2 p.m. Marie Strickland Fairview Cemetery, Bronte 4 p.m. Jose Chavez St. Thomas Catholic Church, Miles 3 p.m. Martha Shifflett Sweetwater Cemetery, Sweetwater 3 p.m. 2002-12-10 Dec 10 Death Notices SAN ANGELO - Elizabeth Powell, 65, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Starks Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Dr. J.B. Joy, 81, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2002, in a local nursing home. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Joyce Mae Barnes, 63, died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2002, at her residence. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Calvary Cemetery. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Survivors include son, Rusty Barnes of Dallas; daughter, Barbara Foster of Anson; and sister, Marilyn Eisenhardt of Alexandria, Va. SAN ANGELO - Rosemarie McKillip, 80, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, in a local nursing home. No services are scheduled. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband, Preston McKillip of San Angelo. SAN ANGELO - James Afton Baker, 86, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2002, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Miles Cemetery. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, Lila Baker of San Angelo; daughter, Barbara Wriston of Kincaid, W.Va.; son, Les Baker of Paragould, Ark.; and brother, Frank Baker of Odessa. SAN ANGELO - J.D. Rusler, 87, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2002. Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Fairmount Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Retha Rusler of Canyon; daughters, Gwendolyn Moreland and Patricia Rusler, both of Canyon; and sons, Kenneth D. Rusler of Canyon and Clifford W. Rusler of San Angelo. SAN ANGELO - Johnnie Lee Bell, 68, died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2002. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home. LLANO - Gladys Eugenia Box, 99, died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2002. Graveside service was at 2 p.m. Monday in Board Branch Cemetery in Lone Grove. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Homes. Survivors in include nieces and nephews. BIG SPRING - Ben Baeza, 94, of Coahoma, died Sunday, Dec 8, 2002, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in Nalley-Pickle andamp; Welch Rosewood Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. Survivors include sons, Bennie Baeza of Cedar Park and Albert Baiza of Fayetteville, N.C.; and daughter, Lin Ellison of Abilene. BIG SPRING - W. Ray Echols, 73, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, in a local nursing home. Memorial service will be at 4 p.m. today at First Presbyterian Church of Coahoma with a private family burial in Trinity Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle andamp; Welch Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, Eddie Juan Echols of Big Spring; daughter, Sally Itz of Grapevine; son, John Echols of Midland; and sisters, Janie Phinney of Coahoma and Judy Lazarus of Belton. SONORA - Larry E. Luckett, 67, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, at his residence. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Sonora Cemetery. Arrangements are by Kerbow Funeral Home. Survivors include sister, Ann Feagin of Sonora. CORPUS CHRISTI - Peter Paul Barizon Sr., 61, died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2002. Service will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at St. Pius Catholic Church with burial in Seaside Memorial Garden. Arrangements are by Corpus Christi Funeral Home. Survivors include son, Peter Paul Barizon II of San Angelo. FREDERICKSBURG - Norma Eckert, 93, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Stonewall Community Cemetery. Survivors include daughter, Virginia Pehl of Stonewall; and son, Kenneth Eckert of Austin. BIG SPRING - Margaret ''Toby'' Kelley, 93, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in Myers andamp; Smith Funeral Home Chapel with a private burial in Mount Olive Memorial Park. Survivors include brother, Pat Boatler of Big Spring; and sister, Billie Knoop of Big Spring. BRADY - Alta Crouch, 88, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002. Service will be at 1 p.m. today at First Baptist Church of Richland Springs with burial in Richland Springs Cemetery. Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Homes. Survivors include son, Billy Crouch of Brady; and sister, Annie Myrl Gober of Elm Grove. KINGSLAND - Sarah Wagner, 83, of Highland Haven, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. today in Lakeland Hills Memorial Park in Burnet County. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Homes. Survivors include her husband, Joseph of Highland Haven; and daughters, Jean Merryman of Denver and Rose Hill of Kingsland. ELDORADO - Maria Elena Rodriguez, 68, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, at her residence. Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with burial in Eldorado Cemetery. Arrangements are by Kerbow Funeral Home. Survivors include sons, Rogelio Rodriguez of Eldorado and Adan Rodriguez Jr. of Eunice, N.M.; daughters, Elena Aguilar and Berta Nicholson, both of Eldorado; brothers, Porfido Garcia and Auturo Garcia, both of Mexico, and Homero Garcia of Del Rio; and sisters, Ortencia Herrera of San Antonio, Santa Saldua of Del Rio, Juana Chavez of Mexico and Rebecca Garza of Fort Worth. COLEMAN - Foy Gordon, 97, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Midway Cemetery. Survivors include daughters, Gloria Gordon of Winters and Dixie Lee of Coleman. STANTON - Irvin Myrick, 100, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, in Shallowater. Service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements are by Gilbreath Funeral Home. Survivors include sons, James L. Myrick and Larry R. Myrick, both of Stanton, and Rodney E. Myrick of Lampasas; daughter, Merideth McCulloch of Lockney; and sister, Myrtle Stewart of Stanton. BIG SPRING - Jean Cantrell, 86, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, in a local nursing home. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Trinity Memorial Park Peace Chapel. Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle andamp; Welch Funeral Home. Survivors include daughter, Catherine Jean Perry of Spokane, Wash.; half- brothers, Dayle Parkes of Saratoga, Calif., and John E. Parkes of Silver Spring, Md.; and half-sister, Frances Podhradsky of San Diego. BIG SPRING - Joana May McMurray, 33, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2002, at her residence. Graveside service will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Trinity Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle andamp; Welch Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband, Dale McMurray of Big Spring; son, Chance McMurray of Big Spring; daughter, Shilah Jenning of Comanche; mother, Dorothy Scheller of Comanche; father, Ronnie Turner of Stephenville; and brother, Robert Turner of Lampasas. KINGSLAND - Bonnie Jewell Williams, 89, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, in Llano. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Lakeland Hills Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Homes. Survivors include sons, Jimmy Williams of Coahoma and Charles Hendrickson of Ottowa, Kan. BIG SPRING - Richard L. Dutchover, 68, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002. Services are pending at Myers andamp; Smith Funeral Home. SWEETWATER - Mollie Touchton, 85, of Abilene, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2002. Services are pending at McCoy Funeral Home. JUNCTION - Henry F. Montgomery, 75, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2002. Services are pending at Aubrey Fife Funerals. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2002-12-11 Dec 11 Funerals Today SAN ANGELO Joyce Barnes Calvary Cemetery 11 a.m. Dr. J.B. Joy Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens 2 p.m. David Minor Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens 2 p.m. ELSEWHERE Jean Cantrell Trinity Memorial Park Peace Chapel, Big Spring 2 p.m. Joana McMurray Trinity Memorial Park, Big Spring 4 p.m. Howard Summers Davis-Morris Chapel, Brownwood 10 a.m. Foy Gordon Stevens Funeral Home Chapel, Coleman 2 p.m. Dora Terrazas St. Joseph Catholic Church, Fort Stockton 10 a.m. Norma Eckert Schaetter Funeral Home, Fredericksburg 10 a.m. Bonnie Williams Lakeland Hills Memorial Park, Kingsland 11 a.m. Nadalene Pittman First Baptist Church, Lampasas 2 p.m. Larry Luckett Sonora Cemetery, Sonora 2 p.m. Irvin Myrick First Baptist Church, Stanton 2 p.m. 2002-12-11 Dec 11 Death Notices SAN ANGELO - Betty Jean Welch, 64, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2002, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. LLANO - Alejandro Celso Aviles, 62, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002. Service was Tuesday in Llano City Cemetery. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. Survivors include sons, Jose Aviles, Frances Aviles, Alejandro Aviles, Celso Aviles and Marisol Aviles. VICTORIA - Dakotah Raine Rivera, 4, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in Artero Memorial Chapels. Service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with burial in Resurrection Cemetery. Survivors include father, Felix Rivera III of Victoria; mother, Debbie Rios Coppedge of Victoria; grandparents, Felicia and Nate Martinez of San Angelo, and Rosa and Ernest Rios, Pam and Felix G. Rivera Jr., and Rosie and David Lentz, all of Victoria; and sisters and brothers, Tina Rivera, Felicia Rivera, Miranda Rivera, Shelby Rivera, Haleigh Rivera, Fabian Rivera and Felix Rivera IV, all of Victoria. MONAHANS - Leslie Henry Regan Jr., 44, died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2002. