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Mrs. Westmoreland
1932-2001
Mary Westmoreland, a longtime resident of Snyder, died at 6:44 a.m. Saturday, May 5, in Lubbock’s Covenant Medical Center following a lengthy illness.
Services for Mrs. Westmoreland, 68, are pending at Wright Colonial Funeral Home.
Born May 9, 1932, she was a graduate of Abilene High School, she attended Abilene Christian University and worked for the city of Abilene. She married Foy Westmoreland on April 15, 1954 in Abilene while he was serving in the U.S. Air Force.
The Westmorelands moved to Snyder on Dec. 31, 1954 and she became secretary to the chamber of commerce manager in 1955. She later worked as a secretary for KSNY Radio and later again worked for the chamber of commerce.
A member of the 37th Street Church of Christ, Mrs. Westmoreland had been a Bible class teacher and had worked in World Bible School. She was a member of the Snyder Writers Guild.
Survivors include her husband, Foy Westmoreland of Snyder; two sons, Perry Westmoreland and Dennis Westmoreland, both of Snyder; a daughter, Tracey Horne of Lubbock; and five grandchildren.
Marlin James
1934-2001
ALBUQUERQUE – Marlin Charles James, a native of Snyder, died Wednesday, May 2.
A memorial service for Mr. James, 66, is set for 10 a.m. Monday in the Montgomery Blvd. Church of Christ with Kevin Owen officiating.
Interment of cremains will be held at a later date at Sunset Memorial Park under the direction of French Mortuary.
Born and reared in Snyder, Mr. James was a graduate of Snyder High School. He was a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters since 1952 and was employed by the New Mexico District of Carpenters from 1968 to 1993 when he retired.
A member of the Montgomery Blvd. Church of Christ since 1975, he served as both a deacon and elder.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Malcom and Dollie Trice James.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Marsha Y. James of A lbuquerque; two daughters, Melissa Briggs of Albuquerque and Marty Hill of Farmington, N.M.; two brothers, Alfred James of Amarillo and Robert James of China Spring; three grandchildren; and a cousin, Peggy Vernon of Snyder.
Herman Elkins
1915-2001
Herman Wayne Elkins, a longtime Scurry County resident, died Monday, May 7, in Abilene Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness.
Services for Mr. Elkins, 85, are pending at Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.
Born June 20, 1915 in Texas, he married Katherine Scrivner on Dec. 27, 1935 in Snyder.
Mr. Elkins was retired after working as a salesman for Wilson Motors for 25 years. He was a Mason and a member of the First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Katherine Elkins of Abilene; a son and daughter-in-law, Kin and Brenda Elkins of Abilene; a daughter and son-in-law, Karon and Wells Teague of Austin; and five grandchildren.
Acie Boyd
1913-2002
HAPPY – Acie Dell Boyd, a native of Scurry County, died Monday, April 1, in Amarillo.
Funeral service for Mrs. Boyd, 88, was set for 3 p.m. today in the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Curtis House, pastor, officiating. Burial was to follow in the Happy Cemetery under the direction of Brooks Funeral Home.
Born Dec. 2, 1913 in Snyder, she graduated from Snyder High School in 1932.
She married Copus Boyd in 1937 in Snyder and they lived in Snyder for 10 years before moving to Happy in 1947. Mr. Boyd died in 1981.
She was a homemaker and an active member of the First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Judy Thompson of Happy; a grandson, Roy Dee Thompson; a granddaughter, Jobeth White; and six great-grandchildren.
Louise Williamson
1924-2002
DALLAS – Emma Louise Williamson, the sister of Patsy Taylor of Snyder, died Wednesday, April 3, in the Odessa Hospice House.
Mrs. Williamson, 77, was cremated and arrangements were under the direction of Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Born June 2, 1924 in Bogota, she had lived in San Angelo since 1997, moving from Ft. Clark in Bracketville. A graduate of Snyder High School, Mrs. Williamson was a Baptist and a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, E.W. Williamson in 1998; and her parents, W.E. and Lula Mae McDowell.
Survivors include a brother and sister-in-law, Rayford and Joyce McDowell of Odessa; another sister, Joann McCorkle of Odessa; a brother-in-law, Lawton Taylor of Snyder; numerous nieces and nephews, including Carrie Richardson of Snyder and Cynthia Davis of Columbia, S.C. and formerly of Snyder.
