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Sima Nikolic
Services for Sima Nikolic, 66, of Longview will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, May 15, at Trinity Episcopal Church with the Rev. Al Rodriguez and Verger John C. Murphy officiating. Cremation will follow under the direction of Rader Funeral Home of Longview. He died Tuesday, May 5, 1998, at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview. Mr. Nikolic was born March 13, 1932, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, and had been a resident of Longview for seven years. He was a tennis pro, tennis coach for Longview Independent School District and a member of Trinity Episcopal Church. Prior to coaching, Mr. Nikolic was the head pro and manager of the Tyler Tennis and Swim Club. Mr. Nikolic was a No. 1 junior player from Yugoslavia and competed in Jr. Wimbledon seven times. He was a member of the Yugoslavia Davis Cup Team and was the Yugoslavian mixed-doubles national champion for nine years. In addition, he competed in most international tournaments, including the French, Italian and Monte Carlo opens, and in U.S. men's tournaments in the doubles and singles divisions. In doubles, Mr. Nikolic once was ranked No. 8 in the United States and No. 1 in the Texas Men's 45 division. In singles, he once was ranked No. 17 in the United States and No. 5 in the Texas MenOs 45 division. A member of the U.S. Tennis Association, he had been the site director for the National Junior College Tournament in 1988, a line judge for the Virginia Slims tournament in 1987, chair umpire for the Gustave Cup in 1963 and a line judge for the Davis Cup in 1952. Mr. Nikolic also had been the tennis pro at the Salt Lake Tennis and Swim Club in Salt Lake City, Utah, 1970-76, and at the Shreveport Country Club 1976-79. He was the first women's coach at Centenary College, 1978-1979. He also taught at the University of Utah, Brigham Young University, and the Club Partizan in Belgrade, Yugoslavia and Kalgenfurt, Austria. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in physical education from Brigham Young University and was the Western Athletic Conference champion in 1966. Survivors include his wife, Dragana, of Longview; his daughters, Alexandra Milica Nikolic and Stephanie Zora Nikolic, both of Dallas; a brother and sister-in-law, Radmilo and Nada Nikolic of Belgrade, Yugoslavia; and a sister-in-law, Dusanka Nikolic of Yugoslavia. He was preceded in death by his brother, Dusan Nikolic. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. today, May 7. The family requests that those desiring to do so make memorial contributions to Trinity Episcopal Church or Longview High School. In addition to his professional accomplishments, Sima was a loving and dear husband and a devoted father who will be missed.
[Dated 7 May 1998]
Rev. W. Warrin Fry
Former Longview pastor Warrin Fry dies at 79
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., JUNE 1 -- The Rev. W. Warrin Fry was not a tall man, but his friends recalled he showed stature of another kind during 17 years as rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Longview.
Fry passed away Tuesday in the Colorado city to which he retired in 1983. He was 79.
"We've lost a friend," said John Murphy, the verger at Trinity and a worshipper there since 1948. "He loved this town, he loved this community. He touched a lot of lives."
After arriving from New Orleans in May 1956, Fry shepherded the flock at Trinity Episcopal until April 1973.
Under his leadership, the congregation organized Trinity Day School in 1957 as a kindergarten.
Representing the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, Trinity won approval of the Gregg County Commissioners Court in 1959 to lease Gregg County Hospital, which was renamed Good Shepherd Hospital.
"He was very interested in hospital service," Ann Rast recalled of the man who arrived in Longview while she was in high school. "He was a very caring man."
Rast said the reverend was known - and loved - for 10-minute sermons that made their point, and she described his ministerial style as more pastoral than preachy. Murphy said Fry enjoyed the freedom he was afforded to minister to his flock one-on-one.
"We were smaller then, and he could visit with everybody in everybody's home," Murphy said. "He saw the church grow. ... His faith was - you couldn't even question it. He brought a lot of people to Christ here."
Rast recalled Fry as a diminutive figure her father nicknamed Bre'r Rabbit.
"But his voice boomed when he walked down the aisle in the processional," she said. "He was just an absolutely fantastic guy."
From here, Fry and his wife, Jackie, went to Houston, where he served as chief of chaplains for St. Luke's and Texas Children's Hospital until his retirement 10 years later to Colorado Springs, Colo.
In addition to his ministry in Longview, Fry served other congregations in Texas and Louisiana. Since retiring, Fry volunteered as chaplain for Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs.
Fry's wife survives him in that city, as does his son, William Warrin Jr. The reverend's daughter, Kathryn "Tryn" Wilson, lives in Plano.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Grace Episcopal Church in Colorado Springs.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Warrin Fry Memorial Fund at Grace Episcopal Church, 601 N. Tejon St., Colorado Springs, Colo., 80903; or to Pike's Peak Hospice, 3630 Sinton Road, Colorado Springs, Colo., 80907.
