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RAY WILLEFORD, age 75 of Cisco, Texas, died Friday, July 9, 2004 at Canterbury Villa Nursing Home in Cisco. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 11, 2004 at Parker Funeral Home Chapel in Baird, Texas. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 12, 2004 at the Duncan City cemetery in Duncan, Oklahoma. Services are under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home in Coleman, Texas
He was born Charles Ray Willeford on December 13, 1928 in Santa Fe, Oklahoma, a son of Evert G. Willeford and Emma Lois Salmon Willeford. He grew up in Duncan and attended school in Duncan and Military School in Arkansas. He married
Jeannine Hanson on September 13, 1949 in Iowa. He moved to Texas from Oklahoma in 1962. He lived in Breckenridge till 1968 when he moved to Baird and then moved to Cisco in 1990. He worked in the oil field as a pumper for Koch Industries and retired after 20 years. He then went into business for himself, doing backhoe and maintainer work in Eastland and Callahan Counties and raising cattle and farming. Survivors include Dorothy Ogle Shirley and her family; two daughters, Melody Willeford Barry of Baird, Jeanna Willeford Lowe and husband, Robert of Coleman; two sisters-in-law, Martha Willeford of California, Mary Willeford of Marlow, Oklahoma; four grandchildren, John Barry and wife, Cathy of Fort Worth, Matt Barry of Fort Worth, Michael Waldrop and wife, Laura of Midland, Kari Waldrop of Coleman; one aunt, Eves McMasters of Duncan, Oklahoma and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Gene Willeford in 1995, Bob Willeford in 2002; one granddaughter, Ashley Waldrop in 1985 and ex-wife, Jeannine Elkins in 2002.
STEVEN WAYNE THROGMORTON, age 26 of Murchison, died Tuesday, July 6, 2004 at his grandparents home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, July 9, 2004 at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel, Coleman, Texas. Burial will follow in the Burkett cemetery, under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Steven was born April 28, 1978 in Dallas, a son of Mike Merton and Disa Throgmorton Merton. He attended school in Rockwall and graduated from high school in Spokane, Washington. He moved to Murchison last month from Spokane. While living in Rockwall, he participated in the Special Olympics for eight years and was a Baptist.
Survivors include his parents, Mike and Disa Merton of Murchison; two sisters, Starla Merton of Sulphur Springs, Tanya Starr of Spokane, Washington; one brother, Michael E. Merton of Sulphur Springs; grandparents, Marlin and Elise Davis Tate of Murchison, Joan Stanley of Rockwall; two uncles, Robert Throgmorton of Rockwall, Richard Throgmorton of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; two aunts, Lori Marr of Noble, Oklahoma, Darla Buck of Long Grove, Oklahoma and eight cousins, Chris, Kerry, Kassy, Danielle, Logan, Brentyn, Kailyn and Braiden.
Family visitation will from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday at the Funeral Home.
THELMA LOU PRICE, age 95, died Tuesday, June 29, 2004 at The Woodlands Health Care Center. Funeral service will be Friday at 4:00 p.m. in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Joe Waldrop officiating. Burial will follow in the Santa Anna cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
She was born Thelma Lou Boyd on March 20, 1909 in Mansfield, Texas, a daughter of John Shepherd Boyd and Annie Wilson Boyd. She grew up in Gouldbusk and Coleman where she attended school, graduating from Coleman High School in 1927. On May 20, 1929 she married
Joe Collin Price in Coleman and he preceded her in death on March 23, 1981. Thelma lived in Abilene for 20 years and then moved to Kingsland where she lived for 35 years. She moved back to Abilene for one year before moving to The Woodlands in 2001. She was a member of Kingsland Community Church, Highland Lakes Luncheon Club, Eastern Star and Kingsland Arts and Crafts Guild.
