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| Luther Clayton (Luke) Smeltzer Jul 28, 1934 - Jun 7, 2002 Luther Clayton (Luke) Smeltzer, 67, of Corsicana passed away Friday, June 7, 2002 at Navarro Regional Hospital. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Corley Funeral Home. Service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Corley Funeral Chapel with Rev. Mark Luera officiating. Interment will follow at Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery. Mr. Smeltzer was born July 28, 1934 in Elnora, Ill. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy and Ada (Pittman) Smeltzer, brothers Charles Smeltzer and Robert Smeltzer, half-brother Curtis (Junior) Wilson and half-sister Mickey Wilson. He is survived by wife Mary Smeltzer of Corsicana; daughters Donna Smeltzer of Texas and Debra Olson and husband Terry of Sherburn, Minn.; adopted son Michael S. Smeltzer of Corsicana; sons Jeff Smeltzer of McKinney and Clayton Smeltzer and wife Becky of Moorhead, Minn.; brothers Donald Smeltzer of Tampa, Fla.; half-brother William Wilson of Carrolton, Ohio; sister Ann Defiel of Fort Worth; half-sister Lela (Pete) Harms of Mt. Carmel, Ohio; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church building fund, P.O. Box 1197, Corsicana, TX 75151-1197. Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home. Billy Dean French
Billy Dean French, 68, of Corsicana passed away Saturday, June 8, 2002 in Corsicana. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. today at Wade Funeral Home. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Wade Funeral Chapel with Mr. Stringer Jenkins officiating. Interment will follow at Dawson Cemetery. Mr. French was born Sept. 6, 1933 in Brushie Prairie. He had lived in Corsicana the past 10 years after having previously lived in Dawson. He was a boat builder, specialist machinist and welder. He enjoyed nature, the outdoors, water skiing, hunting and fishing. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Dawson. He is survived by wife Juanita Branham French of Corsicana; sons Ronald Wayne French of Alabama, Bobby Dean French and wife Sharon of Corsicana and Roy Glenn French of Corsicana; brother Milton French of Grand Prairie; uncle Eugene French of Corsicana; and grandchildren Angela French, Julie French, Katy French, Kelly French and Brian French. Memorials may be made to the Dawson Cemetery Association. Arrangements by Wade Funeral Home. Louise (Rushing) Clay The Cedar Creek Pilot Louise Clay, 77, of Tool, was born Aug. 6, 1924, in Corsicana to the late Richard Louis Rushing and Susie Bell (Knight) Rushing and passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2002, in Athens. The family received friends at Eubank Cedar Creek Funeral Home of Mabank Saturday, June 1, 2002, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mrs. Clay retired from being a hostess at DFW Airport in 1985, and worked at Dobbs House. Survivors include sons, Russ D. Clay and wife, Jill, of Carrolton, Melvin Russell Clay Jr. and wife, Amy, of Tool; daughters, Berla Louise Caster and husband, Bill, of Hurst, Lee Suzzan Meisenheimer and husband, Carter, of Burleson, Leba Jane Fleshman and husband, Richard, of Longmont, Colo.; sister, Ruby Elizabeth Truxel of Weatherford; and brother, William Jack Rushing and wife, Rita, of Dearborn Heights, Mich. Ona Mable (Hodge) Ray Ona Mable Ray, 98, of Athens passed away Friday, June 7, 2002 in Athens. Graveside services were 3 p.m. Sunday at Shelby Chapel Cemetery with the Rev. J.W. Thomison officiating. Pallbearers were James Jones, John Jones, Jay Jones, Brad Moreland, Billy Wayne Harris and Gene Williams. Mrs. Ray was born Jan. 30, 1904 in Dawson, Kan. to Albert Curtis Hodge and Nannie Jackson. She was Assembly of God by faith and was one of the charter members of Calvary Assembly of God in Athens. She was called Mammy by her children, grandchildren, and great and great-great-grandchildren. She was a homemaker by profession. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, John J. Ray Sr. in 1969; sons, John J. "Bud" Ray Jr., James A. "Jim" Ray, and George K. Ray; daughter, Katherine L. "Kitty" Lewis Warren; four brothers and two sisters. Survivors include her daughters, Mary Bond of Corsicana and Mrs. C.W. Richards of Athens; son, William F. Ray of El Campo; 30 grandchildren and numerous great and great-great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Foster and Brown Funeral Home of Athens. Hazel Nell (Chapman) Harris Hazel Nell Chapman Harris, 69, of Corsicana passed away Monday, June 10, 2002 at Cedar Lake Nursing Home in Malakoff. Graveside services were scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery with Dave Alexander officiating. Mrs. Chapman was born Jan. 31, 1933 in Richland, the daughter of Oscar Chapman and Sarah Ellen Henderson Chapman. She was a nurse. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert C. Harris of Rock Springs, Wyo.; parents; and sister, Mary Ellen Dixon. Survivors include her sons, Mike Harris of Bedford and John Harris of Corsicana; daughter, Connie Wood of Trinidad; grandchildren, Lori Bowers of Arlington, James Blackerby of Dallas, Joshua Wood and Jason Wood, both of Trinidad, Matt Harris of Bedford, Kyle Harris and Amanda Harris, both of Malakoff; great-grandchildren, Chris Govantes and Sierra Govantes, both of Arlington; sisters, Genger Garcia of Greenville and Pat McDaniel of Greenville; and niece, Leigh Ann Dixon of Nacogdoches. Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Alice (Rouse) Montague She was a member of Clear Lake United Methodist Church and The Military Officers Wives Club. A special thanks to Crown of Texas Hospice for all their loving care given to Alice. Alice is survived by her Family: Daughter: Terry Sechrengost and husband Charles of Dobbin, Texas; Brother: Hugh L. Rouse of Sugar Land, Texas; Grandchildren: D. J. Mann, Charles Curtis Sechrengost and Elizabeth Sechrenhost. Numerous other loving relatives & friends. In lieu of usual remembrances, donations may be made to: Crown of Texas Hospice, L.P. Tower, 100, I-45 North, Box 103, Conroe, Texas 77301. Notes:
Services for Anita J. Farmer, 57, of Corsicana are pending with Eubank Cedar Creek Funeral Home of Mabank. Mrs. Farmer died on June 3, 2002, in Austin. Ricky Darwin Murray Ricky D. Murray, 50, of Dawson was pronounced dead Monday, June 10, 2002 in Navarro County as a result of drowning at Navarro Mills Lake. Visitation will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Northside Baptist Church with the Rev. Chris Blacksmith and Dr. David Hale officiating. Interment will follow at Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery. Pallbearers will be J. R. Lewis, Derek Ivie, Kevin Ivie, Allen Matthews, Ricky Johnson, Matt Murray and Charlie Parrish. Honorary pallbearers will be Dawson and Corsicana masons. Mr. Murray was born July 10, 1951 in Corsicana to J. C. Murray and Roma Wallace Murray. He was a rancher. Survivors include his wife, Donna Murray of Dawson; sons, Ricky Lynn Murray and Jordan Burleson, both of Dawson; brother and sister-in-law, Doyle and Barbara Murray of Arlington; sisters and brothers-in-law, Diane and John Ivie and Vickie and David Matthews, all of Purdon; mother-in-law, Jean Forbus of Corsicana; nephews, Derek Ivie, Allen Matthews, Kevin Ivie, J.R. Lewis, John Lewis, Chance Burleson; and nieces, Melissa Barnett, Ali Matthews and Brandi Burleson. Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. ++++++++++++ 6/10/2002 Recently retired deputy missing at Navarro Mills Lake, feared drowned By RAYMOND LINEX II/Daily Sun Staff Less than six weeks after retiring from the sheriff's department, Ricky Murray has apparently drowned at Navarro Mills Lake. About 8 p.m. Saturday Murray dove off his family's barge and never came up, Navarro County Sheriff Les Cotten said Sunday evening. Emergency personnel searched late Saturday night and most of the day Sunday before inclement weather forced the effort to be called off. Search efforts were scheduled to begin again about 7 a.m. today, he said. Murray, husband of Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace Donna Murray, officially had the final day of his 19-year career with the NCSO April 30. He was just over a month shy of his 51st birthday. "He is still a part of the (NCSO) family," Cotten said. "It's hitting his family pretty hard as it is me. It's a loss, hard to believe." Cotten said local Game Warden Rick Thomas was coordinating the search with assistance from NCSO, the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Corsicana Emergency Corps. The Coyote Squadron of the Confederate Air Force, Guardian Glass and DPS gave air support Sunday. DPS divers from across the state were on hand as well. The Salvation Army and Red Cross, in addition to other volunteers, offered their support also. Cotten said the Murray family was on its barge when Murray decided to jump in one final time. When he didn't surface, the family called 9-1-1 and rescue operations began immediately. "We don't know if he hit his head or had cramps, though you would think he could come up with cramps. He may have had a heart attack or something," said Cotten, who noted he knew of no prior heart problems with Murray. He did say the former serviceman was being treated at the Veterans' hospital in Temple for hepatitis. In addition to air and ground searches Sunday, the lake was dragged with no success. "A situation this close to you is pretty tough," Cotten said. "... The family has a lot of support. "Ricky was a good friend and a good worker. I know everybody's going to miss him, especially his family." Raymond Linex II may be contacted via e-mail at [email protected] +++++++++++6/11/2002 Body of former NCSO deputy recovered By JAYSON LARSON/Daily Sun Staff The body of a former Navarro County Sheriff's deputy was discovered Monday evening, ending a search that spanned three days. Workers discovered the body of Ricky Murray, 50, just before 7 p.m. in Navarro Mills Lake. Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Bob McQuary spotted Murray's body while doing a search of the lake from the air. "It was near where he went into the water, about 200 yards away," Navarro County Sheriff Les Cotten said. Murray disappeared around 8 p.m. Saturday after diving off his family's barge. Workers from numerous county agencies assisted in the search, which was hindered Sunday by inclement weather. Among those searching were Department of Public Safety divers, on- and off-duty sheriff's officers, game wardens, the Corsicana Emergency Corps, the Red Cross and the Salvation Army. Murray, husband of Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace Donna Murray and a father of two, worked at the Navarro County Sheriff's Office for 19 years. He retired April 30 and was just over a month shy of his 51st birthday. Murray's body was taken to Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home of Corsicana. Cotten said preliminary autopsy results could be available within the next 24-48 hours. In a show of unity and mourning among the area law enforcement community, officers have been wearing a black strip of tape over their badges. A large, purple ribbon has been hanging on the door of the Navarro County Sheriff's Office, as well. "Ricky was a good officer, a good friend," Cotten said. "Ricky was a little bit different kind of officer -- he had his way of enforcing the law, and he didn't take a whole lot off people. ... Everybody is going to miss him." Cotten said the Murray family were consoled by various members of the law enforcement community and other justices of the peace throughout the search. He said Mrs. Murray was obviously still very shaken up. "Really, the shock comes in now," he said. Jayson Larson may be contacted via e-mail at [email protected] +++++++++++ 6/12/2002 Drowning of former deputy ruled accidental By JAYSON LARSON/Daily Sun Staff Initial autopsy results released Tuesday show Dawson resident Ricky Murray drowned, according to Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace Connie Mayfield. There had been speculation Murray, 50, might have had a heart attack or another ailment which contibuted to his death. Those questions were put to rest by the incomplete autopsy results, released by the Southwest Institure of Forensic Science in Dallas. "There were no other factors involved," Mayfield said. "(The medical examiner) said she didn't see anything." Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Northside Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery, and arrangements are by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home of Corsicana. Visitation will be held today from 6 to 9 p.m. Murray, a former Navarro County Sheriff's Office deputy, died Saturday when jumped off his family's barge into the water at Navarro Mills Lake. He never came up after jumping in, prompting his family to notify authorities. The search for Murray's body ended when his body was discovered Monday about 200 yards away from where he originally jumped in, Navarro County Sheriff Les Cotten said. Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Bob McQuary, one of number of county residents who joined various other agencies in the search, discovered Murray's body during a flyover of the lake around 6:45 that evening. A massive search effort was carried out by NCSO deputies, Department of Public Safety troopers and divers, constables, the Corsicana Emergency Corps, volunteer fire departments from Dawson and Frost, and game wardens from Navarro and Limestone counties, among others. In addition to rescue boats, planes and helicopters also were used in the search. A purple ribbon continued to hang on the front door of the Navarro County Sheriff's Office Tuesday in memory of its former officer. Flags flew at half-staff at various sites in the city, and officers placed a black stripe over their badges, as well. The 19-year NCSO veteran is survived by his wife, Donna, who serves as Navarro County's Precinct 3 justice of the peace, and two sons. Jayson may be contacted via e-mail at [email protected]
Mary Eloise (Wilson) Deskin - Messenger Eloise Deskin Messenger, 92, of Corsicana passed away Monday, June 10, 2002 in Corsicana. Visitation will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Corley Funeral Home. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Corley Funeral Chapel with Dr. Mark Chadwick, Brother Bill Honea and the Rev. Jim Farmer officiating. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Bryan Faulkner, Johnny Humphries, Allen Coker, Christopher Deskin, Greg Longino and Noah Longino. She was born Nov. 27, 1909 in Dallas and was a 1927 graduate of Corsicana High School. She was a music teacher for Mansfield Studio, and also gave private lessons in her home. She was the pianist for the Cook Kindergarten and Dance School and the Navarro College Senoritas drill team. She shared her love of music with hospitals, nursing homes and was the church pianist for Roane and Unity Baptist churches. She had a special place in her heart for rehab at Navarro Regional Hospital and shared her music until her recent illness. She was married 58 years to Roy Deskin, and for the last 5 1/2 years she was married to Floyd D. Messenger who also shared her love of music and her talent. She had a great love for music, but her family was her greatest joy and she was a wonderful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and mother-in-law. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Roy Deskin; daughter, Jo Ella Deskin Green; and grandson, Timothy Shawn Humphries. Survivors include her husband, Floyd D. Messenger of Corsicana; daughter and son-in-law, Sharon and Allen Coker of Corsicana; sons and daughters-in-law, Ronald Wilson and Nina Deskin of Texarkana and Roy Lynn and Vicki Deskin of Galveston; grandsons, Greg Longino of Lufkin, Johnny Humphries of Corsicana, Christopher Deskin of Austin and Allen Coker Jr. of Dallas; granddaughters, Diane Deskin of Tucson, Ariz., Jennifer Faulkner of Round Rock, Stacey Shelton Griffin and Angie Tapley, both of Corsicana, and Emily Deskin of Texarkana; seven great-grandchildren and a host of friends. Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home. Vestal Lee (Matthews) Grice Vestal Lee Grice, 89, of Dawson passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2002 at Navarro Regional Hospital. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Dawson Cemetery with the Rev. B.F. Risinger Jr. officiating assisted by Chuck McElroy. Mrs. Grice was born Dec. 12, 1912 in Spring Hill to Fred Bell Matthews and Ennis Audrey Davidson Matthews. She worked for 19 years at Adams Hat Factory. She was a fan of baseball and was an avid reader of Civil War events. Her last few days were spent in the Intensive Care Unit at Navarro Regional Hospital under the loving care of the ICU nursing staff for which her family is very grateful. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Fred and Ennis Matthews; sister, June Granger; and brothers, Joe Matthews and Dewey Matthews. Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Fred and Barbara Grice of Corsicana and Gary and Dorothy Grice of Mansfield; grandchildren, Lisa Ward and husband Craig of Houston, Sheila Vess and husband Shelby of Scurry, Matthew Grice of Oklahoma City, Okla. and Timothy Grice of Fort Worth; great-grandchildren, Hunter Vess of Scurry, Samantha Ward and Andersen Ward, both of Houston; brothers, Buck Matthews of Mexia, Fred Matthews and wife Gladys of Hermosa, S.D., and Jack Matthews and wife Jonell of Wortham; sister, Betty Christian of Dawson; and a number of nieces and nephews. The family requests that all memorials be made in her name to the Navarro College Foundation for the Pearce Civil War Collections Museum, 3100 W. Collin St., Corsicana, Texas 75110. Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Diana (DuBose) Dixon
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Luther Homer Carroll Jr. Homer Carroll Jr., 87, of Kerens passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2002 at Kerens Care Center. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Paschal Funeral Home in Kerens. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Kerens with the Rev. Wes Johnson officiating and assisted by Dr. Robert Webb. Interment will follow at Kerens Cemetery with masonic graveside rites. Pallbearers will be John Holloway, Don Paschal, Hobart Hilliard, Sonny Bancroft, Billy Ray Cobb and Bob McQuary. Honorary pallbearers will be Dean Melton, deacons of First Baptist Church, Masonic Lodge No. 236 members and American Legion Post No. 307 members. Mr. Carroll was born May 14, 1915 in Kerens. He was the owner and operator of Carroll Hardware and Furniture and was part owner of Maywood Manor Nursing Home for many years. He was a deacon at First Baptist Church and was a member of Masonic Relief Lodge No. 236. Survivors include his daughters and sons-in-law, Patsy and Chuck Weems of Malakoff and Suzanne and David Odom of Kerens; and grandchildren, Amanda DeMoss of Arlington, Kimberly Kight fo Stillwater, Okla., Erica Weems of Malakoff, and Michelle Odom and Matthew Odom, both of Kerens. Arrangements by Paschal Funeral Home of Kerens. Notes: Elmer Wayne O'Daniel Feb 2, 1893 - Mar 21, 1992 Unknown Paper (most likely the local Corsicana Paper) E. W. O'Daniel E. W. (Pete) O'Daniel, 99, of Corsicana, died March 21, 1992 at Park Row Nursing Home in Corsicana. Masonic graveside services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in Oakwood Cemetery. Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born Feb. 2, 1893 in Anson, Texas to Alphanso and Dora O'Daniel. He was a longtime employee of Magnolia Petroleum Co. He was a member of the Eureka Masonic Lodge for more than 70 years. He was a honorary U.S. deputy marshal and ran a cattle auction in Corsicana for several years. Survivors include two daughters, Irma Carter of Jacksonville, FL, and Helen Callis of Richardson Texas, four grandchildren, Joyce Eyrick and Sue Carter, both of Jacksonville, FL, Pete Callis of Richardson, Texas, and Becky Luckie of Plano: five great-grandchildren; and one brother Chester O'Daniel of Dallas. Honorary pallbearers will be Vernon Harwell, Thomas Bray, Glenn Callis, Pete Callis, Red Smith, Stan Luckie, Brown Jones, Campbell Eyrick, Courtland Eyrick, Lester Adkins, Ben Wallace, Dock Haynie, Jack Stroube, Rusty Jones, E. Paige Watkins, Carter Braselton, and Hubert Braselton. Memorials may be made to a favorite charity. Notes:
