10A -THE VICTORIA ADVOCATE, Sunday, July 5, 1992 Obituaries KERRY WAYNE MARONAY MARSHALL GRAHAM MARONAY Joint services for Kerry Wayne Maronay, 34, and his son, Marshall Graham Maronay, 4, both of Victoria, who died Friday, July 3, 1992, in Victoria, will be 2 p.m. Monday at Rosewood Funeral Chapels, the Rev. James Shamberger officiating. Burial in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Rosewood Funeral Chapels, 573-4546. Kerry Wayne Maronay was born Feb.
18, 1959, in Hayti, to Charles and Enela Graham Maronay of Wardell, and was a social consultant, employed by Retama Manor. He was a Baptist and a member of the Fannin Massacre re-enactment group of Goliad. Survivors: parents; wife, Katharine Frind Maronay; stepdaughters, Dawn Marie and Katie Jo Morgan of Victoria; son, Micah Clinton Maronay of Victoria; and brother, Charles Maronay of Dexter, Mo. Marshall Graham Maroney was born Sept. 14, 1987, in Victoria to Katharine Frind Maronay of Victoria and the late Kerry Wayne Maronay.
Survivors: mother; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Maronay of Wardell, and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Leach of Beaumont; stepsisters, Dawn Marie and Katie Jo Morgan of Victoria; and brother, Micah Clinton Maronay of Victoria.
Arrangements by Rosewood Funeral Chapels, 573-4546. LOLAND BAMMERT GOLIAD Services for Loland Bammert, 72, of Goliad, who died Friday, July 3, 1992, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident, will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, the Rev. Arnold Anders officiating. Burial in St.
Peter and Paul al Catholic Cemetery in Meyersville, Colonial Funeral Home, Goliad, 645-3216. Pallbearers: Larry Arnold, H.L. Bammert, Richard Calder, Clyde De Berry, Bubba Maltsburger and Alton Oehlke. Memorials: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Building Fund, Goliad EMS or donor's choice. JOYCE BROWN SANCHEZ GANADO Joyce Brown Sanchez, 55, of El Campo, died Friday, July 3, 1992, at her residence following a lengthy illness.
She was born Feb. 1, 1937, in Ganado, to the late Elry and Algeria Thigpen Williams and was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Ganado. Survivors: daughters, Peggy Frerichs of Columbus, and Patty Preister of Cornlea, sons, Billy Brown of Thousands Oaks, Tom Brown of Holyoke, and Jim Brown of Chapeka, brother, Vaughn Williams of Edna; and six grandchildren. Precede in death by husband, John Sanchez. Services 2 p.m.
Tuesday at Slavik Funeral Home chapel, the Rev. Richard Jackson of the First United Methodist Church of Edna officiating. Burial in Ganado Cemetery, Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, 782-2152. W.J. WOMACK WHARTON Womack, 71, of Wharton, died Friday, July 3, 1992, in a local hospital following a sudden illness.
He was born March 2, 1921, in Bay City, to the late William J. and Viola Huggins Womack Sr. and married the former Mary Kocurek on Oct. 21, 1940 in Newgulf. He had been a Wharton County resident since 1951.
Mr. Womack was a Marine veteran of World War II, having served in the Pacific Theater. He worked with Bay City Drilling Co. and Richards Drilling Co. for 36 years and retired in 1983.
He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church and the American Legion Post No. 86 in Wharton and was an avid domino player. Survivors: wife, Mary Womack; daughter, Marilyn Womack Donnelly of Wimberly; sons, Roy and Johnny Womack of Houston, Terrell Womack of Louise and Larry Womack of Boling; sisters, Audrey Bender of Brenham and Thelma Muesse of Needville; and 10 grandchildren. Visitation after 11 a.m. Sunday.
Wake service 7 p.m. Sunday at Wharton Funeral Home chapel. Funeral Mass 10 a.m. Monday at Holy Family Catholic Church in Wharton, the Rev. Joe Vrana officiating.
