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TX - Obits from the Vernon Daily Record 8-1-2000 Robert Wayne Gibson Funeral services were held Tuesday at Central Christian Church for former Vernon resident Robert Wayne Gibson, 46, of Denton, who died Sunday, July 30, 2000, in a Dallas hospital after a lengthy illness. Interment was in Wilbarger Memorial Park under direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. Gibson was born March 16, 1954, in Vernon, a son of William (Bill) Gibson and the late Sheila Mitchell Gibson. He married Romona Bullock on March 27, 1982,in Denton. A 1972 graduate of Vernon High School, he attended Texas Tech University and was a project manager in the electronics industry. He had resided in Denton since 1998. He was a member of Central Christian Church of Vernon and enjoyed reading and music. Surviving are his wife; two daughters, Valerie Gibson and Michelle Gibson, both of Denton; his father, of Vernon; a brother, David Gibson of Vernon; two sisters, Margaret Mathews and Beverly Howl, both of Fort Worth; and several nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Twice Blessed House or the American Kidney Foundation. Pallbearers were Steve Raines, David Gower, Dan Moore, Jimmy Upton, Gerald Riley and Ben Riley. Dominique Nikole Villyard QUANAR (Spl) Graveside funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Quanah Memorial Park for Dominique Nikole Villyard, infant daughter of Silas and Rosemary Villyard, who died Sunday, July 30, 2000, at a Childress hospital. The Rev. -Greg Kennedy, pastor of the First United Methodist Church, will officiate. Arrangements are under direction of Price-Jackson Funeral Home. Surviving, in addition to her parents, are a sister, Stacy Marie Bernal of the home; and grandparents Louis and Amalia Bernal and Mitch and Linda Villyard, all of Quanah. Sue A. Acton Sue A. Acton, 98, died Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2000, after a lengthy illness. Graveside funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Park with the Rev. Ron Fox, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are under direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. Acton was born July 16, 1902, in Honey Grove,. A daughter of the late Hugh and Addle Prickett Harper. She married Curtis C. Acton on May 4, 1934, In Frederick, Okla, and he preceded her in death Feb. 17, 1964. A Vernon resident for most of her life, she was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Surviving are a son, Arther Lee Coleman of Longview; three daughters, N. Jean Draper of Oklahoma City, Pauline Grubbs of Phoenix, Ariz., and Charlene Halencak of White City; 13 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She was also preceded in death by a son, Billy Jack Acton on Aug. 3,1999, one grandchild and one great-grandchild. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time Wednesday at the funeral home. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Wilbarger Co. TX - Obits from the Vernon Daily Record 8-3-2000 Hubert Leslie Smith Former Quanah resident Hubert Leslie Smith, 79, of Pampa, died Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2000, in Amarillo. Funeral services were held Thursday at Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Robert Stewart of Dumas, a retired Baptist minister, officiating. Interment was in Memory Garden Cemetery. Smith was born in Quanah and married Martha Stewart in 1938 in Quanah. A US Navy veteran of World War II, he was a carpenter. He moved to Pampa from Lubbock in 1956 and was a member of Grace Baptist Church and Pampa Senior Citizens. Surviving are his wife; two daughters, Jeanetta Stayer of Skellytown and Linda Newton of Pampa; three sons, Charles Smith of Plainview and John Smith and Jim Smith of Pampa; a brother, James Jay Williams of Fresno, Calif.; 13 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. Wilbarger Co. TX - Obits from the Vernon Daily Record 8-4-2000 Mary Myrle Hines Mary Myrle Hines, 81, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000, at her residence in Vernon after a brief illness. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Sullivan Funeral Home Chapel with Jay Hanley, minister of the Wiiharger Street Church of Christ, officiating. Interment will be in Wilbarger Memorial Park. Hines was born Oct. 22, 1918, in Van Alstyne, Texas, a daughter of the late Tiny and Tula King Waldrurn. She married Archie Hines on Jan. 4, 1937, in Altus, Okla., and he preceded her in death on March 25, 1994. A homemaker and retired jewelry store owner, she lived in Vernon most of her life. She was a Member of the Wilbarger Street Church of Christ. Surviving we three sisters, Billie Domm of Rowlett, Margaret Smith of Dallas and Rat Sartaine of Longview a brother, Jim King of Tucson, Ariz. and nine nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Frank King and T. G. Waldrum. Wilbarger Co. TX - Obits from the Vernon Daily Record 8-6-2000 Patsy Ann Martin QUANAH (Spl) Patsy Ann Martin, 47, died Saturday Aug. 5, 2000, at a Quanah hospital. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Monday in the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jesse Dea, retired minister, and assisted by the Rev. Greg Kennedy, minister, officiating. Interment will be in Quanah Memorial Park under direction of Price-Jackson Funeral Home. Martin was born Sept 4, 1952, in Hobbs, N.M. She married Donnie Martin on Feb. 14, 1969, in Quanah. She lived in Quanah most of her life and managed the note department for the First National Bank. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Stefanie Martin of Denton and Kim McDowell of Houston; her mother and stepfather, Evelyn and Garland Seitz of Eldorado, Okla.; and a granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her father1 Harvey Lee Payne, In December of 1969. Visitation will be from 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church. Thelma H. Bingham ODELL (Spl.) Thelma H. Bingham, 95, of Odell, died Saturday, Aug. 5, 2000, at a Richland Hills nursing home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First Assembly of God in Vernon with the Rev. Gary K Butler officiating. Interment will be in the Bell Cemetery in Odell under direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. Bingham was born Sept. 30, 1904, in Prattville, Ala., a daughter of the late H.P. and Lola Davis Killett. She married Grady E. Bingham on Nov. 18, 1922, in Vernon. He preceded her in death on Feb. 8, 1988. She was a housewife, member of First Assembly of God in Vernon and taught Sunday School for over 40 years. She served as spiritual leader for Womens Society of Christian Service at the Methodist Church in Odell. She was a resident of the Odell community for more than 75 years. Survivors include a son, Kenneth Bingham of Odell; a daughter, Jolene Adams of Fort Worth; a sister, Crystal Hamilton of Azle; Texas; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two brothers, E.W. (Jack) Killett and Rembert Clyde Killett. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Family Life Center of the First Assembly of God. Wilbarger Co. TX - Obits from the Vernon Daily Record 8-7-2000 Hazel Marie Auston Hazel Marie Auston, 81, of Vernon, died Sunday, August 6, 2000 in a local hospital. Graveside funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Eastview Cemetery with Bill Lowery officiating. Arrangements are under direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. Auston was born Aug. 3, 1919 , in Sherman a daughter of the late Noah A. Muse and Stella Hatley Chasteen. She married J.B. Muse in 1934 in Davidson, Okla., and he preceded her in death on Feb. 1, 1985. She later married Bill Auston in July of 1964 and he preceded her in death in July of 1994. A resident of Vernon since 1942 she was a homemaker and a member of Eastside Baptist Church. Surviving are two sons, Robert J. Muse of Choctaw, Okla., and Jimmy D. Muse of Vernon; two daughters, Barbara McClellan of Electra and Linda C. Hopkins of Oklaunion; 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by a brother. Willard Chasteen. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Kelly Dawn Davidson Kelly Dawn Davidson, 12, died Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2000, at her home in Fort Worth. She was the great-granddaughter of Helen Richie of Vernon. Funeral services were held Fit day at Cook-Walden Memorial Chapel in Fort Worth. Interment was in Cook-Walden Capitol Park Cemetery. Davidson was born Feb. 25, 1988, in Dumas, a daughter of Johnny and Jamie Davidson. She was a granddaughter of the late Wanda Richie Davidson of Vernon. She attended school at Pflugerville and participated in church services at Ronald McDonald House in Fort Worth. Diagnosed in 1996 with neuroblastoma, she became friends with famed bicyclist Lance Armstrong of Austin when the two were both undergoing chemotherapy treatments at an Austin hospital. When Armstrong was competing in the Tour de France in 1999, he sent special greetings to her as she watched the race from a Fort Worth hospital. Also surviving are her grandparents James and Marilyn Ballew of Dumas and Jerry Davidson of Dimmitt; and great-grandparents, Dora Hickman of Dumas and J.W. and Connie Laney of Grafford. Walter W. Walser Walter W. Walser, 96, a longtime resident of the Medicine Mounds community in Hardeman County, died Monday, Aug. 7, 2000, after a lengthy illness. Graveside funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Big Valley Cemetery with the Rev. Mary Dean Whitfield and the Rev. J.Q. Walser officiating. Arrangements are under direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. Walser was born June 11, 1904, in Montague County, a son of the late C. A. and Eva Allen Walser. He married Irene Barnes on Dec. 29, 1925, in Medicine Mounds and she preceded him in death on July 18,1999. A retired farmer, he was an avid hunter and a member of the First Baptist Church of Quanah. Surviving are a daughter, Peggy Blake of Waco; a son, Tom Walser of Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas; a brother, the Rev. J.Q. Walser of Fort Worth; a sister, Juanita Brown of Fort Worth; 11 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. He was also preceded in death by a son, Wallace Dwight (Wally) Walser on Feb. 7, 1996; a daughter, Gwendolyn (Sis) Walser on Aug. 4, 1997; and a granddaughter, Krissa Walser, on Jan. 29,1998. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Big Valley Cemetery. Wilbarger Co. TX - Obits from the Vernon Daily Record 8-8-2000 Angie Hrncirik Angie Hrncirik, 88, died Monday, Aug. 7, 2000, in Wichita Falls after a lengthy illness. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Sullivan Funeral Home, with visitation to follow. Funeral services will be at 11am. Wednesday at Holy Family Catholic Church. Interment will be in Wilbarger Memorial Park. Hrncirik was born Dec. 12,1911, in Baylor County, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joe Vita. She married J. J. Hrncirik on Feb. 13, 1930, in Bomarton, and he preceded her in death on April13, 1993. A homemaker, she was a member Holy Family Catholic Church and the Altar Society, She was also a member of Elliott Extension Home-makers Club and Congregate Meals, and was active in the Wilbarger Pecan Show, where she won sweepstakes for four years. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. George (Mildred) Koenig of Vernon and Ma Dan (Gladys) Martini of Wichita Falls; two sons, Lawrence (LV.) Hrncirik of Wichita Falls and Tommy Hrncirik of Seymour; a brother, Ernest Vita of Seymour;11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by four sisters, four brothers and three grandchildren. Pall bearers will be Craig French, Kevin Goldstein, Dwight Ross, Terry Shaffer Brian Stahler, Michael Martini, John Shaffer and Skeeter Samplet Mildred Long Gibson Mildred Long Gibson, 86, died Monday, Aug. 7,2000, In a local hospital after a lengthy illness. Graveside funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Wilbarger Memorial Park with the Rev. Jack Gilliland, pastor of Second Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are under direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. Gibson was born Sept 19, 1913 in Sulphur Springs, a daughter of the late Earnest and Minnie Merritt Avaritt Long She married B.H.Gibson in 1943 in Frederick 0kla., and he preceded her in death In 1960. She later married Bootie Gibson in 1982 in Aspermont, and he preceded her in death in 1985. A Wilbarger County resident since 1925, she was a 1933 graduate of Vernon High School and graduated from St. Joseph Nursing School in Fort Worth in 1937. She was a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War II serving as a nurse anesthetist A nephew, Marvin Lee Gibson of Houston, survives her. Wilbarger Co. TX - Obits from the Vernon Daily Record 8-9-2000 Blanche M. Arnold Blanche M. Arnold, 81, died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2000 in a local hospital. Graveside funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Fridayat Wilbarger Memorial Park. Arrangements are under direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. Arnold was born Feb.16. 