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Hester Elliott
BROWNWOOD - Hester Elliott, 71, died Wednesday at her home.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Eastlawn Memorial Park with the Rev. Bud Stephens officiating, directed by Davis-Morris Funeral Home.
Mrs. Elliott was born in Mullin and lived most of her life in Brownwood. She was a retired administrator of Brownwood Manor and was a past president of Daughters of the Republic of Texas. She was a member of First Christian Church in Johnson City and was the widow of Bill Elliott, whom she married in Brownwood.
Survivors include one daughter, Jo Collier of Brownwood; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be sent to West Texas Rehabilitation Center in Abilene and Baylor Medical Center in Dallas.
(Published May 30, 1997)
Flossie Sibyl Underwood
GORMAN - Flossie Sibyl Underwood, 93, formerly of Gorman, died Tuesday in Magnolia.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Craig Rhoton officiating. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Underwood was born in Knox City and worked as a secretary for the Southwestern Peanut Growers Association for many years. She was a member of First Baptist Church and was the widow of Charles T. Underwood, whom she married in 1926 in Gorman.
Survivors include one sister, Winnie Boyd of Garland; one brother, Jack Sims of Garland; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
(Published May 30, 1997)
Lawrence Merworth
BROWNWOOD - Lawrence L. Merworth, 67, died Wednesday in a local hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Davis-Morris Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Frank Johnson and Johnnie Gray officiating. Burial will be in May Cemetery.
Mr. Merworth was born in Comanche County and was a U.S. Army veteran. He married Glenda Warnock in 1959 in West Texas and worked as a driller in Central and West Texas for several years. He then became employed by Coastal Oil and Gas Corp. as a compressor operator in 1961 in the Rising Star area. He was transferred to Tatum, N.M. in 1965 and was production foreman for the West Texas-New Mexico area. He was transferred to Midland in 1972 and was a senior drilling production and completion supervisor. He retired after a 32-year career with Coastal Oil and Gas and then worked as an independent consultant. He moved to Brownwood in 1994 and was a member of Early First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, of Brownwood; one son, Lawrence Lyn Merworth of Midland; two daughters, Alicia Hanks and Larenda Warren, both of Midland; five sisters, Vivian Winfrey of Sundown, Betty Merworth and Marjoria Merworth, both of Big Spring, Bobby Wyatt of Sidney and Patsy Murphy of Fort Worth; three brothers, Ray Merworth of Comanche, Dale Merworth of Sidney and Roy Merworth of Artesia, N.M.; and five grandchildren.
(Published May 30, 1997)
Marvin Naylor
BRECKENRIDGE - Marvin A. Naylor, 94, formerly of Breckenridge, died Thursday in Fort Worth.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in St. Andrews Episcopal Church with the Rev. Carter Croft officiating. Burial will be in Breckenridge Cemetery, directed by Morehart Mortuary.
Mr. Naylor was born in Shelby County, Mo., and married Mary A. Orr in 1922. He moved from Fort Worth to Breckenridge in 1936 to extend the distribution of Brown-Naylor Oil Corp. He later worked as a consignee of Texaco Inc. and a dealer for Pontiac Motor Division and Firestone. He was mayor of Breckenridge from 1950-52. He was a past president of the Hubbard Development Co. Inc., chamber of commerce and Highway 180 Association, and was secretary of the Breckenridge Industrial Foundation. He also was a director of Stephens Memorial Hospital and Breckenridge Fine Arts Center. He was a recipient of the Distinguished Citizen's Award. He was a Mason and was a member of Moslah Shrine in Fort Worth and St. Andrews Episcopal Church.
Survivors include one cousin; and two nephews and one niece.
Memorials may be made to St. Andrews Episcopal Church Organ Fund or Breckenridge Fine Arts Center and left at the funeral home.
(Published May 30, 1997)
Juanita Perez Cardenas
BROWNWOOD - Juanita Perez Cardenas, 81, died Thursday in a local hospital.
