Leader, bank founder Greenwood passes away

Community leader and bank founder Samuel Ross (S.R.) Greenwood, died April 10, 2004 at the age of 82.

Funeral services will be at First United Methodist Church in Temple at noon April 14. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. April 13 at Harper­Tula k Funeral Home of Temple.

He was born September 1, 1921 at Speegleville. Texas the son of Samuel Tillian Greenwood and Rosa Oliver Greenwood.

S.R. was preceded in death by his parent, his brothers, Lawrence Lee Greenwood. Roy Green­wood and Marion Wes Greenwood, his sister, Mary Lois Greenwood, his son. Samuel Tillian Greenwood II, and the mother of his children Clara Ann Hejl Greenwood.

He is survived by his beloved wife Sindy Jaster Greenwood, of Salado; his daughter Gayle Greenwood Pitts, of Houston, and his son Fletcher Hejl Greenwood of Austin.

He is also survived by his grandchildren, whom he considered his pride and joy; Samuel Greenwood Pitts and wife Missy, of Dallas; Christopher Rowan Pitts of Houston; Emily Claire Greenwood-Kuykendall, of Temple; Sydney Schuyler Greenwood-Kuykendall, of Belton; Allie Ann Morgan Greenwood and Mason Douglas Ross Greenwood of Round Rock. Also the newest joys in his life, great grandchildren: Chlose Nicole Rodocker, of Belton and Samel Greenwood Pitts, Jr., of Dallas.

Ross served in the Air Force during World War II, but his lifetime career was in the banking industry.

He was past president of Temple National Bank, Inter First Bank and found­ing chairman of Salado National Bank in 1979. He was a director of Ennis State Bank, Texas Indepen­dent Bank in Dallas and Commercial State Bank in Palmer.

In 1976, he was elected president of the Texas Bank­ers Association. He had served on the Adminis­trative Council, Historical Committee, and chairman of the New Facilities Com­mittee. He was a member of the Governing Council of the American Bankers Association, as well as serv­ing on the ABA’s Gov­ernment Relations Committee, Communica­tion Council, National Mort­gage Finance Committee and chairing the ABA subcommittee of Housin and Urban Development.

Greenwood was chairman and past president of the Salado Chamber of Commerce, Temple Chamber of Commerce, Salad Lions Club, Temple Lions Club, Temple USO, Governor’s Committe on Aging in Austin and the board of trustees of the Central Texas Regional Medical Education Foundation. He also was a director of the Texas Independent Bankers Association in Austin, the Independent Brokerage Corporation of America in Dallas, American Income Life Insurance Corporation in Waco, the Texas Society on Aging in Austin, the National Advisory Commil­tee of the White House Conference on Aging in Washington DC. the Ameri­can Digestive Disease Soci­ety in Washington, the Texas United Community Service of Austin, the Temple Law Enforcement Board and Paul Quinn Col­lege in Waco.

A lifelong Methodist, he was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Temple. He served a Chairman of the Board of Stewards of the First United Methodist Foundation in Ft. Worth, chairman of Wes­leyan Homes, Inc. and its Finance Committee in Geor­getown. He was a Lay Leader for the Temple Dis­trict and served five terms as First United Methodist Finance Chairman.

Greenwood was the recipient of many awards over his lifetime. To name a few: The State of Israel “Jerusalem Peace Award,” the Temple Jaycees Out­standing Citizen Award and its of the Year Award, and the Texas Society on Aging’s Distinguished Ser­vice Award.

He was also proud to be a Mason, Shriner and members of Scottish Rite, Knights Templar, VFW and American Legion.

Leader, bank founder Greenwood passes away

Community leader and bank founder Samuel Ross (S.R.) Greenwood, died April 10, 2004 at the age of 82.

Funeral services will be at First United Methodist Church in Temple at noon April 14. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. April 13 at Harper­Tula k Funeral Home of Temple.

He was born September 1, 1921 at Speegleville. Texas the son of Samuel Tillian Greenwood and Rosa Oliver Greenwood.

S.R. was preceded in death by his parent, his brothers, Lawrence Lee Greenwood. Roy Green­wood and Marion Wes Greenwood, his sister, Mary Lois Greenwood, his son. Samuel Tillian Greenwood II, and the mother of his children Clara Ann Hejl Greenwood.

He is survived by his beloved wife Sindy Jaster Greenwood, of Salado; his daughter Gayle Greenwood Pitts, of Houston, and his son Fletcher Hejl Greenwood of Austin.

