F.F. 'Bill' Fuller
F.F. "Bill" Fuller, 90, died Tuesday, June 30, 1998, in a Wichita Falls
hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Hampton Vaughan Crestview Chapel
with the Rev. Gerald Bryant, pastor of the First Pentecostal Church of
God, officiating. Burial will be in Crestview Memorial Park.
Mr. Fuller was born Aug. 13, 1907, in Lydle, Texas. He and Nettie Glover
were married Jan. 21, 1935, in Alice, Texas. He worked in the oil field
as a driller for 55 years and retired in 1973. He was a member of the Hillcrest
Gospel Center. He moved to Wichita Falls from Bowie, Texas, in 1953.
Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Sherry D. Rossi of Wichita
Falls; four sons, Billy and Doyle, both of Wichita Falls, John of Colorado
Springs, Colo., and Guinn of Houston; two sisters, Jo Rogers of Seguin,
Texas, and Nora Pettus of San Antonio; 13 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
The family will be at the funeral home from 7-8 this evening for visitation.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.
Clarence Virgil Payton
ELECTRA - Clarence Virgil Payton, 85, died Monday, June 29, 1998, in
Electra.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First United Methodist Church
with the Rev. Tom Medley, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Electra
Memorial Park under the direction of Dutton Funeral Home.
Mr. Payton was born June 28, 1913, in Electra. He and Fannie Fisher
Payton were married Sept. 13, 1930, in Grosback, Texas. He was a member
of the First United Methodist Church, the Farm Bureau, Farmers Co-op -
Elliot, the Electra Senior Citizens and the First United Methodist Church
Men's Class. He was a farmer and a lifetime resident of Electra.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Evelyn Sonnamaker of Pasadena,
Texas, Yvonne Campbell of Plano, Texas, and Billie Minor of Arlington,
Texas; a brother, Marvin H. of Harlingen, Texas; seven grandchildren; and
eight great-grandchildren.
The family will be at the funeral home from 6-8 this evening for visitation.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church of Electra,
American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association.
Emma R. Davis
ARCHER CITY, Texas - Emma R. Davis, 94, died Monday, June 29, 1998,
in an Archer City nursing home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Faith Memorial Baptist Church in
Archer City with the Rev. John Welter, pastor, and Roger Deerinwater, pastor
of the First Baptist Church in Archer City, officiating. Burial will be
in Restland Cemetery in Olney, Texas, under the direction of Aulds Funeral
Home.
Mrs. Davis was born Jan. 7, 1904, in Rockdale, Texas. She and Ross
Davis were married March 14, 1920, in Marlin, Texas. He died July 4, 1950.
She had lived in Archer City since 1927 and was an independent oil producer
from 1952-68. She also worked as a cook at the Archer City Nursing Home
for several years. She was a member of Faith Memorial Baptist Church, where
she served as a pianist and Sunday school teacher. A son, James R., died
April 23, 1985. A son, Vernon R., died April 16, 1986. A daughter, Eileen
Beveridge, died in 1997.
Survivors include five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Faith Memorial Baptist Church, P.O. Box 788,
Archer City, Texas 76351.
Leslie Wayne Davis
ARLINGTON, Texas - The Rev. Leslie Wayne Davis, 64, of Arlington died
Saturday, June 27, 1998.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Parkview Baptist Church in Arlington.
Graveside services will be held at a later date in Oakwood Cemetery in
Waco, Texas. Arrangements are under the direction of Moore Funeral Home
in Arlington.
Davis was born Nov. 26, 1933, in Oklahoma City. He moved to Texas in
1950 and graduated from San Angelo High School in 1951. He served in the
Air Force for four years, then attended Hardin-Simmons University and graduated
in 1959. He graduated from Southwestern Theological Seminary in 1961. He
served as the Minister of Education at the First Baptist Church in Winnsboro,
La.; Ensley Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala.; Calvary Baptist Church
in Alexandria, La.; First Baptist Church Spring Branch in Houston; Woodland
Hills Baptist Church in Jackson, Miss.; First Baptist Church in Brownwood,
Texas; Foreign Mission Board in the Bahamas; First Baptist Church in Stephenville;
Baker Road Baptist Church in Baytown, Texas; First Baptist Church in Spring
Branch, Texas; and Lamar Baptist Church in Wichita Falls. He was the pastor
of Parkview Baptist Church in Arlington for two and a half years. He served
as president of the Texas Religious Education Association and was instrumental
in the leadership of the Wichita, Archer and Clay Baptist Association.
