Fri, May 16 2008
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JEDEDIAH THOMASON
VALLEY VIEW — Memorial services for Jedediah Thomason, 30, of Valley View are set for 11 a.m. Saturday at Hillcrest Church of Christ in Gainesville with Ben Willingham, minister, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home of Gainesville.
Mr. Thomason died May 6, 2008, at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas.
He was born July 1, 1977, in Sherman to Terry Thomason and Patsy Patrick.
Survivors include his father and step-mother, Terry and Karen Thomason of Forestburg; mother and step-father, Patsy and Tom Sparkman of Bowie; child, Alexus Thomason of Valley View; grandparents, Thelma Thomason of Gainesville and Freddie Sr. and Betty Patrick of Burkburnett; brother and sister-in-law, Bredger and Gina Thomason of Gainesville; and step-brothers, Marty, Devin, Rick, Derryl and Scott Sparkman, all of Valley View.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Archie Thomason.
Visitation will be at the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.
Memorial contributions may be made to Home Hospice of Cooke County; P.O. Box 936; Gainesville, TX 76241.
You may sign the online registry at www.geojcarroll.com.
JOSEPH FRANK VOTH
Mass of Christian burial for Joseph Frank Voth, 93 of Muenster is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Church in Muenster. Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Rosary/Vigil services are set for 5 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Fr. Ken Robison will officiate and McCoy Funeral Home will direct the services.
Mr. Voth died Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at his home.
Born Aug. 4, 1914, in Muenster to the late Barney and Mary Trubenbach Voth, he grew up and attended school in Muenster. He and Alvina Fette were married on Jan. 3, 1938, in Sacred Heart Church. They lived and worked their first 11 married years on one of the Dangelmayer farms north of Muenster. Joe then tackled many different jobs, including oil field work where he and his brother, Lee, became owners and operators of a rig with which they drilled numerous wells in the Muenster area. He then decided to become a tractor mechanic, initially working for J.I. Case in Muskogee, Okla., and traveled back to Muenster on weekends to be with his family. After retiring with Case, Joe rented and operated a tractor mechanic shop that he operated for many years.
Survivors include his daughters and sons-in-law, Kathy and Jim O’Brien of Irving, Lola Kindiger of Whitesboro, and Joan McGilvray of Muenster; sons and daughters-in-law, Jerome Voth of Gainesville, Robert and Peggy Voth of Gainesville, James and Fran Voth of Muenster, Mark and Carol Voth of Arlington; 14 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; sisters, Katherine Kubis of Muenster and Rita Dixon of Muenster; and brothers, Tee Voth of Muenster and Ray Voth of Muenster.
He was proceeded in death by his wife, Alvina Fette Voth on May 24, 2000; daughter, Sheila Voth on Feb. 3, 1968; daughter-in-law, Jean Voth on April 30, 2008; sisters, Sister Agnes Voth, Theresa Vogel, Lena Zimmerer, Marie Kappas, Francis Voth and Gertrude Lawing; brothers, Henry, John, Ben and Leo Voth; and son-in-law, Joe Kindinger.
Pallbearers will be Steve Armstrong, Keith McCormick, Colby Voth, Leroy Voth, Dennis O’Brien and Joseph Cowden.
LARRY D. BUTLER
Services for Larry D. Butler, 60, of Gainesville are set for 2 p.m. Friday at Temple Baptist Church with Dr. Eddie Chennault officiating. Burial will follow in High Point Cemetery under the direction of the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home of Gainesville.
Mr. Butler died May 5, 2008, at his residence.
He was born Nov. 11, 1947, in Gainesville to Albert and Helen Capps Butler. On June 2, 1974, he married Melinda Baugh in Gainesville. He was a heavy equipment operator in Cooke County’s Pct. 1, and had been employed in oil production operations in Alaska and off-shore locations. He rode with the “Glory Riders” and was a member of the National Barrel Horse Association and the American Paint Horse Association. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church and raised and showed registered Dairy Goats.
