Jewell Dean
Feb 20, 1997
BALLINGER - Jewell G. Dean, 91, died
Tuesday in a local hospital.
Services will be at 1
p.m. today in First Presbyterian Church with the
Rev. Henry Chisholm officiating. Burial will be in Old Runnels Cemetery,
directed by Rains-Seale Funeral Home.
Mrs. Dean was born in Baird and worked
as a self-employed seamstress for many years. She was the widow of Ernest
Herbert "Hub" Dean, whom she married in 1923 in Paint Rock.
Survivors include two sons, Herbert H.
Dean and Bill Dean, both of Ballinger; one daughter, Martha Palmer of
Ballinger; one sister, Ada Wilson of Greenwood, Miss.; four grandchildren;
and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be sent to First
Presbyterian Church, Ballinger 76821; West Texas Rehabilitation Center,
4601 Hartford, Abilene 79605;
or a favorite charity.
Robert Massie Hartgrove
March 2, 1997
BALLINGER - Robert Massie Hartgrove,
71, of El Paso and
formerly of Paint Rock, died Wednesday in El
Paso. Graveside services will be at 2
p.m. today in Evergreen Cemetery,
directed by Rains-Seale Funeral Home.
LaVelle Greer
May 6, 1997
LaVelle C. Greer, 83, died Sunday at a
local hospital.
Services will be at 10:30
a.m. Wednesday at North's Funeral Home Memorial
Chapel, 4002
Buffalo Gap Road, with the Rev. David Ray
officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Memorial
Park.
Mrs. Greer was born and grew up in Abilene and
graduated from Hardin-Simmons University in
1935. She was past secretary to the Abilene Independent School
District superintendent and was a member of First Baptist Church.
She lived in Washington, D.C.,
serving as head of personnel for the federal government from 1946-1970. She
moved to Austin in
1970 and returned to Abilene in
1972. She was the widow of Terry C. Hays and married John H. Greer in 1985
in Paint Rock.
Survivors include her husband, of Abilene;
one stepdaughter, Stacey Rhiddlehoover of Abilene;
one stepson, Dale Greer of Round Rock; nine stepgrandchildren and 17
stepgreat-grandchildren.
Rob Fowler
July 15, 1997
PAINT ROCK - Rob W. Fowler, 46, died
Sunday at his home. Services will be at 10
a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church,
directed by Rains-Seale Funeral Home in Ballinger.
Bobby Carl Fenton
August 5, 1997
COLEMAN - Bobby Carl Fenton, 41, died
Sunday at a Lubbock hospital.
Services will be at 2
p.m. today at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with the
Rev. Jeff Robinett officiating. Burial will be in Coleman Cemetery.
Mr. Fenton was born and grew up in
Coleman and graduated from Coleman High
School. He was a pipeline contractor and a
Baptist. He married Vicki Jones in 1978 in Paint Rock.
Survivors include his wife, of Coleman;
two sons, Chad Garrett and Clay Bob Fenton, both of Fenton; his stepmother,
Noreta Fenton of Coleman; two stepbrothers, four stepsisters and several
aunts, uncles and cousins.
Memorials may be made to West Texas Rehabilitation Center,
4601 Hartford, Abilene 79605.
Jodie Agnew
August 16, 1997
EDEN -
Jodie Agnew, 70, sister of Jack Luther
and daughter of Leona Luther, both of Abilene,
died Friday at a local hospital. Rosary will be at 7
p.m. Sunday in the Eden Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral
Mass will be at 9 a.m. Monday
at the St. Charles Catholic Church with burial in the Eden Cemetery directed
Eden Funeral Home.
William Lee Colburn
September 14, 1997
WINTERS -- William Lee Colburn, 80,
died Friday in an Eden nursing
home.
Services will be at 2
p.m. today in Winters First United Methodist Church with
Dr. Gary Torian officiating. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery,
directed by Winters Funeral Home.
Mr. Colburn was born in San Saba and
graduated from Winters High
School and Texas A&M University.
