Elva Jean Kidd Davis

August 31, 1926 - September 21, 2021

Jean Kidd Davis, age 95, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on September 21, 2021, while in the care of Hospice of Abilene after an extended illness. She was residing at Silver Springs Nursing home on North Treadaway at the time of her death. Visitation will be on Sunday, September 26 from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. with graveside services to follow on Monday, September 27 at the Cedar Gap Cemetery at 10:00 a.m. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Elva Jean Kidd was born August 31, 1926, in her home in what is now the Cedar Gap community to Elva Brian Kidd and Illah Belle (White) Kidd. Jean grew up on a cotton and wheat farm with her parents and brother Charles Conway Kidd, two years her junior. Jean loved movies as a teenager and attended the “picture show” in Tuscola as often as allowed. She knew all the movie stars and had pictures of Clark Gable and others adorning her bedroom wall. She attended several grade schools in southern Taylor County and graduated from Wylie High School before attending Hardin Simmons University. Upon completion of coursework, she began her career as a legal secretary which occupied the majority of 40 years, both in Abilene and briefly in Odessa.  She worked for the Veteran’s Administration in Washington, D.C. after High School and at the end of World War II, always returning to the Scarborough Law Firm in Abilene. She was a member of the National Legal Secretary Association and held offices in the Abilene Chapter for many years.

Jean married Clifford Lane Davis in 1947 and they had one son, Steven. She was an accomplished pianist and played for services at the old Cedar Gap Baptist Church on Sundays when possible. Jean was a faithful and dutiful daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother, putting all her energy in giving to others. After retirement she volunteered for Hospice of Abilene utilizing her secretarial skills in an office position to maintain support staff. She had many friends and worshipped those relationships. She survived the great Depression, World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam War, and the War in the Middle East. She was wise beyond her years and always put herself in another’s frame of mind first. The book of Luke, chapter 6, verse 35, states that if you do good things expecting nothing in return, great rewards will be bestowed upon you. This verse captures the fundamental essence of Jean Davis. She is a Saintly Spirit joining those who have gone before.

Jean is survived by her son, four grandchildren, Zachary Davis (Nicole) of Garden City, Kansas, Zane Davis (Melody) of Denton, Texas, Kelli Edwards (Nicholas) of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Brian Davis (Patricia) of Beaufort, South Carolina. She has seven great grandchildren, one great-great grandchild and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, estranged husband and two sisters-in-law.

Honorary pallbearers will be Zachary Davis, Zane Davis, Brian Davis, and Nicholas Edwards.

Memorials may be given to the Cedar Gap Cemetery Association at 641 B County Road 150, Tuscola, TX 79562 and/or the American Red Cross.

The family of Jean Kidd Davis wishes to extend their deepest gratitude to Hospice of Abilene, Nurses and Doctors, and the Nurses and Support Staff of Silver Springs Nursing Home of Abilene.

Doris Evelyn Belew Reid

June 15, 1927 - September 21, 2021

LAWN: On September 21, 2021, Doris Evelyn Belew Reid, Better known as Memaw, joined Mo (Verlon) in Heaven. At 94 years old, Memaw had lived her life to the fullest; From being an awesome water skier, farm hand, and a professional prickly pear eradicator.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00am on Thursday, September 23, 2021, at the Lakeview Cemetery in Winters, directed by Fry~Smith Funeral Home, Tuscola.

Doris was born in Bradshaw on June 15, 1927, to J.C. and Opal (Scott) Belew.

Survivors include her one and only daughter and best friend Sherry Saling and husband Frank; granddaughter, Heather DeFoor and Husband Kevin; and grandson Heath Saling and Crystal. She loved her child and grandchildren with all her heart, but even more so, her ten great grandchildren and five and half great great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister Charlotte Robinson and husband Gayland and brother, Scotty Belew and wife Peggy.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 72 years, Verlon Reid, her parents, and brothers James and Donus Belew.

Condolences can be left at www.fry-smith.com.

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Lota Clyde Johnson Marshall

March 20, 1928 - September 12, 2021

ABILENE - Lota Clyde Johnson Marshall, 93, of Abilene, entered into her heavenly home on Sunday, September 12, 2021 at Hendrick Medical Center. Visitation will be from 5-6:30 pm on Thursday, September 16, 2021 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, TX. A graveside service will be at 11 am on Friday, September 17, 2021 at McBee Cemetery, 1726 CR 142, Ovalo, TX 79541. Lota’s cousin, Gerald Cumby, of Burleson, TX will officiate. Services and burial are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home.

Lota was born at home in Lawn, TX to Flossie and Clyde Johnson on March 20, 1928. She was a graduate of Ovalo High School. She married her high school sweetheart, William Doyle Marshall, on November 23, 1946. They were married 63 years before his death on July 18, 2010. At the age of 40, Lota embarked on a new adventure, returning to school to becoming an LVN. For the next 15 years, she was employed in the newborn nursery at Hendrick Hospital, loving every baby born.

Her greatest achievement, however, was giving birth to seven children over a span of seven years – six boys and one girl. She had a sweet even-temper and enjoyed the loud, busy home she and Doyle and their children created.

She is survived by daughter and caregiver, Cindy Jeter, of Abilene; sons: Bob Marshall and wife, Donna, and Randy Marshall, all of Abilene, Don Marshall and wife, Diana, of Houston and daughter-in-law, Mellie Marshall of El Paso; sister, Ginger Faircloth of Abilene, 19 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.

Lota was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Doyle; brother, Bob Johnson; sons, Billy, John and Jerry Marshall; daughter-in-law, Karen Marshall; granddaughter, Kelli Marshall; and grandson, Michael Paul Marshall, his wife Ana, and their two daughters, Samantha and Isabella.

