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Hodges
Herbert Hodges, 77, died Saturday morning, Feb. 4, 2006 at his home in Rockdale after a sudden illness. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Rev. Jack Chelf of First Baptist Church in Rockdale officiating. Burial will follow in Bushdale Cemetery.
Mr. Hodges was born June 26, 1928 in Quinlan to John Elton and Inez (Finley) Hodges. He married Odelsa Brown on June 7, 1952 in Clovis, New Mexico. He was a resident of New Mexico for many years, mostly in Clovis, and lived the last six years in Rockdale.
He retired after 35 years with Santa Fe Railroad as a railroad engineer. He was member of Masonic Lodge in Vaughn, New Mexico and graduated high school in Ranchvale, New Mexico.
Mr. Hodges was preceded in death by his brother, Bill Hodges and parents.
Survivors include his wife Odelsa Hodges of Rockdale; son, Tommy Hodges and wife Carla of Rockdale; daughter, Cathy Jean Fuehring and husband John of Ft. Worth; three sisters, Juanema Staggs of Tularosa, New Mexico, Pat Carpenter of Capitan, New Mexico and Dorothy Reed of Clovis, New Mexico; two granddaughters, Melody Ann Hodges and Tracey Samantha Hodges, both of Rockdale.
Pallbearers will be Bill Avrett, Jim Hodson, Ron Green, Dick Burns, Arlyn Hammett, Lambert Skubal, James Powell and Walter Pond.
Eubanks
Lucille Eubanks, 89, died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006 at Richards Memorial Hospital in Rockdale. Funeral services were held 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7 at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Rev. Doug Springer of Rockdale Full Gospel Church officiating. Burial followed in Salty Cemetery near Rockdale.
Mrs. Eubanks, a resident of the Salty Community for most her life, was born April 7, 1916 in Wilmore, Kentucky to Howard E. Fisher and Marie Hollowell. She married Willie H. “Bill” Eubanks on April 8, 1933 in High Point, Mississippi.
She was a lifelong farmer and was member of the Church of Nazarene. She also enjoyed cooking and sewing.
She was preceded in death by her husband Willie H. “Bill” Eubanks on Aug. 10, 1989; son, Billy Eubanks on Nov. 20, 1979; seven brothers, Eldred, Roland, Wayne, Harley, Charles, Ralph and Billy Fisher; three sisters, Marciline Purdom, Ruth Youngblood and Martha Herford.
Survivors include two sons, David Eubanks and wife Sue of Rockdale and Donald Eubanks and wife Sharon of Odessa; sister, Elizabeth Earman of Mesquite; six grandchildren, Roger Dale Eubanks, Reba Gale Eubanks, David E. Eubanks Jr., Myra Jean Niemann, Derrill Lynn Eubanks and Dana Michelle Eubanks-Sowell; five great-grandchildren, Dakota, Kylie, Kasey, Karly and Landan; and one great-great grandchild, Brooke Lynn Rowe.
Pallbearers were David Eubanks Jr., Scott Niemann, Eugene Cuba, Derrill Eubanks, Jimmy Vaughan and Keith Fisher.
Nettles
Lifelong Lexington resident, Joseph McLarty “Mac” Nettles, 90, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2006 at Richards Memorial Hospital in Rockdale. Funeral services were held 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7 at Lexington United Methodist Church in Lexington with Rev. Linda O’Neal officiating. Burial followed in Lexington Cemetery.
Mr. Nettles was born Dec. 27, 1915 in the Cole Spring Community near Tanglewood to Joseph Alfred Nettles and Carrie Bell Yeager.
Mr. Nettles’ hobbies included fishing, gardening and playing dominoes. He was very active in the Senior Citizens Association in Lexington. He was also member of the “Tree Army” (CCC) in the 1930’s.
He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Carrie Rosalyn Nettles; sister, Ruby Vance; two brothers, Franklin William “Moon” Nettles and Wallace Oliver Nettles; grandson, Darvin McLarty “Chip” Nettles Jr.
