Milam County, Texas

HONEYCUTT, Mrs. Mary (C. R.) of Houston. Age 63. Died 8/1968 (Wed.) suddenly. Services held in Houston. She was the sister of Mr. D. Whitworth. BORN 7/9/1905. SS Death Benefit on #467-14-9180 under the name of Mary Honeycutt.

HOOD, Andrew J. of Milano. Age 85. Died 10/1972 (Monday) in Richards Hospital, Rockdale. Had been in failing health for some time, and was taken to hospital the day before his death. Services held (Wed.) in Phillips & Luckey Chapel. Burial in the Liberty Cemetery near Milano. Rev. Stewart Bell, pastor of St.John's United Methodist Church in Rockdale, officiated. BORN 7/29/1887 in Milam Co. to the late M/M Jesse Hood. He was a retired farmer and rancher. SURVIVORS: 4 daughters, Mrs. J.R. Neatherlin and Mrs. Charles Gustin of Houston; Mrs. Ollie German of Waco and Miss Verna Hood of Milano; brother, Dan Hood of Temple; sister, Mrs. Bessie Brooks of Temple; 5 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren. SS Death Benefit on #450-12-7487.

HOOK, Claude R. of Rockdale. Age 70. Died 5/21/1975 at Richards Memorial Hospital after having lived in a nursing home for 10 years. Service held (Thursday) in Phillips & Luckey Chapel, Rockdale. Rev. D.D. Simpson of First Baptist Church, Rockdale, officiated in Rockdale. Another funeral service held (Saturday) at the Peterson Funeral Home in Newton, KS. Burial in White Water Cemetery in Newton, KS. He was BORN 1/20/1905 to M/M. John T. Hook. Employed as a painter and paper hanger. Married Fannie Mae Wilson in Newton, KS. on 6/8/1929. Wife preceded him in death in 1966. Member of Baptist Church. SURVIVORS: Son, Claude R. Hook, Jr. of Independence, KS.; daughter, Mrs. Frank Dreher of Rockdale; 2 sisters, Mrs. Lillie McDonald of Rockdale and Mrs. Elizabeth Kraatz of Rockdale; 4 grandchildren. SS Death Benefit on #459-28-3548.

HOPF, Mrs. Edna (A. E.) of San Antonio. Age 76. Died ?/1971. Services held in Condra Memorial Chapel in Taylor. Burial in Taylor City Cemetery. Rev. E. Herber officiated. Condra Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. She was BORN nee Edna Gross on 6/28/1894 in Taylor and lived in Thrall and Thorndale until moving to San Antonio in 1957. Married Adolphe E. Hopf on 12/14/1915, he preceded her in death on 4/19/1950. Member of the Lutheran Church in San Antonio. SURVIVORS: 2 daughters, Mrs. Ray (Beulah) Ahr of Seguin and Mrs. W.E. (Evelyn) Boldt of San Antonio; 2 brothers, Alex Gross and Arthur Gross, both of Bakersfield, CA.; 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild.

HOPF, Paul G. of Thrall. Age 70. Died 4/1972 (Sat.) at his home in Thrall. Services held (Sunday) in Condra Memorial Chapel in Taylor. Burial in Taylor City Cemetery. Revs. James Heineke and E. Herber officiated. He was BORN 4/5/1902 in Washington County. Married Miss Selma Schwanke on 3/16/1927. Member of St.John Lutheran Church of Thrall. SURVIVORS: Wife, Selma Hopf of Thrall; 3 daughters, Mrs. Pauline Smith, Mrs. May Del Schoedel and Mrs. Arnell Klotz, all of Austin; sister, Mrs. Lydia Hanson of Austin; 2 brothers, Louis Hopf and Henry Hopf, both of Houston; 5 grandchildren. SS Death Benefit on #462-58-0038.

HOPKINS, Frank of 4526 Ave. H, Austin. Age 62. Died 8/1972 (Monday) in a local (Austin) hospital. Services held (Wed.) at the Weed-Corley Funeral Home. Graveside services at Salty Cemetery near Thorndale. Rev. William A. Triggs officiated. He was BORN 6/01/1910 and was a former resident of Thorndale. Had been a resident of Austin for 30 years. He was a retired refrigerator mechanic. Member of the Shettles Methodist Church. SURVIVORS: Wife, Mrs. Dell Hopkins; daughter, Mrs. Joyce McNelley; mother, Mrs. Martha C. Hopkins; brother, Floyd Hopkins, all of Austin; 3 sisters, Mrs. Fannie Martin of Austin, Mrs. Barbara Gordon of Hearne and Mrs. Nona Merle Newby of Arizona and 4 grandchildren. SS Death Benefit on #452-05-2411. (Obit in paper 8/17/72.)

