Today's Obituaries (May 25, 1998)

Effie Clemmer

Effie L. Clemmer, 91, died Sunday at a local nursing home.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 542 Hickory. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Merriman Cemetery with the Revs. James Zug and Chris Diebel officiating.

Ms. Clemmer was born in Eastland County, where she attended school. She was a retired sales clerk for Minter's, Grissom's and Thornton's. She moved to Abilene from Ranger in 1941 and was a member of First Christian Church. She was a member of Eastern Star for at least 60 years. She married Carl Brock Clemmer in 1934 in Baird; he preceded her in death.

Survivors include two sons, Lester Clemmer of Rowlett and Buford Clemmer of Long Beach, Calif.; two daughters, Arritta Bruton of Abilene and Phyllis Harper of Baytown; one sister, Velma Morris of Eastland; 16 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to First Christian Church Building Fund, 1420 N. 3rd, Abilene 79601.

The family will be at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. today.

Edna (Mrs. L.B.) Wells

COLEMAN - Edna (Mrs. L.B.) Wells, 93, died Saturday at an Abilene nursing home.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Coleman Cemetery with the Rev. Gary Boyd officiating, directed by Stevens Funeral Home.

Mrs. Wells was born in Crockett and grew up and graduated from high school in Bartlett. She graduated from Seaton Hospital Nursing School in Austin and was a registered nurse for many years at Overall-Morris Memorial Hospital (now Coleman County Medical Center). She was Coleman County school nurse for a number of years. She had lived in Coleman since 1944 and was a member of First Baptist Church. She married L.B. Wells in 1932 in Litton Springs; he preceded her in death.

Survivors include three daughters, JoAnn Hale of Coleman, Jackie Jennings of Abilene and Billie Blake of Garland; one son, Bozie Wells of Glen Rose; two brothers, Billy Tittle of Lewisville and Ray Tittle of Cocoa Beach, Fla.; four sisters, Mary Jo Minnox of College Station, Evelyn Greer of Forney, Olive Tepper of Rowlett and Merle Young of Little Rock, Ark.; 12 grandchildren and 21 great- and great-great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Muscular Dystrophy, the American Heart Association or the donor's favorite charity.

The family will be at the funeral home from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday.

Molly Pearl Gage

KNOX CITY - Molly Pearl Gage, 97, of Lake Charles, La., died Sunday at a Lake Charles hospital.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Knox City Church of Christ with Travis Boyd officiating. Burial will be in Knox County Cemetery, directed by Smith Funeral Home.

Mrs. Gage lived in Comanche County and Knox City before moving to Lake Charles 10 years ago.

Survivors include one daughter, Dortha Carlile of Lake Charles; four brothers, Sam Lusk of Haskell, Fred Lusk of Cleburne and Norman Lusk and Calvin Lusk, both of Abilene; one sister, Marie Darr of Knox City; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Dorothy Mae Lawrence

BROWNWOOD - Dorothy Mae Lawrence, 71, of Little River and formerly of Brownwood, died Friday in Little River.

Services were Saturday at Davis-Morris Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Dennis Moodey and Kyle Horton officiating. Burial was in Eastlawn Memorial Park.

Mrs. Lawrence was born in Breckenridge and was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Little River. She married Euless Lawrence in 1949 in Brownwood.

Survivors include her husband, of Little River; four sons, William Thomas of Frisco, Mark Lawrence of Little River and Otis Lawrence and Ronald Lawrence, both of Brownwood; two daughters, Ellen Lawrence of Roseburg, Ore., and Carolyn Parker of El Reno, Okla.; 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Jessie Kirk Tackett

BROWNWOOD - Jessie Kirk Tackett, 55, of Liberty died Tuesday in Liberty.

Graveside services were Sunday in Eastlawn Memorial Park with the Rev. R.J. Elkins officiating, directed by Davis-Morris Funeral Home.

Mr. Tackett was born in Brown County and graduated from Grand Falls Royalty High School. He was a military veteran, a construction worker and a member of Union United Methodist Church in Grand Falls.

