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Kenneth Gail Everhart Sr.
LAKE BROWNWOOD - Kenneth Gail Everhart Sr., 62, formerly of Temple, died Friday at his home.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, June 14, at Jenkins Springs Cemetery with the Rev. Jason Studdard officiating, directed by Heartland Funeral Home of Early.
Mr. Everhart was born in Brownwood. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in the Naval Reserves. He had lived in Lake Brownwood since February and was a Baptist.
Survivors include one son, Kenneth Gail Everhart Jr. of Fort Worth; and two sisters, Ellen Studdard of Brownwood and Nadine Liberto of Fort Worth.
(Published June 13, 1999)
Robert Babe Jr.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. - Robert Babe Jr., 79, son-in-law of Oplin residents, died Tuesday in a Jacksonville care center.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, June 14, at the Oplin Cemetery with the Rev. Riley Fugitt officiating, directed by Bailey Funeral Home of Clyde.
Mr. Babe was born in Chicago, Ill. He married Dorothy Breeding in 1973. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and had worked for the City of Chicago for 25 years. He was a member of the Berean Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife of Jacksonville, Fla., one son, Herman Albert Babe of Tenn.; one stepson, William Sallee of Fla.; three stepdaughters, Debra Burden of Denver, Colo., Janet Atkinson of Va., and Patricia Sallee of Denver, Colo.; one brother, William Babe; two sisters, Ruth Tarkowski and Charlene Comens; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
(Published June 13, 1999)
Victory Norton
LUBBOCK - Victory Norton, 80, died Thursday in a local nursing home.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, June 14, in Oakwood Baptist Church with Dr. Cleve Haley officiating. Burial will be at 4 p.m. Monday, June 14, in Elliott-Hamil Garden of Memories with the Rev. James Martin officiating, directed by Sanders Funeral Home of Lubbock.
Mrs. Norton was born in Chickasha, Okla and moved to Lubbock in 1972 from Hurst. She married Lewis Norton on May 30, 1948, in Washington, D.C. She graduated from high school in Chickasha and received her B.A. from Oklahoma College for Women. She did volunteer work at the library for many years and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Fidelity Sunday School Class at the Oakwood Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband of Lubbock; one son, Leon C. Norton of Baton Rouge, La.; two daughter, Linda C. Johnson of Chesapeake, Va. and Lou Ellen Gates of Buffalo Gap; one sister, Mary E. Johnson of Duncanville; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Visitation will be from 4-5 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Oakwood Baptist Church Library or donor's favorite charity.
(Published June 13, 1999)
Gary Don Heidelberg
BRECKENRIDGE - Gary Don Heidelberg, 46, died Saturday in an Abilene hospital.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, June 14, at the Resthaven Cemetery in Midland with the Rev. Bob Porterfield officiating, directed by Girdner-Brown Funeral Home of Abilene.
Mr. Heidelberg was born in Midland where he graduated from Midland High School. He worked as a self-employed mechanic and was a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Heidelberg of Breckenridge; his mother, Stella Dixon of Midland; three sisters, Doris Grisham of Giddings, Jane Lange of Garland, and Stella Theo Martin of Von Ormy; five brothers, J.W. Heidelberg Jr. of St. Lawrence, Tommy Heidelberg and Sam Heidelberg both of Breckenridge, Haley Heidelberg of Midland, and Nathan Heidelberg of Austin; one son, Michael Don Heidelberg of Houston; one stepson, Slim Wigington of Breckenridge; one daughter, Kristi Heidelberg Lacaze of Houston; two stepdaughters, Christy Williams of San Antonio and Jackie Mehaffey of Breckenridge; six grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
(Published June 13, 1999)
Mamie Walker Patterson
Mamie Walker Patterson, 89, of Abilene, died Friday at an Abilene nursing center.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at the Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Faith, 5701 U.S. Hwy. 277 South with Farren Sadler officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Memorial Park.
Mrs. Patterson was born in Biardstown in Lamar County. She graduated from high school in Paris, Texas, and attended Paris Junior College. She moved to Merkel in 1927, to Abilene in 1936, and to Lawn in 1946. She taught at Blair School for a few years. She was the widow of C.O. “Pat” Patterson Sr., whom she married on Dec. 18, 1936, in Merkel. She was a homemaker and a member of Grace Presbyterian Church in Merkel.
