Wade passed from this life and into the arms of his loving Jesus while surrounded by his family at his home in Big Lake, TX on February 26, 2021. 

Wade was born in Carlton, Texas to James Druid and Nan Levena Jones on September 20, 1931. Wade spent most of his youth residing in Hico, Texas with his nine siblings.  

Wade moved to west Texas at the age of 17, where he essentially started his lifelong adventure in helping others keep their vehicles running. He and his twin brother, at the early age of 10 overhauled an old school bus and engine and drove it around in their parent’s pasture before being caught and having the bus confiscated. 

After moving to Rankin, Texas in 1948 at the age of 17, he continued to develop his mechanical skills while working in several auto repair shops. He eventually wound up in Big Lake continuing his passion in auto repair. 

Wade entered into the Marine Corp in December 1951, served 14 months in the Korean War, and was honorably discharged in December 1953. 

It was in Big Lake that he met the love of his life, Darlynne LaRue Hart, and married her on September 11, 1954. It was there they spent 66 loving years together and raised two sons.  

In 1958, Wade partnered with his twin brother Wayne and purchased Poteet Motor Company where it became Jones Garage. He spent 45 years in the business. It was there he and Wayne developed the fine reputation of good honest work. Known as “The Jones Boys” throughout west Texas it was often said that if they couldn’t fix it, it probably wasn’t broken. And they often said, “If we do a good job, tell others and if we do a poor job, tell us---we will make it right”. 

Wade loved traveling with family and friends either on motorcycle or by RV.  

He was preceded in death by his parents and several siblings: J.D. (Don) Jones, Mamye Casey, Leona Cox, Bill Jones, Cotton Jones, and Wayne Jones. 
Wade left behind his wife Darlynne LaRue Jones, son Mikel Jones and wife Laura Jones of San Angelo, Texas; and son Terry Jones and wife Lori Jones of Big Lake, Texas. Grandchildren Bryan Jones (wife Amy), Tori Jones, Paul Jones (wife Michelle), Daryl Jones (wife Kara), Ellen Clark (husband Justin). Great Grandchildren: Taya Quain, Katelynn Quain, Skyler Browder, Taylor Younts, M.C. Fry, Jace Clark, Avery Jones, Scott Jones, Slate Clark, Avery Clark, Cole Jones, Wyatt Jones, Gracie Jones, and one Great-Great Grandson Ryley Parker Quain. Three sisters Marynell Hesse, Ginger Waller, Phyllis Hatchett. 

Graveside service will be conducted at Glenrest Cemetery in Big Lake, Texas Sunday the 28th of February at 3:00 pm. Gerald Baskin officiating.

Graveside

Sunday, February 28, 2021

3:00PM

Glen Rest Cemetery
E. Lake St. 
Big Lake, TX 76932

Final Resting Place

Glen Rest Cemetery 
E. Lake St. 
Big Lake, TX 76932

Alma Lee Woods, 95, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Feb. 26, 2021, in San Angelo. 

Graveside service will be at 10:00am in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens with Ryan Buck officiating. Arrangements are by Harper Funeral Home. 

Mrs. Woods was born April 15, 1925, in Myra to John Thomas "J.T." Reeves and Minnie Whitt Reeves. She grew up in Seymour, Texas. She married Raymond Woods on June 23, 1945, in Seymour, and they were married for almost 60 years. Her husband preceded her in death on May 26, 2005, in San Angelo. 

Mrs. Woods worked for GTE for 22 years before retirement. She was an avid bowler for over 40 years, a fantastic cook, and a wonderful wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a member of Lake View Baptist Church and later Immanuel Baptist Church. She was also known for her embroidery work, which she shared with family and friends. 

Her family is especially grateful for the friends she made in her final years at Brayden Park Assisted Living, the care and compassion from Shannon 3rd floor unit, Kindred Hospice and the staff at Brayden Park. 

She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, her three older brothers, and two older sisters and many special friends. 

Survivors include her son, Thomas Woods, (Dana) of San Angelo; her daughter, Connie Moxham, (Jeff) of San Angelo; two grandsons, Scott Woods (Regi), of Tyler and Mark Woods (Jennifer) of Shallowater; and six great-grandchildren , Seth and Sadie Woods of Tyler and Landon, Ava, Norah, and Ezra Woods of Shallowater. 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Meals for the Elderly .

