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Funeral services for Tommy Sadberry, 42, of Holliday were held Tuesday in First Baptist Church of Holliday. Church pastor, Rev. Mike Gresham officiated and burial was in the Holliday Cemetery under the direction of Owens-Brumley Funeral Home.

Sadberry was born July 27, 1939 in Gorman, Texas and came to Archer County with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Sadberry as a child. He lived in the Mankins-Holliday area and was a graduate of Holliday High School and a member of the First Baptist Church, Holliday. He was an oil field pumper.

Schneebeli, Beulah Hillin of Rockdale, age 88. Died January 6, 1990 (Fri) at the Arboretum Health Care Center whre she had been in failing health for the past 3 1/2 months. Services held Jan 9 (Tues) in the Phillips & Luckey Chapel. Burial in Oak Lawn Cemetery. Rev. Henry Spillers of Southwest City, MO. officiated. She was born February 23, 1901 in Rockdale and was a homemaker and helped out in the family cattle operation. She was a member of the Rockdale Apostolic Faith Church. Preceded in death by her husband on Dec. 5. 1959, daughter, Ruby Mears, 6 sisters, Frances Stork, Ella Luckey, Ludie Skinner, Mae Lovelace, Thelma Weatherred, and Ida Jo Marshall, 2 brothrs, Woodrow Hillin and John Hillin and her parents.

Survivors; son, Earl Schneebeli of Rockdale; daugter, Ruth E. Stark of Austin; 2 sisters, Alice L. Williams of Lyons and Marie Buetown of Danbury, brother-in-law, Ed Stork of Hempstead, 8 grandchilden; 8 great-grandchildren.

Survivors wife, Etna (Tina) Scott; daughter, Jean Scott Burns, Moreno Valley; a grandson, Timothy F. Burns, Puyallup, WA.; mother-in-law, Beulah A. Ridens, Sallisaw, OK; nieces, Nancy Strong Momirov, San Francisco, CA and Sally C. Strong, Houston, TX; brothers-in-law, Eldred Rhoads, Sallisaw, OK, Robert G. Strong, San Antonio and Jimmie N. Potts, Riverside, CA

with Military Honors, the Rev. Chuck Jennings officiating. Honary Pallbearers: Eldred Rhoades, Robert G. Strong, Daune Moore, Milam Momirov, Gene Potter, Roy Quiroga, Phillip Goodwin, Allen Carpenter, and Jimmie N. Potts.

Funeral services for Willie M. (Cush) Scott, 62, of Blue Ridge, who died Thursday morning in a McKinney hospital, were held 3 p.m. Saturday in Blue Ridge First Baptist Church with Rev. J. D. Horton and Rev. Roland Pryor officiating. Interment was in Blue Ridge Cemetery, Fielder-Baker in charge.

A retired Collin County employee and rancher, he was born Nov. 28, 1916 in Blue Ridge, the son of Oliver and Harriette Scott. He was a veteran of WW II and a member of Pike Baptist Church. He married Audrey L. Kent, June 20, 1951 in Durant, Okla.

hospital from injuries suffered in an accident six months ago, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Fairview Cemetery in Denison, conducted by Haskell England of the Central Church of Christ.

DENISON - Services are pending at Bratcher Funeral home for Earl Donald Simmons 60, who died Monday in a local hospital. His home was 3414 Highway 75 South, where he had lived three years, moving here from Amarillo.

Mr. Simmons was born in Delaware County, Okla., March 2, 1911, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Buck Simmons. He married Ina Cambron March 21, 1955, in Miami, Okla. He was a member of the Methodist Church.

Mass for Ulysses Joe Simoneaux, 49, of Danbury, was held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 25, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Danbury, with the Rev. F. G. Wearden officiating. Graveside services were conducted by the American Legion, with burial in Danabury Cemetery.

Simoneaux apparently drowned early Saturday, June 22, after having fallen from a boat while fishing in Lost Lake. His body was recovered by members of the Gulf Coast Emergency Rescue Squad about six hours later.

