Today's Obituaries (May 18, 1998)
Sean Zebley
Sean Zebley, 44, died Friday at a local nursing home.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at North's Memorial Chapel,
242 Orange, with the Rev. Jimmy Griffith officiating. Burial will
be in Neinda Cemetery.
Mr. Zebley grew up in El Paso and moved to Abilene in 1972.
He was an Air Force veteran and worked for Abilene Metal Building
for several years. He had been a truck driver for 12 years and
worked for Hill Brothers Transport since 1997. He was a Baptist.
He married Pam Collins in 1985 in Abilene.
Survivors include his wife of Abilene; two sons, Chris Zebley
and Jacob Zebley, both of Tacoma, Wash.; two daughters, Elizabeth
Zebley and Melissa Zebley, both of Tacoma; one stepson, Kevin
Hatley of San Antonio; one stepdaughter, Kristi Hatley of Abilene;
and four brothers, Jeff Zebley of California, Tim Bruster of Eden,
Andy Zebley of Indiana and Noel Zebley of Texas.
Lloyd Seybold
Lloyd G. Seybold, 68, died Saturday at a local hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Allen-Korzenewski Funeral
Home Chapel, 1443 N. 2nd, with the Revs. Burtis Williams and Steve
Parker officiating. Burial will be in Tuscola Cemetery.
Mr. Seybold was born in Wink and had lived in Abilene for more
than 35 years. He was retired from R&R Electronics and was
a member of Elmcrest Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the Army
and Air Force and was a member of the Masonic Lodge. He married
Anne Gosset in 1962 in Abilene.
Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Melissa Mitchell
of Abilene; one son, Jeff Seybold of Abilene; his mother, Pennie
Seybold of Abilene; three sisters, Jean Aaron of Tuscola, Nell
Martin of Lake Livingston and Sandy Parker of Abilene; one brother,
Royce Seybold of El Paso; and one grandchild.
Memorials may be made to Hendrick Hospice Care, P.O. Box 1922,
Abilene 79604.
The family will be at the funeral home from 7-8:30 today.
Zena Fair Gallaway
Zena Fair Gallaway, 93, died Friday in a local nursing home.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at 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.
Zendola Yoes
BROWNWOOD -- Zendola Yoes, 67, of Rising Star died Saturday
at her home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Davis-Morris Funeral Home
Chapel with the Rev. Billy Sellers officiating. Burial will be
in Eastlawn Memorial Park.
Mrs. Yoes was born in Friona and grew up in Plainview. She
was a retired school teacher and a member of First Baptist Church
in Bellville. She married Bill Yoes in 1952 in Plainview.
Survivors include her husband of Rising Star; two sons, Brian
Yoes of Pledger and Paul Yoes of Santa Barbara, Calif.; his mother,
Moruca King of Tulia; one sister, Latrella Flowers of Tulia; two
brothers, Gene King of Tulia and Austin King of Burlington, Colo.;
and two grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Big Country, 3113 Oldham
Lane, Abilene 79602.
Adelene Glass Burson
HASKELL -- Adelene Glass Burson, 74, died Saturday at a Lubbock
hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with
the Rev. Jim Turner and Dr. Troy Culpepper officiating. Burial
will be in Willow Cemetery, directed by Holden-McCauley Funeral
Directors.
Mrs. Burson was born in Haskell County and was a secretary
and bookkeeper for the county superintendent. She was a Baptist.
She was the widow of Moreland Glass. She married Vernay Burson
in 1992 in Haskell.
Survivors include her husband of Haskell; two daughters, Bobbye
Carnes of Plano and Jeanette Walker of Dallas; one son, Kenneth
Glass of Spring; one brother, Raleigh Conner of Ozona; six grandchildren,
two great-grandchildren and several nephews.
Mynye Belle Bratton
ROTAN -- Mynye Belle Bratton, 72, died Sunday at a local hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Rotan Church of Christ
with J.J. Martin officiating, directed by Weathersbee Funeral
Home.
Mrs. Bratton was born in McCulloch County and had lived in
the Rotan area since 1967. She was a homemaker and a member of
Rotan Church of Christ. She married Darmon Bratton in 1943 in
Brownwood.
Survivors include her husband of Rotan; one daughter, Brenda
Hicks Lipke of Rotan; one son, Steve Bratton of Austin; two sisters,
Marie Cates of Brady and Molette Behrnes of Burnet.
