FRIENDS WE’LL MISS Robert C. Adams ’62 of Snyder, Texas, died September 27, 2007.
Margaret Smith Medley ex ’31 of Abilene, Texas, died August 2, 2007.
Catherine L. Jones Baldridge ’32 of Austin, Texas, died November 1, 2007.
Kristin R. Mitchell ’04 of Abilene, Texas, died December 2, 2007.
Tommye M. Boothe of Abilene, Texas, died October 31, 2007.
Blake Alan Nichols of Midland, Texas, died July 31, 2007.
Clara Brown of Abilene, Texas, died September 25, 2007. Shane A. Brue ’90 of Big Spring, Texas, died November 10, 2007. James Caswell of Dallas, Texas, died October 22, 2007. Geneva R. Davis of Amarillo, Texas, died August 4, 2007. Joye A. Arey Dyess ’39 of Tampa, Florida, died July 31, 2007. Mamye Germann of Abilene, Texas, died October 11, 2007. Betty L. Holle Griffin ’62 of San Antonio, Texas, died September 27, 2007. Charline Ely Harless ’36 of Bedford, Texas, died August 24, 2007. John A. Harris ex ’57 of Amarillo, Texas, died September 6, 2007. Elizabeth Parker Hogsett of Marble Falls, Texas, died August 27, 2007. Wanda Lou Yarbrough Holland of Lubbock, Texas, died November 26, 2007. Sara G. Greer Kimble ’62 of Granbury, Texas, died September 14, 2007. George Leitner, of Abilene, Texas, died November 22, 2007. Iva Dell Conway Lively of Clyde, Texas, died January 4, 2008. Gene McGehee ’43 of Manvel, Texas, died December 29, 2007.
Charles H. Mote ’57 of Mineral Wells, Texas, died August 7, 2007. Margaret Oliver died November 16, 2007. Jim L. Pierce ’76 of Roswell, New Mexico, died September 6, 2007. John W. Polk ’53 of Abilene, Texas, died September 12, 2007. Kent Potts of Clyde, Texas, died November 13, 2007. Gene Shackelford ’71 of Giddings, Texas, died December 15, 2007. Mary C. Daniel Stone ex ’46 of Abilene, Texas, died November 12, 2007. Frances M. Carr Thomas of Abilene, Texas, died December 24, 2007. Ginger Thornton of Abilene, Texas, died December 25, 2007. Ruth Wells of Dumas, Texas, died August 15, 2007. Carol Weyant of Odessa, Texas, died December 19, 2007. Winston A. Whitt ’87 and Zenaida Miras Whitt of Lubbock, Texas, died October 19, 2007. Charles W. Wilkinson ’63 of Freeport, Texas, died August 25, 2007. Ruth M. Wilson ’62 of Abilene, Texas, died January 2007. Gusolyn Yarbrough ’44 of Abilene, Texas, died August 10, 2007.
Obituaries Clara Brown
Clara Seher Brown of Abilene passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2007. Mrs. Brown was born March 18, 1914, to Margaret and Jacob Seher of Fresno, California. Clara and Robert Brown were married on November 11, 1938 in Abilene, Texas. Preceding Clara in death were her husband in February 1994 and her five brothers: Jake, Ray, Edward, Floyd and Walter. Clara and Bob Brown spent their early years of marriage on the family ranch just north of Tye, Texas. In 1950, they moved to Abilene where they were active members of St. Paul United Methodist Church. Clara was a long-time member of the Abilene Woman’s Club, Abilene Garden Club and P.E.O. Her heartfelt sense of responsibility and commitment to fully giving herself in
everything she did will always be remembered by those whose lives she touched. Clara loved both travel and the environment, which she endeavored to protect and cherish. Clara Brown is survived by her daughters, Barbara Miers and husband, Bynum, of Abilene and Nancy Brown of Arroyo Grande, California; as well as grandchildren, Bobby Miers and wife, Sarah, Jay Miers and wife, Kim, and Shannon Miers and wife, Jamie; and great-grandchildren, Robert Miers and wife, Samantha, Jeremy Miers and fiancée, Cindy, Samuel Miers and wife, Chelsea, Alyssa Miers and Landon Miers. She is also survived by a sister, Lillian Seher of Ventura, California; two brothers, Roy Seher and wife, Pat, of Eureka, California, and Clarence Seher and wife, Madge, of Salmon, Idaho; and sister-inM Mc cM M urr urr yy U U niversit niversit yy
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