Survivors include two children, Joe Sealy Price, Sr. and wife Elizabeth of Crosby, Texas and Annabelle Selman and husband Elvis of The Woodlands; daughter-in-law, Fran Price of Houston and son-in-law, Alford England of Abilene; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Family visitation will be held on Friday at Stevens Funeral Home from 2:00 p.m. until service time.
MAVIS SELLERS, age 79, of Santa Anna, died Tuesday, June 29, 2004 at Holiday Hill Nursing Home. Funeral service will be held on Friday at 2:00 p.m. in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Santa Anna cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
She was born Mavis Ludell Matthews on June 29, 1925 in Hale Center, Texas, a daughter of the late Roger William Matthews and Ethel Rose Jackson Matthews. She grew up in Santa Anna and Bangs and attended school there. On September 25, 1939 she married
Otho J. Fowler in Santa Anna and he preceded her in death. She married
Harry Satterfield in 1952 in Hobbs, NM and he died in 1969. On February 14, 1995 she married
Guy Sellers in Monahans and he survives her. Mavis lived in Hobbs, NM, Houston, Thrifty and Monahans before moving to Coleman a year ago. She was a bookkeeper for many years in several different oil companies, including Dominey Oil Company of Coleman and Santa Anna. She was a Methodist, a member of the Elks Lodge in Hobbs, NM and Brownwood and was a State Officer in the DOES in New Mexico. Mavis worked with ceramics, loved to hunt and fish, loved baseball and all sports. She attended the Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Guy Sellers of Monahans, TX; two sons, Rodger J. Fowler and wife B. J. of Round Rock, TX and Gary Duane Fowler of Austin, TX; one step-son, Guy Sellers, Jr. and wife Janice of Grand Prairie, TX; 10 grandchildren; several step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren; daughter-in-law, Gloria Fowler of Las Vegas, NV; two brothers, Roger E. Matthews of Jefferson, OR and Truman Matthews of Burkett, TX; four sisters, Jeanette Brock of Santa Anna, TX, Shirley Leach of Azle, TX; Billie Woods of Granbury, TX and Evelyn Dillingham of Santa Anna, TX; numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth Ray Fowler in 2000; one brother, Dwane Matthews in 1993; four sisters, Margaret Coins in 2004, Myrtle and Myrtie in 1917; Marie Lancaster in 2003.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Big Country, 4601 Hartford, Abilene, TX 79605 or Alzheimer’s research or the donor’s favorite charity.
Family visitation will be held on Thursday from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
WELDON LUCAS, age 92 of Thrifty, in Brown County, died Sunday, June 27, 2004 at Holiday Hill Nursing Home. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 28, 2004 at Mud Creek cemetery, in Brown County, with Moises Maldonado officiating. Services are under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home, Coleman, Texas.
Mr. Lucas was born January 22, 1912 in Concord, Coleman County, Texas, a son of Clyde Lucas and Vera Sheffield Lucas. He grew up in Coleman County and attended school in Santa Anna. He married
Thelma Pasley on June 14, 1933. During World War 11, Mr. Lucas was an Army Air Corps Flying Instructor at the Coleman and Brady Flying Schools. He was a long-time resident of Coleman and Brown Counties, was a rancher, businessman, automobile dealer and a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma Lucas of Thrifty, one daughter, Dolores McCoury of Thrifty, four grandchildren, Kenny Day of Oceanside, California, Monty Day of Dallas, Jeff Day of Brownwood, Sari DeVries of Thrifty, 11 great-grandchildren, Sunny Deeds, Niki White, Krista Ford, Kenda Root, Dustin Day, Laci Day, Jeffery Day, Abby Day, Stephanie Studdard, Shanna Studdard, Martin DeVries; five great-great grandchildren, Kylee Deeds, Hannah Deeds, Presley Deeds, Tyler Ford and Aniston White.
Mr. Lucas was preceded in death by one grandson, Barry Day, in December, 1986.
