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B. M. “Dutch” Froelick
B. M. “Dutch” Froelick, age, 78, of Seymour, Texas, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2001, at the local nursing home. Graviside services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 13, 2001, at the Riverview Cemetery in Seymour, with A. B. Martin, officiating. Services were under the Direction of Seymour Memorial Funeral Home.
Mr. Froelick was born February 17, 1922, in New York. He married Florence Mary “Flo” Wallace in February 1961, in San Antonio, Texas. He was the Southwest Division Sales Manager for Frito-Lay, Inc. in Dallas for many years, retiring in 1974.
He is survivied by his wife, Flo Wallace Froelick of Seymour, Texas.
Bill Noble Jungman
Bill Noble Jungman, age 76, died Friday, January 12, 2001, in Seymour, Texas.
Graveside services were held January 14, 2001 at Proffitt Cemetery, Proffitt, Texas under the direction of Archer Funeral Home, Seymour, Texas.
Bill was born June 21, 1924 in Pep, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He worked as a farmer in Pep, Texas for ten years. He moved to California and worked as a carpenter and later as a mechanic. He moved to Seymour, Texas in 1988. He and Jeannie Blocker were married October 25, 1992 in Seymour. He was a Catholic.
He is survived by his wife Jeannie Jungman of Seymour, Texas; A son, Jerry Don Strother, of Edgewood, New Mexico; A daughter, Lisa Jungman, of Littlefield, Texas; four sisters, Adeline Diersing of Graham, Texas; Gladys Wotipka of Grayford, Texas; Lorena Diersing of Littlefield, Texas; and Mary Loomis of Burleson, Texas and three grandchildren.
Lillie Parvin Shelley
Lillie Parvin Shelley, age 95, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2001, in a Justin, Texas, nursing home. Funeral Services were held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 17, 2001, at the Seymour Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Glenn Shock, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Interment was in the Seymour Masonic Cemetery under the direction of Seymour Memorial Funeral Home,
Mrs. Shelley was born December 24, 1905 in McKinney, Texas. She married Jack W. Shelley on December 4, 1927 in Quitaque, Texas. He preceded her in death on August 16, 1988. She had lived in Baylor County since 1945, and had been in Justin since 1997. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Seymour.
She is survived by their three daughters, Bettye Pierce and her husband Harley, of North Richland Hills, Texas; Jackie Reynolds and her husband, Ted, of Seymour, Texas; and Wanda McMurry, and her husband, Edman, of Big Springs, Texas; by one son and his wife, John and Lynn Shelley of Tow, Texas; by two sisters, Lucille Strother and Nettie Cooper, both of Waynoka, Oklahoma; by ten grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
John Howard Reding
John Howard Reding, 78, of Haskell died Saturday, January 13, 2001, in Haskell.
Services were at 10 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Haskell, with Dr. Troy Culpepper officiating. Burial will be in Willow Cemetery under the direction of Holden-McCauley Funeral Home.
Mr. Redding was a farmer and worked in construction.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia of Haskell; a son James of Seymour; a daughter, Jane of Austin; a sister, Joyce Thomas of Haskell; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
W. C. “Speck” Baldwin
W. C. “Speck” Baldwin, age 87, died Sunday, January 21, 2001 at the Seymour Hospital.
Services were held Wednesday, January 24, 2001 at 11:00 a.m. at the Calvary Baptist Church under the direction of Archer Funeral Home. Reverend Jim Ritter officiated. Interment was at the Riverview Cemetery, Seymour, Texas.
Mr. Baldwin was born October 29, 1913 in Baylor County, Texas. He and Avis Marie Gordon were married January 24, 1934 in Seymour, Texas. She preceded him in death on August 3, 1987. Speck was a lifetime resident of Baylor County where he operated a seed cleaning business from 1961 to 1977.