Survivors include his wife, Melinda Butler of Gainesville; daughter and son-in-law, Lori and Helbert Barion of Aubrey; daughter, Jennie Butler of Gainesville; father, Albert Butler of Haskell; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister and brother-in-law, Vicky and Donald Miller of Gainesville; brother and sister-in-law, Jim and Mary Ann Foster of Woodbine; parents-in-law, Burl and Marion Sanderson of Gainesville; several cousins; and three nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Helen Foster on July 2, 1978.
Pallbearers are fellow co-workers in Pct. 1.
Visitation will be at the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday.
Memorial contributions may be made to Home Hospice of Cooke County; P.O. Box 936; Gainesville, TX 76241.
You may sign the online registry by visiting our website, www.geojcarroll.com.
AVA MERLE KOEHLER
Services for Ava Merle Koehler, 92, of Gainesville are set for 11 a.m. Friday at Family Life Church, with the Rev. Larry Eberhart officiating. Burial will follow at 3 p.m. in Pioneer Cemetery in Graham, under the direction of the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home.
Mrs. Koehler died May 3, 2008, at North Texas Medical Center in Gainesville.
She was born March 17, 1916, in Jack County to Nathan Nathaniel and Francis Lee Dunlap Sockwell. On Dec. 27, 1957, she married Clayton Koehler. She was an employee of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. in California for 21 years. She moved to Gainesville in 1968 and was employed by Weber Aircraft for 15 years. She enjoyed dancing. She attended Family Life Church.
Survivors include her daughter, Drena Laster Clark of Gainesville; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clayton C. Koehler on April 17, 1990; her parents; and brother, Thomas Aldon Sockwell.
Visitation will be at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
You may sign the online registry by visiting our website, www.geojcarroll.com.
WYNEMA MITCHELL
Services for Wynema Mitchell of Gainesville are pending with the Clement-Keel Funeral Home of Gainesville.
Mrs. Mitchell died May 8, 2008, at her residence.
GARY LYNN TURNER
Services for Gary Lynn Turner, 50, are pending with the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home of Gainesville.
Mr. Turner died May 1, 2008, at Brackenridge Hospital in Austin.
You may sign the online registry at www.geojcarroll.com.
PHYLLIS REBECCA KITTRELL
BOWIE — Funeral services for Phyllis Rebecca Kittrell, 67, are set for 2 p.m. Friday at Southside Baptist Church with Ray Payne officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery under the direction of the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
Mrs. Kittrell died Tuesday, May 6, 2008, in Wichita Falls.
She was born March 21, 1941, in Overbrook, Okla., to Hardy Elisha and Delma Lea (Daily) Williams. She attended high school in Thackerville, Okla. She married James Kittrell on Aug. 15, 1956, in Gainesville and worked for Kittrell Tong Service until she retired in 1986. She was a member of the PTA, a member of her church, past president of the Ladies Auxiliary, and secretary of the Bowie Chamber of Commerce. She enjoyed bowling and won numerous trophies.
Survivors include her husband, James Kittrell of Montague; daughters and son-in-law, Phyllis Elaine Tate of Sunset, Janet Leigh Sappenfield of Everton, Ark., and Teresa Lynn and John Guerieri III of Henrietta; son, Jonah Ray Kittrell of Bowie; 15 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters and brother-in-law, Vivian Cummings of Winston-Salem, N.C., and LaRue and Miller Beal of Gainesville; and brothers and sisters-in-law, John and Linda Williams of Woodbine, James and Alicia Williams of Woodbine and David Lee and Vickie Fine of Oklahoma.
She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Rebecca Diane Kittrell; sons, James Ray and John Ray Kittrell; sister, Mertle Bailey; son-in-law, Archie Sappenfield; and brother-in-law, Willie Cummings.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the White Family Funeral Home, located at 1418 Highway 59 North in Bowie.
