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She married Wesley Ray Baugh on June 15, 1930 in Bisbee, Arizona where he was working in the copper mines. As many during the depression he lost his job in the mines and they returned to Texas where they operated the Gulf Service Station on the corner of US 83 & FM 337 until the Leakey Bank closed and no one had money to buy gas. They did ranch work to make a living, after that Ray was the U.S. Mail carrier from Leakey to Sabinal for four years. Their son, Gary, was born in 1926 in Uvalde, Texas. Their next move was to San Antonio where Ray worked at Kelly Field. We were well into World War II by this time. Not liking the big city, they again moved back home and placed Gary in the Leakey school, his first grade teacher was Mary Crenshaw who had also been the first grade teacher of Elizabeth at the Rio Frio School. Four generations of Baughs have now attended the Leakey School. They bought out Jesse Robertson’s livestock and leased his ranch. They lived on the ranch for 21 years, during this time they bought a 640 acre ranch on Cypress Creek. They thought it was one of the best little ranches in the Frio Canyon. They also built the Humble Service Station in Leakey (the now Exxon Station). Ray helped build the Leakey High School gym, the first 4-H club show barn and the American Legion Hall. Ray was killed in a tragic accident on April 6, 1985. Elizabeth started to work in the Real County Courthouse in 1940 as Deputy County Clerk for five years, then as the Tax Assessor/Collector until 1959 when the County and School District separated. She was appointed to the School Tax Appraising and Collecting Office and served there until she retired in 1981. Elizabeth was a member of the Leakey United Methodist Church, the Leakey Methodist U.M.W., the Leakey Chapter #18 Order of Eastern Star, the American Cancer Society and the Chamber of Commerce. She lived on Mountain Street in Leakey in the home she and Ray built in 1972.
She was preceded in death by her parents Plez and Eda Jones, husband Ray Baugh, son Gary Baugh and three brothers, Henry, Eddy and Clem Jones.
Survivors include daughter-in-law Karolen Baugh, granddaughters Melissa Baugh and Amelis Baugh Stayton and great-grandson Blake Stayton all of Leakey.
Services were held Saturday, April 8, 2006 at the United Methodist Church in Leakey. Burial followed in the Leakey Floral Cemetery. Pastors Don Tumlinson and Doug Smith officiated.
Pallbearers were James Pate, Dennis Schumann, Blake Stayton, Terry Jones, Josh Courtney and David Courtney. Honorary pallbearers were Ben Jones, Gary Hart, George Foshee, Kenneth Shankelford and Scott Belb.
The family requests in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Leakey EMS or Fire Department.
Ermene “Misse” Dumas, age 79, of Austin, Texas, died on Monday, March 27, 2005. She was born on March 7, 1927 in Rocksprings, Texas.
She retired after 30 years of service from the law firm of Brown McCarroll, where she worked as a Legal Assistant. She was Chairman of the Ethics Committee of the Capital Area Paralegal Association and was also a member of the National Association of Legal Assistants.
Misse had many friends, she was a member of the “Wild Bunch”, a group of professional women who met each month to do charitable work, and a member of the Community Pool at St. David’s Rehabilitation Hospital.
She was preceded in death by her father, Martin Davis.
She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Robert C. Dumas, of Austin; son, Duwain Dumas and wife Dottie of Baytown; daughters Kathy Collins and husband Jerry of San Antonio and Susan Garrigus of Wichita, Kansas; five grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.
Private family services were held for Mrs. Dumas April 3rd on the Kickapoo Ranch where the cremains and flowers were placed in the West Nueces River where, as a child, she learned to swim. Attending the service: Bob Dumas, Mr. and Mrs. Duwain Dumas, Kathy Dumas Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Amstrong, Debra McCartney and Dumas’ cousin, Helen Fred of Rocksprings.
Arrangements by Weed Corley-Fish Funeral Home of Austin, Texas.
Howard B. Grooms was born May 8, 1922, to Martin Oran and Mattie Benskin Grooms in Mathis, Tx. They came to Rocksprings when Howard was 18 months old. He was raised in Rocksprings and graduated from Rocksprings High School. Howard married Norma Garrett on August 6, 1941. He served in the US Navy and was a WWII veteran. He and Norma returned to Rocksprings in 1949 to raise their two sons, Howard, Jr. ‘Butch’ and Michael Dewitt. Howard was a past master of the Rocksprings Masonic Lodge 758. He passed away on April 10, 2006. Howard was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years in September of 1993.
He is survived by his sons Howard Grooms, Jr. and Michael Dewitt Grooms and wife Charlotte; grandchildren Sandra Sue Stowell and husband Doug, Debra Diane Grooms, Mary Allison Burleson and husband Jason, Norma Paige Hendley and husband Glynn, Garrett Whittle Grooms and wife Holly, Michael Gordon Grooms and wife Audrey; great-grandchildren James Andrew Stowell, Terese Marie Stowell, Hershel Lance Burleson, Charlotte Grace Burleson, Zoe Paige Burleson, Jace Albert Hendley, Patricia Claire Burleson, Ty Michael Hendley, Cooper Howard Grooms and Ava Elizabeth Grooms.
Graveside services were held on Tuesday afternoon, April 11th in Rocksprings Cemetery. Services were commemorated by the Leakey Masonic Lodge members and Kenny Nunley presented the eulogy,.
Leonardo Flores Hernandez, 43, of Montell, Texas died April 7, 2006 while helping fight a local grass fire. He was born November 6, 1962 in Suchel, Durango, Mexico to Clemente Flores Hernandez and Maria Reyes Hernandez. Leonardo worked on the Reese ranch in Uvalde County, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his father and two siblings, Juana Flores Hernandez and Agustina Flores Hernandez.
Survivors are his wife, Evangalena Gazarez de Flores; son, Nereyda Flores and daughter, Cristian Flores. Five siblings: Candelario Flores Hernandez, Felipe Flores Hernandez, Verta Flores Hernandez, Lucia Flores Hernandez and Audrelio Flores Hernandez.
Memorial services were held Sunday, April 9, 2006 at the Nelson Funeral Home Chapel in Camp Wood, Texas. Arrangements were made to return his remains to his home in Mexico for burial.