Jack W. Allen...
     Jack W. Allen, age 84 of Bowie, TX passed away December 28, 2005 in Bowie, TX.
     Mr. Allen was born November 29, 1921 in Montague, TX to Robert Richard Allen Sr. and Clide Harper Allen. He married Juanita Allen on April 20, 1948 in Monahans, TX. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army a member of the V.F.W. Post 8789 and a DAV Life Time Member.
     Funeral services were held Saturday, December 31, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at the Heritage Family Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Darrel Shaw officiating. Interment was at the Montague Cemetery under the direction of the Heritage Family Funeral Home.
Surviving relatives include: his wife, Juanita Allen, Bowie, TX; two sons, Kenneth Allen, Bowie, TX and John Richard Allen, Chico, TX; six daughters, Rebecca Posey, Archer City, TX, Frances Morgan, Bowie, TX, Linda Seely, Bowie, TX, Emma Riddles, Sunset, TX, Lou Ann Gregory, Bowie, TX and Doris Scoggins, Myra, TX; twenty-one grandchildren; twenty-two great grandchildren; one brother, Bobby Ray Allen, Bowie, TX; one sister, Nancy Truelove, Bowie, TX; numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Richard Allen Sr. and Clide Harper Allen; three sons; one daughter; two brothers, and four sisters.

August Joseph “Gus” Lutkenhaus...
August Joseph “Gus” Lutkenhaus, age 85 of Muenster, TX passed away December 29, 2005.
Mr. Lutkenhaus was born March 18, 1920 in Gainesville, TX to George and Mary Loeffelholz Lutkenhaus. He was raised and attended school in Cooke County, living most of his life in and around Muenster. He served in the US Army MP detachment during WWII. He married Armella Flusche on November 21, 1944 in Muenster, TX. He was a member of Sacred Heart Parish and was a farmer/rancher most of his life.
     Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. Lutkenhaus was held Monday, January 2, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Church with Rev. John Ohner, O.S.A., Rev. Ron Scheible, O.S.A. and Rev. Joe Meledom officiated. Interment followed at the Sacred Heart Cemetery under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home
     Surviving relatives include: his wife, Armella, Muenster, TX; two daughters, Norma Kubicek, Valley View, TX and Doris Muller, Muenster, TX; four sons, Walter and Dennis Lutkenhaus, both of Lindsay, TX, Leo Lutkenhaus, Muenster, TX and Charles Lutkenhaus, Mesa, AZ; twenty grandchildren; fourteen great grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild; three sisters, Irene Wilson, Gainesville, TX, Lorene Sandmann, Valley View, TX and Pauline Sicking, Muenster, TX.
     He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Mary Lutkenhaus.
     Pallbearers included: his grandsons.

David Rudolph Hoyle, Jr...
     David Rudolph Hoyle, Jr. age 69 passed away December 27, 2005 in Denton, TX.
     Mr. Hoyle was born December 7, 1936 to David Rudolph and Leona Mae Evans Hoyle Sr. He married Sandra Hoyle on April 29, 1979 in Fort Worth, TX. He worked as a printer for various print shops.
     Graveside services for Mr. Hoyle were held Friday, December 30, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at the Newport Cemetery with Kern Choate officiating under the direction of the White Family Funeral Home.
Surviving relatives include: his daughters, Donna and Pam Hoyle, both of Fort Worth, TX; sons, David Hoyle III and Dwayne Hoyle, both of Fort Worth, TX, brother, Robert Hoyle, Bowie, TX; sisters Dorothy Dickerson, Barbara Lawrence and Tina Schreiner, all of Fort Worth, TX, and Carolyn Brawner of Weatherford, TX.
     He is preceded in death by his wife, Sandra Hoyle in January of 2005.

