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Pas? 16, Saturday, September 21, 1555, The GciesvUU Messenger I) iiiicii'isSa I KamiVoss 1 Kamii it Voss of Texas City died Sept 13 in a Webster hospital He was 'Ml Getyourticketsearty Tickets are now on sale for the annual Coryell Activities Complex fund-raising drive. Only 230 tickets, priced at $100 each, are available and may be purchased at National Bank in Gatesville. A drawing will be held at the Oct 19 event for a variety of door prizes as well as the $5,000 cash first prize and a color television set. Dick Gellasch, complex drive coordinator, and Jackie Hill encourage businesses and individuals to purchase tickets. Four businesses-Byrom, Haile and Thomas, HEB, Bolton-McClaren, and Guaranty Bank-have already purchased tables for 10, Gellasch reported.

JamesCari Roberts James Carl Roberts of Gatesville died Sept 13 in a Temple hospital. He was 74. Graveside service, with military honors, were held Tuesday at the, Ater Cemetery with the Rev. Walter Rose officiating. He was born June 21, 1922, in Dallas to the late William Jack and Marie Roberts.

He entered the military in 1942 and served until 1933, earning the Korean Service Medal with five Bronze Stars, United Nation Service Medal, the American Theater Campaign Medal with one Bronze Star, four Overseas Service Bars, Victory Medal, Soldiers Medals and the Combat Infantry Badge. Following his discharge from the Army, he worked for the Green Haven, New York, -and the Ft Leavenworth, Kansas, prison systems. Later, he followed construction work and was employed in the custodial department of Arlington Memorial Hospital in Arlington. On Nov. 11, 1972, he married Lena Mae Baker in Arlington.

He and his wife resided in Arlington until moving to Gatesville around 1980. She preceded him in death on Oct 19, 1989. He was also preceded in death by a step-son. Jack Baker. Survivors include four step-daughters, Mildred Hitt and Shirley Penny, both of Gatesville, Dorothy Spear of Concordia, KS, and Minnie Greene-Kinsey of Fort Worth; one step-son, Clarence Baker of Gatesville; one brother, Pete Roberts of Oklahoma; 15 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.

The family requests memorials be made to the donor's favorite charity. Bruce Denham Sr. Bruce Denham Sr. of Pampa died Sept 15 in Temple. He was 86.

Graveside services were held Wednesday at the Wheeler Cemetery with Minister Larry Brown officiating. He was born Jan. 15, 1910, in Sunset His family moved to Wheeler in 1920. In 1936, he married Myrtle Lucille Campbell in Wheeler. The moved to Shamrock in 1942 and then to Pampa in 1963.

She preceded him in death on Dec. 30, 1994. He was also preceded in death by three brothers, Fred Denham, Dexter Denham and Son Denham. Survivors include three sons, Bruce Denham Jr. of Oglesby, Gene Denham of League City and Kenneth Denham of Skellytown; two daughters, Judy Brewer and Tammy Denham, both of Roanoke Rapids, NC; one sister, Garrnet Gunter of Wheeler; eight grandchildren; and 10 greatgrandchildren.

Mrs. LaconiaJohnsonMlridge Laconia Johnson Aldridge of Gatesville died Sept 17 in Gatesville. She was 83. Funeral services were held Friday at the Bethlehem Baptist Church with the Rev. Ricky Smith officiating.

Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery. She was bora March 29, 1913, in Coryell County to the late Frazier and Eunice Johnson. She married Lee Aldridge Sr. and they resided in Houston all of their married life. She returned to Gatesvjlle in 1983 after the death of her husband.

Survivors include her cousins, Thelma Massey of Gatesville and Nell Sallard of Waco. The family suggests memorials to the Family Hospice of Temple. f. "1 '4 i Funeral services were held Monday in the chapel of James Crowds? Funeral Home in La Marque with the Rev. RX.

