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DESIRAYE "RAYE RAYE" WHITLOW-BAILEY
Our precious angel Desiraye "Raye Raye" Whitlow-Bailey finally got her wings Sept. 12, 2004 at the age of 6. She was born
Sept. 14, 1997 in Mexia, Texas to Tom and Dee Bailey. She was preceded in death by her great grandparents, Mamaw and Papaw McKinley. She is survived by Mommy and Daddy Bailey; grandparents, John and Bonnie Smith, Tom and Hannah Bailey, Brad and Claudia Whitlow; brother, Bradlee "Bubba" Bailey; sister, Ashley "Sissy" Garibay; aunts and uncles, Jo, Donivian, Heidi, Jim, Amanda, Rick, Jade, and Jay; numerous cousins and extended family. The family would like to offer special thanks to Dr.'s Mahendra Patel and staff, Dr. Ron Williams, and Britt at Dr. Williams's office, the entire 4th floor nursing staff at the Children's Methodist Hospital.
Services. Her funeral service began at 2:30 p.m. at Mission Park Funeral Chapels North. Interment
services are to follow and are to begin at 4:14 p.m. the exact time of her birth at Mission Burial Park North. Brother Bob Morris and Brother Erin Derrick will be officiating. If so desired, memorials may be made in her memory to the San Antonio Sparrow Clubs; 4518 Bethel Bend, San Antonio, TX 78247.
Alice Abrell Slinkard
Alice Abrell Slinkard, age 101, of Bandera, died
Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2004 at her residence. She was born
Aug. 30, 1903 in Sandborn, Indiana to Clarence Henry and Louise Schwartz Hagemier. She lived in Sandborn, Ind. until her marriage in 1929 to Otto Abrell when she moved to Linton, Indiana. He preceded her in death in 1952. Her second marriage was to William Slinkard in 1960. Alice was employed as a nurse aide from 1953 to 1963. She moved to Bandera in 1996. The two things she couldn't live without were the beauty shop on Thursdays and the daily pot of coffee, which she claims is the secret to a long life.
Survivors include two adopted daughters, Patty Pearson of Bandera and Betty Dipiazza of Gary, Indiana, four adopted grandchildren, Gavin Pearson of Saltillo, Mexico, Yvette Ortega of La Geiba, Honduras, Carlyn Deerberg of Bandera, and Lahree Baker of San Antonio and many friends. Both husbands, five sisters and four brothers preceded her in death. Memorial services were Sept. 25 at Grimes Funeral Chapel, with Sam Hensley officiating.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Grimes Funeral Chapels of Bandera.
JOHN BRAXTON GALLMAN
John Braxton Gallman, age 92 of Bandera, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2004 in a San
Antonio hospital. He was born
Nov. 16, 1911 in Cotulla to John Henry Gallman and Katharine (Poole) Gallman. John was a ranch hand and of the Presbyterian faith.
Survivors include his sister, Barbara Greene of Kerrville; niece, Barbara Greene Schomer, Ph.D. and husband, Don F. Schomer, M.D. of Denver, Colo.; great niece, Kate Braxton Schomer and great nephew, Matthew Leon Schomer, both of Denver, Colo.; and his friends at the Copper Valley Care Center in Bandera.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Katharine Gallman and brother, Donald Poole Gallman.
Graveside services will be held Oct. 1 at 2 p.m. at Garden of Memories cemetery, officiated by Dr. Warren Hornung.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Grimes Funeral Chapels of Kerrville.
A.G. O'BRIEN
A.G. O'Brien, age 73, a lifetime resident of Harper, passe d away Monday, Sept. 27, 2004 at his residence. He was born
July 7, 1931 in San Antonio to Jimmy and Florida (Jones) O'Brien. On Nov. 20, 1960, he married
Faye Rotan in Hondo.
Mr. O'Brien served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and received a Purple Heart. He worked in the maintenance department for Mooney Aircraft.
He is survived by his wife, Faye O'Brien of Harper; daughters, Linda Lindner of Fredericksburg, Marilyn Perdew of Ingram, Kathie Dawson of Old Town, MD and Andrea Barnett and husband, Wes of Fredericksburg; sons, Andy O'Brien and wife, Putt of Lexington, TX and Cleveland O'Brien and wife, Lois of Austin; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services were Sept. 30 at Thousand Hills Cowboy Church on Old Peterson Farm Road, officiated by Rev. Ron Moore. Interment
will be at Jones cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Brian Heimann, Jon Pankratz, Jr., Trevor Lindner, Bruce Fisher, Wesley O'Brien, Drew O'Brien, Buck Barnett and Jacob Kuhn.
Honorary pallbearers were Seth Perdew, John Dawson, Robbie Dawson and Brian Dawson.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Jones cemetery, c/o Byron Scott Johnson, 14801 Broken Bow Trail, Austin, TX 78734 or to Thousand Hills Cowboy Church, 1034 Harper Rd., Kerrville, TX 78028.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Grimes Funeral Chapels of Kerrville.
Betty Allen Manning MacNaughton
Betty Allen Manning MacNaughton passed away on Sept. 12, 2004 in a San Antonio hospital. After a courageous battle with cancer for six years, she has gone on to meet her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Betty was born
on July 2, 1953, to Billie and Kenneth Manning in Kerrville. She graduated from Tivy High School and Sam Houston State University. She taught Special Education in Center Point and Kerrville for 12 years. She spent her summers teaching swimming for the American Red Cross and the City of Kerrville. Betty married
Randy MacNaughton on Nov. 19, 1977. She moved to Medina where she made their home for 27 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Medina. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star of the Medina Chapter No. 988 and Delta Kappa Gamma.
Betty was preceded by her father, William Kenneth Manning.
She is survived by: her husband, Randy and son Scott; her mother, Billie; her brother, Collis and his family Donna, Hayley and Regan; Randy's parents, Ken and Janie Whitewood and Butler and Barbara MacNaughton; Randy's brother Todd and his family Serena and Whitley; and numerous cousins.
Services were Sept. 14 at Grimes Funeral Chapels in Bandera with Dr. Allie Balko and Rev. Bill Moseley, officiating. Interment
followed at Oak Rest cemetery
in Medina. Pallbearers were Neal Kaiser, Kenneth Dabney, P. H. "Fourth" Coates, Connie Simons, Larry Kirk and Gary C. Stokes. Honorary Pallbearers are Murry R. LeStourgeon, B. H. LeStourgeon, Dr. Raymond Holekamp, Dr. Chester St. Romain, and Linda Barton.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Medina, Building Fund.
Steven P. McAlexander
Steve McAlexander, born
Sept. 19, 1956, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2004 at the age of 48. Steve was born
in Orange, Calif., had lived in Pleasanton, and San Antonio and was a resident of Bandera. He was a graduate of Southwest Texas State University and was a Technology Consultant specializing in Infrastructure Strategies. Survivors include his wife Amy McAlexander of Bandera, daughter Lauren Lea McAlexander of Bandera, sons Jonathan McAlexander of San Antonio and Liam Grant McAlexander of Bandera.
Visitation will be held Saturday, Sept. 25 at 4 p.m. with a memorial service to begin at 6 p.m. with Rev. Duane Lowe officiating. The memorial and visitation will be held at Mission Park Funeral Chapels North at 3401 Cherry Ridge Dr. Call 210-349-1414. Private family graveside services will be held at a later date at Ft. Sam Houston National cemetery. The family service will be directed by Mario Perez.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to:
Amelia McAlexander - For the Benefit of Steven P. Alexander's Children
C/O Wells Fargo Bank (830-796-3014)
P.O. Box 308 - 900 Main St.
Bandera, TX 78003
