2007 Obituaries

Mary Lee Black memorial services set Dec. 28

A memorial service for Mary Lee Black, 72, of Salado, will be held at 1 p.m. Dec. 28 at the Elm Grove Baptist Church with Pastor Dale Gore officiating. Mary Lee Black died at her resident in Salado on December 22, 2007.

She was born on Dec. 2, 1935 in Brookings, South Dakota to the late Robert E. Coffey and Katherine Bonesteel.

She was graduated from the University of Mary Hardin Baylor in Belton and the University of Texas in Austin.

Black was a teacher at Central Texas College in Killeen.

She is survived by her daughter Katie Black Tanner of Rockwall, Texas; three sons, Ted Black of Roswell, Georgia, Doug Black of Atlanta, Georgia and Tom Black of Monterey, Mexico and her brother Robert Coffey of Palos Verdes, California.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donation may be made to the Elm Grove Baptist Church.

Arrangements are being handled by Broecker Funeral Home, 949 W. Village Rd. in Salado.

Robert L. Woolard buried at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen

Funeral services for Robert L. Woolard, 65, of Salado, were held Dec. 17, at the Temple Bible Church of Temple. Rev. Gary DeSalvo officiated. Burial took place at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen.

Woolard died Thursday, December 13, 2007 at his residence in Salado.

Robert Lee Woolard was born November 17, 1942 in Joplin, Missouri to Clovis F. and Mabel Woolard. He retired as a manager with the U.S. Postal Service in Killeen. He married Diana Hailey on October 4, 1981 in Harker Heights. They have owned and operated the HorseFeathers store in Salado for the past 11 years. He was a member of the Temple Bible Church and was an avid golfer.

Survivors include his wife, Diana Woolard of Salado; two sons, Terry F. Woolard of College Station and Bradley W. Woolard of Little River; one daughter, Tona L. Johnston of Kempner; one brother, George E. Woolard of Belton; one sister, Linda Blair of Rhodelia, Kentucky; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

The family requests memorials be made to the Temple Bible Church Bldg. Fund or Missions Fund, c/o 3205 Oakview Dr., Temple, TX 76502.

Naomi Jane Upton services held Dec. 18 at Grace Baptist

Naomi Jane Upton 72, of Salado, died Dec. 14, 2007 at a Temple hospital. Funeral services were held Dec. 18 at Grace Baptist Church in Salado with pastor John Warden officiating. Burial will be at Salado Cemetery.

Upton was born in Rotan, Texas on May 20, 1935 to Winford J. and Sarah Jane (Rains) Quiett. She worked as a sales manager and raised three daughter. Jane and Bill Upton were married on September 4, 1979 in Fort Worth.

The Uptons moved to Salado from Weatherford in 2002. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Salado.

Survivors include her husband Bill, three daughters, Gwen Dalton and husband Britt of Salado, Kathryn Upton, of Frisco, Robin Upton of Frisco; two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, fives sisters and two brothers.

Memorials may be made to Grace Baptist Church Mission, 5798 FM 2484, Salado, TX 76571.
Dossman Funeral Home in Belton handled arrangements.

Eddie Vale Sr. memorial service held Dec. 13

Edwin “Eddie” Vale Sr. died peacefully at his home in Salado on Dec. 10, 2007 with his wife, Marilyn, at his side. They recently celebrated fifty-one years of marriage. Family visitation was held December 12 at Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home 1615 Ft. Hood St., Killeen from 6 – 8 p.m. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Dec. 13 at the Salado Church of Christ, 217 Stagecoach Road where Eddie and Marilyn have been members for many years. Online memories may be contributed and viewed at www.mem.com.

Eddie Vale was born in Idana, Kansas on June 5, 1914 and was the oldest son in a family of eleven children, seven of them boys. As a child he worked to contribute to the family income by doing various jobs that included shining shoes on street corners, painting houses, delivering bread and milk, and selling magazines and tins of “salve” door to door. During these hard times he was able to complete part of high school and also play baseball; he enjoyed telling about playing against a Negro team whose pitcher was the great Satchel Paige. Eddie headed to Tulsa as a young man where he lived and worked for many years. He was particularly fond of going to dances in Tulsa that featured Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys. He was drafted into the Army on December 7, 1942 while working as a salesman in the appliance department at the Brown-Dunkin Department Store in downtown Tulsa, and returned to this job after his discharge in 1945.

