The Gatesville Messenger and Star-Forum from Gatesville, Texas • Page 6

Page 6, Wednesday, August 22, 2001, 'Hie Gatesville Messenger Capitol Spotlight By Rep. Sid Miller, 59th District Ruth Taylor Barrow OH Encouraging economic development in rural Texas agricultural issues, and perform an ongoing examination of the state's agricultural policy. Tk 1 nnceosl bills to improve the quality of health Ruth Evelyn Taylor Barrow of Lubbock died Aug. 8 in Lubbock. She was 68.

Memorial services were held Saturday at White Memorial Chapel in Lubbock with the Rev. Keith Wiseman officiating. She was born Aug. 10, 1933, in Mountain Peak to the late Charlie Clay Taylor and Margaret Emmaline Swofford Taylor. She graduated from Midlothian High School and earned a nursing degree from Bee County College.

She was a longtime resident of Alice before moving to San Angelo in 1998. She then moved to Lubbock in December 2000. She was a nurse and was employed by Trinity Lutheran Home in Round Rock for four years and Riverside Healthcare before retiring in 2000. She was a Camp-fire Girls leader and a volunteer for the Austin Public Library. She was a Methodist.

Survivors include three sons, David Barrow of Gatesville, Sammy Barrow of Alice and Danny Barrow of Beeville; three daughters, Peggy Barrow of Gatesville and Gina Lovelle and Mogey Lovelle, both of Lubbock; two brothers, John Taylor of Boerne and Ray Taylor; one sister, Dorothy Bell of Riviera; six grandchildren; and 1 0 great-grandchildren. care in rural Texas. Senate Bui 1 15 creates the Rural Health Foundation, a program designed to bring additional dollars to support health programs in rural areas. The bill Mr. Preston Baize Mr.

Preston Baize, age 96 of Gatesville, died Thursday, August 16, 2001 in a Gatesville nursing home. Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Saturday, August 18, at Gatesville Funeral Home with Deral McWhorter officiating. Burial was in Turners-ville Cemetery. Mr.

Baize was born on October 19, 1904, in Red Rock. Texas, to the late Berta and Ollie Ann Williams Baize. He married Faye Jewell Huskerson on March 7, 1925. After their marriage, they resided in Turn-ersville, moving to Gatesville in 1961 She preceded him in death in May 1997. He worked for 10 years at the Gatesville State School for Boys.

He was a farmer and rancher and loved caring for his livestock. He enjoyed coon hunting, fishing, and playing dominoes at Turnersville, but most of all he loved to sing. He sang all day whereever he was and always had a song book by his chair. He was a member of several quartets and led singing at church and sang at funerals. He and his wife attended singings all over the area and sometimes would combine their singings at their 42 parties.

He was a long-time member of the school board and was a member of the PTA. He was a member of the Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by a son, Refford, in 1970; and two grandchildren, Donna Smith and Joseph Baize. Survivors include daughters, Helen Smith and husband Bill of Gatesville and Mable Ann Hill and husband Tommy of the Pancake comrnu-' nity; sons, Drayphuss Baize of Nacogdoches, Cleddy Baize and wife Nita of Gatesville, Verlon Baize and wife Jeanctte of Gatesville and Bobby Baize and wife Martha of Mart; sister, Ava Culpepper of Pharr; brother, Clayton Baize of Arlington; 20 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers include Tommy Hill Danny Baize, Bobby Lloyd Baize, Marty Baize, Jimmy Smith, Rusty Hill, Randy Smith and Mark Baize.

Memorials may be made to the Turnersville Community Church. creates a nonprofit corporation to Anna May Wiegand Encouraging Economic Development in Rural Texas When the new census numbers arrived for Texas this year, I was startled to see just how much Texas has grown in the past decade. What further surprised those of us representing rural Texas, however, is that most of the growth has occurred overwhelmingly in the already large population centers. Of the 20.8 million Texans counted in the last census, approximately 70 percent of them live in the largest 20 counties. That leaves just 30 percent of Texas' population spread around among the other 234 counties in our state.

