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Saturday, June 27, 2009
BANKING
Local students get rewards
Karissa Boyce, a sixth
grade student at Ce-
dar Creek Intermediate
School, has been banki-
ng through the Save for
America school savings
program since 2002. Hol-
lie Searcy is a first grader
at Mina Elementary and
has participated in the
program since 2005. Both
girls were very excited
about recently learning
they were among winners
in the Save for America
"Super Saver Contest."
Nationwide, 3,532 stu-
dents in grades K-8 quali-
fied to participate in the
contest by making at least
10 deposits into their Save
for America savings ac-
count during the 2008-09
school year.
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Hoilie Searcy
Ten names were drawn
at random to receive Ama-
zon.com gift certificates
ranging in value from $25
to $250. Two of the lucky
winners selected were
Boyce and Searcy.
The Save for America
Karissa Boyce
program is coordinated
locally through First Na-
tional Bank.
Since the program's in-
ception in 1996, more than
3,700 Save for America ac-
counts have been opened
at FNB; current accounts
hold a collective balance of
over $700,000.
In order to promote
saving and the benefits
of financial responsibil-
ity, FNB contributes fifty
cents to every initial de-
posit made by new Save
for America participants.
With as little as one dol-
lar, students can open an
account and start making
deposits at their school's
weekly Bank Day.
"Children are the fu-
ture of every community,"
said Reid Sharp, FNB
president. "As a commu-
nity bank, we realize that
they are our future also -
future employees, future
customers, future lead-
ers."
Scrap quilt talks
Eagle
Scout
project
Seth Clements, right, presented Bastrop
County Animai Shelter Director Betty
Wade with a colorful new mural for the
shelter's hallway as part of his Eagle
Scout certification, Clements had to plan,
design and create the project on his own,
but had some help from friends with the
painting. The shelter was the lucky recipi-
ent, Wade said. Behind them in this photo
you can see the mural. Home Depot do-
nated the paint for this project. Clements
just graduated from Del Valle High School
and will be attending Texas State Univer-
sity in the fall.
_ynn Roddy Brown of Houston, center, spoke to the Colorado Valley
Quilt Guild June 23, at the First United Methodist Church in La Grange
on "Strategies for Scrap Quilts." Brown has been quilting for more than
20 years and loves scrap quilts because they give her the opportunity to
use a lot of different fabrics. Pat Young, left, and Becky Peebles, right,
of Bastrop, await their autographed copies of her books.
HOSPITAL: Foreclosure
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hospitals.
"Blackhawk has done
an outstanding job of
operating the hospital,"
Schiff said. "We are ex-
pecting to close with
Blackhawk n the next
few days. We do not ex-
pect it to go to foreclo-
sure."
Schiff said that due
to Blackhawk's manage-
ment, the hospital is do-
ing much better finan-
cially.
"We still have a finan-
cial cloud over our head
that we have solved, but
we have not gotten to the
closing table yet," Schiff
said. "It is cash flowing
positive; that's fantastic
compared to where we
had been."
Schiff said he expects
the sale to close in the
next few days.
The public auction for
the hospital and other
foreclosed properties is
scheduled for Tuesday,
July 7 on the courthouse
steps.
Blackhawk Health-
care and Stillwater Na-
tional Bank did not re-
turn phone calls from the
Advertiser.
BLOTTER: Police investigate animal cruelty, dead turkeys
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tional information and a possible
warrant being issued.
■ On June 22, Officer Susan
Keys was dispatched to the 1700
block of Garfield Street regarding a
dog kifling livestock. Upon arrival,
all the dead chickens and turkeys
had been removed from the yard.
One turkey remained critically in-
jured in a corner of the chicken
coop, and another turkey had a
wound on its back, the police re-
port said. Keys humanely eutha-
nized the critically njured turkey,
the police report said. The dog
Involved had killed a total of 19
chickens and turkeys; the dog was
declared dangerous, confiscated
and taken to the Bastrop County
Animal Shelter, the police report
said.
