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DEATHS
THE HOPKINS COUNTY ECHO, Sulphur Springs, Texas, Friday, April 17,1998 — 3
Sandra Sue Johnston
Funeral services for Sandra Sue
Johnston, 50, of Alba were held at 2
p m. Thursday, April 9, in West Oaks
Funeral Chapel with Dr. Leroy Fen-
ton and Philip Arage officiating.
Burial was in Shirley Cemetery
with Jack Herring, Jay Johnston, Phil
Arage, Robby Roberson, Gordon
Johnston and Lewis Watts serving as
pallbearers.
Miss Johnston died at 10:40 a.m.
Tuesday, April 7, in Hopkins County
Memorial Hospital, following a brief
illness.
She was bom Feb. 4, 1948, in Dal-
las, the daughter of Billy C. and Mary
Christine Knowles Johnston.
Miss Johnston was of the Protestant
faith and had resided in Alba for the
past six years.
Survivors include her parents of
Alba; a brother, Jay Keith Johnston of
Kingswood; and two sisters, Brenda
Johnston of Houston and Linda Rae
Arage of Waxahachie.
Irene Flowers
Funeral services for Irene Flowers,
48, of Sulphur Springs were held at 2
p m. Saturday, April 11, in West Oaks
Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Robert
Kinsey officiating.
Burial was in Conner Cemetery in
Dike with Bruce Hammargren, Rod-
ney Keller, Mike Hrabal, Mike Crain,
L.F. Bridges III and Bob Powers serv-
ing as pallbearers. Honorary pallbear-
ers were nephews and Glenn Ham-
mond, Billy Wayne Harry and Bill
Dougan.
Mrs. Flowers died at 1:05 a.m.
Thursday, April 9, in Carriage House
Manor, following an extended illness.
She was born March 21, 1950, in
Galveston, the daughter of James and
Evalina Louise Carroll Childs. She
married Richard T. Flowers in 1979
in Las Vegas, Nev. He survives.
Mrs. Flowers was a graduate of
Mount Vernon High School and a
member of the Baptist church. She
had been a resident of Sulphur
Springs since 1968. She was the own-
er and operator of Dick’s Termite and
Pest Control in Sulphur Springs.
Other survivors include her mother,
Louise Carroll Anders of Sulphur
Springs; three brothers, Robert W.
Anders of Montgomery, Carroll W.
Anders of Como and Oral W. Anders
of Sulphur Springs; and three sisters,
Christine Anders Beavers of Sulphur
Springs, Eamestine Ray and Linda
Pepper, both of Mount Pleasaiit.
Memorials may be made to the
American Cancer Society, 5235 Sum-
merhill Road, Texarkana, Texas
75503-1827.
Sarah Langley
Funeral services for Sarah Louise
Langley, 79, of Sulphur Springs were
held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 11, in
Mitchell Chapel Church of God in
Christ with Superintendent Nelson
Gatlin officiating.
Burial was in Mel Haven Cemetery
with Clyde Debase, J.D. Franklin,
Ricky Wheeler, Ricky Godbolt,
Earnest Gassaway and Eddie Joe
Evans serving as pallbearers. Hon-
orary pallbearers were the deacons of
the church.
Miss Langley died at 8:30 p.m. Fri-
day, April 3, in Sulphur Springs
Health and Rehabilitation Center.
She was bom Nov. 26, 1918, in
Hopkins County, the daughter of
Richard and Tennie Edward Langley.
Miss Langley was a homemaker
and a member of Mitchell Chapel
Church of God in Christ.
Survivors include four sisters, Elgia
Walker of Bosier City, La., Margarett
Beatty and Ophelia Evans, both of
Sulphur Springs and Lillian Sims of
Dallas.
She was preceded iri death by two
brothers, Henry Charles and Cecil
Langley; and one sister, Florence
Watson.
Memorials may be made to the
Mitchell Chapel Building Fund, 504
S. Jackson St., Sulphur Springs, Texas
75482.
Ronald Earl Cobb
Funeral services for Ronald Earl
Cobb, 59, of Lake St. Louis, Mo.,
were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April
11, in the Church of Christ, Ashdown,
Ark., with John Cannon officiating
and the Rev. Tommy Hall assisting.
Burial was in Ashdown, Ark., with
family and friends serving as pall-
bearers.
