Mack Charles Noble
VERNON, Texas - Mack Charles Noble, 92, died Thursday, July 9, 1998,
at a Vernon nursing home.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. James CME Methodist Church
in Vernon with the Rev. Floyd Chenault and the Rev. Walker officiating.
Burial will be in Eastview Cemetery under the direction of Sullivan Funeral
Home.
Mr. Noble was born March 19, 1906, in Garland, Texas. He and Dessie
Mae Sims were married in 1940. She died in 1961. He lived most of his life
in Wichita Falls. He had also lived in Plainview, Texas, Dallas and Vernon.
He worked for 24 years for Texas Best Electric. He also worked for New-Val
Construction and was a farm hand for J.R. Harding and Frank Wolf. He was
a member of St. James CME Methodist Church in Vernon.
Survivors include a daughter, Hattie Scott of Vernon; a son, William
Charles of Hobbs, N.M.; 12 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two
great-great-grandchildren.
The family will be at the funeral home from 7-8 p.m. Sunday evening.
Memorials may be made to Golden Wings Hospice Foundation.
Mary I. Nelson
HENRIETTA, Texas - Mary I. Nelson, 71, died Thursday, July 9, 1998,
at her Henrietta residence.
Private memorial services will be held at a later date.
Mrs. Nelson was born Nov. 14, 1926, in Henrietta. She was a homemaker
and a Baptist. She had lived in Arkansas and Kansas City and spent the
past four years in Henrietta.
Survivors include two sons, Roy of Suisun City, Calif., and Bennie
of Marietta, Ga.; five sisters, Jane Jones and Virginia Coker both of Henrietta,
Mattie Patterson of Green, Kan., Zula Willis of Bowie, Texas, and Linda
Evelsizer of Mascoutah, Ill.; and a brother, Virgil Jones of Cary, N.C.
Minnie Gentry
PARIS, Texas - Minnie Gwendolyn McDaniel Gentry, 69, of Commerce, Texas,
died Wednesday, July 8, 1998, at a Dallas hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Bright-Holland Funeral Home with
the Rev. Rick Flynn officiating. Burial will be in Meadowbrook Gardens.
Mrs. Gentry was born Aug. 7, 1928, in Taylortown, Texas. She was a
member of the Assembly of God Church in Commerce. A son, Steven Ray Gentry,
died in 1983.
Survivors include a brother, Hershel L. McDaniel of Holliday, Texas.
W.A. 'Bill' Monce
OKLAHOMA CITY - W.A. 'Bill' Monce, 70, died Thursday, July 2, 1998,
at an Oklahoma City hospital.
Services were Saturday, July 4, at the South Colonial Chapel in Oklahoma
City with the Rev. Jimmy Harness officiating. Burial was Monday, July 6,
in Memory Gardens in Pampa, Texas, under the direction of Vondel L. Smith
and Son Mortuary.
Mr. Monce was born May 13, 1928, in Pecos, Texas. He and Ruth Edwards
were married Nov. 24, 1965. He attended school in Electra. He was retired
from U.S. Steel.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Jo Ann Hanretty of Gillette,
Wyo., and Linda Williams of Wichita Falls; a stepson, Randy Williams of
Texas; two stepdaughters, Elaine White of Pampa and Marilyn Payne of Midland,
Texas; a sister, Hazel Henderson of Electra; and three grandchildren.
Lewis P. Gray
BURKBURNETT - Lewis P. Gray, 82, of Burkburnett, died Saturday, July
11, 1998, in a Wichita Falls hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Owens & Brumley Funeral Home
of Burkburnett with the Rev. Tim Russell, pastor of First Baptist Church
of Burkburnett, officiating. Burial will be in Burkburnett Cemetery.
Mr. Gray was born Feb. 3, 1916, in Olney in Coal County, Okla. He and
Ruby Avery were married May 30, 1937, in Antlers, Okla. She died in 1994.
He was employed by civil service from 1942-1962. He was then involved in
the investment business. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Wynnewood,
Okla. He was a Baptist.
Survivors include two sons, Wayne of The Colony, Texas, and Lewis A.
of Raleigh, N.C.; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
'Bill' Hitchcock
THROCKMORTON, Texas - William Eugene 'Bill' Hitchcock, 56, died Saturday,
July 11, 1998, in his Throckmorton home.
Graveside services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday in Throckmorton Cemetery
with the Rev. Tommy Davis, of Snyder, Texas, officiating. Arrangements
are under the direction of Merriman-Archer Funeral Home.
Mr. Hitchcock was born Oct. 22, 1941, in Mertzon, Texas. He served
in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam War era. He was a retired backhoe
operator. He moved to Throckmorton from Snyder in 1995.
