This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Balusek, Wentrcek, Glaser Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8483 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 17 Mar 2005 Balusek CAMERON - Johnnie Balusek, 89, of Buckholts died Sunday, March 13, 2005,in a Temple hospital. Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Tuesday at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home in Cameron with Rev. Johnny Kueker officiating. Burial followed in the Hope Lutheran Memorial Park in Buckholts. Mr. Balusek, a retired carpenter and broom maker, was born Oct. 26, 1915 in San Gabriel to Emil and Louise (Wentrcek) Balusek. He married Clara Glaser on Aug. 2, 1942 and she preceded him in death. He was an U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a member of V.F.W. Post 2010 and S.P.J.S.T. He was a member of the Buckholts Brethren Church. One brother, Dan Balusek of Cameron, survives.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Mann, Grey, Meroney Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8482 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 17 Mar 2005 Mann CAMERON - Robert Wayne Mann, 89, a Cameron resident since 1953 and for 30 years the area’s chief conservationist for the Soil Conservation Service (SCS), died Thursday, March 10, in a Cameron hospital. Funeral services were held 4 p.m. Sunday at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home with Rev. Mike O’Neil officiating. Burial followed in the Oak Hill Cemetery. He was born Sept. 10, 1915 in Jacksboro to William Butler and Pansy Evelyn (Grey) Mann. His family for decades had farmed and ranched in Jack County and operated a dairy and a poultry hatchery in downtown Jacksboro. While growing up with five brothers and sisters on the rugged farm and ranch land in that part of Texas, Mr. Mann developed an affinity for agriculture, livestock and the land. Long before “environmentalism” became a household word, he was advising Milam County farmers and ranchers on irrigation, crop rotation, soil erosion and other agricultural practices to enhance crop and grazing land production. He attended Texas Tech University. He married Vivian Louise Meroney on May 8, 1943.   He and his wife were active Democrats and often hosted statewide office holders, including U.S. Sen. Bob Krueger, and the last being Texas Land Commissioner Garry Mauro when he ran for governor in 1998. Former UT All-American quarterback Marty Akins paid a personal visit to Mann when he visited Cameron in 2002 and he worked with three congressmen—Bob Poage, Marvin Leath and Chet Edwards when they represented Milam County. Mr. Mann had also visited with U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy in Washington on agricultural matters. After retiring from federal service (the SCS was a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture), Mr. Mann operated Mann Real Estate with son John Scott Mann eventually joining him in the real estate and appraisal business. Mr. Mann served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in North Africa and Italy in World War. II. In 1953, he was named Unit Conservationist for the SCS. Mr. Mann served as commander of the Edwin Hardy Post No. 9 American Legion and was founder and president of the city’s Babe Ruth Baseball League in the late 1950s and early ‘60s. He was a 50-year Mason and was an active member of the San Andres Lodge in Cameron. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Cameron and the Cameron Rotary Club. Mr. Mann was preceded in death by his parents and brothers Dub and Darwin Mann and a sister, Nancy Jones. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Vivian Louise Mann of Cameron; two sons, Robert Lee Mann of Austin, Johnny Scott Mann of Austin; daughter, Peggy Louise Marshall of Arlington; two sisters, Margaret Hamzy of Dallas, Marinelle Knight of Dallas; four grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Pope, Rice, Walker Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8481 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 17 Mar 2005 Pope Marvin “Red” Ellis Pope, 87, of Victoria died Wednesday, March 9, 2005, in Victoria. Funeral services were held 3 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at Friendship Methodist Church near Davilla with Mr. James Fowler officiating. He was born June 19, 1918 in Cameron to Homer Cullen and Rosanne (Rice) Pope. Mr. Pope married Bernice Imogene Walker. He was a Methodist and was a retired parts manager for Southland Drilling. He was survived by his wife Bernice Imogene Pope of Victoria; two sons, Marvin Pope of Odem, Clifford Roy Pope of Austin; four daughters, Patsy Ruth Fowler of Schertz, Betty Sue Pittman of Austin, Carolyn Vega of Bakersfield, CA, Barbara Lynn Butler of El Paso; 14 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers included Phillip Fowler, Karl Fowler, Robert Pope, Brian Pope, Jackie Starnes and Bill Starnes. Memorials may be made to Friendship Methodist Church.