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PAGE 6A-THE POLJt COUNTY ENTERPRISE, SUNDAY FEBRUAHT tt, HW
OBITU
Lois Parker
LIVINGSTON - Funeral services
tor Lois Parker, 84, of Livingston
will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb.
25, 1196 from the Cochran Funeral
Home Chapel, with the Rev. Bill
Skaar officiating. Interment will
follow in Restland Memorial Park
Cemetery.
A complete obituary will follow in
Thursday’s Enterprise.
Cochran Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Mary Nan Wilson
LIVINGSTON - Funeral services
for Mary Nan Wilson, 65, of Liv-
ingston will be held at 2 p.m. Sun-
day, Feb. 25,1990 from the Cochran
Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev.
Edward A. Dodson officiating. Inter-
ment will be in Forest Hill
Cemetery.
Mrs. Wilson died Feb. 22, in M.D.
Anderson Hospital in Houston.
She was born July 16, 1924 in
Dallas. She graduated from high
school in Angleton, Texas and was a
graduate of Sam Houston State
University. She had been a legal
librarian for Cooper Co. Mrs. Wilson
was a member of the First
Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Lin-
da Johnson of Austin; son, Bo Torian
of Salida, Colo.; mother, Alene
Bergman of Livingston; and grand-
children, Duncan, Warren and
Megan Johnson and Terri Torian.
Pallbearers will be Dr. Jack Man-
ning, Donnis and James Bergman,
Robert John Parker, Sydney R.
Smith and B.C. lively. Honorary
pallbearers will be Gene Bills and
Robert S. (Bobby) Wright.
In lieu of flowers memorials may
be made to M.D. Anderson Hospital
Cancer Research.
Cochran Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Agency begins
Eula Virginia Crawford
Michael Gordon (Mickey) Reily
bid process
JASPER - The Deep East Texas
Council of Governments - Area
Agency on Aging begins its request
for bid procedures by accepting
“Letters of Intent" to apply for bids
as provi#|#frr4h*Tttta jp Program
of the Older Americans Act. the Op-
tions for Independent LfvQig Pro-
gram,- the Omnibus Hunger Act
Meal Program and the Department
of Human Services Contracted
Meals Program. Funding will pro-
vide for necessary social and sup-
portive services to persons 60 years
of age or older residing in the
12-county Deep East Texas Region.
Contracted services will consist of
congregate meals, home delivered
meals, Aging Supportive Services
and Homemaker II services. The
deadline for letters of intent is 5 p.m.
on Feb. 28.
Application packets will be mailed
March 1. Those entities eligible in-
clude units of general purpose local
governments, public or private non-
profit agencies or organizations, as
well as public or private for-profit
agencies. These funds are not for in-
dividual assistance. Complete ap-
plications must be in the Area Agen-
cy on Aging office no later than 5
p.m. on March 30.
For further information, contact
Holly Anderson or Ethel Blultt at the
Deep East Texas Area Agency on
Aging office; 203-A South Main
Street; Jasper, Texas 75951 or call
809 384-9065.
THOUGHT
FOB TODAY
By: Cochran Funeral Staff
"If you count all your cueeti,
you wilt alwayt thow a
profit.
Robert Quillen
It is not hard to determine
that Quillen was a better phi-
losopher than an accountant.
He was, of course, speaking
of us as individuals, rather than
of businesses.
For Anyone who feels that
his life is a disappointment -
that he is a failure - it may
be helpful to prepare a "balance
sheet". When all assets are
counted, friends, the love of
those close to us, health (even
if not perfect), and the sheer
thrill of being alive in this
wonderful country - you'll
always show a "profit".
We provide a lovely and
comforting service within the
financial abilities of any fam-
ily.
COCHRAN
Jte*1 ■toss.
LIVINGSTON - Funeral services
for Eula Virginia Crawford, 79, were
held Wednesday, Feb. 21, 1990 from
the chapel of Pace Funeral Home,
with Sister Vemocia Blanton of-
ficiating. Interment Mowed in
Center Grove Cemetery near Uv-
ingston.
Mrs. Crawford died Feb. 18 in
Heritage Manor Nursing Hone in
Bossier City, La. after a lengthy il-
lness.
