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Tommy Powers died May 19, 2008. Memorial services were held May 22 at Calvary Baptist Church in Hamilton with graveside services held on May 23 in Moore Memorial Gardens in Arlington.
Mr. Powers was born Dec. 8, 1930, in Hempstead. He lived in White Settlement prior to retirement from General Dynamics in 1993. He served the Lord as minister of music and youth in many different churches. He also led the music in the nursing homes in Hamilton for seven years and was involved in starting two mission churches in Rochell, Ill., and Newark.
Mr. Powers was a volunteer firefighter in White Settlement for 26 years and Pottsville for seven years. He was a fire instructor at Texas A&M for 25 years and was past chaplain for the Tarrant County Firefighters Association. He was also a member of the Hamilton Masonic Lodge, where he served as past master. He was past master of the Lordsburg, N.M., lodge.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Jim Powers; daughter, Janie Scifres; and sister, Mary Smith.
Survivors include his wife Ann Powers; son, John Powers; daughters, Carolyn Currie and Joyce Howard and husband, Dale; son-in-law, Vance Scifres; brother-in-law, Dale Smith; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Moore Funeral Home
Carter Glenn Thomas
Carter Glenn Thomas died May 20, 2008. He was born on Nov. 15, 1928, the son of Aubrey Andrew and Verna Mae Carter.
He grew up with his parents and younger brothers, John Archie and Douglas on the family farm near Cranfills Gap.
Mr. Thomas was a hard worker and spent many hours doing farm work. Some of his favorite memories included hauling hay with his friends, “Ole Shep,” Bill Schibler and Fats Burleson.
Family was most important to Mr. Thomas. Following the death of his dad, he felt it was his responsibility to look after his mother and younger brothers. When Douglas was killed in Viet Nam and his mother’s health began to decline, he did everything he could to take care of his mother and John Archie.
In 2001 he suffered a severe hip injury with complications that kept him hospitalized for three months. Doctors didn’t expect Mr. Thomas to regain his ability to be mobile again. Yet he worked diligently to be able to walk and take care of John. He and John then shared a room at Meridian Manor where Mr. Thomas continued to encourage John to do everything he was capable of. Mr. Thomas worked hard at physical therapy and encouraged others to do their therapy and participate in all activities available for the nursing home residents.
Mr. Thomas loved his nursing home family at Meridian Manor where he and John were treated with kindness, compassion and dignity. He enjoyed the good food where he “didn’t even have to help with the dishes!” (as he had done the cooking and cleaning when he was living in the family home.) Although he loved his family home and had not wanted to ever live elsewhere, once he and John were settled in Meridian Manor, he often spoke of how he enjoyed living there. He would often tell his visitors about the people at the nursing home being his friends and indeed they were. He loved them and felt loved by them.
Mr. Thomas was a man of few words. He listened much more than he talked. He rarely criticized of complained. When others did, he’d gently say, “Well, hon, they’re doing the best they can.” He always believed the best of everyone. It was not in his nature to be quarrelsome or unkind. Since he was so totally trustworthy himself, he trusted everyone else. If he had a fault, it would be that he believed others to be as honest as he was and trusted them totally.
Mr. Thomas was a man of strong faith and trust in our Lord and Savior. He often reminded others to “trust in the good Lord.” He knew there is only one Lord and Carter trusted Him.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Aubrey and Verna Thomas and his brothers, Douglas and John Thomas. Survivors include his sister-in-law, Rosalie Thomas Matthews of Waco and friend Lou Ann Unger, also of Waco.
Peggy Wenzel
Peggy Wenzel, 82, of the Aleman community died May 22, 2008 in the Dove Hill Care Center in Hamilton. Funeral services were held May 24 at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Aleman with Pastor Meissner officiating. Burial followed in the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
Mrs. Wenzel was born May 25, 1926 in Vernon, the daughter of William and Pearl Chumney Neal. She was married to Marvin Wenzel in Aleman in 1947.
Mrs. Wenzel was a homemaker and a member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church of Aleman.
Survivors include her husband, Marvin Wenzel of Aleman; two children, Judy Bingham of Comanche and Larry Wenzel of Addison; three grandchildren, Josh, Jessica, and Janell Bingham; one sister, Irene Parrish of Temple, and one brother, M.A. Neal of Fort Worth.
Pallbearers were Gary Voges, Josh Bingham, Chris Bottlinger, Roger Wenzel, Lee Roy Tyson and Tommy Faubion.
Riley Funeral Home