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Jesse Evans
1920-2004
LUBBOCK -- Jesse Carl Evans Jr., a former Snyder resident, died Tuesday, March 2 at his Lubbock residence.
Graveside service for Mr. Evans, 83, is set for 10 a.m. Friday in Resthaven Memorial Park. A memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. in the First Christian Church. Arrangements are under the direction of Resthaven Funeral Home.
Born in Schleicher County, he was a graduate of Mertzon High School and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Texas Tech. He was a U.S. Army Air Corp veteran of World War II and served in the Air Force Reserves for 28 years.
He married Frances Meharg on Aug. 1, 1947 in San Angelo. Mr. Evans was a school teacher in San Angelo and Snyder before moving to Waco where he was in the insurance business for 10 years.
Mr. Evans moved to Lubbock in 1965 and taught special education in Petersburg and Ralls, retiring in 1984.
He was a member of the Lions Club and First Christian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Evans of Lubbock; a daughter, Linda Taylor of Lubbock; a son, Robert Evans of Fort Worth; a brother, Don Evans of Houston; five grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
Bill Farmer
1938-2004
MESA, Ariz. -- Billy Don Farmer, a former Ira resident, died Wednesday, Feb. 25, at his home in Mesa.
Memorial service for Mr. Farmer, 65, is set for 2 p.m. Saturday in the First Methodist Church in Casper, Wyo. Burial will follow in the Highland Cemetery.
Born Dec. 11, 1938 in Scurry County, he married Sue Ann Mason on May 19, 1958.
A 1957 graduate of Ira High School, he moved to New Mexico where he started a 35-year career with Dowell. He spent most of his career in the Rocky Mountain area.
Mr. Farmer was a member of the Methodist Church, Masonic Lodge, Elks Lodge and the Paradise Valley Golf Club.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Farmer of Casper, Wyo.; two daughters and son-in-law, Leslie and John Pfiefer of Casper and Shauna and Tim Ligget of Gilbert, Ariz.; a son and daughter-in-law, Jason and Carmon Farmer of Queen Creek, Ariz.; a sister and brother-in-law, Lena and Kelton Clark of Ira; six grandchildren; and four nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Whit and Mattie Farmer; and a brother J.H. (Moose) Farmer.
Memorials can be made in his name to Bustard’s Funeral Home, 600 CY Avenue in Casper, 82601.
Byrle Rigsby
1912-2004
ANDREWS -- Byrle Rigsby, the uncle of Lois Marie Eicke of Snyder, died Tuesday, March 2, in Lubbock.
Funeral service for Mr. Rigsby, 91, was set for 4 p.m. today in the McNett Funeral Home Chapel with Moody Conner officiating. Burial was to follow in the Andrews North Cemetery.
Born Aug. 5, 1912 in Port Lavaca, he married Valerie Kruse on May 3, 1936 in Snyder. They lived in Carlsbad, N.M. and Lubbock before moving to Andrews in 1949 where he was the owner of City Body Shop until his retirement in 1980.
Survivors include his wife, Valerie Rigsby of Andrews; a daughter, Betty Knight of Lubbock; three granddaughters; and seven great-grandchildren.
Posie Blackwell
1917-2004
ABILENE -- Rosa Pearl “Posie” Blackwell, a native of Scurry County, died Tuesday, March 2.
Graveside service for Mrs. Blackwell, 86, is set for 10 a.m. Friday in Elmwood Memorial Park. A celebration service will follow at 11 a.m. in the St. Paul United Methodist Church where she was a member for more than 60 years. Arrangements are under the direction of Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home.
Born March 4, 1917 in Fluvanna to Jesse and Agnes Wilson, she moved to Abilene in 1926 and was a graduate of Abilene High School.
She married Howard O. Blackwell on April 20, 1940 in San Angelo. He preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Betty Hoffman of Denver; a son, John Blackwell of Abilene; a sister, Marie Hammett of Lafayette, La.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Clarence Neinast
1913-2004
LITTLEFIELD -- Funeral service for Clarence Neinast, the father of Sandra Henderson of Hermleigh, is set for 10:30 a.m. Friday in the St. Martin Lutheran Church with the Rev. Michael Holmes officiating. Burial will follow in Littlefield Memorial Park under the direction of Hammons Funeral Home.