Mr. Cobb died at 11:16 a.m. Thurs-
day, April 9, in St. Michael Rehabili-
tation Hospital in Texarkana.
He was bom Aug. 31, 1938, in
Texarkana, Ark., the son of Deffie
Cobb Moss and the late Earl Cobb.
He married Sarah Elizabeth Brown
on June 25, 1966, in Hope, Ark. She
survives.
Mr. Cobb was a chemist and a
member of the Church of Christ,
where he served as a deacon and
taught Bible class.
Other survivors include two daugh-
ters, Laura Tucker of Little Rock,
Ark., and Katie Cobb of Murfrees-
boro, Ark.; his mother, Deffie Moss
of Sulphur Springs; and a sister, Glen-
da Hall of Sulphur Springs.
Tootsie Ely
Memorial services for Tootsie Ely,
70, of Point were held at 10 a.m. Sat-
urday, April 18, in Clifton Cemetery
with the Rev. Jimmy Shedd. pastor of
Enon Baptist Church of Alba, offici-
ating.
Burial was in the Clifton Cemetery.
Mrs. Ely died Wednesday, April 8,
in a Dallas hospital.
She was bom Oct. 27, 1927, in Ver-
non. She married Lee Ely on Jan. 16,
1945, in Greenville. He survives.
Mrs. Ely attended Bonanza schools
and had lived in the Bonanza com-
munity from 1927 until 1958. She
had resided in Point since 1958. She
was employed as a cook for the
Green Acres Nursing Home until her
retirement in 1992.
Other survivors include one son,
Thomas Lee Ely of Mexico; a daugh-
ter, Vicky Ely Lamb of Point; four
sisters, Lois White of Shirley, Lorene
Hennen and Mary Jewel Shumate,
both of Bonanza and Billie Mae Mor-
ton of Longview; a grandson, Nathan
Ely of Point; and one granddaughter,
Rebekah Lamb of Point.
She was preceded in death by one
son, Jamie Lynn Ely, on Feb. 23,
1992.
Lizzie Irene Whaley
Funeral services for Lizzie Irene
Whaley, 90, of Waxahachie were con-
ducted at 11 a.m. Monday, April 13,
at First Baptist Church of Grandview.
Burial was in Auburn Cemetery.
Mrs. Whaley died at 6:45 p.m.
Thursday, April 9, at her residence.
She was bom Aug. 16, 1907, in
Covington, the daughter of Sam and
Polly Fuller Turner.
She married Clifford L. Whaley.
Her preceded her in death in 1987.
Mrs. Whaley was a homemaker.
She was a member of the Baptist
church.
Survivors include a daughter, Doris
Morgan of Cedar Hill; one brother,
Clyde Turner of Cleburne; 13 grand-
children; 42 great-grandchildren; and
18 great-great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by
one daughter, Barbara Duckett, and
one son, Dell Whaley.
Donald Gilbert
Graveside services for Donald
Gilbert, 73, of Sulphur Springs were
held at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 12, in
Sulphur Bluff.
Mr. Gilbert died at 12:45 a.m. Fri-
day, April 10, at his residence.
He was bom July 22, 1924, the son
of Bill Gilbert.
He married Carmen Lopez. She
survives.
Other survivors include a daughter,
Eva M. Ruiz of Dike; six sons, A.
Don Gilbert Jr. of Bartlesville, Okla.,
John Gilbert of Sulphur Springs,
Frank Gilbert of Birthright, David
Gilbert of New Mexico. Mark Gilbert
of Bartlesville, and Billy Gilbert of
New Mexico; and one sister, Darlene
Townes of Bartlesville.
He was preceded in death by one
son, Joe Gilbert.
J.B. Potter
Funeral services for J.B. Potter, 68,
of Balch Springs were held at 1 p.m.
Monday, April 13, in West Oaks
Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Jerry
Moss officiating.
Interment was in Restlawn Memo-
rial Park with Doug Jenkins, Tommy
Jenkins, Tommy Jenkins Jr., Michael
Waggoner, Chris Follis and Jason
Pennington serving as pallbearers.
Mr. Follis died at 2 a.m. Saturday,
April 11, at his residence following an
extended illness.
He was bom Nov. 16, 1929, in
Oklahoma, the son of Alva Earl and
Flora Craft Potter.
