Area Obituaries: James Alli Son and James Cunningham
Funeral services for James E. Allison 62 of 2112 Van Buren will be held at 2 p m Monday at Griggs Pioneer Chapel with burial at Liano Cemetery The Amarillo resident born January 5 1901 in Decatur Texas came to Amarillo in 1915 and operated Amarillos first service station He lived at the Elizabeth Jane Bivins Home Survivors include wife a son three daughters three sisters and four grandchildren Pallbearers listed In Amarillo another obituary notes Mr Cunningham born December 22 1875 in Tennessee a Church of Christ member for 50 years Survivors include two daughters two sons two brothers and 14 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren
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James E. Allison
van Buren
Griggs Pioneer Chapel
L. Weldon Stevenson
Polk Street Methodist Church
Liano Cemetery
Mr. Allison
Decatur
Tex
Amarillo
Albert Gruhskey
Joan Fain
PA. Nichols
E. O. Patrick
William N. Lampe
Leland Abbott
Elizabeth Jane Bivins
Cunningham
Tennessee
Church of Christ
B. G. Beeman
Oleta Randell
Mel
John
San Angelo
Odell
Milton
O. L
Dexter, N.M
Wellington
E. A. Singley
Collingsworth County
First Methodist
Davis Edens
West Wellington
Kelso
Singley
Jones Singlevy
South Carolina
Lutheran Church
Helen Sue Jones
Indianapolis
Ind
W. W. Sugg
Henry E. Singley
Lubbock
Funeral services for Mrs Vannie Dawson 82 Amarillo
Funeral services set for Mrs Vannie Daw son 82 of 1617 Monroe at 2 pm Tuesday in Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel. Officiating will be Staley B Letcher with Tom Jones assisting. burial in Liano Cemetery. Pallbearers are grandsons Dawson Little Ned Stuart John Ernie Brainard Cressingle Charles Stice. Memorials to charities requested. She was widow of E A Dawson once co owner of Dawson Cattle Co and operated Amarillo Button and Pleating Co for 35 years. Surviving: one son two daughters two brothers two sisters.
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Vannie Dawson
Monroe
Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel
Staley B. Letcher
West Amarillo
Funeral rites for John Coleman Parker held in Amarillo
Funeral services for 79 year old John Coleman Parker of 2612 NW 9th were conducted at 4 pm in Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel with Rev A J Bolt of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church officiating. Burial followed in Memorial Park under Blackburn Shaw.
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John Coleman Parker
Blackburn Shaw
Sarah
Archie
Amarillo
Earnest
Cushing
Okla
F. G
San Angelo
Harry Howell
Josie Wolfe
Williamstown
Rose McDaniels
Boise
Ala
Akron man Arthur Mitchell longtime Akron official dies at 87
Arthur Mitchell of Akron Missouri born January 17 1876 Sedalia died Sunday afternoon at St Anthony's Hospital in Amarillo Texas aged 87 Arrangements by Schooler Gordon Funeral Directors He was former Akron mayor and banker in real estate circles active in Masonic Lodge and Presbyterian Church Survivors include four nieces and two nephews
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Arthur Mitchell
Akron
Colo
Royal F. Wertz
Amarillo
St. Anthony's Hospital
Schooler-Gordon
Missouri
Mr. Mitchell
Sedalia
Masonic Lodge
The
Presbyterian Church
Final rites set for three year old Darrel Turbin
