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Joe Cummings Sr.
Joe Cummings Sr., 89, of Valley Mills passed away Wednesday in a Temple VA hospital. Funeral service were held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 10, at the First Baptist Church in Valley Mills, under the direction of Foss Funeral Home. Graveside service followed at the Valley Mills cemetery, with full military honors. Cummings was born Aug. 19, 1916, in Mosheim. He was the son of Lee and Mackey (McRae) Cummings. He was married
to Ophelie Goains and they had a son Joe Cummings Jr and a daughter Patsy Jean. He later married
Una Grace Simmons. She preceded him in death in 1986. He later married
Faye Turner and she preceded him in death in 1992. He was a World War II Army veteran, fighting in Normandy, Rhineland, and in Northern France. Cummings received several medals, including a Purple Heart after being wounded in combat. He was a member of the Searsville Baptist Church and a member of the Valley Mills John Armstrong Lodge. Survivors include a son, Joe Cummings Jr. and wife, Jean of Meridian; a daughter, Patsy Jean Long of Morgan; a brother, Walter Lee Cummings of Whitesboro; three sisters, Opal Beers of Valley Mills, Lola Casimir of Temple, and Fannie Kleibrink of Valley Mills; two step-children, Linda and Richie Bob; five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Masonic brothers of Valley Mills Johns Armstrong Lodge. Memorials may be made to the Valley Mills cemetery Association or Valley Mills Fire Department.
J.D. “John” Lambert
J.D. “John” Lambert, 88, passed away Sunday, March 12, at Clifton Care and Rehab Center. Funeral services were held on March 15, at the Boggy cemetery with Steve Durbin presiding. Lambert was born Sept. 24, 1917, in Stringtown, Okla., to John Franklin and Maude Viola Weaver Lambert. He moved to Mineola, Texas as a child. From there, he moved to Cranfill Gap in about 1978. He married
Muriel Nadine Cummings in Dallas on Feb. 12, 1946. The couple had four children. Their son, John David Lambert, was stillborn. Lambert worked delivering ice; as a school bus driver; as a custodian; and as a ranch caretaker in Clifton. During his time spent in the U.S. Army - Infantry, he traveled in Italy and North Africa. He was a Pentecostal. He played dominoes, sang, and played the guitar. Lambert had a big, loving, and generous heart and loved to offer a helping hand. Lambert was preceded in death by his wife and his infant son. He is survived by his son, Ben Lambert and wife, Lisa of Arlington; daughter, Viola Tucker and husband Darrell of Carrollton; daughter, Lee Alfred and husband Dale of Amarillo; grandsons, Michael Alfred and Anthony Alfred, both of Amarillo; granddaughter, Brittney Tucker of Dallas; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Clifton Funeral Home.
Ima Light
Ima Light, age 84, of Valley Mills passed away on Monday, March 13. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, at the Searsville Baptist Church. Interment
was at the China Spring cemetery under the direction of Foss Funeral Home. Light was born on July 10, 1921, in the Smith Bend-Coon Creek area. She was the daughter of Oscar and Florence (Hulme) Bradbury. She was married
to Crockett T. Light on Oct. 22, 1938 in Clifton. He preceded her in death in1986. She was also preceded in death by a son, John David Light in 1943. Ima loved her family and always looked forward to family gatherings. Survivors include her children, Mildred and Kenneth Churchman of Hewitt, William and Joyce Light of Electra, Wayne and Betty Light of Clifton, Florence and Lloyd Smith of Lorena, Reba and Marvin Yates of Moody, Brad and Toni Light of Valley Mills; two brothers, Gene Bradbury and Clayton Bradbury both of Colorado City; three sisters, Helen Gregory of Big Springs, Liz Mays of Sealey, May Dell Walker of Colorado City; 13 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren, two great great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Valley Mills Fire Department.