He is survived by two sisters, Mozelle Beasley of Plainview, Texas and Lula Mae Baugus of Pawhuska, Oklahoma; a son Jerry Edward Baldwin of Seymour, Texas; two daughters, Bonnie Jo Edwards of Euless, Texas and Betty Lou Rhame of Amarillo, Texas; nine grandchildren; fifteen grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Frank Ludvick Hons
Frank Ludvick Hons, age 80, passed away Friday, January 26, 2001, in the Seymour Hospital. Christian Wake Services were held at 7 p.m. Sunday, January 28, 2001, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Seymour, with Reverend Richard Eldredge officiating. Funeral Mass was said at 10 a.m. Monday, January 29, 2001, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with Reverend Richard Eldredge officiating. Interment was in the Seymour Catholic Cemetery under the direction of Seymour Memorial Funeral Home.
Mr. Hons was born September 9, 1920, in Seymour, Texas, and was a lifelong resident of Baylor County. He married Helen Christine Sykora on June 11, 1946, in Megargel, Texas. He was a farmer and a diesel mechanic for Montgomery Tractor and Joe Cuba Firestone. He was an Air Force Veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the KJT Lodge.
He is survivied by his wife, Helen, of Seymour, Texas; by three daughters, Patricia Tomanek and Margaret Blackburn, both of Seymour, and Dolores Schenk of Scotland, Texas; by two sons, Frank Michael Hons of College Station, Texas, and Paul Anthony Hons of Denton, Texas; by two sisters, Rosie Reinke of Seymour, Texas, and Dorothy Laney of Wichita Falls, Texas; by one brother, William Hons of Olney, Texas; by seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Gertrude Farabee
Gertrude Farabee, age 91, of Seymour, died Monday, January 29, 2001, at the Seymour Hospital.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, January 31, 2001, at 10 a.m. at the First Christian Church officiated by Reverend Marvin Griffin and Reverend Jim Ezzell. Interment was held in Riverview Cemetery, Seymour, Texas under the direction of Archer Funeral home, Seymour, Texas.
Mrs. Farabee was born September 11, 1909 in Eastland County, Texas. She was married to Clifford Farabee, who preceded her in death on November 30, 1987. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Lenora Mahkon in 1993. Mrs. Farabee was a homemaker and moved to Seymour from Young County in 1975. She was a member of the First Christian Church.
She is survivied by one daughter, Peggy Gray of Seymour, Texas; three grandchildren, Gil Gary, Trude Skelton and Kari Skelton; seven great-grandchildren, Erin, Adam and Tai Gray; Whitney and Jordan Skelton; and Seth and Shea Skelton.
Mary K. Humphries
Mary K. Humphries, age 74, of Wichita Falls, Texas, died Thursday, February 1, 2001, in Wichita Falls.
Funeral Services were held at the Loop 11 Church of Christ in Wichita Falls, Texas on Monday, February 5, 2001, at 10:00 a.m. A. B. Martin and Michael Harbour, Preacher of Loop 11 Church of Christ officated. Graveside Services were held at the Gilliland Cemetery in Gilliland, Texas, on Monday, February 5, 2001, at 3:00 p.m. Services were under the direction of Archer Funeral Home, Seymour, Texas.
Mrs. Humphries was born October 27, 1926 in Gilliland, Texas. She and R. E. Humphries were married September 4, 1946 in Knox City, Texas. She and her husband moved from Gilliland to Wichita Falls in 1952. She worked at Cloth World as a clerk, retiring in 1989. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, R. E. Humphries of Wichita Falls, Texas; two daughters, Sharon Brewer of Wichita Falls, Texas and Anita Humphries of Fort Worth, Texas; two granddaughters, Stacy Stevens and Stephanie Daniels; three great grandchildren, Marlee Stevens, Jace Stevens and Jacob Daniels.
Kenneth Clyde (K. C.) Moore
Kenneth Clyde (K. C.) Moore, 75, of Wichita Falls died Monday, February 5, 2001, at home. Services were held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday at Floral Heights United Methodist Church with Rev. Dennis Wilkinson, pastor, officiating. Interment will be at Crestview Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Lunn’s Colonial Funeral Home.
