Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas (2024)

November 22, 1989

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Abilene Reporter-Newsi

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Location:

Abilene, Texas

Issue Date:

Wednesday, November 22, 1989

Page:

32

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rH Wednesday Nov 22 1989 Abilene Reporter-News Loyd Wade SWEETWATER Robert Norman Massey 31 4 pm at Cate-Spenca Gallagher Funeral Home Chapel burial in Sweetwater Cemetery Obituaries He died Monday at a Fat Worth hospital Born in Erath County he was a laborer and a Baptist Survival include his wife Nikki Traversie Mayhar of Stephenville two daughters Angel Mayhar and Rose Ann Mayhar both of Stephenville two brothers William Mayhar and Homer Lee Mayhar both of Stephenville two sisters Christine Yeates of Springtown and Otillia Hall of Desdemona and two grandchildren Hospitals ROCHESTER Loyd Wade 80 died Monday at a Knox Qity nursing hone Services will be at 2:30 pm Wednesday at Faith Chapel with Kathryn Byrd officiating Burial will be in Rochester Cemetery directed by Smith Funeral Hone Born in Falls County he had lived in Rochester for most of his life He was a retired farmer He was a US Army veteran of Wald War a member of the American Legion and a Baptist Survivors include three sisters-in-law Mattie Wade of Llano Ida Wade of Farmington NM and Ella Mae Wade of Merced Calif and several nieces and nephews Laura McWhorter former postmaster 95 Hendrick Ruth Simmons Alma Dale Robison Francisca Bera Sweet-water 1 Mary Browning Fairfax Okla Dora Carson Coleman Barbara Cook Hawley Mamie Dudley Makel Jean Fair Clyde Burdell Grozier Cisco Dusty Grun Ovalo Elisena Gusman Sweetwater Wanda Hockman Hawley -Johnny Lee Rising Star Stanley McKeever Stamford Louis Rodriguez Snyder Renee Rupe Brown wood Alva Scott Makel GORDON Ruth Simmons 70 died Tuesday at a Mineral Wells hosjfital Services will be at 4 pm Wednesday at First Baptist Church with the Rev Bill Wright officiating Burial will be in Blount Marion Cemetery in Strewn directed by Edwards Funeral Home of Strewn Born in Mingus she was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church in Gordon Survivors include ha husband Thomas Simmons of Gordon two daughters Elaine Templeton and Carolyn Hamilton both of Odessa three sons iindell Lee Foster of Danville Calif Nelson Campbell of Gordon and Richard Campbell of Weatherford her mother Lester Dyer of Mingus a aster Ruby Faye Finch of Gordon and 10 grandchildren Laura A McWhorter 95 of 882 Jeanette died Tuesday at A local nursing Ijomfc: Services will be at 2 pm Wednesday at Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Memories 542 Hickory with Bill Eason officiating Burial will be in Oplin Cemetery Born in Jack County she attended school in Callahan County and moved from Oplin to Abilene in 1965 The Oplin postmaster for 20 years she retired in 1957 She was a member of Southern Hills Church of Christ She was the widow of Addison McWhorter Survivors include a daughter Lucille Mason of Abilene a son Loyd McWhorter of Fat Worth two grandchildren a great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews VEffTA Okla Alma Dale Robison 93 formerly of the Snyder area died Tuesday in Vinita Services will be at 7 pm Wednesday at Luginbuel Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev Randy Messer officiating assisted by Bob Whitchurch Graveside services will be at 2 pm Friday at Hillside Memorial Gardens in Snyder directed by Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home of Snyder Born in Comanche she moved to Vinita Okla 25 years ago from the Snyder area She was a homemaker and a Baptist She was the widow of Dee Robison Survivors include a son Glenn Robison of Vinita Okla a stepdaughter Ernestine James of Lubbock a sister Annie Hoffman of Ballinger three grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren The family will receive friends at Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home from 10 am until noon Friday Billie Mac Broyles Marvin Otho Duncan Humana Services for Billie Mac Broyles 59 of 803 Glendale will be at 11 am Wednesday at Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Faith US Highway 277 with the Rev Neil Lodge officiating Burial will be in Elmwood