Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 3, 2008 Page: 6 of 16
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PAGE 6A • POLK COUNTY ENTERPRISE • THURSDAY, JANUARY 3,2608
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William Douglas "Bill" Blood worth, Sr.
Gail Elaine Renfro
LIVINGSTON - William
Douglas “Bill” Bloodworth Sr.,
husband, father, grandfather,
uncle, brother, and friend, died
on Friday, Dec. 28, 2007, after a
courageous battle with cancer.
Left behind to cherish his
memory are his wife of 48 years,
Rita Patterson Bloodworth
of Livingston; son, William
Bloodworth II and wife Deanna
of Huntsville; daughters, Angela
Gaston and husband John of
Huntsville and Melinda New and
husband Butch of Livingston;
grandchildren, Rachel, Scarlett
and Victoria Bloodworth,
Susanna, John Wesley and Joel
Gaston, Christina Gaston Vimont
and husband Burton, Julianna
Bloodworth and Jack New;
great-grandson. Gage Gaston;
sisters, Rachel Bloodworth, Ruth
LIVINGSTON - Funeral
services for Gail Elaine Renfro,
66, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday,
Jan. 3, 2008, in the Cochran
Funeral Home Chapel, with Bro.
Kevin H« drix officiating.
Mrs. Renfro died Sunday, Dec.
30, at her residence in Livingston.
She was bom May 13, 1941 in
Bellmawr, N.J., the daughter of
William and Lillian Kohlinburg
Humbrecht. She was preceded in
death by her parents and sister,
Linda Porter.
Survivors include her husband
of 51 years, Weldon Renfro
of Livingston; sons, Daniel
Renfro and David Renfro, both
of Livingston; grandchildren,
Keenan Renfro, Steven Renfro,
GAIL ELAINE RENFRO
.. funeral services Thursday
Larenda Lee Boyd
LIVINGSTON - A memorial Lane Hagan of Spring; parents,
service for Larenda Lee Boyd Allen and Shirley Boyd of Rye;
Hagan, 40, was held Sunday, Dec.- sisters, LaLonde Ann Vanover of
30, 2007, in the Cochran Funeral Yorktown and LaLaney Marlene
Home Chapel. Boyd of Peoria, Ariz.; brothers,
She was bom Nov. 6, 1967 in Matthew Allen Ray Boyd of
Fort Worth, the daughter of Allen Spring and William Richard
and Shirley Clark Boyd, and died Boyd of Rye and nieces, Michelle
Thursday, Dec. 27, in Livingston. Boyd, Jennifer Hensley Robinson,
Survivors include the father Delaney and Syrah Willingham,
of her children, Jack Hagan Shelby Dambeck and Paxton
of Hondo; sons, Jess Duncan Boyd.
Hagan of Kerrville and Weston
Thelma Lucille Collins
WILLIAM “BILL”
BLOODWORTH
, services held Wednesday
Griffin Renfro and Alyssa Renfro; CORRIGAN - Funeral
brother, Larry Humbrecht and services for Thelma Lucille
sister, Catherine Borchert of Pine Collins, 79, of Camden were
Hill, N.J. held Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008, in
Lilly Island Missionary Baptist
n . e ... Church in Camden, with the
uonnie omiin Rev. Donald Lacy officiating.
Interment followed in Lilly Island
Thomason, Cherry Sinclair and .. . LIVINGSTON - A memorial of 19 years, Susan Smith; one _ .
Judy Hever and special nieces to m‘anv’in n(J Jten hphinH the service for Donnie Smith, 70, will son, Kevin Smith of Alsip, III.; Mrs. CoHins was born Aug. 8.
,uy to many in need, often behind the r" KTH', Zn Th. dVv T fnnr daughters Susan Cook of Mrs. Collins was born Aug. 8,
—t , h t , A0rnngtaoUn8hVarS; Donna Sy o!
He felt strongly about spreading Ch , with the Rev. Wayne Deer Park, Barbara Smith of San Thursday. Dec. 27, in Palestine.
the gospel of Jesus Christ through officiating,
missions giving and prison
Jonathan Yarbrough.
He was preceded in death
by daughter, Regina Fay
Bloodworth; parents, Gladie Rae
and John Thomas Bloodworth;
brothers, Ray Jackson and Woody
Bloodworth and sisters, Lavon
Thomas and Dorothy Davis.
