Andrew “Dub” Anderson
Andrew “Dub” Anderson, of Terrell, passed away on June 29, 2002, at
his residence. He was born on April 16, 1920, to the late Albert Andrew
and Bessie Lawfton Anderson in Kaufman County. Dub was preceded in death
by 3 sisters and 2 brothers.
He is survived by his wife, Martha Anderson of Terrell; son, Ronnie
Anderson and his wife Glenda of Commerce; grandsons, Rodney Lynn Anderson
and Joshua Cain Anderson both of Houston.
Graveside services were held July 2, 2002, at Kaufman Cemetery. The
family received friends on Monday, July 1, at Anderson Clayton Bros. Funeral
Home in Terrell.
Emil Joe Reznicek,
Emil Joe Reznicek, age 74, of Kaufman passed away on Sunday, June 30,
2002, at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas following a lengthy illness.
Services for Mr. Reznicek were held 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2002, at
the Kaufman Cemetery with Rev. D.G. Council officiating. Interment followed.
Mr. Reznicek was born June 23, 1928, in the Lone Star Community of
Kaufman to the late Joe and Lucy Pekar Reznicek. He was a member of the
St. Ann Catholic Church in Kaufman. Mr. Reznicek served in the 36th Infantry
Division of the Texas National Guard. He worked for Terrell State Hospital
for 21 years as a warehouse supervisor and worked on his own farm following
retirement. He married Evelyn Stastny in 1975 and remained happily married
for 27 years.
Mr. Reznicek is survived by his wife Evelyn Stastny Reznicek of Kaufman;
son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Victoria Martin Stastny of Kaufman;
daughter and son-in-law, Joyce Stastny and Jimmy Pool of Kaufman; sister,
Adell Reznicek Holick of Terrell; brother and sister-in-law, Joe and Rosie
Reznicek of Kaufman; grandsons and granddaughters-in-law, Jason and Aimee
Morales Stastny of Kaufman, and James and Kacy Ochs Stastny of Kaufman;
grandson, Brian Pool of Kaufman; granddaughter, Ali Martin of Kaufman;
grandson, Beau Martin of Kaufman; nephews, Rudy Holick of Terrell, Randy
Reznicek of Kaufman, and Jodie Reznicek of Mabank; 3 great grandchildren
all of Kaufman.
Visitation for family and friends was held Monday, July 1, 2002, from
6 to 8 p.m. at the Anderson Clayton Bros. Funeral Home in Kaufman, Texas.
Ramiro Perez
Ramiro Perez was born in Mexico on Oct. 20, 1920, to Cresencio and
Petra Moya Perez. Ramiro passed away at his home on July 2, 2002. He was
raised in Mexico and moved to Kaufman in 1965. He married Rosario Espinoza
in 1957.
Ramiro is survived by his wife, Rosario Perez of Kaufman; sons, Ramiro
Perez Jr. of Indiana Hector Perez of Pennsylvania, Salvador Perez of Kaufman,
Sergio Perez of Kaufman, and Armondo Perez of Kaufman; daughters, Magda
Botts of Indiana, Sylvia Vasquez of Ferris, and Emma Marquez of Mexico;
brother, Gonzalito Perez of Mexico; 22 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren;
and many other relatives.
Rosary was recited at 8 p.m. at St. Ann’s Catholic Church on July 4,
2002. Funeral mass was held Friday, July 5, 2002, at 10 a.m. at St. Ann’s
Catholic Church with Rev. Joseph H. Mehan Jr. officiating. Interment followed
in Kaufman Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Parker-Ashworth Funeral
Home of Kaufman.
Fannie Lee Jones
Fannie Lee Jones was born Aug. 30, 1906, in Grand Saline. She went
to be with the Lord on July 6, 2002, in Rowlett.
She is survived by her children Julian W. Ford and wife Blanche of
Desert Hot Springs, Calif., Elizabeth Ann Alexander and husband Bill of
Wylie, Herbert Allen Jones and wife Teena of West Monroe, La., Charlotte
Ray Bristow and husband Jim of Rockwall; sister, Grace Ashcraft of Opelousas,
La.; 8 grandchildren, Mark Ford, Johnny Ford, Edward Jones, Joann Buis,
Tammy Hrab, Tim Jones, Nancy El-horr and Jay Bristow; 17 great-grandchildren
and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Alex Jones; daughter, Mamie
Lee Jones; granddaughter, Johnnie Marie Ford Sperling; and her parents,
William and Edith Fuller.
