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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.org/ *********************************************************************** Funerals and Death Notices 1/27/00 TODAY SAN ANGELO - Ethel Watters Mitchell, 96, graveside service at 1 p.m. in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Sanderson; arrangements by Johnson's Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Teresa Nell Toohey, 16, memorial service at 2 p.m. in Goodfellow Air Force Base Chapel; arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home. SAN ANGELO - Lee Warman, 65, at 10 a.m in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. SAN ANGELO - Emma Lee Young, 96, graveside service at 10 a.m. in Fairmount Cemetery; arrangements by Robert Massie Funeral Home. BIG SPRING - Luis R. Herrera, 73, of Coahoma, rosary at 7:30 p.m. in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel; service at 10 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic church; burial in Coahoma Cemetery. BIG SPRING - Louis G. Sturm, 78, at 2 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church; burial in Trinity Memorial Park; arrangements by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. BRADY - Ida Jewell Owens, 88, at 2 p.m. in Heritage Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Rest Haven Cemetery. FREDERICKSBURG - Priscilla Green Ball, 92, at 10 a.m. in Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Greenwood Cemetery. KERRVILLE - Esther Davis McLoughlin Howell, 79, of Ingram, at 10 a.m. at Grimes Funeral Chapels; burial in Nichols Cemetery in Ingram. LLANO - Ella Mae Lemons, 73, of Kingsland, at 1 p.m. in Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Bluffton Cemetery. SAN SABA - Paul Asebedo, 86, at 2 p.m. in Howell-Doran Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Richland Springs Cemetery in Richland Springs. SONORA - Odessa Wilson Fields, 85, at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church; burial in Sonora Cemetery; arrangements by Kerbow Funeral Home. WINTERS - Nannie Belle Bryan, 94, at 1:30 p.m. in Winters Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Lakeview Cemetery. FRIDAY FREDERICKSBURG - Elizabeth Finley Eberle, 74, memorial service at 2 p.m. in Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel. SATURDAY SWEETWATER - Robert Butler, 84, memorial service at 4 p.m. in McCoy Funeral Home Chapel of Memories. _________________________________________________________________ Deaths Norma Sanders Norma Jean Sanders, 80, of San Angelo died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000, at her residence. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Belvedere Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. She was born Aug. 28, 1919, in Shawnee, Okla., and was a lifetime resident of San Angelo. She was a homemaker and a member of The Worldwide Church of God. Survivors include her husband, William B. Sanders of San Angelo; a son, Charles Gene Sanders of San Angelo; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Wendell Basner Wendell Albert Basner, 81, of San Angelo died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Richard Mohler officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. He was born May 19, 1918, in Asbury, N.J. He worked as a security guard, a custodian and a volunteer fireman in Pennsylvania and was a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Jeanette Basner of San Angelo; a son, Wendell Basner Jr. of Edystone, Pa.; a stepdaughter, Iva H. Said of San Angelo; three brothers, Donald Basner, Richard Basner and Albert Basner, all of Pennsylvania; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. David Duke II David L. Duke II, 69, of Knickerbocker died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2000, in a local hospital. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Friday in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel. Service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Knickerbocker with burial in Knickerbocker Cemetery. He was born Aug. 27, 1931, in Miles and was a lifetime resident of Knickerbocker. He retired from the oilfield construction business and as a custodian for San Angelo Independent School District. Survivors include his wife, Mary Duke of Knickerbocker; three daughters, Lupe Duke Estrada and Rita Duke Robles, both of Knickerbocker, and Lydia Duke Cardenas of San Angelo; two sons, David L. Duke III of San Angelo and Alfred ``Danny'' Duke of Knickerbocker; his mother, Letha Duke of Big Spring; a sister, Irene Duke Martinez of San Angelo; 17 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Josefa Estrada Josefa Estrada, 77, of San Angelo died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000, at her residence. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in Gutierrez Chapel of Prayer. Service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church with burial in Calvary Catholic Cemetery. She was born March 19, 1922, in Sonora. She was a homemaker and a Catholic. Survivors include a brother, Librado Flores of San Angelo; eight sons, Paul Estrada, Joe Estrada, Victor Estrada, Armando Estrada, Elizar Estrada and Carlos Estrada, all of San Angelo, Alberto Estrada of Sterling City and Mackey Estrada of Carlsbad; six daughters, Adelina Estrada, Reynalda Martinez, Delia Badillo and Dolia Estrada, all of San Angelo, Angelita Herrera of Grape Creek and Sulema Bastin of McKinleyville, Calif.; 31 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Dolores Gutierrez Dolores Gutierrez, 49, of San Angelo died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2000, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Friday in Grape Creek Cemetery in Grape Creek. Arrangements are by Gutierrez Funeral Chapels. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Jose Gutierrez of San Angelo; a son, Alfredo Sanchez of Taylor; a daughter, Cecile Marie Gutierrez of San Angelo; three grandchildren; and numerous brothers and sisters. Taylor Henley Dr. Taylor Henley of San Angelo died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2000, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church Sanctuary with Dr. Jerold McBride and the Rev. A.J. Kennemer officiating. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. He was born in Sipes Springs. An Army veteran of World War II, he retired from Baptist Memorials Center as CEO and president and was a minister. Survivors include his wife, Eva Henley of San Angelo; a son, John Henley, DVM of Houston; two stepdaughters, Dr. Anne Morton and Dr. Jan Clanton, both of Dallas; a brother, John Houston Henley of Abilene; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Paula Crosson MARFA - Paula Juarez Crosson, 94, of Presidio died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000, in an El Paso care center. Rosary will be at 8 p.m. Friday at Santa Teresa Catholic Church in Presidio. Service will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at the church with burial at 1:30 p.m. in Marfa Cemetery. Arrangements are by Memorial Funeral Home. She was born June 19, 1905, in Presidio. She was a member of Santa Teresa Catholic Church. Survivors are numerous nieces and nephews. Ray Todd MONAHANS - Ray Allen Todd, 83, of Monahans died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2000, in a Midland hospital. Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church with burial in Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are by Harkey Funeral Home. He was born April 27, 1916, in Palo Pinto County. He was a retired restaurant owner and a Methodist. Survivors include two sons, Don Todd of Jal, N.M., and Ronnie Todd of Norman, Okla.; three daughters, Linda Avent of Los Alamos, N.M., Glenda Owen of Dime Box and Judy Harkey of Monahans; 15 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. John Tucker SWEETWATER - John Henry Tucker, 65, of Sweetwater died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000, in an Abilene hospital. Graveside service will be at 2:30 p.m. today in Sweetwater Cemetery. Arrangements are by McCoy Funeral Home. He was born Jan. 16, 1935, in Merkel and lived in Sweetwater for 2« years. A Korean War veteran, he was a retired truck driver. Survivors include his wife, Angela Tucker of Sweetwater; two daughters, Belinda Kay Keys of Dallas and Tracey Dunn of Donnelson, Ill.; two sons, Allen Clifton Tucker of Flower Mound and Sean Marshall Tucker of Canton Township, Mich.; a sister, Nancy Ellis of Sweetwater; a brother, Jack Wesley Tucker of Potosi; and eight grandchildren. J.B. Neill TISHOMINGO, Okla. - J.B. Neill, 76, of Coleman, Okla., died Monday, Jan. 24, 2000, in an Ardmore, Okla., hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. today in Clark Funeral Chapel with burial at 2 p.m. Friday in Hamlin, Texas. He was born March 28, 1923, in Monahans and was a lifetime resident. An Army veteran of World War II, he had retired from Halliburton Oil Co. Survivors include his wife, Delores Neill of Coleman; three daughters, Teresa Watkins and Rhonda Smith, both of Monahans, and Jackie Neill of Coleman; a son, Troy Neill of Monahans; two stepdaughters, Diane Lewis and Darlene Pigg, and a stepson, Dennis Stephens, all of Coleman; a brother, Melvin Neill of Skellytown, Texas; a sister, Betty Jo Braken of Liberty; and several grandchildren; great-grandchildren, stepgrandchildren; and step-great-grandchildren. Lucy Dyess KERRVILLE - Lucy ``Lou'' Dyess, 82, of Medina and formerly of Kerrville, died Monday, Jan. 24, 2000, at her residence. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the First Christian Church. Arrangements are by Kerrville Funeral Home. She was born Sept. 16, 1917, in Houston and had been a resident of Kerrville for 46 years. She owned and operated the Purple Sage Motel, was a member of the First Christian Church of Kerrville and attended the First United Methodist Church in Medina. Survivors include two daughters, Llana Dyess and Lynn Johnson, both of Medina; and three grandchildren, Rowdy Johnson of San Angelo, Rhett Johnson of Austin and Lake Johnson of Irving. James Clevenger BRADY - James A. ``Jack'' Clevenger, 85, of Brady died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000, in Abilene. Service will be at 10 a.m. today in the Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Voca Cemetery. He was born June 19, 1914, in McCulloch County. He was a stock farmer and a mechanic and a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Clevenger of Brady; a daughter, Donna Phillips of Coleman; a brother, H.D. ``Delton'' Clevenger of Brady; a sister, Cleo Ramsey of Brady; a stepdaughter, Katherine Meredith of Brady; three grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Edna Gowens FORT STOCKTON - Edna B. Gowens, 86, died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000, in Fort Stockton. Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Fort Stockton Funeral Home with burial at 3 p.m. in West Lawn Cemetery in Del Rio. She was born Nov. 23, 1913, in Sonora and had been a resident of Fort Stockton since 1989. She worked in retail sales and was a Baptist. Survivors include a daughter, Leta Ferguson of Burnet; three brothers, J.T. Turman of Fort Davis, J.M. Turman of Fort Stockton and Dan Turman of Odessa; two grandchildren; and 31 nieces and nephews. William Willis LLANO - William B. Willis, 81, of Pontotoc died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2000, in Llano. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Pontotoc Cemetery. Arrangements are by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home. He was born May 3, 1918, in Mason. An Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, he was a corporate pilot and was self-employed. He was a Mason. Survivors include a nieces, Sandra Willis of Austin; a nephew, Bill Willis of San Angelo; and a great-nephew. Alice Leibold KERRVILLE - Alice Marie Leibold, 84, of Lakehills died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000, in a San Antonio hospital. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today at Grimes Funeral Chapels in Bandera. Service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Victor's Catholic Church in Lakehills with burial in St. Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery in Bandera. She was born Oct. 30, 1915, in Bexar County. She was her husband's chief assistant in operating Leibold's Camp and their farm and ranch. She was a homemaker and St. Victor's Catholic Chapel. Survivors include a daughter, Marlene Grothues of Kerrville; three sisters, Lucille Wurzbach of Castroville, Lorine Haby of Hondo and Mabel Gussen of San Antonio; a brother, John J. Hoffman of Rio Medina; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Billy Crumbley JUNCTION - Billy Dean Crumbley, 67, of Sanderson died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000, in a Midland hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Aubrey Fife Funerals Chapel with Masonic graveside service in Junction Cemetery. He was born Oct. 3, 1932, in Ballinger. He retired from the Army and was an Episcopalian. Survivors include his wife, Carol Crumbley of Sanderson; a daughter, Angela Mae Phelps of Sanderson; a son, Robert Ainsworth of Victoria; his mother, Alvoy Crumbley of Junction; a brother, Jackie G. Crumbley of Anchorage, Alaska; a sister, Judy Letsinger of Rocksprings; and two grandchildren. Elva Bartee-Martin KERRVILLE - Elva Ruth Bartee-Martin, 91, died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000, at her residence. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Restland Cemetery in Dallas. Arrangements are by Kerrville Funeral Home. She was born May 5, 1908, in Adair County, Ky., and had been a resident of Kerrville since 1993. She was a homemaker and a member of Sunrise Baptist Church. Survivors include a brother, Talmadge Bennett of Temple; and numerous nieces and nephews. Eutha Birkelbach FREDERICKSBURG - Eutha Faye Weeaks Birkelbach, 68, died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2000, in a local nursing home. Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Schaetter Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Comal County Cemetery in New Braunfels. She was born March 12, 1931, in Llano. Survivors include her husband, Stanley Birkelbach of Fredericksburg; two sons, Randy Birkelbach of San Antonio and Ronny Birkelbach of Pennsylvania; and two grandchildren. Evelyn Madderra BROWNWOOD - Evelyn Madderra, 65, died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Greenleaf Cemetery. Arrangements are by Davis-Morris Funeral Home. She was born March 26, 1934, in Roby and had been a resident of Brownwood for the past 30 years. She was a homemaker and a member of the Belle Plain Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, James Haupt and Billie Don Madderra, both of Brownwood; a daughter, Paula Rutland of Brownwood; and four grandchildren. Raymond Wardlow III COLEMAN - Raymond Kelly Wardlow III, 31, of Fort Worth and formerly of Coleman, died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000, in Fort Worth. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel. He was born Dec. 18, 1968, in Temple and had been a resident of Coleman since 1976 before moving to Fort Worth. He was a sales representative for an auto dealership. Survivors include his parents, Kelly and Billie Wardlow of Coleman; a brother, Mar Wardlow of Abilene; his grandparents, LaNell and James McClure and May Beaver, all of Coleman; an aunt and uncle; a niece, nephew and numerous cousins. Thelma Corcoran BIG SPRING - Thelma Corcoran, 86, of Mesquite and formerly of Big Spring, died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000, in Mesquite. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Mount Olive Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. She was born Nov. 20, 1913, in Ladonia and had been a resident of Big Spring since 1931 before moving to Mesquite. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church. Survivors include a daughter, June DeVoy of Mesquite; a son, James S. Corcoran of Odessa; a sister, Lucille Long of Mesquite; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Arnold Lloyd BIG SPRING - Arnold James Lloyd, 82, died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000, in a local hospital. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park. He was born April 15, 1917, in Comanche. He was a farmer, a mechanic and a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Louise Lloyd of Big Spring; two sons, Douglas Lloyd of Big Spring and Jimmy Lloyd of Torrence, Calif.; two daughters, Bobbie Sue Beall of Big Spring and Lana Salter of Oklahoma City; a brother, Judson Lloyd of Big Spring; a sister, Ruby Rogers of Comanche; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Tye Brown COLEMAN - Tye R. Brown, 68, of Coleman died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2000, in a Kerrville hospital. Services are pending at Walker Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Onituareis GENEVA BOHANNAN BRIDGES JUDAY Mrs. Geneva Bohannan Bridges Juday died peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000, at Baptist Memorials Center. She was 88 years of age. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 28, in Fairmount Cemetery with her pastor, the Rev. Grosse Mohler, officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. Geneva was born in Cleburne, Texas, on May 4, 1911, the ninth and youngest child of Joseph Boone and Mary Ella Bohannan and was educated at the University of Arkansas. She was an active member of the First United Methodist Church, a member of United Methodist Women, a circle leader and a member of Ruth Class. She was also a member of Pocahontas Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, Victory Study Club, Panhellenic, Symphony Guild, Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo Garden Club, Rolling Hills Garden Club, Newtimers Club and Bridge Club. Her main hobbies were flower gardening and china painting. Geneva is survived by her son, Robert G. Bridges, M.D., formerly of San Angelo and now living in Cloudcroft, N.M.; granddaughter, Cheryl Anne Bridges of San Angelo; granddaughter, Diana Lynn Hardee and her husband, Bill, of Austin; niece, Doris Styles and her husband, Clay, of Lubbock. Memorials may be made to the donor's favorite charity. I am standing upon the seashore. A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze and starts for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength. I stand and watch her until at length she hangs like a speck of white cloud just where the sea and sky come mingle with each other. Then someone at my side says: ``There, she is gone!'' ``Gone where?'' Gone from my sight. That is all. She is just as large in mast and hull and spar as she was when she left my side and she is just as able to bear her load of living freight to her destined port. Her diminished size is in me, not in her. And just at the moment when someone at my side says: ``There, she is gone!'' there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices ready to take up the glad shout: ``Here she comes!'' And that is dying. -Henry Van Dyke CHANDLER LAWRENCE HALL Chandler Lawrence Hall passed away Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000, in San Angelo. Chandler was born Jan. 26, 1931, in Tyler. On Aug. 15, 1953, Chandler married Joette Huckabee in Bridgeport. He worked for GTE several years and retired from there in 1981. He was a devoted Christian, husband, father, grandfather and good friend to many. Survivors include his wife, Joette; a daughter and son-in-law, Cheryl and Mark Henke of Justin; a daughter and son-in-law, Christy and Gene Franke of Carlsbad; and four grandchildren, Jordan and Jared Henke of Justin and Kendra and Travis Franke of Carlsbad. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Chester McCown officiating. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. The family requests memorials be made to the American Diabetes Association. EMMA YOUNG Emma Lee Young, 96, of San Angelo died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, in Fairmount Cemetery with the Rev. Craig Meyers of St. Paul Presbyterian Church, and the Rev. Louie Andrews officiating. Arrangements are by Robert Massie Funeral Home. Mrs. Young was born July 31, 1903, in Coahoma County, Miss. She was employed at Levines Department Store in San Angelo for many years. She is survived by three nieces, Carolyn Murphree of Louisiana, and Judy Jackson and Dorothy Hunter, both of San Angelo; great-nephews, Frank Jackson and wife, Patricia, of San Angelo, Billy Jackson of Tennessee, Mike Murphree of Louisiana and Steve Upchurch of Georgia; great-great-nephews, Frank Jackson Jr., Brian Jackson and Will Jackson; and a great-great-niece, Julie Jackson. Memorials may be made to Hospice of San Angelo or a favorite charity. MARY LITTLETON MARTIN Mary Littleton Martin, 90, of San Angelo died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2000, in a local hospital. Graveside service will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 28, in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnson's Funeral Home. She was born March 7, 1909, in Waxahachie to W.W. and Bertie Littleton. She attended public school in Waxahachie, graduating with the class of 1928. She attended North Texas State University in Denton. She married Louin Z. Martin June 9, 1931, and lived in Waxahachie for 38 years until her family moved to Sonora. She was employed by the school system in Sonora until she moved to San Angelo in 1968. Mary was a dear, sweet person. She was loved by all who met her and she always had a helping hand for everyone. She enjoyed all types of painting and was a talented artist. Handwork and gardening were two of her many joys. She had a special place in her heart for children and they were always aware of her interest in them. She was a member of Veribest Baptist Church and her church was always such an important part of her life. She was preceded in death her husband, Louin Z. Martin; her parents; and three brothers. Survivors include two sons, James L. ``Jim'' Martin of San Angelo and William H. ``Bill'' Martin and wife, Janet, of San Angelo; grandchildren, Jennifer and Tim Teagarden; great-grandchildren, Ashley, Emily and Tanner; and several nieces and nephews. The family requests memorials be made to Vista Care Family Hospice or a favorite charity.