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Paula Lynn Peschel
Services for Paula Lynn Peschel, 36 of Salado, will be held at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton Feb. 28, 2008 at 2 p.m. with Rev. Brian Dunks officiating. Burial will follow at Rest Haven Cemetery.
Mrs. Peschal was born in California. She married
David Lynn Peschel Nov. 16, 1988 in Belton. She worked in the Dining Room of Stagecoach Inn.
She is survived by her husband David Peschel of Salado; 3 sons Justin Lynn Peschel of Belton, Jacob Logan Peschel of Salado and Joshua Lucas Peschel of Salado; parents Jim and Linda Gauhn of North Richland Hills and brother Michael Gaughan.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Salado.
Virginia Mae Flaugher
Virginia Mae Flaugher, of Salado passed away Feb. 15, 2008 in a Temple Living Center.
Virginia Mae Flaugher was born in Louisville, Illinois to Pearl McCollum and Gertrude Franklin McCollum. She graduated from Southern Illinois University. She married
James Flaugher October 20, 1951. They lived in Chicago until the mid seventies, then moved to Michigan and moved to Salado 10 years ago. She taught High School and worked for the Air Force during World War II. She worked in Public Relations at Evanston Hospital and last worked at the Director of Public Relations at Evanston Hospital and last worked at the Director of Public Relations for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Flaugher was an officer and editor of the newsletter for the Scottish Clan Malcalm/McCollum and was the link to their Chief in Scotland. She was protestant.
Survivors include her husband James Flaugher of Salado and her brother Robert McCollum of Cranfills Gap, Texas, four nephews, Les McCollum of Salado, Texas, Winston McCollum of Plano, Texas, Robert Flaugher of Los Angles, California, and Richard Flaugher of Hinkley, Illinois.
Scanio Harper Funeral Home of Temple is in charge of arrangements.
Glen Light
Graveside services were held March 28 for Glen Light, 71 of Salado at Salado Cemetery. Minister Joe Keyes of the Salado Church of Christ officiated.
Mr. Light died on March 24, 2008 at a local nursing home.
Glen was born in North Nolan Valley, Texas (west of Belton) to Erba Wiseman and John Hudson Light. He attended Sparta Elementary School and graduated from Belton High School in 1955.
He was a custom home builder and president of GoldStar Builders, in Beaumont. He was a member of the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce and President of the Home Builders Association. He was a realtor in Dallas/Ft. Worth before retiring to Salado in 2004. He served in the Texas National Guard.
He is preceded in death by his parents, sister Pat Self of Belton, brothers John Light of Temple and Phillip Light of Salado and daughter Cindy Lynn Horton of Temple.
Survivors include a sister, Elizabeth Carwright of Chattanooga, Tn., brothers Curtis Light of Salado, daughter Stephanie Coughran of Belton. Grandchildren include Ryan Breaux and Lindsey Horton of Temple, and Wesley Coughran of Belton.
Broecker Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Lloyd Welch
Memorial services for Lloyd Welch, Jr., 91, of Salado were held Sunday, March 30 at the First Baptist Church of Salado with Rev. Max Copeland and Rev. Leroy Kemp co-officiating.
Mr. Welch passed away March 18, 2008 at a local hospital.
He was born in San Antonio, Texas to Katherine Wagley and Lloyd B. Welch, Sr.
He worked for the TN&N railroad for many years and retired as Yardmaster for the Southern Pacific Railroad.
He is preceded in death by his parents and brother Lewis Welch.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel Burgess Welsh of Temple, a daughter, Suzanne Schnitz of Salado, son, Michael Welch of Ft. Worth, brother Earl Welch of Rosenburg, and sisters Katherine Lidwin and Maxine Benson, both of San Antonio. Grandchildren include: Julee Manley of Salado, Steven Schnitz of Austin, Kent Welch of Linn, Kansas and Kathryn Welch and her mother, Lela Welch of Coppell.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to:
Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., F1. 17, Chicago, Ill. 60601-7633.
Broecker Funeral Home in Salado is in charge of arrangements.
Martha Lynn Reynolds
Memorial services for Martha Lynn Reynolds, 69, of Salado will be held 2 p.m. March 21, at First Baptist Church in Salado. Rev. Doug Young officiated. Burial followed in Salado Cemetery.
Mrs. Reynolds died March 18, 2008 in a Temple Care Center.
Mrs. Reynolds was born in Plainview to Henry Lynn Milburn and Edlth Lynch Milburn. She married
Bill Reynolds January 25, 1959 in Lubbock. She graduated from Lubbock High School and attended Texas Tech University and Lamar University. She lived in Lubbock Texas, Big Spring and Port Noches before moving to Salado seven years ago. She was the children minister at First Baptist Church in Port Noches for seven years having retired in 2001. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Salado; the Ladies Auxiliary of Salado, member of the PTA in Big Spring and Port Noches and was a Children’s Conference Leader with Southern Baptist Convention and Baptist General Convention of Texas.
Survivors include her husband Bill Reynolds of Salado; three daughters Debbie Rice of McKinney, Donna Hodge of Amarillo and Danna Gallegos of Midland; one sister Judith Milburn of California; three brothers Roger Milburn of Plano, Gary Milburn of Plano and David Milburn of Flint and five grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Children’s Division of First Baptist Church of Salado or to Scott and White Hospital Pulmonary Division.
Jimmie Lee Gidley II
Jimmie Lee Gidley II, 59, of Salado died March 12, 2008 in a Temple Hospital. Services were held March 15 at Heartfield Funeral Home in Belton with the Rev. Joe Bentley officiating. Burial followed in the Salado Cemetery.
