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Dorothy Jennings
Funeral services for Dorothy Nelms Jennings, 81, Overton, are scheduled for 5:00 p.m. Friday, May 18, at the Overton Missionary Baptist Church with the Reverend Don McPherson officiating. Burial will be in the Overton City Cemetery under the direction of Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home, Overton.
Mrs. Jennings died Tuesday, May 15, in a Tyler hospice facility. She was born August 9, 1919 in Waverland, Yell County, Arkansas to the late Thomas Daniel and Mary Louise Shott Nelms. She had been a resident of the Overton area since 1945.
Mrs. Jennings was a housewife and was a member of the Overton Missionary Baptist Church.
She married I.J. Jennings, Jr. in Gladewater, Aug. 14, 1941. He preceded her in death July 14, 2000.
Survivors include a son, Jimmy Jennings, Overton; two sisters, Delma Williams, Palestine and Dessie Willis, Longview and numerous nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Roy Dale Worley, Larry Baker, Charles Owen Perkins, Greg Vinson, Randy Rieger, and John Nelms, Jr.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Thursday, May 17.
Cecile W. Puntenney
Services for Cecile W. Puntenney, 80, of Kilgore will be Ten O’clock a.m. Thursday, May 17, 2001 at the Rader Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Robert Besser officiating. Mrs. Puntenney died Monday in Kilgore.
Mrs. Puntenney was born March 6, 1921 in Mansfield, Louisiana to her late parents, John and Verna White. She owned and operated a business in Kilgore for many years. Mrs. Puntenney was a member of the Eastern Star Lodge.
Mrs. Puntenney is survived by a daughter, Melissa Puntenney of Austin, TX; a son, Steven Puntenney of Houston, TX; two grandsons, Kenyon Saylor Puntenney of Houston, TX and Steven Farrel Puntenney of Austin, TX; brother Jack White and wife Judy of Kilgore; nieces Sherry Ann Henry of Tyler and Jenny Waldron and several other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her husband, F.S. “Bus” Puntenney, sister Ruth Spivey and her parents.
Earl W. Jackson
Services for Earl W. Jackson, 74 of Kilgore, will be at 2 p.m. today, May 17, 2001 at the Rader Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Kenneth Mills and Riley Pippen officiating.
Pallbearers will be Dee Pannell, Bill Adams, Chris Merritt, Bryan Merritt, Jeff Merritt and Rodney Merritt.
Mr. Jackson died Monday, May 14, 2001 in Tyler.
He was born Sept. 27, 1926 in Wright City to Andrew and Ethel Jackson. He served in the Navy during World War II aboard the USS Plains Carrier. A Kilgore resident since 1951, Jackson came to East Texas to work for Donnell Pipe and Supply Company and retired as manager of the facility in the mid-1990s. He was a Baptist and an independent oil producer. He was preceded in death by his parents and his two brothers, Jess and Loys Jackson.
Survivors include his wife, three sisters, three nieces, two nephews and several great nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society; P.O. Box 929; Kilgore, TX 75663-0929.
Bernice Skeen
OVERTON — Services for Bernice Skeen, 88, of Overton, will be at 1 p.m. Friday, May 16 in the Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Atwell Hankins and Dr. John Whitehurst officiating. Burial will follow in Overton Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Matthew Stapleton, Tres Skeen, David Stapleton, Don Allen Barron, Eric Hochstein and Dr. James Hamilton.
Mrs. Skeen died Wednesday, May 16, in a Tyler hospital.
She was born Dec. 12, 1912 in Deweyville to Andrew and Katie Lee Witt. She owned and operated Skeen’s Florist for 29 years and then assisted her daughter at the Flower Corner for 11 more years, retiring in 1994. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Overton and the Order of the Eastern Star. She was also a longtime member of the Queen Price Garden Club of Overton. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Albert Skeen, Sr.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Albert Skeen, Jr. and Roxanne Skeen of Overton and a daughter and a son-in-law, Barbara and Doug Stapleton of Dallas;
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. today.
Lona Cagle
Services for Lona Cagle, 94, of Kilgore, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002 at the Trinity Assembly of God Church in Kilgore with the Rev. Roger Hoffpowier officiating. Burial will follow in the Danville Cemetery.
Mrs. Cagle died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2002 at a Hospice of East Texas Home Place in Tyler.
She was born 23, 1907 in Sevier County, Ark. to Jim and Sally Denson. She was a member of the Trinity Assembly of God.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Ben Cagle; and two sons, Jerry Cagle and Ben Cagle, Jr.
