2002 Wise County Messenger
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Wise County Messenger Obituaries 2002 Last Names A-G The following obituaries are in alphabetical order by last name. Abbs, Jim 1944-2002 Service for Jim Abbs, 57, of Decatur was Tuesday, March 5, at Coker Funeral Home Chapel in Decatur. Berl Pedigo officiated. Abbs died Friday, March 1, 2002, in Dallas. Born Aug. 26, 1944, in Pittsburgh, Pa., he married Christine L. Vetterly Aug. 4, 1984, in Waco. He is survived by his wife; his mother, Alberta Abbs of Pittsburgh; his sons, Christopher and John Abbs of Decatur, Jimmy, Brian and Jason Abbs of Pittsburgh, Craig Abbs of Philadelphia, Pa. and Jay Guthrie of Slidell; his daughters, Melissa Guthrie of Sanger and Erin Guthrie of Decatur; two brothers, Robert Abbs of Ohio and Gary Abbs of Pittsburgh; a sister, Barbara Huff of Granberry Township, Pa.; and 18 grandchildren. Wise County Messenger, March 7, 2002 Abel, Frank, Jr. 1908-2002 Service for Frank Abel, Jr., 93, of Boyd was Tuesday, Feb. 12, at the First Baptist Church in Boyd. the Rev. Sonny Smith officiated. Burial followed at Boyd Cemetery. Pallbearers were Bill Williams, Bruce Williams, Bryan Williams, Alan Abel, Andrew Vandergriff and Eddy Calicott. Abel died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002, in Boyd. Born April 21, 1908, in Wise County, he was a retired rancher and farmer. He was a member of the first Baptist Church in Boyd, a 32-degree Mason and a Shriner. He was preceded in death by his wife Helen in 1991 and two brothers, Aster and Walter. He is survived by a son, Laddy Abel and wife Adarose of Boyd; a daughter, Lynn Norville and husband Robert of Avinger; eight grandchildren, Bill, Bruce, Bryan, Brenda, Cheryl, Alan, Annette and Lesa; 18 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Wise County Messenger, Feb. 14, 2002 Absher, Donald Marion 1939-2002 Service for Donald Marion Absher, 62, of Alvord was to be Aug. 3 at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Alvord with burial in Alvord Cemetery. Bill Cleveland officiated. Absher died Wednesday, July 31, 2002, in Decatur. Born Nov. 16, 1939, in Metropolis, Ill., he married Willie G. Watson May 27, 1994, in Greenwood, La. and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Alvord. He was an Air Force veteran. He is survived by his wife; mother, Susie Absher of Noblesville, Ind.; sons, Craig Absher of Oklahoma City, Okla., Bobby Caso of Sunset and Raymond Caso of Alvord; daughters, Debra Undhjem of Litchfield, Ariz., Gaylene Caso of Ponder and Marissa Absher of Porter; brothers, Dennis Absher of California and Rodney and Curtis Absher, both of Indianapolis, Ind.; sisters Darlene Roberts of Noblesville and Kim Absher of Indianapolis; 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Bobby and Raymond Caso, Michael Absher, Jim Wethers, Ray Roberts, Eric Smenner, Tom Parker and Lance Undhjem. Wise County Messenger, August 4, 2002 Adams, Corinne Peterson 1915-2002 Service for Corinne Peterson Adams, 87, of Justin was Monday, Aug. 19, at the First United Methodist Church in Justin. The Rev. John Eckstein officiated, assisted by Dr. William K. McElvaney. Burial followed at Justin Cemetery. Adams died Saturday, Aug. 17, 2002, in Decatur. Born June 18, 1915, in Justin, to Ben and Bertha Peterson, she was a lifelong resident of Justin. She was a graduate of Texas Woman’s University. She married the late Leo Adams, former mayor of Justin, on Dec. 26, 1935. They owned the Justin Lumber Company for 30 years and were responsible for the development of the Adams Addition where they designed and built many homes in the Haslet and Justin area. Adams was the last surviving charter member of the Twentieth Century Study Club of Justin which was organized in 1938. She was a member of the Justin Baptist Church and also the Denton Country Club where she enjoyed playing bridge. She is survived by two daughters, Jeannine Eaton and husband Roy of Decatur and Betty McIntyre and husband Michael of Las Vegas, Nev.; three grandsons, Jeff Eaton and wife Terry of Arlington, Barry Eaton and wife Treva of Justin and Brian Eaton and wife Felecia of Fort Worth; four great grandchildren, Sara and Jessica Eaton, Benjamin Eaton and Taylor Cansler and three great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Kevin Deal, Jon Beck, George Shannon, Bill Powers, Greg Gambill, Jeff Levy and John Roberts. Honorary pallbearer was Mike Dooley. Wise County Messenger, Aug. 22, 2002 Alexander, Cleo Hula 1912-2002 Service for Cleo Hula Alexander, 79, of Chico will be Sunday, Feb. 3, at 2 p.m. at Hawkins Funeral Chapel. The Rev. H.L. Davis will officiate. Burial will follow on Feb. 4 at 2 p.m. at Grapevine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be James Huff, Brad Huff, Gene Morris, B.J. Leverett, Greg E. Foster and Tye Foster. Alexander died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002, in