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Lillian Sellers
1921-2002
MIDLAND - Lillian Beatrice Hicks Sellers died Monday, April 15, in a Midland hospital.
Funeral service for Mrs. Sellers, 80, is set for 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Ellis Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside service will follow at 4 p.m. in the Seagraves Cemetery under the direction of Ellis Funeral Home.
Born Aug. 7, 1921 in Henrietta, she was reared and educated in Tahoka. Prior to moving to Midland in July, 2001 she was a resident of Seagraves.
Survivors include three sons, Thomas Hicks of New Iberia, La., Michael Hicks of Baton Rouge, La., and Dan Hicks of Midland, formerly of Snyder; two daughters, Lilia Sue Galvez of Andrews and Theresa Hicks of Midland; five brothers, Ted McDonald of Washington, Donald Riley and Bert McDonald of Post, Billy Riley of White Deer and Royce McDonald of Stinnett; two sisters, Pauline Hamm of Post and Joy Spears of Lubbock; 19 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Ty Rucker
1963-2002
KINGSLAND -- Ty Wayne Rucker, a graduate of Western Texas College’s golf grounds and landscape program, died Friday, April 19.
Funeral service for Mr. Rucker, 39, is set for 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Putnam Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the Bluffton Cemetery in Bluffton.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the First Baptist Church in Tulia.
Born Feb. 7, 1963 in Tulia, he was a graduate of Tulia High School and earned a degree in agronomy from Western Texas College.
He married Joyce Lorene Barnes on March 16, 1991 in Fort Worth. During his career in golf course maintenance and design, he was superintendent of the Fort Stockton Country Club, assistant superintendent at Bentwood in San Angelo, superintendent at Georgetown Country Club, Lake Country Club in Fort Worth, Slickrock Golf Course in Horseshoe Bay and co-owner of Packsaddle Country Club in Kingsland since 1993.
He was part of the construction of Eagle Point in Mount Bellview and the opening of Lake Cliff on Lake Travis.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Rucker of Kingsland; two daughters, Rachael Feist of San Marcos and Sara Rucker of Kingsland; his mother, Marie Rucker of Tulia; his father and his wife, Russell and Liz Rucker of Tulia; and a sister, Jamie Rucker of Amarillo.
Jonathan Kelly
Infant
Graveside service for Jonathan Michael Kelly, son of Chris and Brandi Kelly of Snyder, is set for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Snyder Cemetery. The Rev. David Phillips, pastor of Northside Baptist Church, will officiate.
Jonathan was stillborn Saturday, April 20, in Cogdell Memorial Hospital.
Survivors include his parents, Chris and Brandi Kelly of Snyder; paternal grandmother, Shirley Kelly of Snyder; maternal grandparents, Carol and Armando Renteria of Sweetwater; paternal great-grandmother, Opal Davis of Snyder; maternal great-grandmother, Louise Barnes of Fort Worth; an uncle, Armando Renteria Jr. of Roscoe; and three cousins, Alura Renteria, Aubrey Renteria and A.J. Renteria, all of Roscoe.
Roswell Rigsby
1910-2002
Roswell Rigsby was born on Murry St., Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas Aug. 22, 1910 to Arthur Hiram and Mary Susannah Waite Rigsby, the second child of four children.
After a brief move to Port Lavaca, Texas, the family returned to Garland Co., Arkansas and set up home at Lousdale. There, at the onset of WWI, the family lived the first winter back in a one room log cabin on Roswell’s grandfather (John H. Rigsby) farm.
Roswell recalled that they nearly starved that winter of 1916, but the next summer they made abundant crop and his mother preserved vegetables and fruits. That summer they also added a room to the log home.
Roswell began his education at Sunny Fork school, a one-room school located in the Smith Creek community. Although prior to living on the farm the family had been members of the ME Church South, the family joined Smith Creek Missionary Baptist Church where all Rigsby family attended. At Smith Creek, Roswell was baptized and came to the Lord. The baptism was held behind the church at the banks of the south fork of the Saline River.
At age 10 the family moved into Hot Springs where Arthur Hiram (“Hi”) opened Mutt & Jeff Cleaners. Roswell’s education continued at Jones School and his graduation at Hot Springs High School in Spring 1928.
At Hot Springs, Roswell started his work and business career. First he became a “newspaper boy” selling papers for the “Hot Springs New Era” and the “Sentinel Record.” Roswell continued this job into high school. Roswell also caddied at the Hot Springs County Club during high school. He also worked for his dad in the cleaners, both pressing and making deliveries.
In the fall 1928 the family moved to Lamesa, Texas. In 1929, Roswell moved to Big Spring, Texas and worked for R&R Theatres. It was the depression and daddy had one suit and pair of shoes. Roswell related that he had to have a job and he went each day to see Mr. Robb at R&R. Every night he would polish his shoes and press his suit. Eventually Mr. Robb said, “Get this boy an usher’s uniform.”
Roswell left R&R and came to Snyder in 1931 and joined the family in Snyder in their business, “Rigsby Café” and “Rigsby Hotel.” Their business was located just off the Snyder square at what is now the southeast part of Snyder National Bank and the lot to the east. The hotel had rooms across the street. During the Depression, the Rigsby Café remained open 24 hours a day.
