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4-A THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 5, 1989 Obituaries S.M Donald C.Roberts LEAGUE CITY Donald C. Roberts, 50, of League City died Friday at his residence. Services are pending with Jack Rowe Funeral Home in League City. Elizabeth W. Emery GALVESTON Elizabeth W.

Emery, 74, died Saturday at her residence. Services are pending with J. Levy Bro. Funeral Home in Galveston. J.

Levy Bro. 2128 Broadway 763-4621 GUARDIAN PLAN Chapels JohnT. Hedges GALVESTON John T. Hedges, 74, died Saturday at St. Mary's Hospital in Galveston.

Services are pending with J. Levy Bro. Funeral Home in Galveston. Ella Oliver GALVESTON Ella Oliver, 78, of Galveston, died Friday. Services are pending with Lundy Mortuary in Galveston.

Mattle H. Smoot TEXAS CITY Mattie H. Smoot, 99, died Saturday at Danforth Hospital in Texas City. Services are pending with Mainland Funeral Home in La Marque. Ernest E.

Davis HITCHCOCK Ernest Elmo Davis, 95, died Friday at his residence. Services are pending with Mainland Funeral Home in La Marque. May Bell Brooks GALVESTON May Bell Brooks, 81, died Saturday at University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. Services are pending with Fields Funeral Home in Galveston. Cora Boudreaux GALVESTON Cora Boudreaux, 92, died Thursday at Alvin Nursing Home in Alvin.

Services are pending with Fields Funeral Home in Galveston. Cleveland Morris HOUSTON Cleveland "Up- sweep" Morris, 55, died Thursday at Veterans Hospital in Houston. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Lakeview Cemetery in Galveston, Dewayne Cheek officiating. Burial will follow, under the direction of Broadway Funeral Home in Galveston.

Born Jan. 6, 1934, in Houma, Mr. Morris was a retired welder, and was formerly of Galveston. Survivors include his mother, Dollie Morris of Houston; daughter, De Lora Lee Morris of Houston; sons, Jim R. Morris and Aaron Gene Morris, both of Houston; and three grandchildren.

Sister Mary Joseph GALVESTON Sister Mary Joseph Eickhoff, OSU, 78, of Galveston, died Friday at her residence atUrsuline Convent. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Ursuline Convent Chapel, the Rev. Joseph Waters officiating. Burial will follow at Ursuline Convent Cemetery in Galveston, under the direction of Malloy and Son Funeral Home in Galveston.

Visitation will be after 3 p.m. today at Ursuline Convent, where a rosary will be recited at 6 tonight. Born Sept. 29, 1910, in Hartington, Mary Joseph entered the Ursuline Order in 1927. During her many years of teaching she taught in Nebraska, Missouri, Lousiana and Texas.

Sister Mary Joseph came to Galveston more than 40 years ago and taught at St. Patricks School, Ursuline Academy and Our Lady of Guadalupe School. Survivors include sisters, Anna Jueden and Sister Marie Therese Eickhoff OSU; and brothers, Marten Eickhoff, Anthony Eickhoff, Joseph Eickhoff and Arnold Eickhoff. Memorials may be sent to the Ursuline Infirmary for the care of the elderly sisters. Phyllis M.

Pacheco DICKINSON Phyllis Minnie Pacheco, 93, of Dickinson died Friday at her residence. Services will be at Holy Sepul- chre Cemetery Chapel, Hayward, Calif. Burial will be at the cemetery. Visitation will be 11 a.m. Mon- day at James Crowder Funeral Home in Dickinson.

Born July 3, 1895, in Oakland, she was a housewife. Survivors include three sons, Edward J. Pacheco and Henry T. Pacheco, both of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Harold G. Pacheco of Dickinson; and 12 grandchildren.

Daniel C. Frederick KEMAH Daniel Cecil Frederick, 86, died Saturday at Humana Hospital-Clear Lake in Webster. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Jack Rowe Funeral Home in League City, the Rev. Gary Griffith officiating.

Burial will follow at Forest Park East Cemetery, under the direction of the funeral home. Visitation will be Monday at the funeral home. Born June 10, 1902, in Jacksonville, Texas, Mr. Frederick was a retired veterinarian. He was a member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church, graduate of Texas University, doctor of veterinary medicine, veterinarian in Houston for many years and a resident of Kemah for 32 years.