Benjamin “Sarge” Franklin
Benjamin Franklin, 78, of Valley Mills passed away on March 1. Graveside services with full military honors were held at 10 a.m., Saturday, at the Valley Mill cemetery under the direction of Foss Funeral Home. Franklin was born on Nov. 9, 1927, in DeLeon. He married
Georgie Mae Wilson on Dec. 24, 1946, in Calif. She preceded him in death in 1989. He later married
Patricia Gober on April 8, 1997. She preceded him in death in February, 2006. Franklin retired from the U.S. Army after 26 years of service in 1971; serving in both Korea and Vietnam. He had lived in Valley Mills since 1947. Survivors include four sons, Roy Franklin of Abilene, Marvin Franklin of Valley Mills, Robert Franklin of Holland, and Danny Franklin of Alabama; a daughter, Georgie Waldrop of Alabama; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Katie May Sims
Katie May Sims, 58, of Gatesville, passed away March 12, in Scott and White Hospital in Temple. Funeral services were held March 15, at 3 p.m., at Turnersville cemetery. She was born Katie May Seelye in Louisville, Ky., on March 4, 1948, to Carl and Bertha Thompson Seelye. Sims enjoyed chatting on the Internet. She was preceded in death by her mother and father; one daughter, Laquitta Marie Sims; a brother, Edward Seelye; and her sister, Alice Gonzalez. Sims is survived by her daughter, Charlie and husband, Jeff Dunnan of Gatesville; brothers, Robert and Ruth Seelye of Spring; Carl Jr. and Mary Seelye of Starks, La.; Ronald and Cindy Seelye of Crosby; sisters, Norma Malone of Houston; Mary Posinski of Starks, La., Carolyn and husband Bear Follett of Rosenburg; Mildred Jones of Houston; Margaret and husband Tommy Petty of Turnersville; Betty and Emery Beene of Brady; Helen Seelye of Waco; numerous nieces and nephews and friends and loved ones. Funeral services were under the direction of Clifton Funeral Home.
Armand Wade Fourton II
Armand Wade Fourton II passed away March 1, after a four-year illness with kidney failure. He was cremated and a memorial service will be held at a later date in Brady, so that he can be interred next to his mother who passed away when he was 19. Fourton was born Jan. 19, 1949, in Kerville, to Armand Wade Fourton Sr. and Wanda Renee Jones. He was a 100 percent disabled Vietnam veteran who had served his country as a combat medic in the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army, from May 1966 to Aug. 1969. While in service to his country, he was an undefeated boxer, which he later shared with his children. After returning home, he enjoyed helping and training amateur boxers and his two children for their matches at silver and golden gloves boxing clubs in Fort Worth. His character of service was honorable and he was later decorated with the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service medal, Good Conduct medal, and the Combat Medical Badge. After his return home from service in “Nam, ” he worked in the Medical field and the real estate land sales, where he was the first employee to sell one million dollars worth of land in Grandbury during the mid-70s. He worked until he became too ill, suffering from illness due to injuries sustained during the service of his country. He later met and married
his wife, Janet, and they shared 30 years of their lives. The couple had two children, Armand Walter Fourton and Elsie Renee Fourton. One of his many enjoyments throughout his life and his declining health was spending time with his beloved American Pit Bull Terriers, and attending dog shows when his health permitted. Elsie’s partner Tony was always there to help Fourton throughout his illness. Survivors include two sisters, Cecy Kirby and Rosalind Bellman, along with their extended families; a loving niece, Crystal Fourton; and Janet’s extended family in England. Fourton was too ill and unable to hold on until the birth of his first grandchild, due in April. The Fourton family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to all the staff at Waco West Kidney Dialysis Center and Grace Memorial Baptist Church of Clifton for all their help and support, concern, and prayers throughout his illness. Funeral services were under the direction of Clifton Funeral Home.
