Austin American-Statesman METRO STATE Thursday, June 8, 2006 B5 and Memorials Woodrow Grady, Sr. Woodrow "Chuck" "Wood-T" Grady, 79, retired chef, of Austin died Monday. Survived by wife. Alberta. Visitation 9:00 a.m.
Thursday, King-Tears Mortuary. Services 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 9, 2006 at Mount Zion Baptist Church. Anthony Alexander It is with unimaginable sorrow that we announce the sudden and unexpected death of Anthony Alexander, who passed away recently at the age of 32 years. He was born in Austin, Texas on September 2, 1973 and leaves behind his grieving parents, wife, Nicole and three young children, Deondre, Jamalik and Raheen.
He will be sorely missed by the customers and by his fellow employees at Wally's Burger Express, 8107 Mesa Drive, where he was a valued manager for over 15 years. All of us will remember Antone as always being cheerful with a smile on his face; always ready to help and ready with a kind word. Everybody who knew Antone will always remember him; he was a memorable person. His favorite greeting was "love and may love and peace be now with Antone and with all of us. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the children of Anthony Alexander at Wally's Burger Express, 8107 Mesa Drive.
Services pending under the direction of King Tears Mortuary, 476-9128. David M. Klapp David M. Klapp, 54, of Panama City FL, passed away unexpectedly on June 2, 2006. He was born in Shawnee OK, and attended school in Fayetteville TN, graduated from Columbia Military Academy, and majored in Electronics at the University of Texas.
He served honorable four years i in the US Navy, graduating from nuclear power school and serving aboard the USS Detroit and the USS Rhone during the Vietnam conflict. He was employed as a field service engineer, was partner in a lawn irrigation company, builder and manager of a local nightclub in Panama City. David was a talented and hard working man who designed and built his own home, his interests included computers, electrical engineering, parapsychology and helping others. Survivors include his parents Jimmy and Dorothy Klapp of Ocean Springs, three children Mardi Klapp Brown of Honolulu HA, Mark Klapp DeLong of Austin and Michael Klapp DeLong of Houston TX. One sister Dora Lee Klapp McBay, of Jasper TN and half brother and sister Melinda and Chris Jones of Panama City.
One grandchild, David Brown IV of Honolulu, HA. Services to be announced Brock's Home Town Funeral Home, 5907 HWY 22, Callaway, Florida 32404, (850)874-0818. Mr. Ramon Olivio December 27, 1938 June 5, 2006 Mr. Ramon Olivio, 67, of Austin, passed away Monday, June 5, 2006.
Recitation of the rosary will be at 7:00 p.m. Thursday at the Angel Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, also at the Angel Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Assumption Cemetery.
Mr. Olivio was preceded in death by a son, Ramon Olivio, Jr. He is survived by wife, Odelia and childen, Bertha, Mary, Sandra, Connie, Karen, Paul, and David. Please visit this obituary at angelfuneralhome.com FUNERAL HOME 1600 S. 1st 441-9738 PRISON: Violence, health care, high turnover among issues Karen E.
Cogburn Roberts Karen was born on September 6, 1958 i in Dallas, Texas and passed away on June 6, 2006 in Austin, Texas where she grew up. She was preceded in death by her only sibling, Douglas E. Cogburn, in November 2003. She is survived by: her loving husband, Robert J. "Jeff" Roberts; her mother and father, C.
M. and Mary Cogburn; her niece, Jessica Cogburn; special cousin, Janet Drake, whom she loved like a sister; a large extended family and many friends. The family will receive guests at Elgin Funeral Home in Elgin, Texas from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday evening. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m.
Friday at Elgin Funeral Home with burial in Pleasant Grove Cemetery near Elgin. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Austin, Muscular Dystrophy Association, or charity of your choice. Funeral arrangements entrusted to the staff of Elgin Funeral Home, 712 N. Ave. Elgin, Texas 512-281-5697.
Cora Edmonds Cora Edmonds, 89, of Cameron, died Wednesday, June 7, 2006 in a Waco nursing facility. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home with Rev. James Lafferty officiating. Burial will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Edmonds was born September 5, 1916 in Chriesman to George and Cora (Smith) Mabry. She married Benjamin Edmonds in 1935 and he preceded her in death in 1991. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and she had worked in the office of Dr. Sidney Richardson in Cameron.