Burial in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Wharton Funeral Home, 409-532-3410. Pallbearers: Tommy and Jerry Kocurek, Raymond and Donald Sablatura and Thomas and Rusty Muesse. FOURTH Victoria celebrates THOMAS Z. LITTLETON Thomas Z. Littleton, 38, of Wells, Texas, formerly of Nixon and Victoria, died Friday, July 3, 1992, in Wells.
Arrangements pending. CONNIE G. RAMIREZ Services for Connie G. Ramirez, 65, of Victoria, formerly of Tivoli, who died in a local hospital Thursday, July 2, 1992, will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Rosewood Funeral Chapels, the Rev.
Larry Helms and the Rev. Ruben Trevino officiating. Burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Rosewood Funeral Chapels, Victoria, 573-4546. Pallbearers: Johnny J. Ramirez, Chris Ramirez, James P.
Benitez, Edward R. Ramirez, Ralph P. Ramirez and Daniel Ramirez. DORIS D. SEAMAN Doris D.
Seaman, 78, of Victoria, died Saturday, July 4, 1992, in a local hospital. Arrangements pending at Rosewood Funeral Chapels, 573-4546. JO ANN GOSS McFARLAND BEEVILLE Jo Ann Goss McFarland, 58, of Beeville, died Friday, July 3, 1992, in a Beeville hospital. She was born Nov. 8, 1933, in Nederland, to the late Marion Roe and Betty Weatherford Goss and was a 1952 graduate of Port Arthur Thomas Jefferson School and a 1963 graduate of Southern Methodist University.
She married Melvyn E. McFarland on Oct. 1, 1954, in Beaumont and was a school teacher, having taught English in Cuero and Skidmore. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Survivors: husband, Melvyn E.
"Bo" McFarland; daughter, Johanna E. McFarland of Bryan; sister, Mary Lou Chamblee of Vidor; brothers, Charles and Robert Louis Goss of Nederland, James Earl Goss of Beaumont and William Goss of Dayton. Preceded in death by sisters, Betty Jean Fuller and Margaret Ellen Goss; and brother, John Goss. Services 10 a.m. Monday at the First United Methodist Church, the Rev.
Edward Smith officiating. Additional services 10 a.m. Tuesday at Carroll-Wallace Funeral Home in Beaumont. Burial in Forrest Lawn tery in Beaumont. Local arrangements by Galloway and Sons, Inc.
Funeral Directors, 358-2512. BILLY TALLEY FRIENDSWOOD Billy Talley, 56, of Friendswood, formerly of Beeville, died Friday, July 3, 1992, at his residence. He was born Sept. 12, 1937, in Beeville, and was an aircraft mechanic, employed by Ham's Aviation. Survivors: wife, Mildred Talley of Friendswood; sons, Ronald Reese of Baton Rouge, and Darrell Talley of Victoria; daughters, Carole Cunningham of Hamilton, Cynthia Strickland of Pearland, Cynthia Ley of Cuero, Rhonda Newbauer of Shiner and Shanon Sanchez of Houston; brother, Dallas Talley of Beeville; sisters, Sandra Clark of Beeville and Shelley Newsome of Palacios; and 11 grandchildren.
Rosary 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Jack Rowe Funeral Home, League City. Services 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mary Queen Catholic Church in Friendswood, the Rev. Tom Huhn officiating.
Burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Dickinson, Jack Rowe Funeral Home, League City, 332-1571. Visitation after 1 p.m. Sunday. ROEY S. THEDFORD LOLITA Roey S.
Thedford, 85, of Lolita, died in a Port Lavaca hospital Friday, July 3, 1992, after a lengthy illness. He was born Jan. 15, 1907, in Seagoville, Dallas County, to the late Larkin and Agnes Allie Murray Thedford and married the late Lillie Thelma Fox on Aug. 17, 1930, in Lolita Baptist Parsonage. He was a and a member of the First Baptist Church of Lolita.
