Today's Obituaries (August 9, 1997)

B.C. Johnson

B.C. Johnson, 89, died Friday in a local hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Allen-Korzenewski Funeral Home Chapel, 1443 N. 2nd, with Lloyd Couch officiating. Burial will be in Hamby Cemetery.

Mr. Johnson was born in Bowls Ranch and attended Abilene High School. He married Ruby Lou Crews in 1931 in Albany. He worked as a machinist for many years and helped build Camp Barkeley and other U.S. Army camps in Texas and Oklahoma during World War II. He was a retired employee of Hendrick Medical Center and was a 53-year member of Masonic Lodge 559.

Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Lajunta Johnson Farmer; three grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.

Frances Phelps

Frances Phelps, 75, died Thursday in a local hospital.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Cedar Hill Cemetery with Dr. Robert Giles officiating, directed by Curtis-Starks Funeral Home, 542 E.N. 7th.

Mrs. Phelps was born in Hubbard, where she attended school, and moved to Taylor County in 1957. She worked as a presser for American Cleaners for many years and was a Baptist.

Survivors include one daughter, Evelyn Willis of Abilene; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; one aunt; and many nieces, nephews and other relatives.

The family will be at 2757 Grape.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home.

Frances Zonelle Duke

FORT WORTH - Frances Zonelle Duke, 79, formerly of Knox County, died Thursday in Fort Worth.

Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday in Greenwood Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. in Goree Cemetery.

Mrs. Duke was born in Knox County and grew up in Bomarton and Goree. She was a homemaker and moved to Fort Worth in 1968. She worked at Munday High School and Clay's Cleaners in Fort Worth for many years until retiring in 1983. She was a member of Northwest Church of Christ at Lake Worth.

Survivors include two sons, Rex C. Brown of Lubbock and Don W. Duke of Fort Worth; four daughters, Elaine Pleiss of El Cajon, Calif., and Jerilyn Miller, Peggy Carter and Frankie Carlile, all of Fort Worth; three brothers, Charles Donoho and Max Donoho, both of California, and Doug Donoho of Munday; 15 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to American Heart Association, 149 N. Willis, Abilene 79603; or a favorite charity.

Inez Evelyn Cotton

ROSCOE - Inez Evelyn Cotton, 78, died Thursday in an Abilene hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Roscoe Church of Christ with Phil Collard officiating. Burial will be in Roscoe Cemetery, directed by McCoy Funeral Home.

Mrs. Cotton was born in Evadale and married Johnnie B. Cotton in 1936 in Brady. She was a homemaker and moved to Roscoe in 1947. She worked as a bookkeeper in the family's business, Nolan County Implement, and was a volunteer at Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital in Sweetwater. She was a member of the Church of Christ.

Survivors include her husband, of Roscoe; two daughters, Helen Martin of Champion and Linda Juhan of Atlanta; one son, Jimmy Cotton of Roscoe; eight sisters and two brothers; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Mattie Bell Gillespie

CLYDE - Mattie Bell Gillespie, 81, died Friday in an Abilene hospital.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Parker Funeral Home Chapel in Baird with the Rev. David Verbeck officiating. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Hillcrest Memorial Park in Dallas.

Mrs. Gillespie was born in Crowell and lived in Dallas for more than 50 years. She operated the Charm Beauty Shop in Dallas for more than 50 years. She was a Baptist and was the widow of Paul Gillespie, whom she married in the Dallas area.

Survivors include one sister, Dorothy Norman of Clyde; and one niece and six nephews.

'Pepaw' Clarence Floyd

BROWNWOOD - "Pepaw" Clarence Floyd, 80, died Thursday in a local hospital.

Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. today in Bangs Cemetery, directed by Heartland Funeral Home of Early.

Mr. Floyd was born in Electra and formerly lived in Rising Star. He was self-employed in yard maintenance. He was a member of the Assembly of God and was the widower of Cleo Bead Snow Floyd, whom he married in 1936 in Purcell, Okla.

Survivors include two daughters, Hazel Lewis of Brownwood and Connie Bond of Rising Star; one brother, Arch Floyd of Snyder; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Lowery Easley

DE LEON - Lowery B. Easley, 86, died Friday at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Nowlin Funeral Home Chapel.

Otis Mack Layman

MILES - Otis Mack Layman, 68, died Thursday at his home. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Newburg Cemetery in Comanche County, directed by Comanche Funeral Home of Comanche.

S.E. 'Gene' Gary

DE LEON - S.E. 'Gene" Gary, 75, died Friday in an Abilene hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Nowlin Funeral Home Chapel.

Louise Sasin

SWEETWATER - Louise Sasin, 82, formerly of Roscoe, died Thursday in a Baird nursing home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Salem Lutheran Church in Roscoe, directed by McCoy Funeral Home of Roscoe.

Jessie O'Neal Clifton

BRECKENRIDGE - Jessie O'Neal Clifton, 70, died Friday in an Abilene hospital. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Morehart Mortuary Chapel.

Jasper Lynn Herndon Sr.

SWEETWATER - Jasper Lynn Herndon Sr., 80, died Thursday in a local hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home Chapel.