Memorials may be made to the Rotan Church of Christ youth program.
Glenda Bullion McGlothlin
COMANCHE -- Glenda Bullion McGlothlin, 63, of Bossier City,
La., formerly of Brownwood, died Sunday at a Waco hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hall & Sons Funeral
Home Chapel. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery.
Mrs. McGlothlin was born in San Angelo and was a homemaker
and a member of Belle Plain Baptist Church in Brownwood. She married
Harold Gene McGlothlin in 1974 in San Antonio.
Survivors include her husband of Bossier City; two daughters,
Kathy Luthy of Brownwood and Mary Right of Comanche; one son,
James Luthy of Brownwood; one brother, David Bullion of Eden;
one sister, Betty Watson of Temple; and two grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Comanche
Unit, 804 W. Wright, Comanche 76442.
The family will be at the funeral home from 7-8:30 p.m. today.
Lois Marie Wilson
STRAWN -- Lois Marie Wilson, 90, died Saturday at her home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Mesquite and Rusk Street
Church of Christ in Ranger with Ronnie Lowe officiating, assisted
by Weldon Smith. Burial will be in Mount Marion Cemetery, directed
by Edwards Funeral Home.
Mrs. Wilson ws born in Erath County and grew up and attended
school in the Stephenville area. She lived in the Strawn area
most of her life. She was a member of Mesquite and Rusk Street
Church of Christ and a homemaker. She married Dean Wilson in 1923
in Stephenville; he preceded her in death.
Survivors include three grandsons and five great-grandchildren.
Wayne Day
ROTAN -- Wayne Day, 69, died Sunday at his home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church
with Chester Lessman officiating. Burial will be in Belvieu Cemetery,
directed by Weathersbee Funeral Home.
Mr. Day was born in Ovalo and was a retired minister. He was
a member of Cross Roads Baptist Church and had lived in Rotan
for 4-1/2 years. He married Charlene Day in 1947 in Brownfield.
Survivors include his wife of Rotan; three daughters, Judy
Speck of Rotan, Lanore Green of Newcame and Kathy Bowen of Houston;
one son, Wayne Day Jr.; three sisters, Bertha Marsh and Ruby Groves
of Brownfield and Wanda Linderman of Portales, N.M.; three brothers,
Leo Day of Spur, W.C. Day of Odessa and Horace Day of Andrews;
eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Patsy Jo Clark
BALLINGER -- Patsy Jo Clark, 62, died Saturday in San Angelo.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church
with the Rev. Jerry Howe officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen
Cemetery, directed by Rains-Seale Funeral Home.
Mrs. Clark was born in Blanton and was an office clerk for
Dry Manufacturing in Winters for more than 25 years. She was a
member of First Baptist Church and Three Rivers Good Sams Club.
She worked with church youth and Little League for many years
and was a member of National and State Archery Association for
more than 10 years. She married Marvin Clark in 1952 in Ballinger.
Survivors include her husband of Ballinger; one daughter, Mickie
Hallmark of Gatesville; two sons, Marvin "Buster" Clark
of Ozona and John David Clark of Wylie (near Dallas); one sister,
Mrs. O.J. Murray of Winters; one brother, Carl Canady of Freeport;
nine grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to West Texas Rehabilitation Center;
the American Cancer Society; or the donor's favorite charity.
Billie Ruth Jones McChristian
Billie Ruth Jones McChristian, 63, died Sunday at an Abilene
hospital. Services are pending with Curtis-Starks Funeral Home,
542 E.N. 7th.
Curtis Jordan
HASKELL -- Curtis Jordan died Sunday at an Abilene hospital.
Services are pending with Holden-McCauley Funeral Directors.
Moses Aaron Brown
SWEETWATER -- Moses Aaron Brown, 17, died Sunday in Snyder.
Services are pending with McCoy Funeral Home.
Ray Beggs
FORT WORTH -- Ray Beggs, 67, of White Settlement, formerly
of Eastland County, died Saturday at a local hospital. Services
will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Ranger.
Joseph Daniel O'Connor
SWEETWATER -- Joseph Daniel O'Connor, 60, died Sunday in Abilene.
Services are pending with McCoy Funeral Home.
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