Obituaries published in the Monday, Nov. 23, 2015 edition:
Emiliano Chaidez
1939-2015
Emiliano Silvas Chaidez, 76, of Snyder, died Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015 in Snyder.
Funeral mass for Mr. Chaidez was held at 10 a.m. today at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Father Raj Arokiasamy officiating. Burial followed at Snyder Cemetery under the direction of Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.
Born on Oct. 9, 1939 in Colorado City to Pedro and Loretta (Silvas) Chaidez, he married Socorro Albarez on Nov. 15, 1958 in Snyder. He was a lifelong resident of Snyder and worked in oilfield construction until his retirement in the late 1980s.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, Ricky Chaidez, and one grandson, Brian Terry.
Survivors include his wife, Socorro (Albarez) Chaidez of Snyder; five sons, Jose Manuel Chaidez of Fort Worth and Jimmy Chaidez and his wife, Jolene, Santos Chaidez and his wife, Linda, James Chaidez and his wife, Monica, and Emiliano Chaidez Jr. and his girlfriend, Tanya Rylant, all of Snyder; two daughters, Teresa Morin and her husband, Lupe Morin III, and Elena Rodriguez and her husband, Chris, both of Snyder; 16 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one brother, Simon Quiros of Snyder; and one sister, Nancy Lopez of San Angelo.
Online condolences may be posted at www.bellcypertseale.com.
Dick D. Hardee
1938-2015
Dr. D.D. “Dick” Hardee, a well-known cotton entomologist, died Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. He was 77 years old and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Greenville, Miss.
Graveside service for Mr. Hardee was held at 1:30 p.m. today under the direction of Smith Funeral Home in Greenville, Miss.
Dick was born on July 21, 1938 in Snyder, the seventh child of Richard Arthur and Isla Ruth Autry Hardee. He graduated from Snyder High School in 1956 and received a bachelor of science degree with honors in agronomy from Texas Tech University in Lubbock. He earned a master of science degree in 1962 and a doctorate in 1964 from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y.
Dick began a 40-year career as an entomologist in 1964 when he accepted a position as a research entomologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) at Boll Weevil Research Laboratory at Mississippi State University in Starkville. His assignment was to work with chemists to isolate and identify the sex pheromone (attractant) produced by the male boll weevil and to develop effective and long-lasting formulations of the attractant, which he named “grandlure,” to be used in inexpensive and effective traps for total elimination of this costly insect from the U.S. That goal was achieved.
His career as an internationally-recognized cotton entomologist took him to 25 countries. In 1974, he took a brief turn in his career to form Pest Management Specialists, Inc., a subsidiary of Story Chemical Corporation of Muskegon, Mich., and Har-Con, Inc., his own consulting firm, both of which served farmers in the U.S, Mexico and Central and South America. In 1988, he returned to USDA-ARS, first to serve on the national program staff in Beltsville, Md. as the coordinator of all USDA activities at the Jamie Whitten Laboratory, located on the grounds of the Mississippi Delta Research and Extension Center at Stoneville, Miss. While there he also served as the research leader of all entomological research on field crops, including corn, cotton, soybeans and sweet potatoes, and a new program on fire ant research.
During his 15-year tenure in this position, he succeeded in acquiring more than $3 million in ARS-IPM and area-wide program grants, more than $500,000 in outside grant funds, more than a $3-million increase in funding on sweet potato insect research and a new program on fire ants, and $1.1 million for insect research on transgenic crops. He provided 23 special interviews for local, national and international media, including Australian Public Television, and U.S. National Public Radio.
Dick is most widely known for his contributions, along with a countless number of associates, in achieving the total elimination from the U.S. of the boll weevil, affectionately known in cotton circles as the “$15 Billion Insect.” His other contributions include the ownership of four U.S. patents, two of which were licensed and commercialized, more than 200 publications in scientific journals, 25 chapters in books and more than 100 invitations to make oral presentations, including nine internationally. From 1989-2003, he served as co-chairman of the National Cotton Council’s Beltwide Cotton Insect Research and Control Conference.
His honors and awards include a four-year scholarship to Texas Tech University, membership in three scholastic fraternities at Texas Tech, a member of the winning national and international crops judging teams at Texas Tech, 10 performance awards from USDA-ARS, distinguished awards from the Mississippi Entomological Association and the Mississippi Consultants Association, and the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the College of Agricultural Sciences at Texas Tech in 2007.