He married Dorece Clary in 1937 in Hearne. He worked in South Carolina for
36 years with the U.S.D.A.'s Soil Conservation Service and returned to
Winters in 1976. He was mayor of Winters for eight years and was active in
the Lions Club and First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, of Winters;
two brothers, Douglas Colburn of Winters and James Clayton Colburn of
Quitman; and four sisters, Emily Mathis of San Antonio, Neva Puckett and
Nell Bowen, both of Winters, and Deulah Howard of San Angelo.
Memorials may be sent to First United Methodist Church,
Winters 79567; or American Cancer Society, 209 S. Danville, Abilene 79605.
Edgar Andrew Hutcheson
September 17, 1997
BALLINGER -- Edgar Andrew Hutcheson,
85, of Paint Rock, died Monday in Concho County.
Services will be at 10
a.m. Thursday in Paint Rock First Methodist Church,
directed by Rains-Seale Funeral Home.
Herman Price
September 18, 1997
BALLINGER -- Herman B. Price, 84, of San
Angelo and formerly of Ballinger, died Wednesday in
a San Angelo hospital.
Memorial services will be at 11
a.m. Friday in First Christian Church in San
Angelo with the Revs. Ben Hubert and
Winford Gore officiating. Graveside services will be at 2
p.m. in Evergreen Cemetery,
directed by Rains-Seale Funeral Home.
Mr. Price was born in Rochelle to
pioneer Concho County ranchers
and graduated from high school in Millersview. He attended San
Angelo College and John Tarleton College in
Stephenville and married Margaret Kitchens in 1936. He helped raise
Rambouillet sheep and Black Angus cattle near Millersview and Paint Rock
before moving to Ballinger in 1948. He also ranched near Eden.
He was a member of Paint Rock Masonic
Lodge and was a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason. He was a past Rotarian club
president and served on the Runnels County school
board for many years. He also was a director of the Ballinger Memorial Hospital for
several years and was an honorary member of the hospital's auxiliary. He was
a life member of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association and was a past
board chairman of Paint Rock First State Bank. He was a longtime leader of
the Ballinger Downtown Bible Class. He was an elder and board member of
First Christian Church in Ballinger and taught Sunday school for many years.
He also was a member of First Christian Church in San
Angelo.
Survivors include his wife, of San
Angelo; one son, H. Paul Price of Houston;
one daughter, Pamela Price Murfee of Lubbock; and four grandchildren.
Lorette Jones
November 8, 1997
BALLINGER -- Lorette Jones, 77, of
Paint Rock, died Friday in a San
Angelo hospital. Services will be at 2:30
p.m. Sunday in Rains-Seale Funeral Home Chapel.
Clyde 'Sug' Sheffield
November 18, 1997
BROWNWOOD -
Clyde M. "Sug" Sheffield, 80,
died Sunday at a local hospital.
Services will be at 2
p.m. today at Davis-Morris Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial will be in Santa Anna Cemetery.
Mr. Sheffield was born in Concho County and
had lived in Brown County for
55 years. He was a retired truck driver and a Baptist. He married Avis Wilma
Click in 1937 in Concho.
Survivors include his wife, of Brownwood;
four daughters, Wilma Preston and Gayle Ogden, both of Brownwood,
Sharron Holland of May and Vickie Ford of Bryan;
two brothers, David Sheffield of Grosvenor and Elmer Sheffield of Paint
Rock; one sister, Rena Jones of Novice; nine grandchildren, five
great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.
Winroe 'Windy' Jacoby
November 20, 1997
COLEMAN -- Winroe "Windy" Jacoby, 77,
of Lake Coleman,
died Tuesday in a local hospital.
Services will be at 10
a.m. today in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with the
Revs. Jim Considine and Joan Rudolph officiating. Graveside services will be
at 2 p.m. in Eden Cemetery.
Mr. Jacoby was born in Concho County and
graduated from Eden High
School. He married La Nell Siler in 1942 in Concho County and
served with the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He managed the 9
Bar Ranch while living in Harris County from
1956-78. He then moved to Hempstead.