Survivors include a son, Billy Kyle of Burleson, Texas; two daughters,
Kelli Thompson of Throckmorton and Tobie Clark of Breckenridge, Texas;
his mother, Verdie Powell of Graham, Texas; four sisters, Ada Smith and
Doris Mitchell both of Woodson, Texas, Ruthie MacArther of Graham, and
Martha Henry of Coahoma, Texas; a brother, Leroy of Coahoma; and four grandchildren.
Harvey L. Rainwater
SEYMOUR, Texas - Harvey L. 'Mousie' Rainwater, 68, of Lubbock, Texas,
died Saturday, July 11, 1998, in Lubbock.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Seymour Memorial Funeral Home with
the Rev. Scott Garrett officiating. Burial with military graveside rites
conducted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 7871 will be in Bomarton
Cemetery.
Mr. Rainwater was born Aug. 24, 1929, in Waco, Texas. He was raised
in Bomarton, Texas. He was an oilfield driller for many years, retiring
in the 1970s. He was a Baptist. He had lived in Lubbock since 1987. He
was a Marine veteran and a member of V.F.W. Post No. 7871.
Survivors include a sister, Opal Rather of Lubbock; and by two brothers,
Odell of Bowie, Texas, and Kenneth of Spencer, W.Va.
Lois Louise Ford
Lois Louise Ford, 77, of Wichita Falls, died Saturday, July 11, 1998,
in Wichita Falls.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hampton Vaughan Crestview Chapel
with the Rev. Gene Varnell and the Rev. Richard Moore officiating. Burial
will be in Crestview Memorial Park.
Mrs. Ford was born Feb. 1, 1927, in Wewoka, Okla. Her husband, Leroy
'Buck' Ford, died Sept. 24, 1997. She had lived in Wichita Falls for 77
years. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Christ Gospel Church, Disabled
American Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars. A son, Roy Lee, died April
2, 1998.
Survivors include four daughters, Annette Reynolds of Electra and Patsy
Tellez, Darlene Rhodes, and Charlene Gates, all of Wichita Falls; two sons,
David Wayne and Wesley, both of Wichita Falls; a sister, Frances Smith
of Silsby, Texas; a brother, Raymond Crain of Wichita Falls; 19 grandchildren;
and 38 great-grandchildren.
The family will be at the funeral home tonight from 7-8 p.m.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Wichita Falls.
Winnie E. Brown
PADUCAH, Texas - Winnie E. Brown, 92, of Paducah, died Sunday, July
12, 1998, at a Paducah nursing home.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Garden of Memories Cemetery
in Paducah with Dr. Tilden Armstrong of Paducah officiating. Arrangements
are under the direction of Seigler Funeral Home.
Mrs. Brown was born Jan. 24, 1906, in Erath County, Texas. She and
Marvin C. Brown were married in 1927. He died in 1961. She had been a resident
of Cottle County since 1919. She worked as a nurse and was a homemaker.
She was a member of First Methodist Church of Paducah.
Survivors include four daughters, Rubye Rodgers and Peggy Harrison,
both of Oklahoma City, Jimmye Taylor of Paducah, and Reba Ray of Katmandu,
Nepal; four sisters, Erma Franks of Tulia, Texas, and Ruth Cunningham,
Wanda Campbell and Lorene Kirkland, all of Amarillo, Texas; two brothers,
Lonnie "Bill" Cornell of Memphis, Texas, and Clarence "Dude" Cornell of
Clarendon, Texas; eight grandchildren; and a number of great-grandchildren.
Lloyd Hill Howell
WEATHERFORD, Texas - Lloyd Hill Howell, 86, of Graham, Texas, died
Sunday, July 12, 1998, at a Mineral Wells, Texas, hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at White's Funeral Home. Burial
will be in Johnson Cemetery.
Mr. Howell was born March 6, 1912, in Dennis, Texas. He played the
fiddle in a band while stationed in Corpus Christi, Texas. He also played
in Bewley's Chuck Wagon Band during the 1940-50s.
Survivors include his wife, Gwendolyn of Graham; a daughter, Diana
Mitchell of Fort Worth; two stepdaughters, Jo Ann Nunley of Snyder, Texas,
and Mary Ramsey of Dallas; two brothers, Joe of Weatherford and Leon of
Cleburne, Texas; four sisters, Opal Finley of Springtown, Texas and Lorene
McKinzie, Cleo Heniganand Nell Alexander, all of Weatherford.
Viewing will be from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
The family will be at the funeral home tonight from 6-8 p.m.
