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Hazel Thelma Gregory
MERKEL -- Hazel Thelma Gregory, 84, died Wednesday in an Abilene hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Abundant Life Assembly of God with the Rev. Timothy Wiebe officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, directed by Starbuck Funeral Home.
A resident of Merkel for 61 years, Mrs. Gregory was born in Cleburne. She married Arthur Burk Gregory there in 1933. She was an in-home healthcare provider and a homemaker. A charter member of Abundant Life, she taught Sunday School for 20 years and was a member of the Women's Missionary Group for more than 25 years.
Survivors include five sons, Albert Gregory and Owen Gregory, both of Merkel, Ira D. Gregory and J.H. Gregory, both of Abilene, and Leon Gregory of Gilmer; three daughters, Attleine Denman of Alvord, Magleine Kearns of Merkel and Audrey Moore of Lewisville; 22 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be sent to Merkel Cemetery Association, 201 Edwards, Merkel 79536.
(Published June 26, 1998)
D.G. Smith Jr.
THROCKMORTON -- D.G. Smith Jr., 75, died Wednesday in a Throckmorton nursing home.
Graveside services will be at 9:30 a.m. today in Throckmorton Cemetery with the Rev. Luther Hollowell officiating, directed by Merriman-Archer Funeral Home.
A farmer, rancher and member of the Presbyterian Church, Mr. Smith worked served on an Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service committee for 28 years. He was born in Throckmorton County and played football at Hardin-Simmons University for a year before entering the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He married Mozelle Little in Woodson in 1962.
Survivors include his wife, of Throckmorton; two daughters, Macalee Karabagli of Izmir, Turkey, and Connie Jane Pevey of Abilene; one son, Leland "Bub" Bachman of Throckmorton; and one granddaughter.
(Published June 26, 1998)
Barbara Hanson Till
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Barbara Hanson Till, 33, who spent six years as a child at Dyess Air Force Base, died June 12.
Services were held June 22 in French Mortuary's Lomas Boulevard Chapel.
Born at Holoman AFB in Alamogordo, N.M., Mrs. Till lived at Dyess from 1971-77 with her parents, Master Sgt. Wayne and Joy Hanson. She graduated from Sandia High School and worked for the family business, H&N Services for 13 years. She married Joseph Till in 1991.
Survivors include her husband, of Albuquerque; her parents, of Albuquerque; three brothers, Wayne Hanson II of New Orleans, Martin Hanson of Albuquerque and Michael Hanson of Albuquerque; one sister, Marla Luong of Albuquerque; her grandmother, Alta Hanson of Zanesville, Ohio; and six nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be sent to New Mexico Emergency Services Council, c/o N.M. Department of Public Safety -- Search and Rescue Office, P.O. Box 1628, Santa Fe, NM 87504.
Gene Herbert Bennett
(Published June 26, 1998)
DENVER CITY -- Gene Herbert Bennett, 77, 1997 Denver City citizen of the year, died Thursday in a Lubbock hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Denver City Church of Christ with Skip Rodgers officiating and Tommy Allison assisting. Burial will be in Denver City Memorial Park, directed by Ratliff Funeral Homes.
Mr. Bennett was born on the family's ranch in Yoakum County and married Vera Richardson in Wichita Falls in 1941. He flew B-24s and B-29s as a lieutenant in the Army Air Corps during World War II. A rancher and farmer, he was past president of Denver City Lions Club and served on the board of directors of Plains State Bank. He served two four-year terms as Yoakum County Judge and was on the board of trustees of Abilene Christian University and the board of Yoakum County Hospital. He was a founding board member of Yoakum County State Bank and a charter member of Plains Roping Club and the Yoakum County Livestock Association.
Survivors include his wife, of Denver City; two sons, Chip Bennett and Bruce Bennett, both of Denver City; two daughters, Diane Bennett Naylor of Denton and Becki Schwarz of Munich, Germany; 11 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be sent to New Mexico Children's Home of Pontales or the American Heart Association.
(Published June 26, 1998)
Cecil Edwin Pinson
BROWNWOOD -- Cecil Edwin Pinson, 68, of San Angelo, formerly of Brownwood, died Wednesday in a San Angelo hospital.
Graveside services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in Eastlawn Memorial Park with the Rev. Kevin Capps officiating, directed by Heartland Funeral Home.