HOPKINS, Mrs. Merle Pipkin (A. F.) of Lubbock. Age (?). Died 10/22/1971 in Lubbock hospital. Her sister, Mrs. Summerlin of Thorndale was with her for a month before she passed away.

HOPKINS, Sid of Houston. Age 55. Died 3/1976 (Sunday) (in paper 4/8/76) of Hodgkin's disease at the VA Hospital in Houston. Services held 3/24/1976 (Wed.) at the Memorial Mission Mausoleum at Forest Park West, 12800 Westheimer, Houston. A native of Hickory, MI. He joined the Rice Hotel staff in 1955 as sales manager and was named resident manager in 1962. He served in that position until 1964. He was general manager of the Blackstone Hotel in Ft. Worth, but lived at the Hotel Plaza, 502 Montrose, Houston. His career as a hotel executive was with the Lamar Hotel, Main & Lamar and the Royal Coach Motor Hotel, 7000 Southwest Freeway, all in Houston. He was the father of Mike Hopkins, son-in-law of M/M. R.V. Schneider. SURVIVORS: Wife, Jacqueline G., general manager of the Hotel Plaza; 2 sons, Mike of Lubbock and Tucker, a Texas A&M Univ. student; 2 daughters, Ashley, a Rice Univ. student, and Kirsten of Houston.

HOPPE, Judge Emil C. of Thorndale. Age 88. Died 5/1969 (Obit in paper 5/15/69.). Services held (Wed.) from Condra Memorial Chapel in Taylor. Burial in the Urban Cemetery at Sharp. Rev. Walter J. Miller and Rev. Robert Schlortt officiated. He was BORN 2/24/1881 in Bastrop and a resident of Thorndale since 1915. Married Miss Ida Helena Schroeder on 12/11/1906. He had been a Justice of Peace in Precinct 8(?) of Milam Co. for over 30 years. Prior to that he was employed by the Thorndale State Bank. Member of the Lutheran Church. SURVIVORS: Wife, Ida Hoppe of Thorndale; daughter, Mrs. Bill (Erna) Pugh of Austin; 5 sons, Edgar E. Hoppe of Okinawa, Emil C. Hoppe, Jr., of Abilene; Leon G. Hoppe of Houston; Colonel Elo A. Hoppe and Max N. Hoppe of Austin; sister, Mrs. Herman Backhaus of New Braunfels; 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. SS Death Benefit on #462-62-5773, under the name of Emil Hoppe. picture

HOPPE, Mrs. Ida of Thorndale. Age 88. Died 12/1975 (Sat.) (in paper 12/18/75). Services held (Tuesday) in St.John Lutheran Church, Thorndale. Burial in Urban Cemetery near Sharp where her husband, who died 5/11/1969, is buried. Rev. Walter J. Miller assisted by Rev. Robert Schlortt of Wuthrich Hill, officiated. She was BORN 8/31/1887 in Sharp and attended the old Felton School, which has long since been dismantled. She and her husband left the farm in 1916 and moved to Thorndale, where they reared their family. Member of St.John Lutheran Church attending there while it was still at Detmold. Preceded in death by husband, 2 brothers and a sister. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Mrs. Bill Pugh of Austin; 5 sons, Edgar E. Hoppe of Austin, Emil C. Hoppe, Jr., of Abilene, Elo A. Hoppe of Austin, Leon G. Hoppe of Houston, Max N. Hoppe of Austin; sister, Mrs. Alma Fick of Rosebud; brother, Emil Schroeder of Sharp; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren. SS Death Benefit on #462-62-5704.

HOPPE, Johnnye Pauline of Austin. Age 74. Died 11/25/1988 (Friday). Services held 11/28 (Monday) in Weed-Corley Funeral Home in Austin. Private graveside services held in Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio. She was BORN 8/10/1914. Married Elo A. Hoppe on 12/15/1934 in Austin, where they had made their home during their 53 years of marriage. Husband's boyhood home was in Thorndale. Member of Hyde Park Baptist Church in Austin. SURVIVORS: Husband, Elo A. Hoppe of Austin; 2 daughters, Jeannin Miller and Gay Lenzo; 4 grandchildren; sister, Odell Butler of Ft.Worth; brother-in-law, Emil C. Hoppe, Thorndale. SS Death Benefit on #449-10-1363.

