Longview News-Journal from Longview, Texas • Page 19

or Longview News- Thursday, April 22, 2004 7C urges firm resolve in face of Iraq violence AP Photo In remarks Wednesday, President Bush said he understood why polls show that two out of three Americans 1 fear another terrorist strike at home between now and Election Day. Bush spoke before about 2,000 newspaper editors and executives gathered in Washington for the annual meetings of the Newspaper Association of America, the American Society of Newspaper Editors and the Associated Press. Genna Hurst WEST POINT, Calif. Genna Hurst, of West Point, formerly of Longview, died March 27. Gena graduated from Longview High School, Southern Methodist University and the University of Houston.

Her careers were in real estate and education. Survivors include two brothers, Dr. C.R. Hurst of Tyler and W.P. Hurst Jr.

of Dallas. James L. 'Jim' Vaughan MARSHALL vices for James L. "Jim" Vaughan, 71, of Hallsville are set for 11 a.m. Friday, April 23, 2004, in Mulberry Springs Baptist Church in Hallsville with the Rev.

Jim Walsh and the Rev. Ron Holton officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Sullivan Funeral Home in Marshall. Mr. Vaughan died Tuesday, April 20, 2004, in Hallsville.

He was born Dec. 6, 1932, in Mount Pleasant to Van Vleet Vaughan and Elsie Mae Hinson Vaughan. He had worked for Texas Eastman of Longview. He was a draftsman engineer for 25 years. He married Edna Mae Holton on March 17, 1956, in Mount Pleasant.

Mr. Vaughan served in the U.S. Army with the rank of corporal in the Korean War. He enjoyed his friends, working on his land and watching over the pond and all the birds. He was a member of Mulberry Springs Baptist Church.

Mr. Vaughan was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Edna Vaughan of Hallsville; a son, Kelly Vaughan of Hallsville; a daughter and son-in-law, Wendy and Lawrence Gonzales Sr. of Longview; three granddaughters, Delilah R. Dinkins and Keelee D.

Dinkins, both of Longview, and Shelby L. Vaughan of Frisco; and one brother, Charles L. Vaughan of Mesa, Ariz. Memorials may be made to the Mulberry Springs Baptist Church Building Fund or Heartway Hospice of Northeast Texas, 1306 Pine Tree Road, Longview, TX 75604. the Sullivan Family Marshall (903) 938-7777 Annie Mae Gilstrap NAPLES Services for Annie Mae Talley Gilstrap, 92, of Omaha will be held at 2 p.m.

Friday at Concord Baptist Church with Glenn Griffith and Nolan Richey officiating. Burial will follow in Concord Cemetery, directed by Alexander Funeral Home, where visitation is 7-9 p.m. today. Ms. Gilstrap died Wednesday.

She was born June 10, 1911, in Omaha. Bobby Joe Guess KILGORE Services for Bobby Joe Guess, 58, of Longview will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 24, 2004, at the Highland Park Baptist Church with the Rev. Riley Pippen officiating. Burial will follow in Pirtle Cemetery.

Mr. Guess passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2004, in Longview after a courageous battle with cancer. Bobby was born Nov. 23, 1945, in Kilgore. He was a member of Highland Park Baptist Church and worked at Trinity Industries.

Mr. Guess was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather. He also loved bowling, golfing and fishing. His daughter, Karen Ann Criswell, and his father, Lawrence Ray Guess, preceded Mr. Guess in death.

He is survived by his wife, Carol Guess of Longview; a daughter and son-in-law, Kim and John Taliaferro of White Oak; his mother, Thelma Guess of Kilgore; a granddaughter, Allison Taliaferro of White Oak; three brothers and sisters-inlaw, Lawrence and Jan Guess of Richmond, Eddie and Carman Guess of Kilgore and Michael and Mary Ann Guess of Grand Prairie; a sister and brother- inlaw, Sandra and Tom Forester of Blackstone, and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and other loving family members. Memorials may be made to Heartsway Hospice, 1306 Pine Tree Road, Longview, TX 75604. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 23, at Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. Please leave an online condolence at www.raderfuneralhome.com AM Rader FUNERAL HOME KILGORE 401 N.

Martin 984-2525 www.RaderFuneralHome.com Funerals Elsie Ruth Williams KILGORE Services for Elsie Ruth Williams, 75, of Kilgore, 2 p.m. today, Hickory Grove Baptist Church, the Rev. Freddie Ward and the Rev. Riley Pippen officiating. Burial, Hickory Grove Cemetery, Arrangements, Rader Funeral Kilgore.

Taraveon Akareme Abdule Jabar Sutton CARTHAGE Services for Taraveon Akareme Abdule Jabar Sutton, 18, of Fort Worth, formerly of Carthage, 2 p.m. today, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Burial, Bethlehem Cemetery, Deadwod. Arrangements, Jimerson Funeral Home. Judy Maples HENDERSON Services for Judy Maples, 56, of Mount Enterprise, 2 p.m.

