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Merle Faye Moravits
Born in San Antonio, TX on Nov. 17, 1931
Died May. 5, 2003 and resided in San Antonio, TX.
Service: Thursday May. 8, 2003
Funeral Home: Porter Loring Mortuary
cemetery: San Fernando cemetery #3
Merle Faye Lancaster Moravits, age 71, passed away Monday, May 5, 2003.
She was a lifelong resident of San Antonio, and a graduate of Brackenridge High School. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and a great grandmother.
Merle lived a full and exciting life. She was a avid bowler, bunco player, and dancer. Her favorite things were the Spurs, the Cowboys, grandkids and great grandkids. She could out dance, out cook, and generally please any crowd especially her family who will suffer a deep absence without her.
She is survived by her husband of 50 years, James L. Moravits; sons, David and his wife, Cindi of Seguin, Wayne and his wife, Lisa of Boerne; daughter, Vicki and her husband, Vernon of New Braunfels; grandchildren include, Brandy and Mark, David Jr., Amanda, Dustin and Ashley; great grandchildren, Owen and Faith; brother and sister-in-law, Kenneth and Lucille Lancaster.
Leo Edward Etter
Born on May. 21, 1914
Died May. 2, 2003 and resided in San Antonio, TX.
Visitation: Wednesday May. 7, 2003
Service: Wednesday May. 7, 2003
Funeral Home: Porter Loring Mortuary
cemetery: Black Hill cemetery
Leo Edward Etter, 88, passed into eternal rest May 2, 2003.
Born in Schertz, Texas, May 21, 1914, Leo grew up in La Coste, and was a life long resident of Bexar County and San Antonio, working as a sales executive in the meat industry until retirement.
He was preceded in death by his life partner, Wilma Griffin Etter.
Leo is survived by his sons, Wayne E. Etter and wife, Joan and Craig G. Etter; grandson, David G. Etter and wife, Monica Flato Etter; great grandson, Andrew B. Etter
Lucillie McLeod Quinones
Born on Dec. 8, 1919
Died May. 7, 2003 and resided in San Antonio, TX.
Geraldine Joy Giese Allen
Born on Oct. 13, 1941
Died May. 7, 2003 and resided in San Antonio, TX.
Dorothy Louise Rose
Born in San Antonio, TX on Feb. 6, 1925
Died May. 8, 2003 and resided in San Antonio, TX.
Visitation: Sunday May. 11, 2003
Service: Monday May. 12, 2003
Funeral Home: Porter Loring Mortuary
cemetery: Sunset Memorial Park
Dorothy Woods Rose, age 78, of San Antonio, born February 6, 1925, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 8, 2003.
She was a charter member of Shearer Hills Baptist Church, past Matron of Bethany Chapter, O.E.S., a member of the Daughters of the Nile, the Ladies Oriental Shrine and the Beauseant.
Mrs. Rose was a teacher at Rhodes Jr., Lowell Middle, and Edison High Schools.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Elva and Lucy Woods; son, James D. Rose and his wife, Pamela. She is survived by her husband, Harry Rose; daughter, Linda Bradley and son, Royce. She is also survived by her sister, Evelyn Matthews; brother, Eugene Woods; eleven grandchildren; sixteen great grandchildren; and a host of friends.
Patricia Ann Russell
Born in San Antonio, TX on Jun. 2, 1941
Died May. 8, 2003 and resided in San Antonio, TX.
Service: Saturday May. 10, 2003
Funeral Home: Porter Loring Mortuary
cemetery: San Jose Burial Park
Patricia “Pat” Russell age 61 of San Antonio died Thursday, May 8, 2003. She was born June 2, 1941 in San Antonio.
She is survived by her beloved dog Rambo. Survivors: children, Stacey Carson and husband, Bob of Canada, Joseph “Sonny” Russell of San Antonio, Robin Cleary and husband, Bill of Orlando, FL, Dr. Michael Russell and wife, Brenda of Laughlin AFB, TX; mother Mildred Strauch and husband, Dr. James Strauch of San Antonio; grandchildren Kristine, Lauren, Skyler and Christian.
Josephine (Pimmie) Spencer Tucker
Born in San Antonio, TX on Apr. 25, 1916
Died May. 6, 2003 and resided in San Antonio, TX.
Roy Willie Ezell
Born in Jena, Louisiana on Oct. 4, 1908
Died Apr. 30, 2003 and resided in San Antonio, TX.
Visitation: Monday May. 26, 2003
Memorial Service: Monday May. 26, 2003
Masonic Graveside Service: Monday May. 26, 2003
Funeral Home: Porter Loring Mortuary North
cemetery: Douglas cemetery
Roy Willie Ezell died April 30, 2002, at the age of 94 in San Antonio, TX.
He was born in Jena, LA, on October 4, 1908, to Willie Splawn Ezell and Rebecca Elizabeth Boddie Ezell and spent many of his childhood and adolescent years living with his family in Gueydan, Vermilion Parish, LA. After the early death of his mother in 1925, Roy returned to Jena with his father and his sister, Elizabeth Ezell, where he lived until he graduated from Jena High School on May 13, 1927.
