In Loving Memory...

Allene Seale

Times Record News
Published Thursday, December 8, 2011

Allene Seale, 91, died Saturday December 3, 2011 in the Munday Nursing Center. Services will be at 1:00 PM Friday, December 9, 2011 in the First Methodist Church, Munday with burial in the Goree Cemetery, under the direction of McCauley-Smith Funeral Home in Munday, Texas.

Mr Jimmy and Ms Allene giving to the community

Allene was born March 23, 1920 to Ben and Annie Holder as one of ten children. Growing up on a farm in Goree she attended Hefner School and married Curtis Seale in 1936. Together they farmed at Goree. She enjoyed being outdoors, growing a garden, and family get-togethers. She loved to go camping, hunting, and fishing at every opportunity. Always an active member of the community, after moving to town in 1969, she dedicated much of her time to supporting her church, the Goree Memorial Building, and Goree Cemetery and working for the Knox County Meals on Wheels. She loved family and community history, and worked to identify and catalogue the Knox County cemeteries. She was one of a group of volunteers that were honored by the Governor of Texas in 1995 for community service. She was a member of the Goree Methodist Church and later the Munday Methodist Church.


Survivors include two sons; Jim and wife Velma of Spokane Valley, WA, Fred and wife Claire of Shallowater, TX, four grandchildren; Steven Seale and wife Tammy of Broken Arrow, OK, Julie Johnson and husband Paul of Spokane Valley, WA, Jay Seale of Lubbock, and Melissa Seale of Shallowater, and thirteen great-grandchildren;Brittany, Brooklynne, Brianna Seale, Ashley , Seth, Jared, Caleb, Nathan, and Aaron Johnson, Megan and Jaden Seale, and Peyton and Mya Kirk . She was preceded in death by husband Curtis, grandson Josh Seale, and a great-grandchild Kymberly Seale.


Visitation will be Thursday, December 8 from 6 to 7 PM at the McCauley-Smith Funeral Home in Munday.


The family suggests memorials to the Goree Cemetery Association or the Munday First Methodist Church.

In Loving Memory...

SEYMOUR — Ruth Bates, 97, of Stephenville, Texas, died Monday, Nov. 28, 2011, in Stephenville.


Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Goree Cemetery with Benny Archer officiating, under the direction of Archer Funeral Home of Seymour.
Mrs. Bates was a homemaker.


Survivors include two daughters, Jacqueline Wallace of Stephenville and Roxanna Griffore of Danville, Tenn.; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

(Frank Ross Bates (Goree Class of 1957) was son of Ruth and John Bates. Frank died a few years ago.  Not sure what Goree Class Roxanna (Bates) Griffore was in.  Jacqueline (Bates) Wallace is Goree Class of 1955.)

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Joshua Allen Seale, 27, of Lubbock passed away on Nov. 2, 2011. Funeral services will be held on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, at 1 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Shallowater with burial to follow at City of Lubbock Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Resthaven Funeral Home.

Josh was born on June 3, 1984, in Lubbock to Fred and Claire Seale. A lifelong resident of Shallowater, he graduated from Shallowater High School in 2003, then moved to Lubbock. Josh graduated from South Plains College in 2007 and from Lubbock Christian College in May of 2011 with a degree in communications.

Josh was a member of the Shallowater First United Methodist Church. During high school, he was active in the youth programs at the Methodist and Baptist churches, and a member of Student Council, FHA, and FFA. He was a member of the Parliamentary Procedure Team, manager for the Mustang football team and kept books for the Mustang baseball team. He was an original member of the Ruthless Reds, voted senior class favorite and received best sportsman in Senior League Baseball.

He was an effervescent supporter of every event he was a participant in. Josh was a source of encouragement for everyone he was associated with and loved by many. He enjoyed sports trivia and anything to do with sports, and loved playing games, especially dominoes, cards and golf. Josh also wrote poems and loved spending time with family and friends.

Josh had a very compassionate personality and saw no differences in people, treating everyone equally with respect. He never met a stranger because they became friends almost instantly. Josh would help anyone in need. He had a very unique outlook on life. He did not think outside the box, he did not have a box. Josh had a strong faith in God and lived life to its fullest with a positive attitude. He learned early in life that God had a plan for him. He was a role model for unselfishness. He overcame many medical illnesses and was a cancer survivor. Josh loved his family, especially his nieces and nephews.