1919, in Cando, N.D., a daughter of the late James Alvis and Hilda Laforte Alvis. She married James (Jody) Arnold in Davenport, Iowa. A Vernon resident since 1950, she was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church. Surviving are a son Dennis Arnold of Venice, Ca.; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Her husband; two sons, James and Ronnie; and a daughter, Denise Haslet, preceded her in death Visitation will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society Wilbarger Co. TX - Obits from the Vernon Daily Record 8-10-2000 Helen Elizabeth Pruitt Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Sullivan Funeral Home Chapel for Helen Elizabeth Pruitt, 71, who died Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2000, at her residence in Vernon. The Rev. Ron Fox, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, will officiate. Interment will be in Wilbarger Memorial Park. Pruitt was born June 25, 1929, in Burkburnett, a daughter of the late John H. and Hettie Key Thomas. She married B. J. Pruitt on May 30, 1952, in Vernon. A resident of Vernon since 1947, she was a retired bookkeeper for T.E. Davis Insurance Agency, Wichita Cigar & Tobacco and Montgomery Ward. She was a member of the First Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Sharon King of Vernon; a son, JR Pruitt of Vernon; two sisters, Pat Schrader of Vernon and Nancy Ellis of Tulia; and six grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Robert H. Thomas. Visitation will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Building Fund. Esther Ruth Frieling Former Wilbarger County resident Esther Ruth Frieling, 80, of Burkburnett, died Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2000, in a Burkburnett nursing home. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church in Burkburnett with the Rev. Robert Holaday, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Burkburnett Cemetery under direction of Owens & Brumley Funeral Home. Frieling was born Sept. 1, 1919, in Vernon. She married Oscar Frieling on July 27, 1951, and he preceded her in death in 1975. A graduate of St Johns College in Winfield, Kan., she was a parochial school teacher for more than 30 years, including 25 years at St. Paul Lutheran School in Wichita Falls. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church. Surviving are a son, Kenneth Frieling of Devol, Okla.; a daughter, Wanda Frantz of Iowa Park; three brothers, Ted Bodling and August Bodling, both of Vernon, and Erwin Bodling of Electra; a sister, Rosalie Obermier of Wichita Falls; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Grace Lutheran Church of Burkburnett. Wilbarger Co. TX - Obits from the Vernon Daily Record 8-11-2000 Frank (Duffy) Bradford Frank (Duffy) Bradford, 94, of Paducah, died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2000. He was a brother of Dan Bradford of Vernon. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Paducah Church of Christ with David Allessandro, minister, officiating. Interment will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery under direction of Seigler Funeral Home. Bradford was born Aug. 16, 1905, in Benjamin. A lifetime resident of Cattle and King counties, he was a cowboy and a farmer and a member of the Paducah Church of Christ Also surviving are a son, Ben Bradford of El Paso; a daughter, Ruth Woodley of Paducah; another brother, W. T. (Teet) Bradford of Iowa Park; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three wives, Irnogene Jackson, Marie Branson in 1986 and Maymie Powell in 1991; and a daughter, Joe Ann Lawrence on April 28, 1991. Wilbarger Co. TX - Obits from the Vernon Daily Record 8-13-2000 Joyce Smith CHILDRESS (SpL) Joyce Smith, 71, died Friday~ Aug. 11, 2000. She was the sister of Edna Dale of Vernon. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Childress Cemetery with the Rev. Kevin Ricks officiating. Smith was born on Jan 19,1929, in Flomot, Texas, a daughter of Elmer and Banksie Smith. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Mills of Childress; two Sons, Lynn Avery of Valley View, Texas, and Michael Avery of Navasota, Texas; a brother, Fred Smith of Wichita Falls; four other sisters, Ruth Phelps and Bernie Schaer of Canyon City, Colo., Lula Starnes of Glen Rose, Texas, and Mary Cozart of Hale Center, Texas; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by a sister, Lois Dunavant Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. David E. Williams MIDLAND (Spl) Former area resident David K Williams, 72, died Thursday, Aug. 10, 2000, in Midland. Funeral services were held Saturday at Saint Marks United Methodist Church under direction of Ellis funeral Home. Williams was born in Wilbarger County on July 24, 1928. He graduated from Electra High School and attended Hardin College, now Midwestern University. He worked for Texaco for more than 25 years and for C. L. Tyra for more than 10 years. He was a member of Saint Marks United Methodist Church in Midland. Survivors include three sons, Ken Williams of Houston, Tab Williams of Lubbock and Van Williams of The Woodlands; a brother, Sonny Williams of Hot Springs, Ark., a sister, Mary Ann Brownlee of Brooks, Ga.; four grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Yvonne(Smith)Williams; a sister Wilma Williams; and a brother, DeCaurs Williams. Memorials may be made to Saint Marks United Methodist Church