1996 HOOD COUNTY OBITUARIES by Eloise Cramer

Compiled by Eloise Cramer

Life Member of Hood County Genealogical Society


Eloise Cramer, Life Member of the Hood County Genealogical Society, compiled the following obituaries from 1995 – 1997. Eloise is presently 95 years young (04/1999) and still productively active in genealogical research. A Life Member is an honorary title voted upon by members of the Society and has been bestowed on only three members.

Obituaries vary in size and length, according to each newspaper. Some obituaries can be very short in length while others can be quite lengthy. An obituary with an accompanying photograph is so indicated in the below Remarks section.

NAMEDATE OF BIRTHDATE OF DEATHREMARKS
Ables, Ruth “Peggy”06/27/192312/07/1996 
Adams, Paul11/27/192305/21/1996 
Adams, Samuel E.01/07/195602/23/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death
Addington, Ernest08/17/192702/23/1996 
Addison, Geniva03/02/192603/09/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Cemetery
Adkins, Jams12/21/193808/21/1996 
Aiken, Byron07/05/191596/22/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Cemetery
Allen, Shawn Christopher Jr.09/21/199609/21/1996Card: Place of Birth, Place of Death, Cemetery
Arwood, Mary C.05/07/191112/12/1996 
Atkins, James A.12/21/193808/21/1996 
Ator, Katherine “Kate”07/20/189409/29/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death
Bagby, Kyle W.10/06/193808/22/1996 
Baldree, Willie Gene11/25/193508/27/1996 
Barclay, Hershel06/30/199412/08/1996 
Barnard, Marie05/03/191310/13/1996 
Barrera, Jesse G. “Chuy”05/29/193712/28/1996PHOTO
Barron, Jack07/23/193108/20/1996There are two obituaries from two different newspapers – one with a PHOTO
Bear, Peggy J.08/15/193311/1996 
Berry, Merlene02/01/194305/17/1996 
Blomeyer, Ernest Henry06/10/191504/15/1996 
Bodiford, Irby11/05/191006/01/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Cemetery
Boswell, Nola Inez10/21/19211996 
Boyd, E. L. “Ernie”08/27/1996 
Brewer, Edith01/24/192801/29/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Cemetery
Brewer, Joe01/27/193012/19/1996 
Bridges, G. Ray03/25/192601/10/1966 
Brock, Ozzo01/25/190311/13/1966 
Brown, Joseph E. III12/26/197003/01/1996 
Brown, Norlan01/26/191903/04/1996 
Brunson, Mary Jane04/07/191612/30/1996 
Buckalew, Oletha02/11/190201/24/1996 
Burton, Jeremy12/14/197512/21/1996 
Callan, Joe Poston~191609/29/1996Card: Cemetery
Carrol, Helena Moore08/15/1996Card: Marriage, Place of Death, Cemetery
Carter, Pat Jordan12/28/193712/27/1995Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Cemetery
Chappell, Edna Lois11/18/191410/26/1996 
Clark, Golda~191109/02/1996Card: Place of Death, Cemetery
Cleckler, Joshua07/31/199502/15/1996Card: Place of Birth, Cemetery, Survivors
Clemmons, James Howard03/16/19171996PHOTO
Cohlmeyer, Marvin L.07/03/192502/03/1996 
Colfry, Dave Jr.08/18/193111/10/1996 
Compton, Maxine Dereg01/01/192208/25/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Cemetery
Copeland, Caroline01/19/193903/06/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Cemetery
Corbin, Loug09/24/1996Card: Place of Death, Cemetery
Cornelison, Vesta Gilbert09/16/190404/10/1996 
Cotton, Dora06/16/188408/23/1995PHOTO
Covey, Inez11/02/191312/1996 
Cox, Millis M.07/10/190510/10/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Cemetery
Curl, Blake06/24/190610/1996 
Daniel, Pearl11/04/190612/26/1996 
Degan, Meda B.09/02/191003/01/1996 
Denniston, Dell Meyer~191004/15/1996Card: Place of Death, Cemetery
Derington, W. C.~192909/20/1996Card: Place of Death, Cemetery
Dickerson, W. T. “Dub”08/16/192207/02/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Cemetery
Dowthitt, Clarence12/03/192607/20/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Cemetery
Dunn, Douglas05/27/193212/28/1996 
Durant, A. R.01/18/193312/06/1966 
Eddy, Gladys11/27/191904/26/1996 
Edwards, Bertha07/07/191206/18/1996 
Edwards, R. L. “Bob”10/03/191304/11/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Residency, Place of Death, Cemetery
Ellis, Dorothy07/19/194203/15/1996 
Ellis, Joseph W. “Joe”09/02/191712/12/1996 
Ellison, Carl J.08/11/192003/05/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Donation of Body to Science (details)
