100
Most Interesting
Parker County People
You Should Meet Before You Die
Part IV
For the seventh year, we at Parker County Today have compiled our Social Bucket List.
This year's list includes volunteers, artists, actors, musicians, coaches, businessmen and
women, and others who have found success in their own way. Enjoy!
Gary Mitchel Bevil
Gary is a pipe-fitter with
Dynamic Construction and a
ranch owner
PCT: What would you most like to be
remembered for?
GB: Hard work, common sense,
honesty
Barbara Hummel
Barbara is the office assistant at
Memory Gardens of the Valley
Cemetery
PCT: If you could have lunch with
anyone, either living or dead from
history, who would it be?
GB: John Wayne, President Trump
PCT: If you had to do another job
other than what you’re doing, what
would you do?
GB: Full-time rancher
PCT: How did you get into your
occupation?
GB: Apprenticeship. My daddy was
in heavy construction.
PCT: What is your favorite novel?
GB: “Lonesome Dove.”
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PCT: What do you do to decompress?
GB: Sit on a bale of hay in my barn,
looking out on my place with my
best dog beside me.
PCT: What is something people don’t
know about you?
GB: I ride a Harley Davidson every
once in a while.
PCT: What is your impact to Parker
County?
GB: Preserving land and wildlife and
supporting local businesses.
PCT: What is your definition of the
best day ever?
GB: The day Hillary Clinton lost
the presidential election.
PCT: What’s the best piece of advice
you would give?
GB: Listen more and talk less.
PCT: What is the most interesting
thing you have ever done in your
life?
GB: Just living day by day; you never
know what tomorrow might bring.
PCT: How did you get into your
occupation?
BH: I worked for White’s Funeral
Home for several years as a fill-in
secretary, and when the position
became available, I went to the
cemetery.
PCT: What is your favorite novel?
BH: “Fallen,” by Annie Lobert. It is
not your typical read. She was in the