Today's Obituaries (Aug. 14, 1998)

Dolores Simmering

Dolores E. Simmering, 66, died Wednesday in a local hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Highway 277 South with the Rev. David Cason of Broadview Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Memorial Park.

Mrs. Simmering was born in Bovina, Colo., and moved from Oregon to Abilene in 1967. She worked for the <I>Abilene Reporter-News,<I> Employers Insurance Company and the city of Abilene. She was a member of Broadview Baptist Church, West Texas Genealogical Society, The Society of Mayflower Descendants, Daughters of the American Revolution, John Howland Society and other patriotic and genealogical organizations.

Survivors include one son, Pete Simmering of Abilene; three daughters, Janeen Montgomery of Hobart, Okla., Sue Scaglione of Plano and Melissa Simmering of Abilene; two brothers, Duane Kaufman of Denver and Dean Kaufman of Flagler, Colo.; one sister, Dorothy Mitchell of Depauville, New York; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be sent to Disability Resources, 3601 N. Danville, Abilene 79603.

Rafaela de la Cruz Charo

Rafaela de la Cruz Charo, 88, died Thursday in a local hospital.

Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Vincent Pallotti Catholic Church with the Rev. David Matz officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery, directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory. A prayer service will be at 7 p.m. Friday in the funeral home.

Born in Castroville, Mrs. Charo married Trinidad Cruz Charo Jr. in Pleasanton in 1930. The couple moved to Abilene in 1950. Mrs. Charo was a homemaker and a member of St. Francis Catholic Church.

Survivors include one son, Alfredo Solis Charo of Abilene; two daughters, Mary C. Aranda and Natividad Lopez, both of Abilene; 25 grandchildren; 70 great-grandchildren; 17 great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Wilton Hershel Henry

Wilton Hershel Henry, 89 died Tuesday in a local nursing home.

Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Belen, N.M., Cemetery directed by Romero Funeral Home. Local arrangements were made by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory. His body was cremated.

Mr. Henry was born in Gatesville and attended public schools in Merkel and House, N.M. He married Addie Jim Hedrick in Clovis, N.M. After she died, he married Josephine Butler in Belen. A retired heavy equipment operator, Mr. Henry moved three years ago from Belen to Abilene, where he attended Glad Tidings Assembly of God.

Survivors include two daughters, Helen Estes of Abilene and Ruth Carter of Roswell, N.M.; one stepson, Henry Clark Baisdon of Truth or Consequences, N.M.; one sister, Mozell Martin of Clovis; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to Glad Tidings Assembly of God, P.O. Box 5826, Abilene 79608.

Raul Maldonado Ybarra

FORT WORTH - Raul Maldonado Ybarra, 59, a former teacher at Fannin Elementary School in Abilene, died Wednesday.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Peter Catholic Church with the Rev. Tim Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park, directed by Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home.

Mr. Ybarra was born in Roby. A graduate of McMurry University, he taught at Fannin Elementary from 1972-1986 and was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Abilene. He moved to Fort Worth three years ago, where he was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church.

Survivors include his wife, Margaret Castro Ybarra; two daughters, Alice Ybarra-Heatherly of Arlington and Sylvia Ann Ramirez of Fort Worth; one son, David Paul Ybarra of Arlington; two brothers, Ismael Ybarra of Kansas City, Kan., and Richard Gomez of San Antonio; four sisters, Connie Gomez and Hortensia Gonzales, both of Fort Worth, and Eloisa Rodriguez and Lydia Torres, both of Sweetwater; and five grandchildren.

Fannie Mae Parsley

HOUSTON - Fannie Mae Parsley, 86, formerly of Abilene, died Wednesday in a Houston hospital.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Sunday in Cookville Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant.

Born in Titus County, Mrs. Parsley moved with her family to Hall County, where she married Robert Murrel Parsley. The couple moved to Abilene, where she was a school teacher for 33 years.

Survivors include two sons, Charles Rees Parsley of Galveston and William Robert Parsley of San Antonio; one daughter, Frances Ann Parsley McAnear of Houston; one brother, William Smith Rees of Mt. Pleasant; and six grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to the First Baptist Church Organ Fund, 7401 Katy Freeway, Houston 77024.

Visitation will be from 8:30-10 a.m. Saturday at the church.

Eunice Lee McClellan

COLEMAN - Eunice Lee McClellan, 81, died Thursday at home.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Roger Hammonds officiating. Burial will be in Hill Cemetery, directed by Stevens Funeral Home.