He is also survived by his grandchildren, whom he considered his pride and joy; Samuel Greenwood Pitts and wife Missy, of Dallas; Christopher Rowan Pitts of Houston; Emily Claire Greenwood-Kuykendall, of Temple; Sydney Schuyler Greenwood-Kuykendall, of Belton; Allie Ann Morgan Greenwood and Mason Douglas Ross Greenwood of Round Rock. Also the newest joys in his life, great grandchildren: Chlose Nicole Rodocker, of Belton and Samel Greenwood Pitts, Jr., of Dallas.

Ross served in the Air Force during World War II, but his lifetime career was in the banking industry.

He was past president of Temple National Bank, Inter First Bank and found­ing chairman of Salado National Bank in 1979. He was a director of Ennis State Bank, Texas Indepen­dent Bank in Dallas and Commercial State Bank in Palmer.

In 1976, he was elected president of the Texas Bank­ers Association. He had served on the Adminis­trative Council, Historical Committee, and chairman of the New Facilities Com­mittee. He was a member of the Governing Council of the American Bankers Association, as well as serv­ing on the ABA’s Gov­ernment Relations Committee, Communica­tion Council, National Mort­gage Finance Committee and chairing the ABA subcommittee of Housin and Urban Development.

Greenwood was chairman and past president of the Salado Chamber of Commerce, Temple Chamber of Commerce, Salad Lions Club, Temple Lions Club, Temple USO, Governor’s Committe on Aging in Austin and the board of trustees of the Central Texas Regional Medical Education Foundation. He also was a director of the Texas Independent Bankers Association in Austin, the Independent Brokerage Corporation of America in Dallas, American Income Life Insurance Corporation in Waco, the Texas Society on Aging in Austin, the National Advisory Commil­tee of the White House Conference on Aging in Washington DC. the Ameri­can Digestive Disease Soci­ety in Washington, the Texas United Community Service of Austin, the Temple Law Enforcement Board and Paul Quinn Col­lege in Waco.

A lifelong Methodist, he was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Temple. He served a Chairman of the Board of Stewards of the First United Methodist Foundation in Ft. Worth, chairman of Wes­leyan Homes, Inc. and its Finance Committee in Geor­getown. He was a Lay Leader for the Temple Dis­trict and served five terms as First United Methodist Finance Chairman.

Greenwood was the recipient of many awards over his lifetime. To name a few: The State of Israel “Jerusalem Peace Award,” the Temple Jaycees Out­standing Citizen Award and its of the Year Award, and the Texas Society on Aging’s Distinguished Ser­vice Award.

He was also proud to be a Mason, Shriner and members of Scottish Rite, Knights Templar, VFW and American Legion.

Lankford passes away April 9

Funeral services for Doyle Dean Lankford, 71, of Salado, were held April 12, 2004 at Dossman Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Bobby Ellis offici­ated. Burial followed in Resthaven Cemetery.

He passed away April 9, 2004 in Austin.

He was born to Rev. Tommy and Ima Brown Lankford on July 17, 1932 in Salado. He married Car­olyn Boales on Sept. 9, 1960 in Killeen. He was a lifelong resident of Bell County. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and served during the Korean War. He was a Baptist.

He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Lankford; daughter and son-in-law, Regina Lankford Beam and Kevin; son, Gregory Lankford; and six grand­children, all of Salado. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, T.J. Lankford.

Memorials be made to Austin Hospice – Chris­topher House, 2820 E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Austin, TX 78702.

Sparks passes away at age 79

Funeral services for Sammie Bryan Sparks, 79, of Salado were held March 31, 2004 at the Salado United Methodist Church with Rev. Skip Blancett and Rev. Grady Britain officiating. Burial followed at the Salado Cemetery.

She was born Sammie Joyce Bryan on Aug. 30, 1924, in Davidson, OK and was raised in Freerick, OK She was the second of six children to Gladyse Cecilia Estes and Joseph Columbus Bryan. She married William (Bill) Sparks on April 14, 1945 in Muskogee, OK and became the proud parents of two daughters, Sandra Jo and Cindy Kay.

She was a hard worker and was employed primarily by the general government as a budget analysis. She was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church and a yellow-dog Democrat.

She was preceded in death by her brother, Joe Edward Bryan and sister, Wanda Joe Brown Elliott.