Edna C. Nix
HENDERSON - Services for Edna C. Nix, 85, of Henderson will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at South Main Church of Christ with John Thompson officiating. Burial in Strong cemetery will be directed by Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home. Mrs. Nix died Tuesday in Tyler. Visitation is 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may go to the American Heart Association in Henderson.
[Dated 7 May 1998]
Virginia Sanders Norris
KILGORE - Graveside services for Virginia Sanders Norris, 77, of Kilgore will be held at 10 a.m. today at Kilgore cemetery with the Rev. Riley Pippen officiating. Arrangements are by Rader Funeral Home of Kilgore. Mrs. Norris, a Baptist, died Tuesday in Kilgore. Survivors include her husband, A.J. Norris; a son, Joe Sanders; and a daughter, Deborah Sanders McCarty, all of Kilgore.
[Dated 7 May 1998]
Patrick Neilan Parker
MARSHALL - Memorial services for Patrick Neilan Parker, 59, of Katy will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Travis Street Chapel of the Sullivan Funeral Home in Marshall. Mr. Parker died Monday in Houston. Born Aug. 28, 1938, in Marshall, he had a career in the oil industry that spanned more than 30 years. Visitation is 1-2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home's Travis Street location.
[Dated 7 May 1998]
Bobby Rockmore
Services for Bobby Rockmore of Tulsa, formerly of Longview, will be held at noon Friday at Stanmore Funeral Home Chapel in Longview with the Rev. H.C. Rockmore officiating. Burial will be in Perry Clay cemetery. Mr. Rockmore died Sunday in Tulsa. Survivors include his brother, the Rev. H.C., and his sisters, Gwendolyn, Cathrine and Georgia.
[Dated 7 May 1998]
Verla B. Smith
PITTSBURG - Services for Verla B. Smith, 90, of Pittsburg will be held at 2 p.m. today at Erman Smith Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Doyle Rust officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill cemetery. Mrs. Smith died Tuesday at a Pittsburg hospital. Born Jan. 28, 1908, in Upshur County, she had lived in Pittsburg since 1961 and was a member of Bethel Baptist Church.
[Dated 7 May 1998]
Jean Hardegree Bolin Ziegler
Jean Hardegree Bolin Ziegler entered into final rest with the Lord on May 4, 1998, after a lengthy illness in Houston. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at Hide-A-Way Lake Community Church. A longtime resident of Hide-A-Way-Lake near Lindale, she was born Dec. 24, 1920, in Ben Wheeler, Texas, the daughter of the late Edward and Cora Hardegree. She approached death with courage and dignity and will be greatly missed every day by her loving family and friends. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Brent and Sue Bolin of Lafayette, La., and a daughter, Rebecca Bolin Daniel of Houston. She also leaves three grandchildren, Zach Daniel, Chance Bolin and Blair Daniel; three brothers and their wives, Ben and Marjoria Hardegree, Joe and Betty Hardegree, and her twin, Jerome Hardegree; as well as many nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, please plant something beautiful to memorialize and honor her and your own mother.
[Dated 7 May 1998]
Hershel Buron Bailey
PITTSBURG - Services for Hershel Buron Bailey, 71, of Pittsburg will be held at 2 p.m. today at Erman Smith Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Don Hendricks officiating. Burial will be in Simpsonville cemetery. Mr. Bailey died Wednesday at a Tyler hospital. Born Jan. 21, 1927, in Camp County, he was a Baptist, Lone Star Steel retiree, rancher and U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
[Dated 8 May 1998]
Jack Clarence Blalack
Graveside services for Jack Clarence Blalack, 45, of Austin will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lakeview cemetery with the Rev. William D. O'Neal officiating. Mr. Blalack died Tuesday, May 5, 1998, in Austin. He was born in Longview April 3, 1953. Survivors include his mother, Billie Hardie of Longview; brothers, John Blalack of El Paso and James Blalack of Round Rock; a sister, Jill Hurlburt of Longview; two nieces; and three nephews. He was preceded in death by one brother, Jay Alan Blalack.
[Dated 8 May 1998]
Alice Jane Davis
GILMER - Graveside services for Alice Jane Davis, 65, of Gilmer will be held at Locust Grove cemetery at 10 a.m. today, May 8, with the Rev. Randy Stracener officiating. Arrangements are by Croley Funeral Home of Gilmer. Mrs. Davis died Wednesday, May 6, 1998, in Longview. Born Dec. 5, 1932, in Durant, Okla., Mrs. Davis was a homemaker and a Baptist. She married
Charles Davis, who preceded her in death. Survivors include a son, Bobby J. Johnson of Durant, Okla.; a daughter, Georgia Holcomb of Big Sandy; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and one brother, Leonard Wheeler of Pritchett. Visitation was 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
[Dated 8 May 1998]
Ralph Allison DeGeurin Sr.
