Today's Obituaries (May 17, 1998)

Mary Francis Kincheloe

Mary Francis Kincheloe, 66, died Friday in a local hospital.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Heritage Baptist Church with the Rev. Mike Schirle officiating. Burial will be in Oddfellows Cemetery, directed by North's Funeral Home, 242 Orange.

Mrs. Kincheloe grew up in Columbia, Mo., and moved to Abilene in 1952. She worked for KRBC-TV for more than 20 years and the building inspector's office with the city of Abilene for more than 10 years until retiring in 1994. She was the widow of John Edgar, whom she married in 1956 in Abilene. She married James Kincheloe in 1992 in Abilene and was a member of Abilene Women's Bowling Association for more than 40 years. She also was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2012 Ladies Auxiliary, Daughters of American Revolution and Heritage Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband of Abilene; one daughter, Jennifer Beth Edgar of Spring; one stepson, Mike Kincheloe of Odessa; two stepdaughters, Lisa Humpheys and Pam Wells, both of Odessa; two brothers, Bert Mayes of Abilene and John Mayes of Spring; one sister, Barbara Baker of Dallas; and six step grandchildren.

Zena Fair Gallaway

Zena Fair Gallaway, 93, died Friday in a local nursing home.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Faith, 5701 U.S. Hwy 277 South, with the Rev. Curtis Cadenhead officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Memorial Park.

Mrs. Gallaway was born in Black Springs, Ark., and attended school in Fannin County. She graduated from East Texas State and Texas Christian universities and started a 42-year school teaching career in 1926 in Van Zandt County. She also taught in Canton, Wills Point, Granbury, for 13 years in Brownwood, and at Howard-Payne College in Brownwood. She received the George Washington Medal in 1965 from the American Freedoms Foundation in Valley Forge, Pa. She was a life member of both the National Retired and Texas State teachers associations. She was a volunteer for the American Red Cross and was a member of 20th Century Club, Delta Kappa Gamma and St. James United Methodist Church. She was the widow of John Gallaway, whom she married in 1928 in Riverby.

Survivors include one nephew, Jim Cummins of Odessa.

Memorials may be sent to Delta Kappa Gamma.

Eugene Malone

Eugene Malone, 72, equipment operator for Earl M. Bailey Construction for 36 years until retiring in 1989, died Friday in a local hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 542 Hickory, with the Rev. Robert Graven officiating. Burial will be in I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

Mr. Malone was born in Carthage and married Bonnie Cline in 1942 in Lamesa. He served with the U.S. Marine Corps. He moved to Abilene in 1953 from Lamesa and was a Baptist.

Survivors include his wife of Abilene; one son, Daley Gene Malone of Abilene; three daughters, Mary Ann Huckelbridge and Bonnie Joyce Scott, both of Abilene, and Doris Gene Robinson of Eula; seven sisters, Helen Pennington of Roswell, N.M., Dorothy Bullard of Lamesa, Josephine Butler of Odessa, Bonnie Sue Young of Houston, Ruth Wilburn of Andrews, Wanda Louise Rogers of Newmore and Evelyn Joyce Price of Longview; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Memorials may be sent to American Heart Association, 149 N. Willis, Abilene 79603.

Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. today in the funeral home.

Walter David Paige

Walter David Paige, 73, heavy equipment salesman with Plains Machinery for 17 years until retiring in 1980, died Friday at his home.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in St. Paul United Methodist Church with the Revs. Archie Echols and Bill Libby officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Memorial Park, directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.

Mr. Paige was born in Temple and graduated from Coleman High School, McMurry College, now McMurry University, and Hardin-Simmons University. He served with the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theater during World War II and moved to Abilene in 1946 from Coleman. He married Birdie M. Walker in 1949 in Abilene and taught school at Buffalo Elementary near Santa Anna for two years and in Abilene for two years. He was a member of International Order of the Oddfellows and also the Propheteers Sunday School Class and United Methodist Men at St. Paul United Methodist Church.

Survivors include his wife of Abilene; two sons, Jimmy David Paige of Abilene and John Hammond Paige of Houston; one daughter, Geneva Ann Paige of Abilene; five grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be sent to St. Paul United Methodist Church Television Ministry, P.O. Box 3396, Abilene 79604.

Jane Guinn Kinard

Jane Guinn Kinard, 82, died Friday in a local care facility.

The body will be cremated. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Church of the Heavenly Rest, Episcopal with the Rev. Scott Mayer officiating, directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 5701 U.S. Hwy 277 South.

Mrs. Kinard was born in Palestine and moved to Abilene in 1926. She graduated from Abilene High School in 1932 and Hardin-Simmons University in 1936. She married Cearley Read "C.R." Kinard in 1939 in Abilene and taught Sunday school for many years at Church of the Heavenly Rest, Episcopal. She also worked with Women of the Church, which included being a volunteer at the Thrift House.

Survivors include her husband of Abilene; one son, James C. Kinard of Columbus, Ohio; one daughter, Janet Heyne of Houston; one sister, Clara Campbell of Abilene; and six grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to Windcrest Alzheimer's Care Center, 6050 Hospital Drive, Abilene 79606; or a favorite charity.

Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. today in the funeral home and after the service in the church parish hall.

Gale 'Gabby' Hubble

CLYDE -- Gale "Gabby" Hubble 70, died Thursday in a local nursing home.

The body was cremated. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Bailey Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ronnie Timms officiating.

Mr. Hubble was born in Wayne County, Ill., and married Norma Jean Stanley in 1946 in Clay City, Ill. He moved to Clyde in 1969 from Abilene. He worked as a truck driver for Hack Drilling for 22 years and Bandera Trucking for several years until retiring. He was a Baptist.

Survivors include his wife of Clyde; one son, William Hubble of Chesapeake, Va.; two daughters, Candance Faye Howard of New Braunfels and Debroah Kaye Huston of Naples, Fla.; two brothers, Burton Hubble of Olney, Ill., and Leon Hubble of Bettendorf, Iowa; one sister, Leila Mae Runyon of Noble, Ill.; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Davis Cade 'Bubba' Chick

LA JARA, Colo. -- Davis Cade "Bubba" Chick, 2, son of a former Merkel resident, died April 21 in a local hospital.

Services were held April 24 at First United Methodist Church in Alamosa, Colo.

Davis was born in Alamosa, Colo.

Survivors include his parents, Chuck and Christine Chick of La Jara; one brother, Taylor Chick of La Jara; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chick of Alamosa, Colo., and Peggy Hartline of Abilene; his maternal grandparents, Peter and Joyce Passarelli of Dale City, Va.; his great-grandmother, Theda Wheeler of Trent; and five uncles and one aunt.

Frances Suzanne White

ANSON -- Frances Suzanne White, 77, of Abilene and formerly of Anson, died Friday in an Abilene care center.

Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Mount Hope Cemetery with the Rev. Richard Payne officiating, directed by Lawrence-Adams Funeral Home.

Ms. White was born in Anson, where she graduated from high school in 1939, and served with the U.S. Navy's WAVES during World War II. She then worked in Houston until 1952 when she moved to Dallas. She was employed by Gardner Brothers Drilling Co. in Dallas and, later, Callier Hearing Center and the University of Texas at Dallas until retiring in 1987. She moved to Abilene in 1996.

Survivors include two sisters, Nancy Alberts of Weatherford and Jane Keene of San Angelo; three brothers, George B. White of Abilene, and James White and John White, both of Lubbock; six nephews and three nieces; six great-nieces and seven great-nephews; and three great-great-nephews.

Visitation will be from 1:30-2:30 p.m. today in the funeral home.

Betty Kay Roberts Franklin

POTOSI -- Betty Kay Roberts Franklin, 31, lifelong resident of the Clyde-Potosi area, died Friday at her home.

Graveside services will be at 6 p.m. Monday in Clyde Cemetery with the Rev. Ronnie Timms officiating, directed by Bailey Funeral Home of Clyde.

Mrs. Franklin was born in Baird and graduated from Clyde High School. She married Ronnie Franklin in 1983 in Clyde and worked in home health care. She was a Baptist.

Survivors include her husband of Potosi; two sons, Zachary Dean Franklin and Justin Ryan Franklin, both of Potosi; one daughter, Jennifer Renea Franklin of Potosi; her mother, Lela Roberts of Clyde; two brothers, Virgil Roberts of Proctor and Sylvester Roberts of Clyde; two sisters, Judy Schulte of Clyde and Linda Darnell of Baird; and several nieces and nephews.

Gladys Gray

ANSON -- Gladys Gray, 91, died Friday in an Azle hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Northside Baptist Church with the Revs. Tom Lewis and Jerry Pittman officiating. Graveside services will be at 5 p.m. in Necessity Cemetery east of Breckenridge, directed by Lawrence-Adams Funeral Home.

Mrs. Gray was born in Williamson County and moved to Lueders in 1948 from Necessity, and to Anson in 1961. She worked as a nurse's aide and private duty nurse. She also was a homemaker. She was a member of Northside Baptist Church and was the widow of James Davis Gray, whom she married in 1927 in Breckenridge.

Survivors include two sons, James Gray of Azle and Bert Gray of Waco; four daughters, Margaret Richardson of Stamford, Barbara Roseberry of Weatherford, Eva Thetford of Boyd and Nell Eoff of Hamlin; 22 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.

The body will be at the church at noon today.

Elmo Carrie 'Bill' Ruhmann

MIDLAND -- Elmo Carrie "Bill" Ruhmann, 85, formerly of Ballinger, died Friday in a local hospital.

Private graveside services will be held. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Midland First United Methodist Church with the Rev. C. Lane Boyd officiating, directed by Ellis Funeral Home.

Mr. Ruhmann was born in Kaufman County and attended school in Ballinger. He also attended Texas Tech University and worked for the Texas Department of Transportation in South Texas and the Panhandle for several years. He was a civil engineer for the U.S. Navy from 1940 until accepting the same position in 1946 with Socony Vacuum, later known as Mobil Oil Co., in Berinas, Venezuela. He married Elowiese Irvin in 1948 and moved to Midland in 1949. He was employed by Buddy Johnson Construction Co. until 1955 when he joined Collins Construction Co. He formerly lived in Panama City, Panama.

