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Rayburn M. Nall
Services for Rayburn M. Nall, 84, who died early Sunday morning, March 27, 2005, at Wilson N. Jones Medical Center, will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29 at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Reverend Neill Morgan of the church will officiate. Interment will follow at West Hill Cemetery.
Rayburn was born on December 11, 1920, the son of Carl R. Nall and Myrtle Lollar Nall. He attended Sherman Public Schools and graduated from Sherman High School, where he received 6 "S" letter awards for athletic and interscholastic achievements. He attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, and received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.
In July, 1942, Rayburn enlisted in the Army Air Corps and served with the Combined Operational Planning Committee at 8th Bomber Command of 8th Air Force Headquarters in England during World War II. He was honorably discharged as a Captain in 1946.
On November 28, 1942, in St. Jo, Missouri, Rayburn married Roberta Jeanne Robinson. She preceded him in death on November 13, 2002.
Following discharge from the military service, Rayburn entered the SMU School of Law in Dallas, Texas, where he was a member of the Barristers, President of Phi Delta Phi Legal fraternity and a contributing editor to the Law Review.
Upon receiving his Bachelor of Law degree in 1948, he became an assistant County Attorney for Grayson County and later was a member of the law firms of Freels, Elliott and Nall; Nance, Caston and Nall; and Nall, Pelley and Wynne. He was elected twice as president of the Grayson Bar Association, twice a member of the State Bar District 4 Grievance Committee, Director of the State Bar of Texas, Trustee of the Texas Bar Foundation, Director of the Texas Association of Defense Counsel, member of the American Bar Association, National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, Association of Insurance Attorneys, International Association of Insurance Attorneys, and Association of Defense Trial Attorneys.
Rayburn was a member, Deacon, Elder, Trustee and teacher at First Presbyterian Church (now Covenant Presbyterian Church). He served on the board of the Salvation Army, USO, Girls Club, President of the Sherman Area Council of Camp Fire Girls, Director of Sherman Industrial District, Director of Sherman Little Theater (now Community Players) and participated in several productions after the reorganization of the Theater following WWII. He was a member of the Wilson N. Jones Foundation and Commissioner of the Civil Service Commission.
Surviving are his son, Judge Rayburn M. "Rim" Nall and wife Greta of Denison; daughter, Neysa Nall Regent and husband Jerry of Dallas; niece, Aesenath Munoz; nephew, Rick Nall; grandchildren, Meg Kennedy of Reno, Nevada, Anna Nall of Denison, and Taylor Rayburn Nall of Denison; great-grandchildren, Jack Michael Kennedy and Kyle Austin Kennedy of Reno, Nevada.
Pallbearers will be Randy Stout, Scott Pelley, Robin Giles, Mike Moore, Mike Wynne, and T. Kirk May. Honorary pallbearers will be Bert McJimsey, Charles Carey, Lee Hudgins, Jim Moroney, Stewart Hunt, Jim Rivers, Ellis Olmstead, Joe Fields, Jim Shankles, George Andrews, Ken Bailey, Tol Ware, Jack Hall, Hugh Campbell, Bub Hill, and Dick Curran.
The family was at Dannel Funeral Home on Monday, March 28, from 7 until 8 p.m.
If desired, memorials may be made to Senior Citizen Center, 1500 N. Brockett, Sherman, Texas 75090 or to Wilson N. Jones Foundation, 500 N. Highland Ave., Sherman TX 75092.
Genevieve Russell
Services for Genevieve Russell, 87, will be held Friday, April 21, 2006 at 2 p.m. at West Hill Cemetery. She passed away April 19, 2006. Arrangements are under the direction of Waldo Funeral Home. The Rev. Ronald Cantrell of North Park Baptist Church will officiate.
Genevieve (Thrasher) Russell was born on May 8, 1918 to Myrtle Crumby and Frank Thrasher in Commerce, Texas. She attended SHS from 1931-1935. In May 1937 she married Eugene Aubrey Russell of Sherman, Texas. In between WW II and the Korean War, Genevieve gave birth to three children, two boys and a girl. These gifts from God were the love and everlasting love of her life. Jerry Russell, her oldest son, lives in Sherman, Texas, Roger Russell lives in Ajiji Jalisco, Mexico and Donna Russell, who lives in Cortez, Colorado. All of her children graduated from college and are living happy, productive lives and are the greatest testament to her life on earth. She left six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Her life was a celebration of nature and family. Working in her yard and staying in touch with family kept her days filled. She was blessed with a group of very supportive neighbors, especially Chris Skotnik and Rick Duhaime. Some of her happiest days were spent working in her yard among her plants. These people were an essential support system that in later years included the Advantix Home Care. From this crew came many caring workers. Especially precious in her life was her primary caregiver Clara Stringer who made the last years of her life filled with laughter and love.