OVERTON - Graveside services for Ralph Allison DeGeurin, 89, of Sexton City will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Rocky Mount cemetery with the Rev. Joel McMahon officiating. Arrangements are by Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home. Mr. DeGeurin, a Methodist and U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, died Wednesday in a New London nursing home.
[Dated 8 May 1998]
Vivian Eddington
KILGORE - Services for Vivian Arnita Leadon Eddington will be held at 11 a.m. today at the New Jerusalem Baptist Church with the Rev. James Walls officiating with burial in Kilgore Memorial Gardens, directed by Cunningham Funeral Home. She died Sunday. Born Sept. 15, 1936, in Mount Enterprise, she was a licensed vocational nurse and member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
[Dated 8 May 1998]
Wanda Gean Phillips English
MARSHALL - Services for Wanda Gean Phillips English, 52, of Jefferson will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Travis Street Chapel of Sullivan Funeral Home with the Rev. Dan Hatton officiating. Burial will be in Colonial Gardens cemetery. Mrs. English, a member of First Assembly of God Church, died Thursday in Marshall. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home on Travis Street.
[Dated 8 May 1998]
Lois Hineman
COMMERCE - Memorial services for Lois Hineman, 88, of Commerce will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mike House officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Pemberton Funeral Home in Commerce. Mrs. Hineman died Wednesday, May 6, 1998, in Longview. She was born on Aug. 10, 1909, in Commerce to Bertha Williams and Arvin Dunlap Abernathy. A resident of Commerce most of her life, she taught English and journalism in the public schools of Nacogdoches, Longview, Denton and Commerce. Her students won numerous awards from the University Interscholastic League. Mrs. Hineman also taught English and supervised student teachers throughout Northeast Texas at East Texas State University until her retirement in 1974. Mrs. Hineman is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Charles and Candace Hineman of Round Rock and Bruce and Jane Hineman of Austin; one sister, Marie A. Hurst of Longview; a grandson and his wife, John and Kimberly Hineman; one granddaughter, Jennifer Anne Hineman of Los Angeles, Calif.; one great-grandson, Zachary Hineman of Floresville, Texas; and one nephew, William A. Hurst of Henderson. Bruce and Charles Hineman express heartfelt thanks to Dr. Audrei Gasic, Dr. Perry C. Lewis, Dr. Adam Yu and to the superb nursing and support staff of the Columbia Longview Regional Medical Center for taking such comforting care of their mother. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today, May 8, at Pemberton Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the student scholarship fund or the choir fund of the First United Methodist Church of Commerce or to a charity of choice.
[Dated 8 May 1998]
Rhonda Sue Qualls Lewis
HUGHES SPRINGS - Services for Rhonda Sue Qualls Lewis, 45, of Avinger will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at Reeder-Davis Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Phil Starret and the Rev. Ronald Lewis officiating. Burial will be in Avinger cemetery in Avinger. Mrs. Lewis died Tuesday, May 5, 1998, in Linden. She was born Feb. 26, 1953, in Cass County. She was a Baptist and had been employed by Robroy Industries in Avinger. Mrs. Lewis is survived by her husband, Nathan Lewis of Avinger; her mother, Sybil Harris of Hughes Springs; two sons, Randy Watkins of Hughes Springs and Richard Todd Lewis of Avinger; five stepsons, Gary Wayne Lewis, Billy Joe Lewis, David Lamar Lewis, Anthony Dewayne Lewis and Christopher Michael Lewis, all of Choudrant, La.; one daughter, Sandra Renee Lovelace of Linden; three brothers, Jerry D. Qualls of Avinger, Tommy Qualls of Longview and David Qualls of Longview; three sisters, Linda Ferrill of Longview, Becky Qualls of Rome, Ga., and Pam Qualls of Hughes Springs; and nine grandchildren. Visitation is 7-9 p.m. today, May 8, at the funeral home.
[Dated 8 May 1998]
Golden 'Douby' Shaffer
Graveside services for Golden "Douby" Shaffer, 87, of Longview will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Cumby cemetery in Cumby, Texas, under the direction of Pemberton Funeral Home in Commerce, Texas. Rader Funeral Home of Longview is in charge of local arrangements. Mrs. Shaffer died May 6, 1998, at a local hospital. She was born in Paris, Texas, on Aug. 20, 1910, and had lived in Longview for four years, coming from Commerce. She was a homemaker, a member of the Baptist faith, a member of the Rebecca Lodge, an employee of several businesses in Commerce, and formerly of the East Texas State Teacher's College. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at Pemberton Funeral Home in Commerce. Mrs. Shaffer is survived by two sisters, Odessa Dossett of Longview and Barbara Noble of Dallas, and a number of nieces and nephews.
[Dated 8 May 1998]
