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Harry Stockhoff
Harry Wayne Stockhoff, 91, died Feb. 1, 2009, at the Eventide Nursing Home
in San Saba. Visitation is from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009, at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Kavanaugh United Methodist Church with Rev. Jim Goodwin of Gainesville officiating.
Harry was born April 20, 1917, in Bethel, Kan., to Lola Johnson and John
Stockhoff. He graduated from Washington High School in 1935 and then
received a bachelor of science in milling from Kansas State University in
1940. He worked as an experimental baker in a milling company in Nebraska
for a year before he was drafted into the army. He was first stationed at
Fort Bliss in the First Calvary, then left the army to join the Air Corps
where he received his training in Bellville, Ill. While overseas, he was
stationed at Fiji Islands, New Guinea, Solomon Islands and the Philippine
Islands. He returned home as a captain after 3 1/2 years in the Air Corps
when World War II was over. His job with International Milling Company took
him to Ponca City, Okla., in 1946 where he met and married Helen Bondurant
Herring on June 10, 1947, in Prague, Okla. He was named head miller for
International Milling Company at Ponca City three years later. Seven years
later, International Milling Company transferred him to Greenville as the
head miller. After International Milling closed their plant in 1967, he
worked for E-Systems until his retirement in 1983.
Mr. Stockhoff was a very active volunteer in his community. He was a member
of the Greenville Golden ³K² Kiwanis Club and was club secretary for 15
years. He was named ³Golden Kiwanian of the Year² in 1990. As a volunteer
for the American Cancer Society, he took numerous cancer patients to their
treatments and organized drivers for other patients for more than 17 years.
He distributed surplus bread from grocery stores to the Salvation Army, Hunt
County Jail, and FISH. He also worked during the holiday season as a bell
ringer for the Salvation Army¹s Red Kettle program. He developed breadmaking
as a hobby in 1975 and gave away numerous loaves of bread to friends,
neighbors, church visitors, those who were ill, and members of his church
family. He also very faithfully made communion bread for his church for many
years. He was quoted in a Greenville Herald-Banner article on his
breadmaking, ³I have been richly blessed in my life, and my hobby provides
me a way to do something nice for others.² He was a faithful servant to his
Lord being an active member of Kavanaugh United Methodist Church and was
recognized for 50 years of service. He was also a longtime member of the
Kavanaugh choir. In 2007, he moved to San Saba to be closer to his family
and moved to Eventide Nursing Home in July of 2008.
He is survived by twin daughters, Carolyn and husband Mike McDowell of San Saba and Marilyn and husband Ronnie Nutt of Throckmorton, Texas; three grandchildren, Jess McDowell of Euless; Elizabeth Ann Burnett and her
husband Eric of Coppell and Rhonda and husband John Riley of Throckmorton; and three great-grandchildren, Will, Nathan and Katelyn Riley.
He was preceded in death by his wife of almost 60 years, Helen; one son,
John; and his brother, Hugh.
The family requests memorials be made to Kavanaugh United Methodist Church.
Pallbearers will be Eric Burnett, Jess McDowell, John Riley, Nathan Riley
and Will Riley. Honorary pallbearers will be James Coe, Sammy Green, John
Loehr, Charles Mayo, Tom McAllister and Bill Rapp.
in San Saba. Visitation is from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009, at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Kavanaugh United Methodist Church with Rev. Jim Goodwin of Gainesville officiating.
Harry was born April 20, 1917, in Bethel, Kan., to Lola Johnson and John
Stockhoff. He graduated from Washington High School in 1935 and then
received a bachelor of science in milling from Kansas State University in
1940. He worked as an experimental baker in a milling company in Nebraska
for a year before he was drafted into the army. He was first stationed at
Fort Bliss in the First Calvary, then left the army to join the Air Corps
where he received his training in Bellville, Ill. While overseas, he was
stationed at Fiji Islands, New Guinea, Solomon Islands and the Philippine
Islands. He returned home as a captain after 3 1/2 years in the Air Corps
when World War II was over. His job with International Milling Company took
him to Ponca City, Okla., in 1946 where he met and married Helen Bondurant
Herring on June 10, 1947, in Prague, Okla. He was named head miller for
International Milling Company at Ponca City three years later. Seven years
later, International Milling Company transferred him to Greenville as the
head miller. After International Milling closed their plant in 1967, he
worked for E-Systems until his retirement in 1983.
Mr. Stockhoff was a very active volunteer in his community. He was a member
of the Greenville Golden ³K² Kiwanis Club and was club secretary for 15
years. He was named ³Golden Kiwanian of the Year² in 1990. As a volunteer
for the American Cancer Society, he took numerous cancer patients to their
treatments and organized drivers for other patients for more than 17 years.
He distributed surplus bread from grocery stores to the Salvation Army, Hunt
County Jail, and FISH. He also worked during the holiday season as a bell
ringer for the Salvation Army¹s Red Kettle program. He developed breadmaking
as a hobby in 1975 and gave away numerous loaves of bread to friends,
neighbors, church visitors, those who were ill, and members of his church
family. He also very faithfully made communion bread for his church for many
years. He was quoted in a Greenville Herald-Banner article on his
breadmaking, ³I have been richly blessed in my life, and my hobby provides
me a way to do something nice for others.² He was a faithful servant to his
Lord being an active member of Kavanaugh United Methodist Church and was
recognized for 50 years of service. He was also a longtime member of the
Kavanaugh choir. In 2007, he moved to San Saba to be closer to his family
and moved to Eventide Nursing Home in July of 2008.
He is survived by twin daughters, Carolyn and husband Mike McDowell of San Saba and Marilyn and husband Ronnie Nutt of Throckmorton, Texas; three grandchildren, Jess McDowell of Euless; Elizabeth Ann Burnett and her
husband Eric of Coppell and Rhonda and husband John Riley of Throckmorton; and three great-grandchildren, Will, Nathan and Katelyn Riley.
He was preceded in death by his wife of almost 60 years, Helen; one son,
John; and his brother, Hugh.
The family requests memorials be made to Kavanaugh United Methodist Church.
Pallbearers will be Eric Burnett, Jess McDowell, John Riley, Nathan Riley
and Will Riley. Honorary pallbearers will be James Coe, Sammy Green, John
Loehr, Charles Mayo, Tom McAllister and Bill Rapp.