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Melanie Rose Kaiser
Melanie Rose Kaiser, 22, of Corsicana passed away Sunday, Sept. 29, 2002 at her residence.
Services were 11 a.m. today at Griffin-Roughton Chapel with Dr. Gary Johnson officiating. Interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Rusty Grace, David Sullivan, Elvin Sikes, Enis Diaz, Rene Sotello and John Kaiser.
Ms. Kaiser was born July 4, 1980 in West Covina, Calif. to John Kaiser Jr. and Sandra Davis Kaiser.
Survivors include her father, John Kaiser Jr. of Palm Dale, Calif.; mother, Sandra Davis Kaiser of Corsicana; children, David, Jacob and Jessica, all of Corsicana; grandparents, Lena Davis of Corsicana and Betty Kaiser of California; brothers, John Kaiser III of San Diego, Calif. and Michael Kaiser of Palm Dale, Calif.; aunts, Brenda Kowalski of Dawson and Sharon Croger of Corsicana; uncles, Jerry and Andrea Davis of Corsicana, Del Kaiser of California, Ken Kowalski of Itasca and Dave Wachtelborn of California; and numerous cousins.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home of Corsicana.

William Doyle Brown, Sr.
William Doyle Brown, Sr., 91, of Hubbard passed away Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2002 at a Mexia hospital.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Wade Funeral Home.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Wade Funeral Home with Rev. Gerald Irvin officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Don Prue, Terry Brown, Mike Brown, Kyle Brown, Alvah Brown and Justin Brown.
Mr. Brown was born Sept. 24, 1911 in Hubbard. He was a lifelong resident of Hubbard and a longtime farmer and rancher. He also worked as a groundskeeper at McLennan Community College in Waco and enjoyed Hubbard Jaguar football. He was affiliated with First United Methodist Church of Hubbard.
He was preceded in death by wife Joda Addice Collier Brown, son Don Collier Brown, granddaughter Sona Dea Brown, daughter-in-law Frankie Brown and four brothers and four sisters.
Survivors include sons W.D. Brown Jr. of Waco, Jan Elvis Brown and wife Linda of Burleson and Tommy Doyle Brown and wife Louise of Austin; 12 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Wade Funeral Home.

Will "Mack' Crawford
Will "Mack" Crawford, 73, of Corsicana passed away Friday, March 30, 2001 at his residence.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Westhill Church of Christ with Ferman Carpenter officiating. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Blooming Grove.
Pallbearers will be Justin Mahoney, Hank Rosenthal, Neal Crawford, Lynn Berry, Crawford Tatum and Kenneth Logan.
Mr. Crawford was born June 22, 1927 in Blooming Grove and was raised there. He served in the U.S. Navy prior to graduating from Navarro College and Sam Houston State University. He married Ann Louise McCulloch in 1954, after each were designated as "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities."
He worked as news editor of the LaMarque Times until returning to Navarro County in 1956, where he became editor of the Frost Enterprise. He was given the North and East Texas Press Association Community Service Award.
Mr. Crawford purchased a general insurance agency in Blooming Grove in 1960, but continued to live in Frost. He served as president of the Frost Civitan Club, was on the Frost City Council, and was instrumental in the construction of Joe Parum Jr. Memorial field for youth and high school baseball. He was an honorary member of the Frost chapter of FFA.
He joined the Navarro County Tax Office in 1970 as its first field deputy. In 1982, he was employed by the Navarro Appraisal District where duties included oversight of all appraisal review board hearings until his 1988 retirement.
After his family moved to Corsicana in 1978, Mr. Crawford served as a deacon of Westhill Church of Christ. He was secretary and bulletin editor of the Corsicana Lions Club. He was named outstanding Lion of 1991, received the 1990-1991 secretary award, and given a life membership to the Texas Lions Camp.
He was a periodic community columnist for the Corsicana Daily Sun beginning in 1988. He also served on the Corsicana State Home Community Advisory council, and as a volunteer writer for the CSH treatment program, the CSH staff, school and student activities.
His more than 50 feature articles brought him the Texas Department of Aging Outstanding Volunteer Award, the Texas Youth Commission Special Volunteer Award, a State of Texas Senate Commendation and the Texas Corrections Association Star Award.
In 1990, both he and Mrs. Crawford received the Navarro College Bulldog Backer co-award. One year later, he received the Navarro County Senior Citizen Award. In 1999, he was named Blooming Grove High School Ex-Student Association Outstanding Ex-Student.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ann Crawford; parents, Bill and Thelma Crawford; and brother, Jimmy Crawford.
Mr. Crawford is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Sharon and David Mahoney of Corsicana; sons, Willie Crawford and Neal Crawford, both of Corsicana; grandchildren, Kammi Calvery, Justin Mahoney, Amber Crawford and Ricki Crawford; sister and brother-in-law, Jean and Ralph Tatum of Corsicana; nephew, Crawford Tatum; and goddaughter, Lynn Rosenthal Hallford of Anchorage, Alaska.
Memorials may be made to the Ann Crawford Scholarship Fund, in care of Joe Brooks, 18176 County Road NW3360, Frost, Texas 76641; Westhill Church of Christ Building Fund, 3400 W. State Highway 22, Corsicana, Texas 75110; or to the Navarro County War Memorial, in care of the Navarro County Auditor's Office, 300 W. Third Ave., Suite 10, Corsicana, Texas 75110.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.

