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Peggy Barton Means
Peggy Barton Means, 71, of Salado passed away Friday August 31, 2007 at home surrounded by her family.
Services were held September 4, at Belton Church of Christ. Joe Baisden officiated. Burial followed at the North Belton Cemetery.
Peggy Barton Means was born in Iowa Park, Texas, on October 12, 1935, to Thomerson Pemsbrooke and Frances Cooksey Barton. She graduated from Belton High School in 1954 and on June 4, 1955 she married
Victor R. Means, Jr. She and her husband spent 52 wonderful years together. Peggy was a faithful member of Belton Church of Christ.
Other than being a homemaker, Peggy was an owner of Salado Gallery in Salado for 20 years. She was a gifted artist and decorator and selected all the beautiful merchandise for sale at Salado Gallery.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister Wanda Matlock. She is survived by her husband Vic (Buddy) Means of Salado; son and daughter-in-law Victor R. Means III and Sheila of Snyder; two daughters and sons-in-law Mary and Dr. Charles B. Owen II of Austin and Rebekah and Dave Jarratt of Belton. She is also survived by sisters Mary Durant of Granbury and Patsy Carr of Witchita Falls and nine grandchildren. Nickolas and wife Allison Means of Lubbock, Chad Owen of New Orleans, LA, Elissa Owen of Mailbu, CA, Brandon Jarratt of College Station, Anna Owen of Austin and Emily Jarrat of Belton.
Memorials may be made to M.D. Anderson Hospital of Houston, Belton Church of Christ or Bell County Museum.
Wynell Gillen Patterson
Wynell Gillen Patterson was born on April 15, 1930, in Blooming Grove, Texas, to Drew and Bertha Gillen. After graduating from Blooming Grove High School in 1947, she entered Baylor University where in 3 years she earned her BA degree in Elementary Education. At Baylor University, she began many friendships that remained strong and vibrant through the rest of her life. Ruth, Janine, Joyce, Eloise and later, Anna, were just a few of the Baylor friends that added so much to her life – they were treasured blessings.
Wynell married
her sweetheart, Jim Williams Patterson, on August 4, 1950. They lived in Hubbard; Durant, Oklahoma; Fort Worth; Oklahoma City; Jackson, Mississippi; San Antonio; Dallas; and Salado. While Jim’s career scanned decades as a Petroleum Landman, Wynell’s calling was to be a teacher in elementary schools, including for many years in Carrollton-Farmers Branch where she shaped countless young lives through the years. Her teaching was not confined to public schools; she also taught young children in numerous churches throughout her lifetime, including Royal Haven Baptist Church in Dallas and later her beloved First Baptist Church of Salado. Wynell volunteered extensively at the Salado Library and encouraged many in the Village with her generous spirit and gracious actions. Her dear friends and church family were always important to her, especially after the passing of Jim in 2001.
Wynell and Jim were recognized as Alumni of the Year in 1996 by the Central Texas Chapter of the Baylor Alumni Association. One of her favorite activities each year was the celebration of the Jim Patterson Memorial Golf Tournament, benefiting the Scholarship Fund of the Central Texas Chapter of the Baylor Alumni Association.
Wynell was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers, Blake, Billy and Charles Drew. Her survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Phyllis Patterson of San Antonio; son and daughter-in-law, Ken and Lee Patterson of San Antonio; son and daughter-in-law, Kevin and Shannon Patterson of Carrollton; daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Greg Stapp of Frisco; grandchildren, Paul and wife, Dawn, Clint, Angela, Sam, Olivia, McKenzie, Reid, Zach, Mason and Drew; sister, Maxine Brown of Lamkin; sisters-in-law, Earldean Patterson, Doris Gillen, Wanda Gillen, Carolyn Gillen and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
More lasting than her many achievements, Wynell will be remembered as a dedicated Christian, a loving wife, a guiding mother, a nurturing grandmother and a trusted friend. Memorials may be made, in lieu of flowers, to the Building Fund of First Baptist Church of Salado,210 South Main, Salado, TX 76571, and to Baylor University, Cen-Tex Chapter Scholarship Fund, One Bear Place #97026, Waco, TX 76798.
Visitation will be held Thursday, August 30, 2007, from 6 p.m.–8 p.m., at Dossman Funeral Home, 2525 N. Main, P. O. Box 239, Belton, TX 76513.
A Memorial Service will be held 11 a.m. Friday, August 31, at the First Baptist Church of Salado with ministers Brian Dunks, Frank Wallace and Randy Carter Officiating. Graveside Service will precede at 10 a.m. in Salado Cemetery.
Dossman Funeral Home in Belton (254-933-2525) is in charge of arrangements.