A Danbury resident for ten years, Simoneaux was an iron worker and a member of Local Union 135 at La Marque. He was a veteran of World War II, and a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ann Lee Simoneaux; three daughters, Connie Lynn, Jo Anna, and Teresa Simoneaux, all of Danbury; four sisters, Mmes. Anna Clark and Inez Fulgham, both of Alvin, Mrs. Blanche Fleber of Hitchcock, and Mrs. Geulah Fowler of Houston.

Stanton (SC)-Funeral was to be held 2:30 P.M. today for Mrs. Annie Mae Simpson, 79, of Stanton, who died Monday as a result of injuries received Friday in Big Springs in a one car turnover.

Officiating at rites in the Stanton Church of Christ was to be B. G. Shelburne Jr., Amarillo, assisted by Claude Woods, minister. Burial was to be in Evergreen Cemetery here under direction of Gilbreath Funeral Home.

Mrs. Simpson was born Aug. 14, 1891, in Lampasas. She came to Stanton in 1958 from Kerrville. She was married to Azey Simpson, Dec., 13, 1911, in Coryell County. He died Feb. 17, 1965. She was a member of the Church of Christ.

Survivors include four daughters; Mrs. Addie Mae Burgess, Stanton, Mrs. Leroy C. Nelson, and Mrs. E. M. Fore, both of Fort Worth, and Mrs. Killmoe Johnson, Robstown; one sister, Mrs. C. C. Grantham, 10 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

SKINNER, Archie Carl of Rockdale. Age 53. Died 3/01/1943 (Tuesday) at his home following a stroke suffered on 1/8. He was in poor health with a kidney ailment for over 10 years prior to death. Services held 3/3 (Thursday) at Phillups & Luckey Funeral Home, Rockdale.

He was BORN 9/2/1895, the son of M/M A. H. Skinner, at Black Jack in Burleson Co. Married Miss Ludie Hillin on 10/9/1924, and 5 children were born to this union. Small son, Archie Carl, Jr. died some years ago. Mr. Skinner was a member of the Baptist Church. He was a resident of Rockdale since a young man, a barber by profession and also, an assistant on a rural mail route. SURVIVORS: Wife, Mrs. A. C. Skinner, 3 daughters, Mrs. Ralph Poole of Detroit, MI., who was at her father's bedside recently; Mrs. John Terry of Caldwell;

Born May 10, 1890 in Rockmart, Ga., she had been a resident of Duncan and Comanche for 67 years. Her husband Jerry W. Smith, died in 1967. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church.

Service will be Saturday at 3 p.m. in the Don Grantham Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Phil Wahl, associate minister of the First United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in the Duncan Cemetery.

Graveside services for Eva Doris Smith, 80, of Devine were held Sunday afternoon at Kempner City Cemetery with Minister Royce Rhoades of Broad Street Church of Christ in Lampasas officiating.

Born Aug. 16, 1913, in Mexia, she had lived in Port Lavaca and Lampasas prior to moving to Devine in 1975. She married Oran Smith May 19, 1934, in Mercedes, and was a homemaker and a member of Rose Hill Church of Christ in Devine.

Survivors include her husband of Devine; two sons, Charles Smith of Devine and Darrell Smith of Port Lavaca; one brother, Gale Duncan of Cleveland; three grandsons, Chuck Smith and Phillip Smith, both of Devine, and Steven Wayne Smith of Port Lavaca; two granddaughters, Jamie Rascon of Devine and Sonja Smith of Port Lavaca; and five great-grandchildren.

Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Jewel Spencer of Comanche; a son, Will Smith of Temple; two sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Brookins of Duncan and Mrs. Macy Shelby of Comanche, and a brother, W. T. Briggers (mis-spelled) of Comanche.

