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Evelyn Eleanor Belcher
Graveside funeral services for Evelyn Eleanor Belcher, 88, of Austin and formerly of Clifton, were held Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2004, at Clifton cemetery, the Rev. John Austin officiating. Belcher died Saturday, Sept. 4, 2004, in Austin. She was born Dec. 23, 1915, in Valley Mills, to Julius and Selma Schulze Rachuig. She was raised in Clifton, and graduated from Clifton High School. She married
Jack Belcher in 1935, and the couple had one son, Jerry Belcher. She was a faithful member of and organist at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Clifton until moving to Houston in 1954. She graduated from Burroughs Business School, and was employed by Fannin State Bank, then Doctors Hospital, before moving to Austin in 1971. She was a devoted longtime employee of Drs. Morris, Robinson, and Goolsby until retiring at the age of 76. She was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church until moving back to Clifton in 1991. She returned to Austin in 2000, and was a resident of Monte Siesta Retirement Center until her death. Belcher was preceded in death by her spouse; her parents; sisters Hildegard Krueger and Selma Rachuig; and brothers Walter, Herbert, and Edgar Rachuig. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Mert Belcher; and grandsons Toby Belcher and Arthur Hartman. Clifton Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Bertha Bearden
Funeral services for Bertha Irene (Downey) Bearden were held on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004, at 2 p.m., at the Fairview Baptist Church with the Rev. Bill Connally officiating and the Rev. Don Bearden assisting. Bearden was born to Will R. Downey and Mary (Riddle) Downey in Mosheim on Jan. 15, 1903. She passed away on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2004, at the Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home in Clifton. As a child, the Downey family moved to Jones County in West Texas, where they lived only a short time. Beartha became ill and the family doctor advised them to travel for her health. With that advice they moved to Hill County for a year or so, finally moving to Bosque County in 1905, where she lived the remainder of ther life. On De.c 9, 1923, she married
Audie Russell Bearden. They continued to live in Bosque County where they farmed and ranched in the Cayote-Fairview communities. They were married
71 years before her husband died suddenly on May 5, 1995. At that time, Bearden moved to the Sunset Home. Her daughter-in-law, Joyce Bearden, passed away on June 5, 1995. Bearden loved to farm as she did all of it for several years because of her husband’s back injury. She loved to help with the cattle, always enjoyed gardening, and canning all kinds of vegetables and fruit. She loved having company and enjoyed cooking her the hired hands that worked for them on the farm. She loved her grandchildren and was always teaching them to cook, sew, how to work in the garden, and how to help with the chores. One can only imagine living before the invention of the automobile, airplane, radio, television, space shuttles, running water in the home, electricity, and telephones in the country communities. Bearden often told of her seeing the first automobile. She stated that it was white and belonged to a doctor that made a home visit in the country. She said it was a great cloud of dust following the car so she and her brothers and sisters hid until the dust had cleared. She loved her church and was always in attendance. She belonged to the First Baptist Church in Fairview for many years. After her mother died, she joined the Cayote Methodist Church where she was still a member at the time of her death. For many years, this church and the Methodist Church at Cayote, only had a half-time preacher. Every other Sunday there was preaching at each church, and the family attended church on that basis. There was a lot of question by family and community members that she was able to answer due to her longevity. We are all thankful that we were able to know and love her through the generations. She will be missed by all in the years to come. The family feels truly blesed for having her these many 101-plus years. Our thanks to the Lord! Survivors include one son, Welden Bearden of Lorena; one granddaughter, Susan Harding and her husband, Ken; a great-granddaughter, Kelsie Harding, all of Kennet Square, PA; one grandson, Bart Bearden and his wife, Connie; great-granddaughters, Kendall and Campbell Bearden, all of Frisco; an adopted brother, David Brittain and his wife, Mary, of Clifton; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Bobbie Bearden, Clarkie McMillan, Mike Mireles, Ken Hardin, Bill Law, and Bart Bearden. Honorary pallbearers were all men of the Fairview Baptist Church. Beartha is the last of W.R. and Mary Downey’s six children. She was also the last in-law of her husband’s family which had eight children all deceased. Memorials can be made to the Fairview cemetery Assn., C/O Jerry White, Valley Mills, Texas, or the Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home. Interment
was held at the Fairview cemetery under the direction of the Clifton Funeral Home.
