Funeral services for Mrs. Rufus F. Higgs in Stephenville
Funeral services for Mrs. Rufus F. Higgs, 64, will be held at the First Methodist Church in Stephenville. Attending are Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Keeling, Mrs. Dan E. Orbeck, and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence M. Colwick. She died Sunday in a Temple hospital after weeks of critical illness. Her husband is publisher of the Stephenville Daily Empire and a Brazos River Authority board member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenville
Clifton
First Methodist Church
Rufus F. Higgs
E. R. Keeling
Dan E. Orbeck
Clarence M. Colwick
Higgs Family Grieves After Loss
Mr. Higgs visited the Record office last Saturday afternoon on his way home from Temple and learned his wife’s condition had improved at that time. The Higgs and Baldridge families have long been close friends and extend heartfelt sympathy to Mr. Higgs, Rufus F. Bud Higgs Jr., and other relatives after their great loss.
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Higgs
Record Office
Temple
Baldridge
Mr. Higgs
Rufus F
Bud) Higgs Jr
Confirmation visit marks Waco church ceremony
Mr and Mrs Harold Kettler of this city accompanied by his parents Mr and Mrs Walter Kettler of Mosheim and his grandparents Mr and Mrs Henry Kettler of Hurst Springs and uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Elmer Warren and daughter Linda of Lanes Chapel visited in Waco last Sunday In the home of uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Clarence Worbs and children Connie Allen and Kathy They attended Connie s confirmation during morning services at a Waco Lutheran church
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Harold Kettler
Walter Kettler
Mosheim
Henry Kettler
Hurst Springs
Elmer Warren
Linda
Lanes Chapel
Waco
Kettler
Clarence Worbs
Connie
Allen
Kathy
Waco Lutheran Church
Faubion Dies in Clifton After Heart Illness
L. E. Gene Faubion aged 79 of South Bosque died about 3:00 am Sunday March 22 at Clifton hospital where he had heart treatment since March 19. Survived by son Douglas Faubion of Waco route 8 two daughters Alwilda Orbeck of Clifton and Gene Orr of Austin one brother five sisters eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral 2:00 pm Tuesday March 24 at Wilkinson and Hatch Chapel Waco with Reverend William N. Shirey. interment Rosemound Cemetery.
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L. E
Gene) Faubion
South Bosque
Clifton
Mr. Faubion
Alwilda Orbeck
Waco
Alwilda
al) Orbeck
Fred
Gene) Orr
Austin
Wilkinson and Hatch
William N. Shirey
Rosemound
Faubion
Jenson Heads to Fort Belvoir for Army Commission
Cliff Jenson son of Mr and Mrs Clifford O Jenson leaves Clifton with family to enter the U S Army at Fort Belvoir Virginia as a second lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers. He was a distinguished military graduate from Texas A and M University and has worked as a geologist with Texaco Oil at Corpus Christi since last August.
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Clifton
Clifford O. Jenson
Christie
Cliff Jenson
Fort Belvoir
Virginia
United States Army
Corps of Engineers
Jenson
Texas A. & M. University
College Station
Texaco Oil Company
Corpus Christi
Attractive Clifton Home Built for Cunningham Family
A new residence at 303 North Avenue S Clifton is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cunningham Jr and their children Steven and Kelly. Construction began March 15 1963 by Wm Cameron & Co and the Cunninghams moved in August last year after relocating from Colorado City. The 1032 square foot frame house features three bedrooms a living room dining room kitchen bath and half with oak floors and linoleum inlays a carport 40 square feet of storage and Tennex paneling in the baths. Chester Thomas was head carpenter.
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Clifton
Frank Cunningham Jr
Steven
Kelly
North Avenue S
Cunningham
Chester Thomas
Delta Kappa Gamma Beta Beta hosts Norwegian smorgasbord
Beta Beta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma hosted a noon smorgasbord at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Norse on Saturday March 21. The event featured Mrs C Pernell Aars speaking on church history, a Norwegian table prayer by Mrs Ole J Hoel, a talk by Mrs Hannah Hoff Brown on Norwegian cooking and crafts, and color slides of Scandinavian scenes by Mr and Mrs E S Larson.
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Beta Beta
Delta Kappa Gamma
Bosque
Hamilton
Our Savior’s Lutheran
Norse
Our Savior’s Church Ladies Aid
C. Pernell Aars
Ladies Aid
Ole J. Hoel Sr
Aars
Hannah Hoff Brown
Waco
Texas Education Agency
Brown
E. B Harris
Clifton
E. S. Larson
McKinney
Our Savior’s Church
Beta Beta Chapter
Finstad Graduates Texas DPS Academy Itinerant Trooper
R C Finstad once with Standefer Chevrolet in Clifton completed Texas Department of Public Safety Academy in Austin and was assigned as a Texas Highway Patrolman at Panhandle. He and his family relocated there after his graduation on March 20. His wife and children had stayed in Waco during his schooling.
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R. C. Finstad
Standefer Chevrolet Company
Clifton
Texas Department of Public Safety
Austin
Finstad
Texas
Panhandle
Waco
H. L
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Robert E. Binford Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans Hospital
Fosteres visit Fort Worth with Urbantkes
Mr and Mrs T N Foster visited in Fort Worth last Sunday with their good friends Mr and Mrs Gus Urbantke in a pleasant social outing.
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T.N. Foster
Fort Worth
Gus Urbantke
Basketball Girls Supper After Bi district Victory
Clifton High School girls basketball team, bi district champions, were treated to a supper by Coach Aubrey Roberts at Lavender's Cafeteria in Waco after their win over Glen Rose earlier in the season. Attendees included Day ton Whitehurst and others. three players named Chris a remained unnamed.
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Aubrey Roberts
Dayton Whitehurst
Dalene
Richard Liardon
Clifton High School
Waco
Roberts
Lavender
Glen Rose Girls
Randy Outlaw
Helen Wieder Aenders
Betty Albrecht
Diane Sparks
Kay Kincheloe
Kay Roberts
Sharon Sparks
Patricia Sommerfeld
Cynthia Harris
Kay Schramm
Sandra Pierson
Chris A
Attendees Absent as Jenson Schrantz and Eaton Miss Meeting
Janet Schrantz and Sandra Eaton were unavailable along with tie Jenson, causing key participants to miss the scheduled gathering. The absence affected planned discussions and decisions.
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Tie Jenson, Janet Schrantz
Sandra Eaton
Fort Worth and Tyler Visitors Stay With Mrs Reese
Mr and Mrs Harry Reese of Fort Worth and Mr and Mrs Charles Delton of Tyler visited from Friday to Sunday with Mrs C H Reese. Harry Reese is a son and Mrs Delton a daughter of Mrs C H Reese.
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Harry Reese
Fort Worth
Charles Delton
Tyler
C. H. Reese
Delton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rufus Higgs
Clifton Electric & Refrigeration
Joe
Benny Turner
L. C. Hafer
Harry Womack
Elder Conrad
Jennie Turner
Ruthie McLemore
Oliver Christenson
Alton Christenson
Lloyd Orbeck
G. E. Jackson
Jack R. Hill
J. L. Hutcheson
Fred Brandon
Daytona International Speedway
E.E. Stewart Motors
South Avenue
Clifton, Texas
Clifton Record
DKG
Texas Public Safety Academy
Parks
Bruce Parks
Tom G. Park
VFW Auxiliary
VFW
Martha Smith
Bettis Auditorium
Martha
Coach Roberts
Bob
A & H Oil Co
N. Highway 6
Bob Honea
Liquigas
Allen Alford
Meridian
Alton Oswald
O. E. Show Lumber Co. Inc
West Third Street
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