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Family Funeral Services/Jackie Harkey chapel with burial in Tamarisk Cemetery in Grandfalls. Survivors include son, Terry Don Regan of Hobbs, N.M.; father, Leslie Regan Sr. of Weatherford; and sister, Trenita Huey of Weatherford. ROCKSPRINGS - Jewel Ailene Lambert Barnes, 79, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2002, in a Camp Wood nursing home. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Rocksprings Cemetery. Arrangements are by Nelson Funeral Home. Survivors include husband, T.C. Barnes of Rocksprings; daughters, Bobby Spurger of San Angelo and Chalaudine Hollis of Evant; and son, Tony Hulse of San Angelo; brothers, J.T. Hulse and Hill Hulse, both of San Angelo; and sister, Dorothy Lambert of Fort Worth. EDEN - Dorthy Nell Browning Rabon, 84, died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2002, in a local nursing home. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Stacy Cemetery. Arrangements are by Eden Funeral Home. Survivors include son, Kent Rabon of Mason; daughter, Jacquelyn Bridges of Austin; brothers, Douglas Browning of Lubbock and Briggs Browning of Stacy; and sisters, Lucille Riley and Jo Anna Hafer, both of San Angelo, and Hazelle Blankenship of Abilene. JUNCTION - Henry F. Montgomery, 75, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2002, in San Antonio. Service will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Aubrey Fife Funerals Chapel with burial in Junction Cemetery. Survivors include nieces and nephews. JUNCTION - Lane Carnett, 45, of London, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, at his residence. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Aubrey Fife Funerals Chapel. Survivors include his parents, Glen and Em Carnett of Midland. PECOS - Patsy Pate, 68, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2002, in an Odessa hospital. Services are pending at Pecos Funeral Home. BIG LAKE - Elpidio Barrera, 78, died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2002, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. EDEN - Wayne Ellison, 82, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2002, in a local nursing home. Services are pending at Eden Funeral Home. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2002-12-12 Dec 12 Funerals Today SAN ANGELO J.D. Rusler Johnson's Funeral Home 10 a.m. Virginia Manor Alexander Temple C.O.G.I.C 10 a.m. ELSEWHERE Emil Szabo Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic, Big Spring 10:30 a.m. Billy Scott Heritage Funeral Chapel, Brady 4 p.m. Maria Rodriguez Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Eldorado 10 a.m. James Baker Miles Cemetery, Miles 2 p.m. Bert Frost Roscoe Cemetery, Roscoe 2 p.m. 2002-12-12 Dec 12 Death Notices SAN ANGELO - Virginia Manor, 81, died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2002, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 10 a.m. today at Alexander Temple C.O.G.I.C. with burial in Delta Cemetery. Arrangements are by Starks Funeral Home. Survivors include nieces. SAN ANGELO - Joseph Zack Guynes, 82, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, at his residence. Services are pending at Robert Massie Funeral Home. SAN ANGLEO - Eulla Powell, 83, died Friday, Dec. 6, 2002, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Galilee Baptist Church with burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Starks Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband, Jerry R. Powell of San Angelo; sons, Joseph M. Powell of San Angelo and Leonard E. Powell Sr. of Tyler; and daughters, Jerry Graves and Lois Powell of San Angelo. SAN ANGELO - Marquis Rodney Goodloe, infant son of Tammy Goodloe and Rodney Mitche, all died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002, in an Abilene hospital. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. today in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Hortencia G. Flores, 100, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Johnson's Funeral Home. Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. BIG SPRING - Tommy Hart, 86, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, in a local nursing home. Services are pending at Nalley-Pickle andamp; Welch Funeral Home. BIG SPRING - Laurence Snively, 90, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, in New Braunfels. Services are pending at Nalley-Pickle andamp; Welch Funeral Home. STANTON - Eddie L. Crow, 77, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, at his residence. Services are pending at Gilbreath Funeral Home. BIG SPRING - Y.B. Hodnett, 75, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Myers andamp; Smith Funeral Home. SWEETWATER - Mollie Touchton, 85, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2002, in Abilene. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Coldwater, Miss., with burial in Coldwater Cemetery. Arrangements are by McCoy Funeral Home. Survivors include stepdaughter, Brenda Touchton of Bay City. SWEETWATER -Bert L. ''Jack'' Frost, 90, died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002, in Glendale, Ariz. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today in Roscoe Cemetery. Arrangements are by McCoy Funeral Home. Survivors include son, Barry Layne Frost of Phoenix; and stepsister, Ann Cary of Texarkana. BIG SPRING - Emil George Szabo, 73, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2002, in a local hospital. Service will be at 10:30 a.m., today at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Myers and Smith Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, Clara Szabo of Big Spring; daughter, Annalisa Guzman of Big Spring; brothers, Mike Szabo of Magazine, Ark., and Andrew Szabo of Bria, Ohio; sisters, Barbara Norris of Tiffan, Ohio, and Marlene Bolinti and Helen McCaffery, both of Bria, and Julia Pierce of Shren. BRADY - Billy J. Scott, 70, died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2002, in San Antonio. Service will be at 4 p.m. today in Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Rest Haven Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Joyce Scott of Brady; son, Gary Scott of Llano; daughter, Peggy Edmiston of Brady; sisters, Betty Henderson of Midland and Patsy Granad of Carlsbad, N.M. PECOS - Patsy J. Pate, 68, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2002, in a local hospital. Service will be at 3 p.m. Friday in Pecos Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Mount Evergreen Cemetery. Survivors include son, Martin W. Pate of Richmond; daughter, Cynthia A. Keahey of Midland; and brothers, Norman Hill and Roy Hill, both of Pecos, and Jack Hill Jr. of Midland. KINGSLAND - Sherman T. Allenson, 73, of Sunrise Beach died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, in Llano. Service will be at 11 a.m. today at Federated Church in Sunrise Beach with burial in Sandy Mountain Cemetery. Arrangements are by Waldrope- Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Homes. Survivors include his wife, Wilma Allenson of Sunrise Beach; daughter, Susan McClelland of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; and sons, Sherman T. Allenson Jr. of Palm City, Fla., and Stephan J. Allenson of Richmond. EDEN - Herbert Wayne Ellison, 82, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2002, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Eden Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Eden Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Viema Ellison of Eden; son, Gerald Ellison of Eden; daughter, Gilda Ellison of Cork Oracle, Ariz.; stepsons, Larry Downs of Eden and Leroy Downs of Arlington; sisters, Marjorie Adkinson of Mount Air, Iowa, Merle South of Afton, Iowa, and Audrey Rowe of Wellman, Iowa; and brother, Cecil Ellison of Nolanville. BIG SPRING - Elsie Merrell, 90, of Hereford, Ariz., died Oct. 5, 2002, at her residence. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Trinity Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Myers andamp; Smith Funeral Home. Survivors include grandchildren. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2002-12-14 Dec 14 Funerals Today SAN ANGELO Hortencia Flores St. Mary's Catholic Church 10 a.m. Joseph Guynes Grape Creek Cemetery 11 a.m. Mattie Millhollon Johnson's Funeral Home 1:30 p.m. Elizabeth Powell New Light Baptist Church 2 p.m. Eulla Powell Galilee Baptist Church 10 a.m. ELSEWHERE Clifford Fournier Ave B Church of Christ, Ballinger 10 a.m. Marciala Luevanos Iglesia Bautista La Fe, Big Spring 4 p.m. Leslie McNeese Trinity Memorial Park, Big Spring 1 p.m. Laurence Snively Nalley-Pickle andamp; Welch, Big Spring 10 a.m. Katherine Teague Heritage Funeral Home, Brady 2 p.m. Julie Johnson-Kass Methodist Church, Fort Davis 11 a.m. Abel Lujan Memorial Funeral Chapel, Fort Stockton 2 p.m. 2002-12-14 Dec 14 Death Notices SAN ANGELO - Rheba D. Edwards, 70, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002, at her residence. Service will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Wall Protestant Cemetery. Survivors include nephew, Kramer Edwards, and niece, Denee Edwards, both of San Angelo. SAN ANGELO - Glennola Sophier Perkins, 66, died Friday, Dec. 13, 2002. Services are pending at Johnson's Funeral Home. BIG SPRING - Laurence Haggard Snively, 90, of New Braunfels died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, in New Braunfels. Service will be at 10 a.m. today in Nalley- Pickle andamp; Welch Funeral Home Chapel with graveside service at 2 p.m. in Colorado City