Socorro Ramirez Celaya went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, July 27, 2014. Socorro was born on May 3, 1937, in Fort Stockton, Texas, to Bernabe and Candida Sosa Ramirez. She married Gonzalo Celaya of Fort Stockton in January 1953, and they shared 47 loving years together before he preceded her in death in March 2000. She grew up and worked in Fort Stockton for the school district and in 1993, retired to San Angelo. Socorro was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who loved gardening and cooking. Her passion was her family and making sure that her door was always open to everyone. She was "Grandma" or "G.G." to everyone but especially to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren that she loved beyond means. She was always known for her cookies and coffee and sneaking them to her great-grandchildren. Socorro devoted her life to her family and friends and loved being there for everyone. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her and her love will live on in our hearts forever. Socorro was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and brother Ike Ramirez. She is survived by her daughter, Elizabeth Monreal and husband Pedro of San Angelo; her son, Nick Celaya and wife Jane of Victoria; her grandchildren, Justin Saenz and his wife, Valerie, Janiffer Shifflett and husband Rodney, all of San Angelo, Jessica Celaya of Victoria, Jennica Saenz of Waxahachie, Jillian Celaya of Victoria, Oralia Mesa and husband Reynaldo of Fort Stockton, Gabriel Mesa of San Angelo, Matthew Mesa of Fort Stockton, Kathy Morales of Justin, Ronnie Mesa of San Angelo and Ray Mesa of Fort Stockton; her great-grandchildren, Allysa and Daylon Saenz of San Angelo, Arianna and Annabelle Costilla of Victoria, Isabella Morales of Waxachachie and Bayleigh Shifflett of San Angelo; her sisters, Susanna Blanco and Senaida Scott and her husband, Jimmy, of Fort Stockton; her brothers, Ricardo Ramirez and his wife, Minnie, of Lubbock and Reyes Ramirez of Fort Stockton. Pallbearers for the service will be Gabriel Mesa, Ronnie Mesa, Mikey Mesa, Matthew Mesa, Shawn Michael Scott, Oscar Dominguez and Ray Mesa. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1, 2014, in Johnson's Funeral Home chapel. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014, at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Deacon James Allen Scott and Father Joey Faylona as celebrant. Interment will follow in Calvary Catholic Cemetery. The family wishes to express their sincerest thanks and appreciation to Dr. Melott and Donna and the nurses and rehab staff from Encompass Home Health. "When I get where I'm going they'll be only happy tears, When I get where I'm going don't cry for me down here." Family and friends may sign an online register book at johnsons-funeralhome.com.

Over the last week home was very important to our mother Nancy Duncan Howard. Her parents G.E. & Vyvien Duncan brought her home for the first time on May 16, 1944. She spent those early years living in and loving San Saba County. She grew up in Algerita, TX at a home near the river. She and her school friends spent time exploring the beautiful landscape, looking for arrowheads and watching for activity in the cemetery that was adjacent to her childhood home.
The family moved to Brady, TX and began a new adventure. This is where Nancy met the love of her life, Larry Wayne Howard. They were married on June 15, 1963 and established a new home together. In the coming years they welcomed a daughter, Sara Howard and later a son, Larry Shay Howard.

Nancy was well known for the in-home day care that she owned and operated for over forty years. She helped to raise hundreds of McCulloch County children and treasured every one of them. The trust these families placed in her was an honor and she worked diligently at providing a loving Christian home for each one of them while they were entrusted to her care. The sweet words of these little people praying at meal time and singing hymns together brought her much joy and she felt this was her way of furthering the love of the Lord.

Nancy participated in Beta Sigma Phi sorority for more than twenty years and loved helping with the Miss Heart of Texas Pageant. She was a life-long member of the Church of Christ.
On Wednesday July 30, 2014 while sitting in her living room with one of her favorite companions a Jack-Russell terrier named Spot, Nancy Howard went home to Heaven to join those loved ones already there and to begin her new adventures
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Nancy was preceded in death by her parents G.E and Vyvien Duncan and her husband Larry Howard.
She is survived by daughter Sara Howard and son Shay Howard. She is also survived by her two best friends Marilyn Mayer and Teresa Leifeste whom she truly considered each other more a sister and family than a friend.

Services at a later date.

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Elva L. Harper, 83, of Mansfield, went to be with the Lord on July 29, 2014 in Mansfield, TX.

Visitation will be held Sunday, August 3, 2014 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm at Robert Massie Funeral Home, San Angelo, Texas.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 4, 2014, 11:00 am at the Apostolic House of Worship, San Angelo, Texas, with Pastor Tim Wood, officiating. Burial to follow at Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens under the direction of Robert Massie Funeral Home.

Pallbearers will be Derek Lee Harper, Michael Terry Harper, James Dunbar, Billie James Wayne, Howard Vaughn, and Kendall Wood.

Honorary pallbearer will be Louis Mendoza Jr.

She was born on March 6, 1931 to Claude and Ettie (Dunn) Hall at Brown County, Texas. Elva worked in the composition department for San Angelo Standard Times retiring in 1996. She married Earl Dean Harper in 1948 and they shared 48 wonderful years together until his death on November 15, 1996.

She was a member of Mansfield Senior Center. She loved to play cards and bingo and take trips with the seniors. Elva was a very spiritual person.

She was preceded in death by her parents, brother, Henry Lee Hall.

Elva is survived by her, son, Mike Harper and wife, Vicki of Mansfield, TX., two daughters, Sandra Denton and husband, Doug of San Angelo, TX, and Dierdre Harper of Marlin, TX; three brothers, Alvin Hall and wife, June of Brownwood, TX, Ancil Hall of Bangs, TX, George Ray Hall of San Angelo, TX; eleven grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, five nieces and five nephews

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