Survivors include his wife, Eleanor; three sons, Robert of Belgium,
David of Stephenville, Texas, and Paul of Denton, Texas; his father, Walter
R. of Corpus Christi, Texas; two brothers, Perry of New Boston, Texas,
and Jack of Fort Gibson, Okla.; and four grandchildren.
The family will be at the funeral home from 7-9 Thursday evening for
visitation.
Memorials may be made to Parkview Baptist Church or to the Mary Hill
Davis State Mission Offering in care of Parkview Baptist Church.
Ed M. Potter
Ed M. Potter, 97, died Monday, June 29, 1998, in a Wichita Falls hospital.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Clara, Texas, Cemetery
with L. Keith Parker officiating. Arrangements are under the direction
of Owens & Brumley Funeral Home.
Mr. Potter was born March 17, 1901, in Iowa Park. He was a retired
oil field worker and a lifetime resident of the Wichita Falls area.
David Curtis Johnson
TERRAL, Okla. - David Curtis Johnson, 42, died Tuesday, June 30, 1998,
in Chickasha, Okla.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Terral Cemetery with
Larry Jackson officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Morehead-Goetz
Funeral Home in Terral.
Mr. Johnson was born Jan. 26, 1956, in Waurika, Okla. He was a Baptist.
Survivors include three brothers, Roger and Jerry, both of Terral,
and Delbert of Magnolia, Ark.; and four sisters, Louise Alexander and Carol
Ezzell, both of Ringgold, Texas, Melba Baker of Chickasha, and Judy of
Bellevue, Texas.
David C. Oxley
BURKBURNETT - David C. Oxley, 83, of Henrietta, Texas, died Monday,
June 29, 1998, in a Wichita Falls hospital.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Randlett, Okla., Baptist Church
with Dr. James M. Braden officiating. Burial will be in Randlett Cemetery
under the direction of Owens & Brumley Funeral Home in Burkburnett.
Mr. Oxley was born Nov. 1, 1914, in Randlett. He and Marie Stanford
were married Aug. 25, 1955. He graduated from Randlett High School in 1933
and served in the Army in the Aleutian Islands and South Pacific at Guam
and Saipan from 1942-45 during World War II. He was a retired carpenter,
building contractor, and lumber yard owner. During the Depression years,
he hunted and fished and gave the food to the poor in Randlett and in the
Red River Valley area. He was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
and the American Legion. He had lived in Henrietta for 23 years and was
a former resident of Randlett. A daughter, Mary Louise Wickham, died in
1992.
Survivors include his wife and two grandsons.
Pauline Correll
VERNON, Texas - Pauline Ward Correll, 78, died Monday, June 29, 1998,
in a Quanah, Texas, nursing home following a lengthy illness.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday in Chillicothe, Texas,
Cemetery with the Rev. Oren Key, pastor of Holy Family Catholic Church,
officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Sullivan Funeral Home.
Mrs. Correll was born May 2, 1920, in Denton, Texas. She moved to Chillicothe
from Chicago 10 years ago. She was a Catholic. A son, Johnny K., died in
1985.
Survivors include seven daughters, Barbara Yoesle, Mary Patricia, Rose
Marie, Wanda Lynn Diety and Ethel Furhman, all of Joliet, Ill., Molly Ross
of Tampa, Fla., and Mayzelle Fredrichson of Fayetteville, N.C.; a son,
Hershel of New London, Conn.; and a sister, Mayzelle Hardesty of Alvarado,
Texas.
The family will be at the funeral home from 2 p.m. until service time
Thursday for visitation.
