Today's Obituaries (June 27, 1998)

Barney McCoy Haynes

Barney McCoy Haynes, 63, died Friday in a local hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Allen-Korzenewski Funeral Home Chapel, 1443 N. 2nd, with the Rev. Gary Lawrence and the Rev. LeRay Scifres officiating. Burial will be in Dewey Cemetery in Lawn.

A farrier, Mr. Haynes managed Kimbrough Race Horse Farm for five years and was a former member of Abilene Saddle Club and Callahan County Riding Club. Born in Lawn, he married Edna Alexander in Abilene in 1954. He served in the Air Force and was a member of Southern Hills Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, of Eula; one son, Steve Haynes of Eula; one daughter, Edwinia Foster of Eula; his mother, Elsie Haynes of Abilene; his father and stepmother, Oscar and Betty Haynes of Pipe Creek; one sister, Sandra Brooks of Fredricksburg; one stepsister, Sherry Weitrek of Pipe Creek; and five grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to Hendrick Hospice Care, P.O. Box 1922, Abilene 79604.

Cheyenne Patterson

Cheyenne Patterson, 5-month-old infant son of Jerry Brooks and Reuelinda D. Lee, died Thursday in an Abilene hospital.

Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Greenleaf Cemetery with the Rev. John Villarreal officiating, directed by Heartland Funeral Home of Early.

Cheyenne was born January 7 in Abilene.

Survivors include his mother, of Abilene; his father, of Brownwood; three brothers, Romeo Patterson of Abilene, David Lee of California and Akeem Richards of Dallas; five sisters, Denise Lee, Tiffany Lee, Tahitha Lee and Dondy Mayrhofen, all of California, and Jetara Walker of Fort Worth; one grandmother, Maria Brooks of Brownwood; an aunt and several cousins.

Memorials may be sent to the Noah Project, 1802 Grape Street, Abilene 79603.

Bernard 'Bernie' Beeman

Bernard A. "Bernie" Beeman, 61, died Thursday at home.

Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Faith, 5701 Hwy 277 South, with Chaplain Captain Dan Zulli officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Memorial Park.

An Air Force veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Beeman retired after a 21-year military career. He moved to Abilene from San Antonio 13 years ago and for the past six years worked as a computer technician with Decision 1.

Mr. Beeman was born in Buffalo, were he graduated from high school. He earned a bachelor's degree while in the Air Force. He married Sheila Williamson Beeman in England in 1958.

Survivors include his son, Bernie Beeman of Austin.

Roy Glen Stewart

KNOX CITY -- Roy Glen Stewart, 59, died Friday in an Abilene hospital.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in O'Brien Baptist Church with the Rev. Bill Trice and John Gillispie officiating. Burial will be in Johnson Cemetery in Munday, directed by Smith Funeral Home.

The owner and operator of The Hairdresser in Knox City for 39 years, Mr. Stewart was a member of the Knox City Chamber of Commerce and O'Brien Baptist. He was born in Haskell County and was a lifelong resident of Haskell and Knox counties. He attended Weinert High School and married Anna Kay Sparks in 1957 in Lawton, Okla.

Survivors include his wife, of Knox City; one daughter, Tammy Harris of Abilene; two sisters, Bertie Lou Ivie of Knox City and Mary Sue Stephens of Lipan; and two grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to American Cancer Society or Hendrick Hospice Care, P.O. Box 1922, Abilene 79604.

Neva Dell Spurgin Sasser

ANSON -- Neva Dell Spurgin Sasser, 81, died Friday in an Abilene hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Lee Welch officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, directed by Lawrence-Adams Funeral Home.

Mrs. Sasser was born in Compere in Jones County, attended school in Noodle and graduated from Anson High School in 1935. She attended Draughn's Business College and worked for the Texas Department of Human Services for 30 years, retiring in 1982. She married James Carlton Sasser in 1942 in Stamford and moved to Anson in 1952. She was a member of First Baptist, where she attended the Rebekah Sunday School class and was a member of Anson Garden Club.

Survivors include her husband, of Anson; one daughter, Barbara Holmes of Anson; one son, Jimmy Sasser of Anson; one brother, Gene "Jeep" Spurgin of Anson; one grandson and one great-granddaughter.

