Dear Abby: My husband was forced into sex at the age of 12 by an older female. He has expressed how humiliated he felt and that he made it his mission to never feel inadequate again. He gets his “knowledge” of satisfying a woman through porn. I have tried to explain to him that what he’s seeing is only a performance put on for the male viewer.
Glenna Dean Havill, 92, passed away after a valiant battle with internal melanoma cancer on June 17, 2022 at Parkside Manor Assisted Living in Roosevelt, Utah. She joined her loving husband, John, to celebrate their wedding anniversary together on June 18. Glenna was born on November 22, 1929 in Colbert, Okla. to William Pete and Frances Pearl (Byers) Hale and was the firstborn of 11 children. She graduated from Achille High School, Achille, Okla. in 1948 and soon after boarded a bus to Galveston, Texas to live with her aunt. There she met the love of her life, John and they were married on June 18, 1950. Glenna and John resided on the Gulf Coast until 1985 when they retired and moved to Denison, Texas. In 2011, she and John moved to Roosevelt, Utah to be near their daughter, Karon and family. John passed away on November 14, 2013. Glenna was first and foremost a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker. She loved having a beautiful, well kept home and was an excellent seamstress and cook with southern cooking and homemade pies being her signature dishes. When Karon joined Girl Scouts in grade school, Glenna became a volunteer as troop leader for six years, cookie chairman, day camp director, neighborhood chairman, and district chairman for the Southeast Texas Girl Scout Council. She later worked in retail and medical billing for a hospital and medical clinic in Galveston. After retirement, she and John enjoyed going to dinner (catfish) and playing cards with friends on Friday nights and traveling to Utah to visit her daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren. Glenna was easy to love and had many friends through the years. She was a great listener and was genuinely loving and concerned about her friends and family. Glenna and John moved to Roosevelt where they enjoyed spending time with family. It was a blessing to have them near and enjoy family time laughing and hearing family stories. John passed away on November 14, 2013. Mom resided in their home until last year when she moved to her final home at Parkside Manor for a year and made wonderful friends with the staff and other residents there. Glenna is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Karon and Jim Simonton, grandsons, Scott and Jason Simonton (wife Nikki), five great-grandchildren and one great-greatgrandchild. She is also survived by her sisters, Barbara Robbins, Betty Sherwood, Anna Faye Dyson, Abby Lang, Linda Carter, Terry Hale Roberts Ruggle, Connie Bertram, Vicki Bellion, and Charlotte Price and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband, John, parents William Pete and Frances Hale, and brother Tommy Hale. The family would like to express our deepest gratitude to Dr. John Wells, Tammy Kelly and the Parkside Manor staff, Canyon Home Health and Canyon Hospice for your kindness, compassion and professionalism in the care of our mom and grandma. Graveside services for Glenna will be conducted at the Roosevelt Memorial Park on Thursday, June 23 at 11 a.m. Friends and family are welcome. Condolences may be shared at www.hullingermortuary.com.
Mary Rosalie Pellman (Rosie) went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 12, 2022 at the age of 84 years old. She was survived by her husband Robert Pellman and several other loving family members. Rosie was a dedicated Denison Elks Member for 10 years. She loved her dog Patches, drawing, doing puzzles, camping, hiking and anything outdoors.
Jerry Allen Wright passed away June 20, 2022. He was born in Sherman, Texas on January 25, 1955 to Allen Eugene Wright and Mary Ann Wright of Sherman, Texas. Jerry graduated from Sherman ISD and continued his education at Killeen Cadet School to be a police officer. He later worked on his masters at American University for criminal justice.
On Monday, June 20, 2022, Gayle (Frietsch) Radican loving wife, mother, and mimi went home to be with Our Lord and Savior at the age 60. Gayle was born on May 28, 1962 in Denison, Texas to Werner and Nita (Petrash) Frietsch. Gayle graduated from Denison High School in 1980. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Business from North Texas University. On June 21, 1997 she married the love of her life, James Ray Radican of Bells, Texas while gaining two daughters, Jennifer and Holly. Together they had one son, Taylor James Radican.
Santa Elena Canyon, arguably the most spectacular natural feature in a Big Bend National Park full of wonders, owes its existence to a river that for eons has been carving a path through sheer limestone walls that soar some 1,500 feet above the river bed. We call the inexorable carver the Rio Grande, the fifth-longest river in North America.
“There’s a mountain lion somewhere right now stuck in a trap.” A group of landowners and biologists is lobbying the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to manage mountain lion populations in the state. We hope Texans for Mountain Lions succeeds.
Q: How do I select a hydrangea for my garden? A: Hydrangeas have been around for a long time in gardens, but some people still find they are unable to grow them in their garden. While there may be certain hydrangeas that need a more specific environment, there will be one that will work for you.
Dear Neil: We’ve been gardening for 60 years and this year, for the first time, no tomatoes. The plants are growing well, but no blooms and, therefore, no tomatoes. They are the variety Celebrity as we always grow. Do you have any idea what the problem might be? We did get them planted late.
In the four weeks since a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, law enforcement agencies and state officials have given conflicting accounts of the police response, which has been criticized because officers waited more than an hour to take down the shooter.