Today's Obituaries (Sept. 12, 1998)
Harley Scifres
Harley E. Scifres, 80, died Thursday in a local hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Calvary Baptist Church
with the Rev. Wayne Oglesby officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood
Memorial Park, directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.
Mr. Scifres was born in Hamlin and graduated from Truscott
High School. He attended college in Chicago. He married Winnie
Wright in 1954 in Hamlin and worked as a pipe inspector for Baker
Hughes Drilling Co. He moved to Abilene in 1985 from Odessa and
was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, of Abilene; one brother, Sammy
Scifres of Norman, Ill.; two sisters, Lorene Capps of Dallas and
Laverne Stokes of Carrollton; and several nieces and nephews.
Paije Maree Lemaster
Paije Maree Lemaster, infant, died Thursday in a local hospital.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Elliott-Hamil
Garden of Memories, directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542
Hickory.
Paije was born in Abilene.
Survivors include her parents, David and Paula Lemaster of
Abilene; one brother, Daniel Lemaster of Abilene; her grandparents,
Laura and Joe Cortes, and Barbara and Joe Adams, all of Abilene,
George Lemaster of Minnesota and Steve Smith of Kentucky; and
many aunts and uncles.
Fannie Mae Orr Tiner George
Fannie Mae Orr Tiner George, 91, formerly of Memphis, Texas,
died Friday in a local hospital.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Fairview Cemetery
in Memphis with the Rev. Neely Landrum officiating. Arrangements
were made by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.
Mrs. George was born in Plaska and graduated from Memphis High
School. She attended Clarendon Junior College. She owned and operated
the Old Fashioned Freeze in Memphis until retiring and moved to
Abilene in 1995 from Memphis. She taught the Victory Sunday School
Class at Memphis First United Methodist Church and was the widow
of Robert Tiner and Ted George.
Survivors include one son, Wayne Tiner of Abilene; one daughter,
Cleva Mae Lower of San Angelo; two sisters, Ouida Brooks of Albuquerque,
N.M., and LaVerne Heith of Tyler; eight grandchildren; and many
great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Pearl Bowman
DENTON VALLEY -- Pearl C. Bowman, 77, died Thursday at her
home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Bailey Funeral Home Chapel
in Clyde with Richard Adkisson officiating. Burial will be in
Kendrick Cemetery.
Mrs. Bowman was born in Cedar Gap and was a homemaker. She
moved to Denton Valley in 1974 from Abilene. She was a member
of Oak Street Church of Christ and was the widow of Lee Bowman,
whom she married in 1938 in Cedar Gap.
Survivors include one son, Mac Bowman of Tuscola; one daughter,
Betty Hardin of Clyde; two brothers, Wayne Baker of Seattle and
Charles Spurgeon Baker of Sand Springs; one sister, Seretha Faye
Idol of Tuscola; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren;
five step grandchildren; and eight step great-grandchildren.
Helen Hipchen Lawry
MINERAL WELLS -- Helen Hipchen Lawry, 76, of Abilene and formerly
of Mineral Wells, died Thursday at her home.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Sacred Heart
Cemetery in Wichita Falls with the Rev. Harvey McMurry officiating,
directed by Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Funeral Home.
Mrs. Lawry was born in Bradford, Pa., and was a homemaker.
She moved to Abilene in 1995 from Mineral Wells. She was a member
of Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary and the Altar Society
at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Mineral Wells, and was
the widow of James Andrew Lawry, whom she married in 1946 in Bradford,
Pa.
Survivors include one son, Andrew James Lawry of Abilene; three
daughters, Bonnie Gray of Plano, Robyn Fields of Breckenridge
and Amy Lawry Brown of Lewisville; one sister, Mildred May of
Muleshoe; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and many
nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be sent to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
in Mineral Wells, or Alzheimer's Association of West Central Texas
or Hospice of the Big Country, both in Abilene.
Virginia Fowler
BEDFORD -- Virginia R. Fowler, 81, mother of an Abilene resident,
died Thursday in Bedford.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. today in Moore Funeral Home Chapel
in Arlington. Burial will be in Moore Memorial Gardens in Arlington.
Mrs. Fowler was born in Dallas and was a homemaker. She was
a member of Arlington Woman's Club and First United Methodist
Church and was the widow of Pat Fowler.
Survivors include one son, Steve Fowler of Houston; two daughters,
Susan Miller of Colleyville and Betty Hukill of Abilene; and four
grandchildren.
Jane Byrne Windrow
DALLAS -- Jane Byrne Windrow, 78, formerly of Abilene, died
Monday in a local hospital.
Mass was said Thursday in Christ the King Catholic Church.
Burial was in Grove Hill Memorial Park, directed by Sparkman-Hillcrest
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Windrow was born in Camaquay, Cuba, and graduated from
Stripling High School in Fort Worth. She attended Ward Belmont
College in Nashville, Tenn., and the University of Texas. She
married Rollen Joe Windrow Jr. in 1946 in Washington, D.C. She
worked in residential real estate for 25 years and moved to Dallas
in 1962 from Abilene. She was a former member of Junior League
of Abilene. She was a member of Junior League of Dallas, Junior
League Garden Club, Comus Club, Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross
and Christ the King Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, of Dallas; two daughters, Kathy
Windrow Sroonan of Dallas and Marianne Windrow of Denver; one
son, Rollen Joe Windrow III of Dallas; one sister, Mary Walker
of Omaha, Neb.; and one brother, Dr. Bob Byrne of Washington,
D.C.