She is survived by the love of her life, her husband of almost 59 years; daughters, Sandra Grossman, of The Woodlands, and Cindy and husband, Brad Weiwel, of Austin. She is also survived by her sisters, Virginia Felts and husband, Bill, of Afton, OK; Tommye Hiler and husban, Hugh, of Grandbury; China Cortina and husband, Angel, of Islanmorada, FL, and Sherry Bryan of Hurst.

She is also survived by her grandchildren Kelly Nicole Grossman, Nikki Kay and husband, Zack Yazici, of The Woodlands, Samuel Bradford Weiwel, Andrew William Weiwel, and Zachary Bryan Weiwel, of Austin; and one great-granddadghter, Katie Ashley Grossman, of The Woodlands.

Dossman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Funeral services for Brown held April 5

Bertha Compton Rich Brown, known to all as “Boots,” passed away ApriI 1, 2004.

Funeral services were held April 5 at the Salado United Methodist Church with Rev. Grady Brittain officiating. Burial followed in Salado Cemetery.

She was born in Gatesville on July 22, 1912 and was raised in Mississippi Delta, where she attended the University of Missis­sippi, Oxford. She moved to Dallas in 1946 where she resided until 1979, when she and Garland moved to Salado. She was a member of the Salad United Methodist Church, the Monday Club, Salado Chamber of Commerce Ladies Auxiliary, and served as a volunteer librarian from 1987-97.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Emma Artilissa Wolfe; father, Charles Coates Compton; sister, Sarah C. Corbett; and brother, Charle Coates Compton, Jr.; and husband, Garlan Lyneer Brown.

She is survived by her children, William T. Rich, Ill and Rita Rich Brown­ing, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Harper-Talasek was in charge of arrangements.

Barclay passes away In home March 13

Charles H. Barclay, Jr., 79, died March 13, 2004 at his home on Lake Belton.

Graveside services were held March 15 at Calvary Cemetery m Marlin with Dr. Holly Mitchell officiat­ing.

He was born to Charles H.Barclay, Sr. and Clo Robbins Barclay in Marlin on May 12, 1924. He attended school in Marlin and was a 1949 graduate of Texas A&M University. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army Air Corps, principally in China and the Philippines.

Barclay was a civil engi­neer and worked for the Texas Department of High­ways until his retirement in 1982. He married Bettye Jo Pate in 1965. She pre­ceded him in death in 1985. He was a member of the Shriners, Elks, Association of Ex-Students of Texas A&M, and numerous pro­fessional organizations.

Survivors include cous­ins, Samuel Drew Hobday, of Big Springs, Marion Moss, of San Antonio, Bob Peck, of Sun City and Ben Peek, of Kerrville; and many nieces and nephews, including Joan Northen of Belton, Tom Normand, of Salado and Carole McDan­iel, of Amarillo.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are requested to the charity of the donor’s choice, or to the Bettye and Charlie Barclay Scholarship in Civil Engi­neering at Texas A&M University, Texas A&M Foundation, College Sta­tion, TX 77840.

Heartfield Funeral Home in Belton was in charge of arrangements.

Mary Lynn Wood passes away

Funeral services for Mary Lynn (Condor) Wood, 70, of Salado, were held March 4, 2004 at Dossman Funeral Home. She passed away March 2, 2004 in a Temple Hospital.

Revs. Mike Harkrider and Grady Brittain officiated. Burial was in North Belton Cemetery.

She was born to Roy Everett Condor and Lyndal Clotide (Mecom) Condor on Aug. 1, 1933 in Killeen. She married John Edgar Wood on July 8, 1950 in Salado. Wood was a devoted mother and homemaker. She was a member of the Cedar Knob Baptist Church.

She is survived bu her husband; son, Johnny Lynn Wood of Temple; daughters, Cindy Wiley, of Salado, and Shirley Weatherford, of Forney; brother, Roy Randal of Condor, of Killeen; sister Johnnie Barrett, of Salado; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Nell Wilson in 2002; and her guardian parents, John and Maybelle Newsom, who raised her from the age of seven.

The family requests memorials be made to VistaCare Hospice.

Price service held March 6

Martha Marie Haywood Price of Salado, was born Sept. 12, 1941 in Greenville. She died peacefully at her home in Salado on March 2. 2004.

She was the youngest child of Dwight Grady Haywood and Delma Lynn Stidham Haywood originally of Hunt County, and later of Arlington.

