OBITUARIES
John Sneed
1919-2004
John A. Sneed of Fluvanna died Friday, Feb. 20, in Snyder
Oaks Care Center.
Funeral service for Mr. Sneed, 84, was set for 2 p.m.
today in the Wright Colonial Funeral Home Chapel. Don Campbell of Lubbock, former minister
of the Fluvanna Church of Christ, was to officiate. Burial was to follow in the Fluvanna
Cemetery.
Born July 26, 1919 in Wingate, he married Hazel White
Morris on July 19, 1984 in Roby.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Claude and Louie
Holder Sneed; three brothers; and two sisters.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel Sneed of Fluvanna; a
daughter and son-in-law, Jan and Tip Baker of Fluvanna; two sons and daughters-in-law, Ron
and Barb White of Arlington and J.B. and Patty White of Capitan, N.M.; a stepdaughter,
Betty Bullock of Mexia; a brother, Hassie Sneed of Dermott; a sister, Ione Baughn of
Snyder; four grandchildren, Melanie Hoover of Arlington, Jay Martin of Bastrop, Mark
Martin of San Angelo and Jason White of Capitan; seven great-grandchildren; and two
great-great-grandchildren.
Curlie Daniels
1930-2004
Curlie Daniels, longtime Snyder resident, died Sunday,
Feb. 22, in Snyder Healthcare Center.
Graveside service for Mrs. Daniels, 73, is set for 10
a.m. Saturday in the Snyder Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Wright
Colonial Funeral Home.
Walter Johnson
1931-2004
COLEMAN -- Walter Johnson Jr., the brother-in-law of Faye
Harrell of Snyder, died Friday, Feb. 20.
Funeral service for Mr. Johnson, 72, was set for 2 p.m.
today in the First Baptist Church with the Rev. John Stanislaw, minister, officiating.
Burial was to follow in the City of Coleman Cemetery.
Born April 18, 1931 in Fayette County, Texas. He married
Elaine Lloyd on May 11, 1973 in Sonora.
A resident of Fort Stockton from 1972-98, Mr. Johnson
retired as an oil field driller and tool pusher and moved to Lampasas. He was a Korean War
veteran and a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Elaine Johnson of Lampasas;
his mother-in-law, Oleta Harrell of Lampasas; a son, Othie Lloyd of Shawnee, Okla.; a
brother, Robert Johnson of Flatonia; two sisters, Evelyn Reese of Houston and Wilma
Christian of Weimer; three aunts, Minnie Seeburger of Flatonia, Pauline Brown of El Paso
and Gladys Susen of Smithville; several nephews, including David Harrell of Snyder; five
grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Jesse Martinez
1941-2004
AMARILLO – Jesus “Jesse” Martinez, the
brother of Eudelia Armendariz of Snyder, died Saturday, Feb. 21.
Rosary for Mr. Martinez, 62, is set for 7 this evening in
the Schooler Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the
Schooler Chapel with Monsignor Rex Nicholl officiating. Burial will follow in the Memory
Gardens Cemetery.
Born in Coahuila, Mexico, he married Lucy Kennedy in
Amarillo in 1993. A resident of Amarillo for 37 years, he retired from Pantex after 31
years of service.
He was preceded in death by his twin brother, Guillermo
Martinez, in 1988; and a sister, Elisa Zamora, in 1994.
Survivors include his wife, Lucy Martinez of Amarillo;
four sons, Jessie Martinez Jr. of Houston, Willie Martinez and Dickie Martinez, both of
Brownwood, and Mark Martinez of Haskell; two daughters, Darcy Neill and Sara Kennedy, both
of Amarillo; another sister, Elinda Martinez of Amarillo; two brothers, Noe Martinez of
Plainview and Enrique Martinez of Cresthill, Ill.; 14 grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
