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Manuela Marentes
Manuela Marentes, 80, of Hamlin, died Thursday in a local hospital.
A prayer service will be at 7:30 p.m. today in North's Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, 242 Orange. Mass will be said at 2 p.m. Sunday in Holy Family Catholic Church. Burial will be in Hamlin Cemetery.
Mrs. Marentes was born in Goree and grew up in Eastland. She married Felix Marentes in 1935 in Roby and was a homemaker. She was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Hamlin.
Survivors include her husband, of Hamlin; seven daughters, Lola Wherry, Mary Stone and Lupe Ramos, all of Abilene, Irene Ramon of Hamlin, Petera Terry of Roby, Inez Carreon of Rule, and Silva Cloninger of Germantown, Md.; three sons, Eddie Marentes and Ruben Marentes, both of Abilene, and Nick Marentes of Coleman; 33 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
(Published June 13, 1998)
Leo James Lambert
BOSSIER CITY, La. -- Leo James Lambert, 66, formerly of the Abilene area, died Wednesday in a Shreveport, La. hospital after heart surgery.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Paris, Texas.
Mr. Lambert was born in Hawley and graduated from Hawley High School in 1949. He earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees from Hardin-Simmons University. He served with the U.S. Army in Frankfurt, Germany as a radio news writer for the American Forces Network. He had stints at the Abilene Reporter-News in the 1950s and '60s and his titles included religion editor and business editor. He taught journalism and was a public information director at HSU in the late 1950s. He earned his doctorate in journalism from Texas Tech University. He also was employed by the Midland Reporter-Telegram, Dallas Times Herald, Houston Chronicle and Texas City Sun. Before becoming assistant director of the Region 14 Education Service Center in Abilene, he taught journalism in the Andrews school system for nine years and then was Andrews County Chamber of Commerce manager. He retired after working at the Dallas Morning News and was the widower of Janet Maples Lambert.
Survivors include two sons, Larry Lambert of Bossier City and Lynn Lambert with the U.S. Navy in Guam; two brothers, Curtis Lambert of Odessa and Truitt Lambert of Abilene; one grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
(Published June 13, 1998)
Thomas Allen Strain
COLORADO CITY -- Thomas Allen Strain, 82, formerly of Colorado City, died Friday in an Abilene nursing home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Kiker-Seale Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Glenda Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Handley Cemetery.
Mr. Strain was born in Colorado City and was a Methodist.
Survivors include one sister, Velma Jeter of Abilene; and several nieces and nephews.
(Published June 13, 1998)
J.W. Moore
BIG SPRING -- J.W. Moore, 86, died Friday in a local hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home Rosewood Chapel with Paul Keele and David Hutton officiating. Burial will be in Loraine Cemetery.
Mr. Moore was born in Eastland County and grew up in Eastland and Mitchell counties. He married Fabris A. Carpenter in 1935 in Sweetwater and moved to Big Spring in 1951. He worked as a carpenter for many years. He owned and operated a furniture store and later, for several years, a service station until retiring in 1979. He was a member of Cedar Ridge Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, of Big Spring; two sons, Alfred Moore of Austin and Danny Moore of San Antonio; two daughters, Myrtie Lee of Sand Springs and Wenona Hamilton of Fort Worth; two brothers, Ed Moore of San Springs and Lee Moore of Bastrop; four sisters, Bernice Ferguson of Burleson, LaVeda Hale of Westbrook, and Lucille King and Nelda Watts, both of Coahoma; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
(Published June 13, 1998)
Doyle Wemken
HERMLEIGH -- Doyle L. Wemken, 75, died Thursday at his home after a lengthy illness.
Services will be at 4 p.m. today in Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home Chapel in Snyder with the Rev. Fred Boatman officiating. Burial will be in Lone Wolf Cemetery.
Mr. Wemken was born in Loraine and served with the U.S. Army in the European Theatre. He married Dean Hale in 1951 in Sweetwater and was a farmer. He was a Hermleigh school trustee and also was a director of China Grove Gin and Scurry County Farm Bureau. He was a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, of Hermleigh; one son, Jerry Wemken of Snyder; and two brothers, Lloyd Wemken and W.L. Wemken, both of Snyder.
(Published June 13, 1998)
Lena Mae Musick
Lena Mae Musick, 81, died Wednesday in a local hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 542 Hickory, with the Rev. Joe Sheppard officiating. Burial will be in Rough Creek Cemetery in Novice in Coleman County.
Mrs. Musick was born in Chillicothe and attended school in O'Donnell. She was a homemaker and returned to Abilene in 1980 from Coleman. She was a member of South Park Senior Citizens and Abilene Tabernacle and was the widow of Luther M. Musick, whom she married in 1940 in Baird.
Survivors include one sister-in-law, Elsie Russell of Abilene; and many nieces and nephews.
(Published June 12, 1998)
Mack Bowers
Mack Bowers, accountant for L&L Inc. for 20 years until retiring, died Wednesday in a local hospital.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 U.S. Hwy 277 South, with the Rev. Kevin Kennedy officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Memorial Park.
