OBITUARIES
Forest French
1924-2004
BALLINGER -- Forest Glyn French, father of Glyn French
and grandfather of Brooke Botts and Missy French of Snyder, died Thursday, March 18, in
Covenant Hospital in Lubbock after a lengthy illness.
Funeral service for Mr. French, 79, was set for 2 p.m.
Saturday at Rains-Seale Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was to follow in Old Runnels Cemetery.
Dr. Phillip Shuler was to officiate and grandsons were to be pallbearers.
Born on Dec. 20, 1924 in Bangs to George W. and Alaverda
J. Green French, he married Helen Schuler on Jan. 2, 1950 in Brownwood. Mr. French was a
teacher for the Paint Rock ISD for over 33 years before retiring and moving to Ballinger
in 1991. In December of 2002 they moved to Snyder to be closer to family. He was a member
of the First United Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and two
brothers, Joe French and Gene French.
Survivors include his wife, Helen French of the home;
three sons, Marion Glyn French of Snyder, Clinton Travis French of Clyde and Edwin Lester
French of Abilene; two brothers, Clois French and Elworth French of Fort Worth; nine
grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren.
Tim Klein
1959-2004
Timothy Paul Klein, 45, died Friday, March 19 at his
residence in Snyder.
A memorial service is set 10 a.m. Tuesday in the First
Baptist Church Chapel under the direction of Wright Colonial Funeral Home.
Born March 12, 1959 in Moorehead, Minn., he married Janie
Brown on March 9, 1994 in Snyder. He played football and graduated from high school in New
England, N.D. He worked as a permit agent for Grant Energy until 1998.
Family visitation is set for 7-8 p.m. Monday at the
funeral home.
Survivors include his wife, Janie Klein of Snyder; a
daughter, LaKrisha Kosler of Snyder; a son, Bradley George of Snyder; his mother and
father, Jeanne and Bob Walch of Lake Elsinore, Calif.; a sister, Diane Klein of Williston,
N.D.; three brothers and a sister-in-law, James Klein of Williston, Chuck Klein of Lake
Elsinore and Bobby and Lynn Klein of New England; two granddaughters, Hannah Kosler and
Kaylee Kosler, both of Snyder; four nephews and nieces, Shawn, Mason, Crystal and Audrey,
all of Lake Elsinore.
Lavonia Loving
1919-2004
ABILENE -- Lavonia Loving, former Snyder resident, died
Friday, March 19, in an Abilene hospital.
Graveside service for Mrs. Loving, 84, was to be held at
4 p.m. Saturday in the Belvieu Cemetery in Rotan. The service was directed by
Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home and Bishop Danny Thompson was to officiate.
Born Nov. 25, 1919 in Royston, she was reared in Royston
and married Fred Oliver Loving Sr. on Nov. 13, 1937 in Hobbs, N.M. They moved to
California and then to Fisher County where she ran a sewing factory.
Following the death of her husband, she moved to Snyder
in 1971. She also lived in Odessa before moving to Abilene. Mrs. Loving was a member of
the Assembly of God Church.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Fred and
Kay Loving of Abilene; three daughters, Gail Loving Barnes of Odessa, Phyllis Goodwin of
Paducah and Debby Loving of North Richland Hills; two sisters, Helen Cozart of Reno, Nev.,
and Jessie Kelly of Hurst; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Charlie Morrow
1918-2004
Service is pending at Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home for
Charlie Morrow, 86, of Snyder.
Mr. Morrow died Friday, March 19, in Covenant Medical
Center after a brief illness.
He was born on Jan. 16, 1918 in Paint Rock and he and his
wife, Betty, married on Sept. 29, 1946 in Sweetwater. Mr. Morrow had been an engineer for
the State Highway Department for 40 years.
He was a member of the Hermleigh Masonic Lodge 987,
Scottish Rite, and he had served in the Corp of Engineers in World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Morrow of Snyder; two
daughters, Marsha Lynn Simpson of Arlington and Alice Marjann Morrow of Snyder; a sister,
Jewel Riley of Clovis, N.M.; and four grandchildren, Charles Curtis Gardner of Dallas,
Heath Allen Gardner of Midland, Michael Kelley McPherson of Lubbock and Samantha Doss of
Arlington.
Alfonso DeLuna
1964-2004
Alfonso DeLuna of Snyder died Friday, March 19, in
Lubbock’s University Medical Center.
Services for Mr. DeLuna, 39, are pending at
Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.
Born April 30, 1964 in Lawton, Okla., Mr. DeLuna had been
in the U.S. Marines for 12 years and had served time in Iraq. He was employed with
Patterson-UTI Drilling. He married Leticia Diaz on Sept. 21, 1990 in California.
Survivors include his wife, Leticia DeLuna of Snyder; one
son, Richard Alfonso DeLuna of Snyder; two daughters, Selene Domingu of Snyder; his
parents, Alfonso DeLuna and Carmen A. DeLuna, both of Wichita Falls; three brothers, Sonny
and Tommy DeLuna , both of Wichita Falls, and Randy Gaitan of Florence; and one sister,
Renee Howery of Wichita Falls.
