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Page 2 - Tuesday, December .18, 2001 Brady Standard-Herald
Death Notices
Merle Givens, 62
Merle Givens, 62, of Brady, died
Friday, Dec 14 in Brady.
Funeral services were held Satur-
day, Dec 15 at 4 p m. at Heritage
Funeral Home, Don Zinax officiat-
ing Burial followed in Rest Haven
Cemetery
Born July 8,1939 in Ravenna, she
was the daughter of Leon and Edna
(Wright) Perry She married Bobby
Givens Oct. 5,1956 m Ralls. She was
an accountant and a member of the
Bible Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband
Bobby Givens of Brady; two daugh
ters, Tracy Bea -d and husband. Ten y,
of Brady and Sheryl Feigle and hus-
band. Gene, of Friendswood; her
mother, Edna Morris and husband,
L.B., of Ravenna; two brothers, Billy
Perry of Bonham and Curry Perry of
Okla.; two half-brothers, Charles
Morris of Navasota and Jerry Morris
of Sherman; a sister, Joyce
Collins worth of Bonham; three half-
sisters, Carmelita Byrd of Comanche,
Dixie Pack of Marysville, Calif., and
Sandra Morris of Tulsa, Okla.; four
grandchildren, Jerome Sills and
Bobby Lightfoot of Friends wood and
Justin and Jason Beard of Brady; a
great-granddaughter, Harley Wisen-
hunt of San Angelo; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
Charlene Ramsey, 83
Charlene Bratton Ramsey, 83, of was a longtime Texas resident, living
Richardson and formerly of Brady, in McCulloch County, Odessa, San
died Monday, Dec. 10 in Richardson. Angelo, Austin and Richardson. She
Funeral services were held Satur- was a community volunteer and was
day, Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. at St. Paul's very active in community affairs in
Episcopal Church in Brady. Burial Odessa.
followed in Rest Haven Cemetery, She is survived by three daugh-
Father Max Reynolds officiating. ters, Sonja Emmrich of Richardson,
Pallbearers were Roy Barton, Dixie Clark and husband, Roger, of
Roger Clark, David Bratton, Marvin Bedford and Mary Mayfield of Ar-
Mayfield, Bert Bratton, Jim Leary, lington; two sister-in-laws, Marge
Dudley Berquest, Mike Moore, Eddie Bratton and Jerry Bratton, both of
Burk, Gene Tiemeyer, Lee Cotton Brady; two grandchildren. Amber
and Marty Watson. Mayfield and Tippi Watson; and two
Born Feb. 8,1918 in Rochelle, she great-great grandchildren, Lucas and
was the eldest child and only daugh- Jacob Watson.
ter of Charles Henry Bratton and She was preceded in death by her
Mabel (Byrd) Bratton, parents, former husband and two
She was a 1935 graduate of Roch- brothers, Wesley and Richard
elle High School and a 1939 graduate Bratton.
of the Texas State College for In lieu of flowers, the family re-
Women. quests remembrances be made toCal
She was married to Dr. E.W. Farley's Boys'Ranch, P.O. Box 1890,
Ramsey. She was a loving mother, a Amarillo, Tex. 79174 or any other
homemaker and an Episcopalian. She charity.
Victoria H. Mireles, 77
Victoria H. Mireles, 77, of Here-
ford, died Wednesday, Dec. 12 at her
residence.
Funeral services were' held Fri-
day, Dec. 14 at 2 p.m. at La Iglesia de
San Jose with Monsignor Arturo
Meza officiating. Burial followed at
St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery
41 YEARS AGO
Edited by Amanda Howell
Voters turning out strong in Brady’s election on lake
December 20-24,1960 polls, but had received only five calls "It will take time to get ready," he about 2 a.m. Friday. She apparently
Brady 's lake election Tuesday was Tuesday afternoon. felt sure.
shaping up as probably the biggest "I think everybody has a ride, but How long will it take to build the
City election here in history. we're staying ready to haul anyone dam?
Voters were streaming to the polls who asks," he said. Probably about 12 months, de-
al the courthouse, and more than two The women's clubs also were busy pending on how the contractor makes
votes every minute were being on the telephone Tuesday, asking his bid. Some might prefer to make a
had slipped, struck her head, and
drowned in the water.
counted. The turnout seemed certain
of topping the 1,000 mark. The total
at 4 p.m. was 864.