The funeral for Darrel Vernon Turbin who died Saturday at St. Anthony's Hospital will be held at 3 30 pm at the Austin Funeral Home Chapel with Rev J W Hackett of Shiloh Baptist Church officiating Burial will be in Liano Cemetery Survivors include parents Claude and Mrs Turbin of 1016 N Adams Street Dorrell born December 29 1959 in San Antonio and two brothers Melvin and Larry two sisters Lorraine and Karen with grandparents Pat Cowlegs Ozona Thredgill Turbin California and Mrs Joe Smith San Antonio and great grandparents Jim Whitley San Antonio
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Darrel Vernon Turbin
St. Anthony's Hospital
Austin Funeral Home Chapel
J. W. Hackett
Shiloh Baptist Church
Liano Cemetery
Claude Turbin
N. Adams Street
Dorrell
San Antonio
Melvin
Larry Turbin
Lorraine
Karen Turbin
Pat Cowlegs
Ozona
Thredgill Turbin
California
Joe Smith
Jim Whitley
Funeral set for Mrs Sallyve Bennett Paducah from First Baptist Church
Funeral services for Sallyve Modena Bennett 62 will be held at 11 am Tuesday at First Baptist Church Paducah Rev George Clark of Memorial Baptist Nacogdoches will assist Rev Bob Beck Paducah pastor Burial in Garden of Memories Paducah Norris Funeral Home in charge She had lived in Paducah since 1927 born Sept 24 1900 Seymore died today at Thomas Nursing Home Wellington Survivors include son Patrick Bennett Jr Crosbyton editor of The Crosbyton Review two brothers Roy White Portland Ore Cyrus White Enid Okla two sisters Irene McLean Clyde Cagle Dallas and two grandchildren
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Paducah
Sallyve Modena Bennett
First Baptist Church of
George Clark
Memorial Baptist Church of
Nacogdoches
Bob Beck
Garden of Memories
Norris Funeral Home
Bennett
Seymore
Thomas Nursing Home
Wellington
Patrick Bennett Jr
Crosbyton
Crosbyton Review
Roy White
Portland
Ore
Cyrus White
Enid
Okla
Irene McLean
Clyde Cagle
Dallas
Rites Held for Mrs Mary Burtz in Canyon Memorial Service Held at First Baptist
Funeral services were conducted for Mrs Mary Elizabeth Burtz 80 at 2 30 pm in Canyon First Baptist Church with Dr Strauss Atkinson officiating Burial followed at Dreamland Cemetery under LaGrone Funeral Home direction She died Friday at her daughter s Canyon home Survivors include a son and five daughters Also noted are memberships in the Social Pioneers Canyon Mother in Law Club and Kings Daughters Sunday School Class TURKEY Funeral services for Francis M Cunningham 87 are set for 2 pm Monday at Turkey Church of Christ with Alva Johnson officiating Burial at Turkey Cemetery by Eudy Seale Funeral Home He died Sunday at Northwest Texas Hospital Amarillo after four years in Amarillo coming from Turkey A Tulsa minister assisted
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Canyon
Mary Elizabeth Burtz
First Baptist Church
Strauss Atkinson
Dreamland Cemetery
LaGrone
Burtz
King's Daughters
Daughers
Turkey
Francis M. Cunningham
Funeral services for Saint L Drillhart in Perryton
Perryton funeral services set for Saint L Drillhart 75 at 4 p.m. Monday at First Methodist Church officiated by Rev Wayne Bruce with Rev Joe Frederick assisting Burial in Ochiltree Cemetery under Boxwell Funeral Directors Survivors include wife Marian two daughters Mrs Richard Strong of Lubbock and Mrs Tom Pate of Amarillo two sons Woodroe and Gene of Perryton three sisters Mrs Donna Price Mrs Blanche Spence and Mrs Ethel Cutter all of Perryton three brothers Luthor H C and Add Sr all of Perryton and nine grandchildren
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Perryton
Jhonor Saint L. Drillhart
First Methodist Church of
Wayne Bruce
Joe Frederick
First Christian Church of
Ochiltree Cemetery
Boxwells Funeral Directors
Peryton
Drilhart
Ochiltree County
Newman Memorial Hospital
Shattuck
Oklo
First Methodist Church