The Army assigned him to the 10th Mountain Division and trained him for snow ski patrol at Camp Hale, CO; the unit was also at Camp Swift, TX (near Bastrop) for a short time. His first battlefield mission was in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. From there it was on to Europe for intense infantry fighting in the Italian mountains during extreme winter conditions in 1945. His wartime honors included three Bronze Stars which he received in 2004 during a special ceremony arranged by family and friends. Eddie was proud to have served in the same unit as Bob Dole and got to meet him in 2004 at Ft. Hood. All seven of the Vale Brothers served in the military; the five oldest during World War II.

After marriage, Eddie and Marilyn continued to live and work in Tulsa for several years where their three daughters were born and then moved to Colorado Springs, CO for a short time. The family came to Texas in 1964 where their two sons were born. They owned and operated Furniture Factory Outlet inKilleen for 30 years and then Vales of Salado for four years. Other business ventures included events such as wrestling and concerts held at the “old boot factory” on Highway 190 where the furniture store was located in the 1960’s.

Vale was a major sponsor of youth activities in Killeen, including little league baseball. Furniture Factory Outlet was THE TEAM to beat with him as coach. He also enjoyed bowling, playing golf and watching football and baseball on TV.

Vale was preceded in death by his son-in-law, Peter Nash. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn, and their five children: SuDonna Nash; Sandra Skinner and husband, Ronnie; Teresa Carter and husband, Steven; Eddie, Jr., and wife, Susie (all of Killeen), and Donny Vale of Salado. Also surviving are 14 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and four brothers. Eddie’s legacy continues with the Ashley Furniture Home-Store and Patriot Furniture Stores which are owned by his children.

In lieu of flowers, donations are appreciated to: The American Cancer Society 800-227-2345 www. cancer.org or C. R. Clements Boys & Girls Club of Killeen, 304 West Ave B, Killeen, TX 76541 or Shriners Childrens’ Hospital 800-237-5055 www. shrinershg.org.

Raymond E. Maedgen services h eld Nov. 25

Memorial services were held for Raymond E. Maedgen Nov. 25 at First Baptist Church in Troy. The Reverend Kissa Vaughn officiated the service following a private burial.

Maedgen was born in Temple to Billie O. and Ruth Brown Maedgen on Oct. 13, 1955. He was a lifelong resident of Troy. He graduated from Troy High School, Texas A&M University and received a Masters Degree from Pittsburgh State College. he served four years in the U.S. Navy. He married Katherine Butts in Troy on Sept. 4, 1960. Mr. Maedgen retired in 1993, following 31 years of teaching math and physics at Troy High School. He was a lifelong member of Troy United Methodist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Katherine Maedgen of Troy; sons Mark Maedgen of Troy and Bill Maedgen of Georgetown, sister Janet Klement of Troy, brother William Maedgen of Salado and five grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are requested to the Building Fund of Troy United Methodist Church or the Troy High School Scholarship Fund.

Christy Lee Coleman memorial held Nov. 29

Memorial services for Christy Lee Coleman, 34, of Salado will be held 10 a.m. Nov. 29 at First Baptist Church. Rev. Brian Dunks will officiate.

Christy Lee Coleman died Nov. 26, 2007 at her home.

She was born at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, to Howard and Elaine Brunson. Christy was a registered nurse at Scott and White hospital.

Survivors include her husband Clifford Coleman, children Josh and Amy, her mother and father Howard and Elaine Brunson of Salado; her sister Lorie and husband Brent McCallum of Salado and nieces and nephews Allison, Aaron, Austin and Sean. In-laws Norma and Bill Maedgen of Salado and Darrell and Rosemary Coleman of Lubbock and an extensive list of aunts and uncles.

Flowers are to be received at Broecker Funeral Home, 949 W. Village Road, Salado, TX 76571, 254-947-0066.

Bonnie Mildred Posey Velten, age 95, passes away Nov. 16

Bonnie Mildred Posey Velten, 95, died November 16, 2007, in Temple. Born November 25, 1911, on a farm near Stockdale, she lived most of her life in San Antonio and for the last 15 years in Salado.

A retired educator, Velten taught for more than 43 years in the Harlandale Independent School District in San Antonio. The last 25 years of her career, she was the principal of Stonewall and Flanders elementary schools. In 2001, Velten was inducted into the Harlandale ISD Hall of Fame.

Velten graduated in 1930 from Harlandale High School and obtained degrees from Texas State University-San Marcos and Trinity University in San Antonio.She married Edward Earl Velten on December 24, 1933. They had two children, Mildred Ann (Micki) Velten Weilbacher and Edward Earl Velten, Jr.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her six brothers and sisters, her husband and her children.She is loved and remembered by one grandson, Julius Vincent Earl Weilbacher of San Antonio; numerous nieces and nephews, including Jackie and Denver Mills of Salado; sisters-in-law, Mildred Posey and Bell Posey of San Antonio; numerous great nieces and nephews; many friends, teachers and students.