Opal Eakins
SEYMOUR, Texas - Opal Emerson Eakins, 86, died Sunday, June 28, 1998,
in a Seymour hospital.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today at the First Baptist Church with
the Rev. Glenn Shock officiating. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m.
today in Rule, Texas, Cemetery with the Rev. J.R. Williams officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of Archer Funeral Home.
Mrs. Eakins was born Jan. 23, 1912, in Rule. She and Emmitt Eakins
were married Dec. 22, 1928. He died March 26, 1976. She was a sales clerk
in Rule and was a Sunday School secretary for the First Baptist Church
for 40 years. She moved to Seymour in 1986. She was a member of the First
Baptist Church in Seymour.
Survivors include a daughter, Nell Wester of Ozona, Texas; a son, Wayne
of Seymour; a sister, Loudell Casey of Rule; five grandchildren; and 11
great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Van Fund, 420 N.
Washington, Seymour, Texas 76380.
Jessie Dale Berry Jr.
SAINT JO, Texas - Jessie Dale Berry Jr., 55, of Fort Worth died Monday,
June 29, 1998.
Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Perryman Cemetery in Forsestburg,
Texas, with the Rev. C.E. Gordon officiating. Arrangements are under the
direction of McCoy Funeral Home.
Mr. Berry was born March 14, 1943, in Forestburg. He and Rebecca Sue
Haggard were married in October 1969. He worked for a wrecker service and
lived his entire adult life in Fort Worth.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Jennifer Steele and Mary,
both of New Boston, Texas; three sons, Jessie Jr. and Bobby, both of Fort
Worth, and Michael of New Boston; a sister, Marie Penny of Mesquite, Texas;
a brother, Kenneth; and nine grandchildren.
A.Z. Loller
VERNON, Texas - A.Z. Loller, 54, died Monday, June 29, 1998, in his
Harrold, Texas, home.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Friday at Sullivan Funeral Home.
Mr. Loller was born Aug. 5, 1943, in Athens, Texas. He served with
the Army in the K-9 Corps Division. He was a former Chillicothe, Texas,
resident and moved to Harrold in 1978. He was a professional truck driver.
Survivors include two sons, Steven Curtis of Barling, Ark., and Ronald
Lloyd Hare II of Evadale, Texas; two daughters, Jessica Danielle of Orange,
Texas, and Rhonda Delanie Blair of Poway, Calif.; his mother, Jewel of
Mesquite, Texas; two sisters, Bessie McGary of Dallas and Jane Daniels
of Weatherford, Texas; and four brothers, J.T. of Silsbee, Texas, Charles
of Desoto, Texas, Ray of McKinney, Texas, and Billy of Lone Wolf, Okla.
The family will be at the funeral home from 3 p.m. until service time
Friday for visitation.
Cleo Patricia Odor
RICHMOND, Va. - Cleo Patricia Odor, 89, of Richmond died Friday, June
26, 1998.
Private services were held.
Mrs. Odor had been a resident of Baylor County, Texas. Burial will
be in Fort Meyers, Fla., under the direction of Morrissett Funeral Home
in Richmond.
Survivors include two sons, Jerry R. and John F.; a daughter, Lynn
Jensen; a sister, Helen C. Carter of Seymour, Texas; 10 grandchildren;
and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's research.
John Arthur Ballard
PADUCAH, Texas - John Arthur Ballard, 16, of Dalhart, Texas, died Sunday,
June 28, 1998, in a Dallas hospital following a lengthy illness.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at the First United Methodist Church
in Paducah with the Rev. Henry Salley of Plainview, Texas, and the Rev.
Jeff Utter, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery
under the direction of Seigler Funeral Home.
Mr. Ballard was born Feb. 14, 1982, in Paducah. He lived in Paducah
until 1993 and had lived in Lone Star, Texas, and Andrews, Texas, before
moving to Dalhart three weeks ago.
Survivors include his parents, Roy and Cynthia Ballard of Dalhart;
and his grandparents, Arthur Burr Morris and Awanda Morris, both of Dalhart,
and Jewel McGon of Paducah.
