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feAGK IA* POLK COUNTY ENTERPRISE, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11,2005
Preventing wildfires critical
to hurricane relief effort
LUFKIN •• Even u Are response
resources have been called upon to
assist with hurricane relief efforts,
both in Texas and out of state, the
threat of wildfires has risen to criti-
cal levels in many regions of the
state. The Texas Forest Service
says increased public cooperation
in preventing wildfires is needed to
avoid dangerous wildfires and per-
mit maximum assistance to those
who have suffered incalculable
losses from Hurricane Katrina.
"The Texas Forest Service has
made a significant response to the
hurricane relief effort in Louisiana,
and our agency is also involved
here in Texas in assisting with
evacuees in several locations," said
Bobby Young, associate director
for resource protection with the
Texas Forest Service. He added
that volunteer firefighting organiza-
tions in many areas are also in-
volved in relief efforts.
•This commitment of resources
to hurricane response comes at a
time when fire danger and wildfire
occurrence in a very large part of
north, northeast, east, central and
SCHOOL MENUS
LIVINGSTON SCHOOLS
Mmday, Stpl. 12
BBQ MUHge, teuoned pinto beans, roll,
fruit, milk.
TetMlay, Sept. 13
Popcorn chicken with dipping sauce,
tossed salad with dressing, steamed broccoli
with cheese sauce, roll, fruit crisp, milk.
Wednesday, Sept. 14
Pcppcroni pizza, garden fresh salad with
dressing, peach halves, fried okra pieces,
milk.
Thursday, Sept. 15
Chicken quesadilla, carrot and celery
sticks with dip, fresh fruit cup, cinnamon
crispics, milk.
Friday, Sepl. 16
Hamburger or cheeseburger on bun or
chef salad with crackers, burger salad,
oven-fried potatoes, frozen juice bar, milk.
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' ONALASKA SCHOOLS
Monday, Sept. 12
Comdogs, cheesy green beans, orange-
glazed carrots, mustard, catsup, milk.
Tuesday, Sept. 13
4 | Meat loaf, catsup, brown rice, mixed
; vegetables, roll, milk.
Wednesday, Sepl. 14
| Pork rib BBQ sub, baked beans, apple-
tsaucc, brownies, milk.
Thursday, Sept. 15
Baked ham, broccoli, cheese and rice
^casserole, pinto beans, combrcad, milk.
Friday, Sept. 16
Chicken patty sandwich, curly fries,
green beans, cookie, salad dressing, catsup,
milk.
GOODRICH SCHOOLS
Monday, Sept. 12
Beef macaroni or steak fingers, salad,
com, roll, cake, milk or juice,
Tuesday, Sepl. 13
BBQ chicken or BBQ sandwich, potato
salad, pinto beans, combread, cobbler, milk
or juice.
Wednesday, Sepl. 14
Beef itroganoff or pizza, salad, fried
okn, garlic broad, Julio, milk or Juice,
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Pizu, salad, com on the cob, Ihilt, milk.
Wednesday, Sept. 14
Burritwi with chili and cheeie, salad,
OBITUARIES
south Texas are at or near the criti-
cal stage," said Young. "Texans
can help each other and those in
our neighboring states who have
suffered devastating losses by pre-
venting accidental wildfires which
could divert needed resources from
recovery efforts "
The Texas Forest Service asks
that everyone do their part to help
keep accidental fires from occur-
ring. The start of dove hunting sea-
son and early preparations for the
upcoming deer hunting seasons
increase the potential for accidental
fires.
Young suggested that outdoor
burning be postponed in high haz-
ard areas and that hunters be ex-
tremely careful with disposal of
smoking materials and avoid park-
ing or driving through areas of tall,
dry grass.
“Wildfire prevention is good
practice all the time, but now it has
an extremely valuable secondary
benefit of freeing up resources to
aid those who have suffered so
much from the ravages of Hurri-
cane Katrina," Young stated.
Melissa Lee Swilley
Billie 'Dean' Watson Moore
LIVINGSTON - Melissa Lee
Swilley, 95, of Livingston died on
Friday, Sept. 9, 2005, in
Livingston.
Funeral services will be held at 4
p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, in the
Cochran Funeral Home Chapel.
Interment will be in Jones Prairie
Cemetery in Leggett
A full obituary will he published
in Thursday’s Polk County enter-
prise.
