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Bernice Eubanks Hames
Bernice Eubanks Hames, 85, died Wednesday in a local hospital.
The body will be cremated and memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are being made by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.
Mrs. Hames was born in Morgan County, Ala., and lived in Abilene most of her life. She was a homemaker and a Methodist.
Survivors include one son, Mel Hames of Fort Worth; one daughter, Joy Pope of Abilene; one sister, Gladys Schafer of Coleman, Ala.; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
(Published September 11, 1997)
T.C. 'Pap' Clark
LAWN -- T.C. "Pap" Clark, 92, died Monday in a Fayetteville, Ark., hospital.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Rogers Cemetery with the Rev. R.J. Elkins officiating, directed by Fry-Bartlett Funeral Home of Tuscola.
Mr. Clark was born in May and attended school in Cross Cut. He lived in Arkansas from 1936-49 and then Anson and Abilene before moving to Lawn in 1954. He worked as an oilfield pumper until retiring in 1973. He then farmed until 1994. He was a member of Content Baptist Church and was the widower of Georgia Viola Merrell Clark, whom he married in 1926 in Comanche.
Survivors include two sons, Tommy Clark of Abilene and Mickey Clark of Huntsville, Ark.; one brother, Clois Clark of Graham; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today in the funeral home.
(Published September 11, 1997)
Mank William Gollihar
NUGENT -- Mank William Gollihar, 62, of Canyon and formerly of Nugent, died Tuesday in Canyon.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Friday in Fort Phantom Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Rusty Gray officiating, directed by Lawrence-Adams Funeral Home of Anson.
Mr. Gollihar was born in Clarksville, Ark., and grew up in the Panhandle. He attended Draughan's Business College and served with the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict. He moved to Nugent in 1970 and Canyon in 1991 and worked as an insurance salesman. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and Trinity Fellowship in Amarillo.
Survivors include one son, Chesley M. Gollihar of Abilene; two daughters, Kathy S. Grubb of Happy and Rejeana R. McGraw of Grandview; two brothers, George Gollihar of Deming, N.M., and Jerry Gollihar of Hahira, Ga.; five sisters, Mary Holt of Gig Harbor, Wash., Connie Stroum of La Grande, Ore., Kathy Struck of Boise, Idaho, Maxine Obriecht of Roswell, N.M., and Gloria Bayne of Dalhart; and nine grandchildren.
(Published September 11, 1997)
Opal Elizabeth Lawrence Rash
ARLINGTON -- Opal Elizabeth Lawrence Rash, 85, formerly of Stonewall County, died Monday in Arlington.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Aspermont First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Double Mountain Cemetery in Aspermont, directed by Arlington Funeral Home.
Mrs. Rash was born in Bridgeport and was a retired school teacher. She moved to Arlington in 1950.
Survivors include four sons, Ted Rash, Doug Rash and Dwight Rash, all of Arlington, and Dan Rash of Clemson, S.C.; one sister, Ruby Rash of Arlington; one brother, Gerold Lawrence of Abilene; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
(Published September 11, 1997)
Leon Daniel Jr.
ROTAN -- Leon Daniel Jr., 41, lifelong local resident, died Tuesday in a local hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Weathersbee Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Belvieu Cemetery.
Mr. Daniel was born in Waco and married Birtha Chatman in 1981. He was a farmer.
Survivors include his wife, of Rotan; two stepdaughters, Tammy Halloway of La Plaza, La., and Carol Lavet Wallace of Seattle; two stepsons, Curtis Golston of Seattle and Henry Ray Golston of Montgomery, Ala.; his mother, Rella Daniel of Rotan; five sisters, Mary Daniel, Bobbie Jeanette Thompason, Cindy Diane Daniel, Joyce Ann Daniel and Rebecca Daniel, all of Rotan; and three brothers, Larry Daniel, Troy Lee Daniel and Billy Wayne Daniel, all of Rotan.
(Published September 11, 1997)
Andrew Englert
NORTON -- Andrew G. Englert, 71, died Tuesday in a Kerrville hospital.
Mass will be said at 10 a.m. today in St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rowena with the Rev. Stephen Kennelly officiating. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery in Winters, directed by Rains-Seale Funeral Home of Ballinger.
Mr. Englert was born in Rowena and graduated from Eola High School in 1944. He served with the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and married Matilda "Tillie" Jacob in 1946 in Winters. He was a farmer and received the Outstanding Conservation Award and Goodyear Conservation Award in 1987. He was a Fourth Degree member of the Knights of Columbus and had served as grand knight and district deputy. He was named Knight of the Year in 1996. He also was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rowena.
