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Manuel De Jesus Arango
Manuel De Jesus Arango, Sr., 71, of Junction, passed away Friday, May 14, 2004, at Shannon Hospital in San Angelo.
Mr. Arango was born in Durango, Mexico, on April 27, 1933, to Filandro and Carmen Arango. At the age of 15, Manuel moved to Texas. He worked as a ranch hand near Mountain Home for nineteen and one-half years, and then in 1969 Mr. Arango moved to Junction, working at the Baker ranch for the next two years. When Interstate 10 construction came into the area, Manuel worked in road construction for a number of years before moving into cedar harvesting, which he did until the time of his death.
Mr. Arango is survived by two sons, Manuel De Jesus Arango, Jr., of Corpus Christi and Jacob Arango of Dallas; two daughters, Maria Owens of Shattuck, Oklahoma and Bertha Emiliano of Andrews; one brother, Filandro Arango of Junction; five sisters, Mandalena Longoria of Satana, Kansas, Margarita Macias, Berandina Guzman and Rosaura Mesa, all of Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, and Guadalupe Majalca of Dallas; ten grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
A wake service was held at 7 pm Sunday, May 16, in the chapel at Graham Funeral Home with Rev. Mr. Tim Graham officiating. A funeral mass was celebrated on Monday May 17, at 10 a.m. at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Junction with Rev. Floro Hinacay officiating. Burial followed in the Junction cemetery.
Online condolences may be made at www.grahamfuneralhome.info.
Rainey Earl Moore, Jr.
Rainey Earl Moore, Jr., a retired heavy construction and iron worker, passed away May 18, 2004, in Longview, Washington. Known as R. E. Moore for all of his adult life. he was almost 93 years old at the time of his death.
R. E. was born in San Saba County, Texas. He was the only boy in the family and had five sisters. He began working in construction early in the '30's and helped build the Llano River bridge in Junction. After R. E. met Renzie Weaver, a short courtship ensued, and they were married
in Junction by Rev. Thos. Bradley on May 30, 1937. They were together almost 62 years when Renzie passed away on May 10, 1999.
While R. E. worked for Phelps Dodge in Morenci, Arizona, the largest open pit mining project in the Western United States was begun. R. E. moved his family to California shortly after his daughter, Peggy, was born in October, 1940. He worked in construction, helping build cement plants in the Bay Area.
R. E. served in the Navy Seabees as a Chief Petty Officer during World War II, building bridges, runways, etc. in the South Pacific. While R. E. was serving his country, Renzie was living on the Weaver Ranch, wiring the family farm house. During this time, June, their second daughter, was born. When R. E. was stationed in Rhode Island for training, almost everyone in Junction collected their gas stamps for Renzie. These efforts made it possible for Renzie to drive to Rhode Island with the couple's two young daughters to visit R. E.
In 1945, R. E. moved his family back to California where he resumed his work of building bridges and cement plants. At the time of his retirement in Redding, he was serving as plant manager for the last cement plant that he had helped build.
R. E. was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Junction. He loved hunting, fishing, baseball, gardening, and cooking. Many folks in Junction have tasted his hearth baked sourdough bread and homegrown vegetables.
Graveside services were held on Tuesday, May 25, at Copperas cemetery, which is near the old Weaver Ranch. He was buried beside his wife's side in the family plot.
Once a Texan, R.E. was always a Texan.
Survivors include two daughters, Peggy Moore Hudson and June Marie McGraw; sons-in-law Rodger Hudson and Stephen McGraw, all of Woodland, Washington; one grandson, John Obeck Hudson of Seattle, Washington; two granddaughters-in-law, Elizabeth Ann Hudson and Anita Rye; three great-grandchildren, Matthew Hudson, Christopher Hudson, and Steven Rye; and one sister, Mary Ella Weaver, who resides in Harper.
Services were entrusted to Gentry-Fife Funeral Home.
Phillip Edward Dunbar
Phillip Edward Dunbar, 60, born on October 29, 1943, to Leonard and Elsie Dunbar, passed from this life on May 18, 2004.
He was preceded in death by his mother and father. He is survived by his wife and true love, Becky Cameron Dunbar; one brother, Gene Leonard Dunbar and wife, Connie, of Boerne; two daughters, Melissa Dunbar Bradshaw and husband, Raymond, of Kerrville and Melinda Dunbar Dean and husband, Tracy, of Hamby; two sons, James Kothmann of Austin, and Kevin Kothmann of Junction; two granddaughters, Kristin Kothmann and Sarah Bradshaw; five grandsons, Catlin, Baylon, and Dillion Dean, Corey and Kain Bradshaw; one niece, Kimberly Dunbar Stewart and husband, Mark, of Boerne; one nephew, Tracy Dunbar of Sisterdale and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.
