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Joe Ann Berry Stowell
Long-time New Orleans resident and native of Salado. Joe Ann Berry Stowell, died Jan. 8, 2007 after a long illness. She was 76.
Stowell graduated from the University of Houston summa cum laude in three years. She moved to New Orleans to start her own secretarial pool. After marrying and bearing two children, she returned to her position as manager of the New Orleans law firm Tucker and Schonekas. During her tenure, the firm built a successful case against one of New Orleans’ most prominent organized crime figures.
Stowell was an avid sportswoman, and sang in the a capella group the Sweet Adelines.
She was a member of the board of trustees of St. George’s Episcopal School in New Orleans and was a member of the vestry at St. George’s Episcopal Church.
She and her husband moved to Salado following Hurricane Katrina. This marked a return to her birthplace after more than 50 years.
She is survived by her husband, Colles C. Stowell; daughter, Joni Carpenter; son Colles C. Stowell, Jr.; sisters Barbara Sewell and Marla Sanders; brother Sonny Berry; two granddaughters, Emily and Hannah Schwartz; and dozens of cousins, nieces, and nephews.
The funeral was held Jan. 20 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Belton. Interment will occur in Lancaster, NH in the spring.
Dr. Welborn Kiefer Willingham
Dr. Welborn Kiefer Willingham, 78, of Salado, Texas, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007, after a brief illness.
Willingham, known as “Will” by his many friends, patients and colleagues, was born March 12, 1928, in Fisher County, Texas. He was the son of W.B. Willingham and Madge Eason Willingham.
A 1949 graduate of Texas Tech University, Willingham received a Masters degree at The University of Texas and a Ph.D. at Tech. As an undergraduate, Willingham was sophomore class president, a member of and first pledge trainer of Saddle Tramps, Tech’s spirit organization, and a member of Socii Fraternity which later became Sigma Nu.
After a brief stint as an officer in the United States Air Force, from which he retired in later years as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Reserves, Willingham spent most of his working life in academia. He was a professor in the Department of Education at Texas Tech, an adjunct professor at Tech’s medical school, and retired with the distinction of Professor Emeritus.
A practicing psychologist, Willingham founded a counseling center in Lubbock. He was an active member of the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology, in which organization he was a delegate and leader for many years. He founded that association’s Graduate Student Forum and served as its director, encouraging many young people in the profession.
In recent years Willingham enjoyed his retirement, while overseeing his ranching interests in Fisher and Scurry Counties
On Aug. 14, 1950, he married
a Lubbock native, Maxine McCollum, following a campus romance. After his Air Force tour of duty, University of Texas studies and a brief period in Hale Center, as the youngest school principal in the state at that time, they made their home in Lubbock, where they raised their family.
In 2006, they relocated to Salado, where they had built a vacation home. Willingham’s ancestors were early settlers in Salado.
Will is survived by his wife of 56 years, Maxine; his three children: Sharon Willingham Harris of Garland, Dr. Douglas B. Willingham of Salado, and Sheila Willingham McBeth of Sarasota, Florida. He is also survived by six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Private graveside services were held Monday, at the Willingham cemetery in Salado, officiated by the Rev. Thomas A. Wallace, Rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Belton.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to one’s charity of choice.
Wilma Hodge Capps
Wilma Hodge Capps, 83, of Salado, passed away Feb. 17, 2007.
Services were held Feb. 19 in the Historic Chapel of the Salado United Methodist Church, with Rev. Grady Brittain and Rev. Joe Bentley officiating.
Burial followed in Salado Cemetery.
She was born June 10, 1923, in Prairie Dell, TX, to Robert and Mae Street Hodge. She married
Clyde Capps on Nov. 7, 1942 in Belton. Their 64 years of marriage were spent in Salado, where she was a homemaker, rancher, lifelong member of Salado United Methodist Church and a Yellow Bird volunteer for Scott & White Hospital.
Survivors include her husband, Clyde Capps, of Salado; brother, John Robert Hodge and wife Tina Lee Hodge, of Menard; two daughters, Elizabeth Foster, of Houston, and Virginia Cosper and husband Cecil Cosper, of Salado; three grandchildren, Lanna Domangue and husband Scott Domangue, of Austin, Janna Russell and husband Chris Russell, of Houston, and Jenny Medlin and husband Jason Medlin, of Salado; six great-grandchildren, Derek Russell, Taylor Domangue, Collin Russell, Nicole Domangue, Colby Medlin and Trace Medlin.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Salado United Methodist Church Building Fund, 650 Royal St., Salado, TX 76571.
