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ol-r-ys.J. A. Walls, Oldest Married Couple0PIn Nocona, Mark 66th AnniversaryI CNocona’s oldest married couple. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wall, were today quietly observing their sixty-sixth wedding anniversary.Mr. and Mrs. Wall, whose home is at 304 West Cottonwood, were married October 9, 1892 west of Long Branch. Having spent their entire married life in and around Nocona, the Walls now live only a little more than five miles from where they were married.The Walls spent most of theirBIRTHSSTONE—Vera Faye Stone, 7pounds, 5 ounces, born October 1 to Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Stone of Oscar, Okla.* * *married lives farming until retirement. In addition to farming, Mr. Wall, an ordained Baptist preacher, has also held several pastorates in small churches a-round this area.Although he is now 84 years old. Wall has been spending most of his time this week climbing into his pecan trees to tie flags to scare crows away. Both he and Mrs. Wall, 82. are in fairly good health and each Sunday they attend Dixie Baptist church southof Nocona.The Walls’ children are Abner. Osa. Arvel and Mrs. J. B. Graham of Nocona and Virgil of Haskell.WALKER—James Hoben Walker, 7 pounds, 4 ounces, born October 4 to Mr. and Mrs. Monte Walker of Nocona.Spence Phillips* * * HARVEL—Terrv MaxIOf Bonila Dies;pounds, 12 ounces, born to Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Bowie.* * *Harvel, 7October 4 Harvel ofIRiies WednesdayO’NEAIpounds, 10 to Mr. andof Nocona.-Robert Linn O’Neal, 7 ounces, born October (5 Mrs. Richard I). O’Neal’i*DURHAM—Jana Carol Durham,5 pounds. 13 ounces, born September 17. adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Sonny Durham of Gainesville.:k * *HUCKLEBERRYJohn AllanHuckleberry, born September 27 to Mr. and Mrs. Allan Huckleberry of Deland. Florida. Mrs. Huckleberry was the former Margot Crox-ton. daughter of Mrs. H. I). (Bay) Croxton and the late Mr. Croxton.POWELL—Tina Debra Powell, born September 23 to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Powell of Wichita Falls. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Reynolds and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Powell of Nocona.Council MovesTo Pul CurbOn Vandalism('Continued from page 1)Earl Fitts and Marshal Roy Fitts.The curfew proposal was given the most attention before it wasAn illness of three years caused the death at 7 o’clock last Tuesday night of A. S. (Spence) Phillips, prominent 83 year old retired Bonita farmer. Mr. Phillips died at Wichita Falls.Born July 14. 1875, at Spencer Tenn. Mr. Phillips was the son of George W. and Sarah Cowan Phillips. He married Minda Howard December 21. 1898 at Bonita. Mrs. Phillips died January 22. 1958.Mr. Phillips was one of Bonita’s oldest continuous residents. He came to the community in 1892 from Roanoke where the family had settled in 1877 after leaving Tennessee.Surviving are one son, J. M. Phillips of Fort Worth; one sister. Mrs. Pearl Lee of Wichita Falls; one half-sister, Mrs. Josie Howse of Seminole, Okla.; two half-brothers, George of Oklahoma City and Joe Phillips of Holdenville, Okla.; three grandchildren and five great grandchildren.Mr. Phillips was a member of the Bonita Methodist church.Rites were held Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock at First Methodist church here with Rev. WD. Craig officiating. Interment was in Nocona cemetery under the direction of Scott Bros.Bearers were Duncan Ballinger. W. T. Tompkins, Joe Marshall. J.E. Langford. R. D. Tompkins, Joe Janeway and Roy Hurley.c cIS b I J I Fg V1tIsst
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Nocona News
Nocona, Texas, US
Thu, Oct 09, 1958
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