Survivors include his wife of Midland; two daughters, Kathryn Goerlich of Houston and Donna Cornelius of Midland; one son, William Carrie Ruhmann of Midland; five grandchildren; and one nephew and one niece.

Memorials may be sent to Hospice of Midland, P.O. Box 2621, Midland 79702.

Lola Leatherman

BROWNWOOD -- Lola P. Leatherman, 71, formerly of Coleman, died Saturday in a San Angelo hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel in Coleman with Dr. Charles Sheffield officiating. Burial will be in Brown Ranch Cemetery.

Mrs. Leatherman was born in Coleman County and attended school in Leaday. She was a homemaker and moved to Coleman in 1974 from Tom Green County, and to San Angelo in 1993 and Brownwood in 1996. She was a Baptist and was the widow of Lee Leatherman, whom she married in 1942 in San Angelo.

Survivors include four daughters, Virginia Gibbard of San Angelo, Patsy Dicus of Weatherford, Deborah Fowler of Brownwood and Wanda Boucher of Coleman; one son, Lee Leatherman Jr. of Brownwood; her stepmother, Annabelle Phillips of San Angelo; one sister, Ethel Fenwick of San Angelo; six half-sisters, Dee Moody, Mary Vejinski and Eugenia Ramsey, all of Bryan, Janelle Allen, Janie Ross and Charlene Perkins; one half-brother, Kennard Ramsey of Bryan; 15 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be from 3-5 p.m. today in the funeral home.

Ollie Mae Deatherage

MERKEL -- Ollie Mae Deatherage, 88, died Friday in Abilene.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in McBee Cemetery in Ovalo with the Rev. Jimmy Griffith officiating, directed by Starbuck Funeral Home.

Mrs. Deatherage was born in Eastland County and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Golden Saints and First Baptist Church and was the widow of Lonnie Deatherage.

Survivors include one daughter, Linda Lambert Kinder of Merkel; one brother, Everett David "Pete" Belew of Big Spring; four grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Stephen Jewel Hayes

BROWNWOOD -- Stephen Jewel Hayes, 7-day-old infant son of Brandon and Jessica Jones Hayes of Brownwood, died Friday in a Fort Worth hospital.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Eastlawn Memorial Park with the Rev. Jack Ruth officiating, directed by Heartland Funeral Home of Early.

Stephen was born in Brownwood.

Other survivors include his grandparents, Tony and Debra Guidroz of Early and Steve and Ludy Hayes of Coleman; his great-grandparents, Mary Lindsey of San Saba, Jerry and Nancy Light of Cherokee, Mr. and Mrs. Felix O. Noel of Opelousas, La., and Mr. and Mrs. Davis Lee Guidroz of Washington, La.; his great-great-grandmother, Dorothy Wilson of Liberty Hill; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

Lamoin Mitchell

ALBANY -- Lamoin (Mrs. Bob) Mitchell, 87, died Saturday in an Abilene hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in United Pentecostal Church with the Rev. James Manley officiating. Burial will be in Albany Cemetery, directed by Godfrey-Neese Funeral Home.

Mrs. Mitchell was born in Desdemona and married R.I. "Bob" Mitchell in 1933 in Breckenridge. She was a homemaker and was a member of United Pentecostal Church.

Survivors include one daughter, Tranquilla Boswell of Odessa; one son, Don Mitchell of Atlanta; one brother, Cay Stocton of Albany; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Lloyd Seybold

Lloyd G. Seybold, 68, died Saturday in a local hospital. Services are pending with Allen-Korzenewski Funeral Home, 1443 N. 2nd.

Lillian Marlin

BIG SPRING -- Lillian Marlin, 76, of Midland and formerly of Big Spring, died Friday in a Stanton nursing home. Services are pending with Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.

Adelene Burson

HASKELL -- Adelene Burson died Saturday in a Lubbock hospital. Services are pending with Holden-McCauley Funeral Directors.

Kenneth McVea

BIG SPRING -- Kenneth O. McVea, 32, died Friday from injuries received in a truck accident north of Snyder on Highway 208. Services are pending with Myers & Smith Funeral Home.

Babe Adeline Ricks

DUBLIN -- Babe Adeline Ricks, 91, Friday in a local nursing home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Harrell Funeral Home Memorial Chapel.

Roy Eugene 'Gene' Wilson

BIG SPRING -- Roy Eugene "Gene" Wilson, 75, died Friday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home Rosewood Chapel.

Eula Faye Hughes

STEPHENVILLE -- Eula Faye Hughes, 80, died Friday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel.

W.O. Ocie Tipping

IRA -- W.O. Ocie Tipping, 91, died Saturday in a Snyder hospital after a lengthy illness. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home Chapel in Snyder.

B.T. Davis

DE LEON -- B.T. Davis, 63, of Comanche County died Saturday at his home. The body will be cremated and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements were made by Nowlin Funeral Home.

Urbano Salinas Herrera Jr.

SNYDER -- Urbano Salinas Herrera Jr., 80, died Friday in a Lubbock hospital. Services will be at 4 p.m. Monday in Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home Chapel.