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Mary Mauldin
BROWNWOOD - Mary E. Mauldin, 73, of Zephyr died Saturday at a local hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Fourth and Stewart Street Church of Christ. Burial will be in Eastlawn Memorial Park in Early, directed by Davis-Morris Funeral Home.
Mrs. Mauldin was born in Lampasas and moved to Brookesmith in 1937. She was a licensed vocational nurse and had worked at the hospital in Brownwood and the state school. She was a member of Fourth and Stewart Street Church of Christ and Daughters of the Republic of Texas and was a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2527 Ladies Auxiliary in Bastrop. She married Rupert Oran Mauldin in 1942 in Brownwood.
Survivors include her husband of Zephyr; two sons, Roy Mauldin of Dale and Tony Mauldin of Kenya; three daughters, Janis Zimbal of Abilene, Marilyn Davis of Brownwood and Kathy Ener of Worcester, Mass.; 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Mary Mauldin Scholarship Fund for Needy Children in Africa, c/o Tony Mauldin, Southern Hills Church of Christ, 3666 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene 79605.
(Published June 1, 1998)
John Cross
MIDLAND - John E. Cross, 78, died Friday at a local hospital.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. today at First United Methodist Church chapel with the Rev. Molly Krueger officiating, directed by Ellis Funeral Home.
Mr. Cross was born in Eastland, where he grew up and attended school. He graduated from Sul Ross University with a bachelor's degree in 1942 and attended the University of Texas. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and worked for Texaco from 1946-1979. He was a member of First United Methodist Church and Fellowship Sunday school class, Sons of the American Revolution and Rotary Club. He married Clyde Ola Parmelly in Abilene.
Survivors include his wife of Midland; and one daughter, Helen Cross of Fort Worth.
Memorials may be made to the donor's favorite charity.
(Published June 1, 1998)
E.M. 'Doll' Jones
ASPERMONT - E.M. "Doll" Jones, 90, died Sunday at a Kent County nursing home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Barry Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Aspermont Cemetery, directed by McCoy Funeral Home.
Mr. Jones was a longtime resident of Stonewall County. He was a county commissioner of King County, worked for Hamey Plow Company and managed Babes Cafe during World War II. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Guthrie and Paducah Lodge 868 AF&AM. He was a 32nd-degree Mason. He was the widower of Ida Mae Jones.
Survivors include one son, Tiney Jones of Aspermont; one daughter, Ladye Biddy of Paducah; two sisters, Essie Driver of Aspermont and Mae Clark of Odessa; one brother, M.L. Jones of Aspermont; 12 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, Aspermont, or to the Masonic Home for Children.
(Published June 1, 1998)
A.A. 'Dude' Watson
COLEMAN - A.A. "Dude" Watson, 82, a longtime Coleman resident, died Saturday at a local nursing home.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Charles Sheffield officiating. Burial will be in Coleman Cemetery.
Mr. Watson was born in Brown County and grew up and attended school in Grosvenor. He moved to Coleman as a young man and was a retired oil field worker and farmer. He was a Baptist. He married Vestal Williams in 1937 in Brown County; she preceded him in death.
Survivors include one daughter, Martha Gayler of Bangs, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Big Country, 3113 Oldham Lane, Abilene 79602; or to the American Cancer Society.
The family will be at the funeral home from 6-7 p.m. today.
(Published June 1, 1998)
Charles 'Sonny' Jones
COLORADO CITY - Charles E. "Sonny" Jones, 61, a longtime Colorado City resident, died Sunday at an Abilene hospital.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Kiker-Seale Funeral Home Chapel with Steve Coffey officiating. Burial will be in Colorado City Cemetery.
Mr. Jones was born in Tom Green County. He was a mechanic at Cooper's Cove Marina, a Navy veteran and a member of First Christian Church in Snyder. He married Doris Jean Coffey in 1996 in Waco.