He was born to Gladie Rae
and John Thomas Bloodworth
in Rison, Ark. on Feb. 8, 1940.
He was an ordained Assemblies
of God minister and pastored
churches in Homer, La.; Rosepine,
La. and Ace, I e <as. and pioneered
Gethsemane Chapel in Livingston
which later merged with First
Assembly of God in Livingston.
He was a well-known home
builder in Polk County for 37
Antonio and Pamela Horwitz of
Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Herbert Collins and
parents, Leroy and Alice Lee
Tukes.
S urv i vors i ncl ude her daughters,
Ruthie Turner of Palestine,
Paula Botley of Chester and
Pamela Gardner of Huntsville;
seven grandchildren; nine great-
grandchildren and a host of other
relatives and friends.
Corrigan Funeral Home was in
Mr. Smith was born Nov. 29,
ministry, and supported them 1937 t0 Joseph and Susie Smith
with both time and finances. He in gva, Ala. He was a retired data
loved the wisdom of Proverbs technician for AT&T Lucent Tech,
and enjoyed all types of gospel He was preceded in death by his
music. parents; sister, Opal Braswell and
He was known for his humor, brothers, Carl Smith and Robert
and sometimes his delivery was Smith.
funnier than the joke. Survivors include his wife
He loved good food and had
been known to drive 150 miles
for fried catfish and delighted
his family with huge pancake
breakfasts. JACKSONVILLE - Graveside
Services were held Wednesday, services for Robert “Bobby”
Jan. 2, 2008, in the Cochran Lovelady, 72, of Rusk were held
Funeral Home Chapel, with the Wednesday, Jan. 2,2008, at Camp
Rev. Robert Smith, the Rev. Ruby Cemetery in Indian Springs,
Dennis Land, the Rev. R.C. vvith the Rev- Barry Jeffr,es
years^ He served his community Til,ery an(J ,h ’ Rev John Gaston officiating.
as a Kiwanis officer, president of
the Home Builders Association,
and president of the Ministerial
Alliance.
He was known as someone who
left to his family a godly heritage,
a strong work ethic, and many
happy memories and who was a
generous man who loved to give
officiating.
Interment
followed
Wednesday afternoon in Woodbury
Cemetery in Hillsboro. worked for a janitorial service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial He was Jceded death „ a
contributions may be made to son> Robert Lovelady.
Gideons International, P.O. Box
14800, Nashville, Tennessee
.3721.4,............
She was a homemaker and a
Arlington Va.! oni^ther"David memberof Lilly Island Missionary charge of arrangements.
Smith and one sister, Mildred Derr
of Garland; four grandchildren; Betty June ElllSOr
seven great-grandchildren and a
host of other family and friends. COLDSPRING - Betty June
Pace Funeral Home is in charge Ellisor, 82, of Coldspring died
of arrangements. To sign the Sunday, Dec. 30,2007.
guestbook, go to pacefuneral. She was horn in Pratt, Ks. on
com. May 20,1925.
She is preceded in death by
parents, Walter Louis and Merta
Robert Bobby Lovelady Grace Strait Reed of Pratt, Ks;
brother, MarVaughn and sister-
Survivors include a son, James jn- law, Beulah Reed of Sun City,
Lovelady of Houston; four Az.
grandchildren, James Donovan Survivors included her husband,
Lovelady Jr., Kevin Wayne Robert Ernest Ellisor; daughters,
Lovelady, Misty Lovelady JudyHunterSchreinerandhusband
and Michelle Lovelady; three Stan of Huntsville, Bobbie Lynn
brothers; Perry Lovelady of Lake Harvey and husband Bryan of
Tawakoni, Henry Lovelady of Charlotte, TX.; granddaughters,
Jacksonville and Sam Lovelady Sara Beth Maier and husband
of Kilgore and two sisters, Patsy Luke of Victoria, Susan Kay
Golightly of Henderson and Mary Harvey of Montgomery, and
Joyce Small of Kilgore. fiance Matt Wager; grandson, John
Autrey Funeral Home was in Mark Harvey of Belton; great-
charge of arrangements. granddaughter, Rebecca Grace
Mr. Lovelady died on Monday,
Dec. 31,2007, in Jacksonville. He
Maier; sisters, Jean Bailey and
husband Sam of Pratt, Ks., Marci
Wing and husand Gene of Mobile,
AL, sister-in-law, Elsie Kesselerof
Houston; nieces, Diana Moore and
Milton “Bud” of Medicine Lodge,
KS., Vicki Mildenberger and
husband Richard of Tallahassee,
FL., Barbara Lenzke and husband
Bob of Vernon Hills, IL., Debbie
Merchant and husband Chris of
Ks., Johnnie Sue Reed of Pine
Island, Mn, Carol Stevens of
Houston; nephews, Jay Bailey and
wife Nancy of Pratt, Ks., Steve
Wing and wife LuAnn of Phoenix
Az, James Ooley and wife Claudia
of Gt. Barringtou, Ma.
