Antonia Hess

     Mass of Christian Burial for Antonia Veronia Hundt Hess, age 93 of Muenster was held at 10:00 AM, July 24, 2013 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Muenster. Services were officiated by Rev. Kyle Walterscheid and directed by McCoy Funeral Home of Muenster. A rosary service was held at 7:00 PM July 23, 2013 at McCoy Funeral Home. Burial was in Sacred Heart Cemetery.

     Mrs. Hess died at 7:50 PM Sunday, July 21, 2013 at her residence.

Born October 2, 1919 in Lindsay, TX, Antonia was the daughter of Joseph and Emelie (Flusche) Hundt. She grew up in Lindsay and attended St. Peters School. She and Alois Andrew Hess were married on October 24, 1940 in St. Peters Catholic Church in Lindsay. After being married for about 1 ½ years, Alois and Antonia purchased a farm north of Muenster. There, they farmed, raising grain, hay and always a family garden. They were busy raising hogs and milking cows along with the other farm duties, including canning vegetables and fruits and doing their own butchering just to furnish food for their family.

     While on the farm, Alois and Antonia became the parents of four daughters and 3 sons, all of which attended Sacred Heart Catholic School.

     Alois and Antonia sold the farm in 1962. They moved to Muenster then and purchased the furniture store in 1963. They operated the store until retirement, at which time they sold it to their son, Dennis. After that, they both were active in parish and community affairs as long as they were able.

     Alois and Antonia enjoyed traveling mainly to visit their children and grandchildren. Antonia was a great mother, spouse, grandmother, and great grandmother. She will be greatly missed!

     Antonia is survived by her daughters and spouses: Carol Ann and Robert Fitch of Oak Point, TX, Veronica and Bill Hughes of Plano, TX, Jane Frances and Roy Monday of Muenster, TX and Diane Elizabeth and Bill Reed of Salt Lake City, UT; sons and spouses: Dennis Joseph and Kathy Hess of Muenster, Alan Charles and Debbie Foreman of Corinth, TX, Myron Hess and Gail Rothe of Austin, TX; 12 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, and 1 great-great grandchildren; brother: Joseph and Elfrieda Hundt; sisters-in-law: Mary Hundt, Mitzi Schmitt, Margie Schmitt, Teresa Hayden, and Rosina Schmidlekofer; brothers-in-law: Francis Hundt, Bill Hess and Tony Hess.

     She was preceded in death by her husband Alois Hess, sister, Clara Dieter, and brothers, Gregory and Herbert Hundt.

     Pallbearers were: Wayne Fitch, Brian Hess, Craig Monday, Nathan Hess, Jason Hess, and Payce Jacobsen.

     The family requests memorials be made to Sacred Heart Cemetery Fund.

Troy Hess

     Memorial Mass for Troy Daniel Hess, age 48 of Forestburg (formerly of Muenster) is set for 10:00 AM Saturday, July 20, 2013. A Rosary Service will precede the mass at 9:30 AM. Both the Rosary and Mass will be at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Muenster. The service is officiated by Rev. Kyle Walterscheid and directed by McCoy Funeral Home of Muenster.

     Mr. Hess died at 6:10 PM Saturday, July 13, 2013 at his residence.

     Born February 5, 1965 in Muenster, Troy was one of the eight children of Arthur “Archie” and Emma Lou Gehrig Hess.

     Troy was raised in Muenster where he attended school and graduated from Sacred Heart Catholic School in 1983. After graduation, he operated his father’s well-servicing (spudder) rig. He had worked in the oil field most of his life. Troy had a profound understanding of most aspects associated with the oil field industry. He, with his father’s guidance, became a proficient welder. He really enjoyed creating and building things from metal and wood. He designed and built child-size picnic tables for each of his many nieces and nephews.

     Troy enjoyed working with trees in his pastime. He often planted seeds and/or transferred seedlings from small to larger container until he decided they were ready to be permanently planted or given away. Each of his brothers, sisters and many of his relatives and friends were presented with trees that he even planted them for them. He also was gifted in tree grafting. Anything that grew fascinated him. He always had flowers and all sorts of plants, including garden vegetables.

     Troy loved his 2 acre plot in the country. There, he spent most of his spare time cleaning trees and making improvements to the land. He was very fond of his two dogs.

     Troy was a person with a great sense of humor and kept people around him laughing most of the time. He will be greatly missed!

     Survivors include his sisters: Linda Luttmer of Muenster, Donna Biffle and husband Jim of Muenster, Tammy Hess of Muskogee, Oklahoma; brothers: Brent Hess and wife Mary of Muenster and Mike Hess of Muenster.