Coopwood C. Smith
Services for Coopwood C. Smith, 95, of Salado, were held Feb. 17, 2007 in the Salado United Methodist Church, with Rev. Grady Brittain officiating. Burial followed in the Killeen City Cemetery.
Smith died Feb. 15, 2007 in a Temple hospital.
He was born Jan. 15, 1912 in Lockhart, to Rafe Smith and Daisy Duke Smith. He married
Wilma McClung on Oct. 12, 1940, in Schulenberg. Smith owned Smith Cleaners in Killeen in the 1940s and 1950s. In 1974 he became a salesman for B&K Buick, where he worked until his retirement. He was a 32nd degree Mason, a member of the Shriners and a member of the Salado United Methodist Church. He also built P51 Mustang Aircraft at North American in Dallas during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Wilma Smith, of Salado; two daughters, Betty Anne (Smith) Luxton, of Leakey, TX, and Peggy Lynne (Smith) Hilburn, of San Marcos.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Salado United Methodist Church memorial fund.
Heartfield Funeral Home in Belton handled arrangements.
Peggy Bonner
Peggy Taylor Bonner, 88, of Salado, formerly of Temple, passed away Feb. 6, 2007 in a local hospital. Graveside services were held Feb. 8 at Hillcrest Cemetery.
She was born April 29, 1918 in Winnsboro to Wood County pioneers Horace C. and Mattie (Stanley) Taylor. She graduated from Winnsboro High School in 1936, and from the Scott & White School of Professional Nursing in 1940.
She married
Jamie P. Bonner in 1940 and belonged to the First Christian Church of Temple for 70 years.
During World War II she worked for the American Red Cross in Norfolk, VA. She also worked in hospitals in Newport News, VA, Hollywood, FL, San Francisco and Los Angeles as a staff nurse. She held various offices in the Christian Women’s Fellowship and served as deaconess on the church board.
She worked with Temple Family Services, was a member of Texas State Teacher’s Association, the Scott & White Memorial Hospital School of Professional Nursing Alumni Association, and was chairman of School Health Section in the Texas State Teacher’s Association for three years for Temple public schools. She had post graduate courses in Public and School Health.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Jamie P. Bonner, Sr., and granddaughter, Kimberly R. Bonner, of Salado.
She is survived by son, Jamie P. Bonner, Jr., and daughter-in-law, Phyllis M. Bonner, of Salado; sister, Martha LaVerne Kraft, of Fircrest, WA; brother, H. Charles Taylor, of Athens; nephew, Dr. Charles Taylor, of Houston; nieces, Karen Kraft, of Newport News, VA, and Gail Brian, of Fircrest, WA; granddaughters, Jackie Bell Dezern and Marci Brentham, both of Salado; great-grandsons, Tanner Myers and Maddux Hunter Dezern, both of Salado; great-granddaughters, Baylee Bell and Chloe Brentham, both of Salado; and great-grandson, Cole Brentham, of Salado.
Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church of Temple or Scott & White Memorial Hospital. Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple handled arrangements.
R.L. Peters
R.L. Peters passed away in a Rockwell hospital Feb. 3, 2007. A memorial service will be held 10 a.m. Feb. 10 at the Salado Church of Christ. Services will be conducted by son-in-laws Dwight Parker, of Grandfield, OK, and Clyde Smith, of Rockwall, nephew Tim Brown, of Salado, ministers Joe Keyes, of Salado, and Gene Greer, of Heidenheimer, and daughter Linda Smith, of Rockwall.
A private interment will be conducted at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery.
R.L. was the oldest of four children born to Irl and Roxy (Graham) Peters on March 31, 1921 in Moody. He grew up in Lorenzo and Rogers, where he graduated high school. He served in the U.S. Naval Air Force from 1942-1950. He later received a bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech and a master’s degree from Oklahoma State University.
He worked in Air Force Logistics for 20 years, retiring in 982. He was honored by President Lyndon Johnson with Presidential Citation in 1964 for outstanding job performance. He served as a Bell County Commissioner and as an election official. He received the first Pioneer Award given by the Bell County Republican Party.
He was an active member of the Church of Christ, and served as a deacon in three different communities, and as an elder. He was involved in Christian education, serving as a Trustee of Magic Valley Christian College in Albion, ID.
R.L. served as a member of the Bell County Historical Commission; Sons of the American Revolution, Sons of the Republic of Texas and Sons of Confederate Veterans.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Eva, three daughters, Annette Parker of Grandfield, OK, Dorothy Peters, of Mesquite, and Linda Smith, of Rockwall; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild; sisters MaryBelle Brown, of Salado, and Lou Nelle Merritt of St. Catherins, Ontario. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Billie, and a nephew, Dr. Stephen Merritt.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Peters-Merritt Memorial Scholarship Fund for Research of Tropical Diseases at Texas A&M Foundation, 401 Bush Drive, College Station, TX 77840.
