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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1969
Page
3
The last remaining stones of Meridian College were removed and used to fill county roads after fire and demolition left only the coal shed and walls gone. The piece recalls coal stoves in old schoolhouses, long school terms, and Texas teaching certificates, with memories of students drying by the stove and lessons continuing despite limited funds.
Funeral services for 41 year old James Doy al Nystel of Fort Worth were held at the First Baptist Church in Cranfills Gap with Rev. Horace Goodman officiating. The service featured piano accompaniment and hymns, with burial in Cranfills Gap Cemetery. Nystel, born February 21 1928 near Meridian, served in World War II and Korea, married Bonnie Montrose in 1968, and died May 1 1969 after brief hospitalization. He is survived by his widow, his mother Magpie Nystel, four brothers and two sisters and many relatives from several states. Numerous relatives traveled from Fort Worth Greenville Collinsville Meridian and other towns to attend.
The Wesleyan Service Guild of Clifton United Methodist Church will hold a 7 p.m. meeting May 19 in the church Fellowship Hall. Officers to be installed include Mrs Roy Hayes as President and Mrs W L New as Vice President.
Cliftonites recount visits and family gatherings across the region. Alvin Dahl and family from Longview spent Friday with his parents in Clifton while May 4 BBQs brought together the Maxie Wallace clan and many relatives from Dallas Fort Worth and Houston.
Admission roster for Goodall-Witcher Hospital Foundation Clifton shows patients including Winfred Streger Hamilton and Louie Lehner Clifton among many others. Discharges listed May 6 1969 and May 7 1969 include Mrs Wayne Lawrence McGregor and Clarence Kettler Clifton.
The Bluebonnet Girl Scout Council announces Camp Kachina open house at Lake Belton on Sunday May 18 from 2 to 5 p.m. New lodges and a saddle house, funded by cookie sales, will be shown. Camp opens June 8 for nine weeks with 555 Girl Scouts registered for twelve or six day sessions. camp closes August 2.
A regional notice lists multiple survivors and mourners including Mrs. Oliver Green, Mrs. Jerry Mathews, Selmer O Pinnell, Morgan Jorgen M. Jorgenson, Mrs. B. C. Rogstad Jr, Mrs. William Gene Cagle and baby, Mrs. Robert Stone, Mrs. W. J. Sparman, Mrs. L. F. E. Tennison, Mrs. A. L. Haster, Dana Phillips, Mrs. Ben Winkler, Alf G6 Anderson, Mrs. Mabel R. Bryn, Clarence E. Erickson, Winfred E. Streger, Wallace Faucett Griffin, and Mrs. Larry D. Mounce and baby, with locations spanning Clifton Clifton Valley Mills Crawford Hamilton Meridian and South Lake Tahoe California.
Funeral services for Jessie Damron 57 of Clifton area were held May 3 at Clifton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Curtis Hei land officiating. Pallbearers included Clifton residents and Jack Nichols of Meridian. Burial in Meridian Cemetery. Damron born Oct 20 1911 in Bosque County. survived by three sons Gerald Tommy and Jessie Jr and four grandchildren. died May 1 1969 after heart attack.
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