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Wednesday, January 3,2001
The Baytown Sun
3A
ley roads plague WestTexas; some northeastTexans still without electricity
By PAM EASTON
The Associated Press
SN\ DER — Icy highways
forced many West.Texas drivers
into coffee shops and truck
stops on Tuesday to wait out the
"lid ‘ mtci Ui>iill in ,i- in.nr,
weeks.
"it’s just a thin layer of ice
that you can’t see,” said Pablo
Liska of Houston, who was
waiting out the wintry weather
at the Plaza Truck' Stop in
Snyder. “It’s ridiculous bow
slippery it is.”
Waiting was something many
Obituaries
were willing to do after slipping
and sliding across Interstate 20
and Highway 84.
Johnny Wallace with the
National Weather Service in
Lubbock said snow and sleet
was very light- and widely scat-
tered across the region. “It’s
kind of hit and miss,” he said.
The icy conditions caused
numerous trucks to jackknife
and sent cars skidding into
ditches.
“I was getting too nervous,”
said Eric Gummersheimer who
was attempting to drive from
Amarillo to South Padre.
Winnie “Baby Sister”
Colson
Winnie “Baby Sister”
Colson entered into bternal
rest Thursday, December 28,
2000. ;
‘Winnie, was ., born on
February 16, 1940. to Fannie
' and Jewell Banks in
Natchitoches. "La. She has
been a Baytown resident for
the past 16 years where she
worketHti the -public sclrooi
system of Goose Greek I.S.D'.
. She is preceded in death by,
husband. Jambs Colson, step-
mother, ' Laura Banks and
great-aunt. Jessie (Mama
. Jessie) Short.
She leaves, on the Earth
these loved ones, who will
allow God to make wonderful
changes in their lives, father,
Jewell Banks, devoted daugh-
ter, Jeanne Banks' McCain,
brothers and sisters,
Evangelists Clara, and Oscar
Burrell of San Dimas, Calif.;
Gerti and Jeffrey Antwine,
Edgar Johnson Jr., Authur
Johnson of Coushatta, La,,
Chelsie Momanyi and hus-
band David, Linda Banks,
Debra Williams and husband
Kenneth. Janet Linsey. Gina.
Avie, Glen Banks, Michael
Banks and wife Cynthia,
aunts, Lessie Brown of
Compton, Calif.; Alice Banks
of Natchitoches, La.; special
cousins, Roy Short Jr., Roy
Brown, grandchildren, Yul
Deearlos . and wife,. Carolyn
McCain, Johnathon Hosea,
Reba Latrice McCain, great-
grandchildren, Joshua and
Adonijah McCain, Odell
Roberson Jr,, Bonnie Thea
James of Winter Haven, Fla.;
adopted nieces, Parshellai
Luster, Zina and Jeanette
Short of Baytown; special
friends, Bobby, Bessie and
Manila of Baytown; a host of
nieces, nephews, other rela-
tives and friends.
Wake services will be from
6 - 9 p.m. today, January 3,
2001, at Robey Funeral
Home.
Funeral services will be
held at 1 p.m. Thursday,
January 4, 2001, ^at Robey
Funeraf HoTne in the Chapel
with Pastors Hosea and
Lucille Lane officiating.
Interment will follow at
S.P.J.S.T. Cemetery in Barrett
Station.
Services; entrusted to Robey
Funeral Home. 281-428-
9911. aVy
Raymond Luther Cairell
Raymond Luther Carrell, 66,
died at his home in Baytown, 55
minutes into the New Year on
January 1, 2001. He had battled
cancer for more than a year. He
was bom the son of Earsel and
Letha Jane Carrell in the small
East Texas town of Leggett on
December 20, 1934. Services
will be held at 2 p.m. today,
’ January 3, 2001, at the Navarre
Funeral Home, 2444
Rollingbrook, Baytown, with
Rev. Dave Avis of St. John’s
United Methodist Church offici-
ating. Burial will follow at
Cedarcrest Cemetery in
Baytown. Pallbearers are B.B.
Standfield Gilbert Crawford
Charles Temme, Kenneth Little,
Afton “Buddy”. May, and
Andrew “Buzzy” May. Honorary
pallbearer is E.U. “Pete” Hanna.
Raymond is survived by his lov-
ing wife of 43 years, Peggy Joyce
Campbell Carrell. Hi§:is also sur-
vived by his children, son,
Raymond Luther Carrell and
wife1 Carol of The Woodlands:
daughter. Maltha Josephine
Coibion and " husband" Jeff of
Baytown. His surviving grand-
■ children are, Samuel Afton
Carrell and Rachel Leigh Carrell
of The Woodlands; Justin Kelly
Coibion. Heather F.lise Coibion
and Matthew Michael Coibion of
Baytown. He also has a surviving
brother, James Earsel Carrell of
Livingston and nephew, James
Jay Carrell of Houston.
Raymond moved with his fam-
ily to Baytown in 1943 and
attended San Jacinto Elementary,
Baytown Junior and graduated
from Robert’E. Lee High School
in 1953. He attended Texas
A&M, Lee College, East Texas
Baptist and was graduated from
Sam Houston State University in
May of 1957 with a Bachelor of
Science degree in Elementary
Education. He married Peggy
Joyce Campbell on June 7,1957.