Mrs. McClellan was born in Coleman County and grew up in the Fisk and Hill communities. She attended school there and also in Voss and Brown Ranch. She married Lester A. McClellan in Coleman in 1933, and the couple lived in Hill, Anderson and Liberty in Coleman County before moving to Coleman. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church and the Esther Sunday School class.

Survivors include her husband of Coleman; one daughter, Carolyn McClellan of Coleman; two sons, Charles McClellan of Abilene and Billy McClellan of Waco; one brother, Aulden Rumfield of Carlsbad, N.M.; three sisters, Vivian Chupp of De Leon, Shirley Horton of Mansfield and Betty Crow of Amarillo; six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to First Baptist Church, 200 E. College, Coleman 76834, or a favorite charity.

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

Verda Smith

WINTERS - Verda M. Smith, 89, died Wednesday at a local nursing home.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Winters Funeral Home Chapel with Truman Turk and Roy Austin officiating. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery.

Mrs. Smith was born in Stroud, Okla., and came to Winters as a small child. She married James E. "Buck" Smith in Winters in 1927 and was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church and the Diversity Club.

Survivors include two sons, James E. Smith of Roosevelt, Utah, and David Smith of Winters; one daughter, Karen Austin of Dallas; one sister, Nettie Bentley of Coleman; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren.

Pearl Brinson Smith

DUBLIN - Pearl Brinson Smith, 99, of Richland Hills, died Wednesday in a Hurst nursing home.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Proctor Cemetery in Proctor with Dr. Kyle Davis officiating, directed by Harrell Funeral Home.

rs. Smith was born in Comanche County and married Ponnie Edward Smith in Proctor in 1919. She was a homemaker and a member of Proctor Baptist Church.

Survivors include three daughters, Eunice Harbin of North Richland Hills, Juanita Erwin of Stephenville and Pauline Hunter of Mount Pleasant, Pa.; two sons, J.C. Smith of Dublin and Edward Smith of Muskogee, Okla.; 14 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to Proctor Baptist Church.

Robert 'Bob' Richardson

COLORADO CITY - Robert C. "Bob" Richardson, 49, died Monday in Abilene.

Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Colorado City Cemetery with the Rev. Kay Reed officiating, directed by Kiker-Seale Funeral Home.

Mr. Richardson was born in Colorado City, where he graduated from high school in 1967. He graduated from McMurry College with a bachelor's degree in business administration and worked for C.G. Conn and Lockheed Martin in Abilene before retiring several years ago.

Survivors include one brother, Dick Richardson of Fort Worth; two nephews and numerous cousins.

Clarence Calvin Price

Clarence Calvin Price, 90, died Thursday in a local hospital. Services are pending with North's Funeral Home, 242 Orange.

Robert Smith

Robert Smith, 85, died Thursday in a local hospital. Services are pending with Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 5701 Hwy 277 South.

Marlene Goodgame

HAMLIN - Marlene Goodgame, 64, died in an Abilene hospital. Services are pending with Foster-Adams Funeral Home.

Lemer Jones

HAMLIN - Lemer Jones died in a Seymour nursing home. Services are pending with Foster-Adams Funeral Home.

Ben Creek

COLEMAN - Ben Creek, 86, died Thursday at home. Services are pending with Stevens Funeral Home.

Martha Taylor

Martha Taylor, 84, died Sunday in a local hospital. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Cedar Hill Cemetery, directed by Allen-Korzenewski Funeral Home, 1443 N. 2nd.

Thelma LaFern Russell

BRECKENRIDGE - Thelma LaFern Russell, 74, died Tuesday in a Kermit hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Melton Funeral Home Chapel of Memories.

R. Gage Lloyd

BIG SPRING - Dr. R. Gage Lloyd, 92, of eastern Tennessee, formerly of Big Spring, died Thursday in Tennessee. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in First Presbyterian Church, directed by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.

Alvin Roberts

BIG SPRING - Alvin Roberts, 64, died Tuesday at home. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Mount Bethel Baptist Church, directed by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.

Carrie Maud Isbell

RISING STAR - Carrie Maud Isbell, 80, died Wednesday in a Brownwood hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel.

Ida Underwood

BIG SPRING - Ida Underwood, 96, died Wednesday in a local nursing home. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Mount Olive Memorial Park, directed by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.

G.R. 'Jack' Beyer

STEPHENVILLE - G.R. "Jack" Beyer, 68, died Wednesday in a Fort Worth hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Valley Grove Baptist Church, directed by Stephenville Funeral Home.