“Sir” John Hogue

Funeral services for “Sir” John Hogue, 77, of Andrews were held at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, 2005, in the First Christian Church in Andrews with the Rev. Bob Zap, the Rev. Don Swindle and Larry Mathis officiating.

Burial followed in the Andrews Old Cemetery under the direction of McNett Funeral Home of Andrews.

Mr. Hogue died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, in his residence.

Gladys Eviligian Murray

Gladys Eviligian Murray died Friday, Nov. 11, 2005, in a Midland hospital.

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005, in the Slaters Chapel Cemetery in Nolan County with the Rev. Gary Redwine officiating.

Services will be under the direction of Pipkin Funeral Home of Midland.

Earl A. Davenport

Earl A. Davenport, 72, of Snyder and formerly of Sweetwater, died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005, in his residence.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 18, 2005, in the Faith Lutheran Church with Keith Hills and Randall Satterfield officiating.

Burial will follow in the Sweetwater Cemetery under the direction of Cate-Spencer and Trent Funeral Home of Sweetwater.

Mr. Davenport was born on Oct. 27, 1933, in San Angelo. He married Nelda Mae Rogge on June 13, 1958, in Roscoe, and she preceded him in death on Jan. 3, 1997. He married Carol Hamilton on Jan. 19, 1999, in Lovington, N.M. Mr. Davenport was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Sweetwater. He worked as a lineman for T.U. Electric for many years before retiring.

Survivors include his wife, Carol Davenport of Snyder; one daughter and son-in-law, Michelle and Billy Cook of Gilmer; two step-children, Alan Hamilton of Bangs and Andrea Kight of San Angelo; four grandchildren, Briana Cook, Cheyenne Dale Cook, Danielle Hamilton and Brooke Hamilton; four sisters, Nancy Priest of Abilene, Eva Sellers of Albuquerque, N.M., Claudia Groves of Dallas and Bobbie Ellis of Sweetwater; one brother, Lonnie Davenport of Longview; three half sisters, Jessie Duggan of Dallas, Mary Banks of Keller and Margie Ross of California; and one half brother, J.T. Wilson of Sweetwater.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Nelda Mae Davenport, on Jan. 3, 1997; one daughter, Pamela Jane Nagel, on March 24, 1991; and his parents, Elonzo and Mary Davenport.

Memorials may be made to the Faith Lutheran Church, 1607 Josephine, Sweetwater, TX 79556.

Edward C. Schneider Jr.

Edward C. Schneider Jr., 88, of Roscoe died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005, in the Scott and White Hospital in Temple.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, 2005, in the Roscoe Church of Christ with Phil Collard, Denny Sneed, John Morgan and Lauren Garduno officiating.

Burial will follow in the Roscoe Cemetery under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home.

Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, 2005, in the funeral home in Roscoe.

Mr. Schneider was born to Edward C. and Lena Annie Schneider on Nov. 22, 1917, in Field's Store in Waller County. He married Lemma Tharpe Nichols Schneider on July 17, 1940, in Abilene. Mr. Schneider was an elder of Roscoe Church of Christ for many years. He was a vocational agriculture teacher for 33 years in Roscoe (1947-70) and in Sweetwater (1970-71). He lived in Roscoe since 1946, and was a farmer and rancher. Mr. Schneider also taught school from 1939-40 in Millers View and in Wingate from 1940-45. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army from 1945-46. Mr. Schneider retired from teaching in 1971. He was a member of the Roscoe Lions Club since 1946.

Survivors include three daughters, Denise Sprott and her husband, David, of Belton; Sharon Nault and Edwina Roswell and her husband, Tim, all of Shep; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Lemma Tharpe Nichols Schneider, on Oct. 6, 2005; a brother, William H. Schneider; a grandson, Ross Roswell; and a son-in-law, David Nault.

Teddy Max Gill

Teddy Max Gill, 55, a Star-Telegram employee for the past 20 years, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2005.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 21, 2005, in the Crosier Pearson Mayfield Funeral Home in Burleson.

Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2005, in the Dallas/Ft. Worth National Cemetery in Grand Prairie .

Visitation will be held from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, 2005, in the funeral home.

Teddy was and avid gardener, computer tech and ham radio operator. He was a wonderful husband, father, son, grandpa, brother, son-in-law, brother-in-law and uncle. He will be greatly missed, but he knew the Lord and we will meet again in Heaven.

Survivors include his wife of 36 years, Sandra; sons that he treasured, Craig and his wife, Sarah, and their son Ryan; Chance and his fiance', Tracy; father Tommy Joe Gill; and sister Tracy Wilburn, both of Sweetwater; brother, Terry Gill of El Paso; and many loving family members and friends.

Emogene Gotcher

Emogene Gotcher, 77, of Sweetwater died Friday, Nov. 18, 2005, in her residence.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21, 2005, in the McCoy Chapel of Memories with the Rev. Jimmy Don Bennett officiating.

Burial will follow in the Brookshire Cemetery in Tennyson.