Services were held Tuesday, July 9, 2002, at 2 p.m. in the Roselawn
Funeral Chapel. Interment followed at Crandall Cemetery. Brother Thomas
Maynard of First Baptist Church Wylie conducted the service. Visitation
was held on July 8 at the Roselawn Funeral Home.
Sue Easley
Sue Easley, of Kaufman, passed away at her home on July 1, 2002. She
was born Oct. 10, 1939, to Willie and Lillie Long in Farmersville. Sue
was raised in Dallas and lived most her life in Kaufman County. She worked
for Tom Thumb Foods since 1961.
On July 13, 1957, Sue married Ray Easley in Oklahoma. She was preceded
in death by son, William Michael Easley, and daughter, Debra Easley.
Sue is survived by her husband, Ray Easley of Kaufman; son, Jeffery
Easley of Kaufman; brothers, Roye Long of Waco and Wayne Hooper of Dallas;
sisters, Barbara Perotti of Wills Point, Lora Jane Woodall of Kaufman,
and Cathey Johnson of Mesquite; grandchildren, Jeff Easley Jr., Susan Easley
and Wendy Easley; aunt, Faye White of Lindale.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 3, 2002, at the Parker-Ashworth
Chapel with Reverend Ray H. Singleton officiating. Interment was in King
Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Parker-Ashworth Funeral
Home of Kaufman.
Olen L. Bailey
Funeral services for Olen L. Bailey of Kaufman were held at 10 a.m.
Friday, Oct. 11, in the Anderson Clayton Bros. Chapel with Mr. Paul Hilliard
officiating. Interment followed in Restland Memorial Park under the direction
of Anderson Clayton Bros. of Kaufman.
Mr. Bailey was born Dec. 21, 1927 in Scurry to the late Lonnie Tolman
and Lucy Lavada (Blackman) Bailey and went home to be with Jesus Oct. 8,
2002, in Kaufman. He was the eldest of four children and accepted Christ
as his savior at the age of 15.
He graduated from Pleasant Grove High School before joining the Navy
in 1945. He served the Navy from 1945 to 1947 during World War II. After
his military duty he returned to Pleasant Grove and married Dorris Laverne
Hoffman before moving to Jefferson, Texas, in 1982 where he was a member
of Jefferson Church of Christ until 2001 when he moved to Kaufman to be
with family.
Survivors include his sons, Larry Bailey of Mesquite and Tony Bailey
of Kaufman; daughter-in-law, Juanita Bailey of Lemoore, Calif.; 7 grandchildren;
3 great grandchildren; brother, Kenneth Bailey of Kaufman; and sister,
Vivian Houston of Kemp; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Mamie Corder
Funeral services for Mamie Corder, age 92, of Seagoville were held
at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14, 2002, at Scurry Church of Christ with Brother
Ken Maddox and Dr. William Kenzie officiating. Interment followed at Mt.
Olive Cemetery in Scurry.
Mrs. Corder was born July 4, 1910, in Peede, now know as Gray’s Prairie,
Texas, to Robert C. and Eddie Webb Saulters. She passed away Oct. 11, 2002,
in Seagoville after a long illness.
As a child she lived in Waco and moved back to Gray’s Prairie after
her marriage to John Corder on Nov. 19, 1927. Mamie was a member of Gray’s
Prairie Church of Christ. She is preceded in death by her husband; 2 grandsons;
1 great grandson; and 3 sisters.
She is survived by sons, James Corder of Mesquite, Robert Corder and
his wife Phyllis of Rosser and Alvin Corder and his wife Judy of Rosser;
daughters, Gladys Milam of Gun Barrel City, Edith Bishop of Scurry and
Shannon Welch and husband Rickey of Seagoville; brother, J.W. Saulters
of Waco; sister, Vivian New of Clifton; 15 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren;
and 18 great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Shannon Corder, Doug Shewmaker, Shawn Corder, Casey
Harp, Jack Bishop, Richard Payne, Brady Bishop and David Carter.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Eubank Funeral Home
in Canton.
Andy Joe Davis
Andy Joe Davis of Kaufman, was born in Dallas on Sept. 27, 1935, to
Clayton and Evelyn Barnes Davis. He passed away suddenly on Oct. 11, 2002.
