Faye Jeanell Conder Wilson passes away Nov. 9

Faye Jeanell (Nell) Conder Wilson, 75, of Salado, passed away in a Temple hospital Nov. 9.
Funeral services were held Nov. 12 at Heartfield Funeral Home in Belton, with Rev. Larry Townsend officiating Burial was at Cedar Knob Cemetery near Salado.

Willson was born to Roy and Lyndal Mecom Conder m Killeen on Feb. 20, 1927. She married Edward Wilson on June 5, 1943. She lived in Corpus Christi for 26 year , returning to Bell County in 1972. She was a member of Cedar Knob Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, Edward Wilson of Salado; two sons, Morris Wilson of Corpus Christi and Randall Wilson of Crosby, Texas; one brother, Roy Randall Conder of Killeen; two sis­ters, Johnnie Merle Barrett and Mary Lynn Woods, both of Salado; five grand­children; and eight great­-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the Ronald McDonald House, 2415 S. 47th, Temple, Texas, 76504.

Heartfield Funeral Home in Belton is in charge of arrangements.

Donaldson service held Nov. 7

Curtis Lynn “C.D.” Donaldson, 40, of Salado, passed away at his resi­dence on Nov. 3.
Funeral services were held Nov. 7 at First Bap­tist Church in Salado with Rev. Brian Dunks and Rev. John Hooser officiating. Burial was in Salado Cem­etery.

Donaldson was born to Joe Pat and Juanita Ann Donaldson in Gatesville on Jan 24, 1962. He was a 1980 graduate of Cop­peras Cove High School. While in high school, he competed in the rodeo cir­cuit. He married Lorraine Harding in Copperas Cove on May I, 1981. He had been a resident of Bell County for the past 13 years, moving here from Copperas Cove, where he had lived for six years.

Donaldson was involved in various busi­ness enterprises and was the owner of Mid-Tex Motors Inc., in Copperas Cove and Killeen. He drove race cars locally and IMCA Modified. He was an avid golfer and played in the Ross Miller Ameri­can Cancer Society Tour­nament in Las Vegas. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Salado.

Survivors include his wife, Lorraine Donaldson of Salado; two sons, Curtis Legate Donaldson of Salado and Robert James of Killeen; three daugh­ters, Tera Brooke Don­aldson and Reba Lynne Donaldson, both of Salado and Amanda Hope James of Killeen; father, Joe Pat Donaldson of Copperas Cove; mother, Juanita Ann Gilkey of Waco; two sis­ters, Connie Jo Barron and Cynthia Ann Barron, both of Copperas Cove; and one grandson. He was preceded in death by one brother, David Donaldson on Dec. 21, 1959.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are requested to the American Cancer Society.
Heartfield Funeral Home in Belton was in charge of arrangements.

‘Jack’ Tarbutton, 84, passes away Oct. 26

Services for James W. “Jack” Tarbutton, 84, of Salado were held at 10 a.m. Oct. 29 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Salado with Pastor Grady Brittain of Salado United Methoist Church officiating.

Tarbutton passed away Oct. 26, 2002.

Burial was in the Salado Cemetery. Honoroary pallbearers were Dr. Wayne Baden, Earl (Pete) Creasey, James Falkner, Harley Grimm, Jack Knox, and James Lee.

Tarbutton was born April 17,1918 in Paletine, TX to James Wlford and Gladys DuPuy Tarbutton. He attended public schools in Palestine, Lufkin, Houston and Brenham. He graduated from Brenam High School in 1936 and later attended Oklahom A&M (now Oklahoma State University).

Jack married Elizabeth Fletcher in Houston in 1940 and they made their home in Houston. During Word War II he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps and trained as an aviation cadet. Upon completing training he was assigned to combat duty in the European Theater flying the Marin B-26 Marauder medium bomber. On Oct. 19, 1944 Jack was shot down by German fighter aircraft over Italy and evaded the enemy for several days before being captured. He was placed in a German prisoner of war camp and remained a POW until the end of the war. Jack was awarded the Purple Heart, the French Croix de Guierre and several other medals.

