The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 116, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 15, 1991 Page: 3 of 4
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Deaths
THE HOPKINS COUNTY ECHO, Sulphur Springs, Taxaa, Friday, March 18,1M1-3.
Frankie Clayton Berry
Services for Mis. Frankie
Clayton Berry, 69, of Route 5, Sul-
phur Springs, were held at 2 p.m.
Thursday, Much 14, in Pleasant
Hill Baptist Church with the Rev.
Melvin Wright officiating.
Burial was in Pleasant Hill
Cemetery with Autrey Z. Pride,
Charles Clayton Jr., Zebedee
Clayton, Jackie Clayton, Danny
Clayton and Raymond Clayton
serving as pallbearers.
Mrs. Berry died Sunday, March
10, in Hopkins County Memorial
of Booneville, Aik., Janelle Roland
of Farmington, N.M., Tommye
Drewry of Commerce and Sue An-
derson of Gladewater; a sister, Ruth
Johnson of Levelland; 11
grandchildren; and 19 great-
grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death
by a brother, Cleburne Staggs.
Don Holder
Services for Don Holder, 42, of
Irving and relative of Como
residents, were held at 10 a.m.
March 11, in the Beaty
H<sRas bom June 15 1921 in '***"' mVrT^ith the RwTmmyR^ The Sulphur Springs Masonic Lodge No. 221
’.i St^c Cochran officiating. officiating. Burial was in Brashear ^ldfnt of Lu1*"*- He moved to J.O. Walker, mayor pro tern, who presented tl
Survivors include a daughter,
Nell Beasley of Snyder, a.brother,
Dewitt Loyd of Sulphur Springs;
two sisters, Mary Winnett of
Mesquite and Lois Simon 'of
Millbrook, Ala.; three
grandchildren; and three great-
grandchildren.
Four brothers preceded her in
death.
Bertie Rushin
Funeral services for Bertie
Rushin, 88, of Commerce, were
held at 2 p.m. Monday, March 11,
at Jones Funeral Chapel in Corn-
Nancy Canity, a brother. Bill
Boatman; a sister, Mary Pettit; a
grandson; and a great-grandson.
Paul Gerald Craft
Graveside services for Paul
Gerald “Jerry” Craft, 61, were held
Monday, March 11, at Rest Haven
Cemetery in Oklahoma City, Okla.,
with the Rev. Henry Cook officiat-
ing.
Mr. Craft was bom Oct. 27,
1929, to Ted and Letha Barnes
Craft in Floydada, Texas.
Mr. Craft attended school in Sul-
Masons noted
East Caney Comm
and Maggie Spigner
married Charles W. I
unity to Frank
a- Clayton. She
Berry in 1953.
He preceded her in death in 1977.
Mrs. Berry moved to Denver in
1943 where she joined the
Methodist Church. She was a
nurse, earning a registered nurse
degree. Mrs. Berry retired in 1976.
Survivors include two stepsons,
Keith Berry and Kenneth Bony of
Denver; a sister, Mrs. Domer Pride
of Sulphur Springs; and four
brothers, Dudley Clayton and Jack
Clayton, both of Sulphur Springs,
Raymond Clayton of Greenville
and Ira Lee Clayton of Houston.
re preceded I
Clayton, Ze
reel Clayton.
I Ira Lee Clayton of Houston.
Three brothers preceded her in
death, Harvey Clayton, Zebedee
Clayton and Marsel Clayton.
Hattie Mae Cox
Funeral services for Hattie Mae
Cox, 83, of McKinney were held at
2 p.m. Thursday, March 14, at the
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow
Funeral Home Chapel in McKinney
with the Rev. Jack May officiating.
Burial was in Ridgeview
Memorial Park adjacent to the
funeral home.
Mrs. Cox died Monday, March
11, in North Texas Medical Center
in McKinney.
She was bom Nov. 9, 1907, in
Rains County to O.L. Tadlock and
Mary Gage Tadlock.
Mrs. Cox was a nurse’s aid and a
member of the King Memorial
Baptist Church in McKinney.
Survivors include three sons,
James E. Belt of Sulphur Springs,
Lee R. Belt of New York and J.W.
Belt of Dallas; a daughter, Sarah
Louise Ramsey of Alba; three
brothers, Lonnie Tadlock and
Richard Thdlock of Dallas and
Melvin Tadlock of Mineola; a sis-
ter, Ruth Tadlock of Denton; 18
grandchildren; and a number of
great-grandchildren and great-
great-grandchildren.