Clarence Joseph “Joe” Hoyt..
     Clarence Joseph “Joe” Hoyt, age 76 of Muenster, TX passed away December 23, 2005.
     Mr. Hoyt was born November 28, 1929 in Independence, MO to Clarence and Martha Jane Hoyt. Sometime after losing his first wife, Micky, he married Carolyn Walterscheid on February 3, 1988. He served thirty years in the US Air Force where he reached the grade of Master Sergeant. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Gainesville, TX.
     Funeral services for Mr. Hoyt were held Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at the McCoy Funeral Chapel in Muenster, TX with Rev. Mark Loewen officiating. Interment was at the Veteran’s area of Sacred Heart Cemetery under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home in Muenster, TX.
     Surviving relatives include: his wife, Carolyn Hoyt, Muenster, TX; one daughter, Debbie Larson, Topeka, KA; one son, Dennis Hoyt, Booneville, VA; five grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and one brother, David Metz, Independence, MO.
     He was preceded in death by his first wife, Micky; one daughter, Charlotte; parents, Clarence and Martha Jane Hoyt; one sister, and one brother.
     Pallbearers included: Chet Larson, Blake Larson, Dennis Hoyt, Brent Larson, Gilbert Bindle and Jim Hermes.

Jim Lawler...
     Jim Lawler, age 79 of Granbury passed away December 23, 2005 in Granbury, TX.
     Mr. Lawler was born December 31, 1925 in Montague County to James Stanley and Fannie Reed Lawler. He served in the U.S. Army and retired as a lineman for Southwestern Bell Telephone. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at the Wiley Funeral Home. Interment was at the Mountain Creek Cemetery in Montague County near Saint Jo, TX.
     Surviving relatives include: his wife, Willie “Bee” Lawler, Granbury; son, Mitch Warren, Granbury, TX; sister, Sybil Watson, Iccoa; brother, Arnold Lawler, Waco, TX; and grandchildren; Jacqueline Ables,

Kenneth Lee Grace...
     Kenneth Lee Grace, age 73 of Bowie, TX passed away December 28, 2005 in Bowie.
     Mr. Grace was born April 26, 1932 in Rice, TX to Hillard and Gladys Donaldson Grace. He married Melba June Easley on August 2, 1957. He retired in 1991 after twenty-seven years at Texas Instruments. He was a Mason with the Waxahachie Lodge #90.
     Surviving relatives include: his wife, Melba Grace, Bowie, TX; one son, Garry Lee Grace, Lewisville, TX; two brothers, Johnny Grace, Corsicana, TX and Lonnie Grace, Plano, TX; three sisters, Mildred Prestage, Ennis, TX, Louise Havens, Rockwall, TX; and numerous nieces and nephews.
     He is preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Judy White and one brother, Bobby Grace.

