The Facts from Clute, Texas • Page 2

2A THE FACTS Tuesday, December 14, 1999 Temperatures Forecast DEATHS AND FUNERALS NATIONAL Weather The forecast for noon, Tuesday, Dec. 14. Lines separate high temperature zones for the day. 20s -30s 50sf 30s 20s 50s 40s 30s 60s '60s 50s 80s 70s FRONTS: TY COLD WARA! STATIONARY 1999 AccuWeather, Inc. Pressure 00 233 8 9 HIGH LOW SHOWERS RAY FLURRIES SNOW ICE SUNNY PT.

CLOUDY CLOUDY Sky Sea SUNNY mild, with highs about 67 degrees and lows about 53 degrees. Southwest wind between 10 mph. HIGH AND LOW temperatures for Monday were 64 and 48. RAINFALL: .44 inches was recorded at Angleton from 12-7 a.m. Monday.

BEACH WATER TEMPERATURE: 64 degrees. TIDES: High tides is at 9:10 p.m. and Forecast Wednesday Sunny and breezy, with highs near 58 degrees and lows near 49 degrees. Thursday Sunny and colder, with highs near 59 degrees and lows near 35 degrees. Friday Showers and thunderstorms, with highs near 70 degrees and lows near 53 degrees.

Saturday Partly cloudy with highs near 68 degrees and lows near 42 degrees. River FLOOD TODAY'S 24HOUR STAGE STAGE CHANGE TRINITY RIVER LIBERTY 5.3 0.3 ROMAYER 898 12.6 0.0 GOODRICH 6.5 0.1 CLEAR CREEK FM 528 12 0.0 BRAZOS RIVER BRYAN 43 7.4 HEMPSTEAD 50. 0.1 RICHMOND 48 9.7 0.0 ROSHARON 43 5.6 0.1 SAN BERNARD RIVER BOLING 18 2.9 0.0 SWEENY 16 10.9 COLORADO RIVER COLUMBUS 34 10.7 0.1 WHARTON 39 9.0 0.0 BAY CITY 44 3.8 Weather around Texas Highest temperature last 12 Dallas LoveFieid 52 hours. lowest past 18 hours Del Rio 64 and precipitation for 24 Denton 49 hours at 6 p.m.: OFW Airport 52 High Low Dryden 54 Abilene 50 El Paso 52 Alice 73 61 Fort Stockton 53 Amarillo 48 23 Fort WorthAllia 51 Arlington 51 48 Fort WorthMea 50 69 51 Galveston 71 68 Beaumont 74 Brownsville 79 Burnet 52 Childress 54 College Station 69 Conroe 69 Corpus Christi 73 Corsicana 54 Cotulla 71 Dalhart 50 Weather Temperatures indicate overnight low to 8 Hi Albany.N.Y. 37 Albuquerque 47 Anchorage 11 Atlanta 59 Atlantic City 51 Baltimore 55 Billings 49 Bismarck, 43 Boise 48 Sosion 46 Buffalo 40 Chicago 42 Cincinnati 42 Cieveland 42 Denver 41 Des Moines 50 Detroit 40 Greensboro.

N.C. 54 Hartford Spgfid 45 Honolulu 78 Indianapolis 41 Jacksonville 74 Juneau 35 Kansas City 47 Las Vegas 58 Little Rock 50 Los Angeles 69 Louisville 45 51 Georgetown 62 Guadalupe Pass 68 Harlingen 46 Hondo 35 Houston Hobby 52 Houston Intretnl 54 Huntsville 62 Junction 49 Kingsville 55 Laredo 19 Longview around the nation Sunday's high and a.m. Eastern Time. Lo Otik 21 cay 19 cir 6 sno 54 25 coy 29 mo 40 sno 21 cov 33 .18 coy 30 coy 34 coy 24 cir 40 1.02 37 .17 cdy 22 coy 23 c.ir 34 cdy 48 In 23 cdy 74 .26 cdy 38 .13 cdy 61 .01 sno 25 sno 28 coy 40 cir 45 1.46 in 44 cIr 43 1.38 mn The low tide is at 12:19 p.m. SUNRISE is at 7:07 a.m.

and sunset is at 5:26 p.m. MARINE: Galveston and Matagorda bays: Southeast wind near 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. waters choppy, becom ing slightly choppy. Matagorda Ship Channel to Freeport 20 nautical miles: 2-3 feet.

Wednesday through Friday: Southeast wind around 10 knots. I Seas Winds will increase behind the next cold front, which is expected to approach he upper Texas coast this evening. No precipitation is expected, however. Weather Watch HIGH 67 LOW 53 UV Index Minimal 7.8.9 High Moderate 3,4 5,6 0,1,2 Low 2 Very High 10 Texas Forecast The forecast calls for decreasing clouds over West Texas with mostly clear skies region-wide through today. Highs should be mainly in the 50s and 60s.