Upon his retirement from the USDA in 2004, Dick enjoyed golfing, yard work, playing bridge and dominoes, but most of all he treasured the time spent with his grandchildren.
Dick was preceded in death by his parents; four sisters, Geraldine Neithercutt, Gradine Sterling, Pat Galyen and Jo Johnston; and two brothers, Morris Hardee and B.B. Hardee.
He is survived by his wife, Frieda Houston Hardee of Greenville, Miss.; one son, Dr. Steven Hardee and his wife, Katherine, of Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands; one daughter, Stefanie Hardee Douglas and her husband, Charles, of Flowood, Miss.; one stepson, Sam Lincoln and his wife, Angi, of Milton, Fla.; one stepdaughter, Brooke Whitt and her husband, Jimbo, of Greenville, Miss.; one brother in-law, Fred Houston and his wife, Becky, of Forrest City, Ark.; seven grandchildren, Anne, Sarah and Steven Hardee of St. Croix, Chandler and Caroline Douglas of Flowood, Miss. and Dalton and Courtney Whitt of Greenville, Miss.; and numerous nephews and nieces.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758541, Topeka, KS 66675-8541.
James Wall
1921-2015
James Eddie Wall, 94, a resident of Scurry County since 1923, died peacefully on Nov. 21, 2015 at Snyder Healthcare Center.
Funeral service for Mr. Wall will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Danny Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Snyder Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 6-7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be David Wall, Drew Wall, Todd Wall, Jess Wall, Taylor Wall, Robert Morris and Dustin Murdock. Honorary pallbearers will be Dick Gray and Ford Spikes.
James was born on Sept. 3, 1921 in Omaha to John C. Wall Sr. and Tempie Jane (Ford) Wall. His family moved by train from Morris County in East Texas to Scurry County in 1923 and initially settled on a farm north of Hermleigh. He started school in a one-room schoolhouse near Hermleigh, but later dropped out in 1936 to assist his father and brothers on the family cotton farm.
James served in the U.S. Army’s 888th Airborne Engineers Company from June 18, 1942 to Oct. 13, 1945. His company left the United States on a troop transport ship on Oct. 15, 1942 for the Mediterranean theater of operations, landing in North Africa on Nov. 8, 1942. Sgt. Wall and his company primarily built and repaired airfields for use by Allied planes in Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Sardinia, the Pantelleria island, Sicily and Italy. His company sometimes endured enemy fire from Nazi fliers while working in the Allied airfields. Individual honors and decorations received by James included one Service Stripe, five Overseas Service Bars, EAME Campaign Medal with four Bronze Stars and Good Conduct Medal with one Bronze Arrowhead.
James is survived by two sons, J.N. Wall and his wife, Carrie, of Houston and Sidney D. Wall and his wife, June, of Ira; seven grandchildren, David Wall of Portland, Ore., Jennifer Wall Morris and her husband, Robert, of Frisco, Drew Wall of Fort Worth, Todd Wall and his wife, Lacee, of Welch, Jess Wall of Midland, Kate Wall Murdock and her husband, Dustin, of Ira and Taylor Wall of Houston; five great-grandchildren, Austin and Jack Morris of Frisco, Jackson and Tatum Wall of Welch and Adalynn Murdock of Ira; one brother, J.C. Wall Jr. and his wife, Dorothy, of Big Spring; one sister, Raye Sterling of Ira; many nephews and nieces; two stepchildren, Connie Powell of Rodeo, Calif. and Jim Koonce of New Braunfels; and one step-grandson, William Powell.
James was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Walter Wall, Grover Wall and Milton Wall; four sisters, Ozzie Sumruld, Pauline Boyd, Flossie Mae Walls and an infant sister who died at birth in 1915; and his wives, Mozelle (Newman) Lovell and Wanda (Williams) Koonce.
The family wishes to express their deepest thanks to Dr. James Burleson and the staff of the Cogdell Family Clinic and Dr. Mounir Y. Borno and the staff of Cardiologists of Lubbock, P.A., for their many years of care and service. Also, our thanks to the management and staff of the Snyder Healthcare Center for their recent months of care.
Donations in James’ memory may be made to the Scurry County Senior Citizens Center, 2603 Ave. M, Snyder, TX 79549, the West Texas Rehabilitation Center, 4601 Hartford Street, Abilene, TX 79605 or a charity of your choice.
Online condolences may be posted at www.bellcypertseale.com.