JOYCE MAE MATHIS
COLLINSVILLE — Funeral services for Joyce Mae Mathis, 83, are set for 10 a.m. Saturday at Meador Funeral Home Chapel in Whitesboro with Dr. Joe Patterson officiating. Interment will follow at Collinsville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Mathis died Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at the Homestead Care Center in Collinsville.
Joyce was born on June 16, 1924, in Collinsville to Nathan and Jessie (Wilson) Skaggs. She married Charles Mathis on July 3, 1958, in Durant, Okla. Joyce has been a long time member of the Central Baptist Church in Whitesboro.
She is survived by sons, Charles Rollins of Sadler, Richard Rollins of Van Alstyne, Jerry Rollins of Luella, Timmy Mathis of Whitesboro and Jimmy Mathis of Whitesboro; daughter, Bonnie Sue Sloan of Sadler; sisters, Patsy Morriss of Odessa and Myrtle McAnally of McKinney; brothers, Jack Rollins of Sherman, Lloyd Rollins of McKinney and Floyd Rollins of Shepherd; 21 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Mathis; daughter, Barbara Stevens; and seven brothers and sisters.
Pallbearers are Bruce Stevens, Brian Stevens, Chris Mathis, John Nix, Victor Smith and Jake Jones.
Honorary pallbearer is Tim Reed.
To sign the online registry, go to www.meadorfuneralhome.com.
RONALD RAY CHAFFIN
GORDONVILLE — Cremation arrangements for Ronald Ray Chaffin, 63, have been arranged with Meador Funeral Home of Whitesboro.
Mr. Chaffin died May 6, 2008, at Wilson N. Jones Medical Center in Sherman.
Ronald was born on Oct. 5, 1944, in McKinney to Jesse Willard and Bernice Fay (Moncier) Chaffin.
He is survived by his mother, Bernice Fay Starnes of Gordonville; sons, Randy Tolleson of Sadler and Bruce Tolleson of Texas; brother, Rodney Chaffin of Gordonville; and sister, Bunnie Chaffin of Gordonville; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his father, Jesse Williard Chaffin; and a brother, Jimmy Don Chaffin.
To sign the online register, go to www.meadorfuneralhome.com
CHRISTINE DOLLINS YOUNG
WHITESBORO — Graveside services for Christine Dollins Young, 69, were conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at Collinsville Cemetery with Rev. Rick Carney officiating. Services were directed by Meador Funeral Home of Whitesboro.
Mrs. Young died Monday, May 5, 2008, at her home in Whitesboro.
She was born Aug. 6, 1938, to James and Jeanette (Ferguson) Dollins. She was previously employed as a university instructor.
She is survived by a son, Christopher Thomas Clement; brother, James Goode Dollins Jr.; sister, Carolyn Hall; two nieces; three grandnephews; and one grandniece.
To sign the online registry, go to www.meadorfuneralhome.com
CODI LAYNE SCHARES
WHITESBORO — Graveside services for Codi Layne Schares, infant daughter of Dallas and Darla Schares, is set for 10 a.m. Friday at Mt. Tabor Cemetery in Sandusky with Deacon John LaBlanc officiating. Services are under the direction of Meador Funeral Home in Whitesboro.
Codi Layne Schares was born and died May 3, 2008, at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas.
She is survived by her parents, Dallas and Darla Schares; siblings, Brandon and Lanie; and numerous family members.
To sign the online register, go to www.meadorfuneralhome.com
JAMES CLAYTON RILEY
SADLER – Funeral services for James Clayton Riley, 74, are set for 2 p.m. today at Meador Funeral Home Chapel in Whitesboro with Rev. Jerry Henry officiating. Interment will follow in Oakwood Cemetery in Whitesboro.
Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.
Mr. Riley died Sunday, May 4, 2008, at his residence.
He was born on Jan. 19, 1934, in Fedville, Tenn., to James Donald and Cara Lee (Metcalf) Riley.