She married Dr. Allan Price of Arlington on July 12, 1963. She 1s survived by her husband of 40 years, Dr. Allan Price; daughter, Jennifer Stark and son-in-law, Robert W. Stark of Nashville, TN; son, Gary A. rice and daughter-in-law, Joanie Martin Price of Round Rock; and five grand­children, Allison Stark, Margaret (Meg) Stark, and Leslie Star of Nash­ville, TN; Martin Price and Emma Jean Price of Round Rock.

She is also survived by her brother and sis­ter-in-law, Dr. Ray Hay­wood and Jane Haywood of Temple; and her sister and brother-in-law, Jane Kendrick and Dr. George Kendrick of Commerce. She is survived by her mother-in-law and father-­in-law. Mr. and Mrs . Thomas L. Price of Arlington. She is survived by Mr. and Mrs. All K. Dray of Dallas.

She has multiple neph­ews, nieces, grandneph­ews and grandnieces who are saddened by the pass­ing of Aunt Martha. She was preceded in death by her parents, Grady and Delma Haywood and her nephew, Mark Price II.

Martha was a 1959 graduate of Arlington High School and served as senior class secretary and sang with the Cho­raliers. She was a 1962 graduate of Baylor University with a BA in Education She taught ele­mentary school in Galves­ton and Dallas for several years. She also taught piano in Dallas. She was a past member of the Dallas County and Bell County Medical Auxilia­ries, Dallas County and Bell County Boards of Realtors, PEO, and St. Michael and All Angels episcopal Church of Dallas and Christ Epis­copal Church of Temple. Martha served on the
Altar Guild of both churches. Martha was an avid gardener and collec­tor of antiques.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Martha’s name be made to Vista H0spice in Temple, Happy Hill farm of Grandbury, the Amer­ican Heart Association, the Robert Perry Mills Memorial Scholarship Fund at the University of Texas Arlington, or the charity of your choice.

Services for Martha Price were held March 6 at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church.

St. Michael’s Clergy were the celebrant. Burial fol­lowed cremation at St. Michael and All Angels Church. Pall bearers were Dr. Lewis Raney, Dr. Charles Harris, Dr. W.E. Lowry, Dr. Fernan Lara, Or. Dale Fuller and Jim Ball. Viewing was March 5 at Sparkman-Hillcrest Funeral Home.

John Mclaughlin, age 81, dies March 2

John R. “Jack” McLaughlin, 81, of Salado. died in a Temple hospital March 2, 2004.

Funeral services were held March 5 at Heartfield Funeral Home in Belton with Rev. Billy Johnson officiating. Burial was in Salado Cemetery.

John as born to John J. and Ellen Hunter McLaughlin in West Grove, PA on Nov. 1, 1922 He had been a resident of Bell County most of his life. He married Bernice Lasiter in Belton on Sept. 2, 1943.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Prior to his retirement, he was employed in ranching and construction. He was involved as a rodeo contes­tant in his younger years. and a member of the P.R.C.A., which was for­merly known as the Turtle Association.

Survivors include six sons. Richard McLaughlin of Salado, Russell Mclaughlin of Morgans Point, Jesse McLaughlin of Little River, Pee Wee Mclaughlin of Salado, Travis “T.R.” McLaughlin of Bcltor and Kenny Mclaughlan of Briggs; five daughters, Barbara Stephcns. of Salado. Kay Fellers of Moody. Debra Hancock. of Scale, AL, Callie Ratliff of Sidney, ME and Dena Dowling, of Georgetown; 31 grand­children and 17 great­grandchildrcn. He was preceded in death by his wife on Jan. 14, 2000.

Memorials are requested to the American Heart Association.

Heartfield Funeral Home in Belton was in charge of arrangements.

Frances James passes away

Frances Hainey James, 78, of Salado, passed away march 4, 2004 in Salado. Services were held March 8 at the Church of the New Commandment with Pastor John Schlater officiating. The body was cremated.

She was born Jan. 29, 1926 in Adamson, OK. She taught elementary school for 42 years. She was a member of the Church of the New Commandment. She has lived in Salado for a year.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Jesse James in 1993; brothers, Marvel Hainey, Walton Hainey, and Clarence Hainey; and sister Alma South.

She is survived by her daughter, Karen Duerr of Salado and sister, Ruth Byrd of Long Beach, CA.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to their favorite school.

Crawford-Bowers funeral Home in Killeen was in charge of arrangements.