He was born Dec. 18, 1948 to Jimmie Lee and Doris Mae Hughes Gidley in Belton and lived in Bell County most of his life. He graduated from Salado High School in 1967 and served in the U.S. Navy submarine service from 1970 to 1972. He was a member of the Prairie Dell Baptist Church. He was an electrician from 1969 to 1998.
He is survived by a son, Jimmie Lee Gidley III of Santa Fe, Texas; a daughter, Rebecca Michelle Gidley of Salado; a sister, Sheryl Ruth Yauk of Temple and two grandchildren.
Albert Tolbert
Albert Marion Tolbert, 85 of Salado died March 10, 2008 in a Temple nursing home. Services will be 2 p.m March 12 at the Presbyterian Church of Salado with Rev. Carl Thompson and Rev. Calvin Vanderwerf officiating. Burial will follow at the Salado Cemetery.
Albert Marion Tolbert was born November 20, 1922 to Marion Forrest Tolbert and Ida Sarah Caughman in Stephenville, Texas.
He met his wife, Teresa Aline Lewis in 1942 and was drafted into the Army Air Force in 1943. He trained and served as ball turret gunner and made 30 maximum effort missions. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross and Bronze Star.
He returned to the U.S in 1944. He and Teresa married
Nov. 4, 1944. He entered Texas Christian University in late 1945, graduating with honors as a geologist two years and 11 months later in 1949. During his college years he became a Mason entering the Panther City Lodge #1183 in Fort Worth in 1946 and was raised to Master Mason in December of that year. They moved to Houston where Al worked for major oil companies until he went independent at the age of 40. He discovered several oil fields during his career and at this moment there are plans that he just completed in late 2007 for more drilling according to his geological recommendations.
Al and Teresa have been members of the Presbyterian Church of Salado for many years. Al has been a devoted husband for 63 years, a great father, grandfather, and great grandfather. He has had leukemia for 6 years.
Survivors include his wife Teresa Lewis Tolbert of Salado; one son, John Edward Tolbert of Martindale; one daughter, Dr. Marion Tolbert Coleman of Austin; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Presbyterian Church of Salado Building Fund, P.O. Box 865, Salado, TX 76571
Alma Tweedle Hamrick
Alma Tweedle Hamrick, 89 of Salado died March 6, 2008 in a Bartlett Nursing Home. Funeral services were held March 8 at Heartfield Funeral Home in Belton with Rev. Billy Johnson officiating. Burial followed in Resthaven Cemetery.
She was born March 22, 1918 in The Grove, Texas to T.A. and Myrtle Vaden Adams and lived in Bell County all her life. She married
Verlon Tweedle Aug. 4, 1935 in Bell County. He preceded her in death in 1968. She married
J. W. Hamrick Dec. 22, 1987 in Salado. He preceded her in death in 1991.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Salado and the Heritage Travel Club. She owned and operated Main Street Beauty Shop in Belton from 1959 - 1983.
She is survived by one son, Verlon Tweedle of Salado; seven grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Bill F. Griffith
Bill F. Griffith, 89, of Dallas and a native of Salado, passed away on April 15, 2008.
He was born in Salado, on August 18, 1918, the youngest of six children born to Edgar Eugene and Nannie Poteet Griffith.
He was a member of the US Army during World War II, stationed in San Diego, CA.
In 1943 he married
Marion Loretta Cullum, and they spent their 64 years of married
life in Dallas, where he was Vice President of Cullum Construction Company.
Griffith was active in the Boy Scouts of America, and earned his Wood Badge award as an adult leader.
His years of service in the Downtown Dallas Rotary Club included 47 years of perfect attendance, where he was awarded the Paul Harris Fellow Award, as well as serving as its President from 1985-1986.
He was an active member of the Oak Lawn United Methodist Church for over 60 years, serving in almost every capacity of leadership.
He was a sports enthusiast and was an avid supporter of SMU.
He enjoyed volunteering at C. C. Young Memorial Home and at Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, where he was known for one of his great loves, rocking babies.
He was preceded in death by his parents and all of his siblings, and infant son, Gary.
In addition to his wife Marion, Griffith is survived by son Steve and wife Helen, son Neal and wife Judy, all of Dallas, and daughter Jean and husband John Budd of Tulsa, OK.
He is also survived by three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A memorial service was held April 18 at Oak Lawn United Methodist Church in Dallas.
If desired, donations may be sent to Rotary International, 1 Rotary Center 1560 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL. 60201; Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, 1935 Motor Street, Dallas, 75235; or Oak Lawn United Methodist Church, 3014 Oak Lawn Ave., Dallas 75219.
Gerald "Jerry" Dean Dickinson
Memorial services for Gerald “Jerry” Dean Dickinson, 73, of Valera were held April 19, at Eastwood Baptist Church in Gatesville. Rev. Charles Grossman and Rev. Jack Vick officiated.
Dickinson passed away Thursday, April 17, 2008, in a Temple hospital.
Jerry was born May 25, 1934 in Leaday, the son of Ernest and Addie Mae (Stewart) Dickinson. He married
Shirley Patterson on September 1, 1956 in Great Falls, Montana.
Dickinson owned many businesses in central Texas. He was a former member of the Salado School Board and the Salado Water Corportaion Board. Jerry proudly served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Dickinson of Valera; one son, Jason Dickinson of Harker Heights; three brothers, Johnny Dale Dickinson of Valera, Richard Grossman of Montgomery, Rev. Charles Grossman of Gatesville; two sisters, Jackie Vick of Georgetown, Barbara Weatherby of Lancaster.
Dossman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
