Today's Obituaries (Nov. 7, 1998)

Carl Howard

Carl J. Howard, 59, of Mena, Ark., and formerly of Potosi, died Wednesday in Mena.

Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Potosi Cemetery with Don Howard and Kirby Krupa officiating, directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.

Mr. Howard was born in Mulberry, Tenn., and married Florence Lee Bellis in 1960 in Yuma, Ariz. He was a self-employed mechanic and was a Baptist.

Survivors include his wife, of Mena, Ark.; one son, James Wade Howard of Abilene; two daughters, Susan Kathleen Nall of Tuscola and Julie Ann Nichols of Abilene; one brother, Donald H. Howard of Omaha, Neb.; one sister, Nadine Scott of Portland, Ore.; and five grandchildren.

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Joseph Jowers Jr.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joseph J. Jowers Jr. formerly of Abilene, died Thursday.

Mass will be said at 11 a.m. today in St. Bernadette Catholic Church with the Rev. Florian Renaud officiating. Burial with Masonic rites will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, directed by French Mortuary.

Mr. Jowers attended Abilene High School and graduated from the University of Omaha, Air Force Command Staff College and the nuclear weapons course at Sandia Base in Albuquerque. He married his wife in 1942. After retiring from the Air Force, he owned and operated National Office Supply for 19 years. He, along with his wife, also owned Lydee's Fashions for 29 years. He was a past president and district director of the Albuquerque Exchange Club and also was president of the Exchange Club Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse. He was a past commander adjutant and treasurer of the Commander Simpson and Lt. Col. Loring Chapter of the Military Order of World Wars. He was a 32nd degree Mason and was a member of Masonic Lodge 60, Ballud Abyad Shrine Legion of Honor and Scottish Rite.

Survivors include his wife, Carmen Lydia Jowers of Albuquerque; four daughters, Brenda Brent, Sandra Larrichio, Deborah Meyer and Lydia Brazfield, all of Albuquerque; four sisters, Lil Lollar of Tye, and Edna Teaff, Marie Briggs and Laura Mae Pinckley, all of the Merkel area; one brother, Wayland Jowers of Abilene; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Louise Bollinger

COLORADO CITY -- Louise Bollinger, 81, died Thursday in a Snyder hospital.

Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Kiker-Seale Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jim Mosley officiating. Burial will be in Colorado City Cemetery.

Mrs. Bollinger was born in Abilene and grew up in Colorado City. She lived in the Sweetwater-Roscoe area for several years. She was a homemaker and was a Baptist.

Survivors include two sons, Don Bollinger and Benny Bollinger, both of Snyder; one daughter, Pat Woodard of Hobbs, N.M.; one sister, Sara Gohery of Colorado City; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Roy Grantom

GRANBURY -- Roy C. Grantom, 70, formerly of Abilene, died Friday in a local hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Wiley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Acton Cemetery.

Mr. Grantom was born in Hillsboro and worked for Bailey Bridge Corp. in Abilene for 46 years. He was a partner of Stephens-Martin Paving for three years and moved to Granbury in 1978 from Abilene. He retired as a construction superintendent in 1996.

Survivors include his wife, Nell Grantom of Granbury; one daughter, Julie Turner of Granbury; and five grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to American Heart Association or American Cancer Society.

Dr. Vance Terrell

STEPHENVILLE -- Dr. Vance Terrell, 90, local physician from 1935 until retiring in 1985, died Friday in Stephenville.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Clyde Wells Fine Arts Auditorium at Tarleton State University with the Revs. Bobby Baggett and Emil V. Becker, and Dr. Morgan Garrett officiating. Burial will be in West End Cemetery, directed by Lacy Funeral Home.

Dr. Terrell was born in Hamlin and earned a medical degree from the University of Texas Medical School in 1932. After working on his residency in New York, he became a partner and chief of EENT Service at the Stephenville Hospital and Clinic in 1935. He was named a Distinguished Alumnus in 1972 by Tarleton State College. He was a charter president of the Texan Club and also was president of the Industrial Foundation. He was a longtime chairman of the scholarship committee at Tarleton State. He was a member of First United Methodist Church and was the widower of Violet Anderson Terrell, whom he married in 1935 in New York.

Survivors include one son, Dr. Frank Terrell of Stephenville; one daughter, Penny Elliott of Stephenville; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to Vance Terrell Nursing Scholarship Endowment, Tarleton State University, Box T0260, Stephenville 76402.

Evelyn Inez Elkins Browning Hamm

ROTAN -- Evelyn Inez Elkins Browning Hamm, 90, of Plainview and formerly of Rotan, died Friday in a Plainview nursing home.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Snyder City Cemetery with the Rev. Mickey Wagoner officiating, directed by Weathersbee Funeral Home.