Martha Louise Eppler
Martha Louise Eppler, 77, of Corsicana passed away Thursday, March 29, 2001 at her residence.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Services will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Griffin-Roughton Chapel with the Rev. Teri Hildebrand officiating. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Greg Eppler, Gary Eppler, Jeffery Eppler, Lee Eppler, Wicky Eppler, Mike Eppler and Donnie White.
Mrs. Eppler was born March 17, 1924 in Davis, Okla. to William and Edna Eddington. She worked for many years in the cafeteria for the Corsicana Independent School District.
Mrs. Eppler is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Jerry Alton and Martha Eppler of Baytown and Travis Glen and Kathaleen Eppler of Missouri City; grandchildren, Greg and Teresa Eppler of Baytown and Gary and Carla Eppler, all of Baytown, and Jeffery Eppler and Rebecca Eppler, both of Missouri City; great-grandchildren, Chelsea Eppler, Andrew Eppler and Celeste Eppler; brother, Sam Eddington and wife Iva of Bakersfield, Calif. and sister, Betty Self of Nacogdoches.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.

Moreta E. Slaughter
Moreta E. Slaughter, 92, of Corsicana passed away Friday, March 30, 2001 at Navarro Regional Hospital.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Services will be 4 p.m. Sunday at Griffin-Roughton Chapel with the Rev. B.F. Risinger officiating. Interment will follow at Younger Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Jackie Thomas, Jimmy Thomas, Ricky Thomas, Charles Peden, Hubert Slaughter and Carl York. Honorary pallbearer will be C.E. Thomas.
Mrs. Slaughter was born Jan. 21, 1909 in Purdon to John Melton and Carrie Mae Thomas. She worked for many years at Tex-Sun Glove Company as a sewing machine operator.
Mrs. Slaughter is survived by her husband, G.A. Slaughter of Corsicana; son and daughter-in-law, Don and Earlene Slaughter of Gun Barrel City; granddaughters, Donna Green and George of Corsicana, Teresa and Nick Hargrave of Silsbee; grandson, Bruce and Shannon Slaughter of Haughton, La.; great-grandchildren, Erika and Bryan Franklin and April Welch, all of Corsicana, Taylor Hargrave and Coby Hargrave, both of Silsbee, and Hannah Slaughter and Ross Slaughter of Haughton, La.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.

Kacy Lynn Robertson
Kacy Lynn Robertson, infant, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2001 at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas.
Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home in Fairfield.
Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Lake Chapel Cemetery with the Rev. Paul Moore officiating.
She was born March 27, 2001 at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas.
Survivors include her parents, Mike and Crystal Robertson of Fairfield; sister, Brooke Robertson of Fairfield; and grandparents, C.M. Robertson of Tehuacana, Cathy Curry of Teague and William and Audry Webb of Kirvin.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home of Fairfield.

Herman R. Ramey
Herman R. Ramey, 65, of Mesquite passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2001 in Dallas.
Graveside services will be 2 p.m. today at Cambell-Elrod Cemetery with Brother Bill Honea officiating.
Mr. Ramey was born April 25, 1935 in Humphrey, Ark. He served one tour of duty in the U.S. Air Force and received a National Defense Service medal. He worked for Boise of Dallas for more than 20 years.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ann Dycus Ramey.
Mr. Ramey is survived by his daughters, Rosa Christie of Dallas and Juanita Gostowski of Bay City; brother-in-law, John Dycus of Mesquite; sister-in-law, Lola Manry of Navasota; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 3366, West State Highway 31, Corsicana, Texas 75110.
Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home.

Maggie Lean Tarver
Maggie Lean Tarver, 91, of Corsicana passed away Thursday, March 29, 2001 at Navarro Regional Hospital.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Ross and Johnson Mortuary.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Grace Temple AME Church, 402 E. 14th Ave., with the Rev. Cynthia Williams officiating. Interment will follow at Woodland Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Ray Yeldell, Michael Williams, James Martin and Labron Walker.
She was born April 22, 1909 in Oakwood.
She is survived by her daughters, Louise Sansell of Corsicana and Joyce Yeldell and husband Ray of Mexia; grandchildren, Michael Williams and wife Regina of Lancaster, Barbara j. Martin and husband James of Chicago, Ill. and Patricia A. Diatta and husband Allsone of Pamona, N.Y.; and six great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Ross and Johnson Mortuary.

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