(1) Lee, October 1, 1904 - October 30, 1904.
(2) Willie, June 19, 1906 - October 17, 1961, married Edith Martin (deceased)
and had four children: Charles Lee, Christine, Willine and Ronnie.
(3) Opal, October 25, 1910 - October 8, 1970, married Luther Porter
and had three sons: Alvin Lee, Roy Dale and Donald Ray (see Andrew Porter).
(4) Jesse, May 5, 1914 - January 27, 1981, married Juanita Perkins and
had two sons, one died at birth and Duane.
(5) Vera, March 30, 1917 - December 21, 1982, married Clarence Porter
who died February 2, 1984 (see Andrew Porter).
(6) Willard, August 8, 1922 - March 10, 1969, attended Burkett school
and played on their well known basketball teams. He graduated in
1939. He married Evelyn Hill, born January 3, 1921, on May 20, 1942
in Coleman, the daughter of Leslie, April 12, 1887 - April 6,1962, and
Minnie Ola (Howe) Hill, October 21, 1885 - July 1, 1958, living south of
Burkett on part of the original D. W. Howe land (see John Howe).
Evelyn attended Independence school the first seven grades, then transferred
to Burkett where she was active in basketball and graduated in 1938.
After their marriage, they moved to a house on the Willis Connley farm,
where Willard worked as a farm hand until the fall of 1943. A son,
Jimmie Darrell, was born September 1, 1943. Two weeks later, an oil
stove exploded and the couple lost all their possessions in the fire.
The family then moved to the Alex Powell ranch east of Coleman in October,
1943. Willard took care of show cattle along with some farm work.
They moved again to the Bowen Hereford farm west of Coleman where he also
looked after cattle.
In 1945, the Holmans moved into Coleman and Willard went to work at
Clark Auto Parts, which he bought in 1968. A short time later, a daughter,
Karen Kay, was born July 17, 1946. Willard was a member of the Kiwanis
Club. His hobby was amateur radio and he was a member of the Coleman
Radio Club. Their were members of the Church of Christ, where Willard
served as a deacon and song leader many years. He is buried in Burkett.
The children grew up and attended the Coleman schools. Jimmie
graduated in 1961, attended Lubbock Christian College two years and then
attended Texas Tech until he joined the Air Force in 1967, married Myra
Siburt (a former Coleman resident) August 31, 1968 in Monahans. They
have a daughter, Melissa Lynn, born July 18, 1972, live in Abilene where
Myra teaches and Jim remains in the service. Karen graduated in 1964,
attended Cisco Junior College one year, then began her career with General
Telephone in 1965. She married Robert Kenneth Magee, June 29, 1970
in Lovington, New Mexico. They have a son, Robert Kelley, born January
10, 1972, and live in San Angelo where both are employed by General Telephone.
Evelyn married Luther Porter of Burkett October 11, 1971 (see Andrew
Porter). Evelyn stayed with the parts business until January 1972,
when she sold her interest to Archie Slate and moved to San Angelo in April
1972, to begin work for Landers Automotive.