With that in mind, we passed several bills that serve to protect and improve the interests of rural Texas. One of the bills I co-authored, House Bill 7, will create the Office of Rural Community Affairs. The agency will provide rural communities with information and assistance to fund economic development projects. The bill aims to assure a continuing focus on rural issues, monitor governmental actions affecting rural Texas, research problems and recommended solutions, and to coordinate rural programs among state agencies. House Bill 453, another bill I co-authored, creates the Agriculture Policy Board to advocate and recommend strategies to enhance agriculture.

In addition to its other functions, the board will be a legislative agency to provide advice on assist smaller communities to apply for grants and to assist the Center for Rural Health Initiatives to apply for larger grants. Two bills will encourage those who choose to practice medicine to do so in rural areas. House Bill 2421 develops a program to encourage students from rural areas to study medicine and return to the rural community to practice. The bill establishes a rural physician recruitment program under the Center for Rural Health Initiatives to increase the number of physicians practicing in medically underserved rural areas. House Bill 1018 will help rural and medically underserved areas recruit physicians by expediting the licensing process for those already licensed in another state or country.

I would be interested in hearing your comments on these Please write to my capitol office at P.O.Box 29 10, Austin, Texas 78768 Charles Lee Ingram Anna May (Ann) Wiegand, 82, of Dallas, died Aug. 4 in a Dallas hospital. She donated her body to the Uiversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. She was born in the Harman community of Coryell County to the late Bayne and Maggie Wood Perryman. She was reared and attended school in the Harman community, and graduated in 1939 from Gatesville High School.

After living in Gatesville for a short time, she moved to the Dallas area where she modeled hats for Nieman Marcos and later kept books for business firms. She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers, H.S. Perryman II, Ralph Bailey Perryman and Vernon Lane Perryman. Survivors include a son, Jerry Nelson Wiegand. Walter Jones Walter Jones of Waco died Aug.

1 2 at the age of 69. Memorial services were held Friday at the Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Jones was born June 22, 1932, in Gatesville. He was employed with General Dynamics and Rocket Dyne.

He had been a self-employed plumber for the past 25 years. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion. Survivors include a daughter, Dianne Jones Forfia of Georgetown; and a son, Keith Jones of Robinson. Charles Lee Ingram, 83, of Waco, died Aug.

13 in a McGregor nursing home. Funeral services were held Friday at the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel in Waco with the Rev. Michael O. Patterson officiating. Burial was in Waco Memorial Park.

Mr. Ingram was born March 24, 1 9 1 8, in Flat to the late Thomas Benjamin and Ollie Lee Botkin Ingram. He attended Flat High School and Texas University. On June 4. 1938, he married Mabel Noreen Johnson at The Grove.

After their marriage, he moved to Gatesville and then to Waco in 1943, and worked at William Cameron Company. He also worked at Wilson Building Material in Cilfton. He was a mill foreman for more than 30 years, retiring in 1 983. He was minister of music at the First Baptist Church of Chilton from 1976 to 1981 and again from 1986 to 1989. He also served as an interim song leader for many churches in the Waco area.

He was a member of the Jonathan Class at Western Heights Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mabel, in May 1997. Survivors include a son, Dwain Ingram of Waco; daughter, Sharon Clark of Waco; sisters, Wanda Herring, Zela Altum and Ruth Altum of Gatesville; and two grandsons. or mv district office at 6407 South' U.S. Hwy.

377, Stephenville, Texas 76401. CTC offering several non-credit courses this fall c.aMNp in MM Pnntral Tov-ici "Villono i Vf vt I VI WWII III Ivlll Central Texas Colleee will offer days, p.m. Cost is $40. history of a variety of native plants that flourish in Central Texas. Par Air Force 2nd Lt.

Richard Caldwell have arrived for duty at; Kirtland Air Force Base in Albu-; querque, NM. Caldwell, a space flight test en- gineer, is the son of James and Jill; Caldwell and the grandson of Ruby; several non-credit courses this fall through its Continuing Education Department. Among the non-credit courses are: Knitting: Participants will learn basic knitting, ribbing, making cables and more. Students can choose a project like booties, mittens, mufflers, dish clothes, and can expect to spend up to $10 for supplies. Sept.

12-Oct. 31, Wednes Basic Drawing: Students wijl learn about the variety of drawing tools and papers. Participants will receive individualized instruction in a group setting and have the opportunity to explore personal inspirations. Plan to spend depending on the chosen media. Sept.