Survivors include his wife, of Norton; one daughter, Joyce Hall of Prosper; two sons, Stephen Englert of Corpus Christi and Robert Englert of Norton; his mother, Minnie Englert of San Angelo; one sister, Evelyn Ashton of San Angelo; and six grandchildren.
Memorials may be sent to a favorite hospice group or charity.
(Published September 11, 1997)
Tonnie Mae Alderman
COMANCHE -- Tonnie Mae Alderman, 88, died Tuesday in a De Leon hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Hall & Sons Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tom Satterwhite officiating. Burial will be in Comanche Gardens of Memory.
Mrs. Alderman was born in San Saba and was a homemaker. She was a member of Dublin Art Guild and De Leon First Baptist Church, and was the widow of Emmit J. Alderman, whom she married in 1925 in San Saba.
Survivors include one son, Donald Alderman of Comanche; one sister, Roxie Taff of San Saba; two brothers, Howard Edmondson of Comanche and Leonard Edmondson of Victoria; and two grandchildren.
Memorials may be sent to De Leon First Baptist Church, De Leon 76444.
(Published September 11, 1997)
Valda Thomas Brown
Ranching leader Mrs. R.A. (Valda) Brown dies at 91
THROCKMORTON -- Valda Thomas Brown, 91, lifelong local resident, died Wednesday in a local hospital.
She was born May 15, 1906 in Throckmorton, the only child of D.B. and Hettie Daws Davis Thomas, a pioneer ranching family in Throckmorton County.
Mrs. Brown was raised in Throckmorton where she attended schools before graduating from Ward Belmont in Nashville, Tenn., in 1927.
She married R.A. Brown on Nov. 14, 1931, and they made their home in Throckmorton. He preceded her in death in 1965.
Mrs. Brown is survived by a daughter, Marianne Merrick of Niceville, Fla., and a son, R.A. (Rob) Brown Jr. of Throckmorton, eight grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. today in the First United Methodist Church in Throckmorton where she was a member for more than 80 years. Burial will follow in Throckmorton Cemetery.
As the matriarch of the R.A. Brown Ranch, Mrs. Brown remained actively interested in the ranch all of her life. She always was present at the annual cattle auctions at the ranch. Mrs. Brown bought the first bird dog pup that was auctioned off each year to benefit the West Texas Rehabilitation Center.
R.A. Brown Ranch has been a family business since 1895. The entire ranch has developed through the merging of Brown, Thomas, and Donnell family ranch land -- some dating back as early as 1876.
Flags are flying at half-staff at the ranch headquarters in her honor.
Special interests of Mrs. Brown were the First United Methodist Church, Throckmorton; Depot Library; West Texas Rehab Center, and North Texas Rehab Center.
"Mrs. Brown personified the very best of West Texas ranchwomen of this century," said Steve Munday, executive vice president of Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, Fort Worth. "A source of strength and inspiration, she was refined, but ranch worthy and actively engaged even in her twilight years. Our industry has lost a role model, and the Brown family has given up its matriarch. We are all saddened by the loss."
Danny Isbell, longtime field man for the West Texas Rehabilitation Center, Abilene, recalled how at the fall cattle sales, Mrs. Brown and Watt Matthews would sit together and "compete" good-naturedly in bidding on bird dog pups to support the Rehab Center.
"Mrs. Brown always would end up paying the top price for a puppy every year," Isbell recalled. "She and Watt would buy several. And she would often re-donate hers to sell again."
Ruben V. Reyes of San Antonio has been auctioneer for the annual R.A. Brown Ranch cattle sale for 25 years and said he has been amazed by Mrs. Brown's generosity.
"I've never seen any ranchwoman enjoy helping charities as much as she did," Reyes said. "Helping others just made her year."
Beyond charities, the Brown family strengthened the nation's cattle industry.
"The Brown family, without doubt, has contributed more to the overall beef cattle industry than any active ranching family in America," Reyes said.
Texas Ag Commissioner Rick Perry said, "Valda Brown was from the same vintage and caliber of people as Watt Matthews -- she leaves an extraordinary legacy in her family."
Katie Dickie of the Texas Department of Agriculture grew up at nearby Woodson.
"She supported all of us as 4-H'ers back then and continued that support even after her own grandchildren were all grown," Dickie said.
(Published September 12, 1997)
