Today's Obituaries (May 13, 1998)

Elsie Lou Martin

Elsie Lou Martin, 79, died May 2 in rural Taylor County.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest with the Revs. Scott Mayer, Rosemary P. Thomas and Roderick L. Reinecke officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery in Anson, directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 5701 U.S. Hwy 277 South.

Mrs. Martin was born in Asheville, N.C., and graduated from Edgewood High School in Pennsylvania, Baker University in Kansas and the University of Pittsburgh. She married Edward H. Martin in 1948 in Galveston and was a homemaker. She moved to Abilene 35 years ago from Philadelphia and was a volunteer at the Thrift House. She was a member of Episcopal of the Heavenly Rest.

Survivors include one son, Hale Martin of Littleton, Colo.; three daughters, Louise Martin Kreis of De Soto, Jeanne Martin of Marin County, Calif., and Marianne Martin Puccia of Terre Haute, Ind.; her stepmother, Esther Reinecke of Topeka, Kan.; three brothers, Paul S. Reinecke of Columbia, S.C., Rod Reinecke of Burlington, N.C., and John Reinecke of Starkville, Miss.; and seven grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to The Elsie Lou and Edward H. Martin Memorial Fund for Elderly Care, Community Foundation of Abilene, P.O. Box 1001, Abilene 79604.

Visitation will be from 6-7:30 p.m. today in the funeral home.

Dr. Edward Martin

Dr. Edward H. Martin, 79, co-founder of the Abilene Diagnostic Clinic in 1969, died May 2 in rural Taylor County.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest with the Revs. Scott Mayer, Rosemary P. Thomas and Roderick L. Reinecke officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery in Anson, directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 5701 U.S. Hwy 277 South.

Dr. Martin was born in Waco and graduated from Anson High School and the University of Texas. He earned a doctorate of medicine from the U.T. Medical Branch in Galveston and was a physician in Spur for many years. He served with the U.S. Army and married Elsie Louise Reinecke in 1948 in Galveston. He moved to Abilene 35 years ago from Pennsylvania and was an internist and cardiologist. He retired from practice about two years ago. He was a member of the Taylor-Jones-Haskell County Medical Society, American Medical Association and Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest.

Survivors include one son, Hale Martin of Littleton, Colo.; three daughters, Louise Martin Kreis of De Soto, Jeanne Martin of Marin County, Calif., and Marianne Martin Puccia of Terre Haute, Ind.; and seven grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to The Elsie Lou and Edward H. Martin Memorial Fund for Elderly Care, Community Foundation of Abilene, P.O. Box 1001, Abilene 79604.

Visitation will be from 6-7:30 p.m. today in the funeral home.

Mary Anderson

Mary Anderson, 81, a resident of the Abilene State School, died Sunday in a local hospital.

Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Abilene State School Cemetery with Chaplain Ray Bingham officiating, directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.

Miss Anderson was born in Amarillo and had lived at the Abilene State School since 1944.

Survivors include two sisters, Merle Ayers and Ruth Brown, both of Amarillo; and several nieces and nephews.

Patricia Watson

KINGSTON, Okla. -- Patricia Marie Watson, 49, mother of an Abilene resident, died Monday in a Denison hospital after an illness.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Wells Valley Cemetery in Wapanucka, Okla. with Jim Pitts officiating, directed by Watts Funeral Home of Madill, Okla.

Ms. Watson was born in Wapanucka, Okla., and grew up in Wapanucka and Fort Worth. She moved to Kingston six years ago and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.

Survivors include one son, Robert L. Shaw of Abilene; two daughters, Tracey Shaw-Salge of Fort Worth and Lisa Marie Magana of Kingston; her mother, Juanita Watson of Kingston; two brothers, Johnny Miller of Van Buren, Ark., and Shondean Goscinski of Sallisaw, Okla.; and three grandchildren.

H. Arnold Reynolds

SNYDER -- H. Arnold Reynolds, 83, died Tuesday in an Abilene hospital after a lengthy illness.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home Chapel with Homer Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Hillside Memorial Gardens.