■ On June 22, at about 11 a.m.,
Officer Keys received an anony-
mous tip about a puppy tied up
with no access to shelter. The
complainant informed Keys that
the puppy was crying and bark-
ng almost non-stop. Upon arrival,
Keys saw two emaciated puppies
on chains without any access to
food, water and shelter, the police
report said. The owner surrendered
the dogs in lieu of fines for animal
cruelty, the police report said. The
puppies were taken to the Bastrop
County Animal Shelter.
■ On June 24, Officers Tra-
vis Lucas and Clint Nagy and
Police Chief David Board re-
sponded to theft that had ust oc-
curred at H-E-B, the police report
said. Dispatch had told the officers
that a white male, about 6 feet tall,
wearing a yellow T-shirt, black
sweat pants and a black hat, had at-
tempted to steal merchandise from
H-E-B and began running when
he was approached, the police re-
port said, Upon arrival, Lucas saw
Board out with the defendant, iden-
tified as James Madison Ray
Parker, 38, of Bastrop at the cor-
ner of Old Austin Hwy and Grady
Tuck Lane. After an investigation,
the officers discovered Parker had
committed theft between $50 and
$500, and was arrested on that
charge, the police report said, After
placing Parker under arrest, Lucas
attempted to gain Parker's name
and date of birth, which Parker re-
fused to provide, the police report
said, Parker was then also charged
with failure to identity-fugitive from
justice,
■ On June 24, Officer Lucas
responded to the 2200 block of
Pecan Street in reference to an
Intoxicated man. When Lucas ar-
rived, he met with the complainant,
a homeowner in the area, who said
an intoxicated man was lying by a
pecan tree in the north portion of
his yard, the police report said, The
complainant said he wanted the
man gone. Lucas spoke with the
man in the yard and determined
that he was indeed intoxicated, the
police report said. Mario Argue-
ta, 35, who was listed as home-
less, was arrested on a charge of
public intoxication.
■ On June 24, at about 5:01 p.m.,
Officer Daniel McManus was
dispatched to a local store for a
shoplifter, the police report said,
Store employees saw the suspect,
Erika Carmel Hernandez, 23,
of Bastrop, placing multiple items
nside a diaper bag, the police re-
port said. Hernandez did pay for a
few items, but left the store without
paying for the several hidden Items,
the police report said, Hernan-
dez reached the sidewalk outside
the store before store employees
stopped her and found the stolen
items, the police report said, The
total value of the stolen items was
$172,08; Hernandez was arrested
and charged with theft between $50
and $500.
Mary Louise Gideon Hemphill
Mary Louise Gideon Hemphill passed away on June 23, 2009
in Bastrop, Texas. She was born to Rex and Mary Elizabeth Gide-
on on October 26, 1927 in McMahan, Texas. Mary Lou gradu-
ated as salutatorian from Lockhart High School in 1945.
Mary Lou worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone for 28 years
in Bastrop and Austin. After retiring to Red Rock, Texas she enjoyed
renovating old homes. She belonged to the American Legion Auxil-
iary, Post 83 in Austin and the Red Rock Community Center.
Mary Lou is survived by her husband of 61 years, Hollice
Odell Hemphill; son, Gregory L. Hemphill and wife Brenda;
grandson Travis John Hemphill and fiancee Elizabeth Bridges;
sisters-in-laws Bobbie Dan Gideon and Margie Bozarth, and nu-
merous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her
parents and brothers, Sam and Glenn Gideon.
Visitation for family and friends was Friday, June 26 at Marrs-
Jones-Newby Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Saturday,
June 27 at 10 am at Marrs-Jones-Newby Funeral Home in Bas-
trop with Rev. Joe Turner officiating. Internment will be immedi-
ately following at the New Red Rock Cemetery.
