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Julia Louise Register
Julia Louise Register, 54, died Thursday at her home.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 542 Hickory, with the Rev. Robert Christian officiating. Burial will be in Compere Cemetery.
Mrs. Register was born in Abilene, where she attended school, and was a homemaker. She returned to Abilene in 1979 from Lubbock and was the widow of David Charles Register, whom she married in 1959 in Abilene.
Survivors include three sons, David Register of Petersburg, and Paul Register and Steven Register, both of Merkel; her mother, Emma Moore of Abilene; two brothers, Gene Moore of Abilene and Jimmy Moore of Vacaville, Calif.; two sisters, Loretta Logsdon of Abilene and Geneva Fort of Pasadena; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be sent to Cook Children's Medical Center, 801 7th Ave., Fort Worth 76104; or The House That Kerry Built, 751 Hickory, Abilene 79601.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today in the funeral home.
(Published on November 14, 1997)
The Rev. Earleen Westbrook
The Rev. Earleen Westbrook, 79, died Wednesday in a local hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Faith, 5701 U.S. Hwy 277 South, with Dr. Sidney Westbrook and the Rev. Tom McClelland officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Memorial Park.
Rev. Westbrook was born in Sagerton and attended school in Old Glory. She married the Rev. Herman Westbrook in 1934 in Stamford and was ordained a minister in the Foursquare Gospel Church in 1945. She moved to Abilene in 1963 from Lubbock. She was a homemaker and was a member of First Foursquare Gospel Church.
Survivors include her husband, of Abilene; one son, Darwin Westbrook of Abilene; two daughters, Dois Collins and Hermaleen Widdows, both of Abilene; 11 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.
The body will be at the funeral home's 542 Hickory location until 11 a.m. Saturday.
(Published on November 14, 1997)
Juana Medrano
Juana H. Medrano, 83, died Wednesday in a local hospital.
A prayer service will be at 7 p.m. today in Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 542 Hickory. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Gethsemani Spanish Assembly of God with the Revs. Sam Lopez and Orlando Lopez officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Memorial Park.
Mrs. Medrano was born in Jalisco, Mexico, and moved to Abilene in 1982 from Lamesa. She was the widow of Gonzalo Medrano Sr., whom she married in 1934 in Bremond.
Survivors include six sons, Mike Medrano and Jose Medrano, both of Lubbock, Mauro Medrano of Amarillo, Cipriano Medrano of Wichita Falls, Gonzalo Medrano Jr. of Springfield, Mo., and Antonio Medrano of Raleigh, N.C.; four daughters, Paula Noblin of San Antonio, Mary G. Penney of Abilene, San Juana Medrano of Houston and Guadalupe Barton of Mobile, Ala.; 39 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
(Published on November 14, 1997)
H.P. Lilly
H.P. Lilly, 94, died Thursday in a local hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Hamby Church of Christ with Willard Tate officiating. Burial will be in Hamby Cemetery, directed by North's Funeral Home, 242 Orange.
Mr. Lilly was born in Nacogdoches and grew up in Throckmorton. He lived in Taylor County for many years and moved in 1927 to Hamby, where he farmed for more than 30 years. He moved to Abilene in 1954 and worked at Foremost Dairy until retiring in 1968. He was a volunteer at the Abilene Community Theater. He was a member of the Church of Christ and was the widower of Jewel Gertrude Bryant Lilly, whom he married in 1926 in Throckmorton; and Emma Jewel Townsend Lilly, whom he married in 1967 in Abilene.
Survivors include six daughters, Olivia Wood of Lawn, Flora Yawn, Donna Ramos and Dorothy Bullard, all of Clyde, Frances Copher of Euless and Brenda Lathrop of San Angelo; two sons, Loy Lilly of Arlington and Cleburne Lilly of Abilene; one sister, Vera Moore of Snyder; 24 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6-7:30 p.m. today in the funeral home.
(Published on November 14, 1997)
Maudie Lee Dunklin
AVOCA -- Maudie Lee Dunklin, 91, of Denver and formerly of Avoca, died Wednesday in a Denver nursing home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Orient Street Church of Christ in Stamford with Chad Massey officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Memorial Park in Abilene, directed by Tankersley Funeral Home of Stamford.
Mrs. Dunklin was born in Denton and married H.H. Dunklin in 1956 in Abilene. She worked as a secretary for Christian Broadcasting in Abilene for many years until retiring and was a homemaker. She was a member of Home Extension Club in Avoca and Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, of Athens, Texas; one stepson, Keith Dunklin of Athens, Texas; two stepdaughters, Elva Anderson of Athens, Texas, and Ruth Klufa of Tonkawa, Okla.; one brother, Cled Berry of Grand Prairie; one sister, Audie Bowers of Midland; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
(Published on November 14, 1997)
Jeff Fox
BROWNWOOD -- Jeff E. Fox, 68, died Wednesday in a local hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Heartland Funeral Home Chapel in Early with Sam Tomlinson officiating. Burial will be in Cross Plains Cemetery.
Mr. Fox was born in Cross Plains and worked as a welder. He married Margaret Jean Graham in 1997 in Brownwood and was a Pentecostal.
Survivors include his wife, of Brownwood; two sons, Garland Ray Fox of Abilene and David Earl Fox of Arlington; two stepsons, Michael D. Nick of Brownwood and Kevin L. Nick of Corsicana; one stepdaughter, Kelly E. Madrid of Brownwood; 13 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
(Published on November 14, 1997)
Juanita Reed
ASPERMONT -- Juanita Reed, 74, died Thursday in an Abilene hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Central Baptist Church with the Rev. Sam Earp officiating. Burial will be in Aspermont Cemetery, directed by McCoy Funeral Home.
Mrs. Reed was born in Ramonsville and was a homemaker. She was a Baptist and was the widow of James Reed, whom she married in 1941 in Dickins.
Survivors include three daughters, Jo Ann Travino of Big Spring, Yvonne Stanle of Clyde and Jane Vanhouten of Aspermont; one son, James L. Reed of Abilene; three brothers, Dee Pena of Lubbock, James Pena of Aspermont and Chris Pena of Hamlin; two sisters, Ann Ledesma of Aspermont and Allene Castro of Lubbock; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
(Published on November 14, 1997)
W.J. Booth Jr.
BRECKENRIDGE -- W.J. Booth Jr., 86, lifelong Stephens County resident, died Thursday in a local hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Melton Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Tom Anthony and David Mallory officiating. Burial will be in Shady Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Booth was born in Harpersville and was a farmer and rancher. He was a member of Farm Bureau.
Survivors include two daughters, Rosa Lee Plott of Breckenridge and Rena Mae Shack of Moran; two sons, Bobby Rector of Moran and Archie J. Booth of Eolian; 11 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Meals on Wheels and left at the funeral home.
(Published on November 14, 1997)
Marshall Tolbert 'M.T.' Mullis
ASPERMONT -- Marshall Tolbert "M.T." Mullis, 86, died Thursday in a local hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Aspermont Church of Christ with Bob Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Aspermont Cemetery, directed by McCoy Funeral Home.
Mr. Mullis worked in the oil field and was a farmer. He was the widower of Jessie Emma Wiser Mullis, whom he married in 1932 in Aspermont. He married Thelma King in 1996 and was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, of Aspermont; two sons, Marshall Don Mullis of Aspermont and John Neal Mullis of Dickinson; two sisters, Mattie Frank Kebil of Arlington and Velma Irene Norris of Odessa; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
(Published on November 14, 1997)
