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Jimmie Lynn Bradford McGregor
COLEMAN — Jimmie Lynn Bradford McGregor, 100, died Wednesday in a local care center.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Coleman City Cemetery Pavilion with the Rev. Gary Boyd officiating, directed by Walker Funeral Home.
Mrs. McGregor was born in Coleman. She was the widow of Roland McGregor, whom she married in Coleman in 1920. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Coleman.
Survivors include two daughters, Lynn Tempone of Tucson, Ariz. and Jean Tough of Saint Louis, Mo.; one son, Bob McGregor of Tulsa, Okla.; and five grandchildren.
(Published March 19, 1999)
Artie Frank Collinsworth
CISCO — Artie Frank Collinsworth, 71, died Thursday in a local hospital.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Johnson Cemetery in Moran, directed by Kimbrough Funeral Home.
Mr. Collinsworth was born in Moran. He married Gypsy Clifford in Breckenridge in 1946. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving in World War II. He was a welder in the oil and gas industry, and a past member of Odd Fellows and American Legion. He was a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife of Cisco; one daughter Frankie Cummings of Abilene; one son, Tony Collinsworth of Nikiski, Alaska; one brother, H.T. Collinsworth of Abilene; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
(Published March 19, 1999)
Matthew S. Regala
Matthew S. Regala, 48, died Wednesday in a Dallas hospital.
Mass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Holy Family Catholic Church with the Rev. Fred Nawarskas officiating. Burial will be in Elliott-Hamil Garden of Memories, directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home.
Mr. Regala was born in San Antonio, Nubua Camarines Sur, Philipines, and graduated from Saint Thomas University. He married Lilia Espares in the Philipines in 1973. He lived in California and Baird prior to moving to Abilene in 1982. He was employed by U.S. Brass as a mechanical engineer for over 20 years. He was involved with the Key City Little League and Abilene Senior League. He was founder of the West Texas Filipino-American Association. He was a member of the City of Abilene Planing and Zoning Board and the Holy Family Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife of Abilene; three sons, Matthew Reggie E. Regala II, Felix Matthew E. Regala, and Sidjonn Matthew E. "C.J." Regala, all of Abilene; one daughter, Mabelline Gallamoza of Baltimore, Md.; his parents, Isidoro and Asuncion Regala of the Philippines; three sisters, Susan Calvo of Baird, Sophie Adaog of San Antonio, and Patricia Penales of the Philippines; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the Holy Family Catholic Church, 5410 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, 79606; Key City Little League, Box 2592 Abilene, 79604; or Abilene Senior League, Box 1111 Abilene, 79604.
(Published March 20, 1999)
S. Perry Lacy
NEOSHO, MO. - S. Perry Lacy, 76, formerly of Abilene, died March 12, 1999, in a Nashville, Tenn. hospital.
Memorial services will at 12:30 p.m. today at Saint John's Episcopal Church, Neosho, Mo., with the Rev. Price Naramore officiating. Burial will be at Gibson Cemetery.
Mr. Lacy was born in Turkey and lived in Abilene until his retirement from Dyess Air Force Base, where he worked as an electrical foreman. He was the widower of Juanita Birdsong, whom he married in 1946 in Little Rock, Ark.
Survivors include two sons, Perry G. Lacy of Arlington and Bill Pockrus of Neosho, Mo.; one daughter, Patricia Ann Tanksley of Smyrna, Tenn.; three sisters, Norma Jean Hess of Roscoe, Coy Jane Young of Atlanta, Ga., and Flossie Burnett of Roby; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
(Published March 20, 1999)
Dorothy Farr
Dorothy Farr, 86, a lifelong resident of Taylor County, died Friday in a local nursing center.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Elmwood Memorial Park with Dr. David Ray officiating, directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 5701 U.S. Hwy 277 South.
Ms. Farr was born in Wylie where she attended school. She graduated from Abilene High School. She was a homemaker and a member of the Wylie Extension Homemaker's Club for over 50 years. She was a member of the Wylie United Methodist Church.