Graveside

Monday, March 01, 2021

10:00AM

Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens
4989 FM Highway 1223 
San Angelo, TX 76905

Final Resting Place

Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens 
4989 FM Highway 1223 
San Angelo, TX 76905

W. Hampton Beesley III died peacefully from cancer on Thursday, February 25 at his home in San Angelo, Texas attended by his dogs, children, and wife Bonnie of 52 years. Over his 74 years Hamp nurtured a loving family, helped people of all walks of life through his law practice, supported jazz music and the Arts, traveled the world, and became an admired and beloved community member. 
Born in Austin, TX in 1946, he and his family soon moved to San Angelo where Hamp would live out the rest of his days. He became an Eagle Scout, and at age 15 drove a delivery truck for his father’s business, West Texas Frozen Foods. Hamp graduated from Central High School in 1964 and from University of Texas in 1968, with a B.B.A. in accounting. At UT he met his future wife, Bonnie, on a substitute blind date. Hamp served in the Army Reserves from 1968 to 1974 and graduated from University of Texas Law School at Austin in 1972. He then returned to his hometown where he practiced real estate law for over 48 years. From 2017 to 2020 he was voted Best Attorney by the San Angelo Standard Times. To him, everyone who walked into his office was important. He said most of the time his work was “all happy work” because the buyer and seller both walked away happy. 
Hamp found great joy in sharing everything he loved with others whether it be travel, food, music, or art. For decades he supported the Arts and artists in San Angelo. He served on the Board of the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts for over 20 years. Hamp donated time, money, artworks, and legal aid to help the Museum expand programs for arts education, acquire a major collection of Spanish colonial and Mexican religious art, and develop one of the most important ceramic collections in America. Hamp also served on the Board of the San Angelo Cultural Affairs Council for over 30 years. In 1993, Hamp began chairing the Jazz Committee of the Council, which brought in such renowned musicians as Allan Harris, Maucha Adnet, B.B. King, Wynton Marsalis, and many other award-winning artists. 
Hamp loved music and loved to sing showtunes and jazz standards to kids, grandkids, dogs, and anyone within earshot. He loved movies and had an incredible memory for film trivia, dates, and numbers. Great at accents and impersonations, Hamp warmed everyone around him with his humor, his grin, and fun-loving sweetness. 
A curious traveler, Hamp explored Maya ruins with his children, rode in the Chase Car in the Pan-American Road Race, fished with buddies all over Mexico, road-tripped through Croatia and Slovenia, and cruised to Alaska. Family trips took him tubing in New Braunfels, skiing in Crested Butte, and sunning in Florida and Port Aransas. Hamp found peace watching the gulf waves, reminiscing on his many family beach trips in Sarasota, Florida. In New York City Hamp loved hitting late-night jazz shows after grabbing drinks at Jimmy’s Corner, catching a play, and enjoying a meal at a celebrated restaurant. 
Hamp’s appetite for good food drew him down the street for Saturday hamburgers at T’s, to the Lowake for a Chicken Fry, to Crested Butte’s Soupçon for escargot, to Captiva Island for grouper, to NYC for Carnegie Deli cheesecake and artfully plated fare at Eleven Madison Park. He once ate a whole Peking Duck (and dumplings) by himself in a Hong Kong restaurant as locals looked on. But Hamp loved most sharing a meal with others, with family and friends, old or new. He knew his wines, and was known to share a bottle or two or three to toast and enjoy together. 
Hamp loved to host at his home, inviting jazz musicians to backyard afterparties, serving serious eggnog at Christmas parties, bringing guests to his dining room table, and sitting out back talking with friends over Scotch and cigars until the wee hours. He relaxed in his backyard, barbecuing ribs and watching UT football games with dogs nearby. Hamp played tennis with his wife Bonnie in a mixed doubles league and with his kids at Santa Rita Park. He worked out at the gym consistently and loved to play golf Thursdays with “The Dogs” at the San Angelo Country Club. 
Hamp said, “Life is not a dress rehearsal.” He filled life to the brim with family, friendship, art, food, laughter, and love and shared his overflowing cup with everyone around him. And being with him made even the bad times good. Hampton Beesley’s loving spirit lives on in us, through us, and beyond. 
Hamp is preceded by his parents Wade H. Beesley and Zada M. Beesley and brother Bruce Stratton Beesley of San Angelo. He is survived by his wife Bonnie Bohnn Beesley of San Angelo; children Wade Hampton Beesley IV and Jules Byron Beesley and wife Valerie Ramirez Beesley of Austin, TX; grandsons Luis Buenaventura and Jules Hampton Beesley; brother Andre Gardner Beesley and his wife Jamie of Boerne, TX; sister Sandy Beesley Barnes and her husband William Waldren Barnes; cousins Reece Beesley Small and her husband Don Edward Small of Fort Worth, TX; cousin Worth Stratton Beesley of Granbury, TX; cousin Robin Beesley Mix of Houston, TX; cousin Jack Houston Beelsey Jr. of Palmdale, CA. 
We extend our gratitude to all the people who worked hard and late to help Hamp be comfortable at home. A memorial service will be held at a future date when it is safer to gather. Donations may be made in Hamp’s memory to the Mount Carmel Hermits in Christoval, Texas at www.carmelitehermits.org, the SAMFA Collectors Society, and La Gran Familia Orphanage at 2813 Southland Blvd., San Angelo, TX 76904.