Mr. Moore was born February 7, 1926, in Clyde, Texas. he and Lois Laney were married in 1944. He served in World War II in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Moore moved to Wichita Falls in 1945 and began working in the oil field industry. He was owner and operator of K & N Engine Sales & Service, and acquired Nortex Engine and T-M Parts. Favorite activities for Mr. Moore were his family, traveling, his home at Possum Kingdom Lake, and golfing with all his friends at WFCC.
He was survived by his wife, Lois Moore; his children, Tommy & Lana Moore Valenta of Dallas, Texas and Cynthia Moore of Burleson, Texas; eight grandchildren, and one great grandson. Mr. Moore was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde & Bessie Moore of Red Springs, Texas, and his brother, Donald Ray Moore of Olney.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
Pallbearers at the Service were Mr. Moore’s grandchildren; Chip Somodevilla, Neil Somodevilla, Todd Somodevilla, Adam Kinney, Chuck Fleenor, and Stephen Valenta. Honorary pallbearers were: Archie Horne, Jimmy Whitmire, A. P. Clark, Wayne Trott, Doug Trinton, Tom Miller, Joe Cadle, Jeff Kootnz, Lex Graham, Dick Gaines, Mike Pitts, Carl Milstead, John Smith, Leroy Finkler, Billy Hall, David Stiles, Paul Taggert, Keith Pistocco, Hy Bridges, Tony Black, Jerry Fouts, Bobby Lloyd, Don Massey, Gerald O’Brian, Tuffy Smith, Bill Swan, and Ed Barnett.
Stella Pearl Bishop
Stella Pearl Bishop, nee Martin, born on February 24, 1908 in Hill County, TX passed away in Cary, NC on February 3, 2001. Her burial service was conducted on Tuesday, February 6, 2001 at the First United Methodist Church in Seymour, with Reverend Derrell Patterson of Abilene, TX officiating at Stella’s request. She was laid to eternal rest in the family plot at the Masonic Cemetery.
Stella was the first of six surviving children born to Annie Mae (nee Legate) and Joseph Franklin Martin. Still a small child she arrived in Baylor County in a railroad boxcar. Her father and his brothers had learned of available land in this frontier part of Texas. They cleared land in Rendham and built a house. Later, Stella’s father traded that place for land in Westover. Here, the Martins settled and Stella helped raise her sisters and then her brother, along with orphaned cousin Gladys, taken in as a foster child. She and her siblings plowed the land behind a horse. She attended school in Westover until her father built a house in Abilene, TX where Stella and sisters Myrtle and Rubye stayed to receive higher education at McMurry College. Stella earned a teaching certificate, but more importantly became impressed with a handsome young man from Killeen, TX who worked his way through college by doing odd jobs around the campus. That first and lasting love of her life was J. Belmont Bishop. Belmont brought his group of chanters to the Martin girls’ house to serenade young Stella.
The courtship lasted for two years during which time both Belmont and Stella worked to save up enough money to get married and start a family. During that time Stella taught school at Round Timber, TX. Finally, on August 2, 1931 they got married in Westover. For a wedding present, Stella’s parents had given three chickens to the young couple, which they took with them on their honeymoon trip to the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas, TX. In those depression days it was hard to carve out a living. Belmont’s next teaching job was in Floydada, TX where Stella took in other teachers as boarders. Other assignments were schools in Archer City, TX and Megargel, TX. Stella and Belmont finally acquired some land west of Westover and settled there to raise their family. Tragedy struck early, when the couple’s first two children, son Harold Lee, and daughter Monte Joyce died as infants. Both were buried in the Westover cemetery . The Bishops then adopted a three day old boy, born on May 3,1936, and named him Michael Mann. Seven years later, on August 26, 1943, a son was born, Jack Belmont, and another three years later, on April 6, 1946, a girl, Rebecca Jane.
While Belmont rose at 4:00 a.m. to work the land, and then drive the school bus into Seymour, where he taught school all day, Stella provided a nurturing home to her children and their father. Being an expert seamstress she prided herself in sewing beautiful clothes for her children and later her grandchildren. In her garden she grew vegetables and fruits to feed the family and she canned as much as she could save for a cold day. Always there were flowers to adorn the homestead. In 1957 Stella and Belmont designed and built a house in town on Plants Street where they lived for the next 30 years.