She was bom March 3, 1910 in
Bullard, Texas to William Jesse
Smith and Cora Lee Goodwin Smith.
As a young lady, Mrs. Crawford and
her family moved to Polk County,
where she was reared and attended
school in Center Grove and Liv-
ingston, graduating from Livingston
High School.
On Dec. 21, 1929 in Camden she
married Arvin Reaves Crawford in
Camden. To this marriage six
children were bom, four of whom
survive. Mr. Crawford preceded her
in death in July, 1973.
Mrs. Crawford was a Christian
and a member of the Assembly of
God Church. She was a loving wife
and mother who devoted her life to
her family and her church
Survivors include one son,
Reginald Lee Crawford of Benton,
La.; three daughters, Eulene Weeks
of Bossier City, La., Nell Hall of
Channelview and Judy Carter of
Hugo, Okla.; one brother, Alver
Smith of New Caney; two sisters,
Lola Parker and Evelyn Dominy of
Livingston; 21 grandchildren; 25
great-grandchildren and a host of
other relatives and dear friends.
Pallbearers were Gene Crawford,
Bobby Crawford, Leon Crawford,
Truman Crawford, Charles Parker
and Clayton Parker.
Pace Funeral Home was in charge
of arrangements.
Wade Auburn Askew
LIVINGSTON - Graveside ser-
vices for Wade Auburn Askew, 86,
were held Wednesday, Feb. 21,1990
from Forest Hill Cemetery, with the
Rev. Lynn Sasser erf Central Baptist
Church officiating.
Mr. Askew died Feb. 19 in
Humana Gear Lake Hospital in Har-
ris County after a lengthy illness.
He was bom Feb. 12, 1904 in
Bullard, Texas to John Quincy
Askew and Ellen Grant Askew. He
was reared in East Texas attending
the then available schools.
On April 4, 1925 he married the
former Clara Lee Campbell in Buck,
Texas near Livingston. To this mar-
riage three children were bom, two
of whom survive. One son, James
Lamar Askew preceded him in
death.
Mr. and Mrs. Askew made their
home in Houston for many years,
where Mr. Askew was employed by
Gaylord Container Corp. as a main-
tains mechanic. He worked for
Gaylord Container Corp. until his
retirement.
Mr. Askew was a Christian and
was a faithful member of Mason
Park Baptist Church in Houston for
many years until his health failed
him. He was a loving and devoted
husband and father who devoted his
life to his wife, children, grand-
children and great-grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife, Clara
Lee Askew of Houston; one son,
Charles Marvin Askew of Houston;
daughter, Clara Mae Askew of Rich-
mond; four grandchildren, Rhonda
Lynn Ayala of Houston, Malinda
Gail Johnson of Fort Devens, Mass.,
Denise Laverine Beard of Houston
and Donald Gregory Askew of Con-
ago Park, Calif.; four great-
grandchildren, Roger Griffin and
Amber Nicole Beard of Houston, and
Chase James Johnson of Chad Jor-
dan Johnson of Fort Devens, Mass.;
and many other relatives and dear
friends.
Pace Funeral Home of Livingston
was in charge of arrangements.
John R. (J.R.) Henderson
WOODVILLE - John R. “J.R.”
Henderson, 60, of Rockland died
Feb. 13, 1990 in Tyler County
Funeral services were held Feb.
15 from Riley Funeral Home’ in
Woodville, with the Rev. Kenn
Freeland and the Rev. Steve Benthal
officiating. Interment was in Union
Springs Cemetery in Corrigan.
A native of Corrigan, he lived in
Rockland for 40 years and was a
retired maintenance supervisor for
Southern Pacific Railroad with 39
years of service.
Survivors include his wife, Odessa
Henderson of Rockland; daughters,
Betty Tompkins of Rockland, Donna
Dickens of Livingston and Kathy
BcHUChwMMif Corritfaa* son. Brvdn
Henderson of Corsicana; mother,
Viola* Hbndefson of Chester;
brothers, Raymond Henderson of
Cleveland, James Dee Henderson of
Palestine and Joe Henderson of
Chester; sisters, Eunice Standley
and Sadie Woodrome of Chester and
Daisy Barefield of Corrigan; 11
grandchildren and six great-
grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Rockland Baptist Church.