Rev. Roger D. Allen
VERNON, Texas – Rev. Roger D. Allen, 30, died Sunday, July 12, 1998,
at a Wichita Falls nursing home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at New Hope Baptist Church of Vernon
with the Rev. C.E. Franklin, the Rev. Quinton Burnett, and the Rev. E.J.
Tyson officiating. Burial will be in Wilbarger Memorial Park under the
direction of Sullivan Funeral Home.
Rev. Allen was born July 14, 1967, in Plainview, Texas. He was a graduate
of Vernon High School and attended Prairie View A & M University, majoring
in speech and theatricals. He was a member of Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church
where he served as assistant pastor and choir director in Grand Prairie,
Texas. He was also founder and director of instruments of Praise Choir
of Dallas from 1992-1998.
Survivors include his mother, Faye Douglas of Wichita Falls; three
sisters, Sharon Holder, Leticia Holder and Saundra Allen all of Wichita
Falls; 6 brothers, Altron Holder of Tyler, Texas, Larry Holder and Brint
Allen both of Wichita Falls, Morris Holder and Glenn Holder both of Lubbock,
Texas, Marvin Holder of Ft. Sill, Okla.; and his grandmother, Lorene Whitten
of Lubbock.
The family will be at 513 Texas in Wichita Falls.
Martha Ann Stout
BOWIE, Texas – Martha Ann Stout, 93, of Bowie, died Saturday, July
11, 1998, at a Bowie hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Burgess-Fry-Owens-Brumley Funeral
Home with the Rev. Dick Hennings, minister of music of the First Baptist
Church, officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie.
Mrs. Stout was born May 26, 1905, in Dye Mound, Texas. She was a member
of the Rebecca Lodge in Bowie, and the First Assembly of God Church in
Bowie. She was the daughter of a Civil War veteran. A son, Wyne Pollard,
died in 1952. A daughter, Mary Ruth Pollard, died in 1933.
Survivors include three sons, Odell Pollard of Angleton, Texas, Thomas
A. McGlasson of Austin, Texas, and Jerry L. McGlasson of North Richland
Hills, Texas; a sister, Mary Key of Wichita Falls; 11 grandchildren; 17
great-grandchildren; and 9 great-great-grandchildren.
The family will be at the funeral home tonight from 6-8 p.m.
Hazel Cornell
PADUCAH, Texas – Hazel Madolin Cornell, 81, of Paducah, died Saturday,
July 11, 1998, at an Abilene hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Missionary Baptist Church in
Paducah with the Rev. Keith Prather, pastor, and the Rev. Jeff Utter, pastor
of First United Methodist Church of Paducah, officiating. Burial will be
in Garden of Memories Cemetery in Paducah under the direction of Seigler
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Cornell was born April 14, 1917, in Dallas. She and Homer Cornell
were married in 1967. He died May 1, 1986. She lived in Cottle County for
a number of years, and later lived in San Antonio, Texas, before returning
to Paducah in 1962. She was a member of Missionary Baptist Church and was
a retired restaurant cook and homemaker.
Survivors include a son, Bruce Earl Cox of Valley View, Texas; two
daughters, Margaret Taylor of Northfield, Texas, and Judy Sunday of Paducah;
a brother, Andrew Johnson of Weatherford, Texas; three sisters, Viola Wells
of Kingsland, Texas, Marcella Richardson of Paducah, and Josephine Bingham
of San Juan Bautista, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Marguerite Nancy Miller
VERNON, Texas – Marguerite Nancy Miller, 93, died Saturday, July 11,
1998, in Solomons, Md.
Private graveside services will be held at a later date in Rose Hill
Cemetery in Ardmore, Okla., under the direction of Sullivan Funeral Home.
Mrs. Miller was born July 29, 1904, in Berwyn, Indian Territory, Okla.
She and Dr. Bradford Walter Miller were married in 1928, in New Orleans.
He died in 1967. She was a former Wilbarger County librarian and homemaker.
She had lived in Vernon from 1937 until 1991 when she moved to Maryland.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Vernon.
Survivors include a son, Dr. Donald Bradford Miller of Lusby, Md.
Bernard F. Wolf
MUENSTER, Texas – Bernard F. Wolf, 89, died Sunday, July 12, 1998,
at his Muenster residence.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart
Church in Muenster with the Rev. Chris Steinle, O.S.A., officiating. Burial
will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home.
Mr. Wolf was born Nov. 22, 1908, in Muenster. He and Agatha Catherine
Lueb were married June 20, 1933, in Lindsay, Texas. He worked as a farmer
and rancher most of his life and was a member of Sacred Heart Parish.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Julia Klement of McAllen,
Texas, and Ginger Kupper of Rockwall, Texas; two sons, James of Decatur,
Texas, and Truman of Prosper, Texas; 15 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Michael Louise Carroll
IOWA PARK – Michael Louise Carroll, 41, of Iowa Park, died Friday,
July 10, 1998, in Iowa Park.
