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SANDEL,BENJAMIN F. b:11/22/1897 d:10/17/1973
(obit)
SANDEL, Benjamin F.
Funeral services were conducted Friday in Melton Chapel of Memories
for Benjamin F.Sandel,75 of Midland. R.L.Wall,minister of Vernon
Church of Christ,officiated with interment in the Woodson Cemetery.The
former Woodson resident died at 12:12a.m.Wednesday in Midland Memorial
Hospital where he had been a patient for three weeks. Mr.Sandel was
born Nov.22,1897 in Burnet County and married IDA LENORA HALLER in
July,1919 at Woodson. She died in 1965. They lived most of their
married life in Woodson,moving to Odessa in 1951. He retired in 1963
and moved to Woodson in 1967. He had lived in Midland since May 1973.
He was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors are four daughters,
Mrs.J.M.HARRIS of Midland,Mrs.RUBY E.COME of Golden,Colo.,Mrs.H.C.
MCBRIDE of Woodson and Mrs.M.O.CLEMMONS of Big Spring;two sons,WAYNE
of Farmington,N.M. and FRANK of Big Lake;five sisters,Mrs.OSCAR MOFFATT
of Leakey,Mrs.DELLA EBERT and Mrs.ROBERT TERRY,both of Uvalde,Mrs.
GEORGIA COLEMAN of San Antonio and Mrs.GILES MATHIEWS of Albuquerque,
N.M.;15 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Grandsons will be
pallbearers.
SANDEL,IDA LENORA"NORA" b:12/16/1901 d:04/04/1965
SANDERS,ABBIE MAE b:05/28/1920 d:08/02/2001
(obit)
SANDERS, Abbie
Abbie Sanders,of Woodson,died Thursday,Aug.2,2001,at Stephens Memorial
Hospital. She was 81. Funeral services will be at 2p.m.today at First
Christian Church of Woodson,with the Rev.Michael Patrick officiating.
Burial will follow in Woodson Cemetery,under the direction of
Merriman-Archer Funeral Home. She was born May 28,1920,in Woodson. She
was a lifetime resident of Woodson.She married BILL SANDERS Dec.9,1935
in Eastland.She was a member of First Christian Church. Mrs.Sanders is
survived by her husband,BILL SANDERS of Woodson;two sons,BILLY CARL
SANDERS of Mineral Wells and VICTOR ALLEN(VICKIE)SANDERS of Hamby;
three daughters,CATHERINE(CATHY)FORREST of Weatherford,CAROL(BETSY)COX
of Paradise and VIRGINIA(GINGER)ROBINSON of Aledo;a sister,JERRY ANN
WOOD of Houston;15 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
SCALZO,ROSA MARY b:03/22/1904 d:07/24/1969
SCHMITT,MICHAEL EUGENE b:07/05/1939 d:10/04/1992 U.S.NAVY VETERAN
(obit)
SCHMITT, Michael E.
Michael E.Schmitt,age 53,of Woodson,died Sunday,October 4,1992,at an
Abilene hospital. Funeral service was at 11a.m.Tuesday,October 5,1992,
at the Woodson Church of Christ with Darrell Martin officiating.Burial
was in the Woodson Cemetery, directed by Melton Funeral Home. He was
born on July 5,1939 in Fort Worth,Texas. He was married to VICKI
TIMMONS on March 17,1973 in Woodson. He moved to woodson in 1974 from
Albany. He was a sales executive for KORQ Radio and a distributor for
Nu-Skin International. He was a member of the Woodson Church of Christ
and a US Navy Veteran. He was past president of Woodson Booster Club
and past member of the Woodson School Board.He is survived by his wife,
VICKI SCHMITT of Woodson;two daughters,MELANIE RENE SCHMITT and
MICHELLE AIMEE SCHMITT,both of Phoenix,Arizona;one son,JOSHUA TIMMONS
SCHMITT of Woodson;his mother,L.D.SCHMITT of Hurst;two sisters,LOUSIE
MCCLENDON of Hurst and LOIS RAFFERTY of Alvarado;one brother,ARTHUR JOE
SCHMITT of Port Aransas. He was preceded in death by one brother.
Pallbearers were BARNEY SCHMITT,TOMMY SCHMITT,RONNIE MCCLENDON,ROBERT
ECHOLS,RICHARD WHITE, and DANNY BELLAH.Honorary pallbearers were JIMMY
MILES,PETE MILLER,JODY WATSON,TODD HICKS,BLAINE SASSER,MARK DAVIS,
JEREMY HALL,JUSTIN STONE,CHAD BELLAH,BRANDON LIPPS,BILL DAY and AARON
LITTLE.
SCOTT,HENRY W. b:07/04/1872 d:07/07/1962
SCOTT,MARY ELLEN b:08/29/1879 d:10/09/1933
SERBANTEZ,LEANDRO no dates no dates
SHANKS,FORREST A. b:02/11/1893 d:09/26/1963 VETERAN WWI
SHANKS,HATTIE b:03/12/1900 d:07/31/1993
(obit)
SHANKS, Hattie
Hattie Shanks,93,longtime Woodson resident,died Saturday in a
Breckenridge hospital.Services will be at 2p.m.Monday at First
Christian Church with the Rev.Daniel Moore officiating. Burial will be
in Woodson Cemetery,directed by Melton Funeral Home of Breckenridge.
Born in Hunt County,Mrs.Shanks was a nurse's aide and domestic worker.
She was a member of Woodson Methodist Church and Eastern Star Chapter
500 of Throckmorton. She was the widow of FORREST SHANKS. Survivors
include a daughter;INA MARIE FOX of Breckenridge;a son,CULLEN RAY
SHANKS of Frederick,Okla;two brothers,SANDERSON SHIELDS of Gardner,
Kan.,and HOWARD SHIELDS of Moab,Utah;four grandchildren,nine
great-grandchildren and three great-great-granchildren.
SHELTON,JAMES C. b:00/00/1893 d:00/00/1963
SHELTON,JEWEL b:00/00/1896 d:00/00/1926
SHIPLEY,GRADY S. b:09/31/1900 d:07/14/1909
SHIPLEY,JEHUE ELMER b:03/15/1890 d:08/01/1967
SHIPLEY,MINNIE MAY b:09/19/1891 d:06/06/1976
SHOEMAKER,CLAUD b:07/30/1917 d:10/19/1920
SILVA,FRANCIS B. b:00/00/1925 d:00/00/1975
SILVA,LUIS b:12/08/1950 d:09/10/1982
SIMMONS,MISS ALICE no dates no dates
SIMMONS,MISS JO no dates no dates
SIMMONS,MR.BUD no dates no dates
SIMPSON,CHARLIE P. b:09/30/1868 d:08/13/1962
SIMPSON,MATTIE M. b:12/19/1863 d:02/26/1939
SINGLETON,DEMPSEY ISLES b:10/04/1867 d:02/10/1929
SINGLETON,SUSIE HYDE b:03/04/1887 d:11/13/1969
SKAGGS,CHARLIE C. b:03/09/1852 d:12/18/1929
SKAGGS,EVANLENA b:09/30/1893 d:05/13/1947
SKAGGS,JAMES WILLIE b:10/25/1887 d:08/13/1968 VETERAN WWI
SKAGGS,OTHER LEE b:06/12/1890 d:05/19/1908
SKAGGS,PERLINA J. b:05/05/1871 d:01/22/1947
SKAGGS,SAM C. b:07/24/1896 d:03/24/1931
SMART,ROBERT EUGENE"BOB" b:07/16/1928 d:12/26/1996 VETERAN WWII
(obit)
SMART, Robert E.
Robert E.(BOB)SMART,68,of Woodson,died Thursday,Dec.26,1996,at
Shackelford County Hospital in Albany. Graveside service were held at
11a.m.Saturday,Dec.28,at the Woodson Cemetery with Darrell Martin
officiating,directed by Melton Funeral Home. He was born on July 16,
1928 in Breckenridge. He married BETTY WALKER on Dec.4,1948 in
Breckenridge. He moved to Woodson in May,1996,from Stanton. He was
production foreman for Santa Fe Oil,retiring in 1994.He was a Baptist
and a U.S.Army Veteran of World War II.Survivors include his wife,BETTY
SMART of Woodson;two daughters,VICKI SADLER and PATTI PATTILLO,both of
Woodson;two sisters,ANN WEATHERS of Breckenridge and BETH HASH of
Albany;one brother,NEAL SMART of Kermit and two grandsons.He was
preceded in death by one grandson. Pallbearers were ROYCE BEENE,
STANLEY BEENE,CARLTON SULLIVAN,JOE WALKER,R.A.RILEY and ROY BURL OLIVER
SMITH,ADA CROUSEN HUGHES b:09/05/1897 d:12/16/1989
note:headstone reads Hughes,Ada Crousen
SMITH, Ada Crousen Hughes
Ada Crousen Hughes Smith of Yuma,Arizona,formerly of Woodson,died
December 16,1989 at La Mesa Care Center in Yuma. A memorial service is
pending in Woodson. Private cremation was under the direction or Ryzek
Mortuary. Born September 5,1897,in Joshua,Texas,she was the last of
seven children of the W.H.CROUSEN family of Woodson. She lived in
Woodson until 1935,when she moved to the Yuma area. She worked as a
cook and waitress in Yuma and Winterhaven. She worked at McCallum
Drugs and at Clymer's Boarding House in Yuma. After moving to the Los
Angeles area in the 1940's,she worked as head salad chef at the world
famous Coconut Grove in the Ambassador Hotel. She moved back to Yuma
in 1980. Survivors include two daughters,CHLOE SCHUMACHER and SYBIL
TOWNSEND,both of Yuma;one sister-in-law,Mrs.JOE(RUBY)CROUSEN of
Breckenridge;four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Donations can be made to the Yuma Center for the Visually impaired in
care of the mortuary.
SMITH,ADIE P.FULTON b:05/18/1885 d:03/23/1985
SMITH,BEULAH HAM b:10/20/1886 d:11/13/1951
SMITH,BILLIE MACK b:08/17/1935 d:07/01/1941
SMITH,GARY E. b:07/26/1937 d:09/10/1966
SMITH,MICHAEL DALE b:01/28/1951 d:01/28/1951
SMITH,NADINE H. b:01/09/1920 d:10/21/1981
SMITH,RUBY MAE TITUS BIGGS b:05/16/1913 d:05/09/1986
SMITH,RUTH WOOD b:00/00/1907 d:00/00/1993
SNOWDEN,JOE MACK b:02/06/1944 d:10/13/1982 VETERAN
VIETNAM
SONNAMAKER,HELEN K. b:01/15/1896 d:10/09/1977
SONNAMAKER,WILLIAM E. b:07/19/1890 d:10/28/1969
SPAIN,LUCILLE WRIGHT b:11/30/1913 d:01/24/1994
(obit)
SPAIN, Lucille Wright
Lucille Wright Spain,81,died Saturday,January7 21,1994,in Houston.
Services will be Friday,January 27,at 2p.m.at the First Baptist Church
in Woodson with burial in Woodson Cemetery. Mrs.Spain was born in
Vernon on November 20,1913. She married MARVIN O.SPAIN on August 18,
1940. He preceded her in death on July 30,1964. Survivors include one
daughter,REBECCA BEALL of Houston;one son,M.O.SPAIN,Jr.(TINKER) of
Burkburnett;three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. In her
words:"I have lived a long and happy life,a husband who loved me as
much as I loved him;two children,three grandchildren,two
great-grandchildren and another on the way.My son-in-law and
daughter-in-law are very dear to me,I love them as my own.So I have
been truely blessed."
SPAIN,MARVIN O. b:02/25/1911 d:07/30/1964
STEPHENS,CHARLES MARTIN b:10/09/1976 d:02/11/2002
(obit)
STEPHENS, Charles Martin "Chuck"
Charles Martin"Chuck"Stephens,died Monday,Feb.11,2002,at the age of 25
years,four months and two days,in an auto accident in New Mexico.
Funeral services were held at 2p.m.Friday,Feb.15,at First Baptist
Church in Throckmorton,with the Rev.Charles Fischer officiating.Burial
was in Woodson Cemetery in Woodson,directed by Merriman-Archer Funeral
Home of Throckmorton.Charles"Chuck"was born Oct.9,1976 in Breckenridge
to JAMES RANDALL STEPHENS and SUE BETT ALEXANDER.He attended school in
Woodson and Moran,where he participated in track,football and
basketball. He completed his high school years in Throckmorton,where
he participated in football,basketball,cross country,track,FFA,FHA,and
UIL. He was named FHA Beau for two years,regional qualifier in the 800
meter run and mile relay,voted Most Athletic,Mr.THS,Most Handsome,and
Most Valuable Player in track and cross country. He attended college
at San Marcos and South Plains. At the time of his death,he worked for
Nabors Drilling Company as a derrick hand. He loved fishing and
camping on the river with his friends and still loved to play football
and basketball. Chuck is survived by his mother,SUE BETT ALEXANDER of
Moran;his father,RANDY STEPHENS of Tomball;two sisters,CHEYENNA TABOR
of Moran and JAMIE of Gonzales,La.;his grandmothers,BETTY ALEXANDER of
Albany and COLLEEN STEPHENS of Ozona;two nieces and two nephews;and
several aunts,uncles and cousins.