Marian
Richard Strong
Lubbock
Tom Pate
Amarillo
Woodroe
Gene
Donna Price
Blanche Spence
Ethel Cutter
Luthor
H. C
Add Sr
Grissom 91, Tulsa Native, Dies in Swisher County
Zack H Grissom a Tulsa resident since 1910 died at Swisher County Hospital after a five week illness Funeral services set for 1 30 p m Monday at Wheeler Mortuary Portales N M with Rev Elliott Smith officiating Burial in Portales Cemetery Grissom born December 25 1871 in Kentucky was a retired real estate agent He served 17 years as a night watchman for Tulsa City He is survived by a brother Rich of Santa Fe New Mexico
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Tulia
Zack H. Grissom
Tulsa
Swisher County Hospital
Wheeler Mortuary
Portales
N.M
Elliott Smith
University Baptist Church
Grissom
Kentucky
Rich
Santa Fe
Final Rites Set for Roscoe H Holbert Route Driver
Roscoe H Holbert 39 died of a heart attack Saturday at his McLean home. Final rites are at 3 p.m. Monday at Memphis Assembly of God Church with Rev T E Gibson officiating. Burial in Lakeview Cemetery directed by Lamb Funeral Home McLean. Survivors include his wife Pauline and a son Jimmy. parents Mr and Mrs John Holbert. seven sisters and three brothers.
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Mclean
Roscoe H. Holbert
Goldsmith Dairy Foods
Memphis
Assembly of God’ Church
T. E. Gibson
Assembly of God
Lakeview Cemetery
Lamb Funeral Home
Holbert
N. Gray
Henry Leachman Gray Okla dies in Perryton Hospital
Henry Leachman Leachman 48 of Gray Oklahoma died Saturday in Perryton Hospital He lived in Gray since 1928 born August 14 1914 in Woodward County Oklahoma He was a farmer and Lutheran Church member Funeral services set for 2 p m Tuesday at Lutheran Church of Perryton Rev Herbert Pie man officiating burial in Ochiltre Cemetery Boxwell Funeral Directors Perryton Survivors include wife Flo two sons John Henry and Richard Lee three daughters Annabell Henrietta and Mrs Olen Crown Morse Texas father John Leachman Perryton five brothers John Leachman Jr Willie Warner Ted Fritz and Warner and a sister Mrs Kenneth Cudd Perryton
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Perryton
Henry Leachman
Gray
Okla
Leachman
Woodward County
Lutheran Church
Lutheran Church of
Herbert F. Pieman
Ochiltre
Boxweill Funeral Directors
Flo
John Henry
Richard Lee
Annabell
Henrietta
Olen Crown
Morse
Tex
John Leachman
John Leachman Jr
Fritch
Willie
Moreland
Warner
Holyoke
Colo
Ted
Okamulgee
Fritz
Gary
Kenneth Cudd
Funeral rites for Truman Reed rural electrocution victim
Funeral services for Truman Odell Reed 28 will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Methodist Church Spearman with Rev Kyle officiating. Burial in Fairview Cemetery Pampa directed by Baxwell Funeral Directors Reed died Saturday about 4 p.m. when electrocuted while working on a water well. Survivors include parents two brothers a sister and two grandmothers.
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Spearman
Truman Odell Reed
Kyle
Fairview
Pampa
Baxwells Funeral Directors
Reed
Harron Methodist Church
Arthur Reed
Thomas
Donald
Albuquerque
N.M
James King
Amarillo
T. H. Coffin
Edith Reed
Borger
Tractor Accident Victim Jack Stewart Dies at 48
Jack Alton Stewart died at 3 p.m. in Northwest Texas Hospital Amarillo from injuries suffered May 24 in a ranch tractor accident. He was a Church of Christ member, former rancher, and survived by wife Viola, his father Tom Stewart of Clarendon, and a brother Roy Stewart of Clarendon. Funeral services were to be announced by Murphy Funeral Home of Clarendon.
