2004 Obituaries

Diane Marie Mulholland passes away Jan. 11

Diane Marie Mulholland, 68, of Salado, died Jan. 11, 2004 in a Temple hospital.

A private family memorial will be held Jen. 14 with burial in Bellwood Cremator, Temple.

She was born Jan. 1, 1936 in Fort Wayne, IN to the late Lowell Mussellman and Mildred Gaskell Musselman.

She is survived by a son. Scott Mulholland, of King­wood; daughters. Suzan Gough, of St. Petersburg, FL and Heidi Fillip of Salado; mother, Mildred Musselman, of Deltona, FL; brothers, Dick Musselman, of Palm Harbor, FL and Denny Musselman, of Roswell , GA. She is also survived by six grandchildren.

Gravink memorial service Jan. 12

Ann Gordon Gravink, 67, died peacefuIly on Dec. 31, 2003 of cancer.

She was bom in Hous­ton on Dec 9, 1936 to DeWitt and Elizabeth Gordon. She is survived by her husband of 45 years Donald J. Gravink; daugh­ter, Kathy Young; sons Jay Gravink and DeWitt “Dee” Gravink: and sister Jean Gordon.

As a child she attended St. Anne’s, Kinkaid and St John’s in Houston. and graduated high school at St. Stephen’s in Austin. She made her debut in Houston with the Allegro Assembly and HCC in 1957-1958.

She married Donald Gravink in 1958 and throughout the years made homes in Houston, Corpus Christi, New Braunfels, Austin, Lago Vista, Georgetown and Salado. She was active in politics at the local. state and national levels. She was a Junior League member and volunteered for numerous charities.

A memorial service will be held at Salado United Methodist Church at 3:30pm. Jan. 12. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, St. Stephen’s Epis­copal School or The Salado Family Relief Fund P.O. Box 461, Salado, TX 76571

Roberson services today

Funeral services for Homer Roberson, 70, of Salado, will be held 3 p.m. Dec. 30, at the Dossman Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Joe Bentley officiating.

Roberson died Dec. 25, 2004 in a Temple hospital.

Homer Roberson was born Oct. 28, 1934 in Delhi, LA, the son of Homer Douglas Roberson and Susie Taylor Roberson. He retired from the United State Air Force.

Survivors include his wife, Madolyn Roberson, of Salado, five sons, Homer Roberson Jr., of Lubbock, Rodney Lester, of Salado, Rickey Lester, of Salado, Ronald Lester, of Belton, and Roy Lester, Jr., of Academy; two daughters, Dee Richardson, of Florida, and Brenda, Hodges of Salado. He is also survived by a brother, Douglas Roberson, of Louisiana, sister, and Ruth Roberson, of Little Rock, AR, as well as 16 grandchildren.

Dossman Funeral Home of Belton is in charge of arrangements.

Georgie Street services held Dec. 24

Georgie Elizabeth Brewer Street passed away Dec. 22, 2004 in Temple. Funeral services were held Dec. 24 at Heartland Funeral Home in Early, with Rev. Grady Brittain officiating. Burial followed at Eastlawn Memorial Park.

She was born Jan. 8, 1922, in May, Brown County, to Harry A. and Etta J. (Wheeler) Brewer. She grew up in the May community and was a member of the May Methodist Church. She graduated from May High School and was valedictorian of Daniel Baker College in 1943.

She married Ross Street July 4, 1943, in Camp Bowie, GA. She taught at May High School and Rising Star High School, while he served overseas during WWII. He preceded her in death in 1984. Beginning in 1948, she worked for 13 years for Rising Star Hospital and Dr. Ben Bradley and his clinic. Later she worked as a Laboratory Medical Technologist at Brownwood’s Memorial and Community Hospitals. For the last five years, she had lived with her daughter in Salado. She was a member of the Salado United Methodist Church and First United Methodist Church of Early, and had served as President in UMW and CWU in Brownwood.

She was also a member of the Owen’s Family Community Club and Owens Extension Club. In Salado, she was a member of the Monday Club, Prime Timers Group and was Shepherd at her church.

Survivors are two daughters: Marietta Dobbins, of Highland’s Branch, CO, and Sara Beth Oyler, of Salado. She is also survived by four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Former Salado resident
Ret. Col. Carl Taylor passes

Carl E. Taylor, Col. USAF (Ret) died Dec. 24, 2004 in a San Antonio hospital from complications of surgery. He was 89.A former resident of Salado, he was a rancher, a Rotarian, a Daedalian and a member of the Episcopal Church.

A grave side funeral was conducted by Father Tim Vellom at the Salado Cemetery Dec. 27.
Carl Taylor entered the USAF from Texas A&M in 1941 and served as a fighter pilot in a heroic group who fought early in WWII in New Guinea, and later served in the Korean War and in Viet Nam.

His military awards included the Distinguished Flying Cross, many Air Medals, the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.

Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Mary Jane Taylor; two daughters, Cheryl Taylor, of Waco, and Cindy Nauert and husband Dr. Craig Nauert, as well as grand-sons Austin and Travis, all of Memphis, TN.

