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ELGIN COURIER - ELGIN, TEXAS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2019
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who was always involved
in her children’s school ac-
tivities and adopted their
friends as her own. When
she became a grandmother,
she always kept the cookie
jar full and sewed home-
made costumes, doll clothes,
Providenc eJones
Family Funeral Home
they would say “Roll on Lit-
tle Buddy, your shift is over.”
On Saturday April 27,2019
there will be a visitation at
Providence-Jones Family Fu-
neral Home, 604 Highway 95
North, Elgin, TX 78621 from
10am to 12pm. Following the
visitation, starting at 1pm,
there will be a Celebration
of Life at the VFW Hall, 118
Sayers Rd, in Elgin, TX.
In lieu of flowers, a Go-
FundMe account has been set
up to help offset funeral costs
and other expenses.
Sacred Heart Catholic
Church of Elgin on Mon-
day, April 29th at 2:00 PM
with Father George Presid-
ing. Interment will follow
at the Elgin Latin Ceme-
tery. Arrangements and
care are entrusted to:
laugh and a twinkle in his eye
when he smiled.
Clifford is survived by his
two beautiful daughters, who
were the lights of his life,
for all.
Beth was our beloved fam-
ily food historian, always
telling stories about the
family and where recipes
came from. She could cook
anything and make it taste
like the the best thing you
ever ate. Her kolaches and
macaroni and cheese are
legendary and she taught
us all the art of loving your
family through cooking.
Beth was a devoted life-
long member of First
United Methodist Church
and served in her local Ma-
sonic Lodge in the Order of
the Eastern Star. She was an
avid gardener and enthusi-
astic Longhorn baseball fan
who rarely missed a home
April 29, 2019, at Sacred
Heart Catholic Church.
Interment to follow at the
Elgin Latin Cemetery.
Arrangements entrusted
to Providence-Jones Fam-
ily Funeral Home.
death by her parents, sister
Elena Fuentez and brother
and sister-in-law Joe and So-
phie Fuentes.
She is survived by her
husband Tony, children De-
lores Morris and husband
Bobby, Diana, David, and
Daniel Torres. Her nine
and dedication to family.
Even though it taxed her
she made sure to appear
at every family gathering
possible and to always
come with a smile. She
is remembered fondly for
her homemade cookie
plates, her from scratch
meals and her obsession
with chicken themed
decor. Lois was a true
example of what it meant
to be a matriarch of the
family and set the exam-
ple for years to come.
Graveside service was
held Monday, April 22,
2019 at 2:00pm at Mc-
Dade Cemetery in Mc-
Dade, Texas. An online
guest book is available at
www.griffin-roughton.
com
Arrangement by Grif-
fin-Roughton Funeral
Home, Corsicana
Kendra Cheyenne Halbrook
and Kylee Jean Halbrook, his
mother Brenda & stepdad
Ronnie Brewer, sister Tina
Brown and brother-in-law
Tim Brown, his Aunts - Judy
Judkins, Alma Francke, and
Donna Wiscaver. He is also
survived by six nieces and
nephews, eleven great nieces
and nephews, and many
cousins and friends.
Clifford is predeceased by
his father Ira Halbrook Jr.,
sister Kay Sturdevant, and
niece Christy Wickline.
As those who know him by
his CB handle, “Popcorn”,
Ruben (Stacy), Matthew
(Val), Zeke, Nana, Andrew
(Mona). She is also survived
by her fourteen great-grand-
children; Anissa (Michael),
Trey, Amelia, Catie, Anna-
belle, Isabella, Oliva, Corina,
Mason, Ian, Elbert, Aubree,
and Miguel, and Jasmine on
the way.
A visitation will be held
from 6:00-8:00 P.M. with
the Recitation of the Holy
Rosary at 7:00 P.M. Mon-
day, April 29, 2019, at
Providence-Jones Family
Funeral Home. A Mass of
Christian burial will be held
10:00 A.M. Tuesday, April
30, 2019, at Sacred Heart
game. She enjoyed watching
Longhorn football as well
and made sure she left time
to cheer on the Rangers and
Cowboys too.
She is survived by her
children: Wayne and Donna
Johnson of Missouri City,
Floyd and Lynn Johnson of
Elgin, Margaret Johnson of
Elgin, and Mary Beth and
Tony Scott of Southlake; her
grandchildren: Becky and
Larry Hamilton, Michael
Johnson, Shelley and Mike
Pinkerton, Mark Johnson
and Omar Umayam, Robert
Johnson and Dimitri Parker,
Sarah Scott, Meredith and
Austin Griffin, Caroline
Scott, Jeffrey Johnson and
Katie McFarland, Kristin
gather at the Elgin Funeral
Home on Wednesday, April
24th from 6:00 PM until
8:00 PM. The funeral ser-
vice will be conducted at
the First United Methodist
Church on Thursday, April
25th at 1:00 PM with inter-
ment following at the Elgin
Cemetery. Everyone is in-
vited to join the family for
food and fellowship at the
FUMC Fellowship Hall fol-
lowing services. Arrange-
ments and care are entrusted
to:
Texas, passed April 25,
2019.
Services will be private.
Arrangements entrusted
to Providence-Jones Fam-
ily Funeral Home.
Clifford Erwin Halbrook,
Age 51 of Elgin, TX passed
away on Friday, April 19,
2018.