HORN, Mrs. Della B. of E. 8th St., Taylor. Age 76. Died 6/3/1982 (Thursday) at her home. Services held (Sat) in Taylor Brethren Church. Burial in Taylor City Cemetery. Rev. Dan Marek officiated. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Delaney of Oklahoma City, OK.; son, Bennie Hurta of Taylor; sister, Mrs. Alex (Terry) Malish of Taylor; brother, Edward Schiller of San Gabriel; 4 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren.

HORNSBY CHILDREN, Ruby Lee (6), Clint Hornsby, Jr. (5), Barbara Anne (3) and Tommy Lee (2) of Thorndale. Died 12/14/1962 (Friday) in a house fire caused by an overheated wood stove. Graveside services held (Sunday) in Rockdale. Rev. Herman Kelly, pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church of Thorndale in charge of services. Burial in the Rockdale Cemetery. Fuller Mercer-Sheffield Funeral Home of Taylor in charge of arrangements. Their 13-year-old sister saved the lives of a 6-months-old baby and one other tot. Their mother was at work at C.A. Forbes Steakhouse when the fire broke out. It spread to a house next door resided in by Tommy Cook, his wife and 7 children and razed it before the Volunteer firemen could extinguish the flames. A parked car by the Cook home was also burned. The children's father was located at the home of his sister in Dallas, Saturday, and was notified of the tragedy. SURVIVORS: Parents, Clint and Dora Hornsby of Thorndale; 4 sisters, Lillie Mae, Minnie, Johnnie Mae and Louise Hornsby; maternal grandparents, M/M. Willie Calvin; paternal grandparents, M/M. David Hornsby.

HORNSBY, Willie of Thorndale. Age 40. Died 2/12/1975 (Wed.) on a bus in Ukiah, CA. of an apparent heart attack while returning home from a trip. Services held 2/18 (Tuesday) at Zion Temple Church of God in Christ. Burial in Mount Zion Garden of Memories. Elder Alvin Bailey officiated. Hornsby Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. He was BORN 5/14/1935. SURVIVORS: Wife, Mrs. Ola Mae Hornsby of Patalumo, CA.; daughter, Miss Bessie Marie Hornsby of Rockdale; mother, Mrs. Mary Hornsby of Thorndale; 2 brothers, David Hornsby, Jr. of Dallas and John Clinton Hornsby of Taylor; 4 sisters, Mrs. Ruby Lee Taylor and Mrs. Hettie Mae Simpson both of Dallas, Mrs. Sallie Mae Hamilton of Temple and Mrs. Uveria Stoglin of Round Rock. SS Death Benefit on #450-52-5908.

HORST, Emilie of Escalon, CA. Age 84. Died 6/1983 in Escalon. Services held (Monday) in Escalon. She was BORN 10/7/1898. She was the aunt of Irene Caft and Leroy & Victor Waiser, all of Thorndale. SS Death Benefit on #566-20-1825.

HORTON, Miss Doris Corine of Rockdale. Age 54. Died 9/20/1973 (Thursday) in Brackenridge Hospital, Austin. Services held (Sat.) in Phillips & Luckey Funeral Chapel. Burial in IOOF Cemetery, Rockdale. Rev. D.D. Simpson officiated. She was BORN 3/30/1918 in Rockdale, to Rodney Horton and Lorena Harriss Horton. A victim of polio at an early age and spent the last several years in the Rest Haven Rest Home in Austin. Member of First Baptist Church in Rockdale. She enjoyed spending time in the homes of her grandparents, the late M/M. John N. Harriss and her aunt and uncle, M/M. Ernest Rinn. Lived with her aunt and uncle M/M. J.C. Oliver of Dallas where she graduated from Highland Park High School. SURVIVORS: Mother, Mrs. Bryan Barnard of Austin; 2 sisters, Mrs. E.A. Petersen and Mrs. L.B. Humphrey of Austin; Ed Watson of Rockdale and a number of aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.

