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The West News - Thursday, January 4,2001
Obituaries
Ethel "Stan" Purifoy
Ethel "Stan" Purifoy, age 76 of
West, passed away Thursday af-
ternoon, December 28, 2000 at a
Waco nursing home.
Funeral services were held 2
p.m. Saturday at Aderhold Fu-
neral Home Chapel in West, with
the Rev. John Crowder officiat-
ing. Burial followed at Oakwood
Cemetery in Waco. The family
received visitors from 6 p.m. to 8
p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Purifoy was born Decem-
ber 6,1924 in Waco, the daughter
of E.B. and Freddie Denison. She
graduated from Waco High School
in 1941. She married Elmer
Albritton Purifoy on February 12,
1972 in West. She worked for the
Veterans Administration Regional
Office Finance Department in
Waco from 1966 until her retire-
ment in 1982. She and Elmer owned and operated the "What's It
Shop," a consignment shop in West. She loved crocheting and
watching baseball. She was a faithful member of the First Baptist
Church in West.
She is preceded in death by a stepson, Elmer Leo "Chuck"
Purifoy, who died March 28, 1996.
She is survived by her husband, Elmer Purifoy of West; two
daughters, Susan Cassidy of Bells and Vinetta Power of Hewitt; one
stepdaughter, Jeraldine Fellbaum of Waco; one brother, Billy Barnes
Denison of Waco; one sister, Bertha Denison Thiele of Waco; nine
grandchildren, Meredith Jones, Melanie Peevey, Kaytlyn Greene,
Samantha Greene, Traci Nichols, Jim Fellbaum, Christina Cassidy,
Tosha Morgan and Miranda Power; three great-grandchildren.
Heather Jones, Tyler Jones and Cody Nichols and many nieces and
nephews.
Pallbearers were Troy Swaner, Fred Swaner, Dennis Thiele,
Curtis Thiele, Neal Crow and Tom Cassidy.
Memorials may be made to the charity of your choice.
Aderhold Funeral Home in West was in charge of arrangements.
Willie Ray Mikeska
Willie Ray Mikeska, age 64 of Grand Prairie, passed away
November 29, 2000 in Arlington Memorial Hospital in Arlington.
Funeral services were held at Brown's Funeral Home in Grand
Prairie. Burial was at Myrtle Cemetery in Ennis.
Mr. Mikeska was born August 28, 1936 in Abbott. He was a
graduate of Grand Prairie High School and a longtime resident of
Grand Prairie. He was a retired civic transportation driver.
Mr. Mikeska was preceded in death by his parents, Willie E. and
Velma Marek Mikeska.
Survivors include Joann Mikeska of Grand Prairie; four children;
six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; onesister, Helen Lenard
and several nieces and nephews.
Frankie J. Muehlstein
Frankie J. Muehlstein, age 85 of West, passed away Friday
afternoon, December 29, 2000 at his residence.
Rosary was recited 1 p.m. Sunday by Deacon Buddy Shields in St.
Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption in West. Mass of Chris-
tian Burial was celebrated 1:15 p.m. Sunday in St. Mary's Catholic-
Church of the Assumption, with the Rev. Ed Karasek as celebrant.
Burial followed in St. Mary's Cemetery in West. The family received
visitors from 6 p.m. til 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Kotch Funeral Home.
Mr. Muehlstein was born October 16, 1915 in Stamford, Texas.
He grew up in Jones County and attended schools in New Hope. He
moved to Itasca in 1948 and then to the Chatt community in 1953
and had been a resident of West since 1985.
He was a retired farmer and rancher, member of St. Mary's
Catholic Church of the Assumption in West, where he served as an
usher. He was an Honorary Life Member of the Knights of Colum-
bus Council No. 2305 for 59 years, member of K.J.T. Society No. 31
of West and a member ofthe S.P.J.S.T. Lodge No. 66 of Linden Hall.
He was instrumental in starting the Chatt Water Supply and served
as its president for a number of years. He was a member and past
president of the Abbott Farm Bureau and he was a director of the
West Fraternal and was its purchasing agent for a number of years.
He married Elenora Machovsky June 25, 1940 in West. He was
preceded in death by one brother, four sisters and one grandson,
Jeremy Caldwell.
