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Martha Sue Amonett Darter
SHERMAN -- Graveside services for Martha Sue Amonett Darter, 77, of Sherman, who died Tuesday, June 22, 2004 after a lengthy illness, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 25 at West Hill Cemetery. Reverend Randy Reddell of Central Christian Church will officiate.
Arrangements are under the direction of Dannel Funeral Home.
Mrs. Darter (Sue) was born September 9, 1926 in Van Alstyne, Texas, the daughter of Johnny Bob and Alice Ayers Amonett. She was a 1944 graduate of Sherman High School. After high school she worked at JC Penney Co. On December 20, 1947 she married Harry H. (Pete) Darter in Van Alstyne, Texas. She was a lifetime member of the Sherman Ex-Students Association.
Surviving is her son, John A. Darter and wife, Leslie; two grandchildren, James B. and Beth Darter; her sister, Margaret Ann Starnes; sister-in-law, Mary Lou Lueb; and many loving nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Pete Darter; and three brothers, Ben, Billy Bob and Jerry.
Sue and Pete lived in Sherman for most of their life, but while he was the sales manager for McGraw Edison they lived in Marietta, Georgia, Charlotte, North Carolina and in Wisconsin twice. They retired back to Sherman in 1978, where Sue worked for the M Bank Corp. After retirement she was happy just being a homemaker. She was a member of the Central Christian Church.
The family will be at 3303 Cobblestone in Sherman.
Pallbearers will be Dean Emerson, Paul Lueb, Lornard Revill, Bill Starnes, James Darter, Jason Lueb, Brian Lueb and Mike Amonett.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Central Christian Church, 401 S. Travis St., Sherman, Texas 75090 or Alzheimer's Association of Greater Dallas, 7610 N. Stemmons Frwy., Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75247-9952.
Evelyn Peggy Blue
TISHOMINGO, Okla. -- Evelyn Peggy Blue, age 82, formerly of Sherman, Texas died Tuesday, June 22, 2004, at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Tishomingo, Okla.
Funeral Services will be held at Clark Funeral Home in Tishomingo, Okla. at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 24, 2004, with Rev. Kenneth McCarthick officiating. Burial will follow at Condon Grove Cemetery.
Evelyn Blue was born March 30, 1922 in Corpus Christi, Texas, daughter of Everett and Amelia Slosson. She married Curry Blue in November 1941 in Corpus Christi, Texas. He preceded her in death in October 1979.
Evelyn was a loving mother of 16 children, 22 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren. She will be dearly missed by all her loved ones.
Pallbearers will be son, Perry Blue; grandsons, Clifton and Kevin Anderson, Craig, Randy and Brandon Blue and honorary pallbearers, Phillip and Christopher Blue.
She is survived by daughters, Nancy Anderson and husband, Morris Anderson, Anna Moran and husband, Richard Moran, both of Sherman, Texas and Louise Blue of Tishomingo, Okla.; sons, Johnny, Norman, Ricky, Lester, Todd, Rodney, Perry, Darrell and Billy Blue, all of Tishomingo, Okla., Pip Blue and wife, Brenda of Milburn, Okla. and Stoney Blue of Sherman.
She was preceded in death by her sons, Everett and Randy Blue of Tishomingo, Okla.
The family will be at Clark Funeral Home from 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday.
Walter Carrol Jones
DENISON -- Walter Carrol Jones, age 79, passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2004 after a lengthy struggle with cancer.
Mr. Jones was born on July 20, 1924 in Roscoe, Texas to James Dewey and Iva (Harbor) Jones. Walter was married to Mary Imogene Mathews for 45 years. After serving in the Navy during World War II, he worked in Sweetwater, Roscoe, Odessa, Kermit and Bowie in the construction and oil field business. He helped in the creation of the food service at Dallas Christian College and his son's Bar B Que business.