Ruby Lee Pylant New Moore
Ruby Lee Moore, of Iredell, passed away in Meridian Manor Nursing Home on Friday, June 9. Services were held at Rutledge-Jones Funeral Home, with burial in the Erath Gardens of Memory. Bro. Bill Schibler officiated. Moore was born March 5, 1908, to William Oscar and Mary Jane Cotter Pylant at their home near Iredell. In 1909, Mr. Pylant purchased a farm on the Bosque River, about one mile north of the place where Ruby was born. Members of the Pylant family have occupied the farm continuously since 1909. Family members said that she was a hard working farm girl until the family moved to Iredell in 1924. She attended the Fairview and Iredell Schools and worked in the family grocery and hardware store until she and J.G. New were married
in 1926. One daughter, Lena Rivers, was born on Oct. 26, 1927, in Carlton. J.G. was fatally injured in a work accident in San Angelo in 1929 and her daughter passed away in 1977. On Sept. 8, 1930, She married
Ervin Willie Moore in Marietta, Okla. They initially lived at Chalk Mountain, raising crops with Ervin’s father. In 1932, the couple moved to New Mexico to homestead some land near Roswell/Dexter. After about two years of this, they returned to “good old Texas” for the rest of their lives. They moved to the Pylant farm in 1935 to begin share cropping and purchased the farm in 1938. They also had a large chicken and egg operation as a means for obtaining extra income. Purchases were always made in cash as funds became available. In 1966, the couple built a new modern home on the same location as the original house. They did much of the work themselves and hired some additional “good” help. Beams were bolted, rather than typically nailed joints, making nothing but first class materials and excellent workmanship used in the construction process. Due to hard work and the onset of arthritis, Moore’s knees began to show severe deterioration in the 1970s. Crutches became a necessity by 1980. In 1984, both knees were replaced but neither of the metal replacements proved successful. As a result, crutches became her permanent partners until 2005. During her working years, she had her own tractor with an attached cultivator and worked beside her husband. They were a perfect working team. As years passed, even though she was unable to continue working in the fields along with her husband, she drove their pickup to the fields where he worked so she could observe the activity. He preceded her in death on Aug. 16, 2000. She continued to remain at home on the farm after his death for four and a half years, doing her own cooking, cleaning laundry, and other chores. Following several falls and on some occasions when she could not get up to call for help, she decided she needed to go to a nursing home. She had been a resident of Meridian Manor Nursing Home since April 11, 2005. Moore is survived by several nieces, nephews, and numerous other relatives and a host of loyal and helpful neighbors and friends. In lieu of flowers it is suggested that donations be made to the church or charity of ones choice. Funeral services were under the direction of Rutledge-Jones Funeral Home.
Joan Grusendorf
Joan Grusendorf, age 78, of Hewitt formerly of Valley Mills passed away Tuesday, May 30, in a local hospital. Funeral services were held Saturday, June 3, at Patton Baptist Church near Valley Mills, under the direction of Foss Funeral Home. Interment
was in Crawford cemetery. Grusendorf was born Dec. 14, 1927. She was the daughter of Walter and Bessie (Miller) Hurst. She was a graduate of Crawford High School. and had lived in the central Texas area all of her life. She was also a member of Shiloh Baptist Church. According to those who knew her, she loved to work in the yard and interior decorating. She had designed and sold many homes in the area. Grusendorf loved family and family gatherings. Survivors include two sons, Michael Allen Grusendorf and Timothy Earl Grusendorf, both of McGregor; a daughter, Debby Holmes Lynch of Valley Mills; a brother, W. A. Hurst of Waco; five grandchildren; and five great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to either the American Heart Association or to Patton Baptist Church.
Bill Woodside
Funeral services for Bill Woodside, 87, of Whitney, who was affectionately known as “Mr. Lake Whitney, ” were held Tuesday, June 6, 2006, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Whitney. Interment
followed in Evergreen cemetery in Paris. He died Friday, June 2, 2006, in Whitney. Woodside was born on Dec. 7, 1918, in Paris, to J. Frank and Minnie Mae Ritchie Woodside. He served his country during World War II in the Marines. He married
Hazel Lourie Coker on June 20, 1949, in Paris. She preceded him in death on Aug. 25, 1990. He owned and operated Lake Whitney Views Newspaper in Whitney for many years, and had worked as a reporter and photographer for Hillsboro Evening Mirror. He was instrumental in getting Kimball Bend Bridge restored, and helped start the Lake Whitney Humane Society. He helped begin the Miss Lake Whitney Pageants over 50 years ago, a tradition that still continues. Woodside was a member of King Memorial United Methodist Church in Whitney, American Legion Post #522, VFW Post #8571, and the Whitney Lions Club. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; and son, Robert (Bob) Seymor Hirsch. Woodside is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Jackie and Leonard W. Greenwade; grandsons Skip Greenwade and wife, Gabby, and Kyle Greenwade and wife, Carol; and great-grandson, Collin Buck Greenwade, all of Crosby. Memorials may be made to Whitney Area Museum, P.O. Box 1704, Whitney, TX 76692; Park Plaza Nursing Home, 1244 State Park Road, Whitney, TX 76692; or Hospice of the Heart, P.O. Box 2081, Whitney, TX 76692. Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors, Whitney, was in charge of arrangements.