WHITEWRIGHT - Marie Strickland Snowden, age 81, passed away Jan. 28, 1996. Marie was born in Farmersville, Texas, the daughter of the late R. B. Box and Nola Driggers Box Bohannon. Marie was the step-daughter of the late R. M. (Uncle Bob) Bohannon of Bonham.

Marie was a graduate of Bonham High School and several business schools. She also attended Grayson College. She was married to the late Claude Strickland, Postmaster of Savoy, in 1937. He preceded her in death in 1969. Marie married Walter Snowden of Sherman in 1982. He preceded her in death in 1995.

Marie is survived by sisters; Vera Chesser of Sherman, Velma Gist of Tom Bean, Bobbie Kenney of Mesquite; one brother, Robert Box of Denison; several nieces and nephews; one step-daughter, Judy Robinson and one step-granddaughter, Kelly Robinson of Dallas.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, 1996, at the First Baptist Church in Savoy, Texas, with the Rev. Joe C. Denton and the Rev. Larry Blain officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Earnheart Funeral Home in Whitewright, Texas.

SHERMAN - Marie Strickland Snowden, 81, passed away Jan. 28, 1996. Marie was born in Farmersville, the daughter of the late R. B. Box and Nola Driggers Box Bohannon. Marie was the step-daughter of the late R. M. "Uncle Bob" Bohannon of Bonham.

Marie is survived by sisters, Vera Chesser of Sherman, Velma Gist of Tom Bean, Bobbie Kenney of Mesquite; a brother, Robert Box of Denison; a step-daughter, Judy Robinson; a step-granddaughter, Kelly Robinson of Dallas.

Arrangements are under the direction of Earnheart Funeral Home in Whitewright. Burial will be in Summyside Cemetery in Savoy. The family will be at the Earnheart Funeral Home in Whitewright from 7 to 8 p.m. today.

Services for Walter Lee Snowden of Sherman, 86 year-old retired truck driver, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in Waldo Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Larry Rice, Baptist minister of Pittsburg, will officiate.

Mr. Snowden was born in Allen, son of Gideon Lewis Snowden and Ella Katherine Early Snowden. In 1934, he married Mildred Sprowl who died in 1950. After her death, he married Lucille Stout in 1952 who died in 1971. Later, he married Marie Box Strickland in 1981, in Sherman.

A World War II Navy veteran, he retired from Anderson-Clayton in 1974, after 36 years of service and more than 3 million miles. He began his employment at Interstate Cotton Oil Refining Company, that became Mrs. Tucker's Products and later Anderson-Clayton.

He was a member of Travis Masonic Lodge No. 117, Scottish Rite and Hella Temple Shrine. He was also a member of the First Baptist Church Triple L Club, 42 Social Club and First Baptist Keystone Bible Class.

Surviving are his wife; daughter, Judy Carrol Robinson of Dallas; brother, Alfred Lewis Snowden of Waco; sister, Marie Christian of Sherman; and one granddaughter. The family will be at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday, and other times at the family home.

Survivors included his parents, Mr and Mrs. Harold Stanislaw, of Cameron; three brothers, Harold Stanislaw Jr., Donald Ray Stanislaw, and John Tracy Stanislaw, all of Cameron and his grandmother, Mrs. Bertie Mae Lovelace of Rockdale.

Denison - Services will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. in the Johnson-Moore Chapel for Bryan Steen, Jr., 53, of Route 1, Denison who died Wednesday at 2:45 a.m. at a local hospital. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, wtih Rev. Tommy Nesbitt officiating. Mr. Steen was born July 18, 1917, in Denison, the son of Bryan Steen, Sr. and the late Mrs. Steen. He married Miss Edith Maloy May 17, 1941, in Madill, Okla.

Mr. Steen was employed as an auto mechanic for Campbell's Garage for the past eight years. He was a member of the Park Side Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Bryan Steen Jr.; his father; two sons, Bill and Michael Steen; one sister, Mrs. Gary Imboden, and two grandsons, all of Denison.