Mr. Jones is survived by his sons, Donald Jones and wife, Ruth Ann of Grapevine, Texas; Dr. David Jones and wife, Marjory of Davis, California, James Jones and wife, Earlene of Denison, Texas, Jerry Jones of Pottsboro, Texas, Jeff Jones and wife, Deborah of Denver, Colorado and James Paul Jones II and wife, Tammy of Rio Vista, Texas; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 25, 2004 at Roscoe Cemetery in Roscoe, Texas with Donald Jones officiating. Family visitation will be held at Fisher Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 23, 2004 and Friday morning graveside from 9 to 10 a.m. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Arrangements are under the direction of Fisher Funeral Home, located at 604 W. Main St., Denison.
Clyde E. Thrasher
GAINESVILLE, Ga. -- Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Little-Davenport Funeral Home for Clyde E. Thrasher, 84, of Gainesville, Ga. He died Saturday, June 19, 2004, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center's Lanier Park Hospital.
Dr. T. Richard Davis will officiate. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Gean Thrasher; daughters, Gayalena Thrasher of Oklahoma City, Joanne Olin of Gainesville, Ga. and Judy Dunn of Dallas; son, Clyde Edwin Thrasher of Silver Springs, Fla.; eight grandchildren and a number of great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Disabled American Veterans Memorial Program, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, Ohio 45250-0301.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Laura Bennett
FARMERSVILLE -- Services for Laura Bolin Bennett, 88-year-old Farmersville resident, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Hurst's Fielder-Baker Chapel in Farmersville. She died Monday, June 21, 2004, at North Central Medical Center in McKinney.
Officiating will be the Rev. Billy Harris and the Rev. Jesse Simon. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Greenwood Cemetery on West University Drive in Fort Worth.
Surviving are her daughters, Jean McCloud of Farmersville, Bonnie Peterson of McKinney, Lorene Temple of Detroit, Mich. and Helen Armstrong of Monroe, La.; 25 grandchildren and a number of great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
The family will be at the funeral chapel from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Geraldine Tatum
SILO, Okla. -- Geraldine Benedict Tatum, age 80, died Monday, June 21, 2004, at her home in Silo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Silo Baptist Church with Dale Watkins officiating. Burial will be at Restland Cemetery in Silo.
Surviving are her son, Kindel Tatum of Woodland, Calif.; daughter, Geralyn Watkins of Silo; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Coffey-Murray Funeral Home in Durant has charge of arrangements.
The family will receive friends at the daughter's home, 2443 Silo Road, from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. However, friends are welcome anytime.
Fernando Hernandez
SHERMAN -- Fernando Hernandez, infant son of Bruno and Ninfa Hernandez of Sherman, was born and passed away on Monday, June 21, 2004, at Medical City Hospital in Dallas. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
Deacon Tomas Avila of the church will officiate.
Fernando is survived by his parents; and a sister, Valerie Hernandez of Sherman.
Arrangements are under the direction of Waldo Funeral Home.
Kermit Benninghoven
SHERMAN -- Services are pending with Waldo Funeral Home for Kermit M. Benninghoven, 63, who died Tuesday, June 22, 2004 at Sherman Health Care Center.
Oleta Carry
BONHAM -- Funeral services are pending with Wise Funeral Home for Oleta Carry, age 92, of Ector who passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2004 in Sherman.
Mary Elizabeth Blanton
`Together again' HENDRIX, Okla. - Mary Elizabeth Blanton, age 85, of Hendrix passed away Friday, Dec. 10, 2004, at Medical Center of Southeastern Oklahoma in Durant.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18 in the Carrie White Chapel at Angelic Mortuary in Sherman with the Rev. Ramono Garcia officiating. Burial will follow at Bloomfield Cemetery in Hendrix.
Mrs. Blanton was born on Dec. 22, 1918, in Hendrix, Okla., daughter of Willie and Indiana Jefflo. She attended Booker T. Washington School in Hendrix, Okla. She married Gus Blanton on Feb. 20, 1938, in Hendrix. He preceded her in death on Feb. 18, 2004.