Equally necessary to her day-to-day comfort was Coleen, also known as “Red”. Faithfully she was always there for her in good times and bad.
Genevieve Thrasher Russell left this world early Wednesday morning. She is at peace and leaves behind her many people and a cat named Ebony that will miss her very much.
Her work career included Texas Women Motor Corp. (1943-1944), and after the war, she worked with an attorney and a real estate adjuster. Her last and most noteworthy employment was with Austin College from 1962-1972 as an executive secretary to Fred Detweiler, Austin College Comptroller.
Fred M. Crockett
SHERMAN — Graveside services for Fred M. Crockett, 72-year-old retired Kraft Foods employee who died Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at Wilson N. Jones MedicaL Center, will be 10 a.m. Saturday, April 22, 2006 at West Hill Cemetery.
Rev. Jack Crockett of Whitesboro, Baptist minister and nephew of Mr. Crockett, will officiate. Arrangements are under the direction of Waldo Funeral Home.
Fred was born June 21, 1933 in Pocasset, Oklahoma, the son of James E. Crockett and Mollie Stover Crockett. He moved to Anna, Texas at a young age and later moved to Sherman where he attended Sherman schools and graduated from Sherman High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force for four years during the Korean Conflict and married Glenda Rubarts on January 11, 1957 in Sherman.
Fred was employed at the Anderson Clayton Food Plant for several years and retired in 2001 after the plant had become Kraft Foods. He and his wife then owned and operated a small manufacturing business in which he was active until his health began to fail. He was a member of Fairview Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Glenda Crockett of Sherman; two daughters, Karen Matlock and her husband, Edward and Karla Colwell and her husband, Frank, all of Sherman; a son, Roger Crockett and his wife, Dana of Calrico, Florida; two brothers, Cecil Crockett and his wife, Louise and Jack Crockett and his wife, Linda, all of Sherman. He is also survived by three loving grandchildren, Chris Matlock, Megan Matlock and Zachary Colwell; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at Waldo Funeral Home.
The family request memorials be given to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 1130, Fairfax, Va. 22030-1130.
Roy Lee Cox
DURANT, Okla. — Roy Lee Cox, age 73, passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2006, at Medical Center of Southeastern Oklahoma in Durant. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Coffey-Murray Chapel in Durant with the Rev. Anthony Williams officiating.
Burial will follow at Mead Cemetery in Mead, Okla.
Surviving are his wife, Dot Cox of Mead; daughters, Pat Denney of Euless and Robin Tidwell of Mead; son, Darius Emerson of Krebbs, Okla.; brothers, H.A. Cox and David Cox, both of Lampasas, Texas; sisters, Mary Ann Frank of Lampasas, Alice Keihler of Palm Bay, Fla. and Dotty Whitley of Midland; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
William 'Bill' Leonard Morris
SHERMAN - Memorial services for William "Bill" Leonard Morris, 76, of Sherman who passed away on Friday, December 10, 2004 at Texoma Medial Center in Denison, will be held on Monday, December 13th at the Dannel Funeral Home at 11:00 a.m. Dr. Thomas Peel of First United Methodist Church will officiate. Interment will follow at Cedarlawn Memorial Park and military honors will be accorded at graveside.
Cleo Bryan Crittenden
DENISON - Cleo Bryan Crittenden, 80, former publisher of The Denison Herald, died Friday, December 10, 2004 in Arlington. He had been ill since July although he suffered from Alzheimer's for some time.
Larry Day Perkins
DENISON - Services for Larry Day Perkins, 57, of Denison, Texas, who died at Wilson N. Jones Hospital, Friday, December 10, 2004 will be held in the Brown's Funeral Service Chapel, Tuesday, December 14, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. Brother Danny Woods will officiate.
Jane Howell
FORT WORTH - Jane Howell was reunited in heaven with her loving husband, Garnett Howell, on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2004.
Matthew 'Matt' Simmons
DENISON - Matthew "Matt" William Simmons, 88-year-old Denison resident, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2004 at Stonebrook Assisted Living in Denison.
Lucrecia Sallee Claussen
Lucrecia Adilee (O'Donley) Sallee Claussen of Sherman passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2005 at Wilson N. Jones Medical Center in Sherman, at age 83 years, three months.