It is anybody's guess exactly how
many were eligible to vote, but over
the weekend 1,100 brochures pro-
moting the lake were mailed by mem-
bers of Brady women's clubs. They
prepared their list from the city tax
roll and the poll tax roll.
people to vote.
If the bond election is approved, it
may take four to six months before
lower bid and take longer in building
the dam.
*
Brady can let a contract for the lake. Campbell ranch
"The engineers say that is the nor- home burns
mal time," explained C.P. Rockwell, The ranch home on the big
a member of Brady's Water Board. Campbell ranch near Fredonia was
The next step will come in making destroyed by fire about 12:30 p.m.
The death was discovered when
water started dripping into the apart-
ment below. The occupants notified
the building superintendent, and lie
used his pass key to enter the Cooper
apartment.
Mrs. Copper and her husband had
been married only two months. He is
an official application for a loan from
the Farmers Home Administration.
Workers making a house-to-house Through a preliminary application,
canvass over the weekend found only Brady already has been ruled as eli-
scattered opposition to the lake bond gible for the loan.
election, and the get-out-the-vote The city's bond then will have to
Friday night.
Mrs. W.E. Campbell of Brady, the
owner said, "We have no idea how it
caught on fire."'
Her son, John Tom Campbell, lives
at the ranch but escaped without in-
campaign apparently was paying off be printed, approved by the State of jury.
T uesday. Texas, and then sold to the FHA. The The six-room house was a total
Television viewers were surprised bonds will be sold only in partial lots loss. Built about 45 years ago, the
Monday night when they saw ads on as the City needs the cash—not all house has been expanded through the
their screens urging "Vote for Brady $1,485,000 at one time. That, of years and was well kept.
Lake!" John Threadgill, operator of course, will save the City on interest Mrs. Campbell said she plans to
the television cable service here, charges, rebuild in the near future.
slipped the ads in as his contribution Before a contract can be let, the * * *
to the lake campaign. City also will have to buy the neces- Aging dog lost;
a male nurse and had been without
sleep for 36 hours. Taking a bath first,
he then went to bed while his wife
took a bath. He did not awaken until
the superintendent entered the apart
ment
Mrs. Cooper's survivors are her
husband; her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W.F. Harris of Austin; three sisters,
Mrs. Elston Samuel of Garland, Mrs.
Emmett Doss of Ingram; and Mist
Harris of Brady; and six brothers,
W.C., H.R., R.L. and J.T. Harris of
Austin, Homer of Selma, Ala., and
L.M. Harris of Borger.
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Duncan Chevrolet Company hired sary land and right of way and open ‘Mama’ asks: What
Charles J. Brown's public address negotiations with the Santa Fe Rail- happened to her?
system, and Stanley Wallace from way for a settlement on removing Anybody seen Cissy, a little black
the Brady National Bank was touring Santa Fe's track through the lake site, dog, "mostly cocker, turning gray in
the town Tuesday with the PA sys- Rockwell said the lake may be the face?"
tem trying to get the voters to the built in two contracts, one for the dam Cissy disappeared last Thursday
polls. itself and the second for clearing of afternoon from the home of Mrs.
George Purcell, in charge of the brush from that area which will be Louis Samuelson, 1604 South
Brady Lake Headquarters on the under permanent water, from the darn Blackburn.
square, was offering free rides to the west to the Dodge crossing. "Nobody would want her but me.
___________________________________________________________________________If she were a cute little puppy, I could
T 1 \ 7understand, but she's 11 years old,"
Y (4 hc I W icon Mrs. Samuelson said.
J. VV. (CRuCA) WYHBOL 00 "I don’t expect to find her, but I
and was a C.B. radio operator and would like to know if she was poi-
police dispatcher. soned or run over."
He is survived by his wife, Eula J. Mrs. Samuelson has the police
Wilson of Brady;twodaughters, Beth and the garbage men ("they go all
Fisher and husband, David, of San over town") looking for Cissy, and
Marcos and Evelyn Rutherford of San she even went to the dump ground, on
Angelo; a son, Jeff Wilson of Brady; the chance that Cissy had been killed
three brothers, Hank and Pete Wilson and taken there.
of Brady and James Wilson of Mont.; *.* *
a sister, Maggie Miller of Melvin; Sister of Brady
eight grandchildren, Amanda Fisher, woman dies in
Daniel and Angela Fisher, Cory Ru- tragic mishap
therford, Aaron and Courtney Ruth- Funeral services were held in Aus-3
. tin Saturday for Mrs. Jack Cooper,
Hovorak; a ‘great-granddaughter, Ali 23,-of Dallas, sister of Miss Hazel —Mn ikeBman M
Community Church. He served in the Rutherford; and two great- grandchil- Harris of Brady, chief operator here Melvin are proud " announce 5
United States military during the dren expected in the spring; and many for Southwestern States Telephone arrival of ason Dec.
