Comanche Couple Linda Matthews and Gary Rinehart wed at East Side Baptist
Linda Matthews and Gary Rinehart married June 25 at 8 30 p m in East Side Baptist Church Comanche with Eugene Prevo officiating. The bride wore a white terrazzo crepe gown with lace and seed pearl crown veil. Maid of honor Glenda Chester and best man Ronnie Rinehart. The couple resides at 102 Williams Drive Comanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Matthews
Gary Rinehart
East Side Baptist Church
Comanche
J. C
Pete) Matthews
Daisy Rinehart
Gustine
Eugene Prevo
David Vena
Maudie Creek
Glenda Chester
Donna Hamrick
Brownwood
Cheryl Hamrick
Vickie Matthews
Stephenville
Ronnie Rinehart
Houston
Lee Gordenhire
Sandra Salois
Carolyn Day
Patty Schwartz
Williams Drive
Lt W M Day Serving in Okinawa
First Lt. W. M. Day now serves with the 2nd Logistical Command in Okinawa and is appointed Director of Services in Facilities and Communications. He previously worked as a staff engineer in the Fort Worth district for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Day
2Nd
Okinawa
Lt. Day
Fort Worth
Marriage of Dianne Straley is Announced
Mr and Mrs Ernest E Straley announce the marriage of their daughter Dianne Kay to Daryll Vitaska The bridegroom is son of Mr and Mrs Charles Vitaska of Beecher Illinois The ceremony took place in Austin on August 9 at the home of Rev Dr Ralph Smith The couple reside at 515 Comanche Street San Marcos Texas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest E. Straley
Daugher
Dianne Kay
Daryll Vitaska
Charles Vitaska
Beecher
Illinois
Austin
Ralph Smith
Comanche High School
Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos
Wesleyan University
South Dakota
Southern Illinois University
SWTU
Vitaska
Comanche Street
Carol Ormsby Honored With Bridal Shower
Miss Carol Ormsby bride elect of Jerry Simons received a Saturday morning shower in the TP&L Hospitality Room. Nancy Ormsby led the bride’s book while family and friends greeted the honoree. A daisied centerpiece and light refreshments highlighted the event with several co hosts and helpers assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Ormsby
Jerry Simons
Tp&l
Nancy Ormsby
Virginia Turner
Ann Marshall
Karen Commack
Beth Steward Beth Jones
Ruby Kieth
Bonita O'well
Gene Seay
W. D. Blackwood
Judy Watts
Dulane Colcleasure
Bill Clemons
Roger Case
Kimble Bridal Shower Held At German Home
Mrs John Edward Kimble received gifts at a bridal shower hosted by Mrs Marvin Blair in German. Attending were Mes sesomes W M Durham H J Durham W W Durham L C Durham Gilmore Durham John Reese Floyd Prather John Barton and Miss Nobia Dunn. Mrs Kimble is Sara Beth Greer daughter of Mrs Davie Greer of Gorman and the couple recently married. He is vice president of Abilene State Bank and she teaches in the Abilene School System.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Edward Kimble
Marvin Blair
W. M. Durham
H. J. Durham
W. W. Durham
L. C. Durham
Gilmore Durham
John Reese
Floyd Prather
John Barton
Nobia Dunn
Kimble
Sara Beth Greer
Davie Greeer
Gorman
John Kimble
Durham
Comanche
Lucille Durham
Abilene State Bank
Abilene
Sergeant Billy Dennis Assigned to Fort Hood
Fort Hood Texas Sgt Billy J Dennis First Sergeant of the Headquarters Company 5th U S Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy Fort Hood He is son of Mrs Sallie M Ellington Comanche Texas His wife Patricia resides in Killeen Callaway Funeral attendance noted by Mr and Mrs T R Atwood Mineral Wells their daughter Mrs Patsy Reese Fort Worth for Mrs Dess Callaway of Comanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Hood
Texas
Billy J. Dennis
Sallie M. Ellington
S. Austin St
Comanche
5Th
USS. Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy
Patricia
Killeen
Callaway
T. R. Atwood
Mineral Wells
Patsy Reese
Fort Worth
Dess Callaway
Shiloh Cemetery Working Saturday
A cemetery cleanup day is planned at Shiloh Cemetery on Saturday August 91 at 8 pm. Hosts Mrs. Margeret Mc Donald Mabra and Mrs. Myrtle McDonald Cox call for volunteers to bring hoes rakes axes and lawn mowers and to bring lunch and water. Several local residents are noted as visiting relatives in Arlington Fort Worth and Irving with family ties to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiloh
Margeret McDonald Mabra
Myrtle McDonald Cox
First Public Appearance of Diamondback Club at Peach Festival
The Comanche Diamondback Club finished its first public appearance at the De Leon Peach and Melon Festival with about 40 shows over five nights. They welcomed new members from Comanche and Gorman and plan a further show at the Comanche County Fair from August 25 to 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Leon
Comanche County Fair
Comanche
Gorman
Joe Evridge
Rhodes Completes Command Staff Course At Fort Leavenworth
Lt Col Lonnie D Rhodes son of Mr and Mrs R L Rhodes of De Leon Texas completed the final phase of the Command and General Staff Officer Course at the U S Army Command and General Staff College Fort Leavenworth Kansas on July 24 He was named on the Commandants List which honors the top 20 percent of the class Honor graduates are the top five percent He holds BA and MA degrees from 1955 and 1965 and studied at Texas A M and the University of Oklahoma His wife Shirley lives at Fort Bragg North Carolina where he was last assigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Leavenworth
Kan
Lonnie D. Rhodes
R. L. Rhodes
Lamar
de Leon
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
Col. Rhodes
Texas A&m
University of Oklahoma
Shirley
Ft. Bragg
N.C
McEntire Transferred to Big Spring as SCS Conservationist
Joe J. McEntire, son of Mrs. J. L. McEntire of Comanche, is reassigned from Uvalde to Big Spring as area conservationist for the Soil Conservation Service. A 20 year SCS veteran, he will oversee 12 units in 14 counties with wife Gerri and children Stephen, Robert, and Ann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe J. McEntire
J. L. McEntire
Rt. 5
Comanche
Vivalde
Big Spring
The
Soil Conservation Service
McEntire
SCS
Uvalde
Gerri
Sidney High School
Stephen
Robert
Ann
Mineral Wells Hosts Lancasters Visiting Family
Mr and Mrs David Lancaster along with Randy and Latresa Lancaster of Mineral Wells are visiting their parents the Low Lancasters and the Mobe Littles during a family gathering in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Lancaster
Randy and
Latresa
Low Lancasters
Mobe Littles
Chief Brings Results To Lost Relatives
A reader describes reconnecting with family after a published obituary. Faye Smith explains receiving letters and a call after July 22 and plans to visit Rotan for a grandfather’s burial search, an aunt, cousins, and a 55th wedding anniversary on August 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer
Rotan
Farmi
Faye Smith
Fort Worth Woman Recovers From July Auto Crash
Miss Sssie Cathey of 2127 Warner Road Fort Worth and formerly Comanche is recovering in All Saints Hospital Fort Worth from serious injuries sustained in an automobile accident on July 11 according to Isola Vance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Saints
Sssie Cathey
Warner Road
Fort Worth
Comanche
All Saints Hospital
Isola Vance
Eugene Spivey Awarded Air Medals in Vietnam
Army Chief Warrant Officer Eugene E. Spivey, son of Mrs. Annie M. Spivey of Comanche, received his Air Medal awards near Phu Lai Vietnam for meritorious aerial service during ground operation support. Spivey, a fixed wing aviator with the 74th Reconnaissance Airspace Company in the 12th Aviation Group, is married to Betty, who resides in Santo.
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Comanche, Texas
East Side Baptist
Dianne Straley
Lufkin
Eugene Swanson
Lafkin
San Angelo
John Calison
John Fenimore
Callison
Mrs. Fenimore
Sgt
Billy Dennis
Fort Hood
Ned's Grocery
ENCO
Crisco
Sorden
Imbell Sour
DE Leon Highway
Kimbell
Aaa
Lee
Frozan
S&h
Shiloh Cemetery
Artington
Rusty Durham
Arlington
Ted Durhams
Irving
Vance Payne
W. A. Payne
Lane
Alan Kass
Pedher Ali Hakim
Nenev Tompkins
Ado Annie
Casa Manana
Casa
Gary Oakes
Curly
Linda Peters
Laurey
Faward Baird
Jud
Rose-Mary Rumbley
Aunt Fler
Carl Will Parker
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Preston Ticket
Dallas
Don Barnett
Tressler
Diamondback Club
Joe McEntire
James P. Bachus
Comanche Independent School District
Eugene Spivey
City OF
Leonard Steele
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