He was a loving son, husband, brother, father, grandfather, and friend who touched so many lives with his humor and genuine love. Respected for walking to the beat of a different drum, he radiated pure love and was never ashamed to reach out with a big hug and a heart felt "I love you." He will be missed terribly.
Memorial services will be held Thursday, May 27, at 2 p.m. at Gentry Fife Funeral Home in Junction.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Sanctuary of the Beloved, 5584 South Libeonia Rd. Conesus, New York 14435. This was an organization that meant a great deal to him.
Ada Evelyn St. Clair
Ada Evelyn St. Clair, age 84, of Junction, died Sunday, November 3, 2002, at Kimble Hospital. She was born September 7, 1918.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 6, at Graham Funeral Home with Rev. Morris Cook officiating. Burial followed in the Junction cemetery. Pallbearers were Arvel Carroll, John Carroll, Sr., Eugene Cochran, Mark Melton, John Carroll, Jr. and Cleatus Bollier.
Ada arrived in Kimble County at the age of three in a covered wagon with her parents, Jim and Leona Hammond. The night they arrived, as they were eating supper around the campfire, they heard what sounded like women crying in the woods. They soon discovered that the noise was a group of panthers raiding their camp.
They fled in the wagon with Mr. Hammond whipping the team of horses, and when they came to a stop in the Bear Creek area, they decided to settle there.
Ada later married
Roland Garfield St. Clair and they raised their two children in Kimble County.
Mrs. St. Clair was preceded in death by her husband on June 19, 1958, and by a daughter, Ramona Elvoy Bollier, on July 18, 2002.
Survivors include a daughter, Glenda Carroll and husband, John, of Junction; a son-in-law, Cleatus Bollier, of Kerrville; six grandchildren, Jayleen Carroll and Larissa Melton of Junction, Dana Rene Munoz of Bandera, Kimberly Faye Bollier of Waco, James Bollier of Bryan and Timothy Bollier of Kerrville; and a number of great-grandchildren.
Charles Earl Jennings
Charles Earl Jennings, 46, of Kerrville, passed away October 31, 2002, in Hill Top Village in Kerrville. He was born April 29, 1956, in San Angelo and worked as an auto parts manager.
He is survived by his grandmother, Ima Delle Whitaker of Junction; a son Michael James Jennings, and two sisters, Jeanan Russell of Ingram and Janna Mizner of Ancsworth, Nebraska.
No services have been set at this time.
Arrangements will be by Aubrey Fife Funerals.
Noel Andrew Tinney
Mr. Noel Andrew Tinney, age 54, of Betel Island, California, died Sunday, October 27, 2002, in California from a sudden illness.
Funeral services had not been set at Graham Funeral as of press time.
Mr. Tinney was born in Junction on December 14, 1947, to Ike and Rena Bell Tinney. He operated a water truck in the construction industry in California.
Noel was preceded in death by his father and a sister, Peggy Welch. Survivors include a son, Noel A. Tinney II, of Glenn Heights; a daughter, Tasha Haines of Mertens; his mother, Rena Bell Tinney of Junction; four brothers, John Tinney and James Ike Tinney of Junction, Glen E. Tinney of Ozona and Tommy L. Tinney of Ingram; three sisters, Phyllis Peden of Liverpool, Virginia Skiles of Cristoval, and Rena B. Sue of Junction; four grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.
Monica DeLeon Rodriquez
Monica DeLeon Rodriquez, 29, of Junction, died Friday, Nov. 1, 2002, in an automobile accident.
Services were held Monday, November 4, at the Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Rocksprings with interment at Rocksprings cemetery. The Father Jose Villanueva officiated.
She was born April 6, 1973, in Rocksprings. She was a Catholic.
Monica was preceded in death by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Romolo Rodriquez, Sr.
Survivors include her parents, Romolo and Rosalinda Rodriquez of Rocksprings; three sisters, Sarah Ramirez and husband, Francisco, of Rocksprings, Adrian Lopez and husband, Andres, of Big Spring, and Patricia Rodriquez and friend, Jesse Mosqueda, of Big Spring; a brother and his wife, Reynaldo and Jaime Rodriquez, of Rocksprings.