Survivors include his wife, Valerie Tackett of Liberty; his mother, Eloise Tackett of Alpine; one sister, Georgina Rinehart of Alpine; five daughters, Elisa Rankin of Uvalde, Angela Hegstrom of Lubbock, Jennifer of Liberty, Nicole and Jessica; two sons, Jared Jewkes of El Paso and Jeremy; four grandchildren, two nieces and numerous cousins.

Rachel Virginia 'Bobbye' Perkins

EARLY - Rachel Virginia "Bobbye" Perkins, 69, of Ebony in Mills County died Saturday at her home.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Heartland Funeral Home Chapel with Liniel Click officiating. Burial will be in Ebony Cemetery.

Ms. Perkins was born in Burkburnett and attended school in Brownwood, where she lived most of her life until moving to Ebony in 1973. She was a bookkeeper for several years and, with her husband, owned Southwest Appliances. She was a rancher and a charter member of Ladies Elks of Brownwood. She was a member of Ebony Community Ladies Club, Ebony Quilting Club and the Baptist church. She married Edwin Glen Perkins in 1967 in Brownwood.

Survivors include her husband, of Ebony; one son, Ray Mazurek of Ebony; one stepson, Randy Perkins of Ebony; two stepdaughters, Pam Hohertz of Priddy and Brenda Beeler of Austin; one brother, Alfred Chambers of Coleman; one sister, Jo Ann (Mrs. James) Teague of Brownwood; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 3301 West Freeway, Fort Worth, TX 76107-5709.

Johnnie Mae Hearn

EASTLAND - Johnnie Mae Hearn, 87, died Saturday at a local hospital.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Long Branch Cemetery with the Rev. Dwayne Clower officiating, directed by Bakker Funeral Home.

Mrs. Hearn was born, grew up and went to school in Eastland County. She lived in Lubbock 15 years before returning to Eastland in the late 1970s. She married Thomas Hearn in 1928 in Carbon.

Survivors include three daughters, Chalene Haggard and Doris Hadaway, both of Carbon, and Viola Byrom of Midland; three sons, Henry Hearn of Lubbock, Tommy Hearn of Midland and Charles Hearn of Beaumont; one sister, Inez Goodlett of Fort Worth; one brother, Vernon Walker of Eastland; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

John 'Jack' White

HAMLIN - John H. "Jack" White, 93, died Sunday at his home.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church with the Revs. Tracy Watson and Bill Crump officiating. Burial will be in Hamlin East Cemetery, directed by Foster-Adams Funeral Home.

Mr. White was born in Brown County and attended rural county schools. He lived in Comanche County until moving to Hamlin in 1933. He was a member of First Baptist Church and served in the Hamlin Volunteer Fire Department for 20 years; he was former fire chief. He married Lillie Mae Ethridge in 1922 in Brown County; she preceded him in death.

Survivors include one son, C.L. White of Hamlin; three daughters, Helen Thompson of Hamlin, Mary Lee Carper of Riverside, Calif., and Bobbie Lippe of Lubbock; 14 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.

William Roberson

ASPERMONT - William Roberson, 69, died Saturday in Burnet. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Aspermont Cemetery, directed by McCoy Funeral Home.

Bulah Odessa Barnett

BIG SPRING - Bulah Odessa Barnett, 95, died Saturday in Big Spring. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Myers & Smith Funeral Home Chapel.

Jose Ortega Sr.

BIG SPRING - Jose B. Ortega Sr., 62, died Saturday at a Mid- land hospital after a lengthy illness. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Crossroads Church, directed by Myers & Smith Funeral Home.

Lenard Edgerton

BIG SPRING - Lenard Edgerton, 72, died Saturday at a local hospital after a lengthy illness. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Mount Olive Memorial Park, directed by Myers & Smith Funeral Home.

Gloria Jean Stanford

DE LEON - Gloria Jean Stanford, 57, died Saturday at a local nursing home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Nowlin Funeral Home Chapel.