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7 OBITUARIES Christian Joe Gordin THE GATESVILLE MESSENGER, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1989 PAGE 5-B er, Mrs. C.A. Christian of Waco; Joe W. Gordin, 59, of Gates- Donna Smith June 17, 1977. two sisters, Mrs.

Mike (Karen ville died Dec. 2 in Darnall Survivors include: his wife: of Sue) Smith of Hillsboro and Army Hospital. two daughters, Cheryl Lynn Coryell Mrs. Jo Ann Reynolds of Euless; Services were held Dec. 4 in Johnston of Freeport and Linda two brothers, Charles Christian Scott's Funeral Home Chapel Sue Moran of Corbett, OR: two of Ft.

Worth and Don Christian with Rev. Rex Tilly officiating. sons, Joe Wayne Gordin, Jr. of of Aransas Pass; and two grand- Burial was in the Restland Freeport and Terry Dean Smith children. Cemetery.

of Gatesville; mother, Mrs. Euna Pallbearers at the funeral Born Oct. 27, 1930 in Ken- Gordin of Dallas: one sister, were Terry Arp. Joe Sasse, nell, MO, he graduated from Claudia Boles of Dallas; and Wayne Wallace, Tracy Arp, E.J. high school in Kennett in 1950.

seven grandchildren. Smith, Keith Blanchard, Rodney Following his discharge from Lusk and Royce Blanton. the service, he became employed Pallbearers the funeral Honorary pallbearers were with the IBM Corporation as a were Richard Lewis, Garland James Dixon, Mack Morris. field service representative. He Anglin, Robert 1 Rell, Gaylon Billy Pat Nelson, Alvis Stovall, was recipient of the IBM Simmons, Ronnie Snivley, Curtis Davis, M.D.

Gartman, Quarter Century Award and was Frank Metoyer, Bill Barton, Mike Reynolds, Cris Reynolds, a member of the IBM Quarter Charles Wittmore and Mike Bill Siems and Jason Reeves. Century CLub. He married Fraiy. Mrs. Ada Gatliff Mrs.

Ada (Lizzie) Gatliff, 91, Gatesville died Dec. 1 in Memorial Hospital. Graveside services were held Church The Gatesville Messenger Star-Forum Coryell County Church Directory BETHEL HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH Robert Cavitt, pastor, Hemmeline Cemetery Road. Sunday Sunday School at 10 moming worship at 11 a.m., evening worship at 4:30 p.m. BETHLEHEM BAPTIST CHURCH Carl Oliver, pastor.

Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m. CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH Dale Shirley, pastor, Hwy. 84 FM 116. Sunday Bible study at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 evening worship at 6:30 p.m. COLD SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH Floyd G.

Peltier, pastor. Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m. CORYELL VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH FM 929 Sunday Bible Study at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m. EASTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH Jim Perkins, pastor, 2518 East Main. Sunday Sunday School at 9:45 a.m., morning worship at 10:50 a.m., evening worship at p.m.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF EVANT Gordon J. Malkowski, pastor, Live Oak St. Memory Ln. Sunday Sunday School at 9:45 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m., evening worship at 7 p.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF FLAT Mark Kemp, pastor.

Sunday Sunday School at 9:45, morning worship at 11 a.m., evening worship at 6:30 p.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF GATESVILLE Dr. Jay C. Riley, pastor, 912 Main Sunday Sunday School at 9:45 a.m., moming worship at 11 a.m., evening worship at 6:30 p.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF OGLESBY Donald Valenta, pastor.

Sunday Bible Study at 9:45 a.m., morning worship al 10:50 a.m., evening worship at 7 p.m. FRIENDSHIP PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH Richard Martin, pastor, Hwy. 84 East, Mountain Community. GATEWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Don Sadler, pastor, Hwy. 36 Bast.

Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m., evening worship 6:30 p.m. HAY VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH Keith Dyer, pastor, Hwy. 36 North. Sunday Sunday School at 10:30 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m. IRELAND BAPTIST CHURCH Thomas J.