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Goodnight
Jack Alton Stewart
Texas
Amarillo
Church of Christ
Viola
Tom Stewart
Clarendon
Roy Stewart
Murphy Funeral Home
Lonely House Holds Fortune in Silent Gallery Find
In London, reclusive William Cargill left a 30 room Bridge of Weir home as a secretive art hoard. Sotheby’s expects the 48 impressionist paintings to fetch over 2.3 million dollars, with Degas, Monet, Gauguin, Renoir and Van Gogh among the standout works.
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London
UPI
William Cargill
Cargill
Bridge of Weir
Wimbledon
Gleneagles
Sotheby's
R. J. Rickett
Rickett
Degas
Claude Monet
Paul Gauguin
Renoir
Corots
Pissarros
Toulouse-Lautrees
Seurat
Sisley
Mary Cassatt
Cezanne
Monet
Gauguin
van Gogh
Morisot
Artworld
United States Opposes Soviet Financing Veto on Yemen UN Mission
The United States will resist any Soviet move to veto financing for the UN Yemen peacekeeping operation. Russia has summoned the 11 nation Security Council to consider Thant's plan for a 400 man patrol, with Arab states backing disengagement. If Moscow seeks to shift funding to the Council rather than the General Assembly, Washington is prepared to oppose it.
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United Nations
N.Y
UPI
United States
U.N
Yemen
Security Council
Russia
11-Nation Council
Thant
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Republic
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
The
Congo
Middle East
General Assembly
Soviet Union
Cat causes blackout by touching 1000 volt line near Lyon
In Lyon area, a cat entering an electric station touched a 1000 volt wire and died, plunging about 30 villages into darkness late Friday night. Authorities report the incident caused a regional power outage for several hours.
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Lyon
France
UPI
Two Pastors Seek New Assignments After Racial Incident
In Jackson Mississippi the pastor and assistant pastor of Galloway Memorial Methodist Church say they will request new assignments after five Negroes were refused admission Sunday. Bishop Franklin unavailable for comment. St Peters Catholic Church hosted five Negroes as white churches refused service amid racial tensions. 664 arrests since protests began 13 days ago.
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Jackson, Miss
Jackson
W. B. Selah
Galloway Memorial Methodist Church
Jerry Farr
Marvin’ Franklin
Georgia
Mississippi
St. Peters
First Baptist Church
Iola McGinness
Plainview Man Shot and Killed Outside Lubbock Nightspot
Don M. Harrison a Plainview welder and father of two was shot and died at Methodist Hospital after being struck by a bullet during an argument between Kenneth Watson the Plainview man and an unidentified shooter. A 30 year old man was arrested as the investigation continues. Harrison’s body to be sent to California for burial.
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Plainview
Don M. Harrison
Ware Hotel
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Harrison
Pena Jr. Re-elected PASO Chief After Stormy Texas Convention
Albert Pena Jr. of San Antonio won a third term as state president of PASO at a storm disrupted convention in San Antonio. The national PASO chair Dr. Hector Garcia of Corpus Christi walked out amid disputes over Teamsters ties and funding.
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San Antonio
Albert Pena Jr
Political Association
National Paso
Hector Garcia
Corpus Christi
Pena
Harmony
William Bonilla
Bexar
Texas Paso
PASO
Teamsters Union
Garcia
Bonilla
Teamsters
Manhunt Captures Accused Murderer in Santa Fe
After a five day manhunt, accused slayer Tobi Ortega surrendered at 419 Washington Ave near the city police station. He told Mrs. Patricia Pacheco to notify police and said he wanted to give himself up unarmed, claiming he lost the deputy sheriff's pistol during an escape last Tuesday. Ortega, weak and hungry, had hidden near Santa Fe High School football field and had not eaten since Tuesday. He was returned to the state penitentiary by order of District Judge Fred J. Federici after a closed-door questioning by Police Chief A. B. Martinez.