or Hospice of Midland. William Bradford Alderman Former Wilbarger County resident William Bradford Alderman, 88, died Sunday, Aug. 6, 2000, in Mesquite after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14, at Williams Funeral Directors Chapel in Garland. Interment will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin Alderman was born June 3, 1912, in Vernon, a son of the late William Cohn and Ila Bradford Alderman. He was married for 57 years to the former Elora Buck. After attending school in Wilbarger County; Alderman worked for the Texas Highway Department, and during World War II served with the U.S Corps of Engineers constructing the Pan American Highway through Nicaragua. Later, he established Texas Parade Magazine in association with Wood Hall and Ken Lively, and served as editor and publisher of the magazine for a number of years. He was appointed by Gov. Price Daniel to serve on the Admiral Nimitz Foundation and was instrumental in expanding the Nimitz Museum in Fredericksburg. He also served on the board of Westminister Manor in Austin for 25 years. The Downtown Austin Rotary Club designated him as a Paul Harris Fellow and he and his wife were active with the University of Texas International Hospitality Committee for many years. He was also a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Austin and Sigma Delta Chi, a journalism fraternity. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Katy Scarborough of Mesquite; one grandson; and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins. Memorials may be made to Cal Farleys Bays Ranch, P.O. Box 1890, Amarillo, Texas, 79174, or the Admiral Nimitz Foundation, 328 East Main Street, Frederickburg, Texas. Lloyd Hill - Lloyd Hill 96, died Friday, Aug., 11, 2000, following a lengthy illness Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Central Christian Church with the Rev. Sterling Lentz officiating. Interment will be Wilbarger Memorial Park under direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. Hill was born Oct. 1, 1903, in McGregor, Texas, a son of the late Edward Green and Jennie Walker Millard Hill. He married Hester Garrison Dec. 24, 1930 in Dallas. She preceded him in death on Feb. 3,1988. Hill moved to Vernon in 1940.He was a sales representative for B. F. Goodrich Company for 20 counties in Texas and Oklahoma. He was a member of Central Christian Church in Vernon, Scottish Rite, Lions Club of Vernon, American Heart Association, Santa Rosa Palomino Club, Vernon Lions Booster Club and the Vernon Chamber of Commerce. Survivors include a son, Dr. Dan R. Hill of San Antonio; a daughter Kathryn Harris of Vernon; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Clifford M. Gfeller Clifford M. Gfeller, 71, died Friday, Aug. 11,2000, at a local hospital. Funeral-services will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. Paul Lutheran Church with the Rev. Rusty Leavitt, officiating. Interment will be in Wilbarger Memorial Park under direction of Community Funeral Home. GfeIler was born July 5, 1929, in Vernon, a son of the late B. C. and Vera Ford Gfeller. He served in the Army during the Korean War. He married Shirlene Brown on Dec. 30, 1954. She preceded him in death on March 2, 1982. He married Clara Ayers on June 26, 1995. Gfeller retired as operations supervisor with Western Oil Company in 1894. He was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church and the Adult Bible Class and a charter member of Young At Heart. Survivors include his wife; a son, Carl Gfeller of Wichita Falls; a daughter, Valorie Handly of Vernon; a stepson, David Ayers of Temple, Texas; three step-daughters, Barbara Westmoreland of College Station, Pat Ryerson of Irving and Marsha Hayden of Sugarland; three sisters, Joyce Ramsey of Mesquite, Merle Miller of Vernon and Clemmie Davenport of Shamrock, Texas; 16 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Wilbarger Co. TX - Obits from the Vernon Daily Record 8-14-2000 Francelle Emmons Former Vernon resident Francelie Enimons, 78, died Friday, Aug. 12, 2000, at her home in Crowley after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Monday at Royal Oaks Church in Fort Worth with John Herweg, pastor, officiating. Graveside funeral services and interment will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Wilbarger Memorial Park Baumgardner Funeral Home of Crowley is in charge of arrangements Emmons was born May 4, 1922, in Seymour, a daughter of the late Paul Bryan and Anna Merphia Quillin. She moved to Vernon in 1935 and married Leonard Emmons on Nov. 29, 1941. They operated the Vern-Tex Boiler Works in Vernon for many years before moving to Irving in 1961 and to Crowley in 1972. She was a former member of Second Baptist Church of Vernon, where she served as pianist and organist for several years. Surviving are a daughter, Patricia Whitworth of Crowley; three granddaughters and 10 great-grandchildren. Her husband; a brother, Truman Quillan; and a sister, Billye Merle Carver, preceded her in death. Memorials may be made to Royal Oaks Building Fund in Fort Worth. Wilbarger Co. TX - Obits from the Vernon Daily Record 8-17-2000 Sam D. Russell Sam D. Russell, 79, died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2000, in a local hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Central Christian Church with the Rev. Sterling Lentz, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Wilbarger Memorial Park under direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. Russell was born July 26, 1921, in Crowell, a son of the late Thomas French and Gladys Louise Jobe Russell. He married Alpha Syble Mullins on Feb.7, 1941, in Altus, Okla. A 1939 graduate of Crowell High School, he attended Draughons Business College and retired as manager of the West Texas Utilities office in Vernon after 46 years with the company. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, serving as a yeoman second class, and was a member of Central Christian Church and the Lions Club of Vernon. Surviving are his wife; two daughters, Mary Louise Melear of Quanah and Virginia Sue Carr of Vernon; a brother, Glendon (Rusty) Russell of Crowell; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Wilbarger Co. TX - Obits from the Vernon Daily Record 8-18-2000 Sharon Kay Cooper Former Vernon resident Sharon Kay Cooper, 49, died Sunday, Aug. 13, 2000, in Arlington, Texas. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Arlington Funeral Home Chapel. Interment was in Moore Memorial Gardens. Cooper was a packer with Fort Dearborn of Fort Worth. Surviving are her father, O. T. Cooper of Longview; a sister, Onita Boeckholt of California; a brother, Mike Cooper of Granbury; three nieces, a nephew and several aunts and uncles. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society Arlington Unit, P.O. Box 433, Arlington, Texas, 76010. Ruthie B. Stewart Former Crowell resident Ruthie B. Stewart, 77, of Gun Barrel City; died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2000, in Tyler. Funeral services were held Friday at Eubank Memorial Chapel in Mabank with the Rev. John Kendall and the Rev. Danny Preston officiating. Interment was in Payne Springs Cemetery. Stewart was born Nov. 22, 1922, in Henderson County, a daughter of the late Boxie e. and Eula E. Singleton Reynolds. She bad been a resident of Gun Barrel City for the past year and was an active member of First Love Fellowship Church. She is survived by her husband of 30 years, James C. Stewart a son1 Jimmy W. McLendon of Payne Springs; two daughters, Lynelle Norman of Huntsville, Ala., and Michael (Mickie) Preston of Quinlan; a brother, Joseph R. (Bob) Reynolds of Eustace; seven grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Wilbarger Co. TX - Obits from the Vernon Daily Record 8-20-2000 Karen J. Capps Karen J. Capps, died Friday, Aug. 18, 2000, In a Wichita Falls hospital after brief illness. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Wilbarger Street Church of Christ with Jay Hanley, minister, officiating. Interment will be in Wilbarger Memorial Park under direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. Capps was born April 15, 1960, in Vernon, a daughter of William and Mary Young Huie. She married Marshall Capps on June 6, 1986, in Crowell. A graduate of Vernon High School and Midwestern State University; she was a secretary for Santa Rosa Telecommunications and a member of the Wilbarger Street Church of Christ Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Rachel Capps of Vernon; two sons, Samuel Capps and John Capps, both of Vernon; her parents, of Vernon; two sisters, Debbie Ranson of Frisco and Lily Beilharz of Dallas and two brothers, Billy Huie of Vernon and Richard Huie of New York City; Pallbearers will be Lee Cook, Bob Hankinson, Glen Methvin, Justin Carthel, Josh Cook and Danny Carthel. Memorials may be made to the Karen Capps Childrens Trust, in care of the Wilbarger Street Church of Christ, 2515 Wilbarger, Vernon, Texas, 76384. Thomas Harris Shive Jr. Former Vernon resident Thomas Harris Shive Jr., 92, of Lubbock, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2000, at his residence at Carillon. Graveside funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Eastview Cemetery in Vernon with the Rev. John Riches, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Littlefield, officiating. Arrangements are under direction of Sanders Funeral Home. Shive was born Nov. 25, 1907, in Vernon. He married Iris McWilliams and she preceded him in death in May of 1979. A graduate of Long Beach (Calif.) High School, he received a bachelor of architect engineering degree from the University of Southern California in 1931. He was a US. Army veteran of World War II, serving with the Engineers, and retired from Lee Kline Inc. in 1990 after 44 years of service. He moved from Los Angeles to Lubbock in 1990. He was a member of Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles and the First Presbyterian Church of Lubbock. Memorials may be made to a favorite charity. Wilbarger Co. TX - Obits from the Vernon Daily Record 8-21-2000 Zada Lee Braziel QUANAH (Spl.) - Zada Lee Braziel, 86, of Quanah, died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2000, in a Wichita Falls hospital. Graveside funeral services were held Monday at Quanah Memorial Park. Arrangements were under direction of Price-Jackson Funeral Home. Braziel was born April 3, 1914, in Quanah, a daughter of the late Walter Lee and Willie Lee Thomas Green. She married Cleatus Haden Braziel on July 18, 1932, in Altus, Okla. and he preceded her in death on May 20, 1987. She was a lifelong Quanah resident and a homemaker. Surviving are a daughter, Rosemary Davidson of Quanah; two sons, Richard Braziel of Quanah and W.R. Braziel of Kaufman; two sisters, Zinnie Darrow of Hot Springs, Ark, and Mamie Lytle of Wichita Falls; two brothers, W. L. Green of Wichita Falls and Carl Green of Denver City; eight grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Hardeman County Historical Museum. Wilbarger Co. TX - Obits from the Vernon Daily Record 8-22-2000 W. O. Graf W.O. Graf, 82, a lifelong Wilbarger County resident, died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2000, in a local hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be at 10 Friday at St Paul Lutheran Church with the Rev. Rusty Leavitt, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Wilbarger Memorial Park under direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. Graf was born Nov. 2, 1917 in Wilbarger County; a son of the Ben and. Flulda Foerster Graf, He and his brothers established Greenbelt Farm Machinery in 1941 and operated the local Case dealership until 1998. A veteran of the Merchant Marines during World War II, he was a member and elder of St. Paul Lutheran Church, where he served as choir director and treasurer. He also served for 25 years on the board of directors of Wilbarger General Hospital. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Nick (Nikki) Baker of Vernon, Mrs. Jeff (Lori) Yoakum of Amarillo and Mrs. Tony (Tracy) Hawkins of Bozeman, Mont.; a brother, Elmer Graf of Vernon; two sisters, Mrs. Herbert (Clara) Namken and Mrs. Henry (Florence) Karcher, both of Vernon; and eight grandchildren. Three brothers, Floyd Graf, Clarence Graf and Henry Graf also preceded him in death. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Terry Graf, Randall Graf, Clifford Graf, Charles Elmer Graf, Robert Namken, Ronnie Karcher, Donnie Karcher and Jim Karcher. Carl Wayne Mason Former Vernon resident Carl Wayne Mason, 71, of Mangum, Okla., died Monday, Aug. 21, 2000, in a Mangum hospital. Funeral services will be at 2 p. m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church of Mangum with the Rev Jimmy Pitson officiating. Interment will be in Roselawn Cemetery under direction of Stewart Funeral Home. Mason was born March 15, 1929, in Vernon, a son of the late John and Blanche Mason. He married Retha Mae Pruett of Mangum in January of 1958. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1972 and from Civil Service in 1984, then moved back to Mangum in 1986 after living in Texas, Virginia, California, Hawaii and Colorado. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife; a son, Carl W. Mason Jr.; a brother, Hubert Mason of Aurora, Ore.; a sister, Melba Jolly of Richmond, Vt.; and two grandchildren. Five brothers and two sisters also preceded him in death. Madie Fennell Mayo Former Vernon resident Madie Fennell Mayo, 52, of Electra, died Monday, Aug. 21, 2000, in an Electra hospital. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Sullivan Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Lenard Brothers officiating Interment will be in Eastview Cemetery. Mayo was born May 8, 1948, in Vernon, a daughter of Lonnie Fennell and the late Doyle Fennell. She married Albert Mayo on Nov. 6, 1971, in Wichita Falls. A resident of Vernon until 1996, when she moved to Electra, she was a homemaker and a member of Eastside Baptist Church and VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 4747, where she served as junior vice president. Surviving are her husband; three daughters, Rhonda Garza of Graham, Amy Mayo of Electra and Amanda Mayo of Dallas; a son, Chuck Mayo of Abilene; her mother, of Vernon; a brother, Clifford Fennell of Vernon; two sisters, Donna Baker of Vernon and Jeanette Witkowski of Austin; and five grandchildren. Her father preceded her in death in 1993. Visitation will be from 7 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Mark Shivers1 Byron Pepper, Mark Nava, Jason Buchanan, David Doherty, William Doherty, Scott Fennell and Dewayne Fennell Memorials may be made to the VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 4747. Gertrude Tirey Former Wilbarger County resident Gertrude Tirey, 81, of Graham, died Monday, Aug. 21, 2000, in Wichita Falls. Graveside funeral services will he at 10 a.m. Thursday at Wilbarger Memorial Park with Troy Chapman officiating. Arrangements are under direction of McMillan-Satterwhite Funeral Home of Graham. Tirey was born July 27, 1919, in Kennedale, and moved to Graham from Wichita Falls in 1998. She was a home economics teacher for 33 years in Oklaunion, Paint Creek and Wichita Falls schools. After retirement she was a founder of the First Step and New Directions programs in Wichita Falls. She was a member of the National Retired Teachers Association, American Vocational Association, Texas Teachers Association, National Educators of America, National Historical Society; National Association for Mature People and Texas Home Economist Association. Surviving are a son Ron Tirey of Graham; a brother, Jasper Williams of Jolly; a sister, Helen Brown of Harrold; a granddaughter, two great-grandsons, three nieces and four nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Grover Charles Tirey in 1970, and a son, Grover E. Tirey in 1965. Memorials may be made First Step, P.0. Box 4805, Wichita Falls, Texas, 76308, or to the American Cancer Society. Wilbarger Co. TX - Obits from the Vernon Daily Record 8-23-2000 Bettye Woolf Bettye Woolf, 57, died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2000, at her home near Lockett. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Zion Lutheran Church with the Rev. Kenneth Bersehe, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Wilbarger Memorial Park under direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. Woolf was born Jan. 1, 1943 in Wilbarger County; a daughter of the late Walter Herbert and Lottie Jones Lehman. She married Gene Woolf on Nov 25, 1962 in Lockett A 1961 graduate of Lockett High School, she was a security guard on Vernon campus of North Texas State Hospital. she enjoyed yard work and farming, and was active in Vernon band and 4-H programs, Surviving are her husband; a son, Ricky Woolf of Vernon; two daughters, Cheryl Conoly of Vernon and Rhonda Bickers of Knoxville, Tenn.; a sister, Sarah Tucker of Quanah; five brothers. Gary Lehman of Pecan Gap, Jimmy Lehman of Burkburnctt, Ray Lehman of Borger, Teddy Lehman and Paul Lehman, both of Vernon; and six grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be security guards at North Texas State Hospitals Vernon campus. Memorials may be made to the Golden Wings Hospice Foundation or Zion Lutheran Church. Harlton Terrie Gaines CROWELL (Spl) - Harlton Terrie Gaines, 53, died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2000, at his residence in Palmer, Alaska. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, at Womack-Manard Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be in Crowell Cemetery Gaines was born Sept. 7, 1946, at Ft Sill, Okla. He married Billye Jean Russell in 1972. A graduate of Ardmore, Okla., High School, he attended college in Baton Rouge, La, and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. After military service, he was employed at the Ardmore Oil Refinery, then later worked in the oil industry in Houston, Prudhoe Bay and Kuparuk, Alaska. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, serving as a missionary and a Temple Ordinance worker. Surviving are his wife; two sons, Ranny Gene Gaines, serving in the U.S. Navy, and James Lee Gaines ofAlaska; a daughter, Terye Eve Stephens of Alaska; two brothers, Bennie Wayne Lang of Ardmore, Okla., and Thomas Paul Gaines of Lemoore, Calif.; a sister, Sherrie Lou Garrison of Barnsdall, Okla.; and three grandchildren. Wilbarger Co. TX - Obits from the Vernon Daily Record 8-24-2000 Nannie Mae Coats Nannie Mae Coats, 84, of Lubbock, died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2000, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock. She was the mother of Lloyd P. Coats of Quanah. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Franklin Bartley Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Chris Sutton and Dale Cain officiating. Coats was born Dec. 19, 1915, in Santa Anna, Texas, and married Lloyd L. Coats in 1938 in Dawson County. She moved from Lamesa to Higginbotham, Texas, in 1949 and to Hobbs, N.M., in 1972. In 1981, she moved to Lubbock. A homemaker, she farmed in Gaines and Lea counties for many years. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and the Lydia Class. Also surviving are another son, Billy Coats of Lubbock; two daughters, Gayla Burton of Pampa and Beverly Cox of Lubbock; a brother, Jack Crow of Okmulgee, Okla.; a sister, Bea Peacher of Chula Vista, Calif.; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund, 5301 82nd Street, Lubbock, Texas, 79424. Roy Glen Cook Former Vernon resident Roy Glen Cook, 67, of Plainview, died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2000, in a Plainview hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Bartley-Silva Memorial Chapel with the Rev. A. C. Hamilton officiating. Cremation will be under direction of Bartley-Silva Funeral Home. Cook was born Dec. 18, 1932, in Vernon and married Doris Johnson on May 7, 1967, in Juarez, Mexico. A resident of Lubbock since 1955, when he moved from Stephenville, he was a paint contractor and enjoyed radio-controlled airplanes. Surviving are his wife; a son, Brian of Plainview; a daughter, Toya Presley of Italy, Texas; a brother, Morris Tom of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and two grandchildren. Wilbarger Co. TX - Obits from the Vernon Daily Record 8-25-2000 Dr. R.M. Sims Dr. R.M. Sims, 77, of Burkburnett, died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2000, in a Wichita Falls hospital. He was the father of Marina (Cookie) Donahue of Harrold. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Loop 11 Church of Christ in Wichita Falls with Michael Harbour, minister, officiating. Interment will be in Burkburnett under direction of Owens & Brumley Funeral Home. Sims was born July 23, 1923 in Oklahoma City. He married Katherine Stevenson on May 26, 1945. A graduate of Carver Chiropractic School in Oklahoma City, he served as a medic in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II arid retired in 1981 as a chiropractor in Burkburnett and Wichita Falls. He was a member of the Loop 11 Church of Christ, the Burkburnett lions Club, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans and a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was also a member of the 2nd Marine Division Band and the VFW Gladiator Band. Also surviving are his wife; a son, Jimmy R. Sims of Tuttle, Okla.; another daughter, Celeste Hecker of St. John, Kan.; a brother, Herbert Sims of Wichita Falls; and eight grandchildren. Stella Shelton Stella Shelton, 85, a long-time Blair, Okla., resident, died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2000, in an Altus, Okla., hospital. She was the mother of Eric Shelton of Vernon. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Blair Church of Christ with Joe Waugh officiating. Interment will be in Resthaven Cemetery under direction of Kincannon Funeral Home. Shelton was born June 5, 1915, in Gould, Okla., a daughter of the late Mac and Lou Edgemon Erwin. She graduated from Gould High School and married Carl Shelton on Nov. 19, 1933, in Gould. They operated Carls Cleaners in Blair for a number of years. She was a member of the Blair Church of Christ and served on several church committees over the years. She enjoyed gardening and taking walks. Also surviving are another son, Dale Shelton of Blair; three grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins. Her husband; a sister, Ruth Duncan; and two brothers, Joe Erwin and Eddie Erwin preceded her in death. Memorials may be made to a favorite charity. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Wilbarger Co. TX - Obits from the Vernon Daily Record 8-27-2000 Anthony Edward Zinni Jr. WICHITA FALLS (Spl.) - Former Vernon area resident Anthony Edward Zinni Jr., 83, died Friday, Aug. 25, 2000, in Wichita Falls. Funeral Services will be 1 p.m. Monday in the Hampton Vaughan Crestview chapel with the Rev. Darold Morris officiating. Full military honors and burial will follow at Crestview Memorial Park. Zinni was born Aug. 22, 1917, in Philadelphia, Penn., a son of the late Anthony and Ester Higgins Zinni Sr. He married Evelyn Zoch in Vernon on Dec. 14, 1947. A Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War, he was awarded the National Defense Medal Asiatic, and the Pacific-Korean Defense Medal. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed all sports. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Michael Zinni of Mankato, Minn., Edward Zinni of Wichita Falls and Angelo Zinni of Las Vegas, Nev.; a sister, Matilda McHale of Philadelphia; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Tommy Zinni, in 1977. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Barney Glickman, James Norris, Buddy Isham, David Zinni Jr. and Glen Thorman. Memorials may be made to the Salvation Army, 403 7th Street, Wichita Falls, Texas 76301; or to the American Red Cross, 1809 5th Street, Wichita Falls, Texas 76301. Tomaree King Word CHILLICOTHE (Spl.) - Tomaree King Word, 88, died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2000, in a Chillicothe hospital following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Chillicothe Church of Christ with Paul Landis and Roelf Ruffner officiating. Interment will be in Chillicothe Cemetery under direction of Manard Funeral Home. Word was born April 12, 1912, in Chillicothe, a daughter of the late Tom and Ruby Williams King. She graduated from Chillicothe High School. She married Tom Word on Dec. 24, 1933, in Altus, Okla. He preceded her in death in January of 1985. A resident of Chillicothe most of her life, she was a member of the Chillicothe Church of Christ where she taught Bible class and was a member of the Ladies Bible Class. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting and needlework. Survivors include a son, Barbie Word of Lubbock; a daughter, Eva Carolyn Rusk of Weatherford, Texas; a sister, Jewell Rainey of Brownwood, Texas; five granddaughters and seven great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Chillicothe Church of Christ. Troy AIton Chapman Sr. Tray Alton Chapman Sr., 72, died Friday, Aug. 25,2000, from injuries sustained an automobile accident Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert Prince, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Eastview Cemetery under direction of Community Funeral Home. Chapman was born Aug. 4,1928, in Blair, Okla., a son of the late Russell S. and Esther S. Wheeler Chapman. He married Joyce Watts on Feb. 28, 1947, in Odell. A resident of Jackson County; Okla., and Wilbarger County all of his life, he was a rancher and retired manager of the Farmers Co-op Gin and Elevator. He was a member of the First Baptist Church where he was a deacon and teacher of the J. Carl Smith Sunday School Class. He served on the board of directors for the Wilbarger County Appraisal District and was a member of Masonic Lodge #655. Survivors include his wife; two, sons, Troy Alton Chapman Jr. and Gary Dwain Chapman, both of Vernon; a daughter, Deborah Kay Goodman of Wichita Falls; two brothers, Earl Chapman of Amarillo and Kenneth Chapman of Altus, Okla.; and four grandchildren. Visitation will be from 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church building fund or the American Cancer Society. Buster Walker D. Brandt Buster Walker D. Brandt, 44, died Friday, Aug. 25, 2000, in a Wichita Falls hospital. Funeral Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Second Baptist Church with the Rev. Jack Gilliland, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Eastview Cemetery under direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. Brandt was born Oct. 18, 1955, in Pampa, Texas, a son of Barbara Joanne Bird Brandt and the late Philip Dwaine Brandt. He married Patricia Lee McPeak on May 21, 1977, in Vernon. He was a 1974 graduate of Vernon High School and attended Vernon Regional Junior College. He was a supervisor at AEP West Texas Utilities, H.U.D.C. Oklaunion Power Station. A Boy Scout leader for many years, he was a member of the board of directors of the Vernon Boys and Girls Club, and an avid hunter and fisherman. He was a member of the Second Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife; a son, Scott Dwaine Brandt of Vernon; two daughters, Stephanie Jo Brandt and Ashley Dannielle Brandt, both of Vernon; his mother of Vernon; a brother, Rodney Dwight Brandt of Vernon; three sisters, Barbara Quinn Thorne of Leavenworth, Kan., Holly Irene Armer of Kaufman, Texas, and Jo Dianne Oliver of Lindale, Texas. His father preceded him in death on April 10, 1988. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Vernon Boys and Girls Club. Wilbarger Co. TX - Obits from the Vernon Daily Record 8-28-2000 Otha Edmond Key Former Vernon resident Otha Edmond Key, 96, of Lubbock, died Sunday, Aug. 27, 2000. Graveside funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Resthaven Memorial Park. Arrangements are under direction of Rix Funeral Directors. Key was born Jane 13, 1904, in Vernon and attended schools here and in Wichita Falls. He also attended Columbia Military Academy in Columbia, Tenn. He married Marjorie T. Ischy on June 10, 1925, in Austin. A resident of the South Plains since 1925, he served as district representative for Plainview Production Credit Association 1938 to 1944 while living in Littlefield, and was manager of the Farmers Co-Op Gin in Littlefield for three years before moving to Lubbock in 1947. He was assistant and sales manager for Plains Cooperative Oil Mill in Lubbock until his retirement in 1972. Key was a past president of the Texas Cottonseed Crushers Association and served as a director of the National Cottonseed Producers Association and the Texas Federation of Cooperatives. Surviving are his wife; a son, Charles E. Key of Lubbock; two grandsons and five great-grandchildren. Wilbarger Co. TX - Obits from the Vernon Daily Record 8-29-2000 Wanda Christine Lester Former Wilbarger County resident Wanda Christine Lester, 77, of Iowa Park, died Monday, Aug. 28, 2000, in Wichita Falls. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the 10th and Broad Church of Christ in Wichita Falls with Larry Suttie, minister, officiating. Interment will be in Highland Cemetery in Iowa Park under direction of Dutton Funeral Home. Lester was born May 28, 1923, in Fargo as Wanda Christine Ketchersid. She married Orange Lester on Oct. 6, 1945, in Fargo, and he preceded her in death on April 15,2000. A resident of Iowa Park for 51 years, when she moved from Vernon, she was a retired city employee there and a member of 10th and Broad Church of Christ in Wichita Falls. Surviving are two sons, Mike Lester of Wichita Falls and Chris Lester of Fort Worth; two sisters, Juanita Farrar of Amarillo and Virginia King of Vernon; a brother, Cled E. Ketchersid of Chillicothe; two granddaughters and a great-grandson. Wilbarger Co. TX - Obits from the Vernon Daily Record 8-30-2000 Audine Lucy Stokes QUANAH (Spl.) Audine Lucy Stokes, 87, of Quanah, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, at a Quanah nursing home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Price-Jackson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Clinton Young, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Quanah memorial Park. Stokes was born Jan. 4, 1913 in Chattanooga Okla., a daughter of the late John Harvey and Leola Pearl Forbis Little. She married J. C. Stokes in 1932 and he preceded her in death in 1992. A resident of Quanah since 1932, she was an employee of the M.E. Moses Variety store from 1958 to 1975. She moved to Livingston in 1992, then returned to Quanah in 1996. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Quanah. Surviving are a brother, George K. Little of Anadarko Okla.; two sisters, Selma Williams of Coppell and Fleta Mae Blackburn of Bethany, Okla.; two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her twin daughter and son, Patsy Kay Burt in June of 1980 and Jackie Ray Stokes in August of 1995.