An optician and an Army veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Pinson was born in San Saba County and graduated from high school in Rochelle. He married Patricia Ann Oakley in Brownwood in 1954. He retired after 35 years as an optician in San Angelo and was a member of Park Heights Baptist Church there.
Survivors include his wife, of San Angelo; one son, Doug Pinson of San Angelo; two daughters, Penni Morrison of Early and Patti Taylor of Midland; two brothers, Oran Pinson of Brownwood and Bert Pinson of Brazoria; three sisters, Dorothy Eoff, Vera Huddleston and Lennie Neal, all of Early; 10 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
(Published June 26, 1998)
Beulah Lester
COLORADO CITY -- Beulah Lester, 75, died Monday in a Dallas hospital.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kay Reed officiating. Burial will be in Colorado City Cemetery, directed by Kiker-Seale Funeral Home.
A homemaker and a member of First United, Mrs. Lester was born in Big Spring in 1922. She married William C. Lester in Fort Worth in 1942 and was a longtime resident of Colorado City after living in Iraan and Eldorado for several years. She was an active volunteer with Heart of West Texas Museum and Colorado City Opera House.
Survivors include two sons, Bill Lester of McCarney and Bob Lester of Eldorado; one daughter, Bunny Ruddick of De Soto; three grandchildren and three cousins.
Memorials may be sent to a favorite charity.
(Published June 26, 1998)
Eldon 'Bill' Jones
BROWNWOOD -- Eldon M. "Bill" Jones, 74, died Wednesday in a Brownwood hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Davis-Morris Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. R.J. Elkins officiating. Burial will be in Eastlawn Memorial Park.
A lifelong resident of Brownwood, Mr. Jones was born there and worked at JRB Grocery Store for 42 years, retiring when he was manager. He served in the Army during World War II and was a longtime member of the Brown County Sheriff's Posse. A Baptist, he married Loriece Smith in Brownwood in 1948.
Survivors include one son, Lynn Jones of Brownwood; one daughter, Jennifer Carpenter of Denton; his mother, Inez Connaway Jones of Brownwood; one brother, Dale Jones of Brownwood; two sisters, Dorothy Cooper of Brownwood and Patsy Brown of Houston; and four grandchildren.
(Published June 26, 1998)
Jasper Lewis 'Slick' McCaleb
Jasper Lewis "Slick" McCaleb, 80, died Wednesday in a local nursing home.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Pioneer Drive Baptist Church with the Rev. Jack Ridlehoover and Dr. Jeff Reid officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Memorial Park, directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.
A retired salesman from Battles Home Improvement, Mr. McCaleb was active with Little League, Boy Scouts, Kiwanis Club and Rotary Club. He also served as deacon of Pioneer Drive Baptist.
A Big Country product, Mr. McCaleb was born in Merkel, grew up in Hodges and graduated from high school in Anson. At Hardin-Simmons University, he played basketball, baseball and football and baseball, and was listed in Who's Who of American Universities and Colleges,. He served as student body president in his final semester before graduating in 1941. That same year, he married Betty Wallace in Abilene.
Survivors include his wife; one son, Michael Lewis McCaleb of Irving; two daughters, Patricia "Cissy" Broussard of Kerrville and Molly Lenker of Abilene; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three nieces and several cousins.
Memorials may be sent to a favorite charity, Sears Methodist Center, 3233 S. Willis, or Pioneer Drive Baptist, 701 S. Pioneer.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. at the McCaleb home, 2049 Brentwood.
(Published June 25, 1998)
Ovelia Sievers
Ovelia Sievers, 81, died Wednesday at home.
Her body will be cremated.
Ms. Sievers worked as a proofreader at the Abilene Reporter-News from 1977-82 and was a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses. She was born in Louisiana and moved to Abilene in 1950.
Survivors include one daughter, Thelma Sargee of Abilene; one son, Leroy Sievers of Tomball; one sister, Norma Phillips of Liberty; 15 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
(Published June 25, 1998)
Raymond Allen Landis
Raymond Allen Landis, 51, died Wednesday in a local hospital.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Abilene City Cemetery with Randy Avery officiating, directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.
Mr. Landis, a retired disc jockey with WMBD in Illinois, moved to Abilene six years ago. He was born in Peoria, Ill., where he attended high school and college. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Survivors include two brothers, Otis Landis of California and Don Landis of Peoria.
(Published June 25, 1998)
