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B.F. Cornett
KNOX CITY - B.F. Cornett, 81, of Big Bow, Kan., died Thursday in Ulysses, Kan.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Johnny Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Knox City Cemetery, directed by Smith Funeral Home.
Mr. Cornett was born in Knox County and moved to Big Bow from Knox City in 1971. He was a farmer and a member of First Baptist Church. He married Viola Zeissel in 1939 in Goree.
Survivors include his wife, of Big Bow; two sons, Kenn Cornett of Ross and Jerry Cornett of Throckmorton; one daughter, Charolette Pool of Monroe, La.; one brother, Clifford Cornett of Knox City; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
(Published October 26, 1998)
Gerald Lloyd Sims
BROWNWOOD - Gerald Lloyd Sims, 75, died Saturday at a local nursing home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Heartland Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bill Swindler officiating. The body will be cremated.
Mr. Sims was born in Shawnee, Okla., and graduated from high school in Monahans. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and moved to Brownwood in 1952, where he owned Sims Office Machines. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3278 and B.P.O. Elks Lodge 2300, American Legion Post 308 in Bangs and Calvary Baptist Church. He married Viola Hobbs in 1949 in Las Cruces, N.M.
Survivors include his wife, of Brownwood; one son, Gerald Sims of Brownwood; three daughters, Karlene Makuta of Brownwood, Darlene Gray of Early and Dana Ruth Wright of Placedo; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
(Published October 26, 1998)
Mary Garner
RULE - Mary Garner, 89, died Saturday at a Haskell nursing home.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Willow Cemetery in Haskell with the Rev. Dorian Blasingame officiating, directed by Holden-McCauley Funeral Directors.
Mrs. Garner was born in Young County and had lived in Rule for 22 years. She was a homemaker and attended First Assembly of God Church in Haskell. She married Bruner William Garner in 1931 in Clovis, N.M.; he preceded her in death.
Survivors include two daughters, Evelyn Vernice Larsen of Aptos, Calif., and Ella Florene Blasingame of Amarillo; one sister, Myrtle Kinney of Rochester; 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
(Published October 26, 1998)
Mary Murphy
CROSS PLAINS - Mary E. Murphy, 83, died Sunday at her home.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Cottonwood Cemetery in Callahan County with Joe Coppinger officiating, directed by Higginbotham Funeral Home.
Mrs. Murphy married R.L. Murphy in 1932 in Walters, Okla.
Survivors include her husband, of Cross Plains; one daughter, Kara Gale Watson of Tuscola; one sister, Nolia Smartt of Houston; three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
(Published October 26, 1998)
Wanda Leon Daniell
BROWNWOOD - Wanda Leon Daniell, 80, of Port Aransas died Sunday at her home.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Greenleaf Cemetery, directed by Davis-Morris Funeral Home.
Mrs. Daniell was a retired administrator for the Brownwood Independent School District and had lived in Port Aransas for two years. She was a member of Central United Methodist Church. She was the widow of George Daniell.
Survivors include two sons, Douglas Daniell of Port Aransas and Barry Daniell of Brownwood; two sisters, Novelean Travis of Dallas and Emma Bea Cooper of Fort Worth; one brother, Marvin Rogers of Fort Worth; seven grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and 12 nieces and nephews.
Sam McClure
(Published October 26, 1998)
BROWNWOOD - Sam McClure, 63, died Saturday in Victoria.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity Chapel Church in Early with the Revs. Rickey Jolley and Joel Mooneyham officiating. Burial will be in Eastlawn Memorial Park, directed by Davis-Morris Funeral Home.
Mr. McClure was born in Brady and had lived in Brown County most of his life. He was a minister for more than 30 years.
Survivors include three sons, Dennis McClure and Michael McClure, both of Conroe, and Clay McClure of Coleman; one sister, Carolyn Devoss of Amarillo; and four grandchildren.
The family will be at the funeral home from 7-8 p.m. today.
