Today's Obituaries (Aug. 25, 1998)

Gene Brooks

Gene Brooks, 68, died Monday at his home in Abilene.

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

Mr. Brooks was born in Evansville, Ind., and moved to Abilene in 1956. He had owned and operated Central Repair since 1972. He was a Baptist and an Army veteran. He married Jo Ann Miller in 1956 in Abilene.

Survivors include his wife of Abilene; one son, Darrow Brooks of Buffalo Gap; one daughter, Robin Carroll of Lake Dallas; one brother, Bill Brooks of Abilene; one sister, Flora Hulsey of California; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Big Country, 3113 Oldham Lane, Abilene 79602; or the VA Hospital in Temple.

Ruth Tomlinson Hunt

HASKELL - Ruth Tomlinson Hunt, 86, a Haskell resident since 1961, died Saturday at an Abilene hospital.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Baptist Church with Kenneth Blair officiating. Burial will be in Willow Cemetery, directed by Holden-McCauley Funeral Directors.

Mrs. Hunt was born in Old Glory and was a homemaker and a member of Trinity Baptist Church. She married Clyde Hunt in 1959 in Big Spring; he preceded her in death.

Survivors include three daughters, Jean Fenner of Abilene, Patsy Henderson of Lueders and Linda Hill of Albuquerque, N.M.; three stepsons, Jerry Hunt of Tulsa, Okla., Bobby Hunt of Longview and Phillip Hunt of Midland; one sister, Helen Jones of Atlanta, Ga.; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Trinity Baptist Church, Haskell 79521; or the West Texas Rehabilitation Center, 4601 Hartford, Abilene 79605.

Allen Thomas

EASTLAND - Allen G. Thomas, 70, died Sunday at a local hospital.

Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Bethel Baptist Church with the Revs. Dewey Lamb and Jonathan Gay and Marcus O'Dell officiating. Burial will be in Eastland Cemetery, directed by Bakker Funeral Home.

Mr. Thomas was born, grew up and went to school in Eastland. He was an Army veteran, a retired carpenter and a member of Bethel Baptist Church. He married Wanda Thompson in 1948 in Albany.

Survivors include his wife of Eastland; two sons, Danny Thomas of Eastland and Gary Thomas of Lancaster; one brother, Lowell Thomas of Corpus Christi; two sisters, Betty Barker of Eastland and Nellie Smith of Bandera; and two grandchildren.

Lois 'Terrapin' Briley

COLORADO CITY - Lois "Terrapin" Briley, 84, died Saturday at his home.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. John Hamilton officiating. Burial will be in Mitchell County Cemetery, directed by Kiker-Seale Funeral Home.

Mr. Briley was born in DeKalb and had lived in Colorado City for 72 years.

Survivors include one son, Lois Briley Jr. of Wichita Falls; one daughter, Carolyn Haynes of Colorado City; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

The family will be at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. today.

Chester Cooper

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - Chester Cooper, 76, a resident of Rotan from 1947-1964, died Aug. 11 in Huntington Beach after a long illness.

He retired from National Gypsum Co. in 1985 after 38 years. He was a member and president of Lions Club, Veterans of Foreign Wars post commander and a member of the Chamber of Commerce. He was a life member of VFW Post 5072 in Rotan.

Survivors include his wife, Donna Cooper; one son, J.P. Cooper; one daughter, Roberta; four sisters, Lin, Francis, Evelyn and Bonnie; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Allie 'Annie' Brown

BROWNWOOD - Allie "Annie" Brown, 86, formerly of Mills County, died Sunday at a local nursing home.

Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Greenleaf Cemetery with the Rev. Bill Swindler officiating, directed by Heartland Funeral Home.

Mrs. Brown was born in Montague and moved to Brownwood from Mills County in 1996. She was a homemaker.

Survivors include several children and grandchildren.

Dean Summers

COMANCHE - Dean Summers, 75, died Sunday at an Abilene hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with Dr. Van Christian and the Rev. Sam Randolph officiating. Burial will be in Comanche Gardens of Memory, directed by Hall & Sons Funeral Home.

