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Jessie E. Alzada Stewart
Jessie E. Alzada Stewart, 95, of London, passed away January 11, 2003, in London. Funeral services were Wednesday, January 15, at 10 a.m. in the chapel of Aubrey Fife Funerals. Burial followed in Little Saline cemetery.
Jessie was born December 25, 1907, in Menard County. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. She recently received an award for her dedication to keeping Texas highways clean of litter from the Texas Department of Transportation and was actively doing so until her death.
She is survived by her son, Delton Stewart and wife, Dean, of London; a daughter, Lomagene Boerm of Midland; eleven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and one great-great- grandchild.
Pallbearers were Philip Hughes, Sr., Philip "Butch" Hughes, Jr., Eddie Hughes, Mike Smith, Henry Thomas and Kip Lindsay.
Eldona Jan Kaker Margerum
Eldona Jan Kaker Margerum, 45, of Port Charlotte, Florida, went home to be with the Lord, February 5, 2003. She was born February 14, 1957, in Denver, Colorado.
She is survived by her husband, Ralph J. Margerum, Jr., of Port Charlotte, Florida; one son, Matthew David Hawkins and wife, Christie, of Allentown, Pa.; her parents, Eldon and Janis Kaker of Junction; one sister, Tressa Winters, and husband, Pete; two brothers, John Kaker and wife, Lisa, and Carl Kaker, all of Bridgeport.
Eldona's lifetime love of the ocean was greatly enriched by her husband, Ralph, a USCG licensed captain, who shared many boat trips on the East coast and the coast of Florida. And of her son, Matt, she said, "I spent years learning and growing up with him – he taught me love and respect for life – all of which I will be forever grateful.''
Eldona fought a long, brave fight with cancer. She may have lost the battle, but she won the victory. Her favorite scripture was Phil: 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me."
Interment will be off the coast of Cape May, New Jersey, in the Atlantic Ocean, at a later date.
The family requests memorials be made to the Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd. Sarasota, FL., 34238, or the American Cancer Society, in lieu of flowers.
Faye Johnson Rogers
Faye Johnson Rogers, 84, of Marble Falls, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, February 13, 2003.
Services were held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 16, at Buchanan Dam Church of Christ with pastor Willis Jernigan officiating. Burial was in Lakeland Hills Memorial Park in Burnet County, directed by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home of Kingsland.
Faye was born May 6, 1918, to Etchel and Sally Johnson in Coke, and was raised in Winnsboro. She married
Grady Rogers, and they moved to Junction where they were active in the church and community for 36 years before retiring and moving to Marble Falls in 1986.
Survivors include four daughters, Janice Williams and husband, Harold, of San Antonio, Gail McNinch and husband, Leon, of Alice, Debby Gilliam and husband, Gary, of Midland, and Sally Red and husband, Lyle, of Fairfield; one brother, Gerald Johnson of Snyder; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Grady, two brothers, one sister, and granddaughter Kimberly Williams.
A visitation was held Saturday, February 15, in Kingsland.
The family wishes to express its deepest gratitude for the love and care from the staff at Kingsley Place and VistaCare Hospice Foundation of San Antonio. Memorial contributions may be made to VistaCare.
Clyde William Ham, Sr.
Clyde William Ham, Sr., our very dear and special husband and father, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 15, 2003, in Austin after numerous health complications.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, February 19, at Graham Funeral Home with Rev. Clyde William Ham, Jr. officiating. Burial followed in the Little Saline cemetery. Pallbearers were Doug Parks, Jr., Ben Keillor, Matt Keillor, Hubert D'Spain, Sam D’Spain and Woody Woodard.
Clyde was born on December 25, 1920, in Gardendale, to Horace William Ham and Rosa Ethel Gates Ham. He graduated from high school in Charlotte, in 1934. In November of 1941, Clyde enlisted in the United States Navy, serving in World War II as a Boatswain’s Mate, Second Class, and was honorably discharged in September of 1945.
Following the war, Clyde earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering and had a long career as a professional engineer in the petroleum industry in Corpus Christi. Upon retirement, he and his wife, Mildred, lived in Ingleside, for seventeen years where he loved to work in his vegetable garden and pecan and fruit tree orchard, They moved to Austin in the spring of 2000 where they lived with their daughter, Deborah.