Odessa Marie Smith Dunnahoo
Odessa Marie Smith Dunnahoo, 72, born Oct. 24, 1934, passed away April 28, 2007.
Marie Smith Dunnahoo is survived by her children Rick and Missy Dunnahoo, Robert andCarrice Dunnahoo, Dee Ann and Tim Driver, Matt and Melinda Dunnahoo, Anndra Mulholland, 16 grandchildren, two great grandchildren, two sisters and two brothers.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Luther Edger Smith and Essie Olene Benton Smith, her husband of 48 years, Robert Dunnahoo Sr. and by her grandson Jared Dunnahoo.
Services were held May 1 at the Salado Church of Christ. A short grave-side service will follow at the Bell Plains Cemetery.
Arrangements were in the care of Harper-Talasek in Temple.
(Sally) Margaret Cawthon Maddux
(Sally) Margaret Cawthon Maddux, age 91, of Victoria, passed away on April 21, 2007. Her service was held in Houston and she was buried there at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery.
She was born March 3, 1916 in Salado, the daughter of John H. (Hub) Cawthon and his wife Pearl. She and her siblings grew up in Salado. She married
Emmitt Maddux of Holland. They and their children resided in Houston for many years. After retiring, she and Emmitt moved to Seadrift and were members of the First Baptist Church. For the past few years, she had resided at Twin Pines Nursing Home in Victoria.
Survivors are her sons: Clayton Maddux, of Katy, Tom Maddux, of Victoria; daughter, Carol King, of Stafford; brother Joe Cawthon, of Eureka, CA. She is also survived by five grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and one great-great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Emmitt Maddux, son, David Maddux, and grandchildren, John Maddux, Shane Maddux, Amanda Maddux and Baby Knostman.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hosptial (Attention Memorial Department Tribute Account # 186409122), 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Donald F. Logan
Donald F. Logan, 85, of Belton died peacefully at home Monday evening, April 23, 2007 after a lengthy battle with prostate cancer.
Rosary will be held at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Salado, 7 pm Friday, April 27 followed by an Irish Wake at the home of Susan Terry. Funeral Mass at St. Stephen will be 10am Saturday, April 28, under the direction of Cole Funeral Home, 1113 West Fifth Street, McGregor, 254-840-2880. Interment will be at 2 pm in the Tadlock family plot in Crawford, Texas. Services will be conducted by Msgr. Arthur Michalka, Fr. Charles Davis and Msgr. Louis Pavlichek.
Born October 4, 1921, in North Platte, Nebraska to Albert J. (Bert) Logan and Irene Hubbard Logan, Don was raised in San Antonio, Texas. He was the oldest of five boys. A graduate of Central Catholic High School in 1938, Don attended St. Mary’s University before enlisting in the Army Air Corps, he was part of the 504 Bomb group on Tinnean Island. Discharged a 1st Lieutenant in 1946, Don enrolled at the University of Texas and earned his degree in Engineering. He was recalled for the Korean War and served stateside. He married
Betty Harris in San Antonio February 1951and adopted her two daughters Curtis Tadlock and Susan Elizabeth. A son, Grady Albert, was born in January 1952.
He used his Structural Engineering license in San Antonio, Beaumont and finally settled in Houston where he worked for Southern Pacific Railroad and Anderson Clayton. In 1970 he enrolled in the University of Guadalajara where he earned a degree in Architecture. He consulted as a licensed professional Architect and Engineer before retiring to Belton in 1986. In his retirement, he consulted and volunteered his professional service to the Diocese of Austin to design and construct numerous church projects including St. Stephen, (where the services are being held), Eagles Wings Retreat Center, and Holy Trinity in Corn Hill. He also volunteered for many civic organizations in Temple and Belton. He taught math at Holy Trinity Catholic High School in Temple.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Betty Harris Logan, and brothers Bob and Tom. He is survived by Taddy Maddox of Austin, her children Jimmy and Bobby, his wife Katherine, great-granddaughter Gemma; Susan Terry of Salado, her husband Gene, children Mariah Grazioplene, her husband Jeff, and great-grandchildren Dylan and Kate, David Terry, and Sarah Hussey and her husband Wade; Grady Logan of Oklahoma City and his wife Kathy, children Rebekah and Margaret; two brothers Jack Logan and Larry Logan.
Memorials may be made to Eagles Wings Retreat Center, PO Box 248, Burnet, TX 78611 or a charity of choice.