Margie Hawkins
Funeral services for Margie Ann Davis Reesing Hawkins, 70, of Wewoka, Okla., were held Monday, Nov. 22, 2004, in the Lawson Funeral Home Chapel in Walnut Springs, the Rev. Beverly Blackman officiating. Interment
followed in Davis cemetery, near Glen Rose. She died Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004, in a Wewoka nursing facility. She was born Sept. 8, 1934, in Nixon, a daughter of the late George and Marion Foreman Davis. She moved to Walnut Springs as a young child, where she was raised and educated. She was baptized at an early age, and joined First Baptist Church in Walnut Springs. She and her first husband lived in various parts of the country until moving to Cleburne in 1956, where she was a bookkeeper for Gerard Lumber Company, Snow White Laundry, and Johnson County Feed and Seed. Her love of music led her to a position in the Music Therapy Department of the Fort Worth State School. Hawkins moved to Oklahoma City in 1978, where she worked as a bookkeeper for the Oklahoma City Symphony until retiring. She is survived by son James Jr. and wife Denise Reesing of Wewoka; daughters Lynn and husband Larry Decker, and Karen and husband Tommy Parker, all of Cleburne; six grandchildren; sisters Dorothy Mounce of Clifton, Betty and husband Kenneth Strange of Smithville; brother Bill and wife Laura Davis of Meridian; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. Hawkins was preceded in death by an infant son, Randy Reesing; her parents, George and Marion Davis; brother-in-law J.B. Mounce; and niece Elizabeth Davis. Lawson Funeral Home, Meridian, was in charge of arrangements.
Loyd Robinson
Funeral services for Loyd M. Robinson, 86, of Clifton, were held Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004, at Brazos Point Community Church, the Rev. Bill Schibler and the Rev. Phil Vaughn officiating. Interment
followed at Nickell cemetery in Johnson County. Robinson, a former resident of the Five Oaks community in Johnson County, and of Glen Rose, died Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004. Robinson was born May 10, 1918, in Eulogy, a son of the late James M. and Mamie Hudgens Robinson. He was raised in Johnson County, and was educated at Friendship and Cleburne. He lived in various cities across the United States, being employed as a cook. He worked as a policeman in Bryan from 1947 to 1951. For the past several years, he had worked as a rancher on the Diamond Y Ranch, west of Clifton. He married
Alta Lorraine Burling on May 13, 1974. She preceded him in death in 1994. He was a member of the Church of God in Aubrey, Ark. Robinson is survived by a daughter, two stepsons, and several nieces, nephews, and other relatives. Pallbearers were James Bonham, Darrell Bonham, Danny Bonham, Monty Bonham, Bryan Bonham, and Craig Bonham. Lawson Funeral Home, Meridian, was in charge of arrangements.
Thomas Hobart Small
Funeral Services were held for Thomas Hobart Small, 94, at the Clifton Funeral Home on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2004, with George Watson of the Baptist Church on Pecan Ave. officiating. Small was born to Virginia Alice Jernagan on June 17, 1910, in Oklahoma. He passed away on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004, in Clifton at Goodall-Witcher Hospital. Small attended school in Valley Mills and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Small’s first wife was Mary Elizabeth Violes. He later married
Peggy J. Cooper on Aug. 30, 1973 at Grace Memorial Baptist Church. Small retired from General Motors. His main hobby was singing. He was loved by many and he loved his Lord and family. Survivors include his wife, Peggy Small; three sons, Carl Small of Tempe, Ariz., Cecil Small of Goldsboro, N.C., and Bill Gray of Dallas; a daughter, Mary Cherry of Texas; one sister, Violet Bietz of Harrah, Okla.; 11 grandchildren; and 25 great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Jim Small, Ross Watson, Larry Wallace, Wayne Wallace, Johnny Paulson, and B.J. Porter. Interment
was at Valley Mills cemetery in Valley Mills under the direction of Clifton Funeral Home.
Millard Archie Nelson
Millard Archie Nelson passed away Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004, at his home in Clifton. A memorial service will be held for on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2004, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church at Norse with Pastor Beverly Blackman officiating. Nelson was born on June 25, 1925, near Cranfills Gap. He attended the first five years of grade school at Live Oak Grove School north of Cranfills Gap until that school was consolidated with Cranfills Gap School in 1936. He graduated from Cranfills Gap High School in May 1942. He attended Centre College in Danville, Ky., in 1942 and 1943. Nelson joined the United States Air Force in the summer of 1943 and was trained to fly single engine fighter aircraft. He was commissioned and chozen for a hurry-up assignment in the 14th Air Force in China - also known as the Flying Tigers under General Chenault. He received an honorable discharge in September 1945. Nelson continued his college education at Panhandle A&M; College in Goodwell, Okla., now named Oklahoma Panhandle State University, and received a bachelor’s degree in May 1950. After graduation from college, Nelson served as manager of a grain storage elevator in Texhoma, and later served as a district credit manager for Firestone Tire in Amarillo and Oklahoma City. The family moved to Houston in 1959 where Nelson continued his position with Firestone and began serving the Houston newspaper as district circulation manager. In 1967, he obtained his insurance license and became an insurance agent with Farmers Insurance Group, a position he held until his retirements in 1999. He moved to Clifton in November 1999 where he was living at the time of this death. Nelson was active in the Norwegian Society of Texas and served as president of the state organization as well as serving in other positions. While president he was instrumental in organizing the Bosque County Chapter of NST. Nelson was preceded in death by his parents, Alfred and Palma Olson Nelsonl; a son, Mark Lynn Nelson, and two sisters, Mary Ann Nelson and Mell Orene Maynard. Survivors include a son, Nicklaus Ware Nelson of League City; three daughters, Julia Carol Nelson of Dallas, Laura Dahl of Goodwell, Okla., and Jennifer Bratton and husband, Shawn, of Austin; two brothers, Donald, Nelson and wife, Gladys of Victoria, Gerald Nelson and wife, Loeene of Cranfills Gap; brother-in-law, Raymond Maynard of Burnet; devoted friends Larry and Kathy Horst of Spring; and five grandchildren. The family has designated Our Savior’s Lutheran Church at Clifton or St. Olaf’s Lutheran cemetery at Cranfills Gap for memorials. At Nelson’s request, his body was donated to the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth for scientific research. Clifton Funeral Home assisted Nelson with his request.