Survivors include a son, Cecil Frederick of Kemah; daughters, Virginia Dickson of League City and Patsy Henderson of Pearland; sisters, Irene Ferguson of Texas City, Hazel Jones and Ila Hardt, both of Longview, and Lucille Dover of Pasadena; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Edward Ferguson, Robert Jackson, Fred Jones, Gary Jones, Donald Ward and Gary Ward. Sixto V. Martinez GALVESTON Sixto V. Martinez, 70, of Galveston died Saturday at University of Texas Medical Branch Hospital in Galveston.

Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the Rev. John Kellick officiating. Burial will follow at Grace Memorial Park in Alta Loma, under the direction of Malloy and Son Funeral Home in Galveston. Visitation will be after 5 p.m.

today at the funeral home, where a wake will be held at 7 tonight. Born April 6, 1918, Mr. Martinez was a retired mechanic for South- ern Compress and a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Tillie Martinez of Galveston; two daughters, Rita Martinez and Ernestine Garcia, both of Galveston; two sons, Isidro Martinez of Galveston and Alexander Martinez of Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio; two sisters, Vincenta Diaz and Felipa Fuentes, both of San Antonio; and 12 grandchildren. Pallbearers will be family members.

Funerals TODAY Bob Wicker, 57, of Galveston, died Friday; services 2 p.m. today at Bay Vue Methodist Church in Crystal Beach; burial will follow at Bolivar Cemetery in Port Bolivar. Pauline B. Morrow, 73, of San Leon, died Friday; graveside services 2 p.m. today at San Leon Cemetery.

MONDAY Alfred E. "Andy" Underbill, 67, of Texas City, died Thursday; graveside services 1 p.m. Monday at Galveston Memorial Park in Hitchcock; burial will follow, visitation 4 p.m. Sunday at James Crowder Funeral Home in La Marque. OBITUARY RULES As a community service, The Galveston Daily News publishes regular obituaries for county residents at no charge.

Free obituaries are edited to conform with News- Associated Press style. If additional information is requested, such as survivors outside the immediate family or honorary pallbearers, or if the obituary includes a photo, the entire obituary is charged at our regular classified ad rate. Families and funeral homes are Urged to make sure information supplied to The News is checked carefully for accuracy and correct spelling. The News assumes no responsibility for incorrect information submitted to us. All obituaries should by typed or neatly printed.

Deadline for all obituary information is 7 p.m. For further information, contact The News at 744-3611, extension 211. Washington report Tower maintaining public role as nomination fight continues John Tower Associated Press WASHINGTON Defense Secretary-designate John Tower has moved out front in the Bush administration effort to salvage his nomination, pleading the case publicly and setting the stage for a possible last-ditch stand on the Senate floor. A White House official insisted Saturday the effort is not a lost cause. "We've still got some good prospects," among Democrats who would be needed to provide a majority vote in Tower's favor, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity.

"We could still pull it out," the official said. "I admit it's very tough." As the number of Democrats on record against the nomination grew, Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole raised the prospect of bringing Tower to the Senate floor to answer allegations against him. "The request would be that John Tower be allowed to come to this chamber, to stand in this well, and to answer his critics face-to- face, charge-by-charge, rumor-by- rumor and fact-by-fact," the Kan- sas Republican said Friday. Dole did not formally ask permission for Tower, once a senator himself, to speak from the floor, but said he was considering introducing such a motion. "If we owe Senator Tower anything, we owe him the right to say, 'I've had my day in Dole said.

Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell said he would be "happy to consider any request" by the minority leader, but gave no indication on how the proposal would fare. Political intrigue surrounding investigation of House speaker Associated Press WASHINGTON While the House ethics committee deliberates behind closed doors over a series of ethics charges against House Speaker Jim Wright, its complex probe is but part of a growing web of political intrigue surrounding the Texas Democrat. Some Republicans are complaining that Wright has intervened in the House Intelligence Committee's business to hamper a second ethics investigation into whether the speaker last September improperly disclosed a covert CIA operation in Nicaragua. And Republican political operatives have set Wright up as their "No. 1 target" in the 1990 elections and are using the speaker as a centerpiece in their long-range efforts to split the Democratic party and recapture control of Congress.

The House speaker traditionally has been a target of the minority party, which seeks to use him to personify the evils it sees in the majority. But with Wright, the attack has taken on personal tones. While the ethics committee has given little outward hint of the results of its independent counsel's expensive nine-month probe of the speaker's finances, talk in House cloakrooms and corridors is that the investigation has been extremely thorough and the outcome will cause Wright severe political problems, if not legal ones. Wright is alleged to have abused his office for personal financial gain. This includes using a congressional aide to help compile a book on which Wright earned some $55,000 in royalties, and using a condominium in his hometown of Fort Worth without paying full market value.