Also surviving are her grandparents Aurelio and Guadalupe DeLeon of Camp Wood; her aunts and uncles, Mr. and Mrs. Albino Menchaca of San Angelo, Mr. Aurelio DeLeon of Uvalde, Mr. and Mrs. Alfredo Cantu of Uvalde, Mrs. Tina Castillo of Junction, Mr. and Mrs. Joe A. Coiltress of San Antonio and Mr. and Mrs. Esiquio Galindo of Rocksprings.
Monica also is survived by eleven nieces and nephews, fifteen cousins, numerous extended aunts and uncles from Texas and New Mexico and many friends.
Pallbearers were Gilbert Castillo, Larry Galindo, Jesse Moscada, Andy Lopez, Paco Ramirez and Reynaldo Rodriquez.
Oma Bell Perry
Services for Oma Bell Perry were held on Tuesday, June 3, at 10 a.m., at the Kerrville Funeral Home. Dr. Otis Moore of Ingram presided. Miss Perry will be taken to the Perry family cemetery in Brazoria County for burial on Wednesday.
Oma Bell Perry has been a Texas treasure all of her life. Born into Texas royalty as the great-granddaughter of Emily Margaret Austin, sister of Stephen F. Austin, Miss Perry died quietly on Thursday, May 29, at age 90, after a life devoted to service of community and country.
She is survived locally by Emily Bierschwale of Junction.
Miss Perry was born on May 8, 1913. She came to live in the Hill Country in 1931, at age 18. She and her mother, Cora Alice, along with a brother, Mord, and two sisters, Corrine and Cora, purchased 100 acres of land at the headwaters of the Frio River in Real County in 1928. Few places on earth can match the beauty of the "Big Springs'', historic falls that feed the upper Frio River.
Over the next five years, between 1928 and 1933, the family acquired additional acreage and built the family home, forming the Big Springs Ranch on the Frio. which consisted of 7,500 acres by 1933. They raised sheep and goats, and their ranch served as a thoroughfare for travelers between Leakey and Kerrville for many years. In the 1970’s, the ranch became known as “the country of 1100 springs” when its falls and landscapes were immortalized in video clips for a television advertising campaign by Pearl Breweries.
By 1986, Oma Bell had survived the deaths of other family members. and continued to work the ranch, which had been converted to a cattle ranch when an invasion of Russian boars and other predators made the raising of smaller animals impossible. At the same time, Miss Perry began work to fulfill a family dream. Miss Perry had promised her two sisters, who both died in the summer of 1986, that she would carry forward the family decision made in the 1970’s to insure that the historic land and family treasures would be passed to a non-profit organization for the building of an orphan’s home and retirement village. In 1996, Miss Perry conveyed the Big Springs Ranch to Hill Country Youth Ranch of Ingram for that purpose.
Miss Perry's vision was that the ranch be developed to serve children and seniors who could most benefit from its naturally healing expanses. She worked for the past seven years of her life to promote the new village, which now includes a Charter School, four children's homesteads, and four grandparent cottages.
As the great granddaughter of Emily Austin, and grandniece of Stephen F. Austin, Miss Perry occupies a special place in Texas and Hill Country history. The Austin family came to Texas with the famous Colony of 300 Virginians in the 19th century. Stephen F. Austin himself was a bachelor, and as the last living member of her branch of the Austin and Perry families, Miss Perry was a devoted historian, preserving many priceless relics of Texas history. Her home now will become a museum for displaying these artifacts.
Miss Perry is survived by numerous relatives across the United States, and was beloved by countless friends. Miss Perry was an active member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Colonial Dames of 17th Century America, the Daughters of the American Colonies, the Real Granddaughters of the American Revolution, and the United Daughters of the American Confederacy. She was also a member of the Heritage Foundation of America, the Trans-Texas Heritage Association, and a leader in the Texas Cattlewomen's Association. She and her family were lifelong members of the Presbyterian Church.
Miss Perry served as Vice President of the Riverside and Landowner's Protection Coalition, Inc., member of the Real County Historical Commission, Trustee of the Real County Historical Museum, and President of the Real County Republican Party. Miss Perry believed that citizenship meant serving the needs of her community and country in whatever way she could, and she offered help to many worthy causes.
Miss Perry has left the stewards of her family land with two simple instructions: "Take care of the children, and keep the land the way the Indians left it." Her idea of including a grandparent's village makes the children's village unique. Miss Perry was fond of saying, “Older folks need to be around children, and children need to learn from them. I like the idea of the generations living together here in this natural setting, where God is still close by."
