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Dorothy Duley
Dorothy Duley, age 73, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2001 in Mineral Wells, Texas.
Graveside services were held Sunday, July 22, 2001 at 5 p.m. in Riverview Cemetery under the direction of Archer Funeral Home.
Mrs. Duley was born January 10, 1928 in Baylor County, Texas to Kenton and Leora Shawver. She obtained a bachelors degree from North Texas State University. She worked for the City of Fort Worth for 26 years as a legal secretary. She was a Baptist. She was preceded in death by a son, Gary L. Duley.
She is survived by four sons, Clyde Duley and wife, Lisa of Weatherford, Texas; Ronald Duley and wife, Kymberly of Mineral Wells, Texas; David Duley of Fort Worth, Texas and Thomas Duley of Perrin, Texas; one daughter, Karen Aparicio and husband, Simon of Mineral Wells, Texas; 11 grandchildren; 8 step-grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren.
Christopher Benjamin Fest
Christopher Benjamin Fest, entered into rest on Friday, July 20, 2001 at the age of 29 years. He was preceded in death by grandparents, Lewis and Thelma Huff.
Survivors include his parents, Claude and Donna Fest, his sisters, Kelly Fest and Libby Fest Hering; a brother, Eric Fest; nephews, Dillion Hering and Blaise Roberts and a host of many special friends.
Christopher was a Senior at UTSA and will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
Funeral services were held Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Oak Hills Chapel. Graveside services were held on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Riverview Cemetery in Seymour, Texas.
Betty Lou Gideon
Betty Lou Gideon, 76, passed from this life on Friday, July 20, 2001.
Funeral services were held July 22, at the Church of Christ in Seymour with Bro. A.B. Martin officiating. Burial was at Riverview Cemetery in Seymour under the direction of Seymour Memorial Funeral Home.
Betty was born in Baylor County on October 8, 1924. Her parents were Cecil (Warren) and Mixon Studer. Her brother, Mixon, Jr., was born on October 29, 1925. Her mother went to be with the Lord when Betty was only 3 years old. This was a very sad time for the family. Her grandparents, John and Gertrude Studer, helped raise Betty and Junior for a few years. They lived in the Ogden community, outside Seymour, with numerous relatives and friends.
Mixon, Sr., married Bessie Keel in August 1933, and they all moved to the Carter-Taylor Ranch. Her youngest brother, Bobby Glen, was born on June 27, 1934. Betty was in a family that loved the Lord. She spent a lot of time in church, while her dad preached and led singing. She loved to sing hymns and gospel songs. She accepted Jesus as savior, and was baptized as a young teenager. Betty attended the Ogden school as a child and she completed her education at Seymour High School in 1942.
In June of 1942, she married W.L. Witt and moved to Arizona. Their first daughter, Mickey Ethel, was born on May 19, 1943 in Nevada. During the war, W.L. joined the Navy and Betty moved to Texas. She lost a child, named Nancy Carolyn, during this time. They eventually moved to California, where Brenda Kay was born on August 10, 1946.
Betty’s brother, Mixon, Jr., was killed in a car accident during the late 1940s. This was a devastating time for the family. Everyone loved Junior so much. The family’s faith in God carried them through all of their pain and suffering, over the years.
In 1950, Betty was divorced and moved to Seymour. She and her cousin, Eileene (Studer) Ryan, operated a cafe for a while. They then went to work for GTE Phone Co.
In 1953, Betty married Weldon (Johnny) Gideon and moved to Knox City. Their son, Michael Don, was born on December 17, 1954. They divorced when Mike was 3 months old, and Betty moved back to Seymour. Her daughters, Mickey and Brenda, graduated high school and went to Austin for college.
Betty transferred to Memphis, Texas in 1967 with GTE. In 1970, she transferred to La Grange, to be closer to her daughters. In 1970, she moved to Bryan, where Mike graduated in 1973.
She retired from GTE in 1979, and her grandson, Adam Jeffrey Witt was born on August 17, 1979. Adam was her pride and joy. Her dad, Mixon, Sr., passed away in the early 1980s after a battle with cancer.
Betty received her real estate license and sold houses until 1988. She always talked about spending her last days in Seymour, so she could be close to many relatives and friends. But, God had a different plan. She developed a disease similar to Alzheimers, and spent her last 4 years in a nursing home in New Braunfels. During this time, she lost her son-in-law, Bill Stockwell to cancer. Bill was a special part of the family for almost 32 years, and Betty loved him dearly. Her stepmother, Bessie Studer passed away last September after a lengthy illness.
Betty’s devoted children, and the staff at Colonial Manor, made her life comfortable as they could. Brenda was the family’s “Angel of Mercy”. She lived close by, and was able to spend many days with Betty. Her children were with her when she peacefully passed away.
Even during her illness, she blessed people with her singing, her smile, and her loving heart. God used her to touch others until He called her home.
Betty is survived by two daughters, Mickey Stockwell of Galveston, and Brenda Witt of San Antonio. One son, Michael Gideon of Bryan. One grandson, Adam Witt of San Antonio; a brother and sister-in-law, Bobby and Genevieve Studer of Granbury; a nephew, David Studer; two nieces, Donna and Betty Studer, all of Granbury; and numerous relatives and friends, that she had during her long life.
Memorials may be made to The Alzheimers Association or your local chapter of Hospice Care.
J.T. Albright
J.T. Albright passed away Friday, July 20, 2001 in Porterville, California. No services were held at his request. Burial was in Veterans Only Cemetery July 27, 2001.
He was born April 17, 1916 to William Leslie and Nell Boone Albright in Vera, Texas. He married Dorothy Teague in January 1947. They were later divorced.