Mr. Summers was born in Bib (near Sidney) and lived in the Comanche area most of his life, moving from Rising Star in 1959. He retired from Meads Bakery after 35 years and was employed by Red & White Grocery for a short time. He worked for Hall & Sons Funeral Home for 10 years. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member and deacon in First Baptist Church. He was a member of North American Mission Service Corp. volunteers and served on the Mission Board. He married Letha Elrod in 1948 in Comanche.

Survivors include his wife of Comanche; one daughter, Gwinn Adams of Wichita Falls; four sisters, Frances Flippo of Highland, Betty Albright and Juanita Franklin, both of Baytown, and Nelda Larson of Fort Worth; two brothers, Royce Summers and Rodney Summers, both of Snyder; his stepmother, Stella Mae Jones of Snyder; and one granddaughter.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church General Fund.

The family will have lunch at noon at First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.

Georgia Bernice Shipman

HASKELL - Georgia Bernice Shipman, 71, died Monday at an Abilene hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Assembly of God Church with the Revs. Eric Clark and J.C. Amburn officiating. Burial will be in Willow Cemetery, directed by Holden-McCauley Funeral Directors.

Mrs. Shipman was born in Vera and worked as food service supervisor at Haskell Nursing Center for 30 years. She was a member of the Church of God. She married C.L. Shipman in 1943 in Vera; he preceded her in death.

Survivors include two daughters, Claudette Klein of Henrietta and Tammy Crosson of Haskell; one son, James Shipman of Arlington; four sisters, Betty Pace of Thatcher, Ariz., Zoe Ella Evans of Marysville, Tenn., Blanche Luttrell of Fort Worth and Erma Hedgewood of Muskogee, Okla.; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Hendrick League House.

Charlie Gordon

COLEMAN - Charlie Gordon, 89, died Monday at a local nursing home.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Reed Justus officiating. Burial will be in Coleman Cemetery.

Mr. Gordon was born in Sweet Home, where he grew up and attended school. He was an Army veteran and for many years was a used car dealer and home builder. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, where he served as president of Friendly Fellows Sunday school class for a number of years. He married Ethel Marie Jameson in 1936; she preceded him in death. He married Beulah Ewing Jolly in 1986 in Abilene.

Survivors include his wife of Coleman; three brothers, Gilbert Gordon and Alfred Gordon, both of La Pryor, and Raymond Gordon of Beeville; three sisters, Ruthie Hoff and Ethel Benham, both of Kenedy, and Ima Hurley of Del Rio; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 500 W. Live Oak, Coleman 76834.

Mary Lou LaLond

Mary Lou LaLond, 49, of Katy died Aug. 13 at her home.

Services were Aug. 17 in Katy, directed by Memorial Oaks Funeral Home.

Survivors include her mother, Cleo Zapata of Abilene; two daughters, Milissa Weisinger and Melinda LaLond, both of Katy; one sister, Gloria Ormand of Atlanta, Ga.; one brother, Bill Zapata of Tye; five grandchildren and two nephews.

Memorials may be made to any hospice facility.

Miranda Kristine Reed

COLEMAN - Miranda Kristine Reed, 22 months, died Sunday at a local hospital.

Graveside services will be at noon Thursday in Forest Park East Cemetery in Houston. Local arrangements were by Stevens Funeral Home.

Miranda was born in Clear Lake and had lived in Coleman for eight months. She was baptized in the Episcopal church.

Survivors include her mother and stepfather, Helen Lorene Reed and Michael Albanese of Coleman; her father, David Bruce of League City; grandparents Karen Jordan of Coleman, Charles Lee of Georgia, Marilyn Meyers of Dallas and Mr. Bruce of Ohio; great-grandparents Nell and Harmon Jordan of Houston; and several other relatives.