STEPHENS,STEVE b:06/09/1975 d:02/11/2002
(obit)
STEPHENS, Steve
Steve Stephens died Monday,Feb.11,2002,at the age of 26 years,eight
months and two days,in an auto accident in New Mexico.Funeral services
were held at 2p.m.Friday,Feb.15,at First Baptist Church in
Throckmorton. The Rev.Charles Fischer officiated.Burial followed at
Woodson Cemetery in Woodson under the direction of Merriman-Archer
Funeral Home of Throckmorton. Steve was born June 9,1975 in Ozona to
SUE BETT ALEXANDER and JAMES RANDALL STEPHENS. He had lived with his
father in Lubbock for a short time,then moved to Moran to live with
his mother. While in Moran,he played football,basketball,tennis and
ran track and was a member of FFA and FHA. He moved to Throckmorton,
where he attended Throckmorton High School. He received many honors in
Throckmorton High School,including Co-MVP in basketball and track and
was voted Outstanding Senior of the Year. At the time of his death,he
was working for Nabors Drilling Company as floor manager. He loved
fishing and camping on the river with his friends and still loved to
play football and basketball. Steve is survived by his mother,SUE BETT
ALEXANDER of Moran;his father,RANDY STEPHENS of Tomball;one son,ASHGON
REYNOLDS of Breckenridge;two sisters,CHEYENA TABOR of Moran and JAMIE
of Gonzales,La.;his grandmothers,BETTY ALEXANDER of Albany and COLLEEN
KILGORE of Ozona;his grandfather,JACK ALEXANDER of Fairfield;two
nieces and two nephews;and several aunts,uncles,and cousins.
STILLWELL,BEA b:00/00/1923 d:00/00/1988
STINNETT,L.M. b:05/16/1824 d:12/24/1910
STOCKTON,LUCY ANN b:04/04/1857 d:12/23/1939
STOCKTON,SARAH MYRTLE b:12/06/1889 d:01/09/1970
STOCKTON,W.F. b:05/19/1852 d:10/22/1916
STOKER,E.T. b:02/23/1870 d:10/13/1951
STOKER,EARL TURNER b:10/17/1922 d:07/19/1947 VETERAN WWII
STOKER,GEORGE H. b:08/16/1926 d:11/16/1978
STOKER,RUTHIE J. b:06/16/1893 d:10/30/1976
STUBBLEFIELD,BOB b:07/27/1897 d:12/21/1922
STUBBLEFIELD,CORNELIA"ETTER"b:04/21/1872 d:12/21/1922
STUBBLEFIELD,GUY JR. b:05/08/1925 d:03/19/1993 VETERAN WWII
(obit)
STUBBLEFIELD, Guy
Graveside funeral services with military rites for Guy Stubblefield,
Jr.,a 67 year old Breckenridge resident,were held on Sunday,March 21,
1993,at 2p.m. at Woodson Cemetery. Reverend Rex Boggs,pastor of
Gunsight Baptist Church,officiated.Burial followed under the direction
of Morehart Mortuary. Mr.Stubblefield died early Friday morning,March
19,1993,at the Veterans Hospital in Temple. He was born May 8,1925 in
Woodson. He attended schools in Woodson and graduated from Woodson
High School in 1943. He served in the Air Force from 1943 to 1945. He
was a tail gunner on B-17's for 13 missions.He was also a waist gunner
on B-17's for 21 missions. His plane was shot down on March 30,1945
over Brenam,Germany. He was in prison at Barth,Germany,at Stalag LUFT
I. He attended North Texas Agricultural College in Arlington from 1947
to 1948. He married RUTH TOMLIN in Fort Worth on May 1,1948. He worked
for B.J.Oilfield and moved to Breckenridge in 1958 from Wichita Falls.
He also worked for Energy Supply for 10 years,retiring in 1984. He was
a member of the American Legion,American Ex-Prisoners of War,and 381st
Bombardment Group,Eighth Air Force.He was a Baptist. Survivors include
his wife,RUTH STUBBLEFIELD of Breckenridge;four daughters,GUYLA WHITE
of Gunsight,CONNIE MEASON of Dublin,DEBORAH WISE of Spring,and JANA
PASCHE of Tomball;three sisters,ABBIE SANDERS and DENE BUFKIN,both of
Woodson,and JEFFIE WOOD of Houston,and eight grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by his parents. The family requests that memorials
be made to Meals on Wheels.Memorials may be left at Morthart Mortuary.
Honorary pallbearers were,JACK LEVERIDGE,BILLY CARL SANDERS,LINDY
SANDERS,VICKY SANDERS,COTTON WOLFE,and GREGG WOOD.
STUBBLEFIELD,GUY SR. b:12/03/1893 d:00/00/1956
STUBBLEFIELD,JESSE L. b:10/28/1969 d:12/27/1907
STUBBLEFIELD,MARY CORNELIA b:04/09/1893 d:12/23/1971
(obit)
STUBBLEFIELD, Mary
Mrs.Mary Stubblefield,78,of Woodson,died at 6:35p.m.Thursday in
Stephens Memorial Hospital after being admitted the same day. Funeral
services were held at 2p.m. Sunday in the First Baptist Church of
Woodson,with Jim White,officiating and Rev.Alvan Ray Marley,pastor of
First Baptist Church in Woodson,assisting. Burial followed in the
Woodson Cemetery under the direction of Melton Funeral Home. Born MARY
CORNELIA WHITAKER April 9,1893 in Hamilton County,she moved to Woodson
in 1915. She married GUY STUBBLEFIELD on Jan.21,1919 in Woodson.He was
a farmer and rural mail carrier. Mr.Stubblefield died Sept.20,1956.
Mrs.Stubblefield was a member of the Woodson First Baptist Church.
Survivors include three daughters,Mrs,BILL SANDERS,Woodson,Mrs.H.A.
BUFKIN,Fort Worth,and Mrs.BILL WOOD of Houston;one son,GUY of
Breckenridge;two sisters,Mrs.T.W.MASSEY of Throckmorton,and Mrs.E.B.
LEE of Woodson;six brothers,BEN WHITAKER,Jolly,NATHAN,BILL and CALVIN
of Throckmorton,FRANK of Grand Prairie and SCOTT of Olney;and 14
grandchildren. Pallbearers were JAMES ELLISTON,HUGH DICKIE,JOHN PEVEY,
J.D.JONES,HENRY JONES,and MARVIN BELLAH.
STUBBLEFIELD,VERA b:04/19/1905 d:03/13/1925
STUBBLEFIELD,WEBB b:07/19/1904 d:02/26/1921 VETERAN WWI
SULLIVAN,ADA MAE TATE b:02/14/1893 d:12/14/1990
obit under Tate,Ada Mae
SULLIVAN,AUDIE MAE LONG b:11/14/1897 d:06/14/1950
SULLIVAN,CARL LEE b:09/07/1895 d:11/26/1970
(obit)
SULLIVAN, Carl
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2p.m. in the Chapel of
Memories for Carl L.Sullivan,75,who died Thursday at 5:05p.m.in
Stephens Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Jimmy Cox,minister
of the Church of Christ,will officiate,assisted by the Rev.Ronald E.
Marlow,rector of St.Andrews Episcopal Church. Burial wil be in Woodson
Cemetery. Melton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.Born Sept.7,
1895 at Chico,he married AUDIE MAE LONG,Aug.7,1915. She died June 14,
1950. In 1913,Mr.Sullivan came to Woodson. He was a member of the
Woodson Church of Christ and a retired farmer. Survivors include a
daughter,Mrs.JAMES PEACOCK of Mammoth,Ariz.;a son,JACK of Breckenridge;
a brother,CLARENCE of Woodson;and four grandchildren;and 10
great-grandchildren. Nephews will be pallbearers,DAVID SULLIVAN,LARRY
SULLIVAN,CARLTON SULLIVAN,ELGA RAY SULLIVAN,CHARLES SULLIVAN and
HAROLD SULLIVAN.
SULLIVAN,CHARLIE COACHWORTH b:02/04/1905 d:05/26/1970
(obit)
SULLIVAN, Charlie
Funeral services for Charlie Sullivan,65,were held in Woodson
gymnasuim Wednesday at 2p.m. with the Rev.Henry Sally of Woodson
United Methodist Church officiating. Burial was in Woodson Cemetery
under the direction of Melton Funeral Home.Mr.Sullivan died Tuesday at
5:30a.m. in Harris Hospital,Fort Worth,where he had undergone surgery
Friday. He was born Feb.4,1905 in Chico. Survivors include his wife;
two sons,DAVID,Breckenridge High School principal,and LARRY,coach and
teacher at Woodson;two daughters,Mrs.PAUL ELLEDGE of Fort Worth and
Miss PEGGY SULLIVAN of Hillsboro;three brothers,CLARENCE,O.B.,and CARL,
all of Woodson and nine grandchildren. Pallbearers were SIG FAIRCLOTH,
T.F.HOLLAND,EARL LEE,SILAS BROWN,WADE BOYD,SID GILBREATH,SCOTT
ROBINSON and BILL SANDERS.
SULLIVAN,EDNA LONG b:04/15/1899 d:12/20/1990
(obit)
SULLIVAN, Edna
Funeral services for Edna Sullivan,91,of Woodson,were held at 2p.m.
Saturday,Dec.22,1990,at Central Church of Christ in Woodson with Mike
Cox officiating.Burial was in Woodson Cemetery,directed by Melton
Funeral Home of Breckenridge. Sullivan died Thursday,Dec.20,1990,at a
Knox City hospital. Mrs.Sullivan was born April 15,1899,in Chico,and
was a longtime Woodson resident,a homemaker and a member of Eastside
Church of Christ. She married O.B.SULLIVAN April 17,1917 in Lusk,Texas.
He preceded her in death September 17,1970. Survivors include;a
daughter,ROBBIE FEEMSTER of Vera;three brothers,HAYES LONG of
Bridgeport,MILTON LONG and AUSTIN LONG,both of Chico;two grandchildren;
six great-grandchildren;and a great-great-grandchild.Pallbearers were
ELGA RAY SMITH,GLENN SMITH,LARRY SULLIVAN,DAVID SULLIVAN,CURTIS PAGE
and BILLY BOB SIMPSON.
SULLIVAN,FREDDIE VON b:03/15/1942 d:11/16/1942
SULLIVAN,GEORGE WASHINGTON b:02/19/1900 d:02/10/1968 VETERAN WWI
(obit)
SULLIVAN, George W.
George W.Sullivan,67,resident of Woodson,died at 2:29a.m.Saturday in
Hendrick Memorial Hospital.He had been ill for three months and
underwent surgery Feb.7. Funeral will be at 2:30p.m. Monday in the
Central Church of Christ in Woodson with Gene B.Stanley of San
Antonio,former minister,officiating.Burial will be in Woodson Cemetery
with Melton Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Nephews will serve
as pallbearers. Born Feb.19,1900 in Wise County,he married ELIZABETH
JONES May 14,1919 in Woodson. They had lived in Woodson since their
marriage. He farmed in Woodson area and had owned and operated a
service station in Woodson until his retirement on Jan.11 of this year.
He was a member of the Central Church of Christ and was a U.S.Army
veteran of World War I. Survivors include his wife of Woodson;five
daughters,Mrs.J.R.BISHOP,Mrs.JAMES S.BLAIR and Mrs.D.D.CRUDGINGTON,all
of Breckenridge,Mrs.O.E.NACOMBER of Woodson and Mrs.EARL E.SMITH of
Portales,N.M.;three sons,BARRY W.of Austin,JERRY of Murphys,Calif.,and
CHARLES H.of Abilene;one sister,Mrs.ANNIE OGLE of Chico;four brothers,
CARL,O.B.,CHARLEY and CLARENCE SULLIVAN,all of Woodson;19
grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.One son preceded him in death.
SULLIVAN,GLADYS b:09/02/1902 d:06/20/1975
SULLIVAN,HAZEL HARBINSON b:08/28/1905 d:12/28/1992
(obit)
SULLIVAN, Hazel
Hazel Sullivan,age 87,died Monday,December 28,1992,at Stephens
Memorial Hospital.Funeral service was at 2p.m.Tuesday at the Melton
Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with Reverend Charles West officiating.
Burial was in the Woodson Cemetery,directed by Melton Funeral Home.
She was born on August 28,1905 in Stephens County. She married CHARLIE
SULLIVAN in 1925 in Lusk,Texas.He preceded her in death on May 26,1970.
She moved to Breckenridge in 1970 from Woodson.She was a homemaker and
a Methodist. She is survived by two daughters,VERNELL ELLEDGE of
Breckenridge and PEGGY SULLIVAN of Hillsboro;two sons,DAVID SULLIVAN
and LARRY SULLIVAN,both of Breckenridge;one sister,JACK HARBINSON of
Breckenridge;two brothers,DALE HARBINSON of Breckenridge and BOB
HARBINSON of Hurst;11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Grandsons and sons-in-law,served as pallbearers.