Mrs. Hamm was born in Rotan and worked as a licensed vocational nurse at Callan Hospital for many years. She was a 65-year member of the Order of Eastern Star and was a worthy matron of both the Snyder and Rotan chapters. She moved to Tulia in 1989 and Plainview in 1993. She was a Baptist and was the widow of Johnny Jackson Browning, whom she married in 1926; and Samuel James Hamm, whom she married in 1956 in Rotan.

Survivors include three sons, Roy J. Browning of Billings, Mont., Henry Mark Browning of San Angelo and Curtis Bryce Browning of Boyd; two daughters, Dorrene Acker of Tulia and Daphene Campbell of Cedar Park; two sisters, Juanita Hart of Snyder and Jettie Crenshaw of Graford; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Charles Parker

OLDEN -- Charles W. Parker, 90, of Arlington and formerly of Olden, died Thursday in Arlington.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Eastland City Cemetery with the Rev. Gayle Baucum officiating, directed by Edwards Funeral Home of Eastland.

Mr. Parker was born in May and attended Texas A&M University. He worked for Piggly Wiggly, Worth Foods and Safeway in Fort Worth, New Mexico and Odessa before retiring as a meat market manager. He lived in Olden from 1969-95. He was a Baptist and was the widower of Alpha Louise Aycock Parker, whom he married in 1931 in Munday.

Survivors include one son, Charles Parker of Odessa; two daughters, Judith LeBlanc of Arlington and Amanda Sue Cochran of Suffolk, Va.; one brother, Homer Parker of Florida; 10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and two cousins.

Bascom Lyn Coffee

BROWNWOOD -- Bascom Lyn Coffee, 92, of Temple and formerly of Brownwood, died Friday in a Temple nursing home.

Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday in Eastlawn Memorial Park with the Rev. Russell Fisher officiating, directed by Davis-Morris Funeral Home.

Mr. Coffee was born in San Angelo and lived in Brownwood for many years. He married Ruie Etta Gammon in 1929 in Brownwood and was a retired conductor of Santa Fe Railroad. He was a member of Masonic Lodge, Knights of Pythias and St. John Episcopal Church.

Survivors include his wife, of Temple; two daughters, Betty Keathley of Duncanville and Imogene Mitcham of Houston; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to American Heart Association.

Claude Roberson

Claude Roberson, 69, died Friday in a local nursing home. Services are pending with Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.

Eulalia Olvera

Eulalia Olvera, 62, died Friday at her home. Services are pending with North's Funeral Home, 242 Orange.

Cyrus Frost Jr.

EASTLAND -- Cyrus B. Frost Jr., 77, died Friday in a local hospital. Services are pending with Bakker Funeral Home.

Ray Ashley

BIG SPRING -- Ray Ashley, 82, of Forsan, died Thursday in a Stanton hospital. Services are pending with Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.

Verna Fitts

Verna Fitts, 93, of Aspermont, died Friday in a local hospital. Services are pending with Greenwood Funeral Home in Fort Worth. Local arrangements were made by North's Funeral Home, 242 Orange.

W.D. Fikes

BIG SPRING -- W.D. Fikes, 64, died Wednesday at his home after a sudden illness. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. today in Old Runnels Cemetery in Ballinger, directed by Myers & Smith Funeral Home.

Bobby Roy Burnett

OVALO -- Bobby Roy Burnett, 49, died Friday in Clinton, Okla. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Gateway Baptist Church, directed by Fry-Bartlett Funeral Home of Tuscola.

Irma LaVerne Mullennix

WOODSON -- Irma LaVerne Mullennix, 76, of Sugar Land and formerly of Woodson, died Friday in Sugar Land. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Woodson Cemetery, directed by Melton Funeral Home of Breckenridge.

Allene Weaver Box

DE LEON -- Allene Weaver Box, 86, died Thursday in a local hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Nowlin Funeral Home Chapel.

Floyd Howell

RANGER -- Floyd D. Howell, 85, died Wednesday in an Eastland hospital. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Evergreen Cemetery, directed by Edwards Funeral Home.

Roy Harris

BRECKENRIDGE -- Roy D. Harris, 77, died Thursday in a local hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Melton Funeral Home Chapel.

Annie Marie McGee

COLEMAN -- Annie Marie McGee, 59, of Stockton, Calif., and formerly of Coleman, died Saturday in Stockton. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Coleman City Cemetery, directed by Henderson Funeral Home.

Hayne Williams

BRECKENRIDGE -- Hayne P. Williams, 84, died Friday in a local hospital. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday in Breckenridge Cemetery, directed by Melton Funeral Home.