Today's Obituaries (xx, 1998)

Milton 'Dell' Green

Milton "Dell" Green, 69, died Tuesday in a local hospital.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in North's Funeral Homes Memorial Chapel, 242 Orange, with the Rev. Clayton Pennington officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Memorial Park.

Mr. Green was born in Olney and grew up in North Texas and Oklahoma. He moved to Austin in 1941 and married Margaret Courtney in Mexico in 1952. A veteran of the Marine Corps, he was wounded in action in Korea. He moved to Abilene in 1960 and was an accountant for T&W Transport for eight years. After retiring, he worked in the Dyess Air Force Base Commissary. He was a member of Hamby Baptist Church and a lifetime member of VFW Post 2012.

Survivors include his wife, of Abilene; one daughter, Beverly Bell of Shreveport, La.; one brother, George Green of Amarillo; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and several nieces.

Wanda Faye Moore

Wanda Faye Moore, 67, of Alvarado, formerly of Abilene, died Saturday in a local nursing home.

Graveside services were held Tuesday in Wylie Baptist Church with the Rev. Mike Patterson officiating, directed by Elmwood Funeral Home.

Ms. Moore was born and raised in Sudan. She moved to Abilene in 1963, where she lived before moving to Alvarado in 1977. She was a Baptist.

Survivors include two brothers, J.E. Moore Jr. of Abilene and Jack Moore of Alvarado; and three sisters, Mary B. Obenhouse, Virginia Anderson and Christine Bradshaw, all of Abilene.

Memorials may be sent to any favorite charity.

Carl Jacobs

PROSPECT, OHIO -- Carl L. Jacobs, 91, father of Rebecca Rynders of Abilene, died June 9 in Marion, Ohio.

Services were held June 13 in Stofcheck Funeral Home in Richwood, Ohio, with the Rev. David Hoffman officiating. Burial was in Prospect Cemetery.

Mr. Jacobs graduated from Prospect High School in 1923 and married Henrietta Hedges in 1930. He was a farmer, retired from the Marion Power Shovel, the past president of the Union Rural Electric Co-op and a trustee of Prospect and York Township. He was a member of the Mount Olive Grange, Prospect & Richwood Senior Citizens, Farm Bureau Council 14, 4-H and Prospect United Methodist Church.

Survivors include four daughters, five sons, 30 grandchildren and 44 great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to Prospect United Methodist Church, 203 N. Elm St., Prospect, Ohio 43342.

Jettie Daniels

GORMAN -- Jettie O. Daniels, 81, died Monday in a De Leon hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in St. Joe Baptist Church with the Rev. Jackie Auvenshine officiating. Burial will be in Oliver Springs Cemetery, directed by Higginbotham Funeral Home.

Mrs. Daniels was born in the Oliver Springs community and married B.E. Daniels in 1935 in Rock Bluff. She was a member of St. Joe.

Survivors include her husband, of Gorman; one daughter, Mary Ann Barrentine of Miami; one brother, R.N. Watts of Dallas; one sister, Wilma Tunnell of Gorman; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 7-9 p.m. tonight in the funeral home.

Cliffie Graham

ROSCOE -- Cliffie G. Graham, 78, died Tuesday in a Roscoe hospital.

Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Roscoe Cemetery with the Rev. Charles Addington officiating, directed by McCoy Funeral Home.

Mr. Graham was born in Roscoe and married Mary Jane Hubbard in 1947 in Sweetwater. He was a retired engineer for West Texas Gulf Pipeline, where he was a 35-year employee and a veteran of World War II. He lived in Roscoe most of his life and was a member of First United Methodist Church and Masonic Lodge 571.

Survivors include his wife, of Roscoe; one daughter, Linda Osborne of Howe; one stepson, Larry Cornoyer III of Fort Worth; three grandsons and several nieces and nephews.

Gladys Blackwood

TUSCOLA -- Gladys Blackwood, 83, of Birmingham, Ala., formerly of Tuscola, died Monday in a Birmingham retirement center. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Tuscola Cemetery with David Rix officiating, directed by Fry-Bartlett Funeral Home.

Mrs. Blackwood was born in Guin, Ala., and moved to Texas in 1916. She graduated from Winters High School in 1931 and married Len Blackwood in Wingate in 1938. She lived in Tuscola and Abilene before moving to Birmingham in 1994. In the 1930s, she performed musical selections in her own radio show on local station KRBC. While in Abilene, she was a member of "Sweet Adolines," a women's barbershop quartet group, and was past president of the Firemen's Wives Club. She was active in Mother's March of Dimes and was a member of Homewood Church of Christ in Birmingham.