Memorials may be sent to Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross
or American Cancer Society.
Marvin Stephenson
MESQUITE -- Marvin L. Stephenson, 87, formerly of Abilene,
died Thursday in a local care center.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow
Funeral Home Chapel in McKinney with Virgil Bentley and Roger
Oglesby officiating. Burial will be in Ridgeview Memorial Park.
Mr. Stephenson was born in Fort Worth and married Cleo Woodley
in 1934 in Whiteface. He was a former member of Minter Lane Church
of Christ in Abilene. He was a member of Waterview Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, of Mesquite; three sons, Marlin
Stephenson of Elk Grove, Calif., Charles Stephenson of Richardson
and Larry Stephenson of Denver; one sister, Karon Bradburn of
Fort Worth; nine grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and many
nieces, nephews and other relatives.
The Rev. Auburn Spencer Neely
LIVINGSTON -- The Rev. Auburn Spencer Neely, 90, formerly of
the Big Country, died Sept. 2 in Livingston after a long battle
with Alzheimer's Disease.
Services were Sept. 4 in Goodrich First United Methodist Church
with the Rev. James Frazier, Tom Price and Don Willis officiating.
Burial was in Forest Hill Cemetery, directed by Cochran Funeral
Home.
Rev. Neely was born in Winters and graduated from Winters High
School, and McMurry College in Abilene in 1935. He married Maxine
Perry in 1936 in Abilene. He became a Methodist minister in 1936
and was a pastor for 12 years in the Huckaby and Foreston circuits,
as well as in Bosqueville-Elmot and Hewitt. He then pastored churches
in Lometa, Big Lake, Taft, Lockhart, Bronte, Corpus Christi, Pleasanton
and Burnet for 26 years until retiring in 1974. He was a longtime
dean of men at Mount Wesley, a conference camp in Kerrville. He
formerly lived in Hughes Springs and was an associate minister
at Texarkana First United Methodist Church for 10 years. He moved
to Livingston in 1985 and pastored Goodrich First UMC for five
years until leaving the pulpit due to ill health. He was a former
school teacher and coach in Hewitt and Lometa, and was active
in the Kiwanis, Lions and Rotary clubs.
Survivors include his wife, of Livingston; one son, Stanley
C. Neely of Norman, Okla.; one daughter, Linda Neely Walker of
Livingston; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Amos Carlisle
BROWNWOOD -- Amos Carlisle, 63, died Thursday in a local hospital
after a sudden illness.
Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. today in Eastlawn Memorial
Park with the Rev. Bill Swindler officiating, directed by Heartland
Funeral Home of Early.
Mr. Carlisle was born in Stonewall County and lived in Brown
County most of his life. He served in the U.S. Army and worked
in the tree service business for many years. He was a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Juanelle Gober Carlisle of Brownwood;
eight sons, Gerald Steele, James Steele, Ambers Steele and Wesley
Carlisle, all of Brownwood, Jimmy Carlisle of West Virginia, Richard
Carlisle and Amos Carlisle Jr., both of Fort Worth, and Randy
Carlisle of Iowa Park; two daughters, Joyce Lewis of Fort Worth
and Nelda Peel of Brownwood; two brothers, Cecil Carlisle of Evant
and Layton Carlisle of Fort Worth; one sister, Odessa Henry of
Comanche; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Wilbur Ouellette
Wilbur Ouellette, 81, died Friday in a local hospital. Services
are pending with Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 U.S. Hwy 277 South.
Ardelia Neblett
BROWNWOOD -- Ardelia Neblett, 88, died Wednesday in a local
hospital. Services are pending with Heartland Funeral Home of
Early.
William Edward 'Bill' Johnston
ODESSA -- William Edward "Bill" Johnston, 68, relative
of several Abilene residents, died Thursday in a local hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Sixth & Jackson Church
of Christ, directed by Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home.
Mary Jane Powell
SNYDER -- Mary Jane Powell, 75, died Friday in a local hospital.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral
Home Chapel.
Kenneth Earl Chancellor
CISCO -- Kenneth Earl Chancellor, 38, died Wednesday at his
home. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Nimrod Cemetery,
directed by Kimbrough Funeral Home.
Clint Wilson Lewis
SWEETWATER -- Clint Wilson Lewis, 76, died Friday in a local
hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in McCoy Funeral Home
Chapel of Memories.
Fayne McKelleb
TUSCOLA -- Fayne A. McKelleb, 89, died Friday in a Winters
nursing home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Tuscola First
Baptist Church, directed by Fry-Bartlett Funeral Home.
Nick Grba
GOLDTHWAITE -- Nick Grba died Wednesday in Goldthwaite. Services
will be at 2 p.m. today in Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel.
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