Andy grew up in Dallas and moved to Kaufman in 1968. He was in law enforcement
for 30 years, serving as a Kaufman County Deputy Sheriff until his retirement
in 2000. Andy was currently employed at Indian Oaks Golf Course working
and playing the game he loved. He was a member of the First Christian Church
of Kaufman. Andy was preceded in death by his father and mother
He is survived by his loving wife Peggy, of 26 years; daughters and
son-in-laws, Cindy and Mike Wilson, Sandra and Richard Underwood, Lisa
and Ronnie McMahan; son and daughter-in-law, Ronnie and Lesa Davis; grandchildren,
Michael, Ursula and Deena Wilson, Kristie and Steven Underwood, Christopher
Davis, Chantry and Conner McMahan, all of Kaufman; sister, Ollie Jordan
of Royse City; father and mother-in-law, Wayland and Flick Clearman; brother-in-law
and sister-in-law, Richard and Lerna Clearman of Warsaw.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 14, 2002, at Cottage
Heights Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Kearns officiating. Interment followed
at Grove Hill Memorial Park in Dallas. Funeral arrangements were under
the direction of Parker-Ashworth Funeral Home of Kaufman.
Viola Clark Hart
Viola Clark Hart celebrated life from 1909 until Oct. 4, 2002. She
was born in Kaufman County to Frank and Bettie Clark. Mr. Clark was a building
contractor in Kaufman.
Viola was the third daughter in a family of seven daughters and two
sons. She is survived by her daughter, Betty June Ahee of Dallas; granddaughter,
Lisa Conwell of Dallas; grandson, Donald Ahee of Tucson; 2 great-grandsons;
brother, Clement Bryan Clark of Arlington; sisters, Patsy Clark Rice of
Kaufman and Joanne Clark Lake of Crockett; and a large number of loving
nieces and nephews.
Viola graduated from Kaufman High School and pursued a nursing career
at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. After Pearl Harbor, she took classes at
SMU to learn to read blue prints and became an inspector at North American
Aircraft. Viola will be remembered for her music and for her humor, her
interest in our family history and her great generosity.
Wayne Haygood
Wayne Haygood of Canadian, Texas, died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002. Services
were held Monday, Sept. 30, 2002, at the First United Methodist Church
in Canadian. Burial followed at the Edith Ford Cemetery in Canadian.
Wayne was born in Kaufman on Sept. 16, 1937, to Dwight and Mary Haygood.
He graduated from Kaufman High School in 1955. He attended Texas Tech University
for one year before moving to Oklahoma State University where he received
his bachelor’s degree in Animal Science in 1959. In 1960, Wayne married
Gayle George of Canadian.
Wayne’s career as a Hereford breeder began when he became the herdsman
for Haggard & McHaney Hereford Farm in Kennett, Mo., in 1959. In 1960
he entered the army and was stationed at Virginia Beach, Va., until 1962.
Next he became the manager of the Bruning Feedyard in Nebraska. From there
he moved to the famous CK Ranch in Brookville, Kan., until 1964. That year
Wayne was hired by K.D. Owen to manage Indian Mound Farm in New Harmony,
Ind.
While in Indiana he established Indian Mound Farm as one of the top
Hereford operations in the world. The Indian Mound cattle won numerous
shows from coast to coast and compiled more show points than any other
herd in the decade of the 1970’s. Wayne sold top breeding stock for record
prices to the best Hereford herds in 40 states and several foreign countries.
While in Indiana Wayne served as President of the Indiana Hereford Association
and then served as the President of the American Hereford Association in
1979. Wayne was involved in Hereford events around the world including
Canada, Hungary, England, Uruguay and Argentina.
By 1981 Wayne had become a full partner on the Indian Mound cattle
and decided to move to Canadian, Texas, and start Indian Mound Ranch. Haygood
and Owen dispersed the Indian Mound Farm herd that year with a sale that
still holds the record for high average of a dispersion sale. Wayne brought
all of the females that were two years old and younger to Texas to carry
on the Indian Mound breeding.