Mr. Muehlstein is survived by his wife, Elenora of West; two sons,
Frankie Muehlstein, Jr. and his wife Barbara of China Spring and
Patrick Muehlstein and his wife Jackie of Longview; four daugh-
ters, Rita Pustejovsky and her husband Erwin of Combine, Mary K.
Marusak and her husband George of Georgetown, Betty Harris of
West and Janice Caldwell and her husband Jerry of Temple; two
brothers, Ed Muehlstein of Hillsboro and Johnny Muehlstein and
his wife Evelyn of West; 17 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews.
Active Pallbearers were Erwin Pustejovsky, Jr., David Muehl-
stein, Kevin Muehlstein, Eric Muehlstein, Jacob Muehlstein and
Ben Bowers.
Memorials may be made to the Scott and White Hospice, 2401 S.
31st Street, Temple, TX 76508 or the St. Mary's Catholic Church
Building Fund.
Kotch Funeral Home in West was in charge of arrangements.
No great artist sees things as they really arc. If he did he would
cease to be an artist.
—Oscar Wilde
West Vol. Ambulance
Association Memorials
In memory of Mary Jansky
by Hattie Kolar and Helen Ko-
cian and family.
In memory of Agnes Dolezal
by Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Dolezal
and Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Jurik.
In memory of George
Blahuta by Gene and Margie
Schutza.
In memory of Mary Alice
Morgan by Freddie and Janice
Kaluza.
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In memory of Joe Holasek
by Mr. and Mrs. George X. Sma-
jstrla, West Fair and Rodeo
Assoc., Bill and Jeanette Karlik,
Ernest and Evelyn Bezdek, Rob-
ert and Nicole Lednicky, Robert
and Carol Mynarcik, Felix My-
nar, Dorothy Polasek, Ray and
Lil Matus, American Legion Post
No. 478, A1 and Dorothy Mar-
chak, Freddie and Janice Kaluza,
David and Evelyn Moon, Mr. and
Mrs. Danny Urbanovsky, Betty
McKinney, K.K. and Donna
Heitmiller, Mr. and Mrs. Terry
Reddell and Ted and Adele
Uptmore.
Czech Educational
Foundation annual
meeting
The Czech Educational Foun-
dation of Texas (CEFT) will hold
its annual membership meeting
on the campus of Texas A&M
University on January 20. The
meeting, scheduled to begin at
10:30 a.m., will be held in Room
110 of the Koldus Building,
across from the Rudder Tower
and near the old G. Rollie White
Coliseum. The meeting is opened
to the public. Visitors as well as
all of the members of the CEFT
are encouraged to attend.
Members of the CEFT are cur-
rently discussing plans for an-
other major project and are ea-
ger to recruit new members who
share their commitment to es-
tablishing Czech-related pro-
grams in Texas institutions of
higher learning. Membership
information and additional in-
formation about the January 20
meeting may be obtained from
President Marvin Marek, 2802
Camelot, Missouri City, TX
77459, telephone 281-499-2249;
fax 281-403-9665;
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West EMS Building Fund
Memorials
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In memory of Mary Alice
Morgan by Emil and Pearl
Fridel, Betty McKinney, Jonnie
Payne, Robby and Carla Payne,
Milton C. Morgan, Nita and
Freddy Gerik, Dorothy Polasek,
Evelyn and David Moon, Louise
Sparks, Tom and Carol Sandifer,
Ted and Adele Uptmore, George
and Joyce Chapman, Faye
Gorgas and family, Charles and
Rose Kubacak, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Armstrong, FBC Good
Samaritan SS Class, Martha and
Johnny Adams, Jack Felts' SS
Class, Dorothy Stallings, Mr. and
Mrs. Frederick Renze and Mr.
and Mrs. Gerry Peoples.
In memory of Sophie Pavlas
by Martha Beseda, Charlie and
Lil Pavlas, Floyd and Doris
Horton, Lillian Urbanovsky, Ri-
chard Hlavenka and Frank
Nemec.
In memory of Ed Matus by
Johanna Wade, Wilbern Matus,
Don and Joyce Durham, Henri-
etta A. Barton, Mr. and Mrs.
Tom C. Scharnberg, Richard and
Annie Hlavenka and Mr. and
Mrs. Theodore Talbot.
In memory of Monk Willard
by Richard and Annie Hlavenka.