Survivors include four daughters and a son-in-law, Betty L. Harrod of Kilgore, Jean Council Brit and James Brit of Liberty City, Wanda E. Smallwood of Liberty City and Peggy A. Jacobs of Kilgore; one son and daughter-in-law, Dale and Betty Cagle of Kilgore; a sister, Jamie Henderson of Hooks; 35 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; 20 great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and other loving family.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. tonight at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of East Texas, 3800 Paluxy Drive, Suite 560, Tyler, Texas 75703.
Carol Ware
Services for Carol Tolbert Ware, 60, of Kilgore, will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002 at the Rader Funeral home with the Rev. Buddy Duggins officiating. Burial will follow in the Danville Cemetery.
Mrs. Ware died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002 in Kilgore.
She was born Nov. 7, 1941 in Kilgore to E.E. and Beulah Tolbert, and attended Kilgore public schools and graduated from Kilgore High School. She worked as a telephone operator in Kilgore. She was a Baptist and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star No. 630.
She was preceded by her parents, and a sister, Wanda T. King.
Survivors include her husband, Donald “Duke” Ware of Kilgore; son and daughter-in-law, Sonny and Jeannie Ware of Kilgore; daughter, Susan Fairchild of Kilgore, six grandchildren; one sister, Tina Rutherford of Kilgore; one brother, Cloys Tolbert of White Oak; and many nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 7:30 p.m. tonight at the funeral home.
Aubrey Leveridge
Aubrey Thomas Leveridge Jr. was born on June 21, 1918, in East Bernard, in a small house across from the bank that was founded by his grandfather, John Grant Leveridge. His grandfather, who had also started the first school in East Bernard, lived a half block away, instilling the importance of education and hard work to the young Leveridge. He attended elementary school in East Bernard and high school in Wharton. After high school, he was accepted to Kemper military Academy from 1935 to 1936 in Booneville, Mo. Upon completion of his studies, he entered the University of Texas in Austin from 1937 to 1940, receiving his bachelor’s degree. Fully believing in service to his fellow man, he accepted a commission in the United States Army Air Corps, and was accepted to flight school. While he was stationed at Randolph Air Station in San Antonio, he received the call for all soldiers to return to the base, nearly 63 years ago this month, on Dec. 7, 1941, as the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He served three years on the island of Saipan with the B-29 Group that bombed Japan. When he returned home he entered the University of Texas Law School. There he met his wife, the former Mary Ann Kolle of Houston, and they were married on July 19, 1947. They moved to Houston, where Mr. Leveridge practiced law for several years, and they began their family. In January of 1954 they built a home and moved to East Bernard. Mr. Leveridge built his law practice in the building where his father, grandfather and uncle, W.C. Leveridge, had operated a general merchandise store. He practiced law in the same building for more than 55 years, and was a cornerstone to the whole community. In 1958 he was introduced to the United States Supreme Court to practice law by the senior senator from Texas. He was president of the Wharton County Bar Association, the East Bernard Lions Club, the Chamber of Commerce, the American Legion, served several terms on the East Bernard School Board over his lifetime, and was a member of the First United Methodist Church in East Bernard. In recent years, as one after another of his grandchildren graduated from A&M University, he became an ardent fan of that school and of its philosophy of soldier, statesman, and knightly gentleman. He told his children to always enjoy their life’s work, and that it should always provide a service to the people. “Be where you should be, as you should be, when you should be.” For a number of years his children and family have lovingly referred to him as “Ol’ Goat” which simply stands for “Good Ol’ A.T.”. Mr. Leveridge was the most honest person you could find; his word was as good as any contract. He was a truly genuine person. He was a man who would never quit. He was proud to be a Texan, a farmer and a rancher.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann Leveridge, of East Bernard; daughters, Linda Carden and husband, Butch, of Stockdale; Mary Hodges and husband, Bascom, of East Bernard; sons, Thomas Leveridge and wife, Tinney, of Schertz; Mike Leveridge and wife, Gloria, of Brazoria; daughter, Frances Gorman and husband, Phil, of Sealy; grandchildren, Katie Carden Summers, Virginia Carden Waymer, Joe Leveridge, Mary Alice Leveridge, Henry Leveridge, Christine Zieschang, Aubrey Leveridge IV, Capt. Autumn T. Leveridge, Wynne Leveridge, Julia Elizabeth Leveridge, Melissa Leveridge, Aubrey Nicholas Gorman, William “Buster” Leveridge Gorman; and three great-grandchildren, Alexis Leveridge Dolese, Gracelyn Waymer, and Joseph Aubrey Leveridge. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Thomas Leveridge Sr.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today, Monday, Dec. 6, 2004, at First United Methodist Church, 421 Pietsch Street, in East Bernard with the Rev. Michael Holcomb officiating. Burial will follow in the Leveridge Family Cemetery.