No services are planned.
Mr. Carroll was born Nov. 2, 1956, in Selma, Ala. He was in the Air
Force. He had moved to Iowa Park three years ago from Schertz, Texas. He
was a Baptist.
Survivors include a son, Dylan of Plattsmouth, Neb.; a daughter, Christina
Desjardin of Universal City, Texas; a brother, Robert E. of Omaha, Neb.;
a sister, Joanne Eaves of Iowa Park; and two grandchildren.
Lena Pearl Baker
VERNON, Texas – Lena Pearl Baker, 90, died Sunday, July 12, 1998, at
an Amarillo, Texas, hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sullivan Funeral Home Chapel
with Douglas Hall officiating. Burial will be in Wilbarger Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Mrs. Baker was born May 15, 1908, in Johnson County, Texas. She and
Buster Baker were married May 7, 1927, in Crowell, Texas. He died Oct.
11, 1987. She and her late husband farmed and operated and owned a custom
harvesting operation. She had been a Wilbarger County resident since 1918.
She was a member of Wilbarger Street Church of Christ. She was preceded
in death by two sons, Joe Carroll in 1995, and Jackie Bob in 1977.
Survivors include three sons, William Buster of Dickinson, Texas, Donald
Ray of San Diego and Robert D. of Amarillo; six daughters, Frances Walker
of Vernon, Mary Katherine Holden and Carolyn Homer, both of Amarillo, Betty
Jean Anderson of Miami, Texas, Imogene Collins of Fort Worth and Judy Norris
of Arlington, Texas; and 22 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren
and great-great-grandchildren.
The family will be at the funeral home tonight from 7-8 p.m.
Memorials may be made to Amarillo Baptist-St. Anthony Hospice.
Doris Anderson
THROCKMORTON, Texas – Doris Millican Anderson, 79, died Sunday, July
12, 1998, in a Haskell, Texas, hospital.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Merriman-Archer Funeral
Home with the Rev. Eric Clark, pastor of the Church of God of Haskell,
officiating. Burial will be in Throckmorton Cemetery.
Mrs. Anderson was born July 16, 1917, in Throckmorton County, Texas.
She and R.L. Anderson were married June 16, 1933, in Elbert, Texas. He
died Aug. 14, 1982. She had lived in Haskell County for 32 years. She was
a minister, and had served for 27 years. The last church she served at
was the Church of God of Rochester, Texas. She was a member of the Church
of God.
Survivors include two daughters, Carolyn King of Haskell and Gwen Falco
of Mesquite, Texas; a son, Robbie Dean of Knox City, Texas; a sister, Lessie
Moore of Haskell; 13 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Brianna Marie Losoya
Brianna Marie Losoya, 7-month-old daughter of Domingo Domingo and Cara
Losoya of Wichita Falls, died Friday, July 10, 1998, in a Wichita Falls
hospital.
Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. tonight at Hampton Vaughan Crestview
Chapel. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic
Church with the Rev. Hector Medina, pastor, officiating. Burial will be
in Crestview Memorial Park.
Brianna was born Nov. 16, 1997, in Wichita Falls.
Other survivors include two brothers, Domingo Losoya Jr., and Chandler
Lowell, both of Wichita Falls; a sister, Gabrilla Losoya of Wichita Falls;
and her grandparents; Cam Lowell, Sandra McComis, Debbie Lowell, and Regino
Losoya, all of Wichita Falls.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
Wayne Edwin Stearns
Wayne Edwin Stearns, 65, of Wichita Falls, died Friday, July 10, 1998,
in Wichita Falls.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hampton Vaughan Crestview
Chapel with the Rev. Harvey McMurry, pastor of City View Baptist Church,
officiating. Burial with full military graveside services will be in Crestview
Memorial Park.
Mr. Stearns was born March 27, 1933, in Holland, Vt. He served in Korea
and was a Vietnam War veteran. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars and the Disabled American Veterans He was a tech sergeant in the Air
Force. He had lived in Wichita Falls for 20 years. He was a Methodist.
Survivors include his mother, Murial Turrnne of East Hartford, Conn.;
two sons, Ralph Floyd and Richard Wayne, both of Wichita Falls; two daughters,
Debra Lynn Romero and Delores Sue Pickren, both of Warner Robbins, Ga.;
a brother, Lyle of East Hartford; a sister, Lorraine Orsini of East Hartford;
five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
The family will be at the funeral home from 7-8 p.m. tonight.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Wichita Falls, 4909 Johnson Rd.,
Wichita Falls, Texas 76308.