Edyth Dabbs
1910-2002
AUSTIN - Edyth Mundhenke Dabbs died quietly and peacefully in her Austin home on Wednesday, April 3rd.
She was born May 28th, 1910 in Bremen, Germany. Her family immigrated to the United States in 1911, settling in Galveston. After completing her high school education and receiving secretarial training in Houston, she accepted a position with the Humble Oil Company in McCamey, Texas, becoming one of the pioneers of the West Texas oil industry.
It was there that she met her husband, Walker Teas Dabbs, and they began a career of moving to a series of newly-discovered oil fields in Texas, Canada, Mississippi and Louisiana, ending by living in Snyder, Texas for over 20 years.
Upon his retirement from what now had become Exxon, Edyth and Walker moved to Austin in 1971. After Walker’s death in 1976, Edyth, a determinedly self-sufficient woman, continued to live independently in her own home virtually until her death.
She attended classes at the University of Texas and became a rabid Longhorn fan, faithfully attending home games well into her late ‘80s and sitting glued to her TV during Longhorn games thereafter, strenuously rejecting interruptions of any sort. She was an avid gardener, hiker – a common sight on her evening constitutionals in her neighborhood well into her 91st year – and world traveler.
She is survived by her son, Robert Dabbs of Austin; her granddaughter, Susan Ray of Elgin, Texas; her grandson, Stephen Starr of Appleton, Wisconsin; and three great-grandchildren – Heather, Brian and Amand a Starr.
A memorial service in Edyth’s memory will be held at Cook-Walden Funeral Home at 6100 N. Lamar Avenue at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 13th.
The family requests donations to The Odyssey Healthcare Foundation, P.O. Box 847274, Dallas, Texas 75284-7274 in lieu of flowers. The Odyssey Foundation makes hospice care available to those in need for whom it might otherwise be unavailable.
Arrangements under the direction of Cook-Walden Funeral Home, 6100 N. Lamar, Austin, Texas 78752, (512) 454-5611.
Gaylon Cummings
1915-2002
Gaylon N. Cummings, a longtime resident of Snyder, died Friday, April 12, in Grand Court of Lubbock after a lengthy illness.
Funeral service for Mr. Cummings, 87, is set for 2 p.m. Sunday in the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Mike Henson, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Hillside Memorial Gardens under the direction of Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.
Born Jan. 29, 1915 in Cooper, he married Norma Orene Pieper on Oct. 13, 1940 in Wastella. She died Oct. 11, 1984.
He also was preceded in death by a sister, Maxine Kelley.
A member of the First Baptist Church, Mr. Cummings worked as a mechanic for Key Brothers Implement for 21 years.
Survivors include two daughters, Gayrene Johnston of Lubbock and Lea Sherman of Christoval; a sister, Syble Howell of San Angelo; and two grandchildren, Margo Young of Lubbock and Stephanie Nurick of Houston.
John Gaston
1925-2002
VERGES, Minn. – John Zell Gaston III, former pastor of Snyder’s First Presbyterian Church, died March 16 in Perham Memorial Hospital.
A memorial service for Mr. Gaston, 77, is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, April 20, in the Lakes Area Word Fellowship Church.
Born Jan. 30, 1925 in Buffalo, N.Y., he graduated in 1942 from San Jacinto High School in Houston, attended Rice University and th en served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
He graduated from the University of Texas in 1948 and graduated from Austin Presbyterian Theological seminary in 1951 and became minister of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Galveston.
He also served churches in Beaumont, Brenham and Pleasant Hill, Mo. He was pastor in Snyder from 1974-75 and also had a pastoral counseling practice.
He married Zollie Ruth Jones on Aug. 24, 1956 in Beaumont. From 1964 to 1974, he was a marriage and family counselor in Houston.
From 1981-89, he was employed by Oral Roberts Ministries in Tulsa. In 1989, the family retired to Vergas where he also served as chaplain at Spirit Fest and We Fest.
Survivors include his wife, Zollie Gaston of Vergas; a son, J. Zell Gaston of Hartford, Conn.; a daughter, Julia Brinkley of Dale, Tex.; three sisters, Patty Harrington of Granbury, Marguerite Garrett of Lubbock and Anna “C.C.” Gibbons of Fredericksburg; and seven grandchildren.
