Obituary for Mrs. Beatrice W Moore of Comanche
Mrs. Beatrice W. Moore 67 of Comanche died August 10 in a German hospital after a long illness. Funeral services were August 12 at Higginbotham Chapel with burial in Weaver Cemetery near Gorman. Survivors include husband Frank Moore two sons Frank Jr and Derrell a daughter Wanda Emfinger a brother Ernest a sister Myrtle Milan five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Preceded in death by daughter Marie Branch. The obituary lists additional relatives from Blanket Brownwood Eastland San Antonio Gustine and Sanderson.
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Frank
Beatrice W.) Moore
Comanche
Carbon
Zion Hill
Comanche County
Frank Jr
Derrell
Wanda Emfinger
Pinwell
Ernest
Gorman
Myrtle Milan
Eastland
Marie Branch
Aide
The
Baptist Church
Comanche Funeral Home Chapel
Leroy Woolsey
Robert Elkins
Rock Church Cemetery
Jule Richmond
Claude Bundick
David Godfrey
Wade Collins
Nig Rinehart
Mack Thedford
Charles Caldwell
Blanket
Mike Caldwell
Brownwood
Sammy Caldwell
Seattle
Washington
Jerry
Mary) Dellis
Goldthwaite
Doug
Ernestine) Nelson
W. W. Denson
San Antonio
T. J. Couch
E. W. Couch
Gustine
Sanderson
Infant Mathews Benjam in Mathews of De Leon Dies En Route Fort Worth
Mathews infant Garland Benjamin Mathews Jr. died at 10 30 am Tuesday August 9 while en route to Fort Worth after birth at 8 am in De Leon hospital. Rev Lanny Spruill of First Baptist Lingleville officiated. Survivors include parents two sisters grandparents and great grandparents.
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Garland Benjamin Mathews, Jr
Garland Benjamin Mathews of
de Leon
Fort Worth
Downing Cemetery
Lanny Spruill
First Baptist Church of
Lingleville
Cynthia Christene
Arlette Dequitta
James Lewis
Gorman
T. L. Isbell
Bill Manard
Rising Star
Marvin Lewis
Mrs Caldwell Willa Ruth Caldwell dies after short illness
Mrs. Caldwell Willa Ruth Caldwell of Blanket died early Sunday morning in Comanche Community Hospital after a brief illness. Born April 10, 1922 in Gustine to Oscar W Couch and wife, she married Charles Caldwell on February 20, 1943 in Comanche and was a nurses’
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Willa Ruth Caldwell
Blanket
Comanche Community Hospital
Mrs. Caldwell
Gustine
Oscar W. Couch
Charles Caldwell
Comanche
Memorial Service for Mrs Billie W Greenwood Held in San Juan
Memorial services were held August 9 at First Baptist Church San Juan for Billie Williford Greenwood a retired PSJA English teacher and active civic leader who was killed August 6 in a traffic accident on South Padre Island. Graveside rites were August 8 at Valley Memorial Gardens. She is survived by her husband Max H Greenwood and a son Bobby M. Greenwood.
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Billie Williford Greenwood
First Baptist
Greenwood
Max Greenwood
PSJA
North Texas State University
Texas Tech University
First Baptist Church
San Juan
Pan American Round Table
Eastern Star
Judge R B Cross of Gatesville Dies at 88
Robert Bates Cross, longtime judge of the S2nd Judicial District serving Bosque Coryell Comanche and Hamilton counties from 1933 to 1960, died Friday in a Gatesville hospital at age 88 after a stroke. Funeral held August 7 at First Baptist Gatesville with burial in the local Masonic Cemetery. Cross, born 1888 in Hartsville Tennessee, was famed for landmark rulings, civic speaking, teaching a men’s class, humor, and authoring Tales of Old Doc Bailey.
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R. B. Cross
Gatesville
Bosque
Coryell
Comanche
Hamilton
Judge Cross
First Baptist Church
Curtis Beaird
Masonic Cemetery
Bates Cross
Texas
Doc Bailey
Ralph Bailey
Coryell County
Robert Bates Cross
Hartsville
Tennessee
Williford Family Rites Held in Texas
Mrs. Inez Mewborn and Golda Williford of Comanche along with Mrs. Jess O'Dell and Mrs. Walter Beren of San Antonio attended their sister's funeral in San Juan. Carl Williford of Comanche and Col. J. H. Williford of McQueeney, Texas, are surviving relatives. Skinner Funeral Home handled arrangements. Grandchildren Glenda Tommy Lisa and David Greenwood of Houston among mourners.
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Jess Odell
Carl Williford
Inez Mewborn
Golda Williford
San Juan
Longtime Texas judge Cross dies at 72 after decades on bench
The obituary profiles Judge Cross who retired in 1960 after serving as 52nd District judge since 1933. Born in Coryell County he studied law with John W. Stinnett and Rufe McClellan, later becoming district clerk, county attorney and county judge before forming a private firm. Survived by wife Annabel Cham Lee, a son, three stepdaughters, four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Texas
John H. Byrd
Kaufman County
Coryell County
Judge Cross
Flat
John W. Stinnett
Stinnett
Rufe McClellan
Clay McClellan
Cross
Miriam A. Ferguson
Joe H. Eidson
Cynthia Dean Trapp
Annabel Chamlee
Robert E
Bob) Cross
San Antonio
Sam Robinson
Odessa
C. L. Irby, Jr
Texas City
E. E. Wilson
Kingsland
Tarleton State awards Debbie Wright Potishmen-Wells Scholarship
Debbie Wright, a Tarleton State University sophomore and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Wright of Brownwood, has received the Potishmen-Wells Scholarship in Home Economics for the 1977-78 academic year. She is employed by Buddie Hicks.
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Debbie Wright
Potishmen-Wells
Tarleton State University
Debbie
Tarleton
Stanley Wright
Brownwood
Buddie Hicks
Louisville woman visits Comanche pastor’s family
Mrs. Kathleen Meshew of Louisville arrives in Comanche for a week long visit with her son Rev. Jean P. Meshew, pastor of St Matthew's Episcopal Church. Nearby, a group from Manhattan Kansas and College Station enjoy a Padre Island vacation trip last week.
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Kathleen Meshew
Louisville
Comanche
Jean P. Meshew
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
Padre Island
L. C. Durham
John Lilley
Myles
Libby
Manhattan
Kansas
David Ruesink
Chuck
Mike
Katie
College Station
Lung Diseases Threaten U.S. Children Across Nation
National Center for Health Statistics data show lung damaging diseases affecting millions of children, including cystic fibrosis, asthma, chronic bronchitis and recurrent pneumonia. Cystic fibrosis is the most serious, occurring in about 1,600 births and lung and digestive system targets. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation funds research, care centers, and education through its Breath of Life Campaign.
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National Center For Health Statistics
United States
Doris F. Tubin
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Tubin
The
Foundation
Breath of Life
Family trips highlight weekend in Ruidoso and Midland
Mr and Mrs David Goodson and children enjoyed a brief vacation in Ruidoso last week. Hal Gill from Midland spent the weekend visiting her mother Mrs W J Parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Goodson
Ruidoso
Midland
Hal Gill
W. J. Parks
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Mrs. Moore
Mathews Infant
From the Pharr Press
Masonic Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Kentucky
Exon Station
Houston
HIRT
JHACK
Susan Westmoreland
N. Austin
Majestic Theatre
Doris Mazurek
Ruidoso Vacation
Comanche Community Hospital, Inc
S. Austin
Lone Star Gas Company
la Industria
Teléfono
Casa
Compania Lone Star Gas Co
Compania Investiguen
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