Mrs. Gotcher was born on Dec. 18, 1927, in Snyder. She married Wilburn Gotcher on July 14, 1945, in Snyder. Mrs. Gotcher was a member of the Faith Harvest Pentecostal Church in Sweetwater. She lived in Sweetwater since 1948 and was the housekeeping supervisor at the Holiday Inn and Sundown Motel for several years. Mrs. Gotcher worked at the Village Supermarket in the bakery.

Survivors include one son, Wayne Gotcher of Abilene; four daughters, Deborah Wisdom and her husband, Richard, of Burleson, Carla Gotcher of Amarillo, Elyon Gotcher and her husband, Doug, and Bonita Harris and her husband, Ronald, all of Sweetwater; one step-daughter, Zandra Moore and her husband, Larry, of Texarkana; four sisters, Cleo Keller of Snyder, Juanita Richardson and her husband, Paul, of San Angelo, Lela Warren and her husband, Bubba, of Indonisia, and Sheila Vineyard and her husband, Tommy, of Odessa; three brothers, Arnold Lee Eades and his wife, Mickie, of Opealika, Ala., Calvin Eades and his wife, Joyce, of Houston, and James Warren Eades of San Angelo; 16 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Cleo Eades; her father, June Eades, on Jan. 19, 1973; her step-mother, Opal Eades, on Feb. 15, 2004; her husband, Wilburn Gotcher, on Jan. 10, 1999; and one brother, Dole Eades.

Lura Lee Davis

Lura Lee Davis, 97, of Sweetwater died Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005, in the Midland Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005, in the Cate-Spencer and Trent Funeral Home chapel in Sweetwater with the Rev. Mark Metzger officiating.

Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories.

Mrs. Davis was born on Nov. 10, 1908, in Anson. She married J. Frank Davis on July 19, 1942. Mrs. Davis worked as a school teacher for many years for the Sweetwater ISD. She was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church.

Survivors include one niece, Minnie Mae Stallings of Temple.

She was preceded in death by her husband, J. Frank Davis, on Feb. 5, 1981.

Cecil Carol Woods Sr.

Cecil Carol Woods Sr., 63, of Sweetwater died Friday, Nov. 25, 2005, in his residence.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005, in the McCoy Chapel of Memories in Sweetwater with the Rev. James Baker officiating.

Burial will follow in the Blackwell Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005, in the funeral home.

Mr. Woods was born on April 22, 1942, in Rule, Miss. He married Mary Helen Tucker on Oct. 3, 1985, in Sweetwater. Mr. Woods lived in Sweetwater for the past 28 years, moving here from New Orleans, La. He attended the First Assembly of God Church. Mr. Woods worked for U.S. Gypsum for 30 years, retiring in 1996 after 30 years of service.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Helen Woods of Sweetwater; five children, Cecil Carol Woods II, Edward Ross Woods and Carol Ann Robert, all of Marrero, La., Johnathan Woods of Indianapolis, Ind., and Angela Marie Hunsicker of Cloverdale, Ind.; one stepson, Darrell Hardin of Sweetwater; two brothers, Curtis Woods of Lumberton, Miss., and Jimmy Woods of Slidell, La.; two sisters, Christian Combs of Zachary, La., and Jean Miller of Florence, Miss.; 11 grandchildren, one step-grandchild and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lewis Davis Woods and Lottie May, and a brother, Little Henry.

Lloyd Lewis Neeper

Lloyd Lewis Neeper, 99, died Monday, Nov. 28, 2005, in a Longview nursing home.

Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005, in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Sweetwater with the Rev. Mark Metzger officiating.

Services will be under the direction of Welch Funeral Home of Longview.

The family will receive friends at the graveside at 12:30 p.m.

Mr. Neeper was born on Jan. 23, 1906, in Sandy Springs, now Leola, Ark., as the son of Joe and Lula Williams Neeper, longtime residents and farmers in the Moody Community of Fisher County. The family moved to Fisher County when Lloyd was just a baby. He married Henri Lee Stanford on Jan. 31, 1927, in the parsonage of Highland Heights Methodist Church while that original church was being built. Henri Lee died after 52 years of marriage on June 26, 1979. For many years, both were associated with the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Sweetwater.

On May 8, 1983, Mr. Neeper married Erma Hall Shipley, who passed away on June 30, 2004.

Survivors include a son, Leland and his wife, Ruth, of Longview; a granddaughter, Mary Lee Steele and her husband, Al, of Jackson, Miss.; a grandson, Layne and his wife, Carol, of Morehead, Ky., great-granddaughters, Laura Sessions and Hannah Neeper; great-grandsons, Mark Steele, David Steele and Lowell Neeper; step-daughter, Martha Taylor; and step-grandchildren, Mark and Melissa Taylor; and two Sessions great-great-grandchildren. Mr. Neeper is also survived by one sister, Ruth Gordon of St. Louis, Mo., and one brother, Gene Neeper of Justin.

Two brothers and three sisters preceded him in death.

