Services held for Bob Dunnahoo

R.D. (Bob) Dunnahoo, 71, of Salado, passed away· Feb. 26, 2004 in a Temple hospital. Funeral services were-held March I at First Baptist Church of Salado with burial at Bell Plains Cemetery.

Dunnahoo was born in Colorado City, TX to Alfred Mathew Dunnahoo and Ethel Mae Murphy Dunnahoo. The family moved to Corpus Christi and he graduated from West Oso High School. Afterwards he joined the U.S. Air Force serving for four years he received the Korean Service Medal and the U.N. Service Medal.

He received his dis­charge from Tinker Air Force Base at . Oklahoma City, OK where he met his wife Odessa Marie Smith. They were married in her hometown, Heald­ton, OK and moved to Corpus Christi where he worked at the Naval Air Station and attended night classes at Del Mar Col­lege, then was employed by Rainbo Bread Com­pany, earning top salesman awards four successive years.

He was baptized at the Norton Street Church of Christ. The family moved in 1963 to the Bell County farm between Belton and Salado, where the family joined the Salado Church of Christ. He was employed by Fort Hood Civil Service where he repaired helicopters and fixed wing aircraft, and designed many special tools and safety measures, receiving many awards and citations, and con­ducted safety seminars.

He raised cattle; and ran a sow-pig operation then switched to hop pro­duction for five years. He served nine years on the Salado School Board, six years on the Salado Little League as coach and man­ager and many years on the Salado Youth . Fair orga­nization, sponsoring 4-H and FHA. youth. After reltring from Civil Ser­vice, he attending Air Conditioning and Refrig­eration School and worked part time in the area. He was a member of the Temple-Belton Farmer’s Market and the Round Rock, Georgetown, Sun City Farmer’s Market for the past 11 years.

He was preceded in death by his father, A.M. Dunnahoo in 1949; one brother, Bradley Dunna­hoo; two sisters, Nell Bloomer Bush and Sue Cunningham.

He is survived by his wife, Marie Smith of Salado; four sons, Rick Dunnahoo of Alamosa, CO, Robert Dunnahoo of Belton, Tim Dunnahoo of Round Rock, and Matt Dunnahoo of Salado; two daughters, DeeAnn Dun­nahoo of Castle Rock, CO and Anndra Dunnahoo Mulholland of Temple; 17 grandchildren and one great-grandson. He is aiso survived by his brothers, Pat Dunnahoo of Newton, KS and Ben Dunnahoo of Salado; sister, Kay Urp­sprung of Corpus Christi; and mother, Mae Dunna­hoo Morris of the Sun Bridge Nursing Home in Corpus Christi.

Memorials may be made to the Scott and White Cardiology Depart­ment.

Services held for J.B. Seaberry, 92

John Byron Seaberry, 92, passed away in Ft. Worth, Jan 22, 2004, Graveside services were held Jan. 27 in Greenwood Cemetery, Ft. Worth.

J/B. Was born Nov. 25, 1911 in Pooleville to John B. Seaberry, a Christian Advent preacher, and Lucy Taylor Seaberry. He was one of eight children. J.B. was a member of the Second Advent Church of Grapevine and the Masonic Lodge.

In the early 1960’s J.B. retired from General Dynamics ,Ft. Worth as a development department manager. He and his wife, Frances, moved to a Weatherford farm where they farmed and raised cattle before moving to Salad in 1980, where they restored the Baines House on Royal Street. They obtained a Texas Historical marker for this in 1866 house as well as a listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Seaberry’s generausly shared their home with the community state as it was part of the Salad Historical Society Historic Tour of Homes on several occasions. They returned to Weatherford in 1992.

He is survived by his wife of 58 years: Frances Connor Seaberry and nieces and nephews.

Dempsey Stripling, 58, passes away

Dempsey N. Stripling, 58, of Salado, died on Jan. 27, 2004.

Funeral services were held Jan. 31, 2004 at the Belton Church of Christ with interment at Salado Cemetery.

He was born in Carlsbad, N.M. on March 3, 1945. He graduated from Carlsbad Senior High School in 1953 and from Abilene Christian College in1967. He spent his life’s energy serving as a minister for over 30 years in Churches of Christ in Texas and Arizona. He also taught middle school for several years and was pureuing a graduate degree in counseling.

He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Beverly; daughter and son-in-law Rochelle and Sean Palmer, of Houston; sister, Ila Jean Wilmore of Percy, IL; brothers, Ray Chilton Stripling of Simi Valley, CA; and O’Dean Stripling of El Paso; numerous nieces and nephews and in-laws, and the great joy of his life, granddaughter, Malia Rose Palmer.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to “Families in Crisis,” 18010 N. Tatum Blvd., Phoenix, AZ 85032.

Combs child passes away January 25

MiKayla Sara Combs, 18 months, of Salado, died at her residence Jan. 25, 2004.

Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Jan. 29, 2004 at Heartfield Funeral Home in Belton with Pastor Steve Qualben officiating. Burial will be in North Belton Cemetery.

MiKayla was born to Anthony “Cricket” Combs, Jr. and Stacy Stermer Combs in Temple on July 25, 2002.

Survivors include her parents, Anthony “Cricket” Combs, Jr. and Stacy Stermer Combs, of Salado; brother, Monte “Trey” Berry, 111 of Salado; sister. Kylar Combs of Salado; mater­nal grandparents, George and Brenda Conrad of Moody and Willie and Sharon Stermer of Temple; paternal grandparents, Craig and Janice Hen­dricks of Freeport and Peggy Combs of Salado; maternal great-grandpar­ents, Herman and Sonora Stoebner of Temple and Georgie Stermer of Bur­lington; and paternal great-grandmother, Lau­rene Hanley of Pacheco, CA. She was preceded in death by a paternal grand­father, Anthony Combs, Sr. in 2003.

Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Jan. 28 at the funeral home.

Memorials are requested to the MiKayla Combs Fund c/o Anthony Combs, Jr. at the Extraco Banks in Temple or Belton.

Heartfield Funeral Home in Belton is in charge of arrangements.