Visitation will be at the church one hour prior to the service from noon to 1 p.m. today, Monday. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Diabetes Association.
Funeral services are under the direction of Garmany & Carden Funeral Directors, Inc. in Rosenberg.
Viola Burns
Viola Fordonia Burns, age 94, of Boling, died Wednesday Dec. 22, 2004, in Wharton. She was born on June 22, 1910, in Doxie, Okla., the daughter of the late Arthur Hargett and Iva Pearl Ford Hargett.
Mrs. Burns was a 66-year resident of Boling and a former resident of Newgulf. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Boling. Mrs. Burns was employed as a dietitian with the Boling Independent School District for 43 years until her retirement. She was honored as Boling’s Senior Woman of the Year in 1985 and was honored by the Boling Lions Club for her faithful service as cook and friend.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, at the chapel of Wharton Funeral Home with Paul Jones officiating and Rev. Skip Holman assisting. Private family graveside services and interment followed in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery in Wharton.
Survivors include her daughter, Iva Marie Fertsch of Wharton; sons, Frank Byron Burns Jr. and wife, Shirley of Alvin and Lyle Edmond Burns of Boling; sister, Lucille Mathis of Old Ocean; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren also survive. She was preceded in death by her husband Frank Byron Burns Sr. on May 4, 1958, and by three brothers and one sister.
Pallbearers were Paul Fertsch, Doug Fertsch, Russell Burns, Kenn Burns, Devoy Shaw and Jimmy Sommers.
Honorary pallbearers were Noe Sonnier, Sammy Turner and the Staff of Wharton Manor Nursing Home.
If desiring, memorials are requested to a charity of personal choice.
Linda Harrington
Memorial services for Linda Gayle Rodgers Harrington, 62, of Boling, will be held 11 a.m. Monday at St. John’s Lutheran Church with Rev. Barry Sharp officiating.
Mrs. Harrington died Dec. 19, 2004, at her residence. She was born Aug. 20, 1942, in Wharton, the daughter of Alfred Lee “Will” Rodgers and Hattie Emelia Fred Rodgers.
She was reared in Boling and was a 1960 graduate of Boling High School. As a senior at Boling High School she was named as a Texas All State saxophone player. She received a band scholarship to Wharton County Junior College, where she continued her education. She later met and married Gerald Lee Harrington on April 2, 1980. Mrs. Harrington was a former resident of Houston and Huffman before moving back to Boling in March of 2004. She was employed as a bookkeeper for AMI Insurance in Houston and most recently as a private family secretary in Houston for the past 10 years. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church.
Survivors include her husband, Gerald Lee Harrington of Conroe; parents, Alfred “Will” and Hattie Rodgers of Boling; brothers, Stewart Lee Rodgers and wife, Gail, of Pell City, Ala., Paul A. Rodgers and wife, Jane, and Bill R. Rodgers and wife, Anna, all of Burr; numerous nieces and nephews.
If desiring, memorials may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church, 614 Pecan Street, Wharton, TX 77488; or to Hospice Support Care, 1102 N. Mechanic, El Campo, TX 77437.
Antonio Aguilar
Funeral services for Antonio Bernal “Big T” Aguilar, 56 of El Campo, will be held at 10 a.m. today,Tuesday, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church with Rev. Raymond Jackson officiating. Rosary services were held Monday evening at Wharton Funeral Home. Following cremation, graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Wharton Mexican Cemetery.
Mr. Aguilar died Dec. 26, 2004 ,at his residence. He was born on Dec. 22, 1948, in San Antonio, the son of the late Teodoro Aguilar and Vicenta Bernal Aguilar.
He was a former longtime resident of Wharton before moving to El Campo in 2001. Mr. Aguilar was employed as a construction laborer until his physical retirement. He was a member of Mount Carmel Catholic Church.
Survivors include his sisters, Carmen Sanchez of Sealy, Minnie Ferrel of Wharton, Ofelia Mendoza of Markum and Linda Posando of Eagle Lake; brothers, Mike Aguilar and Teodoro Aguilar Jr., both of Wharton, Jesse Aguilar of Needville and John Aguilar of Markham; and numerous nieces and nephews.
If desiring, memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 2400 Augusta Drive, Suite 420, Houston, TX 77057.
Elia Huerta
Funeral services for Elia G. Huerta, 90 of Boling, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church of Wharton. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.
Ms. Huerta died Dec. 26, 2004.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, at Wharton Funeral Home.
