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GEORGE GIPSON "GIP" SHEWMAKER, age 89, of Coleman died Sunday (November 10, 2002) at Coleman County Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with David Wallace officiating. Burial will follow in the Burkett cemetery.
"Gip" Shewmaker was born August 10, 1913 in Pioneer, Texas and grew up in the Burkett area where he also attended school. On December 23, 1939 he married
Virginia Estelle Gould in Coleman. He lived in Texarkana, Texas for 46 years and was a Senior Sanitarian with Texas Public Health. He moved to Coleman in 1999. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Shewmaker of Coleman; two children, Pat Thompson and husband Stan of Erie, Colorado and Michael Shewmaker, Sr. and wife Jodi of Texarkana, Texas; grandchildren, Michael George Shewmaker, Jr., Patrick Shewmaker, Rachael Shewmaker and Mark Hodges (and wife Lori); four great-grandchildren, Kayla, Klarissa, Kelsey and Kolton Hodges; brothers, Horace Crutchfield of Cross Plains and Tom Crutchfield of Abilene.
He was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters, Travis, Henry and Harvey Crutchfield, Mattie Laura Spalding and Jessie Chick.
Memorials may be mad to Coleman Public Library, 400 Commercial, Coleman, Texas 76834.
Family visitation will be held on Tuesday from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
ANNIE MARIE ELKINS, age 86, of Coleman, died Saturday (November 9, 2002) at Holiday Hill Nursing Home. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday (November 11, 2002) at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Don Northway officiating. Burial will follow at the Coleman cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Mrs. Elkins was born December 6, 1915 in Mason, Texas and was a daughter of Ernest Lamar Harrell and Florence Thompson Harrell. She moved to Concho County as a small child and then to Coleman County where she attended school at Loss Creek. On September 12, 1933 she married
Stanley Davis Phillips and he preceded her in death on January 12, 1945. She married
Wilbur Elkins on February 2, 1946 in Valera. She worked at Jinright Manufacturing for 26 years and was also a homemaker. She was a member of Bible Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Wilbur Elkins of Coleman; one son and daughter-in-law, Garland and Elaine Phillips of Austin; one daughter and son-in-law, Melba and Don Marrs of Houston; four grandchildren, Cindy Kindschuh and Karen Firenza both of Houston, Alan Phillips and Byron Phillips both of Austin; eight great-grandchildren, Maggi Kindschuh, Alex Kindschuh, Kristin Firenza, Matthew Firenza, Amanda Firenza, Kristin Phillips, Cody Phillips and Tanner Beau Phillips; numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth Phillips in 1936; four brothers, Buck Harrell, Raymond Harrell, Otto Harrell; four sisters, Lillie Cullins, Mamie Phillips, Edna Cullins, Gracie Durham.
Memorials may be made to Holiday Hill Nursing Home, 245 State Highway 153, Coleman, Texas 76834.
ARCHIE FENTON, age 74, of Gouldbusk died Sunday (November 10, 2002) at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene. Graveside funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Monday (November 11, 2002) at Gouldbusk cemetery with Sam Wilson officiating. Services are under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Archie Fenton was born February 21, 1928 in Gouldbusk, Texas and was a son of W. F. Fenton II and Lucille Elliott Fenton. He grew up in Gouldbusk and attended school at Mozelle. He was married
to Anna Knighten Fenton for 36 years. He served in the U. S. Army. He was a rancher and lived in Texas and Colorado.
Survivors include his three children, Angela Fenton Dillon and husband David of Florence Colorado, Bobby Fenton and wife Delores of Johnson City and Janet Bolton and husband Dan of Brownwood; seven grandchildren, Ethan, Danette, Chad, Joshua, Missy, Becky and Sonya; four great-grandchildren; one brother and sister-in-law, Tooter and Charlotte Fenton of Lake Ivie; one sister and brother-in-law, Sue and J. D. Townsend of Merkel; several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, Texas.
Family visitation will be held on Monday morning from 11:00 a.m. until noon.
WALTER C. HESTER, age 86, of Coleman died Friday (November 8, 2002) at Coleman Healthcare Center. Funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with Joe Hailey officiating. Burial will follow at Brown Ranch cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Mr. Hester was born on October 7, 1916 in Miles, Texas and was a son of Ed Lee Hester and Jonie Ash Hester. He grew up in Grosvenor and Abilene and attended school in Grosvenor. He lived in Angleton, Texas for 55 years where he was employed at Dow Chemical. He moved to Coleman in April 2002. He was married
to Madie Morgan on February 15, 1975 in Coleman. He was a member of the Angleton Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Madie Hester of Coleman; children, Charlene Ware of Houston, Rita Conley and Carrol Rae both of Angleton, Cloyd Hester of Brazoria, Rickey Smith of Kermit and Larry Smith of Santa Anna; 21 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one brother, Edwin Hester of Houston; one sister, Gladyne Potter of Fort Worth; his best friend, Tip; numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Coleman Healthcare Center, 2713 S. Commercial, Coleman, Texas 76834 or Elm Street Church of Christ, 216 W. Elm, Coleman, Texas 76834.
Family visitation will be held Saturday (today) from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Special thanks to Coleman Healthcare Center staff for the care and concern they showed to Walter and Madie.
LEE ETTA BUSBY MASTERS, age 60, of Coleman, loving mother of Dana and nanny of Zoe and Zeke, passed away suddenly on Thursday, November 7, 2002 in San Angelo. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with Joe Hailey officiating.