Memorial Park He died Monday at his home Born in Abilene he was a 1947 grad- uate of Abilene High School The owner and operator of Abilene Barber and Beauty Supply 3566 Sixth for 37 years he was the owner of Broyles Ranch in Lawn He was a member of Covenant Or- thodox Presbyterian Church and a UJS Amy veteran Reba Irene Grisham Monday Admissions From Abilene: Ina Allen Howard Austin Dorothy Bennett LillianBennett Jesse Brown Mattie Bullion Kathy Bunkley KariseaDoes Elma Foy Katrina Gallion Robert Green Laura Haney Elvira Hemandex Larry Johnson Lindsey King Charles Lucas Deborah Morgan Nora Navarrets Prentice North Clara Porter Linda Price Jeny Sconyera Shelby Smith Cody Steward Ivie Tally Kathryn Wasemiller Jerry Webb Michael Williams From elsewhere: Willie Bearden Sweetwater Angela Belcha Stephen- GirvesBlair Clyde Joyce Bullard Hawley Corey Farma Tuscola Johnny Gonzales Stamford Dale Havins Baird Malcolm Johnson Cisco Gladys Lyons Goree Essie McConnell Makel William Scarbrough Clyde Glenda Schulle Brown-wood FTed Wilson Winters Monday Dismissals From Abilene: Eugene Castro Belinda Davidson George Fazakaly Dennis Ganna way Amanda Gendron Laura Knapp Laura Kyzar Pauline Laramore George Reeves Paige Robinson Otila Sigala Tammy Stevenson Breanna Wilkes From elsewhere: Thomas Ballard LUBBOCK Services for Marvin Otho Duncan 64 will be at 2:30 pm Wednesday at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Eastland with the Rev Ronnie Shackelford officiating assisted by the Rev Don Duncan Burial will be in Flatwood Cemetery He died Monday in Lubbock Born in Eastland County he attended Flatwood school and graduated from Carbon High School He also attended Cisco Junior College He waked for Thornton Feed Mill in Cisco and waked in the oil field supply business in Abilene Later he waked for Harbison and Fischer Oil Field Supply Co in Winters Ardmore Okla and Breckenridge He retired in 1978 as district manager A member of Bethany Baptist Church in Breckenridge he was a member of National Horseshoe Pitching Association and enjoyed playing pool hunting fishing playing dominoes and coached sports He served in the Merchant Marines during Wald War II and the Korean War Survivors include three daughters Kathy Wilson of Albany Cheryl Gray of Spade and Kelli Jo Duncan of Breckenridge a son Randy Duncan of Cisco two stepdaughters Pattie Jarman and Mary White both of Breckenridge a stepson Jimmie Gray of Aurora Colo a brother Obie Duncan of Flatwood and 16 grandchildren BIG SPRING Reba Irene Grisham 73 died Sunday at a local hospital Services will be at 2 pm Wednesday at alley -Pickle Welch Rosewood Chapel with Royce Clay officiating Burial will be in Mount Olive Memorial Park Born in Bowie she had lived in Big Spring since 1952 She was the forma owner of the Jersey Lilly Lounge in Big Spring and a memba of the Church of Christ Survivors include a daughter Jean (Mrs John) Forshee of Enid Okla three brothers Elbert Rhyne Glenn Rhyne and EH Rhyne all of Bowie three grandchildren two stepgrandchildren two great-grandchildren and sevaal nieces and nephews Survivors include' hie wife Betty BtovIpb 1 Broyles of Abilene two sons Billy Wyatt Broyles of Lawn and Timothy Broyles of Abilene a daughter Annette Broyles of Abilene a brother Thurman Broyles of Tuscola a sister Opal Beyer of Abilene and several nieces and nephews Memorials may be nude to Covenant Christian School 2742 Buffalo Gap Road Abilene TX 79605 Monday Admissions From Abilene: Chester Cox Concha Estefan Jessica Gould Susanna Nelson Miriam Rutledge Joyce Skinner Noah Sparks Karen Thomson Millicent Valdez From elsewhere: Lisa Blake Sweetwater Leonard Cline Moran Wendy Faltys Winters Edward Gernertt Sweetwater Julie Parks Roby JW Patterson Coleman ED Selvidge Brown-wood Monday Dismissals From Abilene: Frances Alexanda Goorge Carter Mary Dairy Eueda Gardner -Bettye Harrison Lula Parsons Josie Rodrigues From elsewhere: Nancy Holland Hamlin Artilus Johnson Aaper-mont Arthur Knipling Sag-erton Santiago Martinas Andrews Larry McAlister Stamford Eddie McCullough Anson WP Scott Merkel Oecar White Putnam Farland Lindley Jesse Carroll Armistead Richard Snow BIG SPRING Jesse Carroll Armistead 79 of St Louis Mo died Sunday in St Louis Mo Services will be at 10 am Friday at Nalley-Pickle Welch Rosewood Chapel with