He moved to Lake Coleman in
1989 and ranched in Concho, Harris and Waller counties. He was a Lutheran.
Survivors include his wife, of Lake
Coleman; two sons, Sam Jacoby of Hempstead and Monte J. Jacoby of Cuero; two
brothers, Leonard Jacoby of Eden and Aaron Jacoby of Choctaw, Ark.; two
sisters, Evelyn Headley of Gillette, N.J., and Jo Ann Burton of Abilene; and
five grandchildren.
Memorials may be sent to Lake Coleman
Volunteer Fire Department or West Texas Rehabilitation Center.
Margarett Roach
December 6, 1997
BALLINGER -- Margarett E. Roach, 76, of
Paint Rock, died Thursday in Ballinger. Services will be at 2
p.m. Monday in Paint Rock First Baptist Church,
directed by Rains-Seale Funeral Home.
William Covington Sr.
December 17, 1997
SAN ANGELO --
William Covington Sr., formerly of Hamlin, died Saturday in Eden.
Services will be at 11
a.m. Thursday in Starks Funeral Home Chapel. Burial
will be in Hamlin Cemetery.
Stella
Crump
January 14, 1998
Stella Crump, 97, died Monday in a
local hospital.
Graveside services will be at 11
a.m. Thursday in Elmwood Memorial
Park with Dr. Clifford S. Stewart officiating,
directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.
Mrs. Crump was born in Paris, Texas,
and married Durwood Lee Crump in 1925 in Annona. She was a homemaker and
moved to Abilene in
1927 from Eden.
She was a member of First Central Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include her husband, of Abilene;
and one nephew and one niece.
Marcelle Patterson
January 26, 1998
WINTERS - Marcelle Patterson, 77, died
Sunday at an Abilene hospital.
Services will be at 2
p.m. Tuesday at Winters Funeral Home Chapel with the
Rev. Glenn Shoemake officiating. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery.
Mrs. Patterson was born in Valera and
graduated from high school in Ballinger in 1939. She had lived in the
Pumphrey community most of her life and was a homemaker and a Baptist. She
married Milton Patterson in 1939 in Paint Rock.
Survivors include her husband of
Winters; one son, John Lynn Patterson of Premont; one daughter, Judy
Gersbach of Brownfield; two brothers, Odis Reneau of San
Angelo and Cliff Reneau of Burnet; 10
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren
William Milton Patterson
January 28, 1998
WINTERS -- William Milton Patterson,
80, died Tuesday in a local hospital.
Services were held Tuesday in Winters
Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Glenn Shoemake officiating. Burial was in Lakeview Cemetery.
Mr. Patterson was born in San
Benito and moved to Runnels County in
1921. He was a farmer. He was a Baptist and was the widow of Marcelle Reneau
Patterson, whom he married in 1939 in Paint Rock.
Survivors include one son, John Lynn
Patterson of Premont; one daughter, Judy Gersbach of Brownfield; four
sisters, Imogene Onken of Fort
Worth, Betty Jo Brown and Annie Belle Pierce, both of
Winters, and Karen Nell Hancock of Wingate; 10 grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.
Alma Izola Head
February 9, 1998
Alma Izola Head, 80, of Abilene died
Sunday at a local hospital.
Graveside services will be at 10
a.m. Tuesday in Fort Phantom Hill Cemetery with
the Rev. Charles Morgan officiating, directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home,
542 Hickory.
Mrs. Head was born in Mullin and
graduated from high school in Trigger Mountain.
She was a beautician for many years and later a nurse's aide at Concho
County Nursing Home in Eden,
retiring in 1988. She moved to Abilene from Eden in
1990 and was a homemaker. She
attended First Assembly of God in Clyde.
Survivors include one son, Harold Head
of Birmingham, Ala.; one daughter, Wanda Allen of Abilene; three sisters,
Burah Ledbetter, Flora Czech and Maurine Gridley, all of Killeen; five
grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Joe Carlton Scales
February 20, 1998
Joe Carlton Scales, 66, steel worker
for Central Texas Iron Works for 28 years until retiring, died Wednesday in
a local hospital.
