Today's Obituaries (Aug. 16, 1998)

Clarence Price

Clarence C. Price, 90, died Thursday in a local hospital.

Services will be at 9 a.m. Monday in North's Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, 4002 Buffalo Gap Road, with the Rev. David Bartley officiating. Burial with full military honors will be in Tuscola Cemetery.

Born in Callahan County, Mr. Price grew up in Dallas. He married Opal Pearl Davis in 1931 and served 24 years in the United States Air Force. He was a foster parent for 20 years with Lee and Beulah Moore Children's Home in El Paso and the Juvenile Detention Center in Odessa. He moved from El Paso to Abilene in 1974, and was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church, the Retired Officers Association and Masonic Lodge #8 in San Antonio.

Survivors include his wife, of Abilene; two sons, Larry Price and Clarence Price Jr., both of Houston; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Mr. Price will lie in state at the funeral home's downtown location, 242 Orange, until this evening.

Nellie Edna Roberson

BRECKENRIDGE -- Nellie Edna Roberson, 89, died Friday in a local hospital.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Breckenridge Cemetery with the Rev. Steve Monk officiating, directed by Melton Funeral Home.

Mrs. Roberson was born in Stephens County and married Conan Doyle Roberson in Walters, Okla., in 1932. She was a sales clerk for J.C. Penny and a member of First Baptist Church.

Survivors include one daughter, Nancy Clary of Breckenridge; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Memorials may be sent to Breckenridge Senior Citizens Center, care of the funeral home.

Janice Nichols Pearce

BROWNWOOD -- Janice Nichols Pearce, 54, of Fort Worth, formerly of Brownwood, died Thursday in a Dallas hospital.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Union Presbyterian Church in Brownwood with the Rev. Richard Hetzel and Dr. Norbert Peil officiating. Burial will be in Winchell Cemetery in Winchell, directed by Davis-Morris Funeral Home.

Born in Brady, Mrs. Pearce lived most of her life in Brownwood before moving to Fort Worth in 1984. She graduated from Brownwood High School in 1961. She worked for Northrop-Grumman Aircraft in Grand Prairie and was a Presbyterian.

Survivors include two sons, Peter Pearce of Plano and Paul Pearce of Brewster, N.Y.; two sisters, Jean Perkins and Betty Wiginton, both of Brownwood; two brothers, Roland Nichols of Early and Wayne Nichols of Crowley; four grandchildren; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be sent to the Arthritis Foundation, 1330 W. Peachtree, Atlanta, Ga. 30309, or St. Jude's Children's Hospital research.

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

Joe Winter

DE SOTO -- Joe M. Winter, 84, died Saturday in Mesquite.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Cold Springs Church of Christ in Lancaster with the Rev. R.H. Hussey officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in Merkel, directed by West/Hurtt Funeral Home.

Mr. Winter, a De Soto resident since 1985, lived in Arlington and Grand Prairie before moving to De Soto. His wife, Jewell Faye Winter, died in May.

Survivors include one son, W.J. Winter of Arlington; two daughters, Sheila Higginbotham of Indianapolis and Sharon Bogle of Grand Prairie; one brother, Jim H. Winter of Bowie; one sister, Mary Nell McCoy of Haskell; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be sent to American Cancer Society.

Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. today in the funeral home.

Donald Jean 'Don' Sager

LAKE BROWNWOOD -- Donald Jean "Don" Sager, 71, died Thursday in a Brownwood hospital.

Services will be at 4 p.m. Monday in Heartland Funeral Home Chapel. His body will be cremated and burial will be in Kansas.

A World War II veteran, Mr. Sager was born in Clifton, Kan. He moved to Brown County from Kansas in the 1970s and worked as a painter, carpenter and mechanic. He was a member of the Christian Church and the American Legion.

Survivors include four sons, Kenneth Sager of Brownwood, Keith Sager of Tennessee, Mike Frye of Kansas and Ron Linenberger of Kansas; one daughter, Karen Kamps of Wisconsin; two sisters, Lillian Rosella Sager and Wanda Linenberger, both of Kansas; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Glenn 'Champ' Champion

CROSS PLAINS -- Glenn "Champ" Champion, 64, died Friday in an Odessa hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel with Larry Copeland officiating. Burial will be in Cottonwood Cemetery.

A construction worker, Mr. Champion was born in Callahan County. He married Ethel Snyder in Roscoe in 1958. He was a member of the Church of Christ.

Survivors include his wife, of Cross Plains; three sons, Glenn Dale Champion Jr. of Potosi, Monty Wade Champion of Stephenville and Calvin Lewis of Cross Plains; two brothers, Robert Lee Champion of Denver City and Claude Leo Champion of Abilene; one sister, Viola Turnbough of Denver City; and four grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. today in the funeral home.

Mary Avila

BROWNWOOD -- Mary Avila, infant daughter of Jorge and Enedelia Avila, was stillborn Tuesday in a Brownwood hospital.

Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Mary's Catholic Church with Monsignor Benedict Zientek officiating. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in Heartland Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Eastlawn Memorial Park.

Survivors include her parents, of Brownwood; one brother, Jose Avila of Brownwood; two sisters, Samantha Avila and Ruby Avila, of Brownwood; her paternal grandfather, Feliz Hernandez of Brownwood; her maternal grandparents, Gonzalo and Guadalupe Mares of Brownwood; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Iva Sue Adams

Iva Sue Adams, 90, died Saturday in a local nursing home. Services are pending with Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.

Charles 'Charlie' Morris

Charles E. "Charlie" Morris, 84, died Saturday in a Big Spring hospital. Services are pending with Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.

Lena Lorene (Weldon) Uzzell

OPLIN -- Lena Lorene Uzzell, 81, of Hartville, Miss., formerly of Oplin, died Saturday in a Springfield, Miss., hospital. Services are pending with Bailey Funeral Home of Clyde.

Jamie Burns Bennett

BIG SPRING -- Jamie Burns Bennett, 85, died Friday in Houston. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Monday in Trinity Memorial Park, directed by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.

Ellen Pittman

COMANCHE -- Ellen A. Pittman, 69, died Friday in a Houston hospital. Services will be at 9 a.m. Monday in Comanche Funeral Home Chapel.

M.B. 'Pete' Hull

BIG SPRING -- M.B. "Pete" Hull, 68, died Friday at home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church, directed by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.

Elizabeth Terry Patterson

BIG SPRING -- Elizabeth Terry Patterson, 77, died Saturday in a local hospital. Services will be at 6 p.m. Monday in Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home Rosewood Chapel.