Pallbearers will be grandsons: Jason Marshall, Denny Marshall, Jakob Jeter, Jarod Jeter, and Paul Luper, great-grandson, Jackson Marshall, and nephew, Kenny Faircloth. Grandson, Justin Jeter, is an honorary pallbearer.

The Marshall family wishes to extend our sincere thanks to Dr. Bindu Goel, Dr. Rhett Lohman, Dr. Ren Zhang, and the Hendrick Medical Center North nursing staff on A4 and C6 for their excellent care of Lota.

Memories may be shared and condolences submitted online at www. HamilFamilyFuneralHome.com

Mary Alice White Davis

January 28, 1936 - September 10, 2021

WINTERS: Mary Alice Davis, 85, passed away Friday, September 10, 2021, at her home in Winters. A graveside service will be held in the Tuscola Cemetery on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at 11:00am, directed by Fry~Smith Funeral Home, Tuscola. A visitation will be held on Monday, September 13, from 5 to 7pm at the funeral home in Tuscola.
Mary was born on January 28, 1936, to Hill Vandiver and Evelyn Elizabeth (Hafner) White in Tuscola. She attended school in south Taylor County and graduated from South Taylor County, as a proud Tiger, in 1954. She married Robert Davis on December 11, 1954, in Abilene.
      Mary worked for twenty eight years as the city treasurer for the City of Abilene. While working, she was a member of Municipal Finance Officer Association (MFOA), the National Association of Accountants (NAA), and the Jim Ned Valley Heritage Preservation. She was a fantastic record keeper, not only at work, but at her home also.
      She and Robert loved to travel, throughout the United States and abroad. She enjoyed and was very talented at needlework with any kind of needle, from creating the new designs to repairing the old tried and true ones. When not sewing or knitting, she was out in her flower garden dividing flowers to give to her family and friends, and on occasion she could be found on the lake water skiing with Robert. She loved dogs and also named every cow Robert ever had. Her prize title and role was the role of favorite Aunt to her family.
      She is survived by her husband, Robert of Winters, nieces, Vickie White, and husband Dennis of Winters, Marsha Murphy, and husband Tom of Maricopa,
Arizona, Glenda Whitney, and husband Lloyd of Stamford, and Jana Howell of Abilene; sisters Kay Lippineatt of Abilene, and Vandalyn Josey of Abilene. She is also survived by her beloved great nieces and nephews.
       She was preceded in death by her parents.

       In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Hendrick Home for Children, www.hendrickhome.org/donations.

       Condolences may be left at www.fry-smith.com.

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Services

VISITATION

Monday
September 13, 2021
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Fry~Smith Funeral Home
502 KENT AVE
Tuscola, TX 79562

GRAVESIDE SERVICE

Tuesday
September 14, 2021
11:00 AM
Tuscola Cemetery
Hwy 83
Tuscola, TX 79562

Ellen Faye Reid Walters

July 8, 1937 ~ August 25, 2021

Ellen Faye Walters, 84, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at Hendrick Medical Center. A memorial service will be held on Friday, August 27, 2021, at 3:00pm in the Moro Baptist Church Sanctuary, officiated by Kenny Smith, directed by Fry~Smith funeral Home, Tuscola. A visitation will be held on Thursday August 26, from 5 to 7:00pm at Moro Baptist Church.

She was born July 8, 1937, in Moro, Texas to EJ and Minnie (Shaffer) Reid. She married Calwyn Walters on June 22, 1958, in Moro, Texas. They celebrated their marriage for 63 years.

Ellen graduated from South Taylor High School in 1955. She began work on the farm, driving a grain truck and tractor. Once married, she stayed home to care for her kids and husband. Ellen began driving the school bus for Jim Ned School District in 1976 and retired in 1998. She was a devoted wife, mother and member of Moro Baptist Church, but her greatest joy was raising her grandsons. You may know her as Ellen, but most know her as MawMaw. When you walked in her door, you were probably greeted with chocolate cake and told to “Go in yonder and wash your hands.” If you fussed, she’d say “I could pinch your head off.” MawMaw enjoyed being home, unless it was “Hair Toss Day” in which she’d also enjoy McDonald’s with Brenda and Ethel. PawPaw calls this “A Regular Ole Hen Party.” Ellen loved the Lord with all her heart. She wanted everyone to know and love her Jesus. MawMaw was the rock of the family, the spoke that kept the wheel going.

She is survived by her husband Calwyn Walters of Moro, Tx, son Ricky Walters and wife Machelle, son Donald Walters and wife Deborah, daughter Tammy Tarango and husband Al, grandsons Brandon Walters and wife Amanda, Tyler Walters and wife Cynthia, Kyle Walters and wife Stephanie, Tanner Walters and wife Muna, John Luke Billington, Randy Burnsed, Bryan Burnsed and wife Chanee, Cameron Tarango and wife Lyndzie, granddaughters Amber Hartness and husband Chris, Deidra Cox and husband Cally, great grandkids Emily, Hannah, Carly, Jayleigh, Kynlee, Adalyn, Kyson, Jesse, Braden and Rylen.

She was preceded in death by her parents EJ and Minnie Reid and siblings Verlon Reid, Clyde Reid and Josie Hicks.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Moro Baptist Church or the Ronald McDonald House of Fort Worth, Texas.

Condolences can be left at www.fry-smith.com.

Services

VISITATION

Thursday
August 26, 2021
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Moro Baptist Church
2749 CR 184
Ovalo, TX 79541

FUNERAL SERVICE

Friday
August 27, 2021
3:00 PM
Moro Baptist Church
2749 CR 184
Ovalo, TX 79541

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