(Published October 26, 1998)
Joseph Vernon Smart
Joseph Vernon Smart, 64, formerly of McCaulley, died Friday in a local hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in McCaulley First Baptist Church with Chris Boone officiating. Burial will be in McCaulley Cemetery, directed by Foster-Adams Funeral Home of Hamlin.
Mr. Smart was born in Jones County and attended school in McCaulley. He married Myrna Zoann Current in 1957 in Hamlin and served with the U.S. Air Force. He moved to Abilene in 1991 and worked as a body shop manager at Art's Custom Center. He was a member of American Legion and was a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, of Abilene; two sons, Joseph Vernon Smart Jr. and Michael David Smart, both of Abilene; three daughters, Nola Denise Nairn of Fort Worth, Anna Lavita Burgess of Graford and Donna Michelle Guerra of Hamlin; one brother, James G. Smart of McCaulley; eight sisters, Pearl Schenk of Logan, Utah, Opal Jones of May, Martha Boiles of Fort Worth, Hattie Keys of Midland, Malta Seaton of Marble Falls, Barbara Herpeche of San Marcos, and Wanda Heatherly and Mary Lou Liles, both of Abilene; and 15 grandchildren.
(Published October 18, 1998)
Raymond Harwell
Raymond H. Harwell, 66, of Ventura, Calif., and formerly of Abilene, died Friday in Ventura.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Drummond Cemetery near View with the Rev. Jim Hall officiating, directed by Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 U.S. Hwy 277 South.
Mr. Harwell was born in Clyde and moved to Ventura, Calif. in 1982 from Abilene. He was a farmer for 31 years.
Survivors include one daughter, Nita Faye Burks of Abilene; four sisters, Geneva Wood of Ventura, Calif., Maxine Orender of Phoenix, Ariz., and Norma Clark and Elizabeth Taylor, both of Abilene; and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Monday in the funeral home.
(Published October 18, 1998)
Mary Allen Pruitt
LUBBOCK -- Mary Allen Pruitt, 72, mother of an Abilene resident, died Friday in a local hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Sunset Church of Christ with Dan Rouse and Edmond Poulter officiating. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. in Resthaven Cemetery in Midland, directed by Rix Funeral Directors.
Mrs. Pruitt was born in Ranger and graduated from Abilene Christian University. She married Walter Pruitt in 1950 in Ranger and taught school in Midland, Amarillo, Monahans and Laredo before retiring. She was a member of Lubbock Women's Club, New Neighbors of Lubbock, Garden Club and the Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband; one daughter, Celeste Thompson of Lubbock; one son, Allen Pruitt of Abilene; her mother, Dora Lanier of Midland; one brother, O.G. Lanier Jr. of Midland; and three grandchildren.
Memorials may be sent to Children's Home, Box 2824, Lubbock 79408; Christian Homes of Abilene, 242 Beech, Abilene 79601; or Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 1500 Broadway, Lubbock 79401.
(Published October 18, 1998)
Fred Kupatt
SAGERTON -- Fred Kupatt, 71, lifelong local resident, died Friday in an Abilene hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Faith Lutheran Church with the Rev. Jeff Zell officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Cemetery in Stamford, directed by Tankersley Funeral Home of Stamford.
Mr. Kupatt was born near Sagerton and attended Texas Lutheran College in Seguin. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean conflict. He married Billie Hewitt in 1958 in Stamford and was a farmer. He received the Conservation Farmer of the Year Award three times and was a longtime member of the Hee Haw cast. He was a director of Texas Lutheran College at the time of his death. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Stamford, American Legion in Haskell and Sons of Herman Lodge in Old Glory. He served on the church council at Faith Lutheran Church.
Survivors include his wife, of Sagerton; one son, Kraig Kupatt of Sagerton; one daughter, Kris Kupatt of Hamlin; three sisters, Marie Curry of San Antonio, Frances Atha of Austin and Patricia Spaw of Midland; one brother, J.D. Kupatt of Sagerton; three grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be sent to Faith Lutheran Church, Rural Route 2, Box 7, Sagerton 79548.
(Published October 18, 1998)