Emmons, pastor. Sunday Morning worship pat 10 a.m. JONESBORO BAPTIST CHURCH Jerry Minchew, pastor. Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m., discipleship training at 6 p.m., evening worship at p.m. KING BAPTIST CHURCH Gary L.

Paxton, pastor. Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m., evening worship at 7 p.m. LEVITA BAPTIST CHURCH John Ditty, pastor. Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m., evening worship at 5:30 p.m. LIBERTY BAPTIST CHURCH B.E.

Latham, pastor, 12 Miles North. Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m. every week, moming worship at 11 a.m. each 2nd and 4th Sunday. LIVE OAK BAPTIST CHURCH Dr.

Truman Turk, pastor, FM 107. Sunday Sunday School at 9:45 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m., evening worship at 6:30 p.m. MOUND I BAPTIST CHURCH Walter Rose, pastor. Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m. MOUNTAIN BAPTIST CHURCH W.

Garland Baker, pastor, Hwy. 84 East, South Mountain, Sunday Sunday School at 9:45 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m., evening worship at 7 p.m. OSAGE BAPTIST CHURCH Samuel Crosby, pastor. Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m. PEARL BAPTIST CHURCH Bill Campbell, pastor.

Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m. evening worship at 6 p.m. PECAN GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH Dr. Douglas Johnson, pastor. Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m., evening worship at 6:30 p.m.

PIDCOKE BAPTIST CHURCH Hollis C. Yeilding, pastor. Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., worship service 'at 11 a.m. PURMELA FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m. BAPTIST (cont.) SWEET HOME BAPTIST CHURCH Rev, W.E.

Clarke, pastor, 511 North 14th. Sunday Sunday School at 9:45 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m. TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH James A. Young, pastor, 1506 West Main. Sunday Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., morning worship at 10:55 a.m., 7 p.m.

TURNERSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH Mike Hallmark, pastor. Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m., evening worship at 6 p.m. WESTVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH Bro. Kenneth Southwell, pastor, Hwy. 84 Wesi, Gatesville.

Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., evening worship at 7 p.m. WHITE HALL BAPTIST CHURCH Doug Shults, pastor, 7 Miles North on FM 215. Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m., evening worship at 6:30 p.m. CATHOLIC OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC CHURCH Msgr. Frank Miller, pastor.

Sunday 9:30 a.m., CCD 10:30 a.m. CHRISTIAN CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GATESVILLE 900 Leon Street. Sunday Morning worship at 10:30 a.m. GRACE ASSEMBLY CHRISTIAN CHURCH E.R. Featherston, pastor, 1408 Waco.

Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m., evening worship at 6:30 p.m. CHURCH OF CHRIST CEDAR RIDGE CHURCH OF CHRIST Deral McWhorter, minister, Osage Road Cedar Ridge Drive. Sunday Morning worship at 10 a.m., evening worship at 4 p.m. EVANT CHURCH OF CHRIST Herman Beauchamp, pastor. Sunday Bible Class at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m., evening at 7 p.m.

GATESVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST Lloyd Hall, minister, 2417 Sunday Bible Class at 9:45 a.m., morning worship at 10:30 a.m., ung worship at 6:30 p.m. PEARL CHURCH OF CHRIST Sunday Morning worship at 10:30 a.m. WEST MAIN CHURCH OF CHRIST Delbert Smith, minister, 202 West Main. Sunday Morning worship at 10:30 a.m., evening worship at 4 p.m. CHURCH OF GOD GATESVILLE CHURCH OF GOD, FAITH OF ABRAHAM 1 Mile North on Hwy.

36. Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m. EPISCOPAL ST. GEORGE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Joe Sheldon, pastor, 3416 East Main. Sunday Morning worship at 8:45 a.m.

LUTHERAN FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH Bob Kamrath, pastor, 1608 West Main. Sunday Sunday School at 8:45 a.m., morning worship at 8:45 a.m. IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH Eamest Hengst, pastor, County Road 168, Copperas Cove. Sunday Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., morning worship at 10:30 a.m. ST.

JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH George Fischer, pastor, FM 929, Coryell City. Sunday Morning worship at 9 a.m., Sunday School at 10:15 a.m. ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH Hwy. 36 and FM 1114, The Grove.

