2011-10-02

Billie Oscar Womack

Graveside service for Billie Oscar Womack, 79, of Decatur was Sept. 30 at Boonsville Cemetery with Chaplain Joel Watson officiating. Womack died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011, in Fort Worth. He was born Dec. 22, 1931, in Decatur. Womack was preceded in death by his wife, Jessie Womack. He is survived by daughters Mary Ann Phillips and Dorothy Womack of Bridgeport; […]

Juana Vega

Funeral for Juana Vega, 77, of Decatur is 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home with Juan Rodas and Eulojio Puebla officiating. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery. Vega died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, in Decatur. Born Sept. 6, 1934, in Villa Union, Coahuila, Mexico, to Juan and Patrocinia (Hernandez) Melchor, she married Leopoldo Vega in Decatur. She […]

John Charles Reed Jr.

No service is planned for John Charles Reed Jr., 42, of Park Springs. Reed died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, in Park Springs. Born Jan. 14, 1969, in Azle to John Charles and Barbara (King) Reed, he read magazines, played basketball, collected watches and played with his great-nieces and nephews. Reed is survived by his parents; sister Tonya Martin and husband, […]

Juanathan Manuel Perez

Funeral for Juanathan Manuel Perez, 23, of Springtown, is 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 3, at White’s Funeral Home in Springtown with burial at Springtown Cemetery. Memorial mass is 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Decatur. Visitation is 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, with rosary at 7 p.m. at the […]

Herminia Carrasco Martinez

Funeral for Herminia Carrasco Martinez, 57, of Boyd was Sept. 29 at Christian-Hawkins Funeral Home in Boyd with the Rev. Gary Sessions officiating. Burial was at Garvin Cemetery. Martinez died Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, in Boyd. Born Oct. 22, 1953, in San Antonio to Guadalupe and Emma (Cruz) Carrasco, she was a certified nursing assistant. She was a mother and […]

Gordon Gene ‘Rusty’ Goodwin

Memorial service for Gordon Gene “Rusty” Goodwin, 60, of Paradise, is 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, at Western Star Cowboy Church in Springtown. Visitation is 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3, at the church. Goodwin died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011, in Paradise. Born June 21, 1951, in Grapevine to Curtis and Mary (Sanders) Goodwin, he married Jo Martin Dec. […]

Piece of aviation history on display has Decatur ties

It’s been a century since Decatur emerged as an important part of aviation history and 21 years since that history finally took its rightful place. And that’s how long it had been since I had seen the 1914 Ingram-Foster biplane that graces the concourse of the Albuquerque Sunport (which is what they call their airport). The display had been altered […]

Washington can’t fix economy

To put Americans back to work, perhaps a good “Buy American” campaign needs to be revived. The real ability to fix America is not in the hands and pocketbooks of Washington but the hands and pocketbooks of the American people. It’s about time Americans put their hard-earned dollars back into the hands of the American worker. Kevin Karle Decatur

Verify non-profit status

To anyone who is a member of a non-profit group: Here are a couple of things as a non-profit group member you need to understand. If the corporation status of your group is not intact, every member is liable and responsible for the action of your club. This includes any lawsuits or tax issues. If you are a corporation, there […]

Racism cleverly disguised

Regarding the letters written by Ted Shaw and Ken Hughes published in the Sept. 25 edition of the Messenger: Wow, you guys, so glad to see that you have not gone off the deep end in your respective views! Impeach Obama … Obama a socialist … civil rights killing 17th century Congress. My, my! How temperate we are! OK, so […]