Royce Clay officiating Burial will be in Trinity Memorial Park Born in Big Spring he waked for Texas and Pacific Railroad being transferred to Dallas and then to St Louis where he waked for the Missouri-Pacific Railroad He was a Blaaon Survivors include his wife Ruby Armistead of St Louis Mo a daughter Betty Webers of Arnold Mo two sons Aubrey Armistead of Houston and JC Armistead of Fat Worth a sister Louise Horton of Big Spring eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren ASPERMONT Richard Snow 74 died Monday at an Abilene nursing home Services will be at 2 pm Wednesday at First Baptist Church with the Rev Howard Jones' officiating Burial will be in Aspermont Cemetery directed by McCoy Funeral Home Born in Oklahoma he moved to Stonewall County 50 years ago He was a retired farmer and rancher He was a founder of the Aspermont Peanut Dryer and a forma member of the County Committee for the Agriculture Soil Conservation Sendee and the Peaco*ck school board Farland Lindley 83 of Abilene died Tuesday at a local hospital Graveside services with Masonic rites will be at 10 am Friday in Potosi Cemetery with Dot Robilliard Past Master of the John Sayles Masonic Lodge No 1408 officiating directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home 542 Hickory The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8 pm Wednesday Born in Clyde he graduated from Abilene High School and was involved in the retail food business for 33 years His store was located on North First Street He was one of the 'first retailers to sell ready-made sandwiches to grocery stores and retired in 1982 He was a life member and Past Master of the John Sayles Masonic Lodge No 1408 and was a charter member of the Suez Shrine Temple in San Angelo Survivors include two sons Alan Lindley of Midland and Stuart Lindley of Abilene a sister Mrs Raymond Beam of 1 San Antonio two brothers Ries Lindley of Douglas Aria and Clay Lindley of Annapolis Md seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren Memorials may be made to the West Texas Rehabilitation 'Center 4601 Hartford Abilene TX 79605 or the Sues Shrine Temple 2915 Loop 306 San Angelo TX 76904 Cruz Rodriguez He was a memba of First Baptist Church and was forma coach of the Outsiders baseball team Survivors include his wife Yvonne Snow of Aspermont a on Richard Dale Snow of Clyde a daughter Barbara Daugherty of Iraan two stepsons Phillip Hill of Endno NM and Dennis Hill of Hereford two stepdaughters Kellys Elkins and Glenda Stubbs both of Aspermont two sisters Bert Richards of Big Spring and Nell Smith of Tulsa Okla a brother Olan Snow of Stonewall Okla four grandchildren a great-grandchild 11 stepgrandchildren and several nieces and nephews Memorials may be made to the American Heart Alicia Marie Crowe BIG SPRING Crux Rodrigues 94 died Monday at a Waco hospital Mass will be at 3 pm Wednesday at St Catholic Church in Coahoma with the Rev Robert Vreteau officiating Burial will be in Coahoma Cemetery directed by Nalley-Pickle Welch Funeral Home Bern in Mexico be had lived in Coahoma from 1940 to 1970 when be moved to Waco While living in Coahoma he was a janitor in the Coahoma Independent School District for 26 years before retiring He was a memba of the St Catholic Church He was the widower of Rafoel Rangel Rodrigues Survivors include four sons Chon Rodrigues of Coahoma Gregory Rodrigues of Waco and Alfonso Rodrigues and Crus Rodrigues Jr both of Big Soring eight daughters Maty Hernandez at Kermit Panfila Torres of Manuela Molina and Ramona Gutierrez both of Odessa and Olivia Molina Dominga Valdes Felicita Rodriguez and Amada Moreno all of Waco 95 grandchildren 45 greatgrandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren Cindy Raute Alicia Marie Crowe infant daughter of Marvin and Tonya Crowe of Abilene died Monday at a local hoepitaL Graveside services will be at 3 pm Wednesday in Cedar Hill Cemetery with Chaplain Karon Stocks officiating directed by North's Funeral Home 242 Orange The father is with the 96th Security Police Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base In addition to her parents of Abilene she is survived by her grandparents Mr and Mrs Marvin Crowe of Virginia Beach Va and Mr and Mrs Lee Abshire of Ramstein 'Germany and her great-grandparents Bessie Crowe of noroe SC