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Jessie Jewel Foster
CLYDE - Jessie Jewel Foster, 94, died Tuesday in a local nursing home.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bailey Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ronnie Skaggs officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Memorial Park in Abilene.
Mrs. Foster was born in Mabank, and she and her husband were farmers for many years. She also was a homemaker. She lived in Elmdale, Rowden, Blanket and Cross Plains before moving to Clyde in 1996. She was a member of First Baptist Church and was the widow of Charles Hiram Foster, whom she married in 1919 in Cross Plains.
Survivors include two sons, Charles Foster and Gene Foster, both of Clyde; one daughter, Golda Huston of Austin; three brothers, L.G. Akins of Eastland, C.H. Akins of Houston and R.J. Akins of Brownwood; 11 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
(Published June 8, 1998)
Oather Cleo Poe
KNOX CITY - Oather Cleo Poe, 78, died Saturday at his home.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today at O'Brien Baptist Church with the Revs. Vergil Ichtertz and Bill Trice officiating. Burial will be in Knox City Cemetery, directed by Smith Funeral Home.
Mr. Poe was born in Perry, Ark., and moved to Knox County as a child. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of O'Brien Baptist Church, where he was a deacon and secretary for 42 years. He married Hope Duncan in 1940 in Knox City.
Survivors include his wife of Knox City; one daughter, Bonnie Peysen of Knox City; two brothers, Theodore Poe of Italy, Texas, and Don Poe of Katy; four sisters, Leona Raby and Betty Poe, both of Knox City, Mary Reddelle of Seminole and Edith Broach of Lubbock; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Texoma Hospice or the American Cancer Society.
(Published June 8, 1998)
Ethel Sego
HASKELL - Ethel Sego, 92, died Saturday at a local hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jim Turner and Dusty Garison officiating. Burial will be in Willow Cemetery, directed by Holden-McCauley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Sego was born in Camel and was a longtime Haskell resident. She had lived in Matson, Lone Star, Roby and Curry Chapel. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church. She married Hubert Sego in 1926 in Haskell; he preceded her in death.
Survivors include four daughters, Joyce Davis and Flora Pace, both of Haskell, Mary Francis Rhoads of Munday and Frankie Alvis of Odessa; one brother, Frank Bledsoe of Hobbs, N.M.; seven grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
(Published June 8, 1998)
Mary Ann Russom
MERKEL - Mary Ann Russom, 92, died Sunday at an Abilene hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church with Jerry Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, directed by Starbuck Funeral Home.
Mrs. Russom was born in Mulberry Canyon and graduated from Merkel High School and McMurry College. She taught school at Spur for two years and was a farmer and a rancher. She was a charter member of Pioneer Memorial United Methodist Church and church secretary for 35 years. She was a 4-H leader and a supporter of Merkel FFA. She was a charter member of Taylor Electric and Mulberry Canyon Volunteer Fire Department and was a member of Blue Bonnet Home Demonstration Club. She was past president of Merkel Garden Club. She married Tom Houston Russom in 1929 in Buffalo Gap; he preceded her in death.
Survivors include one son, Donald Russom of Merkel, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to Pioneer Memorial United Methodist Church, 7302 FM 126, Merkel 79536; or Camp Butman, 158 C.R. 674, Merkel 79536.
(Published June 8, 1998)
Fredonia 'Lynn' Walker
Fredonia "Lynn" Walker, 37, died Thursday at her home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 U.S. Hwy 277 South, with the Rev. David Cason officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Memorial Park.
Ms. Walker was born in Abilene and graduated from Abilene High School. She was a self-employed daycare operator and was a Baptist.
Survivors include one son, Bo Preston Walker of Abilene; her parents, Bertha and Harold Suiter of Abilene; her biological father, Leonard R. Glaze of Georgia; four brothers, Earl Ray Glaze of Georgia, Jeff Suiter of Midland, Neil Suiter of Marshall and Gene Suiter of Henderson, Nev.; two sisters, Tracy Stale of Modesto, Calif., and Alicea Murinchack of Little Rock, Ark.; and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Tyler of Abilene.