He attended La. Polytechnic Institute (now LA. Tech Univ.) in Ruston, LA., for several years, sharing expenses, a job and living quarters with his future brother-in-law, Dudley Roberts. During two summers, he participated in the Civilian Military Training Camp (CMTC) programs and a few years later, he entered a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp near Chatham, LA. In 1934, he worked for the U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey traveling across the northern part of the U.S. as the official boundary line between the U.S. and Canada was surveyed.
On July 17, 1934, Roy married
Sarah Lorena Roberts of Jena, LA. while they and other family members were attending the Chicago World’s Fair. For the first six months of their married
life, they lived in a tent while Roy continued his surveying work. From 1939-1941, Roy was employed with United Gas in Vivian, La. In 1942, he worked at the Army munitions plant in Texarkana, TX. Due to his hearing deficit he was not accepted into the armed forces during WWII, but instead was employed in the shipyards in Orange, TX., working with blueprints for ship building. In 1947, Roy began a career with the California Oil Company (now Chevron) near Lake St. John and Ferriday, LA. Soon, he, his wife, and his two daughters relocated to Ruston where he worked in the Hico Plant of the Calif. Oil Company. Roy retired from Chevron in November 1973, after 27 years of employment.
Roy Ezell was preceded in death by six months by his wife, Sarah Lorena Roberts Ezell, with whom he had shared 68 years of married
life. Also preceding him in death were his mother, Rebecca Elizabeth Boddie Ezell, his father, Willie Splawn Ezell (who lived for 97 years), his grandparents, Dr. Jefferson Ezell and Martha Elizabeth Splawn Ezell, Rev. Wyatt David Boddie and Sarah Jane Baker Boddie.
He is survived by his daughter, Hilma Ezell Nelson and her husband, Robert Nelson of Montgomery, Al., his daughter, Patricia E. Ezell and Ernest Gerlach of San Antonio, TX., and his sister, Elizabeth Ezell Kemp of Pineville, LA.
During his 54 years in Ruston, Roy was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church where he attended the Hale Memorial Men’s Bible Class, sang in the Men’s Choir and served as a Boy Scout Master of Troop 45 and of Troop 47. Roy was a lifetime member of the Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana Free and Accepted Masons, having initially joined the Vinton Lodge #363 in 1943. He was awarded the 32nd degree Master Mason designation in 1978 by the Ruston Blue Lodge #106 and was presented with his 50-year certificate in 1993. He was also a 50-year member of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, S.J. of Monroe, LA.
Roy had a strong love for outdoor life and enjoyed fishing, hunting and camping. During his retirement years, Roy and Lorena traveled throughout the U.S. pulling a camper trailer, often vacationing with family members at national park campsites. Roy and Lorena also loved growing flowers; his specialty was camellias and he had 18 beautiful camellia plants in his yard in Ruston. He was an active member of the Ruston Men’s Camellia Club and could always be counted on to have prize-winning entries in camellia shows. Roy and Lorena also volunteered for several years at the Louisiana Methodist Children’s Home.
Roy lived a long and full life, impacting the lives of many. He was loved by family and friends and will be fondly remembered and greatly missed. He was ready to join his “sweetheart” of 68 years with whom he has now been reunited.
Paul F. (Buster) Williams
Born in San Antonio, TX on Jul. 30, 1917
Died May. 7, 2003 and resided in San Antonio, TX.
Visitation: Friday May. 9, 2003
Service: Saturday May. 10, 2003
Funeral Home: Porter Loring Mortuary
cemetery: Sunset Memorial Park
Paul F. “Buster” Williams, born on July 30, 1917 in San Antonio, Texas, died May 7, 2003.
Although born in San Antonio, Buster spent his early years and received his education in Dilley, Texas. Buster, a World War II Veteran, had a 36-year professional career with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company.
He was a member of the Telephone Company Pioneers, past president and member of the Highland Rotary Club, past president of the Alamo Heights Rotary Club, Commander of American Legion Post #10, and a member of a Masonic Lodge. He was also a member of Highland Terrace United Methodist Church for many years.
Buster was a consummate “ people” person. He loved being around people, interacting with people, and doing good deeds for people. He was always available to lend a helping hand when needed, both personally and professionally. He touched many lives with his love and compassion- his caring and giving. He always put others before himself, and will truly live forever in the hearts of his family and his many friends.
On Buster and Leona’s 50th anniversary in August of 1991, they threw a party to end all parties and were surrounded by a multitude of friends who helped them celebrate that very happy occasion. ‘Uncle Buster”, as the folks in Bandera affectionately called him, loved to travel the highways of South Texas hunting for the “best barbecue places” to enjoy. But Buster’s favorite retirement respite was his beautiful ranch house in Pipe Creek on the Medina River. If Buster could tell us how he wanted us to remember him, he would say that we should dry our tears and smile. He always made people feel good-about life and about themselves—and that’s how we will all remember him.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ward Williams and Ada Cavender; brother, Lonnie, and sister, Eva Brooks. Buster is survived by the love of his life and wife of 62 years, Leona Elbel Williams; brother and sister-in-law, Raymond and Celia Williams of Paris, Texas; and nieces, nephews, and cousins too numerous to mention.
