Obituaries stir Houston and Cameron loss and services
Obituaries report the deaths of Mrs. Joe P. Marek 81 of Houston Walter J. Senkel 74 of Cameron and Mrs Nora W. McLeod 84 and Mrs Willie Schwarz 73 of Rockdale with funeral services in Little River Baptist Church Ben Arnold United Church of Christ and Phillips and Luckey Funeral Home. Survivors include children spouses siblings and grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe P. Marek
Houston
Little River Baptist Church
Ray Lloyd
Little River Cemetery
Marek
Little River
Florence Wilcox
Lovelady
Clinton Herring
George Herring
Pasadena
Roy Taylor
Paul Taylor
Michael Marek
Timothy Marek
Lloyd Isaacks
Charles Isaacks
Marek - Burns -Laywell Funeral Home
Walter J. Senkel
Cameron
Ben Arnold United Church of Christ
Paul A. Kluge
Ben Arnold
Senkel
Milam County
Hattie Senkel
Ernest Senkel
Leona Phipps
Austin
Evelyn Yewell
Mission
August Senkel
San Antonio
Otto Schultz
Max Felder
Corpus Christi
Marek Burns
Nora W. E.mcleod
Rockdale
Phillips and Luckey
Matt Chambers
Joe H. Marek
Margorie Marek
J. L. Marek
Lewisville
Walter G. Marek
Fiesta Crown Honors Mexico Independence Queen in Cameron
Miss Lucy Corona was crowned Fiesta Queen at ceremonies in the National Guard Armory by Mayor Pro-Tem Lawrence Zotz. The Milam County American Legion Association sponsored the fiesta with a downtown Cameron parade and flag queen escorts Lupe Setilla and Aida Setilla led by Jessie Reyna and Raymond Ordones. President Felix Ordones led the association as September 16 marked Mexico's independence celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Corona
National Guard
Lawrence Zotz
Milam County
le ii American Association
Cameron
Lupe Setilla
Jessie Reyna
Aida Setilla
Raymond Ordones
Felix Ordones
Mexico
Milam County 4-H Project Fair records 338 entries
Milam County 4-H'ers submitted 338 entries in the annual 4-H Project Fair. Suzanne Sims of Thorndale chaired the event while judges included Mrs. T D Corley Mrs. Gene Smitherman Mrs. Dan Browder Mrs. Wavy Charles Mr J E Nabors James Hudson Mrs. Edwin Adams and Mrs. Bob Clark.
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Milam County
Suzanne Sims
Thorndale
T. D. Corley
Gene Smitherman
Dan Browder
Wavy Charles
J. E. Nabors
James Hudson
Edwin Adams
Bob Clark
Airman Gilbert Cortinas graduates Air Force supply course
Airman Gilbert C Cortinas son of Mrs Bessie Cortinas Rockdale has graduated at Lowry AFB Colorado from the U S Air Force supply inventory specialist course. He is assigned to Travis AFB California for duty with a Military Airlift Command unit. Cortinas is a 1974 Rockdale High School graduate.
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Gilbert Cortinas
Gilbert C. Cortinas
Bessie Cortinas
Rockdale
Lowry Afb
Colo
U S. Air Force
Air Training Command
Travis Afb
Calif
Military Airlift Command
Cortinas
Rockdale High School
George W. Swearington
G. E. Swearington
U. S. Air Force Commendation Medal
Lackland Afb
Thomas C. Richards
School of Basic Military Training
Usaf Photo
McLeod Burial Details Trace Texas Lineage
Burial held for Mrs. McLeod in IOOF Cemetery after services officiated locally. Born in Milam County, she leaves son Alex McLeod and daughter Mrs. Albert Timmerman Sr of Rockdale, four Houston sisters, two grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLeod
Milam County
Alex McLeod
Albert Timmerman Sr
Rockdale
E. B. Terry
J. C. Jones
Gene Young
A. §. Colley
Houston
Weekend Visits and Community News Roundup
Neighbors and relatives share visits in San Antonio Waco Cameron and Houston. Notables include Mrs Mary Ann Eanes and Beatrice Kennon, David Eanes in TSTI Waco, and Mrs Ila Balke from Houston. Sympathies extended for Walter Senkel and health updates on Mrs Eula Davis and William Koenig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest
Eula Schlemmers
Cameron
Walter Senkel
Hallie Massengale
Mildred Martin
Luther Todd
Jewel Smalley
Fort Worth
Hetzel Burnett
Ollie Thomson
Houston
Mr. Burnett
Mable Burnett
Cameron Nursing Home
Little River Church
Council convenes for 4-H Week in Cameron
Milam County 4-H Council members and adults met to review reports from clubs and announce plans for 4-H Week October 5 to 11. The group approved posters, set a Mr and Miss 4-H contest deadline, and scheduled the October 11 award banquet in Cameron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Cameron
Charles Riola
Residents and visitors gather after weekend travels
Burlington residents including Mr and Mrs Gerald Foshen and others visited families in Rosebud Temple Nolanville and Cameron last weekend. Mrs A E Hensel hosted the 42 club last Tuesday evening. J T Prescott entered Halbert Hospital Rosebud for tests and treatment and for checkups.
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Foy Benesh
Joe Benesh
Matt
Houston
Guy Davis
Nolanville
Thomas Polk
Darrell
Donald
Rosebud
Edgar Boehme
Donnie
Temple
Pete Benesh
Billy Ray Benesh
A. E. Hensel
Mary Marek
Carroll Jahn
Frank Jahn
Arthur Davenport
Cameron
Gerald Foshen
Henry Davenport
Bobby Wied
Louisiana
Bruce Crook
Bob Wied
J. T. Prescott
Halbert Hospital
J. T
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Schwarz
Willie Schwarz
Sharp
Calvin Beckendorf
Stanley Vodicka
Tracy Methodist Church
Bill Schwarz
James Robert Schwarz
Waco
Charles Wendell Schwarz
Plano
Beverly
By Chris Holcombe
Melvin Bradley
Ruby L. McLemore
Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
Marine Air Reserve Training Command
New Orleans
IOOF
Ako
S. Crockett
Office
Nemilam
Eula Davis
William Koenig
Ben Lamb Hospital
Bob Taylor
Channelview
Otto Koenig
Taylors
Joe Glenn Kirk
Wilson Pool
Helen Jamison
Doyle Young
N. Barnes
Missouri
Council
Mark
Burlington
Mrs
Gerald Foshe
Dairy Queen
Keiths
USDA
Sef
Texas
Chuck
Mail Toace Construction Company
Killeen
Stew Mea
Washington
FANCY
Franks
Ox Valve Ames
Eckrich Sausage
Starkist
Aurora
California
Margarine Quarters Kraft
Sparkay
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