Survivors include his wife, Audrey I. Nettles of Lexinton; son, Darvin McLarty Nettles Sr. and wife Bonnie of Canon City, Colorado; two daughters, Linda Nettles Wollard and husband David of Waco and Marsha Nettles Adams of LaGrange; eight grandchildren, Tami Nettles Jiminez, Dani Lee Nettles, Lori Nettles-Lucero, Alise Nettles-Reyes, Jason Roy Adams, Jena Adams Tally, Billy Tom Wollard and Joseph Lee Wollard; 16 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Jason Adams, Billy Wollard, Joseph Wollard, Jim Tally, Danny Nettles and Reuben Ramirez.
Memorials may be made to Lexington Cemetery Association, American Cancer Society or the the charity of donor’s choice.
Muston
Lifelong Rockdale resident Edna Muston, 70, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2006 in Richards Memorial Hospital in Rockdale. Graveside services will be held 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15 in Minerva Cemetery in Minerva.
Ms. Muston, homemaker, was born Dec. 20, 1935 in Rockdale to Amon F. and Robbie L. (Dyer) Muston. She was born, raised and attended school in Rockdale.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Amon O. Muston; sister, Rosa Mae Gibbert.
Survivors include brother, Eddie Muston and wife Joyce of Navasota; sister, Shirley Mokuski and husband Sylvester of Grand Forks, North Dakota; aunts and uncles, Frank and Evelyn Muston of Rockdale and Lee and Nan Muston of Rockdale; along with many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Cowen
Boyd Lee Cowen, 53, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006 at his home in Milano after a sudden illness. Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3 at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Rev. Gary Maroney of First Baptist Church in Cameron officiating. Burial followed in St. John’s Cemetery in Deanville.
Mr. Cowen, rancher and family man, was born Sept. 8, 1952 in Giddings to J.D. and Mae Del (Gerland) Cowen. He married Sheila Willard on Sept. 8, 1983 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Minerva.
He was a member of Milano Baptist Church in Milano and Rockdale I.B.E.W. Union. Mr. Cowen worked as a control room operator at Alcoa Power Plant in Rockdale for 30 years. He was also a graduate of Caldwell High School.
Survivors include his wife, Sheila Cowen of Milano; son, Jerod Swift and wife Tomoko of Taylor; daughter, Janice Cowen of Cameron; parents, J.D. and Mae Del Cowen of Deanville; brothers, Bruce Cowen and wife Kathy of Dime Box; granddaughter, Rylee Cowen of Cameron; nephews, Chris, Jeff and Mathew Cowen.
Pallbearers were Chris Cowen, Jeff Cowen, Mathew Cowen, Trey Gilchrist, Harry Schielack, J.D. Bartek, Derwood Mynar and Nick Columbetti.
Fuller
CAMERON – Funeral services for Patsy Ann Fuller, age 74, of Gause, were held 2 p.m. Thursday at the Gause Baptist Church with Reverend Jimmy Sanders officiating. Burial followed in the Gause Cemetery. Mrs. Fuller was born in 1931 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Pearl Henry Mills and Margaret Anderson Mills and was a retired sales clerk.
Survivors include son, Raymond B. Reid III and wife Deborah of Gause; daughter, Ravona Lynn Woodard and husband Gary of Austin; grandchildren, Gary L. Woodard of Austin, Raymond B. Reid IV of Houston and Misti R. Pope of Evans, Colorado; four great-grandchildren.
Robinson
CAMERON – Funeral services for Opal Robinson, age 83, of Rockport and formerly of Liberty Community, near Cameron were held 2 p.m. Thursday at the Liberty Cemetery with Reverend Robert Glenn officiating. Mrs. Robinson died Monday in a Corpus Christi hospital following an illness. Mrs. Robinson was born June 27, 1922 in Rogers to Alvia and Laura Groppell Fritz and was a retired rancher with her husband Ed Robinson who preceded her in death.
Survivors include two sisters, Delores Govro and husband Don of Rockport and Ola Faye Bolieu and husband Louis of Edmondsville, Florida.
