Today's Obituaries (July 19, 1997)

Retired Army Sgt. Maj. Louis Ray Cervantes

Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Louis Ray Cervantes, 56, died Thursday in a local hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 542 Hickory, with the Rev. Ava Berry officiating. Burial will be in Hawley Cemetery.

Mr. Cervantes was born in Riverside, Calif., and was a Green Beret. He served in Vietnam and Panama with Special Services, and moved to Abilene in 1983 from Fort Benton, Ga. He retired as a sergeant major after a 29-year career with the U.S. Army and worked with the ROTC program at Hardin-Simmons University. He was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and also was a member of the Elks Lodge. He was a Catholic.

Survivors include a longtime companion, Judy Griffin; two sons, Angel Louis Cervantes of Mesa, Ariz., and David Cervantes of Minnesota; his parents, Baulio Joe Cervantes and Mary Gonzales, both of California; two brothers, Roger Cervantes of Biloxi, Miss., and Rudolph Cervantes of California; and two grandchildren.

The Rev. John Waldren

The Rev. John W. Waldren, 74, of Brownfield and formerly of Abilene, died Tuesday in a Lubbock hospital.

Services were held Friday in First Foursquare Church in Brownfield with the Rev. Eugene Staton officiating. Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. today in Buffalo Gap Cemetery, directed by Head Family Funeral Home of Brownfield.

Rev. Waldren was born in Cushing, Okla., and served with the U.S. Army during World War II. He married his wife in 1948 in California and worked as a carpenter. He was a retired minister, having lived and ministered in Abilene for 35 years before moving to Brownfield in 1985. He was a member of American Legion Post 269 and First Foursquare Church in Brownfield.

Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Waldren of Brownfield; one son, Raymond Waldren of Plano; and two grandchildren.

Diana Lee Frizzell

SWEETWATER - Diana Lee Frizzell, 28, died Thursday in an Abilene hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in McCoy Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with the Rev. Jay Simpson officiating. Burial will be in Sweetwater Cemetery.

Mrs. Frizzell was born in Sweetwater, where she married Jerry Frizzell Jr. in 1987. She was a homemaker and was a member of Highland Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, of Sweetwater; two daughters, Jordee Frizzell and Halee Frizzell, both of Sweetwater; her mother and stepfather, Patsy and Johnny Maki of Sweetwater; her father and stepmother, Preston and Laverne Alston of Sweetwater; three sisters, Debbie Doty, Dana Martin and Denni Alston, all of Abilene; her grandfather, Virgil Heath of Sweetwater; and her great-grandmother, Cora Mott of Tyronza, Ark.

Anna Lou Davis

WINTERS - Anna Lou Davis, 63, of Perry, N.Y., died Tuesday in a Warsaw, N.Y. hospital.

Services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday in Winters Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jack Stevens officiating. Burial will be in Northview Cemetery.

Mrs. Davis was born in San Antonio, where she lived most of her life. She married James Davis in 1956 in San Antonio and worked as a nurse. She moved to New York in 1987.

Survivors include her husband, of Perry, N.Y.; four sons, Larry W. Hulo of Rockingham, N.C., James A. Davis Jr. of Greigsville, N.Y., Richard A. Davis Sr. of Perry, N.Y., and David M. Davis of Leicester, N.Y.; three daughters, Linda Ann Martin and Catherine Martin, both of San Antonio, and Deborah Lynn Davis of Perry, N.Y.; four sisters, Wanda Ruth Heristen of Burkburnett, Doris Childress of Ruther Glenn, Va., Lonnie V. Janszen of San Antonio and Geraldine Strickland of Houston; 32 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.

Frances Morton

Frances A. Morton died Friday in a local nursing home. Services are pending with North's Funeral Home, 242 Orange.

Dale Guinn Little

Dale Guinn Little, 57, died Friday at his home. Services are pending with Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 U.S. Hwy 277 South.

B.B. Hurst

B.B. Hurst, 86, of Dallas and formerly of Abilene, died Friday at his home. Services are pending with Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 5701 U.S. Hwy 277 South.

Maggie Mae Green

GOLDTHWAITE - Maggie Mae Green, formerly of Center City, died Friday in a Liberty hospital. Services are pending with Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home.

John Carlisle

CLEBURNE - John L. Carlisle, 87, formerly of Dublin, died Thursday at his home. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. today in Dublin Liveoak Cemetery in Dublin, directed by Crosier-Pearson-Mayfield Funeral Home.

Claude Williams

MULLIN - Claude Williams died Thursday in Lamesa. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel in Goldthwaite.

Howard Warford

BAIRD - Howard Warford, 87, of Yountville, Calif., died Tuesday in Yountville. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Parker Funeral Home Chapel. The body will arrive at the funeral home this evening.

Leo Moats

RANGER - Leo Moats, 92, died Thursday in an Abilene hospital. Private graveside services will be today in Merriman Cemetery, directed by Edwards Funeral Home.

Joe Atkins

BRECKENRIDGE - Joe E. Atkins, 64, died Thursday in Abilene. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Breckenridge Cemetery, directed by Morehart Mortuary.

Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Oscar Meade Sherwood

MORGAN MILL - Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Oscar Meade Sherwood, 76, died Thursday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Lacy Funeral Home Chapel in Stephenville.

John Marvin Harris

BROWNWOOD - John Marvin Harris, 69, owner and operator of the Harris Rating System that rates football teams, died Thursday at his home. Rosary will be said at 8 p.m. today in Heartland Funeral Home Chapel in Early. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home.