He is survived by his wife, Rosetta, two daughters, Pamela Guerrea of San Jose, California and Deevie Kay Johnson of Porterville, a sister, Elaine Moffett of Orofino, Idaho, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Three brothers and one sister preceded him in death.
Judy Hailey
Judy Hailey, 57, passed away Monday, August 6, 2001, at her home in Abilene, Texas. Services will be held Thursday, August 9, at 10:30 a.m., at Elliott-Hamill Funeral Home, S. 14th Abilene. Reverend Wallace Clay of Chillicothe and A.B. Marton of Seymour officiating. Burial will be in Hamby Cemetery.
Mrs. Hailey was born October 22, 1943, in Galveston, Texas, to John V. and Gerry (Bruce) Borden. She was reared in San Antonio and Austin. Judy graduated from Douglas MacArthur High School in San Antonio.
August 26, 1961, Judy married Johnny Bill Hailey, son of Buford and Ruth (Crump) Hailey at Trinity Baptist Church in San Antonio with Reverend Buckner Fanning performing the ceremony. To this union were born three children, Bryan, Lisa and Michele.
The Haileys moved to Abilene in 1995, after living in Eula, Texas for 18 years. Judy was a homemaker, a leader in Compassionate Friends, and a member of Eula Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Johnny Bill Hailey of Abilene; her mother, Gerry Bordon of Houston; two daughters, Lisa Kay Blair of Fort Worth and Michele Wilson of Webster, Texas; daughter-in-law, Tina Hailey Dacus of Breckenridge; a sister, Joan Pope, of Corpus Christi; 15 grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her son, Bryan Hailey, and her father, John Borden.
Memorials may be made to West Texas Rehabilitation Center, 4601 Hartford, Abilene, TX 79605; Hendrick Hospice Care, P.O. Box 1922, Abilene, TX 79604; or the donor’s favorite charity.
Henrietta J. Pavliska
Henrietta J. Pavliska, age 78, passed away Saturday, August 4, 2001, at Eagle Lake, Texas. Christian Wake services were held at 7 p.m. Monday, August 6, 2001, at the Seymour Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Mass was held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, August 7, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Seymour, with Friar Richard Eldredge officiating. Interment was in the SPJST Cemetery under the direction of Seymour Memorial Funeral Home.
Mrs. Pavliska was born March 10, 1923 in Baylor County, Texas, to August and Carrie Wasek Ermis. She married Raymond V. Pavliska on June 24, 1946 in Seymour, Texas. He preceded her in death on June 1, 1998. She worked for the Seymour School Cafeteria for many years, and was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
She is survived by one daughter, Janet Rusch of Odessa, Texas; by one son, Eddie Joe Pavliska of Eagle Lake, Texas; by one sister, Irene Case of Granbury, Texas; by two brothers, Wesley Ermis of Edmond, Oklahoma and Eugene Ermis of Wichita Falls, Texas; and by six grandchildren.
Rachel Lee Morgan
Rachel Lee Morgan, age 72, passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2001, at her residence in Seymour. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Friday, August 10, 2001, at the First Baptist Church in Seymour with Rev. Glenn Shock, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the Seymour Masonic Cemetery under the direction of Seymour Memorial Funeral Home.
Mrs. Morgan was born August 13, 1928, in Seymour, Texas to Harlin and Lillie Harleston King. She married Luke Morgan on February 17, 1945, in Seymour, Texas. He preceded her in death on December 12, 1999. She was a lifelong resident of Baylor County. She was a homemaker and a member of the Northeast Baptist Church.
She is survived by one son, Danny Morgan, of Seymour, Texas; by three grandchildren, Lynn Morgan of Seymour, Texas, Cindy Shepeard of Wichita Falls and Mindy Morgan of Wichita Falls, Texas; by four brothers, J.C. King, Willie King and Robert King, all of Seymour and Harlin King, Jr., of Amarillo, Texas; and by seven great-grandchildren, Amanda and Amber Morgan, Julia and Alecia Bradley, and Quiyamah, Victoria and Elizabeth Shepeard.
She was also preceded in death by one brother, James Elvie Bradford in 1979.
The family requests that memorials be made to Hospice.
Rev. Bobby Gene Harris
Services for Rev. Bobby Gene Harris, age 62, of Alba, Texas were scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, in the Lindale First Baptist Church MMC with Rev. George Decker and Bobby Thornton officiating. Interment followed in the Harris Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Caudle-Rutledge Funeral Directors in Lindale. Rev. Harris died Sunday morning at his residence. He was born April 17, 1939 in Marlo, Oklahoma and was formerly of Edom before moving to Alba 4 years ago. Rev. Harris was employed by Central Freight Lines in Tyler and pastored the Omen Baptist Church in Arp where he was a member. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alvin and Molly Arms Harris; a brother, James Harris; a sister, Juanita Smiley and by a grandson, Bry Harris.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rinda Harris of Alba; two sons, Curtis Harris of Ben Wheeler and Derral Harris of Van; four daughers, Vanessa Day of Lindale, Mickie Gable of Ben Wheeler, Cheryl Bland and Shanna Ross, both of Edom; three brothers, Dalton Harris of Muleshoe, Dean Harris of Lubbock and Melvin Harris of Clifton; three sisters, Dorothy Self of Springtown, Bonnie Barnard of Marlo, Oklahoma and Trell Taylor of Friona; 17 grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
His nephews served as pallbearers. Honorable Pallbearers were James Reynolds, Chuck Howell, Fenley Tucker, Chuck Reynolds, and Robert Reynolds.
