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Blanche Harris
SANTA ANNA -- Blanche Harris, 98, died Tuesday in a Brownwood hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Santa Anna First United Methodist Church with the Revs. Mike Efird and Marty Reed officiating. Burial will be in Santa Anna Cemetery, directed by Henderson Funeral Home.
Mrs. Harris was born in Evansville, Ind., and moved to Coleman County in 1902. She attended school in Rockwood and Coleman and was a homemaker. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and was the widow of Milford Harris, whom she married in 1919 in Houston.
Survivors include two daughters, Mary Jo Dahlberg of Austin and Lois Faye McNiel of Mesquite; two sons, Elgean Harris of Santa Anna and Bill Jack Harris of Plano; three sisters, Veoma Adams of Anderson, Ind., Alma Williams of Andrews and Dorothy Mills of Austin; eight grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6:30-7:30 p.m. today in the funeral home.
(Published on November 12, 1997)
Milton Doyle
ROBY -- Milton E. Doyle, 89, owner of Doyle's Gulf Station for 30 years, died Tuesday in a Rotan hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Roby First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Loren Gardner officiating. Burial will be in Roby Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee Funeral Home of Rotan.
Mr. Doyle was born in Lampasas County and married Grace Powell in 1938 in San Angelo. He moved to the Roby area in 1940. He served on the Roby Water Board for several years and was a trustee of First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, of Roby; three sons, David Doyle of Saudi Arabia, Curtis Doyle of Irving and Robert Doyle of Waxahachie; one daughter, Jo Ann Hardin of Victoria; two sisters, Opal Blackman of Victoria and Hazel Bilhartz of El Paso; two brothers, Ray Doyle and Kennith Doyle, both of San Angelo; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
(Published on November 12, 1997)
Eva Lee Weathers
Eva Lee Weathers, 84, loan clerk at Abilene Savings and Loan for 26 years, died Tuesday in a local hospital.
Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Potosi Cemetery with the Rev. H.B. Terry officiating, directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.
Mrs. Weathers was born in Potosi and lived in the Abilene area most of her life. She attended school in Potosi, Colony Hill and Abilene. She was a Baptist and was the widow of R.R. Weathers, whom she married in 1939 in Ajo, Ariz.
Survivors include four nieces and three nephews; and several great nieces and great nephews.
(Published on November 13, 1997)
John Howard Simpson
John Howard Simpson, 83, died Wednesday at his home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Allen-Korzenewski Funeral Home Chapel, 1443 N. 2nd, with the Rev. Mike Woodard officiating. Burial with Masonic rites will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in Merkel.
Mr. Simpson was born in Stith in Jones County and graduated from Anson High School. He married Jacqueline Reid in 1940 in Albany and moved to Abilene that year from Anson. He was a retired paint contractor and was a 32nd degree Mason. He was a member of Abilene Masonic Lodge 559; Cora Posey Chapter 1072, Order of the Eastern Star; Scottish Rite; and Southwest Park Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, of Abilene; two daughters, Frankie Marie Waddell and Barbara Carol Shelton, both of Abilene; four grandchildren; and one nephew and one niece.
Memorials may be sent to Windcrest Alzheimer's Care Center, 6050 Hospital Drive, Abilene 79606.
Visitation will be from 6:30-7:30 p.m. today in the funeral home.
(Published on November 13, 1997)
Craig Lewis Kessinger
BROWNWOOD -- Craig Lewis Kessinger, 25, of Lubbock and formerly of Brownwood, died Monday near Lubbock from injuries received in a truck-motorcycle accident.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Heartland Funeral Home Chapel in Early with Jim Hall officiating. Burial will be in Rocky Creek Cemetery.
Mr. Kessinger was born in Lockhart and attended school in Comanche, Brownwood and Early. He worked as a grounds and maintenance supervisor at the Slaton Golf Course.
Survivors include his wife, Teresa Royall of Wolfforth; one son, Kevin Lewis Kessinger of Wolfforth; one stepson, Max Royall of Wolfforth; one stepdaughter, Sarah Royall of Wolfforth; his parents, Robert John Kessinger of Dublin and Joan Gale LeBleu of Brownwood; one brother, John D. Kessinger of Brownwood; one sister, Diana Reigle of Brownwood; his paternal grandparents, John and Eva Kessinger of Abilene; his maternal grandfather and step grandmother, Ellison D. and Lorena LeBleu of Rising Star; several aunts, uncles and cousins; and three nephews.