In Texas, Wayne continued to breed and sell cattle that impacted the
Hereford breed. Wayne received the Animal Science Graduate of Distinction
award from Oklahoma State University in 1982. He judged numerous cattle
shows both nationally and internationally and is the only person to judge
the National Western Hereford show in three different decades. Wayne served
as President of the Texas Hereford Association and as a director of the
Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show in Fort Worth and as a director
of the First State Bank in Canadian. In later years Wayne was honored as
an honorary member of the Texas Hereford Association and an Honorary Vice
President of the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show in Fort Worth
and was inducted into the American Hereford Association Heritage Hall of
Fame. In 2002 the Wayne Haygood National Hereford Show was held at the
Fort Worth Stock Show. Wayne was a member of the Canadian First United
Methodist Church.
Wayne is survived by his wife, Gayle; daughter, Leslie Osborn and husband
Tim of Tuttle, Okla.; son, Lee and wife Jacqui of Canadian; daughter, Mary
Myers and husband Sean of Amarillo; two grandchildren, Will and Katie Osborn
of Tuttle; and brother Carroll and wife Carla of Amarillo. He was preceded
in death by his parents, Dwight and Mary Haygood of Kaufman, Texas. Suggested
memorials are: United Methodist Church of Canadian, Hemphill County Hospice
and the Texas Hereford Association.
Esther Ruth Howard
Esther Ruth Howard was born March 15, 1905, in Altus, Okla., and passed
away peacefully in California on Oct. 3, 2002.
Esther Ruth is survived by her daughter, Lina Jane Cygan; grandchildren,
Cindy Horn and George Mutch; great-grandchildren, Tyler, Corinne and Jessica
Horn.
She was a resident of Oklahoma and Texas until 1993 when she moved
to California to join her daughter. Esther Ruth taught first grade in the
Arlington School System for 35 years and retired 45 years ago to travel.
Esther Ruth will be sadly missed by her family and friends.
Memorial services were held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2002, at
the Parker-Ashworth Funeral Home in Kaufman. Private burial will be at
the Mount Olive Cemetery in Scurry.
Callaway
Funeral services were held for Edna Tidwell Callaway on Saturday, March
1, 2003, at First United Methodist Church in Haskell, Texas, with Rev.
John Gondol and Rev. Greg Richards officiating. Burial was in Willow Cemetery
under the direction of Holden-McCauley Funeral Directors.
Our beloved Mother, Nana, Sister, Aunt and Precious Friend to many
went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2003. She was born Jan. 17,
1918, in Haskell, Texas, to the late Darling Gilbert and Carrie Bishop
Tidwell. She married Garland Callaway Dec. 31, 1936, in Haskell, Texas.
She has been a resident of Kaufman for 23 years. Edna was an active member
at First United Methodist Church in Kaufman.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Garland, daughter Judy and
great-grandson Mark. She is survived by daughters Gayle and husband Lonnie
Bounds and Selda and husband Jerry Loe, both of Kaufman; sister Mary and
husband Arvil Jarman of Dallas; seven grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren
and many nieces and nephews.
Our dear Nana loved and cherished her grandchildren and great-grandchidren.
Her physical presence will be deeply missed, but as Christ reassures us
in 2 Corinthians 5:8, “We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be
away from the body and at home with the Lord.” (NIV)
She was a true blessing to all her family and friends. In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be sent in her name to the American Cancer Society or M.D.
Anderson Hospital of Houston.
Reed
Pauline L. Reed was born in Forney, Texas, on June 29, 1913, to John
and Juttie Howe Reed. Pauline passed away in Terrell on Feb. 21, 2003.
Pauline moved to the Becker Community and attended Kemp Schools. She
moved to Kaufman her senior year of high school. She graduated from East
Texas State University.
Pauline was a member of the Methodist Church all of her life and a
member of First United Methodist Church of Kaufman for more than 60 years
where she taught Sunday School, was church treasurer and leader of the
Ruth and Martha group.
She was also a member of the Kaufman Hospitality House serving as secretary/treasurer
and vice-president.
Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 24, 2003, at 2 p.m. at the
Parker-Ashworth Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. John Gondol officiating.
Interment followed in Kemp Cemetery.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Lee and Thomas Reed,
sister Jennie Bell Kiser and nephew Bobby Reed. She is survived by a niece,
Ida Jo Reed of Garland, cousins and friends. Memorials can be made to First
United Methodist Church of Kaufman.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Parker-Ashworth Funeral
Home of Kaufman.
Brumley
Rosemary Brumley of Scurry passed away at her home on May 25, 2003.
She was born in Howard, Kan., on Sept. 23, 1936, to Ray and Irene Neeley
Hauf.