Calhoun officiating. Burial was in Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster. He was born June 18, 1909, in Hobart, Okla. A former resident of Gatesville, he had resided in Texas City for 36 years. He retired as a bou ennaker for Marathon Oil Co.

after 30 yean of service and was a retired member of the OCAW union. He was a member of Memorial Baptist Church in La Marque. He was preceded in death by his wife, Grace Voss. Survivors include one daughter, Joan Frank, of Texas City; one son, Ray V. Vbss of Texas City; two sisters, Ruth Anderson of Texas City and Pauline Vernon of Woodville; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Larry Frank, David frank, Mark Kearby, Eric Frank, Gary Baughman and Louie Hildebrand. Julian Rogers Julian Rogers of Evant died Sept. 15 in a Moody nursing home. He was 54. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Evant Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev.

Albert Ruiz officiating. Burial was in Murphref Cemetery. He was born Jan. 17, 1942, to Pauline Galindo and the late Tony Rogers Jr. He resided most of his life in the Evant area and worked in an auto body shop.

He was a Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Ricarda Ponce Rogers of Evanr, his mother Pauline Galindo of McGregor, two sons, Carlos Rogers of Waco and Julian Rogers Jr. of Killeen; one step-son, Jamie Olvera of Evant; one stepdaughter, Kelly Olvera of Evant; three sisters, Amelia Balderas of McGregor, Victoria Balderas of Fort Worth, and Antonia Lopez of Fort Worth; three brothers, Victor Rogers of Waco, Tony Rogers Jr. of McGregor and Frank Rogers of Joshua; and four grandchildren. Pallbearers were George Delagado, Frank Galindo, Carlos Castaneda, Angel Acosta, Tony Rogers III and Travis Cardenas.

ThelmaMozell Sims Foller Thelma Mozell Sims Foller, formerly of Coryell County, died Sept 16 at a Gorman nursing home. She was 78. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Memories in Abilene with the Rev. R.O. Sims and the Rev.

Terry Jones officiating. Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery. She was born in Coryell County where she graduated from high school before attending nursing school in Abilene. She moved from Gatesville to Abilene in 1948 and to Eastland County in 1985. She worked in Abilene for Shady Oaks Nursing Home for six years and Hendrick Medical Center for 18 years.

In 1935, she married Walter R. Foller Sr. in Gatesville, He preceded her in death. She was a member of Maranatha Baptist Church in Eastland County. Survivors include two sons, Walter R.

"Bobby" Foller Jr. of Bacliff and Jimmy Foller of Abilene; a daughter, Thelma Lucille Jones of Cisco; nine grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Rhoda Betty Brown Rhoda Betty Brown of Moffat died Sept. 17 at a Temple hospital. She was 84.

Funeral services were held Thursday at Sheffield Funeral Home with Dr. Tom Henderson officiating. Burial was in Moffat Cemetery. She was born in Flat to the late Robert and Margaret Ray Wolff. She lived in Coryell and Bell counties all of her life.

She was a member of First Baptist Church of Moffat Degree of Honor Lodge, Golden Heights Choir and Moffat Community Center. She and her husband, Charley Brown, gave the land for the Moffat fire station. Survivors include two sons, Darrell A. Brown of Moffat and Walter DT Brown of Temple; a daughter, Marilyn Sue Humphrey of Aubrey; two sisters, Martha Gilbreath of Gatesville and Violetta Whitson of Georgetown; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. 73,836 square feet of space that will accommodate at least 830 students, according to the superintendent.

Currently, enrollment at the Intermediate School is just under 600 students. The school building includes 45 regular classrooms, band hall, choir room, gymnasium, library and cafetorium. and all students sang the theme song, "We Are the Children." A representative from each grade level at the Intermediate School spoke. Casey Davidson represented the fourth grade, Destiny Miller spoke for the fifth grade, and Raechel Erwin was the sixth grade representative. The $3.3 million facility includes t.i 1 I will miUi itii li wil 4-j I i several students who are children of his former students at Gatesville High School.