Memorials may be made to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2929 Carlisle,
Dallas, Texas 75204 or to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Billie Wayne Hudson
BOWIE, Texas - Billie Wayne Hudson, 67, of Bowie died Sunday, June
28, 1998, in a Fort Worth hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Burgess-Fry-Owens-Brumley Funeral
Home with the Rev. Doyle Wade, pastor of Sunset, Texas, Baptist Church,
officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Cemetery.
Mr. Hudson was born Dec. 12, 1930, in Thornton, Texas. He and Hazel
Throckmorton were married Feb. 12, 1994, in Bowie. He was a diesel mechanic
and had lived in Bowie for 50 years.
Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Cindy Lorentz of Venus, Texas;
seven stepsons, Jerry Coffman of Boyd, Texas, Arthur Coffman of Knox City,
Texas, Dale Coffman of Milwaukee, Wis., Ray Coffman and Jimmy Clark, both
of Bowie, George Clark of Thorndale, Texas, and Lonnie Throckmorton of
Yukon, Okla.; a sister, Bettie Shane Price of Haslet, Texas; 20 grandchildren;
and 10 great-grandchildren.
The family will be at the funeral home from 7-9 this evening for visitation.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 304 Midwestern
Parkway, Wichita Falls, Texas 76308.
Joe Hickman
BOWIE, Texas - Joe Hickman, 80, of Carrollton, Texas, died Monday,
June 29, 1998, in Lewisville, Texas.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Burgess-Fry-Owens-Brumley Funeral
Home with the Rev. Dick Hennings, minister of music at the First Baptist
Church in Bowie, officiating. Burial will be in Prairie Branch Cemetery
near Bowie.
Mr. Hickman was born July 26, 1917, in Prairie Branch, Texas. He and
Nina Faye Hickman were married Aug. 2, 1942, in Terrall, Okla. She died
in 1980. He was a retired truck driver. He lived in Irving, Texas, for
32 years before moving to Carrollton three years ago.
Survivors include two daughters, Glenda Kaye Strain of Carrollton and
Yvonne Lamb of Hurst, Texas; a son, Tommy of Irving; a sister, Kathleen
Cloer of Fort Collins, Colo.; two brothers, Bunk of Hainesville, La., and
Tommy of Amarillo, Texas; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Carol Green dies at 55
LAWTON, Okla. - Carol 'Cookie' King Green, 55, died Friday, June 26,
1998, in Indianapolis, Ind.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Bethlehem Baptist Church
of Lawton with Dr. C.W. Whitlow and the Rev. Gary E. Bender officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of Miller's Mortuary.
Ms. Green was born March 1, 1943, in Lawton. She was the Douglass High
School Homecoming Queen in 1961. She received a bachelor's degree in elementary
education from Langston University, and in 1965, began teaching at Sheridan
Road Elementary School. After two years, she moved to Niagara Falls, N.Y.,
where she taught school for two years before returning to Lawton. She resumed
teaching for Lawton Public Schools at Cleveland Elementary School, where
for 10 years she was the music teacher, before retiring in 1995. While
at Cleveland, she instructed the children's dance group that performed
at Showcase.
In May 1995, she was elected to the Lawton City Council. She was re-elected
in May 1997. She was a member of the National Education Association, Oklahoma
Education Association, Parent-Teachers Association, Carnegie Library Town
Hall advisory board, Lawton Public Library board, Arts and Humanities Council,
Transportation Policy Committee, NAACP, Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. sorority,
president of Les Femmes for the past five years, Parks and Recreation Commission,
Capital Improvements Program community watchdog group, Ranch Oaks Improvement
Foundation, YMCA, Parks Naming Commission, Great Plains Improvement Foundation,
Board Review Committee, Museum of Great Plains board, Council Committee
on Kiowa-Comanche-Apache Land Use and program director for the Juneteenth
Celebration.
She was also a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church, where she was music
coordinator. She was the acting music director at Union Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Cheryl Lynn Gilmore of Lawton; a sister,
Rosalind Singleton of Jackson, Miss.; a brother, Clarence King of Wichita,
Kan.; and three grandchildren.