Mr. Follis was a longtime resident
of Garland and a retired automobile
mechanic.
Survivors include two sons, Jim
Potter of Garland and Ken Potter of
Balch Springs; two daughters, Cyn-
thia Critzer and Pamela Potter, both
of Waco; one sister, Mary Follis of
Sulphur Springs; nine grandchildren;
and one great-grandchild.
Macel Dean Jones
Funeral services for Macel Dean
Jones, 93, of Garland were held at
10:30 a.m. Monday, April ljfc'in the
chapel of the First Baptist Church of
Garland with Dr. Steve Davis offici-
ating.
Interment was in Garland Memori-
al Park.
Mrs. Jones died Thursday, April 9,
in Cumby.
Mrs. Jones was bom March 9,
1905, in Woodville. She married
Arthur L. Jones, who preceded her in
death.
Mrs. Jones had lived in Garland
since 1941. She retired after 30 years
as a quality control inspector at Inter-
continental Manufacturing. She was a
member of First Baptist Church in
Garland.
Survivors include a daughter, Paula
Mahaffey of Cumby; nine grandchil-
dren; eight great-grandchildren; and
two great-great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by
a daughter. Wanda Lance Hall.
Ronald Dwayne Courte
Memorial services for Ronald
Dwayne Courte, 27, of Kaufman
were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 14,
in the Cottage Heights Baptist Church
in Kaufman with the Rev. Todd Peavy
officiating.
Mr. Courte died Friday, April 10, in
Kaufman Presbyterian Hospital after
a sudden illness.
He was born Nov. 16, 1970, in
Mesquite, the son of Marvin and Lin-
da Owens Courte.
Mr. Courte was a former resident of
Sulphur Springs. He had lived in
Kaufman for two years.
He was a Baptist by faith and a
member of the First Baptist Church of
Sulphur Springs.
Mr. Courte love riding motorcycles
and auto racing.
Survivors include his wife, Sirilda
Courte of Kaufman; one son, Cody
Courte of Kaufman; one daughter,
Kristie Courte of Kaufman; his moth-
er, Linda Courte of Kaufman; his
father, Marvin Courte of Sulphur
Springs; one grandmother, Helen
Owens of Kaufman; one great-grand-
mother, Edna Owens of Bronte; and
numerous other family members.
Rev. Allan Austin officiating.
Burial was in Restlawn Memorial
Park with members of the VFW serv-
ing as pallbearers.
Mr. Stoker died at 2 p.m. Sunday,
April 12, in Trinity Medical Center of
Carrollton.
He was bom Jan. 30, 1933, in
Winnsboro, the son of David Wade
and Jennie White Stoker. He married
Lillian Bennett on Dec. 24, 1969, in
Sulphur Springs. She preceded him in
death in 1991.
Mr. Stoker was retired from the
military.
Survivors include three daughters,
Gaye Cullum of Danville, 111., Cheryl
Austin of Rockwall and Brenda Gail
Smith of Briscoe; a son, Robert Tyger
Mitchell of Amarillo; two brothers,
Maurice Stoker of Los Angeles,
Calif., and Wayne Stoker of
Mesquite; a sister, Ann Stiff of Sul-
phur Springs; five grandchildren; and
one great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to the
American Cancer Society.
Osualdo Olguin
Funeral services for Osualdo
Olguin, 19, of Sulphur Springs were
held Thursday, April 16, in Ecatepec,
Mexico City, Mexico.
Burial was in Jardin Guadalupano
Cemetery in Mexico City.
Mr. Olguin died at 11:21 a.m. Sat-
urday, April 11, in East Texas Medi-
cal Center in Tyler.
He was bom April 12, 1978, in
Mexico City, Mexico, the son of Cir-
ilo Resendiz and Eva Flores Olguin.
Mr. Olguin was a high school grad-
uate and attended college. He was
employed as a cook for Dos Amigos
Restaurant and was a Catholic.
Survivors include his father of
Como and mother of Mexico City;
one brother, Oscar Ulises Olguin of
Purcell, Okla.; and one sister, Olga
Lilia Olguin of Mexico City.
