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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1977
Page
5
Obituary notes Noel P Wilkinson 81 of 600 East Grand who died March 4 in Kerrville Veterans Hospital. Also memorials for a Zion Lutheran Priddy service and Mrs Ottilie Meyer plus extended family survivors and burial details in Brownwood area.
Mrs Dillard 92 died at 1 30 PM Saturday March in a local hospital Born September 14 1884 in Coryell County she spent most of her life in Comanche County Married Less Dillard in 1902 and was a Gartman View Baptist Church member Funeral services were Monday March 7 at 2 PM at Comanche Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Leroy Woolsey officiating Pallbearers Norman Chandler D C Andrews J C Smith Homer Boyd Harold Hall Reese Ward Survivors include one son Doyle H Dillard of Dallas three daughters Mrs W H Robinson and Mrs Estelle D Smith both of Dallas and Mrs Ray Boyd of Ozona one brother O M Clark of Stephenville eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren
Mrs. Goerdel Julia Tischler Goerdel aged 96 of Brownwood died at 2 30 a m Tuesday March 1 at a local nursing facility. The obituary notes her former occupation and family ties.
Kennedy 81 longtime De Leon resident died March 2 after a lengthy illness at De Leon Hospital. He was born August 22, 1895 in Langston Alabama and married Laverne Reynolds in De Leon. A retired Ford auto salesman and Assembly of God member, he left surviving wife two brothers and two sisters.
Mrs. Harmon 56 of Brownwood died at 6 p.m. Saturday March 5 in Brownwood Community Hospital after a long illness. Funeral services were held March 7 at St Mary’s Catholic Church with burial in Greenleaf Cemetery. Rosary was recited March 6 at Davis Morris Funeral Home Chapel. Born September 23, 1920, in Brownwood.
Former Dublin resident and Baptist minister Loyd Richardson died March 3 in Salem Missouri after a long illness. He was born March 7 1915 in Erath County married Edith Bailey in 1941 and pastored Shiloh Cottonwood Mercer Gap Texas and West Plains Missouri churches before retiring in 1975 after a stroke. Survivors include his wife daughter Myrha and several siblings.
Mrs. Bowman 73 of 924 Municipal Drive Lubbock former Comanche resident died February 23 in a Lubbock convalescent home. Funeral held February 25 at Forrest Heights United Methodist Church with Rev. Marvin E. Fisher and Dr. Luther Kirk. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. Survivors include husband Rev R L Bowman Sr son R L Bowman Jr Clyde Horner and Virgie Coker and two grandchildren.
Sam Kearney of Lubbock visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kearney of Western Hills Nursing Home and his sister Mrs. G. H. Gleaton and Mr. Gleaton last weekend.
West Texas Home Health Agency provides in home skilled nursing, physical and speech therapy in Comanche, De Leon, Brownwood, Coleman, and Cross Plains. Services billed through medicare, medicaid, VA, private insurance, or private pay. Contacts are Susan Preston, Betty King, Debbie Kelly, and Carol Chanselor at the Brownwood office.
The Grady Ravenshine family thanks the First United Methodist Church for the use of their church parlor for their anniversary party. Your kindness will be remembered and May God bless you.
The Brownwood and Stephenville Chambers of Commerce with the Small Business Administration announce theft seminars in Brownwood on March 22 and Stephenville on March 24. Sessions address shoplifting losses bad checks and employee theft and note national merchant losses of two to three billion dollars annually. Local law enforcement and District Attorney personnel join SBA staff to conduct the talks.
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