Barbara Boatman
VERNON, Texas - Barbara Decker Boatman, 58, of Von Ormy, Texas, died
Wednesday, July 1, 1998, in a San Antonio, Texas, hospital.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Wilbarger Memorial
Park with the Rev. Jack Gilliland, pastor of the Second Baptist Church,
officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Community Funeral
Home.
Mrs. Boatman was born June 18, 1940, in Perryton, Texas. She was a
former resident of Vernon, where she was a member of the Second Baptist
Church. She moved from Vernon in 1978 to the San Antonio area. She was
a nurse.
Survivors include a son, Billy Walker of Electra; a daughter, Babbette
Price of Lubbock, Texas; and four grandchildren.
Gertrude Berkenbile
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Getrude Marie Henderson Bekenbile, 69, of Little
Rock died Tuesday, June 30, 1998.
Services were at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Ruebel Funeral Home Chapel
with the Rev. Kurt Boggan officiating. Graveside services will be at 3
p.m. today at the O.V. Beck Cemetery Lands in Nocona, Texas.
Mrs. Berkenbile was born in Breckenridge, Texas. She and Thomas Paul
Paine were married in 1946. He died in 1964. She and her family moved to
Nocona, Texas, where she graduated from high school. She moved to Sherman,
Texas, Wichita Falls and Carmi, Ill. She then moved to Stillwater, Okla.,
where she and William Berkenbile were married in 1968. He died in 1993.
She moved to Little Rock in 1993. She lived at the Good Shepherd Ecumenical
Retirement Center, where she was a member of the Joy Luck Singers, played
in the band, and was chairman of her floor. She was also a member of Highland
Valley United Methodist Church in Little Rock.
Survivors include a son, Dennis Paine of Dallas; a daughter, Lisa Wooten
of Little Rock; two stepsons, Sarge Berkenbile of Broken Bow, Okla., and
Joseph Berkenbile of Albuquerque, N.M.; a sister, LaRuth Stuart of George
West, Texas; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
In lieu of flowers, Memorials may be made to Good Shepherd Ecumenical
Retirement Center.
Joseph C. Stephens, Jr.
CHILLICOTHE, Texas - Joseph C. Stephens Jr., 55, died Thursday, July
2, 1998, in a Burleson, Texas, nursing home.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in the Chillicothe Cemetery
with the Rev. Randy Thomas of First United Methodist Church of Chillicothe
officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Manard Funeral Home.
Mr. Stephens was born Oct. 25, 1942. He was a former resident of Chillicothe
and was a Methodist.
Survivors include a sister, Sara Pursley of Fort Worth; two nephews;
and one niece.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time today at the funeral
home.
Melissa Liane Zatinsky
PADUCAH, Texas - Melissa Liane Zatinsky, 20, of Tularosa, N.M., died
Tuesday, June 30, 1998, near Price, Utah.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today at the First Baptist Church in
Paducah with the Rev. Keith Prather, pastor of Missionary Baptist Church
of Paducah, officiating. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery
in Paducah under the direction of Seigler Funeral Home.
Miss Zatinsky was born Sept. 5, 1977, in Huntington Beach, Calif. She
was a 1996 graduate of Alamogordo, N.M., High School. She was attending
college in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was a member of Christ Community Church
in Tularosa.
Survivors include her mother and stepfather, Patricia and Jim Patterson
of Tularosa; and her grandfather, C.F. Parnell of Paducah.
Memorials may be made to the Paducah Cemetery Association.
'Duke' Veitenheimer
ARCHER CITY, Texas - Justin "Duke" Veitenheimer, 19, of Megargel, Texas,
died Tuesday, June 30, 1998, in an Olney, Texas, hospital.
Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. today at St. Mary's Catholic Church.
Arrangements are under the direction of Aulds Funeral Home.
Mr. Veitenheimer was born Sept. 2, 1978, in Wichita Falls. He lived
in Joy, Texas, until moving to Megargel in 1997. He was a 1997 graduate
from Windthorst High School, where he was a member of the State Championship
Football Team. He was named to the Red River 22 All-District team in football
and was a member of the Times Record News' Red River 22 team. He was involved
with the family business.