Five brothers and one sister also preceded her in death. Son-in-law, Robert Mercer, Jr. also preceded her in death. Survivors include: daughters Joyce Mercer of Waco, Bobbye Ficke of West; son Paul Edmonds and wife Nancy of Austin; sisters Judy White of Seguin, Virgie Mae Barron of The Woodlands; three grandchildren Jan Mercer Magid and husband Lance of Waco, Brian Ficke and wife Sharon of West, Brad Ficke and Jennifer of Kingsville; two great grandchildren Gibson Ficke and Mackenzie Ficke. E-mail condolences may be sent by visiting www.marek-burns-laywell.com Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home of Cameron is in charge of arrangements.
Josefa V. Rickard Josefa V. Rickard, passed away at the age of 77 on June 4, 2006. She was born on March 19, 1929. She was born and raised in Guatemala where she became a teacher.
She was an avid gardener whose love of flowers, herbs, and all things of nature fueled her life. She is survived by her daughters, Linda Ann Rickard; Lisa Marie Rickard and husband, Joseph John Wechsler; and grandchildren, Jacob David Wechsler and Elissa Lauryn Rickard Wechsler. Family and friends will be welcomed at a memorial celebration of her life to be held at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, June 9, 2006, at 401 Cloudview Drive in Austin. Call 291-0958 for additional information.
Grace Adams Horn Grace Adams Horn, born March 12, 1919, died on June 6, 2006. She was preceded in death by her husband, Professor Thomas D. Horn, and is survived by her daughter, Diane Horn, of Seattle, Washington. Due to the wishes of the deceased, no services will be held. Remembrances may be made to the Capital Area Food Bank, Salvation Army, or a charity of your choice.
Obituary and guestbook online at wefish.com. WEED CORLEY-FISH FUNERAL HOME 3125 Lamar, Inside Line offers helpful information about Hospice Austin's Loss of a Mother support group. 416-5700 INSIDE LINE 8661 FREE PHONE INFORMATION category Continued from B1 problem in prisons and jails, with reports of gang violence, rape, beatings by officers, "a pattern of legal and humiliating stripsearches in one large jail, and even "goon squads" of guards who reportedly abused andmtimidated prisoners in the Florida prison system. On Monday, a gang-fueled fight left one convict dead and three others injured at the Telford Unit in New Boston, in East Texas. To reduce the climate of violence, the commission recommends that steps be taken to reduce overcrowding, additional vocational and rehabilitation programs be funded, and the use of force and nonlethal weaponry to contain convicts be reduced dramatically.
"High rates of disease and illness among prisoners, coupled with inadequate funding for correctional health care, endanger prisoners, staff and the public," the report says. Recommendation: Screen, test and treat infectious diseases; extend Medicaid and Medicare to cover prisoners; and properly treat prisoners with mental illnesses. The increased use of highsecurity segregation "is counterproductive, often causing violence inside facilities and contributing to recidivism after release," according to the report. Instead, the commission recommends that the widespread use of solitary confinement be ended. "Better safety inside prisons and jails depends on changing the institutional culture," which cannot be accomplished without increasing pay scales, improving training and lowering high turnover rates.
In Texas, where pay for correctional officers is among the lowest, the turnover rate is about 23 percent. And the state has one of the highest arrest rates of correctional officers and staff, according to a recent analysis by the Austin American-Statesman. James Marquardt, a University of Texas at Dallas professor, is quoted in the report as telling the commission how Texas increased public scrutiny of its prisons years ago: "The Texas prison system was known as the 'black hole of a violent, dangerous world from DEATH NOTICES ALVARADO, Guadalupe 58, retired delivery driver, of Flatonia died Monday. Visitation 3 p.m., services 6:30 p.m. and rosary 7 p.m.
today, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Flatonia. Services 10 a.m. Friday, Sacred Heart. Burial Sacred Heart Cemetery. Arrangements by Smith, Flatonia.
BARRON, Cheryl Lynn, 49, commercial artist, of Briarcliff died June 3. Visitation 1 p.m. and services 2 p.m. Saturday, Forest Park Westheimer Memorial Mission, Houston. Burial Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery.
Arrangements by Forest Oaks. BONILLA, Octavio 7, of San Saba died Tuesday. Survived by parents Maria Eugenia Flores and Octavio Bonilla Sr. Rosary 7 p.m. Friday, Howell- Doran Funeral Home, San Saba.
Services 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Mary's Catholic Church, San Saba. Burial San Saba City Cemetery. CHAPA, Celestino 74, of Austin "died Sunday.
Survived by wife Lupe. Services 10 a.m. today, Santa Cruz Catholic Church, Buda. Burial Assumption Cemetery. Arrangements by Angel.
CONTRERAS, Alberto Gutierres, 74, of Austin died Sunday. Survived by wife Felicitas. Services 2 p.m. today, San Jose Catholic Church. Burial Assumption Cemetery.