Johnny A. Young
Funeral services for Johnny A.
Young, 80, of Abilene, were held at
2 p.m. Thursday, March 14, in the
Murray-Orwosky Chapel with Dr.
Charles Fisher officiating.
Burial was in Restlawn
Memorial Park with pallbearers
Marvin Sapaugh, C.D. Hicks, Bill
Jack Hathcax, Johnny Bannon,
James D. Wright arid Hiram
Gilbreath serving as pallbearers.
Honorary pallbearers were Ron
Stovall, Bill Ewing, Eric Van Note,
Ron Stephens and members of
Yantis Masonic Lodge No. 382.
Mr. Young died at 11:02 a.m.
Monday, March 11, in Humana
Burial was in Black Oak
Cemetery in Hopkins County.
Mr. Holder died Friday, March 8,
in a Dallas hospital.
He was bom April 7, 1948, in
Wood county.
He was an enrollment counselor
for International Aviation and
Travel Academy of Arlington. He
was an Air Force veteran and sa-
ved during the Vietnam war. Mr.
Holder was a Baptist and a 1966
graduate of Como-Pickton High
School.
Survivors include his wife, Jani
Holder of Irving; his mother, Aline
Thompson of Hawkins; three
brothers, David Hobbs of Mc-
Kinney, Ricky Taylor of Soldotna,
Alaska, and Tommy Holder of
California; and four sisters, Sandra
Morgan and Sally Gunn, both of
Como, Martha Henson of Win-
nsboro and Betty Pace of Hawkins.
Kathleen Freeman
Services for Kathleen Loyd
Freeman, 77, of Dallas and a native
of Hopkins County, were held
Monday, March 11, in Tapp Funeral
Home Chapel with the Rev. Larry
Baxley officiating.
Burial was in Restlawn
Memorial Park.
Mrs. Freeman died Friday,
March 8, at her home.
She was bom Dec. 3, 1913, the
daughter of Percy William and
Minnie Clark Loyd.
She was a resident of Dallas for
45 years and was a retired hostess
for the Adolphus Hotel there. She
was a private nurse. Mrs. Freeman
was a Baptist
officiating.
Cemetery, with grandsons as
pallbearers.
Mrs. Rushin
March 9, in
died ' Saturday,
the Commerce
Hospital.
She
was bom Oct. 21, 1902, in
Franklin County to John and Con-
nie McNeil Rozell. She married
Wade Rushin on March 9, 1918, in
Franklin County. He preceded her
in death on Jan. 16,1978.
Mrs. Rushin was a homemaker.
She was a member of Richcrest
Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Guy
Rushin of Commerce and Murrel
Rushin of Sulphur Springs; a
daughter, Juanita Burgin of
Nevada; 12 grandchildren; 22
great-grandchildren; and seven
great-great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death
by a daughter, Mildred Wheeler.
Edna Wilson
Graveside services for Edna
(Boatman) Wilson, 66, of
Montrose, Colo., were held at 2
p.m. Tuesday, March 12, in City
Cemetery with the Rev. Gene Gor-
don officiating.
Ms. Wilson died Tuesday, March
5, in Grand Junction, Colo.
She was bom Aug. 21, 1924, in
Sulphur Springs, the daughter of
James Earl and Aimer Flournoy
Boatman.
She was a veteran of World War
II, having served in the Navy, and
was a Wal-Mart greeter. She was a
member of Montrose First United
Methodist Church.
Survivors include a daughter,
Oklahoma City about four years
ago. He was a truck driver and a
veteran of the Korean War where
he earned a Bronze Star. He was
also a member of the Church of
Christ in Lubbock.
Survivors include two sons,
Randy P. Craft of Hairah, Okla.,
and James E. Craft of Prague,
Okla.; one daughter, Dare us Pearce
of Bethany, Okla.; four brothers,
Ted J. Craft of Lubbock, Richard
Craft of Longview, Bobby Ritchie
of Como and David Ritchie of Sul-
phur Springs; four sisters, Louise
Crain of Sulphur Springs, Peggy
Clayton of Point, Doris Young of
Alamogordo, N.M., and Wanda
Ritchie of Carrollton; seven
grandchildren; and four great-
grandchildren.
was noted Sunday by
. r pro ton, who presented the chapter with a mes-
sage from the City or Sulphur Springs at the lodge’s open house. Sun-
day was noted as a time for Masonic awareness. From left are mem-
bers and the group they represented: Paul Stewart, chapter and
council; Nita Bragg, Order of the Eastern Star; Bill Campbell, district
deputy grand master and commander; Richard Hatley, Grotto; Jerry
Brumfield, Scottish Rite; Ed Elliott, master of the lodge; Leon Nix,
HeDa Shrine; and Walker.