7-28, Fridays, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Cost is $35. Native Plants for the Central Texas Landscape: Discover the ticipants will learn the "what, when and where" about growing natives to get the best results. Participants should take $2 to class for handouts. The book, "How to Grow Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest," is optional.

Sept. 6-Oct. 25, Thursdays, p.m. Cost is $25. For more information or to request a brochure, call CTC Continuing Education at 254-526-1 586.

Caldwell, all of Evant. Obituary Information Information on obituaries are published Iree of charge in The Gatesville Messenger. All obituaries follow a standard form and any request by family members for deviation from this form will require payment for the obituary. The Messenger does not list survivors beyond the immediate family-spouse, children, parents, brothers and sisters. Inclusion of any other survivors will re-quire payment for the obituary.

Photos carry a $5 reproduction charge. A 1996 graduate of Evant High; school, Caldwell received his bachelor's degree this year from; Baylor University. If you want to drink, that's your business. If you want to stop, that's our business! mm mm wmm man The Pioneer Group of Alcoholics Anonymous 712 Leon Street Gatesville (254)865-9333 1 Meetings Held Nightly at 8 p.m. i tv 5nr" I SiiiL SATLRM.

olfemplc TOTAL FREEDOM I NO ROAMING OR LONG DISTANCE CHARGESI 4f I 200 3995 900 99 0 1 MINUTES MINUTES 350 4995 1500 14995 vf MINUUS MINUTES W' I 600 6995 2000 19995 MINUTES I MINUTES oraaiKiiereLMas NEW 2002 Saturn SL 4DR AC TILT STEERING AIVFM 'REAR DEFROST AND MORE. FOR ONLY $11, 99500 V- to' iiiiia-E33iMira3iif Shop At Participating Wal-Mart Stores Temple 3036 S. 31st (254)771-0085 VltK ALLTEL it one of then locations: ALLTEL Retell Stores: Waco 141 IB N.Valley Mills Dr. (254)776-3974 Killean 2201 S. W.S.Young Dr.

Suite 107C (254)526-9901 Jmmmi fcmry Kraal) mw I MtarluMritionBupMignl) ado -r 1 -Hrn IWMDai Ur of lira orM Moid. PRE-OWNED VEHICLES laSi.iit.1eTI 2000 Ext. Cab 4 Dr. 2000 Nissan FrortierA I i Jr 1" tunny pwiu. umuiiw nun iiwiiiwii umi pimp roiimra mm all tL ommeo ino own umct am Iota Famitv Freedom rait dam nmiiin im ruimiL i.n.

i Included the $14 95 monlhlv laK Kx Total Famly Fieedom mam wcondnrv line! am) may be added an addiliaul imniMv Im trtmi nr ml a. i ZZSZ OT.n.0' tfj $t4 95 mwilhiy rife lor tail Firmly Fieedom piiits secondary lines, and miy be added lor an additional monihly let. Actual coverage may vary due lo aimosoheric conditions, lerra n. oslnrrwr mnrwni ranrmtha UhUHMMNar'IM 2001 Jeep Cherokee hCWtICCMa'Ma( 15,995 1999 Isuzu Rodeo LS tH'AalQaafe'hcHa'lhejf 14,700 ci nrrv otf oriefs Service and eqiHpmenl otters may vary at AuthoriwJ Aoeni locations to earty lermtnatKin lea applies lor early cancellation o( service Charow tor netwoi KileinaihOAii idiMance, toderat. and local lam, and other tees may apptv Usage rounded to the next lull minute Certain restrictions apply CHtermay not be neiwcxi accws, roarmno, oomestic looo rtisianrti rlirsrtorv nr 1Q cnn available on the ALLIEl eSiore.

Contact an ALLTEL 12,500 puum nawiiwu nwM unpuwiun www in aninaws. impuftart ii 1 mmMdoom (S3 "it 2000 Chevy 4x4 1998 Chevy Tahoe 1999 Chevy Cavalier 1998 Jeep Wrangler 15,995 tttfMMjeteMSI 10,995 15,995 17,995 i mat Mnw mm run Esteh The Splrlil Watch for the Go, Hornets! Spirit Signs coming soon! in i.