Fred Herman Fuller...
     Fred Herman Fuller, 93 passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2005 in Aransas Pass, Texas.
     Services were 2:00 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church of Bowie with Reverend Dick Hennings officiating under the direction of the White Family Funeral Home.
     Burial followed at Elmwood Cemetery.
     Fred was born August 20, 1912 in Kingston, Oklahoma to William H. and Mollie M. (Brannon) Fuller. He graduated from Bristow High School, Oklahoma in 1934 and married Helen Margarett on March 30, 1935. He worked for Stanlin Oil Company as a welder and pipeline inspector for twenty eight years until his retirement from the company, then known as BP Corporation in 1964. He served as a deacon of the First Baptist Church of Bowie and then Motley Hills Baptist Church in Kerrville. He was a member of the Bowie Masonic Lodge #8789 and the Kerrville Lodge #697 and served as a Worthy Patron of the Eastern Star. He loved to fish and hunt. He also enjoyed playing the guitar and fiddle and square dancing.
     He is preceded in death by his parents, William and Mollie Fuller; brothers, Lloyd Fuller, Charlie Fuller, and Meredith Fuller; sisters, Edith Fuller, Opal Astin and Pearl Jackson.
      He is survived by his beloved and devoted wife, Helen Margarett Fuller, Aransas Pass; daughter, Helen Catherine Lewis and her husband, Kenneth of Kerrville; two sons, Fred H. Fuller Jr. and his wife Jacquelyn of Aransas Pass, Texas and Robert L Fuller and his wife, Martha of Bowie; grandchildren, Patty K. Chick and her husband, Eddie of Waurika, Oklahoma, Susan R. Liley and her husband, Robert of Kerrville, Phyllis G. Lackey of Center Point, Barton R. Fuller and his wife, Carie of North Padre Island, Bryan L. Fuller of Mayo Beach, Belize, Tracy L. Green and her husband, Gary of Bowie; great-grandchildren, Craig Chick of Fort Bragg Army Base, N.C., Chris Chick of Ada, Oklahoma, Stephen K. Kinzey of Wichita Falls, Andrew R. Liley of Damneek Naval Base, VA, Ashley N. Wetherill of Kerrville, Phillip T. Henley of Center Point, Landon L. Lackey of Center Point, Robert Green of Bowie, and Kyle Fuller of Arbrey CA.
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Robert Frances Hacker...
     Robert Frances Hacker, age 67 of Gainesville, TX formerly of Muenster, TX passed away December 23, 2005 in Denton, TX.
    Mr. Hacker was born April 23, 1938 in Muenster, TX to Andrew and Annie Sicking Hacker. He was a construction worker for the railroad and worked with the Hacker Brothers Well Servicing Co.
Mass of Christian Burial was held Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at the Sacred Heart Church in Muenster, TX with Rev. John Ohmer, O.S.A. officiating. Interment was at the Sacred Heart Cemetery under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home.
     Surviving relatives include: three daughters, Sandra Bickers, Sherry Burgan and Cathy Lynch, all of Gainesville, TX; one son, Robert Brian Hacker of Alabama; two grandchildren; one sister, Agnes Brandon, Rosston, TX; five brothers, Freddie Hacker, Muenster, TX, Jim Hacker and Walter Hacker, both of Myra, TX, Louis Hacker, Whitesboro, TX and Kenneth Hacker, Saint Jo, TX.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew and Annie Hacker; one sister, Anna Margaret Tempel; and four brothers, Paul, John, Henry and Edward Hacker.
     Pallbearers included: Shane Evans, Christopher Hacker, Charles Hacker, William Stafford, Bryan Peterman, Allen Hacker and James Hacker.

Paul Jackson Brewer...
      Paul Jackson Brewer, age 73 of Forestburg, TX passed away December 28, 2005 at his residence in Forestburg, TX.
     Mr. Brewer was born November 19, 1932 in Denver, TX to Walter Randolph and Mary Frances Jackson Brewer. He married Billie Louise Butler on April 5, 1955 in Gainesville, TX, renewing their wedding vows on May 1, 2003 in Denison, TX. He was a long time truck driver for Campbell 66 Express some twenty years retiring from trucking after twenty years with the Teamster. He was a member of the Forestburg Community since 1992. He was a Baptist, very involved in the community serving as fire chief with the Forestburg Volunteer Fire Department where he served until his health failed. He had a band called the Texas Swingsters.
     Funeral services for Mr. Brewer were held Saturday, December 31, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at the Forestburg Baptist Church with C.E. Cole officiating. Interment was at the Perryman Cemetery under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home in Saint Jo, TX.
     Surviving relatives include: his wife, Billie Louise Brewer, Forestburg, TX; three daughters, Paula Earnhart and Billie Gwen Beasley, both of Denison, TX; and Kim Williams, Whitesboro, TX; four grandchildren; four great grandchildren; two brothers David Brewer, Forestburg, TX and Keith Brewer, Denton, TX.
     He was preceded in death by his parents, and a granddaughter, Kristin Beasley.
Pallbearers included: Brian Sutton, Debbie Sutton, Johnny Mosley, Brady Dill, Brian Weger and Dee Weger.
     The family requests memorials to be made to Perryman Cemetery or to the Foestburg Volunteer Fire Department.

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