Services will be at 2
p.m. Saturday in Pioneer Drive Baptist Church wit
the Rev. Jack Ridlehoover
and Dr. Jeff Reid officiating. Burial will be in Potosi Cemetery,
directed by Allen-Korzenewski Funeral Home, 1443 N. 2nd.
Mr. Scales was born in Paint Rock and
married Rita Phillips in 1951 in Abilene.
He was a member of Pioneer Drive Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, of Abilene;
two sons, Rickey Scales of Dallas and Mickey G. Scales of Abilene;
one daughter, Vickie
J. Lane of Abilene;
one brother, L.C. Scales Jr. of Abilene;
one sister, Ica Mae Crow of Abilene;
and four grandchildren.
Memorials may be sent to Pioneer Drive Baptist Church,
701 S. Pioneer, Abilene 79605;
and West Texas Rehabilitation Center,
4601 Hartford, Abilene 79605.
Visitation will be from 7-9
p.m. today in the funeral home.
Ida Margaret Kellermeier
June 13, 1998
BALLINGER -- Ida Margaret Kellermeier, 94, of Paint Rock, died Thursday
in a local hospital. Rosary will be said at 6
p.m. Sunday in St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rowena.
Mass will be at 10
a.m. Monday in the church, directed by Rains-Seale
Funeral Home
Terry Ross Joiner
July 16, 1998
BALLINGER -- Terry Ross Joiner, 37, of Abilene and
formerly of Paint Rock, died Tuesday in a San
Angelo hospital.
Services will be at 10:30
a.m. Saturday in Rains-Seale Funeral Home Chapel
with Roger Roenfeldt officiating. Burial will be in Paint Rock Cemetery.
Mr. Joiner was born in San
Angelo and worked as a fast food service
manager.
Survivors include a companion, Mike
Moore of Abilene; his parents,
Walter and Katy Herridge Joiner of Paint Rock; one brother, Ronald Joiner of
Paint Rock; and two sisters, Sandra Harkey of Abilene and
Brenda Kenney of Arlington.
Norman Ray Green
July 18, 1998
MERKEL -- Norman Ray Green, 62, died
Thursday in Eden.
Services will be at 2
p.m. today in Calvary Baptist Church with
the Revs. Bill Scott and Rob Seale officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery,
directed by Starbuck Funeral Home.
Mr. Green was born in Oklahoma and
served with the U.S. Army. He married Ann Tatom in 1959 and worked as a
truck driver for 10 years until retiring. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, of Merkel;
one son, Dennis Green of San
Antonio; one daughter, Donna Riggan of Merkel; one
brother, J.T. Green of Lubbock; and two grandchildren.
Hugh Lee McGuffin
August 28, 1998
WINTERS - Hugh Lee McGuffin, 99,
died Thursday in a local nursing home.
Graveside services will be at 2
p.m. Saturday in Eden Cemetery with
Chris Chant officiating, directed by Winters Funeral Home.
Mr. McGuffin was born in Mason County and
married Annie Frances Laman in 1923 in Menard. He worked as a heavy
equipment operator for Concho County and
was a Baptist.
Survivors include two sons, Gordon C.
McGuffin and Dawson McGuffin, both of Winters; two daughters, Frances
Imogene Pentecost of Early and Thelma Pearl King of Smithville, Miss.;
11 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
Emma Joy Watson
Monday, August 14, 2006
COLEMAN -- Emma Watson,
age 85, of Coleman, died Saturday,
August 12, 2006 at Brownwood Regional Medical Center.
