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GAINESVILLE DAILY REGISTER
SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2017 - 3
Local
LOTTIE JUNE SLAYTON
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church officials arranged a
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Hours
Walk-ins are welcome
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Meeting the Primary and Urgent
Healthcare Needs of Your Entire Family
Christopher L. Jones, MD, Diplomate of the American Board of Family
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your entire family at every stage of life.
He sees patients Monday through Friday and also offers same-day
sick visits so that you can get back to good health as soon as possible.
MONDAY, TUESDAY & THURSDAY
7:30 am to 4:30 pm
FRIDAY
7:30 am to 1:30 pm
Christopher L. Jones, MD
FAMILY MEDICINE SPECIALIST
TexomaCare-Whitesboro
308 Charlie Drive, East Suite
Whitesboro, TX 76273
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closest. Huchton said costs
for an air ambulance could
range from $34,000 to $41,000.
Precinct 3 Commissioner
Velia is survived by her
four children: Ed, Rene,
services
Michael
WEDNESDAY
7:30 am to 1 pm
TEXOMACARE
Whitesboro
To schedule an
appointment with
Dr. Jones, call
903.416.1680
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ABULANCE
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enabling the church to con- present-day fellowship room
tinue operations. A crowd of and kitchen. The volunteers
members, former members, were jokingly referred to as the
when the Roberts Family again Past°rs an(l friends attended
stepped up, this time donat-
VELIA DE LA ROSA HERNANDEZ
Velia de la Rosa Hernan-
dez, 93, was called to Heav-
en by her Creator on 11
made to a charity of your
choice.
You may sing the online
April 5, 2017 in Gainesville, register at
He was bom in Gainesville
worked. Also, ministers could
come to the area on a part time meeting in 2014 there was a
” During the 1950s and early to the church was finished the
brother, 1960s the Rosston Baptist old windows were needing to
“over the hill gang” as many
the Service of Dedication for were over the age of 70.
ingeight ~acres~of land with*a the building on Jan. 28,1962. Soon after the new addition
house, barn, and good well.
W.R.K. Roberts 1
John Roberts obtained his
license to preach in 1876
after returning from the Civil
War. He was a circuit-riding
Memorials in Velia
Hernandez' name may be
made to the First United
Church of
public announcement of the
vision for a Prayer Garden and
Legacy Wall to be placed at
the back of the Church. Seed
money for the project was
given by Carolyn Berry Boyd
and Kay Inglish Aldridge. The
unsightly area that once was
a catch-all of discarded items
and out of control weeds was
transformed into a beautiful
area. The legacy wall holds
donated plaques with names
from past and present families
of the community The angel
was donated by Mark Krueger.
Mary Kirby donated the prayer
bench.
Mark and Terri Krueger
came into the community in
2013. They were new to the
community and were not
related by blood to anyone in
the area. Memorial funds in
honor of Terri and her vision
was given to the “playground
project.” On a wet October
day in 2015 volunteers under
the direction of Mark and his
Vermeer family, a playground
was constructed for the chil-
dren not only of the church but
the children in the community
to enjoy
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Online Condolences:
ShrineOfRemembrance .com
JAMES DAVID HESS
Mass for James Hess, age 25, 1959, in Denmark. He
79, of Muenster, is set for spent many years working in
10:00 a.m., April 17, 2017, the oil industry, including 18
years in Kuwait, and Saudi
Arabia. In 1981, he retired
and became a Rancher. After
Birthe's death, he married
Carol Ann Stevens Henley,
on December 21, 1996. They
enjoyed some travel and
making his farm a beautiful
place which was admired by
many. In December, they
celebrated 20 years of mar-
riage.
James is survived by his
wife, his children, James G.
Hess, Una and Gerald John-
son and Gina and Dave Tan-
at Sacred Heart Church with ner. Stepchildren, Rob and
Father Ken Robinson offici- Gina Henley, Jon and Helene
ating. Burial will follow in Henley and Gary and Kath-
Sacred Heart Cemetery, leen Henley Muller. Grand-
Rosary and Vigil will be children, Kate and Lauren
held at 7:00 p.m., April 16, Henley, Garrett, Trenton and
2017, at Scott Funeral Home Kenley Muller, Ava and Jon
in Muenster. James passed Henley, Erik Tanner and
away April 11, 2017, in Den- Ashley Johnson.
ton. James was preceded in
James was bom on May death by his parents and
12, 1937, to Gary and Caro- brothers, Quinton, Dwayne
line Knabe Hess. He married and Dale Hess.