Graveside services will be held for Juanita Marie Stovall Spruiell at 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 25, 2004 at the Gouldbusk Community cemetery, Gouldbusk, Texas, with Rev. Daniel Stovall officiating. Services are under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home of Coleman, Texas. Family visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Spruiell was born in Silver Valley, Coleman County, Texas, January 30, 1911, to Willie West Gipson and Emery George Stovall. She was the first of nine children born to the family. She died in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas on Tuesday, June 21, 2004 at age 93 from complications of advanced age and diabetes. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Elgene (Joe) Spruiell in 1987 and who was originally from Gouldbusk. They were married
54 years. Her son, Joe Kent Spruiell, died in 1947.
Reared in Silver Valley, Mrs. Spruiell attended local schools. After graduation, she attended Stephenville College and received a teaching certificate. She taught briefly in the old Harding School in south Coleman County. It was during this time that she met and married
Joe Spruiell. They began their marriage in Gouldbusk where Joe’s father, Sam Houston Spruiell was a community physician and his then-deceased mother, Ella Cox, was a daughter of John Will Cox and Lou Harrison Cox, pioneer settlers and ranchers in south Coleman County. His step-mother was Carrie Harrison (Tal) Reeves Spruiell ("Miss Carrie"), who ran the Gouldbusk Drug Store until her death.
At the beginning of World War II, upon her husband joining the U.S. Navy Reserves, they left the area permanently. They lived in St. Louis, Missouri during his advanced naval medical training. When Mr. Spruiell shipped out for the South Pacific, Mrs. Spruiell lived with her immediate family in Andrews, Texas, and eventually in Lubbock, Texas. The Spruiells continued to live in Lubbock until 1964 whereupon they moved to Arlington, Texas.
Other than a brief teaching career in Coleman County, Mrs. Spruiell had a varied work career. She was a long-time employee of a Lubbock drugstore then became a banking clerk for Citizens’ National Bank for a number of years. She then began her career as a librarian assistant at the State of Texas Library System at Texas Tech University, later transferring and retiring from the library system at UT Arlington. While living in Lubbock, the Spruiells were devoted members of the First Baptist Church where she was a Sunday School Teacher to 13 year old girls for a number of years. While living in Arlington, they were long-time members of the Fielder Road Baptist Church.
After Mr. Spruiell’s death, Mrs. Spruiell made her home near or with her daughter in Collinsville, Texas and later Edmond, Oklahoma. As her health declined, she moved to Retirement Inn on Forest Lane, Dallas, Texas, an independent living center where she remained until her death.
As well as her husband and son, Mrs. Spruiell survived her brothers and sisters, Glenn Stovall, Fred Stovall, Virgil Stovall Wootton, Mary Sue Stovall Gibb, Joy Stovall Crosby and Imogene Stovall. One sister, Patsy Stovall Brookmole of Midland, survives her. Also surviving is her daughter, Karen Louise Spruiell Neimeth and her husband, Bruce Neimeth, of the Dallas area. Three grandchildren, Greg, Neimeth of Little Rock, Arkansas, Kent Brumitt and wife Kathy as well as Kim K. Caster and life partner, Kimberly Truax also survive. Mrs. Spruiell also enjoyed two great-grandchildren, Rachel and Craig. Her extended family includes 10 direct nieces and two nephews plus numerous life long friends. The family wishes to extend a specific and grateful thank you to Michelle Campbell, her very spiritual and devoted personal attendant.
Mrs. Spruiell is to be buried in the Spruiell, Cox Norwood and Hunt Family Plot.
The family requests in lieu of any memorials, you call a loved one to say hello or perhaps take a loved one to dinner. Even at age 93, time is fleeting.
Rubye R. Wenzel, age 95, of Santa Anna, died Friday, June 18, 2004 at her residence. Funeral service will be Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Coleman City cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
She was born Rubye Raye Davis on June 15, 1909 in Santa Anna, Texas, a daughter of C. W. and Esther Waggoner Davis. She grew up in Coleman and attended school here. She received her B. S. degree from North Texas State University and her M.Ed degree from Texas Woman's University. On July 4, 1940 she married
Carl Phillip Wenzel in Oklahoma and he preceded her in death on November 18, 1985. She lived in Fort Worth for many years where she taught elementary, high school and adult education. She moved to Santa Anna in 1971 and was an active member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. She was a member of the Texas Retired Teacher Association and a Permanent Member of PTA.
