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Louise B. Allen
Funeral services for Louise B. Allen, 89, of Belton were held April 18, 2009 at Heartfield Funeral Home in Belton. Interment followed at North Belton Cemetery.
Louise died April 15, 2009 in a Belton care center.
Louise was born Oct. 26, 1919 in Bell County to B.I. and Katie (Strickland) Beasley. She married
Lloyd Allen on May 7, 1947 in Bertram. He preceded her in death on Oct. 30, 2007. Louise was the purchasing contracting officer at Ft. Hood for 33 years, retiring in 1985. She has been a member of the Presbyterian Church in Belton for more than 35 years.
Survivors include one son, David Allen of Elgin; two daughters, Mary Allen of Belton, Barbara Lara of Albuquerque, New Mexico; thirteen grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Allen; one grandson; three brothers; four sisters.
Heartfield Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Pfc. Richard Allen Dewater
Fort Hood officials have announced the death of a Soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Pfc. Richard Allen Dewater, 21, of Topeka, Kan., died April 15, 2009, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device, while on a dismounted patrol near Korengal Valley, Afghanistan.
Dewater entered the military in February 2008. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division since June 2008. He deployed to Afghanistan July 2008.
Private First Class Dewater’s awards and decorations include the National Defense Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, and NATO Medal.
Floyd “Bud” Fulgham
Visitation for Floyd “Bud” Fulgham, 82, of Salado were held April 16, 2009 at Broecker Funeral Home in Salado.
Fulgham died April 14, 2009 at his residence in Salado.
Bud was born April 14, 1927 in Houston to Dempsey Adson Fulgham and Kathleen Stafford.
After his tour of duty in the Navy during WW II, Bud spent most of his professional life in the construction business as superintendent of construction for Hooker Construction Company in Waco. He then spent several years in the house moving business. He retired in 1979.
Bud was a bachelor all his life but was “father” to numerous Salado children, helping them with their studies and rewarding their efforts with candy.
Bud is preceded in death by his father, mother, brother Ted Fulgham of Antlers, OK.
Survivors include two brothers, Robert and wife Joyce of Salado, Charles and wife Connie of Pflugerville.
In addition, he had four nephews and two nieces.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his honor to Salado Independent School System, 550 Thomas Arnold Rd., Salado, TX 76571.
Broecker Funeral Home of Salado is in charge of arrangements.
Lt. Col. Robert B. McGhee (Ret)
Robert B. McGhee, of Salado, died April 20, 2009 at his home. He was born on November 23, 1921 in Muskegon, Michigan to Robert L. and Wenonah (Butterworth) McGhee. Bob was well known in the community for his selfless efforts in the Salado Lions Club. He won the Tom P. Kirkham, Jr. Leadership Award in 1997 and Lion of the Year award 1991-1992. Bob had several careers in his lifetime including the U. S. Army, aircraft safety consultant and real estate. He loved boating and fishing and was a licensed U. S. Coast Guard Captain.
He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Theresa, of Salado and children, Mrs. Robert (Judy) Thompson, of San Antonio; John “Mac” McGhee of Pipe Creek, TX; Mrs. Thirl (Sharon) Johnson, of Dallas; and Dana Allen, of The Grove; 10 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren, and 3 nephews and one niece. His sister, Helen, resides in Kenai, Alaska. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Dee and two grandchildren. Bob and Theresa are members of the First United Methodist Church in Salado.
Col. McGhee served in the U. S. Army for 28 years including combat action in World War II and Korea. He was awarded the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Silver Star and the Bronze Star for valor with one oak leaf cluster. He was awarded the Purple Heart with one oak leaf cluster, The Army Commendation Medal, European and Korean Presidential Commendation Medals, as well as various U.S. and Korean Service Medals. He enlisted as a Private in Troop B, 106 Cavalry Regiment (Horse Mounted), Michigan National Guard, 2 March 1938. He retired as Chief of Operations and Training, Aviation Division, Fourth U.S. Army, 31 March 1966.
His service during WWII involved the invasion of North Africa, airborne invasion of Holland as a Glider Trooper, the Battle of The Bulge in the Ardennes Forest and an airborne invasion of Germany at the Rhine River. He was in Korea for the breakout of the Pusan Perimeter in mid 1950. He served in postwar Panama, Germany, and throughout the USA.
