Today's Obituaries (July 12, 1998)

William Curtis

William T. Curtis, 77, died Friday in a local hospital.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Faith, 5701 U.S. Hwy 277 South, with the Rev. Kelly Pigott officiating. Burial will be in Elliott-Hamil Garden of Memories.

Mr. Curtis was born in Amarillo, where he graduated from high school, and served with the U.S. Army. He moved to Abilene in 1948 from Pampa. He married Winona Maxine Curry in 1951 in Abilene and worked as a truck driver for Pioneer Oil for 10 years until retiring. He attended SpringBrooke Church.

Survivors include his wife, of Abilene; one son, Edgar Charles Curtis of Arlington; seven daughters, Jeanie Stammet of California, Donna Renicks of Waco, Rachael Charlene Strickland of Benbrook, Kathy Stumpel of Arlington, Vickie Roberts of Pampa, and Barbara Elaine Curtis and Lois Wegener, both of Abilene; two sisters, Beulah Flynn and Deanie Taylor, both of Pampa; 13 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be sent to American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 41, Abilene 79604.

Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today in the funeral home.

L.B. Patterson Jr.

MUNDAY - L.B. Patterson Jr., 77, died Saturday in a local nursing home.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Munday First Baptist Church with Dr. H.B. Graves officiating. Burial will be in Johnson Memorial Cemetery, directed by McCauley-Smith Funeral Home.

Mr. Patterson was born in De Leon and moved to Munday in 1927 from Rochester. He served with the U.S. Coast Guard and was a farmer and rancher. He was a member of First Baptist Church and was the widower of Dorothy Lee Hardin Patterson, whom he married in 1945 in Munday.

Survivors include two daughters, Nancy Wilde of Munday and Patsy Patterson of Lubbock; one son, Boyd Patterson of Fort Worth; one brother, Lee Patterson of Goree; two sisters, Helen Hutchinson of Munday and Johnnie Void of Allentown, Pa.; and three grandchildren.

William Loyd Steakley

OPLIN - William Loyd Steakley, 75, died Friday at his home.

Graveside services will be at 9 a.m. Monday in Oplin Cemetery with the Rev. Riley Fugitt officiating, directed by Bailey Funeral Home of Clyde.

Mr. Steakley was born in Oplin and served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in the European Theatre during World War II. He worked as a machinist for General Dynamics and was a Methodist.

Survivors include one sister, Joe Evelyn Jennings of Hamby; two nephews; and many cousins.

Clifton Price McCormick

DUBLIN - Clifton Price McCormick, 84, named Senior Citizen of the Year in 1985, died Friday in a Temple hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Harrell Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Dean Bradley and Derrel Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Erath Gardens of Memory.

Mr. McCormick was born in Whitesboro and served with the U.S. Navy during World War II. He married Ruby Lavelle Greer in 1959 in Dimmitt and moved to Dublin in 1975. He was a retired carpenter. He was a former Dublin city councilman and was a past president of the Dublin chapter of American Association of Retired Persons. He was a 50-year member of Dublin Masonic Lodge 504 and also was a member of First Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, of Dublin; two sons, Cecil K. McCormick of Hawley and R. Dell Greer of Arlington; one daughter, LaMay Mann of Dublin; one sister, Hazel Lane of Dublin; one brother, the Rev. Weldon McCormick of Lubbock; nine grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to Dublin Senior Citizens Center, 202 E. Clinton, Dublin 76446.

Billy Hitchcock

THROCKMORTON - Billy Hitchcock, 56, died Saturday at his home. Services are pending with Merriman-Archer Funeral Home.

Freddie Kaye Clark

GORDON - Freddie Kaye Clark died Saturday at her sister's home in Gordon. Services are pending with Edwards Funeral Home of Strawn.

Jesse Huffman

SWEETWATER - Jesse P. Huffman, 79, died Friday in an Abilene hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home Chapel.

Marilyn Hodnett

BIG SPRING - Marilyn (Mrs. Y.B.) Hodnett, 66, died Friday in a local hospital. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Trinity Memorial Park, directed by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.

Sara Margaret Harding

SNYDER - Sara Margaret Harding, 83, died Friday at her home after a sudden illness. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Calvary Baptist Church, directed by Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.