     He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Emma Lou Hess, sister Kathy Hess, brother Howard Hess.

     The family suggests memorials be made to a charity of your choice.

Jerry Sicking

     Mass of Christian Burial for Jerome “Jerry” Sicking, age 73 of Muenster, was held at 10:00 AM Thursday, July 11, 2013 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Muenster. Burial was in Sacred Heart Cemetery. A Rosary was held at 5:30 PM followed at 6:00 PM by a Vigil on Wednesday, July 10 at the funeral home. Services were officiated by Rev. Ken Robinson and directed by McCoy Funeral Home of Muenster.
     Mr. Sicking died in a Dallas Hospital on Monday, July 8, 2013.
Jerry, born September 7, 1939 in Muenster, was the eldest of the 4 children of John William and Eleanor Cecilia Rohmer Sicking. The family lived on a farm south of Myra. At age 5, Jerry was operating a tractor and he continued helping his father farm until they opened a tractor business in Gainesville. Jerry continued farming part-time while being a mechanic at Sicking Tractor Co. He retired from Peterbilt after more than 20 years of working in the fabrication shop.
     Jerry had attended St. Mary’s School in Gainesville for 3 years, then Sacred Heart through the 8th grade and then completed high school at Muenster Public. He then attended night school at Cooke County College for two years.
Jerry and Evelyn Leona Flusche were married at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on July 16, 1966. They were the parents of two sons and a daughter.
     Jerry was a member of Sacred Heart Church, Knights of Columbus, had been an Altar Boy, member of the 49er’s Square Dance Club and was an Avon Representative for 23 years. He really enjoyed life, spending time with his family and friends. He liked collecting coins, restoring farm equipment and tinkering with the family automobile.
     Jerry also enjoyed gardening and working his booth at various trade days. He was a great family man, always being concerned with the welfare of his children and grandchildren. He displayed respect and kindness to everyone he met, and never met a stranger.
     Jerry will be greatly missed!
     Jerry is survived by his daughter: Sherilyn Sicking of Arlington, TX; sons: Michael Sicking of Waco and Darwin and wife Juliane Sicking of Durant, OK; brothers: David and wife Rose of Gainesville, and Kenneth Sicking of Myra; grandchildren: Danielle, Haylee, and Noah Sicking, Robert Scruggs, Brandi Balke, and Ashley Trieder and 3 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife: Evelyn, a granddaughter, Kayla Gabrille Sicking and parents, John William and Eleanor Cecilia Rohmer Sicking and a brother Gene Sicking.
     The family requests memorials be made to the Muenster Knights of Columbus.

Robbie Parsons

     Memorial service for Robert Lee “Robbie” Parsons, age 57 of Gainesville were held at the McCoy Funeral Chapel on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at 2:00 PM. Services were officiated by Rev. Ricky Kerr and Rev. Sam Parsons and directed by McCoy Funeral home, Saint Jo, Texas. Robbie died Friday, July 6, 2013 at his home.
     Robbie was born August 26, 1955 in Saint Jo. He was the son of David “Slim” and Frances Tuggle Parsons. He grew up and attended school, then, after graduating, obtained an associate degree in college.
     Robbie was dominate in football and had excellent skills in tennis through his high school career. He always talked about his glory days and the crazy shenanigans he and his friends got into. (Boy were there a lot.) In his older years, he became masterful poker player, and crushed willing opponents in pool. The last few years, he started having nightly poker games with all his friends. He loved his poker games, and never missed one (unless he lost the week before). All of his friends talk about how funny and smart he was, and that was certainly the truth. I can honestly say he was the smartest man I know. His sense of humor lit up the whole room, and you couldn’t help but love him. When he became a father, his whole world changed. His daughter was all he saw. She is all he ever talked about, saying how proud he was that she was his. Up until his last few days, he only said that he was not afraid to die, he was only afraid of how his baby girl would handle it. He was a selfless, giving, and caring father and he will be greatly missed.
     Robbie is survived by his: daughter, Jenny Marie Parsons of Gainesville; mother, Winnie Frances Parsons of Saint Jo; brother and wife: Sam and Karla Parsons of Shelby, N. C.; four nieces and one nephew; and very special friend: Paul Sampson of Saint Jo.
     He was preceded in death by: father, David “Slim” Parsons; grandparents: Sam Parsons, Myrtle Upshaw, Sam and Minnie Tuggle.