Obituaries
• Carlynn Harris, 81, of Midland died March 13, 2008 in a local hospital and was buried at Garden City Cemetery. She was born Feb. 16, 1927 in Big Spring to Charles and Bertha Rae Cox. She was a longtime member of the Garden City Methodist Church and had attended the Greenwood Baptist Church for the last six years. She graduated from Garden City High School and received a Bachelor’s degree in biology and Spanish and a Master’s degree in special education from Texas Tech University. She taught in Seymour, Stanton and Big Lake, where she retired; she then moved to the family ranch in Glasscock County. She served eight years as Republican Co-Chairman in Glasscock County and was a member of the Midland County Republican Women. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi.
She was preceded in death by her parents and ex-husband, Hugh ‘Buck’ Wayland Harris. Survivors include two sons, Charles ‘Choc’ Harris and wife Betty of Midland, Clay Harris and wife Rena of Midland; four grandchildren, Diedra Hale and husband Brad of Westbrook, Christina Harris of Midland, Michael Miller and wife Amy of Big Spring, JH Miller of Midland and one great grandchild, Kadence Miller of Midland.
• Jan Hirt Bryson, 50, of Bandera, died April 1, 2008 and was buried in the St. Lawrence Cemetery.
She was born March 5, 1958, in San Angelo. She was a graduate and letterman athlete of Texas Tech University graduating with a bachelors of science in 1980. Jan married Joe Ed Bryson on May 31,1980. She went on to work for Texas A&M agriculture as a county extension agent, first in Upton/Reagan County, Crane County, and then Bandera County, retiring in 1996. She had a hard-fought battle against MS and cancer.
Jan is survived by her loving husband; a daughter, Kendra Aileen Bryson; and a son, Kyle William Bryson, all of Bandera; her mother, Elsie Hirt of St. Lawrence; one sister and brother-in-law, Dinell and Gary Jacob of Winters; four brothers and sisters-in-law, Chris and Lana Hirt, Wayne and Susan Hirt and Kevin and Linda Hirt all of St. Lawrence, and Barry and Linda Hirt of San Antonio; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father, Daniel Hirt.
• Case Daniel Jacob, infant son of Brent and Brandi Gray Jacob, died March 20, 2008, in an Abilene hospital and was buried in Lakeview Cemetery. Survivors include his parents of Winters; grandparents Gary and Dinell Jacob of Winters, Roy and Jan Gray of Winters, and Connie Gray of Burkburnett.
• Gordon Cox, 84, of Andrews died April 12, 2008 and was buried in Andrews West Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Cox of Andrews; a daughter, Kay Sowder of Midland; a son, Berry Cox of Monahans; three stepdaughters, Nancy Wyche Hickman of California, Cindy Wyche Strowman of Sweetwater, and Sara Day Wyche of Irving; and a brother, Bob Cox of Stanton.