Today's Obituaries (June 11, 1998)

LaVaughn Self

LaVaughn Self, 69, died Tuesday in a local hospital.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in North's Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, 242 Orange, with the Rev. Maurice Self officiating. Burial will be in Newman Cemetery.

Mrs. Self was born in Oklahoma and grew up in West Texas. She graduated from Texas Tech University and married James D. Self in 1954 in Lubbock. She worked at Cox Memorial Hospital, St. Ann's Hospital, Rolling Plains Hospital in Sweetwater and for 15 years as a dietician at Hendrick Hospital until retiring in 1968.

Survivors include her husband of Abilene; one daughter, Glynnice LaFaunne Self of Abilene; and one sister, Wanda Dishroon of Odessa.

Zilla Agnew

Zilla R. Agnew, 88, died Wednesday in a local hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Faith, 5701 U.S. Hwy 277 South, with the Rev. Gene Kreig officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Gap Cemetery.

Mrs. Agnew was born in Iberis in Taylor County and attended school in Cisco. She was a homemaker and worked for Boss Manufacturing Co. in Cisco for several years and the Abilene State School until retiring. She was a member of American Association of Retired Persons and Bible Baptist Church and was the widow of William Lester Agnew, whom she married in 1929 in Cisco.

Survivors include three sons, L.C. Agnew of Abilene, Ray Agnew of Cisco and Benny Lee Agnew of Billings, Mont.; two daughters, Margie Green of Cisco and Martha Sue Day of Midland; two brothers, Macon Adams and Hubert Johnson, both of Abilene; two sisters, Zenie Belle Lauderdale of Waco and Estelle Tomlinson of Tucson, Ariz.; 30 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; and 24 great-great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to West Texas Rehabilitation Center, 4601 Hartford, Abilene 79605; and Lupus Foundation, 4 Research Place, Suite 180, Rockville, Md. 20850-3226.

Luke Alexander McCurdy

LANCASTER, Calif. -- Luke Alexander McCurdy, 38, relative of six Abilene residents, died Thursday in a California hospital.

A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at 1302 Cedar in Abilene.

Mr. McCurdy was born in Florida and moved to California in 1996. He worked with the homeless and was a Catholic.

Survivors include his mother, Lucretia Ellis of Abilene; five sisters, Donna Rhone, Grace Montes, Mary Rolin, Lucretia McCurdy and Brenda Ramsey, all of Abilene; four brothers, Daniel McCurdy and Larry McCurdy, both of Jeannette, Pa., Mark McCurdy of Oklahoma and Floyd McCurdy Jr. of Dallas; and six nieces and 11 nephews.

Marguerite Turner Griffin

BALTIMORE, Md. -- Marguerite Turner Griffin, 89, formerly of Abilene, died January 15 in Baltimore.

Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Abilene with the Rev. Scott Meyer officiating.

Mrs. Griffin was born in Abilene and graduated from Abilene High School in 1926. She attended Hardin-Simmons University and Sul Ross College in Alpine. She taught school in one-room schoolhouses in West Texas, including the Guy Cowden and Midkiff ranches near Midland. She retired to Maryland's Eastern Shore in 1972. She was a relief organist at Mary's Episcopal Church in Tyaskin, Md., and was the widow of John B. Griffin, whom she married in 1937.

Survivors include three sons, John B. Griffin Jr., James Griffin and Peter Griffin, all of Baltimore; three grandchildren; and one cousin.

Claude Holcomb

PASADENA -- Claude Holcomb, 91, father of a Snyder resident, died Tuesday in Pasadena.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home Chapel in Corsicana. Burial will be at I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Denton.

Mr. Holcomb was born in Taylor and formerly lived in Corsicana. He was a minister at North Beaton Church of Christ.

Survivors include his wife, Edwina Holcomb; one son, Tom Holcomb of Snyder; two daughters, Frances Armour of Dallas and Mary Nell Hasty of Pasadena; three stepsons, Rennie Schackmann of La Porte, Randy Schackmann of Burbank, Calif., and Rodney Schackmann of Portland, Ore.; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Estelle Leach

CISCO -- Estelle Leach, 80, died Monday in a local nursing home after a short illness.

Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in Redeemer Lutheran Church with Martin Kaufmann officiating. Burial will be in Eastland City Cemetery, directed by Chambers-Wilcox Funeral Directors.

Mrs. Leach was born in Shiner and moved to Eastland in 1952. She was a homemaker and also worked in the elementary cafeteria for the Eastland school district for many years. She was a member of Morton Valley Home Demonstration Club and moved to Cisco in 1983. She was secretary of the Women's Missionary League at Redeemer Lutheran Church and was the widow of Lyman "Jack" Leach.

Survivors include four sons, Lyman Leach Jr. of Sweetwater, Kenneth Leach of Houston, David Leach of Seattle and Don Leach of Cisco; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to Redeemer Lutheran Church, Lutheran Hour or a favorite charity.

Visitation will be from 6-8:30 p.m. Friday in the funeral home.

Lena Mae Musick

Lena Mae Musick, 81, died Wednesday in a local hospital. Services are pending with Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.

Edith Fikes

BIG SPRING -- Edith Fikes, 57, died Wednesday at her home after a long illness. Services are pending with Myers & Smith Funeral Home.

William Watt 'Bill' Blanton

ALBANY -- William Watt "Bill" Blanton, 87, died Wednesday at his home. Services are pending with Godfrey-Neese Funeral Home.

Max Hooks

BIG SPRING -- Max M. Hooks, 84, died Wednesday in a Midland hospital. Services are pending with Myers & Smith Funeral Home.

Rosemarie Goosen

BRECKENRIDGE -- Rosemarie Goosen, 79, died Wednesday at her home. Services are pending with Melton Funeral Home.

Esperanza 'Hope' Garcia

BIG SPRING -- Esperanza "Hope" Garcia, 45, died Tuesday. Services are pending with Myers & Smith Funeral Home.

The Rev. Julian Douglas Thomas

STEPHENVILLE -- The Rev. Julian Douglas Thomas, 77, of Dallas, died Tuesday in a local nursing home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in White Rock Methodist Church in Dallas, directed by Stephenville Funeral Home.