Cemetery in Colorado City. Survivors include sisters, Dora Paul Willbanks of Big Spring and Anna Don Hardison of Houston. BIG SPRING - Marciala T. Luevanos, 89, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, in a Conway, Ark., hospital. Service will be at 4 p.m. today at Iglesia Bautista Le Fe with burial in Mount Olive Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle andamp; Welch Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband, Rafael Luevanos Sr. of Big Spring; sons, Juan Solis of Big Spring, Rafael Luevanos Jr. of Arlington and Noe Luevanos of California; daughters, Mary Weeks of Conway, Ark., and Ruth Soto of Big Spring; and brother, Felipe Tovar of Smithville. BIG SPRING - Leslie B. McNeese, 78, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, in a Midland hospital. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. today in Trinity Memorial Park Peace Chapel. Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle andamp; Welch Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie McNeese of Big Spring; son, Mitchell McNeese of Lubbock; and daughter, Cynthia Stallings of Tularosa, N.M. IRAAN - Chloea ''Granny'' Bryant, 80, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002, in a local nursing home. Graveside service was at 4 p.m. Friday in Restland Cemetery. Arrangements are by Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home. Survivors include daughters, Eva White of Odessa and Kay Bryant of Midland; son, Doyle Bryant of Burleson; brother, Bartus Voyles of Strawberry, Ark.; and sisters, Joyce Denton of Cave City, Ark., Ina Glidwell of Monette, Ark., Emma Whitely of Florida, Inga Dixon of Johnson City and Ruby Voyles of Odessa. SWEETWATER - Sinforosa L. Garcia, 68, of Roscoe died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002, in a local hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Albert's Catholic Church in Roscoe with burial in Roscoe Cemetery. Arrangements are by McCoy Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband, Ruben Garcia of Roscoe; daughters, Mary Ann Zapata and Carmen L. Garcia, both of Roscoe, and Delia Martinez of Maryneal; son, Patrick Garcia of Clyde; brother, Amado Lopez of Roscoe; and sisters, Tana Burks of Abilene and Josie Navarette of Roscoe. SAN SABA - Ruth Easter McAnaly Harris Wilson, 85, died Friday, Dec. 13, 2002. Service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday Howell-Doran Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Hanna Cemetery in Cherokee. Survivors include daughter, Almetta Beeman of Houston; and son, M.B. ''Merk'' Harris of San Angelo. SNYDER - Audry Taylor Head, 94, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Hillside Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Head of Snyder; daughters, Sandra Kaye Head of Snyder, Audralene Denney of Orange, Calif., and Janet Crooks of Brady; and sons, Don Head and Morris Head, both of Snyder. LLANO - W.J. ''Copper'' Brewer, 73, died Friday, Dec. 13, 2002. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Llano City Cemetery. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. Survivors include son, Eddie Ray Brewer of Fort Worth; daughter, Marilyn Brewer of Fort Worth; brother, Ed Brewer of Llano; and sisters, Shirly Crowe of Llano and Oleta Long of Austin. BRADY - Agapito M. ''Pete'' Quintanilla, 68, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002. Service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Leatherwood Memorial Chapels with burial in Rest Haven Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Herminia Routt of Brady; sons, Pedro C. ''Pete'' Quintanilla of Smithville, Jesse Quintanilla of Seagraves, Daniel Quintanilla of Brady and Robert Quintanilla of Cochran, Ga.; daughters, Martina Moreles of Lubbock, Yolanda Q. Gonzales of Beeville, Rosa Q. Solis of Brownwood, Mary Helen Routt of Brady and Aurora Q. Rodriquez of San Angelo; brother, Daniel Quintanilla of Odem and Elpidio Quintanilla of Papalote; and sister, Rita Garza of Bishop. BALLINGER - Isabel Rodriquez, 80, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002, in Houston. Services are pending at Rains-Seale Funeral Home. COLEMAN - Curtis S. ''Smitty'' Schmidt, 83, died Friday, Dec. 13, 2002, in Abilene. Services are pending at Stevens Funeral Home. BIG SPRING - Walter Sanders, 51, died Friday, Dec. 13, 2002, in a local hospital. Services are pending at Nalley-Pickle andamp; Welch Funeral Home. BIG SPRING - Barbara L. Robertson, 63, of Coahoma died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002, at her residence. Services are pending at Nalley-Pickle andamp; Welch Funeral Home. BIG SPRING - Clifton Roy Crim, 83, of Stanton died Friday, Dec. 13, 2002, in a Stanton nursing home. Services are pending at Nalley-Pickle andamp; Welch Funeral Home. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------