SULLIVAN,ISAAC CLARENCE b:07/29/1907 d:02/12/1986
(obit)
SULLIVAN, Clarence
Clarence Sullivan,78,of Woodson,died at 4:45p.m.Wednesday at Stephens
Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were at 2p.m.Saturday at the First
Baptist Church of Woodson,with the Rev.Rickey Mitchell,pastor,
officiating. Burial was in Woodson Cemetery directed by Melton Funeral
Home. Born July 29,1907,in Chico,he married VERA ALLISON March 2,1935
in Throckmorton.He moved to Woodson in 1915 from Chico and was a
farmer and a member of the First Baptist Church of Woodson. Survivors
include his wife of Woodson;three daughters,COLENE KILGORE and LINDA
KRAMER of Ozona and JONNIE JONES of Woodson;four sons,CARLTON SULLIVAN,
GLENN SMITH,AND E.R.SMITH,all of Woodson and J.H.SMITH of Arlington;34
grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. Grandsons and nephews were
pallbearers.
SULLIVAN,JOSEPH THOMAS b:01/06/1964 d:10/05/1938
SULLIVAN,MATTIE BELL WARD b:05/20/1867 d:11/13/1927
SULLIVAN,OATHER BIBB b:08/17/1987 d:09/17/1970
(obit)
SULLIVAN, O. B.
Funeral services will be held at 4p.m.Friday in the Woodson Gym for
O.B.Sullivan,73,who died at 1:10a.m.Thursday in Stephens Memorial
Hospital where he was admitted Tuesday. He had suffered from a lengthy
illness. Carl G.Wilks of Iowa Park will officiate and burial will be
in Woodson Cemetery under the direction of Melton Funeral Home. Born
Aug.17,1897 in Chico,he married EDNA LONG April 16,1917. He had been a
resident of Woodson since 1916. He was a retired farmer,retiring in
1959 and was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include his
wife of Woodson;one daughter,Miss ROBBIE SULLIVAN of Woodson;two
brothers,CARL and CLARENCE,both of Woodson;two grandchildren and one
great-grandchild. A son,O.B.JR.,preceded him in death in 1967.
Pallbearers will be JAMES ELLISTON,SILAS BROWN,JAY WALKER,RAYMOND
LITTLE,HOYT MCBRIDE and BILL SANDERS.
SULLIVAN,OATHER BIBB JR. b:06/25/1926 d:07/18/1967 VETERAN WWII
(obit)
SULLIVAN, O.B. Jr.
Funeral services for O.B.Sullivan,Jr.,a former resident of Woodson
were held at 3p.m.July 20 in Smyer,Texas. He was born in 1926 and was
41 years old at the time of his death. Interment was in Lubbock
Cemetery under the dirction of Rix Funeral Home. He is survived by his
wife,FREDA of the home;two daughters,KITTY and KELLY also of the home;
and his parents,Mr.and Mrs.O.B.SULLIVAN of Woodson and a sister,Miss
ROBBIE SULLIVAN also of Woodson.(note:his family later had his body
exhumed,with reburial in Woodson Cemetery.)
SULLIVAN,PEGGY JUNE b:04/30/1928 d:03/12/1998
(obit)
SULLIVAN, Peggy June
Peggy June Sullivan,age 69,of Hillsboro died Thursday,March 12,1998 at
Parkland Burn Center in Dallas. Services were held Saturday,March 14,
1998 at 1p.m.at the Marshall and Marshall Chapel in HIllsboro,Texas
with the Rev.Randy Martin officiating.Burial was in Woodson Cemetery
under the direction of Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors. She was
born April 30,1928 in Woodson,Texas to CHARLIE C.and HAZEL H.
(HARBINSON)SULLIVAN.She grew up in Woodson and graduated from Woodson
High School and from North Texas State University.She taught school in
Lipan and Strawn and in 1951 became Hill County Extension Agent,
retiring in 1983 after 32 years of service. She was preceded in death
by her parents. Sullivan was a Methodist,president of the Retired
Teachers Association of Hill County,a member of the National
Association of Retired Federal Employees,Las Causeuses Club,the Cell
Block Museum,a suporter of the Hill County Courthouse Restoration Fund
and a Docente for the Hill County Cell Block Museum.Survivors include;
BOBBIE SMALLEY of Hillsboro;two brothers,DAVID SULLIVAN and wife,
DOROTHY of Breckenridge and LARRY SULLIVAN and wife,BETTY of Woodson;
one sister,VERNELL ELLEDGE and husband,PAUL of Breckenridge;11 nieces
and nephews;18 great-nieces and nephews;and one great-great nephew.
Memorials may be made to the Hill County Cell Block Museum,Hill County
Restoration Fund or the Woodson Cemetery Association.
SULLIVAN,SARAH ELIZABETH b:11/02/1897 d:07/24/1983
(obit)
SULLIVAN, Sarah Elizabeth
Sarah Elizabeth Sullivan,85,of Breckenridge,died at 3:30p.m. Sunday in
Stephens Memorial Hospital after a long illness.Services were held at
2p.m.Tuesday at Central Church of Christ in Woodson.Burial was at
Woodson Cemetery under the direction of Adkins-Satterwhite Funeral
Home. Born Nov.2,1897 in Crystal Falls,she lived most of her life in
Woodson. She maried GEORGE SULLIVAN in Woodson on May 15,1919. A
homemaker,she was a member of the Central Church of Christ. She is
survived by three daughters,VERNELLE BLAIR and MARIE CRUDGINGTON,both
of Breckenridge and WINNELL SMITH of Las Cruces,N.M.;three sons,JERRY
of Murphys,Calif.,BARRY of Round Rock and CHARLES of Conroe;a brother,
DAVID JONES of Breckenridge;19 grandchildren,33 great-grandchildren
and 10 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her
husband,a son,two daughters,two great-great-grandchildren,a sister and
six brothers. Grandsons served as pallbearers.
SULLIVAN,THOMAS A. b:04/26/1926 d:04/26/1926
SULLIVAN,THOMAS BERRY b:10/02/1893 d:11/05/1942
SULLIVAN,TOMMY b:10/15/1940 d:11/09/1975
SULLIVAN,VERA ALLISON b:03/15/1907 d:11/06/2001
(obit)
SULLIVAN, Vera
Vera Sullivan,age 94,died Tuesday morning,Nov.6,2001,at Villa Haven
Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held at 2p.m.Thursday at
First Baptist Church in Woodson,with Jimmy Stiles officiating. Burial
will follow in the Woodson Cemetery,directed by Melton-Kitchens
Funeral Home. Born in Ranger on March 15,1907,she married CLARENCE
SULLIVAN on March 2,1935 in Throckmorton. He preceded her in death on
Feb.12,1986. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist
Church in Woodson. Mrs.Sullivan is survived by three daughters,COLENE
KILGORE and LINDA CRAMER,both of Ozona,and JOHNNIE JONES of Woodson;
four sons,J.H.SMITH of Arlington,GLENN SMITH of Searcy,Ark.,ELGA RAY
SMITH and CARLTON SULLIVAN,both of Woodson;one sister,NOVA RILEY of
Throckmorton;two brothers,DELBERT ALLISON of New London and ELVIS
ALLISON of Searcy,Ark.;34 grandchildren,65 great-grandchildren and
many great-great-grandchildren.
SULLIVAN,WHITNEY D. b:02/15/1990 d:02/15/1990
SWAIM,AULTMAN B. b:00/00/1888 d:00/00/1967
SWAIM,VESTA b:00/00/1893 no dates
T
TALLEY,AARON b:00/00/1876 d:00/00/1944
TALLEY,EUNICE MARVIN MAYFIELD b:11/30/1884 d:03/10/1965
TATE,ADA MAE SULLIVAN b:02/14/1893 d:12/14/1990
(obit)headstone reads:Sullivan,Ada Mae
TATE, Ada Mae
Funeral services for Ada May Tate,97,of Woodson,were held on Sunday,
December 16,1990 at 2p.m.at Woodson First Baptist Church. Rev.Ricky
Mitchell,pastor officiated.Burial followed in Woodson Cemetery under
the direction of Morehart Mortuary.Mrs.Tate died Friday night,December
14,1990,in Graham General Hospital. She was born on February 14,1893
in Oklahoma Indian Territory. She attended schools in Clarksville. She
married BARRY SULLIVAN on August 26,1917 in Woodson. He preceded her
in death on November 5,1942. She then married ROBERT TATE in Graham in
1958. He preceded her in death in 1975. She had been employed by the
telephone company in Austin. Later she worked at the Post Office in
Throckmorton and Woodson. She had lived in Throckmorton County since
1917. She lived in Graham from 1958 to 1976. She was a housewife and a
member of Woodson First Baptist Church. Survivors include,three
daughters,GERRY BEATY and ANNIE MAE OVERCASH,both of Woodson and
MARINE WESTON of Paradise;one sister,MAUDE TOWNSEND of Brownwood;10
grandchildren;21 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granchild.
The family requests that memorials be made to the Throckmorton County
Cancer Fund or the Woodson Cemetery Fund. Pallbearers were FREDDIE
BELLAH,JOHNNY BRYANT,BILL HURFORD,JR.,RUDY MOLINEK,JIM OVERCASH,and
REX SULLIVAN.
TAYLOR,ALLIE E. b:02/11/1881 d:05/28/1960
TAYLOR,ANDERSON FORREST b:02/16/1891 d:09/19/1975
(obit)
Taylor, Anderson Forrest
Services for Anderson Forrest Taylor of Woodson were held Friday,Sept.
20,in Satterwhite Chapel of Grace. Mr.Taylor,83,died at 5:30a.m.
Thursday,Sept.19,in Crestview Nursing Home in Throckmorton following a
lengthy illness. Tom Reagles,presiding overseer of the Breckenridge
congregation of Johovah's Witnesses,officiated. Burial was in Woodson
Cemetery under the direction of Satterwhite Funeral Home. Mr.Taylor
was born Feb.16,1891 in Comanche and he married RADO WRIGHT Sept.15,
1915 in Lusk,Texas. They farmed in and near Woodson until his
retirement in 1964. Mr.Taylor is survived by his wife;one son,GLENN of
Knox City;one sister,Mrs.HAZEL HOBBS of Birmingham,Ala.;and three
grandchildren. Pallbearers were MONROE STOKER,JERRY HORRY,BROWNING
ELLIOTT,SILAS BROWN,J.WALKER and JACK SULLIVAN.
TAYLOR,BABY b:01/06/1906 d:01/08/1906
TAYLOR,BETTY CHRISTIAN b:01/01/1930 d:08/13/1982
TAYLOR,CHARLES E."BUCK" b:00/00/1914 d:00/00/1950
TAYLOR,CLIFTON G. b:00/00/1884 d:00/00/1954
TAYLOR,J.T. b:12/10/1874 d:01/01/1948
TAYLOR,J.W."WILEY" b:11/02/1850 d:01/28/1935
TAYLOR,LELA b:10/01/1877 d:04/07/1975
TAYLOR,LEROY TYRA b:04/01/1886 d:05/21/1954
TAYLOR,MCCAGER P. b:00/00/1880 d:00/00/1958
TAYLOR,MISSIE b:08/06/1920 d:05/28/1937
TAYLOR,RADO WRIGHT b:01/13/1895 d:01/30/1975
(obit)
TAYLOR, Rado
Services for Mrs.Rado Taylor,longtime Woodson resident,were held at
2p.m.Thursday in Sattershite Chapel of Grace. Mrs.Taylor,80,died
Wednesday at a Knox City nursing home where she had been a patient
since Jan.16. Ray Puckett of the Graham congregation of Jehovah's
Witnesses officiated. Burial was in Woodson Cemetery. She was born
RADO WRIGHT on Jan.13,1895 in Hot Springs,Ark. She married ANDERSON
F.TAYLOR at Lusk on Sept.15,1915 and they had farmed in the Woodson
area since. Her husband died in 1974. Mrs.Taylor was a member of the
Jehovah's Witnesses. She is survived by a son,GLENN of Knox City;a
sister,Mrs.ETHEL LUKE of Woodson;a brother,WILLIAM WRIGHT of Graham
and three grandchildren.
TAYLOR,S.E. b:04/04/1847 d:07/23/1920
TAYLOR,SALLIE E. b:00/00/1845 d:00/00/1917
TAYLOR,T.T. b:10/18/1923 d:10/18/1923
THACKER,K.C. b:05/25/1902 d:04/26/1987
(obit)
Thacker, K. C.
K.C.Thacker,84,of Woodson died at 6:20a.m.Sunday at his residence.
Graveside services were at 4p.m.Tuesday in Woodson Cemetery with the
Rev.Ricky Mitchell,pastor of First Baptist Church of Woodson
officiating,assisted by the Rev.Charles West,pastor of Bethany Baptist
Church,directed by Melton Funeral Home. Born May 25,1902,in St.
Augustine County,he married MABLE FLORENCE MILLER Dec.23,1928 at
Matador. He came to Woodson in 1968 from Breckenridge. He was a
retired farmer and rancher and owner of L.P.Gas Co. Suvivors include
his wife of Woodson;one daughter and son-in-law,MARJORIE ANN and TERRY
RICE of Birmingham,Ala.;two sisters,WILMA WOOD of El Paso and KARI LOU
HURST of Tatum,N.M.;two grandsons,TERRY MARK RICE,JR.of Muscle Shoals,
Ala.,and JAMES THACKER RICE of Selma,Ala.;and one granddaugher,MARICIA
ANN TAYLOR of Birmingham,Ala.
THACKER,MABEL MILLER b:07/08/1908 d:05/30/2003
(obit)
THACKER, Mabel Miller,94,died Friday,May 30,2003 in Birmingham,Ala.