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials be made to Hill Country Youth Ranch or other charities of choice in memory of Miss Perry.
Online tributes in memory of Miss Perry can be sent to the family at www.kerrvillefuneralhome.com.
Lula Ann 'Dot'
Bruce Winkler
Lula Ann 'Dot' Bruce Winkler, 97, passed away on May 29, 2003. Dot was born on September 21, 1905, to Charlie Perry Bruce and Carrie Goode Bruce in Shaw Bend.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m., Monday, June 2, at Mission Park Funeral Chapels South, with interment to follow in Mission Burial Park South.
In 1908, her family moved to Junction, where they stayed until 1924. Dot was the fifth child of ten; one of two girls with eight brothers. She is remembered for helping her mother raise some of her younger siblings along with several other children from neighboring families.
Dot attended high school in Junction where she loved playing basketball. In 1924, Dot left home to attend college for two years, where she obtained her teaching certificate. Afterwards, she taught school in Santa Anna and Rochelle. In Rochelle, one of her duties was to drive the Model A school bus; the first bus in McCulloch County.
In the early years of the Depression, Dot moved to San Antonio, where she got a job at the Alamo Business College teaching several subjects. Within several years, she became the principal and co-manager of the school.
For several years during World War II, Dot lived in Arizona, but claimed there was “no place like Texas," so moved back to Fort Worth. By 1947, she had moved to Del Rio, where she married
R.W. Kronkosky. In 1951, Dot and her husband moved back to San Antonio, where they bought the Ize House; a drive-in store on Commercial and Military Drive. Dot's husband died in 1951, but she continued to run the Ize House with her youngest brother, Woody.
In 1957, Dot married
Waldo 'Red' Winkler. Dot and Red spent many wonderful years together, traveling every summer in their Airstream trailer. In their later years, Dot and Red lived in a house near Belton, where they hosted family reunions. In 1996, after Red's death, Dot moved to San Antonio to be near her youngest brother, Woody.
Dot was a truly remarkable woman who will be dearly missed by brother, Woody Bruce and her extensive family of nieces and nephews. She was a strong-willed and feisty lady, who left a legacy of 'Aunt Dot stories' in the family. What she set her mind to, she accomplished.
Joann Wright
Funeral services for Joann Wright, 64, of Conroe, will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, June 4, 2003, at the Metcalf Funeral Home Chapel with Ed Bishop officiating. Interment
to follow at Garden Park cemetery with Metcalf Funeral Directors in charge of arrangements. Visitation was 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, June 3, at Metcalf Funeral Home. Joann was born February 28, 1939, in Mineral Wells, and passed away May 31, in The Woodlands.
She is survived by her loving husband, Tommy Wright; two sons, Ricky Wright and wife, Denise, and Tracy E. Wright; mother, Mavis Daharsh; three sisters, Sue Smith, Wendy Sparks and husband, E.T., Sherry Rogers and husband, Jim; three brothers, John Paul Basham and wife, Mary, Larry Daharsh and wife, Elizabeth, Mark Daharsh and wife, Elizabeth; grandchildren, Christi Schneider and husband, Steve, Ericka Wright, Destiny Gibson and husband, Robbie, Cory Parker, Clay Wright and Cody Wright; nieces, nephews, other loving relatives and friends.
Pallbearers were Joe Corley, Bill Foster, Randy Roan, Brian Powell, Tommy Fisher and Alex Bartee. Honorary pallbearers were Dr. B. E. Powell, Lawrence Pomeroy, Guy "Buddy" Hopkins and David Hooper.
Maurine Farmer Mahoney
Maurine Farmer Mahoney passed away May 14, 2003, in Kerrville. She was the daughter of Asa Grenade Farmer and Norma Louise Farmer of Junction.
Maurine was born April 20, 1911, and attended Junction schools and the University of Texas. She worked in civil service for thirty years at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio.
After the death of her husband in 1979, Maurine moved to Kerrville to be with her daughter. Maurine is survived by her son, Don Edward Mahoney; her daughter, Linda Louise Blackstock; two grandsons, David Blackstock and Christian Mahoney; sister, Louise F. Boyer; brother, N. K. "Doc" Farmer of Junction; and many nieces and nephews.
Entombment was May 17, 2003, at Sunset Mausoleum in San Antonio.
