Today's Obituaries (July 24, 1998)

Rosa Bell McLeod

Rosa Bell McLeod, 88, died Wednesday at her home.

Services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday in Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 542 Hickory, with the Revs. Wayne Oglesby and James R. McLeod officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Memorial Park.

Mrs. McLeod was born in Hamilton and attended school in Snyder. She worked as a bookkeeper for F.W. Woolworth for 20 years until retiring and moved to Abilene in 1974 from Denver. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and was the widow of Frank Richard McLeod, whom she married in 1926 in Snyder.

Survivors include three sons, Richard D. McLeod of Cupertino, Calif., Bobby McLeod of Fort Worth and Glenn N. McLeod of Abilene; two daughters, Lois Bowley of Lynwood, Wash., and Una Martin of Boise, Idaho; 13 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to Meals on Wheels, P.O. Box 903, Abilene 79604.

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

Lillian MacLeod Reed

Lillian MacLeod Reed, 97, died Thursday at her home.

Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Elmwood Memorial Park with the Rev. Rosemary P. Thomas officiating, directed by Fry-Bartlett Funeral Home of Tuscola.

Mrs. Reed was born in Oklahoma City and moved to Abilene in 1914. She graduated from Simmons College, now Hardin-Simmons University, and was a homemaker. She helped her husband in operating Caleb Reed Men's Store for many years. She was a charter member of the Cotillion Club. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest and was the widow of Caleb Reed, whom she married in Abilene.

Survivors include four grandchildren, including Bruce M. Reed of Abilene and Susan Gleye of San Antonio; and five great-grandchildren.

M.D. Ellis

CLYDE - M.D. Ellis, 89, died Thursday in a local care center.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Clyde First Baptist Church with Dr. Jerry Joplin officiating. Burial will be in Tecumseh Cemetery, directed by Bailey Funeral Home.

Mr. Ellis was born in Wingate and married Edna Alene "Toad" Byrd in 1937 in Sweetwater. He served with the U.S. Army in the European Theatre during World War II. He worked in highway construction and moved to Clyde in 1960 from Abilene. He was Callahan County Precinct 3 commissioner for eight years and was a member of First Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife of Clyde; one son, Terry Marlin Ellis of Tecumseh; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

James Samuel Hendrix

SWEETWATER - James Samuel Hendrix, 72, died Thursday in an Abilene hospital.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Lamar Street Baptist Church with the Revs. Keith Clifton and Orvel Brantley officiating. Burial will be in Sweetwater Cemetery, directed by McCoy Funeral Home.

Mr. Hendrix was born in Nolan County and graduated from Newman High School. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II and married Rhea Guelker in 1949 in Sweetwater. He worked for Flintcote and Domtar for 29 years and was a member of Lamar Street Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife of Sweetwater; four sons, Sammy Hendrix and Tim Hendrix, both of Sweetwater, Mike Hendrix of Midland and Robert Hendrix of Levelland; one sister, Frances Viser of Abilene; and six grandchildren.

Betty Morrison Gruny

EARLY - Betty Morrison Gruny, 65, of Carlsbad, Texas, died Thursday at her home.

Graveside services will be at 6 p.m. today in Blanket Cemetery with the Rev. Gary Day officiating, directed by Heartland Funeral Home.

Mrs. Gruny was born in Palestine and was a homemaker. She was a Methodist.

Survivors include her husband, David Gruny of Carlsbad, Texas; three sons, Leonard Morrison and Shane Morrison, both of Early, and Tommy Morrison of Blanket; one daughter, Jerri Lynn Pierce of Ozona; three sisters, Bertie Jackson of Midland, and Ruby Solomon and Reily Lafoon, both of Falfurrias; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Verna Exetta Hill

STAMFORD - Verna Exetta Hill, 56, of Houston and formerly of Stamford, died Sunday at her home.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Solomon Temple Baptist Church with the Rev. Jesse Hooper officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Cemetery, directed by Tankersley Funeral Home.

Mrs. Hill married Learence Hill in Knox City and was a homemaker. She was a Baptist.

Survivors include her husband of Houston; one son, Odis Thomas Hill of Beaumont; three daughters, Joyce Laverne Hill and Lanita Gale Robbins, both of Houston, and Rhonda Vernell Johnson of Kansas; her mother, Lavada Thomas of Stamford; three brothers, Bennie Ray Thomas of Stamford, Charles Edward Thomas of Albuquerque, N.M., and Billy Joe Thomas of Houston; three sisters, Clara Fay Thompson and Minnie Lou Daniels, both of Houston, and Gwenda Marie Hooper of Stamford; and six grandchildren.

Archie Skaggs

GORMAN - Archie E. Skaggs, 86, peanut buyer for 23 years for the Southwestern Peanut Growers Association, died Thursday in a De Leon hospital.

Services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday in Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Craig Rhoton officiating. Burial will be in Gorman-Oaklawn Cemetery.

Mr. Skaggs was born in Rock Bluff in Comanche County, where he married Georgia Fae Sanders in 1931. He served with the U.S. Navy during World War II and was a member of First Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife of Gorman; one son, Jerry Skaggs of Hereford; two daughters, Julia Beth Cook of De Leon and Emma Jane Larch of Irving; two brothers, Virgil Joe Skaggs of Palo Pinto Lake and Vernon Skaggs of De Leon; three sisters, Elsie Robinett, Marie White and Bernice Farley, all of De Leon; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

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

Glenn Edward Farnam

STRAWN - Glenn Edward Farnam, 27, died Wednesday from injuries received in a truck accident in Denton.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with Wayne Hunter officiating. Burial will be in Mount Marion Cemetery.

Mr. Farnam was born in Dallas and graduated from Grand Saline High School. He married Debbie Covey in 1989 in Tyler and served during the Persian Gulf War. He worked as a cement truck driver.

Survivors include his wife of Strawn; three children, Kassidy Michelle Farnam, Kodie Glenn Farnam and Chantal Renee Farnam, all of Strawn; his mother, Martha Farnam of Arlington; five nieces and nephews; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

Christopher Lee Smart

CLYDE - Christopher Lee Smart, 45, died Thursday. Services are pending with Bailey Funeral Home.

Patrick Michael Head

BUFFALO GAP - Patrick Michael Head was stillborn Wednesday in Lubbock. Services are pending with McCoy Funeral Home of Sweetwater.

Evalyn Grace Barton Scott

CLYDE - Evalyn Grace Barton Scott, 80, died Thursday in an Abilene hospital. Services are pending with Bailey Funeral Home.

Walter Herman Jeffrey

SWEETWATER - Walter Herman Jeffrey, 82, died Thursday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in McCoy Funeral Home Chapel of Memories.

Marie Hardegree

COLORADO CITY - Marie Hardegree, 83, died Wednesday in a local hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Colorado City Cemetery, directed by Kiker-Seale Funeral Home.

Dollie James

SNYDER - Dollie James, 83, of Ruidoso, N.M., and formerly of Snyder, died Wednesday at her home after a sudden illness. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Hillside Memorial Gardens, directed by Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.

Eugene Albin Mann

DUBLIN - Eugene Albin Mann, 78, of Fort Worth, died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Harrell Funeral Home Memorial Chapel.