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LILBURN MORGAN, age 77, of Fort Worth and former Burkett resident, died Wednesday, August 25, 2004 at a Fort Worth nursing home. Graveside funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 28 at 11:30 a.m. at the Burkett cemetery Pavilion. Services are under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home, Coleman, Texas.
Mr. Morgan was born January 7, 1927 in Burkett, Texas, a son of the late L. L. Morgan and Etta Burkett Morgan. He grew up in Burkett and attended school there. He was married
to Billie Jo DeBusk and she preceded him in death in 1987. Mr. Morgan lived in Brownwood for many years and moved to Fort Worth three years ago. He had been employed in the oil field.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Allan McCurdy of Arlington, Texas; one son and daughter-in-law, Leonard Lynn and Elaine Morgan of Grant, Alabama; two sisters, Viron Lawrence of Arlington, Texas and Gatha Lee Naron of San Antonio, Texas; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by an infant son, Ricky Wayne Morgan, and a grandson, Michael Cronley.
Family visitation will be held on Friday from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home in Coleman.
George Donald (Don) Rhone, age 74 of Granbury and long time resident of Coleman, passed away Monday, August 23, 2004 at his home. Don was preceded in death by his parents, George and Gladys Rhone and his son, Ryan Douglas Rhone. Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 26 at 2:00 pm at The First United Methodist Church in Coleman. Brother Charles Hardy of Granbury and Dr. G. Dean Coultas of Coleman will be officiating. Burial will immediately follow in the Coleman cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Don was born October 2, 1929 in Brownwood, Texas to George D. and Gladys Anderson Rhone. He attended Texas Tech University after graduation from High School. Don and his brother, John (DeDe) returned home after serving two years in the Army and became partners with their father in the business. In 1964, their father passed away suddenly, leaving the boys to "take care of business" and "keep their house in order". Don managed the Hardware Store and DeDe managed the Grain Company, growing the partnership to include ranch and farmland, oil and gas, cattle, and commercial property. In 1983, the brothers elected to split their partnership and develop their own interests.
Don continued with the Hardware Store, development of the ranch, and renovation of several downtown buildings. With an eye toward retirement, Don sold the hardware store in 1996 and purchased Liveoak Real Estate in 1997. After selling real estate and continuing to manage the ranch, he and Patsy decided it was time to really retire. They sold Liveoak Real Estate and the Ranch in 2000 and moved to Granbury to be closer to their children. They joined the First Baptist Church in Granbury where they found a wonderful church family.
Don and Patsy McNutt met in the summer of 1953 and were married
January 23, 1954 in Comanche, Texas. They were blessed with five children and five grandchildren and had recently celebrated their 50th Anniversary.
Don was an integral part of the community and strived to contribute as much as he could towards the prosperity and success of his hometown. He served on the Agriculture Advisory Board, Coleman Development Committee, President of the Coleman Hospital Interim Board, President and Vice President of the Rotary Club, Vice Chairman of the Economic Development Task Force, President of the Texas Maine Anjou Association, named 1994 Coleman’s Man of the Year and was a Little League Manager. Don loved Coleman and he loved his "coffee group", made up of good friends.
He is survived by his wife, Patsy Rhone of Granbury; sons: Randy Rhone of Ft. Worth, Rodger Rhone of Granbury and Rustan Rhone and wife, Kim of Dallas; one daughter: Rosanne Rhone of Granbury; one brother, John (DeDe) Rhone and wife Joyce of San Angelo; five grandchildren: Kara Witten, David Rhone, Donald Rhone, Madison Rhone and Braden Rhone.
Memorials may be made to Christ’s Haven for Children, P. O. Box 467, Keller, TX 76244.
Pallbearers will be Kevin Chapman, Charles Chessire, Louis Epperson, James Hunter, Sandy Neal, Larry Robinson.
Family visitation will be held Wednesday, August 25, from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at Stevens Funeral Home.