Lows should be in the 30s and 40s. In South Texas, skies range from sunny to cloudy with scattered showers. Winds will be generally from the south at 10 to 20 mph, carrying in moisture from the Gulf. The North Texas outlook calls for partly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms. Lubbock 47 30 Lufkin 68 52 Marfa 48 27 McAllen 78 64 McKinney 51 48 Midland 53 37 Mineral Wells 50 46 Navy Corpus 73 62 New Braunfels 69 52 Odessa 55 37 57 48 Palacios 70 58 49 31 Paris 54 46 79 66 Rockport 72 60 69 51 San Angelo 53 40 72 57 San Antonio 69 53 70 $5 San Marcos 69 52 Shreveport.

La 60 50 51 41 Terrell 53 48 75 Texarkana. Ar 55 48 57 Tyler 61 48 58 49 Victoria 70 56 Memphis 50 44 1.91 mn Miami Beach 79 69 .26 cdy Milwaukee 43 23 coy Mpis-St Paul 45 22 cir Nashville 60 47 1.40 rn New Orleans 79 58 1.19 cdy New YorkCity 46 36 coy Norfoik. Va. 52 44 rn North Platte 50 11 cdy Oklahoma Entry 51 28 cir Omaha 52 19 clr Orlando 80 62 cdy Pendieton 57 35 .01 cdy Philadelphia 49 32 cdy Phoenix 63 41 cir Pittsburgh 46 41 .04 in Partiand. Maine 45 35 cdy Portland, Ore.

52 39 .22 in Providence 47 26 cdy Raleigh-Durham 54 48 rn Rapid City 50 21 cay Reno 57 39 coy Richmond 52 41 .04 mn Sacramento 56 48 cir St Louis 43 31 cdy Salt LakeCity 40 36 sno San Antonio 58 35 cir San Diego 65 46 cir San Francisco 56 50 .01 cdy San Juan.P.R. 81 73 rn Santa Fe 44 12 cir Covering Brazoria County Where Texas Began The Angleton Houston 393-2006 Mailing .0. Box 549, Clute, Texas 77531 E-mail www.thefacts.com PAGE TWO Arnold Dozier Funeral services for Arnold Dozier, 69, of Rosharon will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 15, 1999 in the Rosharon Baptist Church. Mr. Dozier passed away, Saturday, December 11, 1999 in Angleton.

Visitation will be Tuesday, from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Palms Funeral Home. Mr. Dozier was a 20 year resident and a member of Rosharon Volunteer Fire Department and was a U.S.

Army Veteran. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret "Dusty" Dozier in 1990 and his brother, Buddy Dozier in 1995. Survivors include his sons, Clinton Dozier and wife, Martha of Las Cruces, New Mexico and William Dozier and wife Tracye of Picacho, Arizona; daughters, Anna Sarminto of Death Valley, California, Tina Bautista of El Paso, and Bonnie Haynes of Rosharon; sister, Lorraine Roper of Deer Park; 12 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be members of Rosharon Volunteer Fire Department. In lieu of usual remembrances, donations may be made to Rosharon Volunteer Fire Department.

Arrangements by Palms Funeral Home in Angleton. Bobby Gene Pierce Bobby Gene Pierce, 72, of Normangee, passed away Saturday, December 11, 1999 at his home. Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church of Normangee on Tuesday, December 14, 1999 at 2:00 p.m. with Bro. Don Semonski officiating.

Burial will be in Pierce Cemetery in Madison County. He was a retired Real Estate Inspector. He is survived by two sons and their wives, Robert and Diane Pierce of Normangee and Timothy and Sherry Pierce of Pennsylvania, and son, Ronald. Gene Pierce of Houston; three brothers, Thomas D. Pierce of Houston, Fred J.

Pierce of Montgomery, and Franklin E. Pierce of Round Rock; one sister, Billie Marie Gwin of New Braunfels; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Cozart Funeral Home in Normangee. (409) 396-6601. J.

P. Oliver Mr. J. P. Oliver passed from this life Saturday evening, December 11, 1999 in Texas City.

He was born November 10, 1912 in Alto. Mr. Oliver had been a resident of Santa Fe since 1993. previously of Freeport where he retired from Dow Chemical Co. after 37 years as a truck driver.

He was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses Church in Clute. J.P. was preceded in death by three sisters, May Day, Ora Chandler and Willie Williams. Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Lela Oliver; sons and daughters-in-law, Raymond and Kay Oliver of Santa Fe, Jerry and Kathy Oliver of Santa Fe and John Paul and Tonya Oliver of Crosby: daughter and son-inlaw, Gail and Dennis Craig of Santa Fe; brother and sister-inlaw, Mart and Hazel Oliver of Jacksonville; eight grandchil- dren; two great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 9:00 a.m.