In memory of Alice Marie
Nemec by William and Chris-
tine Grellhesl.
In memory of Frankie Mue-
hlstein by Christine Matus and
George and Anna Louise Kaska.
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West Kiwanis
Scholarship Fund
Waco Humane Animal
Shelter Memorials
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In memory of Mary Alice
Morgan by Georgia Lyons and
family, Doug and Clara Carter,
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Reddell,
Henrietta Barton, Cecil and
Dianne Friend, Mr. and Mrs.
William Girard, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Girard, Arthur and Marge
Deiterman, Mike Mynarcik and
Cynthia Hannes and family.
MONUMENTS
Let me help you select a monument
for your loved ones. Contact Ms.
Arnold Kotrla, 1014 N. Reagan, West.
Phone 826-5817.
In memory of Joe Holasek
by Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Hlavaty
and anonymous.
Thank You
To all of you who joined
us in celebration of life in a
Memorial Mass for Eliza-
beth Jezek and to all for the
flowers, food and spiritual
bouquets.
Thank you and many
blessings.
Rita Jezek
Susan Jones
and family
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AUSTIN - Texas Comptroller
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nounced that parents and grand-
parents can enroll children in
the Texas Tomorrow Fund, the
state's prfepaid college tuition
program, from now until May
25, 2001.
"For just a little bit of money
each month, the Texas Tomor-
row Fund locks your child's col-
lege tuition and required fees at
today's prices, and the State of
Texas guarantees they will be
paid when your child is ready for
college, no matter how much
costs soar in the future," Comp-
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The Texas Tomorrow Fund is
now in its sixth annual enroll-
ment period. To date, the Fund
has enrolled 100,000 children
and the program's investment
assets are valued at $625 mil-
lion.
The Texas Tomorrow Fund
allows parents to prepay for up
to five years at a Texas public or
private university, two years at
a community college, or two years
at a community college plus two
years at a senior college. Tuition
benefits can also be transferred
to an out-of-state university.
Texas Tomorrow Fund payments
may be made in a lump sum or in
annual or monthly installments.
During the current enrollment
period, it will cost $14,759 to
prepay tuition and required fees
for four years at a Texas public
university. Parents of a newborn
can pay as little as $129 per
month until the child graduated
from high school. Parents of a
kindergartner will pay $159 per
month.
"Fourteen-thousand dollars is
a lot of money, but it will be a
real bargain 13 years from now,
when the cost of a college educa-
tion for today's kindergartner is
expected to reach $39,338, or 19
years from now, when it will cost
$62,425 for today's newborn to
earn a college degree at a Texas
public university, if current cost
trends continue," Comptroller
Rylander said.
The Texas Tomorrow Fund
pays for college tuition and the
required fees that every student
must pay when they enroll in a
college or university. The Texas
Tomorrow Fund does not cover
other college expenses such as
room and board, books and fees
associated with particular
courses, such as lab fees.
For more information go to
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site at www.texastomorrowfund.
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(4723).
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Exhaust System Inspection —
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Service Techs —Gary (A.S.E. certified)
& Bradley (TSTC Schooled)
Card of Thanks
We wish to take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks
and appreciation to all our relatives and friends for their prayers
and expressions of sympathy shown at the loss of our father,
grandfather and great-grandfather,
Joe O. Hynek
who passed away December 4, 2000.
Special thanks to Kotch Funeral Home, Father Henry Petter of
Plano, Father Jerry Ryan and Father Ron Scheible of Abbott for
their participation in the Last Rites, Funeral Mass and the Rosary.
Thank you to all those who attended the funeral or stopped by
the funeral home and to those who sent memorials, flowers, food
and cards.
May God bless each of you.
Carolyn and Bill Dvoracek
Mary and Ray Lenart
Frank Jelen - son-in-law
Grandchildren and great-grandchildren
In Loving Memory of
Ray Barton, Sr.
4-23-29 1-6-99
It is two years since you left this world
to a better home, into a better state. No
more pain or worries.
I lost all my dreams and I cherish the
good times we had, especially dancing.
Though I can't see you, I feel your
presence with me everyday.
I miss you everyday and until we meet
again. You were my one and only and
you always will be.
Pray for us.
We love and miss you,
Henrietta, children and
grandchildren
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