Survivors include a son, James Marshal Riley of Sadler; daughter and son-in-law, Sandra Gail and Frank Ault of Joliet, Ill.; four grandchildren; one great-grandson; brothers, Tim, Grady, Edwin and Larry Riley; and sister, Alice Miles.
He was preceded in death by wife, Lettie Gaynell (West) Riley; parents, James Donald and Cara Lee Riley; and brothers, Bobby Lee and Billy Riley.
Pallbearers will be James Marshal Riley, Frank Ault, Larry Riley, Scott Durkiewicz, William Miles and Jake Colbert.
To sign the online registry, go to www.meadorfuneralhome.com
WILLIAM JOSEPH “BILL” MILLER
Mass of Christian burial for William “Bill” Joseph Miller, 81, of Muenster is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Church in Muenster. A Rosary service will be at the funeral home at 4 p.m. Thursday, followed by a Vigil at 7 p.m. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Muenster. Fr. Ken Robinson will celebrate the mass. Services are directed by McCoy Funeral Home of Muenster.
Mr. Miller died at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, May 6, 2008, in Muenster.
Born Nov. 4, 1926, in the Hood area, Bill was one of nine children of Theo and Rosa Herr Miller. He grew up in the Hood and Muenster areas and graduated from Sacred Heart School. He married Terese Mary Walter on Aug. 23, 1948, in Sacred Heart Church. Bill and Terese rented some farm land shortly after their wedding. He bailed hay, then in 1949, went to work for the R.E.A. He ran a Texaco Service Station on Highway 82 in 1950 then changed to a Humble Station in 1951. Bill and Terese purchased a fleet of milk trucks in 1955. They made the routes daily, picking up the daily farmers’ milk in Muenster and the extended area. They extended their fleet by purchasing another route in 1961. Bill and Terese built a house in Muenster in 1959 and lived there until their deaths.
Bill bought a 50 percent interest in the Muenster Telephone Corporation in 1961. He also, in 1965, bought the Muenster Sale Barn where he and Terese did the office work. This was sold in 1971. From there, they purchased land where they built a 132 unit apartment complex in Denton. Then they sold in 1979. Meanwhile, they had purchased a 137 unit complex in Dallas in 1973. This they sold in 1978. Bill then began making wood burning stoves, setting up his plant in Gainesville. Along with all this, Bill had several other jobs including making chains for manufacturing in Tyler.
Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Jack Flusche of Muenster; sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Betty Miller of Muenster, Alan and Darlene Miller of Muenster, Mark Miller of Arlington; daughter-in-law, Tracey Miller of The Colony; 14 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sisters, Rosabell Yosten of River Oaks, Barbara Felderhoff of Myra, Marilyn Bayer of Roanoke, and Carol Ann Henscheid of Muenster; brothers, Herbert Miller of Muenster and Ted Miller of Sherman.
Bill was preceded in death by his wife, Terese Miller; daughter, Joan Terese Miller; son, Terry Paul Miller; parents, Theo and Rosa Miller; sister, Bernice Yosten; and brother, Paul Miller.
Family request memorials are sent to Sacred Heart Church or American Cancer Society.
JO MARGARET HARBERT
WHITESBORO — Graveside dervices for Jo Margaret Harbert, 88, are set for 2 p.m. Friday at Macomb Cemetery with Rev. Rick Carney officiating. Services will be directed by Meador Funeral Home in Whitesboro.
Mrs. Harbert died Monday, May 5, 2008, in Denton.
She was born Sept. 9, 1919, in the Lloyd Community, Denton County to Perman Cain and Willie (Cantrell) Cain. She married Matt Harbert and was a homemaker.
Survivors include a brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Sarah Norris of Whitesboro.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Matt Harbert; and her parents, Perman and Willie Harbert.
Memorial contributions may be made to Macomb Cemetery; c/o Dale Alsup; 305 Texoma Dr.; Whitesboro, TX 76273
To sign the online registry, go to www.meadorfuneralhome.com.