Arveta Sparks dies Dec. 23

Arveta Sparks, 84, of Temple died Dec. 23, 2004, in a Belton nursing home.

Services for Sparks were held Dec. 27 at the Scanio-Harper Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Jeff Scott and Minister Lloyd Hall officiating. Burial followed at Bellwood Memorial Park.

Sparks was born in Stephenville, the daughter of Rector Lee and Vennie Z. Shaw Davison. She was a retired administrative secretary for Leonard Brothers Department Store in Ft. Worth. She has been a resident of Ft. Worth, Azle and Granbury. She had been a resident of Temple since 1997.

She was a member of the Granbury Garden Club, the Granbury Bridge Club was a Ladies Bible Class teacher. She was a life long member of the Church of Christ. She married Jack Sparks, March 31, 1939 in Cleburne.

She is survived by her husband, Jack Sparks, of Temple; two sons, Gary Sparks, of Dallas, and Delvin Sparks of Salado. She is also survived by one brother, Jimmy L. Davison, of Abilene; four grandchildren and six great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and by two brothers, William Davison and R.C. Davison.

The family requests that all memorials be made to the Cherokee Home for Children, P. O.Box 295, Cherokee, TX 76832-9989, or the Alzheimer Association, P.O. Box 4829, Austin, TX 78765.

Memorials held for Frances Beaty

Memorial services for Frances W. Beaty, 82, of Salado, were held Dec. 10, 2004 at the First United Methodist Church in Salado with Rev. Grady Brittain officiating.

Beaty died Dec. 6 in a Temple hospital.

She was born Nov. 30, 1922 in Red Oak. She was a graduate of San Marcos Baptist Academy and at-tended Southwest Texas. She married Albert Jefferson “Jeff” Beat on Aug. 4, 1940 in Lubbock. Beaty was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Salado.

She was preceded in death by her husband on Feb. 4, 2000.

Survivors include one daughter, Joan Settle, of Georgetown, one grand-child and two great-grand-children.

Memorials may be made to the Salado United Methodist Church Build-ing Fund, P.O. Box 771, Salado, TX 76571.

Dossman Funeral Home of Belton handled arrangements.

CW5 Clapp buried at Ft. Sam Houston

Chief Warrant Officer Five (CW5) Douglas Vin-cent Clapp, of Salado, was buried Dec. 10, 2004 at Fort Sam Houston Nation-al Cemetery. CW5 Clapp was killed in a helicopter accident Nov. 29, 2004.

CW5 Clapp was one of seven Fort Hood soldiers who perished in a helicopter crash on November 29. The seven soldiers were honored by approximately 3,000 fellow troops, surviving family members and citizens in a memorial that filled to capacity the Christian House of Prayer in Killeen.

They were preparing the 4th Infantry Division for a return to combat when their UH60 Black Hawk went down near Bruceville-Eddy after crashing into a television transmission tower’s guy wires.

Soldiers killed in the accident were these: Brig. Gen. Charles B. Allen, 4th Inf. Div. assistant division commander for support, Col. James M. Moore, commander for Division Support Command, Spc. Richard L. Brown, a helicopter mechanic assigned to Company A, 2nd Bat-talion, 4th Aviation, Capt. Todd T. Christmas, an air defense artillery officer assigned to HHC, STB, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Douglas V. Clapp, a senior automotive maintenance officer for the division, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Mark W. Evans Jr., a helicopter pilot assigned to Co. A, 2-4 Aviation, Chief Warrant Officer 2 David H. Gardner, Jr., also a helicopter pilot assigned to Co. A, 2-4 Aviation.

CW5 Clapp was born May 28, 1956 in Lebanon, PA and was raised in Greensboro, NC.

In 11986, he received an Associate Degree from Troy State University. In 1977, he graduated from University of Central Texas with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Inter-disciplinary Studies.

He entered the Army as an enlisted soldier Aug. 28, 1974 and was appoint-ed as a Warrant Officer on Jan. 31, 1985. He en-listed as a 63A, Mechanics Helper. He attended Basic Training at 17th Training Company, 5th Battalion, at Fort Knox, KY.

Upon completion of Advanced Individual Training, he was assigned to 1/21 Aviation Company and Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 34th Medical Battalion, Ft. Benning, GA.

There, he held Military Occupational Skills, 63B (Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic) and 71L (SID-PERS clerk and Equal Opportunity Clerk). In July 198, he was assigned to 66th Maintenance Company in Germany, where he worked in shop operations as a Report Control Clerk and a Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic. In Au-gust, 1980, he returned to HHC, 34th MED Bat-talion, Ft. Benning, GA, where he worked as a Light Wheeled Vehicle and Power Generation Mechanic, then as Detachment Motor Sergeant. After attending the 63B, LT Wheel Vehicle and Power Generation Mechanic Course, he was assigned to HHC 2ND Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovery, Korea as the Maintenance Recovery Team Chief. In St. 1983, he was assigned to HHC, 36th Engineer Battalion, Fort Benning, GA, where he served until he was appointed as a Warrant Officer.

