Local Family Visits Highlight Weekend across Gorman and Brownwood
Crossroads residents led weekend visits with multiple households in Gorman Brownwood Van Dyke May and De Leon. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Coker hosted and were joined by Lloyd Coker and Helen Coker. Others included Roy Adams with sons visiting Edd Colbough and Minta Star, John Wall from Brownwood staying with Lloyd Coker, J D Scott and family with Thurston LaRoque clan visiting Elmer LaRoque, and Roy Fielder visiting Julian Steele in German. Brownwood hosts included Mrs. John Ward and Edna Stephens visiting family and Bert Stanley's home in Gorman hosted Roy Baker and Ralph for Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Coker
Gorman
Lloyd Coker
Helen
W. Z. Coker
Roy Adams
van Dyke
Edd Colbough
Minta Star
John Wall
Brownwood
J. D. Scott
James
Aleece and
Terry
Thurst
Inland Community Notes from Indian Creek Church Family
Indian Creek area reports a busy Sunday with Bro Gunkel and family as luncheon guests of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Coker. Several residents travel or relocate, illnesses like influenza affect Bowman and Carroll Bowman, and visits to local homes include the Yorks, Atterbury, Williams, Houck, and Coker families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bro. Gunkel
Lloyd Coker
Bud Langley
Alabama
Lizzie Kight
Gustine
Bro Gunkel
Brownwood
Walter Knight
Ft. Stockton
Knight
Harvey Bowman
Brady York
Hobart Atterbury
Atterbury
Carroll Bowman
Mercer Gap Helpers Quilt 64 Ship 6 Showers and Officers
Mercer Gap Helpers club reports in 1952 they quilted 64 quilts and gave 6 showers. Officers elected include Mrs A W Sellers president Mrs Artie Huggins vice president Mrs Bob Brewster secretary and Mrs Gorman Haskins assistant secretary. Two quilts were sewn and a covered dish luncheon was held with 19 attendance. Mercer Gap Baptist Church drew a large Sunday crowd as services and Sunday School times were listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer Gap Helpers Club
A. W. Sellers
Artie Huggins
Bob Brewster
Gorman Haskins
Mercer Gap Baptist Church
Card of Thanks for Walter J. Hardin
The family thanks friends for kindness during illness and after the death of father Walter J. Hardin. Your thoughtfulness is appreciated and will be remembered by his children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter J. Hardin
Community Notes From Van Dyke Area Include Illnesses Visitors and Cold Weather
Van Dyke Whitlock shows some improvement after illness at Comanche hospital. Local clergy Rev O S Welch and Rev T S Beauchamp visited from Brownwood. Multiple visitors from Stephenville De Leon Buffalo Cisco and Gorman called on residents. Wea ver Burns returns to Navy base in Hawaii. Temperature hit 18 above last Saturday morning marking the coldest reading this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. S. Welch
Brownwood
Missionary Baptist Church
T. S. Beauchamp
Shirley Taylor
Fort Worth
van Dyke
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bendix
Crossroads
C. E. LaRoque
Indian Creek
Bras Cole
Glenn Williams
Oren Ellis
Ellis Insurance
By Jesse Tiner
Sam" Whitlock
Comanche Hospital
Dean Newhouse
Bakersfield
Calif
Mrs
Lavon Newhouse
R. M. McGinnis
Baptist Associational
Baptist
Tobe Johnson
Stephenville
Ben Hulsey
Jewel Sturdivant
de Leon
Mines
A. L. Colcleasuxe
Olive Randolph
Theron Wilson
Andy Johnson
Jo Faye
Ruby
E. C. Wilson
Buffalo
Weaver Burns
T. L. Layman
Naval Station
Hawaii
Roy D. Adams
Rickey
Billie
Sidney
Aubrey Easter
Jimmie
Shirley
Bettie Sue
Cisco
J. E. Weaver
Earnestine
Clifford Moore
Travis
Glenn Casey
Comanche
Eiland
FAGAN
Price
Entire Stock Ladies
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!