Services held Dec. 27 for Rajun Brit Owen, 14

Rajun Brit Owen age 14 of Salado, died Decem­ber 23, 2000 at his home. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m., Dec. 27, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home of Salado. Minister Edd Melton will officiate. Burial will be in Cedar Valley Cemetery west of Salado.

Rajun was born Sept. 26, 1986 in Temple, to Brit and Shannon Rauschen-berg Owen. Rajun was a student at Salado Interme­diate School.

Survivors include his parents, one sister Kegan Laramie Owen of Salado; paternal grandparents, Tommy and Jana Owen of Salado and maternal grandparents Charles and Judy Schoepf, of Mound, and Bryan and Sherazan Rauschenberg of Gates­ville.

Opal Irene Dulaney passes away at age 87

Service for Opal Irene Wilson Dulaney, age 87 of Belton were held Dec. 23 in the Heartfield Funeral Home Chapel with Rev­erend Bobby Baggett and Minister Joe Baisden offi­ciating. Burial followed in the North Belton Cem­etery.

Mrs. Dulaney died Dec. 21 in a Belton nursing home.

She was born on June 7, 1913 to John S. and Carrie Lou Smith Wilson of the Summers Mill Com­munity. She was a descen­dant from the Pioneer Bell County family of S. S. Wilson. Mrs. Dulaney attended school in Holland. She married Marvin A. Dulaney on May 2, 1930 in Durant, Okla. In 1950, they moved from Salado to Belton, where they owned and operated retail businesses. In recent year , she had been active in the Belton Senior Center, and in volunteering in a nursing home. She was a member of the First United Method­ist Church in Belton since 1950. She was preceded in death by her husband on Oct. 1967 and by a daughter, Carolyn Dulaney Doyal in 1970.

She is survived by a son, John Rance Dulaney and his wife, Janie; and a daughter Betty Crowson and her husband Jack, all of Belton; a sister Jessie L. Ferrell of Temple; five grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, Memorials may be made to Vistacare Family Hospice at 819 S. 5th, Temple, TX 76504 or to the charity of your choice.

Shawn Floyd Mitchell passes away Nov. 25

Funeral services for Shawn Floyd Mitchell, age 21 of Salado were held Nov. 28, 2000 at the First Baptist Church of Salado with Rev. Brian Dunks of­ficiating. Burial followed at the Salado Cemetery.

Shawn Floyd Mitchell died Nov. 25, 2000 in a Temple hospital.

Shawn was born May 30, 1979 in Temple to Don and Georgie (Moon) Mitch­ell. He moved to Salado 7 years ago from Stamford, Texas. He graduated from Salado High school in 1998 and was active with golf and basketball. He was currently attending Temple College where he played on the golf team. Shawn was a member of the First Baptist Church of Salado.

Survivors include his parents, Don and Georgie Mitchell of Salado; one brother, Drew Mitchell of Salado and his grandmoth­er Irene Moon of Stam­ford.

Donations may be made to the American Heart As­sociation or the First Bap­tist Church in Salado.

Patricia Merrill passes away

Patricia Merrill, 74, died on November 21, 2000. She had been ill for almost three years following the discovery of a malignant brain tumor.

She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, raised in Angleton, Texas and grad­uated from John Sealy School of Nursing in 1947.

For the past 10 years she had participated actively in tests fo determine the qual­ity of Salado Creek water. She also, along with her many friends, worked dil­igently to find ways to restore the purity of the creek water.

She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Dr. Robert Merrill and by their four children: Susan Wal­lens of Baltimore, Mary­land; Nancy Wilson of Overland Park, Kansas; Kathleen Jackson of Fair fax, Virginia and Forrest Merrill of Tulsa, Okla­homa. Additional survivors include six grandson and three sisters: Elizabeth Sil­verthorne of Salado, Mar­jorie Berndt of Houston and Geneva Fulgham of Houston.

In lieu of flowers, her friends may wish to con­tribute in her name to one of the following:
Salado Historical Soci­ety for the Creek Pres­ervation Committee, St. Joseph’s Chapel building Fund or Vista Care Hospice Foundation in Temple.

Louis D. “Mac” McKeon dies at age 77 on Nov. 29

Funeral services for Louis D. “Mac” McKeon age 77 of Salado will be held 10 a.m. Nov. 29 at the Dossman Funeral Home in Belton with Father Larry Heimsoth officiating.

Burial with full military honors wiII be at Fort Sam Houston National Ceme­tery in San Antonio on Nov. 30.

He died November 25, 2000 at a Temple hospital.