Joseph Thomas "Joe" Price Lufkin Daily News - June 12, 2002 Services for Joseph Thomas "Joe" Price, 73, of Livingston, formerly of Pearland, will be held at 2:30 p.m. today in the Gipson-Metcalf Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Mr. Cecil Price, Mr. Lindell Mitchell, Mr. Frank Price and Mr. Glen Searcy officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park in Lufkin. Mr. Price was born Dec. 24, 1928, in Corsicana, and died Sunday, June 9, 2002, in a Lufkin hospital. He worked for Clipper Manufacturing Company/Norton Company in the Construction Products Division as an account executive in sales for 42 years. Survivors: wife, Nancy Jane; daughters and sons-in-law, Sheryl and Glen Searcy, Diane O'Brien, Dee Dee and Carlos Sanchez; son, Mark Edward; stepson, Bruce Stokes; six grandchildren; two great grandchildren; sisters, Edith Tullos, Jane Marsh; four brothers, Frank Edward, James Ray, Lloyd Turner, Theodore (Ted); numerous nieces and nephews Floyd Curry
Floyd Curry, 80, died at 12:20 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, 1998, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, following a short illness. Private family graveside services will be in Tahoka at a later date. |
 Flossie Brandon Ware, 92, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2002 at her daughter's home in Granbury. Funeral: 9 a.m. Wednesday in Greenwood Chapel. Graveside service: 1 p.m. Wednesday in Round Prairie Cemetery , Kerens. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Tuesday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Flossie was born July 3, 1909 in Lillie. She graduated in the class of 1928 from Mineral Wells High School. She attended Jacksonville Baptist College in Jacksonville in the mid 1940's and completed her bachelor degree at North Texas University in Denton. Flossie, with deceased spouse of 64 years, El J. Ware, was the co-owner of Ware's Transfer and Storage in Mineral Wells. She was one of a very few females to possess and operate large semi-truck rigs; the two of them owned and operated a major trucking buiness in Odessa during World War II. Flossie, and Baptist pastor husband, El J., was instrumental in the organization of numerous missions and 13 churches in the area. A number of the churches, affiliated with the Missionary Baptist Association of North America, are located in Tarrant and surrounding counties. The Wares were active in church "singings" throughout the Metroplex and participated with groups involved in the Stamps and Stamps-Baxter music enjoyed by numerous denominational groups. They also helped host "singing schools" in a number of churches in the 50's and 60's. Flossie was a member of Wyatt Drive Baptist Church in White Settlement, one of the previously mentioned churches she helped establish. In addition to Fort Worth, Flossie formerly resided in Mineral Wells, Kerens, Jacksonville and at death, Granbury. Flossie was preceded in death by husband, El J. Ware; parents, James Alvis "Daddy Tump" and Minnie Talula Brandon; son, Naaman Henry Ware of White Settlement; grandson, Gary Ware; granddaughter, Jamie Penisten; and all her siblings, sisters, Wilma Smith, Thelma Dyson, Fleda Godwin, Gazelle Patterson and Naomi Hull-Pearce; and brother, William Henry Brandon. Survivors: Sons, Carlton J. Ware of Fort Worth, Gorman E. Ware of Mineral Wells and Philip E. Ware of Fort Worth; daughters, Sarah Ware Conn of Granbury and Talula Ware Hawk of Aledo; 24 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Ft Worth Star Telegram 6/18/2002 |
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Corsicana Daily Sun 6/18/2002
Flossie Brandon Ware
Flossie Brandon Ware, 92, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2002 at her daughter's home in Granbury.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Greenwood Funeral Home, 3100 White Settlement Road, Fort Worth.
Services will be 9 a.m. Wednesday at Greenwood Chapel. Graveside services will follow at 1 p.m. at Round Prairie Cemetery in Kerens.
Mrs. Ware was born July 3, 1909 in Lillie. She graduated in class of 1928 from Mineral Wells High School. She attended Jacksonville Baptist College in the mid-1940s and completed her bachelor's degree at North Texas University in Denton. She, with her husband El J. Ware, was the co-owner of Ware's Transfer and Storage in Mineral Wells. She was one of a very few females to possess and operate large semi-truck rigs; the two of them owned and operated a major trucking business in Odessa during World War II.