He was a Master parachute jumper and Senior Army Aviator pilot of helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. He was the pilot who flew into the jungles of Ecuador to recover the bodies of five martyred Missionaries working among cannibal Aucas Indians. These exploits were recorded in the book “Through Gates of Splendor” and the movie, “The Tip of the Spear”. He had the honor of flying Able, Baker and Charlie (the first monkeys in space) from Ft. Knox, KY to Florida. He was a member of the Order of Daedalians having logged 13200 hours flight time.
A memorial service will be 1 p.m. April 23, at Salado United Methodist Church, 650 Royal Street. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations to the Lions Crippled Children’s Hospital in Kerrville, TX.
Clara Chrisco Gaines
Services for Clara Chrisco Gaines, of Ballinger will be held April 18, 2009 at the Carnegie Library in Ballinger, TX.
Gaines died Sunday, April 12, 2009, at her granddaughter’s residence Chaniel Manning in Salado.
She was born in Arkansas, to S. C. Chrisco and Bertha Boswell. She moved soon afterward to Ballinger, Texas where she called home
She was the restaurant manager at many military bases in Texas for several years.
She is preceded in death by five husbands, R. P. Leggett, Sr., J.C. Williams, Willey Gaines and Ed Edwards; 2 sons, R. P. Leggett, Jr. and Chris Williams and a grandson, Shelby “Shorty” Leggett; two sisters Sis Merrifield and Tommie Jean Parks.
Survivors include a brother, Jack Chrisco, Ballinger, TX.; a daughter Patsy Wood of Ballinger, TX.; and a son Shelby Leggett of Ft Madison, IA. ; and 2 stepsons Bobby and Billy Edwards of Pecos, TX.
In addition, she had eight grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her honor to The Carnegie Library 204 N. 8th Street Ballinger, TX 76821.
Broecker Funeral Home of Salado is in charge of arrangements.
Truman S. Head
Memorial services for Truman S. Head, 93, of Temple will be held at April 14, 2009 at Scanio Harper Funeral Home with Father Ranjan Cletus and Dick Archer officiating. Burial will be private.
Truman S. Head died April 11, 2009 in a Belton Nursing Home.
Head was born in Bluff Dale, June 2, 1915, to James A. Head and Lucy Norman Head. He grew up in Ranger and graduated from Granbury High School in 1933 and attended Ranger Jr. College. He was employed by the Texas Old Age Assistance Commission and later transferred to the Texas State Unemployment Commission. He married
Elizabeth Ladwig of Killeen in 1937. She preceded him in death. He then married
Tena Scanio October 9, 1949. He served in the Army Air Corps and Infantry during World War II. After working with American Desk and Manufacturing Company, he became a life insurance salesman, having worked for Southland Life, American General and Executive Life Insurance Companies. He was also a founding member of the “SO WHAT CLUB” (Seekers of wisdom, humor and truth).
Head was a member of the Lions Club, a Past Post Commander for the American Legion and a life long active member of the Heart of Texas Life Underwriters Association, the National Quality Award and frequent member of the Million Dollar Round Table. He was one of the founding members and the first president of the Heart of Texas Life Underwriters Association in 1953. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and was a former Knights of Columbus 4th degree member.
Head was preceded in death by two brothers Manley Head and Princeton Head; and three sisters Nedra Barnett, Lorraine Brown and Lois Bean.
Survivors include his wife Tena Head of Temple; three sons Joe Head and his wife Kay of Austin, Jerry Head and his wife Stephanie of Miramar, Florida and James Head and his wife Marianne of Humble; two daughters Janet Bandas and her husband Rick of Morgan’s Point and Jenna Akridge and her husband Wayne of Round Rock; grandchildren Kathleen Lund & husband Jensey, C.J. Schimmels and husband Kirby, J.J. Head, Jeffrey Head, John Head, Beth Gist and husband Aaron, Bonnie Sue Kirby, Edmund Bandas, Christopher Bandas, Coleman Akridge and wife Meghan and Alice Akridge; great grandchildren Kirby Schimmels, Madeline Schimmels, Shylo Schimmels, Jasmine Katrina Head, Kate Gist, Emily Gist, Shane Kirby, Jacob Bandas, Frannie Bandas, Meg Bandas, and Drew Bandas.
Memorials may be made to Vista Care Hospice 2626 S. 37th Temple, Texas 76504.
William Joseph Jackson
Services for William Joseph Jackson, 85, of Salado will be 10 a.m., April 10, 2009 at the Presbyterian Church of Salado with Rev. Carl Thompson officiating.