Mrs. Estaleen Steward, 91, of Voss, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Sunday, August 22, 2004, at her residence. She was born to Charles and Etta Harrison Ferguson on January 14, 1913 in San Angelo. She was the third of six children. She married
George Steward on March 3, 1930 in Sonora. She was a member of Voss Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband in 1978, sons, Bill Steward and Don Steward, daughter, Maudie Etta Stephenson, grandson, David Davidson, granddaughter, Teris Gaye Steward, great-grandson, Chevy Joe Agnew, brothers, Leon Ferguson, Garland Ferguson and Chuck Ferguson and an infant sister, Letha Eljean Ferguson.
She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Maureen and H.M. Duncan of Talpa, one son, T.L. Steward of Aldama, Chihuahua, Mexico, one sister, Vera Barker of Brownwood, 18 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren, 34 great-great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be Tuesday, August 24, 2004 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home, Coleman, Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 25, 2004 at Rockwood Baptist Church in Rockwood, with Rex Stephenson and J.D. Steward officiating, assisted by Rev. Raymond Jones. Interment
will follow in the Rockwood cemetery, under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Danny Ferguson, Greg Ferguson, Mike Ferguson, Ricky Ferguson, Michael Boren, Michael Davidson, Brent Davidson and David Douglas. Honorary Pallbearers will be other nephews and great-grandsons.
The family would like to thank North Runnels Home Health Agency and Mrs. Steward’s nurses, Cathy and Carrie, for the years of special care they gave to her and also to Hospice of the Big Country. A big thank you also to Theresa and Ricky Agnew for making the last year of their Grandma’s life filled with extra joy.
The family requests that memorials be made to Hospice of the Big Country, Rockwood cemetery Association or Voss Baptist Church.
MARJORIE HARRELL, age 84 of Coleman, died Friday, August 13, 2004 at Coleman County Medical Center. Funeral services will be 4:00 p.m. Monday, July 16, 2004 at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Coleman City cemetery, under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Mrs. Harrell was born May 15, 1920 in San Saba, Texas, a daughter of Clarence Sawyer Crockett and Estella Rone Crockett. She attended school in Santa Anna, Mozelle and Gouldbusk and married
Eddie Otto Harrell on January 25, 1941 in Gouldbusk. He preceded her in death on September 11, 1978. She worked in the Soil Conservation office, West Ward Cafeteria and Sewing Manufacturing for 35 years and was a member of the Elm Street Church of Christ.
Survivors include two daughters, Joyce Harrell of Coleman, Carolyn Harkey and husband Terry of Monahans; two granddaughters, Kay Rankin and husband Hal of Monahans, Vicki Heflin and husband Brett of Monahans; four great-grandsons, Cody Rankin of Monahans, Blake, Blane, and Bond Heflin of Monahans; one sister, Faye Crockett of Midland; three brothers, Earl Crockett of Colorado Springs, Colorado, J. H. Crockett of Wills Point, Texas, Weldon Crockett of Brownwood and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one great-grandson, Zackery Wayne Rankin, one sister, Clarene Rideout and two brothers, Maurice Crockett and Elvin Crockett.
Family visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be family, Terry Harkey, Ward Harkey, Hal Rankin, Brett Heflin, Cody Rankin and Blake Heflin. Honorary Pallbearer will be R.C. Atchley.
HENRY F. POINDEXTER, age 83, of Fort Stockton and former Oplin resident, died Tuesday, August 10, 2004 at an Odessa hospital. Graveside service will be held at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 11, 2004 at Oplin cemetery with D. G. Allen officiating. Services are under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home, Coleman, Texas.
Henry was born December 7, 1920 in Oplin, Texas, a son of the late Will and Amelia Johnson Poindexter. He grew up in Oplin and attended school there. He had lived for over 40 years in Fort Stockton and was a road construction worker.
Survivors include one sister, Lola Stevens of Woodward, Oklahoma; several nieces and nephews.
