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Douglas Lee Chumney, 62, died Nov. 23, 2006, after a short battle with cancer.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006, in Greenwood Chapel with burial at Greenwood Memorial Park.
Mr. Chumney was born Dec. 12, 1943, in Hamilton. He re-tired from the post office where he was a letter carrier for 38 years and had his own lawn service.
He served his country proudly for two years in the U.S. Army.
He enjoyed going to flea markets and car shows, and last year enjoyed a Caribbean cruise with family and friends for his 40th wedding anniversary.
He was a loving husband, brother, father, grandfather and friend.
Mr. Chumney was preceded in death by his parents, Mary and W.W. Chumney; brother, W.C. Chumney; sister, Dora Gholson; and grandson, Marcus L. Chumney.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Chumney; sons, Tim Chumney and wife, JayLee of Springtown and Marcus Chum-ney and wife, LaFawn of Ft Worth; grandson, Mason Chumney; granddaughter, Marie Chumney, both of Springtown; sisters, Anita Ad-ams and husband, Jimmy Lee of Hamilton and Wilma Drury of San Antonio; brother, Lonnie Chumney of Leander; sister-in-law, Margaret Chum-ney of Irving and mother-in-law; Josephine Daniel of Haltom City; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of special friends.
Greenwood Funeral Home
Miss Tischler
Helen Senger Tischler, 90, of Winters, died Nov. 17, 2006 in a Winters nursing home where she had been for the last seven years. Funeral services were held Nov. 19 in the Win-ters Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Jim Hanson officiating. Burial was in the Lutheran Cemetery in Winters.
Miss Tischler was born July 25, 1916 in Mills County, the daughter of August and Annie Rapp Senger. At an early age she was baptized at St. John Lutheran Church in Priddy and later she was confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in Priddy.
Miss Tischler was married to Lee Tischler of Mills County on December 18, 1937 in Priddy. They lived there for 10 years before moving to Winters in Runnels County. There they owned and operated Red Top Grocery Store for 32 years.
She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Win-ters.
Miss Tischler was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, four brothers, Albert Senger of Priddy, Carl Senger of Comanche, Ernest Senger of Hamilton and Herman Senger of Comanche; two sisters, Frieda Seider of Indian Gap and Pauline Kuklies of Hamil-ton.
Survivors include her two sons, Leo Tischler of Winters and Jerry Tischler of San An-gelo; a brother, Rudy Senger and wife of Hamilton; two granddaughters, Kaycee Bglow and husband and Lauren Tis-chler, both of San Angelo; two sisters-in-law, Faye Senger of Hamilton and Elsa Senger of Goldthwaite as well as numer-ous nephews and nieces.
Pallbearers were Mike Moore, Rodick Bredemeyer, David Graham, Paul Stoecher, Ted Ehren and Jason Young.
Winters Funeral Home
Miss Grisham
Lucy Aleen Grisham, 95, died at Hamilton Nov. 25, 2006. Graveside services were held Nov. 27 at Blue Ridge Cemetery.
Miss Grisham was born in Hamilton County January 29, 1911, the daughter of Jim and Lulla Allen Grisham.
She lived most of her work-ing years in Chicago, Ill. where she owned and operated a jew-elry store. After retirement she moved back to Hamilton where she and her sister Mary Ava Grisham made their home.
She is preceded in death by her parents and her sister.
Riley Funeral Home
Miss Klatt
Oleta Augusta Klatt died Nov. 25, 2006 at Hamilton. Graveside funeral services were held Nov. 28 in Oakwood Cemetery at Hamilton with Pastor Russell Nebhut officiat-ing.
She was born on Jan. 11, 1914, the daughter of Karl and Anna Klatt.
When she was very young, Miss Klatt was baptized into Christ and as a child of God she lived with the assurance of God’s grace and forgiveness.
