Obituary notes and social news from Blackwell area
Obituary notices describe Mrs. Davis formerly Nel lie Shelton born in Tennessee April 11, 1873 died at 8:45 a.m. Thursday after two and a half years at Pecan Grove Nursing Home. Survivors include son Joe Davis and daughter Ora Lackey with several grandchildren and great grandchildren. burial at Blackwell cemetery. Other obituaries note Ervin Wilhelm 78, farmer in Blackwell area since 1928 buried at Blackwell cemetery. memorials and survivors listed. The Blackwell Hornets beat Ira 51 32 in football. regional social notes list visits and church activities. O.E.S chapter in San Angelo honors Mrs. Irvin Ripple. local ties and past chapter links noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelm
Ervin T. Wilhelm
Blackwell Baptist Church
David Clapsadtle
Blackwell Cemetery
Patterson Funeral Home
Sweetwater
Blackwell
Tuesay
Ons
Iona Wright
Comanche
Wallace
Odessa
W. T
Tye
B. Blair
Sterling City
Alene Wilhelm
San Angelo
Frank
I. B
Ranger
Will
Erath
Sock Hop Winners and Local News
Winners of the Sock Hop contests at the PTA carnival Saturday night include Twist Sharon Mackey and Tad Richards best decorated hop socks Royce Lee first Suzanne Pruitt second Melissa Lee third. Mrs Opal Beaver has returned home from Corpus Christi where she spent a week with her son and daughter in law Warren Beaver Mrs Warren Beaver is recovering from surgery.
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Ted
Blackwell
Hobbs
T. A. Carlisle
Austin Jordan
Naples
Bryans Mill
Texarkana
Roy Sanderson
Bobby
Ernestine Harris
P. G. Anderson
Midland
Ecker of
Slaton
Walter Johnson
WSCS
Methodist Church
Mies
R. E. Patton
Joe Ward
P. G. Dabney
R. Q. Alderman
PTA
Sharon Mackey
Tad Richards
Royce Lee
Suzanne Pruitt
Melissa Lee
Opal Beaver
Corpus Christi
Mrs. Warren Beaver
Warren Beaver
Higginbotham Daughters Gather for Family Weekend
Five of the six Higginbotham daughters joined the family at the Higginbotham home for a weekend gathering. Attendees included Mrs. Frank Sayner with Patsy and Frankie Moriarity New Mexico. Mrs. H A Fitzhugh in San Antonio. Mrs. George Hughes with Kelley and Amy Jane. Mrs. Bill Meyer Houston. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hamilton with Jackie and Wayne Dallas. Mrs. Warren Hanes Crosbyton could not attend. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hester and Bobby Don and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Alexander with Terri Lynn from Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. S. Higginbotham
Higginbotham
Frank Sayner
Patsy
Frankie
Moriarity
New Mex
H. A. Fitzhugh
San Antonio
George Hughes
Kelley
Amy Jane
Bill Meyer
Houston
Jack Hamilton
Jackie
Wayne
Dallas
Warren Hanes
Crosbyton
Donald Hester
Bobby Don
Bill Alexander
Terri Lynn
Local visitors and weekend travels documented
The report lists relatives and friends visiting Bronte area dwellers from Galveston Houston Haskell Coleman Corpus Christi Abilene and San Angelo. Attendees include Mrs Imola Le Mrs Beatrice Stewart and Mrs Winnie Tidwell among others with extended trips to New Mexico and ACC Homecoming noted. New officers were installed at the state convention led by Edina Horton and Mrs Gailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Caperton
Coleman
Judith Smith
ACC
Abilene
Winnie Tidwell
San Angelo
B. W. Hannaford
Corpus Christi
Bronte
Edina
Horton
Gailey
Brecken Ridge Residents Visit Friends and Family
Mrs. Lucky Odom of Breckenridge spent last week in the John Boyles home. Kelly Boyles is home from San Angelo hospital where she was treated for asthma and pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucky Odom
Brecken Bridge
John Boyles
Kelly Boyles
San Angelo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Ragsdale
Wells Funeral Home
Roscoe
Hornets
Ira Blackwell
Iraq Bulldogs
Mickey Campbell
Rob
Concho
O.E.S
San’ Angelo
Irvin Ripple
Ripple
Lona Pittman
Paul
Imola le
Galveston
Beatrice , Stewart
James Adkins
Haskell
Wayne Dunnam
Ballinger
Elroy Butler
Mr. Butler
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