Arrangements by Angel. HALM, Annabelle 88, retired administrative assistant, of Austin, formerly of Saturday. Services 10 a.m. Friday, Parks Cemetery, Pflugerville. Arrangements by Parks.
HARRIS, Mary Lee, 80, retired teacher, of Round Rock died Tuesday. Survived by husband Ben. Services pending. Arrangements by Georgetown. JOHNSON, Bennie Ray, 72, retired roofer, of Lytton Springs died Tuesday.
Services pending. Arrangements by McCurdy, Lockhart. MILES, Minerva, 65, professor, of Austin died May 28. Survived by husband Donald. Visitation 3 p.m.
today and 1 p.m. Friday, Wilke-Clay-Fish Funeral Home. Services 10 a.m. Saturday, Wilke-Clay-Fish. Burial Austin Memorial Park.
MOSELEY, Mildred Louise, 65, teacher, of Austin died Monday. Services pending. Arrangements by Phillips-Upshaw Richard. OLIVIO, Ramon, 67, of Austin died Monday. Survived by wife Odelia.
Rosary 7 p.m. today, Angel Funeral Home. Services 1 p.m. Friday, Angel. Burial Assumption Cemetery.
RANGEL, Roberto, 64, of Austin died Tuesday. Services pending. Arrangements by Mission, Serenity Chapel. RENTFRO, Alexandra, 8, of Bastrop died Tuesday. Visitation 3 p.m.
today, Marrs-Jones-Newby Funeral Home, Bastrop. Services 1 p.m. Friday, Marrs-Jones-Newby. Burial Fairview Cemetery, Bastrop. ROBERTS, Madeline 51, homemaker, of Elgin died Tuesday.
Survived by husband Robert Sr. Services pending. Arrangements by Wilke-Clay-Fish. SAVAGE, Vernon, 84, of Wimberley died Tuesday. Survived by wife Peggy.
Services 10 a.m. Friday, First Baptist Church of Wimberley. Burial Wimberley Cemetery. Arrangements by Pennington, San Marcos. SNELLS, Thomas, 53, truck driver, of Austin died Tuesday.
Survived by wife Terri. Services pending. Arrangements by Phillips-Upshaw Richard. STEFAN, Lawrence 94, retired auto shop owner, of Austin died Tuesday. Services pending.
Arrangements by Cook-Walden, Lamar location. SURY, Edmund 70, retired power plant operator, of Fayetteville died Monday. Survived by wife Pat. Rosary 7:30 p.m. today, St.
John's Catholic Church, Fayetteville. Services 10 a.m. Friday, St. John's. Burial St.
John's Cemetery. Arrangements by Fayette Memorial, La Grange. THOMPSON, Jodie Beverlyn, 90, retired teacher, of Austin died Sunday. Services 11 a.m. today, KingTears Mortuary.
Burial Evergreen which the public was excluded. But that changed, and it changed as a result of leadership within the wider community. Prominent bankers, politicians, schoolteachers, university types came in and shone the light on what was going on within that environment." The national prison commission is made up of attorneys, a former prisoner, a Tennessee sheriff, the head of the Iowa corrections system, a former New Orleans mayor, former FBI Director William Sessions, a California lawmaker and academics, among others. It is co-chaired by former U.S. Court of Appeals Judge John Gibbons and former U.S.
Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach, who served under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. The report is to be made public today in Washington during a hearing of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Corrections and Rehabilitation. 445-1712 Gang kills teenage foe in Houston ASSOCIATED PRESS HOUSTON About 20 gang members armed with baseball bats, golf clubs and tire irons attacked a 14-yearold member of a rival gang in a city park Tuesday, and a teenage girl stabbed him to death, police said. Police said youths attacked Gabriel Granillo from both sides of the Ervan Chew Park.
They also slashed the tires and smashed the windshield of a vehicle apparently belonging to two of Granillo's friends, police said. The friends were taken in for questioning, police said. Noone has been arrested as of Wednesday night. "The approach of the large gang, how the three were caught by surprise, the time of day, those kinds of issues indicate this wasn't just one of your random crimes of opportunity," Houston Police Capt. Dwayne Ready said.
Cemetery. VALDEZ, Benito, 56, of Del Valle died Saturday. Survived by wife Adelina. Services 1 p.m. today, Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.
Burial Assumption Cemetery. Arrangements by Mission. WILSON, Willene Ross, 83, retired dorm mother, of Austin died Saturday. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday, KingTears Mortuary.
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