2005 Obituaries

Mass for Richard F. Pickett celebrated

Richard F. Pickett, 74, formerly of Georgetown and Bridgewater, MS, died Nov. 21 in Temple.

He was born May 26, 1931 in new Bedford, MA. He graduated from Coyle High School. He retired from the United States Marine Corps as a Master Gunnery Sergeant having served 32 years and eight days of active service.

Pickett saw combat in the Korean War, the Dominican Republic crisis and three tours in Vietnam. His last em­ployments were at St. Helen Catholic Church in Georgetown and The Gabriels Funeral Chapel in Georgetown.

Pickett is survived by his wife Juliette “Jib” Beauregard Pickett, of Salado. a son James Pick­ett, of Las Vegas, and two grandchildren.

The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated o Nov. 25 at St. Helen Catho­lic Church in Georgetown. Rosary was said Nov 24 at The Gabriels Funeral Chapel, which handled arrangements.

Robert Leffel graveside service held Nov. 19

Robert R. Leffel, 62, a retired educator, passed away in Baylor All Saints Medical Center in Fort Worth on Nov. 13, 2005, with bis family at his bedside. He and his wife Rutha lived for many years in Salado.

Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Nov. 19, at Salado Cemetery with Dale Gore officiating, under the direction of Sheffield Funeral Home in Temple. The family will receive friends at the home following the service.

Robert Leffel was born on December 6, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky. He graduated in 1960 from Clovis High School in Clovis, New Mexico. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from North Texas State University, and a doctorate of education from Texas A&M University in 1988.

He was a teacher and administrator for Arlington, Dallas, Lewisville, Pecos and Round Rock Independent School Districts, Texas State Technical lnstitule in Waco and Central Texas College-Fort Hood Campus. He also worked for the Texas Education Agency and taught several courses on U.S. Navy ships in the Pacific fleet.

His friends and lo\ed ones will remember his dedication to Rotary, his community, and his students.

Leffel was preceded in death by his father, Robert Leffel, Jr.

Survivors are his wife of 40 years, Rutha Corder Leffel of Salado; his mother, Lucille Leffel, of Killeen; son, Robert R. Leffel and daughter-in-law, Alicia Leffel, of Keller; grandson, Conner Leffel; and granddaughter Caitlin Leffel.

Memorial gifts may be made to Rotary International. One Rotary Center. 1560 Sherman Ave., Evantson, IL 60201; or to the Salado Cemetery Fund.

John Schrock passes away· Nov. 11

John McColl Schrock died on Nov. 11, 2005 of complications from melanoma cancer. He died at his home in Coppell.

The funeral service was held at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Mesquite on Nov. 14.
Schrock was 44 years old at the time of his death. He was employed by Bax Global Corp. as Vice President of Supply Chain Operations.

He attended Sherman High School, Tarleton State in Stephenville and East Texas State University in Commerce.

He is survived by his wife Mary Lou Ayala; two sons Marcello and Nathan, both of Coppell: and two daughters, Paige and Andi of Kingwood.

He is also survived by his parents, Jack and Joan Schrock, of Salado and his grandmother, Mary Louise McColl, of Temple.

He is also survived by a sister, Jody Davis, her husband Jim Davis and their two children Jessica and Joshua; a brother, Joel Schrock, his wife Katherine Eversole and their two children Kiersten and Jack, all of Houston.

Memorial donations can be made to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. PO Box 4486, Houston, TX 77210-4486.

Services held for George Rutherford

Funeral services honoring George Lester Rutherford were held Monday Oct 17, at Dos­sman Funeral Home in Belton with Minister Joe Keys officiating.

The interment service was held at the Salado Cemetery.

George was born in Roxton. Texas the son of Orfa Justin and Ollie Monier Rutherford. He re­ceived his undergraduate degree from East Texas State University at Com­merce and a Masters Degree in Electrical Engi­neering from Texas Tech University. He retired from the United States Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel after 20 years of distinguished service. Following his retirement he worked for the State of Texas as Director of Tele­communications. He was a member of the Salado Church of Christ.

George Rutherford is survived by his wife of 56 years, Ruth M. Ruth­erford, his daughters, Nancy D. Hilton and her husband Robert Neder­land, and Candace R. Weylandt and her husband Steve of Houston. His grandchildren Jennifer R. Baker and her husband Reagan of Nederland, Robert Shane Hilton of Nederland, and Taylor R.

Weylandt of Houston and great grandson, Kyler R. Baker. Rutherford is also survived by his brother Orfa Justin Rutherford, Jr. and his sister Mary Ann Friday both of Roxton.

