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2 Thursday, October 6, 2005
Arthur Robert
Bititer Jr.
Arthur Robert Bitner, Jr., 69,
of Iowa Park, died Saturday, Sep-
tember 24,2005, in Wichita Falls,
Texas. Services were at 1:30 pm
on Wednesday, September 28,
2005, at First United Methodist
Church of Iowa Park with the Rev.
John Kay, pastor, officiating. Ar-
rangements were entrusted to
Dutton Funeral Home.
Mr. Bitner was bom August
12,1936 in Shady Grove, PA, to
Arthur R. and Anna E. (Foreman)
Bitner, Sr. He married Jeanette G.
Stoldt Jones on April 3, 1992, in
Wichita Falls. Mr. Bitner was a
veteran of the US Air Force hav-
ing served four years and retired
from PPG Industries in 1991 as a
foreman. He was a member of
Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Greencastle, PA, and attended
First United Methodist Church of
Iowa Park. He was a former mem-
ber of Wichita County Young
Farmers and had worked for Wal-
! Mart for six years. Mr. Bitner
enjoyed traveling and restoring
antique tractors and cars. He
loved and enjoyed his children
and grandchildren and was a lov-
ing husband, father and grandfa-
ther. He was preceded in death
by his grandparents, Ralph and
Annie Foreman and Robert
Bentley and Avis Bitner.
Survivors include his wife,
Jeanette G. Stoldt Jones Bitner of
Holliday-Dundee United
Methodist Churches 1st Annual
Pumpkin Patch at 1106 East Olive
(Hwy 82) Holliday, TX.
Pumpkins in all shapes and
sizes...For all your needs!!! Prices
start as low as $0.50 and are priced
according to the size of the pumpkin
that you pick out. All proceeds will
go towards general expenses of the
church. Bring your family,
neighbors and friends. Have your
Iowa Park; a son, Kris L. Bitner
of Dallas; two daughters, Karla
and husband Mark Satterfield of
Wichita Falls and Kelly and
Russell Arbuckle of Archer City,
TX; his parents, Arthur R. and
Anna E. Bitner, Sr. of
Waynesboro, PA; two sisters,
Dorothy . E. Boswell of
Waynesboro and Betty L. Bitner
of Greenville, PA; a brother, John
E. Bitner of McConnellsberg, PA;
three granddaughters, Lindsey
and Rachaelann Arbuckle both
of Archer City and Molly
Satterfield of Wichita Falls; a
grandson, Benjamin Satterfield of
Wichita Falls; his mother-in-law,
Maxine Hopp of Sabetha, KS;
and his beloved dog, Coco.
Memorials may be made to
Wichita County Humane Society,
Iowa Park Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment, or to a charity of your
choice.
pick of Indian com, gourds, com
stalks, strawberry com and much,
much more. Hurry the supplies will
not last long!!!!!!!!
Pumpkin Patch Hours
Monday - Saturday
9:00am-8:00pm
Sunday
12:30pm-8:00pm
Open October 2nd through 31st
Kirk Purcell
Kirk Purcell, age 55, of Ar-
cher City, Texas, collapsed while
cycling near Archer City, Texas,
on Saturday afternoon, October
1.2005.
Funeral services were held
at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October
5.2005, at the First United Meth-
odist Church in Archer City, with
Dr. Isaac Butterworth, pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church in
Wichita Falls, Texas, officiating.
A private interment was held in
the Archer City Cemetery under
the direction of Aulds Funeral
Home of Archer City.
Mr. Purcell was bom Sep-
tember 24, 1950, in Big Spring,
Texas. He had lived in Wichita
Falls until his junior high years
when he moved to Alexandria,
Virginia. He graduated in 1968
from Fort Hunt High School in
Fairfax County, Virginia, where he
competed in the state finals in
wrestling, and was awarded the
Outstanding Athlete Award his
senior year. He earned a wres-
tling scholarship to the Univer-
sity of Colorado where he com-
peted for two years at the colle-
giate level. In 1974, he graduated
from the University of Texas.
During his college years, he
helped support himself by bull
riding, bullfighting, and working
as a rodeo clown. In 1977, he
graduated from the Baylor School
ofLaw.
Before beginning his law
practice, he worked as an enter-
tainer in New York City, appear-
ing as the opening act for Kinky
Friedman, by performing as the
character of “Rev. Billy Joe Bob
Sweeney”.
In 1978, he began his law
practice in Fort Worth, but con-
tinued to pursue his interest in
writing and entertaining, and for
many years, hosted “Walk Tall
America Night”, an event at-
tended by rodeo clowns, local
politicians, and friends from all
walks of life. Kirk developed a
successful law practice helping
less fortunate people in the Fort
Worth area. Mr. Purcell later
moved to Houston where he con-
tinued to practice law and earned
a reputation as a skilled mediator.
Kirk pursued a wide range
of mental and physical activities
with a great deal of enthusiasm,
including creative writing, ex-
treme skiing, bicycle racing, and
fly-fishing. He recently decided
to take a break from practicing law
and returned to his family’s roots
in Archer City.
His keen sense of humor
and concern for other people, will
be greatly missed by many friends
and by his two sons, Graham
Campbell Purcell and Garret
Campbell Purcell, both of Hous-
ton; his parents, Graham and
Nancy Purcell of Wichita Falls;
four brothers, Dr. Blaine Purcell
of Tyler, Texas, Blake Purcell, and
his wife Cathy, of St. Petersburg,
Russia, Davis Purcell, and his wife
Jenny, of Fort Worth, Kell Purcell,
and his wife Beverly, of Vail, Colo-
rado; four sisters, Jannie Purcell
Stewart, and husband Jay, of
Lancaster, Texas, Melissa Killmer,
and her husband Bill, of Alexandria,
Virginia, May Lynn Turtletaub, and
her husband Dave, of Dallas, and
Sarah Bell, and her husband Vince,
ofDallas.
He was preceded in death by
his mother, Betty Smith Purcell on
August 27,1995.
The family suggests memo-
rials to the Archer Public Library,
P.O. Box 957, Archer City, Texas
76351.
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