Mr. Jackson died Sunday, April 5, 2009 at his home.
Bill was born in Canadian, TX to Robert Coleman Jackson and Grace Reid. After attending University of Texas Law School, Austin, married
Lilree Ogburn and practiced law for over 50 years.
In 1995 he retired and settled in Salado where he was a charter member and elder of the Presbyterian Church of Salado.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, a brother, Bob Jackson of Dallas, 3 daughters, Janice Kessee and husband Charles of Canadian, daughter Diane Jackson of Temple and daughter Eileen Kuhn and husband John of Georgetown. He has seven grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
Memorials can be made to Presbyterian Church of Salado, Heifer International, 1 World Avenue, Little Rock, AR. 72202, (800) 422-0474 or the charity of your choice. Broecker Funeral Home of Salado is in charge of arrangements.
Linda Gail Barker
A memorial service for Linda Gail Barker, 61, of Jarrell was held at March 28, 2009 at Church on the Rock located at 925 Golden Oak Dr. Georgetown.
Rev. Kathryne Snodgrass and Pastor Dennis Hattabaugh officiated. A private burial at the Berry Creek cemetery preceded the service.
Surrounded by her family, Barker passed away on March 24, 2009. She was born Dec. 29, 1947 in Georgetown to Walter Joe and Pauline Whitfield Barker. She graduated from Georgetown High School in 1966. Barker was a lifetime resident of Georgetown; employed by Southwestern University before moving into the medical insurance field working at Georgetown Hospital and clinics in Austin. She attended and was a member at Church on the Rock.
Barker is survived by her parents Joe and Polly Barker, four sisters; Sue VanNoy and husband Anthony of Jarrell, Kathryne Snodgrass and husband David of Virginia, Mary Jo Dubey and husband Larry of New Hampshire, Beth Montgomery and husband Don of Bryan, 16 nieces and nephews, eight great nieces and nephews, Rolando Mendez, and extended family in El Salvador.
Flowers or a memorial gift supporting missions in El Salvador may be sent to The Church on the Rock of Georgetown. Arrangements were handled by Broecker Funeral home of Salado.
Colonel (USAF Ret.) Harry LeRoy Grimm
Memorial services for Colonel (USAF Ret.) Harry LeRoy Grimm, 84, were held April 7, 2009 at the historical Methodist Church in Salado with Rev. Charles Berry officiated. A private burial will be held at a later date.
Colonel Grimm was born on June 29, 1924 in Canton,, Ohio to Marion and Donna (Ashbaugh) Grimm. He married
high school sweetheart Mildred Reynolds on May 17, 1943. They had two children together. Hank Grimm and Gayla Grimm-Fogle.
Colonel Grimm proudly served his country for 32 years as a member of the United States Air Force. He served during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. He was assinged to the 509th Atomic Bomb Group during WWII, and also worked on the Titan and Titan II long range defense missles.
He received his commission at Yale University. He received a Bachelors of Science degree from Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in 1955. He earned his Masters degree in electronic engineering from Stanford University in 1960 and later in his career attended the Air Ward College in Montgomery, Alabama.
Colonel Grimm was a member of the Lions Club in Salado, the Good Sam’s Club, and the Avion Travel Club. A devoted husband and father, he enjoyed traveling the country to visit his family and dear friends. He was known for looking after everyone’s well being and always lending a hand wherever it was needed.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Marion and Donna Grimm, and younger brother, Ted Grimm. Survivors include his wife Mildred Grimm of Salado; son Hank Grimm and wife Lucy of Pflugerville; daughter Gayla Grimm-Fogle and husband Michael of Los Alamos, New Mexico; sister Sandra Charleston of Canton, Ohio; and two granddaughters.
Private First Class Jarvis Galloway
Fort Hood officials have released the name of a Soldier who died, March 21, 2009, from a gunshot wound.
Private First Class Jarvis Galloway, 20, of Saint Charles, Missouri, was shot by a Killeen Police Officer while attempting to flee the scene of an incident. Galloway was involved in an altercation that turned physical at the Starlight Dance Station in Killeen. Pfc. Galloway was transported to Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased by an emergency room doctor.
Galloway entered the military September 2007 as a Shower/Laundry and Clothing Repair Specialist and was assigned to the 157th Quartermaster Company, 15th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command since
February 2008.
Pfc. Galloway’s decorations and awards include the National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and Army Service Medal.