Graveside services were Tuesday,June 3,at the Woodson Cemetery with
Charles West officiating directed by Melton-Kitchens Funeral Home.
Thacker was born to W.H.and LEONA MILLER July 8,1908. She married K.C.
THACKER Dec.23,1928. Thacker is survived by one daughter,MAJORIE RICE;
two grandsons,MARC and JAMES RICE;one granddaughter,MARICIA TAYLOR and
six-great-grandchildren,all of Birmingham,Ala.
THOMPSON,JESSIE F. b:00/00/1893 d:00/00/1961
THOMPSON,JOHN H. b:00/00/1895 d:00/00/1962
THOMPSON,JOHN S. b:01/21/1848 d:10/31/1912
THOMPSON,LURA b:00/00/1881 d:00/00/1913
THOMPSON,MARY F. b:01/19/1852 d:03/22/1936
THOMPSON,RAYMOND b:01/22/1926 d:12/28/1928
THOMPSON,ROSIE MAY b:05/18/1885 d:11/08/1925
THOMPSON,SARAH E. b:08/22/1867 d:03/27/1928
TIMMONS,BABY GIRL no dates no dates
TIMMONS,WANDA LYNN HUGHES b:09/01/1922 d:06/20/1997
(obit)
TIMMONS, Wanda
Wanda Timmons,74,of Woodson,died Friday morning,June 20,1997,in the
Stephens Memorial Hospital in Breckenridge. Funeral service was held
Sunday,June 22,at 2:30p.m. in the Church of Christ in Woodson,with
Darrell Martin officiating. Interment was in the Woodson Cemetery
directed by Melton Funeral Home of Breckenridge.She was born September
1,1922 in Woodson. She married WALTER TIMMONS March 30,1946 in Abilene.
She was a member of the Church of Christ in Woodson,a school teacher
and a homemaker. Survivors include her husband,WALTER TIMMONS;a
daughter,VICKIE SCHMITT;a grandson,JOSHUA T.SCHMITT and her mother,
ESSIE HUGHES,all of Woodson. The family requests memorials be made to
the Mike Schmitt Memorial Scholarship Fund and may be left at Melton
Funeral Home.
TIMMS,LITTLE J.C. b:03/18/1908 d:04/20/1908
TIMMS,MRS.MATTIE J. b:01/11/1861 d:10/19/1910
TIMMS,NOAH or ISAAC no dates no dates
TIMMS,NOAH or ISAAC no dates no dates
TITUS,MARY BARTON DAVIS b:12/31/1889 d:02/22/1974
TITUS,ROBERT MURRAY b:08/06/1880 d:02/08/1939
TITUS,SALLIE ELIZABETH b:03/12/1849 d:04/27/1935
Wife of ROBERT BURL TITUS
Confederate Widow's Pension #51144
Application dated Oct.27,1932 gave her age as 83,born Mar.12,1849 and
has been a resident of Texas since Mar.1851,and has been a resident of
Throckmorton Co.for 26 years.States her husband served as Sgt.CO.A
16th REGT.TEXAS CAV.(Fitzhugh's Regt.), 3rd Regt.Johnson's Brigade.He
enlisted at Gainsville,Cooke Co.Texas on Feb.21,1862 at 21 years of
age.Union records show he was captured Apr.9,1864 at Pleasant Hill and
was delivered by Major Gen.Banks,United States Army,to Major Gen.
Taylor,Confederate States Army,Apr.20,1864 at Blair's Landing,
Louisiana.Handwritten copy of furlough papers,dated July 4,1864,
states"Pvt.Titus is five feet ten inches high,fair complexion,blue
eyes,light hair,and by occupation when he enlisted,a farmer".Mrs.Titus
also states "they were married Sept.15,1875,Hunt Co.Texas,and her
husband died Apr.27,1901 in Hunt Co.Texas".Mortuary Warrant dated May
6,1935,states "Mrs.Titus died Apr.27,1935,in the town of Woodson,in
the home of her son,R.M.TITUS".Signed by J.L.CASTLEBERRY,Undertaker of
Albany and by attending physician,C.M.TURNER,MD.of Woodson.
TRAMBLE,MRS. no dates no dates
TUBBS,BENICE MAY"BEE"WARD b:06/23/1913 d:08/15/1970
(obit)
TUBBS, Bee
Funeral services were held today at 10a.m. in Satterwhite's Chapel of
Grace for Mrs.Bernice(Bee)Tubbs,57,who was found dead Saturday at
11a.m.in front of her place of business,a tavern,about 18 miles north
of Breckenridge on highway 183,by EMIL WEBB,a rancher,as he was
driving by on his tractor. The Rev.Jimmie Thames,pastor of First
United Presbyterian Church,officiated and burial was in Woodson
Cemetery under the direction of Satterwhite Funeral Home. No official
ruling has yet been made in the death according to Justice of the
Peace,John Dodds. The body was taken to Abilene Saturday where an
autopsy was performed. Survivors include a brother,NOBLE WARD of
Baton Rouge,La.;and an aunt,Mrs.J.R.HARRISON of Midland. Mrs.Tubbs
had owned and operated "TUBBS COUNTY LINE",a tavern for several years.
She was a Stephens County resident for 20 years. On Nov.2,1958,she
married T.C.TUBBS. He died in 1968. Pallbearers were JACK ROBERTSON,
BILL THOMPSON,GLYN ED MURPHY,BOB DONNELL,WADE BOYD and J.M.STOKER.
Honorary pallbearers were DR.T.C.FORD,GEORGE DICKIE,SR.,GEORGE DICKIE,
JR.,TOMMY SULLIVAN,T.A.WRIGHT,STERLING ROBERTSON,DR.T.M.GORDON,KENT
TURNER,BILL KING,BEN J.DEAN,JR.,DON RAGLAND and J.B.DUVALL.
TUBBS,THALMA CHARLES"COOK" b:04/18/1908 d:11/17/1966 VETERAN WWII
(obit)
TUBBS, T. C.
Thalma Charles(Cook)Tubbs,58,native of Woodson,died at 10:55p.m.
Thursday at Stephens Memorial Hospital. He was admitted to the
hospital Wednesday morning after suffering a heart attack. Funeral
services were held at 4p.m.Saturday at the Chapel of Memories,with
the Rev.Jimmie Thames,pastor of First United Presbyterian Church,
officiated. Burial was in Woodson Cemetery under the direction of
Melton Funeral Home. Born April 18,1908,in Woodson,he was married to
BERNICE(Bee)WARD in 1948 in Oklahoma. He was the son of the late Mr.
and Mrs.JOE TUBBS of Woodson,and was a rancher and cattleman at
Woodson. He served with the United States Army in World War II.
Survivors include his wife of Woodson;one brother,VERNON TUBBS of
Greenville;three sisters,Mrs.FLOY ARTHUR of Fort Worth,Mrs.COPELAND
JONES of Albany and Mrs.MILDRED ADAMS of Houston and several nieces
and nephews,including JERRY TUBBS,player-coach with the Dallas Cowboys.
Pallbearers were ORVILLE JONES,GEORGE DICKIE,SR.,VIRGIL RILEY,and
PHELTON LEAKE,all of Woodson and MERLE ROBERTSON of Graham and BRANN
GARNER of Breckenridge.
TUBBS,JOSEPH C. b:00/00/1883 d:00/00/1929
TUBBS,NANCY ANN b:00/00/1884 d:00/00/1932
TUGGLE,ESTHER PEARL WORLEY b:10/25/1900 d:11/01/1986
(obit)
TUGGLE, Ester Pearl
Ester Pearl Tuggle,86,a former Haskell and Stephens County resident,
died Saturday in a Dallas hospital. Services were Monday at 10a.m. at
Walnut Hill Church of Christ directed by W.M.Hughes Funeral Home of
Dallas. Burial was in Woodson Cemetery at 3p.m.Monday,directed by
Melton Funeral Home. Born in Haskell County,she lived in Stephens
County before moving to Dallas in 1980. She was a homemaker and a
member of the Walnut Hill Church of Christ. Survivors include her
husband,JAMES W.TUGGLE of Dallas;two sons,CLAYTON TUGGLE and DR.JAMES
W.TUGGLE,JR.,both of Dallas;two daughters,BERNELLE GOODWIN and
WYNNADELL GRUNDY;two brothers,C.R.WORLEY and HAROLD WORLEY;six sisters,
SELMA REDWINE,IMA FRACIER,LORENA MAY,LEIGH MICHAEL,LUCY ABRAHAM and
DOROTHY O'BANNON;seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
TUGGLE,FRANK NEAL b:08/31/1880 d:03/17/1956
TUGGLE,GEMMYE NELL b:02/16/1925 d:04/27/1927
TUGGLE,JAMES LAFAYETTE"BUD" b:06/01/1863 d:09/06/1942
TUGGLE,JAMES WILLIAM b:02/27/1898 d:01/09/1989
TUGGLE,NANCY VICTORIA WALKER b:09/25/1867 d:02/17/1936
TUGGLE,OTTO FRANKLIN b:05/06/1905 d:12/03/1987
(obit)
TUGGLE, Otto
Otto Tuggle,82,died at 10:33p.m.Thursday at Stephens Memorial Hosptial.
Services were at 2p.m. Sunday at Melton Funeral Home Chapel of
Memories with Jim Cox,minister of Elliott Street Church of Christ,
officiating. Burial was in woodson Cemetery directed by Melton Funeral
Home. Born May 6,1905,in Comanche County,he married GRACE HOOKER Aug.7,
1927 in Woodson. He moved to Woodson in 1913 from Comanche County
where he lived most of his life. He was a farmer and a rancher and a
member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife of Woodson;
one daughter and son-in-law,LAVETA and ROYCE BEENE of Woodson;one
sister,ESSIE HUGHES of Woodson;one brother,JIM TUGGLE of Dallas;
several nieces and nephews;two grandsons,ROYCE DALE BEENE of
Breckenridge and STANLEY BEENE of Woodson;three great-grandchildren,
APRIL,NISHA and STEPHANIE BEENE. He was preceded in death by one son,
VON DALE TUGGLE,Dec.7,1984. Pallbearers were L.B.ATKINSON,ROY BURL
OLIVER,WILLARD MITCHELL,BOLEY COTTON and TRACY and JAMES ELLISTON.
TUGGLE,ROY GRAY b:12/21/1902 d:08/15/1974
TUGGLE,VON DALE b:10/04/1935 d:12/07/1984
(obit)
TUGGLE, Von Dale
Von Dale Tuggle,49 of Woodson,died at 10:40p.m. Friday at Stephens
Memorial Hospital. Services were at 4p.m.Sunday at Melton Funeral Home
Chapel with Jim Cox,minister of Elliott Street Church of Christ
officiating,assisted by Claxton Wilson Church of Christ minister from
San Antonio. Burial was in Woodson Cemetery directed by Melton Funeral
Home. Born Oct.4,1935 in Throckmorton County,he had lived in
Throckmorton County all his life. He was a member of the Church of
Christ. Survivors include his mother and father,Mr.and Mrs.OTTO TUGGLE
of Woodson;one sister and husband,Mr.and Mrs.ROYCE BEENE of Woodson;
two nephews and wives,ROYCE DALE and CAROLINE and STANLEY and BONNIE
BEENE;three great-nieces,APRIL BEENE,NISHA BEENE,and STEPHANIE BEENE.
Pallbearers were DR.DWIGHT NICHOLS,ROY BURL OLIVER,L.B.ATKINSON,GREG
HENSON,WILLARD MITCHELL and JERRY BEENE.
TURNER,ALVIN A. b:01/08/1910 d:04/17/1998
TURNER,DIXIE b:03/29/1915 d:04/24/1998
(obit)
TURNER, Dixie
Dixie Turner,age 83,of Woodson,Texas died Thursday,April 24,1998 in a
local care center.Services were Saturday,April 25,1998 at 2p.m.in the
First Baptist Church in Woodson,Texas with Rev.Jimmy Stiles,pastor
officiating.Burial was in Woodson Cemetery under the direction of
Morrison Funeral Home of Graham,Texas.Mrs.Turner was born March 29,
1915 in Padgett,Texas to the late JIM and SARAH FRANCES ROUSWELL
ABBOTT. She married ALVIN A.TURNER June 26,1975 in Woodson,Texas. He
preceded her in death on April 17,1998.She was a lifetime resident of
the Woodson community and a member of the First Baptist Church in
Woodson. Survivors include brother-in-law,ALTON"BUSTER"TURNER of
Throckmorton and numerous nieces and nephews.
TURNER,CHARLES KENT b:06/16/1917 d:01/01/1978 VETERAN WWII
TURNER,DR.CHARLES A. b:02/17/1889 d:11/24/1956
TURNER,EMMA b:03/07/1883 d:00/00/1958
TURNER,GEORGE E. b:05/19/1864 d:06/09/1927
TURNER,SEANA ANN b:11/02/1859 d:03/19/1944
TURNER,SMITH W. b:09/29/1880 d:00/00/1967
TURNER,WILLARD A. b:05/09/1920 d:08/27/1986 VETERAN WWII
(obit)
TURNER, Willard A.