Brumley was raised in Stillwater, Okla., and moved to Dallas in 1957.
On Oct. 28, 1956, she married Bill Brumley in Gainsville, Texas. She moved
to her home in Scurry in 1974.
Brumley was preceded in death by a sister and she is survived by her
husband, Bill Brumley of Scurry; sons Mike Brumley of Scurry and Steve
Brumley of Scurry; brother Gene Hauf of Stillwater, Okla.; and grandchildren
Jared, Sarah, Adam, Anna and Bill Brumley.
Memorial services will be Thursday, May 29, 2003, at 10:30 a.m. at
the Parker-Ashworth Chapel with Rev. John Brooks officiating.
Memorial arrangements are under the direction of Parker-Ashworth Funeral
Home of Kaufman. www.parker-ashworthfuneralhome.com
Steelman
James Luther Steelman of Kaufman passed away May 20, 2003, at his residence.
He was born Dec. 24, 1938, in Sulphur Springs to Luther Bennett Steelman
and Daisy Violet Hall Steelman. He was a retired mechanic for Dallas County
Sheriff’s Office.
Steelman is survived by his wife, Mona Nell Morgan Steelman of Kaufman;
son Matthew Steelman of Wills Point; daughters Delila Steelman Hickman
of Quitman, Melissa Steelman of Wills Point; mother Daisy Violet Hall Steelman
of Lavon; brothers Kenneth Steelman of Wylie, Leslie Daniel Steelman of
Mesquite, Jerry Dan Steelman of Copeville, Archie Ben Steelman of Copeville;
sisters Mamie Lois Watson of Dallas, Pauline Davis of Irving, Susie Simmons
of Wylie; step-children Vic Eubanks of Kaufman, Monzetta Shoemaker of Kaufman,
Alfred Aleman of Irving, Ace Aleman of Dallas; and nine grandchildren.
Steelman was preceded in death by his father, Luther Bennett Steelman,
and sister Lou Ellen Steelman Dunan.
Services were May 23 at Allen Funeral Home with Rev. Tommy Jenkins
officiating. Interment at Wylie Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were under
the direction of Allen Funeral Home.
Sipriano
Isaac Sipriano Sr., 84, passed away on May 24, 2003, in Dallas. He
resided in Kemp and Kaufman for many years.
Sipriano was born June 3, 1918, in Santa Anna, Texas. He retired in
1983 from Gardner-Denver Industrial Machinery. He was a devoted and loving
husband, father, father-in-law and grandfather. He had a special gift for
never meeting a stranger and always offering a helping hand to those in
need. He touched every person he met in a very special way.
He was a member of St. Pius X Catholic Church, a very active member
of the St. Pius X Catholic Men’s Club and a very active volunteer for 25
years in the Love for Kids Foundation of Dallas.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Vicente and Teofila Sipriano;
brothers John and Teofilo Sipriano; sisters Angelita Sanchez and Paula
Sipriano.
Sipriano is survived by Lucille, his devoted wife of 59 years; daughter
Mary Helen Sipriano of Dallas; son Isaac Jr. and wife Melba Sipriano of
Biloxi, Miss.; grandson Isaac Sipriano III and wife Jennifer; great-grandchildren
Austin and Elizabeth Sipriano of Dallas; grandson Vincent B. Sipriano of
Gulfport, Miss.; brothers Sabino, Florentino, Bartolome, Martin and Antonio
Sipriano; sister Isabel Sipriano; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Rosary was recited May 26, 2003, at St. Pius X Catholic Church. The
Funeral Mass was celebrated May 27, 2003, at St. Pius X Catholic Church,
Dallas, Rev. Don Zeiler presiding. Interment at Calvary Hill Cemetery in
Dallas.
Marusak
Helen Ruth Marusak of Kaufman passed away in a Dallas hospital on May
24, 2003. She was born in Kaufman on July 17, 1936, to John and Lillie
Havlik Reznicek.
Marusak was raised in Kaufman and attended Kaufman Schools. She attended
nursing school, was an LVN for Colonial Hospital in Terrell for many years
and worked at several area nursing homes.
Marusak was a member of the St. Ann Catholic Church of Kaufman. On
Aug. 4, 1956, she married Henry Marusak in Kaufman.