In his letter of resignation read Monday at the GISD board of trustees meeting, Poe publicly expressed his gratitude to superintendents L.C. McKamie, Charles Zeigler, Tracy Barnes and James Baize, as well as to all the school boards of the last 33 years for their support. Poe and his wife, Marsa, a secretary at Gatesville Junior High, have two children, Shelley and Darren. In addition to teaching three classes each day at the high school, Poe will spend more time with his farming and ranching operation. principal for the new Intermediate School in July 1996.

At the same time, he continued his duties as transportation director. "I've had the years (required for retirement from the teachers' retirement system) for a good while, but I wasn't quite ready" Poe laid. "When you reach that stage in life when you can retire, it's maybe a little sad, but I don't look at it like that. I'm looking forward to it." The friendships he has developed with students, faculty and the community have been the most enjoyable part of being a part of the Gatesville Independent School District. As assistant principal at the Intermediate School, Poe can point to population in 35 institutions to over 130,000 in 108 institutions.

"We still have empty beds, but not necessarily the type of beds we need," Shaw said, repeating the need for more space for more violent prisoners. He attributed the increasing prison population to the Texas Legislature responding to the public's desire to "get criminals off the streets" and to a breakdown in the family values. The absence of family instruction, academic instruction and spiritual instruction have, contributed to the current situation, Shaw said. stable in the system as far as accomplishing their mission. He said he expected very little change in the current units in the Institutional Division, which does not include state jails.

While in Gatesville, he was the guest speaker at Thursday morning's Exchange Club meeting. He reported that in the past 15 years, the prison system has grown by about 100,000 inmates and currently demands an annual budget of $2.1 billion. "In 1981, we had 32,000 inmates and 9,000 staff," he told club members. "Now we have more staff than we had inmates in 1981." In the past five years, the inmate mfttmttw -Coryell County Political Contacts- The following are the names, telephone numbers, locations and mailing addresses for the Democratic and Republican Parties of Coryell County: Mother Neff Park to host corps reunion The Mother Neff State Park Association is hosting the 12th reunion of the Civilian Conservation Corps on Oct 5 and, at the same time, attracting attention to Texas' first state park. Public attention is needed to expand the 259-acre park and to help make it self-sufficient Several activities are planned for the first of many festivals planned to promote Mother Neff State Park, C.H.

Wood, a director with the association, reported." The day begins at 10 a.m. with a presentation of the colors by the American Legion. Music from local and national acts will be provided by the Country Music Association of Texas from Salado and the Horseless Carriage Club of Waco will display their restored vehicles. There will also be folk dancers, food booths, souvenir caps and t-shirts and more. Texas bread, fresh fruit milk).

Thursday, Sept 26: 9-10 a.m. exerciseline dance class; a.m., lunch (Smothered broccolipotatoes, com relish salad, Texas bread, rocky road pudding; milk). Friday, Sept. 27: 10-11 a.m., HUD; 11:30 a.m., lunch (Beef taco wsauce, ranch beans, flour tortillas, peach cob bier, milk). Sponsor a meal program: If you, your club or Sunday School Class; are interested in helping the elderly' home-bound, please come by the Senior Center and let us give you some information on the "Sponsor a Meal" program.

Call 865-8234 for more information. By Patsy Mathews Center Director Activities planned at the Gatesville Senior Center from Sept. 23-27 include: Monday, Sept. 23: 11:30 a.m., lunch (Chicken parmesan, broccoli, whole kernel com, Texas bread, pineapple tidbits, milk); 6 p.m., weight control program. Tuesday, Sept.

24: 10-11 a.m., bingo; 11:30 a.m., lunch (Lasagna casserole, green peas, tosses salad wdressing, Texas bread, strawberry banana glaze, milk). Wednesday, Sept. 25: Senior quitters; Slater quilters; a.m., Country Belles; 11:30 a.m., lunch (Charsteak patty, glazed carrots, hash brown casserole. REPUBLICAN PARTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY County Chairman: vy Chris Thetford County Chairman: Cliff Price Mailing Address: 700 Main St. 817-865-6459 f'" Party Headquarters: I 1204-A E.

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