CLAUDENE BURDETT
Interment for Claudene Burdett is set for 1 p.m. today at Lanes Chapel Cemetery in Valley Mills. Services are under the direction of the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home.
Mrs. Burdett died May 6, 2008, in Gainesville.
She was born Jan. 17, 1927, Valley Mills to Claude Henderson Turner and Jenny Olivia Outlaw Turner. She married Arvin “T” Burdett on Nov. 18, 1944. She was baptized and attended the Baptist church. Living much of her adult life in Enid, Okla., she was a member of Calvary Baptist Church of Enid. She enjoyed doll collecting and arts and crafts; including crocheting, sewing, painting, and creating ceramics, creating porcelain dolls. She and husband, Arvin moved to Gainesville, where they have resided for three years.
She is survived by husband, Arvin of Gainesville; son, Kent of Pawnee, Okla.; son and daughter-in-law, Keith and Susan Burdett of Gainesville; son-in-law, Jim Goldsberry of Choctaw, Okla.; sister and brother-in-law, Patti and Dennis Neel of Arlington; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers; one sister; and two daughters, Katha and Karen.
SALLY COMBS
Memorial Mass for Sally Combs of Sherman is set for 1 p.m. Saturday, May 10, 2008, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Muenster. Interment will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Ms. Combs died May 2, 2008, at her residence.
Sally was born in Houston, Texas, Sept. 5, 1938, to John M. and Ruth Mary Ward.
She is survived by her sister, Eileen Fisher and husband, Francis “Butch”; two nephews; three nieces; six great-nieces; five great-nephews; one great-great-nephew; two aunts; and sister-in-law, Donna Ward of El Lago, Texas.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ruth and John Ward; brother, John Ward Jr.; and husband, Kenneth Combs.
Memorial contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Dominican Convent; 6501 Almeda Rd.; Houston, TX 77004.
BETTY JO ERWIN ANDERSON
Services for Betty Jo Erwin Anderson are set for at 1 p.m. today at Restland Memorial Park in Abbey Chapel. Arrangements are under the direction of the Restland Funeral Home.
Mrs. Anderson died on May 4, 2008, in Cedar Hill.
She was born on Aug. 29, 1923, in Denison. When she retired after 40 years of service at the Dallas Branch of The Home Insurance Company, she and her husband moved to Lake Kiowa, Texas. She was involved in The Woman’s Club, The Kiowa Emergency Service, and The Kiowa Ones. She was an active member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Gainesville, where she belonged to the Women’s Group and The Good Shepherd Program.
She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, DeLoris and Hal Ault; sister-in-law, Edwina Anderson Hays; three nephews; two nieces; four great-nieces; four great-nephews; one cousin; and several great-great nieces.
Her husband, Jack L. Anderson; her parents, Robert Lee and Beatrice Inman Erwin; and her sister, Doris Sheeley, precede her in death.
Memorials be made to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church; P.O. Box 635; Gainesville, TX 76241.
RUSSELL ANSLEY
Memorial services for Russell “Buddy” Ansley, 76, of Mt. Vernon, Texas, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home in Gainesville. Arrangements are by Geo. J. Carroll Funeral Home in Gainesville.
Mr. Ansley died Thursday, May 1, 2008, in Tyler.
Russell Leon Ansley was born Feb. 24, 1932, in Frederick, Okla., to the late Leo and Bessie Ansley. He had lived in Mt. Vernon for 9 years after retiring and moving from Dallas. He served in the Marine Corps during the Korean War.
Survivors include his sons, Cary Ansley of Marietta, Okla., Barry Ansley of Temple, and Robert Ansley of Howe; brother, William “Boze” Ansley of Garland; sisters, Marjorie Jones of Dallas and Phyllis Griffin of Denton; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Cancer Research Institute; One Exchange Plaza; 55 Broadway, Suite 1802; New York, NY 10006.
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