After the end of the war he returned to the business world in Houston, spending most of his career with the Whirlpool Corporation of Benton Harbor, Michigan. He retired in 1982 and he and his wife moved to Salado where they established a permanent resi­dence. While living in Salado Jack became very active in the Salado Lions Club and served as presi­dent. He was the founder of the Lions Club Salado telephone directory. He assumed responsibility for the first two publication of the directory, and the directory ha been pub­lished at two year intervals ever since. It has become the major fund raiser for the Lions Club and gener­ates funds which are used to help the Lions Club pro­vide various community and other services. He was a recipient of the Salado Lions Club Lion of the Year Award, which i it highest award for distin­guished service.

Survivors are his wife, Elizabeth “Tag” Tarbut­ton of Salado; three chil­dren, Nancy T. Wells of Memphis, TN; Jimmy Tarbutton of Henderson, TN and Stephen Spear of Memphis, TN; three grandhildren, Gonna Huskins of Gallatin, TN, David Wells of Germantown, TN and Drew Spear of Memphis, TN; three great-grandchildren, Rachel and Megan Wells of Germantown, TN and Savannah Shrum of Gallain, TN; and one brother Jean Tarbutton of Salado.

Memorials may be made to Salado United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 771, Salado, TX 76571, or to a charity of choice.

Funeral services set Oct. 30 for Cora Thompson, 62, of Salado

Cora M. Thompson, age 62, of Salado, died Oct. 27 in a San Antonio hospitalal. Funeral services were held 10 a.m. Oct. 30 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Salado with Rev. Billy Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Salado Cemetery.

Thomp on was born on Dec. 31, 1999 in Lexington, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Elijah and Ruby Mae Baker. She mar­ried Harold Thompson on Dec. 31, 1957. Her hob­bies included bingo, read­ing and crafts. She was preceded in death by her parents and one son, Jimmy Thompson.

She is survived by her husband, Harold Thomp­son, of Salado; one daugh­ter, Brenda Everett, of Salado; two sons. Curtis Thompson, of Salado, and Wayne Thompson, of Salado; one brother, J.C. Baker of Shawnee, Oklahoma; and five grandchildren, Carrie Everett, Nicholas Everett, Derrick Thompson, Chelsi Thompson and Kristi Everett.

Visitation was Oct. 29 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Salado.

‘Orange Lady” Minta Landrum passes away

Araminta “Minta” Huff­man Landrum, known as the “Orange Lady of Salado” passed away Oct. 27 at the age of 83.

Minta was born to Leon­ida and Araminta Huff­man m Eagle Pass, Texas, on June 17, 1919. She was the younger of two daughter in a family of six children, and was affection­ately known as “Baby” to her relative . After attending schools in Eagle Pass, she graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, receiving a bache­lor’s degree in elementary education.She married Cyrus Allen Landrum May 23, 1941. After living in Fort Worth and Fluvanna, Texas, Cyrus and Minta set­tled in Eagle Pass where she taught third grade for 14 years. They also raised the children and were very active in community affairs.She was the organ­ist for the United Methodist Church and pre ,dent of the United Methodist Women’s group and the Pan Ameri­can Women’s Club.

In 1964, the Landrums moved to Temple here they owned and operated the Oak Lodge Motel for 16 years she continued in teaching fifth grade at Dixon Vandiver and Meredith Elementary Schools for 16 years. In 1972, the Temple Jaycees nominated her Outstanding Citizen of the Year, and Bell Chapter of American Business Women’s Association named her Woman of the Year. She also served as President of the Texas State Teacher’s Association-Temple Unit. She was a member of the Friendship Class at First United Meth­odist Church of Temple, and later member of the Temple Bible Church, where her husband Cy was an elder. Her love for music was demonstrated in her organization and direc­tion of the ABWA’s Singing Bell .She also wrote two songbook entitled, “Sing Something Different,” and “Ole America.”

