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Barney Eskel Horton
Barney Eskel Horton, 93, died Sunday, January 4, 2004, in Fisher County Hospital. Services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, January 5, at Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Chapel in Rotan, officiated by Dutch Parks. Burial was in Belvieu cemetery directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home.
Born January 20, 1910, in Comanche County, Barney was a son of the late Charlie and Emily (Brewer) Horton. He lived his entire life in Crossroads, Sardis and Rotan. He married
Jimmie, August 1, 1932, in Rotan and they were together 71 years.
Barney loved to fish and play dominoes, and in his younger years, he enjoyed hunting. He was a member of the Crossroads Baptist Church and the Masonic Lodge. He is preceded in death by his parents, one brother and three sisters.
Survivors include his wife, Jimmie Horton of Rotan; one son and daughter-in-law, Charlie and Wanda Horton of Roby; two daughters and sons-in-law, Joan and Troy Burch of Junction and Sally and Horace Pace of Colorado City; eight grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Dale Brown
Dale Brown, 70, of Kerrville, passed away Friday, January 2, 2004, at his residence.
He was born to Dora and Liston Brown in Lee County, June 12, 1933. He graduated from Lexington High School, served his country in the U.S. Army, then went into the hog business with his brother, Darwin.
In 1967, Dale went to Game Warden School at A&M; and was then sent to Kerr County. He joined the Kerr County Sheriff's Office in 1974. He married
Brinda Murr Trimble on May 30, 1975. Dale was shot by an illegal alien and lost his right eye while serving Kerr County. He served as President of the Hill Country Peace Officer's Association (composed of law enforcement officers from Bexar, Kendall, Kerr, Bandera, Gillespie and Kimble Counties).
Dale was a director of Hill Country District Junior Livestock Show and Sale. He and Brinda ran the concession for the FFA and 4-H during the Hill Country Junior Livestock Show for many years. He started his own construction company which he shut down after four years at the suggestion of his doctor.
Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Company needed someone that could work with the contractors and talked Dale into coming to work for them. He went from the Kerrville store to manager of the Junction store on to district manager of New Mexico, the panhandle of Texas and West Texas.
He returned to Junction and back to the Kerrville store until his retirement.
Dale was a past master of the Lexington Masonic Lodge #138 and a member of the Kerrville Masonic Lodge #697. At the time of his death, he was secretary/treasurer of the Kerrville Ex-Peace Officers (EXPO). Dale was an avid hunter, fisherman and enjoyed gardening.
Dale was preceded in death by a daughter, Madelyn Brown Katterman in 1995.
He is survived by his wife, Brinda Murr Brown of Kerrville; three daughters, Debbie Hunter of San Antonio, Carolyn Williams and husband, Gezetia, of San Antonio and Phyllis Landin of Kerrville; four grandsons, Logan Wheeler, Jeffrey Hunter, Robert Landin and James Green and one granddaughter, Kaitlin Landin; a brother, Darwin Brown and wife, Lillian, of Lexington.
A memorial service was held Monday, January 5, at 3 p.m. at Grimes Funeral Chapel, officiated by Dr. James L. Morrow.
Memorials may be made to Vista Care Hospice, 420 Water St., Kerrville, TX 78028 or to a charity of one's choice.
Dorothy Katherine Vest
Dorothy Katherine Vest, 101, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2004, at Kimble Hospital. She was born in Leadville, Colorado, on March 22, 1902, the daughter of William Whyte, who worked in the smelter in the mining center of Colorado, and Lydie McComb Whyte, the first white child born in Leadville.
She graduated from Glenwood High and later married
Illinois-born Russell R. Vest, a sign painter by trade, and they lived in a number of places, including California and Washington state. Their daughter, Susann, was born in Grand Junction, Colorado.
The family first visited Junction in 1956, stopping over at Barker's Trailer Park. After recurring visits, the Vests became enthralled with the Texas hill country and moved to Junction in 1964, where Russell and Susann plied their trade of sign painting.
Mrs. Vest was preceded in death by her husband, Russell, in 1983, and she is survived by a daughter, Susann Vest, of Junction.
Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Vest were at 2 p.m. Monday, January 5, at the Copperas cemetery with Rev. Morris Cook officiating.
Arrangements were under the direction of Graham Funeral Home.
Ethel Mae Gardenhire
Ethel Mae Gardenhire, 80, died Sept. 6, at River Oaks Health Care Center in Columbus.
Services were held Monday, Sept. 9, at Henneke Funeral Home of Columbus and burial was in Rosenberg W.O.W. cemetery. The Rev. Leah King officiated.
Mae lived in Junction for 20 years before moving to Columbus in 1996. She was a retired United States Civil Service personnel, a protestant and a member of the Order of Eastern Star.
Preceding her in death were her parents, Albert Clayton Summers and Ora Belle Smoot Summers.
Survivors include nephews: Charles Whitcomb of Llano; James Whitcomb of Columbus; Bob Whitcomb of Sealy; Michael Summers of Austin; and Elwin Summers. Her surviving nieces are Joan Henson and Janet Eaton, both of Kansas.
Dorothy (Dot) Liverman Schaefer
Dorothy (Dot) Liverman Schaefer passed away September 2, 2002, in Kimble Hospital after a long illness. She was born in McCulloch County, June 16, 1910, to John A. Liverman and Ellie Allen Liverman.
She married
C. W. Schaefer in San Angelo, on April 15, 1931. After briefly living in Polly, Sherman, and Comanche, they moved to Junction in 1934, at which time her husband founded the First United Pentecostal Church of which she was a member. Her husband preceded her in death in 1990.
Dorothy’s life has been the embodiment of all that is gracious, loving, with modesty and service to the human race. Dorothy is best known for her genuine affection for her family. She has always been a faithful and loving wife, mother and grandmother. Her motto for living was:
I shall pass through this world but once,
Any good deed that I can do or
Any kindness I can show to any human being,
Let me do it now,
Let me not defer or neglect it,
For I shall not pass this way again.
Dorothy is survived by four sons and their wives: C.W. Jr. and Jo Ann of Junction, Daniel and Elizabeth of Victoria, George and Bonnie of Blanco, Buddy and Martha of Midland; two brothers, John Liverman of Junction and James Liverman of Rockville, Maryland, and a sister, Lorene Drapalla of Odessa. She had thirteen grandchildren, eighteen great- grandchildren and two great- great-grandchildren.
Services were Thursday, September 5, at 2 p.m. at Aubrey Fife Funerals chapel with the Rev. James Robertson and the Rev. Morris Cook officiating. Burial was in the Junction cemetery.
Pallbearers were Trey and Cindy Schaefer, David Schaefer, Joe and Mickey Schaefer, Tim and Della Schaefer, Carla and John Mogford, Sarah and Rick Kinder, Dalissa Brandenburg, Danna Warren, Quint Schaefer, Jodye Burnette, Sherry and Mark Ahlstrom, Chris Schaefer and Caroline and Zach Johnson.
Lester Robert Lawler
March 27, 2007 - Lester Robert Lawler was born October 16, 1929, to Claude and Ida Lawler on the Lawler Homestead in Roosevelt, Texas. He lived his whole life in Kimble County.
Lester retired from the Junction Natural Gas Company and was an avid fisherman and hunter. He raised two families, and his greatest joy was his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He lost his battle with cancer on Tuesday, March 27, 2007, but Lester will be remembered as "Just an ol' country boy," honest and hardworking.
A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 30, at the Hill Country Baptist Church, with arrangements under the direction of Graham Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Jo Ann; a son, Larry and his wife, Cheryl, of Menard; a daughter, Dianne Vanacker of San Angelo; five stepdaughters; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
"Daddy"
You advice would fall on deaf ears when we were young, Your love would be ignored when we were small, Your patience would wear thin and be stretched long, Your love never wavered at all, Your wisdom became clear as we grew, Your devotion and know how, Your time has come and now you are through, You're our Daddy and you can rest, because You have finished raising us now.