Sunday Sunday School at 9 a.m., morning worship at 10 a.m. Reverend Wayne Pick BEE HOUSE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Dr. G. Dean Coultas, pastor. Sunday Morning worship at 9:30 a.m.

first three Sundays, Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. each 4th and 5th Sunday, at 10:15 a.m. first three Sundays. BETHEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Hubert Crain, pastor. Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., morning worship at 10:45 a.m.

EVANT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Dr. G. Dean Coultas, pastor. Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m. FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF GATESVILLE Lloyd Sansom, pastor, 2700 Main.

Sunday Sunday School at 9:45 a.m., morning worship at 10:50 a.m. evening worship at7 p.m. JONESBORO UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Wesley Jones, pastor. Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., moming worship at 11 a.m. each 1st and 3rd Sunday.

LEVITA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Dr. G. Dean Coultas, pastor. Sunday Sunday School at 9 am. each 4th Sunday, 9:30 a.m.

each 2nd Sunday, morning worship at 10 a.m. each 4th Sunday. OGLESBY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Judith Sands, pastor. Sunday Morning worship at 9:45 a.m., Sunday School at 10:45 a.m. PIDCOKE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Emest De Wald, pastor, Hwy.

116. Sunday Morning worship at 11 a.m. on 2nd and 4th Sundays. PURMELA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Lloyd Sansom, pastor, Hwy. 84 FM 183.

Sunday Morning worship at 9 a.m. Jimmy Jimmy G. Christian, 52, of Palestine died Dec. 2 in Pales- Services were held Dec. 4 in Scott's Funeral Home Chapel Rev.

Rex Tilly officiating. Burial was in the Restland Cemetery. Born Jan. 3, 1937 in Waco, he graduated from Oglesby High School and later attended business school in Waco. He married Vickie Blanchard May 21, 1977.

He and his wife made their home in Gatesville until moving to Palestine May 21, 1977. He had been employed by the state for over 25 years. He was a member and past master of Gatesville Masonic Lodge No. 197 AF AM. He was a member of the Karem Temple Shrine and the First Baptist Church of Gatesville.

An avid fisherman, he was also a member of the Gatesville Bass Club. Survivors include: his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Joe (Culli) Brookshire of Jonesboro; moth- Walter Ayers died Dec. 3 at his residence. Services were held Dec.

the Wilcox Chapel in Lampasas with Minister Reid Schaub officiating. Burial was in the Hillsdale Cemetery near Izora. Born Sept. 20, 1909 near Izora, he was the son of James and Mattie Burns Ayers. He married Lillie Mae Evans January 19, 1929 in Lampasas.

She preceded him in death December 20, 1987. He was a farmer. Survivors include: three daughters, Anna Louise Rice of Copperas Cove, Dorothy Mae Graham of Gatesville and Ruby Lee Miller of Georgetown; one sister, Bessie Meyers Cook of Lampasas; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Walter L. Ayers, 80, of Izora Pauline Russell Mrs.

Pauline Russell, 75, of King died Nov. 29 at King's Daughters Hospital in Temple. Services were held Dec. 1 at King Baptist Church with Rev. Gary L.

Paxton officiating. Buried, was in the King Cemetery. Born' April 4, 1914 in Lone Grove, she was the daughter of the late Boyd and Ida Warden. She was raised and attended school in Lone Grove and in the King community. She was the postmaster of King for many years and was currently employed at Medical Plastics Laboratory in Gatesville.

She had been employed there for 24 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Russell, She was a longtime resident of the King community and member of the' King Baptist Church. Survivors include: one daughter, Mrs. Robert (To Ann) Carothers of Gatesville; two- -sons, Billy Lloyd Russell of Gatesville and Kenneth Russell of White Hall; four grandchildren; and one great Pallbearers at the funeral were Billy Joe Herring, Rhabb Dickie, Charles Williams, Sonny Warden, Lewis Warden, Jerry Dickie and Larry Adams. Honorary pallbearers were Jewell Hitt, Charlie Creacy, J.M.

Caroll and Bob Shoaf. Mrs. Smith Nov. 30 in the Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo. Services were held Dec.