Mr. Bowers graduated from Mexia High School and attended Daniel Baker College and Draughons Business College. He lived in Abilene for many years and married Mildred Patin in 1982. He was a Mason and was a Methodist.
Survivors include his wife, of Abilene; three daughters, Brenda McClure of Fort Worth, Becky Smith of San Antonio and Patricia Hickman of Sylvania, Ga.; one sister, Dannie Lloyd Beeson of Mexia; one brother, Dr. Elliott Bowers of Huntsville; three grandchildren; and several step grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 7-8 p.m. today in the funeral home.
(Published June 12, 1998)
Mildred Bowen
Mildred Bowen, 83, who, with her husband, operated Ideal Cleaners for more than 20 years until retiring in 1985, died Thursday at her home.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Elmwood Memorial Park with Dr. Don Greenway and the Rev. Bill Hillier officiating, directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.
Mrs. Bowen was born in Crawford, Ga., and attended school in Post. She moved to Abilene in 1964 from Odessa and worked as a seamstress in the family business. She was a member of Northside Baptist Church and was the widow of C.A. "Jack" Bowen Sr., whom she married in 1938 in Tahoka.
Survivors include one son, Claud A. Bowen Jr. of Abilene; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and several nephews.
The family will be at 2333 Marsalis.
(Published June 12, 1998)
A.F. 'Squirrel' Williams
SAN ANGELO -- A.F. "Squirrel" Williams, 77, formerly of Bronte, died Thursday in a local care center.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with Ed Burke and Wes Wells officiating. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. in Home Cemetery near Maverick.
Mr. Williams was born in Bronte, where he graduated from high school in 1939. He moved to San Angelo in 1939 and began working for Gandy's Dairies Inc. in 1940. He served with the U.S. Navy's Seabees in the South Pacific during World War II and also served at Amchitka in the Aleutians during the Korean War. He became a Gandy's sales manager in 1958 and vice-president in charge of sales in 1968. He was named general manager in 1979 and retired in 1986. He was a past president of the Texas Dairy Products Institute and, in 1994, was inducted into the Dairy Products Institute of Texas Hall of Fame. He was the widower of Chloe "Skip" Williams, whom he married in 1939.
Survivors include one daughter, Reva Wagner of Brady; one son, Jim Williams of Dallas; one sister, LaVera Berg of Fort Worth; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be sent to Baptist Memorials Center, P.O. Box 5661, San Angelo 76902; or Hospice of San Angelo, 36 E. Twohig, San Angelo 76903.
(Published June 12, 1998)
Doris Pope Kinney
STAMFORD -- Doris Pope Kinney, a funeral director in Stamford for 57 years, died Monday in an Abilene hospital. She was 82.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Stamford First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jay Abernathy officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Cemetery, directed by Kinney Funeral Home.
A Hamlin native, Mrs. Kinney graduated from Hamlin High School in 1932 and Texas State College for Women, now Texas Woman's University, in 1936.
After returning to Hamlin to teach high school English and Spanish, she found that fate would soon lead her down a new road, Kinney said in a 1996 Abilene Reporter-News story.
"I never dreamed of marrying a funeral director," said Kinney, who married her husband, George I. Kinney, in 1940. "Fate just points the way and you go."
The next year, at age 25, she took the state board exam to become a funeral director.
"He wanted me to get my license because we didn't know what would happen," she said.
The career switch was unusual for her generation because most women were employed in nursing, secretarial work or teaching.
Following her husband's service in World War II, Kinney worked part-time for him and his parents, who opened Kinney Funeral Home.
She and her husband became sole owners of the business in 1970. Her husband died seven years later.
"When George died, it was unusual for a woman to be directing funerals," said Kinney. "She was usually at the desk doing all the paperwork -- which I did both."
Kinney remained active with the business until just few months ago when ill health forced her to retire.
She opened The Wash Pot, a coin laundry, in 1948 and also owned and operated Coin Clean Center in Hamlin from 1960-83.
In 1988, she was named an Outstanding Funeral Director by the West Texas Funeral Directors Association and also received, that year, an Outstanding Service Award from the Texas Funeral Directors Association. She was a past president of the West Texas FDA and past director of the Texas FDA. She was a member of the National Funeral Directors Association.
Locally, she was a past president of the Pierian Club, Women's Forum of Stamford, Business & Professional Women's Club, and Jones County chapter of American Cancer Society. She also was the first female director of the Stamford Chamber of Commerce.
She helped establish the Margaret Crockett Scholarship Foundation, which is affiliated with the Stamford B&PW Club, to provide scholarships to Stamford High School graduates. She was a trustee-custodian of the foundation since 1968. She was active with United Way, American Heart Association, Texas Lung Association, VIP Senior Citizens Center, Camp Fire Girls, Girl Scouts, Stamford Main Street Project and was a member of First Baptist Church.
Survivors include one niece, Ann Dunbar of Midland; one nephew, Harry Hinkle of Midland; and several great nieces and great nephews.
Memorials may be sent to Margaret Crockett Scholarship Foundation, c/o Betty McDougal, 715 E. Reynolds, Stamford 79553.
(Published June 10, 1998)