Vaughn wins spelling bee,
to compete in regional bee
William Paul Krotky
Graveside services for William
Paul Krotky, 46, formerly of
Cumby, were held at 2 p.m.
Tuedsay, March 12, in the Cumby
Cemetery.
Mr/ Krotky died near his
residence in Stephenville on Satur-
day, March 10.
He was bom on Nov. 14, 1944,
and was a self-employed welder for
many years.
Survivors include two sons,
Mark Ray Krotky of Cumby and
William Paul Krotky of Campbell;
and one daughter, Sandy Raminez MjddJc SchooL
of Stephenville.
He was preceded in death by his
mother, JoHanna Hansford of
Cumby.
Delayne Vaughn, a seventh-
grade North Hopkins student, will
represent Hopkins County at the
1991 Dallas Morning News
Regional Spelling Bee on April 16.
Meghan Deaton, an eighth-grade
Sulphur Bluff student, will serve as
alternate.
Vaughn won the title by correctly
spelling “heptachord’' during
Tuesday afternoon’s county spell-
ing bee. It was conducted at the
Hopkins County Regional Civic
Center.
Mel Price served as pronouncer
for the local competition.
Other competitors in the county
spelling bee were Arlene Gin-
gerich, a Como-Pickton student;
Cherry Dickey, a Miller Grove stu-
dent; Tun Byers, a Saltillo student;
Kristi Beasley, a student at Douglas
Intermediate School; and John
Ross, a student at Sulphur Springs
Delayne Vaughn
Sears store still on track
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despite rumors of closing
Figures show county’s
sales up in 3rd quarter
Van-Telegram Stiff
Retail businesses collecting and
By SCOTT KEYS
Sears, Roebuck and Co. has a
long and storied history in
America’s retail world. Much like
apple pie and baseball. Sears has
been a piece of Americana with its
in-store and catalog sales of
everything from washing machines
to garden tillers.
But in November of 1990, it
looked like that piece of Americana
might just dry up and blow away.
The parent company was going
through a few rough times and
rumors were flying that Sears
would pack up its small and mid-
city store operations to concentrate
on the bigger stores in major
markets.
Instead, those smaller stores may
have come out of the company
changes a little stronger. Instead of
closing the stores, Sears parent
company franchised them, putting
fresh ownership in the markets
while keeping the same Sears
products and same Sears service.
There are three different types of
Hospital in Abilene.
He wa
was bran Oct. 20, 1910, in
Stamfogl to John David and. Min-
nie Willett Young. He married
Elizabeth Carlisle Nov. 30,1939, in
Sulphur Springs. She survives.
Mr. Young was sales representa-
tive for Church and Dwight Co.,
Inc., for 20 years in the West Texas.
He retired in 1971. He was a
graduate of Commerce High
School and attended East Texas
State University and Texas Tech.
He was a member of BrookhoDow
Christian Church and the Yantis
Masonic Lodge No. 382. He was
also a member of HeDa Temple and
Scottish Rite in Dallas.
Other survivors incude a son,
John Michael Young of El Paso;
two sisters, Dixie Foster and Mar-
cile Mapes, both of Yantis; and two,
grandaughters, Sarah Elizabeth
Young and Rachel Diane Young of
El Paso.
Memorials may be made to
Yantis Baptist Church or the
donor’s favorite charity.
Mrs. Ava L. Williams
Funeral services far Mrs. Ava L.
Williams. 88, of Commerce were
held at 10 ajn. Thursday, Mach
14, at the Tmp Funeral Chapel,
with the Rev. Jimmy Ron official
Burial was in Restlawn
Memorial Park.
Mrs. Williams died at 3:30 pjn.
Tuesday, March 12, in Hopkma
Cramty Memorial Hospital.
She was bora May 11. 1902, in
McGregor to John Childress and
Lillie Mae Eflisoa Staggs. She mar-
ried Thomas J. Williams on Oct.