Wednesday, December 15, 1999 in the chapel of Hayes Funeral Home with Mr. Doug McKenzie officiating. Graveside services and interment will be at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Berry Cemetery in Lufkin. Pallbearers will be Timothy Thomas, Trace Oliver, Bobby Griggs, Kenny 1 Longino, Dan Hoot, Dennis Craig, Fred Evans, Lloyd Day, Virgil Day, Garth Oliver, and Steve Chandeler. Friends may call from 5:00 p.m.

until 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 14, 1999 at the funeral home, 10412 Highway 6. Arrangements by Hayes Funeral Home in Hitchcock. (409)925-3501. Jasper Wade Vickers Funeral services for Jasper Wade Vickers, 74, of Webster, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 14, 1999 at Baker Funeral Home in West Columbia with Rev. Dave Barclay officiating.

He passed away, Sunday, December 12, 1999 in Webster. Burial will be in Cedar Lawn Haven of Rest in West Columbia. Mr. Vickers was born on Tuesday, August 18, 1925 in Florence, Texas. He served in the U.S.

Air force during WWII and the Vietnam War, retiring having earned the rank of Master Sargent. He was a member at large of VFW in the State of Texas. He is survived by his wife Elma Jean Vickers of Webster; daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Mike Scarborough of West Columbia; grandchildren, Ray and Holly Phariss, Michael Scarborough, Tammy and Mike Zwarst, Lisa Conway, Jeff Smothers and Daphney and Alton Nichols; four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, and son, Jerry Lee Smothers. Pallbearers will be Dennis Bittner, Alton Nichols, Ray Phariss, Michael Scarborough, Jeff Smothers and Mike Zwarst.

Honorary pallbearers will be Thomas Boucher, Robert Kingrea, Frank Reid and Dwight Richey. Memorials may be made to the Heart Disease Research Foundation. Arrangements by Baker Funeral Home in West Columbia. Leon Hamlet Leon Hamlet, 58, of Henderson, formerly of Clute, passed away Friday, December 3, 1999. Burial was Monday, December 6, 1999.

He is survived by three daughters, Dana Hamlet of Henderson, Clara Wood and husband, James of Henderson, Bobbie Tucker and husband, Mark of New London; seven grandchildren; two brothers, Floyd Hamlet of Clute, Johnny Hamlet of Four Forks; two sisters, Kathy Hultquist of Clute and Marie Freeman of Henderson. Maurice Forrest "Jelly" Marshall Funeral services for Maurice Forrest "Jelly" Marshall, 75, of West Columbia, will be held at IRS PROBLEMS? VETERAN EX-IRS AGENTS TAX PROFESSIONALS Never Meet with the IRS Settle for Pennies on the Dollar Guaranteed Resuits Free Tax Settlement Analysis: Free "Insider" Report: Confidential Interview in Our Local Office "How to End IRS Problems Forever!" 800-925-9609 88 888-807-7464 24 Hour Recorded Message www.jkharris.com (Nation's) most successful tax-resolution company." The Wall Street Journal JK Harris Company Clute, Texas Circulation To subscribe Replace missing, or wet paper For same day service call by 10 a.m. Open 6 a.m. 5 p.m. M-F.

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298 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 14. 1999 at the First Baptist Church of West Columbia with Rev. Dave Barclay officiating. He passed away, Sunday, December 12, 1999 in Houston. Burial will be in Cedar Lawn Haven of Rest in West Columbia.

Mr. Marshall was born on Friday, February 29, 1924 in Guy. He was an area resident for 74 years, he was a member of the First Baptist Church of West Columbia. He was a long time area rancher also retired from Phillips Petroleum Company after 38 years of service. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Thelma Marshall of West Columbia; sons and daughters-in-law, Tommy and Glenda Marshall of Cypress and Mike and Pam Marshall of West Columbia; daughter and son-inlaw, Janice and Wick McKean of College Station; mother, Masel Marshall of West Columbia; sister, Doris Tigner of Angleton; mother-in-law, Myrtle Covington of West Columbia; grandchildren, Deborah and Mark Young, Lori Marshall, Lisa and Mark Spedale, Jamie McKean.

Cody and Brittany McKean, Justin Marshall and Blake Marshall; great-grandchildren, Morgan and Austin Young, Chase and Madison McKean; two nieces; and three nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, J. T. Marshall. Pallbearers will be Mark Adams, Samuel McElven; Cody McKean, Pete Peterson, Pat Pond, Mark Spedale, Bill Tigner and Mark Young.