Russell Bethel Smith Jr.
PITTSBURG - A memorial ser-
vice for Russell Bethel Smith Jr.,
83, of Pittsburg was held Saturday,
Sept. 10, 2005, in Pittsburg.
Mr. Smith died Sept. 3 in East
Texas Medical Center in Pittsburg.
He was bom Dec. 18, 1921 in
Humble, the son of Russell Bethel
Smith Sr. and Emma C. Schlobohm
Smith Bentley, both of whom pre-
beans, cake, milk.
Thursday, Sept. 15
BBQ on bun, twice-baked potatoes,
baked beans, fruit, milk.
Friday, Sept. 16
Ham and cheese sandwich, lettuce, to-
mato, pickles, chips, cookies, milk
BIG SANDY SCHOOLS
Monday, Sept. 12
Hot dog, chili, pork and beans, chips,
fruit, milk
Tuesday, Sept. 13
Lasagna, salad, com, bread sticks, fruit,
milk
Wednesday, Sept. 14
Nachos, taco meat, refried beans, Spanish
rice, fruit, milk.
Thursday, Sept. 15
Baked potato, fajita meat, salad, roll,
fruit, cookie, milk
Friday, Sept. 16
Hamburger, salad, cheese, tater tots, pud-
ding, fruit, milk.
CORRIGAN-CAMDEN SCHOOL
Monday, Sepl. 12
Comdogs, pickle spears, corn, peaches,
milk.
Tuesday, Sepl. 13
Chicken and noodles, green beans, car-
rots, jello, combread, milk.
Wednesday, Sept. 14
Steak fingers, creamed potatoes with
gravy, English peas, hot rolls, mixed fruit,
milk.
Thursday, Sept. 15
Chili-cheese dogs, baked tater tots,
ranch-style beans, juice bars, milk.
Friday, Sept. 16
Cheeseburgers, green salad, Rice Krispie
treats, fries, milk.
CHESTER SCHOOLS
Monday, Sept. 12
Macaroni and cheese, grilled chicken,
pinto beans, turnip greens, combread, milk.
Tuesday, Sept. 13
Chicken sandwich, chicken strips, let-
tuce, tomato, picklei, fries, brownies, milk,
Wednesday, Kept, 14
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RUSSELL BETHEL SMITH JR.
... memorial service held
ceded him in death. He was also
preceded in death by one brother,
Lewis Smith and a sister, Ella Gill
Mr. Smith was a lifetime membet
of the GOB Club, served in the
Marines during World War II and
was a retired farmer.
Survivors include Ins wile,
Merna Smith of Pittsburg; two
sons, Timothy and wife Lena Smith
of Shepherd and Danny ami wife
Charlotte Smith of Shepherd; five
daughters, Penny and husband Ellis
Knox of Burke, Va., Peggy and
husband Raul Tagle of Las Vegas,
Nev., Nancy and husband v.a.y
Lowe of Onuluska, Mat
band Bob Campbell o!
and Trinity Hartmann ol l.cggcti,
eight grandchildren; seven gicat
grandchildren; six step-
grandchildren; eight slep-great-
great-grandchildren and brother
James William Henry ami wile
Bobbie Smith of Shreveport, I a
Ernian Smith Eunera! H .. >»a
in charge of arrangements
James Royce Overton II
LIVINGSTON - Graveside ser-
vices for James Royce Overton II,
26, were held Thursday, Sept. 8,
2005, in Farley Chapel Cemetery in
Shepherd, with the Rev. James
Royce Overton and the Rev. Mike
Chapman officiating.
Mr. Overton died Saturday, Sept.
3, at his residence in Cleveland
He was born June 19, 1979 in
Colorado City, the son of James
and Loretta Hambrick Overton.
Survivors include his wife,
Teresa Overton; his father and
stepmother, James Royce and
Mattie Overton of Shepherd;
mother, Loretta Lynn Hambrick of
Nashville, Ga.; son, Anthony Over-
ton of Shepherd; daughter, Madi-
son Dadell; stepson. Fernando
Banegas III of Cleveland; step-
daughter, Omelia Michelle li.mepu-
of Houston; brother, Russell Ovci
ton of Shepherd, hull-brother,
Christopher Overtoil ol Big Spimg.
step-brother, George Millet of
Cleveland; step-sisters, I isa Marie
Miller of Shepherd and Peggy of
Cleveland; grandmother. Fannie
Overton of Big Spring; grandpar-
ents, James Ray and l ave I lam-
brick of May and numerous .units,
uncles, cousins and friends.
