OBITUARIES
Mr. Armstrong
1919-2004
Emerson Lee Armstrong of Snyder died Sunday, March 21, in
Snyder Healthcare Center.
A memorial service for Mr. Armstrong, 84, will be held at
2 p.m. on April 1 in the Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be held in the
Stewartsville Cemetery in Stewartsville, Mo.
Born Nov. 23, 1919 in Stewartsville, he entered the Air
Force in 1942 and retired in 1963 as a Lt. Colonel. He flew B-25s. Mr. Armstrong taught in
El Paso, retiring in 1988. Mr. Armstrong served as presiding elder of the Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, now known as Community of Christ in El Paso
and served as district president of the New Mexico district.
He married Marie Belcher on July 3, 1942 in Las Vegas,
Nev. In 1988 they moved from El Paso to Lamoni, Iowa and volunteered their services to the
church as guides to a historical home site. He was called to the office of patriarch
evangelist.
After moving to Snyder in 1996, Mr. Armstrong had been
active in the Senior Citizen Center and the Food Cupboard, singing for many activities.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Mona Capparel.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Armstrong of Snyder;
one daughter and son-in-law, Joan and George Weber of Denver, Colo.; one son and
daughter-in-law, Bill and Linda Armstrong of Lamoni, Iowa; four grandchildren, Joshua,
Margaret, Richard and Jenni Armstrong; and one great-grandson, Ethen Armstrong.
The family suggests memorials to the Senior Citizen
Center or the Food Cupboard
Nell Schrader
1929-2004
VICTORIA -- Nell Young Schrader, former Snyder resident,
died Saturday, March 20.
Graveside service for Mrs. Schrader, 74, is set for 3:30
p.m. Wednesday in the Memory Gardens Cemetery in Victoria.
Mrs. Schrader was born on May 5, 1929 in Crosbyton to
O.W. and Hazel Young. She owned Lady Nell Tours, Shoreline Group Travel, for many years
and was a member of the First Baptist Church.
Preceding her in death was her husband of nearly 50
years, E.W. Schrader, who was president of Snyder National Bank from 1970-1974.
Survivors include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Robert
Schrader of San Antonio and Eric and Denise Schrader of Fort Worth; three sisters, Barbara
Wilson of Bedford, Dixie Fromberg of Blusston and Joanna George of Lubbock; six
grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the
American Cancer Research Center or the First Baptist Church.
Tommie Preston
1923-2004
WEATHERFORD -- Tommie Preston, former Snyder resident,
died Monday, March 22, in a Weatherford nursing home.
Graveside service for Mrs. Preston, 80, is set for 2 p.m.
Wednesday in the Harpersville Cemetery near Breckenridge.
She was born on Oct. 19, 1923 in Parks, Texas and
graduated from Breckenridge High School.
While living in Snyder, she worked for Texas Electric.
Her husband, Ralph Preston, who preceded her in death, worked for Texaco in Snyder.
Survivors include two daughters, Phyllis Slaugh of
Weatherford and Beverly Jacoby of Corpus Christi; one brother, John Harper of Snyder; one
sister, Voncille McBride of Houston; a nephew, Ross Preston of Snyder; six grandchildren;
and a number of great-grandchildren.