In 1936, Roswell married the girl of his life, Mavis Maxine Jenkins. Mavis had just been elected Queen of Scurry County in celebration of the Texas Centennial. The couple wedded in Big Spring July 4, 1936. Roswell and Mavis wee partners from then forward.
Roswell purchased and ran a vending and record business. Roswell, Mavis and their son, Thomas, traveled daily to service their route.
In the early 1950s, Roswell and Mavis sold the vending route and purchased prairie land located now at 200 Coliseum Drive. There they built Traveler’s Inn Courts.
In the early 1960s Roswell and then Mavis studied under R.W. “Dick” Webb, a local attorney and friend, and began their real estate and tax preparation careers. From that point forward Roswell and Mavis were inseparable. They were lovers, friends and business partners. They never went anywhere alone, but as a couple.
In March, 1993 Mavis died at age 73. Since that time Roswell continued to keep his tax and real estate business open. Roswell Rigsby was a good man, a just man and his word was his bond.
Roswell was predeceased by his father, A.H. Rigsby, in August 1957; his mother, Mary S. Rigsby, in February 1987; his sister, Laura M. Wilhelm, in 1960; his younger brother, Carlos Theo Rigsby, in 1981.
He is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Byrle Arthur and Valorie Kruse Rigsby of Andrews, Tx.; two sisters-in-law, Ruth Rigsby and Robbie Jo Rigsby of Dallas; his two sons, Thomas Arthur Rigsby and Malcolm Lee Rigsby and their wives; and two grandchildren, Colin A. Rigsby and Jennifer L. Rigsby Davis and their spouses.
The family suggests memorials to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 1369 in Snyder or to the Alzheimer’s Association, 4400 N. Big Spring, No. C-32 in Midland, 79705.
Faye Vincent
1944-2002
Priscilla Faye Vincent of Snyder died Tuesday, April 23, in Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
Funeral service for Mrs. Vincent, 58, is set for 10 a.m. Friday in the Wright Colonial Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Larry McAden, pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will follow in Hillside Memorial Gardens.
Born Feb. 28, 1944 in Buena Vista, Tex., Mrs. Vincent was a registered nurse and a member of Calvary Baptist Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Teressia Shoemake and her husband Kerry of Snyder, Tammy Hosemann and husband Scott of Snyder and Melissa Singer of Snyder; a son and daughter-in-law, Greg and Mindy Singer of Lafayette, Ind.; a sister, Karen McKinney of Orange; six grandchildren, Chris Shoemake, Angie Shoemake, Keeli Shoemake, Robert Hosemann, Zeke Hosemann, all of Snyder, and Kailee Singer of Lafayette; her stepfather, John Milam of Hobbs, N.M.; and two nieces.
Aileen Conner
1914-2002
SAN ANGELO – Aileen Conner, twin sister of Pauline Stuckey and aunt of Carolyn Hamby of Snyder, died Tuesday, April 23, in a San Angelo hospital.
Funeral service for Mrs. Conner, 87, is set for 2 p.m. Thursday in the First Baptist Church in Bronte. David Stuckey, a nephew of Mrs. Conner, will officiate. Burial will follow in the Bronte Cemetery and arrangements are under the direction of Johnson’s Funer al Home.
Born Sept. 6, 1914 in Aransas Pass, Mrs. Conner was a photo finisher for Wallace Studios in San Angelo for many years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, a daughter, her parents, five sisters and two brothers.
Survivors also include numerous nieces and nephews.
Thomas Beason
1922-2002
PURCELL, Okla. – Thomas Junior Beason, the brother of Geraldine Anderson of Snyder, died Saturday, April 20, in Iowa Park.
Graveside service was held Tuesday in the Wanette, Okla. Cemetery with Phil Thompson officiating.
Mr. Beason, 79, was a retired plumber for Sheppard Air Force Base.
Survivors include a son, Joe Beason of Wichita Falls; two daughters, Janice Mills of Iowa Park and Phyllis Beason of Stamford; two other sisters, Elsie Harper and Bobbie Thompson, both of Shawnee, Okla.; and five grandchildren.
Aline Black
1921-2002
Iva Aline Black of Snyder died Monday, April 22, in Snyder Oaks Care Center.
Services for Mrs. Black, 80, is set for 1 p.m. Wedne sday in Ellis Funeral Home in Midland. The Revs. Robert Kepple and Charles Day will officiate. Interment will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park.
Born July 22, 1921 in Rusk, she was reared and educated in Slocum. She married Pete Black in 1947 in Jacksonville. Mrs. Black retired after being employed 18 years for the Midland ISD food service.
Mrs. Black was a member of Ranchland Heights Baptist Church, Bee Club and Schools’ Food Service Club.
Her parents, Lee and Allie Sherrard; a brother, Joe Larkin Sherrard; and a sister, Mary Francis Cupp, preceded her in death.
Survivors include her husband, Pete Black of Snyder; a son and his wife, Ronnie and Pam Black of Snyder; five grandchildren and their spouses, Jeff and Lara Black of Odessa, Michael Black of Lubbock, Michelle and Donnie Wood of Snyder, Gery and Janice Camp of Snyder, Amy and Scott Conard of Lubbock; and nine great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Mrs. Black’s grandsons and Mark Doty.
Memorials are suggested to Odyssey Health Care Inc., 1510 S. Gregg, Big Spring, 79720.
Family visitation is 6-8 p.m. today in Ellis Funeral Home.