Friday, Landmark Missionary Baptist Church, Mount Enterprise, the Rev. Darrel Owens officiating. Burial, Laneville Cemetery, Arrangements, Crawford-Crim-Bryan Funeral Home. Lowell A. 'Yankee' Holderness CARTHAGE Services for Lowell A.

"Yankee" Holderness, 73, of Beckville, 10 a.m. Friday, Jimerson Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Bruce Will officiating. Burial, Langley Cemetery. Visitation, p.m.

today, funeral home. Lorene Coffman PITTSBURG Services for Lorene Coffman, 86, of Gilmer, 2 p.m. Friday, Erman Smith Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Doyle Rust officiating. Burial, Lafayette Cemetery.

Visitation, 6-8 p.m. today, funeral home. Loeta Tate Sample MARSHALL Graveside services for Loeta Tate Sample, 75, of Marshall, 10 today, Colonial Gardens Cemetery, the Rev. Sam Manning officiating. Arrangements, Sullivan Funeral Home.

WASHINGTON President Bush urged the nation on Wednesday to remain resolute in the face of mounting casualties in Iraq and continuing fears of terrorism at home, warning that "any weakness" from this country would shake the will of the rest of the world. "The world looks at us, and if we show any weakness whatsoever, there will be weakness in the world," Bush said in a speech to newspaper editors and executives. "It's essential that America show resolve and strength and not have our will shaken by those who are willing to murder the Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney will meet April 29 with members of the independent commission investigating the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the White House announced COX NEWS SERVICE Wednesday. After first offering to meet only with the commission's two co-chairmen, Bush agreed to answer questions privately and not under oath -from the full 10-member panel only with Cheney at his side.

Bush has declined to explain why he wants Cheney with him to answer questions about the attacks. In remarks Wednesday, Bush said he understood why polls show that two out of three Americans fear another terrorist strike at home between now and Election Day. "They saw what happened in Madrid," Bush explained, referencing the March commuter train bombings that killed 191 people in Spain's capital just days before national elections there. He suggested that similar attacks could be attempted in the United States. OBITUARIES ES Marietta Genesse Walker TYLER Services for Marietta Genesse Walker, 71, of Tyler are set for 1:30 p.m.

Friday at St. Paul Methodist Church. Burial will be in Tyler Memorial Park, directed by Tyler Memorial Funeral Home, where visitation is 6-8 p.m. today. Ms.

Walker, a retired store manager, died Tuesday. Memorials may be made to Hospice of East Texas in Tyler. Dorothy Pearl Smith Fowler GILMER Dorothy Pearl Smith Fowler, daughter of a pioneer East Texas family and longtime Dallas resident, died Monday, April 19, 2004, at Doctors Hospital in Garland after a short illness. She was 82. Ms.

Fowler was the daughter of David Franklin and Myrtis Rossie Smith, early settlers with farm and ranching interests in the Gilmer area. Ms. Fowler was born in Glenwood, Upshur County, and attended primary and secondary schools at Indian Rock. She also attended Dodd College in Shreveport and East Texas Baptist College. Ms.

Fowler married and was widowed by Truman McClelland Fowler, by whom she had two children. She had a third child by her second marriage to Golden D. Fowler. She is survived by two daughters, Dorothy Macksyne Conde of Boca Raton, and Nancy Viola Mead of Nevada, Texas. A son, Truman Brooks Fowler, preceded her in death.

Ms. Fowler is also survived by her grandchildren, Carlos V. Conde of Boca Raton, Carla M. Conde of Paris, France, Carmela M. Conde de Vega of Lima, Peru, Truman Brooks Fowler II and Jamel McClelland Fowler, both of Dallas, and Clinton Gene Mead of Nevada, Texas, and Terri Renee Mead Stephens of Rowlett.

Also surviving her are her sisters, Clarine Smith Tucker of Longview, Mary Nell Smith Floyd of Longview and Fayrine Smith Green of Ore City. Two brothers, D.F. Smith Jr. and Arlen Roach, preceded her in death. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of GrubbsLloyd Funeral Home in Gilmer, where visitation was 6-8 p.m.

Wednesday, April 21. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. today, April 22, in Floyd Cemetery with Larry W. Osborne officiating. Loyd FUNERAL HOME GILMER 903-843-2577 "This is a hard country to defend," said Bush, who then alluded to terrorist bombings earlier Wednesday in Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

"They attack all the time," Bush said of the global network of Islamic militants that struck New York and Washington in 2001. "They'd like to attack us again, by the way," he said. "It's important that we find them before they come here again." Bush made the remarks before about 2,000 newspaper editors and executives gathered in Washington for the annual meetings of the Newspaper Association of America, the American Society of Newspaper Editors and the Associated Press. Speaking to the journalists during the bloodiest month yet in Iraq, where 135,000 U.S. troops are deployed, Bush acknowledged the continuing Viola Bahmer A memorial service for Viola Hiett Bahmer, 88, of Longview will be held at 10 a.m.