Mr. Ham was preceded in death by his parents and also a sister, Evelyn Ham Parker. Survivors include his wife of more than 54 years, Mildred Ham of Austin; two sons, Vance Ham and wife, Deborah, of Houston and Clyde William Ham, Jr. and wife, Janice, of Shawnee, Kansas; two daughters, Deborah Ham of Austin and Brenda Ham Keillor and husband, Pete, of Midland, Michigan; two step-daughters, Mary Pedigo and husband, Al, of Pasadena and Joyce Parks of Baytown; and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Mary Augusta ‘Gussie’ Boone Watson
Mary Augusta "Gussie" Boone Watson, 97, of Junction, departed her earthly life Thursday, February 20, 2003, in Kimble Hospital. She had sustained a broken hip in a January 30 accident at her ranch home and underwent surgery in the Hill Country Memorial Hospital in Fredericksburg prior to transferring to the local medical facility.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 22, at the Trinity Episcopal Church with Rev. Monte Jones officiating. Burial followed in the Junction cemetery with arrangements under the direction of Graham Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Bennett Boone, Bubba Boone, Mike Graham, John Graham, Tim Graham and Pat Graham.
Gussie was born December 18, 1905, to John William and Mary Talburt Boone at the family's original homeplace near Telegraph, where the Boones had established a ranch when they moved to Kimble County a century ago. Soon thereafter, the family bought and moved to another nearby ranch location, where Gussie was still maintaining a home at the time of her death.
She and some of her siblings received their early education at the Evergreen School, walking two miles to and from class each day. The parents later purchased a home in town adjacent to the school grounds to provide their children with a higher education, but the summer months were spent on the ranch. When Gussie graduated as valedictorian in 1923, one of her classmates was the late Congressman O.C. Fisher.
Early in life, Gussie set her goal to become a teacher, and her career in that field was to span more than forty-five years. She touched many lives during that time, as countless students benefited from her knowledge and expertise. She received a teaching certificate, and her first position was in the fall of 1923 at the new Deats School in Edwards County, where she boarded in the home of Josh and Daisy Deats. The Paint Creek School, sometimes known as the County Line School, had disbanded that same year, and its successor - the Deats - was established further upstream on the South Llano River.
In the ensuing years, Gussie attended Mary Hardin Baylor College in Belton and subsequently received a bachelor's degree at West Texas College in Canyon. She was to further her education by attaining a master's degree in education at the University of Texas. Later, she received a second master's - one in Library Science - from UT.
Gussie taught in Junction, Newcastle in Young County, and at other schools. She retired at Iraan in 1971 and returned to Kimble County.
In 1935, before the advent of the local bus system, she commuted from the ranch into Junction each day to teach. Her pickup was equipped with improvised seats and cloth windows for the back of the truck, and under the auspices of the Evergreen District, she provided transportation in her converted "bus" for rural students enroute to the town school.
At Goldsmith, in Ector County, Gussie served as the school's principal. In later years, when she again returned to Junction for a repeat assignment, she was the elementary principal.
She married
Ray D. Watson of Young County, and they became the parents of one daughter, Janis Raye.
Gussie was an Episcopalian and a longtime member of both Delta Kappa Gamma and the Highland Study Club. As a volunteer for the Kimble County Library, her knowledge was a significant asset for that facility in the 1970's when a move was made to the present library building. At that time, a modernized card filing system was instituted under her supervision. In 1998, while observing the 75th anniversary of her graduation from Junction High School, she and another surviving member of the class, Velma Dutton, served as Grand Marshals of the Hill Country Fair Associations annual parade.
Throughout the years, Gussie maintained an avid interest in the lives of her former students, rejoicing in their accomplishments and empathizing in their disappointments. Her retirement years were a special time for Gussie as she continued to ranch on part of the Boone homeplace on her beloved South Llano River. One of her favorite past times until recent weeks was tending her flock of chickens.
She was preceded in death by her parents and five brothers - Jack, Llano, Debs, Richard and Floyd W. Boone.
Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Janis and Jerry Kirby of Junction; two granddaughters, Kim Kirby Golson and her husband, Randy, of Midland; Kara Kirby Wood and her husband, Rick, of Midland; three great-grandsons; three sisters, Flossie McLendon of Manford, Oklahoma, Tempa "Tempie" Reynolds of Junction and Maude Graham and her husband, Callan, also of Junction; nieces, nephews, many former students and a host of other friends. She will be missed by the many who knew and loved her.
