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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1968
Page
5
The Pabens visited Denton and Nebraska to see Mrs Paben's relatives. Marjorie later traveled to Chicago on January 4 for a three day volleyball extravaganza while the family returned to Brookshire where temperatures ranged from 15 below zero to the low 20s.
Local notes mention a student pursuing a Masters at TWU in Denton while playing professional volleyball. Other entries detail visits by Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Muske of Victoria to family, with several community members recovering from illness and planning return to duties.
Friday afternoon to spend the weekend with relatives here. Mr and Mrs Eugene Garrett of Waller had dinner with Eugene's parents the Sam Garretts of Pattison. On Friday Mrs Garretts toured the Houston outskirts ending at a Long Point Mexican restaurant. Mrs Ennis Mueller visited relatives in Columbus Friday and enjoyed dinner before driving home. Mr and Mrs George Rheman attended business in Houston Tuesday and visited the Rheman juniors in Katy on return. Kathy Griffin extended vacation as SMU resumes January 15th. she returned to Dallas Saturday. Douglas Mayberry visited Huntsville Friday to escort his daughter Lou Elen and Carolyn Horn to Brookshire for a two day visit. Mrs Horn took them back Sunday afternoon for SHSTC midterms. Mrs Joe Smith and Hugh hosted Robert Kazec of Houston Saturday. Smith attended business in Rosenberg Friday. Lynn and Lee Taylor returned Thursday from SHSTC with a respiratory infection and came home Friday. Mrs Gladys Volotov and
Mrs. Ethel Garret Bean a native of Brookshire Texas and longtime resident of San Marcos died en route to a Austin hospital on January 10 1968. Services were held at 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Presbyterian Church in Burnet with burial in Burnet local cemetery. Clements Funeral Home of Burnet arranged the services Survivors include one daughter Mrs Lee Ansel of Galveston three sisters Mrs Bob Nourwood Oklahoma Mrs Elmer Stockdick Katy and Mrs Julia Gary of San Marcos a brother Star ris Garrett of Brookshire and four grandsons
Our heartfelt thanks to all who extended sympathy and help at the time of the death of my brother Will. For the prayers, flowers, cards, food, and other kindnesses, I am deeply grateful.
Daughters of Houston spent Sunday with their mother and grandmother Mrs. G. H. Zahimen and attended services at First Methodist Church. Conrad Neelley spent the weekend at home after a busy week in Louisiana. Guests in the Louis McCauley home included Mrs. Nellie Rutland, Mrs. Jo Ann LaFleur, and Maurice Rutland of Houston. Bruce Turner brought Dave Berry of Massachusetts to visit. They returned to College Station for studies at A&M. Mrs. J. L. Thompson and Mr. and Mrs. Harris Garrett attended burial services for Mrs. Ethel Bean in Burnet on Friday. Mr. E. E. Rapsilver learned of the death of his friend and former pastor Rev. Schleete on Sunday and attended services in Houston on Wednesday.
The Rev. Schleete, 85, former pastor of the Methodist Churches of Sealy and Pattison, died in a Houston rest home on Sunday January 7, 1968. He was beloved by many parishioners in the area and will be remembered here.
Benjamin Brandt aged 70 and brother in law of Rev Schleete died January 7 from a massive stroke. The Neumans of Brookshire are related. E J Rapil ver of Brookshire attended burial services for these friends on January 10.
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