DENISON - Services for Bryan Sr. of Denison, 87-year-old retired MKT railroad clerk who died Friday at Katy Hospital, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in Johnson-Moore Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Wayne Imboden will officiate, with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Mr. Steen was born in Denison, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Bryan Steen, and married Lettie Cain in Denison. He was a clerk for the MKT Railroad for 52 years, retiring in 1971. He was a member of the Elks Lodge and Brotherhood of Railway Airline and Steamship Clerks. Surviving are five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Charlie Black, Thad Garrison, Jimmy Shaw, Raymond Shires, John Gies and Kenneth Mills. The family will be at the funeral home from 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Bryan Steen, Sr. Funeral for Bryan Steen Sr., 87, who died Friday in a local hospital, will be 11 a.m. tomorrow in the Johnson-Moore Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Wayne Imboden officiating. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery. Steen was born July 6, 1896, the son of Mr. and Mrs.

William Bryan Steen. He attended Denison schools and married the late Lettie Cain in Denison. He was employed as a clerk for the MKT Railroad for 52 years before retiring in 1971. He was a member of the Elks Lodge and the Brotherhood of Railroad, Airline and Steamship Clerks.

DENISON - Services for Edith L. Steen of Denison, 68-year-old retired MKT Railroad employee who died Wednesday at her residence, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Johnson-Moore Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Leslie Thompson will officiate, and burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Mrs. Steen was born in Yarnaby, Okla., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mose Maloy, and married Bryan Steen, Jr. May 17, 1941, in Madill, Okla. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Steen was a member of the Pythian Sisters and Veteran of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. Surviving are her sons, Bill Steen of Denison and Mike Steen of Bonham; sister, Marie Harris of Denison; and three grandchildren.

DENSION - Funeral for Edith L. Steen, 68, who died at her home Wednesday, will be at 11 a.m. in Johnson-Moore Funeral Home. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Born March 23 1918 in Yarnaby, Okla., daughter of the late Moses Malory (Maloy), she received her education in Denison and married Bryan Steen, Jr. on May 17, 1941 in Madill. He died in

November, 1970. She was a retired employee of M-K-T Railroad. She moved to Denison from Yarnaby. She was a Baptist. She was a member of Pythian Sisters and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxilliary. Survivors include two sons, Bill Steen of Denison and Mike Steen of Bonham; one sister, Marie Harris of Denison, and three grandchildren.

DENISON - Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Johnson-Moore Chapel here for George Bryan Steen, 19 Denison youth killed in a Friday night traffic accident in Oklahoma. Rev. W. A. Kelly of Parkside Baptist Church will conduct the services and burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.

The Steen youth was born in Denison Dec. 19, 1944, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Steen, Jr. He was a senior student at Denison High School, where he was president of the Vocational Industrial Club and was a member of Parkside Baptist Church.

Survivors are his parents; two brothers, Billy Joe and Mike Steen, both of Denison; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Steen, Sr. of Denison and Mrs. Etha Maloy of Muskogee, Okla.; and a great-grandmother Mrs. Jean Cain of Denison.

Claudia R. Stein, 73, passed away Friday, September 12, 1997, a resident of El Paso for 50 years. She volunteered for El Paso Alzheimers Association and was a member of Western Hills United Methodist Church.

Mrs. Stein is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Toni and Tom Seward of El Paso; 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Vikki Haase of CA and David and Linda Haase of Albuquerque, NM.; 9 grandchildren, Michelle Pittenger, Jennifer and Erin Seward, Rhonda Compagnone, David S., Lori, Jennifer M., Quinn and Aaron Haase; 4 great-grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife, Claudia; his stepsons, Larry Haase and David Haase; his daughters, Rona Dictor and Charlene Abrams; and his stepdaughter, Toni Seward. He was a Realtor and lived in El Paso 47 years.