Velma Caroline Bussell
Funeral services for Velma Caro-
line Bussell, 96, of Yantis were held
at 2 p.m. Monday, April 13, in First
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Land Transactions
Billy and Janice Fite to Pedro and
Maria Camacho; tract in O. Barb Sur-
vey
James M. and Margaret R. Rynn to
Johnny R. and Donna L. Barton; two
tracts in John Clark Survey
Estate of Rosebud Crisp to John F.
and Jane Hobbs; five tracts in Samuel
McCulloch Survey
Carol Ann Boswell and Billie M.
Evans to Darrell and Kathy Coleman;
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Laverne Baxley and Patricia Ann
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Survey
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Executor of the Estate of James A.
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James Andrew Enlow to Dr. Phil D.
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Fonda Flo Hurley; tract in M.J. De
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Gene Watson to Watson Construc-
tion Company; tract in Jose Y'Barbo
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Elaine Brice Stanford to Fred and
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dan Survey
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to S.A. Jarred; tract in Smith R. Cher-
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Frances Gilbreath White; tract in
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Bill B. McCool to Charles and
Mary E. Edwards; tract in J. Y'Barbo
Survey
Claude E. and Ima Jean Reynolds
to Karen and Fred Byron Partin; tract
in E. Melton Survey
Harry C. Spinar to John H. and
Judy A. Heilman and Richard A. and
Carla F. Frazier; two tracts in F.G.
Lovell Survey
Louis R. Charlton to Nancy Mclll-
wain; tract in Sarah H. Norris Survey
Louis R. Charlton. Nancy Mclll-
wain and Jana Hettich to Barry Louis
Charlton; tract in Sarah H. Norris
Survey
Louis R. Charlton to Jana Hettich;
tract in John A. Winn Survey
Thomas R. and Misty M. Mays to
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Anne Elizabeth McCormack to
Cheyenne Lane and Lisa Darlene
Smithers; tract in William Gregg Sur-
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Larry C. Blount to Jackie Blount;
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Katie Sinclair to J.W. and Agnes
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Vera L. Trout to Patricia D.
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Gene Watson to Wendell and Shel-
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vey
David Lee Williams and Sue
Denise Todd to David Wayne Baxter;
tract in W.H. Moses Survey
Vonda Wright to Daniel R. and
Cheryl D. Blount; tract in M.A.
Bowlin Survey
Houston Milk Producers Federal
Credit Union to Frank and Martha J.
Prock; one tract in William Cannon
Survey and one tract in William Can-
non and John Clark surveys
Joe A. Chenault to Randal and Kel-
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Paula Olivarez to Steven Darrell
and Nancy Elaine Tubb; tract in
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Marriage Licenses
James Paul Lemond and Bridget
Renee Ferrell
Jeremy Shayne Robinson and
Tabatha Sheree Watson
Joe Earl Melvin and Lynda Clanton
Michael Allen Stubbs and Patricia
Brown Baker
Daniel Ramon and Shirley Jean
Miller
Divorces
Alan David Roberts and Janice
Kay Roberts
Catina Lannette Pruitt and Steven
O. Pruitt
Max E. Scott and Opal Sellers
Scott
Baptist Church, Yantis with the Revs.
Robert Kinsey and Arlis Banks offici-
ating.
Burial was in Seymore Cemetery
with Kenneth Starrett, Paul Starrett,
Mike Heard. Ricky Heard, Mark Bus-
sell, Phil Bussell, Tim Bussell, Layne
Bussell, Scott Bussell, Marty Bussell,
Jeff Lewis, Phil Hrobak, Bobby
Hrobak and Jay Johnson serving as
pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers
were Sheila Coker, Janice Bussell,
Becky Long and Marla Demontigny.
Mrs. Bussell died at 11:45 a.m. Sat-
urday, April 11, at her residence.
She was bom Jan. 23, 1902, in
Marion County, Miss., the daughter
of John William and Ella Caroline
Johnston Thornhill. She married
Andrew Alvoy Bussell on Jan. 9,
1924. in Sulphur Springs. He preced-
ed her in death in 1972.
Mrs. Bussell was a homemaker and
a member of First Baptist Church,
Yantis.
Survivors include five daughters,
Lurene Botner of Irving, Jean Allman,
Velma Jane Starrett and Patricia John-
son. all of Yantis and Lajoy Hrobak
of Austin; three sons, J.L. Bussell of
Lovington, N.M., Don J. Bussell and
Andrew A. Bussell, both of Yantis; 15
grandchildren; 37 great-grandchil-
dren; and 16 great-great-grandchil-
dren.
