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Billy Chappell
Billy Chappell, 71, of Fairfield passed away Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001 at East Texas Medical Center in Fairfield.
Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Calvary Baptist Church in Fairfield with the Rev. Wyatt Tisdale and the Rev. Dean Easterling officiating. Interment will follow at Lake Chapel Cemetery in Fairfield.
Mr. Chappell was born March 13, 1930 in Fairfield. He married Patricia Beasley Chappell July 22, 1952. He served in the U.S. Army and was a Korean War veteran. He was a member of Fairfield VFW Post No. 5872. He was a member and deacon at Ward Prairie Baptist Church. He was retired from the Texas Highway Department.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Chappell; daughter and son-in-law, Deana and David McAdams; son and daughter-in-law, Joe and Diane Chappell; grandchildren, Melissa Jordan, Bryan Chappell, Jennifer McAdams and Daniel McAdams, all of Fairfield; and great-grandchild, Colton Chappell, all of Fairfield; and sister, Geneva Morrison of Pasadena.
Arrangements by Capps Memorial Chapel of Fairfield.
Glenn Joseph Cook
Glenn Joseph Cook, 79, of Granbury passed away Thursday, Dec. 6, 2001 at his residence following a lengthy illness.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Callaway-Jones Funeral Home in Bryan.
Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at All Faiths Chapel at Texas A&M University in College Station. Interment will follow at College Station Cemetery.
Mr. Cook was born March 5, 1922 in Bazette. He graduated from Mildred High School in 1939 and Texas A&M University in 1944. He was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran.
He was executive director of the Brazos Valley Council of Governments and a resident of Bryan for 26 years before retiring to Granbury in 1993.
Mr. Cook was a member of First Baptist Church of Granbury. He was a 40-year member of Redland Masonic Lodge No. 3, A.F.&A.M., San Augustine, National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Sons of Confederate Veterans, and American Legion Earl Graham Post No. 159, Bryan.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Jordan Cook; son, Boyd Thomas Aringdale; and parents, Alvah Raymond Cook and Lillie Pearl Kelly Cook.
Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Liz Cook of Dallas; grandson, Jordan Hays Cook of Dallas; sister, Cookie Montgomery of Dawson; brothers, Preston Kelly Cook of Temple, Raymond Wendell Cook and Edward Lockhart Cook, both of Corsicana, and Sidney Albert Cook of Pensacola, Fla.; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Mary Evelyn and Howard Scott of Fort Worth; aunt, Ina Mae Wilson of Houston; special friend and caregiver, Mary Foust of Granbury; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Memorials may be made to Coon Creek Homecoming Fund, in care of Marsha Brown, 5358 Farm-to-Market Road 56, Clifton, Texas 76634; or First Baptist Church of Granbury Building Fund, 1851 Weatherford Highway, Granbury, Texas 76048.
Arrangements by Callaway-Jones Funeral Home of Bryan.
Frank MacKay Patchen
Frank MacKay Patchen, 88, of Corsicana passed away Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001 in Corsicana.
Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Edward A. Baggett officiating.
Mr. Patchen was born Oct. 29, 1913 in Newark, N.Y. He grew up in Providence, R.I. where he graduated from Brown University in 1935. He served in the 106th Infantry Division during World War II, fought and was captured during the Battle of the Bulge, and spent four months as a prisoner of war before he was released in the spring of 1945.
Mr. Patchen obtained an M.B.A. degree from New York University, was recognized nationally as Retail Man of the Year, and served on the board of directors of several business and academic organizations. He was president of the variety store chain McCrory, McClellan, H.L. Green and the J.J. Newberry stores and retired after a 40-year career.
In 1975, Mr. Patchen and his wife bought a department store in Portland, Maine, which they operated for three years. After the blizzard of 1978, they retired again and moved to Phoenix, Ariz. where they lived 15 warm years before moving to Addison to be near their daughter and son-in-law.
Moving to Corsicana in 1996, he made many new friends. He was active in several organizations including the Lions Club, Toastmasters, the Apartment Association, Corsicana State Home, the nursing home ombudsman program, and as a member of St. John's Episcopal Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen, to whom he was married for 54 years; nephew, Donald Elliott; and parents, Frank F. and Jessie MacKay Patchen
Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Janet and George Walker of Corsicana; son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth and Elizabeth Ann Ralston Patchen of Trevor, Wis.; granddaughter, Loral Patchen of Silver Spring, Md.; sister, Catherine J. Elliott of Longmeadow, Mass.; niece, Cathy Ward of Longmeadow, Mass.; and nephew, Vincent Donkowski of Delray, Fla.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. John's Episcopal Church, Capital Fund.
Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home.
Gail Francile Largent
Gail Francile Largent, 86, of Streetman passed away Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2001 at her residence.
Memorial services will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall, 540 E. Reunion, Fairfield, with Dave Williams officiating.
Mrs. Largent was born Feb. 16, 1915 in Aberdeen, S.D. She was a nurse.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Francile and Jim Sanders of Streetman.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home of Fairfield.
Faye Blood
Faye Blood, 63, of Corsicana passed away Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001 in Houston.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Richland Cemetery with Dr. David Hale officiating.
Mrs. Blood was born Feb. 11, 1938 in Willis, Okla. to R.A. and Katherine Frazier. She worked at Sears as a shipping clerk, and she was also a beauty operator.
She was preceded in death by her husband, David Blood; and stepdaughter, Carolyn Thomas.
Survivors include her daughters, Kathy Cannon and Lillian Brown and husband Kenneth, all of Corsicana, stepdaughters, Betty Stewart of Moffett, Fran Gainer of Temple and Harriett Brown of Temple; 12 grandchildren; and brother, George Thompson of Krum; six stepbrothers and stepsisters; special friend, Glen Shamblin of Waco; and numerous other friends.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home of Corsicana.
Peter Michael Horvath Sr.
Peter Michael Horvath Sr., 58, of Cedar Creek Lake and formerly of Corsicana, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2001 at Methodist Hospital in Sugar Land.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Griffin-Roughton Chapel with Brother Lawrence Taylor officiating. Interment will follow at Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Bob Dunn, Jerry Allen, Mike Cotton, Bill Knuerr, Clyde Brett and Wayne McClellan.
Mr. Horvath was born Jan. 6, 1943 in Racine, Wis. to Albert and Marion Horvath. He was a truck driver.
Survivors include his wife, Carol Horvath of Trinidad; daughter and son-in-law, Melissa and Drew Dotson of Tuscaloosa, Ala.; sons and daughters-in-law, Nick and DeeAnn Horvath of Kansas City, Mo., Chris and Joni Horvath of Prior Lake, Minn., Pete Horvath II of Lewisville, Eric and Rebecca Horvath of Seattle, Wash., and Tom Horvath of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; stepchildren and their spouses, Jeffery and Sandra Ivie of Emory, Donna and Billy Cole of Corsicana and Loyal Poe III of Dallas; brother, Tom Horvath of Mason City, Iowa; sister, Mary Jo Kellogg of Eagle Grove, Iowa; 10 grandchildren and 10 step grandchildren.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home of Corsicana.
Lacy Bell King
Lacy Bell King, 78, of Kerens passed away Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2001 at her residence.
Visitation will be held until 7:30 p.m. today at M.R. Smith Parlor for Funerals.
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at New Hope Baptist Church with the Rev. D. Dunnington officiating. Interment will follow at Samaria Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Frank Peters, Jerry Sayles, David Washington, James Faulk, Carl Faulk and Billy Martin.
Mrs. King was born Sept. 15, 1923 in Frankston. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Kerens and a member of Heroines of Jericho Court No. 70.
She was preceded in death by a son, Nathaniel Williams; and brother, John Henry Williams.
Mrs. King is survived by her brothers, Arthur Martin of Kerens and John Henry Willams; sisters and brothers-in-law, Ora Lee and Maurice Warrich of Tuscon, Ariz., Clarenda Edwards of Fort Worth and Katherine and John T. Johnson of Kerens; sons, Nathaniel Williams and John Henry Williams; five grandchildren, Nathan Faulk, Carol Jefferson, John Jefferson, Whortie Faulk and Vincent Faulk; six great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and special niece, Margie Carter of Fort Worth.
Arrangements by M.R. Smith Parlor for Funerals.
Elizabeth Brown Simpson
Elizabeth Brown Simpson, 59, of Barry passed away Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002 at Baylor Hospital in Richardson.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Younger Cemetery with Rufus Nutt officiating.
Mrs. Simpson was born May 11, 1943 in Purdon to Johnnie Brown and Nellie Patrick Brown. She was a health care administrator.
Survivors include her husband, Jimmie George Simpson of Barry; mother, Nellie Brown of Corsicana; son, Sammy Cline of Duncanville; daughter, Tammie Allred of Ennis; grandchildren, Ashley and Cesar Calderilla, Dustin Allred, Lauren Cline and Justin Cline; great-grandchildren, Analisa Calderilla and Joshua Calderilla; brothers and sisters-in-law, Wayne and Linda Brown of Corsicana and James and Teresa Brown of Denver, Colo.; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
