Today's Obituaries (Oct. 6, 1997)

Adella Greene

CLYDE - Adella Greene, 75, of Kansas City, Mo., and formerly of Clyde, died Friday in a Kansas City nursing home.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Clyde Cemetery, directed by Bailey Funeral Home.

Mrs. Greene was born in Santa Anna and moved to Denver in 1944 from Clyde. She later lived in St. Louis before moving to Kansas City. She was a Presbyterian and was the widow of Edwin Greene, who she married in 1946 in Denver.

Survivors include one son, Richard Greene of Kansas City, Mo.; one daughter, Elizabeth Coyler of Dallas; and one grandchild.

Beaulah May Polnack

SWEETWATER - Beaulah May Polnack, 61, sewing machine operator for Walls Industries for 27 years until retiring, died Saturday in a local hospital.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Broadway Baptist Church with the Revs. Lyndel Hix and Joe Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Pyron Cemetery, directed by McCoy Funeral Home.

Mrs. Polnack was born in Sweetwater, where she graduated from Newman High School in 1955, and attended Bible College in Springfield, Mo. She married Matthew Andrew Polnack in 1956 in Sweetwater and was a member of Broadway Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, of Sweetwater; one daughter, Debbie Trotter of Sweetwater; one son, Andy Polnack of Sweetwater; her father, John Everett Walton Sr. of Sweetwater; four brothers, Edward Monroe Walton, John Everett Walton Jr. and Ricky Walton, all of Sweetwater, and Glen Richard Walton of Burnet; one sister, Nancy Soles of Sweetwater; five grandchildren; and several aunts and uncles.

Ervin Wayne Compton

WINGATE - Ervin Wayne Compton, 74, lifelong Runnels County resident, died Saturday at his home.

Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Northview Cemetery in Winters with the Rev. Charles Myers officiating, directed by Winters Funeral Home.

Mr. Compton was born in Ballinger and served with the U.S. Navy Seabees during World War II. He married Dorothy Colburn in 1946 in Robstown and worked for Winters Manufacturing for 10 years. He also was a farmer and a custom combiner. He was a Baptist.

Survivors include his wife, of Wingate; one daughter, Susan Brancel of Colleyville; three brothers, Winfred Compton of Kerrville, Cecil Compton of El Paso and Darrell Compton of Denver City; and three grandchildren.

Thompson Carter

John Thompson Carter, 86, died Sunday at his home. Services are pending with Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.

Augustine Alberto 'Auggie' Cervantes

EASTLAND - Augustine Alberto "Auggie" Cervantes, 10, died Saturday in a Fort Worth hospital. Services are pending with Knesek & Sons Funeral Home in Wallis.

Donna Land

BIG SPRING - Donna Land, 33, died Saturday. Services are pending with Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.

Clyde Hollingsworth

SWEETWATER - Clyde O. Hollingsworth, 88, of Tucson, Ariz., and formerly of Sweetwater, died Saturday in a Tucson care facility. Services are pending with Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home.

Dalty 'Salty' White

BIG SPRING - Dalty "Salty" White, 83, died Saturday. Services are pending with Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.

Maude Wolfe

CLYDE - Maude Wolfe, 92, of Dallas and formerly of Clyde, died Saturday in a Dallas nursing home. Services are pending with Bailey Funeral Home.

J.W. Brown Jr.

SWEETWATER - J.W. Brown Jr., 80, died Sunday in a local hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Cate-Spencer & Trent Funeral Home Chapel.

Jonnie Moon Gordon

STEPHENVILLE - Jonnie Moon Gordon, 64, died Saturday in a local nursing home. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Hannibal Cemetery, directed by Lacy Funeral Home.

Willie Faye Gray Beaty

GOLDTHWAITE - Willie Faye Gray Beaty, 79, of Hurst, died Friday in a Fort Worth area hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel.

Leola Wood

STEPHENVILLE - Leola H. Wood, 90, died Saturday in a local hospital. Services will be at 3 p.m. today in Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel.

Lula Mae Huffman Horton

GOLDTHWAITE - Lula Mae Huffman Horton, 85, of Caradan, died Saturday in Houston. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel.

Goldie Hollister

SNYDER - Goldie M. Hollister, 89, died Saturday in a local hospital after a lengthy illness. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in First Assembly of God, directed by Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.