She was also preceded in death by
a son, William Clarence Bussell; four
brothers; two sisters; one grandson.
Bryan Bussell; and one great-grand-
son.
Memorials may be made to First
Baptist Church. Yantis.
James David Stoker
Funeral services for James David
Stoker, 65, of Rockwall were held at
3 p.m. Tuesday. April 14, in Murray-
Orwosky Funeral Chapel with the
Peggy Joyce Nicholson
Funeral services for Peggy Joyce
Huff Nicholson, 65, of Longview, for-
merly of Hopkins County, were held
at noon Wednesday, April 15, in the
Chapel of Rader Funeral Home in
Longview with the Revs. Dan Thuma
and Kevin Ward officiating.
Burial was in Rosewood Park
Cemetery.
Mrs. Nicholson died Monday
morning, April 13, in a Longview
nursing home.
She was bom Oct. 29, 1932, in
Emory, the daughter of J.C. and Faye
Huff.
Mrs. Nicholson attended Miller
Grove High School. She had been a
resident of Longview for the past 30
years, moving from Dallas. She
retired from Axelson’s billing depart-
ment after 15 years and became a
child caregiver before becoming ill.
She was a member of North
Longview Baptist Church and a for-
mer member of the American Busi-
ness Woman’s Association.
Survivors include a son, Mike L.
Nicholson of Plano; a daughter,
Sharon F. Martin of Longview; a sis-
ter, Bobbie Thuma of Longview; and
four grandchildren, Nicole and Clint
Martin and Dirk and Michael Nichol-
Gaynell Blackmon
Funeral services for Gaynell Myr-
tle Blackmon, 98, of Mahoney were
held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. April
15, in Murray-Orwosky Funeral
Chapel with the Revs. Larry Black-
mon and Larry Kruger officiating.
Burial was in Mahoney Cemetery
with Weldon Gene Lucas, James Sim
Lucas. Billy Ehrlc Blackmon. Carma-
ck Blackmon, David Ehrlc Blackmon.
Jay Corley, C.R McPherson Jr. and
Christopher Lee McPherson serving
as pallbearers.
Mrs. Blackmon died at 3:55 p.m.
Monday, April 13. in Sulphur Springs
Health and Rehabilitation Center.
She was bom June 9. 1899, in
Paris, the daughter of John and Bell
McClure Dodd. She married S.M.
Blackmon in 1919 in Mahoney. He
preceded her in death in 1954
Mrs. Blackmon was a homemaker
and a Baptist.
Survivors include a son, Ehrle
Blackmon of Sulphur Springs; three
daughters, Muriel Lucas of Sulphur
Springs, Christine McPherson of
Shreveport and Lorene Corley of
Leonard; a sister, Jewel Salmon of
Sulphur Springs; 14 grandchildren;
27 great-grandchildren; and five
great-great-grandchildren.
Single parents can raise happy,
healthy kids with a little creativity
By JANIE CRUMP
Extension Agent
If you are a single parent, you may
need special supports, creative
resources and parenting skills to
allow you some time for yourself and
quality time with your child. If your
child has special needs, you might
want to join a support group for the
condition from which your child suf-
fers. By being creative you can find
services, information and more.
Your child should not become a
substitute for your absent partner. Try
to keep appropriate emotional and
physical boundaries between you and
your children. Avoid a habit of taking
them to sleep with you.
Limit your child’s responsibilities
relating to self-reliance. Don’t con-
stantly ask one child to be responsible
for another child, such as baby-sitting.
This creates unhealthy tensions and
rivalries among children in the same
family.
Your child should not become your
confidant. Matters pertaining to mon-
ey worries, job concerns, health prob-
lems and your relationships should be
avoided in most cases. Find adults to
talk to instead.
Take care of yourself as well as
your child. Sacrificing too much for
children can backfire, causing them to
grow up self-centered or even selfish,
just as not sacrificing enough can
cause them to feel deprived.
She was also preceded in death by
one son, Morgan Blackmon; four sis-
ters; three brothers; and one great-
grandson.
