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Reva Elois Humphries Spitzer
Funeral services for Reva Elois Humphries Spitzer, 83, of Clifton, were held Saturday, March 22, 2003, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Clifton, the Rev. Peter Diebenow officiating. Spitzer had been a resident of the Goodall-Witcher Nursing Facility for a little over a year at the time of her death on Thursday, March 20, 2003. She was born on Feb. 10, 1920 in Clifton, to Bunyan and Myrtle Kilgore Humphries. She was the fifth of 10 children born to this family, with six brothers and three sisters. She lived in and around Clifton all her life. She married
Alvin William Spitzer on Feb. 2, 1941, at the Baptist Parsonage. They had five children: Glenn Gaustad, Gloria Spitzer Anderson, Alvin Spitzer, Jr., Richard Spitzer, and Barbara Ann Spitzer. Spitzer began working at the Clifton Independent School District cafeteria in 1954, where she rose to the position of manager of the CISD Food Service, retiring from that position after 40 years. She was preceded in death by her daughter Barbara Ann Spitzer in 1949, her husband Alvin Spitzer in 1976; her son Alvin Spitzer Jr. in 1995; three sisters, including Ivy Mae Humphries, Virgie Humphries McFadden, and Vera Humphries Erickson; and three brothers, Terance, James, and Clarence Humphries. Pallbearers were her grandsons, Bert Cook, Rich Spitzer, and Greg Gaustad, and three of her nephews, Mark Humphries, Jimmy Humphries, and Mike Humphries Honorary Pallbearers were Dan Duren, Pat Erickson, Bill Henkelman, Brian Humphries, Bunyan Willie Humphries, Donnie Humphries, Pat Allen Humphries, Ronnie Humphries, Steve Phillips, Albert Spitzer, Jimmy Spitzer, and John Spitzer. Spitzer is survived by her daughter, Gloria and husband A.M. Anderson of Joshua; two sons, Dr. Glenn Gaustad and wife Brenda of Dallas, and Dr. Richard Spitzer and wife Kitsy of Clifton; 11 grandchildren, Bert Cook of Clifton, Annette Phillips and Steve of Joshua, Michael Anderson and Kendra of Keller, Gary Anderson and Virginia of Cranfills Gap, Rich Spitzer and Jennifer of Carrollton, Barbi Ernst and Tim of Clifton, Betsy Spitzer of Dallas, Becky Spitzer of Clifton, Julie Clanton and Dave of Fort Worth, Angela Chisholm and Dave and Greg Gaustad of Dallas; nine great-grandchildren, Mallory, Austen, Justen, and Morgan Phillips, Ryan Clanton, Trevor and Brandon Ernst, Mitchell and Logan Anderson; three brothers, Bunyan Humphries and Odene of Lometa, Kirby Humphries and Betty Pat of Brownwood, and Don Humphries and Marsha of Clifton; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. Clifton Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Ruth Mardell Olson Neie
Funeral services for Ruth Mardell Olson Neie, 82, of Balch Springs, were held Saturday, March 15, 2003, at Oak Cliff Lutheran Church in Dallas, Chaplain Geri Smith and Jeremy Green officiating. Graveside services and burial were held that afternoon in the St. Olaf Lutheran (Rock Church) cemetery near Cranfills Gap. Neie died Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at her residence, after an extended illness. She was born April 14, 1920, in Cranfills Gap, a daughter of the late Ole John and Clara Bertelsen Olson. She graduated from Cranfills Gap High School, and lived in Cranfills Gap for many years. On Sept. 26, 1941, she married
Delmar H. Neie in Clifton. Neie lived in the Mesquite and Balch Springs areas some 40 years. A homemaker, she was a member of Oak Cliff Lutheran Church. She is survived by her husband, Delmar H. Neie of Balch Springs; two daughters, Merida and husband Walter Young of Lancaster, and Lana Thomas of Carrolton; a son, Larry Neie of Grand Prairie; five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and a number of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. Neie was preceded in death by her parents and by two brothers, J.B. Olson and Carroll Olson. Pallbearers included Brandon Neie, Blake Neie, Kevin Moseley, Scott Olson, Neil Holm, and Jimmy Olson. Memorials may be made to Oak Cliff Lutheran Church, 2550 West Illinois Ave., Dallas, TX 75233, or to the Cal Farley Boys Ranch, P.O. Box 1890, Amarillo, TX 79174. Lawson Funeral Home in Meridian was in charge of arrangements.