She is survived by her husband, Henry Marusak of Kaufman; son Michael
Marusak of Kaufman; daughter Benita Stewart of Kaufman; grandchildren Lana
Gent, Mike Marusak Jr. and Jeremy Stewart; and mother Lillie Reznicek of
Terrell.
Rosary was recited May 26, 2003, at 7 p.m. at Parker -Ashworth Funeral
Home and Mass of Christian Burial was held May 27, 2003, at 10 a.m. at
St. Ann Catholic Church in Kaufman with interment in Kaufman Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Parker-Ashworth Funeral
Home of Kaufman. www.parker-ashworthfuneralhome.com
Gallegos
Starr Clyda Gallegos was born in Atoka, Okla., on Feb. 19, 1940, to
Charlie and Dama Johnson Mansell. She passed away in a Dallas hospital
on May 17, 2003.
Gallegos was raised in west Texas and moved to Kaufman in 1970. For
many years she was self employed.
On Nov. 4, 1961, she married Alex Gallegos in Las Vegas, Nev. She is
survived by her husband, Alex Gallegos, of Kaufman; daughter Liza Freeman
of Garland; grandson Brandon Barnett of Garland; nieces, nephews and other
relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at the Parker-Ashworth
Chapel with Rev. D. G. Council officiating. Interment followed in Rose
Hill Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Parker-Ashworth Funeral
Home of Kaufman.
Baker
Patsy Jean Baker was born in Scurry on July 4, 1935, to Clarence and
Lillian Eubanks Covington. She passed away at her home in Dallas on May
12, 2003.
Baker was raised in Scurry and graduated from Kaufman High School in
1953. She graduated from North Texas State College in Denton in 1957.
She was a member of the Daughters of American Revolution, past President
of the North Dallas Women’s Republican Club and a member of the Park Central
Baptist Church in Dallas.
Baker married Alvin Baker in Scurry on Jan. 18, 1957. She is survived
by her husband, Alvin Baker of Dallas; daughter Cindy Shefca of Scurry;
grandchildren Sean Hubbard of Dallas, Dustin Hubbard of Scurry and Sarah
Hubbard of Whitewright; brother-in-law Pat Baker of Scurry; sisters-in-law
Jane Covington Reed of Dallas and JoNell Baker of Scurry; nieces, nephews
and other relatives.
Funeral services were held Friday, May 16, 2003, at 2 p.m. at the Parker-Ashworth
Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jerry Griffin officiating. Interment followed
in Kaufman Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Parker-Ashworth
Funeral Home of Kaufman. www.parker-ashworthfuneralhome.com
Warrick
Kendill Ray Warrick was born in Maryville, Tenn., to A. B. and Ethel
Graves Warrick on March 11, 1939. Ken passed away at his home in Crandall
on May 8, 2003.
Warrick was raised in Dallas, entered the U. S. Army in 1956 and received
an honorable discharged in 1962. He moved to Crandall in 1965 and in 1959
he married Margaret Terrell in Dallas.
Warrick was preceded in death by one son and is survived by his wife,
Margaret Warrick, of Crandall; son Kendill Bennett of Lubbock; daughters
Traci Ford of Dallas and DeJona Ray of Garland; sister Caryland Hamby of
Tennessee; grandchildren Jennifer Ford, Jerry Ford, Christopher Lee, Shawna
Bennett and Jordan Ray and other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held Saturday May 10, 2003, at 11 a.m. at Parker-Ashworth
Funeral Home with Rev. Billy Ray Thomas officiating. Interment followed
in Crandall Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Parker-Ashworth Funeral
Home of Kaufman, Texas. www.parker-ashworthfuneralhome.com
Struck
Darrell N. Struck of Garland was born Nov. 30, 1923, in Kaufman County,
Texas. He passed away May 13, 2003, at his residence in Garland, Texas.
Struck was preceded in death by wife Ruby Smith Struck in 1989. He
is survived by identical twin brother, Harrell Struck; daughter Deborah
Stanton; daughter Rhoda Tannheimer and husband Timothy; granddaughter Jessica
Tannheimer; granddaughter Amy Natcher and husband John; great grandson
Bergin Natcher; and numerous other relatives.
He graduated from Scurry-Rosser High School. Darrell served during
World War II in the Army in the Aleutian Islands. He retired from U.S.
Steel.
Services were May 17, 2003, at Restland Wildwood Chapel. Interment
followed in Restland Memorial Park.
