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Simon Pichardo
Funeral services for Simon Pichardo, 76, are pending with Lemons Funeral Home.
Mr. Pichardo died Saturday, March 2, 2002, in Covenant Hospital in Lubbock.
Notice dated March 4, 2002
F. Marie Hall
F. Marie Hall’s philanthropy left a mark on health care and the arts in West Texas.
Hall, who created the FMH Foundation, died Wednesday in Midland of an undisclosed cause. She was 80.
Eileen Piwetz, executive director of the foundation, said Hall made contributions to various Midland entities.
“She loved West Texas and wanted West Texas to thrive,” Piwetz said. “There are a number of people able to go to college in terms of scholarships, and there are agencies that have state-of-the-art equipment because of her giving.”
Hall, a Big Spring native, lived in Midland for the past decade. She formerly worked in law and banking, but her philanthropy focused on other areas.
“Marie’s two great interests were health and visual and performing arts,” Piwetz said. “The reasons they were keen to her were her father was a physician in Big Spring for years and would take her to work and on rounds in the hospital, and her mother was in [the] arts.”
Throughout the years, Hall and her foundation helped to make possible several local projects, including the recently-opened City of Midland Aquatics FMH Natatorium.
Hall valued excellence and innovation, and she chose to support entities that exemplified those qualities, Piwetz said.
“She felt that Midland was a proactive community, a place where she could make wise investments in the lives of others,” Piwetz said. “She was very astute in the agencies where she wanted to invest. She was just a legacy of giving.”
Hall also supported higher education institutions, including Midland College, Howard College and Texas Tech University.
“We were devastated to hear about Miss Hall’s passing,” said Rebecca Bell, dean of community relations at MC. “She was a friend to Midland College as well as a friend to the community. We have two buildings named after her: an academic building and the SimLife Center at Midland College.”
The philanthropist also helped to establish the college as an All-Steinway School and contributed to the construction of Hall’s Way, a walkway between the college and Midland Community Theatre, according to a press release.
Marthalang Seale
Funeral services for Marthalang Seale, 73, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Bartley Memorial Chapel with Dr. Travis Hart, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating.
Burial will be in Abernathy cemetery by Bartley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Seale died Monday, Nov. 8, 2004, in Covenant Hospital Plainview.
She was born May 20, 1931, in Tulsa, Okla. She married
J.B. Seale on Feb. 11, 1950, in Canyon. After their marriage they moved to Canyon and four years later to Amarillo. They moved to Kansas City, Mo., in 1959 and to Plainview in 1983.
She attended West Texas State College in Canyon and was a substitute teacher at Ruskin High School in Kansas City, Mo., for 20 years. She was a substitute teacher for Plainview High School from 1983-2001.
She was a member of First Baptist Church in Plainview.
Survivors include her husband, J.B. Seale of Plainview; a sister-in-law, Velma L. Reeves of Hillsboro; two nephews, Brad and Sherrie Reeves of Clovis, N.M., and Randall and Mary Reeves of Lubbock; and great-nieces and nephews Andrew, Chrisie and Derek Reeves.
A son, Jeff Seale, died Dec. 1, 1995.
The family will receive friends from 5-6 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Leroy Barrow
TULIA -- Funeral services for Leroy Barrow, 55, are pending with Wallace Funeral Home.
Mr. Barrow died Monday, Nov. 8, 2004.
William E. Williams
AMARILLO -- Funeral services for William Earl “Bill” Williams, 65, brother of Ada Brown of Plainview, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Rector Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Llano cemetery.
Mr. Williams died Sunday, Nov. 7, 2004.
Dorothy Arthur
ABERNATHY -- Graveside services for Dorothy Arthur, 69, will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Abernathy cemetery with Rev. Joel Perez officiating.
Burial will be by Abell Funeral Home and Flower Shop of Abernathy.
Mrs. Arthur died Friday, Nov. 19, 2004, in Lubbock.
Irene Graves
SHAMROCK -- Graveside services for Irene Graves, 84, mother of Vergual Matthews of Tulia, were at 11 a.m. Saturday in Bowers cemetery with the Rev. Albert Demerson of Amarillo officiating.
Burial was by Wright Funeral Directors.
Mrs. Graves died Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004.
Georgie Lee Murff
TULIA -- Funeral services for Georgie Lee Murff, 94, will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Rob Lindley, pastor, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Tommy Ewing.
Burial will be in Rose Hill cemetery by Kornerstone Funeral Directors.
She died at 4:50 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, 2004, at her residence.
Vivian Uhl Gayler
TULIA -- Funeral services for Vivian Uhl Gayler, 94, will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Kornerstone Funeral Directors Chapel with the Rev. Karel Smith, pastor of First Christian Church, officiating.
Burial will be in Rose Hill cemetery by Kornerstone Funeral Directors.
Mrs. Gayler died at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 25, 2004, in Tulia.
She was born Jan. 23, 1910, in Dallas County where she grew up. She moved to Plainview in the early 1920s.
She moved to the Center Plains community in Swisher County after her marriage.
She was a homemaker and a member of First Christian Church in Tulia and the Kress Study Club.
On Jan. 28, 1925, she married
Robert Gayler in Plainview. He died in January 1990.
Survivors include one son, Bob Gayler of Boise City; three daughters, Helen Parker of Boise City and Marie Vaughn and Nancy Jones, both of Tulia; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to First Christian Church, 102 N.W. Sixth St., Tulia, TX 79088 or to the Swisher County Memorial Building, 127 S.W. Second St., Tulia, TX 79088.
Jo V Bingham
FLOYDADA -- Funeral services for Jo V Bingham, 82, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church.
Arrangements are by Moore-Rose-White Funeral Home.
Mrs. Bingham died Thursday, Nov. 25, 2004.
Seymour Brannon
SILVERTON -- Funeral services for Seymour Brannon, 87, were at 2 p.m. today in First Baptist Church with Jess Little officiating.
Burial was in Silverton cemetery by Moore-Rose-White Funeral Home of Floydada.
Mr. Brannon died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2004, in Covenant Hospital Plainview.
Manuel Perez Cedillo
PETERSBURG -- Funeral Mass for Manuel Perez Cedillo, 46, of Lubbock, former Petersburg resident, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Petersburg with the Rev. Gerry Kenney, pastor of St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Lubbock, officiating.
Burial will be in Petersburg cemetery by White Funeral Home of Lubbock.
Mr. Cedillo died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004.
Shirley Marie Higgins
BROWNWOOD -- Funeral services for Shirley Marie Higgins, 68, sister of Nancy Mathis of Olton, were at 2 p.m. today in Davis-Morris Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial was in Pleasant Valley cemetery.
Mrs. Higgins died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004.
Geronimo C. Longoria
TULIA -- Funeral Mass for Geronimo C. Longoria, 76, will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the Church of the Holy Spirit with the Rev. Scott Raef, pastor, officiating.
Burial will be in Rose Hill cemetery by Kornerstone Funeral Directors.
Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home chapel.
Mr. Longoria died at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2004, in Amarillo.