He moved to Jackson when he was a small boy and lived there most of his life. Survivors: daughters, Allie Jane Roberson of Edna, Dorothy Ann Thedford of Port Lavaca and Nadine Koch of La Ward; sons, Fred M. Thedford of Lago Vista and Don Thedford of Port Lavaca; sisters, Rozie Moody of Lolita, Helen Abshire of Houston and Larkin Christianson of El Campo; brother, Bernon Thedford of Lolita; 11 grandchildren; and 11 greatgrandchildren. Services 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the First Baptist Church in Lolita, the Rev.
Nathan Smalley officiating. Burial in Lolita Cemetery, Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, 782-2152. Pallbearers: Howard Wayne Moody and Larkin Thedford, Darin Thedford, Dave Theford and Curtis Thedford. THELMA LEE WADE Thelma Lee Wade, 78, of Placedo, died Thursday, July 2, 1992, in a local hospital. She was born Nov.
6, 1913, in Hempstead, to the late Amagie and Mary Johnson. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church of Victoria. Mrs. Wade attended public school in Jagkson County and married the Rev. Albert Wade on Nov.
27, 1930. Survivors: husband; daughters, Mary A. Herron of Austin, Laurell Deveraeux of Dallas and Doris Willis of Houston; sons, Albert Wade Jr. of Cuero, James Clyde and Amagie E. Wade of Houston, Frank Wade of Corpus Christi and Tom Wade of Garden Grove, and Terry Wade Sr.
and Jesse Wade, both of Victoria; sister, Ora Lee Barnes of Port Lavaca; brother, Larnzo Johnson of Victoria; 35 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and two great-greatgrandchildren. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday at Calvary Baptist Church, the Rev. L.B. Elliott officiating.
Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery, K.C. McDaniels Funeral Home, 576-2005. Visitation p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Pallbearers: Albert Wade Calvin Davis and James Wade, Frank Wade, Tom R.
Wade, Amagie Wade and Terry Wade. Honorary pallbearers: Cliffton Wade, Michael Wade, Larry Herron, Bruce Herron, Charles Anderson, Buddy Willis and Amagie Wade and Terry Wade Jr. MATTIE BELLE GRIFNO YOAKUM Mattie Belle Grifno, 83, of Yoakum, died in a Victoria hospital Friday, July 3, 1992. Arrangements are pending at Buffington Funeral Home, Yoakum, 293-2333. LADDIE A.
DRABEK SHINER Rosary for Laddie A. Drabek, 78, of Shiner, who died at his residence Thursday, July 2, 1992, will be recited at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Shiner. Services 4 p.m.
Sunday at the church, the Rev. Dan O'Brien officiating. Burial in Shiner Catholic CemeBuffington Funeral Home, Shiner, 293-2333. The Buffington Funeral Home in Shiner is closed for repairs and the body will be at the Buffington Funeral Home in Yoakum. Pallbearers: Larry Louden, Vince Louden, Bill Bryan Derek Drabek, Henry Hirsch and Jimmy Mauric.
Memorials: Hospice. ESTHER NESSEL WESTHOFF Mrs. Edwin G. (Esther) Nessel, 72, lifelong resident of Westhoff, died Saturday, July 4, 1992, in a Cuero hospital following a short illness. She was born March 16, 1922, in Westhoff, to the late Carl Henry and Sophie Schumacher Schlenker and was a housewife and a member of St.
John Lutheran Church. She was also a member of the church's women's group. Survivors: husband, Edwin G. Nessel; son, Lynn Nessel of Westhoff; sisters, Hilda Schlenker and Leona Konrad of Westhoff; brothers, Carl and Walter Schlenker of Westhoff; and three grandchildren. Preceded in death by a sister, Elsie Konrad.
Visitation p.m. Sunday at Freund Funeral Home, Cuero. Services 10 a.m. Monday at St. John Lutheran Church in Westhoff, the Rev.
Beth Ann Doerring officiating. Burial in Westhoff Cemetery, Freund Funeral Home, Cuero, 275-2343. Memorials: St. John Lutheran Church Sunday School Fund. LAURA WEBER REHMET LA GRANGE Laura Weber Rehmet, 95, of Falfurrias, former longtime resident of La Grange, died Friday, July 3, 1992, in Falfurrias.
