Today's Obituaries (July 27, 1998)

Nasaria Martinez Ramos

STAMFORD -- Nasaria Martinez Ramos, 75, died Sunday in an Abilene hospital.

Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. Ann's Catholic Church with Father Michael Melcher officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Cemetery.

A lifetime resident of the Stamford area, Mrs. Ramos was born in Beeville and married Esteban Martinez in 1938. She married Lalo Ramos in 1975. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Ann's.

Survivors include her husband of Stamford; two sons, Joe Martinez of Avoca and Steve Martinez Jr. of Abilene; three daughters, Lupe Moreno and Terri Sauceda, both of Abilene, and Janie Martinez of Yuma, Ariz.; two brothers, Alex Zambrano of Mathis and Comodoro Zambrano of Dinuba, Calif.; two sisters, Dorothy Garcia of Sinton and Feliciana Zambrano of Mathis; two stepsons and three stepdaughters; 22 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren.

H.D. 'Hoss' Alexander

MUNDAY -- H.D. "Hoss" Alexander, 76, died Saturday in a Knox City Hospital.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Gillespie Baptist Church with Dr. H.B. Graves officiating and the Rev. Ross Anderson assisting. Burial will be in Johnson Memorial Cemetery directed by McCauley-Smith Funeral Home.

A farmer, Mr. Alexander was born in Weinert and served in the Army Air Corps. He married Jean Scott in Weinert in 1950, and the couple moved from Haskell County to Knox County in 1961.

Survivors include his wife of Munday; one son, Waymon Alexander of Munday; two daughters, Brenda Clark of Abilene and Judy Hertel of Lubbock; three sisters, Ima Stewart of Haskell, Rene Vojkufka of Weinert and Jona Caddell of Haskell; and five grandchildren.

Inez Newquist

STAMFORD -- Inez Newquist, 86, died Saturday in a Stamford nursing home.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Bethel Lutheran Church east of Stamford, directed by North's Funeral Home, 242 Orange, in Abilene.

The mother of Don Newquist, former chairman of the United States International Trade Commission, Mrs. Newquist grew up in Santo and attended North Texas State University. She was a graduate of Stamford Sanitarium School of Nursing and Robert B. Green School of Nursing in San Antonio. She married William McClish in 1930 in Santo. He died in 1931, and she married John Edward Newquist in 1942 in Stamford. He died in 1968. A registered nurse, she worked in Stamford Memorial Hospital for 50 years before retiring at the age of 72. She was a member of Bethel Lutheran.

Survivors include her son of Houston and Washington, D.C.

Memorials may be sent to the West Texas Rehabilitation Center, 4601 Hartford, Abilene.

Bill Hoppe

WINTERS -- Bill Hoppe, 90, died Sunday at home.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Winters Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. James Hanson officiating. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery, directed by Winters Funeral Home.

Mr. Hoppe was born in Runnels County, where he lived all his life. He married Josie Spill in 1931 in Winters. He was a farmer, a stock farmer and a livestock brand inspector for Runnels, Taylor and Coleman counties for many years. He was a lifetime member of St. John's Lutheran Church, an Oddfellow and an avid supporter of West Texas Rehabilitation Center.

Survivors include his wife of Winters; one daughter, Elaine Miller of Winters; three brothers, Wilkins Hoppe of Ballinger, Calvin Hoppe of Crews and Glenn Hoppe of Winters; one sister, Leona Voss of Sweetwater; three grandchildren; one stepgrandson and two great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be at 6 p.m. today in the funeral home.

Memorials may be sent to a favorite charity.

Mabel Boyd

GUSTINE -- Mabel E. Boyd, 92, died Saturday in a Brownwood hospital

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Gustine First Baptist Church with Dr. Ray Harvey and the Rev. Calvin Gray officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Gustine directed by Comanche Funeral Home of Comance.

A retired schoolteacher, Mrs. Boyd was born in Ballinger. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Gustine and a charter member of Comanche County Retired Teachers Association. She served on the boards of Gustine Nursing Home and Gustine Community Center and Museum.