Korean War; worked with the Ameri- very special friends and relatives. Company, man weighed seven poun s ®n
can Cancer Society and United Way ; He was preceded in death by his Mrs. Cooper was found dead in ounces and has been nam t y
was a certified weather watcher; parents and three brothers. the bathtub in her Dallas apartment James. r
served as a volunteer firemen for the
Brady Volunteer Fire Department;
noon to spend the Christmas holidays
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. V.E.
Jordan and Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Smith.
Lt. Jordan is in the Naval Air Force,
and Mrs. Jordan teaches at nearby,
Molindo.
* * *
J.W. (Chuck) Wilson, 66, of
Brady, died Saturday, Dec. 15 in
Brady.
Funeral services were held Mon-
day, Dec. 17 at 2 p.m. at Christian
Daughter to Beams
Mr. and Mrs. Hays Beam, Brady,
announce the birth of a daughter at
Brady Hospital Wednesday, Dec. 21,
Son to Trimbles a
Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Trimble of
Melvin are the parents of a son, born
at Brady Hospital Friday, Dec. 16.
daughters, Audena Valdez of Irving, Community Church, Richard Evans
Nina Gonzalez of Amarillo, Margaret officiating. Burial followed at Rest
Cerda of Amarillo, Amalia Mireles of Haven Cemetery under the direction
Hereford and Ida Medrano of Brady; of Heritage Funeral Home,
two sons, Pablo Mireles, Jr. of Ama- Born April 23,1935 in Rockdale,
rillo and Gilbert Mireles of Laredo; he was the son of Talvis Demcie and
her stepmother, Josefina Hernandez Lue Ellen (Burnes) Wilson. He mar-
of Lubbock; one sister, Lupe Curiel ned Eula Harper on June 1, 1958 in
under the direction of Rix Funeral of Meadow; four stepsisters, Corina Cotulla. He was an auto parts sales- erford, Stephanie Rutherford and Jon
Pirectors. 0,2/ Hernandez and Rosa Hernandez, both • man and a member of the Christian 1
• Born March 24,1924 in Westhoff, of Lubbock and Maria Hernandez and
she was the daughter of Jose and Julia Hernandez, both of Dallas; three
Matilde Hernandez. She married stepbrothers, Christobal Hernandez-
Pablo C. Mireles on Aug. 14,1942 in of Lubbock, Paul Hernandez of Ama-
Alice. They moved to Hereford in rillo and Jose Hernandez, Jr. of Lub-
1965. She was a member of La Iglesia bock, 32 grandchildren and 41 great-
de San Jose where she was a member grandchildren.
of the Guadalupanas Society.
She was preceded in death by her
parents and two sons, Ramon Mireles
on Aug. 29,1987 and Jose H. Mireles
on Aug. 18, 1997.
Survivors include her husband,
Pablo C. Mireles of Hereford; five
James Edwards, 64
FUNERAL PENDING
Darla Roddie Amesse, 60, for-
merly of Brady, died Sunday, Dec.
16 in Charlottesville, Va. Funeral
services are pending with Leather-
wood Memorial Chapels.
James (Sonny) C. Edwards, 64, of
Abilene, died Monday, Dec. 10 in
Abilene.
Funeral services were held Thurs-
day, Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. at North Side
Baptist Church with Dr. Don
Greenway officiating. Burial fol-
lowed at 1 p.m. in the Pear Valley
Cemetery under the direction of
North’s Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Johnny McBee,
Kenneth Adams, Bill Parrott, Bill
Barth, Michael Murphy, Pat Mur-
phy, Cruz Loya, Junior Rosario and
Brandon Farr. Members of the
Abilene Bowling Association served
as honorary pallbearers.
Born July 13, 1937 in Brady, he
was the son of Sam and Fannie
Edwards. He served in the National
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Here from Lubbock *
Howard Smith and son, Kenneth,
and Mrs. W.J. Smith of Lubbock and
Ralls, spent the weekend here with
Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Smith and family,
and other relatives. They returned
home Sunday.