Ruthie Lee Evans
SHERMAN - Services for Ruthie Lee Evans, 87-year-old Sherman resident, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. James United Methodist Church in Sherman. She died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2005, at IHS Nursing Home.
Col. Carl E. Taylor, USAF (Ret.)
Col. Carl E. Taylor, USAF (Retired) died Dec. 24, 2004 in a San Antonio hospital from complications from surgery. He was 89. A former resident of Salado, he was a rancher, a Rotarian, a Daedalian and a member of the Episcopal Church. A graveside funeral was conducted by Father Tim Nellom at the cemetery .
Arthur Moore Wyrick
SHERMAN - Arthur Moore Wyrick, 99 year-old resident of Sherman, died Thursday, January 6, 2005 at Spring Season Post Oak Care.
BADILLO
On June 12, 2003 the gates of Heaven opened for Jose Angel Badillo, Sr. at the age of 88. He is survived by his beloved wife of 65 years, Josefina M. Badillo, sons, Jose A., Jr. (Ester), Louie M. (Delia), Carlos M. (Rose) and John Manuel; daughters, Mary Alice Ledesma (Daniel), Terry Garcia (John) and Josie Garza (Henry); 17 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. Jose Angel was active in the 1950's with the Boy Scouts, Troop 56, at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. He volunteered frequently as a church usher and bingo caller at San Juan de los Lagos Church. He was employed at Kelly A.F.B. for 33 years and inspired his four sons to follow his footsteps as civil servants and his daughters to be self-sufficient in having careers of their own. The family would like to thank Christus Santa Rosa Hospice for their kindness and special care. Papo, we will miss you dearly. God bless you and rest in peace. The family will receive friends Sunday at 12:00 P.M. with a Rosary to be recited at 7:00 P.M. at the Angelus Chapel. Funeral Mass will be offered on Monday at 10:00 A.M. at San Juan de los Lagos Catholic Church. Interment will follow in San Fernando Archdiocesan Cemetery No. 2. Pallbearers: Mark T. Szyman, David L. Badillo, Daniel Ledesma, Jr. , John William Garcia, Christopher M. Garza, Carlos M. Badillo. Honorary Pallbearers: Ronald S. Garcia, Henry M. Garza, Sean M. Garza.
ANGUIANO
Mr. Leonard R. Anguiano beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother died on Saturday, July 19, 2003 at the age of 63. Mr. Anguiano was a 1957 graduate of Central Catholic High School, and a 1965 graduate of St. Mary's University. He attended Antioch College and Norte Dame University along with serving in the United States Marine Corps. He is preceded in death by his wife Consuelo R. Anguiano; parents, Leonardo and Manuela Anguiano; grandparents, Arcadio and Cruz Ruiz. He is survived by his children, Antoinette M. Barker and husband Scott, Raquel Anguiano, Leonard A. Anguiano and wife Cynthia; brothers, John Anguiano and wife Maria Luisa, Robert Anguiano, George Anguiano and wife Tina; sister, Rosalinda Rodriguez; 6 grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. A rosary will be recited on Tuesday, July 22 at 7:00 P.M. at the Angelus Chapel. Funeral Mass will be offered on Wednesday at 1:00 P.M. at Holy Family Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery with military Honors. In lieu of flowers the family request memorial contributions be made to American Diabetes Association or to the National Kidney Foundation of South Texas.
ARIAS
Our beloved mother, Leonor R. Arias age 81 of San Antonio died Wednesday, October 1, 2003. Mrs. Arias was preceded in death by her husband Jose R. Arias and son, Albert R. Arias. She is survived by her children: Antonio O. Arias, Joe Arias Jr. and wife Terry, Arthur R. Arias, Edward R. Arias and wife Miriam, Mary R. Herrera and husband Juan, Esther A. Alvarado and husband Onesimo, Gloria A. Ramos, Jesse R. Arias, Alma R. Arias, and Rodolfo R. Arias; sister, Antonia Garcia; 15 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-granddaughter; several nieces and nephews. Visitation will begin Friday at 6:00 P.M. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church with a Rosary to be recited at 7:00 P.M. Funeral Mass will be offered Saturday at 10:30 A.M. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at San Fernando Archdiocesan Cemetery No.2.