Survivors include his parents, Robert A. of Joy, and Judy and Steve
Nielsen of Wichita Falls; two brothers, Rocky J. of Windthorst and J.W.
Freeman of Wichita Falls; two sisters, Dusty Lynn of Joy and Crystal Gregory
of Lubbock, Texas; his grandparents, Ed and Alvina of Windthorst, Aleene
and Marion Carlton of Henrietta, Texas, and Dot and Vernon Chatman of Hendersonville,
Tenn.
Agnes Fojtik Tomanek
SEYMOUR, Texas - Agnes Fojtik Tomanek, 74, of Seymour died Wednesday,
July 1, 1998, at a Wichita Falls hospital.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today at the Seymour Memorial Funeral
Home Chapel with A.B. Martin officiating. Burial will be in S.P.J.S.T.
Cemetery.
Mrs. Tomanek was born May 24, 1924, in Red Springs, Texas. She and
Jim Tomanek were married Dec. 27, 1947, in Seymour. She was a lifelong
resident of Baylor County. She was a homemaker and a farmer. She was a
member of the First Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Helen Tomanek of Wichita Falls; a son,
Jim Tomanek, Jr. of Fort Worth; and a brother, John Fojtik of Joshua, Texas.
Chalmer 'Bob' Toner
HENRIETTA, Texas - Chalmer E. "Bob" Toner, 80, died Wednesday, July
1, 1998, in his Henrietta home.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Restland Cemetery in
Olney, Texas, with the Rev. Mary Rariden, pastor of the First United Methodist
Church in Alvord, Texas, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction
of Davis Funeral Home.
Mr. Toner was born June 27, 1918, in Farransville, Pa. He and Earline
Brown were married Oct. 6, 1943. He was a World War II veteran and retired
from TU Electric after 32 years. He was a Methodist.
Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Kandy Shelton of Alvord; six
grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Eula Cruse
BOWIE, Texas - Eula Cruse, 97, of Bowie died Wednesday, July 1, 1998,
in Bowie.
Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in Davidson, Okla.,
Cemetery with the Rev. Jim Keith, pastor of First United Methodist Church
of Bowie, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Burgess-Fry-Owens-Brumley
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Cruse was born July 17, 1900, in Honey Grove, Texas. She and Julian
Cruse were married Nov. 23, 1923, in Ladonia, Texas. He died in 1982. She
was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Davidson. She had
lived in Honey Grove and later moved to Tillman County, Okla., in 1923,
and lived there until moving to Bowie in 1989. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include a daughter, Fran Whaley of Bowie; three grandsons;
and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Davidson Cemetery Association Fund, c/o
First State Bank, Davidson, Okla. 75350.
Alice Turner
BURKBURNETT - Alice Turner, 89, died Wednesday, July 1, 1998, at her
residence.
Services will be at 6 p.m. Friday at the Burkburnett Church of God
with the Rev. Daryl Waddell, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Burkburnett
Cemetery under the direction of Owens & Brumley Funeral Home of Burkburnett.
Ms. Turner was born Aug. 4, 1908, in Reno, Texas. She was a homemaker
and a member of the Assembly of God.
Survivors include two sons, Carl 'Sonny' of Lane, Okla., and Dwayne
of Irving, Texas; four daughters, Faye Fox and Polly Hudson, both of Burkburnett,
Norma Turnbow of Conroe, Texas, and Carol Moffett of Wichita Falls; two
brothers, Jack Cruce of Lake Worth, Texas, and Joe Cruce of Fort Worth;
two sisters, Hattie Green of Temple, Okla., and Byrle Holbert of Fort Worth;
17 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren.
Joyce L. Finn
Joyce L. Gibson Finn, 59, of Wichita Falls died Wednesday, July 1,
1998, at her residence.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at the Hampton Vaughan Crestview Chapel
with the Rev. Aidan Donlon, chaplain of United Regional Health Care Center,
11th Street Campus, officiating. Burial will be in Crestview Memorial Park.
Mrs. Finn was born Aug. 8, 1938, in Franklin, Texas. She and William
Finn were married July 29, 1961, in Houston. She was a member of the Women's
Auxiliary VFW Post No. 2147.