Hollice and the family wish to thank Dr. Pompeyo Chavez,
the staff of Argent Court and A-Med Community Hospice for
their compassionate care of Mary Lou during her final weeks.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to
the Red Rock Community Center in Red Rock, Texas or First
^Presbyterian Church in Lockhart, Texas.
PAID ANNOUNCEMENT
Written for the One True Love of my life
Clyde Kelley, in memory of 6 months passed.
12/24/08-06/24/09
They can't,
hear his laughter
over the roaring crowd,
They can't,
but 1 can.
feel the longing of
his piercing touch,
But we all can
They can't,
but 1 can.
continue to love
smell the essence
and miss Kelley
of his manly body,
They can't,
and with the help
but 1 can.
feel the fatigue
of our Father in Heaven,
in my heart from the
be able to reach out
They can't,
loss of love we shared
and hold him once
close their eyes and
and the dreams that lied
again.
see his handsome face
just within our reach,
in their dreams,
but 1 can.
but! can.
1 will love you forever, my "baby"
your eternal wife, Sharon
Mary Margaret arr ] ansorn
PAID ANNOUNCEMENT
(1925-2009)
Mary Margaret Carr Ransom, cherished wife, loving
mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt,
and friend passed peacefully on June 18,2009.
Mary Margaret was a native Texan, born in Floresville
on August 3, 1925, to Samuel Brown Carr and Mary Ida
Wallace Carr. The fourth child of the family, she shared a
carefree and explorative childhood with her three brothers
and one sister. As a child, she relished the outdoors and
was said to have chosen the adventuresome and fearless
path more often than not. Nicknamed "Scotchie," little
Mary Margaret always saved a little extra money to
share with others. She loved to visit her dad at the Wilson
County Courthouse where he presided as District Judge.
Her lifelong Methodist faith took root in Sunday school,
where she earned a perfect five-year attendance award.
Mary Margaret was a personable and versatile leader at
Floresville High School. She played clarinet in the marching
band, served as class president all four years, played volleyball
and baseball, and wrote humor for the school paper. Her
classmates described her as an energetic, hardworking, and
loyal friend with a great personality and sweet smile.
Mary Margaret entered The University of Texas at Austin
at the onset of World War II. Her two older brothers shipped
overseas to serve in Europe, and most of the boys in her
classes soon left for the war as well. While Mary Margaret felt
she should leave college to serve the war effort, her family
convinced her to continue her education. She followed the war
closely and worked her way through college. Mary Margaret
worked in the Main Tower Library; she shopped, cooked, and
cleaned for her residence co-op; and entertained at sorority
parties with her exquisite whistling. She was honored as a
Bluebonnet Belle Nominee and received her Bachelor of
Business Administration in 1945.
The day after her college graduation, Mary Margaret
flew to New York City to train for a position in the Airline
Passenger Services Department of Eastern Airlines. She was
assigned to their Houston office in the Rice Hotel and always
talked fondly of her love of giving the kind of service to
others she liked to receive herself. During these years, she
enjoyed her independence and soon met a tall, handsome
engineer named Elliott Ransom. They fell in love, married
in August of 1948, and made their home in Houston.
Mary Margaret's love of adventure, deep faith,
sense of humor, and ever cheerful disposition were the
foundation of her marriage and nurturing of her five
children, nine grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
For over 30 years, Elliott worked long hours to provide for
the family. Mary
Margaret was his
primary support,
grounding rod,
executive wife,
and financial
manager. Mary
Margaret and
Elliott enjoyed 60
years of marriage.
They worked hard,
danced well, and
traveled far. Their
dedication and generosity to others is legend.
Mary Margaret wrote the book on mothering and
home management. Leading by example, she was
energetic and innovative in her day-to-day planning and
managing of family life. She was a master encourager,
helping her children to recognize their God-given gifts.