Curtis Warren Gaston
Funeral services were held for Curtis Warren Gaston, 76, on Feb. 11, 2003, at St. John’s United Methodist Church in Richmond, Texas, with Rev. Mike Mayhugh and Rev. A.R. (Robbie) Wynn officiating. Gaston was born on January 26, 1927, in Bosque County to parents Raymond Gaston, Sr. and Alice MacDougal Gaston. He passed away on Feb. 8, 2003. Gaston served as a merchant marine in World War II. He was a Fort Bend County resident for 56 years during which time he volunteered as a firefighter for the Richmond Fire Department, and was a member of St. John’s United Methodist Church in Richmond. He was a retired businessman and an avid gardener. Gaston was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Raymond (Skeeter) Gaston, Jr., and his wife, Peggy Gaston. Gaston is survived by his wife, Audrey Gaston; son, Donald Gaston, and his wife, Melissa; two daughters, Jane Rozsypal and her husband, Johnny, and Wanda Hillhouse; and her husband, Randy; grandson, 1st Lieutenant Chris Rozsypal, and his wife, Liv; granddaughters Audrey Rozsypal, Kristen Hillhouse, and Kelsey Hillhouse; a brother, R.L. (Tiny) Gaston, and his wife, Margaret; two sisters, Opal Elliot and her husband, James, and Pat Wynn and her husband, Robbie; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Pallbearers included Tal Elliott, Lee Gaston, Matt Jacob, Nick Jacob, Robert Mendoza, and Anton Rozsypal. Honorary pallbearers were James L. Elliott, Robert Hill, Jr., Larry Guerrero, and Will Rosniak. Memorials may be made to St. John’s United Methodist Church at 400 Jackson, Richmond, Texas, 77469.
John Robert Rowe
Funeral services were held for John Robert Rowe, 80, of Laguna Park, on Sunday, March 23, 2003, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Home in Hillsboro. Rowe was born on Feb. 18, 1923, in Fort Graham. He passed away on March 21, 2003, in his home. He worked at the Corps of Engineers in Waco and Lake Whitney for 30 years. He and his wife, Nell, have been active members of First United Methodist Church in Clifton for 25 years and long time members of the Coon Creek Good Neighbor Club. They have lived at Lake Whitney since 1962 and have enjoyed farming and gardening. Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Nell Rowe of Laguna Park; a son, John David Rowe of Boca Raton, Fla; a daughter, Lisa and husband Kevin Smith, and two grandchildren, Brian and Katherine Smith, all of Spring; and three sisters, Marie Carmichael and Autria Riddle of Hillsboro, and Adeline Dennis of Smith Bend. Memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church of Clifton. Interment
was in Coon Creek cemetery in Smith Bend, under the direction of Marshall & Marshall Funeral Home.
Betty Joyce Moore
Betty Joyce Moore passed away on March 19, 2003, at her residence in Coryell county at the age of 70. She was born in Clifton on Oct. 21, 1932. She married
Charles Moore in May 1979. She owned and operated a beauty salon in Clifton for many years. Prior to her retirement, she worked for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Mt. View Unit, for 20 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ira and Ora Callan; and a grandson, Brandon Walker. Survivors include her husband, Charles Moore; children, Brad Rice and wife, Sherry; Pam Evetts and husband, Bruce; Linda Hughes, Carol Lange, Jeanne Hoke, and Bruce Moore; 13 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. The family requests that memorials be sent to Hospice Vista Care, 819 South 5th Street, Temple 76504.