Chico. Born July 24, 1912, she had resided in the Chico area the past 20 years. She was a homemaker and a member of the Second Advent Christian Church in Grapevine. She was preceded in death by a brother and six sisters. She is survived by a sister, Clemey Brewer and husband Johnnie of Chico; three brothers, Ned Alexander of Chico, Ray Alexander of Lewisville and Milton Alexander and his wife Virginia of Duncanville; 12 nieces and eight nephews and numerous great nieces and nephews. Wise County Messenger, Feb. 3, 2002 Allcorn, Orville Joe 1921-2002 Service for Orville Joe Allcorn, 81, of Aurora was to be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, at Coker Funeral Home Chapel. Gary Demmitt was to officiate. Burial was to follow at Aurora Cemetery. Allcorn died Aug. 12, 2002, in Decatur. He was born March 7, 1921, in Wise County and married Reba Estalene Davidson on June 28, 1941, in Boyd. He retired from track maintenance with Rock Island Railroad. He is survived by his wife; three sons, Jimmy Orville Allcorn of Weatherford, Donald Joe Allcorn of Parsons, Kan., and Ronnie Virgil Allcorn of Aurora; five grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. Pallbearers were to be Jason Allcorn, Jeremy Allcorn, Pepper Snodgrass, Jim Howell, Robert Demasis and Jerry Mayhue. Honorary pallbearers were to be A.O. Wallis, Kyler Allcorn and L.W. “Hoss” Gilbert. Wise County Messenger, Aug. 15, 2002 Altman, Wayland 1935-2002 Service for Wayland Altman, 67, of Chico was to be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25 at Pleasant View Baptist Church with Rev. Gary Demmitt officiating. Burial was to follow at Chico Cemetery. Altman died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002, in Chico. Born July 15, 1935, in Littlefield to P.A. (Dude) and Alma Toews Altman, he served in the U.S. Army. He was a farmer prior to working for the Natural Gas Pipeline Co. He was a member of the Pleasant View Baptist Church. He loved his church, fishing, Texas Rangers baseball and Cowboys football. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Modene Coats and Aleene Byrum; a brother, Donnie Altman and a brother-in-law, R.H. Baker. He is survived by his wife, Jo; a son, Ronnie Altman and wife Sheryl of Muleshoe; a daughter, Mitzi Weeks and husband Mickey of Lubbock; two stepdaughters, Kari Tuthill and husband Harry Keuper and Jill Ledes and husband Chris, all of Johnson City, Tenn.; two sisters, Nadene Baker of Morton and Gracie Millsap and husband Kenneth of Tulia; two brothers-in- law, Kenneth Coats of New Deal and Vic Byrum of Farmington, N.M.; father-in-law, Joe (Poppa) Krudwig of Malvern, Ark.; two sisters-in-law, Lucy Rosewell and husband James of St. Louis, Mo., and Betty Myrick and husband Bob of Zillah, Wash.; and grandchildren, LeAnn, Lindsey and Cody Altman, Madison and Morgan Weeks, Kyla, Sophie and Chloe Ledes. Pallbearers were to be Rodney Baker, DuWayne Baker, Forrest Baker, Kim Coats, Kenny Coats, Keith Coats, Brent Byrum, Dutch Byrum and Steven Byrum. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Home Hospice of North Texas, 2201 Hwy. 51 S., Suite 500, Decatur, Texas, 76234. Wise County Messenger, Aug. 25, 2002 Anderle, Ethel 1907-2002 Mass of Christian burial for Ethel Anderle, 94, of Windthorst was to be Saturday, Jan. 19, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Windthorst. The Rev. Gonzalo Morales was to officiate. Burial was to follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Windthorst. Anderle died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2002, in an Archer County nursing home. Born Sept. 8, 1907, in Oklahoma, she married Eugene Anderle on Oct. 29, 1929. He preceded her in death on March 13, 1989. She is survived by six sons, Leroy and Lester, both of Windthorst, Gene of Paradise, Charles of Arlington, John of Muenster and Orville of Dexter; two daughters, Pat Zotz of Windthorst and Alberta Badgett of Lindsey; a brother, Frank Wachsman of Windthorst; a sister, Lucille Wachsman of Archer City; 47 grandchildren; 104 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. Wise County Messenger, Jan. 20, 2002 Anderson, Gladys 1910-2002 Graveside service for Gladys Virginia Anderson, 92, of Rhome was Thursday, June 19, at Aurora Cemetery. Steve Richardson officiated. Anderson died Wednesday, June 19, 2002, in Decatur. Born May 30, 1910, in Wise County, she was a member of the Rhome Church of Christ. She married Emmitt Aaron Anderson in Rhome in 1936 and was a homemaker. She is survived by her son, Monty Anderson of Rhome; two sisters, Patricia Rasbury of Boyd and Melba Anderson of Saginaw; three grandchildren, Mark Anderson and Matt Anderson, both of Crockett and Michael Anderson of Richardson and seven great-grandchildren. Wise County Messenger, June 23, 2002 Armstrong, Velma 1913-2002 Velma Armstrong, 89, of Bridgeport died Tuesday, Oct.