Funeral service will be held at 2:00
p.m. Tuesday, August 15 in Stevens Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. George Frasier officiating and assisted by Rev. Derek
Triggs. Burial will follow in the Leaday Cemetery under
the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
She was born Emma Joy Blair on January
10, 1921 in Concho
County, Texas,
a daughter of Frank and Flora Winkle Blair. She grew up in Concho County and
attended school at Liberty Hill and Millersview. She was married to Anon
Fenwick; he preceded her in death in 1946. She later married Raymond Watson
and he died in 1965. Mrs. Watson moved to Coleman in 1961 and was employed
at the sewing factory. She was raised a Baptist but had attended the Nazarene Church for
the last several years.
Survivors include two daughters, Joyce and husband C. R. Dalton of Coleman,
Kay and husband Kenneth Foote of Odessa; five grandchildren, Tammy Blair of
Lake Ivie, Becky Hatchett of Lamesa, Michael Barkemeyer of Coleman, Gregory
Barkemeyer of Norfolk, Virginia, Letitia Palmer of Odessa; eleven
great-grandchildren, Wesley Lowe, Camden Lowe, Brady Hatchett, Sheldon Lowe,
Cassandra Barkemeyer, Ashlee Wells, Justin Barkemeyer, Alana Barkemeyer,
Joshua Barkemeyer, Kasen Palmer, Zachary Barkemeyer; one sister, Adella
Walden of Coleman.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Louie Blair and
Gerald Blair.
Family visitation will be held on Monday from 6:00
p.m. until 8:00
p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home.
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Llewellyn 'Lou' Ganoe,
81, died Thursday,
November 2, 2006, at an Abilene care
center.
Funeral services will be 10
a.m. Monday at Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of
Faith, 5701 Hwy 277 South with Rev. Larry Baird officiating. Burial will be
in Elmwood Memorial
Park. Visitation will be 5:30
to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
The daughter of Henrietta (Kendrick) and Elmer Edward Parkinson, Lou was
born on March
17, 1925 in White Point (Concho County), Texas,
and attended school in Ballinger. She married Andrew G. Ganoe on August
21, 1945 in Coleman, and moved from Sweetwater to Abilene in
1953. She was a homemaker, and worked for Meals On Wheels a year and Abilene
Independent
School District three
years. Mrs. Ganoe was a member of Abundant Life Church in Abilene.
She was predeceased by her parents and brothers, William Parkinson and
Marvin Parkinson.
Survivors include her husband, Andrew Ganoe of Abilene; daughters, Betty
Laraine Morris and husband, Stanley, and Marynetta June Cooper, all of
Abilene; brothers, Vernice Ray Parkinson of Big Spring; sisters, Grace
Ratcliff of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Juanita June Tenny of San Angelo; and
five grandchildren.
Billy Jack Gary
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Bill Gary, 80 of Goldboro, passed away Saturday
evening at Runnels County Rehabilitation Center and
Nursing Home in Ballinger.
Billy Jack Gary
was born August
3rd, 1926 outside Junction, Texas to
James Pearce Gary and Eva Mae Phillips. Mr. Gary was a direct descendant of
Davy Crockett and a member of a long line of west Texas ranchers.
At age 25 Bill met and married Marlene Thomas of Ft. Worth.
Together they raised 5 children.
Always dedicated to family and hard work, Bill moved
his family around Texas ranching
and working at various jobs, but eventually returned to his roots in the
west Texas area
where he spent the last 26 years ranching in Coleman and Concho counties.
Survivors include his wife, Marlene Gary of
Goldsboro, his sons, Bill Gary of Midlothian, TX, Odis Gary and wife, Julie
of Ballinger, and Jason Gary and wife, Beth of Ft. Worth; 2 daughters,
Jacqueline Gary and Charlie Turner of Noodle, TX, and Kaylene and Jim Lavene
of Rockwall, TX; grandchildren, Brittany Gary of Oakland, CA, Lauren and
Landon Lavene of Rockwall, TX, Megan Gary of Midlothian, TX, Meagan Knisley
of Ft. Worth and Jarod Knisley of Virginia Beach, VA. Mr. Gary is also
survived by a number of nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Visitation will be held Wednesday morning from 10
A.M. to Noon at
the funeral home. Funeral Services will be held graveside at 2:00
P.M. Wednesday,
April 4th, 2007 at the Atoka Cemetery in Coleman County.