HEALDTON-Graveside services for Maxene S. Stewart, Mead, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mt. Olive Cemetery with Hugh Campbell and Herb Reese officiating. Born Jan. 27, 1909, in Healdton, Mrs. Stewart died here

Monday following an extended illness. Reared in Healdton, she lived in Wichita Falls, Texas for many years before moving to Bryan County following the death of her husband, Morris Patrick Stewart, in 1973. She was a member of the Church of Christ, DAR and Daughters of the Republic of Texas.

Survivors include two sons, Morrie E., Mead, Patrick O., Houston; a daughter, Claire Corey, Mead; two sisters, Zula Welch, Healdton, Beulah Parker, Ardmore; 11 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Reser Funeral Home will direct services.

Frances Stork, age 62, of Hempstead, passed away Friday, October 27, 1978. She was the Pastor of the Apostolic Faith Mission Church in Waller, Texas, she was a Pastor of the Community Chapel Church of Hempstead, Texas. Survived by husband, Edmond A. Stork of Hempstead; daughter and son-in-law, Hazel and Kenneth Flora of Alvin, Texas; granddaughter and husband, Terry and John Els of Arkansas City, Kansas; grandson Scott Flora of Houston; sisters Marie Buetow of Houston, Alice Williams of Lyons, Thelma Weatherred of Dallas, Mae Lovelace, Buelah Schneebell, Ludie Skinner, and Ida Marshall all of Rockdale; brotherWoodrow Hillin of Conroe; a number of neices and nephews. Funeral services 2:30 p.m. Sunday October 29, 1978 McWilliams Funeral Home, Hempstead, Texas. Burial in Hempstead Cemetery. McWILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, Hempstead, 826-2421

Bernice Rhoades Strong, age 66, of San Antonio, died Wednesday, June 12, 1991. Mrs. Strong was a member of the Altor Guild of St. Mark's Episcopal Church. She was a member of the Society of American Archivists, the Texas State Historial Association, Siciety of Southwest Archivists, Western History Association, American Association of State and Local History, and Southwest Vaqueros Chapter of Westerners International. She was also a member of the Coppini Academy of Fine

Mrs. Strong is preceded in death by her father, Forrest Rhoades and brother, Forrest Rhoades, Jr. Survivors, husband, Robert G. Strong; daughter and son-in-law and grandson, Nancy, Milian and Alexander Mornirov, San

Francisco, CA.; Sally Strong, Houston, TX.; sister and brother-in-law, Etna and L. R. "Scotty" Scott, San Antonio; mother and stepfather, Beulah and Earl Ridens; brother and sister-in-law, Eldred and Margie Rhoades; sister-n-law, Nellie Rhoades, Sallisaw, OK.; other survivors inclued numerous family members, friends, and historians throughout the world with whom she worked.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Emmaunel Baptist Church for Claud G. Stoutt, 79, 415 8th SE. The Rev. Bill Ellis, pastor, will be assisted by the Rev. Bernal Wells of First Pentecostal Holiness Church in officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery.

Stoutt died Tuesday in an Ardmore hospital after a long illness. He was born April 26, 1887, at Yuba and came to Ardmore 40 years ago from Duncan. He married Ludie Sirkle Dec. 6, 1910, at Yuba. A retired Tyler & Simpson employee, he was a member of Emmanuel Church.

Paso; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Bearers are Bill James, Fred Tate, Gene Forson, Jess Wilson, H. A. Harper and Ira Burke. Honorary bearers are deacons of Emmanuel Church.

Born June 2, 1893, at Bonham, Texas, Mrs, Stoutt died March 30, in El Paso. Married to Claud G. Stoutt Dec. 16, 1910, at Yuba, She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church and had lived in El Paso for 11 years.

Survivors include three daughters, Juanita Wilson, Lavaca, Ark., Pat Butler, Shreveport, La., and Claudia R. Stein, El Paso; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.

