Antwanette Deshazer
1965-2016
Antwanette Deshazer, 51, of Snyder, died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Miller Family Funeral Home.
Gloria Ford
1945-2016
Gloria Ford, 71, died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016 in Colorado City.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.
Eunice Graham
1924-2016
Eunice Elizabeth Lewis Wilcher Graham passed away Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 in Columbus.
Funeral service for Mrs. Graham will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hermleigh United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Hermleigh Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Eunice was born on April 8, 1924 to Buell and Jennie Lewis in Scurry County, where she was raised along with her siblings, Clara Myers Hopkins, Frances Hess, H.B. Lewis, Roy Lewis and Clinton Lewis. They each preceded her in death. Eunice graduated from Hermleigh High School in 1943.
Eunice married Doyle Madison Wilcher on Jan. 1, 1945. They made their home in Pasadena, where they raised one son and two daughters. They enjoyed a great love for being outdoors. It could be something as simple as sitting outside watching lightning bugs and eating watermelon or one of their many camping/fishing trips to Sam Rayburn Lake or Lake Livingston.
After Doyle passed away in 1975, she married Jack Graham in 1983. He brought much happiness back to her life and they both enjoyed many years together in the Eastern Star. Eunice loved spending time and traveling with their Eastern Star friends and she held many positions in Eastern Star, including worthy matron in 1987-88. Eunice and Jack were active members until his death in 1999.
Eunice adored all of her family.
She was also preceded in death by one stepson, Doyle Graham.
She is survived by her son, Jimmy Wilcher and his wife, Nickie, of San Angelo; two daughters, Barbara Butler of Houston and Kathy Hurst and her husband, Darryl, of Columbus; two granddaughters, Amanda Race and her husband, Jeff, of Colorado Springs, Colo; and Jennifer Krohn and her husband, Patrick, of Atlanta, Ga.; one great-granddaughter, Allison Race of Colorado Springs, Colo.; her stepchildren, Patty Leckbee and her husband, Dennis, Dennis Graham and his wife, Edie, Darrell Graham and his wife, Sherry, and Cherry Graham, all of the Deer Park/Pasadena area; and many loving and supportive nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be her nephews, Ray Myers, Roy Burleson, Jimmy Burleson, James Lewis, Jeff Lewis and Bobby Beard. The honorary pallbearer will be David Beard.
Memorials may be made to Hermleigh United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 240, Hermleigh, TX 79526.
Grahame Kerry
1953-2016
Grahame “Cookie” Kerry, 63, of Snyder, died Friday, Dec. 2, 2016 at his residence.
Memorial service for Mr. Kerry will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home with Andrew Malmsten officiating.
Mr. Kerry was born on April 22, 1953 in Oxford, England to Lawrence and Daisy (Jones) Kerry. He married Ruth Sams on Nov. 21, 1998. Cookie was was the best mechanic in town and worked for Nix’s Auto and Tire Service and J.D. Services for many years. He loved motorcycles, cars, hot rod boats and playing dominos. He was always having fun and smiling.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Robert Kerry.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Kerry of Snyder; five sons, Michael Hildebrand, of Hermleigh, Christian Brantley of Dallas, Adam Brantley of Kemp, Alexander Smith of Galveston and Charles Kerry, of Abilene; one daughter, Natalie Quiros Merket; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Lynn and Jacqui Brantley of Kemp; two granddaughters; and four grandsons.
A special thanks to Compass Hospice, Kali Sorrells, Misty Lane, Jennifer Mills and Chris Myers.
Memorials may be made to Compass Hospice, 3001 West Illinois Ave., Midland, TX 79701.
Online condolences may be posted at www.bellcypertseale.com.
Alfred Kohl
1929-2016
Alfred A. “Rooster” Kohl, 87, passed away Friday, Dec. 2, 2016.
A funeral mass for Mr. Kohl will be held at 2 p.m. Jan. 7 at St Elizabeth Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Punkin Center.
Visitation will following the service at the church hall.
Mr. Kohl was born on Jan. 5, 1929 in Harrold to Albert and Bertha Kohl.
Alfred “Rooster” graduated from Harrold High School. In 1946. He joined the armed forces and served as a sergeant in the United States Army during the Korean War and was stationed at Fort Lewis, Wash. before being honorably discharged in 1950. He was a policeman in the city of Electra before moving to Snyder in 1954, where he worked as a patrolman with the city from May 24, 1954 to July 1, 1964.
While a patrolman, he was promoted to police captain in October 1963 and served in that capacity until transferring to the fire department with the rank of lieutenant on July 1, 1964. On Aug. 1, 1964 he took the position of fire chief and arson investigator and held that position until Aug. 4, 1982.
During those years, Alfred also served as the director of city operations under the direction of City Manager George Patterson, from Nov. 15, 1971 until he retired in 1984. After 1984, Alfred worked for Price Construction of Big Spring and then at Scurry County Precinct No. 2 from 1991-97.
During Alfred’s career, he attended various fire academy trainings at Texas A&M University and Lubbock. On June 11, 1969, he and other firemen were awarded second place in the men’s pumper races from the State Fireman’s and Fire Marshal’s Association of Texas in McAllen. In 1973, he received the outstanding fireman’s award from the Snyder Fire Department. He was also the recipient of the Melvin Newton Award in 1998 and 2004 at the City of Snyder’s annual freman’s Thanksgiving banquet.
Alfred was also an active member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church and participated in the church’s annual Sausage Festival for many years.
In 1978 and 1979 he enjoyed coaching the Snyder Little League Baseball Giants and he also enjoyed hunting, fishing and coin collecting.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Albert G. and Bertha Lutz Kohl; an infant son, George Paul Kohl; one nephew, Johnny Collins; and his sister and brother-in-law, Earline and Joe Niedermayer.
Alfred is survived by his loving wife, Rosemary of Fort Worth, they were married 62 years on Oct. 11, 2016; his daughter, Pam Slater and her husband, J.D., of Haslet; one son, Pat Kohl and his wife, Lori, of San Angelo; one brother, Carroll Kohl and his wife, Leighrene, of Big Spring; one brother-in-law, Gerald Weisenfels and his wife, Cil, of Arlington; one sister-in-law, Loretta Corder of Northglen, Colo.; his grandchildren, Kristin Murray of Haslet, Amanda Murray of Fort Worth, and Jordan Kohl and Kolton Kohl, both of San Angelo; his step-grandchildren, Colby Slater and his wife, Jody, of Abilene and Dylan Slater and Nathan Slater and his wife, Stacy, all of Colorado City; his step-great-grandchildren, Ayden Slater and Paxton Slater, both of Colorado City; and his nephews and nieces, Thomas Kohl and his wife, Lori, and their children of Tolar, Angela Newton and her husband, Billy, and their children of Coahoma, Glenda Ramsey and her husband, Scott, and their children of Wichita Falls, Dana Rodriguez and her children of Big Spring, Gerry Weisenfels and his wife, Shannon, and their children of Midland, Tammie Foster and her husband, David, and their children of Iowa Park and Sonny Collins and his wife, Jo, and their children of Electra.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the St. Elizabeth Catholic Church.