Arrangements entrusted to Heritage Family Funeral
Home in Ballinger.
Katie Bell (Robinson) Lee
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Katie Bell (Robinson) Lee, a beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother
and great-great grandmother has been called home. Kate passed away Monday,
August 14, 2006 in Ballinger Memorial Hospital at
the age of 89.
Kate was born March
13, 1917 in Grimes County to Florence (Blount)
and Seth Robinson. They moved to Concho County in
the fall of 1920 and then to Crews in Runnels County where
she met the love of her life, Roy W. Lee, who preceded her in death March
5, 1980. They were married on June
22, 1936 in Runnels County.
Kate worked for Dry's Manufacturing in Winters for several years and made
many delicious hamburgers for Jumbo Burger in Ballinger where she worked
until she was 82 years old. Kate was a member of Seventh Street Baptist Church in
Ballinger for many years.
Also preceding her in death were: sister "Big Sister"; brothers Shep, J.P.,
Gordon, and Wallace; sisters Dorothy King and Mary Moore; her father and
mother Seth and Florence Robinson;
grandparents James and Nannie Blount, George and Kate Robinson; son-in-law
Warren Hedrick; father and mother-in-law John and Valera Lee.
Survivors include: a son, Freddie Lee of Ballinger; three daughters, Carolyn
Martin and husband Billy Joe of Lake Ivie, Donna Hedrick, and Anne Rogers
and husband Gene of Tuscola; brother W.E. "Dub" Robinson and wife Jearetta
of Ballinger, brother-in-law John Moore of Ballinger, sister-in-law Lorrene
Lee of Ballinger; special sister-in-law Jennie Margaret Lee of Abilene; 15
grandchildren, including one grandson, Ricky Clark, who was raised as a son;
36 great grandchildren; 5 great-great grandchildren; several nieces and
nephews, and one long-time friend Tina Harris.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons: Ricky Clark, Jody Weaver, Doug and
Sheldon Collins, Bruce Witter, and John Roy Lee.
Visitation will be Thursday,
August 17, 2006 from 6:00
p.m. until 8:00
p.m. at Lange Funeral Home in Ballinger. Funeral
service will be at Seventh Street Baptist Church at 2:00
p.m. on Friday,
August 18, 2006. Burial will follow at Crews Cemetery.
Dorothy Joiner Gray
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
WINTERS -- Dorothy Joiner Gray, 73, of Winters was
called to the house of the Lord on Saturday
April 7, 2007 in Abilene.
Dorothy has always gone to the Easter services each and every year, this
year she has gone to spend it with Jesus, her husband and her other
relatives that have preceded her.
Funeral services will be held at the Winters Funeral
Home on Tuesday, April 10 at 2:00 P.M. Burial will be at Old Runnels
Cemetery following with dinner at Hopewell Baptist Church in Crews. Rev.
Ferris Akins will be officiating the service.
Dorothy was born September
1, 1933 in Paint Rock, Texas,
the daughter of William and Florence Joiner.
She was married to Tommie Gray, Sr. on September
15, 1951 and he preceded her in death on May
20, 1991.
Dorothy was a loving wife and mother before she
began her career for Johnson and Johnson (Ethicon) in San
Angelo. She was known and loved by many friends and
co-workers she made during the 20-plus years before she retired.
Dorothy came from a family of 15 and is survived by
two sisters; Frances Harrison of San Angelo and Helen (Cricket)
Morris of Houston.
She has always expressed her love and appreciation for her many brother and
sister in laws, nieces, nephews and other relatives on both the Gray and
Joiner family branches.
Dorothy is survived by: 4 daughters and 2 sons, Kay
and Robert Russell of Winters, Gary and Jullie Gray of Fort Worth, Debra and Jackey
Clough of North Richland Hills, Tommie Gray Jr. and Christine Willsey of
Granbury, Carol and Johnny Yates of Abilene, Pamela and Randal Barnes of
Winters; 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren and she looked forward
with great anticipation to each and every visit.
