Today's Obituaries (July 1, 1998)

Carolyn Aguilar

Carolyn G. Aguilar, 68, died Monday at her home.

Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today in St. Francis Catholic Church with the Rev. Joseph H. Uecker officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Memorial Park, directed by Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 U.S. Hwy 277 South.

Mrs. Aguilar was born in Longworth, where she grew up, and married Romulo Aguilar in 1969. She moved to Abilene in 1975 from Rising Star and worked at Texas Instruments for 10 years until retiring. She was active in League of United Latin American Citizens and was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church.

Survivors include her husband, of Abilene; one son, Jesse Benavides Jr. of Abilene; two daughters, Pauline Castillo of Sweetwater and Rosa Cruces of Roscoe; four brothers, Jose Gomez, Francisco Gomez and Fernando Gomez, all of Sweetwater, and Lupe Gomez of Odessa; one sister, Valentina Palma of Midland; 16 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to Hospice of the Big Country, 3113 Oldham Lane, Abilene 79602.

Margie 'Kay' Bernard Nicholson

Margie "Kay" Bernard Nicholson, 74, died Monday in a local hospital.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 U.S. Hwy 277 South, with the Rev. Archie Echols officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Memorial Park.

Mrs. Nicholson was born in Nugent and attended school in Nugent and Lueders. She worked in retail for 40 years and moved to Abilene in 1986 from Houston. She married Bill Nicholson in 1997 in Abilene and was a member of River Oaks Chapter 1013, Order of the Eastern Star, American Business Women's Association, Beta Sigma Phi, Thursday Book Review Club and Pioneer Drive Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, of Abilene; three daughters, Kathy Dayley of Santa Ana, Calif., Karon Cramer of Nashville, Tenn., and Patti Bernard-Weiner of Houston; two sons, Craig Nicholson and Randy Nicholson, both of Abilene; one sister, Betty Dennis of Abilene; two brothers, Wendon Rogers and Wayne Rogers, both of Abilene; 14 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 6-7 p.m. today in the funeral home. A memorial service will follow.

Edna Frieda Milholland

Edna Frieda Milholland, 89, formerly of Dallas, died Monday in a local care center.

Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in Restland Funeral Home Wildwood Chapel in Dallas with Dick Still and Virgil Trout officiating. Burial will be in Restland Cemetery in Dallas, directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.

Mrs. Milholland was born in Garland, where she graduated from high school in 1926, and earned a teaching certificate in Denton. She lived most of her life in Dallas, where she worked as a secretary at Skillman Avenue Church of Christ for more than 35 years. She moved to Abilene in 1997 and was the widow of Andrew Lester Milholland, whom she married in Dallas.

Survivors include one son, Tom Milholland of Abilene; one daughter, Dena Spann of Douglassville; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Memorials may be sent to Abilene Christian University, College of Biblical Studies, P.O. Box 29400, ACU Station, Abilene 79699; or National Alzheimer's Association, 919 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1000, Chicago, Ill. 60611.

Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Thursday at Restland Funeral Home in Dallas.

Sarah Virden

Sarah E. Virden, 90, died Monday at her home.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Round Mound Cemetery with the Rev. Jim Zug officiating, directed by North's Funeral Home, 242 Orange.

Mrs. Virden was born in Stroud, Okla., and moved to Abilene in 1936. She married B.F. Virden in 1945 and worked at Montgomery Ward for 12 years until retiring in 1979. She was a member of First Christian Church.

Survivors include one daughter, Ann Farr of Abilene; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Bobbie Bell Nieto

STAMFORD - Bobbie Bell Nieto, 70, lifelong local resident, died Tuesday in an Abilene hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Central Baptist Church with the Revs. Mark Reynolds and James Brigham officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Cemetery, directed by Tankersley Funeral Home.

Mrs. Nieto was a homemaker and was a member of Central Baptist Church.

Survivors include three sons, Clifton Bell, Harley Bell and Milton Bell, all of Stamford; three daughters, Emily McNair of Forrest City, Ark., Shirley Breeden of Abilene and Nancy Henthorne of Stamford; 14 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be sent to Central Baptist Church, P.O. Box 649, Stamford 79553; or American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 173, Stamford 79553.

Adan Sanchez

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Adan Sanchez, formerly of Stamford, died Wednesday in a local hospital.

Mass was celebrated Saturday in Queen of Angels Catholic Church with the Rev. Paul Juniet officiating. Graveside services were in Hillcrest Cemetery in Gallup, N.M. with Deacon Juan Bustamante officiating, directed by French Mortuary.