and Mr and Mrs Wilfred Abshire of Port Arthur BROWNWOOD Cindy Raute 12 died Sunday at a local hospital from a gunshot wound Graveside services will be at noon Friday at Greenleaf Cemetery with the Rev Benedick Zientek officiating directed by Da vis-Morris Funeral Home A lifelong resident of Brownwood she was a seventh-grade student at Brownwood Junia High School Survivors include ha mother Karen Raute of Brownwood ha fstha Clint Raute of Brownwood a brother Clint Raute of Brownwood ha grandmother Grace Perry of Fredericksburg and sevaal aunts and uncles Births Bom Monday at Hendrick Medical Center From Abilene: Girl to Kitty and Gene Waaemilla Girl to Kathy and Terry Bunkley From elsewhere: Girl to Joyce and Raymond Bullard Hawley Boy to Angie and Grogg Belcha Stephenville Bora Monday at Humana From Abilene: Boy to Myrtis and Charles Godbolt Boy to Glenn and Karen Thomson From rtwwhffti Boy to Pache and Julie Parks Roby Charges filed in fatal shooting at Halloween party An Abilene man was charged Tuesday with the Oct 31 shooting of Israel Jaquez at a Halloween party new Lake Abilene Jaquez 30 was shot once in the head during an apparent argument over a cigarette lighter at the old Thompson Trail House He died a short time later at Humana Hospital-Abilene A week later David Alcanter 27 waa arrested and charged with aggravated assault against a police officer At that time sheriff's officials said he was a prime suspect in the Halloween murder On Tuesday Alcanter was charged with the murder He remained in the Taylor County Jail on both the murder charge and the aggravated assault charge with a combined bond of $200000 1 Guadalupe Alcanter a second suspect in the murder waa arrested a day later and also was charged with aggravated assault against a police officer He has not yet been charged with murder Buren Trigg Morgan Roy Cauthen BRECKENRIDGE Buren Trigg Morgan 71 died Tuesday an Abilene hospital Services are pending with Morehart Mortuary Thelma Rhoades Harley Lee Williford CLYDE Roy Cauthen 72 died Tuesday at his home Services will be at 2 pm Friday at Bailey Funeral Home Chapel with Ronnie Timms officiating Burial will be in the Clyde Cemetery Bon in Jones County he moved to Clyde in 1975 He was involved in road construction for many years and retired from Martin Sprocket and Gear in 1979 He was a Baptist Survivors include his wife Irene Floyd Cauthen of Clyde two daughters Ruby (Mrs Virgil) Trout of Clyde and Martha (Mrs Don) Stewart of Marlow Okla three sisters Mrs TT Franklin of Abilene Mrs LC Sullivan of Sey-1 tnour and Naomi Myers of Truacott two brothers Ralph Cauthen of Amarillo and Paul Cauthen of Seymour five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren BROWNWOOD Thelma Rhoades 51 of Winnsboro died Sunday in Winnsboro Graveside services will be at 4 pm Wednesday at Coleman City Cemetery directed by Davis-Morris Funeral Home Born in Coleman she had lived in Odessa for most of her life having lived the past seven years in Winnsboro She was an interior decorator an antique deala and a Methodist Survivor include ha husband RE Rhoades of Winnsboro a son Kris Baxter of Oklahoma City her parents Mr and Mrs Shorty Phillips of Brownwood and a grandchild COMANCHE Haley Lee Williford 90 died Tuesday at a local hospital Service will be at 10 am Friday at Comanche Funeral Home Chapel with Donald Williford officiating Burial will be in Pendergrass Cemetery in Sidney Bon in Van Dyke he was a lifetime resident of Comanche County He was a forma and rancha He was a memba of the Church of Christ Survivors include three asters Ruby Blackwell of San Augustine Fla Iris Holdaway of Lewisville Ind and Rose Cathryn Scott of Corvillas Ore 29 nieces and nephews and several greatnieces and nephew! Virgil Vernon Day Jerry Harrell Hugh A Butler Today in history HASKELL Jerry Harrell 85 died Tuesday at an Abilene hospital Services are pending with Holden-McCauley Funaal Homs GORMAN Hugh A Butter 82 died Tuesday at his home Services are pending with Higginbotham Funeral Home Sue Medrano MONTTCELLO Miss Virgil Vernon Day 77 forma Abilene resident died Sunday at a local hospital Graveside services will be at 2 pm Thursday in Chunky Mias with the Rev TC Campbell officiating directed by Wilson Funeral Home Born in Lexington Ark he lived in Shawnee Okla