She married Arbie Nathan Boyd in 1925 in Abilene. After a short honeymoon in Stamford, Arbie returned to Gustine to help build the Gustine school building. Mabel returned by train a few days later, and the next year they taught school in Sanco near Robert Lee. Without a car, the couple lived on Arbie's salary while Mabel saved her earnings during the seven-month school term. At the end of the year, the Boyds bought a brand-new car, a Model A Ford, for $840.

Survivors include one son, Gary Boyd of Coleman; one grandson, two granddaughters and two great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. today in the funeral home.

Thelma Rose Watson

SWEETWATER -- Thelma Rose Watson, 88, died Saturday in a local hospital.

Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Alameda Cemetery near Eastland, directed by McCoy Funeral Home.

Mrs. Watson was born in Comanche County and married Lon Datus Watson in 1925 in Eastland. A homemaker, she was a member of the Church of Christ. She moved to Sweetwater in 1992.

Survivors include four daughters, Willie Hobson of Sweetwater, Pat Johnson of Groesbeck, Bernice Williamson of Tomball and Adell Mills of Ingleside; three sons, William Haner of Mexico, Johnny Steubing of Franklin and Larry Walker of Houston; two sisters, Lucy Largent of West Branch, Mich., and Myrtle Kendall of Grove City, Ohio; one brother, J.W. Dugan of San Angelo; 11 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren and 19 great-great-grandchildren.

Irene Cadena

BROWNWOOD -- Irene Cadena, 75, died Saturday in a Brownwood hospital.

Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in Davis-Morris Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Richard Ivy officiating. Burial will be in Greenleaf Cemetery.

A lifelong resident of Brownwood, Mrs. Cadena was born in Seguin. She married Juan Cadena in Brownwood in 1938. She was a retired nurses' aide and a member of Sunset Baptist Mission Church.

Survivors include her husband of Brownwood; seven daughters, Margaret Rubealcabe of Dallas and Delia Murray, Mary Villalpando, Virginia Delarose, Dora Arrelano, Rosalie Pizarro, and Helen Johnson, all of Brownwood; five sons, Johnny Cadena, Alfred Cadena, Joe Cadena, Ralph Cadena and Jesse Cadena, all of Brownwood; one brother, Frank Gil of California; one sister, Leonora Canelo of California; 48 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; five half-brothers and sisters and several nieces and nephews.

Pauline Beatrice Allen

GORMAN -- Pauline Beatrice Allen, 85, died Saturday in a Gorman nursing home.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel with Scott Sheppard officiating. Burial will be in Gorman Cemetery.

Mrs. Allen was born in Merkel and married Othor L. Allen in Eastland in 1940. She worked for Shell Bros. and Birdsong Peanut Company for 16 years. She was a member of the Church of Christ.

Survivors include two sons, Bazil Byron Gibson of Gorman and Billy Ray Gibson of DeSoto; two sisters, Verona Taylor and Bonnie Cox, both of Gorman; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor, 81, died Sunday in a local hospital. Services are pending with Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.

Joseph Brown

Joseph L. Brown, 83, died Sunday in a local hospital. Services are pending with Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.

Myrtle Simpson Everett

WICHITA FALLS -- Myrtle Simpson Everett, 103, formerly of Throckmorton, died Saturday in a Wichita Falls hospital. Services are pending with Owens & Brumley Funeral Home.

Joe Welch

LAKE LEON -- Joe Welch died Saturday. Services are pending with Higginbotham Funeral Home in Gorman.

Lawrence Badley

ALBANY -- Lawrence L. Badley, 88, died Saturday in an Abilene hospital. Services are pending with Godfrey-Neese Funeral Home.

Pauline Terry

HASKELL -- Pauline Terry, 79, died Sunday in a Haskell hospital. Services are pending with Holden-McCauley Funeral Directors.

Cecil Boren

SNYDER -- Cecil J. Boren, 77, died Saturday in a Lubbock hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Colonial Hill Baptist Church, directed by Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.