Stella taught piano and played the organ at the First United Methodist Church of Seymour. She loved music and also sang in the choir. At church she belonged to the Methodist Women, Escalator Class, and the Harmony Club.
Stella and Belmont were family oriented, their large extended family in Seymour and vicinity included her parents Annie Mae and Joseph Franklin Martin, sister Jo and husband George Farr, sister Rubye and husband Joe Loe, sister Myrtle and husband Pat Barton, sister Oneita and husband Art Harris, brother Derrell Martin and wife Otekia, and their many children. Additionally, there were all the Martin cousins. This large family was further extended by Belmont’s relatives, brother Cyril Bishop and wife Mildred, and their children. All holidays and family events were celebrated in this large family context, and therefore made for many memories in Stella’s life.
Shortly after having moved into town, Stella was diagnosed with breast cancer and had to undergo grueling treatment, including extensive surgery and radiation therapy. These were trying times for the entire family when the teenage children had to take over all the household chores. But Stella through much worrying and praying survived this cancer, and later survived two other bouts of cancer. Coping with illness turned her into an advisor for many other women who asked her for advice when they were confronted with that disease. She also developed her handicrafts to new heights. She made quilts for all the children, knitted, made rugs, ceramics, embroidery, all to help her forget the cancer, but also to shower as much love on her family as she could express with her hands. She also became an avid reader, loved the game of Bridge, and loved winning. She and Belmont later joined a square dancing club and enjoyed traveling with that group.
In 1985 Stella became gravely ill with heart disease and over the next few years underwent numerous heart procedures including open-heart surgery. This illness also forced Stella to move out of her home on Plants Street to Wichita Falls, to be closer to a cardiac intensive care unit. She had had to stay in that unit often. While Stella’s frequent serious medical problems put a severe emotional and material strain on the family, they also forged even tighter bands between Stella and Belmont, her children and grandchildren, and her siblings. They all thanked God for the wonderful opportunity that He had given them for being together as a family.
Stella’s illness also introduced her to host of new friends, her doctors and nurses at Bethania Hospital in Wichita Falls, at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, at the Texas Heart Institute in Houston, and at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC. Lasting friendships developed. She especially appreciated caretakers at Rolling Meadows Retirement Community, Arbor House, both in Wichita Falls, TX, and Carolina House, and Heartsfield Retirement Communities in Cary, NC.
Stella’s strength came from her strong belief in Jesus Christ as her Savior and Lord. Much of her handiwork was devoted to Christian symbols. Her last words with her daughter were praying the 23rd Psalm. A few days later, after her son Jack had stayed up with her all night, she bowed her head as she went to be with the Lord while Mark Walkowe, her granddaughter Jill’s husband, held her hands and prayed with her.
Stella Pearl Bishop is survived by her husband of 69 years, J.Belmont Bishop, son Jack B. Bishop,Ph.D., and wife Irene of Raleigh,NC, daughter Rebecca J. Hein and husband H.A.Tillmann Hein,M.D. of Dallas,TX, daughter-in-law Charlotte Bishop of Milpitas,CA, grandson Monte M. Bishop and wife Debbie of San Jose,CA, granddaughter Jodie Robinson and husband Don of Eugene,OR, granddaughter Jill Walkowe and husband Mark of Durham,NC, grandson Jamin B. Bishop and wife Jaime of Wake Forest,NC, granddaughter Bettina M.C. Hein of St.Gallen,Switzerland, grandson H.K.Florian Hein of Mannhein,Germany, great-grandchildren Alex and Bailey Bishop, Michael Robinson, Michael and Derek Walkowe, and Jeremy Bishop, sister Jo Farr and husband George, and brother Derrell L. Martin and wife Otekia, both of Seymour,TX, and cousin Gladys Dormier of Arlington,TX. She was preceded in death by her sons Harold Lee and Michael Mann, daughter Monte Joyce, and by her sisters Myrtle Barton, Rubye Loe, and Oneita Harris.