Starr
Starr Clyda Gallegos was born in Atoka, Okla., on Feb. 19, 1940, to
Charlie and Dama Johnson Mansell. She passed away in a Dallas hospital
on May 17, 2003.
Gallegos was raised in west Texas and moved to Kaufman in 1970. For
many years she was self employed.
On Nov. 4, 1961, she married Alex Gallegos in Las Vegas, Nev. She is
survived by her husband, Alex Gallegos, of Kaufman; daughter Liza Freeman
of Garland; grandson Brandon Barnett of Garland; nieces, nephews and other
relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at the Parker-Ashworth
Chapel with Rev. D. G. Council officiating. Interment will followed in
Rose Hill Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Parker-Ashworth Funeral
Home of Kaufman.
Hamner
Aline Lewis Hamner of Kaufman, Texas, died at 9:10 on Wednesday, April
23, 2003, in Louisville, Ky. She was the mother of the late Craig Lewis
Moore of Houston, Texas, and the wife of the late Arthur Henry Hamner of
Kaufman, Texas.
Hamner was born in Menard, Texas, on June 22, 1922, and lived a great
part of her life there until she was married to Mr. Hamner. She graduated
from Menard schools and attended Texas Christian University and The University
of Texas. She was an interior decorator in San Angelo for several years.
Hamner was a descendant of pioneer Texas families. Her parents were
the late Mr. and Mrs. William M. Lewis; her grandparents were the late
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Smart and the late Mr. and Mrs. William Winslow Lewis,
all of Menard, Texas.
She was a member of Calvary Episcopal Church where she grew up. She
was also a member of National Society Magna Charta Dames, The Sovereign
Colonial Society Americans of Colonial Descent, The Colonial Order of the
Crown and the Plautagent Society.
Survivors include a granddaughter, Kerry Nicole Moore of Houston, Texas;
sister Mrs. E. Logan Brown (Mona Lewis Brown) of Shelbyville and Louisville,
Ky.; nephews E. Logan Brown Jr. of Houston, Texas, and William Lewis Brown
of Shelbyville and Louisville, Ky.; stepdaughter Mrs. David Samuelson (Mary
Jane Samuelson); stepgranddaughter Anne Ellen Samuelson of Houston, Texas;
stepson Arthur Hamner and stepgrandson Lee Hamner, both of Sulphur Springs,
Texas.
Interment will be in the Lewis Family plot at Pioneer Rest Cemetery
in Menard, Texas, at 1:30 p.m. May 17, 2003.
Memorials may be made to Calvary Episcopal Church, P. O. Box 237, Menard,
Texas 76859.
Burton
Funeral services for Jewell Alma Burton were held 2 p.m. Monday, May
12, 2003, in the Anderson Clayton Bros. Chapel with Mr. Mike Kellett officiating.
Interment followed under the direction of Anderson Clayton Bros. of Kaufman.
Mrs. Burton was born Jan. 13, 1916, to the late Herbert J. and Pearl
Alma (Ayres) Glass and passed away May 9, 2003, in Carrollton. She was
a graduate of Scurry High School and East Texas State Teachers College.
She was an elementary school teacher and taught in the Dallas school system
for 24 years. She was a founding member of the Hawn Freeway Church of Christ
and was preceded in death by her husband, Hellums Pat Burton, in 2001 and
son Henry Thomas Burton in 1985.
Survivors include her son, Pat Burton and his wife Shirley, of Carrollton;
daughter Mollie Carlin and her husband, Thomas, of Southern Pine, N.C.;
grandchildren Maureen Carlin, Amy McLuckie, Zane Burton, Tami Burton and
Lauri Burton; and one great grandchild, Emma McLuckie.
Family received friends Sunday, May 11, 2003, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the
Funeral Home.
Brandenburg
Marla Elaine Brandenburg was born in Scottsville, Ky., on May 25, 1956,
to Murl and Jeanetta Centers Pitchford. Marla passed away on April 27,
2003, in Kaufman County, Texas.
She was raised in Scottsville, entered the U.S. Army in 1981 and served
in Korea. Marla attended Trinity Valley Community College Nursing School
in Kaufman and worked for the Veterans Administration Hospital in Dallas.