His first full-time and life-time-
employment was with the Galena
Park Independent School District
where he and Peggy served for 33,
years as teachers, coaches, and
counselors. He retired as an ele-
mentary school principal. In his
early collegiate career, Raymond
considered the calling of the min-
istry. However, he later made the
decision to teach because he felt
that his life’s plans might be bet-
ter served as an instrument of the
Lord if he was teaching children.
His later reflections about his life
indicated that he had made the
right choice for his life of service.^
He considered it his greatest suc-
cess in life that he was able to pro-
vide hot Only educational training
but to also provide training in
moral and ethical values to the
thousands of children for whom
he was a mentor. He took stoat
pleasure in meeting former stu-
dents and learning of what they
had done with their lives. For
Raymond there was no greater
calling than teaching. "
In his formative years in
Baytown he was a member of the
Tri-Cities Chapter of the Order
of DeMolay, serving as Master
Councillor of that organization
and achieving the designation of
Chevalier. He was an avid mem-
ber of the NRA and a member of
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“Every time I went over 40
(mph) I began to fishtail. My
car’s too light and I’m getting
no traction.”
At least 32 passengers were
injured near Colorado City
when an Americanos bus travel-
ing from El Paso to Dallas hit a
patch of ice and overturned on
1-20 about 5 a.m. Tuesday.
Most of the injuries were
minor, but one passenger was
reported in serious condition at
Scenic Mountain- Medical
Center in Big Spring.
In Abilene, about 200 bus
passengers stranded by the
the TSTA. Raymond enjoyed
many outdoor activities. First, he
was an elementary. PE teacher
and coach, a vocation in which
he worked with many young stu-
dents jn football and track pro-
grams! Raymond largely
because of his parents, never lost
his love for Polk County where
he was bom. He loved the Big
Thicket, the woods and country
life. His passions were many and
varied hunting, fishing, shrimp-
ing, traveling, and gardening. He
and Peggy traveled over most of
the United States and Canada
with their son and daughter and
later with their grandchildren.
Traveling Was his effort to teach
his children, first hand about the
beautiful country in which he
lived and loved; Perhaps his
greatest passion was gardening.
He truck farmed as his parents
had done for most of his married
life. He canned and froze most of
the products of his hobbies and
was always a soft: touch for a
' handout of frozen shrimp and
crabmeat. canned vegetables and
some of the -hottest "chovs
chows” known to mart. Raymond
was also a. fun-loving man, pos-
sessing a boundless' sense of
humor and enjoyed “poking tun”
Grace:B. Waugh
7-21-07 to 1-3-90
ama,
Pretty hair of 'stio\\y white, with eyes of
sparkling blue, brings ia mind.a special
To Man
hite, wi.
' a speci
person agid that someone is you. Eve
though-it's been eleven years, not a day
goes by that i don't think of you. They
J>ay time heals all wounds so I will be
patient, knowing again I'll see you soon'
I love you. ,
Your daughter. Saudi Valencia .
710i/2Hwy 90 West
(at the end of Hwy 146)
Dayton (behind Nina s Diner)
weather prepared to spend the
night in a Salvation Army shel-
ter or the Abilene Civic .Center.
Greyhound officials said they
hoped driving conditions would
improve enough for them to
resume routes out of the city by
Wednesday afternoon.
West Texas wasn ’t the only
part of the state enduring wintry
weather.
North Texas still was recover-
, ing from a New Year’s Eve
snowstorm that dumped about 6
inches of snow in the Texarkana
area and caused more than 120
traffic accidents by Monday
in almost any situation. But
humor is often but a piask for a
very serious person. He enjoyed
life to the fullest but it was his
family that was always his high-
est priority. He cared for all of his
kinfolks, his parents, and his
family, in a manner that all who
knew him appreciated. He was
an exemplary man.
Raymond Luther Carrell.
accepted Jesus Christ as his
savior at the age of 12.
Although his life on earth has
been tragically cut short at the
morning, officials said.
The ice should melt away
soon because no more precip-
itation is expected in the
region for the rest of the week
and milder temperatures in the
40s and 50s are forecast, the
National Weather Service'
said.
But that won’t help the
Texans who are still without
electricity after the crippling
Christmas Day ice storm, offi-
eials said.
As of late Tuesday morning,
about 15,000 Texas customers
mostly in northeast Texas --
age of 66, his eternal soul lives
on and he will be hard at work
looking over his family and
friends with Jesus. For his sur-
vivors, there is great serenity in
knowing that the Lord and
Savior, Jesus Christ, has lifted
up his soul and given rest and
comfort to his earthly body.
still were without electricity,
said Don Rogers, spokesman
for the Texas Department of
Public Safety’s Division of
Emergency Management.
Of those, 3,347 are customers
of AEP/'Southwestern Electric
Power Co., which covers all of
Texarkana.
Company spokeswoman Kay
Holt said it may be another
week before all customers get
their power back.
Several hundred people were
staying at five shelters through-
out northeast Texas, Rogers
said.
Sue C. Hull
a
Sue C. Hull, 57, of Dayton,
passed away, Monday, January 1,
2001, in local hospital. Services
are pending at Navarre Funeral
Home, Baytown.
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