Memorials may be made to Lubbock Chil­dren’s Home P.O. Box 2449, Lubbock, Texas 79408 or Alzheimer’s Association-Research 3429 Executive Center Drive, #100, Austin Texas 78731.

Susan E. Stockton

Susan E. Stockton, age 64 of Salado and formerly of Arlington, Texas, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her son’s residence in Flushing, Michigan.

A graveside celebration of her life will be held on Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 1:00 P.M. at the Salado Cemetery in Salado, Texas.

Susan was born July 9, 1941 in Santa Monica, California.

Susan had a talent that amazed all that knew her. Her artwork and creations touched the lives of us all. Her successful businesses, The Finishing Touch in Arlington and Sir Wigglesworth in Salado, were examples of her extraordinary ability to bring beauty out of ordinary objects. Her works have touched the lives of all those who have witnessed them, and was truly a gift she loved and shared.

She was preceded in death by her husband John R. Stockton, Jr., an infant child and sister Joy. She is survived by her sons Cary Hayes, of Oregon and formerly of Salado, Randall Hayes, of California, and John R. Stockton Ill and wife Susan, of Michigan; sister Sally Bateman and husband Warren, of California, and a cousin Jean Carle. She also leaves several very special grandchildren, Elizabeth Alexandria, Randall and Garret of California and John William (-BJ”) and JoAnna, all of Michigan, as well as many nieces and nephews.

Special friends include Gwen Dalton, Tttia Arledge, Karen Powell, Miriam Smith, Carolyn Dachs as well as many, many others.

She is now in the hands of her Heavenly Father and designing in a whole new way.

Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple is in charge of arrangements.

Paid Obituary

Jared Maloy Dunnahoo buried at Bell Plain Cemetery Sept. 20

Jared Maloy Dunna­hoo, 22, passed away in his sleep Sept. 15, 2005 in Alamosa, Colorado.

Jared Maloy Dunnahoo was born March 28, 1983, to Rick and Peggy Dun­nahoo, shortly after the family moved from Texas to Alamosa.

He was employed as a salesman with Verizon Wireless.

He is survived by his daughter, Alexa Daniell, of Alamosa. He is also survived by his father Rick Dunnahoo and step­mother Missy Dunnahoo, his mother Peggy Herbert. one sister Becky Gomez and her husband Ritchie of Loveland, Colorado. Other survivors include his grandparents Marie Dunnahoo of Salado and Maloy and Merlene Herbert of Belton and numerous relatives in the surrounding area.

A memorial service was held Sept. 17 in his hometown, and graveside services were held Sept. 20, 2005 for interment of ashes at Bell Plains Cem­etery, east of Salado di­rected by Harper-Talasek.

A memorial trust fund has been established for Dunnahoo’s daughter Al­exa in care of Rick Dun­nahoo 5451 Sierra Vista. Alamosa, CO 81101.

Emerson Ray Fuller passes

Services for Emerson Ray Fuller, 91, of Salado, were held Oct. 5 at Dos­sman Funeral Home in Belton with the Rev. Derald Duger officiat­ing. Burial followed at Salado Cemetery. Fuller died Oct. 3 at home.

He was born Jan. 28, 1914 in Prairie Dell to Millie and Frank Fuller, and was reared in Salado and Cone, Texas. He was a farmer and then a carpenter, building many houses in the Salado area during his lifetime.

Ray was married to Pauline Ruth Carter for 49 years beginning April 30, 1938; she preceded him in death on Dec. 8, 1987. On Sept. 4, 1989 he married Billye Williams Street.

Also preceding him in death is a son, Norman Wayne Fuller.

Survivors include his wife Billye Fuller, of Salado; son and daugh­ter-in-law, Freddie and Michele Fuller of Belton; daughter, Sharon Klit­gaard of Plano; stepsons and step-daughters-in­-law, Darrell and Maudie Street of Salado and Gene and Leisa Street of Dallas; three sisters, Frances Daniel of Amarillo, Edie Marrs of Ralls and Irene Warrick ofFort Worth.

He is also survived by grandchildren Steve, Mike, Leigh, Mark, Katie, Travis, Emily, Clayton, Ryan and Brianne as well as 10 step-grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and eight step-great-­grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to VistaCare Foundation, 2626-B 37th St., Temple 76504 or to the charity of one’s choice.

Dossman . Funeral Home in Belton handled arrangements.

Patt Borom, 105, formerly of Salado passes away

Flora Mackey “Patt” Borom, of Dallas and formerly of Salado, one of the first women lawyers in Texas, died at age 105 on September 2, 2005.

