OBITUARIES
Nora Gray
1916-2004
Nora Juanita Gray, 87, died Friday, March 12, in Cogdell
Memorial Hospital.
Funeral service for Mrs. Gray is set for 2 p.m. Monday in
the Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Charles Day, pastor of the Ave. D
Baptist Church, will officiate and interment will follow in the Snyder Cemetery.
Born Oct. 14, 1916 in Matador, she married C.D. Gray Sr.
on May 30, 1964 in Snyder. He died March 28, 2001.
Mrs. Gray was a homemaker and a member of Bethel Baptist
Church.
She also was preceded in death by two brothers, Elmer and
Charlie Rhodes; and one step granddaughter, Becky Porter.
Survivors include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Ronnie
and Diana Williamson of Snyder and Gene Williamson of Elizabeth, Colo.; five
grandchildren, Tammy Miller, DeWayne Williamson, both of Lubbock, and Jeff, Lance and
Chandler Williamson, all of Colorado; two stepsons, C.D. Gray and Don Gray, both of
Snyder; six great-grandchildren; three step grandchildren; and five step
great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Family visitation will be from 5-6:30 p.m. Sunday at the
funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Odyssey Hospice, 1300 E. FM 700
in Big Spring, 79720.
Mary Westbrook
1941-2004
STEPHENVILLE -- Mary Ann Westbrook, the sister-in-law of
Frank and Carol Miller of Snyder, died Friday, March 12, in a Dallas hospital.
Funeral service for Mrs. Westbrook, 62, is set for 10
a.m. Monday in the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Emil Becker officiating. Graveside
service will follow at 3 p.m. in the Miles Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction
of Lacy Funeral Home.
Born Sept. 17, 1941 in Tom Green County, she married
Stanley Westbrook on Nov. 12, 1959 in Clovis, N.M.
Mrs. Westbrook was retired from Tarleton State University
after serving as librarian for 24 years. She was a member of the Beta Sigma Phi, an alumni
member of Alpha Gamma Delta and a member of the First Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Flora Key
Arrott; and a sister, Nancy Arrott.
Survivors include a husband, Stanley Westbrook of
Stephenville; a son, Jason Westbrook of Stephenville; three daughters, Amy Dillon of
Austin, Ange Wilkins of Pflugerville, Andrea Westbrook of Corinth; her father, J.E. Arrott
of Orient; a brother, Jimmy Arrott of Ozona; and six grandchildren.
Herminia Arellano
1911-2004
Herminia Arellano died Saturday, March 13, at her home in
Hermleigh.
Services for Mrs. Arellano, 92, are pending at Wright
Colonial Funeral Home.
Born Oct. 31, 1911 in Waco, she married Jose Arellano on
June 6, 1931 in Banquete, Texas. He died in 1976.
She also was preceded in death by her parents, Concepcion
and Jesus Garza; a son, Eduardo Arellano in 1968; a daughter-in-law, Beatrice Arellano in
1974; an infant son, Juan Jose Arellano in 1932; a great-great-grandson, Jimmy Luna Jr. in
2003; and three brothers; and two sisters.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Elida
“Lillie” and Albento Conde of Hermleigh, and Minerva and Ruben Trevino of
Banquete; a special grandson who lived with her, Eduardo “Eddie“ Arellano Jr. of
Hermleigh; a sister, Fransisca Salinas of Troy; seven other grandchildren; 26
great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