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Santa FE
Tobias Ortega
Ortega
Patricia Pacheco
Washington Ave
A. B. Martinez
Manuel Roybal
Martinez
Dist
Fred J. Federici
Lucille Bruce
State Penitentiary
Federici
Wreck Leaves One Dead Two In Critical Condition
Mrs. George Beckner and her daughter Deanna aged 29 and 3 are in critical condition after a Saturday car-truck crash that killed 1 year old Bryan Beckner. Other occupants, including Barry 4 Denell 2 and Audrey 15 Beckner’s niece, are in fair condition. N S Griggs and Sons to announce funeral plans.
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George Beckner
Deanna
Poplar
Clayton
N.M
River Road School
Bryan Beckner
N. S Griggs and Sons Funeral
Mr. Beckner
Barry Beckner
Denell Beckner
Audrey Eitner
Audrey
Beckner
Steve Eitner
N. Tyler
WH. McManus
Lincoln
Grant Awarded to ENMU Professor for Insect Study
Dr. James E. Sublette of Eastern New Mexico University received a 700 grant from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences to study type specimens of chironomidae, small aquatic insects. He will examine collections at the United States National Museum, the Museum of Natural History, Harvard and Cornell universities, the Canadian National Collection, and the Illinois Natural History Survey.
Miss Hall County 1963 Queen Is Janie Hutcherson
Sixteen year old Janie Hutcherson of Memphis was named Miss Hall County for 1963 at Travis School cafetorium after a weekend pageant. Sondra Stargel presented the crown. runner up was Jo Foxhall with finalists Minka Sims Nikki Clements and Donna Eddins. Roland Jackson, 14, died after bicycle collision with a car in northeast Harris County Friday night.
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Memphis
Janie Hutcherson
Hall County
Janie
Wayne Hutcherson
Sondra Stargel
Cotton John Smith
KGNC
Travis School
Memphis Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jo Foxhall
J. L. Foxall
Minka Sims
Les Sims
Nikki Clements
R. C. Clements
Lakeview
Donna Eddins
Joe Woody Eddins
Estelline
Houston
Roland Jackson
Harris County
Pushing Car Down Hill Ends in Crash and Fine
Gordon Clarke 50 pushed his car after it failed to start in Chigwell England. The vehicle rolled downhill and crashed into a hedge after he slipped in bedroom slippers. Clarke was fined 28 dollars for careless driving of a car he wasn’t in.
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Chigwell
England
UPI
Gordon Clarke
Clarke
Gunshot Victim Clifford Porterfield Jr Satisfactory
Twenty one year old Clifford Porterfield Jr shot himself in the side Saturday at his parents home in Pampa He was listed in satisfactory condition at Highland General Hospital The soldier wounded himself with a pistol about 2 pm Saturday and his mother witnessed the incident She said he had been despondent
Shell Strike in Houston Drags On Amid Mediation
The 10 month Shell Oil Co strike remains a national concern as mediation between the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers Union and Shell continued for a second day in Houston. No major progress reported though talks were thorough with issues including job security work rules and contractor maintenance work under discussion. The dispute involves about 2200 OCAW workers and has Shell plants running at full capacity under supervision since Aug 19 1962 in Deer Park.
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Houston
Shell Oil Co
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
OCAW
Deer Park
Shell
Doctor Held in Stepson's Death at Truth or Consequences
In Truth or Consequences New Mexico a local physician is held in Sierra County Jail after the shooting death of his stepson Buddy Allen. State police officers state the physician fired a .45 caliber pistol at the Williams home, but no charges have been filed as of early reports.
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Sierra County
Buddy Allen
Paul Gregory
Wayne Negley
Williams
Allen
Gregory
Amazing 20/20 Eye Drops Offer Fast Relief
Advertisement touts 20/20 professional eye medication as a crystal clear drop that relieves red tired irritated inflamed eyes and cools and soothes. available at all drug counters with prescription required.
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Associated Press
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East Gadsden
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Mobile
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