Minta began wearing the color orange in 1964 because the color orange made her feel happy.
Students often called her “Miss Orange,” and after returning from teaching and motel work they moved to Salado where she eventu­ally became known a the “Orange Lady of Salado.” Her love for the color orange was the topic of an interview with Tumble­weed Smith which aired on radio, and an interview with KCE -TV, which was aired on CNN in the USA, as well as in Mexico and Spain.

As in her past communities, Minta became involved in the Village of Salado. She was a member of the Monday Club. She was President of the Salado Chamber of Commerce Women’s Auxiliary and Vice President for two years in charge of programs. She vonlunteered teaching English to Hispanic Students from Salado High School who spoke no English. She also organized and sponsored a folkloric dance group for Salado High School girls.

Born and raised on the southern border, Minta always has a love for the Hispanic people, customs, and language. Minta encompassed this love by decorateing her house at Christmas-time in Mexican ornaments and annually having a Mexican Crhsitmas “coffee” for the Salado ladies.

Minta was preceded in death by her husband Cyrus Allen Landrum, and by four brothers and a sister. She is survived by her two daughters, Ann Landrum Hooper, and Sandra Landrum cannon, her son Craig Allen Landrum, 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held 9:30 a.m. Oct 31 at the Salado Cemetery.

A memory service will be help 11 a.m. Oct 31 at Temple Bible Church

Butron Passes away at age 70

Robert S. Burton, 70, of Salado died Oct. 8 in a Temple hospital. Services were held 1 p.m. Oct. 11 at the First Baptist Church in Salado, with the Rev­erend Brian Dunks offici­ating. Burial followed in Salado cemetery.

Burton was born May 29, 1932 in Emberson, Texas, the son of the late Robert Edgar and Gladys Griffin Burton. He was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas and attended Hardin Simmons Univer­sity. On November 23,

1956, he married Ruth Suzanne Buck in Grand Prairie, Texas. Burton was a real estate agent in the Grand Prairie and Arling­ton area for many years, and he and his wife moved to Salado in 1997.

Survivors include his wife, Suzanne Burton of Salado; one daughter, Kellye Santos of Grand Prairie; one son, Steve Burton of Nowata. Okla­homa; one sister, Gay Nun­nery of Garland; three brothers, James Burton of Dallas, Charles Burton of Austin and Dale Burton of Crowley; four grandsons.

Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Salado was m charge of arrangements.

Friedrich died Oct. 9

Egon Louis Friedrich, 84, a lifetime resident of the Bartlett and Salado area died Oct. 9, 2002 from inju­ries received in an auto accident Dec. 20, 2001.

Services were held at St. John Lutheran Church in Bartlett Oct. 12 with the Rev. Luther Schliesser offi­ciating. Burial was in the North Belton Cemetery.

Friedrich was born Feb. 9, 1918 in Goodeville com­munity west of Bartlett, the son of Otto Theodore and Nina Albrecht Fried­rich. He was baptized, con­firmed and married in St. John Lutheran Church m Bartlett.

He married Wilhelmenia Carsten of Salado on Dec. 21, 1939.

He was a life-long farmer and rancher for 55 years in the same place, as well as a professional photographer since 1974, and an avid oil painter sine 1984.

Friedrich served as one of the founding directors of the Salado Chamber of Commerce, and was elected to its presidency in 1977. During his tenure, Friedrich was instrumental in obtaining the funding and con­struction of the Pace Park Pavilion.

Also, Friedrich was active in the preservation of the old Salado School building and served as one of its directors in 1992-93 during which refurbishment of the building occurred and now is utilized as the Salado Civic Center.

Friedrich during this time also served on the Jar­rell-Schwertner water board for 15 years. He was a member of the Salado Vil­lage Artists, the Central Texas Camera Club and the Temple Cultural Activities Center, during which time he displayed his paintings and photography works and various Central Texas func­tions.