She was born July 25, 1896, in Ellinger, Fayette County, to Albert F. and Amalia Weber and was a member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, The American Legion Auxiliary and the V.F.W. Auxiliary. Survivors: daughter, Jean McIntyre of Falfurrias; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by brothers, A.F. Weber Jr. and George Weber; and three sisters, Louise Schaefer, Marie Weber and Amelia Zapp. Services 3 p.m. Sunday at St.
Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in La Grange, the Revs. John Anderson and William Hassel officiating. Burial in La Grange City Cemetery, Koenig-Peal Funeral Home, 409-968-3121. Visitation until 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral SILVESTRE ORTIZ Silvestre Ortiz, 76, of Victoria, died at his residence, Friday, July 3, 1992, after a lengthy illness.
He was born Dec. 31, 1915, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Lucas and Amanda Ortiz and was an attorney and a Catholic. He was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army, having retired in 1960. Survivors: wife, Aglaee Marin Ortiz; daughters, Maria and Aggie Ortiz of Puerto Rico; son, Dr. Silvestre Ortiz of Victoria; sisters, Maria Preston and Maria McEwan of Alexandria, brothers, Luis Ortiz of Puerto Rico and Jose Ortiz of Austin; and three grandchildren.
Services Tuesday at San Juan National Cemetery, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Ehret Funeral Home. Local arrangements by Colonial Funeral Home, 578-3535. ROY CARSON MEEK LOLITA Services for Carson Meek, 84, of Lolita, who died in an Edna hospital Thursday, July 2, 1992, after a lengthy illness, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the First Baptist Church in Edna, the Rev. Joe Webb officiating.
Burial in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Jackson County Funeral Home, Edna, 782-5201. Pallbearers: Pierce Thedford Randall Thedford, George Sutherland, Nick Prochaska, Jon David Lane and Jacky Broome Jr. ALVIN W. LEIST YOAKUM Alvin W. Leist, 67, of Yoakum, died Saturday, July 4, 1992, in a Victoria Arrangements pending at Buffington Funeral Home, Yoakum, 293-2333.
GLORIA ANN REMMERS SHINER Services for Gloria Ann Remmers, 54, of Shiner, who died Thursday, July 2, 1992, after a lengthy illness, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the United Dr. Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Shiner, the Rev. Charles E. Mantey officiating.
Burial in Shiner City Cemetery, Buffington Funeral Home, Shiner, 293-2333. The funeral home in Shiner is closed for repairs and the body will be at the Buffington Funeral Home in Yoakum. Memorials: Trinity Lutheran Home in Shiner, United Dr. Martin Luther Lutheran Church, Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church or donor's choice.
MARY P. BUCKLEY PALACIOS Mary P. Buckley, 75, of Palacios, died Thursday, July 2, 1992, in a Wharton hospital. She was born Feb. 25, 1917, in Edna, to the late Manuel and Barbarito Garcia Perez and was a homemaker and a member of St.
Anthony's Catholic Church in Palacios. Survivors: husband, Alex Buckley; sons, Bobby Buckly and Darrell Buckley, both of Palacios; 11 grandchildren; and 12 greatgrandchildren. Rosary 7 p.m. Saturday at Palacios Funeral Home chapel. Services 3 p.m.
Sunday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, the Rev. Casey Jarzombek officiating. Burial in Palacios Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, 972-2012. Pallbearers: John Sanchez, Tino Torrez, John Pena, Gilbert Lucio, Tony Tardo and Alex Perez.
JOSE ANGEL MERCADO BEEVILLE Jose Angel Mercado, 50, of Beeville, died Thursday, July 2, 1992, in a Brewton, following a sudden illness. He was employed with Halliburton Geophysical Services for the past 1 10 years. Survivors: parents, Gregorio and 'Maria Mercado of Torrion, Coahuila, Mexico; wife Beatrice Alvarez Mercado; brothers, Julian Mercado of Torrion, Coahuila, Mexico, Lauro Mercado and Jose Luis Mercado, both of Charlotte, North Carolina; and sisters, Leyla Mercado of Beeville, Amparo Rodriguez and Salud Mercado, both of Torrion, Coahuila, Mexico, Norma Mercado of Los Angeles, and Gregoria Mercado of Jose Isabel Robles, Durango. Rosary was 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Trevino Funeral Home chapel, Beeville.