Endsley, Jesse09/10/193307/19/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Cemetery
Endsley, Marvin Mutt10/23/191808/27/1996 
Endsley, Odell06/03/191202/05/1996Card: Place of Birth, Place of Death, Cemetery
Eubank, J. T. “Jake”06/12/191004/02/1996 
Factor, Jeanetta Vaughn01/31/191308/27/1996 
Fields, Effie05/22/196108/23/1996 
Fife, Claudia “Tommie”12/12/191312/05/1996 
Florence, Robert Paul10/07/191305/14/1996Card: Place of Birth, Names of Parents, Place of Death, Cemetery
Flournoy, B. F. “Floy”11/17/190402/27/1996 
Fluitt, Hattie06/01/19121996 
Followell, Grace A.07/16/192108/02/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Service, Cemetery
Frame, James Henry07/26/191010/20/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Residence, Place of Death, Cemetery
Franks, Pamela K. (mother) andMcClain, Fayette Kay (infant)08/29/196111/199611/1996 
Frazier, Echols08/26/191710/16/1996 
From, Tony10/25/191511/02/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral, Cemetery
Gafford, Joe11/03/191803/23/1996 
Gambrell, Melvin~191205/27/1996Card: Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Garvey, Judy03/25/195208/20/1996 
Geaslin, Sibyl07/23/189701/28/1996 
Goforth, Bettye Dean McElhaney10/26/192210/22/1996Card: Place of Birth, Parents, Marriage, Cemetery
Gorrono, Joseph11/07/191506/11/1996 
Graves, Loette07/18/194201/04/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Gray, Doris Ruth02/18/192601/05/1996 
Gray, Paul04/19/191911/17/1996 
Green, Vera Crawford12/17/190704/24/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Gregory, Emmalene02/22/191402/06/1996 
Groves, Vernon E.09/28/191103/31/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Haby, Ryann Nicole05/05/199605/10/1996 
Hale, Robert03/15/191507/02/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Harbaugh, Mary Virginia01/18/190907/27/1996 
Harkins, L. R. “Tots”03/25/192207/11/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery, Survivors
Harrington, Al “Hoppy”07/30/192904/1996 
Harris, Verna07/14/189903/12/1996Card: Place of Birth, Place of Death, Cemetery
Harrison, Modena03/10/190711/11/1996 
Harrison, Victoria V. Snow10/11/190511/27/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Harvick, James09/24/195511/15/1996 
Hawkins, Bobbie04/11/193205/10/1996Card: Place of Birth, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Heffley, F. O.05/01/192106/02/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Heffley, Mark S.~195410/09/1996Card: Place of Death, Cemetery
Herring, Henry12/27/189703/12/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriages, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Hickey, Lorene07/14/191210/23/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriages, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Hill, Cheryl Brantley09/07/195307/23/1996 
Hobson, Sidney D.01/23/190905/03/1996Card: Place of Birth, Place of Death, Cemetery
Hogan, E. W. “Bud”07/15/191812/31/1996 
Holcmbe, Freelon10/22/191101/23/1996Card: Place of Birth, Residence, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Holcomb, Coy06/24/191911/25/1995Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Holmes, Trudie Merle01/03/192402/28/1996 
Holt, Pearl12/23/193107/18/1996 
Howard, Dusty04/10/196706/20/1996 
Hubner, Marissa Cheers08/22/195306/06/1996 
Hudgins, William07/18/191112/14/1996Card: Place of Birth, Place of Residence, Place of Death
Hunt, Woodrow11/13/191806/07/1996 
Jackson, Earl D.05/24/191908/27/1996 
Jackson, Neil A.07/03/192519/10/1996 
Jackson, Starla D.12/14/196004/26/1996 
James, Billie June06/01/193105/17/1996Card: Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Jarvis, Ray D.~191404/20/1996Card: Place of Death, Cemetery
Jones, Charles H.09/04/191809/23/1996 
Kelley, Mamie F.01/03/192812/11/1995Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Kelly, Derwin Ray08/11/194205/14/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Kelly, Mary Oleta06/13/191004/10/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Key, Troy Hansford05/27/191012/23/1996PHOTO
Kilala, Rose12/26/191507/22/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Kimbrell, William “Bill”02/14/193409/02/1996PHOTO
King, William Haley01/21/19120926/1996NOTE: There is one obituary and one card with additional marriage information.