The funeral service were held in San Antonio, November 19, 2007, at Mission Burial Park Chapel South.

A memorial service was held Nov. 20, at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, in Belton.

Memorials may be made to Harlandale/SBC Educational Retiree Association, Treasurer John Hall, 1527 Beauchamp St., San Antonio, 78213, or to Tablerock Festival of Salado, Inc., P.O. Box 312, Salado, 76571.

Ramah Lorraine Schleede passes away Oct. 26

Services for Ramah Lorraine Schleede were held at the Heartfield Funeral Home Chapel Oct. 26. Ramah passed away Oct. 23, 2007.

She was born May 25, 1926, in Salado, Texas, to Thomas F. and Lula Wood McGuyer. She graduated from Salado High School and married her high school sweetheart, Will R. (Bill) Schleede, on October 26, 1944. Ramah and Bill lived in the Bell County area for over 63 years. Ramah was a homemaker and worked at Britt’s Drug Store in Belton for many years. She was a member of the First Methodist Church in Bartlett.

Ramah will be greatly missed by her husband Bill; daughters Janis Allen of Temple and Cindy Clifton and husband Will of Salado; granddaughter Heather Hildebrand and husband Lyle of Zorn. She will also be missed by her sister, Frankie Parker and husband J.T. of Belton; brothers Glenn Curtis McGuyer and wife Mildred, of Reno, Nevada, and Maynard H. (Buddy) McGuyer and wife Pat of Fort Worth; and many nieces, nephews and friends. A brother, Roger Dalton McGuyer preceded Ramah in death.

The family requests donations to be made to the Scott and White Hospice, 2401 South 31st Street, Temple Tx 76508.

Harold H. Hill funeral services held Nov. 5.

Harold H. Hill, 78 of Salado, died November 1, 2007 at his home. Funeral services were held Nov. 5 at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton. Rev. Elwyn Johnston of Bethel Assembly of God officiated. Burial was held at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen.

Harold H.Hill was born in Ridgecrest, North Carolina on August 28, 1929 the son of William R. Hill and Lillie Mae (Stevens) Hill. He married Florence Champagne on January 5, 1948 in Fort Worth. Harold proudly began his service in the United States Air Force in 1945 and retired as a combat instructor in 1967.

Survivors are his wife; one son, Tommy H. Hill of Woodville, Tx; Three daughters, Karen Krambeck and husband Don of Davenport, Iowa, Brenda Parish and husband Robert of Hamilton, Texas, Debbie Hellberf of Antwerp, Ohio; one brother, Bobby Hill; two sisters, Frances Errowoob, Betty Whitaker; 13 grandchildren; 16 grandchildren.

Harold was preceded in death by his parents.

Memorials may be made to St. Judes Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or donors@stjude.org

Lillian “Doodle” Bridges passes away Oct. 24

Funeral services for Lillian “Doodle” Bridges, 93, of Salado, were held Oct. 27 at the First Baptist Church. Rev. Brian Dunks, Rev. Billy Johnson, and Mike Bergman officiated.

Lillian “Doodle” Bridges passed away, on Tuesday October 24, 2007.

Lillian Townsend Bridges, better known as “Doodle” was born to John William Townsend and Elva Grigsby Townsend June 26, 1914, in Salado and lived in Salado her entire life. She graduated from Salado High School in 1932 and married Norman E. (Bill) Bridges December 8, 1933. To this union was born one daughter, Geneva.

Doodle was active in her church and community. She became church pianist at Prairie Dell Baptist Church at age 13 and served there for 22 years, then became a member at First Baptist Church of Salado where she served for 42 years.

Through the years she served as a pianist for various functions including, Salado High School, Bell Baptist, Bell Baptist Association and Encampment and radio program. She also played for revivals, weddings, funerals, as well as civic activities.

Doodle served in many different capacities for Bell Baptist Association including two terms as Woman’s Missionary President. She was employed by Salado I.S.D. for several years as classroom and office aide, librarian and P.T.A. President.

She and Bill were elected as an honorary members of the Alumni and Ex-Students Association of the University of Mary Hardin Baylor in 1977.

She resided at the Garden Estates assisted Living Center for the past 8 years where she continued her ministry for the Lord by playing the piano for many activities.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, grandson Michael Andrew (Andy) Sharp, her parents, four brothers and one sister.

She is survived by her daughter and husband, Geneva and John (Butch), Baker III of The Woodlands and brother and Wayne Townsend of Salado and one brother and wife Kenneth and Ruby Townsend also of Salado, and many nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Salado Missions or Music Ministry.