Honorary pallbearers will be Dan Adams, Sonny Farquhar, Charlie Miller and W. J. Westbrook. Memorials may be made to Central EMS and the First Baptist Church of West Columbia. Arrangements by Baker Funeral Home in West Columbia.

Norma Iona Taylor Norma Iona Taylor was born Norma I. Maples in Loving, Texas on January 11, 1912 and passed away Monday, December 13, 1999 in Lake Jackson. She was the eldest of five children born to Iza May and Earl Maples. Funeral services will be held at the Lake Jackson First Baptist Church at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 15, 1999 with Dr. John Hatch officiating.

Family will receive friends at Lakewood Funeral Chapel from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 14, 1999. Norma retired from Dow Chemical Co. as a payroll clerk after 35 years.

Norma again worked as a Diamond Consultant for Service Merchandise for 10 years until the age of 80. She was an area resident since 1939 and a member of the First Baptist Church of Lake Jackson since 1955. She served as a "Pink Lady" in the Brazosport Memorial Hospital Auxiliary for more than 25 years. She is survived by her brother, Clarence Maples; two daughters, Gloria Duncan and Melba Lewis both of Lake Jackson; sister-in-law, Julia Maples (wife of Oscar Lee Maples); eight grandchildren: Sherry Duncan Thomas, Terry Lewis Cappel, Tommy Lewis, Rodney Lewis, Edward Lewis, Robert Duncan, Dennis Lewis, and Truitt Duncan; 22 great grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren. Watches for your Lifestyle BULOVA 132 EP SINS NOWLIN JEWELRY 145 Oyster Creek Drive, Lake Jackson 297-7252 800-633-5117 Production Manager Kelly Goodson 295 Bruce Morisse Editor and Publisher Emeritus, 1985-1992 James S.

Nabors Editor and Publisher Emeritus, 1957-1985 News Staff Sports Editor Michael V. 237 Brazos Living Karma 236 Photography Kim 210 Second postage In Clute, Texas 77531. Published daily by Southern Newspapers, dba The Brazosport Facts, located at 720 S. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Lucius Dewey and Oscar Lee Maples, and by a great-granddaughter, Kylie Mae Thomas. Pallbearers will be Tommy Lewis.

Edward Lewis, Robert Duncan, Dennis Lewis, Truitt Duncan, and Andy Lewis. Funeral services by Lakewood Funeral Chapel. Vallie Hamlet Vallie Hamlet, 81, of Henderson, formerly of Clute passed away, Friday, December 3, 1999. Burial was Monday, December 6, 1999. She is survived by two sons, Floyd Hamlet and wife, Joyce of Clute and Johnny Hamlet and wife, Gerrie of Four Forks; two daughters, Kathy Hulquist of Clute and Marie Freeman and husband, Keith of Henderson; 35 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

Doris Leola Peters Doris Leola Peters passed away Saturday, Dec. 11, 1999 at Plantation Health Care Center in Lake Jackson, Texas. Mrs. Peters was born on January 13, 1911 in Bremond, Texas, and grew up in Robertson County. She was one of ten children born to Rev.

Frederick Marshall and. Josephine Becky Adaline Jones. Mrs. Peters was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years Lee Roy Peters; sisters Stella Stewart, Myrtle Henderson, Ellie Henderson, Lora Stephens, Wanda Gibson and Faye Jackson; and brothers Sidney Jones and Rozell Jones. She is survived by her daughters Sharon Shields and husband Ronnie of Pearland, Barbara Turner and husband Marshall of Clute, and one brother Roland Jones and wife Sylvia of Beaumont.

She is also survived by four grandchildren: Michelle Ferrell, Kimberly Turner, Timothy Shields and Alissa McKay, and three great-grandchildren: Paden Ferrell, Paige Ferrell and Joshua Shields. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 14, 1999 at the First Baptist Church of Clute, where she was a faithful member since 1945. Doris was a member of the ladies Samaritan Sunday School Class, and was active in Jolly Sixties and the Ladies WMU. Burial will be at Restwood Memorial Cemetery in Lake Jackson.

Services will be conducted by Rev. Duane Phy, assisted by Rev. Mark Cox. Pallbearers will be Timothy Shields, Truman Bowles, W.B. Jackson, Terry Jackson, Bill Reed and Dan Kessner.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Clute building fund or First Baptist Church of Friendswood building fund. Arrangements by Lakewood Funeral Home. Nina Vivian Fisher A memorial service for Nina Vivian Rudin Fisher, who died at 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 11, 1999, will be held at the Methodist Church of Sweeny, at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 18, 1999: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Brazoria County Library Sweeny Branch. Arrangements by Santana Funeral Directors of Houston.

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