Lee Etta was born August 11, 1942 in Coleman, Texas and was the daughter of Carl J. Busby and Leola Forbess Busby. She grew up in Coleman and graduated from Coleman High School in 1960. She later graduated from business college. She was a systems technician for GTE (now Verizon) for 34 years, retiring in 1998. She was a member of Elm Street Church of Christ.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Dana and Doug Adams of Coleman; one granddaughter, Zoe Paul of Coleman; one grandson, Zeke Adams of Coleman; two brothers, Ronnie Busby of Coleman and Dennis Busby of San Angelo; two nephews, Doug Busby of Abilene and Aaron Busby of San Angelo; two nieces, Alexis and Amber Busby of San Angelo; aunt and uncle, Elmer and Mildred Rodgers of Coleman; great-nephew, Austin Honeycutt of San Antonio; numerous cousins.
Family visitation will be held on Saturday from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Coleman Public Library, 400 Commercial, Coleman, Texas 76834.
She will be greatly missed - she was our rock. She loved her flowers and yard and enjoyed her grandchildren immensely.
HAIRL E. "PaPa" LAWSON, age 74, of Lake Coleman, Texas died Tuesday (November 5, 2002) at his residence. Funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday (November 9, 2002) in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Charles Sheffield officiating. Burial will follow in the Coleman cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Mr. Lawson was born October 20, 1928 in Seminole, Oklahoma and was a son of Walter Jackson Lawson and Jewel Irene Whitecotton Lawson. He grew up and attended school in Oklahoma. He served in the U. S. Army in the Korean Conflict. On December 2, 1952 he married
Wanda V. Rimer in Arlington, New Mexico and she preceded him in death on May 5, 2002. He lived in Crane in the early 1950’s, Odessa for 30 years and in Saudi Arabia for 13 years where he was a consultant for ARAMCO. He moved to Lake Coleman in 1978 and at the time of his death was the owner of Concho Car Wash. He was Baptist.
Survivors include three daughters, Linda Mahan of Weinert, Texas, Pamela Maples of Odessa, Texas and Vickie Hodges of Lake Coleman, Texas; one brother, Leroy Lawson of Boerne, Texas; eight sisters, Helen Ward and Edith Wiegert both of Harrah, Oklahoma, Rosie Wiegert and Mary Lou Canada both of Oklahoma, Ellen Jilge of Wellston, Oklahoma, Jackie Hazel of California, Annie Ratcliffe of Illinois and Alice Davis of Wellston, Oklahoma; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, one sister, Glayds Lawson; a granddaughter, Lendra Mae Hodges.
Family visitation will be held on Friday from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Big Country, 4601 Hartford, Abilene, Texas 79605.
JEAN DOYLE LARSON, age 79, of Coleman, died Tuesday (November 5, 2002) at Coleman County Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday (November 9, 2002) at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church with The Rev. Joan Rudolph officiating. Burial will follow in Coleman cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Mr. Larson was born February 28, 1923 in Dallas, Texas and was the son of Ralph E. Larson and Georgia Mae Wilson Larson. He moved to Coleman as a small child and graduated from Coleman High School. He attended Texas A & M and served in the U. S. Army during World War II in the Southeast Asia Command. Mr. Larson married
Grace Williamson on August 18, 1943 in New York City. She preceded him in death on January 8, 2002. He was chief engineer at KSTA radio station in Coleman for 30 years and later was the owner of Larson Electronics. He was a member of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.
Survivors include one son, Jan Harris Larson of Coleman; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 609 S. Neches, Coleman, Texas 76834.
PAULA GRIFFIN JUSTICE, age 59 of Abilene and formerly of Coleman, died Sunday, November 3, 2002 at her residence. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in the Coleman City cemetery, under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Mrs. Justice was born March 6, 1943 in Coleman, a daughter of Paul and Helen Smith Griffin. She was raised and attended school in Coleman. She married
Johnny Justice on January 11, 1975 in Coleman. He preceded her in death on February 10, 1992. She moved to Abilene in 2000 from Coleman and had lived in Midland for several years. She was a homemaker and a member of Tall City Baptist Church in Midland.
Survivors include two daughters, Jacque Gordon and husband David of Midland, Jeri Williams of Abilene; one son, Jay Jones and wife Angela of Olden, Texas, one sister, Linda Haragan of Plains, Texas; ten grandchildren, Andrea Sanders of Midland, Heather and Heath Rhodes of Abilene, Andrea, Jay Wesley and John Jones of Olden, Texas, Kendra, Mathew and Kirsten Gordan of Midland, Austin Clayton of Midland; three great grand-children, Tyler Mays of Midland, Brenton and Jayden Hunter of Abilene; one nephew, Lance Haragan of Fort Worth; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.
Family visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
HELEN BROWN, age 93, of Coleman died Thursday (January 2, 2003) at Coleman County Medical Center. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church with Rev. Gary Boyd officiating and assisted by Rev. John Stanislaw. Burial will follow at the Coleman cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Helen was born October 30, 1909 in Fredonia, Texas and was a daughter of Rollin and Ollie Ballard Davenport. She grew up in Fredonia and Paint Rock. On January 8, 1932 she married
Steven Edward Brown in Coleman and he preceded her in death on June 23, 1975. She taught school at Talpa and Valera. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Roundtable, Mission Mosaic (WMU) and Mutual Improvement Club.
Survivors include two sons, Ronnie Brown of Rancho Santa Fe, California and Bob Brown of Tucson, Arizona; niece, Bobbie Helen Miller of Eunice, New Mexico; four grandchildren, James Edward Brown of Louisville, Kentucky, David Martin Brown of Houston, Marci Brown and Chad Brown both of Dallas; two great-grandchildren, Ross Brown and Hayley Brown both of Austin.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church or First Baptist Church Library, P. O. Box 983, Coleman, Texas 76834.