Kinsey, Ila Mae10/03/191811/22/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Cemetery
Knight, Daniel Lynn~196211/12/1996Card: Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Larson, Carl12/29/190909/10/1996Card: Place of Birth, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
LeBoeuf, Ora Lee08/17/191712/1996 
Lessard, Ovila J.11/12/191703/16/1996NOTE: There are two obituaries and one PHOTO
Livingston, Mayme Ruth09/15/191204/29/1996Card: Marriage, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Loftin, Edith08/31/191806/12/1996 
Macias, Juan Jr.07/25/197004/26/1996 
Maness, J. T.07/08/191408/17/1996PHOTO
Martini, Cliffie L. “Pat” (female)05/09/192410/26/1996Card: Place of Birth, Parents, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
McClain, Fayette Kay (infant) andFranks, Pamela K. (mother) 08/29/196111/199611/1996 
McClain, John “Pop”08/07/192208/29/1996 
McGlothlin, Evelyn04/11/193207/11/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Merritt, Loda Brookoven~189611/22/1996 
Meyer, Ethel Lee01/18/190607/02/1996Card: Funeral Home, Cemetery
Miles, Gertrude12/20/190804/25/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Mitchell, Dora Jarrett Walker “DoDo”03/27/189412/05/1996 
Moltz, Elisabeth Ann Lively05/15/195707/28/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Residence, Cause of Death, Place of Death, Funeral Services, Funeral Home, Cemetery, Survivors
Moltz, Michelle07/23/198107/28/1996Card: Place of Birth, Parents, Residence, Place of Death
Monroe, Eloise “Weezie”12/01/192102/14/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Montez, Angelica (infant)07/27/1996 
Moore, Billy A. Sr.11/3/195501/14/1996 
Moore, George Jr. “Buster”10/08/190805/08/1996PHOTO
Mount, Jean Hunter06/05/192812/25/1996 
Musick, Midge12/27/192108/04/1996Card: Place of Birth, Place of Death, Cemetery
Myers, Mary03/02/191504/19/1996 
Nash, Vesta “Toad”09/01/190108/19/1996Card: Place of Birth, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Neighbors, Bill02/02/193107/02/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Neuville, Don T.10/02/194211/1996PHOTO
New, Kenneth03/12/192010/03/1996Card: Place of Birth, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Newsom, Ethel L.05/23/191912/08/1996 
Nichols, Mary Davis08/02/190704/16/1996 
Nicole, Baby10/11/199610/23/1996Card: Funeral Home, Cemetery
Noonkester, Miss Bonnie Faye10/07/192809/27/1996Card: Place of Birth, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Norman, Floyd “Snooks”06/08/192512/10/1996 
Norman, Lewis03/28/190707/24/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Norman, Sadie Nabors09/25/190512/12/1996PHOTO
Norris, J. D.07/15/192202/09/1996 
Ownbey, Aleda12/03/191205/18/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Page, Oran12/03/191912/10/1996 
Parker, Jeff12/12/191802/14/1996Card: Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Peveler, Charles L.06/05/193410/1996 
Poulos, Helen05/11/191002/03/1996Card: Place of Birth, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Powell, Gear Lene “Jerri”03/10/193304/22/1996 
Purselley, John “J. J.”01/14/190610/1996 
Pylant, Maurice12/26/192410/1996 
Richards, Bettye Jo~193211/10/1996 
Ricks, Tommie10/18/191510/24/1996 
Riddle, Junior09/24/192611/1996 
Roberts, Olan W. “Pete”12/26/192607/15/1996 
Ross, Clifford “Red”12/04/191812/18/1998 
Rowe, Steve III12/13/193412/05/1996NOTE: There is one obituary and one card with additional marriage information.