Niles C. Tindall
Funeral services for Niles C. Tindall, 99, were held Friday, Nov. 12, 2004, at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, the Rev. John Dorn officiating. Interment
followed in Westlawn Memorial Park, with rites by ISOM Masonic Lodge No. 1242. Tindall died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2004, in Amarillo. Tindall was born Jan. 9, 1905, in Cranfills Gap. He was a stillman for Phillips Petroleum Co. for 34 years, retiring in 1970. Survivors include his wife, Pearl Tindall; a daughter, Betty Webb of Fritch; two granddaughters; and three great-granddaughters. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79105; or to St. Andrew United Methodist Church. Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors was in charge of arrangements.
Harry E. Hundley, Jr.
Funeral services for Harry Elliott Hundley, Jr., 72, of Sanger, were held Monday, Nov. 15, 2004, at DeBerry Funeral Chapel, the Rev. Glenn Bonnet officiating. Interment
followed at Roselawn Memorial Park. He died Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004, at Denton Regional Medical Center. He was born April 4, 1932, in Saint Jo, to Harry E. Hundley, Sr. and Leafy Ora Weatherford Hundley. He attended Denton High School, Cooke County Junior College, and the University of Texas at Arlington. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. Hundley married
Janice Grise on Oct. 30, 1953, in Gainesville. He was an industrial engineer for Ling Temco Vought and Browne and Sharpe. He was a self-employed glass salesman. He played semi-pro baseball with the Denton Bears. His love of life was men’s fast-pitch softball, which he played until his mid-50s. He was ASA commissioner for District 13, which covered all areas in North Texas with the exception of the metroplex area. He is survived by his wife, Janice Hundley of Sanger; daughter Brenda Drozd of Lake Dallas; son Gary Hundley of Sanger; sisters Joyce Elder of San Angelo, Jean Briggs of New Braunfels, and Margaret O’Rear of Arlington; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Toys For Tots, sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps. DeBerry Funeral Directors was in charge of arrangements.
B. C. Alton Rogstad, Jr.
Funeral services were held for B. C. Alton Rogstad, Jr., 88, at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Cranfills Gap on Nov. 2, 2004. Rogstad was born to Belvin and Adelia (Jermstad) Rogstad, Sr. on Dec. 12, 1915, in the Mustang Community near Cranfills Gap. He passed away Sunday, Oct. 31, 2004, at the Goodall Witcher Hospital in Clifton. Rogstad was baptized at The Old Rock Church in January 1916 and confirmed at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Cranfills Gap where he was a life long member. B. C. grew up and attended school in the Mustang Community. He married
Agnes Schwartz on Aug. 11, 1940, and they were blessed with three daughters, Linda, Judy, and Cynthia. He lived in the Mustang Community his entire life where he farmed and raised cattle, sheep, and chickens. He was a loyal son, husband, father, and friend who never hesitated to help a neighbor in need. He was the last descendant of one of the original settlers of Bosque County with the surname Rogstad. He was preceded in death by his parents, Belvin and Adelia Rogstad; two brothers, Thilman and Vernon Rogstad; and four sisters, Ruby Mae Solberg, Tomena Wallace, Marcella Rogstad, and Neldine Smith. Survivors include his wife, Agnes, of 64 years of marriage; his daughters, Linda Worley and husband, Wilson, of Easley, S.C., Judy Horton and husband, Paul, of Arlington, and Cynthia Rogstad and special friend, Ron Tiffany, of Garland; three grandchildren, Kendra Thornton and husband, Wes, of Charlotte, N.C., and Nathan and Jonathan Horton of Arlington; two sisters, Ima Broyles of Amarillo, and Virgie Lynch of Chicago, Ill., and a host of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Tom Rogstad of Austin, Kenneth Ziegelt of Lorena, David Larson of Waxahachie, Curtis Carlson, Jr. of Lewisville, Ruell Solberg, Jr. of Helotes, and J. Mark Wallace of Mustang Community near Cranfills Gap. Interment
followed at the St. Olaf Lutheran Rock Church cemetery near Rogstad Mountain where his ancestors settled in 1854.