Visitation will be from 3-5 p.m. today in the funeral home.
(Published June 7, 1998)
Jo Ann Young
Jo Ann Young, 60, died Friday at her home.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Faith, 5701 U.S. Hwy 277 South, with Joe Hughes and Dell Young officiating. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. in Spur Memorial Cemetery in Spur.
Mrs. Young was born in Spur, where she graduated from high school in 1956. She married Wallace Young in 1956 and worked for the Brazosport school district for 20 years. She moved to Abilene 18 months ago from Lake Jackson and was a member of Locust Street Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, of Abilene; two sons, Clay Young of Spur and Kyle Young of Houston; one daughter, Cheryl Mavroulis of Abilene; two sisters, Margaret Bailey of West Columbia and Lillian Compton of Brazoria; seven grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be sent to Hendrick Hospice Care, P.O. Box 1922, Abilene 79604.
Visitation will be from 3-5 p.m. today in the funeral home.
(Published June 7, 1998)
Ramona Ocon
Ramona Ocon, 92, died Friday in a local nursing home.
Mass will be said at 2 p.m. Monday in St. Francis Catholic Church with the Rev. Obioma D. Obi officiating. Burial will be in Caps Cemetery, directed by North's Funeral Home, 242 Orange.
Mrs. Ocon grew up in Tye and married Nicholas Ocon in 1918 in Abilene. She was a homemaker and was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Monica Cortinez and Frances Martinez, both of Abilene; four sons, Freddie Ocon of Caps, Faustino Ocon of Tye, Johnny Ocon of Odessa and Silviano Ocon of Abilene; and several grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.
The body will be at 1026 S. 7th.
(Published June 7, 1998)
Donna Cogburn
Donna E. Cogburn, 56, died Friday in a local hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 542 Hickory, with Bill Nash officiating. Burial will be in Clyde Cemetery.
Ms. Cogburn was born in Olney and moved to Abilene in 1960 from Clyde. She was a member of Highland Church of Christ.
Survivors include her mother, Johnnie Cogburn of Abilene; two brothers, Freddie E. Cogburn of Pipe Creek and Dennis L. Cogburn of Laredo; one sister, Martha C. Glassy of Bossier City, La.; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
(Published June 7, 1998)
Scott Eugene Bredeck
Scott Eugene Bredeck, 30, died Thursday in a local hospital.
Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Monday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church with the Rev. Obioma D. Obi officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Memorial Park, directed by North's Funeral Home, 242 Orange.
Mr. Bredeck was born in Minot, N.D., and lived in Okinawa, Japan before moving to Abilene in 1971. He graduated from Cooper High School in 1986 and a truck driving academy. He was a truck company employee and was a Catholic.
Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Bredeck of Abilene; one sister, Debora Bredeck of Denton; his grandmother, Teresa Bredeck of Albany, Minn.; and many aunts and uncles.
(Published June 7, 1998)
Charles Jackson Foster
Charles Jackson Foster, 77, died Saturday in a local nursing home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 542 Hickory, with Billy Berny officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery in Anson.
Mr. Foster was born in Anson and graduated from Trent High School. He served with the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific Theatre during World War II and was a major. He was a retired chemical engineer and moved to Abilene in 1988 from Boyd. He was a member of Disabled American Veterans and the Church of Christ.
Survivors include three sons, Charles Jackson Foster II of Missouri City, Michael Don Foster of Spannaway, Wash., and David Carl Foster of Abilene; one brother, Robert Foster of Carlsbad, N.M.; and five grandchildren.
Memorials may be sent to Hillcrest Medical Mission Fund, c/o Hillcrest Church of Christ, 650 Ambler, Abilene 79601; or Taylor-Jones Humane Society, 3811 N. 1st, Abilene 79603.
Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. today in the funeral home.
(Published June 7, 1998)