Survivors' include her husband, Fred Swinner; six sons, Fredrick Owen of Ross, Michael Owen of West, Vincint Hendrix of Lacy-Lakeview, Fred Swinner Jr. of Alvin, William Ray Swinner of Beaumont and Ernest Henry Swinner of Waco; five daughters, Misty Swinner and Jody Swinner of Bellmead, Rhonda Reckatine of Crawford and Charolette Kay of Corpus Christi; a sister, Hessie (sic) York of Elm Mott; 17 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services for Mrs. Violet Rebecca Tallant, 77, of Hughes Springs were Saturday, Oct.10 at Veal Switch Missionary Baptist Church in Hughes Springs with Revs. Tommy Oglesby an Larry Thompson officiating. Interment was at Clark Cemetery in Daingerfield under the direction of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home, Inc. of Hughes Srpings.

Mrs. Tallant died Thursday, Oct. 8 in a Hughes Springs nursing home following a lengthy illness. She was born Sept. 25, 1910 in Collin county. She was a member of Primitive Baptist Church and a Charter Member of Veal Switch Missionary Baptist Church in Hughes Springs.

She is survived by one son: Henry Tallant of Plano; four daughters: Opal Vaughn and Jane Craddock of Lone Star; Sue Wallace of Princeton, and Shirley Steed of Perryton; one brother: Paul Russell of California; two sisters: Tessie Crowell of Gilmer and Nellie Rumsey of Arlington; 21 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

Funeral Services for A. H. Taylor, 90, were held Saturday at the Fourth and Bedford Church of Christ in Dimmitt with Ronnie Parker, former minister, officiating assisted by Dale Wells, minister.

He was born Sept. 19, 1889 and married Annie Mae Bright in 1970. A member of the Church of Christ, the retired farmer was a bronc rider in his earlier years. He was a Dimmitt resident for 21 years.

He is survived by his wife; two sons, D. C. Taylor of Dimmitt and Cecil Taylor of Winslow, Ariz., one daughter, Dorothy Anderson of Phonenix, Ariz., 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Annie Mae Bright-Taylor DIMMITT - Annie Mae Bright-Taylor, 97, died Monday, July 6, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Fourth and Bedford Church of Christ with Harry Riggs, minister, and Dean Wiseman, assistant minister, officiating. Burial will be in Castro Memorial Gardens Cemetery by Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Homes of Dimmitt. Mrs. Bright-Taylor was born in Palo Pinto. She lived in Dimmitt from 1944 until 1993 when she moved to Trent. She was a member of Fourth and Bedford Church of Christ and Castro County Senior Citizens. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Franklin J. Bright, in 1967, and by her second husband, Amzy H. Taylor, in 1980. Survivors include a brother, Sherman Driggers of Trent; two sisters, Willie Hoffman of Brady and Myrtle Perkins of Abilene; and many nieces and nephews. The family requests memorials be to Fourth and Bedford St. Church of Christ, SW Fourth and West Bedford, Dimmitt, Texas, 79027.

Mrs. Terry was born January 19, 1928, in Rockdale. She was the daughter of late Archie Carl and Ludie Grace Hillin Skinner. She attended the Rockdale schools and graduated from Rockdale High in 1945. On October 6, 1946, she married John Beve Terry in Caldwell. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Caldwell. Over the years, she was a bookkeeper for the Lone Star Gas Company and the Ford Motor Company in Caldwell. She was also employed at the Burleson County Tax Assessor office. Her hobbies included craft work, flowers, plants, cooking, baking, sewing and quilting. She was very devoted to her family and especially to her grandchildren.

Survivors include one daughter, Beverly L. Terry of Austin; tow sons, John (Buddy) and wife Lottie Terry of Bryan, Charles W. and wife Donna Terry of Austin; one sister, Peggy and her husband Joe Wright; one brother Wayne Skinner; all of Rockdale and three grandsons, Christopher, Bradley and John Terry.

Funeral services were held at 3 p.m., Sunday, March 15, at Strickland Funeral Home in Caldwell with Reverend Phil Lovelace officiating. Interment followed in the Masonic Cemetery in Caldwell.

