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Thursday, August 29,2013
POLK COUNTY ENTERPRISE
Page 5A
Drive friendly, drive safe
School back in session
Back-to-school means
back-to-traffic, and as
students return to the
classroom this fall, the
Texas Department of
Transportation calls
on drivers to “Drive
Friendly. Drive Safe.” to
reduce crashes involving
pedestrians and bicyclists.
In 2012, vehicles on
Texas roads struck more
than 5,000 pedestrians
resulting in 2,962 serious
injuries and 481 fatalities.
Vehicles also struck more
than 2,000 bicyclists
resulting in 1,450 serious
injuries and 56 fatalities.
Compared with the
previous year, 2012 saw
a 13.2 percent increase in
pedestrian fatalities and
a 19.1 percent increase in
bicyclist fatalities.
“When you drive
friendly and drive safe,
you’re doing your part
to help save lives,” said
Phil Wilson,TxDOT
executive director. “Being
responsible behind the
wheel is especially
important in and around
school zones, and other
areas where vulnerable
pedestrians and bicyclists
interact with vehicles.”
Equally concerning
are nationwide crashes
involving pedestrians and
bicyclists. On average,
one pedestrian is killed in
a vehicle crash every 119
minutes, and one injured
every eight minutes.
Additionally in 2011,
677 bicyclists were killed
in nationwide vehicle
crashes and 48,000 were
injured.
To help drivers “Drive
Friendly. Drive Safe.” this
back-to-school season and
year-round, TxDOT offers
the following tips:
• Pay attention - put
your phone down.
• Obey posted speed
limits.
• Be on the lookout for
bicyclists on the highway
and at intersections.
• When passing a
bicyclist, move to another
lane, if possible, and offer
plenty of room.
• Watch for bicyclists
who may need to
maneuver around potholes
and debris.
• Be on the lookout
for — and yield to —
pedestrians, especially
when approaching
crosswalks, intersections
and buses.
• Watch for children
who may dart across the
street to catch a school
bus.
• Regardless of which
direction you’re traveling,
always stop for school
buses with flashing red
lights.
Drivers who fail to
follow traffic laws are at
risk of injuring or killing
themselves or others, and
being penalized with fines
and possible jail time.
Obituaries
Ear! Hilton
LIVINGSTON - Earl
Hilton, bom on Sept. 6, 1930
in Leggett, to Sam Smith and
Margaret Corzine Hilton, died
on Aug. 25,2013 at the age of
82.
Earl is survived by chil-
dren, Edward Hilton and
wife Donna, Donnie Hilton
and wife Wendy, David
Hilton, Sam McGee and wife
Sandy, Lila Ceaser and hus-
band Steve, Paula Waller and
Consandra Bates; 12 grand-
children; numerous other rela-
tives and a host of friends.
Earl was preceded in death
by his parents; wife, Sandra
Hilton; daughter, Samantha
Hilton and son, Jackie Hilton.
A celebration of Earl’s life
will be held at a later date.
Pace Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements. To
sign the online guestbook, go
to pacefuneral.com.
Evelyn Marie Cameron
GROVETON - Evelyn
Marie Cameron, 90, of Shep-
herd was bom on May 22,
1923, to John Wesley Wright
and Artie (Brown) Wright,
and died Aug. 25,2013 at her
residence in Shepherd.
She is preceded in death by
her husband, Hubert Marshall
Cameron; her parents and
her siblings, Elvin Wright,
Vernon Wright, Curtis Wright
and Willie Mae Wright Fry.
Survivors include her two
sons, Floyd Eugene Cameron
of Shepherd and Donald Ray
Cameron and wife Winnie
of Shepherd; daughter, Lisa
Pond of Shepherd; 15 grand-
children and numerous great-
grandchildren, great-great-
grandchildren and numerous
other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be from
9-10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug.
29, at the Cartwright Memo-
rial Chapel of the Groveton
Funeral Home in Groveton.
Graveside services will be
EVELYN MARIE
CAMERON
... graveside services
Thursday
held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday,
Aug. 29, in Bennett Cemetery
in Groveton-Centerville, with
Bro. Melvin Holyfield offici-
ating. Burial will follow.
Groveton Funeral Home
is in charge of arrangements.
To sign the guestbook, go to
grovetonfuneral home .com.
Harold Clifford Tarver Sr.
