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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1954
Page
5
A native of Air Alabama who settled in the 1905 era in Comanche County near Downing is remembered after 49 years of residence. Funeral services were held at Down Church Saturday with Rev. Leroy Wool in charge at the Downing church.
Mrs J P Sanford 82 of Comanche died June 7 at Allgood Rest Home in Brownwood. Funeral at Comanche Funeral Home with Rev James S Hamilton in charge. She was born Mary Della Rhodes in Alabama January 6 1872 and moved to Texas as a child. She married J P Sanford at 20 and had nine children, seven preceded her in death. She was a Methodist lifelong member.
Comanche oil marketer J H Tupin was named local chairman for the Oil Industry Information Committee in the West Central Texas area. Lyndsay Phillips of Abilene announced the appointment, saying Tupin will lead the API public relations program in Comanche for the coming year.
Mrs. Bessie Melvin Livingston 1 died Tuesday at a Brownwood hospital after 28 days of treatment. Funeral at Sidney Baptist Church Thursday at 2:30 pm. Interment Oakwood Cemetery Comanche. Survivors include husband Charles P. Livingston a granddaughter Genetha Dale Stevens two sisters Beula Lacy and Bess Arnold.
Mr and Mrs D B Burk and their daughter Becky have returned to Comanche from Brownwood and Brady where they lived for six years Burk, a radio and electrical repairman, rejoined Hathcock Appliance Co as head of the service department New shop equipment includes TV and radio testing gear refrigeration gear and modern tools.
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