Jeff B. Rhodes
WOODVILLE - Jeff B. Rhodes,
73, of Woodville died Feb. 9, 1990 in
Tyler County Hospital in Woodville
after an illness.
Masonic graveside rites were held
at Camp Ground Cemetery, with the
Rev. R.C. Tillery and the Rev.
Robert Smith officiating.
A native of Tyler County, Mr.
Rhodes lived in Dallas several years
before moving to Woodville 28 years
ago. He was a retired self-employed
plumbing contractor and a U.S. Ar-
my Air Corp veteran of World War
n.
Survivors include his wife, Nettie
Marie Rhodes of Woodville; sons,
Jeff D. Rhodes of Paris and Michael
Lynn Rhodes of Houston; sisters,
Daniel Lynn Rhodes of Livingston,
Louise Miller of Houston and Neona
Lee Renfrew of Dallas; two grand-
children and two great-
grandchildren.
Riley Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
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CORRIGAN - Michael Gordon
(Mickey) Reily Sr., 60, prominent
area businessman and the mayor of
Corrigan for the past 26 years, died
in a Houston hospital on Wednesday.
Feb. 21, 1990.
Funeral services were held Fri-
day, Feb. 23, from the First United
Methodist Church of Corrigan, with
the Rev. Eh1. Marianna Frost of-
ficiating. Interment followed in
Union Springs Cemetery in Cor-
rigan.
Mr. Reily was born in Groveton on
Dec. 15,1929. He was the son of Julia
Belle Holley Reily and the late Gor-
don Clinton Reily. He moved to Cor-
rigan in 1935 and graduated from
Corrigan High School in 1947. He at-
tended Kemper Military School in
Booneville, Mo. and graduated in
1951 from Southern Methodist
University, where he was a member
of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. On March
22,1951 he married the former Jean
Dudley in Houston.
Mr. Reily joined Citizens State
Bank in Corrigan in 1951 as a
cashier, then served as a vice presi-
dent. He was the president of
Gtizens State Bank from 1969 until
1975, when he retired to concentrate
on his real estate and insurance
business. Mr. Reily, a former chair-
man of the Citizens State Bank
Financial Corp., also served as a
director of Citizens State Bank in
Corrigan and the First Bank of
Groveton until his death.
In 1964, Mr. Reily was elected
mayor of Corrigan, an office
previously held by his father, Gor-
don Reily. During his 26-year tenure
as mayor, Miekey Reily was in-
strumental in encouraging local In-
dustry, developing public housing,
implementing services for the elder-
ly, updating the city’s water and
sewer systems and establishing a
new public library.
He formerly served as president of
the Corrigan Housing Corporation
and director and chairman of the
board of the Corrigan Hospital
District. He was appointed by Gov.
Marie White in 1985 to serve on the
Deep East Texas Region Communi-
ty Development Block Grant Review
Committee. Mr. Reily was qamed
Polk Countian of the Year in 1978.
He was a member of the First
United Methodist Church in Cor-
rigan, tiie Corrigan Lions Gub and
the Corrigan Masonic Lodge. % was
also a director of the Tejas Va-
queros.
Survivors include his mother,
Julia Belle Holley Reily of Corrigan;
wife, Jean Dudley Reily of Cor-
rigan; son, Michael Gordon Reily
Jr. and his wife, Donna, of
Longview; son, Taylor Holley Reily
and wife, Michelle, and their son,
Turner, of Nashville, Tenn.; and a
daughter, Sharon Anne Reily of
Franklin, Tenn. Other survivors in-
clude a brother, Donald E. Reily and
wife, Nancy, of Lufkin; brother, Ray
H. Reily and wife, Martha, of Liv-
ingston; aunts; uncles; cousins;
nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Dennis An-
drews, John D. Clifton, Fred Famer,
C.F. Kendall, Anthony Page and
Mark Reily. Honorary pallbearers
were the Corrigan Gty Council, of-
ficers and directors of Citizens State
Bank and officers and directors of
the First Bank of Groveton.
In lieu of flowers, the family re-
quests donations to the Corrigan
Public Library.