Clifford was born Novem-
ber 14, 1967 at Seton Hospi-
tal in Austin, TX to Ira Erwin
Halbrook Jr. and Brenda
Francke. Although Clifford
spent some of his childhood
in Arkansas, he spent most of
his life in Elgin, TX. His life
was spent on the road doing
what he loves. The roads he
traveled never brought him
a stranger - he made friends
with just about everyone he
met. He had a memorable
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Jewel Elizabeth Johnson,
or Beth as she was known
by all, was a devoted wife,
beloved mother, and joyful
grandmother. A lifelong res-
ident of Elgin, Beth died in
her home on Easter Sunday,
April 21, 2019 at the age of
99.
Beth was born on Febru-
ary 20, 1920 to Lewis and
Mary Iva Fisher. After grad-
uating from high school, she
married Arville Johnson on
November 10, 1938. They
celebrated 64 years of mar-
riage together before his
death in 2003. They raised
two sons, Wayne and Floyd,
and two daughters, Marga-
ret and Mary Beth. She was
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well as two sisters-in-law,
Dolores Johnson and Wyo-
nda Johnson, and numerous
loving nieces and nephews.
Beth’s generous smile,
twinkling eyes, and conta-
gious laughter are treasured
memories now. She was
a beautiful inspiration on
how to age gracefully and
a blessing to all who knew
her.
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Catholic Church. Interment
to follow at the Elgin Latin
Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers
will be her grandsons; Joey,
Ruben, Joe, Matthew, Zeke,
Andrew, Jonathan, and Trey.
Honorary pallbearer is Ian.
The Family would like to
express their appreciation
and heartfelt thanks to Hos-
pice Austin, especially Jason,
Alma, Abby, and Rachel.
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Lois Wainscott was
born in McDade, Texas
on January 14, 1927 to
Dixon and Ethel Smith.
She married Dewey
Hibbs in 1945 and had
three children, Dewey
“Sonny” Hibbs , Vicky
Hibbs and Richard Glen
Hibbs. She would later
marry Gene Wainscott on
August 30, 1976 inherit-
ing three children, Bob
Wainscott, Carol Wain-
scott - Grey and Monica
Wainscott - David. She
is preceded in death by
her parents, two sisters,
brother, her son Sonny
and two grandchildren
Amber and Douglas.
Lois had a passion for
taking in those who
needed her help whether
that be children or an-
imals. She lived a life
exemplified by sacrifice
Victoria Torres
grandchildren: Joey (Sophia),
Erica, Lizie (Joe), Jessica,
Jasmine Marie Ar-
mendaris, age 16 of Elgin,
Texas, passed away Sun-
day, April 21, 2019.
A visitation will be held
from 6:00-8:00 P.M. with
the Recitation of the Holy
Rosary at 7:00 P.M. Sun-
day, April 29, 2019, at
Providence-Jones Family
Funeral Home. A Mass of
Christian burial will be
held 10:00 A.M. Monday,
granddaughter Arisa
Fisher and grandson An-
thony Fisher. Allen was
proceeded in death by his
mother Ann, father Jack,
and brother Clyde.
A Visitation will be
held 6:00-8:00 P.M.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Providence-Jones Family
Funeral Home. Services
will be held 10:00 A.M.
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
at the Providence Jones
Funeral Home in Elgin. In
lieu of flowers donations
can be made to the Amer-
ican Cancer Society.
Arrangements entrusted
to Providence-Jones Fam-
ily Funeral Home.
William Allen Hatcher,
age 56, of Elgin passed
away on April 25, 2019
after a brief battle with
cancer.
Allen was born on Au-
gust 17, 1962 in Leesburg,
Florida to Jasper “Jack”
and Elizabeth Ann (Kirk-
land) Hatcher. Upon grad-
uating from high school,
he worked in the agri-
culture/produce industry
and was Public Services
Director for Howey-in-
the-Hills, Florida. Allen
made his was to Texas in
1996, after a brief stop
in Oklahoma, and began
working in the garage
door industry. He started
his own garage door busi-
ness (Allen’s Garage Door
Services) in 2000. He was
an avid outdoorsman who
loved to bow hunt, fish,
garden, barbeque and
work around the house.
Allen was loving, fiercely
loyal and protective of
those he loved and will be
deeply missed.
He is survived by his
wife of 18 years Patricia
(Fisher) Hatcher, brother
Glenn (Rose), sister-in-law
Maureen (Clyde), step son
Charles (Rachel) Fisher,
nephew Phil (Naomi)
Hatcher, niece Tabatha
(Chris) Van Vuren,
Victoria F. Torres, age 80,
of Austin, Texas, our beloved
wife, mother and momo
passed away on Saturday,
April 27, 2019 in her home
surrounded by her family.
She was born in Elgin,
Texas on April 2, 1939 to
Crensencio “Chico” and
Martha Fuentez. On April
30,1959 she married the love
of her life Antonio Torres Jr.,
and they celebrated 60 years
together. They raised four
children and welcomed nine
grandchildren and fourteen
great-grandchildren. Victo-
ria was also a loyal and ded-
icated employee of AISD
and retired after 25 years of
service.
Victoria is preceded in
Antoinette Stephanie
Murphy, 80, passed away
peacefully, surrounded
by her loving family, on
Thursday evening, April
25, 2019. Family and
friends will gather at the
Elgin Funeral Home on
Sunday, April 28th from
5:00 PM until 7:00 PM and
will pray the Holy Rosary
at 6:00 PM. A Celebration
of Christian Burial Mass
will be conducted at the
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