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REV. DANIEL C. HOOVER, age 82 of Coleman, died Wednesday, October 1, 2003 at Coleman County Medical Center. Funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 5, 2003 at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. George Frasier officiating, assisted by Rev. David Jenkins. Burial will follow in the Oakwood cemetery in Cisco, Texas with Rev. Bob Ferguson officiating. Services are under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Rev. Hoover was born December 9, 1920 in Illinois Bend, Texas, a son of Dan Hoover and Beatrice Griffin Hoover. He married
Ruby Waldine Horn on February 29, 1944 in Cisco. She preceded him in death on May 12, 2003. He entered the United States Army on September 29, 1942 at Camp Bowie, Brownwood, Texas and was honorably discharged on January 23, 1946. He was stationed in Okinawa and the Philippine Islands. He received the American Theater Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two Bronze Stars, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one Bronze Star, Victory Ribbon, one Service Stripe and two Overseas Service Bars.
After serving his time in the U.S. Army, Mr. & Mrs. Hoover moved to Bethany, Oklahoma, where Mr. Hoover graduated from Bethany Nazarene College with a Ministry Degree on July 21, 1951. He received his Local Preacher’s License in Yukon, Oklahoma on December 11, 1948, his Minister’s License on September 15, 1949 and Ordained Minister License on September 14, 1951 in Fort Worth, Texas. He pastored in Yukon, Oklahoma as a local preacher in 1948, as pastor of Illinois Bend, Texas Church of the Nazarene from 1949 to 1952, Graham Church of the Nazarene from 1952 to 1960, Shamrock Church of the Nazarene from 1960 to 1970, Wheeler Church of Nazarene from 1963 to 1967 as a Supply Minster, Coleman Church of the Nazarene from 1970 to 1975, Vernon Church of the Nazarene from 1975 to 1977 as a Supply Minister, Baker Heights Church of the Nazarene in Abilene, Texas, Brownwood Bluffview Church of the Nazarene in Brownwood, Texas and Ballinger Church of the Nazarene as a Supply Minister. From 1978 to 1984, he supplied ministers on vacation or between pastorates in the West Texas and San Antonio District. He retired from the ministry in April, 1976.
Rev. Hoover is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Roy Dan and Becky Hoover of Coleman; two daughters and sons-in-law, Beatrice and Mark Phillips and Jeanne and Randy French all of Coleman; two brothers, Herbert Hoover, and wife Kathy of Yukon, Oklahoma, Johnny Hoover of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; three sisters, Evelyn Madron of Missouri, Estelle Johnston on Nocona, Texas, Myrtle Dunbar, and husband J.C. of Illinois Bend, Texas; seven grandchildren, Kimberly and Joey Cupps of Santa Anna, Lisa and Gary West of Houston, Brandon Hoover of Michigan, Matthew French of Arlington, Johnnie French of Ranger, Connie and Tomas Withers of Coleman and Faith Hoover of Coleman; four great-grandchildren, Ranee and David Cupps of Santa Anna and Nicholas and Logan West of Houston.
He was preceded in death by seven brothers, Fred Hoover, Abel Hoover, Frank Hoover, Elmore Hoover, Carl Hoover, Hernon Hoover and Phillip Hoover; five sisters, Ida Wright, Lillie Sewell, Maude Phillips, Katie Hoover and Virginia Hoover and one great-granddaughter, Samantha Jo Cupps.
Family visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to the Gideons, c/o Mr. & Mrs. Keith Phillips, 1500 FM 568, Coleman, Texas 76834 or Hospice of the Big Country, 4601 Hartford, Abilene, Texas 79605.
MALENDA LEE BARKER, age 38, of Big Spring, died Saturday, October 4, 2003 at Hendrick Medical Center. Funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m. Monday, October 6, 2003 at the First Baptist Church, with Rev. Rick Willis officiating. Burial will follow in the Gouldbusk cemetery, under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Mrs. Barker was born November 14, 1964, a daughter of Jennalee Hale Murry and the late William Dwayne Murry. She was raised in the Gouldbusk and Mozelle areas and graduated from Mozelle High School. She married
Jerry Don Barker on July 20, 1991 at the First Baptist Church in Coleman. She taught elementary school in Coahoma. She was a member of A.T.P. and the Midway Baptist Church in Sand Springs.
Survivors include her husband, Jerry Don Barker of Big Spring, two sons, Morgan Dwain Barker and William Gene Barker, both of Big Spring; her mother, Jennalee Murry of Abilene; her mother-in-law, Erlene Barker of Coleman; two aunts Wanda Jewel of Coleman, Barbara Faulkner of Ft. Worth; one uncle, Ross Hale and wife Sharon, of Gilmer, Texas and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father, one sister, Tammy Lee Murry and one brother, David Dwain Murry.