Josh leaves behind his parents, Fred and Claire Harpham Seale; one brother, Jay Seale and wife Robin; one sister, Melissa Seale; paternal grandmother, Allene Seale; two nephews, Jaden Seale and Peyton Kirk; two nieces, Megan Seale and Mya Kirk; one uncle, Jim Seale and wife Velma; two great aunts; many cousins; and a huge circle of very special and precious friends that he loved with all his heart.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Jimmy and Mable Harpham, and paternal grandfather, Curtis Seale.

The family wishes to extend their deepest gratitude to the staff of doctors and nurses in the Surgical ICU at University Medical Center for their compassion and care for Josh following his car accident.

For those who wish to make a memorial donation, the family suggests it be made to the American Cancer Society, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, or the Shallowater First United Methodist Church Memorial Fund. Condolences may be offered atwww.resthavenfuneralhome.com.

In Loving Memory...

EVA M. BAKER, 77, Whitehouse, died Oct. 17. Burks Walker Tippit Funeral Directors, Tyler.

Eva was Class of 1951. Senior picture.

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Sue Baker, 77, passed from this life Oct. 17, 2011. She resided in Whitehouse at the time of her death.

Born in Goree on June 14, 1934, to the late Jerry and Roberta Hudson, she was the youngest of eight siblings. Sue married Boyd Baker in October of 1955. She was an active member of the Church of Christ in Whitehouse for more than 20 years.

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband and is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Shellie and Steve Arnold of Whitehouse, daughter and son-in-law, Robbie and Lloyd Dunn of San Antonio; and her grandchildren, Amy and David Goins of Little Rock, Ark., Steven Arnold of Santa Monica, Calif., Kylie Dunn of Denton, and Macie Dunn of San Antonio; as well as a host of nieces, nephews and friends.

Her passion in life was teaching children, whether in Bible class, Girl Scouts or serving at Medina Children's Home. She was a friend to and advocate for children of all ages.

Memorial services will be held at the Whitehouse Church of Christ on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sapphire School, 835 Isom, San Antonio, 78216; East Texas Christian Academy, 2448 Roy Road, Tyler, 75707; or Arms of Hope (formerly Medina Children's Home), 21300 Texas Highway 16 N., Medina, 78055.

In Loving Memory...

Guadalupe E. Andrade

Funeral services for Guadalupe E. Andrade, of Plano,

were held at 9 AM, Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at the

Dossman Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Bill

Bunting officiating. Burial followed at the Hillcrest Cemetery

in Temple.

The family received friends for visitation on Tuesday

evening from 6-8 PM at the dossman Funeral Home in

Belton.

Mrs. Andrade died July 23, 2011 in a San Antonio hospital.

Mrs. Andrade was born in San Juan, Texas the daughter

of Sabino and Claudia (Ramos) Espinoza. She married

Jose Morales Andrade in Edinburg, Texas. She was a

long time resident of Goree, Texas. She was a member of

the Goree Church of Christ, before moving to Plano in

1997. She was a homemaker.

Mrs. Andrade was preceded in death by her husband

November 4, 1984 and a son, Eloie Andrade, in 1955.

Survivors include two sons, Jessie Andrade, Sr. and

wife Martha of Munday and Jose Andrade, Jr. and wife

Josie of Plano. She is also survived by eight daughters,

Yolanda Andrade of Plano, Dora Andrade of Austin, Olga

Casey and husband Mike of Corpus Christi, Billie

Andrade of Dallas, Herrlinda Thrash and husband Philip

of Lubbock, Margie Parker and husband Robert of Bryant,

Arkansas, Rachel King and husband Pat of Marble Falls

and Sue Banfield and husband Eric of Belton. Brother

Faustino Espinoza of Linares, Mexico and Vidal Espinoza

of Monterrey, Mexico; 16 grandchildren, Elizabeth Bell,

Jessie Andrade, Jr., Marcus Steven Andrade, Priscilla

Andrade, Yomaida English, Douglas Andrade, Lloyd

Andrade, Celeste Cole, Monica Andrade, Bradley Casey,

Bryan Casey, Ashley Casey, Taylor Banfield, Macey

Banfield, Codee King and Rilee King. Twelve great grandchildren

and four great great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Temple Cemetery Company/

Hillcrest Cemetery, P.O. Box 2333, Temple, Texas

76503.

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