Mrs. Ware and her Baptist pastor husband were instrumental in the organization of numerous missions and 13 churches. A number of the churches, affiliated with the Missionary Baptist Association of North American, are located in Tarrant and surrounding counties. The Wares were active in church singings throughout the Metroplex and participated with groups involved in the Stamps and Stamps-Baxter music enjoyed by numerous denominational groups. They also helped host singing schools in a number of churches in the 1950s and 1960s.
Mrs. Ware was a member of Wyatt Drive Baptist Church in White Settlement, one of the previously mentioned churches she helped establish. In addition to Fort Worth, she formerly resided in Mineral Wells, Kerens, Jacksonville, and at death Granbury.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, El J. Ware; parents, James Alvis "Daddy Tump" and Minnie Talula Brandon; son, Naaman Henry Ware of White Settlement; grandson, Gary Ware; granddaughter, Jamie Penisten; sisters, Wilma Smith, Thelma Dyson, Fleda Godwin, Gazelle Patterson and Naomi Hull-Pearce; and brother, William Henry Brandon.
Survivors include her sons, Carlton J. Ware of Fort Worth, Gorman E. Ware of Mineral Wells and Philip E. Ware of Fort Worth; daughters, Sarah Ware Conn of Granbury and Talula Ware Hawk of Aledo; 24 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Greenwood Funeral Home of Fort Worth.
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- The name of the cemetery should be Long Prairie Cemetery; Marker Photo
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Adene (Cox) Davidson
Aug 9, 1913 - Jun 17, 2002
Adene Cox Davidson, 88, of Terrell and formerly of Corsicana, passed away Monday, June 17, 2002 at Windsor Health Center in Terrell after a lengthy illness.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
A private graveside service will be held at Oakwood Cemetery. Thursday morning, followed by a celebration of life at 1 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Davidson was born Aug. 9, 1913 in Ben Wheeler and later moved to Rice. She was an active member of Westminster Presbyterian Church where she was a former deacon and member of the singles/doubles class. She was also active at Kinsloe House and member of the Literary Club. She was an avid cook, did excellent needlework and enjoyed playing cards with her many friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold M. Davidson; parents; a beloved stepfather; brother, Arville Cox Jr.; and sister, Lera Cox Spencer.
Survivors include her son, John H. Davidson and wife Anne of Terrell; daughter, Betty Ann Sudderth and husband Larry C. of Las Vegas, Nev.; grandchildren, Greg Davidson, Marc Davidson, David Sudderth and Paige Sudderth Polishook and their spouses; great-grandchildren, Dean and Amy Sudderth and Sydney Polishook; brother, A. Wayne Cox and wife Louise; sisters-in-law, Naomi Davidson Blaize and Dorothy Frances Cox; and several beloved nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Irene (Mangrum) Hubbard
Nov 9, 1917 - Jun 10, 2002
 Irene Mangrum Hubbard died of heart failure on June 10, 2002, in Corsicana. She was born Nov. 9, 1917, in Kerens to the late Eldridge and Olivia Daniel Mangrum. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Malakoff. She was a housewife, and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star of Malakoff. She has been a resident of the lake area for 24 years, moving from Dallas. Services were held at First Baptist Church of Malakoff Thursday, June 13, 2002, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Coleman officiating. Interment followed at Samaria Cemetery. Glenn Chism, Ray Chancellor, Jon Oliver, Joseph Oliver, Nantambu Kambon, and Fred Mangrum served as pallbearers. Visitation was at the church from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association. She was preceded in death by husbands, Booker Sparks and Guy Hubbard; parents, Eldridge and Olivia Mangrum; grandparents, Martha and Cannon Daniel; sisters, Grace Gladys, Cannie, Cornelia and Maude; brothers, Percy, Harry, Robert, Williard, and Claxton; granddaughter, Angela McDonald. Survivors include son, Jesse Tom Hubbard of Detroit, Mich.; daughters, Wanda Olivia Roberts of Dallas, Patricia Diane Hubbard Chism and husband, Glenn, of Duncanville; grandchildren, Jon, Joseph, and Aimee Oliver, and Ray Lee Chancellor; great-grandchildren, Sidney Johnson and Victoria McDonald. Arrangements were under the direction of Tomlinson Funeral Home of Malakoff. |
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Irene (Mangrum) HubbardHUBBARD
IRENE MANGRUM, died of heart failure on 6-10-2002 in Corsicana, TX. Funeral Services will be held at 1st Baptist Church in Malakoff, TX Thurs, 6-13-2002 at 1 pm. Burial will follow at Samaria Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church from 11am - 1pm. Survivors include: Son Jesse Tom Hubbard of Detroit, Michigan, Daughters: Wanda Olivia Roberts of Dallas, Texas, Patricia Diana Hubbard Chism, and husband Glenn of Duncanville, TX, 4 Grandchildren, 2 Great Grandchildren, Arrangements are under the direction of Tomlinson Funeral Home of Malakoff, Texas.