After his appointment and initial training as a Warrant Officer, CW5 Clapp was assigned to 6th Cavalry Bridge, Ft. Hood, as a Ground Maintenance Technician. While at Ft. Hood, Chief Clapp was re-assigned to 158th Aviation Regiment, where he spent 13 months as an Automotive Maintenance Officer. In Sept. 1988, CW5 Clapp was reassigned to Camp Essayons, Korea, where he served as a Field Artillery Maintenance Technician in 2nd Infantry Division. He returned to Ft. Hood, where he was assigned as a Battalion Maintenance Technician in 1st Cavalry Division. During his time with 1st Cavalry Division, he was reassigned to Service Battery, 1-82 Field Artillery and deployed to Dhabran, Saudi Arabia, spending one year in sup-port of Desert Storm. In 1993, Chief Clapp was reassigned to 2-12 Armored Cavalry, where he served as the Heavy Unit Maintenance Technician. In 1994, CW5 Clapp was sent back to Korea where he served as the Battalion Maintenance Technician in 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea.

He once again returned to 1st Cav and was as-signed to 2-8 Armor for 22 month. CW5 Clapp was then reassigned to III Corps US Army Garrison Ft. Hood, where he worked in the office of the Inspector General, as an Assistant Inspector General for Maintenance. During this time, he applied for “Training with Industry” and was accepted to the program, spending one year at the Red River Army Depot in Texarkana. While there, he was the Liaison from the depot to active duty units. CW5 Clapp was responsible for numerous closely with the Directorate of Operations, Combat and Tactical Repair Divi-sion, Production Management Division, Production Support Division and the Rubber Products Divi-sion. CW5 Clapp returned to Ft. Hood in Aug. 2001, where he was assigned to C Company, 4th Forward Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division.

CW5 Clapp deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, where his unit directly supported 1-66 Armor. While serving in Iraq, Chief Clapp was promoted to CW5, the highest grade a Warrant Officer can achieve.

After his return from Operation Iraqi Freedom, CW5 Clapp was assigned as the Senior Maintenance Technician for the 4th Infantry Division on June 28, 2004. CW5 served his nation with distinction and honor for more than 30 years.

CW5 Clapp’s military awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal and Army Parachutist Badge.
CW5 is survived by his wife of 26 years Shelann Clapp and daughter Jennifer Clapp.

He is also survived by his father Rufus Calvin Clapp, of North Carolina; three brothers, Brian Campbell, of Virginia, Dennis Clapp, of North Carolina, and Rodney Clapp of North Carolina; and three sisters, Olivia Smith, of New York, Jackie Smith of North Carolina, and Annie Law-son, of North Carolina. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

Graveside services held for Billie Norwood at Salado Cemetery

Graveside services for Billie J. Norwood, 84, of Belton, were held Dec. 14, 2004 in Salado Cemetery with Rev. Bobby Baggett officiating.

Norwood died Dec. 11, 2004 in a Belton nursing center.

He was born June 3, 1920 in Salado to Fred and Hortense Miller Nor-wood. He was a farmer his entire life, and served 60 years with Scout Troop 117 as assistant scoutmaster, committee member and charter organization representative. He received a number of scout-related awards in his life.

Norwood was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Belton, where he was active in church activities.

Survivors include one brother, Fred Norwood, of Temple, and one sister, Kathryn Schneider, of Fort Worth.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church in Belton, or to Camp Tahuaya in Belton.

Heartfield Funeral Home in Belton handled arrangements.

Idella Cownover passes away

Idella Gold Cownover, 70, of Salado, died No-vember 18, 2004 at her residence.

Funeral service were held Nov. 22, at the Second Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Temple with Bishop Hyrum Johnson of-ficiated. Burial took place Nov. 24 in Wendell, Idaho, following services at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Wen-dell.

Idella Cownover was born to Dick and Eunice Anderson Gold in Wen-dell, Idaho on Aug. 3, 1934. She graduated from Wendell High School in 1953 and St. Benedict’s Hospital School of Nursing in Ogden, Utah in 1956. She married William Nor-man Cownover in Ogden, Utah on Aug. 25, 1957. She has been a resident of Bell Country for the past 40 years. Cownover was a Registered Nurse and was formerly employed with the V.A. Hospital and Santa Fe Memorial Hospital, both in Temple.

Survivors include her former husband William Norman Cownover of Salado; three sons, William Ernest Cownover of Casper, Wyoming , Jeffrey Norman Cownover of Salado and John Douglas Cownover of Memphis, Tennessee; two daughters, Candice Adair Meyer of Casper, Wyoming and Angela Dell Wlliams of Belton; two sisters, LaRae Haberman of Jerome, Idaho and LaRue Stock-ham of Wendell, Idaho; and seven grandchildren, Morgan Williams, Kristin Williams, Ashley Williams, Heath Williams, Koby Williams, Kinsey Williams and Carter Cownover. She was pre-ceded in death by one