Funeral services were held at 10
a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008, at
Pace Stancil Chapel, Cleveland
with interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Evergreen, Texas.
Ethel Leona Hoi lie
CLEVELAND - Ethel Leona
Hollie died on Wednesday, Dec.
26, 2007 at the age of 83.
She was born Tuesday, Aug. 26,
1924 in Deweyville, Texas, to the
late Jesse James and Lou Dicie
Stanley.
Ethel was preceded in death by
her first husband Jimmie Hollie
and husband Jess Needham,
brothers, Everett Stanley and
Melvin Gilbert; sisters Myrtle
Thompson and Evalee Johnson;
Grandson, Dennis Malnar; Great-
Grandson, Lincoln Dean Stanley
1.
Ethel is survived by her loving
Son, Douglas Hollie and wife
Eloyce of Cleveland; three
daughters, Gail Malnar and
husband James of Cleveland,
Glenda Stanley and husband
Bobby of Garland, Carolyn
Hollie of Livingston; two
sisters, Velma Wei born of Grand
Prairie, Patsy Brune of Crosby;
13 grandchildren, 30 Great-
Grandchildren, 2 Great-Great
Grandchildren.
Visitation for Ethel was held at
the Neal Funeral Home, Cleveland
from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. Friday,
Dec. 28, 2007.
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ETHEL LEONA HOLLIE
... services held Saturday
Services for Ethyl were held at
Christian Life Center, Cleveland
Texas on Saturday, December 29,
2007 at 10:00 a.m.
Interment followed at the Hyatt
Cemetery, in Fields, La.
Officiating were the Reverends
H.E. Gerald, B.E. Stanley,
Douglas Hollie and Mark Hollie.
All services were handled under
the trusted care of Neal Funeral
Home.
A boost for people who get Social Security
LUFKIN - The New Year ush-
ers in many changes.
One important change for most
people who receive Social Secu-
rity or Supplemental Security In-
come (SSI) payments is a benefit
increase in 2008.
Beginning January 2008, a 2.3
percent cost-of-living adjust-
ment (COLA) will be applied to
all Social Security and SSI pay-
ments.
As a result, the average month-
ly benefit for a retired worker in
January 2008 will be $1,079 (up
from $1,055) and the average
monthly benefit for a disabled
worker in January 2008 will be
$1,004 (up from $981).
For people who receive SSI,
the maximum federal payment
amount will increase to $637 (up
from $623).
There are other Social Secu-
rity changes in 2008 that also are
worth noting.
For example, in 2008, a work-
er will pay Social Security tax on
up to $102,000 of annual earn-
ings (up from $97,500),
The tax rates remain the same.
Employees will continue to
pay 6.2 percent on their wages
and the self-employed will con-
tinue to pay 12.4 percent on their
net earnings.
The Medicare tax rate will
continue to be 1.45 percent (2.90
percent for those who are self-
employed) and there is no limit
on the amount of earnings sub-
ject to the Medicare tax.
A worker will earn one credit
of coverage after paying taxes
on $1,050 in earnings (up from
$1,000).
As always, four credits may
be earned each year and a person
generally needs forty credits to
be eligible for retirement ben-
efits.
To leam more about these
changes that will take place in
2008 and to find other important
Social Security information, vis-
it the Social Security website at
www. social securi ty. gov.
FAST FACTS
For love or
money?
A survey by Prince &
Associates found that two-
thirds of the middle-class
women and half the men
polled said they would
marry for money.
The average base price
was $1.5 million.
“I’m a little shocked at
the numbers,” said Uni-
versity of Michigan soci-
ologist Pamela Smock.
“It’s kind of against the
notion of love and soul
mates **
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Reddell, Valerie. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 3, 2008, newspaper, January 3, 2008; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth659245/m1/6/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.