Patsy Mathison
Funeral services for Patsy Mathi-
son, 47, of the Pine Forest communi-
ty were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April
16, in Fellowship Baptist Church,
Como, with the Revs. Leon Stone and
Randy Wade officiating. ■
Burial was in the Pine Forest
Cemetery with Ty Brumfield, Jimmy
Cummings, Junior Brumley, Gary
Anderson, Jack McKay and Keith
Bain serving as pallbearers. Honorary
pallbearers were Troy Hemmingson
and Jackie Brown.
Mrs. Mathison died at noon Mon-
day, April 13, in St. Joseph’s Hospital
in Paris, following an extended ill-
ness.
She was born Oct. 31, 1950, in
Winnsboro, the daughter of Ray and
Virgia Calhoun Harris. She married
Carl Mathison on June 4, 1977, in
Winnsboro. He survives.
Mrs. Mathison was a homemaker
and a resident of Hopkins County for
eight years. She was a member of
Clearwater Baptist Church.
Other survivors include her parents
of Pickton; two sons, Richard Bain
and Chris Mathison, both of Pine For-
est; two daughters, Catharyn Childers
of Garland and Carla Walters of Pick-
ton; a sister, Ann Sill of Mesquite;,
and nine grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a
son, Kevin Bain, in 1993.
Pauline Jennings
Graveside services for Pauline Har-
rington Jennings were held at 3 p.m.
Thursday, April 16, in Restland
Memorial Park in Dallas.
Mrs. Jennings was born Feb. 2,
1907, in Hopkins County, the daugh-
ter of Clarence and Elma Willet Har-
rington.
Survivors include one sister, Theda
Ellison of Dallas.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Ted Jennings; her parents;
seven brothers; and four sisters.
Maury Winnie
Funeral services for Maury Winnie,
59, of Enloe were held at 11 a.m.
Thursday, April 16, in First Baptist
Church, Cooper with the Rev. Hay-
seed Stephens officiating.
Burial was in Oaklawn Cemetery.
Mr. Winnie died Monday after-
noon, April 13, in Medical City Hos-
pital in Dallas.
He was bom July 9, 1938, in Cad-
do, Okla., the son of Haskell and
Pauline Patterson. He married Nelda
Little on July 13, 1957. She survives.
Mr. Winnie was a retired school
teacher, having taught in the May-
pearl ISD for 17 years. He also taught
school in Hopkins County and retired
from the Chisum ISD . He was a
member of Victory Temple Church in
Enloe.
Other survivors include two daugh-
ters, Kimberly Bassham of Cooper
and Kristy Winnie of Raymondville;
two brothers. Jimmy Patterson of
Greenville and Johnny Patterson of
Cunningham; a sister, Jane James of
Hurst; and three grandchildren,
Amanda, Markus and Mikan
Bassham.
CUMBY ISD registration for
1998-99 kindergarten, prekinder-
garten and Early Childhood pro-
grams will be held 8:30 a.m. to
10:30 a.m. April 24. in the school
cafetorium. To register for kinder-
garten, a student must be 5 years
old on or before Sept. I. To be eli-
gible for Early Childhood, a stu-
dent must be 3 years old on or
before Sept. 1, 1998 and have a
handicapping condition. To regis-
ter for prekindergarten, a student
should be 4 years old on or before
Sept. 1. 1998. have a handicap-
ping condition, be a limited
English-speaking student and be
eligible for free/reduced lunch
program. Parents should bring the
child’s birth certificate. Social
Security card and current immu-
nization record. For more infor-
mation. call 994-2260.
ANGELIQUE GENTRY of
Sulphur Springs received a 1998
President's Award for Literary
Excellence from Iliad Press and
The National Authors Registry
recently for her poem “Untitled.”
HOPKINS COUNTY Animal
Protection League is searching for
individuals who have contributed
to animal welfare within the past
year to be nominated for the
Humane Kid and Humane Adult
of 1998. County residents age 13
and older are eligible for the
Humane Adult award and chil-
dren under 13 can be nominated
for the Humane Kid. All nomi-
nees will receive a certificate and
winners will be awarded prizes
and a congratulatory dinner on
May 18. Call 439-2953 for more
information. Nominations must be
submitted by May 5.
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Keys, Scott & Lamb, Bill. The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 203, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, April 17, 1998, newspaper, April 17, 1998; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth779873/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society.