Active pallbearers were frank Bryan, L. L. Davis, Floyd Lina, Odell Tharp, Bob Towslee and Joe Rychilk. Honorary pallbearers were William Calvin , William Groce, Herbert Heldmann, Alton Peters, G. W. Sanders, Val Stephens and Skelly Strong.

On October 6, 1946, he married Dorothy Jean Skinner in Caldwell. He was retired from Alcoa where he had worked as a potroom supervisior. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Caldwell. Mr. Terry served in the U. S. Army during World War II. He enjoyed gardening, fishing, and hunting.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy J. Terry of Caldwell; one daughter, Beverly L. Terry of Austin; two sons, John (Buddy) and Lottie Terry of Bryan and Charles W. and Donna Terry of Austin; one sister, Mrs. Harry (Marie) Dietzman of LaPorte; and two grandchildren, Bradley Terry and John Terry. Funeral services were at 10:a.m., Monday, July 9, at

WOLFE CITY- Funeral services for Alta V. Thornton, 83, of Wolfe City, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Hickory Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. L.B. Lyon officiating. Burial will be in the Mount Carmel Cemetery.

Mrs. Thornton Died Sunday morning in her home. She was born Nov. 11, 1907, in the Kaiser Community, the daughter of Benton and Louise Cook Harrell . She married Richard Thornton on Dec. 21, 1930, in Durant, Okla. He preceded her in death on Nov. 15, 1982.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. today at the Hickory Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. R.A. Leichner, Ted White and Glendon Lemon officiating. Burial will be at the Mount Carmel Cemetery.

He was born May 19, 1903 in Mississippi to James F. and Angie Sentens Thornton. Mr. Thornton was married to Alta Viola Harrell Dec. 21, 1930. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Hickory Creek Baptist Church.

Surviving are his wife, son, Kenneth Thornton of Wolfe City: daughter, Meredith Norris of Wolfe City: brothers Ozell and Odell Thornton, both of Wolfe City, Gilbert Thornton and Shelby Thornton, both of Irving: sisters,

Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Mrs. Betty Moist of Florida, Mrs. Archie Tucker of Santa Anna, and Mrs. Alta Haak of Wichita, Kan,; three sons, O. F. Fulfer of Odessa, I. V. Trout Jr. of Illinois, and Delbert Trout of Wichita; one brother, L. R. Tirrell of Mineral Wells; one sister, Mrs. Harvey Kemp of Brownwood; and 14 grandchildren.

Graveside services for Mrs. Pansey Mae Hill Watson, 72, of Hugo, Okla., who died Sunday, May 1, 1977 at St. Joseph Hospital in Paris were held Tuesday at Willow Wild Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Dick McClure.

Goodwin of Waco, and David Hill of Bixby, Okla.; step-son, Troy Hill of Memphis, Tenn.; daughter, Margaret Stevens of Bonham; step-daughters, Velma Mae Ashley of Temple and Eva Simmons of Paris; brother, Robert W. Box of Denison; sisters, Velma Gist and Vera Shesser both of Whitewright, Marie Stricklen of Savoy, and Bobby Kenny of Washington, D.C.; ten grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Survivors: Daughters, Sharon Barrett of Hurst and Karen Peninger and Judy Denson, both of Fort Worth; stepdaughter, Darlene Nelson of Mineral Wells; brothers, William Ross Wilhite of Fort Worth and Kenneth Wilhite of Aledo; sisters, Wanda Carroll, Joyce Chilton, Norma Wilhite and Shirley Taylor, all of Fort Worth, and Peggy Hamilton and Linda Hudson, both of Aledo; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Survivors: Husband, Lee D. Wilhite of Mineral Wells; Darlene Nelson of Mineral Wells; two sisters, Christine Cozby of Mineral Wells and Florence Frank of Walters, Okla.; one grandchild; and two great-grandchildren.