2 in Scott's Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Rolland McLean officiating. Burial was in the Pearl Cemetery. Born Nov. 23, 1932 in Wolfe City, she was the daughter of the late William and Lula Mae Coney. She moved with her parents when a child to San Angelo being raised and attending school there.

She married Albert Gervase Smith in San Angelo July 30, 1950. They made their home in San Angelo, Hewitt and Gatesville moving back to San Angelo July 30, 1982. She was a member of the Southside Church of Christ in Waco and had been employed by the Mars Co. while living in Hewitt. Survivors include: her husband; four daughters, Elaine Brown of Laneville, Vickie Wells of Corpus Christi, Anna Smith of San Angelo and Christine Fisher of Lorena; one son, Albert Lynn Smith of Grand Prairie; one sister, Della Eckert of San Angelo; one brother, Jackey Coney of San Angelo; and six grandchildren.

Mrs. Gervase (Mary Helen) Smith, 57, of San Angelo died Dec. 2 in Ki Cemetery with Rev. Donald Valenta officiating. Born Feb.

17, 1898 on Coryell Creek in Coryell County, she was raised in Coryell County. She married Charles Jesse Gatliff in Brownwood in 1935. They moved to Gatesville in 1985. She was a member of the Cold Springs Baptist Church. Survivors include: her husband; one daughter, Mrs.

Charl Dean Harrington of Oglesby: one sister, Mrs. Dollie Roberson of Farwell; two grandchildren; and one great -grandson. BAPTIST CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST LATTER-DAY SAINTS 206 South 26th Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., sacrament services at 11 a.m. METHODIST MORMON NAZARENE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Harold Carlisle, pastor, Hwy. 36 FM 107.

Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 evening worship at 6 p.m. PENTECOSTAL CALVARY TEMPLE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD James Boling, pastor, 2315 Main Street. Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., moming worship at 11 a.m., evening worship at 6:30 CEDAR GROVE TABERNACLE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH C.L. Terry, pastor, Hwy. 84 East.

7 Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., evening worship at p.m. FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD Paul Evans, pastor, 1412 W. Main. Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m., evening worship at 6 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Donald E.

Grogan, pastor, 1110. Main Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., morning worship at 10:50 a.m. NON-DENOMINATIONAL FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD Paul Evans, pastor, 1412 W. Main Sunday Sunday School at 10 morning worship at evening worship at 6 p.m. LEON JUNCTION COMMUNITY CHURCH Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 a.m., evening worship at 7 p.m.

NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN CENTER Johnny Sally Koester, pastors, FM 215. Sunday Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., morning worship at 10:30 a.m., evening worship at 7 p.m. TURNERSVILLE COMMUNITY CHURCH Joe Cranfill, pastor. Sunday Sunday School at 10 a.m., morning worship at 11 evening worship at 6 p.m. JOHNNY WATKIN'S MEN'S SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS Sunday Meets at 8 a.m.

at Chateau Ville Restaurant. VICTORY PRAISE FELLOWSHIP-AN INTERDENOMINATIONAL CHURCH David Jackson, pastor. Hwy. 36, R. Gates Sunday Morning 10:30 a.m.

The Shooting Gallery Quality Gunsmithing FOXWORTH-GALBRAITH SCOTT WHITE FLEXIBLE HOURS BUILDING MATERIAL CENTER 420 Main 865-8269 CLINIC, GATESVILLE 865-7179 or 1 865-8046 CUSTOM HOMES Medical Plastics Laboratory The National Bank of Gatesville 865-6894 after Anatomical Reproductions Gatesville FDIC 865-2211 BY RONALD PAUL 6 p.m. weekends 865-7221 Member "We Build To Your Specifics Simulators CUSTOM TRAILERS Compliments of the Management Employees of: Portraits, Weddings Commercial NO INCORPORATE! KALYN West Hwy. 84 HEB Studio Luker Open Allen Mon. thru Jane Fit. 8-1 Dodson 4 865-7235 703 Main Street Gatesville Messenger 1508 Gatesville Main Haynes Jewelry CLASS GUARANTY BANK MPACT TRUST CO.

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