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Esther Ana Spitzenberger Eisen, 96, of Hamilton died June 21, 2007 in the Lutheran Sunset Home in Clifton. Fu-neral services were held June 25, in the St. John Lutheran Church in Hamilton. Burial was in the Trinity Lutheran Ceme-tery.
She was born on September 5, 1910, the daughter of John and Augusta Peters Spitzenber-ger in Carmine. She was bap-tized into the Christian faith on Nov. 20, 1910, at Round Top by Pastor John Harder.
She grew up on the family farm with her parents, brothers, and sisters. One of her jobs was to give haircuts to her siblings. She also picked cotton with her brothers and sisters and was seen as the best cotton picker of them all.
The Spitzenberger family at-tended church at St. Paul Lu-theran Church in Shive.
On March 28, 1926 Mrs. Eisen stood before the altar and before Pastor C. Roth and pro-claimed her faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. She was faithful during her life in love of her Lord.
She was married to Carl Adolph Eisen of Aleman on Dec. 5, 1935, at St. Paul Lu-theran Church, Shive, by Pastor G. C. Senff. They worked to-gether to build a life with farm-ing as their source of liveli-hood. Mrs. Eisen spent most of her adult life as a homemaker and partner to her husband.
The Eisen family moved to the Pottsville community in 1948 and became active mem-bers of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Mrs. Eisen was a member of the ladies group and enjoyed working with others to benefit those in need. In 1979 when the family moved into Hamilton, she transferred her membership to St. John Lutheran Church and here also she was very ac-tive with the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, the Ruth Guild.
She was famous for her de-licious canned fruits and vege-tables. Her family’s fondest memories are of her dill pick-les, and her crusty light bread.
Mrs. Eisen was preceded in death by her parents; her hus-band in 1987; her brothers, Willie and Arthur Spitzenber-ger; her son, Eugene; and her great-grandson, Wayne Palmer.
Survivors include a son, El-dor Eisen and wife, Dorothy, of Richland Hills; one daughter-in-law, Effie Eisen, of Gran-bury; one daughter, Laura Hunt and husband, Willie, of Ft. Worth; two brothers, John and Paul Spitzenberger; two sisters Bertha Wagner and Erna Eisen; her grandchildren, Sandra Palmer, Suzanne Salazar, Aaron Hunt, Jacob Hunt; and great-grandsons Danny Palmer, Joey Salazar, and Kristopher Salazar and a number of nieces and nephews.
Riley Funeral Home
Walteen Sellers
Walteen Sellers, 92, died June 23, 2007. Funeral services were set for June 27 at 10 a.m. at OakCrest Funeral Home with Rev. Carl Freeto officiating. Burial was to follow at Chapel Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Sellers was born Oct. 9, 1914 in Moran, the oldest child of Lonnie and Sallie Wood. Her family moved to the Hamilton area when she was young. She attended schools in the Aleman Community and in Hamilton. After high school she worked as a beautician in Hamilton.
She was married to J.F. Sellers on Sept. 21, 1935. They spent several years in Hamilton and Gatesville before moving to Waco. They made their home in Waco for more than 50 years. She loved spending time with her granddaughters. She was a member of St. John’s United Methodist Church, now Central United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 1990 and a sister and a brother.
Survivors include her daughters, Monta Jean Sellers Conner and husband Ted of Valley Mills, Suzanne Sellers Bingham and husband Johnny of Waco; her granddaughters, Shawna Tiner and husband Richard of Cleburne, Cristin Barron and husband Don of Joshua; sister Maggie Davis of Hamilton; brother, Allan Wood of Ft. Worth and several loving nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Hillcrest Hospice, American Cancer Society or Quality Care of Waco.
OakCrest Funeral Home
Mr. Hankey
C.R. Hankey, 86, of Caddo, Okla., died June 22, 2007 at his residence. Funeral services were held June 26 at Dalton-Holmes Chapel with his nephew, Glen Paul Reagan officiating. Burial was in High-land Cemetery in Durant, Okla.
Mr. Hankey was born Jan. 17, 1921 in Princeton, the son of Sam and Lillian Eslie (Reid) Hankie. He moved to Bryan County in 1923.
He attended Cobb High School and Murray State Col-lege. He was married to Ruby Belle (Davis) on Aug. 5, 1942 in Durant, Okla. Mr. Hankey was a farmer, a member of the First Methodist Church of Caddo and enjoyed playing dominoes.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Lowell Hankey.
Survivors inclued his wife, Ruby Belle of Caddo; daugh-ters, Carole Shea and Linda Patterson and husband Kenny, all of Sherman, Reta Jackson and husband Joe of Fort Worth, Jeannette Gray and husband Steve of Caddo, Okla.; a son, Don Hankey and wife Brenda of Gunter; a sister-in-law, Rosa Lee Hankey of Houston; a sis-ter, Gwen Renaldi of Redwood City, Calif; brothers, Lindy Hankey of Caddo, Okla., Ferrell Hankey of Frisco and Sam Hankey of Edmond, Okla.
Pallbearers were Carl Don McMichael, Chance Gray, Mi-chael Shea, Chris Shea and Brett Hankey. Honorary pall-bearers were J.D. Fanning, Har-lon Hyde and Roy Flenniken.
Dalton- Holmes Funeral Home
Tommy Tex Blakley
Tommy "Tex" Blakley, 76, of Birmingham, AL, died June 25, 2007. Funeral services were set for June 28 in the Jef-ferson Memorial Chapel. Bur-ial at Jefferson Memorial Gar-dens East.
He was born in Fairy. He served in the US Air Force dur-ing the Korean War. He retired from U.S. Steel and the State of Alabama, and worked part-time at Budget Rent-A-Car.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Lois Hurst Blakley; parents, Jesse E. Blakley and Emmaline P. Blakley; sister, Irene B. Bankston; brothers, Billy D. Blakley, James M. Blakley, and Cecil E. Blakley; and grandson, Brandon J. Blak-ley.
Survivors include his daugh-ters, Patsy Blakley, Pam Schaf and husband John, Becky Fant; son, Tommy Blakley, Jr. and wife Teresa; sister, Ada Mae Oglesby; grandchildren, T.J. Blakley, III, Shea Fant Smith and husband Lee, John Scott Schaf, Jake Blakley; great-grandson, Austin Blakley.
Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home