Mr. McKeon was born November 8, 1923 in Orange, New Jersey. He served in the United States Army for 27 years and received the following medals; EAME Service medal with three battle stars, Good Conduct Medal with three silver Loops, WW II Victory Medal, Five overseas bars, meritorious unit citation, bronze star medal with oak leaf cluster, air medal. Army commendation medal with oak leaf clus­ter, Vietnam service medal with three bronze service stars, republic of Vietnam campaign medal, Vietnam cross of gallantry with palm, sharpshooter rifle, national defense service medal with oak leaf clus­ter. Mr. McKeon was a life member of Henry T. Waskow VFW 4008 of Belton and held the office of Quartermaster for five years. After retiring from the army he was in law enforcement for 19 years. Mr. McKeon married Janet Frazier June 23, 1989 in Missouri.

McKeon is survived by his wife, Janet McKeon of Salado; 5 children, Linda McKeon of Waco, Can-dance Hawks of Belton, Stephanie Howell of Temple, Michelle Winin­gar of Columbia, MO and Kevm McKeon of Holland; four step-children, Michael Claypool, U.S. avy. Troy Claypool Smithville, 10, Dennis Claypool and Darrin Claypool, both of Temple; 17 grandchildren, seven step-grandchildren and 10 great-grandchil­dren.

Dossman Funeral Home of Belton is in charge of the arrangements.

Funeral held for Ester Mae Avery

Ester Mae Avery Ward, 85, a longtime resident of Rendon, passed away Nov. 9, 2000. The funeral was held Nov. 13, at Emerald Hill Memorial Chapel in Kennedale, TX. Burial fol­lowed at the Emerald Hill. Memorial Park.

Ester was born June 23, 1915 in Thornton. A a young lady, she was raised a Southern Baptist and grew up in Hill County. She was a full-time mother who loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren who called her “Grannie”. She enjoyed many hobbies,
such a fishing and cook­ing and she had a passion for gardening.

She was preceded in death by her parents Char­lie Avery and Ida Strict­land Avery of Itasca; brothers G.C., Avery of Itasca and Albert Avery of Granbury; Sisters Viola Jame of Blum, Florence Payne of Kennedale and Sybil Avery of North Car­olina; infant on Lionell Ward of Itasca and son Arnold Ward of Rendon and grandson Allan Lloyd of Fort Worth.

Survivors include her son D.K. Ward of Rendon, daughters Sandra Sue Gates and her husband Bill of Mountain Grove, MO,, and Dianna Rae Hilscher and her husband David of Paradise; daughter-n-law Linda Sue Ward of Rendon: sister Tennie Cheney of Belton; brother­in-law, Marvin “Toad” Jame of Blum: 13 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild and numerous nephews and nieces.

Memorial should be made to the American Cancer Society 3301 We t Frwy. Fort Worth, 76107 or the Emerery J. Lilge Hospice House, Commu­nity Hospice of Texas at Huguley, 301 Medpark Circle, Fort Worth 76208.

B.F. ”Frank” Breeden services held October 31 in Belton

B.F. “Frank” Breeden 64, of Salado died October 28, 2000 at a Temple hos­pital.

Services were held 2 p.m. October 31, at the Heartfield Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Joe Bent­ley and Rev. D.W. Lindsey officiating.

Burial followed at Live Oak Cemetery in Young­sport, Texas. He was born on August 24, 1936, to George Wash­ington Breeden and Annie Pearl Rumfield Breeden in Killeen, Texas. He married Neoma Willis on March 11, 1957 in Belton, Texas. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp. He was a lifelong resident of Bell County. He was a heavy equipment operator for Odell Geer Construction Company for 23 years. He wa a member of the 440 Calvary Baptist Church in Killeen.

Survivors include his wife Neoma Breeden of Salado; two daughters Wanda Reid of Florence, TX and LaNora Breeden of Salado; three brothers George D. Breeden of Killeen, James Harold Breeden of Oregon and Sam Breeden of Jones­boro, TX; one sister Lorene Lindsey of Flor­ence, TX.

Other survivors include 7 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers William H. Breeden and Herman Larry Breeden and one sister Edna Taylor.

Velma Hodge Hunter dies at age 94

Services for Mrs. Velma Hodge Hunter, age 94, of Belton were held 10 a.m. Oct. 7, at the Heartfield Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Skip Blancett officiated. Burial followed at the Salado Cemetery.

Velma Hunter died October 6, 2000 in a Belton nursing home.

She was born March 4, 1906 in Prairie Dell to John Robert and Martha Ann Killingsworth Hodge. She graduated from Belton High School and then married Aubrey Hunter. They were rangers in the Bryan and Johnson City area for many years. Velma was an avid baseball fan. She was a member of the Salado United Methodist Church.

She was preceded in death by her hubsnd, parents, and seven brothers and sisters.

Survivors include two sisters Prudie Capps and Doris Ward, bother of Salado. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers were Arthur Wade Capps, Billy Rosser, Jerry Ballard, C. B. Hodge, John Robert Hodge, Mark Barnes, Steve Ballard, Clayton Capps, and Wynn Rosser.

Memorials may be made to the charity of your choice.

Heartfield Funeral Home of Belton was in charge of arrangements.