CORRIGAN — Graveside
services for Harold Clifford
Tarver Sr., 82, of Leggett will
be held at 10 a.m. Thursday,
Aug. 29, in Jones Prairie
Cemetery in Leggett, with
the Rev. Johnny Robinson
officiating.
Mr. Tarver was bom June
19, 1931 in Harrisonburg, La.
and died Saturday, Aug. 24,
in Elkhart, Texas.
He retired from the United
States Army in 1974 where
he proudly served his coun-
try for 20 years. He was
member of the Pentecostal
Fellowship. He was known
as “Dobbin” to his grandchil-
dren and great-grandchildren
and was known as someone
who will be missed by all
who knew and loved him.
He is preceded in death
by his wife, Willie Mae
(Cardwell) Tarver; parents,
John Wesley and Marie A.
(Kelly) Tarver; brothers, Jay
Jay Tarver and Jimmy Tarver
and sisters, Glades Joy and
Adena Cirillo.
Mr. Tarver is survived by
his sister, Maggie Weatherly
and husband James of
Smithville; twin brother,
HAROLD C. TARVER
SR.
... graveside services
Thursday
Carrol Tarver of Houston;
sons and daughters, Phyllis
Herron and husband John of
Oakwood, Harold Clifford
Tarver Jr. and wife Polly of
Florida, Vickie West and
husband Eddie of Warren,
Michael Reed and wife
Suntree of Houston and
Toni Mouton of Buffalo; 15
grandchildren, numerous
great-grandchildren and other
family and friends.
Corrigan Funeral Home
was in charge of arrange-
ments.
Billy Elton Kervin
Community Calendar
AUG. 30
Nurse Aide Class
registration
Abundant Light of
Livingston, Inc. is a non-
profit job training program
offering CNA courses that are
flexible and designed to meet
the needs and the lifestyles of
program participants.
The next class begins Sept.
16. Registration will be held
from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Aug.
30. 301 Hwy 59 Loop South,
Ste. E, Livingston. Late regis-
tration will be held from 11:30
a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 13. For
further details or to schedule
an appointment call Kenneth
Darden at 832-527-3322.
Piney Woods Fine Arts
to host Robert Earl Keen
Texas-born Americana
music artist, best known
for “The Road Goes On
Forever” and “The Rose
Hotel”will be in concert at
the Crockett Civic Center
at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 30. For
ticket information, visit
www.pwfaa.org or call 936-
544-4276.
SEPT. 3-9
Camp Meeting
The Pentecostal Lighthouse
will have a camp meeting be-
ginning Sept. 3 and ending on
Sept. 9. The morning service
will begin at 10 a.m. each day.
The evening service will be-
gin at 7 p.m. each day. Meals
will be served after each ser-
vice. The church is at Hwy.
146 S, and FM 943. For more
information call Pastor Mark
Herridge at 936-327-8035 or
936-327-5865.
SEEL5
Retired Teachers to hear
from State Rep.
Polk County Retired
Teachers’ Association (for-
merly Polk County Retired
School Personnel) will have
their first meeting of the year
on Thursday, Sept. 5. The
meeting place is upstairs at the
Fust National Bank West with
the speaker to be Rep. James
White. All retired school per-
sonnel are invited to attend
the meetings. Refreshments
are at 9:30 am. with the meet-
ing to start at 10 am. For info,
call 936-327-5048.
SEPT. 7
Habitat’s 10 year
Celebration
Habitat far Humanity will
celebrate its 10th anniver-
sary with a celebration and
wall-raising on Sept. 7th at
10 a.m. The event will take
place at 1115 Bluebird Ave.
in Livingston.
SEPT. 8
East Tempe
Homecoming
East Tempe Baptist Church
will hold homecoming servic-
es on Sept. 8. Sunday School
is at 10 a.m.; Morning wor-
ship at 11 a.m. Lunch will be
served at noon and a singing
will be in the afternoon. Guest
speaker will be Bro. Frank
Aragon. The Pastor is Bro.
DeWayne Clark. Everybody
welcome.
Onalaska Half Triathalon
The First Onalaska Tri-
athlon located in the town of
Onalaska, Texas just 10 min-
utes from Lake Livingston.
This event will take place
at the KOA campsite about
10 minutes off Hwy. 59 on
Hwy. 190. In addition to the
area hotels we will be offering
camping Saturday evening for
$5 a person, make a weekend
of this great event.