Valerie Pullin
Funeral services for Valerie Pullin, 85, of Walnut Springs, were held Thursday, March 20, 2003, at Walnut Springs Memorial Methodist Church, the Rev. Danny Niedecken and Bob Carmack officiating. Interment
followed in Oak Grove cemetery at Walnut Springs. Pullin died Monday, March 17, 2003, in a Clifton nursing facility. She was born March 22, 1917, in Tehuacana, a daughter of the late Robert L. and Ethel Callaway Willis. She was a graduate of Hillsboro High School in 1933, and later graduated from McMurry College in Abilene. She began her teaching career at age 19 at Eula, near Abilene, and later taught at Willow Springs, between Meridian and Walnut Springs. She also was a teacher and principal at Walnut Springs before going to Glen Rose and then Clifton, teaching another 22 years before retiring in 1974. While teaching she received her Master’s Degree from Western State College in Gunnison, Colo. On June 17, 1939, she married
Walker Pullin in Hearne. He preceded her in death on Nov. 29, 1989. She was an active member of Walnut Springs Memorial Methodist Church, where she served as the church’s pianist for many years. Pullin is survived by a son, Larry, and wife Randy Pullin of Walnut Springs; grandsons Clint and wife Carla Pullin of Granbury, and Cody and wife Kayce Pullin of Temple; a great-grandson, Michael Johnson of Granbury; and a number of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. Pallbearers were Robert W. Ragsdale, Jerry Lamb, Jim Hamby, Phillip Munden, Tim Outland, and Tod Outlaw. Memorials may be made to Walnut Springs Memorial Methodist Church, P.O. Box 356, Walnut Springs, TX 76690. Lawson Funeral Home, Meridian, was in charge of arrangements.
Emilio Saldana, Sr.
Funeral services for Emilio Saldana, Sr., 63, of Meridian, were held Friday, March 14, 2003, in the Lawson Funeral Home Chapel in Meridian, the Rev. Alfredo Montes officiating. Interment
followed in Meridian cemetery. Saldana passed away suddenly on Monday, March 10, 2003. He was born Aug. 21, 1939, in Cruz y Cruz, Tamaulipas, Mexico. On Dec. 20, 1965, he married
Elida Rodriguez in Mexico. He had lived for many year in Meridian, and had worked for over 20 years with Clifton Moulding Company, retiring just a few months ago. He was a member of the Apostolic Church. Survivors include his wife, Elida Saldana of Meridian; daughters Blanca Elizabeth and husband Trinidad Rosas of Clifton, and Emma Judy and husband Juan Rodriguez of St. Louis, Mo.; sons Emilio Jr. and wife Heather Saldana of St. Louis, Mo., Juan Saldana of Austin, and Alexander and wife Shelley Saldana of Clifton; 15 grandchildren; one sister; three brothers, and a number of other relatives and friends. Pallbearers were Emilio Saldana Jr., Juan Saldana, Carlos Guerrero, Trinidad Rosas, Job Marquez, Malacara Catarino, Jose Luis Maldonado, and Emma Judy Rodriguez. Lawson Funeral Home in Meridian was in charge of arrangements.