He also is alleged to have lobbied federal officials improperly on behalf of Texas savings and loan institutions and lobbied for a gas venture in which he had a financial stake. Wright has steadfastly denied violating any law or rule of the House, although he has conceded he might have dome some things differently if he had them to do over. In an offhand remark last Sept. 20, Wright said he had "clear testimony from CIA people" that the agency had sought to stir up public unrest in Nicaragua to provoke an overreaction by the leftist Sandinista government. The remark appeared to violate rules against publicly disclosing Intelligence Committee testimony, although Wright later denied doing so.

AP Jim Wright In Loving Memory Of W. H. Taylor "Wheeler" who departed this life wo years ago today March 5,1987 A place is vacant in our home that never can be filled, you were a very special person to all that your life touched. We love you, but God loved you best. You will always remain in our hearts.

Until we meet again, rest in peace! Your loving wife, Mrs. Ethel Taylor Family and the staff of Mainland Funeral Home. "When hope is tested care VUien sonic one the loss ofien accompanied by feeling of hopelessness. But reach out to your friends and you'll find the strength you need. In such a lime you can rely on us.

understand. BRING IN YOUR PRESENT BURIAL POLICY LET COMPARE IT WITH "THE PLANV WE COULD SAVE YOU MONEY AND OFFER MORE BENEFITS. FAMILY OWNED SINCE 1902 FUNERAL HOME -W 3028 BROADWAY 763-2475 Pearl Otto Milner DICKINSON Pearl Otto Milner, 78, died Friday, March 3,1989, at Manor Care Nursing Home in Webster, Texas. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday, March 6, 1989, at the Chapel of James Crowder Funeral Home in Dickinson, Texas, Brother Ronnie Pope officiating, assisted by Robert Goodman.

Burial will follow services at Grace Memorial Park in Hitchcock, under the direction of the funeral home. Visitation will be 4 p.m. Sunday in the Chapel of James Crowder Funeral Home. Born December 15, 1910, in Cisne, Mr. Milner was a retired welder and machinist.

He was supervisor for the County of Galveston for 20 years. Mr. Milner lived in Dickinson for 32 years, formerly of Santa Fe. He was a member of the Church of Christ of Dickinson. Survivors include three daughters, Yvonne "Bonnie" Caskey of Baytown, Texas, Carolyn Milner of Houston, Texas, and Joann Milner of Dickinson, Texas; two sons, Charles R.

Milner of Dumas, Kenneth Gene Milner of Still water, and Marion Milner of Springfield, 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The Galveston Daily News U.S.P.S.m«» Founded in 1842 Texas' Oldest Newspaper Dedicated to the growth and progress of Galveston and all of Galveston County. Published every morning by Galveston Newspapers Inc, 8522 Teichman Road. Box 628, Galveston, Texas 77553. Second class postage paid at Galveston, Texas.

Associated Press is entitled to exclusively to the use or repubfication of all the local news of spontaneous origin printed in this newspaper. Subscription rates by carrier, S8 00 per month; by mail, $156 per year anywhere in the continental United States, $312.00 per year outside the Telephone (409) 744-3611 The Galveston Daily News welcomes letters to the editor. These should be limited to 150 words. Mary Hamilton GALVESTON Mary Hamilton of Galveston died March 2, 1989, at John Sealy Hospital in Galveston. Services will be 11 a.m.

Tuesday at West Point Baptist Church, the Rev. Kerry Tillmon officiating. Burial will be Tuesday at Lake View Cemetery in Galveston, under the direction of Lundy Mortuary. Visitation will be after 4 p.m. Monday at Lundy Mortuary Chapel.

Born January 26, 1907, in New Iberia, she was a clothes presser and a member of West Point Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Bessie Mae Jackson of Galveston; three sisters, Geneva Gentry, Clara Fontenot and Dorothy Parker, all of Port Arthur, Texas; a devoted niece, Marjorie Young of Port Arthur, Texas; a. devoted friend, Maude Como of Galveston, Texas; and other nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Pallbearers will be friends of the family. Memorials may be sent to Lundy Mortuary, P.O.

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Galveston La Marque 763-8518 938-8170 Mrs. Cecille Farine Mr. Mrs. Ormond G. Farine Jr.

would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to all members and friends who have been so thoughtful, comforting and helpful since Ormond G. PawPaw" Farine passed away. Our Special thanks goes out to Dr. Robert Peake, w'armth, compassion and guidance helped us through such a difficult situation. We will be forever grateful to all of you for your kindness..