Family visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
MINNIE BEA WINDHAM, age 66 of Brownwood died Sunday October 5, 2003 at Coleman County Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 8, 2003 at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel in Coleman with Don Harmes officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Point cemetery in Brown County under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Mrs. Windham was born August 19, 1937 in Brownwood to Guy Otis and Thelma Mae Haggard Lawson. She was a life-long resident of Brownwood and attended school there. She married
Charlie Short on March 2, 1956 in Portales, New Mexico, and he preceded her in death on July 30, 1981. She then married
Oliver Windham on October 25, 1981 in Brownwood, and he also preceded her in death. She was a waitress at Gomez’s Restaurant, and an ordained Pentecostal minister.
Mrs. Windham is survived by two sons, Otis Lynn Modgling and wife LaTresa and Monte Charles Short, both of Nacogdoches, Texas: one daughter, Pamela Kay Harmes and husband, Don of Coleman, Texas; five step-children, Sue Purcell and Husband, Jerry, Kathy Richards, Neva Cristner and husband, Ray, Karen Windham, and Johnny Windham; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; numerous step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by one brother and one sister.
Family visitation will be from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
LINDA GAIL (COFFEE) ADAMS, age 49, of Abilene, died Sunday, October 12, 2003 at an Abilene hospital. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 14, 2003 at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel in Coleman with Rev. David Jenkins officiating. Burial will be in Corpus Christi, Texas, under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Linda was born February 19, 1954 in Odessa, Texas to Joe and Berniece Coffee. She grew up in Coleman and graduated from Coleman High School in 1972. She attended the University of Texas at San Antonio Dental School. On December 10, 1988 she married
Doug Adams in Coleman, Texas. She had lived in Abilene since 2002. She was a wife and homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Doug Adams of Abilene; her daughter, Sarah Keetin Adams of Abilene; her parents, Joe and Berniece Coffee of Coleman; two brothers, Darrell Wayne Coffee of San Antonio, Texas and Clayton Zane Coffee of Van, Texas; grandmother, Clara Allred of Odessa, Texas.
The family visitation will be held on Monday from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home, Coleman, Texas.
The family requests memorials be made to Cancer Services Network, 107 Highland, Abilene, Texas 79605.
BERNIECE CASEY, age 91, of Novice, died Monday, October 13, 2003 at Coleman County Medical Center. Funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 14, 2003 at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. G. Dean Coultas officiating. Burial will follow at the Rough Creek cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Berniece was born April 19, 1912 in Coleman County, Texas and was a daughter of Will and Ada Windham Thompson. She grew up in Silver Valley and attended school there. On October 30, 1936 she married
J. O. (Owen) Casey in Ballinger and he preceded her in death on August 5, 1993. She farmed and ranched and owned Casey’s Mistletoe for over 20 years. Berniece was a devoted member of the Novice Methodist Church and Novice Baptist Church and played the piano for many years for both churches and had recently become affiliated with the Church of Christ.
Survivors include four grandchildren, Sandra and husband Jodie Anderson of McKinney, Texas, Tiffany Moore of Weatherford, Blayne Casey of Dallas and Jeffery Casey of Austin; four great-grandchildren, Tanner, Callie and Will Anderson all of McKinney, Texas and Justin Moore of Weatherford; daughter-in-law, Melinda Casey of Carrollton, Texas; one sister and brother-in-law, Lenora and Earnest Bohannon of Coleman.
She was preceded in death by two sons, Terry Casey and Bill Casey and by one brother and one sister.
Family visitation will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until noon.
MAURINE BARR RUSSELL, age 90, of Coleman, died Friday, October 17, 2003 at an Abilene hospital. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 19, 2003 at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. John Stanislaw officiating and assisted by The Rev. Dr. Henry N. Chisholm. . Burial will follow in the Cross Plains cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Maurine was born September 13, 1913 in Aquilla, Texas and was a daughter of Clark M. and Mary Eliza Hardwick Wilson. She grew up in Callahan County and attended school at Dressy and Cross Plains. In 1928 she married
Lester Carl Barr in Cross Plains and he preceded her in death in 1981. In 1992 she married
Marvin Russell in Coleman. She moved to Coleman in 1981 from Cross Plains where she had lived for many years. She was a homemaker, a member of the United Christian and Presbyterian Church and a member of Eastern Star. She was a volunteer at Coleman hospital and a member of the UCPC Women.
Survivors include her husband, Marvin Russell of Coleman; two daughters, Billie Jean Guilbeau of Lafayette, LA and Sandra Barr of Coleman; one son, James Barr of Coleman; one step-son, Marvin Russell, Jr. of Burnet, Texas; one sister, Faye Dillard of Temple; one brother, Douglas Ray Wilson of Waco; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
Family visitation will be held on Saturday from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the donor's favorite charity or Hospice of the Big Country.