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Coldiron, Picard, Rheaux Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8480 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 17 Mar 2005 Coldiron Jean Coldiron, 69, died March 11, 2005, at her residence south of Milano. Graveside services were held 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Sandy Grove Cemetery south of Milano with Rev. Douglas Springer and Pastor Roy Dillard officiating. Mrs. Coldiron, housewife, was born July 14, 1935 in Port Arthur to Felix Picard and Lona (Rheaux) Picard. She married Grady Coldiron Sr. on Sept. 9, 1956 in Galveston. Mrs. Coldiron was a resident of Milano since 1969. She was preceded in death by her husband, Grady Coldiron Sr. on Feb. 16, 2003; parents; sister Ethel Butaud; brother Lodias Picard. Survivors include four sons Grady “Peanut” Coldiron Jr. of Dime Box, Rodney Coldiron and wife Lisa of Milano, Ricky Lee Coldiron of Milano, Andy Wayne Coldiron of Galveston; two brothers, J. P. Picard and wife Lois of Newburg, OR, Howard Picard and wife Evangeline of Hitchcock; sisters-in-law Thresea Smith of Austin, Nellie Ryan of Milano, Frankie Hill of Milano and Audrey Lewis and husband Ray of Milano; 7 grandchildren, C.W. Coldiron, Cassie Keen, Crystal and Joshua Coldiron, Anna Gail Coldiron, Andrea and Almee Coldiron; 3 great-grandchildren, Austin and Ethan Keen, Jacob VonGonten; numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers include Peanut Coldiron, Rodney Coldiron, Ricky Coldiron, Andy Coldiron, C. W. Coldiron and Joshua Coldiron. Honorary pallbearers were Kevin Gage and Joshua Coldiron.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Soloman, McAlpine, Ferrell, Young Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8479 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 17 Mar 2005 Soloman Pete Soloman, 59, of Minerva died Wednesday, March 9, 2005, in the Scott & White Hospital in Temple. Funeral services were held 10 a.m. Monday, March 14 at Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Rev. Luther Shelander officiating. Burial followed in the Mt. Zion Cemetery in Minerva. He was born on July 15, 1945 in Rosebud to H.D. “Shorty” and Alma Ruth (McAlpine) Soloman. Mr. Soloman was raised in Rosebud and moved to Rockdale in 1953. He was a 1963 graduate of Rockdale High School. After graduation he joined the U.S. Army and served at Ft. Polk, LA and Ft. Carson, CO. Mr. Soloman was a working cowboy, raised horses, cowboyed, and also worked at several ranches in Texas. He married Gail Ferrell on June 12, 2004 in Minerva. Mr. Soloman was preceded in death by his father on Aug. 20, 1999, daughter, Stephanie Young on Feb. 1, and brother Richard B. Soloman. Survivors include his wife, Gail Soloman of Minerva; sons, Billy Soloman of Rockdale, Dean Soloman of Kopperl, Michael Young of Stephenville; daughter Amanda Burkett of Minerva; mother Ruth Soloman of Minerva; two brothers, Wayne Soloman of Minerva, Edric Soloman of Minerva; 12 grandchildren; also several nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and cousins. Pallbearers included Michael Young, Rod Roderick, Edric Soloman, Bobby Jenkins, Roy Dale Triggs and Alva Brown. Honorary pallbearers were James Ray Soloman, Bobby Farrell, Sonny Adams, Joel Graham and Derek Soloman.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Connally, Woolverton, Shepard Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8478 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 17 Mar 2005 Connally Lola Connally, 94, of Temple died Tuesday, March 8 in the Temple Living Center West in Temple. Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Monday, March 14 at Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Minister Joe Don Brymer officiating. Burial followed in the Sand Grove Cemetery near Milano. She was born Aug. 10, 1910 in Cruz to Daniel and Katie (Shepard) Woolverton. She married Robert Allen Connally Sr. Mrs. Connally enjoyed visiting, making friends and telling stories about her childhood. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and an infant son. Survivors include son Robert Allen Connally Jr. of Luling; daughters Joann Goodling of Austin, Mary Lou Lewis of Newfield, NJ; brother J. D. Woolverton of Rockdale; sisters Lila Hood of Rockdale, Ophelia Beard of Houston; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stribling, Copeland Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8477 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 17 Mar 2005 Stribling Cornelia Stribling, 96, of Rockdale died Sunday, March 13, 2005, in the Richards Memorial Hospital in Rockdale. Graveside services were held 2 p.m. Wednesday March 16, in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Rockdale with Rev. Trish Holland of First Presbyterian in Rockdale officiating. Ms. Stribling was born Dec. 9, 1908 in Rockdale to C. K. and Mary Jeanette (Copeland) Stribling. She was a graduate of Rockdale High School and was a cheerleader, she also attended college for one year. She was born and raised in Rockdale. Ms. Stribling lived and worked in Houston and returned to Rockdale 40 years ago. She worked as copier for Great Southern Life Insurance for 23 1/2 years. She was preceded in death by her parents and sisters Helen S. McGuyer, Catherine Stribling, Esta Quinlan, and Brownie Laurence.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lance, McDonald, Simmons Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8476 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 17 Mar 2005 Lance Mrs. Beulah Lance, 96, of Rockdale died Saturday, March 12 at Scott and White Hospital in Temple. Graveside services were held 2 p.m. Tuesday at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Rockdale with Rev. Calvin Springer officiating. Mrs. Lance, homemaker, was born May 27, 1908 at Val Verde to John A. and Josie (Simmons) McDonald. She married Fred Y. Lance on Sept. 1, 1935 in Rosebud. She was a resident of Rockdale for the past 38 years and formerly of Houston. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Rockdale. She attended school in Minerva and enjoyed crochet and embroidery. Mrs. Lance was preceded in death by her husband Fred Y. Lance, sister Jessie Mae Burgess, brother Marvin McDonald.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lang, Horton, Gilleland Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8475 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 17 Mar 2005 Lang Services for Florence Lang, 89 will be 2 p.m. Friday, March 18, 2005, at Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home with burial following at I.O.O.F Cemetery. Rev. Calvin Springer will officate. Ms. Lang died March 14, in a Houston hospital. She was born Oct. 25, 1915 in Milam County to Joseph and Lena J. (Gilleland) Horton. She was formerly a resident of Los Angeles, CA until October 1980 when she moved to Rockdale then to Houston. Ms. Lang attended the Baptist Church, Oakville School in the Tracy Community through 7th grade then in Rockdale and graduated in 1932 from Rockdale High School. She entered Cameron Hospital in Cameron, July 1, 1935 for nurses training and graduated in 3 years in 1937. As an R.N. she worked in Methodist Hospital in Ft. Worth, Providence Hospital in El Paso, took Civil Services exam then worked in the Veterans Hospital in Los Angeles, CA. She had worked as an office nurse and private duty nurse. She was a nurse for 39 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers, J. L. “Jake” Horton, William D. “Demp” Horton (Killed in World War II) and Gordon C. Horton. Survivors include, nieces Susan Gillis of Spring, Donna Powers of Cy Fair, Elizabeth Guerra of San Jose, CA; nephew Davis Horton of Houston; five grand nephews and one grand niece.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: VonGonten, Noack Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8474 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 17 Mar 2005 VonGonten Emma Bertha VonGonten, 95, of Rockdale died Wednesday, March 9, 2005, in Richards Memorial Hospital in Rockdale. Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Friday, March 11, in the Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Pastor Jim Platt and Glynn Rolan officiating. Burial followed in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Rockdale. Mrs. VonGonten was a member of Peace Lutheran Church in Rockdale and a 70 year member of Ladies Aid and Womens Circle, a Sunday School and piano teacher and the church pianist. She enjoyed cooking coffee cakes and homemade bread and playing cards and 42. In her later years she would check in and visit with shut-ins. She was preceded in death by her husband Alfred F. VonGonten on Dec. 15, 1984; parents; brother Earl Noack; sisters Pearl Holley and Ruby Whiteley; step mother Leona Brokenbush Noack. Survivors include son Wilfred