BERRY
Elva Rose (Elvie) Berry, age 85, went to be with the Lord on December 5, 2004. Elvie was born on April 12, 1919, in San Antonio, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents, Vincent and Theresa Falbo; husband, Alec Proper; brothers, Ernest, Anthony, and Albert Falbo; sisters, Sidonia Lieberman and Lucile Hill. Mrs. Berry is survived by her son, Allan Proper; nieces, Sherry (Norm) Bevan of Houston (formerly of San Antonio),Tessie (Pete) Nolan of the Woodlands, Lorelei (Dan) Lord of Boerne, Margaret (Art) Noe of Corpus Christi, and Toni (Neil) McCarty of Temple. Elvie enjoyed a full life and was a devout Catholic. She lived in San Antonio all of her life and was co-owner of La Fonda Mexican Restaurant on San Pedro.
The family would like to welcome friends for visitation on Thursday, December 9, at 6:00 P.M. with a Rosary to be recited at 7:00 PM at the Angelus Chapel. Funeral Mass will be offered on Friday, December 10; at 10:00 AM at San Francesco di Paola Catholic Church. Interment will follow at San Fernando Archdiocesan Cemetery No. 2. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 102454, Atlanta, GA 30368-2454, or by phone at 800-ACS-2345.
BETANCOURT
Rosa Reyes Carrillo Betancourt, our loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother joined the Lord on Saturday, August 21, 2004, at the age 85. She was looking forward to celebrating her 86th birthday in October and her 70th wedding anniversary in November. Rosa was a remarkable woman and tragically lost her father during the Mexican revolution right before her birth on October 4, 1918, in Zacatecas, Mexico. She was raised by her single mother, Rosaura Reyes Carrillo and her older brother Pablo and younger sister Josefina, in San Antonio, Texas and Chicago, Illinois. At her mother’s side, she watched her mother struggle with hard jobs like picking cotton and selling homemade tacos in the early morning hours to laborers that were restoring downtown San Antonio during FDR’s Public Works Act (WPA). As a young girl she also discovered her love of dance and music and would sneak into the downtown theaters in hopes of dancing on stage one day. Well somehow, by God’s grace, she danced on stage at the opening ceremony of the Texas Theater. Rosa married her childhood sweetheart, Wenceslao Betancourt Rodriguez from San Luis, Potosi, Mexico, on November 3, 1935, at the young age of sixteen. Together they celebrated the births of two daughters, Sylvia Betancourt Alanis, wife of the late Dr. Artemio Auturo Alanis and parents to 10 children and 17 grandchildren. The youngest daughter, Eudelia Betancourt Flores, married Tom Flores and welcomed 2 children. Throughout her marriage, Rosa took care of her ill mother and also helped raise her deceased sister’s son from the age of two. Her devout Catholic faith and her love for “La Virgin Guadalupe” made her a strong and giving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. Rosa also spent a lot of her time cooking for 19 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. She was an amazing, authentic, Mexican chef! Everyday she would scour the city markets for the best ingredients and insisted on making everything from scratch. She picked the hottest chilies, the sweetest canela, the firmest and ripest tomatoes for her famous “chile japones.” Especially around the holidays, she would cook for close to 100 family members and friends and became known for “grandma’s” mole, chile rellenos, tamales, gorditas, rajas de chile poblano, capirotada, avena, arroz con leche, etc. Everyone fell in love with her and her cooking and in return, her eyes would always gleam with joy! Her heart and her home were always open and her love of cooking was her gift to all of those who became a part of her life...even if it was only for a day.Visitation will be held at The Angelus Funeral Home, 1119 N. St. Mary’s on Tuesday, August 24, from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Rosary will be held on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 617 South Santa Rosa, at 7:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be offered on Wednesday, August 25, at 9:30 a.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 617 South Santa Rosa. Burial will be held at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
BILY
Rev. Msgr. Edward F. Bily 80 of San Antonio, formerly of New Braunfels died Thursday, April 20, 2006. He was born on February 17, 1926 in Praha, TX. He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of San Antonio in 1951. He last served as an associate pastor at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in New Braunfels, TX. He is survived by sisters, Sister Rita Rose Bily of Our Lady of the Lake Convent in San Antonio, Lucy Lednicky of Ammannsville and Monica Melnar of Hungerford; and brother, Rev. John C. Bily of St. Michael’s Church in Weimer, TX.
A Rosary will be recited on Sunday, April 23, at 7:00 P.M. at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in New Braunfels. Funeral Services will be held on Monday, April 24, at 10:00 A.M. at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in New Braunfels. Burial will be Monday afternoon at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Praha, TX.