Mr. Reynolds was born in Crosbyton, where he married Polly Proctor in 1933, and was a retired civil service employee. He moved to Snyder in 1992 from Lytle.

Survivors include his wife, of Snyder; two daughters, Sue Lyon of Snyder and Betty Starr of Abilene; one son, Jerry Reynolds of Smyrna, Ga.; one brother, Basil Reynolds of Athens, Ala.; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Naoma Lockaby

BAIRD -- Naoma Lockaby, 83, died Monday in a local nursing home.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Ross Cemetery Annex with the Rev. Ricky Carstensen officiating, directed by Parker Funeral Home.

Mrs. Lockaby was born in Alma, Okla., and married Charlie Floyd Lockaby in 1933. She was a homemaker and moved to Texas in 1975 from Roswell, N.M., and Baird in 1980. She was a Baptist.

Survivors include two daughters, Joyce Blevins of Clyde and Jerlene Jeffcoat of Whitney; four sons, Floyd E. Lockaby of Roswell, N.M., Loyd L. Lockaby of Denton Valley, Jack D. Lockaby of Alvarado and Fred D. Lockaby of Clyde; 26 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.

Edith Iona Dickie

COMANCHE -- Edith Iona Dickie, 83, died Tuesday in a De Leon nursing home.

Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Board Church Cemetery with Gerald Burns officiating, directed by Hall & Sons Funeral Home.

Mrs. Dickie was born in Hasse and was self-employed in the grocery business and ladies ready-to-wear in Baghdad, Ariz. until retiring. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star. She was a Baptist and was the widow of Ernest R. Dickie.

Survivors include one daughter, Carol J. Turner of Baghdad, Ariz.; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be sent to a favorite charity.

Visitation will be from 7-8:30 p.m. today in the funeral home.

Cassie Knight

WINTERS -- Cassie Knight, 84, died Tuesday in a local hospital.

Services will be at 4 p.m. today in Winters First Baptist Church with the Rev. Glenn Shoemake officiating. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery, directed by Winters Funeral Home.

Mrs. Knight was born in Bartlesville, Okla., and was a homemaker. She moved to Hamlin in 1934 and Winters in 1961. She was a member of First Baptist Church and was the widow of C.R. Knight, whom she married in 1931 in Claremore, Okla.

Survivors include two sons, Cloyd Knight Jr. of Arlington and Charles Knight of LaPorte; four daughters, Ruby Morrison of Winters, Sandy Banner of Dryden, Becky Long of Goldthwaite and Betty Pierce of Shamrock; one sister, Dorothy Axsom of Bartlesville, Okla.; 19 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Memorials may be sent to First Baptist Church, Winters 79567; or West Texas Rehabilitation Center, 4601 Hartford, Abilene 79605.

Lawrence "Larry" Labarthe

Lawrence C. "Larry" Labarthe, 76, of Dallas, died Tuesday at his home. Services are pending with Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 5701 U.S. Hwy 277 South.

James Pilgrim

SNYDER -- James Pilgrim, 20, died Tuesday in a Lubbock hospital. Services are pending with Wright-Colonial Funeral Home.

Hazel Margarite "Big Ma" Boucher

DUBLIN -- Hazel Margarite "Big Ma" Boucher, 88, died Tuesday in a local nursing home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Gustine First Baptist Church, directed by Harrell Funeral Home.

Homer Lynn Reed

SNYDER -- Homer Lynn Reed, 65, died recently at his home after a lengthy illness. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Fort Bliss National Cemetery in El Paso, directed by Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.

Andemio Jara "A.J." Mendez

BIG SPRING -- Andemio Jara "A.J." Mendez, 88, died Saturday in San Antonio. Rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Myers & Smith Funeral Home Chapel. Mass will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Ollie Richardson

HERMLEIGH -- Ollie Richardson, 93, died Monday in a Snyder hospital. Services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday in Trinity United Methodist Church, directed by Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home of Snyder.