Friday, April 23, 2004, in Winterfield Cemetery with the Rev. Mike Lindstrom officiating. Mrs. Bahmer passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2004, at her residence in Longview. She was born April 20, 1916, in Longview, where she resided all of her life.

She was a licensed vocational nurse and had worked for Good Shepherd Medical Center for 10 years. She was a member of Winterfield United Methodist Church. She is survived by two daughters, Diane Bailey of Dallas and Rosalie Roy of Shreveport; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul, who died in 2002, and one daughter, Mary Sue Allen. Please sign an on-line guest book at www.raderfh.com Rader FUNERAL HOME Family Owned and Operated 1617 Judson Rd.

www.raderfh.com 903.753.3373 Sam Fowler DAINGERFIELD Services for Sam Fowler, 81, of Daingerfield will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, April 23, 2004, at Jenkins United Methodist Church with the Rev. John Montgomery, the Rev. Randy Seybert and Tony Joyner officiating. Burial will be in Clark Cemetery under the direction of Nail Funeral Home.

Mr. Fowler was born May 20, 1922, in Daingerfield. He died Wednesday, April 21, 2004, in Longview. He was a member of the Jenkins United Methodist Church. He was a veteran and served with the U.S.

Army during World War II. He was retired from Lone Star Steel Co. Survivors include his wife, Pat Fowler of Daingerfield; two sons and daughters-in-law, James and Beth Fowler of New Boston and Steve and Karen Fowler of Plano; his daughter and son-in-law, Mary Ann and Johnny Joyner of Omaha; six grandchildren; seven greatgrandchildren; and one great great grandchild. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. today, April 22, at the funeral home.

dangers nearly a year after he stood beneath a banner proclaiming "Mission Accomplished," congratulating Navy seamen aboard an aircraft carrier returning from the Persian Gulf. "Times are tough," Bush told the newspaper executives. "Last couple of weeks have been really According to Pentagon figures, 3,630 U.S. troops have been wounded in Iraq and another 709 have been killed, including more than 100 killed this month in fighting between U.S. forces and Iraqi insurgents.

The fighting has led the administration to keep 20,000 U.S. troops in Iraq for an additional 90 days. That will cost roughly $700 million, Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the House Armed Services Committee. Elton Lloyd Bearden HENDERSON Graveside services for Elton Lloyd Bearden, 64, of Price, formerly of Henderson, are set for 2 p.m.

today in Spence Cemetery with Earl Smiley officiating. Arrangements are by CrawfordCrim-Bryan Funeral Home. Mr. Bearden, a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, died Tuesday in Price. He was born July 9, 1939, in Olney.

Dignity Mabel Spear Bean KILGORE Services for Mabel Spear Bean, 94, of Kilgore will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, April 23, 2004, at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dr. William J. Ingersoll and the Rev.

Roberta Dodds officiating. Burial will follow in Danville Cemetery. Mrs. Bean died Tuesday, April 20, 2004, in Kilgore. Mrs.

Bean was born July 31, 1909, in Marshall. She loved flowers. Mrs. Bean was past president of the Texas State Garden Club and a past board member of the National Chrysanthemum Society. She was a longtime member of the First Presbyterian Church.

Mrs. Bean is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Franz and Donna Spear of Dallas; two granddaughters, Courtney Elizabeth Watson of McKinney and Ashley Spear of Houston; a great -grandson, Clay Mikeska Watson of McKinney; a sister, Gladys Crowley of Kilgore; her husband, Jack Bean of Kilgore, and his daughters, Judy Shafer of Corsicana, Karolynn Harrell of Kilgore, Deborah Bean of Texarkana and Stephanie McGrew of Kilgore; eight grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Bean was preceded in death by her first husband, Franz M. Spear Sr.

Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 1216, Kilgore, TX 75663. The family will receive friends p.m. today, April 22, tRader Funeral Home in Kilgore. Please leave online tributes for the family at www.raderfuneralhome.com Rader FUNERAL HOME KILGORE 401 N.

Martin 984-2525 www.RaderFuneralHome.com Our sympathies in the loss of a loved one. Longvico Nelus- Journal Nancy Ann Headrick Memorial services for Nancy Ann Headrick will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 24, 2004, at Cross Brand Cowboy Church, 6501 N. U.S. 271 in Tyler.

The family will receive friends p.m. prior to the memorial service. Cremation arrangements are entrusted to Welch Funeral Memorial Center, 4619 Judson Road in Longview. -Welch Funeral Memorial Center "Family Owned and Operated Since 1914" 4619. Judson Rd.

Longview, Tx www.welchfuneral.com 903.663.3737 Carnie Marie 'Connie' Wood Carnie Marie "Connie" Wood, 82, of Longview passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2004, in a local nursing home. Cremation arrangements are entrusted to Welch Funeral Memorial Center, 4619 Judson Road. A memorial service in Sallisaw, will be held at a later date. Welch Funeral Memorial Center "Family Owned and Operated Since 1914" 4619 Judson Rd. Longview, Tx www.welchfuneral.com 903.663.3737 Truth does not blush.

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