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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1974
Page
11
Obituary notices list Jack Loyd Flippo 71 of Comanche died July 26 with services July 28 at Comanche Funeral Home Chapel. Surviving family includes Opal Flippo, Billie Flippo, Marietta Morrison and others. Also noted are deaths of Ruby Oneta McKinzie 54, Pate Bingham 66, Russell Elliott 85, Alvin Cottrell 54, John Virgil Gilder 82 with funeral details and survivors.
Services for Bessie L. Coker 76 were held July 25 1974 in Comanche with Reverend Elmer Isham officiating. She was born March 9 1898 married Alfred J. Coker in 1914 and had two sons and a daughter all predeceased. Surviving are two granddaughters one great grandson four sisters and a brother.
Elmer Angermann died July 21 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Temple after a fifteen month illness. He was 34 and a longtime Hamilton County resident, born November 15, 1919 in Aleman. He married Corene Colcleasure in 1951 and is survived by his wife, two sons, a brother, and four grandchildren. Funeral services were July 22 at Riley Funeral Home Chapel with two ministers officiating and burial in Comanche. Pallbearers named. He served three years in the Armed Forces as a Military Policeman. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Hamilton.
Mrs. Mattie White, 93, of Sweetwater, died Sunday at Leisure Lodge Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Funeral service Monday at Gustine Church of Christ with Minister J C Bailey. Interment Evergreen Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Mrs R B Jewell Johnston of Sweetwater and sisters Florence Bentley and Mrs Artie Taylor of Houston.
Mrs. R. Kate Sims 88 of Dublin died at home Wednesday morning. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday July 25 at Harrell Memorial Chapel. Dean Bradley officiated with burial in Proctor Cemetery. Born May 24 1886 in Comanche County she married S. E. Sims July 3 1904 and belonged to the Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband two sons Virgil L and William A both of Dublin a daughter Mrs Irene Whitehead of Dublin 14 grandchildren 27 great grandchildren and seven great great grandchildren.
Otis O Gregg 74 of Midland died Thursday at Medical Center Hospital Odessa funeral services held Saturday at Higginbotham De Leon with Rev Bill Spencer officiating. Burial De Leon Cemetery. Born July 22 1900 in Johnson County. Survived by Ruby a son James Gregg two stepsons seven daughters a brother two sisters and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Mr and Mrs Ike Phifer visited their son and daughter in law Dr and Mrs Travis Phifer in Galveston last week for four days. Dr Phifer is with John Sealy Hospital.
Funeral services for Mrs. Phoebe Florence Clayton 95 will be held at 3 00 PM Thursday at Comanche Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. She died July 30 in a local nursing home after 70 years in Comanche County and leaves three sons Otis Jack Ralph. one daughter Mildred and many grandchildren.
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