For camping reservations
email Tina at tina@itrievents.
net. There are 65 camping
spots available.
Enjoy a great lake swim
followed by a beautiful scenic
ride through the rolling hills
in Onalaska and a nice flat
run through a neighborhoods
in Onalaska. This event will
start at 7 am. They will have
a newbie swim wave for those
wanting to go last. New after
event beer being brewed just
for this event, The Onalaska
Blonde.
SEPT. 9
Monthly Meeting of DMA
The monthly meeting of
DMA (Don’t Mention Age)
will be held at First United
Methodist Church Fellow-
ship Hall. The program
speaker for the meeting will
be James (Blue) Hagemeier,
who, with his wife Tracey
is the owner of Timberiake
Nursery and Landscaping.
He will speak on his recent
mission trips to Bogota,
Colombia and the various
needs of people there.
SEPT. 10
Community-wide
Blood Drive
A blood drive will take
place at Escapees CARE
Cmter, 155 Care Center Dr.,
Livingston on Sept. 10th
from 10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Each blood donation can
save up to three lives! For
appointment, go to www.
givebloodet.org.
SEPT. 11
9/11 Flag Raising
and dedication
The Robert Rankin Chap-
ter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution will
host a flag raising and dedi-
cation to remember 9/11 at
9 a.m. Sept. 11 at Livingston
City Hall.
Learning Lunch
Learn to build a total digi-
tal presence for you business
that drives results. Enjoy
lunch and talk to the online
and mobile marketing ex-
perts at noon Sept. 11. Call
the chamber 936-327-4929.
SEPT. 12
Chamber Lunch & Learn
Members of the Livingston/
Polk County Chamber of
Commerce will participate
in a free lunch program with
Jason Armstrong Attorney
at Law to discuss legal and
financial planning for you
or your loved ones. Jason is
board certified in estate plan-
ning and probate law. The
event will be held at Timber-
wood Nursing and Rehab,
4001 N. Hwy. 59. from noon
to 1:30 p.m. RSVP by calling
Mandy Wilson at 936-366-
4960 or email amwilson@
ensigngoupjiet.
Precept Study on
the Gospel of Matthew
A non-denominational
Bible Study on Matthew,
beginning with The King
and the Kingdom of Heaven
will be held from 9 a.m. to
noon at the Central Baptist
Church Family Center in
Livingston. Sessions will
continue every Thursday
through Oct. 31. The only
fee is $15.75 for the work-
book. Men and women
are welcome, A nursery
is available for children 8
weeks old to Pre-K (except
for Sept. 12. Indicate when
registering if you will need
the nursery. For details call
936-967-4656- or 936-327-
5614.
SEPT. 13-15
Trade Days
Families, day-trippers and
outdoor enthusiasts enjoy a
few hours visiting the doz-
ens of unique booths at Trade
Days from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday and Saturday and 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. No
admission or parking fees.
Shoppers browse through two
covered pavilions and 200
open-air lots that are host to a
wide variety of food, arts and
crafts, collectibles and antique
vendors.
There’s something for
everyone at Pedigo Park,
925 U.S. 59 Bypass North,
Livingston. For more infor-
mation contact Stacy Edwards
or Toni Fuller at 877-824-
6653 or livingstontradedays@
livingston.net.
SEPT. 15
Bible School Drive
The Oak Grove Church of
Christ will have a “Bible
School Drive” on Sunday
Sept. 15. Breakfast will be
at 8:15 a.m.; Bible Class at
9 a.m.;Worship at 10 a.m.;
and lunch at 11:30 a.m. All
are invited. For more infor-
mation call Minister Mike
Miller at 832-514-9668.
SEPT. 17
Women’s Power Lunch
Each month at Memorial
Medical Center-Livingston,
a group of women gather
to leam about medical is-
sues and concerns at the
Women’s Power Lunch. The
luncheon is free and open to
the public and plenty of fun
for women of all ages. For
more information about the
Women’s PoWer Lunch, con-
tact Melissa Crager at 936-
329-8290 or mcrager@me-
morialhealth.org. The August
session will be held at noon,
Tuesday, Aug. 20. The event
is free.
LIVINGSTON - Billy
Elton Kervin died in Conroe
on Aug. 26, 2013. He was
born on Oct. 25, 1926 in
Holly Grove, to William
Morgan Kervin and Sallie
Martha Rhodes. He grew
up in Holly Grove and
graduated from Hardin High
School. He enlisted in the
army in June of 1945 and
was honorably discharged in
December of 1946.