Marget Edna Parrish

Marget Edna Parrish, 73, died at Nolan Nursing and Rehab on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005, following a courageous battle with Alzheimer's.

She was born on May 14, 1931, in San Angelo. She married Alvin Parrish on Dec. 18, 1947, in Cottonwood.

Edna is survived by her husband, Alvin Parrish; her daughters, Linda Linebaugh of Sweetwater and Melissa Parrish of Ranger; her sons, Allen Parish and his wife, Pat, of Big Spring, and Harold Parrish of Sweetwater; her sisters, Oneta Bell and her husband, David, of Eula, and Effie Jo Sheppard and her husband, Edward, of Odessa. She has 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, William Henry and Marget Ellenard Carrell; her sister, Madlene Slate; and her brothers, Wylie Carrell and Richard Carrell.

Funeral services for Edna Parrish will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005, in the Higginbotham Funeral Home chapel in Cross Plains.

Edna's nephew, Rodney Bell, will officiate the service. Burial will follow in the Cross Plains Cemetery.

Relatives and friends are welcome at Higginbotham Funeral Home in Cross Plains from 5-6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005.

Edna has many friends and family in Big Spring, Cross Plains and Sweetwater. She will be greatly missed. She will live in our hearts forever.

Tammy Lynette Cassady

Tammy Lynette Cassady, 35, of Sweetwater died Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005, in the Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital in Sweetwater.

Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005, in the Sweetwater Cemetery with the Rev. James Thompson officiating.

Services will be under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home of Sweetwater.

Mrs. Cassady was born on Jan. 27, 1970, in Columbia , Tenn. She married Stephen Cassady on Sept. 22, 1986, in Sweetwater. Mrs. Cassady was Pentecostal and lived in Sweetwater most of her life. She worked as a waitress.

Survivors include her husband, Stephen Cassady of Sweetwater; two daughters, Stephanie Elaine Cassady of Sweetwater and Vannette Nichole Cassady of Abilene ; her mother, Vannette Hicks of Abilene ; her grandmother, Norma Parker of Sweetwater; and her father and mother-in-law, John and Odessa Cassady of Sweetwater.

She was preceded in death by her father, Billy Cates.

Hattie Bell Way

Funeral services for Hattie Bell Way , 93, of Whitney, were conducted at 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005, in the Rosser Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Garry Way officiated. Interment followed at Greenacres Memorial Park . The family received visitors before the service, beginning at noon, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005.

Serving as pallbearers were Terry Way , Greg Way , Richard Way , Brandon Way, Lance Gunkel and Jacob Taylor.

Mrs. Way was born on Feb. 9, 1912, in Snyder to John Anthony and Kate Brown Morgan Sr. She passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005 in Whitney.

Mrs. Way is survived by her sons, the Rev. Don Way and wife, Marie, of Cleburne, Mickey Way of Whitney and Dean Way and wife, Marti, of Tucson, Ariz.; one sister, Edith Simmons of Snyder; 14 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 65 years, Andrew J. Way ; her daughter, Joy Gunkel; three brothers and three sisters.

Betty Jean Davisson Ferris

Betty Jean Davisson Ferris was born on May 8, 1921, in Newton , Kansas . Her family soon moved to Pueblo , Colorado , where she was raised. She graduated from the University of Denver with a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in speech and drama. For several years she taught school in Denver and Golden, Colorado , and in Houston , Texas .

She married Bernard Ferris in 1944. They lived in several places -- New York , Holland , Houston , Midland , Roswell , and Denver , moving to Sweetwater in 1998. She enjoyed skiing, needlework, reading, bridge, and traveling to forty - four foreign countries. She belonged to The First United Methodist Church, P.E.O., Anthenaeum, Book Club, and Bridge Club.

She is survived by her husband, Bernie, of 61 years; her daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Bill Johnson, of Sweetwater and their children, Justin of Dallas and Jenny of Lubbock ; her son, Randy, and his wife, Sharily, of Durango , Colorado ; and her sister, LaVora Copley, of Concord , California .

Services in Sweetwater will be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2005, at 11:00 a.m., at The First United Methodist Church with the Reverend Mark Metzger officiating, under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home. Her ashes will be interred in her family plot at the Imperial Gardens in Pueblo , Colorado .

Mildred Mitchell Harris

Mildred Mitchell Harris, 96, of Florence died Friday, Dec. 2, 2005, in Florence.

Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005, in the Sweetwater Cemetery with the Rev. Jim McClung officiating.

Services will be under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home of Sweetwater.

Mrs. Harris was born on July 9, 1909, in Victoria, La. She married Richard Mitchell in 1928 and married Bryant Harris in 1979. Mrs. Harris lived in Garden City for 50 years and was also a resident of Sweetwater. She lived in Florence the past one and one-half years. Mrs. Harris was the music teacher in Garden City and was a member of the First United Methodist Church.

Survivors include two daughters, Mary Alice Pritchard of Joshua and Kay McCorquodale of Florence; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Richard Mitchell, in 1963; and her second husband, Bryant Harris, in 1993.

Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church in Garden City.