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Howard Young
May 10, 1920 - Feb 28, 2002
 Burial was in the City of Lubbock Cemetery under the direction of Jamison's Funeral Home of Lubbock. He died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2002. He was born May 10, 1920, in Corsicana and married Daisy Lee Young. He moved to Lubbock from Corsicana. He was employed by a Lubbock meat-packing company for many years. He served in the Army during World War II. Survivors include his wife; and a brother, Lester Sr. of Lubbock. |
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- City of Lubbock Cemetery, Lubbock, Lubbock Co., TX
Sep 8, 1920 - May 26, 2002
Arrangements are under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home of Big Spring. He died Sunday, May 26, 2002. He was born Sept. 8, 1920, in Corsicana. He moved to Big Spring in 1930. He worked for a railroad as a fireman and an engineer for 35 years, retiring in 1985. He was one of the first contractors to build homes in the Sand Springs area and in Kentwood. He served in the Army under Gen. George S. Patton during World War II. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Joetta Graham. Survivors include two sons, M. H. "Buster" of Midland and Curtis of Irondale, Ala.; a daughter, Deanie Burdette of Big Spring; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren Notes:
James Albert Irwin
Apr 8, 1955 - Nov 27, 2001
Services for James A. Irwin, 46, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Sanders Funeral Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Renae Phillips officiating. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Friday in Younger Cemetery in Corsicana. Burial will be under the direction of Sanders Funeral Home. Memorial services for James will be at 2 p.m., Sunday in the White Rock Community Church in Dallas with the Rev. Dean Bishop officiating. He died on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2001. He was born April 8, 1955, in Matador. He recently returned to Lubbock in 2001 from Dallas, where he had been a resident for the
past 25 years. He graduated from Patton Springs High School in Afton and attended Texas Tech University. He was a member of White Rock Community Church, where he served as the church historian and volunteered with the White Rock Friends Ministry. He also was a volunteer for the Salvation Army of Dallas. He retired from Southwestern Bell as an accountant. Survivors include his mother, Nelda Jo Irwin of Crosbyton; and a sister, Jackie Irwin of Lubbock. The family suggest memorials to the Salvation Army, 1111 16th St., Lubbock, TX 79401 or the White Rock Community Church in Dallas |
Billy Gene Pevehouse 
Dec 16, 1932 - May 26, 2002
Services for Bill Pevehouse, 69, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Resthaven's Abbey Chapel with the Rev. Scott Edmondson officiating. Burial will be at Resthaven Memorial Park
[in Lubbock TX] under the direction of Resthaven Funeral Home. He died Sunday May 26, 2002. He was born Dec. 16, 1932 in Frost. He served in the Army in the Korean War. He married Betty Rinehart on Nov. 2, 1956. He was a truck driver with Llano Grocery Distributors. Survivors include his wife; a son, Billy of Amarillo; two daughters, Kelly Franklin and Jan Brooks, both of Lubbock; a brother, Charles of Lubbock; two sisters, Jo Royston of Phoenix, Ariz., and Kathryn Brown of Lubbock; and six grandchildren. Notes:
Billy Watts
Aug 21, 1930 - Mar 19, 2002
Burial will be in
Salem-Irene Cemetery under the direction of Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors of Hillsboro. He died Tuesday, March 19, 2002. He was born Aug. 21, 1930, in Frost and had lived in Dallas since the late 1940s. He married Nell Chappell on March 26, 1954, in Dallas. She died Dec. 23, 2001. He enlisted in the Army on Jan. 11, 1951, in Waco and was discharged on Dec. 16, 1953, at Camp Chaffer, Ark. He was a machinist for L.T.V. Corp. from 1956 until retiring Dec. 31, 2000. Survivors include a daughter, Belinda Padgett of Lubbock; a brother, Jimmy of Dallas; and two grandchildren. Visitation will be from 12:30 to 2 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Larry
Wayne Washington
Nov 29, 1955 - Jun 9, 2002