The Klatt family were mem-bers of the Aleman community where they attended St. Paul Lutheran Church. When she was 14 years old, she stood before Pastor Moerbe and the members of St. Paul and con-fessed her faith in Christ. For a confirmation verse Pastor Mo-erbe chose Romans 1:16 for Oleta; “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to every-one who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek
She attended school in Ale-man and upon graduating she moved to San Marcus and at-tended Southwest Texas State Teachers College. She became a teacher in Post.
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Miss Klatt joined the United States Navy. She was stationed in Florida where she worked in a Naval Hospital, caring for the wounded soldiers who returned home from the war. By the time World War Two had ended, Oleta had ob-tained the rank of Pharmacist Mate First Class.
When she was discharged from the Navy, Miss Klatt en-rolled in the University of Texas and obtained her Mas-ter’s Degree in chemistry. She went to work for a hospital in Corpus Christi, and after a few years she made the transition to M. D. Anderson hospital in Houston where she worked for 25 years until she retired.
Throughout her life Miss Klatt was fascinated with hunt-ing for fossils and unique rock formations. She traveled all over the southern part of Amer-ica and even into Mexico on expeditions.
After she retired from M. D. Anderson Oleta remained busy helping the residents of the local Veterans Hospital in Houston. Over the years she knitted hundreds of items for use by the residents.
Miss Klatt was an avid base-ball fan, attending the home games of the Houston Astros. At the same time, she enjoyed the challenge of learning from the past as well as current events. She was a member of a very exclusive book club in Houston. The group would select a book to study together which covered a broad spec-trum of history, from Plato and Aristotle to the more recent Harry Potter books.
When it became too difficult for her to live on her own, she moved to an assisted living center in Houston. She later decided to move closer to her family, returning to Hamilton County a year ago and becom-ing a resident of Forest Ridge Care Center where she lived through the end of her life. Upon returning to Hamilton she joined St. John Lutheran in Hamilton when she enjoyed participating in the services in the nursing homes and the Sr. Services held at the church.
Miss Klatt spent her life working and devoting her life to seeking to help others. Be-cause of this, she never mar-ried. She was very close to her extended family and when the need arose she was very gener-ous with them. She was the last of her family to pass away.
She was preceded by her parents, Karl (Charles) Frederich Klatt and Anna Marie (Polei) Klatt; her two brothers, Herbert and Auline; her two sisters, Vera Enderbrock and Cora Terry.
She is survived by her brother Auline’s wife Mabel Klatt of Aleman and many nieces, and nephews.
The family has designated the Hamilton Public Library or St. John Lutheran Church for memorials.
Riley Funeral Home
Mrs. Ashmore
Dorothy Olivia “Walsleben” Ashmore, 75, died at her home surrounded by her family on Nov. 23, 2006. Funeral services were held Sunday in the Riley Funeral Home Chapel at Ham-ilton with Rev. Burt DeBord and Rev. Robyn Young offici-ating with burial following in the Ireland Cemetery.
Mrs. Ashmore was born April 28, 1931 at Valley Mills, the daughter of the late Richard and Olivia Conrad Walsleben.
On May 4, 1951 she was married to Floyd Adarion Ash-more. He preceded her in death on Sept. 16, 1995.
She was a devoted and lov-ing wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Mrs. Ashmore retired from Jonesboro Public School after serving as a secretary for many years. She was a member of the Jonesboro United Methodist Church.
She is preceded in death by her husband; her parents and one sister, Diane Davis.
Survivors include three chil-dren, Ronald Ashmore of Boni-fay, Fla., Paul Ashmore of Jonesboro and Karen Howard of Shafter, Calif.; 13 grandchil-dren, 12 great-grandchildren and two sisters Laweta Tyler of Burleson and Sylvia Moyer of Hideaway.
Riley Funeral Home
Mrs. Dutcher
Donna Carol Dutcher, 56, of Galveston, died Nov. 25, 2006 in Galveston. Funeral services were held Nov. 28, at 3 p.m. in the Hamilton First Baptist Church with Jeanne Jester offi-ciating. Burial followed in the Oakwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Dutcher was born Oc-tober 27, 1950 in Groom, the daughter of Clifford Leo and Patsy Richards Jester. She was married to Kenneth Dutcher in Galveston in 1989.