(Published on November 13, 1997)
James Arthur Cradduck
ANSON -- James Arthur Cradduck, 85, died Tuesday at his home.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Lawrence-Adams Funeral Home Chapel with P.B. Middlebrook officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Mr. Cradduck was born in Oklahoma Territory and served with the U.S. Army during World War II. He married Mozelle Blair in 1944 in Wichita Falls and moved to Jones County in 1946. He worked as an oilfield driller until retiring and was a Mason.
Survivors include his wife, of Anson; one son, Mike Cradduck of Corsicana; two daughters, Dianna Hardy of Roscoe and La Donna Blankenship of Tecumseh, Okla.; one sister, Pauline Morris of Davis, Okla.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
(Published on November 13, 1997)
Donald Franklin Champion
NEW ULM -- Donald Franklin Champion, 86, formerly of Ranger, died Monday.
Graveside memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Pilgrims Rest Cemetery in Industry, directed by Knesek Brothers/Etlinger Funeral Chapel of Bellville.
Mr. Champion was born in Calinga, Calif., and graduated from Ranger High School and New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, N.M. He married Alberta Craddock in 1934 in Tyler and worked as a civil engineer and land surveyor for Amaco Oil for 32 years until retiring in 1979. He then moved to New Ulm and owned Burleson Surveys in Houston and New Ulm. He authored two books, Wooden Derricks, Iron Men and Golden Women and Rumblings in the Earth. He was a former member of Industry-West End Lions Club and was a member of New Ulm Lions Club.
Survivors include his wife, of New Ulm; and many nieces and nephews.
(Published on November 13, 1997)
Loren 'Frosty' Frost
RISING STAR -- Loren F. "Frosty" Frost, 79, died Tuesday in a Brownwood hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Davis-Morris Funeral Home Chapel in Brownwood. Burial will be in Jordan Springs Cemetery in Brown County.
Mr. Frost was born in Portland, Maine, and served with the U.S. Navy during World War II. He married Wanda Alene Jordy in 1981 in Dallas and was a retired machinist and Baptist minister. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and Bible Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, of Rising Star; six children; 10 stepchildren, including Mary Womack and Billie Hammond, both of Brownwood; two brothers and one sister; 36 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
(Published on November 13, 1997)
Michael Ted Noe Sr.
Prominent Abilene scoutmaster dies at age 62
Michael Ted Noe Sr., 62, the first person inducted into the Chisholm Trail Council Hall of Fame, died Thursday in a local hospital.
The body will be at Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory, from 5 p.m. today until 5 p.m. Saturday. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Mr. Noe was born in Missouri and married Shirley Bassetti in 1957 in Abilene. He moved to Abilene in 1970.
After retiring from the U.S. Air Force, he worked as an electronics technician for West Texas Utilities.
He was involved in Scouting for 37 years, all but two in the Chisholm Trail Council. He founded Troop 3 which is sponsored by University Baptist Church.
Don Knecht, a retired Chisholm Trail Council executive, went to Noe's hospital room two days before his death. Noe and his wife were very active in Scouting as they both participated in events at the district and council levels.
"Michael was an extremely dedicated and sincere individual and also had a good sense of humor to go with that which helped him get along even better with the boys in the Boy Scouts," said Knecht.
Noe was a staff member of the Wood Badge and Timber Tag training programs and also was an instructor with the Eagle Mountain Junior Leader training program. He was a Vigil member and advisor of Order of the Arrow. He earned the Silver Beaver Award, District Award of Merit, Scouter's Training Award, Scouter's Key, Commissioner's Arrowhead Award and Baptist Good Shepherd Award.
He was president of KCARC, a ham radio club. He was a choir director, Sunday school teacher and Royal Ambassadors advisor, among other positions, at University Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, of Abilene; one son, Michael T. Noe Jr. of Abilene; one daughter, Marie Noe of Abilene; his parents, Howard and Gladys Noe of Mississippi; three sisters, Helen Lisanby and Kathy Long, both of Georgia, and Marion Noe of Mississippi; and one grandchild.
Memorials may be sent to Chisholm Trail Council, Boy Scouts of America, 1208 N. 5th, Abilene 79601.
(Published on November 14, 1997)
