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Luene Smith
BROWNWOOD -- Luene Smith, 84, lifelong local resident, died Wednesday in a local hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Davis-Morris Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. R.J. Elkins officiating. Burial will be in Greenleaf Cemetery.
Mrs. Smith was born in Oklahoma City and was a homemaker. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and was the widow of Walter R. Smith, whom she married in 1938 in Tucumcari, N.M.
Survivors include one son, Randel Smith of Brookesmith; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Visitation will be from 6-7 p.m. today in the funeral home.
(Published on November 14, 1997)
Lavada Johnson
COLEMAN -- Lavada C. Johnson, 72, co-owner and operator of Johnson Garden Center for many years, died Thursday at her home.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Walker Funeral Home Chapel with Sam Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Gouldbusk Cemetery.
Mrs. Johnson was born in Arkadelphia, Ark., and lived in Coleman County most of her life. She married Sam H. Johnson in 1942 in Coleman and was a member of Hillcrest Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, of Coleman; one daughter, Earlene Dockery of Trickham; two sons, Sammy Johnson of Cleburne and Thomas Johnson of Clyde; two brothers, John Fulbright of Coleman and Nolan Fulbright of Canton; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Memorials may be sent to Brownwood Hospice, 125 S. Park, Suite A, Box 2344, Brownwood 76804.
Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. today in the funeral home.
(Published on November 14, 1997)
Eddie Hicks
BROWNWOOD -- Eddie K. Hicks, 62, of Lake Brownwood, died Thursday in a Lubbock hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Lake Brownwood First Baptist Church with the Rev. Bill Wells officiating. Burial will be in Zephyr Cemetery, directed by Davis-Morris Funeral Home.
Mr. Hicks was born in Kilgore and was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He married Myra Nell Driskill in 1959 in Mount Calm and moved to Lake Brownwood in 1987. He was a retired oilfield worker and was a member of Lake Brownwood First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, of Lake Brownwood; one son, Myron James Hicks of Tyler; one daughter, Carla J. Hicks of Plano; three sisters, Ruby Yates of Groesbeck, Lessie Scott of Clute and Edith Hickman of Angleton; and five grandchildren.
(Published on November 14, 1997)
Ruth Yantis
DUBLIN -- Ruth C. Yantis, 87, owner of Roy Yantis & Co. Hardware and Auto Parts Store for more than 25 years, died Thursday in a local nursing home.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Harrell Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with the Rev. David Leach officiating. Burial will be in Dublin Liveoak Cemetery.
Mrs. Yantis was born in Stephenville and was a homemaker. She was a member of Dublin Garden Club and Methodist Women's Guild at First United Methodist Church and was the widow of Roy Otho Yantis, whom she married in 1928 in Hamilton.
Survivors include two sons, James Yantis and Richard M. "Dick" Yantis, both of Dublin; one daughter, Phyllis Salyer of Pecos; one brother, Harvey Collins of Stephenville; one sister, Marguerite Chambers of Gustine; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be sent to Dublin First United Methodist Church.
(Published on November 14, 1997)
Julia Louise Register
Julia Louise Register, 54, died Thursday at her home.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today in Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 542 Hickory, with the Rev. Robert Christian officiating. Burial will be in Compere Cemetery.
Mrs. Register was born in Abilene, where she attended school, and was a homemaker. She returned to Abilene in 1979 from Lubbock and was the widow of David Charles Register, whom she married in 1959 in Abilene.
Survivors include three sons, David Register of Petersburg, and Paul Register and Steven Register, both of Merkel; her mother, Emma Moore of Abilene; three brothers, Gene Moore of Abilene, Jimmy Moore of Vacaville, Calif., and Dennis Moore of San Marcos; two sisters, Loretta Logsdon of Abilene and Geneva Fort of Pasadena; three grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be sent to Cook Children's Medical Center, 801 7th Ave., Fort Worth 76104; or The House That Kerry Built, 751 Hickory, Abilene 79601.
(Published on November 15, 1997)
Juanita Hancock Mathers
Juanita Hancock Mathers, 83, died Wednesday in a local hospital.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Potosi Cemetery with the Rev. Charles Dunnam officiating, directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.
Mrs. Mathers was born in Dallas and attended school in Potosi. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Potosi Methodist Church and was the widow of Clyde Mathers, whom she married in 1954 in Long Beach, Calif.
Survivors include one stepdaughter, Mary Margaret Moore of Monmoth, Ill.; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and three cousins.
Memorials may be sent to American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 41, Abilene 79604; or Potosi Cemetery Association, 3418 Potosi Road, Abilene 79602.
(Published on November 15, 1997)
Annie Shelburne
BALLINGER -- Annie Shelburne, 98, died Thursday in El Paso.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Evergreen Cemetery with the Rev. Tony Gruben officiating, directed by Rains-Seale Funeral Home. A memorial service was held Friday in Fort Hancock.
Ms. Shelburne was born in Runnels County and graduated from Hardin-Simmons University. She started teaching school at the elementary level in 1918 in Runnels County and taught in Fort Hancock for many years until retiring. She was a member of Fort Hancock Baptist Church.
Survivors include many nieces and nephews.
(Published on November 15, 1997)
Mary Katherine Cogburn
COMANCHE -- Mary Katherine Cogburn, 88, of Dallas and formerly of Comanche, died Thursday in an Arlington care facility after a long illness.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Hall & Sons Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Wesley Howard officiating. Burial will be in De Leon Cemetery.
Mrs. Cogburn was born in St. Louis and was a homemaker. She formerly worked for the Methodist Retirement Home and Blanton Gardens and was a former member of Comanche First United Methodist Church. She moved to Dallas in 1965 and was a member of Highland Park Methodist Church. She was the widow of Charles Thurman Cogburn.
Survivors include two sons, Tom Cogburn and Phil Cogburn, both of Dallas; one brother, Sy Copeland of Richardson; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
(Published on November 15, 1997)
Thelma Warren Huff
SEYMOUR -- Thelma Warren Huff, 77, of Harlingen, sister of two Big Country residents, died Thursday in Temple.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in First Christian Church with the Rev. Marvin Griffin officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery, directed by Archer Funeral Home.
Mrs. Huff was born in Cottle County and moved to Baylor County in 1931. She graduated from Seymour High School in 1937. She was a homemaker and moved to Harlingen in 1982. She was a member of First Christian Church and was the widow of William Lewis Huff, whom she married in 1941.
Survivors include one daughter, Donna Fest of Killeen; two sisters, Lela Crawford of Hamlin and Wilma Loflin of Anson; two brothers, Melvin Warren of Decatur and Clyde Warren of Tulsa, Okla.; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
(Published on November 15, 1997)