HORTON, John Pink of Rockdale. Age 86. Died 5/17/1977 (in paper 5/26/77) in Temple's VA Hospital where he had been a patient for 2 months. Services held (Thursday) in Phillips & Luckey Chapel. Burial in the IOOF Cemetery. Rev. M.E. Brown and D.D. Simpson officiated. He was BORN 10/14/1890 to M/M. Joseph F. Horton. He was a well-known barber and owned his own shop for the past 62 yrs. Married Lelah M. Robbins in 1925 in Caldwell. He was a member of American Legion, First Baptist Church, Masonic Lodge and veteran of WW-1, having served in the U.S. Army from 1917-1919. SURVIVORS: Wife, Mrs. Lelah M. Horton of Rockdale; 2 sons, John P. Horton, Jr., of Rockdale and James Henry Horton of Rockdale; 2 brothers, J.L. Horton of Tracy and Dolph D. Horton of Houston; 5 grandchildren, John P. Horton, III, Robin C. Horton, Jan Horton, Jimmy Horton, II, and Deanna Horton; great-granddaughter, Julie Horton. SS Death Benefit on #460-32-2375.

HOSEA, Rev. James Alford of Lexington. Age 81. Died 1/1976 (Sunday) (in paper 2/5/76) very suddenly at his residence in Lexington. Services held (Tuesday) at Tanglewood Baptist Church. Burial in Lexington City Cemetery. He was BORN 10/2/1894 to M/M. Thomas J. Hosea in Waller Co. He had resided most of his life in the Lexington vicinity and Waller. Resident of Lexington for 16 years. SURVIVORS: Wife, Mrs. Sue Hosea of Lexington; son, Cecil G. Hosea of Houston; brother, Joe Hosea of Waller; 4 sisters, Mrs. Addie Lee Scroggins of Waller, Mrs. Annie Mae Davis of Hempstead, Mrs. Ruth Delcon of Houston and Mrs. Gertrude Fondren of Houston. SS Death Benefit on #456-60-2522.

HOTZ, Thomas W. of Cuero, TX. Age 84. Died 11/17/1984 (Sat.). Services held (Monday) at Freund Funeral Home. Burial in Hillside Cemetery. Rev. Leon Bridwell officiated. He was BORN 10/7/1900. SURVIVORS: Wife, 4 daughters, Mrs. Betty Billings and Vivian Terrell, both of Cuero, Mrs. Sytha Kidd of Luling and Mrs. Louise Coulter of Weir, TX.; 2 sons, Charles Hotz of Cuero and Oscar Hotz of Luling; 17 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. He was the grandfather of Mrs. Melvin Morris and the great-grandfather of Kevin, Ronnie, Donnie and Larry Morris of Thorndale. SS Death Benefit on #450-18-4045.

HOUGHTON, Ira of Beaukiss Community. Age 77. Died 6/1971. Services held (Monday) from Beaukiss Methodist Church. Burial in the Lawhon Springs Cemetery. Rev. W.H. Buchanan and Rev. Roland Humphrey officiated. Condra Funeral Home of Taylor in charge of arrangements. He was BORN 5/18/1894, the son of the late Dr. William and Howell Chatman Houghton in Round Rock. Moved to Beaukiss Community at an early age and remained there the rest of his life. Married, Miss Odessa Oliver, on 6/21/1914. Member of Beaukiss Methodist Church. SURVIVORS: Wife, Odessa Houghton. 3 daughters, Mrs. Fay Davis of Midland, Mrs. W.H. Buchanan of Kerrville, Mrs. Harold Eastman of Newark, OH.; son, Wayne Houghton of Barstow, CA.; half-sister, Mrs. Audrey Bishop of Dallas; half-brother, Dr. Waldo Houghton of Amarillo; 10 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. SS Death Benefit on #449-85-7895.

HOUSE, Welton L. of Taylor. Age 60. Died 7/1976 (Monday). Services held (Tuesday) at Condra Funeral Chapel, Taylor. (Burial info not listed.). He was BORN 1/6/1916 and a longtime jeweler in Taylor. Member of First United Methodist Church, Taylor; Rotarian; served 5 years on Taylor City Commission and had been elected to another term, when he was critically injured in an automobile accident 2 years ago. 32nd degree Mason and had received the Silver Beaver Service award from Capitol Area Council of Boy Scouts in 1950's. SURVIVORS: Son, Welton L. House, Jr., and daughter, Miss Lynn House, both of Taylor, who are the third generation carrying on the business established by their grandfather in 1921. SS Death Benefit on #449-16-4789.