Dallas and was a longtime Abilene feaident He moved to Monticello Miss six months ago He waa a retired draftsman with the Texaa Pacific Oil Co and a memba of the Buck Han Hunting Club in Vicks- burg Miss He wbi an Explorer ad visa with the Boy Scouts of America and was a Baptist Survivors include his wife Delate Day of Monticello Miss two sons Vernon Day Jr of Iowa Park Texas and Allen Day of Greenville Texas two daughters Pat Cochran of Silva Creek Mias and Madeira Day of Monti- cello Mias two sisters Mrs Key Woods of Vicksburg Miss and Mrs Raymond Steadman of Kingsport Term eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren 1 1 Today is Wednesday Nov 22 the 326th day of 1989 Thera are 39 days left In the yea highlight in history In 1943 lyricist Lorenz Hart died in New York In l943 President Roosevelt British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek in Cairo to discuss measures for defeating the Japanese in Wald Wa 1987 the UN Security Council approved Resolution 242 which calls for Israel to withdrew from territories it captured in 1967 and implicitly calls on adversaries to recognize the Jewish right to exist In 1975 Juan Calcs was proclaimed king of 8pain after ha swore fidelity to the principles of the regime of the late Francisco Franco Funerals today Arthur Lee Ervin 41 11 am at Antioch CME Church burial in Maaonic Cemetery directed by Curtte-Starke Funaal Home 542 EN Seventh BROWNWOOD Melvin Neville 64 2 pm at Davis-Morris Funeral Home Chapel burial in Eutlawn Memorial Pari: CISCO Alvin Reinhard 83 2 pm at Redeemu Lutheran Church burial in Redeama Lutheran Cemetery directed by Cisco Funaal Home MIDLAND Ann (Mrs James BJ Roberts 68 9:30 am at Elite Funeral Hone Chapel graveside services 3 pm at Bradshaw Cemetery in Bradshaw directed by Fry Funeral Hone of Tuscola SNYDER John David Border 47 10 am at Calvary Baptist Church burial in Snyda Cemetery directed by Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home SWEETWATER Maria 8 Cornelius 72 2 pm at Cate-Spenca A Galtegha Funeral Home Chapel burial in Swaetwator Cemetery ROT AN Sue Medrano 61 died Monday at a local hospital Maas will be at 4 pm Wednesday at St Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev Austin Kittredge officiating Burial will be in Hobbe Cemetery directed by Weathersbee Funeral Home Born in Stonewall County she was a lifetime resident of the Aspermont and Rotan area She waa a graduate of Aspermont High School and Chutes and School of Cosmetology She was ownu and operator of the Beauty Saloon in the Hobbe community She was an accomplished amateur artist having won several awards at art shows She waa active in the Club at St Joseph Catholic Church where she was also a mamba Survivors include ha husband Marcos Medrano of Rotan four daughters Esther Lopez of Big Spring Terri Medrano of Austin and Marie Diamond and Ginga Couch both of Dallas a son Ronald Marcos Medrano of Corpus Christi five brothers Ed Herrera of Emory Mies Jeaae Herrera of Houston Manuel Herrera of Odessa A1 Herrera of Sweetwater and Paul Herrera of Hamlin and eight grandchildren Myrtle Houghton HAMLIN Myrtle (Bln SP Houghton 81 died Tuesday at a local hospital Services are pending at Foster-Adams Funaal Home and Europe on the supersonic Concorde began on a paste as S8T planes from Air France and British-Air landed at John Kennedy International Airport In I960 Hollywood legend Mae West diedat wood residence at the age of 87 Ten years ago: Thirteen freed American hostage tamed to the United States from Iran arriving at And Air Force Base outside Washington Five years ago: The United States and the Soviet announced they would resume nuclear arms control nc ationa in early 1985 One yeu ago: Americana honored President Kenned the 25th anniversary of his assassination with 2600 pi turning out in Dallas and visitors stopping by his grav at Arlington National Cemetery Thought for Today: man does what he must in of personal consequences in spite of obstacles and dar ana pressures and that is the basis of all hu President John Kennedy (1917-1963) LJ Mayhar STEPHENVILLE Services for LJ Blayhar 64 will be at 2 pm Wednesday at Lacy Funaal Home Chapel with the Rev Oscar Hxrtefield officiating Burial will be in Oak Dale Cemetery i.

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