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Billye Ellis Waldrip
 Nov 5, 1934 - Apr 7, 2003 Billye Waldrip, 68, of Fort Worth passed away Monday, April 7, 2003, at Harris H.E.B. Methodist Hospital in Bedford. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Griffin-Roughton Chapel in Blooming Grove. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Griffin-Roughton Chapel in Blooming Grove with Brother Grady Cashion officiating. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Notes:
Caytlyn Gayl Montgomery Miss Caytlyn Gayl Montgomery, 5, of Corsicana, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2003, in Rice. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Corley Funeral Home with Rev. Wayne Mahoney officiating. Interment will follow at Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery. Pallbearers are Jeffery Whitehead, Kenneth Hutchinson, Jeremy Perez and Jessie Snowden. Survivors include mother Jenny Stephens of Corsicana, father and step-mother Donald Lee and Tracie Montgomery of Corsicana, sister Morgan Diane Montgomery of Corsicana, grand parents Donald and Diane Montgomery and Tony and Janie Stephens, all of Corsicana, great-grandmothers Silvestra Sendejo, Ruth Fitzgerald, Mozelle Montgomery and Dorothy Dabney, all of Corsicana, great-grandfathers Juan Sendejo of Pharr and James Stephens of Ft. Worth, aunt Jessica Stephens of Corsicana, aunt and uncle Sonja and DeWyane Beamon of Corsicana, aunt and uncle Shawn and Linda Dabney of Corsicana and numerous other aunts, uncles and cousins. Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home James Ferguson James Ferguson, 16, of Corsicana passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2003, in Corsicana. Visitation will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Graveside services will be 4 p.m. Friday at Younger Cemetery. He was born Oct. 27, 1986, in Jacksonville, Fla., to Richard and Theresa Ann Bomkamp Ferguson. He was a student at Corsicana High School. He was preceded in death by his brother, Andrew Ferguson. Survivors include his father and stepmother, Richard and Donna Ferguson of Corsicana; mother, Theresa Bomkamp of Cross Plains, Wis.; brother, Eric Pohland of Corsicana; sisters, Caitlin Pohland, Michelle McGehee and Nicole Ferguson, all of Corsicana; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lavren Bomkamp of Cross Plains, Wis., and Mr. and Mrs. Don Ferguson of Arlington; and great-grandparents, Winifred Fredrikson of Orange Park, Fla., and Mr. and Mrs. Roman Hillgers of Madison, Wis. Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Notes:
Shirley R. (Woods) Ruffin SHIRLEY R. RUFFIN, 69 passed away Thursday night at her home in Alma, TX. Services at 2 p.m. Aug, 6, 2000 at Keever Chapel, Ennis TX. Burial at Rice Cemetery, Rice TX. Mrs. Ruffin was born in Maypearl on Nov 4 1930 to parents Cleophus and Myrtle Woods. she moved to Alma as a small child and was a graduate of Ennis High School. She was married to T.T.(SKINNY) RUFFIN, Aug 7, 1950. She was preceded in death by her husband. T.T.RUFFIN and 2 grandchildren. She is survived by sons, RODNEY RUFFIN, RANDY RUFFIN, AND REGGIE RUFFIN all of Ennis, TX, 4 g/c and 1 gr g/c. ARRANGEMENTS BY J.E. KEEVER MORTUARY, INC. ENNIS TX. Notes:
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Clarence Elbert Thomas, Jr. C. E. Thomas Jr. C.E. Thomas Jr., 75, of Silver City passed away Thursday, April 10, 2003, at Navarro Regional Hospital. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Griffin-Roughton Chapel with Brother Bobby Oliver and Brother Bill Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at Younger Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Kenneth Brooks, Johnny Crawford, Mack McGraw, John Paul Ross, Elmer Tanner, Gary Patterson, Weldon "Bubba" Cottongame, Frank Greer, Lee Thomas, Freddy Thomas, Jimmy Thomas and Albert Fuentes. Mr. Thomas was born Sept. 20, 1927, in O'Donnell to Clarence Elbert Thomas and Bythe Tipton Thomas. He served in World War II in the U.S. Navy. He was a rancher and was the owner of Thomas Store in Silver City for 44 years. He was preceded in death by his brother, Billy Thomas; and sister, Lura May Wilson. Survivors include his wife, Mildred Thomas of Silver City; sons, Ricky Thomas and Kip Thomas and wife Ginger, all of Silver City; grandchildren, Zachery Thomas, Chrystal Thomas, Zeb Thomas and Zane Thomas, all of Silver City; brothers, Jackie Thomas and wife Laurene of Silver City and Ronnie Thomas and wife Garlene of Hurst; and sister-in-law, Genetha Thomas of Corsicana. Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home Notes:
Tracy Lloyd Pennington Tracy Lloyd Pennington, 6, of Corsicana passed away Thursday, April 10, 2003, at his residence. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Services will be 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Griffin-Roughton Chapel with Brother Kenneth Barber of Trinity Christian Fellowship Church officiating. Interment will follow at Dresden Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Tommy Pennington, Ricky Rogers, David Bolden and Chad Rogers. Tracy was born March 6, 1997, in Mexia. Survivors include his parents, Allen and Sherry Pennington of Corsicana; brothers, Dylon Pennington and Ryan Pennington, both of Corsicana; sister, Alicia Pennington of Corsicana; grandparents, Thomas and Willie Pennington, Wanda Aston and husband Bobby, and Ricky Rogers, all of Corsicana; great-grandfather, Albert Webb Jr. of Mexia; great-great-grandmother, Nona Mae Boyd of Athens; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home Notes:
Beth (Canter) Arnett
Mrs. Johnie (Beth) Arnett, 87, of Corsicana passed away Thursday, April 10, 2003, in Corsicana. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Corley Funeral Home. Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Resthaven Mausoleum Chapel with the Rev. Tony Neal officiating. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. Mrs. Arnett was born Feb. 29, 1918, in Liberty. She was preceded in death by her husband, Johnie Arnett; and son, Robert Arnett. Survivors include her daughter-in-law, Barbara Arnett of Corsicana; sister-in-law, Helen Canter of San Antonio; grandsons and wives, Randall and Vicki Arnett and Brad and Leecia Arnett, all of Corsicana; granddaughter and husband, Rhonda and Sammy Carter of Diboll; great-granddaughters, Morgan Arnett of Corsicana, Amanda Carter and Jessica Carter, both of Diboll; great-grandson, Casey Carter of Diboll; nephews and wives, H. P. and Alma smith of Baytown, Raymond and Martha Smith of Tyler and Harold and Midge Smith of California; numerous nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home Notes:
Lillian Lucy (Rhodes) McGraw Lillian McGraw of Blooming Grove passed away Friday, April 11, 2003 at St. Paul Hospital in Dallas. Services are pending with Griffin-Roughton Funeral Chapel, Blooming Grove. Notes:
Lillian Lucy (Rhodes) McGraw Lillian Lucy (Rhodes) McGraw, 96, of Irving, formally of Barry, passed away Friday, April 11, 2003 at St. Paul Hospital in Dallas. Visitation will be 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home with Rev. Ken Branam officiating. Interment will follow at Rosehill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Donald Lloyd Boyd, Charlie Will Boyd, Ross Rhodes, Johnny Rhodes, Elwyn Rhodes and Eddy Rhodes. Mrs. McGraw was born April 13, 1906 in Cryer Creek. She was a member of the 42 Club, W.M.U., Y.P.U., Friendship Club, Pals Club and Young at Heart Club. She enjoyed sewing, quilting and tatting and loved to play 42. Survivors include daughter Billie Dell Watson of Irving, son [brother] Carma Lois Rhodes of Blooming Grove and sister LaVerle Boyd of Blooming Grove. Grandchildren include Jan Miliara and husband John of Irving. Great-grandchildren are Anna, Jonni and Molli Miliara. Also, many other family and friends. Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home Notes:
John T. Cooper
John T. Cooper (Cooper's Express), 82, of Lancaster passed away Friday, April 11, 2003 in Lancaster. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Corley Funeral Home with Dr. Gary W. Johnson officiating. Interment will follow at Dresden Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Tommy McCarroll, James McCarroll, Dickie Cooper Jr., Bennie Leroy Barnett and Terry Doonan. Honorary pallbearers will be Alvin Stanley and David Stanley. Mr. Cooper was born Feb. 16, 1921 in Powell. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Navy. He was preceded in death by wife Minnie Cooper and brother Herschel Cooper. Survivors include son Jackie Clarence Cooper and daughters Patricia Lou McCarroll and Jimmie Joe Chaffin, all of Lancaster; daughter Mary Nell McCullough of Dallas; son Dickie Lynn Cooper of Farmersville; brothers Billy B. Cooper of Taylorsville, N.C. and Howard E. Cooper of Burlington, Wash.; sister Norma Jewel Johnson of Mabank; nine grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home Notes:
Katy Clydia Scogin