Survivors include his mother, Earline Jones of Snyder; his wife, of Colorado City; four daughters, Capt. Jamye Jones of Washington, D.C., Melissa Lee and Jennifer Jones, both of Snyder, and Karen Ross of Waco; one son, Steve Coffey of Mexia; one sister, Sharon Hillis of Dallas; and one grandson.
(Published June 1, 1998)
Nadine Taylor
SWEETWATER - Nadine Taylor, 86, died Sunday at a local hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at McCoy Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with Dr. Joel McCoy officiating. Burial will be in Sweetwater Cemetery.
Mrs. Taylor was born in Hail and had lived in Sweetwater since 1919. She was a bookkeeper and had worked for Frank Murchison Motors, Harry Carmichael Ford, Bill Sheridan Oil Co. and Globe Cleaners. She attended Newman High School and was a member of First Baptist Church. She married Hudson Taylor in 1953 in Portales, N.M.; he preceded her in death.
Survivors include two sisters, Myrlene Scott of Sweetwater and Maxine Sheppard of Winters; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
(Published June 1, 1998)
Winnie Lee Billingsley
MERKEL - Winnie Lee Billingsley, 89, died Friday.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Abilene Primitive Baptist Church with Travis Brown and Mark Burress officiating. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. today in Tuscola Cemetery in Tuscola, directed by Starbuck Funeral Home.
Mrs. Billingsley was born in Lawn and lived near there all her life until moving to Merkel 6-1/2 years ago. She attended school at Guion and was a retired stock farmer. She was a member of Abilene Primitive Baptist Church, Tuscola Senior Citizens and Ovalo Home Demonstration Club. She married Gilbert Billingsley in 1930; he preceded her in death.
Survivors include one daughter, Mitzi (Mrs. Don) Hart of Merkel; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
(Published June 1, 1998)
Johnnie DaValle
WHEATON, Ill. - Johnnie DaValle, 72, died Saturday at a Downers Grove, Ill., hospital.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity Episcopal Church with the Rev. W.M. Klusmeyer officiating.
Mrs. DaValle was born in Tahoka.
Survivors include her husband, Al DaValle; one son, Al DaValle Jr. of St. Charles; one daughter, Brenda Lotesta of Wheaton; two sisters, Geneva May of Glen Rose and Jo Tilley of Garden City; one brother, B. Coker Corley of Slaton; four grandchildren and numerous other relatives in the Abilene area.
Memorials may be made to Trinity Episcopal Church, 130 N. West St., Wheaton IL.
(Published June 1, 1998)
James Henry Todd
ALBANY - James Henry Todd, 20, died Saturday south of Woodson after a tractor accident.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Albany Cemetery with Matthew Reagles officiating, directed by Godfrey-Neese Funeral Home.
Mr. Todd was born in Albany, graduated from Albany High School and was a welder.
Survivors include his mother, Teri Nell Largent of Breckenridge; grandparents Liston and Patsy Todd of Palacios; and one aunt.
(Published June 1, 1998)
D.L. Fenter
D.L. Fenter, formerly of Odessa, died Monday at a local hospital.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hillcrest Church of Christ Chapel with Dwight Robarts, Norm Archibald, Bill Luttrell, Johnny Ramsey and Burt Groves officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery in Anson, directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.
Mr. Fenter was born in Jones County, graduated from Anson High School and attended Abilene Christian University. He was a self-employed accountant in Odessa, where he lived from 1947 until moving to Abilene in 1996. He was a member of Hillcrest Church of Christ and had been a deacon and elder of 21st and Eisenhower Church of Christ in Odessa for 42 years. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He married Bettye Ruth Harris in 1944 in Dallas.
Survivors include his wife of Abilene; three daughters, Betty Sue Baker of Houston, Cathy Shipley of Allen and Lee Anna Ladyman of Abilene; and six grandchildren.
The family will be at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. today.
(Published June 2, 1998)