Pallbearers were Fernando Bane-
gas III, James Russell Overton.
Justin Intorisano, Michael James
and Tim Nightgrass
Cochran Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
LIVINGSTON - Billie Maudine
“Dean” Watson Moore died at
11 30 p.m. on Sept. 6, 2005.
She was born on June 5, 1928 in
Madisonville to Lemuel Lorece and
Laura Narcissus Ferguson Watson.
Both parents preceded her in death.
She was the last surviving child, as
her brothers, Melvin Leon Watson
and Wilburn Dexter Watson and
her sister, Lillie Louise Watson
Collier Holden, also preceded her
in death. Also preceding her was
her half-brother, Billie Charlie Hill.
She also had a half-sister, Bonnie
Louise Hill/Reid. Grandparents,
George Washington Watson and
Rosetta Casey Watson, Charles
l erguson and Texas Ferguson also
preceded her in death.
She grew up as a share croppers’
and sawmill worker child, moving
from place to place in the Depres-
sion years. As a small child, she
contracted polio and stayed in what
is now UTMB Hospital in Galves-
ton for nearly four years. This only
caused her to be a strong fighter for
ail the years to come as she fought
one illness after another; she was
truly a survivor.
She married J.D. Moore and
reared four children, three boys and
a girl: James Richard Moore
(spouse Wilma Moore), Carolynn
Moore Hand (spouse James Ken-
neth Hand), Jackie Glenn Moore
and David Earl Moore (spouse
Patsy Kalas Moore). She had five
grandchildren and numerous great-
grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
She worked for many years in the
service industry. She owned Deans
Donut Shop for many years, buying
it from Vions. The donut shop was
written up in Texas Magazine as
the best donut shop in Texas. She
also was in the VFW Women’s
Auxiliary for many years until her
health failed. All of her sons served
in v arious branches of the military.
She was an avid reader and
would “read anything she could get
her hands on.” She was also known
as someone who loved to be around
people. When she was no longer
able to attend church on a regular
basis, she and others living in her
apartment complex and surround-
ing homes would usually meet in
her apartment and hold their own
Bible readings and singing. She
was baptized as a young child in
what she called one of the coldest
creeks they could find. She was
known as someone who never tor-
got her religious beliefs and on
joyed special times with friends in
Bible study. She also grew beauti-
ful roses and many flowers around
her home and apartment that others
couldn’t get to grow from "that
black mud" surrounding her apart-
ment. She was also known as i
very independent person, not one to
feel sorry for herself
Funeral services were held Fri-
day, Sept. 9, in the Pace Funeral
Home Chapel, with the Rev Mill
Campbell officiating. Burial fol-
lowed in Peebles Cemetery
Donations or memorials may be
made to the Bethel Baptist Church
Library Fund to encourage leading
by all ages of any religious content
Herman Pierce Collier Jr
LIVINGSTON - Funeral ser-
vices for Herman Pierce Collier Jr.,
68, of Livingston were held Sun-
day, Sept. 3, 2005, at Pace Funeral
r'Home, with the Rev. Ted Buxton of
Goodrich First Apostolic Church
officiating. Interment followed in
Oates Cemetery.
Mr. Collier died Aug. 31 in Me-
morial Health System of East
Texas in Lufkin.
He was bom Oct. 4, 1936 in
Houston, the son of Herman Pierce
Collier Sr, and Trudie Smith Col-
lier. He was preceded iti death by
bis father and one brother, George
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in Houston 11 pfs of his adult
life: After retiring front Amteo
Steel on the ship channel, he and
hli wife moved to Llvingaton In
1984, where he worked for over 20
years for Thomas Supply. Mr. Col-
lier was an avid gardener and loved
to share produce from his garden.