Mrs. Dutcher was a member of the Hurst First Baptist Church. She worked for many years at “The Drug Store” in Galveston.
Survivors include her mother, Patsy Jester of Chil-dress; a daughter, Amy Sher-wood of Red Oak; two grand-children, Rowdy and Rebeka; two sisters, Debbie Griffin of Childress and Jeanne Jester of Lubbock and a brother, Jon Mark Jester of Hamilton.
Riley Funeral Home
Mr. Jermstad
Marcus Jermstad, 63 of Clifton, died Nov. 26 in Hamil-ton after a battle with cancer. A memorial service is set for Nov. 29 at First Baptist Church of Clifton with Pastor Jerry Smith officiating.
Mr. Jermstad was born July 16, 1943 in Clifton. He grew up in Cranfills Gap and was one of two sons born to Horace Ches-ter and Nelle Hutton Jermstad. He moved to Clifton as a freshman in high school and excelled in high school basket-ball. He graduated from Clifton High School in 1961.
Mr. Jermstad attended Texas Lutheran College for one se-mester before deciding to go to barber school in Waco. He graduated from there and was licensed and began cutting hair with Oscar Gangshei and his father, Check Jermstad. He was a barber for 44 years in his downtown shop in Clifton.
Mr. Jermstad also served in the Texas National Guard and was an avid outdoorsman. He loved to hunt and fish and en-joyed using his cooking skills for all sorts of gatherings. He was a supporter of a variety of events in the community and enjoyed spending time on the family farm. He was raised a Lutheran and was married twice and divorced.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Horace and Nelle Jermstad and a brother, Charles Jermstad.
Survivors include his sons, Kerry McKesson of Fort Worth and Marc Jermstad and wife Amanda of Clifton; a daughter, Lee Ann and husband Randy Lee of Hamilton; three grand-children, Lauren Lee, Hesston and Hannah Jermstad and two nephews, Eric and Mike Jerm-stad.
Clifton Funeral Home
Mr. Berry
Henry S. (Stan) Berry, Sr. 90, died Monday, Nov. 20, 2006. He was born Feb. 10, 1916 to Oscar P. and Myrtle White Berry of Hamilton County, Texas.
He and his wife Velma Sue Berry, and their two children moved to San Antonio at the start of WWII where he worked at Kelly Field (AFB) until drafted into the Army in 1945. After the Army tour he returned to San Antonio and worked with Slick Airways, a commer-cial airline and engine repair business for many years. Dur-ing his career he worked for several aviation companies both at San Antonio Inter-national Airport and Stinson Field.
Mr. Berry and a partner owned and operated Berry-McDonald Aircraft Repair at Stinson Field. He finished his working career by serving as construction coordinator for the Methodist Hospital and Main-tenance Director for St. Luke’s Lutheran Hospital, thereafter retiring to care for his wife, Velma, who was ill and who proceeded him in death in 1986.
Mr. Berry was a devout Christian and belonged to the Harlandale Church of Christ (now merged with and know as the Southeast Church of Christ) where he served the Lord for many years.
He belonged to Kelly Ma-sonic Lodge and was a Mason for 68 years.
He is survived by a daugh-ter, Patricia Berry Stone and husband B. Jeff Stone of Corsi-cana and a son, Henry S. (Stan) Berry, Jr. and wife Tomi of San Antonio, five grandchildren, Christopher Berry and wife Christen of San Antonio, Bran-don Berry of New York City, Holly Willig and husband, Dr. Donald Willig of Booerne, Ste-ven Shosid and wife Patti of Fort Worth, Sharon Dulany also of Fort Worth, also numer-ous great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
A very special friend and neighbor, Dorothy Deslin of San Antonio, who blessed him with her love and support, also survives him.
Mr. Berry was a dedicated family man, a good provider, a wonderful neighbor and a great dad.
Services were held Friday, Nov. 24 with Patrick D. An-drews, Pastor Southeast Church of Christ officiating. Internment followed at Mission Burial Park South.
Mission Park Funeral Chapel