A prayer service will be at 7 p.m. today in Davis-Morris Funeral Home Chapel. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Mexican Baptist Church with the Rev. Salvador Trevino officiating. Burial will be in Greenleaf Cemetery.
Mrs. Cardenas was born in Wills Point and lived most of her life in Brown County. She worked with the C.T.O. program and was a homemaker. She was a member of First Mexican Baptist Church.
Survivors include four sons, Edwardo Cardenas, Arturo Cardenas, Jose Cardenas and Juan Cardenas, all of Brownwood; two daughters, Erlinda C. Trillo of Buena Park, Calif., and Susana Ceniceros of Coleman; two brothers, Refugio Perez of Brownwood and Jesus Perez of Fort Worth; five sisters, Luisa Perez and Margarita Diez, both of Brownwood, Poriria Perez of Fort Worth, Teresa Garcia of Mesquite and Eulalia Rivera of Dallas; 15 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
(Published May 30, 1997)
Ophelia Lottie Faircloth
Ophelia Lottie Faircloth, 95, died Thursday in a local nursing home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 542 Hickory, with the Rev. Lanny Bollacker officiating. Burial will be in Ross Cemetery in Baird.
Mrs. Faircloth was born in Gustine in Comanche County and attended Palm Rose School near Dublin. She was a homemaker and moved to Abilene in 1952 from Baird. She was a member of North Park Baptist Church and was the widow of Vernie O'Neal Faircloth, whom she married in 1920 in Carlton.
Survivors include three daughters, Lottie V. McCarty of Abilene, Elizabeth A. Fontaine of Battleboro, Vt., and Verna Mae Moon of Grand Junction, Colo.; four sons, W.T. Faircloth of Fort Worth, Gene L. Faircloth of Houston, O'Neal Faircloth of Cisco and A.J. Faircloth of Clyde; one sister, Dolly Faircloth of San Angelo; two brothers, Monroe Mosley of El Paso and Earl "Shorty" Mosley of Cross Plains; 24 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
(Published May 31, 1997)
A.W. Weaver
A.W. Weaver, 89, city of Abilene truck driver for 20 years, died Thursday at his home.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Hawley Cemetery with the Rev. Doyle Pruitt officiating, directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.
Mr. Weaver was born in Comanche County and attended school in Southland. He moved to Abilene in 1940. He was a member of Central Baptist Church and was the widower of Ida V. Wood Weaver, whom he married in 1932 in Southland.
Survivors include one son, Roy Lee Weaver of Abilene; one daughter, Pam Weaver of Abilene; two brothers, Ronald Weaver of Lubbock and Lowell Weaver of Bakersfield, Calif.; one sister, Willis Mae Smith of Lubbock; 12 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 1-2:30 p.m. today in the funeral home.
(Published May 31, 1997)
Joe Littlejohn
HAMLIN - Joe Littlejohn, 79, died Thursday in a local hospital.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Oakwood Cemetery in Comanche with the Rev. Frank Codington officiating, directed by Foster-Adams Funeral Home.
Mr. Littlejohn was born in Comanche, where he attended school, and married Veldean Davis in 1977 in Abilene. He worked for Santa Fe Oil Co. for many years until retiring in 1981. He moved to Hamlin in 1983 from Odessa and was a rancher. He was a member of Neinda Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, of Hamlin; one stepdaughter, Norma Hooks of Stinnett; one sister, Marjorie Anderson of Comanche; seven step grandchildren; four step great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
(Published May 31, 1997)
Alma Casey Smith
ALABASTER, Ala. - Alma Casey Smith, 59, sister of an Abilene resident, died Thursday.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Ridout's Southern Heritage Funeral Home Chapel in Pelham, Ala. Burial will be in Southern Heritage Cemetery.
Mrs. Smith was born in Abilene.
Survivors include her husband, LeRoy "Sonny" Smith of Alabaster; two daughters, Tamara R. Smith and Kymberli S. Childers, both of Alabaster; one sister, Wanda C. Brooks of Abilene; and four grandchildren.
(Published May 31, 1997)