Willard A."Sarge"Turner,66,died Wednesday at a local hospital.Services
will be 10a.m.Friday at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home Rosewood
Chapel with the Rev.Victor Sedinger officiating. Graveside services
will follow at 3:30p.m. at Woodson Cemetery in Woodson. He was born in
Baca County,Colo. He was retired from the U.S.Army and was a
Protestant.Survivors include his wife,FAY TURNER of Four Sands;a
daughter,BETTY SULLIVAN of Salinas,Calif.,two sons,JERRY TURNER of
Waukomis,Okla.,and GARY TURNER of Four Sands;two brothers,BUCK TURNER
of Big Spring and CALVIN TURNER of Riverside,Calif.;four sisters,NORMA
FARR and DOROTHY WASHINGTON,both of Lubbock,BETTY MONNETT of Big
Spring and ANN VINSON of Muleshoe;five grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
TURNER,ZELLA WEATHERLY b:04/03/1888 d:08/17/1978
TUTTLE,BUENA VISTA b:02/07/1860 d:11/27/1936
TUTTLE,CYRUS EVAN b:04/24/1858 d:01/30/1931
TUTTLE,HAL F. b:00/00/1886 d:00/00/1940
TUTTLE,MARSHALL A. b:08/03/1894 d:03/30/1956
TUTTLE,MILLER b:11/18,1920 d:03/22/2005
(obit)
TUTTLE, Miller
Miller Tuttle,age 84,died Tuesday morning,March 22,2005,at Stephens
Memorial Hospital in Breckenridge.Funeral Services will be Friday,
March 25,2005 at 10:00a.m.at the First Baptist Church with Rev.Charles
West officiating and Rev.Cecil Harper assisting.Burial will follow in
the Woodson Cemetery under the direction of Morehart Mortuary.
Visitation was held Thursday evening,March 24 from 7 to 8p.m.at
Morehart Mortuary. MARSHALL MILLER TUTTLE was born November 18,1920,in
Throckmorton County to parents MARSHALL ALEX TUTTLE and OMA JEANETT
MILLER. He attended school at Masters and Woodson Communities.Miller
also served in the U.S.Navy. He was a certified pilot and pioneer in
the aerial spraying industry,as well as an auctioneer. On October 16,
1967,he was appointed as Stephens County Judge. Miller retired from
this office on December 31,1994,after 26 years and 10 1/2 months. He
was a Deacon of First Baptist Church where he served as a Sunday School
teacher and was a member of the Roughneck Bible Class. He was chairman
of the Cattlemen's Roundup for Crippled Children for 20 years,chairman
of the Junior Livestock Show Sale for 25 years,chairman of the
Goodfellows,and chairman of the Stephens County chapter of West Texas
Rehab. Miller was instrumental in forming the Breckenridge Senior
Citizens Center,as well as a leader in the Breckenridge Chamber of
Commerce. His many civic affiliations also included:Masonic Lodge,
Lions Club,Elks Lodge,American Legion,and The United Fund. Miller had
also been awarded Agriculture Citizens of the Year by the Breckenridge
Chamber of Commerce.Miller was preceded in death by his parents. Miller
is survived by his daughter,JUDY and husband,JIM CARAWAY of
Breckenridge;a son,RONNIE TUTTLE of Stephensville;two grandsons,RUSTY
CARAWAY of McKinney and KEITH CARAWAY of Kaysville,UT.;six
great-granddaughters and two great-grandsons. Memorials may be made to
Meals On Wheels or the organization of donor's choice and may be left
at Moreahart Mortuary. Condolences may be sent online at
www.morehartmortuary.net.
TUTTLE,PEGGY WRIGHT b:06/01/1921 d:03/05/2002
(obit)
TUTTLE, Peggy
Funeral services for Peggy Tuttle,an 80 year old Breckenridge resident,
were held at 10a.m.Friday,March 8,at the Chapel at Morehart Mortuary.
Burial followed at the Woodson Cemetery under the direction of
Morehart Mortuary. Mrs.Tuttle died early Tuesday morning,March 5,2002
at Stephens Memorial Hospital. Peggy Tuttle was born PEGGY NEAL WRIGHT
on June 1,1921 to TOM and ELIZA WATSON WRIGHT in Peason,La. She
graduated from Woodson High School in 1938 and became a beautician
working for Texie Greenley and Bea Loudder. She then opened Peggy's
Beauty Shop and worked there for 20 years. She moved from Austin to
Breckenridge in 1957. She was a member of the First Baptist Church,
Martha's Sunday School Class and was active at the Senior Citizens
Center. Peggy Tuttle is survived by her daughter,JUDY and her husband
JIM CARAWAY of Breckenridge;her son,RONNIE TUTTLE of Breckenridge;two
grandsons;eight great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by three brothers and five sisters. The
family requests that memorials be made to Meals on Wheels or the
donor's favorite charity. Memorials may be left at Morehart Mortuary.
V
VAN HORN,DR.C.B. b:11/30/1865 d:02/17/1922
VAN HORN,MRS.JANE b:00/00/1865 d:00/00/1938
W
WADE,WOODROW W. b:02/22/1915 d:03/05/1991 VETERAN WWII
WALDREP,CLAUDE LELAND b:10/10/1928 d:03/03/1975
WALDREP,ELLA E. b:02/17/1898 d:05/17/1981
WALDREP,HENRY M. b:01/11/1897 d:03/24/1969
WALDROP,ANNIE b:04/06/1889 d:09/25/1917
WALDROP,LILLIE b:12/01/1850 d:12/12/1941
WALDROP,V.A. b:08/01/1849 d:04/24/1913
WALKER,BOB b:05/18/1921 d:01/15/1997 VETERAN WWII
(obit)
WALKER, Bob
Funeral services for Bob Walker,a 75 year old Woodson resident,were
held on Friday,January 17,1997 at 10a.m.at Morehart Mortuary.Reverend
Jimmy Stiles,pastor of First Baptist Church of Woodson,officiated.
Burial followed in Woodson Cemetery under the direction of Morehart
Mortuary. Mr.Walker died Wednesday morning,January 15,at his residence
in Woodson. He was born on May 18,1921 in Haskell County. He grew up
near Rochester and attended schools at New Mid School. He served in
the U.S.Army during World War II. He married RUBY WRIGHT in Haskell on
December 16,1942. He had farmed and ran a service station in Munday
from 1958 until 1975.Survivors include his wife,RUBY WALKER of Woodson;
one son,BOB O.WALKER of Seattle,Washington;three daughters,BOBBIE
PARKER of Woodson,BARBARA WALLING of Coahoma and PATTIE KRAMER of
Breckenridge;four brothers,WELDON WALKER of Stamford;K.D.WALKER of
Rochester,LONNIE G.WALKER of Munday and BAYLOR WALKER of Wichita Falls;
three sisters,HAZEL WIMBERLEY of Houston,BLANCHE DAVIS of Rochester
and BONNIE WRIGHT of Stamford;nine grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.He was preceded in death by his parents and three
brothers. The family requests that memorials be made to Woodson
Cemetery Association. Memorials may be left at Morehart Mortuary.
Pallbearers were LESTER ATKINSON,JIMMY HEARN,TREVOR LAIN,KENNY WALKER,
KEVIN WALKER,and C.H.WRIGHT,JR. Honorary pallbearers were grandsons
and great-great-grandsons and JAMES ATKINSON.
WALKER,CLARENCE"BOY" b:06/22/1909 d:01/24/1974 VETERAN WWII
(obit)
WALKER, Clarence "Boy"
Sunday funeral services were scheduled at 2:30p.m.in Satterwhite
Chapel of Grace for Clarence(Boy)Walker,64. Jimmy Cox minister of
Elliott Street Church of Christ,will officiate with burial in the
Woodson Cemetery. Mr.Walker died Thursday at Stephens Memorial
Hospital after being admitted Jan.14. Born June 22,1909 in Comanche,he
married ETHEL DEMPSEY,July 17,1945 in Warrington,England. He was a
veteran of World War II and participated in the Normandy Invasion. He
was self employed as a farmer and a fence contractor,retiring in Dec.
1962 due to ill health. Survivors include his wife;one daughter,Mrs.
RAYMOND BLEVENS of Bridgeport;one grandson;three brothers,S.J.of
Woodson,GALE of Breckenridge and HORTON of Roswell,N.M;six sisters,Mrs.
W.M.HARVEY,Mrs.ALBERT CANUTESON and Mrs.A.J.MAHAN,all of Woodson,Mrs.
CORA ALLISON and Mrs.WAYNE MITCHELL,both of Breckenridge and Mrs.J.R.
MIXON of Elbert.
WALKER,ETHEL DEMPSEY b:06/24/1921 d:12/06/2003
note:obit under Little,Ethel Dempsey Walker
WALKER,EDWIN JAY"CANDY" b:04/08/1928 d:10/02/1992 VETERAN KOREAN WAR
(obit)
WALKER, Edwin Jay "Candy"
Edwin Jay "Candy" Walker,age 64,died Friday,October 2,1992,at his
residence in Breckenridge. Funeral service was at 11a.m.Monday,October
5,1992 at the Melton Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with Rev.Dr.James
Abel officiating. Burial was in Woodson Cemetery directed by Melton
Funeral Home. He was born April 8,1928 in Fort Griffin,Texas. He was
married to DOROTHY CRUDGINGTON CAPERS on April 10,1955 in Breckenridge.
He was a longtime Breckenridge resident.He had been a plumber with
Capers and Walker Plumbing Co. He was a U.S.Army Veteran of the Korean
Conflict,a member of the Elks Lodge #1480,and of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars. He is survived by his wife,DOROTHY WALKER of
Breckenridge;one son,JAY WALKER of Arlington;two sisters,BETTY SMART
of Stanton and ELAINE LOVE of Bowie;and his mother,GRACE WALKER of
Woodson.Pallbearers were BENNIE HART,EARL DENDY,GUS DUEBLER,DALE JONES,
CECIL BLAKELY and BOBBY RILEY. Honorary pallbearer was LUTHER SMITH.
WALKER,GRACE ETTA GARNER b:04/12/1904 d:11/03/1995
(obit)
WALKER, Grace Etta
Grace Etta Walker,91,died Friday,Nov.3,1995,at Stephens Memorial
Hospital.Funeral Service will be at 2p.m.Sunday,Nov.5 at the Melton
Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with Mike Cox officiating.Burial will
be in the Woodson Cemetery directed by Melton Funeral Home. She was
born on April 12,1904 to EDGAR MARVIN and MARTHA TEALIE(BLAIR)GARNER
in Eastland County.She married S.J.WALKER on June 11,1926 in
Breckenridge.He preceded her in death on April 7,1980.She was a
longtime Woodson resident,a homemaker and a member of the Woodson
Church of Christ. She is survived by two daughters,BETTY SMART of
Stanton and ELAINE LOVE of Nocona;two sisters,EDITH RICHARDSON of
Dimmitt,and ANNIE TUCKER of Chandler,Arizona;two brothers,HOUSTON
GARNER of Odessa and BILL GARNER of Bakersfield,Calif.;six
grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.She was also preceded in
death by 3 great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Woodson
Cemetery Association and those memorials may be left at Melton Funeral
Home.The family will receive friends at Meltons Funeral Home from 6p.m.
to 7:30p.m.on Saturday,Nov.4,1995.Pallbearers will be CALEB ROTH,SAM
ROTH,MATTHEW ROTH,CODY CRABTREE,JAY DAWSON LOVE,KEITH PATTILLO and
KRIS PATTILLO. Honorary pallbearers will be CATLIN MCKENSIE,BO
CRABTREE and LAJANA LOVE.
WALKER,JACKIE GALE b:01/14/1921 d:02/27/1995 VETERAN WWII
(obit)
WALKER, Gale
Gale Walker,a 74 year old Breckenridge resident,died Monday morning,
Feb.27,1995,at Abilene Regional Medical Center.Graveside funeral
services will be held on Wednesday,March 1,at 3p.m.at Woodson Cemetery,
Reverend Leo Brooks,pastor of Trinity Baptist Church will officiate.
Burial will follow under the direction of Morehart Mortuary. He was
born on January 14,1921 in Woodson. He grew up in Woodson and attended
schools there. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He married
GLENDA WALKER in Breckenridge on May 8,1953.They moved to Breckenridge
in 1961 from Woodson. He was a lifetime member of the Disabled
American Veterans and was a Baptist. He had worked for W.E.Brown as a
heavy equipment operator. Survivors include his wife,GLENDA WALKER of
Breckenridge;three daughters,JACKIE ENSEY of Breckenridge,SENIE
STANLEY of Dallas and SHARVELLA WARNER of Saginaw;one brother,HORTON
WALKER of Roswell,New Mexico;two sisters,BONNIE MITCHELL and VELMA
MIXON,both of Breckenridge;five grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents,three
brothers,and four sisters.Honorary pallbearers will be JERRY DON AYLOR,
ERIC CATES,BRENT ENSEY,SCOTTY ENSEY,TOM STANDORD and CHRIS STANLEY.
WALKER,JEFF b:00/00/1891 d:00/00/1927
note:son of SAMUEL JACKSON and MATTIE(TUGGLE)WALKER
WALKER,MABEL"MAE"HUNT b:11/25/1876 d:11/27/1954
(obit)
WALKER, May
Funeral services were held at the Woodson Gymnasuim at 4p.m. Sunday,
Nov.28,for Mrs.May Walker,78 of Elbert,who died in the Throckmorton
Hospital Saturday at 7p.m.,after entering the hospital on Thursday.