RONNIE DWANE (Peppy) DYER, age 63 of Coleman, died Saturday, October 18, 2003 at Brownwood Regional Medical Center. Funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 21, 2003 at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel. Burial with Military Honors will follow in the Valera cemetery, under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Ronnie was born August 19, 1940 in Coleman, a son of Jack Dyer and Thelma Smith Dyer. He was raised in Coleman and graduated from Coleman High School, Class of 1958. He married
Brenda Baker on December 4, 1964 in Coleman. He served in United States Marine Corps for four years. He then enlisted in the United States Army and served 18 years, earning the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with two Bronze Service Stars, Combat Infantryman Badge, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Civil Actions Medal 1st Class, the Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal as well as several other awards. He retired from the United States Army in 1981. He helped build the Stacy Dam in southern Coleman County, was a farmer and a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Brenda Dyer of Coleman; one son and daughter-in-law, Craig and Kay Dyer of Coleman; two daughters and sons-in-law, Penny and Scott Farris of San Angelo, Lori and Michael Sams of Lake Brownwood; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Jackie and Shirley Dyer of Seward, Alaska, Ralph and Lisa Dyer of Tuscola, Glen and Sharla Dyer of San Angelo; his twin sister, Jane Arnold of Coleman; eight grandchildren, Brooke, Courtney and Tyler Farris of San Angelo, Josh and Chelsey Sams of Lake Brownwood, Courtney Dyer of Bryan, Texas, Zach and Hunter Dyer of Coleman; father-in-law, R. L. Baker of Coleman and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents and mother-in-law, Jo Ann Baker.
The family would like to thank Dr. Amy Tindol for the wonderful care she gave Ronnie while he was in the hospital.
FRANK WATKINS, 99 years, went to be with his Lord Monday, October 27, 2003 at 2:29 p.m. He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years Velmon Dee Roch Watkins on January 23, 1981. Frank was living at Spring Season Nursing Center in Abilene, Texas at the time of his death. He was a lifetime resident of Coleman County (Glen Cove) and Taylor County. In his early life, Frank was a farm hand and a farmer. He worked at Nunley’s Tire Store in Coleman and for Precinct 4 Coleman County as a Road Grader Operator for many years until his retirement. Frank was a member of the Glen Cove Baptist Church, and attended Brookhollow Christian Church while living in Abilene.
Frank dearly loved his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He always had a smile for everyone he met. He was born to Henry & Cora Watkins in Glen Cove, Texas on September 21, 1904. He was the oldest of thirteen children, eight of which have preceded him in death. He is survived by three sisters, Elizabeth Rhodes of Cisco, TX, Claire Cottrell of Kerman, CA and Rena Ray of Sunnyvale, CA, and one brother Reggie Watkins of Wichita Falls, TX. He is also survived by one daughter Runell Ewing of Glen Cove, TX and one son Phil Watkins & wife Connie of Abilene, TX. Also surviving their PaPa were four grandchildren, Sherri Coble & husband Ron of Thousand Oaks, CA, Travis Watkins & wife Kelli of Mountain Home, ID, Stefanie Beaver & husband Brent of New Port Richey, FL, and Trina Wilhelm & husband Josh of Grand Prairie, TX. Eleven other joys in his life were his great-grandchildren, Jon, Jennifer, Amy, Brittani, Zach, Alexis, Savannah, Logan, Hunter, AbbyLynn & Emily. Along with his family, all his many friends will miss him dearly.
Services will be held at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel in Coleman, Texas on Friday, October 31, 2003 at 1:00 p.m. Burial will follow in the Glen Cove cemetery at Glen Cove, Texas. Family visitation will be held on Wednesday from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Big Country, 4601 Hartford, Abilene, Texas 79605 or the Glen Cove cemetery Fund, c/o Scott Beaver, 2415 FM 2805, Talpa, TX 76882.
ROSA STELLA WALKER, age 96, of Coleman, died Saturday, November 1, 2003 at her daughter’s residence in Abilene. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, November 3, at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Coleman cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Rosa was born September 3, 1907 in Stamford, Texas and was a daughter of Wan and Minnie Dugger Fenton. She grew up in Coleman County and attended school at Voss and White Chapel. On December 19, 1923 she married
Alvin Walker in Coleman and he preceded her in death in January 1983. She was a long-time resident of Coleman, moving to Abilene in 1999 due to ill health. She was a homemaker and a member of the Elm Street Church of Christ.
Survivors include one daughter, Katharine Hampton of Abilene; four grandchildren, Karla Weatherspoon of Greensboro, NC, Stella and husband Fred Wight of Andrews, TX, Dalvin and wife Jenny Hampton of Italy, TX and Angela Hampton of Austin, TX; four great-grandchildren, Kaylee Weatherspoon of Greensboro, NC, Thomas Wight and Abigail Rose Wight both of Andrews, TX, and Jadyn Hampton of Italy, TX; two sisters-in-law, Iris Fenton of Coleman and Audrey Owens of Seminole, TX; numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
She was preceded in death by four sisters and four brothers, Nora Proctor, Kate Minor Wagner, Pearl Sewell, Lizzie Sewell, H. F. (Hi), Lige, Andrew and Wan Fenton.
Family visitation will be held on Sunday from 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home.
