OBITUARIES
Opal Davidson
1922-2004
Opal Alene Davidson, a former resident of Scurry County,
died Tuesday, March 30, in Hobbs Healthcare Center in Hobbs, N.M.
Funeral service for Mrs. Davidson, 81, is set for 2 p.m.
Saturday in the Faith Baptist Church in Snyder with the Rev. Larry White, pastor, and the
Rev. LaVoid Ford, pastor of Temple Baptist Church in Hobbs, officiating. Burial will
follow in Hillside Memorial Gardens under the direction of Wright Colonial Funeral Home.
She was born Nov. 2, 1922 in Hermleigh and was married to
James Davidson who died in November, 1999.
Mr. Armstrong
1919-2004
Emerson Lee Armstrong of Snyder died Sunday, March 21, in
Snyder Healthcare Center.
A memorial service for Mr. Armstrong, 84, is set for 2
p.m. Thursday in the Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home Chapel with Mark Welch officiating.
Burial was 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, and sang 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.
John Trussell
1910-2004
Graveside service for John Henry Trussell of Bangs,
formerly of Scurry County, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Snyder Cemetery with the
Rev. Ponny Caldwell officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Englunds Funeral
Service in Slaton.
Mr. Trussell, 93, died Tuesday, March 30, in Bangs.
He was born Aug. 28, 1910 on the J. Wright Mooar Ranch in
Scurry County. He was in the Army infantry during World War II serving in the European
Theatre and the Battle of the Bulge. He was employed with the RS&P Railroad before
moving to Slaton in 1962 where he worked for the Santa Fe Railroad in the track
maintenance department, retiring as a section foreman.
Mr. Trussell married Lora I. Wood on Jan. 1, 1936 and she
preceded him in death on Sept. 24, 1979. He also was preceded in death by a son, Morris
Wood Trussell; a sister, Pauline Scrivner; and a brother, Ambrose Trussell.
Survivors include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Travis
and Libby Trussell of Bushland and Tommy Trussell of Lubbock; two grandchildren, Kelly
Schaffer and Calvin Schaffer, both of Groom; and three nieces, Shirley Miller, Kathy Hall
and Elois Pruitt, all of Snyder.