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Water Development Board approves <
$18 billion plan for the future 1
AUSTIN - The Texas Water De-
velopment Board has approved a plan
that calls for construction of eight
new reservoirs at a cost of nearly $18
billion.
What projects are funded, and how,
will be up to the Legislature.
Guard. > I The new plan is based on recom-
He moved to Abilene in the middle mendations from 16 regional plan-
60s where he began working forLiq- ning districts created by the Legisla-
uid Air until 1977. After leaving Liq- ture in 1997.
uid Air, he took a position with the |Theproposed projects are intended
water department of the City of to help the state meet population
Abilene. He retired from the City in growth and the resulting increased
1999. He was a member and past water demand.
president of the Abilene Bowling RURAL AFFAIRS NAMES
Association and a member of the NEW DIRECTOR...
Northside Baptist Church. Robert J. “Sam” Tessen has been
Survivors include a daughter, Julie named as the first executive director
Montes of Abilene; two sons, James of the newly created Office of Rural
Scott and Edwards, both of Abilene; Community Affairs.
two sisters, Nila Weeks of Brady and Tessen has been serving as execu-
Evelyn Smithson of Abilene; three tive director of the state Telecommu-
grandchildren, Ashley Aguirre, Hay- nications Infra structure Board. Prior
den (Goober) Edwards and Georgia to that, he was director of the Center
Montes; and numerous nieces and for Rural Health Initiatives.
nephews. ’ He’ll assume his new position on
Jan. 1.
Memorial
Gifts...
THE WINNER IS...
For most creative press release re-
cently received, the Texas Depart-
ment of Housing and Community
Affairs. '
The press release urges Texans to
“give the gift of energy efficiency this
• American Cancer Society, c/o holiday season." It goes on to list
Marsha Wallace, P.O. Box 202, commercially available energy way
Brady, Tex. 76825 ins devices with a retail price of $30
* ' Casa Care, P.O. Box 56, Brady, So, if you’re still doing your shop.
Tex. 76825 ping, here are some ideas from
• F.M. Richards Memorial Li- TDHCA:
brary, 1106 S. Blackburn, Brady, . Water heater jacket, (For your
Tex. 76825. water heater, not Grandpa.) Estimated
• Heart of Texas Historical Mu- cost: $ 14-$25.
seum, c/o Beverly- Striegler, Rt. 1 . Fiberglass pipe wrap. Estimated
Box 20, Rochelle, Tex. 76872. cost: $3-$5.
• Heart of Texas Memorial Hos- • Programmable thermostat. Esti-
pital, c/o Annette Deans, P.O. Box mated cost: $26.
1150, Brady, Tex. 76825. ’Compact fluorescent light bulbs.
• McCulloch County Helping Estimated cost: $8-$20 each.
Hands, c/o Dorothy Lafuente, P.O. Finally, for that special someone.
Box 1144, Brady, Tex. 76825. clear silicone sealant. Estimated cost:
• The Family Shelter of McCul- $4-$6 a tube.
loch County, Inc., P.O. Box 310, # a If none of these stocking stuffers
Brady Tex 76825. appeal, the commission suggests play-
State i Capital
HIGHLIGHTS
Compiled by Pauline Word
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
_______By Mike Cox_______
ing Santa and installing energy effi-
days when even a little ice on roads
ways could paralyze a city. 1 )
Those days may not be over, but
thanks to the Texas Department' of
Transportation, the REALLY bed-
days may be fewer in number. .mi
A case in point was the November
snow and ice storm that hit Texas, ed
Austin, where motorists tend to.
start crashing their vehicles when
someone accidentally drops a few ice
cubes on I-35, was on the edge of the
storm.
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Ice came down, but it did not stick,
to any bridges or overpasses. do
One reason was that the storm
moved quickly. Another had to dol
with TxDOT and chemistry.
Used to be, all TxDOT could do
was spread sand and salt on road-
cient equipment or weatherizing ma- ways. Now, the transportation agency
terials for those on your gift list. puts down chemicals that prevent ice
For more energy-saving gift ideas, from forming in the first place.
check the commission’s web site at Bottom line for Texas motorists:
www.tdhca.state.tx.us. Safer roadways during ice storms,
SPEAKING OF EFFICIENCY less damage to bridges from corror
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Youth Chaps $89.95 ,
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Ladies’ 3/4" Wide Dress Belt w/3pc Buckle Set $12.00
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