HOUSTON, Mrs. Ida M. (W. H.) of Cameron. Age 93. Died ?/1971 (Wed.) in a nursing home in Cameron. Services held (Thursday) at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home. Burial in North Elm Cemetery. Rev. Thomas Dusek officiated. BORN 1878, a native and lifelong resident of Milam Co. SURVIVORS: 2 sons, Thomas Reynolds of Trivoli and James Reynolds of San Bernito, CA.; 5 sisters, Mrs. Ollie Weathers of Thorndale, Mrs. Lula Wilkinson of Tempe, AZ., Mrs. Lola Phillips of Rogers, AR., Mrs. Birdie Dodson of Waco and Mrs. Myrtle Francis of Killeen; 7 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren.

HOWE, Mrs. Alta Raye (Marvin) of Austin. Age 51. Died ?/1962. Services held in Condra Memorial Chapel in Taylor. Burial in Taylor City Cemetery. Rev. J.N. Foreman, pastor of First Baptist Church, Rockdale, officiated. She was BORN 3/18/1911, nee Alta Raye Brunson, in Pleasant Retreat Comm. to the late M/M. L.L. Brunson. Married Marvin A. Howe on 8/17/1927. Made home in Thorndale until 1957 when they moved to Austin. Member of the Trinity Methodist Church of Thorndale. SURVIVORS: Husband, Marvin A. Howe, Austin; 2 daughters, Mrs. Oscar A. (Pat) Hillegeist of Rockdale; Mrs. Gayle Simank of Austin; 4 sisters, Mrs. Graham Dickerson of Thorndale, Mrs. C.B. Ableson of Orange, Mrs. Sam Allcorn of Austin, Mrs. Bruce Wagner of Arlington and 2 grandchildren.

HOWE, David Elliott of Thorndale. Age 58. Died 11/1962 (Wed.) in a Temple hospital. Services held (Thursday) at Condra Memorial Chapel. Burial in Pleasant Retreat Cemetery. Rev. George Doss, pastor of the Pleasant Retreat Church, assisted by Rev. Dan Thompson of Thorndale, officiated. He was BORN 1/23/1894 in Pleasant Retreat Comm., the son of the late J.C. and Nannie Moore Howe and lived his entire life on Rt.2, Thorndale. Married Miss Gertrude Smith. Member of Pleasant Retreat Methodist Church, a veteran of WW-1 and was Post Commander of the Emil Hengst Post 131, American Legion, Thorndale. Preceded in death by 3 sisters, Mrs. Arrie Poe, Mrs. Callie Baker and Miss Lora Howe and brother, Henry Howe. SURVIVORS: Wife, Gertrude Howe of Thorndale; 2 sisters, Mrs. Bernice Gambrell and Mrs. Lucille Howe, both of Austin; 2 brothers, Elwood Howe of Thorndale and Marvin Howe of Austin. SS Death Benefit on #453-70-4242.

HOWE, Elwood E. of Orange, TX. Age 94. Died 6/1/1983 in an Orange Texas Nursing Home. Services held 6/3 (Friday) at Pleasant Retreat Methodist Church. Burial in church cemetery. Rev. Howard Buchanan officiated. He was BORN 1/26/1889 and former resident of the Thorndale area. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Mrs. Bill (Margaret) Noah and son, Earl Howe, both of Orange, TX.; 6 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; number of nieces and nephews. SS Death Benefit on #467-60-3231.

HOWE, Mrs. Gertrude of Thorndale. Age 86. Died 2/1985 (Friday) in the hospital in Taylor. Services held (Monday) at Condra Memorial Chapel in Taylor. Burial in Pleasant Retreat Cemetery. Rev. Jim Turnage, pastor of Pleasant Retreat United Methodist Church, officiated. Condra Funeral Home of Taylor in charge of arrangements. She was BORN 6/3/1898 in Milam Co. and lived there all her life. Member of the above church. SURVIVORS: Sister, Mrs. Estelle Beard of Thorndale; brother, Will H. Smith of Eddy. SS Death Benefit on #453-70-4350.