MICKEY REILY
services held Friday
Addressing The Hospital Issue
Commissioner Bobby Smith
In 1986 the Livingston Hospital District
leased Livingston Memorial Hospital to
Healthstar Corp. of Central Texas. (In Feb. of
1987 Commissioners Court called for an
election to dissolve the Livingston Hospital
pistrict.) After leasing the hospital to Health-
Mar, the Hospital Districts main function was
'to administer the countys indigent care pro-
gram leaving itself, under state law, liable for
all indigent care cost. The benefit in voting to
dissolve the Hospital District was in shifting
the responsibUityfQr jndigent carecpsLto the
Courtly goverfWtfnfTbut only at ten percent
of the county ad volorem tax rate. This re-
sulted in a projectable spending cap being
placed on indigent care cost instead of un-
limited financial liability to county taxpay-
ers.
In July ofl988, Healthstar told Commis-
sioners Court that they were going to file
bankruptcy. At this time Commissioners
Court had to make a decision as to whether or
not assume responsibility for the financial
obligations of the hospital or face possible
closure of the hospital and ambulance serv-
ice. Bobby Smith was not willing to gamble
with the uncertainty of possible closure of
this county's only healthcare facility by
bankruptcy proceeding and voted for Com-
missioners Court to assume responsibility for
the operation of the hospital.
Polk County Memorial Hospital has had
many problems over the years. Federal gov-
ernment regulations, lack of community
support, poor management decisions and
politics have all been problems plaguing the
hospital. These continuing problems have
mushroomed in recent years to the extent
that once again Commissioners Court was
faced with continued financial support of the
hospital. In Sept, of 1989 Commissioners
Court issued one million dollars |n time
warrants to subsidize the hospital to assure
continued healthcare for Polk County. At the
same time Commissioners Court realized that
continuing to pour dollar after dollar into
the hospital without a bottom line on expen-
ditures was not an equitable solution for the
hospital or the taxpayer.
Commissioners Court, realizing an equi-
table Solution was needed, acted on a recom-
mendation by Bobby Smith that a hospital
advisory committee of local citizens beformed
to help seeka solution. Thlscommittee, under
the leadership of Bobby Smith along with
Commissioners Court, spent four months
researching the best available options to the
hospital problem. During this time we looked
at every avenue open to us. By unanimous
agreement, the hospital advisory committee
and Commissioners Court selected HCA Man-
agement Co. as our best attempt at providing
a workable solution to our hospital woes.
Since contracting with HCA to manage
the hospital we have for the first time moved
in a positive direction. Under the leadership
of a proven management company, given the
opportunity to prosper, JteJbospital. At this
very early stage appears capable bf operating
with only a minimum amount of county
subsidy. But we haven't stopped there. We are
even now continuing to seek and explore
new ideas. The Indian proposal to operate the
hospital utilizing federal funds is still being
reviewed.
I have spent the last two years searching
for the right answer to the hospital problems.
I have spent many hours learning the hospi-
tal business inside and out, gaining a vast
amount of knowledge and experience. I have
learned that a hospital facility is essential for
the healthcare needs of the young and old
alike. I have seen that a hospital is a must for
the economic growth and development of
this county. The life of our hospital is much
more than just a political issue.
Has your present commissioner solved. |
one problem about the hospital in the past
three years? Have you read this article? I feel
there is not just one solution to the hospital
problems. These hospital problems were not
created overnight and will not be solved
overnight. I feel we have made great strides in
many areas recently to help reach the goal of
solving the problems. I feel we must continu-
ally evaluate our present course so that we
may keep a bottom line on the amount of
county money spent to subsidize the hospi-
tal. I feel that if the management of the
hospital or Commissioners Court cannot
obtain and maintain an acceptable bottom
line, then whether or not we have a hospital
In Polk County should be a decision made by
the voters.
Don't be led astray by my opponents
who claim to have new approaches and so
called solutions. Proven leadership, on the
job healthcare experience, commitment to
quality healthcare and dedication to the citi-
zens of this county for finding an affordable
healthcare solution are the qualites your Com-
missioner must possess to successfully lead us
into the new decade.
RE-ELECT
Bobby Smith
County Commissioner Precinct 2
(Ceing Your Commissioner Is My Only Job)
Ratal Political Advertkement by Bobby Smith, P.O. Box 1388. Onataika. Tx. 77360
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