Howard Peacock,former minister of the Woodson Church of Christ,was in
charge of the final rites and burial was followed in the Woodson
Cemetery under the direction of Satterwhite Funeral Home in
Breckenridge. Grandsons of Mrs.Walkers were pallbearers. Mrs.Walker
was born November 25,1876 in Missouri and was a resident of the
Woodson,Throckmorton area most of her life. She was a member of the
Church of Christ. Survivors are six daughters,Mrs.NELLIE CANUTESON of
Breckenridge,Mrs.BERTHA MAHAN,Mrs.CORA ALLISON,Mrs.BESSIE HARVEY,all
of Woodson,Mrs.BONNIE MITCHELL and Mrs.VELMA MIXON,both of Elbert;four
sons,S.J.WALKER,CLARENCE WALKER,GALE WALKER,all of Woodson,and HORTON
WALKER of Roswell,N.M.;two brothers,GEORGE HUNT and WALTER HUNT,both
of Cisco;two sisters,Mrs.SUDIE PUGH of Breckenridge and Mrs.ESTHER
WHITEHEAD of Cisco;20 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
WALKER,S.J."JAY" b:08/22/1903 d:04/07/1980
(obit)
WALKER, S. J. "Jay"
Jay Walker,76,of Woodson died at 3:03a.m.Monday at Stephens Memorial
Hospital in Breckenridge. Services will be at 4p.m.Tuesday at Melton
Chapel of Memories. David Hutton,minister of a Church of Christ will
officiate. Burial will be at Woodson Cemetery. Born Aug.22,1903 in
Comanche County,he married GRACE GARNER June 11,1926 in Breckenridge.
He came to Woodson in 1910 from Comanche County. He was a member of
the Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife;two daughters,BETTY
SMART of Stanton and ELAINE LOVE of Bowie;a son,E.J."CANDY"WALKER of
Breckenridge;six sisters,NELLIE CANUTSON,BONNIE MITCHELL,VELMA MIXON
and CORA CARVER,all of Breckenridge,BESS HARVEY and BERTHA MAHAN,both
of Woodson;two brothers,HORTON WALKER of Roswell,N.M.and GALE WALKER
of Breckenridge;seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be MIKE SCHMITT,BOLEY COTTON,SCOTT ROBINSON,LARRY
SULLIVAN,WALTER TIMMONS and CARLTON SULLIVAN.
WALKER,SAMUEL JACKSON"SAM" b:11/04/1865 d:07/23/1948
(obit)
WALKER, Samuel J.
Sam J.Walker,82,a stock farmer and resident of the Lusk community for
the past 33 years,died Friday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock at
Breckenridge Clinic. Mr.Walker suffered a stroke at the home of his
daughter,Mrs.BESSIE HARVEY of Lusk and was brought to the local
hospital yesterday morning at 8 o:clock. He was a native Texan,born
Nov.4,1865. Funeral services,Satterwhite directed,were held Saturday
afternoon at 4 o'clock at Woodson.Howard Peacock of Graham officiating,
followed by burial in Woodson Cemetery. Six daughters and five sons
survive. The daughters besides Mrs.HARVEY are;Mrs.A.M.CANUTESON and
Mrs.BERTHA MAHAN of Lusk,Mrs.CORA ALLISON,Woodson and Mrs.BONNIE
MITCHELL and Mrs.VELMA MIXON of Elbert.The sons are,HARRISON WALKER of
Sweetwater,CLARENCE WALKER and S.J.JR.,both of Lusk,HORTON WALKER,
Roswell,N.M. and GALE WALKER,Woodson.Eighteen grandchildren and one
great-granddaughter also survive.
note:1st married MATTIE TUGGLE Sept.11,1887 Comanche Co.Tx.,
2nd marriage MABEL HUNT Jan.2,1895 Comanche Co.Tx.
WALLACE,CECIL b:00/00/1897 d:00/00/1952
WALLACE,ELLEN b:00/00/1890 d:00/00/1958
WALLACE,JESSIE b:09/27/1925 d:05/25/2002
WALLACE,EVA JANE b:12/13/1895 d:11/18/1975
WALLACE,HENRY no dates no dates
WALLACE,INFANT no dates no dates
WALLACE,J.M. b:05/03/1881 d:02/03/1927
WALLACE,JOHN BROWN b:05/30/1920 d:04/21/1990 VETERAN WWII
(obit)
WALLACE, John Brown
John Brown Wallace,69,formerly of Woodson,died Saturday,April 21,1990,
in Medical Center Hospital in Tyler. Graveside funeral services were
held Monday,April 23,1990 at 10a.m.at Woodson Cemetery. Rev.Trey
Roberson,pastor of Westlake Baptist Church in Chandler officiated.
Burial followed under the direction of Morehart Mortuary. He was born
May 30,1920 in Woodson. He was a graduate of Woodson High School. He
was a veteran of World War II. He married JESSIE RUTH SMITH in
Breckenridge on March 1,1944. He retired in 1981 from Brown and Root
where he was a safety engineer.He was a member of the Safety Engineers
Society.He had lived in Chandler for the past seven years. He was a
member of Westlake Baptist Church in Chandler. Survivors include his
wife,JESSIE WALLACE of Chandler;two sons and their wives,JIM BOB and
PEGGY WALLACE of Holiday,and JOHN PAUL and PENNY WALLACE of Sequin;one
daughter and her husband,SONDRA and NEALY DICKERSON of Palestine;three
sisters,MARTHA DONNELL of Terrell,EVELYN FAMBROUGH of Ranger and MARY
ABRAHAM of Woodson;six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was
preceded in death by his parents. Honorary pallbearers were members of
the Woodson High School Class of 1939. The family requests that
memorials be made to Westlake Baptist Church Care Group,Rt.1 Box 555,
Chandler,Texas 75758.
WALLACE,NORVAL b:07/24/1850 d:11/10/1909
WALLACE,ROBERT W. b:08/16/1888 d:08/26/1952 VETERAN WWI
WALLACE,TEMPLE E. b:00/00/1859 d:00/00/1938
WEATHERBY,ARGIEREE b:03/27/1905 d:08/01/1994
(obit)
WEATHERBY, Argieree
Argieree Weatherby,89,mother of RALPH DORWIN WEATHERBY of Abilene,died
Tuesday in a local nursing home. Graveside services will be at 2p.m.
Thursday in Woodson Cemetery,directed by Frank W.Wilson Funeral
Directors. Mrs.Weatherby was born in Albany and was a homemaker. She
moved to Odessa in 1988 from Breckenridge. She was a Methodist and was
the widow of CHARLIE WEATHERBY,whom she married in 1925 in Albany.
Other survivors include one son,DOYLE WEATHERBY of Odessa;four
grandchildren;and eight great-grandchildren.
WEATHERBY,CHARLIE MITCHELL b:06/10/1901 d:06/08/1955
WEATHERLY,JOSEPH L. b:01/03/1857 d:02/16/1946
WEATHERLY,MAGGIE R. b:11/06/1866 d:03/31/1958
WELCH,INFANT b:12/14/1910 d:12/14/1910
WELLS,CLAUDINE BASS b:10/06/1924 d:11/04/2001
WELLS,CURTIS b:12/12/1921 d:11/01/2001 VETERAN WWII
WHITFIELD,BILLIE RAY b:02/16/1937 d:10/26/1996
(obit)
WHITFIELD, Billie Ray
Billie Ray Whitfield,58,died Saturday,October 26,1996,at his residence
in Woodson.Services were at 2p.m.Monday in Woodson First Baptist
Church with the Rev.Cecil Hall officiating. Burial was in Woodson
Cemetery under the direction of Merriman-Archer Funeral Home in
Throckmorton. Mr.Whitfield was born November 16,1937 in Throckmorton
to FLOYD W. and ESTELL PITTMAN WHITFIELD. He married JANIS GRIFFIN in
1969 in Fort Worth.He was the ranch foreman for the Dickie Ranch from
1977 to 1991 when he retired. He was a member of the New Life Assembly
of God Church of Throckmorton. He is preceded in death by his father,
FLOYD WHITFIELD in 1975 and a brother,WESLEY in 1994. Survivors
include his wife,JANIS WHITFIELD of Woodson;one son,MICHAEL WHITFIELD
of Gustine;two daughters,MICHELLE BANDY of Breckenridge and JONNA RAY
of Wichita Falls;his mother,ESTELL WHITFIELD of Throckmorton;three
sisters,JENNIE HEROD of Throckmorton,ZELMA ALVEY of Throckmorton and
FLONELL PRITCHARD of Hobbs,N.M.;five brothers,DEAN WHITFIELD of
Seminole,FRANKIE WHITFIELD of Throckmorton,DOYLE WHITFIELD of
Throckmorton,COTTON WHITFIELD of Escanaba,MI.,and JAMES WHITIFIELD of
Midlothian;three grandchildren;five step-grandchildren;five
step-great-grandchildren and a true friend thought of as a son JIM TOM
BOLAND of Wichita Falls.
WHITFIELD,JANIS b:08/22/1937 d:07/26/2004
(obit)
WHITFIELD, Janis
Janis Whitfield,66,died Monday,July 26,2004.Funeral services will be
at 10:30a.m.Thursday,July 29,at First Baptist Church of Woodson,with
the Rev.Joel Sanders officiating. Burial will follow in the Woodson
Cemetery,directed by Melton-Kitchens Funeral Home. Whitfield was born
Aug.22,1937 in Fort Worth to VICTOR O.GRIFFIN and RUTH SYBLE EDWARDS
GRIFFIN. She married BILL WHITFIELD in 1969 in Fort Worth. He preceded
her in death in 1996. She was a dietary cook for the Throckmorton
hospital and a Throckmorton nursing home and was a private nurse. She
was a member of First Baptist Church of Woodson. Whitfield is survived
by one daughter,MICHELLE RENEE HEATLEY and husband BRYAN of Woodson;
one son,MICHAEL LYNN WHITFIELD and wife MICHELLE of Stephenville;one
sister,BONNIE CROSBY of Jacksonville,Fla.;two grandchildren,QUINTON
and PAYTON WHITFIELD of Stephenville and several nieces and nephews
and extended family. She was preceded in death by a sister and a
brother. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8p.m. today,July 28,at the
funeral home.
WHITAKER,ALPHEUS LEROY"ALF" b:11/25/1866 d:01/23/1941
WHITAKER,ALPHEUS NATHAN b:10/16/1906 d:02/16/1985
WHITAKER,JOE WILLIE"BILL" b:12/15/1914 d:04/02/1985
WHITAKER,LOU ELLA b:09/03/1906 d:11/12/1992
(obit)
WHITAKER, Lou Ella
Funeral services for Lou Ella Whitaker,an 86 year old former
Throckmorton resident were held on Friday,November 13,1992,at 10a.m.
at First Baptist Church in Throckmorton,with Reverend Cliff Lester,
pastor,officiating. Burial followed in Woodson Cemetery under the
direction of Morehart Mortuary. Mrs.Whitaker died Thursday morning,
November 12,1992 in a Lubbock hospital.She was born LOU ELLA ATKINSON
on September 3,1906,in Comanche County. She moved to Throckmorton
County at the age of 2.She attended schools in Woodson. She married
NATHAN WHITAKER in Throckmorton on December 23,1925. He preceded her
in death on February 16,1985. She was a housewife and a member of
First Baptist Church in Throckmorton. She moved to Lubbock in 1986
from Throckmorton. Survivors include one son,BUCK WHITAKER of Lubbock;
one daughter,DORIS CRAWFORD of Corpus Christi;six grandchildren,eight
great-grandchidren and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded
in death by her parents,three brothers,and one grandchild. The family
requests that memorials be made to West Texas Rehabilitation Center.
Memorials may be left at Morehart Mortuary. Pallbearers were FRANK
ATKINSON,JAMES ATKINSON,KENNETH ATKINSON,L.B.ATKINSON,RAY GENE
ATKINSON,and WILBUR ATKINSON.
WHITAKER,SARAH ELIZABETH b:12/07/1872 d:03/25/1964
WHITAKER,TYSON BRADLEY"TY" b:11/28/1982 d:04/15/2003
WHITMIRE,CLARENCE L. b:09/16/1893 d:12/24/1973
(obit)
WHITMIRE, Clarence
Clarence L.Whitmire,80,a retired Woodson cattle buyer and native of
Stephens County,died at 2:45p.m. Monday in Stephens Memorial Hospital
after a long illness. Funeral will be at 2p.m. Wednesday in Melton's
Chapel of Memories. Jimmy Cox,minister of Elliott Street Church of
Christ,will officiate. Burial will be in Woodson Cemetery. Born Sept.
16,1893 in Ivan,he married RILLA CORVETT June 14,1914 in Stephens
County. They moved to Woodson from Stephens County in 1931. She died
March 15,1973. He was a member of Central Church of Christ in Woodson.
Survivors are a son,ROY WHITMIRE of Woodson;two sisters,Mrs.E.B.MILAM
of Eliasville and Mrs.EULA B.REGAL of Graham;a brother,THURMAN
WHITMIRE of Graham;five grandchildren;and eight great-grandchildren.
One brother preceded him in death. Pallbearers will be BOLEY COTTON,
JEWEL RIDLEY,WADE BOYD,KENT TURNER,JAMES ELLISTON and MARVIN BELLAH.