Katy Clydia Scogin, 94, of Houston, died in her home at 1651 Harold St. on April 11, 2003. She is survived by her sister, Bessy Brubaker, Victoria; her brother, Everett Scogin, Houston; niece, Katy Gomez, Dallas; nephew, Ross Scogin, Canyon Lake; nephew, Thomas Scogin, Houston; niece, Gatha Singleton, Arlington; nephew, Ben Roberts, Houston; and a large number of grand nieces and nephews. Katy was born in rural Young County on Aug. 8, 1908 to Mathew Jackson and Mamie Roman Scogin and within a few months moved in a mule-drawn covered wagon to rural Navarro County where she grew up with her two brothers and four sisters. At age 17 she took a state examination and received her teacher's certificate, but could not legally teach until she was 18. The following year she taught in a two-teacher school in a rural Texas community named Boardtree and the following summer she attended North Texas State Teachers College to renew her teacher's certificate. Katy continued teaching in rural one- and two-teacher schools in Navarro and adjoining counties and attending summer school until she received in 1937 her bachelor's degree and permanent teacher's certificate. There rural schools were in session for only six months during the year so the children could help with farm chores. During those years Katy taught six months, attended college three months and the remaining three months lived on the family tenement farm chopping and picking cotton and doing other farm chores. After receiving her degree, Katy obtained a teaching position in Batson, Texas with a 12 month school term where she taught for two years. Katy then obtained a position in Beaumont with the Texas State Employment Service and was transferred to Houston within a few months where she remained with the organization until her retirement in 1970 at age 62. After retirement, Katy did voluntary work in the education field for a number of years. Katy then became extremely interested in genealogy and began researching her family history, tracing her father's ancestry back to the 1600s in central Scotland and tracing her mother's ancestry back to London, England. In 1992 Katy, her brother and his wife, flew to England, found and visited a small church in south London where her mother's ancestors had worshipped in the 1600s and had donated a pew on which her ancestors name was inscribed. They also visited a lock (lake) in rural central Scotland where her father's ancestors had lived back in the early 1600s. Funeral services will be held on April 15 at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Corley Funeral Home, 418 N. 13th St. in Corsicana, followed by burial in the Ward Cemetery in Pursley. Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home Notes:
George W. Bulen George W. Bulen, 76, of Corsicana passed away Friday, April 11, 2003 in Corsicana. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. today at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Services will be 5 p.m. Monday at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home with Rev. Derek Barton officiating. Interment will follow at DFW National Cemetery. George Bulen was born April 7, 1927 in Sulphur, Okla. He served in the U.S Navy during WWII. He earned an Electronic technician mate 3rd class rating. He served on several ships and made several trips overseas. One trip involved Operation Crossroads in 1946. This was an operation in the Bikini Atoll group of the islands in the Pacific. The military wanted to test two nuclear bombs -- one aerial blast and one underwater blast. The ship Mr. Bulen was assigned to (USS Avery Island) did the electronic monitoring of the nuclear blasts. This ship also served as communications headquarters for broadcasting the information back to the United States. This was in July of 1946. There were no TVs, satellites, etc. at the time. Mr. Bulen was an engineer and educator. He was a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). He taught school in Dallas, Illinois, Athens, Harlingen and Corsicana. He also taught industrial classes for various manufacturing plants. He did some training for the military and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He worked in various areas of industry. He resided in Brazil for approximately five and a half years. His travel took him beyond the Antarctic Circle. He did extensive seismological surveys in the western hemisphere. His most recent educational employment was at Navarro College from 1976 to 1986 and TSTI in Harlingen. Mr. Bulen did some scientific research for Intel Corporation. Intel developed the first microprocessor and presently supplies microprocessors for the major computer manufacturers. He also developed several computer software programs and holds copy writes on them. He also ran several businesses dealing with sales, service and installation of electronic equipment. Survivors include many friends. Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Notes:
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RANGER -- Mary Frances Higginbotham, 93, passed away on Sunday, March 16, 2003 at a Fort Worth hospital. Graveside services will be Saturday, March 29, at 1:00 pm at Evergreen Cemetery with Father Leo Bosnall officiating, under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Ranger. Mary Frances was born on January 10, 1910 at Corsicana, Texas to Francis Andrew and Alice Agnes (Roche) Higginbotham. She graduated from St. Rita's High School in Ranger and attended Ranger Junior College. She worked for OK Grocery in Ranger for many years and was a member of St. Rita's Catholic Church, where she was pianist and organist for many years. Her survivors include various nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Monsignor Paul J. Higginbotham and James L. Higginbotham and one sister, Agnes Alice Higginbotham Robinson.
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Frances Wade "Peepers" (Barnes) Putman-Manley Manley She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Johnny Glen and Kathy Putman of Plano; daughter and son-in-law, Lindie and Terry Sims of Atlanta, Ga.; brother, Ben Barnes of Tucson, Ariz.; sisters, Lurleen Brooks of Longview, Cecil Parsons of Plano, Margie Ruth of El Paso and Zerlene Healey of Tyler; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home Note:
PAUL CLAUDE KELLY, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on Saturday April 12, 2003 at the age of 85. He was born in Tyler, Texas and grew up in Corsicana, Texas. In his teen years, he was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps and helped to build numerous parks in the Corsicana area. On November 19, 1938, he married Lois Eula Flanagan in Mesquite, Texas. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army for three years and fought in the Philippine Islands. After the war, he moved to Houston, Texas where he worked for Phoenix and Westmoreland Dairies. He leaves behind his wife of 64 years, Lois Kelly; son Kenneth Kelly and daughter Barbara Kelly Johns, both residents of northwest Houston; grandchildren Michael Kelly, Terri Smith and Nathan, Katie, and Amanda Johns; brother Arthur Kelly of Cleburne, Texas; four great-grandchildren, Samuel and Kyle Kelly and Jessica and Emily Smith, along with many nieces and nephews. Friends are invited to visitation with the family from 6 PM to 8 PM on Monday April 14 at Pat H. Foley Funeral Home, 1200 W. 34th Street with funeral services beginning there at 1 PM Tuesday April 15, Interment will follow at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery. Notes:
4/15/2003 Corsicana man dies in Navarro County jail cell By LOYD COOK/Daily Sun Staff A 43-year-old Corsicana man died Sunday from internal injuries, apparently suffered before his arrest on public intoxication charges, while he was being held in the Navarro County Justice Center jail. Corsicana Police Chief G.M. Cox said Jesus Sifuentes Martinez was arrested for public intoxication by patrol officers Devin Garrett and Michael Dockery and transported to the county jail about 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning. The officers were dispatched in response to an anonymous call reporting the man was laying in a residential yard in the 400 block of South 23rd Street. Cox said the city's EMS emergency medical technicians examined him at the scene and said Martinez was in satisfactory condition to be taken to jail. Navarro County Sheriff Les Cotten said Monday that Martinez was placed in a holding cell, but was not strip searched. He said it was not standard procedure to do so in the case of public intoxication arrests since those inmates typically pay their fine or make bond in a very short period of time and are not put in jail uniforms. Cotten said Martinez complained of stomach pain on multiple occasions Saturday but never asked for medical treatment. But, Cotten said, a registered nurse on the jail's medical staff did examine Martinez. Martinez was found dead sitting on a bench in the holding cell Sunday morning after officers returned