Mr. Sanchez was born in Stamford and graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master's degree. He toured the U.S. and United Kingdom with his one-man show, "Sacred Journey." He also appeared at the Eugene O'Neill Theater and Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles in "Black Elk Speaks." At the time of his death, he was acting in the PBS series, "Wishbone." In Albuquerque, he was an actor and director of "Thugs to Majica" and a children's Christmas play in 1996. He worked with disadvantaged youth.

Survivors include his wife, Sylvia Sanchez of Albuquerque; his parents, Jesse and Lola Sanchez of Stamford; two brothers, Michael Ray Sanchez of Abilene and Jesse James Sanchez of western Australia; two sisters, Gloria Thompson of Stamford and Lynn Sanchez of Abilene; one niece and three nephews; and his grandmother, Aurora Sanchez of Abilene.

The Rev. B.W. Goodson

SASAKWA, Okla. - The Rev. Bueford Wade Goodson, 73, formerly of Abilene, died Sunday in an Oklahoma City hospital.

Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Sasakwa First Baptist Church with the Rev. Norman Rushing officiating. Burial will be in Roosevelt Cemetery in Roosevelt, Okla., directed by Stout Funeral Home of Wewoka, Okla.

Rev. Goodson was born in Wortham and served with the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. He married Kitty Lou Reeves in 1945. He worked as a pressman at the Abilene Reporter-News for five years and was a Baptist minister in Texas and Oklahoma for 45 years. He pastored Sasakwa First Baptist Church for six years.

Survivors include his wife, of Sasakwa; two sons, Craig Goodson of Wichita Falls and Andy Goodson of Hollis, Okla.; one daughter, Dena Blaise of Blair, Okla.; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

J.T. Harmes

COLEMAN - J.T. Harmes, 74, race horse trainer for the past 25 years, died Sunday in a local hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Paul Smith and David Jenkins officiating. Burial will be in Coleman Cemetery.

Mr. Harmes was born in Rockdale and lived in Coleman most of his life. He attended school in Coleman and served with the U.S. Army's 142nd Infantry, Co. B. He married Warene White in 1947 in Floydada and was a member of Community Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, of Coleman; three daughters, Patsy Gray of Denver, Bobbie Kaye Winter of Gatesville and Melisa Mayo of Coleman; one brother, Jimmy Quinn of Coleman; two sisters, Florence Ray of Coleman and Emily Fulcher of Georgetown; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

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

Babe Gray Herring

BRECKENRIDGE - Babe Gray Herring, 83, died Monday in Breckenridge.

Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Caddo Cemetery with the Rev. Johnny Miller officiating, directed by Morehart Mortuary.

Mrs. Herring was born in Caddo in Stephens County, where she attended school, and lived in Mineral Wells, McCamey, Crane, Weatherford and Farmington, N.M. She attended barber school in Austin and worked as a barber in Alaska. She owned Laundry Mate in Mineral Wells. While living in Breckenridge in the late 1970s, she worked at Maridee Coffee Shop and Villa Haven Nursing Home.

Survivors include one son, Dal Herring of Evansville, Ind.; one sister, Gladys Aldrich of Bastrop; one grandchild; two great-grandchildren; and two nieces and three nephews.

Memorials may be made to Salvation Army and left at the funeral home.

T.A. Higgins

T.A. Higgins, 70, died Tuesday in a local nursing home. Services are pending with Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.

Toni Ware

SWEETWATER - Toni Ware, 39, died Tuesday in an Abilene hospital. Services are pending with Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home.

Audine Billie Mahoney

BRECKENRIDGE - Audine Billie Mahoney died Tuesday in a local hospital. Services are pending with Morehart Mortuary.

Velma Maudie Mae Logsdon

DE LEON - Velma Maudie Mae Logsdon, 85, of La Crosse, Wis., died Sunday in La Crosse. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in De Leon Cemetery, directed by Nowlin Funeral Home.

Estelle DeLay

BALLINGER - Estelle DeLay, 84, died Tuesday in a San Angelo hospital. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Old Runnels Cemetery, directed by Rains-Seale Funeral Home.

Lillian Louise Oglesby

DE LEON - Lillian Louise Oglesby, 77, died Monday in a local hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in St. Joe Baptist Church, directed by Nowlin Funeral Home.

Mary Ida Bonser

COMANCHE - Mary Ida Bonser, 86, of Dallas, died Monday in a Dallas hospital. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Comanche County, directed by Comanche Funeral Home.