WHITMIRE,JESSE L. b:06/19/1888 d:01/14/1919
WHITMIRE,MARGARET ANN b:06/05/1920 d:02/23/1974
(obit)
WHITMIRE, Margaret A.
Mrs.ROY WHITMIRE,53,of Woodson,died at 10:30p.m.Saturday in a Seymour
hospital,where she had been admitted Saturday morning.Funeral will be
at 2p.m. Monday in Woodson Baptist Church. The Rev.Charles West,pastor,
will officiate. Burial will be in Woodson Cemetery under the direction
of Melton Funeral Home. She was born MARGARET ANN SONNAMAKER on June 5,
1920 in Burkburnett. She moved to Woodson in 1927. She was a 1935
graduate of Woodson High School and attended Howard Payne College in
Brownwood. She married ROY WHITMIRE in July 1936 in Graham,and they
lived in Woodson all their married lives. She had been supervisor of
the cafeteria for Woodson public schools since 1962. She was a member
of First Baptist Church and the Throckmorton chapter of the Order of
the Eastern Star. Survivors are her husband;four daughters,Mrs.LARRY
SULLIVAN of Woodson,Mrs.JIMMIE STRENGTH of Burleson,Mrs.LEROY BLACKWOOD
and Mrs.CHARLES GOODWIN,both of Garland;a son,R.Q.of Denton;her mother,
Mrs.W.E.SONNAMAKER SR.,of Woodson;a brother,W.E.SONNAMAKER JR.,of
Hobbs,N.M.and eight grandchildren.
WHITMIRE,ROY Q. b:03/17/1916 d:06/21/1976
WILEY,CAROLINE b:05/29/1866 d:05/06/1936
WILEY,GEORGE W. b:08/23/1854 d:03/19/1942
WILKES,LAVALDA TAYLOR b:00/00/1908 d:00/00/1928
WILLIAMS,DOROTHA b:00/00/1914 d:00/00/1984
WILLIAMS,ELBERT W. b:00/00/1901 d:00/00/1958
WILLIAMS,DR.G.W. b:10/16/1860 d:03/30/1931
WILLIAMS,IRENE GERTRUDE TALLEY b:08/19/1909 d:03/16/1970
note:obit under Mooney,Irene Gertrude
WILLIAMS,J.TRUMAN b:00/00/1903 d:00/00/1967
WILLIAMS,MARY FRANCIS b:05/14/1921 d:08/15/1990
WILLINGHAM,BERNARD b:09/07/1908 d:05/20/1972
(obit)
WILLINGHAM, Bernard
Final rites were held Monday at Woodson Central Church of Christ at
2:30p.m. for Bernard Willingham,63,with Will Scott,minister of the
Church of Christ of Throckmorton officiating. Burial followed at
Woodson Cemetery under the direction of Melton Funeral Home of
Breckenridge. Mr.Willingham,a longtime resident of Woodson,died at
11p.m.Saturday in Throckmorton County Memorial Hospital,where he was
admitted Saturday.Born Sept.7,1908 in Cleburne,he came to Throckmorton
County in 1914 from Cleburne. He married MAGGIE LENA BROWN,Jan.20,1929
at Woodson. He was a farmer and carpenter. As a member of the Central
Church of Christ of Woodson,he was the carpenter who built the church.
Survivors include his wife;one daughter,Mrs.LEE SCOTT ROBINSON of
Woodson;two sons,ARLISS of Sweetwater and GLENN of Irving;his mother,
Mrs.FLORENCE WILLINGHAM of Throckmorton;three brothers,JOE of Woodson,
CLARENCE and WARREN,both of Albany;11 grandchildren;and two
great-grandchildren.A son,CARROLL DALE died in 1934. Pallbearers were
BILL SANDERS,WALTER TIMMONS,WILLARD MITCHELL,BILL PARKER,BOLEY COTTON,
and LEO WELCH. Honorary pallbearers were OTTO TUGGLE,ELMER HUGHES,
ALBERT MINTON,CLARENCE WHITMAN,TRUETT HOLLAND,QUINCE COGBURN and J.L.
BEATY.
WILLINGHAM,CARROLL DALE b:06/25/1933 d:04/24/1935
WILLINGHAM,FLORENCE WOLFE b:09/23/1878 d:10/18/1972
(obit)
WILLINGHAM, Florence
Woodson Church of Christ was the scene of the funeral services for Mrs.
Florence Willingham at 3p.m.today with Will Scott minister of
Throckmorton Church of Christ,officiating. Burial followed in Woodson
Cemetery under the direction of Merriman Funeral Home. Mrs.Willingham,
94,died at 1a.m.Wednesday in the Crestview Nursing Home in
Throckmorton. Mrs.Willingham was born Sept.23,1887 in Chapel Hill,Ark.
Survivors are three sons,JOE of Woodson,WARREN and CLARENCE,both of
Albany;two brothers,ALVIE WOLFE of Woodson and FRANK WOLFE of
Breckenridge;three sisters,Mrs.FRANCES RAY of Brownfield,Mrs.DAISY
BASS of Lampasas and Mrs.IVA ATCHLEY of Comanche. Pallbearers were
OTTO TUGGLE,D.E.GOOD,E.O.NASH,MARVIN BELLAH,WILLARD MITCHELL and BOBBY
BELLAH.
WILLINGHAM,J.S. b:08/31/1869 d:09/05/1934
WILLINGHAM,J.W. b:02/17/1868 d:05/11/1927
WILLINGHAM,JOE A. b:06/23/1905 d:02/28/1982
WILLINGHAM,JOHN M. b:10/04/1875 d:02/17/1963
WILLINGHAM,JOHN RAY b:04/14/1958 d:10/29/1992
WILLINGHAM,MAGGIE LENA BROWN b:09/10/1910 d:09/17/1985
(obit)
WILLINGHAM, Lena
Lena Willingahm,75,died at 11:30a.m.Tuesday at the Lake County Manor
Nursing Home. Services were at 10:30a.m.today at the Central Church of
Christ in Woodson with Jim Cox,minister of the Elliott Street Church
of Christ,officiating. Burial was in the Woodson Cemetery,under the
direction of Melton Funeral Home.Born MAGGIE LENA BROWN on Sept.10,
1910,in DeLeon,she married BERNARD WILLINGHAM on Jan.20,1929 in
Woodson. He preceded her in death May 20,1972. She moved to
Breckenridge in 1977 from Woodson and was a homemaker and a member of
the Central Church of Christ. Survivors include one daughter,Mrs.SCOTT
ROBINSON of Woodson;two sons,GLENN WILLINGHAM of Breckenridge and
ARLISS WILLINGHAM of Sweetwater;five brothers,D.B.BROWN of Eastland,
WALTER BROWN of Garland,KENNETH BROWN of Mineral Wells,NEISH Brown of
Cleburne;11 grandchildren;and 13 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers
included JAMES ELLISTON,WALTER TIMMONS,BOLEY COTTON,ROYCE BEENE,DEWEY
ODELL and EDDIE CARROLL BROWN.
WILLINGHAM,MARY JEWELL b:11/01/1903 d:11/15/1987
(obit)
WILLINGHAM, Mary Jewell
Mary Jewell Willingham,84,of 4115 Richland Court,died Sunday at a
local nursing home. Services will be at 2:30p.m.Tuesday at the First
Baptist Church in Woodson with the Rev.Butch Pesch officiating.Burial
will be in the Woodson Cemetery,directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home,
542 Hickory. The body will be at the church one hour prior to service
time. Born in Snyder,she moved from Woodson to Abilene in 1979.She was
a 1920 Snyder High School graduate. She was a homemaker,a member of
the Cresent Heights Baptist Church and the widow of JOE A.WILLINGHAM.
Survivors include a son,GARY WILLINGHAM of Abilene;two grandchildren,
KEVIN WILLINGHAM of Abilene and KERRY WILLINGHAM of Oklahoma City,
Okla.;five great-grandchildren,AUBREY MICHELLE WILLINGHAM of Abilene
and KRISTI WILLINGHAM,KELLI WILLINGHAM,CHAD HAMILTON and NATHAN
HAMILTON,all of Oklahoma City.Memorials may be made to the Cresent
Heights Baptist Church Memorial Fund,1902 N.Mockingbird or the
Hendrick Medical Center Foundation.
WILLINGHAM,OZELLA b:01/12/1877 d:04/03/1942
WILLINGHAM,TINY b:01/19/1876 d:11/24/1929
WILLINGHAM,W.EARL b:02/26/1897 d:10/09/1934
WILSON,JIM P. b:03/24/1888 d:06/17/1964
WILSON,MURRAY WOODROW b:10/27/1916 d:01/18/1920
WINBURNE,C.A. b:00/00/1860 d:00/00/1925
WINSTEAD,NORENE b:00/00/1906 d:00/00/1995
WINSTEAD,WENDELL b:00/00/1908 d:00/00/1981
WOLF,JOE E. b:00/00/1901 d:00/00/1939
WOLF,JOHN M. b:00/00/1853 d:00/00/1943
WOLF,THERINA b:00/00/1860 d:00/00/1938
WOLFE,FRANK b:06/28/1895 d:09/02/1988 VETERAN WWI
(obit)
WOLFE, Frank
Frank Wolfe,93,died Friday,Sept.2,1988 at a local nursing home.Services
were held at 2p.m. Sunday at the Elliott Street Church of Christ with
Jim Cox officiating. Burial was in the Woodson Cemetery,directed by
Melton Funeral Home. Born June 28,1895 in Rosebud,he married RUTH
HUGHES Oct.23,1923 in Throckmorton County. She died Sept.23,1966. He
was a longtime Breckenridge area resident. He was a farmer,a member of
the Church of Christ and a U.S.Army veteran of World War I. Survivors
include a daughter,PEBBLE CORBELL of Midland;four sons,J.C.WOLFE of
Midland,COTTON WOLFE of Bridgeport,SEBURN WOLFE of Breckenridge and
JAP WOLFE of Houston;a sister IVY ATCHLEY of Stephenville;12
grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.Pallbearers were SCOTT WOLFE,
TOMMY WOLFE,JOE WOLFE,STEVE WOLFE,GLENN WOLFE,MARK WOLFE,MAX MCLANE
and MONTY MCLANE.
WOLFE,JAMES TIMOTHY b:00/00/1884 d:00/00/1971
WOLFE,MATTIE JEANETTE FORREST b:06/30/1895 d:05/23/1979
(obit)
WOLFE, Jeanette
Mrs.Alvie Wolfe,83,of Poolville,formerly of Woodson,died at 2:30p.m.
Wednesday in an Azle hospital. Services were at 3p.m.Friday in Melton
Chapel of Memories. Portis Ribble of Southwest Bible Institute in San
Angelo,officiated. Burial was in the Woodson Cemetery. Born MATTIE
JEANETTE FORREST June 30,1895 in Falls County,she married ALVIE WOLFE
May 20,1917 in Hamilton County.They moved to woodson in 1924,where
they farmed until moving to Poolville in 1974. She was a member of the
Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband;two daughters,Mrs.
AUSTIN(BERNICE)LATHAM of Earth and Mrs.JOHN(IRENE)MALEY of Poolville;a
sister IRENE WINTERS of Abilene;five grandchildren and 12
great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were ALVIN WOODWARD,W.M.HARVEY,J.F.
HARVEY,NIG KARL,RANDALL FORREST and LOU BELLAH.
WOLFE,T.ALVIE b:12/07/1889 d:09/05/1985
(obit)
WOLFE, Alvie T.
Funeral services for Alvie T.Wolfe,95,of Azle,formerly of Woodson,were
at 10a.m.Saturday in the Melton Funeral Home Chapel.Burial followed in
the Woodson Cemetery under the direction of Melton Funeral Home. Mr.
Wolfe died at 5:30p.m. Thursday at Emash Hospital in Azle.He was born
Dec.7,1889 in Milam County.He married JEANETTE FORREST May 20,1917 in
Hamilton County.She died May 23,1979. He moved to Woodson in 1924 and
then to Poolville in 1972. He was a retired farmer. He was a member of
the Woodson Church of Christ. Survivors are two daughters,IRENE MALEY
of Poolville and BERNICE LATHAM of Earth;one sister,IVA ATCHLEY of
Hico;one brother,FRANK WOLFE of Breckenridge;five grandchildren;14
great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Pallbearers were
ALVIN WOODWARD,ROY BURL OLIVER,BOBBY BELLAH,BLUE BELLAH,JAMES ELLISTON
and ROYCE BEENE.
WOLFE,TERRY MAC b:11/28/1952 d:01/06/1988
(obit)
WOLFE, Terry Mac
Terry Mac Wolfe,35,formerly of Woodson and Throckmorton died Wednesday
at at Wichita Falls hospital after what apparently an accidental
shooting. Services were at 2p.m. Saturday at Woodson Church of Christ
with Jimmy Cox officiating. Burial was in Woodson Cemetry,directed by
Merriman Funeral Home in Throckmorton. Born in Olney,he had lived in
Jacksboro for most of his life.He was a member of the Church of Christ
and was an oilfield driller. Survivors include two sons,NATHAN WOLFE
and TOMMY MAC WOLFE,both of Graham;a daughter,SHANIE LYNN WOLFE of
Graham;his parents,COTTON WOLFE of Bridgeport and AUDINE SEARCY of
Kerrville;a brother,JOE RAY WOLFE of Wizard Wells;a sister,RUTH ANN
AUSTIN of Westminister,Calif.;four stepbrothers,TERRY STOUT of
Bridgeport,JOE STOUT of Azle,TONY FOWLER and DANNY FOWLER,both of
Jacksboro;a stepsister,MARGIE WILSON of Houston;and a grandfather,
FRANK WOLFE of Breckenridge.