to remove breakfast trays. "We've pulled all the audio and video tapes from the time he was in the cell and we've interviewed the officers" who had contact with Martinez, Cotten said. Cox said the police department is treating the case as a homicide and has already interviewed 10 people who might have information on the case and has taken four statements. He asked that anyone with information regarding the case to please contact CPD Detective Bertha Zaidle at (903) 654-4915 without fear of reprisal. Cox said the department believes Martinez was at a party Friday night and that there should be people who would have seen him there. Martinez suffered a damaged liver and four broken ribs, plus a punctured intestine, according to information Cox said he received from the sheriff's office. Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Judge Bob McQuary ordered the autopsy. Cox acknowledged that without the help of the public, this could be a difficult case for his department. "Normally, the most important time in a homicide investigation is the first 24 hours," Cox said. "The problem we have here is that we didn't know we had a homicide until about 30 hours after it happened." Rodger Lee Guinyard Rodger Lee Guinyard, 75, of Blooming Grove passed away Sunday, April 13, 2003, in his home. Visitation will be held from noon to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday at M. R. Smith Funeral home. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday at M. R. Smith Funeral Chapel with October Thomas of Taylor Chapel Baptist Church in Frost officiating. Interment will follow at Brushie Prairie Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Keith Tyrone Hood, Cedric Hood, John Henry Hood, Larry Coleman, Darnell Faulk and Isacc Faulk. Mr. Guinyard was born on July 20, 1927, in Ennis. He was preceded in death by father Frank Williams Sr., mother Mabel Guinyard, brother Frank Williams Jr. and step-mother Nova Williams. Survivors include wife Jimmie Guinyard of Blooming Grove; son Derick Guinyard of DeSoto; daughter Renee Guinyard of Dallas; brother Rev. R.C. Williams of Dallas; grandchildren Tamara Guinyard of Dallas, Amber Guinyard of DeSoto and Renaldo Johnson of Dallas; step-son John Melvin Johnson of Dallas; step-daughter Silvia Johnson of Dallas and a host of other relatives and friends. Arrangements by M. R. Smith Parlor for Funerals. Notes:
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Mary Anna Hillhouse, 91, of Corsicana, passed away Monday, April 14, 2003, in Corsicana. She was born June 7, 1911, in Roane. Services are pending with Corley Funeral Home. Notes:
----- Mary Lyons Hillhouse Mary Lyons Hillhouse, 91, of Corsicana passed away Monday, April 14, 2003, in Corsicana. Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Corley Funeral Home. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Corley Funeral Chapel with Dr. David Hale and Dr. Robert Webb officiating. Interment will follow at Bazette Cemetery. Pallbearers will be R. C. Henderson, Fred Richards Jr., John Richards, Larry Henderson, John Ed Hillhouse, Bobby McQuary, Gary Richards, Brian Richards. Mrs. Hillhouse was born June 7, 1911, in Roane. She was a member of Northside Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Hillhouse; sisters, Katie Bennett, Cora Henderson, Barbara Chitwood and Clellie Lassiter; and brother, Bank Lyons. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Rosemary and Allan Hester of Chatfield; son and daughter-in-law, Sam and Margaret Hillhouse of Taylor, Ark.; granddaughters, Shannon Middleton and husband Kyle of Lindale and Alissa Hillhouse of Taylor, Ark.; grandsons, Dustin Taylor and wife Christine of Corsicana and John Hillhouse of Taylor, Ark.; great-grandsons, Hayden Middleton of Lindale and Seth Taylor of Corsicana; great-granddaughter, Kyleigh Middleton of Lindale; brother, Aubrey Lyons of Duncan, Okla.; brother-in-law and wife, H. D. and Wilma McQuary of Kerens; and numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home. Notes:
Marcus Eugene Kerr, 67, of Temple and formerly of Dawson, passed away Monday, April 14, 2003, in Temple. Cremation will be followed by entombment at DFW National Cemetery. Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home. Notes:
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Sampson Higgins, 77, of Amarillo died Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003. 
Nellie Linnie Plunkett, 94, of Amarillo died
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