Friedrich is survived by his wife of 62 years, Wil­helmma Carsten Friedrich of Salado; one son, William T. Friedrich of Austin; one brother, Melvin Friedrich of Salado; one grandson and three step-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memo­rials may be made to the Scott & White Hospice, St. John Lutheran Church In Bartlett or to the Salado Vil­lage Artists.

Splittgerber passes away at age 24

Memorial services for Max Skelton Splittgerber, 24, of Temple, were held Sept. 18 at the First Presby­terian Church in Temple. Rev. Margaret Boles offici­ated. Private family burial was held in Salado Cem­etery before the Memorial Service.

Splittgerber died Sep­tember 15 at Scott & White Hospital in Temple after an extended illness with Epi­theloid Sarcoma Cancer. He had been a patient at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston for two years.

He was born in Temple on August 28, 1978. He graduated from Temple High School in 1996 and recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a B.S. in Radio-Television-Film. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Temple. Max was loved by everyone who knew him and he will be greatly missed.

His survivors include his parents William and Maxine Splittgerber, of Temple his brother William “Bill” DeWitt Splittergerber of Tequesta, FL, and brother Matt Dee Splittgerber of Lubbock. He is also survived by his grandparents, Mrs. Eileen Skelton of Temple, and Mrs. Eula Splittgerber, of Belton-Salado, and a large extended family.

He was preceded in death by grandfathers Max DeWitt Skelton, of Temple, and Ernest W. Splittgerber, of Belton-Salado.

The family extends thanks to the caregivers at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple, Scott & White Hospice in Temple and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

Memorials can be made to any of the following:

Scott & White Hospice, 2401 South 31st St., Temple, TX 76502; Scott & White Cancer Prevention and Care Center, 2401 31st St. Temple, TX 76502; The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center for Sarcoma Research, PO Box 297153, Houston, TX 77297; and First Presbyterian Church, 12 West French St., Temple, TX 76501.

Scanio-Harper Funeral Home in Temple was in charge of the funeral arrangements.

Dotson passes away at bis home

Retired Lt. Col. Connor W. Dotson Sr., 83, of Salado died Sept. 19 at his home.

Services were held Sept. 23, 2002 at Salado Church of Christ with Jame LeFan officiating.

Dotson was buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio.

He eas born in Deanville to Lous A. Dotson and Bertha Hogg Dotson.

He was a veteran of WWII, service in the U.S. Air Force 20 years and retiring in 1961 after serving in France, the Philippines, Germany and numerous stateside assignments.

After retiring from the military, he ranched and had a home construction business, building his last house in Salado at age 80.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Maxine Mitchell Dotson.

Survivors are his wife, Ethel Dotson of Salado; two sons, Connor William Dotson, Jr. of Huntsville and Marvin Louis Dotson of Grandbury; a stepson, Gary Lynn Beatle of Portland, Ore; his mother Bertha Dotson of Brenham; two sisters, Lucille Foehner Lange of Burton and Opel Cox of Jefferson, La.; five grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Scott & White Hospice, 2401 S. 31st St., Temple, TX, 76508, or Cherokee Home for Children, P.O. Box 295, Cherokee, TX 76832.

Andrews passes away at age 79

Minnie Ray Andrews, 79, of Belton, died Sept. 3, 2002 in a Belton nursing home.
Services were held Sept. 7 at the Heartfield Funeral Home in Belton with Dr. Leroy Kemp offi­ciating. Burial was held in Resthaven Cemetery south of Belton.

Andrews was born in Sparta community to John and Ethel Hinds Weaks on July 23, 1923. She was a lifelong resident of Bell County. She was a Bap­tist.

Survivors include three sons, Jerry Roberts of Salado, Eddie Roberts of Belton and Clifford of Temple; three brothers, Leon “Sonny” Weaks of Shingletown, CA., J.L. Weaks of Temple and Wil­liam Windham of Belton; one sister, Linnie Mae Liverman of Richmond, CA., seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Dick Roberts on March 27, 1963 and her second husband, Ollie Andrews on July 25, 1984.