She nurtured and guided them as they acquired life skills
and knowledge to complement their gifts—lighting their
individual paths to fulfillment. Ever the Scotchie, she
taught her children how to manage money while still
enjoying life. She infused her parenting with humor and
wisdom. Her radiant smile and laughter were infectious
and inviting. Her advice was sometimes sobering and
always inspiring. She read her Bible daily and shared
her inspirations. She faced challenges and taught
perseverance. She believed in the power of the mind
and spirit to navigate through life's darker passages. She
gave to her family from a deep well of unconditional love
that flowed from her enduring faith in God. As her family
grew, she extended her incredible spirit to her children's
spouses, grandchildren, and extended family. In fact, she
gave much to everyone she met.
Mary Margaret (who came to be known as E-ma by
her family) and Elliott (E-pa) "retired" to their Cedar Creek
Ranch in 1988. E-ma joked that she ran a hotel at the ranch
home for all the family visits and gatherings; and indeed,
she did. She loved a party and planned many. She became
active in the Cedar Creek United Methodist Church. She also
pursued her interests in education, preventative health,
mental health, human motivation, practical applications of
Christianity, the stock market, the space program, and the
Texas Longhorn football team.
In her final years, Mary Margaret found delight
in watercolor, pastels, and music while residing at the
Park at Beckett Meadows and An Angel's Place. Her
melodious, perfect-pitch whistling talent re-emerged,
earning her the nickname "The Whistler" at age 81. Her
caregivers enjoyed her company immensely. The twinkle
in her eyes, her engaging smile, and her glimmers of
humor and kindness were there for them- just as they
always were for family, friends, and strangers.
Mary Margaret Carr Ransom will be remembered for
her deep abiding faith in God and His Word, and for her
determination and strength of character—beautifully
balanced by her warm and sweet personality.
She is survived by her daughter Margie and husband
Daryl McCloskey of Cedar Creek; son Elliott E. "Sonny"
Ransom of Cedar Creek; daughter Joan and husband Sam
Carruthers of Austin; son William Howard Ransom and wife
Cid of McKinney; son Daniel Grier Ransom and wife Chris
of College Station; brother Sam B. Carr and wife Judy of
Cocoa Beach, Florida; sister Sue and husband Jack Day of
Abilene; brother John D. Carr and wife Janet of Houston;
sister-in-law Audrey Carr of San Antonio; sister-in-law Jane
and husband Gerald Creasy of Houston; grandchildren:
Katie, Mike, and Daryl McCloskey Jr. and wife Michelle,
Eric, Kyle, Brian, and Jordan Ransom, Hayden, Joseph
Brittain, and Russell Elliott Ransom; great-grandchildren:
Brett, Scottie, Lila, and Kayleigh McCloskey; and many
beloved nieces and nephews.
Mary Margaret was preceded in death by her beloved
husband, Elliott E. Ransom, Jr.; brother Joe A. Carr; mother
Mary Ida "Dessie" Carr; and father, Judge Sam B. Carr.
The family received visitors on Friday, June 26,
2009, at Weed-Corley-Fish funeral Home in Austin.
Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday,
June 27, 2009, at the Weed-Corley-Fish Chapel (2620 S.
Congress) with a supper reception immediately following
the service. A graveside service will be held at the Upper
Cedar Creek Cemetery at 7:00 p.m.
The family extends its heartfelt thanks to those who
cared for Mary Margaret, our E-ma, with so much devotion
and love over the past several years. We especially thank
Qlga and Elena and the exceptional caregivers and staff
at the Park at Beckett Meadows, An Angel's Place, and
Hospice Austin. Memorial contributions may be made to the
Cedar Creek United Methodist Church (PO Box 33, Cedar
Creek, TX 78612), Cedar Creek Cemetery Association (PO
Box 54, Cedar Creek, TX 78612), or Hospice Austin 4107
Spicewood Springs Rd., Suite 100, Austin, TX 78759).
You may view memorials at www.wcfish.com.
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