Survivors include one son, James Blackwood of San Antonio; one daughter, Janice Cowin of Birmingham; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be sent to Christian Home of Abilene, P.O. Box 270, Abilene.

Glenda Keck Hernandez

CISCO -- Glenda Keck Hernandez, 50, died Monday in an Abilene hospital.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Chambers-Wilcox Funeral Directors Chapel with Cole Farmer officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery.

Mrs. Hernandez grew up in Cisco and graduated from Cisco Junior College. She attended school in Tarleton and West Texas in Canyon. She was a licensed vocational nurse, a certified emergency medical technician, and worked at North View Development Center in Eastland. She was a member of First Christian Church, Cisco Band Boosters, Nimrod 4-H and the Moran Parents/Teachers Organization.

Survivors include two daughters, Vicki Wilcoxen of Ranger and Steffanie Hernandez of Cisco; her mother, Murl Lee Keck of Cisco; one sister, Carol McBride of Abilene; two brothers, Arthur E. "John" Keck of Cisco and Steve Keck of Stephenville; and one granddaughter.

Rosemary Rice Mickler

HASKELL -- Rosemary Rice Mickler, 63, died Monday at home in Rule.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in Faith Chapel in Rochester with Kathryn Byrd officiating. Burial will be in Willow Cemetery, directed by Holden-McCauley Funeral Home.

Mrs. Mickler was born in Big Spring in 1935 and married Robert Daniel Mickler there in 1955. She was a homemaker and a member of Faith Chapel.

Survivors include her husband, of Rule; two daughters, Melyn Wittenborn and Dannette Winegeart, both of Haskell; one son, Rob Mickler of the Woodlands; two brothers, Lowie Rice of Conroe and Jon Rice of California; one sister, Iris Doss of Big Spring; and two grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to Faith Chapel, Box 281, Rochester 79544.

Barbara Ella Wagner

BROWNWOOD -- Barbara Ella Wagner, 56, of San Antonio, formerly of Brownwood, died Monday in a Brownwood hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Davis-Morris Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ruben Packer officiating. Burial will be in Jordan Springs Cemetery.

Mrs. Wagner was born in Brownwood and married Kenneth Dale Wagner there in 1959. She was a Baptist and a homemaker, and lived in Brownwood for many years before moving to San Antonio.

Survivors include her husband, of San Antonio; two daughters, Belinda Ciszek and Donna Wagner, both of San Antonio; her mother, Jewel Woodcox of Brownwood; three sisters, Betty Coffee, Geraldine Master and Leona Woodcox, all of Brownwood; one grandson and numerous nieces and nephews.

Retha Pauline Orr

LAMESA -- Retha Pauline Orr, 78, died Saturday in Pleasanton.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Branon Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David Black officiating. Burial will be in Lamesa Memorial Park.

Mrs. Orr was born in White Flat, Okla., and married Searcy Orr in 1941. She moved to Lamesa in 1956 and was secretary of North Elementary School for 20 years. She was a member of the 48 Delphians Club and a lifelong member of the Methodist Church.

Survivors include one son, Rob Orr of Jourdanton; one daughter, Sandy Norris of Snyder; one sister, Joan Wilkes of Austin; one brother, Bill Spencer of Amarillo; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Yvonne Rodriguez Wilson

Yvonne Rodriguez Wilson, 27, formerly of Abilene, died Sunday in Granbury. Services are pending with Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home.

Nunley Farrar

ANSON -- Nunley Farrar, 88, died Tuesday in Abilene. Services are pending with Lawrence-Adams Funeral Home.

Ricarda Carrion

SWEETWATER -- Ricarda Carrion, 90, died Tuesday in a local hospital. Services are pending with McCoy Funeral Home.

Racelyn Faye Graves

CISCO -- Racelyn Faye Graves, age 4 days, died Friday in a Dallas hospital. Graveside services will be at 4:30 p.m. today in Oakwood Cemetery, directed by Kimbrough Funeral Home.

Roydston House

GOLDTHWAITE -- Roydston W. House, 87, died Tuesday in a Goldthwaite nursing home. Graveside services will be at 6 p.m. today in House Ranch Cemetery, directed by Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home.

Sig Rogers

BIG SPRING -- Sig Rogers, 91, died Monday in a Conroe hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Myers and Smith Funeral Home Chapel.

Inez Kerr

SAND SPRINGS -- Inez Kerr, 94, died Monday at home. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Lakeview Cemetery in Marietta, Okla., directed by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.