Troy Henson

BROWNWOOD -- Troy S. Henson, 84, formerly of Lubbock, died Thursday in a Brownwood hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Heartland Funeral Home Chapel with Al Creel officiating. Burial will be in Bangs Cemetery.

A Lubbock furniture salesman, Mr. Henson was born in Frisco and married Novis Thornhill in Lubbock. He moved to Brownwood 15 years ago and was a Pentecostal.

Survivors include his wife, of Brownwood; three sons, Weldon Henson of Clyde, Thelbert Henson of Midland and Dennis Henson of Teriton, Okla.; two stepsons, Lewis Savage of Amarillo and Carl Savage of Paducah; one brother, Chester Henson of Lubbock; one sister, Lois Gaston of Clyde; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren and a host of cousins, nieces and nephews.

Walter Estus Steele

GORMAN -- Walter Estus Steele, 95, died Thursday in a Gorman nursing home.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ray Seckinger officiating assisted by the Rev. Darryl Dossey. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. in Veals Creek Cemetery near Ivan.

A Baptist and a mechanic, Mr. Steele was born in Stephens County. He married Dahlia Marie Deaton in 1939 in Graham.

Survivors include one daughter, Mollie Jones of Gorman, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Eula Bernell Wilkinson

ROBY -- Eula Bernell Wilkinson, 81, died Thursday in an Abilene hospital.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Roby Methodist Church with Bonnie Dunsworth officiating. Burial will be in Belvieu Cemetery in Rotan, directed by Weathersbee Funeral Home of Rotan.

Mrs. Wilkinson was born in Lawton, Okla., and married Dr. Robert T. Wilkinson there in 1935. She assisted her husband at his practice in the Wilkinson Clinic and Hospital for many years and lived in Rotan for 20 years before moving to Roby in 1955.

Survivors include one son, Robert Wilkinson of Roby; two daughters, Jean Baugh of Snyder and Marie Wilburn of Carlsbad, N.M.; two brothers, Elton Kriss of Cashe, Okla., and Wayne Rutherford of Pompano Beach, Fla.; 8 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

EASTLAND -- Billye C. Daniel, 74, died Thursday in an Abilene hospital. Services are pending with Bakker Funeral Home.

COLEMAN -- N.R. "Junior" Densman, 69, died Friday in a Coleman hospital. Services are pending with Walker Funeral Home.

CISCO -- Velma Owens, died Friday in an Abilene hospital. Services are pending with Kimbrough Funeral Home.

KNOX CITY -- Raymond Bales, 81, died Friday in a Temple hospital. Services are pending with Smith Funeral Home.

STRAWN -- Agnes Gallina, 84, died Friday in an Eastland hospital. Services are pending with Edwards Funeral Home.

DUBLIN -- Mattie Merle Sharp, 83, of Arlington, formerly of Erath County, died Friday in an Arlington hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Harrell Funeral Home Memorial Chapel.

STEPHENVILLE -- Pauline Pack, 84, died Friday in a Stephenville nursing home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel.

DUBLIN -- Glendora Alma Carson, 77, of Lufkin, died Wednesday in a Lufkin hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Harrell Funeral Home Memorial Chapel.

LINGLEVILLE -- Fredia Sims, 58, died Thursday in a Fort Worth hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel.

CISCO -- Lewis Elder "Slim" Booth, 83, of Sweetwater, formerly of Cisco, died Friday in an Abilene hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Oakwood Cemetery, directed by Kimbrough Funeral Home.

BALLINGER -- Derwood E. McKnight, 85, of San Angelo, formerly of Ballinger, died Friday in a San Angelo nursing home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Rains-Seale Funeral Home Chapel.

BIG SPRING -- Dotsy Jones, 80, died Friday at a local nursing home. Graveside services will be at 9:15 a.m. Monday in Trinity Memorial Park and funeral services will be at 10 a.m. in First Presbyterian Church, directed by Myers & Smith Funeral Home.

LUTHER -- Elton Wallace, 67, died Wednesday at a local hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, directed by Myers & Smith Funeral Home.