OBITUARIES
Mrs. Fuentez
1930-2004
Anastacia Aguilar Fuentez of Snyder died Monday, Feb. 23,
in Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock after a lengthy illness.
Services for Mrs. Fuentez, 74, are pending at
Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.
Born Jan. 22, 1930 in Lubbock, she married Hilario
Fuentez on Aug. 17, 1948 in Lubbock. He died Nov. 8, 2002. She also was preceded in death
by a son, Miguel Fuentez.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include six daughters, Irene Canales and Anita
Medina, both of Snyder, Rosie Martinez of Alice, Carol Barrera of Colorado City, Eva
Salcido of Midland and Joanna Stone of Pampa; six sons, George, Luis, Johnny, Jimmy and
Manuel Fuentez, all of Snyder, and Steve Fuentez of Alice; four brothers, Juan Aguilar of
Johnstown, Colo., Frank, Marcelo and Benito Aguilar, all of Lubbock; two sisters,
Margarita Lozano of Lubbock and Josephina Perez of San Angelo; 32 grandchildren; and 15
great-grandchildren.
Dorothy Dennis
1915-2004
SAN ANGELO -- Mrs. Wiley Bert Dennis passed away on
February 23. She was born Dorothy Lee Austin on March 15, 1915 in San Angelo, Texas. Her
parents were Rose and Robert Austin. Her maternal and paternal grandparents, the H.R.
Rowlands and the J.J. Austins, were among the first citizens of Tom Green County.
She attended schools in San Angelo, graduating from
Central High, attending San Angelo Jr. College and San Angelo Business College. Later she
attended Texas Tech University.
For five years she was secretary to Louis L. Farr, Jr.,
Manager of the Sawyer Cattle Company (Bar S Ranch). On September 9, 1938 she married Wiley
Bert Dennis and they moved to Pecos County where the Dennis brothers, Jack, Bert and John,
had entered into the ranch business. They first leased the Maud S. Kincaid (Saenger)
ranch. Bert and Dorothy lived on this ranch for five years and in 1943 purchased a ranch
in Borden County from Jack Canning.
Mrs. Dennis was active in all phases of ranch life and
community affairs. She did extensive historical research on Borden County ranches and
families for the Borden County Historical Society. Several of these papers appeared in
historical magazines. She served as president of Altrurian Daughters Club in Snyder and in
1963 was president of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Auxiliary. She worked closely with
the Miss Wool of Texas program and was named an honorary member of the Auxiliary. She was
always closely associated with the Borden County school activities while her children were
in school. She was also a member of the Martin Preuitt, Jr. chapter of the Daughters of
the American Revolution in Snyder. She was an avid needlepoint enthusiast and had her own
shop in Snyder for eight years and was a member of the American Needlepoint Guild and the
Embroiders’ Guild. She was a member of the First Christian Church in San Angelo.
In 1997, Dorothy published her autobiography, “In
Pursuit of Happiness.” The book chronicles her memories of life in San Angelo and as
a ranch wife in Pecos and Borden Counties.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bert, in 1995.
She is survived by her children: Steve Dennis and his
wife Nancy of Odessa, Joel Dennis and his wife Betty of Borden County, and Lisa Dennis
Mahler and her husband Keith of San Angelo. Her four grandsons: Jeff Dennis of Lubbock,
Bert Patrick Dennis of Odessa and Andrew Dennis Mahler and Matthew Lee Mahler of San
Angelo. And nieces and nephews: Jenny Austin Dietrich of Houston, Colleen Foster Nickum of
Tacoma, Washington, Robert Dennis of Bedford, David Dennis of Post, Mary Ann Dennis Awtry
of Orange City, Iowas, Jacqui Dennis Whalen of Borden County, and Sally Munn Lacy of Water
Valley.
The family wishes to thank Tina Huro and Marie Castro for
their love and caring spirit during the last month of Dorothy’s life.
Family visitation will be from 7:00 to 9:00 Tuesday at
Johnson’s Funeral Home.
Service: Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday,
February 25, in Johnson’s Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ben Hubert and Karen
Schmeltekoph officiating. Burial will follow in Fairmount Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be grandsons. Honorary pallbearers will
be Joe Canon, Mickey McMeans, Frank Beaver, Carl Dillaha, Rich Anderson, Bill Sims and
Bill Nickum.
Memorials may be made to the Borden County Cemetery Fund,
the Borden County EMS, the Borden County Historical Museum, Hope House of San Angelo,
Hospice of San Angelo, or First Christian Church in San Angelo.
Paid Notice
Beth Kea
1919-2004
DE LEON -- Vesta Elizabeth “Beth” Kea, a former
Snyder resident, died Friday, Feb. 20, in a De Leon hospital.
Funeral service for Mrs. Kea, 84, was held Sunday in the
Nowlin Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in the De Leon Cemetery.
Born Aug. 2, 1919 in Desdemona, she married Wayne Kea on
Sept. 10, 1938 in De Leon.
She was a long-time resident of De Leon and was a retired
nurse and a member of the First Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by a son, Melvin Kea; two
brotherw, Webb Golden and Jader Golden; and one sister, Christine Brewer.
Survivors include her husband, Wayne Kea of De Leon; two
sons, Gene Kea of Eastland and Jack Kea of Tyler; two brothers, Seborn Golden of De Leon
and Jack Golden of Comanche; a sister, Frances Gilchrest of Sidney; seven grandchildren;
and 14 great-grandchildren.
