OBITUARIES
Maxie McNew
1911-2004
Mary Maxie McNew, a retired school cafeteria manager,
died Sunday, April 25, in Cogdell Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness.
Service for Mrs. McNew, 92, is set for 2 p.m. Thursday in
the Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Mike Henson, pastor of First Baptist
Church, will officiate. Burial will follow in Hillside Memorial Gardens.
Born Oct. 1, 1911 in Mitchell County, she married J.O.
McNew on Dec. 26, 1927 in Big Spring. He died April 21, 1983.
Mrs. McNew was cafeteria manager at Central Elementary
for many years. She was past worthy patron of Eastern Star, had served on the Martha Ann
Woman’s Club board, was named Woman of the Year as a member of the American Business
Women’s Association, and had been a member of the Twilight Garden Club. She also was
active in the Senior Citizens Center and was a longtime member of the First Baptist
Church.
She was preceded in death by two brothers; three sisters;
and a daughter-in-law, Mary McNew in January 1991.
Survivors include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Don and
Jackie McNew of Snyder and Charles McNew of Mountain Home, Ark.; a sister, Blanche Berry
of Garden Grove, Calif.; four grandchildren and spouses, Julia and Randy Reed, Lisa and
Glenn Roberts, all of Round Rock, Joanna and Sam Lefler of Poplar Bluff, Mo., and Charles
McNew Jr. of Columbia, Mo; and four great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to the First Baptist Church
or to the Scurry County Senior Citizens Center.
Family visitation will be held from 7-8 p.m. Wednesday at
the funeral home.
Evelyn Wesley
1947-2004
Evelyn Wesley, a former Snyder resident, died Sunday,
April 25, in Bender Terrace in Lubbock after a lengthy illness.
Funeral service for Mrs. Wesley 56, is set for 10 a.m.
Thursday in the Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home Chapel. A brother, the Rev. Carl Braziel of
San Antonio, will officiate. Burial will follow in Hillside Memorial Gardens.
Born May 5, 1947 in Taylor, Mrs. Wesley was a homemaker
and had worked at the Plaza Restaurant for many years.
Three brothers -- Luther, Rufus and Nappy Braziel -- and
one sister, Geneva Tealer, preceded her in death.
Survivors include four sons, Jamal Wesley of Chickasha,
Okla., Anthony Wesley and Baron Wesley, both of Monahans, and James Wesley of San Angelo;
three sisters, Ida Mae Nelson of Odessa, Burdie Anderson and Mozelle James, both of
Snyder; two other brothers, Robert “Cat” Braziel of Snyder, and Bill Braziel of
Pompano, Fla.; and 15 grandchildren.
Judy Adkins
1929-2004
ROTAN -- Julia “Judy” Joe Adkins, mother of
Sandy Nichols of Snyder, died Saturday, April 24, in Abilene.
Service for Mrs. Adkins, 75, is set for 10 a.m. Wednesday
in the First Baptist Church in Rotan with Randy Evans and Dutch Parks officiating. Burial
will be in Riverdale Cemetery directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home.
Born Feb. 3, 1929 in Kent County, she married Charles
“Chuck” Lamar Adkins in 1952 in Snyder. Mrs. Adkins worked at Allsup’s for
25 years and at the same time she worked at Rotan Healthcare Center for 10 years. She was
a Baptist.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Vollie and
Sarah Reynolds Shipp; her husband, Chuck Adkins in 1974; a son, Billy Don Adkins in 1987;
and a brother, Charles Shipp.
Survivors also include a son, Charles Clay Endgate Adkins
of Abilene; a son-in-law, Dean Nichols of Snyder; three brothers, Dean Shipp of Friona,
Delbert Shipp of Seminole and Buddy Shipp of Childress; and seven grandchildren.
Family visitation is set for 6-8 this evening at the
funeral home.