WOLFF,RUTH HUGHES b:05/06/1903 d:09/23/1966
WOLFF,VELMA IDA b:04/07/1905 d:09/17/1989
(obit)
WOLFF, Velma Ida Latham
Velma Ida Latham Wolff,84,died Sunday,September 17,1989 at her home in
McKinney. Services were held at 4p.m.Monday at the Jeanette Street
Church of Christ in Breckenridge with Virgil Farr officiating,directed
by Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home of McKinney. Local
arrangements were made by Melton Funeral Home of Breckenridge.Burial
was in Woodson Cemetery. Born in Coryell County,she was a
valedictorian at Gunter High School and received a bachelor of science
degree from Texas Tech University in 1931. She married ALBERT FREDRICH
WOLFF,May 26,1934 in Fort Worth. She was a member of the Church of
Christ.She was preceded in death by her husband,ALBERT WOLFF and two
brothers,J.D.LATHAM and WELDON LATHAM. Survivors include two daughters,
HILDA FARR of McKinney and GERTRUDE MILLER of Lubbock;four sisters,
MAUDE HOOTEN of Abilene,ESTA SPAIN of Monahans,SYBIL WOODWARD of
Woodson and NELDA DUKES of Allison;two brothers,HILMANN LATHAM of
Woodson and AUSTIN LATHAM of Earth;two grandchildren,BRET FARR of
Lubbock and KENT FARR of McKinney;and two great-grandchildren,KENDRA
and HEATH FARR of Lubbock.
WOOD,CUVIER LIPSCOMB"CUE" b:02/13/1880 d:01/01/1962
WOOD,FLORENCE R. b:03/03/1868 d:03/25/1962
WOOD,JAMES G. b:01/20/1855 d:12/08/1939
WOOD,MABEL G.CALLAHAN b:11/03/1881 d:05/09/1965
WOOD,OLIVER JOSEPHUS"O.J." b:05/04/1850 d:01/26/1930
note:Known as "The Father of Woodson".Incorporated the town around
1905.
WOOD,ROXANNA W.UNDERWOOD b:00/00/1846 d:00/00/1916
WOODS,JULIA ROBERTSON b:00/00/1898 d:00/00/1973
WOODWARD,ALVIN AHIJAH b:08/22/1917 d:12/22/1991
(obit)
WOODWARD, Alvin A.
Alvin A.Woodward,74,died Sunday,December 22,1991 at his residence in
Woodson. Funeral services were held at 2p.m.Tuesday,December 24,1991
at the Elliott Street Church of Christ with David Hutton,officiating.
Burial followed in the Woodson Cemetery,directed by Melton Funeral
Home. He was born August 22,1917 in Albany. He married SYBIL LATHAM,
August 13,1938 in Breckenridge. He was a longtime Woodson resident,a
farmer and rancher,and a member of the Jeanette Street Church of
Christ.He was a past director of R.E.A. Fort Belnap Electric.Survivors
include his wife,SYBIL WOODWARD of Woodson;one daughter and son-in-law,
RHONDA and DENNIS PEACOCK of Breckenridge;a son and daughter-in-law,
LONNIE and ANDREA WOODWARD of Palestine,also two sons,OWEN WOODWARD of
Breckenridge and PHILIP WOODWARD of Amarillo;one step-sister,MAE
KINZER of Houston;10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.He was
preceded in death by his brother,ALVIS WOODWARD and one half brother,
DELBERT WOODWARD.
WOODWARD,ALVIS MORGAN b:04/23/1916 d:02/17/1972 VETERAN WWII
(obit)
WOODWARD, Alvis M.
Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday at 2p.m. at the Central
Church of Christ in Woodson for Alvis M.Woodward,55. G.B.Stanley,a
Church of Christ minister in San Antonio and Elton Dennis,minister of
the Amarillo Church of Christ,will officiate at the services. Burial
will be at the Woodson cemetery under the direction of Melton Funeral
Home. Mr.Woodward died Thursday morning at 6:31a.m.at the Stephens
Memorial Hospital. He was admitted to the hospital on February 15. Mr.
Woodward was born April 23,1916 in Albany. He had lived in Woodson
most of his life. He made his childhood home with the late JOHN X.CAMP
and his wife,Mrs.MARY J.CAMP of Breckenridge. He married RUBY DENNIS
May 15,1941 in Newcastle. He had been the foreman of the G.D.Dickie Sr.
ranch,was a member of the Central Church of Christ,a veteran of World
War II,a member of the Woodson Masonic Lodge No.964 and was the
president of the Woodson School Board. Survivors include his wife,one
daughter,Mrs.DEAN FORD of Denton;four sons,WARREN of Wichita Falls,
RICKEY of Lubbock,DENNIS and DEWEY of the home;one brother,ALVIN
WOODWARD of Woodson;one stepsister,MAE KINZER of Houston and two
grandchildren.
WOODWARD,DELBERT HUGHES b:10/04/1923 d:09/10/1947 VETERAN WWII
WOODWARD,HENRY C. b:10/18/1877 d:09/14/1950
WOODWARD,NATHAN MORGAN b:09/30/1843 d:09/29/1914
WOODWARD,ROSIE HUGHES RUTHERFORD b:09/10/1879 d:09/11/1996
WOODWARD,RUBY ANGELINA DENNIS b:09/11/1916 d:01/23/1999
(obit)
WOODWARD, Ruby Angeline Dennis
Ruby Angeline Dennis Woodward,82,a former Woodson resident,died
Saturday,January 23,1999 at her Goddard,Kansas residence.Funeral
services were held Tuesday at 2p.m.at the Woodson Church of Christ
with Danny Lee officiating. Burial was in the Woodson Cemetery
directed by Melton Funeral Home. Mrs.Woodward was born on September 11,
1916 in Orange County. She married ALVIS WOODWARD on May 25,1942 in
Crystal Falls. He preceded her in death on February 17,1972. She moved
to the Lubbock-Amarillo area in 1975 and then to Goddard,Kansas in
1987. She was a member of the Woodson Church of Christ. She was a
homemaker and a seamstress for Davis Manufacturing. She had worked as
a cook for Texas Tech. She attended Johnson Bible College,Beauty
College and Business College. She is survived by one daughter and
son-in-law,SHIRLEY and DEAN FORD of Goddard,Kansas;four sons and three
daughters-in-law,WARREN and CAROLE WOODWARD of Wichita Falls,RICHARD
WOODWARD of Haltom City,DENNIS and CINDY WOODWARD of Wichita,Kansas
and DEWEY and CRISANN WOODWARD of Breckenridge;one sister,CLOY MARIE
WILLIAMS of Franklin;one brother,E.L.DENNIS of Amarillo;grandchildren,
MICHELL POSPISIL and GRAIG,AMANDA FORD,TRAVIS FORD,TERRI WOODWARD,
TRAMPUS WOODWARD,JASON WOODWARD,JAROD WOODWARD,BRIAN and JULIE SANFORD,
LYNETTE and CARL GARNER;great-grandchildren,LOGAN GARNER,CHLOE
POSPISIL and CORBIN POSPISIL. Memorials may be made to the American
Cancer Society and may be left at Melton Funeral Home. Pallbearers
were BILL JAKE LENOIR,DENNIS BELLAH,CHESTER CREAGER,BRANDON THOMPSON,
CARL GARNER LANNY PRICE,and TROY OLSON.
WOODWARD,WILLIAM E. b:00/00/1908 d:00/00/1928
WOODWARD,WILLIAM Y. b:01/29/1870 d:05/01/1916
WORLEY,JOEL DAVID b:05/16/1876 d:06/04/1950
WORLEY,LAURA A. b:08/06/1881 d:06/05/1935
WORTHAM,C.F. b:00/00/1876 d:00/00/1931
WRIGHT,ALBERT J. b:04/25/1860 d:12/11/1944
WRIGHT,BUFORD EARL b:03/24,1912 d:05/00/2005
WRIGHT,HOOD b:06/29/1887 d:08/25/1951
WRIGHT,J.L. b:10/23/1916 d:09/13/1917
WRIGHT,LILLIAN b:07/01/1888 d:08/08/1993
WRIGHT,MARGARET b:00/00/1918 d:08/08/1993
WRIGHT,MARY V.TUTTLE b:10/03/1896 d:03/16/1985
WRIGHT,SARA E. b:01/22/1856 d:02/28/1947
WRIGHT,THELMA b:02/17/1919 d:01/24/2002
WRIGHT,WILFRED C.DICK b:10/05/1911 d:12/24/1975
WRIGHT,WILLIAM A. b:04/01/1893 d:01/13/1977 VETERAN WWI
WRIGHT,WILLIAM TUTTLE b:12/21/1921 d:11/29/1942 LT.DIED IN
LINE OF DUTY
WYLY,IMA JEWEL b:06/04/1927 d:03/17/1995
(obit)
WYLY, Ima Jewel
Ima Jewel Wyly,67,of Breckenridge,and a former Woodson resident,died
Friday,March 17,1995,in Stephens Memorial Hospital in Breckenridge.
Graveside services were held Tuesday,March 21,at 4p.m. in the Woodson
Cemetery. Rev.Bill Dawson,pastor of the Church of God,will officiate
and burial will follow under the direction of the
McMillian-Satterwhite Funeral Home of Graham. The former IMA JEWEL
YOUNG,she married KY EUGENE WYLY on October 7,1956 in Breckenridge.
Following their marriage they lived in Breckenridge and Woodson.She
was a housewife and a member of the Church of God. She was preceded in
death by her husband on December 14,1994.Survivors include one
brother-in-law,L.B.WYLY of Lubbock,Texas.
WYLY,KY EUGENE"POT" b:04/07/1931 d:12/14/1994
(obit)
WYLY, Ky Eugene
Ky Eugene Wyly of Breckenridge,died Wednesday,Dec.14,1994 in an
Abilene hospital.Graveside services was at 11a.m.Tuesday,Dec.20,at the
Woodson Cemetery in Woodson,Texas with McMillian-Satterwhite Funeral
Home in Graham in charge of arrangements.He was born April 7,1931 in
Lusk,Texas and was a longtime resident of Woodson. He married IMA
JEWEL YOUNG on October 7,1956 in Breckenridge. He worked at a gasoline
plant in Eliasville,Texas and drove a cab in Breckenridge for many
years. Survivors include his wife,IMA JEWEL WYLY of Breckenridge;one
brother,L.B.WYLY of Lubbock;and one half-sister,RITA ANGELL of Bristow,
Oklahoma.
WYLY,LEONARD B. b:06/29/1897 d:04/28/1973
(obit)
WYLY, L. B.
L.B.Wyly,75,Woodson farmer,died at 1:45a.m.Saturday in Stephens
Memorial Hospital in Breckenridge where he had been a patient since
Feb.22.Services were held Monday in the Woodson Methodist Church. The
Rev.James Merrell,pastor,officiated. Burial was in Woodson Cemetery.
He was born June 29,1897 in Hamilton County and married the former
MARY ALLISON,June 10,1929 at Lusk.They lived most of their married
life near Woodson,where they farmed. Survivors are his wife;two sons,
EUGENE of Lubbock and L.B.Jr.,of Baytown;a daughter,Mrs.Reta Angell;
six sisters,Mrs.JEWELL MYERS of Tecumseh,Oklahoma,Mrs.ETHEL THOMPSON
of Winterhaven,California,Mrs.RUBY PHILLIPS of Reno,Nev.,Mrs.ZONA
MORGAN and Mrs.PEARL RIDDLE,both of El Cajon,Calif.,and Mrs.BERTHA
SMITH of Yuma,Ariz.;two brothers,ERNEST and BEN,both of San Diego,
Calif.;and two grandchildren. Pallbearers were OTIS HIBBITS,DON
ALLISON,CHARLES ALLISON,JAY WALKER,SCOTT ROBINSON and L.B.BELLAH.
WYLY,MARY ELIZABETH"LIZZIE" b:03/15/1904 d:12/24/1991
(obit)
WYLY, Mary Elizabeth
Mary Elizabeth Wyly,87,died Tuesday in a Lubbock hospital.Graveside
services will be at 2p.m.Thursday at the Woodson Cemetery,with the Rev.
Douglas Tucker officiating,directed by McMillian-Satterwhite Funeral
Home of Graham. Mrs.Wyly was born in Baylor County and had lived most
of her life in Woodson. She was a homemaker,a Methodist and was the
widow of LEONARD B.WYLY. Survivors include two sons,L.B.WYLY of
Lubbock and KY EUGENE WYLY of Olney;a sister NINA BUTCHER of Tulsa,
Okla.;and two grandchildren. Memorial may be made to the American
Kidney Foundation.
Z
ZAPATA,CANDERLARIO R. b:02/02/1894 d:09/06/1944
ZAPATA,SANTIAGA b:07/25/1893 d:12/29/1962
ZIMMERHANZEL,FRED b:07/24/1943 d:11/25/