Royalty, Mary03/06/190501/04/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Rumbelow, John “Jake”08/02/191005/31/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Ruszala, Gerald “Jerry”01/21/194102/1996 
Sanders, John L.10/12/192812/07/1996 
Sargent, Algerine11/27/191103/19/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Schomers, Exa01/27/191305/07/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Schooler, Melvin06/09/193004/03/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death
Shipman, Bettie~193001/17/1996Card: Residence, Place of Death, Funeral Service, Cemetery
Shively, Earl09/21/191402/01/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Silbert, Jo09/22/193705/06/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Sims, Boyce02/20/191812/25/1996 
Singer, Mary Katherine08/23/193502/23/1996PHOTO
Smith, Esther05/06/191804/05/1996 
Spencer, Winford08/02/192607/20/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Stagg, Willard “Bill”06/30/192008/16/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage
Steingraber, R. C.05/23/193109/22/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Stewart, Bennett Jerome07/24/192203/11/1996 
Stewart, Judith~192103/10/1966 
Stewart, Mary Elizabeth06/09/190703/24/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Stewart, Ruby03/27/190602/08/1996 
Stroud, Taylor (infant)~03/199606/03/1996Card: Residence, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery, Survivors
Sue, Dovie04/23/191212/07/1996 
Swaim, Glenda Jean1996Card: Survivors
Swinney, John04/20/191302/25/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Taylor, Edna03/13/191103/26/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Taylor, Mark W.04/12/191906/16/1996 
Taylor, Robert W. “Bob”03/30/191111/03/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Telisky, James D.10/10/191008/30/1996Card: Place of Birth, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Thornton, Dorothy L.03/26/192109/22/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Tucker, Mel11/12/192810/18/1996 
Turner, David Coke Sr.06/16/190412/09/1996Card: Place of Birth, Parents, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Undewood, Samuel II12/11/193604/30/1996Card: Place of Birth, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Van Deventer, Francis (male)07/25/191905/04/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Vaught, John03/01/192707/1996 
Wagley, Thomas M. “Tom”10/30/190812/16/1996 
Wagley, Thomas Marion “Tom”10/30/190812/13/1996 
Walker, Lawrence Jr.06/27/192007/03/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Wall, Rex09/20/196211/09/1996 
Wallace, Kelley Anne (infant)06/21/199606/21/1996 
Wallace, Oleta Riley03/06/192604/17/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriages, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Ward, Peggy Sue12/22/195708/05/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
West, Dewdrop Cherry11/19/191409/27/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
West, Floyd P.06/01/191808/30/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Wharton, Winston C.12/11/191507/28/1996 
Wheeler, Frankie (female)09/28/193407/17/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Residence, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Whiteley, Dwyan02/08/194610/30/1996 
Whitt, Louisa07/08/191612/25/1996 
Wildt, Robert05/09/197506/06/1996Card: Place of Birth, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Williams, Jane “Jean”03/22/190101/31/1996Card: Place of Birth, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Williams, Lola Mae11/10/193304/02/1996Card: Place of Birth, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Willingham, Cynthia Jo01/01/194803/21/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Willingham, Jean08/06/191812/04/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Wilson, Loyd07/12/191907/13/1996Card: Place of Birth, Marriage, Residence, Place of Death, Funeral Home, Cemetery
Wimberly, Bil01/10/192604/26/1996 
Wright, Garvene09/23/193411/12/1996