Survivors include his mother,
Trudie Smith Collier of Livingston;
his wife of 45 years. Gwendolyn
Conner Collier of Livingston; two
daughters, Gwen Darlene Rush and
husband "Jim” of Dove Canyon,
Calif, and Janis Regina Hollie of
Livingston; four grandchildren,
Kelly Annette Rush, Jason Alexan-
der Rush, Leslie Taylor llollic and
Jessica Leigh Hollie; three sisters,
Trudie Leighnae Hubert and hus-
band Robert L. Hubert Sr. ol
Livingston, Katherine Jeanette
Shinn and husband Ronald ol F an
bury, Neb. and Barbara Lynn Col
list df LiVihgston and numerous
Hiller rtiUtiVbs and ITieiitls
Pallbearers were Claude I lioitliB.
JilftUS Hi-blit; Billy Mcl’ike. ft.
Lp Htfotfrt Jr., Shannon Bass and
Afftdlt Hubtfrt.
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Don't grieve fur me, for now I'm fn ■< v
I'm following the path God laid lor me
I look his hand when I heard him. i all;
I turned my back, and left it all.
I could not stay another day;
To laugh, to love, to work or play.
Task left undone must stay that m/i,
I found that peace at the close ol da \
If my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembering joy,
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss;
Oh yes, these things I too shall miss
Be not burdened with times of sorrow:
My life's been full; I've savored much.
Many things enriched my life:
Good friends, good times, a loved one s
touch,
Perhaps my time seemed ail too brief
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief
Lift up your hearts and share with me:
God wanted me now, he set me free
indy departed September 5,
/ 2005 in Galveston. Texas.
\ , She is survived bv parents. E.
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MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
LIVINGSTON
Eating Disorders
By
Raymond Luna, M.D.
Board Certified in Family Practice
Anorexia nervosa is refusal lo
eat and can lead to extreme loss ol
weight, hormonal disturbances and
death. Bulimia nervosa is binge eat-
ing that is followed bv self-induced
, vomiting. Botli are primarily illness-
es of adolescent girls and the causes
are unknown. Gills with anorexia
nervosa tend to come From I .uni
lies that frequently think and talk
about the "right" amounts or kinds
of tilings to eat. and girls may use
their refusal to eat as a tool to mi -
nipulate their parents, turning each
meal time into a battle. Sometimes
an emotionally insecure girl will
overhear a casual comment that she
is too fat and decide she must lose
weight to be popular Even if she be-
comes emaciated, she still sees Iter-
self as overweight. Also, she often
exercises, cxccssiv ely.
Anorexia nervosa usual lx starts
with normal dieting to lose weight,
hut the girl then eats less even day.
The less she eats, the less site wants
to eat. Sometimes, however, site
may go on hinges, in u Itich site con-
sumes lurge quantities of a particular
food and then makes herself vomit.
She may also use large quantities of
laxatives on a regular basis. If this
binge-purge pattern is dominant, the
condition is called bulimia nervosa,
i o counter family pressure, she may
take food and throw it away, claim-
i no she has eaten it. When her weight
dri w to about 26 lbs. below normal,
she may stop having periods and her
body will grow line, baby-like hair
in an attempt to keep itself warm.
A girl who has anorexia nervosa
is often abnormally energetic. She
may cook large meals for others
while starving herself, and she will
insist that she feels line. But her skin
may begin to look sallow, waxy and
thin and site will eventually become
very obviously ill. In later stages
ol anorexia nervosa, she may lapse
into severe depressive illcss.
The number of cases of anorexia
nervosa and bulimia nervosa have
risen in the past 20 years. Many
teenagers go through a temporary
phase of excessive dieting, but
only a minority develop anorexia
nerv osa. Of those who develop the
disease, up to 15 percent die. Death
results from starvation, from infec-
tions caused by poor nutrition, from
dehydration caused by overuse of
laxatives, or from suicide because
of depression.
If your adolescent daughter lias
an unrealistic image of herself as
being too fat and seems to be diet
ing excessively, lake her to see youi
physician immediately. Effective
treatment of these conditions be-
comes increasingly difficult as they
progress. If her condition is diag-
nosed as anorexia nervosa or buli-
mia nervosa, your physician may ar
range for immediate hospitali/ation
and evaluation by a psychiatrist
Even in the early stages, anorexia
nervosa or bulimia nervosa is besi
treated in a hospital by a team of
physicians, nurses, social workers
and dietitians who are experienced
in treating these conditions. Youi
physician can discuss the illness
with y ou and your daughter and help
her to accept a suitable weight. Your
physician and your daughter will
then agree on the ty pe of diet she
should cat in order to gain weight at
a healthy rate. ’.<■
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