Echoettes
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Simmons
of Yantis announce the birth of a
boy at 6:10 pjn. Monday.
THE SUPREME Court of Texas
has accepted the resignation from
the practice of law of Edward I.
Palmer, IL of Sulphur Springs, ac-
cording to a news release from the
State Bar of Texas.
Senior Airman Terry and Shawn
Woodard and their daughter,
Chasity, an notice the birth of a
daughter and sister Thursday,
March 7, in Great Falls, Mom. The
child has been named Afien Rae
and weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces.
Grandparents are Clifford and Anne
Woodard and Wayne and Gail
Wagner, all of Sulphur Springs.
Great-grandparents are Way land
Woodard and Elizabeth Brittain,
both of Sulphur Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. John Gandy an-
nounce the birth of a girl at 8:15
pjn. Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ritchey of
Saltillo announce the birth of a son
at 12:46 a.m. Saturday, March 9, at
Hopkins County Memorial
Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rushin of
Sulphur Springs announce the birth
of a son at 10:57 pjn. Saturday,
March 9, at Hopkins County
Memorial Hospital.
Ashley Nicole Watkins an-
nounces the birth of a sister, Angela
Nan Watkins, at 8:56 a.m. Feb. 22.
She weighed 9 pounds, 1 ounce and
was 21 inches long. Parents are
Robert and Carla Watkins of Pick
ton. Maternal grandparents are
Buddy and Clarine Briggs of Mis-
souri and Claris and Ruth Clay of
Wiimsboro. Mrs. Lorrine Ballad of
Winnsboro is the great-
grandmother. Paternal grandparents
are Wildon and Jerry Watkins, and
are Rex and
all of Picklon.
DURING February the Clothes
LET™ News-Telegram know c2h££^78
* individuals. Vbliaiteers during the
month included Polly McKay, Elsie
Boiger, Juanita Hudson, Sandy
Rowell, Jo Wallace, Elbe Swindell,
Tiny DeWitte, Angie Payne, Nona
Risier, Alma Edwards, Audrey
Palmer, Rachel Lewis, Jeraiy Cole,
Becky Swindle, Joan Elms, Judi
Dalzell and Diane Dixon. Addi-
tional assistance was provided by
Shirlee State, Algarme Jordan,
Jewel Anderson and Wanema
when local troops are returning
from the Persian Gulf. Can 88£
8663 and ask far the newsroom.
ANOTHER ENTERTAINER has
been added to the program for the
Woman’s Forum meeting Friday.
The new Miss Teen Sulphur
Springs, Mandy Martin, will join
Carol Arm Taylor. Dairy Festival
franchises for the catalog stores, in-
cluding Catalog Sales Centers,
Catalog Sales Merchants and
Catalog Sales Agents.
The Sulphur Springs Seqs store
became a Catalog Sales Center
when it was locally franchised in
November. The largest of the three
franchise types, the Catalog Sales
Center carries Sears merchandise
on the floor of the store and also of-
fers the full line of catalog sales.
“We have been assured by the
lop management (of Sears) all the
way down that our store will
remain the same.” Neal Lanman,
manager of the Sulphur Springs
Sears store said. “Though we are
an independent, we abide by all of
the Sears stores rules and we carry
all of the Sears products. Basically,
there have been no changes.”
Catalog sales centers are the fas-
test growing segment of Sears’
catalog business, but not yet the
biggest Currently, there are 350
catalog sales centers, compared to
1,545 catalog sales merchants and
230 catalog sales agents.
Catalog sales merchants are
located in the smaller markets and
carry only Sears merchandise.
Sulphur Bluff’s
UIL team takes
several awards
The Sulphur Bluff University In-
terscholastic League team captured
fourth place overall at the UIL In-
vitational Tournament in Sulphur
Springs on March 1-2 with a total
of 94 points.
The team competed against 21
other schools m the Small School
Division, which consisted of 1A,
2A and 3A area schools.
In calculator, Sharron Lunsford
won first place. Karen Domer won
third place, and Robin Cannon won
fourth place. They also won first
rose by $7 million.
Figures provided by the state
comptroller’s office compare sales
from the third quarter at 1990 with
those of the same period in 1989.