Vera Juanita Wilson, 80, of Greenwood, formerly of Ardmore, Okla., died Monday, Dec. 23, 1991, in her home. The widow of Joseph E. "Dutch" Wilson, she was a retired waitress and a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church of Ardmore.

She is survived by one daughter, Oleta Eyerman of Greenwood; one son, J. W. of Morrilton; two sisters, Pat Butler of Shreveport, La., and Claudia Stein of El Paso, Texas; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Survivors: Parents, Steven and Delana Whitson of Lillian; grandparents, Margarette Whitson of Lillian, Doug and Pam Driggers of Gladewater and Gene and Dale Stephens of Dallas; and great-grandmother,

Survivors: Parents, Steven and Delana Whitson of Lillian; sister,Chyvonne Whitson of Lillian; grandparents, Marguarette Whitson of Lillian, Doug Driggers of Gladewater and Dale Stevens of Dallas; and great-grandparent, Allie Driggers of Greenville.

Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today at Galveston Memorial at Park Cemetery. Hichcock, the Rev. Dr. George Ramsey officiating. Burial will be under the direction of J. Levy & Bro. Funeral Home.

Survivors include a son, Jasper Joe Wright, Rockdale; mother, Mrs. Joe H. Wright, Lampasas; sister, Mrs. Josephine Holloman, Lampasas; brother, Charles Wright, Lampasas; and one grandson.

YATES Beatrice (Bea), Survived by daughter, Brenda Goodson; son Randy Jackson; seven grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; sisters, Christell Sunbury, Nadine Hicks and Lou Sayre. Services 2:00 p.m Wednesday, February 1, 1995, Laurel land Memorial Chapel. Rev. Don Brooks officiating. Interment Laurel Land Memorial Park Laureland S. Thornton at Laurel Land Rd. 371-1336 Beatrice died February 1, 1995 at 8:30 p.m, in a Dallas Hospital

Survivors: Wife, Rosa Alta Yates of Fort Worth; son, Henry Yates of Olympia, Wash.; two daughters, Edith Johnson of Lewisville and Jane Hall of Fort Worth; brother, Lester Yates of Lampasas; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. ARMSTRONG

Survivors, wife, Essie York, three daughters, Mrs. Laverne Leggott of Juliette, Georgia, Mrs. Mary Holder, of St. Louis, Missouri, Ms. Linda Lee of 809 Ivy Ann; 7 sons, George York of West, Bobby York of New Orleans, Leon York of Elm Mott, Clinton York of 312 Birch, Clifford York, William York and Robert York all of Elm Mott; three sisters, Sara Bennett of Rt 7, Waco, Ruth Holder and Nora Brown both of Missouri, 3 brothers, Thomas York of Meridian, Woodrow York of Tuscon, Arizona, Harvey Lee York of Lancaster, California and 23 grandchildren.

Survivors include seven son, Bobby Wells York of New Orleans, Clifford Dwayne York of Stockport, England, George A. York, Alton Leon York, William M. York, all of Waco, Clinton Wayne York and Robert Farren York, both of Elm Mott; three daughters, Sandra L. Mitchell of Robinson, Mary A. Holder and Linda P.. Knaub, both of Waco, 35 grandchildren, and numerous great-grandchildren.

Survivors include seven daughters, Evelyn Mathias and Maxine Rohrs, both of Waco, Patricia Beaty of Moody, Henrietta Dunn and Pauline Dunn Biezenski, both of Bremond, Diane Downes of Reagan and Nancy Blevins of Brady; four sons, James E. York Sr., Jimmy York and John Adam York, all of Waco, and John A. York of Tucson, Ariz.; two sisters Essie York of Elm Mott and Maxie Swinner of Waco; a brother, Vincent Hendrix of Bellmead; 27 grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren.

Pearl Ann Young, 74, of Nice, died May 23, 1993 at her home. She was born April 4, 1919 a native of Oklahoma. She lived in Weott, CA prior to moving to Lake County 41 years ago. She was a Nurses Aide for Sutter Lakeside Hospital for five years. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.