Survivors include one son, Phillip David Wenzel of Racine, WS: numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Her family would especially like to thank the wonderful caregivers who took such loving care of Rubye: Bobbie Madlock, Dolly Jackson, Regina Mason, Melisha San Juan, Laura Keeney and Peggy Swindall.
Family visitation will be held on Monday from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
VERA M. McDOWELL, age 102, of Coleman, died Friday, June 18, 2004 at Coleman County Medical Center. Funeral service will be held on Monday at 11:00 a.m. at the Elm Street Church of Christ with her son-in-law, Edward James officiating, assisted by Joe Hailey and Donald Ross Williams. Interment
will follow at the Coleman City cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
She was born Vera Montgomery on February 14, 1902, a daughter of James W. and Carrie Phillips Montgomery. As a small child she moved with her family to Cross Plains where she attended school and graduated as Valedictorian of her class. On October 26, 1919 she married
William McDowell in Cross Plains and he preceded her in death on March 16, 1989. Mrs. McDowell has lived in Coleman County since 1921 and in Coleman since 1923. She was a school teacher for seven years and during World War II worked at the Coleman Post Office. She was a homemaker and a member of Elm Street Church of Christ.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Eldon and Marjorie McDowell of Hurst, Texas; one daughter and son-in-law, Betty and Edward James of Waco, Texas; three grandchildren, Mary Lewis and husband Max, Bill McDowell and wife Jan, Sally Kempff and husband Pieter; six great-grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren; two sisters, Edith McIntosh and Sylvia Evrage both of San Antonio; long-time family friends, Sylvia Watson and Jacob Isaac.
She was preceded in death by a great-grandson, Brandon Clark Presley.
Memorials may be made to Elm Street Church of Christ, P. O. Box 998, Coleman, Texas 76834.
Family visitation will be held on Sunday from 3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home.
Erik Terrazas Salas, age 25, of Coleman, died Thursday, June 17, 2004 in Coleman. Funeral service will be held on Monday at 2:00 p.m. in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Coleman cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Erik was born June 2, 1979 in Abilene, Texas, a son of Yvonne (Bonnie) Salas and Charles Salas. He grew up in Coleman and attended school in Coleman. He had been a factory worker.
Survivors include his parents, Yvonne (Bonnie) and Charles Salas of Coleman; daughter, Alaysia Pamela Terrazas of Coleman; two brothers, Keith (Crickett) Owen and David Michael Liggins both of Abilene; four sisters, Jennifer Liggins Bank and husband Orlando, LaShawn Liggins McClain and husband Kenneth (Dee), LaToya Salas Thomas and husband Chad all of Abilene and Ericka Salas Davis and husband Shawn of Coleman; grandmother, Mary Salas of Coleman; 17 nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Jimmy and Chana Terrazas and Frank Salas.
Prayer service will be held Sunday at 7:00 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel.
Jack Burfield, age 63, of Coleman, died Tuesday, June 15, 2004, at Coleman Healthcare Center. Graveside funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 19 at the Coleman City cemetery Pavilion with Rev. Rick Justice officiating. Services are under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Jack was born on January 26, 1941, in Coleman County, Texas, a son of the late Newton and Stella Wells Burfield. He grew up in Coleman County and attended school in Coleman. He served in the U. S. Army and was a plumber.
Survivors include one brother, L. C. (and wife Gladys) Burfield of Baird, Texas; sister-in-law, Billie Burfield of Coleman; nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by two children, Rhonda Burfield and Junior Burfield; three brothers and one sister, N. D., James, and Roy Burfield and Gertrude Winter.