Memorials may be made to West Texas Epilepsy Foundation, c/o West Texas Rehabilitation Center, 4601 Hartford, Abilene 79605.

Al Brower

SWEETWATER - Al Brower, 75, died Friday in Tucson, Ariz.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at McCoy Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with the Rev. Mike Wilcox officiating. Entombment will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Rest Haven Mausoleum in Lubbock.

Mr. Brower was born in Madill, Okla., and moved to Sweetwater in 1978. He opened Al's Cafe and was a member of Avondale Baptist Church. He moved to San Manuel, Ariz., in May. He had been a policeman in California and worked for Bell Brand Foods. He was a veteran of World War II. He married Maxine Sikes in 1945 in San Francisco.

Survivors include his wife of San Manuel; two daughters, Brenda Eberhardt of Sweetwater and Linda Kaye Ham of San Manuel; three sisters, Georgia Gaines of Odessa, Eta Wilcox of Shallowater and Virginia Willard of Minnesota; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Maggie Estelle Snider

GORMAN - Maggie Estelle Snider, 86, died Monday at a local nursing home.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel with Dane Gressett officiating. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery.

Mrs. Snider was born in Comanche County and was a homemaker and a member of United Pentecostal Church. She married Jewell Snider in 1926 in Comanche County.

Survivors include her husband of Gorman; two sons, Kennith Snider of Rose Bud, Ark., and Larry Don Snider of Gorman; five daughters, Alice Marie Smith and Treva Jewel Green, both of Midland, Maudie Lee Husband and Peggy Sue Ingram, both of Cisco, and Diana Jean Snider of Gorman; 18 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.

Roscoe Foster Leard

CISCO - Roscoe Foster Leard, 89, died Sunday at an Eastland hospital.

Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Kimbrough Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Joe Philpott officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery.

Mr. Leard was born in Tupelo, Miss., and was a farmer and a member of Cisco Masonic Lodge 556 and East Cisco Baptist Church. He married Geneva Brown in 1930 in Snyder; she preceded him in death.

Survivors include several nieces and nephews.

Raymond Foy Jackson

DICKENS - Raymond Foy Jackson, 79, died Sunday at a Lubbock hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Dickens Cemetery, directed by Campbell Funeral Home of Spur.

Herman Foster

GRAND PRAIRIE - Herman K. Foster, 69, died Sunday in Grand Prairie. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Eastland.

Tia Donnette Roberts

Tia Donnette Roberts, 31, died Saturday at her home. Services are pending with Allen-Korzenewski Funeral Home, 1443 N. 2nd.

Pauline Mobley

Pauline M. Mobley, 77, died Monday at a local hospital. Services are pending with Fry-Bartlett Funeral Home in Tuscola.

Lela Belle Harbin

DUBLIN - Lela Belle Harbin, 88, of Arlington died Monday at a Grand Prairie hospital. Services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Harrell Funeral Home Memorial Chapel.

Bert 'Bubba' Edgington

BIG SPRING - Bert "Bubba" Edgington, 22, died Sunday at a Lubbock hospital after a lengthy illness. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Mount Olive Memorial Park, directed by Myers & Smith Funeral Home.

Michael Allen Chalupa

Michael Allen Chalupa, 30, of Abilene died Saturday at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy. 277 South, Abilene. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Friday in Moore Memorial Gardens in Arlington.

Truett Austin

LUBBOCK - Truett Austin, 81, formerly of Abilene, died Sunday at a local nursing home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Resthaven Funeral Home Chapel.

Jewel Harmon Vinson

Jewel Harmon Vinson, 89, died Sunday at a San Antonio hospital. Services are pending with Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.

Keith Muterspaugh

BRECKENRIDGE - Keith Muterspaugh died Monday at a local hospital. Services are pending with Morehart Mortuary.

Geraldine Lane 'Gerri' Cate

DUBLIN - Geraldine Lane "Gerri" Cate, 71, died Monday at a Fort Worth hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Harrell Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Bluebonnet Hills Cemetery in Colleyville.