Larry and Dianne
Willie Beatrice Kiser
Willie Beatrice Kiser passed away on Tuesday, February 27, at the age of 99. Willie B. was born in Mason on July 17, 1907, one of 11 children of William Oliver Brown and Dorathee Wilhelm. She attended school in Fredonia and graduated from Mason High School where she played tennis doubles with her cousin Lillie Mae Wilhelm. Lillie passed away last week at the age of 98. Willie lived in the Fredonia area of Mason County and then in the Blue Mountain area in southern Mason County.
On February 21, 1948, she married
Ted Kiser. They made their home at the ranch in the Blue Mountain Community. They worked together side by side on the ranch until 1985 when they moved to Fredericksburg due to Ted's failing health.
Willie loved her nieces and nephews and enjoyed having them come to visit. She was a talented, hard-working woman who like to cook, sew and work in the garden as well as can the bounty of her garden. She was a member of the College Street Church of Christ in Junction and then the Fredericksburg Church of Christ. Willie donated her time as a member of the Home Demonstration Club and also served as a 4-H leader. She loved music and enjoyed playing the fiddle and the piano.
Willie B. is survived by her sister Helen Doris Peril of Harper and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1986 and by the following brothers and sisters: Wallace Brown, Ervin Brown, Evalena Miller, Estella Whitworth, Moses Brown, Edith Whitewood, Sylvenous Brown, Clinton Brown and Van Chester Brown.
Funeral services were held on Thursday, March 1, at 10:00 a.m. in the Beckmann Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Jim Barker officiating. Graveside services and interment followed in the Gooch cemetery in Mason at 12 noon. Serving as pallbearers were Tom Pickens, Ernie Gabriel, Bill Meeks, Kelly Gabriel, J.P. Gabriel, Will Pickens and Kolt Meeks. Honorary pallbearers were Bob Brown, V.C. Whitworth, Van C. Brown, William Brown, Ken Whitewood, Brown Whitewood, Charles E. Brown, Bob Reeves, J.M. Reeves, Bobby Barr and Ricky Hall.
Memorials in honor of Willie may be made to Hill Country Memorial Hospital in Fredericksburg or to the charity of one's choice.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Beckmann Funeral Home.
Joann Murr Stapp
Joann Murr Stapp passed on to begin her journey to everlasting life with the Lord on March 24, 2007, after a long struggle with cancer. She is now completely healed.
Joann Murr Stapp was born in Kimble County on January 22, 1936, to parents, Roy and Ena Hunger Murr. Joann grew up in the Murr Community and attended school in Junction. Her parents moved to Arkansas just before her senior year in high school and she graduated there with her new friends. She remained close to the Junction classmates that she grew up with and was invited to participate in the Junction High School graduation ceremonies.
Joann was married
to Phil Stapp after high school. She worked at Schreiner Department Store; then moved to North Carolina when Phil joined the service. They moved back to Junction to raise their family. Joann worked for Davis and Eula Murr at their flower shop, then at Texas A&M; and later Texas Tech when it changed over. After that she started working for Farm Bureau part-time and sold Avon on the side until Farm Bureau became full time. She enjoyed working with people and doing her best to help them. After retirement she would fill in from time to time at Farm Bureau to help out. She also worked at a couple of the local motels in town checking people in and out. Joann found great pleasure in meeting and joking around with everyone who crossed her path.
Joann’s belief in God, the faith in her heart, her positive attitude and her sense of humor are an example for all of us to live by as she did. She let God put her illness aside, and she made the best of what she was given to deal with. Joann will always be remembered for her smile. In spite of her serious illness, she could always cheer someone else up and make their problems seem minimal. She lived each day to the fullest.
Joann was preceded in death by her brother, Ralph Murr. She is survived by brothers, Julius Murr and wife, Florence Ellen Sheppard Murr, Clayton Murr and wife, Dorothy Carriger Murr, all of Junction and sister-in-law, Winona Dutton Murr of Arkansas. She is also survived by two sons, Shane Stapp and Kody Stapp, both from Junction and daughter, Lesa Stapp Ranton and husband, Rusty, of Mountain Home. She had four grandchildren, Shanna, of Grape Creek, Cheyenne, of Junction, Laramie, of Kyle, Kristopher, of Junction and two step-grandchildren, Michael of Marble Falls and Byron of Stephenville. She also had five great-grandchildren, Stephannye, Kody, Weston, Moah, Shelby and step-great-grandchild, Logan. Joann is also survived by nieces and nephews who were very special to her. She also leaves behind some very special close friends. We will all miss her very much and are thankful she was a big part of our lives.