A. “W.A.” VonGonten and wife Frances of Pearland; daughter Velmalene Williams and husband Walter of Yoakum; brother Leon E. Noack of Rockdale; two sisters Della M. Keen of Rockdale, Helen L. Perry of Rockdale; four grandchildren, Diana Weathersby, Virginia Helaire, Karen Capo, Stephen and Susan Vallhonrat, Charles, Janet, and Thad Titone; eight great-grandchildren, David and Matthew Weathersby, Jonathan and Christian Capo, Charles Jr. and Andrew Vallhonrat, William and Samuel Titone; and a host of other family and friends. Pallbearers include, Alan Noack, Steven Noack, Steven VonGonten, Robert VonGonten, Stanley VonGonten, Drew Cartwright, James Perry and Bennice Johnson. Memorials may be made to Peace Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 312, Rockdale or to the charity of choice.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hkB.2ACE/258.262.268 Message Board Post: I am a gr gr grandson of William McNary Harris. I have had difficulty finding information on his parents. I have long suspected that he was a brother of John McNary Harris, but have never been sure. Where could I get a copy of the book with the Harris biographies? I would be much obliged for any information concerning William McNary Harris. Thank you. James E. Harris

Find Your Roots in Some Central Texas Obituaries 600 pages of obits compiled & published by the Milam County Genealogical Society ... They have kindly given permission for this collection of obits to be published on-line ... Earliest Birth - 1846 -- Latest Death - 1994 The surnames A - L are now on-line ... Please thank the volunteers and the Milam Co. Gen. Soc. for their kindness in helping to get this material available free on-line for researchers ... For information to join the Milam Co. Gen. Soc. visit: http://www.geocities.com/milamco/milam-002.htm To see if you have anyone listed in the collection of obits, visit http://www.geocities.com/milamco/ -- click on BOOKS ON-LINE -- click on title Lynna Kay Shuffield - P. O. Box 16604 - Houston, Texas 77222 'Our Loose Ends' Genealogy Column http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/COLUMN-001.htm Milam County TXGenWeb - http://www.geocities.com/milamco/ San Jacinto County TXGenWeb http://www.geocities.com/lks_friday/SANJAC-01.htm

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Solomon, Young, Contreras Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8473 Message Board Post: Cameron Herald, Thur., 10 Mar 2005 "Second Minerva victim dies - Hearne man to face capital murder charges" by MIKE PECK, Managing Editor A Minerva man has died from injuries sustained in a Feb. 1 attack that left his stepdaughter dead and his wife seriously injured and the attacker will likely face a new charge of capital murder, local authorities say. Hospitalized since suffering massive head injuries from an attack with a three-pound hammer, Preston "Pete" Durell Solomon, 59, of Minerva died at 2:10 a.m. Wednesday at Scott & White Hospital in Temple. Bell County Precinct 3 Judge David Barfield notified officials with the Milam County Sheriffs office of the death early Wednesday. Authorities said Solomon's body would be sent to the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Science at Dallas for an autopsy. Meanwhile, the attacker, Ben Contreras, 41, of Hearne will likely face a capital murder charge, a first-degree felony, stemming from a case that, with Solomon's death, has become a double homicide. Section 12.31 of the Texas Penal Code sets punishment in a capital murder case at life in prison, or at the state's discretion - the death penalty. District Attorney Kerry Spears, who is reviewing the case, said Wednesday that she has not yet made a determination on whether the state will seek the death penalty. Contreras was previously charged with murder in the death of Stephanie Young and for the attempted murder of Solomon and his wife, Marian Gail Solomon, all of Minerva. A murder charge carries a sentence of five to 99 years or life in prison. Authorities have described Contreras as the estranged boyfriend of Stephanie Young. The series of incidents on Feb. 1 began when county authorities received a call about a man (later identified as Solomon) who appeared to have been struck by an auto, lying alongside County Loop No. 232 near Minerva. While authorities were answering that call, a second call from the Minerva area indicated that a woman (Gail Solomon) had been shot and another woman (Stephanie Young) and her children were possibly being held inside a mobile home. The series of events led to an hour-long standoff between authorities and Contreras, at a mobile