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Sweetwater Reporter
Sunday, September 16, 2012 ■ Page A3
Obituaries
MATTIE E. "SUE" HENLEY
Mattie E. "Sue" Henley, age 69, of Sweetwater, went
to be with Jesus on Sept. 12, 2012, at Hendrick Medical
Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on
Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012, at McCoy
Chapel of Memorieswith Reverend
Wayne Kirk officiating. Interment
will follow at Sweetwater Cemetery
under the direction of McCoy
Funeral Home.
Visitation will be held Friday,
Sept. 14, 2012, from 6-8 p.m. at
McCoy Chapel of Memories.
Henley was born March 29,
1943, in Abilene, Texas. She mar-
ried John H. Henley, Jr., on Aug.
24, 1967, in Abilene. Sue moved
to Sweetwater 45 years and 19
days ago from Abilene. She was
a member of the First Assembly
of God Church. She worked as a
Sales Clerk for Sears and Roebuck
for 10 years and Walls Industries
for seven years. Sue coached and managed the United
Girls Softball League and loved to fish, go camping and
go on cruises. She volunteered with the Ladies Hospital
Auxiliary for many years. She was a much loved aunt
to all her nieces and nephews and was the catalyst that
held thefamily together.
Survivors include her husband, John H. Henley, Jr.,
of Sweetwater; daughter, Cindy Henley of Sweetwater;
sons, William Henley and wife Margie of Shiner, Texas
and John Trace Henley III of Nacogdoches, Texas;
sisters, Betty Jo Sherrell of Abilene, Laverne Staton
of Abilene, Sharon Reeves of Sweetwater and Ann
Thompson of Abilene; brothers, A.W. Underwood, Jr.
and wife Iona of Abilene, and Douglas Underwood of
Abilene; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchil-
dren; and a multitude of nieces, nephews and special
friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, A.W. Sr.
and Isabelle Ayers Underwood; a daughter, Margaret
Elizabeth Henley on April 23, 2010; and two brothers,
Calvin Underwood and Tex Underwood.
Pallbearers will be George Underwood, Charlie
Underwood, Jerry Gortney, Clyde Wagner, Larry
Will man and Roger Lawrence.
Honorary pallbearers will be Clifton Carter and
Charles Boiles.
Memorials may be made to First Assembly of God
Church in Sweetwater, The American Cancer Society or
to one's favorite charity.
MELBA HAND ROGGENBUCK
Bedford — Melba Hand Roggenbuck, 90, formerly
of Sweetwater, died Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, in a
Bedford hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m.
on Sunday, Sept. 16, at Rose Hill Cemetery in Merkel
with Pastor Rhonda Greenwood
officiating, directed by Starbuck
Funeral Home.
Melba was born July 10, 1922 in
Sweetwater to Melvin F. and Leah
(Morris) Hand.Shegraduatedfrom
Sweetwater High School in 1939
and was a Lutheran. Melba mar-
ried Joseph Roggenbuckin 1942
and was married for 20 years. She
lived in Seattle, Washington from
1956 to 1987 and was an admin-
istrative assistant at Fisher Flour
Mi Ms for 20 years. She retired and
moved to Bedford to be closer to
her family.
Survivors include her son, Mel
Roggenbuck of Bedford; four niec-
es, Sherry Vaughn of Hawkins,
Pat Lagrone of Dallas, Kim Linsteader of Rockwall
and Elaine Hyles of Ft. Worth; and two nephews, Joe
Wallace of Stephenvilleand Keith Hand of Keller.
She was preceded in death by her parents; four broth-
ers, Buck, B.F., James and Leroy Hand; and three sis-
ters, Beadie Wallace, Essie Barnes and Carrie McAlroy.
You may view and sign the online guestbook at www.
starbuckfuneralhome.com.
One dog available
for adoption
BY TATIANA
RODRIGUEZ
Managing Editor
Sweetwater Animal
Control currently has one
dog available for adop-
tion.
Available for adoption
is a chihuahua. According
to Sweetwater’s animal
control officer, Don Kite,
animals that are picked up
are kept for a minimum of
three days, but he tries to
keep them from a week to
10 days.
Dogs and cats are avail-
able for adoption for a$15
fee and the cost of get-
ting the pet vaccinated for
rabies.
The pets are required
to have their vaccination
before they leave to their
new homes.
City, continued from Page At
Also regarding the Planning and Zoning Commission,
a public hearing was held toconsider the group's recom-
mendation on assigning a zoning designation of a "K"
Industrial District for the newly annexed area of 53.14
acres at Hopkins Road and Interstate 20, where the new
Love's Truck Stop will be located.