Esther Knudson Tipps
Graveside service for Ester Knudson Tipps of Houston, 86, will be on Thursday, March 20, at 10 a.m., in the St. Olaf Lutheran cemetery in Cranfills Gap, conducted by B.I. Dahl. The body will lie instate at Clifton Funeral Home from Tuesday, March 18, 2003, until 8:30 a.m. Thursday, March 20. Tipps was born on July 24, 1916, in the Meridian Creek Community of Bosque County to Carl Tobias Knudson and Johanna Marie Sorenson. She was baptized in the Rock Church on Aug. 27, 1916, by Pastor Estrem. She was confirmed on June 21, 1931, by Rev. P.E. Thorson, in the Norse Church, Bosque County. Tipps passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2003, in West Houston Medical Center in Houston. Tipps attended Meridian Creek School and the Norse School. She graduated from the Clifton College academy in Clifton in 1934. In 1936, she graduated from Clifton Junior College. She received a B.A. degree from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., in 1939. In the fall of 1939, Tipps went to Austin with a scholarship in Dietetics at the University of Texas. She worked and learned about necessary information and training in order to become a registered dietitian. She had an M.S. degree in Dietetics at UT in 1940. During the fall of 1939 until the spring of 1941, Tipps became the dietitian for the Texas School for the Blind in Austin from the spring of 1941 to 1951. In 1956, Tipps received the degree of Master of Science in Home Economics from the University of Texas in Austin. Tipps was preceded in death by her parents, Carl Tobias Knudson and Johanna Marie Sorenson Knudson; her infant sister; and her twin brother and twin sister, Monroe Knudson and Gunella Knudson; her two brothers Knute Knudson and Elmo Knudson. She is survived by two nieces, Betty Knudson Edgar of Midland, and Mary Knudson Grim of Houston; two nephews, Lloyd M. Knudson of Panama City, Fla., and Kenneth L. Knudson in South Carolina; three great-nieces and five great-nephews. Services were arranged through Clifton Funeral Home.
John Franklin Hollingsworth, Jr.
Funeral services were held for John Franklin Hollingsworth, Jr., 78, of Clifton, on Friday, March 14, 2003, at First Baptist Church of Clifton, with the Rev. Jerry Smith officiating. Hollingsworth was born on June 25, 1924, in Hillsboro, to John Franklin Hollingsworth, Sr. and Gussie White Hollingsworth. He passed away on Monday, March 10, 2003. Hollingsworth grew up in Houston where his father owned a retail clothing store. He was baptized and became a member of the Second Baptist Church of Houston. It was there in the youth group that he met his wife to be, Mary Jane Shambaugh. He attended Lamar High School in Houston and the University of Texas at Austin. It was at UT that he and Shambaugh became more than friends. They were married
on Oct. 2, 1943 in Houston. For the first few years of their marriage, he worked as a roughneck in the oil patch, helped on ranches, and did whatever needed to be done to make a living. They moved from place to place, making stops in Ozona, Montgomery, Ala., and finally ending up in Fort Worth. He was employed as Men’s clothing sales representative, and his territory was Kansas, but his home was in Texas. Two daughters, Jane and Melinda, were born to the marriage. The girls grew up in East Fort Worth where they attended Eastern Hills High School and where the family were active members of Sagamore Hills Baptist Church. In 1958, Hollingsworth opened a men’s store in Richardson. It was here that he found his joy. He loved waiting on the customers and making sales. He was a “people person” who could at home with anyone, regardless of social class, ethnicity, or educational status. Mary Jane worked as a bookkeeper and business manager and he ran the front end of the store. Together they made a wonderful team. In 1965, they began to see more of their life-long dream fulfilled. They bought a place in Bosque County, between Clifton and Cranfills Gap. He added ranching to his work schedule and they made the weekend trips to the farm to keep things going. In 1971 they moved to the farm and began to build a home. John continued to work in the store until he retired and Mary Jane kept active on the farm working outdoors, feeding the cattle, and planting a garden. In 1989, she became sick and for the following six years, until her death, she was confined indoors, primarily in bed. John became an ardent servant to her needs and the two who started out as childhood friends ended their earthly vows through sickness and health, and for better or worse. He enjoyed making the rounds visiting friends from the VFW, the auto parts store, to Bertelsen’s, to the Dairy Queen, and other places that he frequented. He will always be remembered for his friendliness, humor, and his laugh. Survivors include his daughters, Jane Scott and husband, Jim Scott, and Melinda Tripp and husband, Gary Tripp; grandchildren, Eric Scott, Ginny Twarowski, Summer Brag, and Meadow; and great-grandchildren, James and Emma Scott, and Katelin Twarowski.