She is survived by her son, Jeremy Brandenburg of Scurry; daughters
Jennifer and Kristin Brandenburg both of Scurry; parents Murl and Jeanetta
Pitchford of Scottsville, Ky.; brothers Mike Pitchford of La Vista, Neb.,
and Murl Pitchford Jr. of Salvisa, Ky.; sister Linda Pitchford of Oklahoma
City, Okla.; a great uncle, James Murl Pitchford, and other relatives.
Funeral services were held Friday, May 2, 2003, at 6 p.m. at the Kaufman
Church of Christ with Mike Kellett officiating. Interment was in Crescent
Hill Cemetery in Scottsville, Ky.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Parker-Ashworth Funeral
Home of Kaufman. www.parker-ashworthfuneralhome.com
Dixson
Guy F. Dixson of Kaufman passed away May 1, 2003, in a Terrell hospital.
Dixson was born to Elbert and Lucille Baker Dixson on April 9, 1935, in
the Peeltown Community in Kaufman County, Texas, was employed 10 years
with Gardner-Denver and was self-employed as a welder for many years.
He married Billie Coulson on April 6, 1956. She preceded him in death
on Sept. 21, 2001.
Dixson is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law, Harland and Susan
Dixson of Denton and Chris and Brenda Dixson of Kaufman; his daughters
and sons-in-law, Sandra and Eddie Smith of Kaufman and Cindi and Marshall
Graham of Louisiana; one brother, Glenn Dixson of Corsicana; nine grandchildren
and other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held in the Chapel of Goggans Funeral Home in
Terrell at 2 p.m. May 5, 2003, with Rev. Billy Martin officiating. Interment
followed at Oakland memorial park in Terrell.
Gilliam
Michael Lee Gilliam (Mike), age 34 of Royse City, Texas, passed away
April 27, 2003. He was born Oct. 24, 1968, in Dallas, Texas, to Floyd Lee
and Frances (Robinson) Evans.
Gilliam is survived by his wife, Brandi Gilliam, son Aidan and daughter
Olivia, all of Royse City, Texas; father Don Gilliam of Wills Point, Texas;
mother Frances Williams and husband Jack of Garland, Texas; grandparents
Lloyd and Christine Gilliam of Wills Point, Texas; biological father Floyd
Lee Evans and wife Montie of Scurry, Texas; brothers Steven Gilliam and
wife Devan, Richard Neely and Floyd Lee Evans Jr.; sisters Dreamalee Psutka
and husband David and Sherry Bennett and husband Todd; and nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Thursday, May 1, 2003, at First Family Church,
10715 Garland Road, Dallas, with Pastor Michael Moono officiating.
Interment was in Rest Haven Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Gilliam Children’s Trust
Fund, c/o American National Bank, 202 E. Main Street, Royse City, Texas
75189.
Pinkerton
Robert Earl Pinkerton was born in Alliance, Ohio, on March 11, 1945,
to Robert and Georgia Seidner Pinkerton. Robert passed away at his home
in Kaufman, Texas, on May 1, 2003.
He was raised in Alliance and lived all across the country. Robert
married Sandra Hazelton on Nov. 29, 1997, in DeSoto. He moved to Kaufman
in 1999.
Robert is survived by his wife, Sandra Pinkerton of Kaufman; sons Robert
Pinkerton of Sebring, Ohio, and David Pinkerton of Dallas, Texas; daughter
Robin Harper of West Virginia; mother Georgia Shean of Kensington, Ohio;
brother Chuck Pinkerton of Alliance, Ohio; sisters Peggy Cannon of Las
Vegas, Nev., Jane Foster of Alliance, Ohio, and Barb Monter of Kensington,
Ohio; and five grandchildren.
No services are scheduled.
Jonathan Paul Houk
Jonathan Paul Houk was born in Mobile, Ala., on Aug. 12, 1976, to Floyd
and Brenda Adams Houk. He passed away in Kaufman on June 27, 2002. Jonathan
was raised in Mobile, Ala., and lived a short time in Georgia. He moved
to Kaufman in 1991. Jonathan loved reading, movies and horses. He was a
member of the Luthern Church in Mobile, Ala.
Jonathan was preceded in death by his father and is survived by his
mother: Brenda Houk of Kaufman, parents: Nick and Naomi Bird of Brush Prairie,
Wash., brothers: David Lee Houk Jr. of Kaufman and Seth Bird of Brush Prairie,
Wash.
Memorials services will be held at a future day and time. Funeral arrangements
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