Katherine Archer Tyson
Katherine Archer Tyson, 93, died in her home in Salado Aug. 6, 2007. Services are under the direction of Sheffield Funeral Home and will be 11 a.m. Aug. 10 at the Salado Methodist Church. Reverend Travis Franklin and her step-grandson, Reverend Andrew K. Tyson will officiate.
A descendant of Texas political pioneers, she was born to Texas Court of Appeals Chief Justice, Roy C. Archer and Kate Cocke Archer in Austin, the oldest of four children. She graduated from Austin High School, The University of Texas, B.A., 1935 and M.A., 1936. She became one of the first women in Texas to earn a Masters in Geology. She was invaluable on her father’s campaign trail with her “Please vote for my daddy” speeches. Her first job was with Continental Oil in Houston where she met her future husband Alfred Knox Tyson. A fellow geologist, they traveled the world over studying geology. They married
Feb. 6, 1939 in Austin.
She was an active member of the Salado Methodist Church, the Houston Garden Club, River Oaks Country Club, Texas EX’s, a charter member of St. Luke’s Methodist Church of Houston, the Dallas Garden Club, the D.A.R. and Daughters of the Republic of Texas, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, and a board member of the Retina Research Foundation.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband (1975), a brother, Branch T. Archer, step-son Brady Tyson, and a nephew, Mark Voegeli.
She is survived by her son Knox and his wife Betsy, her daughter Tracey and her husband John Davis, of Salado and Elizabeth Kinnison and her husband Lt. Commander Liam Kinnison of Norfolk, VA. She is also survived by her grandchildren Dee Dee T. Hoak and her husband Hale and John K. Tyson all of Dallas; two great-grandsons, Henry and Alfred Hoak; also her step-daughter Harriet and her husband Bill Willcox; Harriet’s daughter Anne Voegele; all of Washington D.C.; and Brady’s children, Tim Tyson, Andrew Tyson, Janet Tyson-Sanchez; Janet’s children Cristina and Lorena of Tampico, Mexico, James Tyson, Ken Tyson, Tiago Tyson, and Debra Tyson; and her sisters Maude Ellis and her daughter Kathy Porter of Corpus Christy, Helen Brown and her daughter Katie Strohmayer of California.
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to Retina Research Foundation, 6560 Fannin St. #2200, Houston, TX 77030 or to the charity of choice.
Cile Robertson Ambrose
Private services for Cile Robertson Ambrose, 76, of Salado were held Aug. 2, 2007 at the Robertson Family cemetery in Salado. Rev. Adrin Fletcher officiated.
Ambrose died July 30 at a Temple Hospital.
She was born in Belton to Sterling Robertson and Mary Lucile Armstrong Robertson. She attended Ward Belmont University in Nashville. She was an adviser to Chi Omega at Vanderbilt. She served as president of the Central Texas Area Museum, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of the Confederacy, 1st Families of Tennessee and Colonial Dames.
Survivors are two sons, John Ambrose and Sterling Ambrose, both of Nashville; three daughters, Sarah Eddy of Atlanta, Ann Ambrose of Englewood, Calif., and Cile Cownan of Nashville: one sister, Ann Roberston of San Antonio; and 10 grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Central Texas Area Museum, P.O. Box 36, Salado, TX 76571.
William L. "Bill" Piper
Funeral services for William L. “Bill” Piper, age 90, of Salado were held July 21, 2007 at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton with Rev. Brian Dunks and Rev. Mike Bergman officiating.
Burial followed in Murphree cemetery in Evant, Texas.
Piper died July 19 in a Temple hospital.
He was born February 17, 1917 in Lampasas Couny to James Virgil and Minnie (White) Piper on their ranch near the Mountain View Community.
He married
Wanda Flatt December 14, 1938 in Lampasas, Texas. They have lived in Texas all their lives, moving to Victoria where he served the Texas Department of Public Safety for 15 years.
He entered the insurance business in 1952, moving to Beaumont and later settling in Salado. In Salado he was manager for Southland Life Insurance Company, retiring in 1985.
He was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Salado, serving in various capacities including interim choir director, usher and Deacon.
He was a member of the Salado Masonic Lodge #296, having served in many offices including being Master of the Lodge. He was honored with a 60-year Masonic pin last year. He was also a member of Masonic Lodge #550 in Evant, and a member of the Scottish Rite in Waco.
A member of the Kiwanis, Piper served as the Past Lt. Governor of the Texas-Oklahoma District of the Kiwanis Club.
He was an active member of the Salado Lions Club.
