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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1968
Page
3
Rain last week filled tanks and raised Lake Proctor levels as Comanche’s lakes reached multi year highs. Local politics see few candidates for governor and possible race for representative seats while readers are urged to consider women candidates for school board.
Samuel Lewis Salois 44 of Comanche died January 22 in Dallas Veterans Hospital. Funeral services were held January 95 at Oak Lawn Chapel with two local pastors officiating. He married Reba Childers in Fort Worth in 1945 and had five children. He was a WWII veteran. He is survived by his wife, children, parents, three brothers and eight sisters.
Anna L. Harvey 86 of 606 W. Duncan Comanche died January 18 in a local hospital. Services were held January 20 at 10 am at Oak Lawn Funeral Chapel with Rev John Wiles and Rev S J Isham officiating. Pallbearers were Bob Couch Boyd Anthony S J Wall Ira Clemons Gerald Dings and Cleburne Willingham. She was born February 28 1881 in Alabama to John and Mrs Dixon. She married Charlie Harvey in 19 in Louisiana. he died in 1944. She was a member of First Baptist Church. She is survived by a brother Harry Dixon of Brewton Alabama and several nieces.
W P Duckett 82 former Comanche telephone company manager and civic worker died Sunday night January 21 in a Bonham nursing home where his family had lived for years Funeral services were held in Bonham Tuesday January 23 burial followed in Bonham Cemetery He is survived by his wife Bertha two daughters Ouida Emert of Dallas and Sue Caldwell of Paris four grandchildren and five great grandchildren
Mrs Lucia Alberta White 86 longtime De Leon resident died Friday in Beaumont where she had lived 18 months Funeral services were held Sunday January 21 at Higginbotham Funeral Chapel De Leon Rev Bobby Weathers officiating Interment followed in De Leon Cemetery She was born December 22 1881 and was a dry goods sales lady Past Worthy Matron of the OES De Leon and a Methodist Church member She is survived by a daughter Mrs L C Rowe Beaumont three sons Dr John White Austin Gwen V White Mineral Wells and William S White Washington D C four grandchildren and two great grandchildren
Mrs Penelope Janie Kinne 92 died Thursday in a local nursing home. Services were Sunday January 21 at 3 pm at Oak with ministers Clarence Bryant and R G Parkinson officiating. Burial Monday January 22 at 2 pm in Valley View Cemetery Cooke County. Pallbearers were Riley Hilliard Bill Durham Garland Johnson Claud Douglas Wayne Ward and Jesse Smith. She was born December 17 1875 in Decatur daughter of John and Mary Browder. She married Caleb Kinne in 1893 in Arkansas and was a Church of Christ member. She is survived by son John O Kinne Denison two brothers Rufus Browder Denison and B Browder Lawton Oklahoma sister Susie McClanahan Hollis Oklahoma, six grandchildren twelve great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren.
Mrs Zeviah Emmett Coker a Comanche County native died at 4 45 am Tuesday January 23 in a local hospital. Funeral services were held January 25 at Oak Lawn Funeral Chapel with S J Isham officiating. Interment followed at Indian Creek Cemetery. Pallbearers included Garland Collins Brady York Vestal Day Eugene Perkins Johnnie Livingston and Ottis Fields. She was born March 9 1878 in Comanche County and married November 10 1895 to Dave Coker. She leaves two sons Elton of San Angelo and Rev Lloyd of Cross Plains, a brother Ernest McCullough of Tennessee, four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. She was a member of the Fast Side Baptist Church.
James William Maxwell, 54, a De Leon druggist, died Tuesday. Services were held at 10 am Thursday at De Leon First Baptist Church with burial in Garden of Memories, Kerrville. He is survived by his wife, three daughters Carolyn Thomas, Judy Wunsch, Pati Golden, and his mother Margaret Maxwell of Ingram.
Mrs Opal McDonald of Corcoran California died December 23 1967 Born and raised in Comanche county daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Tom Hood Survived by her husband J W McDonald three daughters Mrs George Williams Delano Mrs Tommy Luce Porterville and Mrs Jerry Reid Washington one brother Leland Hood De Leon 10 grandchildren and one great grandchild Mrs Riki Henry of Comanche was in California for her grandmother's services
Miss Hattie Brightman and Mrs. Oswell Brightman of Toyah and Pecos spent the weekend in Comanche visiting relatives, keeping up family ties across towns.
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