Burial will be under the direction of Rix Funeral Directors. He died Sunday, June 9, 2002. He was born Nov. 29, 1955, in Kerens and was a resident of the Lubbock State School. Survivors include his mother, Minnie Mae Washington of Plainview; five sisters, Joe Ann Jackson of Amarillo, Barbara Washington and Bobbie Robinson, both of Plainview, Stella Finch of Floydada and Linda Harris of Cold Spring; seven brothers, Larry
Brown of Floydada, Tommy, Melvin and Johnny Washington, all of Plainview, Leonard of Kress, Freddie Washington of Austin and Prezel Jr. of Santa Anna. The family suggests memorials to Volunteer Services at Lubbock State School, P.O. Box 5696, Lubbock, 79408 Notes:
Eugene B. "Gene" Stanley
Nov 23, 1914 - Feb 6, 2002
Burial will be in Littlefield Memorial Park under the direction of Ellis Funeral Home of Sudan. He died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002. He was born Nov. 23, 1914, in Navarro County and married Elizabeth Beatrice "B" Clevenger on Dec. 18, 1937, in Clovis, N.M. He graduated from Sudan High School and was a farmer. He was an elder at Spade Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Dale and Larry, both of Littlefield, and Royce of Midland; a daughter, Joyce Allamon of Lubbock; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to the New Mexico Children's Home, 1356 NM 236, Portales, NM 88130-9411; or Hospice of Lubbock, P.O. Box 53276, Lubbock, TX 79453 Notes:
John Edwin ‘Red’ Gorman
Dec. 24, 1930 - May 27, 2002
GILMER — Services for John Edwin “Red” Gorman, 71, of Big Sandy will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 30, 2002, at the First Christian Church in Big Sandy with Eddie Carter and Todd Shipley officiating. Interment will follow in Chilton Cemetery in Upshur County. Arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mr. Gorman died Monday, May 27, 2002, in Tyler.
He was born Dec. 24, 1930, in Big Sandy. He married Mary Lynn Banks in Corsicana on Aug. 20, 1955. Mr. Gorman had worked as a switchman-brakeman for the Cotton Belt Railroad. He served in the U.S. Air Force in the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Lynn Gorman of Big Sandy; two sons, Terry Gorman and Jerry Gorman, both of Big Sandy; a daughter, Sharon “Sister” Paye of Lake Hawkins; his brothers, W. B. “Buddy” Gorman Jr. and Charles “Chevy” Gorman, both of Big Sandy; one sister, Mary Jane Stooksberry of Big Sandy; three grandchildren, Alanna Paye, Christi Paye and Terra Gorman. Mr. Gorman was preceded in death by his parents, Boyd and Lucy Gorman, and one son, Edwin Eugene Gorman.
Pallbearers will be Johnny Baird, Odis Hammock, Don Henderson, Billy Earl Hobbs, Charlie Howell, Frank Howell, Mike Thomas and J. R. Worthen.
Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today, May 29, at the funeral home
Pauline (Fields) Davis
Sept. 25, 1902 - May 31, 2002
Sullivan Family Funeral Home
Pauline F. Davis, 99, of Marshall, Texas, died May 31, 2002 in Marshall. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Travis Street Chapel of the Sullivan Funeral Home in Marshall, with the Rev. Clyde Copeland and the Rev. John Sullens officiating. Interment will follow in Algoma Cemetery North under the direction of the Sullivan Funeral Home. Family visitation is from 6-8 p.m. Monday evening at the Travis Street Chapel.
Pauline Davis was born on Sept. 25, 1902 in Corsicana, Texas to Calvin Bruce and Alma Anderson Fields. She attended Corsicana public schools and married Lonzo Robert Davis on May 22, 1922 in Marshall. She worked as a flower arranger for Johnson's Floral until retiring. She was a member of the Aurora Chapter 9 Eastern Star and was a former member of the Amaryllis Beatty Garden Club. She was a member of the Port Caddo Baptist Church since 1932. She taught in the Junior Department for over 25 years and was the former secretary of the University Department.
Survivors include two sons, Lonzo Davis Jr. and his wife Mae of Clearwater, Fla.; Bob Davis and his wife Edna of Marshall; four grandchildren, Robert Davis of Florida; Carole Jean Mall of Florida; Patricia Fesser of Virginia; and Bobby J. Davis of Idaho; nine great-grandchildren; brother, Jimmy Fields of Waco, Texas; and two nieces, Margie Johnson and Katherine Hall.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lonzo Robert Davis, in 1966; and her grandson, Larry Davis, in 1951.
Memorials may be sent to the Port Caddo Baptist Church.
Pallbearers will be P. H. Blalock, Kent Mullikin, Hans Mullikin, John Parker, Gus Ash and Don Rives.
Honorary pallbearers will be Woodrow Rives and Dr. Orin Littlejohn
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