Lois Louise Ford
Lois Louise Ford, 77, of Wichita Falls, died Saturday, July 11, 1998,
in Wichita Falls.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hampton Vaughan Crestview Chapel
with the Rev. Gene Varnell and the Rev. Richard Moore officiating. Burial
will be in Crestview Memorial Park.
Mrs. Ford was born Feb. 1, 1927, in Wewoka, Okla. Her husband, Leroy
‘Buck’ Ford, died Sept. 24, 1997. She had lived in Wichita Falls for 70
years. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Christ Gospel Church, Disabled
American Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars. A son, Roy Lee, died April
2, 1998.
Survivors include four daughters, Annette Reynolds of Electra and Patsy
Tellez, Darlene Rhodes, and Charlene Gates, all of Wichita Falls; two sons,
David Wayne and Wesley, both of Wichita Falls; a sister, Frances Smith
of Silsby, Texas; a brother, Raymond Crain of Wichita Falls; 19 grandchildren;
and 38 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Wichita Falls.
Cara ‘Lane’ Fenoglio
NOCONA, Texas – Cara DiLane “Lane” Fenoglio, 15, of Ringgold, Texas,
died Saturday, July 11, 1998, in Nocona.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at the Nocona Middle School Gym with
the Rev. Eldon Johnson, pastor of First Baptist Church of Ringgold, and
the Rev. Lamoin Champ, pastor of Bethel Baptist Church of Nocona, officiating.
Burial will be in Ringgold Cemetery under the direction of Jerry Woods
Funeral Home.
Miss Fenoglio was born Feb. 18, 1983, in Henrietta, Texas. She was
about to be a sophomore at Nocona High School. She was involved in the
Nocona girls sports programs. She was the freshman class favorite and the
eighth grade salutatorian at Nocona Junior High. She was a member of the
First Baptist Church of Ringgold.
Survivors include her parents, Larry and Janna Sewell Fenoglio; a brother,
Chance of Ringgold; her grandparents, F.T. “Sonny” and Mary Lou Fenoglio
of Ringgold, and Don and Mackie Sewell of Nocona; and her great-grandparents,
Norma Tanner of Terral, Okla., Mary Jo Simpkins of Nocona and Johnnie McCord
of Commerce, Texas.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Ringgold, Ringgold
Cemetery, the Nocona High School Scholarship Fund, or to the Lane Fenoglio
Memorial Scholarship Fund, Nocona Banking Center, 115 Clay St., Nocona,
Texas 76255.
Reba Frances Morris
NOCONA, Texas – Reba Frances Glass Morris, 72, of Nocona, died Monday,
July 13, 1998, in a Nocona hospital.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of Christ with
Guy Orbison and Dale Scott officiating. Burial will be in Nocona Cemetery
under the direction of Scott-Morris Funeral Home.
Mrs. Morris was born June 6, 1926, in Farmersville, Texas. She and
Howard Morris were married Jan. 16, 1945, in Los Angeles. She attended
schools in Farmersville. She helped many people by taking them to hospitals,
doctors appointments and airports. She was a Daughter of the Republic of
Texas. A daughter, Judy Clark, died in 1997. She was a member of the Church
of Christ.
Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Reba Jane Martin of Bedford,
Texas; two sons, James H. Morris, Jr., of Bedford and John W. of Nocona;
a sister, Ilene Bowen of Longview, Texas; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
The family will be at the funeral home tonight at 7 p.m.
Memorials may be made to Wichita Falls Hospice, the Youth of Church
of Christ or the Cancer Fund.
Neil Whitaker
PARIS, Texas – Neil Whitaker, 65, died Thursday, July 2, 1998, in his
Paris residence.
Services were at July 3 at Fry and Gibbs Funeral Home with Dr. Sid
Young and the Rev. Jerry Moore officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Whitaker was born Jan. 9, 1933, in Paris. He and Juanita Caldwell
were married in 1954 in Paris. He graduated from Paris High School, where
he was a well-known athlete. He was a starter on the Paris High football
team that won district honors in 1949. He was also on the All-District
Mile Relay Team and he was the district broad jump winner. He attended
Paris Junior College. He attended Texas Tech and Midwestern State University
on football scholarships. After graduating from MSU with a bachelor of
arts in general business, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He
served in the Navy during the Korean War. He was owner-operator of Paris
Hide and Fur Co. for 17 years until retiring in 1983. He then built the
Industrial Self Storage business that he still operated. He was a member
of the First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Renee Wright of Paris; his
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