Services in Durango, Mexico, Trevino Funeral Home, Beeville, 358-1660. ROBERT G. MATULIK CHINO, Calif. Robert G. Matulik, 69, of Chino, formerly of Port Lavaca, died Thursday, June 25, 1992.
He was born Aug. 2, 1992, in Port Lavaca, to the late Robert and Annie Parencia Matulik. Survivors: wife, Mable Mullenix Matulik; two sons; and two grandchildren. Graveside services Monday in Ontario, Calif. Draper Mortuary, Ontario, Calif.
714-986-1131. Continued from Page 1A had campsites. I've heard legends about Victoria, but I've never been able to come." "I've heard talk about helping settlers in Victoria against hostile Comanches," she continued. "And as history repeats itself, we have always been friends of Combrink explained that there are only a little more than 300 Tonkawa Indians left, but the memories of Texas have not been forgotten. "I now know what my grandfather meant by freedom in Texas," she said.
"We had, like you, our grandfathers and fathers that fought for freedom, and I'm proud to be the granddaughter of that tribe." Gerard Saunier, the cultural and scientific attache from the French Consulate office in Houston, and Roberto Vega, an official of the Mexican Consulate in Corpus Christi, also were honored guests at the ceremony. Charles Spurlin, the chairman of the Victoria County Historical Commission which sponsored the Centennial Celebration, explained that it was a written record that kept the century-old building from being torn down in 1961. "A groundswell of public support brought a 13-foot long petition and saved it from the wrecking ball," Spurlin said. "And if Gary Breech has his way, and I fully concur with him, it will be around for another 100 years because it is the most recognizable landmark in Victoria County," he continued. After the ceremony, an old-fashioned Fourth of July Celebration kicked off.
Tours of the old courthouse were given every half hour, while across the street the gazebo, decorated in red, white and blue banners, set the stage for the South Texas Mass Choir, a harmonica demonstration by Herman Baass, the Ballet Folklorico Victoria and excerpts from the Victoria Community Theater's production of "Hello, Dolly." The Victoria Community Concert Band, the Victoria Civic Chorus, a kazoo demonstration by Wally Schaefer, a dulcimer demonstration by Carolyn Arrington and Jake Glidewell and the Medicaids also used the gazebo as a backdrop. Oratories were also featured, as politicians, would-be politicians and disgruntled citizens got on their soapboxes and said their piece, just like in 1892. Back in the present, the evening brought a more traditional Fourth of July to the Victoria Community Center. The music of Justin Heat of Houston got the Miller Lite Blastoff under way as more than 20,000 packed onto the community center grounds to witness the largest and most expensive fireworks show ever held in Victoria. But before the $7,500 worth of fireworks lit up the skies, something else fell from them.
To thunderous applause, Old Glory fluttered through the air, trailing behind a skydiver from The Sky's the Limit parachuting center in Beeville. In all, four skydivers zeroed in on the community center to help celebrate the Fourth of July for the second year in a row. Less 1 than an hour later, the fireworks show, sponsored by Hartman Distributing the Victoria Parks and Recreation Department, KAVU-TV channel 25 and The Mix 95 KVIC, blasted off. "By far this was the largest crowd we ever had, and the finale was second to none because it was the largest one we've ever had," said Gary Moses, the superintendent of recreation for the parks department. Barry Hartman of Hartman Distributing, which helped sponsor the event for the 10th year in a row, said he believed this was the most successful one yet.