She was a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Hendrix, Okla.
Surviving are her sons, Junior Ray Blanton of Hendrix and Jerry Blanton of Denison; daughters, Christine Favors of Denison and Lorene Fields and Mary Lou Love, both of Hendrix; and a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
The family will be at the funeral chapel from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday.
David Ray Seeley
DAVID RAY SEELEY, passed away Sunday December 19, 2004. He was born to Sarah Jane and Ray Seeley on June 30, 1937 in Cottonwood, Okla. He grew up in Durant, Okla. and attended Durant High School where he played basketball and was on the track team.
After graduation, he attended Southeastern State College for two years and transferred to Oklahoma University where he received his BA in Architecture. It was in Norman, Okla., during his years at OU that his son was born and he became a father for the first time. He then moved his family to Clovis, N.M. where he worked as a draftsman.
Shortly thereafter he move to Dallas where his daughter was born. He settled in Richardson, a suburb of Dallas, for the next 40 years. His first position as an Architect in Dallas was for the firm of Broad & Nelson where he worked on projects such as the Mercantile Bank. He also worked for Harwood K. Smith and other firms throughout his career. His specialty was Construction Administration, working between the designers and contractors.
He had a way with people, and working to find solutions, which is what this position demanded. Some of his major projects included Dallas Baptist College, Reunion Arena, and the American Airlines Center. He was also involved in the construction of the American Airlines terminal at DFW airport. Some of his projects took him away to places such as Charlotte, N.C. where he worked on a hotel, St. Simons Island, Ga. for a golf course club house, and Edmond, Okla. for their hospital renovation. He also worked on many schools and hospitals in the DFW area.
He was an avid sportsman with a heart for competition. With every sport he pursued he competed and excelled. He enjoyed scuba diving and spear fishing in his early years, competing in Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. This gave way to go-carts where he raced in the Dallas area. From there he moved to motorcycles, riding a sport called Trials. He competed in this sport for more than 25 years. During those years he was a founder of the North Texas Trials Association, a club which hosted many events throughout the North Texas area, including a World Round competition in 1982. It was after this event that he became a diplomat in the North American Trials Council, which is responsible for the organization of national and international events.
His later life was filled with fulfilling a life-long dream of becoming a pilot and flying all over the country. He attended fly-ins at Oshkosh, Wis. yearly and enjoyed small trips to places such as Santa Fe, N.M. so he could eat at his favorite restaurant. He flew to the Bonneville Salt Flats yearly to help his friend Wiltz Wagner and his daughter Belan win numerous land speed records. He even married his second wife in his plane on a very windy day, an adventure the pastor is said he is not likely to repeat.
David loved life, and lived it to its fullest. His love for family and his dedication to them was a testament to his heart and kind spirit. He was also a true friend to many and always looked forward to motorcycle events and meeting with his high school friends every month for lunch.
He had many plans for his retirement years such as traveling and being able to spend more time with his grandchildren whom he adored. His life was tragically cut short and we will all sorely miss him. He was preceded in death by his father Ray N. Seeley, survived by his wife Mary Brown Seeley, his son Myk Sealy!, of Richardson, Texas, daughter Kathy Billings, her husband Richard, and their children, who were the "apple of his eye," Rick, Kyle and Stefani, of McKinney, Texas, and their grandmother Gaylia Seeley, of Bokchito, Okla., his mother Sarah Jane Seeley of Durant, Okla., sisters Gail Hudson, of Dallas, Jane Rember, of Brennen, Wash., and Susan Morrow, of Sherman, niece, Debra Bryant, nephews, John Hudson, Wes Morrow, and Jake Rember, and many great-nieces and nephews, cousins, aunts, and uncles.
Funeral services will be held at the Coffey-Murray Home in Durant, at 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 23. He would be honored with memorials in his name to the charity of your choice.