He is survived by Wanda Piper of Salado, son C. Trent Piper of McGregor and a host of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers David L. Piper, James V. Piper and Marvin Luther Piper and two sisters Martha Lois Venable and Mary Pauline Garretson.
Dossman Funeral Home in Belton was in charge of arrangements.
Leroy Otis Webster
Fort Hood announced the death of a Soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. Leroy Otis Webster, 28, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died April 25, 2009, near Kirkuk, Iraq, after being shot while on a dismounted patrol.
Webster joined the military in November 2003 as a Cannon Crewmember and was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division since March 2006.
He deployed January 2009. Sergeant Webster’s decorations and awards include the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Meritorious Unit Citation, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, and Overseas Service Ribbon.
Michael Lawrence Lynch
Michael Lawrence Lynch, 64, passed away April 24, 2009 in Pasadena, Texas.
He was born March 30, 1945 in Long Beach, California to Justin and Josephine Lynch.
He was preceded in death by his father, Justin Joseph Lynch.
He is survived by his wife Shirley Lynch, who owned and operated Salado Chiropractic Clinic for many years in Salado.
He is also survived by his mother, Josephine Iris Lynch, two sisters, Sharon Booth, and Margaret Robey and husband Glen, two brothers, Paul Lynch and wife Trudy, and John Lynch and wife Peggy, two daughters, Dawn Bray and husband Roy, and Gretchen Thomas and husband James, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild as well as seven nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian burial will be held April 30 at 11 a.m. at St. Hyacinth Catholic Church, 2921 Center St. Deer Park. Interment will follow in Grand View Memorial Park.
Vicky Jo Sartor
Vicky Jo Sartor; of Salado, died at the age of 55 on April 25, 2009 at a Temple hospital. She was born on January 5, 1954.
She dedicated her last 20 years of life to the Salado United Methodist Church serving as Program Director and Minister of Children. She was a devout Christian and spiritual counselor; lending her energy in every endeavor. She served her community and family through her love of animals and children.
Sartor served on the Advisory Board of the Peaceable Kingdom Retreat for Children and assisted with the first fundraisers for the organization. She also served Salado ISD as an officer of the Salado Parents and Teachers. She was involved in many community events, ranging from parades to history awareness and politics to artistic endeavors of every color.
While she shared her giving heart with this community, her greatest love was for family. Vicky was the wife of H.K. Sartor and the mother of H.R. Sartor.
After graduating from high school in Bartlett, Texas and college; Vicky studied at area universities. She married
H.K. Sartor on June 2, 1978. Her son, Howard Robert (HR), was born on Christmas Day, 1979.
She is survived by her husband, Howard Kent Sartor; her son, Howard Robert Sartor; her parents, Robert and Evelyn Powitzky; her sister, Janie David; and her aunt, Dorothy Jean Bartlett.
A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. May 1 at the Salado United Methodist Church. A reception will follow.
In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that a donation be made in honor of children and animals that will be managed and distributed by the Salado United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 771, Salado, Texas 76571.
A future dedication to Vicky Jo Sartor will be made at Peaceable Kingdom Retreat for Children. “ The Laughing Place” will be named in her honor.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by Dossman Funeral Home of Belton.
Gil Wanzor
A Life Celebration for Gil Wanzor, 78, of Salado will be Saturday, April 25 from 5:00PM at Broecker Funeral Home, Salado.
Wanzor died April 21, 2009 at his home in Salado.
Gil was born to Aubrey Wanzor and Caroline LoPresti in Minneola, N.Y. on March 18, 1931.
He graduated from Great Neck High School, Great Neck N. Y. in 1948 and attended Kent State University until 1951 when he entered the Navy.
Gil served on the aircraft carrier USS Lake Champlain during the Korean War as a Lt. JG with the F2H2 Banshees Attach Squadron 106. He received the Korean Service Medal, United Nations Medal, Navy Occupation (European CLASP), Korean PUC and National Defense Service medals.
He returned to Kent State University in 1955 and graduated in 1957 with degrees in fine arts, commercial art and art education. After graduation, he began a 26 year career as an art educator at all levels, 1st grade thru adults in Kent, Ohio.
He was a 50 year member of the ATO Fraternity at Kent State University.
Due to his love for the water, Gil and his wife Pat, of 52 years, sailed various sailboats on the Great Lakes and upon retiring in 1988 fulfilled their dream of cruising aboard their 38’ Hood sailboat, “The Blue Parrot”, in the Gulf, Caribbean, Intercoastal and Chesapeake Bay.
Moving to Salado in 1998 Gil became deeply involved in the Arts. He was a member of the board of directors of SaladoVillage Artists, board member of the Public Arts League, winning numerous awards. He was also a member of the Salado Lions Club.