Mr. Neinast, 90, died Tuesday, March 2, in University Medical Center in Lubbock following an automobile accident in Littlefield.
Born Oct. 27, 1913 in Marlin, he married Ella Pauline Fichte on April 11, 1938 in Olney.
Mr. Neinast was a farmer in Stamford from 1940 until 1957 when he moved to Littlefield where he farmed until his retirement in 1973. He then worked at a service station for about five years.
The family suggests memorials to the St. Martin Lutheran Church where he was a member.
Survivors include his wife, Ella Neinast of Littlefield; another daughter, Dixie Jaquess of Littlefield; a brother, Wesley Neinast of Littlefield; a sister, Nell Smith of Lubbock; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Samuel Terral
1934-2004
LUBBOCK -- Samuel L. “Poppy” Terral, a former resident of Snyder, died Tuesday, March 2.
Funeral service for Mr. Terral, 69, is set for 2 p.m. Friday in the Resthaven Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in Resthaven Memorial Park.
Born Nov. 20, 1934 in Malta, he married Myrna Walker on Dec. 20, 1953 in Snyder.
A U.S. Navy veteran, he went to work for the U.S. Post Office in Snyder in 1957 and moved to Lubbock in 1966. He retired as a career mail carrier in 1990.
Survivors include his wife, Myrna Terral of Lubbock; a daughter, Jann Goodpasture of Sugar Land; two sons, Mark and Mitch Terral, both of Lubbock; two brothers, Clarence and Leonard Terral, both of California; two sisters, Jo Powell and Lucille Watson, both of Texarkana; four nieces from Snyder, Janell Bearden, Ladell Gannaway, Shirley Miller and Pat Guynes; two nephews, Terry McCright of Snyder and Tim McCright of McKinney; seven grandchildren; and two great-granddaughters.
Peggy Medford
1933-2003
Peggy Ann Medford, a native of Scurry County, died Monday, Nov. 3, in Methodist Hospital in San Antonio after a six-year battle with multiple myeloma.
A memorial service for Mrs. Medford, 70, is set for 10 a.m. Friday in the 37th Street Church of Christ. Interment will be in the Snyder Cemetery and arrangements are under the direction of Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.
Born Jan. 30, 1933 in Snyder, she was the daughter of the late John T. and Tabitha Lynch. Her father served as Scurry County sheriff.
A 1950 graduate of Snyder High School, she worked for Sun Oil until she married Olen Medford.
A resident of Kerrville, she was a member of the Kerrville Church of Christ and was active in the Friends of the Kerrville Library and the Riverhill Garden Club.
Survivors include her husband, Olen Medford of Kerrville; a son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Brandy Pate Medford of Houston; a brother and sister-in-law, John and Cyrella Lynch of Waco; a sister and brother-in-law, Katherine and R.J. Kidd of Snyder; two granddaughters, Elizabeth Ann and Rebecca Leigh Medford of Houston; and five nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 6-7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Melba Cooper
1913-2003
Melba Elizabeth Cooper, a lifelong resident of Snyder, died Wednesday, Nov. 5, in Snyder Oaks Care Center after a lengthy illness.
Service for Mrs. Cooper, 90, is set for 10 a.m. Saturday in the First Baptist Church Chapel with the Rev. Mike Henson, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in the Hillside Memorial Gardens under the direction of Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.
Born June 17, 1913 in Snyder, she married J.F. Cooper on Aug. 4, 1936 in Snyder. He died Oct. 28, 1970.
Mrs. Cooper had worked for J.C. Penney’s for 12 years and also had worked at the bus station. She had been a member of the First Baptist Church since 1924.
Mrs. Cooper also was preceded in death by her parents, James Melvin and Bessie Ellis Doak; and by three sisters, Alene Bailey, Ruth Sauwier and Atha White.
Survivors include nieces and nephews, Barry and Bridget Bailey of Winchester, Va., Becky Bailey of Santa Fe, N.M., Frances Reed of San Antonio, Jerry and Susan White of San Diego, Calif., and Marvin White of Austin.
