Today's Obituaries (Nov. 13, 1998)

Homer Townsend

Homer O. Townsend, 95, died Wednesday in a local hospital.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Faith, 5701 U.S. Hwy 277 South, with James Stovall officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Memorial Park.

Mr. Townsend was born in Antioch in Brown County and attended school in Blanket. He married Odessa Harris in 1932 in Coleman. He moved to Abilene in 1937 from Goldsboro and worked for H.O. Wooten for four years and at Camp Barkeley during World War II. He was employed by Waples Platter Wholesale Grocery for 23 years until retiring. He was a member of Westgate Church of Christ.

Survivors include his wife, of Abilene; two sons, Gerald W. Townsend and Freddie Townsend, both of Abilene; one brother, Jim Townsend of Early; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to Westgate Church of Christ, 402 S. Pioneer, Abilene 79605.

William 'Bill' Mann

LUBBOCK - William L. "Bill" Mann, 74, formerly of Abilene, died Wednesday in an Abilene hospital.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in Broadway Church of Christ with Rodney Plunkett officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park, directed by Sanders Funeral Home.

Mr. Mann was born in Collinsville and married Lillie "Pady" Conel in 1943 in Tahoka. He served with the U.S. Air Force and graduated from Abilene Christian and Texas Tech universities. He taught school and was a principal in Crosbyton. He was superintendent in Springlake-Earth from 1956 until retiring in 1982. He then moved to Lubbock, where he was superintendent of the Lubbock Christian school system. He started selling school insurance in 1986. He was a life member of Parent-Teacher Association and a 26-year member of the Springlake-Earth Lions Club. He also was a member of Retired Teachers Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Broadway Church of Christ.

Survivors include his wife, of Lubbock; three sons, Steven Leo Mann, Tom Mann and Jimmy Dale Mann, all of Lubbock; one daughter, Patti Wiebe of Hamilton Ontario, Canada; one sister, Doris Fayo of Odessa; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to Children's Home of Lubbock.

Louis Quention 'L.Q.' Sneed

WINTERS - Louis Quention "L.Q." Sneed, 78, died Thursday in an Abilene hospital.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Winters First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery, directed by Winters Funeral Home.

Mr. Sneed was born in Ecru, Miss., and moved at age seven to Pumphrey, where he attended school. He married Vera Lee Williams in 1940 in Abilene and served with the U.S. Army during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. He was a farmer and rancher. He was a deacon for many years at Drasco Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, of Winters; two sons, Louis Sneed Jr. of Aledo and Randall Sneed of Winters; four daughters, Barbara Washam of Wichita Falls, Rhonda Buchanan of San Angelo, Linda Barr of Eula and Judy Grun of Moro; two brothers, K.V. Sneed of Drasco and Bill Sneed of Coleman; four sisters, Eura Drake of Tulsa, Okla., Irene Hutchins and Mae Manns, both of Abilene, and Doris Nunn of Fresno, Calif.; 14 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to North Runnels Home Health Care, c/o Winters Funeral Home, P.O. Box 395, Winters 79567.

Vera LaNita Davis Walton

RANGER - Vera LaNita Davis Walton, 82, died Wednesday in Abilene.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with Kenneth Evans officiating. Burial will be in Crossroads Cemetery.

Mrs. Walton was born in Seymour and lived in Ranger most of her life. She worked in the registrar's office at Ranger College for several years. She was a member of First Christian Church and was the widow of Edgar Isaac Walton.

Survivors include two sons, Hal Walton of Ranger and Tom Walton of Amarillo; three daughters, Jennie L.E. Rawls of Belton, Martha Jo Ervin of Cortez, Colo., and Peggy King of Ranger; one brother, Jo Davis of Albuquerque, N.M.; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and one niece and one nephew.

Memorials may be sent to Hendrick Hospice Care, P.O. Box 1922, Abilene 79604.

Jeroline Back

HAMLIN - Jeroline Back, 87, died Wednesday in a local hospital.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ericksdahl with the Rev. Kent Wallace officiating. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery in Ericksdahl, directed by Foster-Adams Funeral Home.

Mrs. Back was born in Farmersville and moved to Haskell County in 1920. She graduated from Stamford High School and attended business school in Dallas. She married Carl Back in 1932 in Avoca and moved to Hamlin in 1951. She worked as a dental assistant until retiring in 1981. She was a member of Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ericksdahl.

Survivors include her husband, of Hamlin; one daughter, Peggy Schroyer of Hamlin; two sisters, Rosemary Malone of Hurst and Doris Waggoner of Santa Fe; one grandchild; and two great-grandchildren.

Willie Mae Clark

CISCO - Willie Mae Clark, 80, died Thursday in an Abilene hospital.

Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Bruce Stovall officiating. Burial will be in Romney Cemetery, directed by Kimbrough Funeral Home.

Mrs. Clark was born in Dothan and worked at Boss Glove Manufacturing and J.C. Penney. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and was the widow of Alton C. Clark, whom she married in 1936 in Cisco.

Survivors include one son, Truly Clark of Cisco; two daughters, Teena Campbell and Twila Senterfitt, both of Cisco; one brother, J.V. Allen of Gulfport, Fla.; one sister, Estelle Vada Mason of Hunt; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Sonya Scarlett

BRECKENRIDGE - Sonya Scarlett, 87, died Wednesday in a local hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Melton Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with the Rev. Rex Boggs officiating. Burial will be in Gunsight Cemetery.

Mrs. Scarlett was born in Desdemona and lived in Stephens County for many years. She married J.T. Scarlett in 1952 in Ranger and was a retired registered nurse. She was a Baptist.

Survivors include her husband, of Breckenridge; one sister, Hollis Holder of Stephenville; and several nieces and nephews.

Jane Moore

COLEMAN - Jane C. Moore, 75, lifelong local resident, died Wednesday in a local nursing home.

Services will be at 2 p.m. today at the Coleman City Cemetery pavilion with Dewey Mitchell officiating, directed by Walker Funeral Home.

Mrs. Moore was born in Silver Valley in Coleman County and married James E. Moore in 1941 in Coleman. She was a homemaker and co-owned Moore Restaurant. She was a member of the Church of Christ.

Survivors include her husband, of Coleman; three daughters, Tommy Moore Mangham of Houston, and Vicky Moore Perrie and Ruthie Moore, both of Coleman; one son, James Ellis Moore of Texas; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Memorials may be sent to American Heart Association; and First Coleman National Bank, 100 S. Commercial Ave., Coleman 76834.

Talmadge Hinson

Talmadge P. Hinson, 16, of Buffalo Gap, died Thursday in a local hospital. Services are pending with North's Funeral Home.

Geneva Alto Howard

Geneva Alto Howard, 83, died Thursday at her home. Services are pending with Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.

Luther Ray Wright

SWEETWATER - Luther Ray Wright, 86, died Thursday in a local hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Champion Baptist Church, directed by McCoy Funeral Home.

O'Brien Bowlin

BIG SPRING - O'Brien Bowlin, 71, of Ackerly, died Thursday in a Lubbock hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Ackerly First United Methodist Church, directed by Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.

Thelma Joe Groves

SWEETWATER - Thelma Joe Groves, 94, of Dallas, died Wednesday in a Dallas hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Sweetwater Cemetery, directed by Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home.