In the 1990 quarter, 344 retailers
reported sales and sales tax
receipts, compared with 357 during
the third quarter of 1989. But gross
sales in the third quarter of 1990
were $73.6 million, compared with
1989 gross sales of $66 million.
Industries collecting and report-
ing sales tax receipts also fell, but
total sales rose by $16 million, hi
the thud quarter of 1990, 567 in-
dustries reported gross sales of
$193.8 million. In the same period
of 1989, 571 industries reported
sales of $177.8 million.
Area counties and retail figures
include: Delta, 45 outlets for 1990,
reporting $2.5 million; Franklin, 73
outlets reporting $8.3 million;
Hunt, 738 outlets reporting $98.5
million; Rains, 71 outlets reporting
$4.6 million; mid Wood, 406 outlets
reporting $36.3 million.
Industry totals included: Delta,
65 and $3.9 million; Frankbi, 122
and $10.2 million; Hunt, 1,175 and
$361.9 million; Rains, 115 and $8.7
million; and Wood, 680 and $68.5
million.
County court records
Marriage licenses
Rex Hoges Thompson and
Marilyn Crawford.
Mark Thomas Wallace and
Michelle Elane Bentley.
Frank Paul Spataro Jr. and Deana
Lynn Stonaker.
Divorces
Trudy Mae Tale and William
Terrell Tate.
Sara Jelinek and John Jelinek.
Melva L. McClenny and Donald
B. McClenny.
Pamela Denise Jones and Romy
Lynn Jones.
Glenda Gail Wilhelm and
Richard David Wilhelm.
Steven Mark Sears and Lorna
Jean Sears.
Dale Owens and Marci Ownens
to Wayne Allison and Linda Allison
a tract in the SAL Wingate survey.
Dale Owens and Marci Owens to
the Veterans Land Board of Texas a
tract in the John Clifton survey.
John D. Bowman and Patsy Ruth
Bowman to Billy Joe Wright and
Ida Mae Wright a tract in die MA
Bowlin survey.
Mark Stickland to Louise Smith
a tract in the John Clark survey.
Evelyn Waskom, James Was-
kom, Pam Waskom, Retha Waskom
Heath and Billy Heath to Coy and
Patsy Johnson a tract in the Minx
Blossom survey.
Ben Hargrave and Melba
Hargrave to Jen Marie Elliot and
Piter Detmer Tamsa a tract in die
Wilham Morse Survey.
Jose Luis Herrada to Santiago
Jamie Sanchez a tract in the John
G. Procello survey.
Ira L. Wiggins and Evelyn Wig-
gins to Clayton Ragsdale and Lou
Ragsdale a tract in the MA.
Bowlin survey.
BJ. Ashcroft to Pat Gerald and
La Nell Gerald two tracts in the
MA. Bowlin survey.
BE. Ascroft and Sans to Pat
Gerald and La Nell Gerald a tract
in the MA. Bowlin survey.
Kenneth P. Martin to
Price a tract in the MA. Bowlin
survey.
One B. Edwards to EE. Ed-
wards to EL. Ashcroft m and Joe
Williamson a tract in the MA.
Bowlin survey.
Gay la Lummus, Miss
Hopkins County Area; Kristi Me
mid a Baptist. She
“ of “
a 25-year
Survivors include two sons,
Odell Williams of Levelland and
J.G.
Williams QfJujphurSpnngs; 4-HTers to
Springs, who is Miss Rockwall.
4-H CLUB
m shooting si
tension office at to sign
5» far a hunter safety coarse, lie
12
ex-
Cooper of Sulphur Springs
ces the birth of a son at 4-26
__ Monday, March 11, at Hop-
kins Comity Memorial Hospital.
m Oart an-
In Number Sense, Stacy Ogren
placed second, and Robin Camion
placed sixth. Stacy Ogren, Robin
Camion and Karen Domer won first
in Team Number Sense.
In Science. Sharron Lunsford
took first place, while Mandy
Wright won sixth place in Per-
suasive Speaking, and Stacie Reed
took sixth place m Keyboarding. Ia
Team Debase, sixth vice was won
Collin Foster.
the birth of a son at 8:20
Tuesday, March 12, at Hop-
County Memorial Hospital
Reed, who won fourth in
l third in Headline Writ-
Tracey Reed wo
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Keys, Clarke & Davis, Mary Grant. The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 116, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, March 15, 1991, newspaper, March 15, 1991; Sulphur Springs, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth780066/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.