Submitted by Frederica Wyatt
Ruby Frances Fish
Ruby Frances Fish, 92, of Junction, passed away in February 20, 2003, at her home. Funeral services were held Saturday, February 22, at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Aubrey Fife Funerals. Burial followed in Junction cemetery.
Ruby was born October 9, 1910, in Loraine. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church.
Survivors include three daughters; Jean Brice and husband, Tommy, of Jefferson; Carolyn Trimble and husband, Carol, of Junction; Rhonda Lufton and special friend, John Benson, of Montgomery; daughter-in-law, Kay Farris of Menard; 12 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and 31 great- great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Daniel Brice, Billy Trimble, Kirk Lufton, Leslie Lufton, Tony Farris and Jim Tom Farris.
Mildred Hodges Dunbar
Mildred Hodges Dunbar passed away Friday, March 14, 2003, at the age of 94. A lifelong resident of Kimble County, she was born February 28, 1909, in Junction, the daughter of Arthur “Boy” Hodges and Vinie Goben Hodges.
For most of her life, Mrs. Dunbar resided at her home in Junction, moving recently to the Hill Country Care Center where she passed away from failing health due to her age.
Mildred was married
to Arthur Darnell Dunbar and they had three children, Joy Dunbar Johnson, June Dunbar Scrivener and Arthur Donald Dunbar. She was also survived by four grandchildren, Joy Lynn Scrivener, Glenn Scrivener, Adrienne Dunbar Divin and Julie Johnson; five great-grandchildren, Jennifer Semlinger, Justin Semlinger, Colton Johnson, Aubrey Lee Johnson and Jason Rowden; a son-in-law, John T. Semlinger; daughter-in-law Pat Dunbar; granddaughter-in-law, Rose Scrivener; and nephews, Edward Dunbar, Gene L. Dunbar and Phil Dunbar.
Graveside funeral services were held at 11 a.m., Monday, March 17, in the Junction cemetery with arrangements under the direction of Graham Funeral Home.
Honorary pallbearers were Glenn Scrivener, Johnny Semlinger, Justin Semlinger, Jason Rowden, Edward Dunbar, Paul Divin, Gene Dunbar, Phil Dunbar and Colton Johnson.
Bonnie Louise Stapp Smith
Bonnie Louise Stapp Smith, 70, of Junction, passed away Monday, March 17, 2003, at the Hill Country Care Center in Junction.
Mrs. Smith was born in Kimble County on July 2, 1932, to Walton and Velma Wilson. A resident of Junction for most of her life, Bonnie worked as a cashier for Barker's Grocery Store and also Liverman's Grocery Store for a number of years.
Graveside funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, at Gentry Creek cemetery with Rev. Cecil Conner officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Graham Funeral Home.
Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her parents, and survivors include her three children, Gene Stapp, Jr., Nancy Smith and husband, Johnny, and Patty Adams and husband, Bobby, all of Junction; a brother, W.A. Wilson of Del Rio; three grandchildren, Sara Wickham and husband, John, of Austin, and Slade Smith and Robby Adams, both of Junction; and one great-granddaughter, Alyssa Marie Smith of Junction.
Bonny Jean McWright Newbury
Bonny Jean McWright Newbury was born on December 14, 1926, in Petronilla, Texas, to Mr. and Mrs. Sherman McWright. She died March 19, 2003, at 76 years of age.
Funeral services were held Friday, March 21, at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Aubrey Fife Funerals. Morris Cook officiated with burial in Junction cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Aubrey Fife Funerals.
Bonny grew up in Kimble County. She participated in volleyball, tennis and many of the activities of small town life before graduating from Junction High School. Following her marriage to Clint Newbury, on December 23, 1949, they lived in Kerrville, San Antonio, and Houston before returning to make their permanent home in Kimble County in 1968. Together they opened and operated the Western Auto Store until selling the business in 1977. Following this they operated the Lazy T Motel for a number of years before retiring to their home place on Cedar Creek Road. Bonny was very active in local organizations. She, along with Clint, were the founders of the annual Kimble Kounty Kow Kick which began in 1970. "A day for people to just have fun and enjoy their neighbors friendship" was how she described her feelings of the Kow Kick. She was involved with PTA, VFW Auxiliary, Easter Pageant, Chamber of Commerce, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. Her love for Junction and Kimble County was always on her mind and she commented several times how blessed she was to live here and to have so many wonderful friends and neighbors.