ROY CLARK, age 90, of Burkett, died Saturday, August 7, 2004 in a Brownwood nursing home. Graveside funeral service will be held on Monday, August 16, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at the Burkett cemetery Pavilion. Services are under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Roy Clark was born September 22, 1913 in Beattie, Texas, a son of Charlie and Mandie Clark. He grew up in Texas and served in the U. S. Coast Guard during World War II. On March 31, 1957 he married
Wanda Lee Hardaman in Las Vegas and she preceded him in death on November 29, 1991. Roy lived in California for many years and moved to Burkett, Texas in 1977. He was a heavy equipment mechanic and a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local #12 in Pasadena, California.
Survivors included two daughters, Terri Bushnell of Burkett, TX, Juanita and husband C. L. Davidson of Burkett, TX; five sons, Rodger and wife Helga Rolin of Tehachapi, CA, Bill and wife Frances Rolin of Bakersfield, CA, Glen and wife Marlene of Tehachapi, CA, Mac Rolin and Lucretia of Burkett, TX, Tom and wife Pat Rolin of Tehachapi, CA; 25 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren, 6 great-great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mildred Coffey of Burkett, TX, Lerah Cagle of Cleburne, TX, Madge Coffey of Granbury, TX.
Family visitation will be held Sunday from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home.
JEWEL VIRGINIA WHEELER
Jewel Virginia Wheeler, age 88, a homemaker, passed away Friday, August 6, 2004, at Hospice House in Odessa.
She was born June 6, 1916, to Charles F. and Hattie Powers Barton. She married
Woodrow W. Wheeler on September 12, 1937, in London, Coleman County, TX. They moved to Odessa in 1948 from Coleman, and she was a member of the Baptist Church.
She is preceded in death by her husband, and parents, two brothers, three sisters, and one grandson.
Survivors include her daughter, Shirley Cook and husband, Kenneth, of Odessa; her son, James Ralph Wheeler of Broken Arrow, Okla; one sister, Katie Jones of Coleman, Tex; grandchildren, Karen D. Coffman and husband, Ronald L. of Midland, Kenneth L. Cook, Jr. and wife, Amy, of Odessa, Steven R. Cook and wife, Amy, of Lubbock, Latricia Arnold and husband, Monte of Arlington, Tex, Sheila Gathright and husband, LeRon, of Abilene, James R. Wheeler, Jr. of Broken Arrow, Okla, and Bryan J. Wheeler and wife, Amy of White Settlement, Tex; and seven great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 10, 2004, at the Santa Anna cemetery in Santa Anna, Texas.
She will be in state at Noon on Monday at Stevens Funeral Home, 400 W. Pecan, in Coleman, Texas, until time of burial.
Memorials may be made to the Hospice House of Odessa, 903 N. Sam Houston Ave., Odessa, TX 79761.
Services are entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home of Odessa, Texas, and Stevens Funeral Home of Coleman, Texas.
Joan Elizabeth Flack Rudolph
Joan Rudolph, 56, of Coleman passed away Wednesday, August 4, 2004, while surrounded by loved ones at her home.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Coleman, with The Right Reverend Wallis Ohl and Reverend Canon David Veal of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas officiating.
Joan was born November 23, 1947, in Wichita Falls the daughter of Ann and Joe Flack. She was raised in Houston where she was involved in many activities including equestrian riding and swimming. She was a 1965 graduate of Memorial High School (Houston) and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from the University of Texas at Austin. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Joan married
Baker Rudolph in Houston on November 21, 1970. While living in Austin, she was an active member of the Austin Junior League.
Joan was a dedicated teacher in Austin and Coleman for 18 years. She was an active member of St. Mark’s Coleman where she was ordained as a priest in June 2000.
She was preceded in death by her father, Joe Fenley Flack, Sr. She is survived by her husband, Baker Rudolph, of Coleman; three children Jennifer, Ben, and Patrick; her mother, Ann Flack (Houston), sister, Kate Scott (Houston),and brother, Joe Fenley Flack Jr. (Austin).
The family requests that memorials be made in her honor to Hospice of the Big Country, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas Heart Institute, and St. Marks Episcopal Church of Coleman.