A celebration of Joann’s life was held on Tuesday, March 27, 2007, at Gentry Fife Funeral Home with burial following in the Junction cemetery where she was laid to rest with her parents, her sister, Lena, and brother, Carlton, who passed on before she was born. Pallbearers were Shane Stapp, Kody Stapp, Cheyenne Stapp, Kristopher Bankston, Milton Tuckness and Jerry Don Chenault.
Memorials may be made to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Vista Care Hospice, American Cancer Society, Northside Church of Christ, or charity of your choice. The family also asks that you encourage a loved one to be screened for cancer.
Bernadine Lucille Eadie
March 30, 2007 - Mrs. Bernadine Lucille Eadie, 86, of Kerrville, died on Friday, March 30, 2007, at a Kerrville nursing center. Mrs. Eadie, a prior resident of Junction, was born on June 13, 1920, in Illinois, to Wilbur Lee Sweitzer and Grace Elizabeth Smith Sweitzer.
She married
Cletus LaVaughn Eadie on April 11, 1948, in Lanack, Illinois. He preceded her in death on August 2, 1988. Mrs. Eadie was a retired civil service bookkeeper.
Survivors include her sister-in-law, Charlotte Miller of Hanover, Illinois; niece, Joan Brady of Iowa City, Iowa; nephew, Robert Miller of Bettendorf, Iowa; cousin, Ronald P. Smith of Thomson, Illinois; special friend Laura Mercer, The Presbyterian Women; caregiver, Patsy Raney, and friends, Dwight and Barbara Davis, Emily Bierschwale, Edith Allen and Wanda Blackburn, all of Junction, and the nurses of Kimble Hospital and the Hill Country Care Center.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a. m., on Monday, April 2, in the First Presbyterian Church of Junction with Pastor Jim Barker, officiating.
Interment followed at the Oak Hill cemetery in Mt. Carroll, Illinois.
Memorial remembrances honoring Mrs. Eadie may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, the American Cancer Society, Meals on Wheels or charity of your choice.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Grimes Funeral Chapels of Kerrville.
Walton Arthur (W.A.) Wilson
Walton Arthur Wilson (W.A.), 68, of Del Rio, passed away Friday, January 16, 2004, at his residence with family by his side.
W.A. was born March 26, 1935, in Buck Hollow to Walton David and Velma Idell Wilson. He graduated from Junction High School in 1954. He served in the USAR, Fort Hood, with an honorable discharge, June, 1958. He ranched for 27 years in Kimble, Schleicher and Edwards Counties. He worked for Cedar Fiber Inc. of Junction for 13 years and then moved to Del Rio to operate and later own Amistad Propane, Inc.
W.A. was married
to Bessie Carlene Wilson in October 1957, in Junction. She preceded him in death in 1977. In 1979, he married
Martha Martin Baker.
He was loved and treasured by his family and all that knew him. Those who met W.A. knew they had found the trust of a friend. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, washer pitching and cooking goat and brisket.
He was preceded in death by his mother, father and only sister, Bonnie Louise Stapp-Smith and grandson, Walton D. Wilson.
Survivors are his beloved wife, Martha C. Wilson, of Del Rio; two daughters, Jolene Williams and husband, Jay, of Junction and Teresa D. Wilson, of Del Rio; two sons, Rock B. Wilson and fiancee, Desiree Heard and Baye Wilson and wife, Mary, all of Del Rio; two step-daughters, Lisa and Bonnie Baker of Rocksprings; one step-son, Jimmy Hugh Wood of Kansas; 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Monday, at G.W. Cox Memorial Funeral Chapel in Del Rio, with Reverend Bob Lockhart officiating. Graveside services were at 3 p.m. Monday, at Junction cemetery with Brother Cecil Conner officiating.
Local arrangements were made by Gentry-Fife Funeral Home.