HOWE, Henry of Thorndale. Age (?). Died (?) (Sat.) when he unexpectedly dropped dead from heart failure. Services held (Sunday) at Pleasant Retreat. Burial in cemetery nearby. Rev. J.F. Garrett, his pastor, officiated. He was BORN 10/12/1883 near Rockdale and had lived in Milam Co. nearly all his life. Moved to Slaton in 1921, but returned to Thorndale in 1929. Engaged in various occupations. SURVIVORS: Mother, Mrs. Joe Howe of Harlingen; wife, Mrs. Belle Howe; 4 children, Mrs. Garland Hamilton of Fort Stockton; Mrs. Robert Pfiel of Taylor; Bill Howe of Alpine and Lowell Howe of Thorndale; 6 sisters, Mrs. L.L. Gregory and Mrs. W.P. Butler, both of Thorndale; Mrs. Clyde Moseley of Granger, Mrs. Forrest Moseley of Corpus Christi, Mrs. Pete McNamee of Harlingen, Mrs. J.D. Sides of Thorndale.

HOWE, Lowell "Dobbin" of Houston. Age 63. Died ?/1960. Services held (Sunday) from Condra Memorial Chapel in Taylor. Burial in family plot at Pleasant Retreat. Solomom Lodge of Taylor (Masons) in charge of graveside services. Rev. T.P. Lott, pastor of the Longpoint Baptist Church of Houston, officiated. He was BORN 6/5/1897 near Pleasant Retreat Comm., the son of the late Joe C. and Sophronia Pruitt Howe and was reared in the Thorndale area. Married Lou Ella James and they made their home in Houston for the past 17 years. Employed by Cameron Iron Works, Houston. Member of the Methodist Church, the S.P. Walstrip Lodge 1328, AF & AM, Scottish Rite Bodies and Veteran of WW-1. Preceded in death by 4 sisters and 2 brothers. SURVIVORS: Wife, Lou Ella Howe of Houston; daughter, Mrs. Addie Lou Johnson of Houston; grandson, Kyle Johnson, Houston; 2 sisters, Mrs. Paul Braden of Thorndale and Mrs. P.F. McNamee of Harlingen and a number of nieces and nephews.

HOWE, Lowell of The Groves & Smithville. Age 51. Died 10/1971 (Wed.) unexpectedly. Services held (Thursday) at The Groves, and then graveside services in Smithville. BORN 7/16/1920, he had resided for many years in The Groves Comm. Member of the Baptist Church. SURVIVORS: Wife, Margie Hemphill Howe of The Groves; 5 children; 4 grandchildren and 2 sisters, Mrs. Robert Pfeil of Taylor and Mrs. Levy Hamilton of Lubbock; aunt, Mrs. P.A. Braden of Thorndale. SS Death Benefit on #450-16-8053.(Obit in paper 10/28/71.)

HOWE, Marvin A. of Austin. Age 61. Died ?/1964 (Tuesday) at his home in Austin. Services held at Condra Memorial Chapel in Taylor. Burial in Taylor City Cemetery.where graveside rites conducted by Thorndale Masonic Lodge. Rev. J.N. Foreman of First Baptist Church of Rockdale, officiated. He was BORN 12/4/1903 near Thorndale, the son of the late M/M. J.C. Howe. Lived most of his life in Thorndale and moved to Austin in 1957. Member of Trinity Methodist Church of Thorndale. Member of Thorndale AF&AM Lodge No. 978. Married Alta Rae Brunson on 8/17/1927, she preceded him in death in 1962, also, 3 sisters and 2 brothers. SURVIVORS: 2 daughters, Mrs. Pat Hillegeist of Rockdale and Mrs. Gayle Vetell of Dallas; 2 sisters, Mrs. Bernice Gambrell and Mrs. Lucille Jackson, both of Austin; brother, Elwood Howe of Thorndale; 3 grandchildren, Mark Hillegeist, Lisa Hillegeist of Rockdale and Stacy Jo Simank of Dallas.

HOWELL, Thomas A. of Cameron & San Antonio. Age 83. Died 7/5/1989 in a San Antonio hospital. Graveside services held 7/9/1989 (Sunday) at Sunset Memorial Park in San Antonio. He was BORN on 5/06/1906 to M/M T.A. (Mamie Griffith) Howell of Cameron. SURVIVORS: Wife, Pat Howell of San Antonio; daughter & son-in-law, Patsy & Harold Crutsinger of Austin: son & daughter-in-law, Timothy & Cheryl Howell of College Station; grandchildren, Lisa and Randy Crutsinger and Timothy A. Howell, Jr.; brother, Bill Howell of Rockdale. SS Death Benefit on #456-10-6408.