Survivors include one brother, D.E. Farr of Abilene; one nephew; and two nieces.
(Published March 20, 1999)
Margarita Rodriquez Rocha
Margarita Rodriquez Rocho, 79, died Thursday at a local hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Saint Vincent Pallotti Catholic Church with the Rev. Joe Uecker officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Memorial Park, directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory. A prayer service will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home chapel.
Mrs. Rocha was born in San Antonio and moved to Abilene in 1947. She worked for Abilene Packing Plant and for Holiday Inn. She married Rosalio Sotelo Rocha in 1941 in Stanton. She was a member of Saint Vincent Pallotti Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband of Abilene; six sons, Celestino R. Rocha, Rick R. Rocha, Arthur R. Rocha, Silvano R. Rocha, and Efren R. Rocha, all of Abilene, and Jody R. Rocha of Clyde; three daughters, Susie Villalobos and Carmen Moline of Abilene, and Margie R. Conteras of Boone, N.C.; four brothers, Jim Rodriquez, Marcial Rodriquez, Julio Rodriquez, and Juan Manuel Rodriquez, all of San Antonio; 50 grandchildren; and 40 great-grandchildren.
(Published March 20, 1999)
James Donald Tidwell
LAKE COLEMAN - James Donald Tidwell, 66, died Friday in a local hospital.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel in Stamford with the Rev. Jessie Morton officiating. Burial will be in Willow Cemetery in Haskell.
Mr. Tidwell was born in Haskell County. He was a retired tool pusher and rig superintendent in the oil field. He married Dorothy Davis in Fort Worth in 1952.
Survivors include his wife of Lake Coleman; one son, Donald R. Tidwell of Hobbs, N.M.; his mother, Ruth Tidwell of South Gate, Calif.; one sister, Aleene Brown of South Gate, Calif.; and two grandchildren.
(Published March 20, 1999)
Pearl Gossett Rosson
TUSCOLA - Pearl Gossett Rosson, 83, died Friday in an Abilene hospital.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Tuscola Cemetery with the Rev. Burtis Williams officiating, directed by Fry-Bartlett Funeral Home.
Mrs. Rosson was born in Taylor County. She is the widow of Warren Leonard Gossett and also of R. E. Rosson, whom she married in 1958. She was the manager of Milano's Restaurant in Abilene for 20 years before retiring in 1985. She was a Baptist.
Survivors include two daughters, Jean Parker and Anne Seybold, both of Abilene; one son, Dayne Gossett of Abilene; one brother, L.E. White of Abilene; one sister, Frances Milano of Abilene; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to a favorite charity.
(Published March 20, 1999)
Jewel Hicks
McCAULLEY - Jewel Hicks, 77, died Thursday at a local nursing home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at McCaulley United Methodist Church with the Revs. Randy Larpenteur and Jeff Sedberry officiating. Burial will be in McCaulley Cemetery, directed by Foster-Adams Funeral Home of Hamlin.
Mrs. Hicks was born in Hawley and moved to McCaulley in the early 1940's. She was the widow of Morman "Sonny" George. She worked at a licensed vocational nurse in Hamlin and Abilene. She was a Baptist.
Survivors include one daughter, Carolyn Jeffrey of McCaulley; one brother, Alfred Lee of San Antonio; two sisters, Betty Maberry Douglass of Rising Star and Pansy Hemphill of Abilene; six grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
(Published March 20, 1999)
Grace Florence McKinley Stevens
STAMFORD - Grace Florence McKinley Stevens, 83, formerly of Fort Worth, died Wednesday in a local hospital.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Highland Memorial Cemetery with the Rev. Larry Black officiating, directed by Kinney Funeral Home.
Mrs. Stevens was born in Stamford. She was the widow of Riley B. Stevens, whom she married in Stamford in 1940. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Fort Worth.
Survivors include one son, Riley M. Stevens of Bedford; one sister, Etta McKinley of Stamford; and two grandchildren.
(Published March 20, 1999)