Survivors include her husband; four sons, William T., Richard, John
and Daniel, all of Wichita Falls; a brother, Donnie Gibson of Henrietta,
Texas; a sister, Janell Behn of Lake Jackson, Texas; and four grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
Edgar Ray Jones
COMANCHE, Okla. - Edgar Ray Jones, 63, of Duncan, Okla., died Tuesday,
June 30, 1998, in Duncan.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church of Loco,
Okla., with Ben Scott officiating. Burial will be in Dixie Cemetery under
the direction of Morehead-Goetz Funeral Home.
Mr. Jones was born Aug. 12, 1934, in Faxon, Okla. He and Maria Rocha
were married May 20, 1994, in Duncan. He worked for the Sun Oil Company
for 16 years. He then became a self-employed oil field worker. He was a
Baptist.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Eddie of Loco; a stepson, Miguel
Rocha of Duncan; two daughters, Toni Jones and Judy Craft, both of Velma,
Okla.; two sisters, Billie Dalton of Arizona and Ann Estes of Lone Grove,
Okla.; and 11 grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to Hospice.
Flossie May West
FREDERICK, Okla. - Flossie May Williams West, 93, of Frederick died
Monday, June 29, 1998, in McPherson, Kan.
Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Thursday at Burkhardt Chapel of Frederick
Memorial Cemetery with the Rev. Les Banks, pastor of Trinity Baptist Church,
officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Gish Funeral Home.
Mrs. West was born March 8, 1905, in Bowie, Texas. She and Kirby Lee
West were married Nov. 7, 1925, in Frederick.
Survivors include two daughters, Bonnie McIntyre of Enid, Okla., and
Louise Presnell of McPherson; two sons, Arlie of Gage, Okla., and Charlie
of Spearman, Texas; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Kathy Elaine Bussey
GRAHAM, Texas - Kathy Elaine Bussey, 44, of Houston died Tuesday, June
30, 1998, in Houston.
Funeral services were Thursday at the Second Baptist Church of Houston.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Pioneer Cemetery with
the Rev. Richard Segars of First Baptist Church of Graham officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of Morrison Funeral Home.
Ms. Bussey was born Nov. 11, 1953, in Hanau, Germany. She had lived
in Fort Worth before moving to Houston in 1969. She was a member of the
Second Baptist Church of Houston.
Survivors include a sister, Donna Lenz of Springfield, Mo.; two brothers,
Charles and Mike Bussey, both of Houston.
Omah Glenn Gaddis
HENRIETTA, Texas - Omah Glenn Gaddis, 85, died Wednesday, July 1, 1998,
at a Henrietta hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Davis Funeral Home Chapel
with the Rev. Valerie Mireb, pastor of First United Methodist Church of
Henrietta, officiating. Burial will be in Hope Cemetery in Henrietta.
Mrs. Gaddis was born Aug. 25, 1912, in Wise County, Texas. She retired
from the city of Henrietta as the city secretary after serving 30 years.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Henrietta. Her
husband, Bud Gaddis, died Aug. 26, 1986.
Survivors include a daughter, Peggy Appleby of Henrietta; one stepson;
two stepdaughters; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and
one great-great-grandchild.
Vetta Hensley Smith
JACKSBORO, Texas - Vetta Oleta Hensley Smith, 73, of Jacksboro died
Thursday, July 2, 1998, in Fort Worth.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Coker Funeral Home Chapel
with Joe Williams officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Joplin,
Texas.
Mrs. Smith was born Jan. 23, 1925, in Joplin. She and Ellis L. Jack
Smith were married March 27, 1936, in Fort Worth. She was a clerk at City
Drug Store and a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary.
Survivors include a daughter, Kay Norris of Lovettsville, Va.; a son,
Jimmy of Jacksboro; her mother, Julia Hensley; a brother, Bill Hensley
of Jacksboro; two sisters, Daisy Polk of Whitharrel, Texas, and Grace Bleeker
of Santo, Texas; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Visitation will be from 6-7 p.m. today at the funeral home. |
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