In 1985. Bill retired from
Brown and Root after 28
years of service. He loved to
deer hunt, raise cattle, and
bale hay. He was a member
of Trinity Masonic Lodge
No. 14 in Livingston and
was a 32nd degree Scottish
Rite Mason. He was a mem-
ber of Holly Grove Baptist
Church where he served as
Sunday school superinten-
dent. He was a member of
the Arizona Creek Hunting
Club for many years and
served as an officer of that
club.
He is survived by his
wife, Dorothy Mae Cain
Kervin; daughters and
sons-in-law, Kay and Billy
Mitchell of Hardin and
Rhonda and Robert Aldrich
of Hardin; stepdaughter,
Beverly Skutts Worthington
and husband David of
Naples, Fla.; stepson, Virgil
Stutts and wife Sheila of
Segno; sisters, Dorothy
Shivers and husband John
of Magnolia, Faye Cain and
husband Olan of Segno,
Carol Griffin and husband
Jimmy of Segno and Sue
Edge and husband Buddy of
Holly Grove; brother, Elba
Kervin of Votaw; grand-
children, Amanda Mitchell
and partner Eric Rhodes
of Dayton, Tanya Rich and
husband Gary of Dayton,
Jeri Sonnier and husband
David of Segno, Charlotte
Jackson and husband
Gary of Kingwood, Julie
Bourgoin and husband Tom
of Boston, Mass., Dawn
Rivera of Magnolia. Joel
Danforth and wife Yesenia
of New York, Kelly Wesley
of Houston, Tessa Marriott
and husband Steve of Willis
and Virgil “L.B.” Stutts and
wife Karla of Pflugerville;
great-grandchildren, Gracie
Mitchell, Derk Mitchell,
Morgan Rhodes, Kelton
Rhodes, Keith Rich and
wife Nicki, Jessica Burke
and husband Chris, Katie
Carroll and husband Chance,
Mindy Bielss and husband
Otto, Tom Jackson, Abigail
Jackson, Frazier Bourgoin,
Nate Bourgoin, Victoria
Rivera, Isabella Rivera,
Sophia Rivera, Sarah
Stutts. Rene Stutts, Stephen
Lawson. Lane Robinson and
London Marriott and great-
great-grandchildren, Kylee
Rich, Laikyn Rich, Aubrey
Burke, Kyler Bielss and
Carson Carroll.
He was preceded in death
by his parents and his broth-
ers, J. Carlton “Buddy"
Kervin and Bradford Kervin.
Funeral services will
be held at 10:30 a.m. on
Thursday, Aug. 29, at
Cochran Funeral Home
in Livingston, with burial
following in Holly Grove
Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Gary
Jackson, David Sonnier.
L.B. Stutts, Ernie
Richardson, John Shivers
Jr., Ray Kervin, Mike
Kervin and Victoria Rivera.
Honorary pallbearers are
Leamon Roy Cain, Charles
Williams, David Brackin
and John Smith.
Cochran Funeral Home is
in charge of arrangements.
To sign the online guest-
book, go to cochranfh.com.
Thomas F. Vogt Jr.
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LIVINGSTON - Thomas
F. Vogt Jr. of Livingston was
bom on Dec. 23,1956 in
Houston. Thomas was the
beloved son of Thomas F.
Vogt and Mary Jane Vogt.
He died on Aug. 24,2013 in
Livingston.
He is survived by his
mother, Mary Jane Vogt; sis-
ters, Barbara L. Hagan, Susan
Jordan and husband David,
Deborah Creppon and husband
Joe and Lisa Harless; aunts,
Barbara Cox, Carol Siler and
Shirley Siler; uncle, Randy
Siler; numerous nieces and
nephews and a host of friends.
Thomas is preceded in
death by grandparents; father,
Thomas F. Vogt and his infant
brother, Thomas Floyd Vogt.
A celebration of Thomas’s
life will be held at 2 p.m. on
Thursday, Aug. 29, at Pace
Funeral Home in Livingston,
with Bro. Orval Barger of-
ficiating. To sign the online
guestbook, go to pacefuneral.
com.
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Reddell, Valerie. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 131, No. 69, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 29, 2013, newspaper, August 29, 2013; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth657087/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.