home owned by the Solomons. Milam County Sheriff Charles West, with the help of Contreras' parents, managed to talk Contreras into giving up. Stephanie Young's nude body was found inside a bedroom of the residence. She had been bludgeoned and stabbed to death. Her children had been locked in a bathroom and emerged from the home uninjured. Sheriffs Department officials later learned that Solomon was driving Contreras to either Hearne or Cameron to pick up money from one of Solomon's relatives. Authorities said it was during that drive that Contreras attacked Solomon, left him alongside the road and drove Solomon's car back to the Solomon residence. Once there, Contreras confronted Gail Solomon and Young. Gail Solomon sustained gunshot wounds to the arm and chest, but managed to escape. She drove herself to a relative's nearby home and called authorities. Following his arrest, Contreras gave a verbal confession to all of the offenses. Authorities said Contreras, an unemployed carpenter, had a relationship with Young that ended about a month before the incident. After the break-up, Contreras had been living with Young's uncle in Minerva and making regular visits to the Preston Solomon residence. Authorities believe the violence might have been sparked by a disagreement between Contreras and Young on the day of the attack.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Langston, Meek, Killian/Killion Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8472 Message Board Post: From the Milam County Mortality Schedule for 1850 there is Langston, Noah, Farmer (m), 47, M, SC, apr, Unknown 2 days. Noah's wife, Lidia Standrige, can be found in the 1850 census. Noah's and Lidia's daughter, Lydia Margaret Meek nee Langston, can be found in the 1850 census as Lydia Meek the wife of Moses Meek. Lydia Margaret Meek is my greatgrandmother. I would like to find out more about Noah Langston and Lidia Standrige. Pleas contact me if you have information. Lydia Margaret Meek's brother is Noah Langston Meek. Lydia's sister, Margaret, married GW Hill.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BIRDSONG/MANSON/SANFORD Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/hkB.2ACE/8471 Message Board Post: I am looking for information re the Vogelsang family in Milam County. Where did they come from? And is there any connection to George Preston Birdsong and Albert H. Birdsong, brothers from Georgia who came to Cameron in 1884? Mucho gracias . . . .

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Farley, Treadaway Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8470 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 10 Mar 2005 Farley CAMERON - Graveside services for Lona Farley, 92, of Temple, formerly of Cameron, were held at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 6, 2005, at Liberty Cemetery near Cameron, with Rev. Billy Crow officiating. Mrs. Farley died Thursday in a Temple nursing center. She was born Oct. 3, 1913, in Oklahoma. She was a protestant and a homemaker. Her husband, Camden “Heavy” Farley and two children Betty and William Treadaway preceded her in death.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fuller, Willis, Beldin Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8469 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 10 Mar 2005 Fuller CAMERON - Funeral services for Mrs. Emily Fuller, 79, of Waco, formerly of Cameron, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 6, 2005, at Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Cameron with Rev. Billy Crow officiating. Burial followed at North Elm Cemetery in Cameron. Mrs. Fuller died Thursday at her home in Waco. Mrs. Fuller was born Jan. 23, 1926 in Cushing to Caridine and Willie Mae (Beldin) Willis. She worked in the child care industry for many years. Mrs Fuller was a Baptist and lived most of her life in Houston. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband James Robert Fuller; and a granddaughter, Leslie Kay Robinson. Survivors include son, Charles Ray Smith of Houston; three daughters, Kathy LaFaye Hicks of Waco, Barbara Kay Robinson of Tomball, Donna Gaye Mapson of Waco; brother, Fred Willis of Waco; two sisters, Marie Lange of Waco, Dorothy Blankenship of Waco; grandchildren, Patricia Kimich, Crissy Smith, Darrell Smith, Wendy Nichols, Angie Brill, Douglas Hicks, Ronnie Robinson, Pamela Robertson, Misty Umholtz, Jason Anderson and Brandi Anderson; great-grandchildren, Robbie Kimich, Raven Kimich, Darrell Nichols, David Nichols, Breezy Robert, Zachary Hicks, Matthew Hicks, Hemi-Van Hicks, Andrew Robinson, Faith Robertson, Hope Robertson, Tara Umholtz, Cameron Umholtz, Gage Robinson and Evan Anderson.