She was three years old when the Wright brothers took their first flight. At nine she heard the first American radio broad­cast. She was 12 when the Titanic sank and 20 when women won the right to vote. When penicillin was discovered, she was 28. During her lifetime there were 19 U.S. Presidents.

She was born Flora Mackay Turner on May 29, 1900, in Mexico, Missouri. Her forebears included James Mackay, an early explorer of the Missouri River, whose map of the area was given to Lewis and Clark by President Thomas Jefferson at the outset of their expedition in 1804.

As a child she toured with her newspaperman father when he inter­viewed Mark Twain, evangelist Billy Sunday, and prohibitionist Carrie Nation.

“My father always interviewed Twain while he was in bed, because Twain wouldn’t get up until nightfall,” Borom told the Salado Village Voice in 1991 for a feature story about her 50 years as an attorney in Texas.

“He (Twain) was like the Pied Piper,” Borom told the Salado Village Voice. “Children flocked around him to hear his stories.”

She married James For­rest Widener in 1922, and the couple moved from Saint Louis to Dallas with their three young children in 1932.

Borom recalled in 1991 that “I sold my radio for $30 for the ticket to Dallas to join my husband.”

The family settled in Oak Cliff, and Flora became active in the Parent-Teachers Associa­tion and the Hillcrest Bap­tist Church.

Eventually, she decided to pursue the dream of a degree in law and to that end marketed tickets to the 1936 Centennial Exposi­tion in order to fund her law education at SMU’s evening school.

She was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1941 and was sworn in by Federal Judge Sarah T. Hughes. Her husband passed away a year later, in 1942. Enter­ing the law profession in a man’s world, she took her husband’s pet name for her, “Patsy,” and became Patt Widener, Attorney­at-Law. She was a partner in the law firm of Haney, Aiken, and Widener until she formed her own company, Labor Rela­tions Consultants. She also worked with the War Labor Board during World War II.

In 1950 she married James H. Borom, and the two operated their real estate business in Irving for over 20 years, until 1979, when they moved to Salado. Patt lived here until returning to Dallas in 1998 after being widowed a second time.

She is survived by her three children, James For­rest Widener II of Irving, Gloria Pace Cardwell, of Cedar Hill, and Rich­ard Andrew Widener, of Irving, six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and one great-great­grandchild.

Memorial services were held at Ben F. Brown Funeral Home in Irving.

Funeral service Aug. 11 for Michael Gamble

Michael Harrison Gamble, 23, of College Station and formerly of Salado, died August 8, 2005.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Aug. 11 at the First Baptist Church in Salado with Rev. Brian Dunks officiating.

Gamble was born in Temple to T. Gerry and Patti Harrison Gamble. He attended Salado High School, where he was active in basketball and track. He served as Senior Class President and was a member of the National Honor Society. Gamble was .also an active member of the First Baptist Church of Salado Youth Group.

He graduated from Salado High School in 2000.

Gamble graduated from Texas A&M University in May 2004 Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Sci­ence degree in civil engineering, specializ­ing in structures. While attending Texas A&M, Gamble was a member of two honor societies: Tau Beta Phi, an honor fraternity for engineers, and Chi Epsilon, a fra­ternity for civil engi­neering. Gamble was a graduate assistant in the engineering depart­ment. He was pursuing a Master of Science degree in civil engi­neering for assessment and repair of voids in grouted post-tensioned duct systems.

He is survived by his parents, T. Gerry and Patti Harrison Gamble, of Salado; his sister, Julie Michelle Warden and her husband Douglas, of Temple; maternal grandmother Janette Harrison, of Temple, and paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gamble, of Georgetown.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Joseph Harrison.

Scanio-Harper Funeral Home, of Temple, is in charge of arrangements.

Dorcas “Dee” Eilers services held Aug. 2

Dorcas “Dee” Eilers, 65, of Morgan’s Point, died Saturday, July 30, 2005 in a Temple Hospital.

Funeral services were held Aug. 2 at Heartfield Funeral Home in Belton, Rev. Ronnie Rhodes officiated. Graveside services were held Tuesday at Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park in New Braunfels.

Eilers was born to Melvin and Myrtle Lee Gann Boney in Rogers on April 8, 1940. She has been a resident of Bell County since 1990, moving here from new Braunfels, where she has lived for 35 years. Prior to her retirement, she was employed in retail sales. She was a member of Faith Tabernacle in Belton.

Survivors include one son, Daniel Ray Eilers of Morgan’s Point; two brothers, Ray Boney of Lake Belton and Bill Boney of Salado; and one sister, Donna Young of Elm Mott. She was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Lee Eilers on May 31, 1996 and one daughter, Susan Eilers in 1973.

Heartfield Funeral Home in Belton was in charge of arrangements.