Birthe Nielson on January
Sewell Dover. It worked nicely
in the new building and is still area which included a kitchen
being used today. The local vol- was noticed due to the incon-
unteers worked many hours venience when the church was
conference officials and church salvaging material from the old serving the community and
members had a church meet- building for the frame work for families for memorial ceremo-
ing which last well into the late the new brick one. The bal- nies. Again, members stepped
night until 3 a.m. This rather ance °f the loan was paid off in up in 2000 with donations and
heated and certainly lengthy 1957 by Ruby Inglish Holcomb volunteers helped build the
discussion was about which
community would get the par-
sonage. The discussion closed
the project and a bank loan schedule. Each summer a com-
was obtained to finish the new munity vacation bible school
construction. The brick build- was held at the Rosston Point
ing was built in 1955-56. Jim School Building. On April 23,
"the United Methodist
time. He and several SMU stu- Church was created when the
dents of theology re-styled the Evangelical United Brethren
munities More titan 500 meds old chancel rail from the origi- Church and the Methodist
were served at 25 cents a plate. na* church that was crafted by Churches joined together.
Coffee boiled in a huge wash
pot was furnished by the hotel
owner J.H.Dill.
After the celebration, circuit
Church and the Methodist be replaced. It was decided in
Church would take turns hold- 2009 to install new stain glass
ing services in the building, windows. Donations for each
That would allow volunteers of the windows and door side
nrpaebpr anrf bi<T 4th lUpn^p to have enough children for glasses were to honor family
renewal for the Rosston Circuit Sunday School and not be over members.
was on Oct. 1,1879, convened WOI>ked. Also, ministers could During a Rosston Cemetery
in Era Church. Most of the
circuit riders traveled alone
on horseback with their Bibles
and a few personal belong-
ings in their saddle bags. Later
Roberts was granted a license
to practice law and served sev-
eral terms in the Legislature.
Rosston was considered a
station church, which meant
they were served by a cir-
cuit riding preacher. Records
from 1902 show that Rosston
was part of the Gainesville
District, Rosston Circuit,
which included the Hardy and
Forestburg communities. One
of the first preachers was the
Rev. Hamm Branch. Followed
by G.E. Holley, W.M. Weaver, A.
Harvey, J.E. Henderson, H.W.
Isbell and Albert Jackson. The
congregation shared pastors
with other area churches but
has had its own pastor, Larry
Kruger since 2012.
By 1916 there were 121
recorded as church member-
ship when A. B. Moores was
pastor. Rosston was a flour-
ishing community with many
stores, hotel, barber shop,
doctors, school and other
churches. It was close to the
path of the Chisholm Trail and
Butterfield Stage Line.
In the early 1900s it was sug-
gested by Ira Dill Russell to
put a bell in the church belfry
The bell could be heard from
a long distance. When people
heard the bell, they knew that
something was happening in
the area. It was a form of com-
munication. When the sound
of the bell was heard during
weekdays, people would go
to Rosston to hear the news.
Most of the time it was a
death or fire. The bell rang on
Sunday morning announcing
the start of church services.
The depression years in the
1930s found the church in need
of a new roof. Lack of funds
made it impossible to place the
steeple and bell back on the
roof and pay for a new roof.
The bell was moved around
in the church yard for years.
In late 1950s Ruby Inglish
Holcomb and husband Verna
donated money to replace the
bell and add a new steeple.
In the 1950s the church
needed extensive repairs.
Funds were raised to start
large festival. Circuit members Yarbrough was pastor at the 1968,
and friends of the church came
from several adjoining com-
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EMS up to 150 miles around
Dallas-Fort Worth, John Klement said he just
CareFlite’s fixed wing air wants to get everyone
ambulance up to 500 miles educated.
around DFW and 911/ground “I want to let them know
services where available. In there are two other providers
addition, CareFlite will accept out there with a bill they may
whatever their member’s or may not be able to afford,
insurance pays as “full and he said.
final payment.” If a member Commissioners unani-
doesn’t have insurance, the mously agreed to offer mem-
member will only be billed berships to county employees
50 percent of the CareFlite for the other two providers
charges. at a group rate; however, the
Cooke County Emergency employee will have to pay the
Medical Services Director membership costs.
Kevin Grant said minutes Huchton said the group
matter when it comes to rate for PHI is $35 to $40 per
saving lives, and which of household annually depend-
the three providers to call is ing on the number of employ-
determined based on avail- ees enrolled and Air Evac is
ability and which is the $50 per year per household.
Lottie June Slayton, of wonderful wife, mother and
Lake Kiowa, passed away grandmother who enjoyed
Wednesday April 12, 2017 at traveling, fishing and being
with her grandchildren.
Cremation is under die di-
rection of Meador Funeral
Home, Gainesville. At her
request, her ashes will be
scattered at Lake Texoma.
Survivors include her hus-
band of sixty-two years, Vir-
gil Slayton of Lake Kiowa;
daughters, Tricia Burton and
husband, Darren of Highland
Village and Gina Slayton of
Ponca City, Oklahoma;
brothers, Billy Parkhill of
Sadler and Tommy Lynn
Parkhill of Houma,
North Texas Medical Center Louisiana; six grandchildren
at the age of eighty. She was and six-great-grandchildren,
bom in Dexter, Texas on She was preceded in death
February 20, 1937 to Al and by her parents and a sister,
Kate (Sellers) Parkhill. June Linda Wood.
married Virgil L. Slayton To sign the online reg-
September 4, 1954 in Mariet- istry, go to www.meadorfune
ta, Oklahoma. She was a ralhomes.com.
an OB staff nurse, ER charge
nurse and Out Patient charge
nurse.
