Obituaries
Elmer Charles Braden, Sr., 85, died May 16 and was buried in St. Ambrose Cemetery in Wall. He was born Aug. 20, 1918 in Poth, Texas to Andrew and Mary Braden. His parents moved the family to the Wall area, where they farmed and ranched. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a sergeant in a troop carrier squadron from 1941 – 1945, earning several decorations and citations. He married Alfrieda Dubus in Wall in 1948. They had seven sons and a daughter. He was one of the pioneers of the St. Lawrence farming community. He was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church, several other organizations and a past president of Tom Green County Farm Bureau.
Survivors include his wife, Alfrieda of Wall; sons Charles and wife, Janet and Kenneth and wife, Shirley, all of St. Lawrence, Glenn and wife, Debbie of San Angelo, Donald and wife, Sharon of Big Lake, Elmer Jr., Alvin and wife, Kelly, all of Coyanosa and Leon and wife, Jodie of Wall; a sister, Vertis Mesecke, brothers, Clifton, Milton, O.H. and Forrest, 14 grandchildren and others. He was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter, Mary, two brothers, infant brothers and a sister.
Leonard Lon Hanson, 74, of Midland died at his residence May 30 after an extended illness and was buried in Garden City Cemetery. He was born Sept. 27, 1929 to Bud and Vivian Bigby Hanson in San Angelo. He was raised and educated in Garden City, and his parents were pioneer Glasscock County ranchers. He had lived in Midland since 1956, where he married Shirley Eaton in 1967. He was a member of Ranchland Heights Baptist Church where he served as deacon until his illness. He owned and operated his oilfield service company, Hanson and Scoggin Field Service for thirty years, which later became Arrow Plastics. After retiring in 1990, he continued ranching until his death. He was a long and active Lion’s Club member, a life member of the Lions Eye Bank, and was inducted into the Texas Lions Hall of Fame.
He was preceded in death by his parents and is survived by his wife Shirley of Midland, son Wayne and wife Sally Hanson of Brownwood, daughter Anita and husband Gary Carnett and son David and wife Cindy Hanson, and a brother, Bruce Hanson, all of Midland, nine grandchildren and others.
Mary Elizabeth Scott, 65, of Midway, died June 2 in a Midland hospital and was buried at Trinity Memorial Park in Big Spring. She was born June 13, 1938 in Palestine and married Kenneth Scott in 1957 in Garden City. She had lived in Midway since 1957, where she was a member of the Midway Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth of Midway, two daughters and sons-in-law, Alisa and Mike Jaird of Midway and Sonceia and Kerry Lowery of Coahoma, her father, Royal Tucker Duncan Sr. and wife, Lidora of Big Spring; her brother, Royal T. Duncan Jr. of Abilene, her sister and brother-in-law, Martha and Autry Moore of Big Spring, two grandchildren and others. She was preceded in death by her mother, Myrtle Maye Duncan.