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Atkinson, DiGirolamo, Burnett, Girolamo Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8468 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 10 Mar 2005 Di Girolamo CAMERON - Mary Ellen (Atkinson) Di Girolamo, 87, of Cameron, died Thursday, March 3, 2005, in a Temple nursing facility. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Cameron with Rev. Billy Crow officiating. Burial followed at Little River Cemetery in Jones Prairie. Mrs. Di Girolamo was born in Milam County on March 28, 1917, to Wiley and Maude (Burnett) Atkinson. The family moved to Jones Prairie when she was very young. She graduated from C.H. Yoe High School in 1934. On Feb. 4, 1944, she married Anthony Di Girolamo in Cameron at First Baptist Church and renewed their marriage vows on their 25th wedding anniversary at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Elmont, NY. She and her husband lived in Elmont Long Island until 1979 when they retired. Mrs. Di Girolamo was a homemaker and a part-time retail manager for a department store in Elmont. Mrs. Di Girolamo was a lifetime member of the Ladies Auxiliary in Cameron Post No. 2010.  She was preceded in death by her brothers, Sim Burnette Atkinson, Glen Atkinson, Wayland Atkinson; and sisters, Ethel (Mann) Atkinson and Susie Atkinson. She is survived by her husband, Anthony Di Girolamo of Cameron; a sister, Audrey Pauline Atkinson of San Antonio; a brother, John Atkinson of Clovis, NM. She is also survived by two sons, Anthony Di Girolamo Jr. of Bordentown, NJ and John Burnette Di Girolamo of Jones Prairie; two daughters, Barbara Ellen (Di Girolamo) Ruggiero of Moody and Mary Ann (Di Girolamo) Tullo of Brooklyn, NY; six grandchildren, Federico Michael Ruggiero of Long Beach, CA; Anthony Michael Ruggiero of San Juan Capistrano, CA; Emma Marie (Ruggiero) Polman of Plano, Christine Di Girolamo and Catherine Di Girolamo both of Bordentown, NJ, Lisa Tullo of Brooklyn, NY and a great grandson, Nicholas John Ruggiero of San Juan Capistrano, CA. Memorials may be made to the VFW Post No. 2010 in Cameron or Little River Baptist Church in Jones Prairie.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hilton, Newman Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8467 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 10 Mar 2005 Hilton Robby R. Hilton, 69, died Thursday, March 3, 2005, in the V.A. Hospital in Temple. Graveside services were held 2 p.m. Sunday, March 6, in the Salty Cemetery near Rockdale with Rev. Vickie Averitt of United Methodist Church of Thorndale officiating. He was born Dec. 29, 1935, in the Salty community near Rockdale to Linwood and Edna (Newman) Hilton. Since retiring from the U.S. Air Force as a tech sergeant, Mr. Hilton was a resident of Thorndale for the past 28 years. He served in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years, from July 4, 1956, to July 31, 1976. He was preceded in death by his mother, Edna Hilton. Survivors include father, Linwood Hilton of Thorndale; brothers, James L. Hilton and wife Lucille of Thorndale, Frank H. Hilton and wife Bonnie of Thorndale. Memorials may be made to Salty Cemetery, c/o Rebecca McWilliams, 230 CR 447, Thorndale, TX 76577.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Barkemeyer, Pimpler, Sitz Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hkB.2ACE/8466 Message Board Post: Rockdale Reporter, Thur., 10 Mar 2005 Barkemeyer CAMERON - Gertrude Barkemeyer, 90, of Ben Arnold, died Friday, March 4, 2005, in a Cameron nursing facility. Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Sunday, March 6, at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home in Cameron with Rev. James Wheeless officiating. Burial followed in the Ben Arnold Cemetery. Mrs. Barkemeyer, a homemaker, was born Jan. 24, 1915, in the Clarkson community of Milam County to Gus and Martha (Sitz) Pimpler. She married Raymond Barkemeyer on Oct. 12, 1933, and he preceded her in death Sept. 12, 2002. She was a member of the United Church of Christ in Ben Arnold where she was a member of the Women’s Guild. Two brothers, Raymond Pimpler and Ervin Pimpler, also preceded her in death. Survivors include son, David Barkemeyer and wife Margia of Cameron; brother, Edmund Pimpler of Cameron; sister, Lillie Boecker of Bryan; two grand daughters, Robin Goddard and Krisiti Haag; four great-grandchildren, Brandon and Ashley Goddard, Blake and Cole Haag. Memorials may be made to the United Church of Christ in Ben Arnold or the Cameron ISD Scholarship Foundation.