"The show is bigger than it had been, and the crowds appeared to have a great time," Hartman said. "The weather was also the best we've had for an event, and I think that influenced the crowds." OILMAN Philippine discovery Continued from Page 1A "We spent all of 1991 getting financing and ordering equipment to start development of the field in early 1992," Alcorn said. He said the project cost $48 million. "The bulk of expenditures were made using American contractors and Alcorn's company, which is headquartered in Victoria, and a number of contractors completed three wells on May 30. He said that put the project "ahead of schedule and under budget on a very technically difficult task." The three wells produce 17,000 barrels of oil each day.
"So i it appears that we will provide 10 percent of their needs. It is my estimation that this is the first of many large fields to be found in the Alcorn said the Philippine government decided not to keep the oil for domestic use. Instead, they are allowing Alcorn to sell it on the international market at a profit. The Philippine government will receive royalties from each barrel sold. Waltson, is his partner in the Philippine endeavor.
Waltson lives on a ranch near Hallettsville. Alcorn said Waltson approached him in 1984 with the idea of acquiring the Philippine interests of three major United States oil companies. The three companies were producing only 5,000 barrels of oil each day. "They (the three U.S. companies) made a decision to leave the Philippines because they felt the oil wasn't enough for their needs," Alcorn said.
For their discovery and its contribution to the Philippine economy, Alcorn and Waltson were honored June 19 during a formal ceremony at the Malacanan Palace in Manila. President Aquino, Presidentelect Fidel V. Ramos and Presidential Adviser for Energy Affairs Wenceslao de la Paz attended the ceremony. In a statement to a Philippine newspaper, de la Paz said the discovery had put the country "on the road to self-sufficiency in energy." "I feel really proud to be hon- Alcorn's brother-in-law, Virgil ored," Alcorn said. YUGOSLAVIA VIA Aid threatened Continued from Page 1A defenders.
By dusk, the shelling resumed. Officials said they would pursue negotiations again on Sunday during a visit by Gen. Satish Nambiar, who heads the U.N. peacekeeping force for all of the former Yugoslavia. Nine transport planes heavy with rice, baby food and medicine landed Saturday.
Shells and gunfire exploded and buildings burned in the suburbs nearby. One British plane came in two minutes after a rocket crashed into a house 100 yards from an airport hangar, "It's fairly chaotic," said the British pilot, squadron leader Chris Tingley. "The important thing is to keep the operation going." Canadian armored carriers ringed the runways, some with squads tracking snipers. Truck convoys were loaded with food and medicine for distribution in the Obituaries OSCAR B. RODRIGUEZ ALICE Oscar B.
Rodriguez, 69, of Alice, died Saturday, July 4, 1992, in a local hospital. He was the brother of Luis Javier Rodriguez of Goliad. Rosary 8 p.m. Sunday at Mauro P. Garcia Funeral Home in Alice.
Mass 10 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Burial in San Diego Cemetery, San Diego, Texas, Mauro P. Garcia Funeral Home, Alice, 664-6041. city.
The airlift got into full swing on Friday, when 11 planes, including an American one, touched down with food and medicine. The supplies were ferried into Sarajevo under armored escort. At one schoolhouse-turned-shelter, relief workers dodged sniper fire as they finished getting rations out Saturday. "We are grateful for the food, but it's not a solution," said one sobbing refugee, Adila Arnautovic, 57. "We are able to feed ourselves if they stop this Basic Alija, 56, gestured to his family, which is living in a niche in a dank underground garage near the school.
"We are living like animals, like rats," he said. "We could feed ourselves just send us weapons." The overnight bombardment came from Serb positions in the surrounding hills and the city's Jewish cemetery, Bosnian officials said. U.N. officials said it was clear that neither the government of newly independent Bosnia nor the Bosnian Serbs fighting its secession from splintering Yugoslavia were ready to end the 4-month-old civil war. "You don't see encouraging signs in any direction," U.N.
spokesman Fred Eckhard said in Sarajevo. That was the same message European Community envoy Lord Carrington said he got during a visit to Sarajevo on Friday. Both the United Nations and the European Community put most of the blame on the Serbs, whose siege has left nearly 400,000 in Sarajevo hungry and frantic..