After 20 years in the hos-
pital setting, Velia transi-
tioned to the Texas Youth
Commission detention sys-
tem and continued her nurs-
ing career an additional 18
years in various detention fa-
cilities as an infirmary staff
nurse.
Velia was fond of music -
from classical to jazz to
opera. One of her favorite
performers was Luciano
Pavarotti. She loved to sing
in church and almost never
needed the hymnal for the
March 2017 after a brief hos- lyrics to hymns. Additional-
pice at home. A long time ly, Velia re-discovered a dor-
Gainesville resident, Velia mant talent for water color
moved to Colorado Springs painting and created several
in June 2012 to live with her paintings that her family ad-
son, Ed, who took care of mires. While she worked
her. Velia was a Registered diligently on Sudoku, Velia
Nurse for almost 40 years, was driven to complete
but more importantly, she Word Search puzzles. She
was a loving mother, sister also spent several hours at a
and friend and she will be time assembling jigsaw puz-
greatly missed by all who zles. Velia admired the local
knew her. Rocky Mountains especially
Velia was bom on 15 when covered with snow.
January 1924 to Jose de la Although her health limited
Rosa and Teresa (Alvarez) her outdoor activities, Velia
de la Rosa in Agujita, loved attending Air Force
Coahuila, Mexico. She mar- Academy indoor sports:
ried Moses Andrade Hernan- men's and women's basket-
dez on 30 December 1948 in ball and ice hockey where
Del Rio, Texas. the popcorn was always a
Velia completed her pri- special treat. At home, she
mary education in San Luis enjoyed watching Wheel of
Potosi, Zacatecas and Aguas- Fortune, Jeopardy and Cow-
calientes due to her father boys football games.
being a Presbyterian minis-
ter. She completed her sec- four children:
ondary studies in Moses, Jr., and Eric James;
Aguascalientes and in 1941, six siblings: Miriam, Arman-
at the age of 17, Velia relo- do, Magdalena, Humberto,
cated to Puebla, Pue, Mexi- Abigail, and Alejandro; four
co, and enrolled in the grandchildren: Douglas,
School of Nursing of the Daniel, Alex and Kyle. She
Hospital Latino Americano was preceded in death by
and graduated in February both of her parents, her hus-
1945. band, Moses, two brothers,
Velia's friends in Aguas- Gilberto and Efrain, and sis-
calientes were Yolanda and terGenoveva.
Luz, and a dear friend, Ana Memorial services will be
Gonzalez. held at the First United
While attending nursing Methodist Church, 214 S.
school in Puebla, her friend Denton St, Gainesville,
was Betty Meadows, daugh- Texas, Saturday, April 22, at
ter of Dr Feland Meadows, 1 p.m. and the Principe de
Director of the Hospital Lati- Paz United Methodist
no Americano. Upon gradu- Church, 404 W. Chapoy, Del
ating from the School of Rio, Texas, Saturday, April
Nursing in 1945, Velia 29, at 1 p.m. Inurnment of
moved to Mexico City and the deceased's remains will
worked there as a Special be at the San Felipe Ceme-
Nurse in the English Hospi- tery, Del Rio, Texas, along-
tal. Later that year, she went side her late husband, Moses,
to Del Rio, Texas, and there Memorials in
she lived with her Aunt Li-
brada Arriaga. In 1946,
Velia moved to San Antonio Methodist
where she lived with her Gainesville.
Aunt Carmen, and worked in
the Santa Rosa Hospital as
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JAMES MICHAEL ’’MIKE” BEAVER
Graveside services for on June 20, 1950 to James
James Michael "Mike" Robert and Pauline (Morton)
Beaver, 66, of Gainesville, Beaver.
Mike is survived by his
daughter and son-in-law
Tammy and Larry McKnight
of Gainesville; step-son and
step-daughter-in-law Bran-
don and Holly Boyter of
Gainesville; sister and broth-
er-in-law Pattie Sue (Beaver)
and Robert F. Stinnett of
Gainesville; 5 grandchildren;
4 great-grandchildren; nu-
merous nieces and nephews.
Mr. Beaver was preceded
in death by his parents; his
wife Debbie Beaver; his chil-
dren, Tatjia and Joseph
will be held at 11:00 AM on Beaver; brother J. R. Beaver;
Monday, April 17, 2017 in sister Barbara Gail Beaver
Fairview Cemetery with Wilson.
David Gray officiating. Ser- In lieu of flowers, memo-
vices are under the direction rial contributions may be
of Geo. J. Carroll & Son Fu-
neral Home.
Mr. Beaver passed away
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Armstrong, Mark J. Gainesville Daily Register (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 162, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 15, 2017, newspaper, April 15, 2017; Gainesville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1323952/m1/3/: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Cooke County Library.