A representative with the company who was at the
meeting, Jennifer Becker, stated that while construc-
tion has already taken place, an opening date has not
officially been stated. More information will be brought
at a later date.
With no other input heard, the commissioners accept-
ed and approved the recommendation of the "K" zone.
Approval was also given for the reappointments of
L.B. Taylor, Terry Blankenship, Joe Marlett and John
McPherson as members of the Board of Adjustments.
All four members are currently active members who
were willing to continue their service, with their new
terms expiring on September 30, 2014.
For those interested in
adopting a pet, call the
Sweetwater Animal Shelter
at 236-6139. If there is no
answer, just leave a mes-
sage and they wi 11 get back
to you the same day or the
next day.
MELBA HAND
ROGGENBUCK
MATTIEE
“SUE’ HENLEY
Sadler visits with Mayor Wortham
Shown (at right) is Paul Sadler, the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate, with Sweetwater Mayor
Greg Wortham. The mayor hosted a "meet and greet" gathering at his office on Wednesday morning, Sept. 12,
to allow citizens to hear where Sadler stands on the issues surrounding this political season.
Photo by Melissa Winslow
Sadler, continued from Page At
He also co-authored the state's education code--
which also dealt with the school finance bills, and pro-
posed one of the largest tax cuts in the state. While in
office, he was honored by Texas Monthly on four occa-
sions on the Ten Best List for his legislative work.
When looking at the two candidates, Sadler said it
was "accomplishments versus nothing". He knows
that the voters will make the ultimate decision; the
decision to go with him will be one of forward prog-
ress. A vote for Cruz would be one for a senator with
no history of public office experience.
Sadler also pointed out that his opponent has
plans to abolish several federal entities, including the
departments of Education, Energy, Commerce, the
TSA (Transportation Security Administration), and
the IRS (Internal Revenue Service).
The Department of Education, noted Sadler, would
be at risk of losing around $6 billion of funding to the
state's public school system, student loan programs
and the early childhood development (Head Start)
program.
The Department of Commerce, which houses the
national weather bureau, would be in jeopardy, while
the energy department--which deals with alternative
energy technology research--would be gone under
what Sadler calls Cruz's "reckless agenda".
Sadler also says he would do his part to protect
Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and not aban-
don senior citizens. During the meet and greet forum,
Sadler spoke on the issue of the Affordable Care Act
and challenged the plans presented by the Republican
presidential ticket, notably from Vice Presidential
nominee Paul Ryan.
One of the biggest factors that Sadler knows will
make an impact on local voters is his support of wind
energy, one of the largest employers of Nolan County.
While he also acknowledges other avenues of energy-
-like oil and gas, coal and nuclear, Sadler says that
there has never been a vote from the area to support
the wind industry, which he would give.
Sadler has past experience in this area, as he has
served as the leader of the multi-state Wind Coalition
and been involved with various companies and the
CREZ (Competitive Renewable Energy Zones) trans-
mission project.
The Democratic nominee also touched the national
debt in the interview as well as in the open forum,
which he says has to be controlled. He pointed out
that thedeficit has been around sincethetime Ronald
Reagan was in office, but was doubled while under the
George W. Bush administration through the two wars
and the Bush Tax Cuts.
The deficit, said Sadler, has to be brought in line
and can move toward that goal by paying off national
debt, which he says he is willing to do. Additional work
would also include putting an end to the Afghan war,
but all efforts to cut the deficit would help to steady
the national credit.
During the "meet and greet", Sadler also discussed
immigration, taxes and the middle class and reiterated
his party's support on wind energy and the extension
of the PTC (Production Tax Credit).
Shown are Karyn and Matthew Carbone with their children, Trystan (6), Elyse (4) and Lyla Grace (22
months). Karyn and Matthew are currently in the process of bringing Family Life Skills to Sweetwater.
FLSS, continued from PageAl
licensing fees to become an official affiliate of Life Skills
International (www.lifeskillsintl.org) and travel costs for
up to four facilitators in Aurora, Colorado to attend a six-
day intensive training just after the new year.
“The training will ensure the facilitators understand
how to lead others through the curriculum and how to
handle the business aspect of running the center as well,”
Carbone said. Dr. Hegstrom developed the program after
dealing with his own family crisis and spending more than
$20,000 on counseling. There has been 20,000 hours in
research put into the development of the program as well
as 36,000 hours with facilitating groups.
Carbone and her husband are in the process of raising
funds and setting up an advisory board. The immediate
goal is to share the program with churches, local agencies
and individuals.
“We are trying to educate the community about what
this program will provide while raising the funds to get it
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For those individuals and businesses wanting to help
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