Your family and friends will grieve from your
physical absence but will continue to thrive on your loving memories.
Pallbearers are: Marshal Clough, Eric Clough, Chad
Russell, Matthew Price, Brandon Gray, Spencer Gray, Wylie Clough, and Kevin
Gray.
Katherine Faye
Jacoby Kohutek
Monday, September 25,
2006
BRADSHAW --
Katherine Faye Jacoby Kohutek, age 76, of Bradshaw, loving wife, mother and
grandmother passed to her heavenly home on Saturday,
September 23, 2006.
She was born on January
22, 1930 in Eden, Texas,
and graduated from Eden High
School. She attended Texas Women's College in Denton.
She married Al Kohutek on November
5, 1951 at St. Charles Catholic Church in Eden,
having a double wedding ceremony with her twin sister Mae and Marvin
Hoelscher. She worked at Timex and Texas Instruments. They lived in
Ballinger and Abilene and
retired to Bradshaw. She enjoyed softball, dancing, hunting and fishing,
quilting, gathering pecans, raising Chihuahuas,
and sharing her canned wild plum jelly with everyone she knew. She loved
being with her dog Jaggar. She was a member of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church of
Winters.
She is survived by her husband: Al Kohutek of Bradshaw; 2 sons and 2
daughters: Greg Kohutek and wife, Vickie of Buffalo Gap, Michael Kohutek and
wife, Lori of Abilene, Brenda Holland and husband, Benny of Fulshear and
Rhonda Behrens and husband, Joe of College Station; 5 brothers: Henry
Jacoby, Rector Jacoby, Chester Jacoby, and Dan Jacoby of Melvin and Johnny
Jacoby of Brady; 11 grandchildren; 3 step grandchildren; and 4 great
grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents: Frank and Lola Kruse Jacoby, her
twin sister, Mae Hoelscher Woods, and 2 infant daughters.
Family visitation will be held at 6:00
p.m. on Monday with a rosary at 7:00
p.m. at the Winters Funeral Home. Mass will be held
at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday at Mt. Carmel Catholic Church with Rev. Santiago
Udayar and Rev. Louis Miller officiating.
Burial will be in Lemons Gap Cemetery under
the direction of the Winters Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be: Bo Holland, Cory Kohutek, Kendall Kohutek, Cullen
Kohutek, Benny Hoelscher and Gail Wood.
Jessie Williams
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Jessie
Williams, 86, died Tuesday,
March 27, 2007, at Crestview Healthcare Residence in Waco.
Services will be at 2:00
PM, Saturday, March 31, at the Resthaven Mausoleum Chapel in Lubbock,
Scott Talley officiating. The family will receive visitors at 1:00
PM in the mausoleum chapel.
Jessie was born May
20, 1920, in Eden, Texas to
John Fredrick Thomas and Callie Lloyd Thomas. She attended grade school in
Noodle, Abilene and
Tye and high school in San Saba and Richland Springs. Her senior year she
moved to Noodle and graduated from Noodle High
School. There she met Wilson Williams and they
married on June
11, 1938. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilson. She
was a homemaker and also worked at the Texas Tech bookstore and library. She
was a member of the Church of Christ.
She is survived by children Jane Williams Gamble and husband Joe Don of
Friendswood, Steve Williams and wife Kay of Waco, and Gayle Williams
Millican and husband Terry of Rowlett; grandchildren Joel Gamble of
Fayetteville, AR, David Gamble and wife Melanie of Arlington, Jessamy
Millican Boyd and husband Bill of Raleigh, NC, Travis Millican of Rowlett,
and Garrett & Grant Williams of Waco. She was preceded in death by three
sisters and six brothers, and is survived by one sister, Polly Amason of Abilene.
The family would like to thank the staff at Crestview Manor for their care
of Jessie. They especially thank the center wing staff who cared for her
every day. Memorials can be sent to Crestview Community
Center, 7129
Delhi Road, Waco, TX 76712.