Survivors include one son, Dr. C.O. “Pat” Patterson Jr. of College Station; one daughter, Sally Weiss of Halton City; two sisters, Mrs. Velma Johnson of Abilene and Mrs. Robbie Murphy of Buffalo Gap; one grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the donor’s favorite charity.
(Published June 14, 1999)
Mary Hazel Hamilton Rainey
HASKELL — Mary Hazel Hamilton Rainey, 85, died Saturday at her residence.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church with the Revs. Ross Anderson and Joel Rister officiating. Burial will be in the Weinert Cemetery, directed by Holden-McCauley Funeral Home of Haskell.
Mrs. Rainey was born in Haskell County. She married Russel Jonathan Rainey on July 11, 1931, in Haskell. She had been a resident of the Weinert Community for 68 years. She was a homemaker and a Baptist.
Survivors include her husband of Weinert; three daughters, Lora Lois Timberlake of Houston, Rubye Joyce Anderson of Weinert, and Janice Margaret Isbell of Potosi; two sons, Luther Lewis “Bud” Rainey of Friona and William Russel “Bill” Rainey of Abilene; one brother, John Morton Hamilton of Lyford; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to West Texas Rehab in Abilene.
(Published June 14, 1999)
Luther G. Purdom
EASTLAND — Luther G. Purdom, 80, of Carbon died Sunday at his home.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Bakker Funeral Home Chapel in Eastland with the Revs. Jimmy Maples and Jody Forbes officiating. Burial will be in the Murray Cemetery in Carbon.
Mr. Purdom was born in Rector, Ark., and moved to Texas as a young child, moving to Eastland in the late 1920s. He married Margaret Hobbs on Feb. 26, 1946. He retired from Pullman Salvage Company in 1983 after 44 years’ service.
Survivors include his wife of Carbon; three sons, Larry Purdom of Abilene, and Donnie Purdom and Mike Purdom both of Eastland; three daughters, Glenda Horton of Austin, Sharon Anderson of Dilly, and Lisa Purdom of Stamford; one sister, Margaret Ensor of Eastland; 20 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.
(Published June 14, 1999)
Ben Hendrix
MAY — Ben Hendrix, 67, formerly of Midland, died Friday in a Houston hospital following a brief illness.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, directed by Heartland Funeral Home of Early.
Mr. Hendrix married Kay Faulkner on Dec. 1, 1970, in Midland. He was the former owner of Basin Ice Company in Midland and had been a resident of May for three years, following his retirement.
Survivors include his wife of May; three sons, Billy Hendrix of Paris, Larry Hendrix of Midland, and Chat Hendrix of Kilgore; two daughters, Gwen Hughes and Shelia Hendrix both of Midland; three sisters, Loyette Olive and Lovinia Griffin both of Lake Brownwood, and Mary Nolan of Andulusia, Ala.; 14 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
(Published June 14, 1999)
Mary ‘Leona’ Callaway
CISCO — Mary “Leona” Callaway, 89, died Saturday in an Eastland hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Bob Ferguson officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, directed by Chambers-Wilcox Funeral Directors of Cisco.
Mrs. Callaway was born in Cisco. She was the widow of Rube Callaway, whom she married in December 1929. She was a housewife and a member of the Church of the Nazarene.
Survivors include two sons, Van Callaway of Cisco and Coy Callaway of Las Vegas, Nev.; two sisters, Lillian Pence of Indianapolis, Ind. and Ila Wilson of Cisco; one grandchild; and one great-grandchild.
(Published June 14, 1999)
Isabel Jane Forgey
BROWNWOOD — Isabel Jane Forgey, 77, died Sunday in a local hospital.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Greenleaf Cemetery with the Rev. R.J. Elkins officiating, directed by Davis-Morris Funeral Home of Brownwood.
Mrs. Forgey was born in Benton, Ohio, and had lived in Brownwood since 1976. She was the widow of James Forgey, whom she married in Parker County on July 23, 1955. She was a homemaker and a member of the Assembly of God Church.
Survivors include her daughter, Linda Sherman of Portland, Ore.; two sisters, Ruby E. Harris of Fort Worth and Anna Bell Richards of Brownwood; two brothers, Charles Stevens of Columbus, Ohio and Donald Stevens; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a niece.
(Published June 14, 1999)