Bonny was preceded in death by her mother and farther, Sherman and May McWright, her stepfather, whom she loved dearly, Fred Taylor, one son Mike Newbury, and the love and joy of her life, her husband, Clint.
She is survived by her children; Linda Roy and husband, James, of Baytown, Amy Randle and husband, Ricky, of Kerrville, Jamie Newbury and wife, Sandra, of Paradise, and Mack Newbury of Junction; a sister, Amy Dickerson of Burnet, one sister-in-law, Wynnona Sutton of Alvarado; ten grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Ricky Randle, Miles Hopper, Jamey Newbury, Kim Lively, Randy Newbury and Kenny Rooke.
Forrest Jackson (Jack) Weldon, Jr.
Forrest Jackson (Jack) Weldon, Jr., 80, of Kerrville, was born on January 11, 1923, in Kimble County on the Rogers Well Ranch near Segovia to Forrest J. and Ida Stevenson Weldon. He passed away on March 4, 2003, in a local hospital due to complications from a stroke suffered earlier.
After graduating from high school in 1940 at San Marcos, he attended A&M; and Southwest Texas State University. After December 7, 1941, (Pearl Harbor), he enlisted in the Navy V-12 program and attended Southwestern University at Georgetown, and Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. He was commissioned Ensign in Chicago on March 17, 1944, and that afternoon he and his fiancé, Rubie Mae Wilson of Kerrville, were married
in the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Simonds. Lacking thirteen days, that marriage has lasted fifty nine years. From there, Jack was sent to attend Radar School at Harvard and MIT in Boston, Massachusetts. After finishing Radar School he was sent to the Philippines as Radar Officer for Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron #39.
At the end of World War II Jack came home and worked for LCRA in Austin. Later he moved to Rocksprings, and wired many of the ranch homes in Edwards and adjoining counties when REA came in. He moved his family to San Antonio, where he built and operated his own construction company, Weldon and Associates, until he retired in 1974.
He is survived by his wife Rubie; sons, William Forrest and wife, Morey, James M. and wife, Betty Grace; grandchildren, William Embree and wife, Hannah, Seth Forrest, Katherine Grace, Virginia Lee and Andrew James Weldon.
With love and respect, Jack's wishes have been carried out. He donated his body to the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, in hopes that their research will benefit others.
There will be a memorial service at a later date.
John Mudge Molesworth
John Mudge Molesworth, 75, died March 26, 2003, at his home.
He was born March 19, 1928, in San Antonio, to John “Jack” Molesworth and Dorothy Mudge Molesworth. He married
Jo’ Anne Hill September 21, 1951. John served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. Following his discharge he returned to the ranch in Kimble County. He was the fourth generation of a pioneering family in this area.
John was a director and past president of the Hill Country Fair Association, served on the Junction School Board and served on the board of the REA for 30 years. He was a member of the Trinity Episcopal Church and a 32nd degree Mason.
John is survived by his wife, Jo’ Anne; one son, Lynn Hill and wife, Debbie, of Junction; one daughter, Cindy Tindall and husband, Heber, of Bul Verde. He is also survived by five grandchildren, Travis and Maggie Molesworth of Junction, John Molesworth, V of Boerne, Darrell and Dillon Tindall of Bul Verde and a brother, Fred Molesworth of Amarillo.
Funeral services were held Friday, at 3 p.m. in the Trinity Episcopal Church with burial in the Junction cemetery. The Rev. Monty Jones officiated. Services were under the direction of Graham Funeral Home.
He was preceded in death by one sister, Patricia Craft of Clarendon, one son, John Molesworth, IV, and one grandson, Zane Molesworth.
Pall bearers were Scott Massie, Cole Holland, John Cashman, Dean Martin, Art Mudge, Charles Schmidt, Ted Holekamp and Mary Parker. Honorary pall bearers were Gene Simon, Charles Simon, Mike White, Joe Rios and Dennis Dunnagan.
