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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1968

Page

3

Funeral services for John Luther Bentley

Funeral services for John Luther Bentley, 58, of Englewood California, who died there Monday, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Shoal Creek Baptist Church with Rev. C. P. Davis officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Gunthorp Funeral Home directing. Survivors include his widow of Englewood, two sons Donald Bentley of Athens and James Dillard Bentley of Shelbyville Tennessee, three daughters Patricia Beasley of Birmingham Rachel Oliver Dodd of Chattanooga and Betty McIntyre of Los Angeles, six brothers Lee Tom Larry Therman all of Cullman Aaron of Tucson J. D. of Birmingham, two sisters Lelia Mason of Cullman and Hettie McElyen of Huntsville, and 12 grandchildren.

John Luther Bentley Englewood Calif Shoal Creek Baptist Church Rev C. P. Davis Gunthorp Funeral Home John Bentley Englewood Donald Bentley Athens James Dillard Bentley Shelbyville Tenn Patricia Beasley Birmingham Rachel Oliver Dodd Chattanooga Betty McIintyie Los Angeles Calif Lee Bentley Tom Bentley Larry Bentley Therman Bentley Cullman Aaron Bentley Tucson Arizona J. D. Bentley Brmingham Lelia Mason Hettie McElyen Huntsville

Infant Joseph Childers dies. graveside services today

HARTSELLE Graveside services for Joseph Mark Childers infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Burr Childers of 602 Morgan Street Hartselle are set for 2 PM at Pine Burr Cemetery with Rev. Henderson Bailey officiating. Other survivors include.

Hartselle Joseph Mark Childers Burr Childers Morgan St Pine Burr Henderson Bailey

Family ties highlighted in Falkville and Hartselle

Brother Steven Childers is noted alongside grandparents Mrs Dora Carden of Falkville and Mr and Mrs William Wallace of Hartselle in a familial recognition item.

Steven Childers Dora Carden Falkville William Wallace Hartselle

Lonnie Fuller Funeral Services Planned

Lonnie Griggs Fuller 62 of Trinity 2 died Monday. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at Midway Church of Christ officiated by Luther Williams and Ed Davis. Burial Fuller Cemetery. Survived by widow Erma, two daughters Betty Owens and Rachel James, two sons Gerald and Ronald, two sisters Floyd Terry and Osie Jacobs, nine grandchildren.

Lonnie Griggs Fuller Trinity 2 Midway Church of Christ Luther Williams Ed Davis Fuller Cemetery Gunthorp Funeral Home Erma Fuller Trinity Betty Owens Rachel James Gerald Fuller Decatur Ronlald Fuller Floyd Terry Osie Jacobs

Funeral services set for Mrs Ira Fay Kyker in Falkville

Mrs Ira Fay Kyker 39 of Chicago formerly Falkville died in an automobile crash Sunday in Chicago. Services 3 p.m. Wednesday at Falkville Baptist Church with Rev Charles Glaze and Rev Luther Snell. Burial in Herring Cemetery Peck Funeral Home directing. Survived by widower James Kyker of Chicago father Ira Burkes of Addison sister Mrs Avice McHaffey of West Virginia nephews pallbearers. Mrs Kyker was a Falkville Baptist Church member.

Chicago Ill Ira Fay Kyker Falkville Falkville Baptist Church Charles Glaze Luther Snell Herring Cemetery Peck Funeral Home James Kyker Ira Burkes Addison Avice McHaffey West Virginia Kyker

East Limestone Water and Fire Protection Authority Forming

A certificate of incorporation for the East Limestone Water and Fire Protection Authority will be filed today in Limestone County with Probate Judge Mason Freeman. Attorney Thomas G. Steele says a $495,000 federal HUD grant to fund the water system is expected to be filed this week. The board includes Russell Throneberry James Menefee and Euell Davis with Joe Worley and Associates of Huntsville hired as engineers surveying for water mains. The authority aims to source water from local springs after a prior attempt to buy city water in Athens failed.

Athens East Limestone Water and Fire Protection Authority Limestone County Mason Freeman Thomas G. Steele Steele Housing and Urban Development Administration Board of Revenue Russell Throneberry James P. Menefee Euell Davis Joe Worley Associates Huntsville

Bermuda Taxi Driver Covers Vast Annual Distances

One Bermuda taxi driver may travel about 25,000 miles yearly while Bermuda itself spans 21 square miles, highlighting the island’s dense taxi activity and compact geography.

Bermuda

Hill elected president of Athens Humane Society

D V Hill was elected president at a meeting in city hall succeeding L B Howard. Officers include W R Ham as vice president Mrs Eleanor Coleman secretary and Mrs Charlotte Groce treasurer. New board members are L B Howard and Doris Loughnan. The shelter’s name was changed to Athens Humane Society Shelter and a membership booth at Limestone County Fair was announced with a nightly puppy giveaway including a pure bred German Shepherd.

Athens D. V. Hill Athens Humane Society City Hall Hill L. B. Howard Athens Street Dept W. R. Ham Eleanor Coleman Charlotte Groce Doris Loughnan Athens Animal Shelter T the Society

Truck And Car Hit Downtown In Parking Lot Collision

An 87-year-old Huntsville man, Carroll Langston, tried to pull from a parking space on East Moulton Street. He first struck a westbound tractor trailer, then backed onto the sidewalk and hit Decatur Decorating Co. The store window broke but no injuries were reported. The other driver, Albert Lewis Jordan, 39, of Opelika Trucking Co., was not seriously damaged.

Moulton St Carroll Langston Huntsville Decatur Decorating Co Langston Albert Lewis Jordan Opelika Trucking Co

Public notice in Morgan County court case

Shirley Mary Johnson is named as a non resident respondent with unknown address. The court orders weekly publication in Decatur Daily for four weeks and requires her to plead by September 6 1968 or the bill may be confessed. The notice date is August 5 1968.

Shirley Mary Johnson Register Alabama Decatur Daily Morgan County Bryan McAfee

Health Capsules: Treating cuts with antiseptics

Dr. Michael A. Petit notes that cleaning a cut with soap and water is essential and recommends antiseptics such as iodine to reduce infection risk. He emphasizes proper wound care steps and cautions against skipping cleansing.

Neptune movement and river, TVA lake readings forecast

The article notes Neptune beginning to move eastward in Libra, with river reading at Keller Memorial Bridge 20.69 and sea level 554.99. TVA lake stages are listed for Chickamauga, Pickwick, Guntersville, Whitesburg, Wheeler, and Wilson with highs around 90s and rain chances 30 to 40 percent through Wednesday.

Neptun Libra Neptune Decatur and Vicinity Keller Memorial Bridge Reading TVA Chickamauga Pickwick Guntersville Whitesburg Wheeler Wilson

Warm And Hot Weather Today Across The Nation

Warm and hot weather persists nationwide with 90s in most areas. Tornadoes strike rural Wisconsin and Lower Michigan causing farm building damage. Southeast Alabama sees upper 60s due to clouds, while Alabama cities report scattered showers and varying rainfall totals.

Alabama Wisconsin Lower Michigan Rockies Atlantic Fort Bragg Calif Klamath Falls Ore Stampede Pass Wash Pickstown S.D Needles Valentine Neb Muscle Shoals Nation Atlanta Chicago Dothan Ozark Montgomery

For Sale Buick LeSabre One Owner Excellent Condition

1965 Buick LeSabre four door hardtop automatic factory air and power options one owner with 28 000 miles. Excellent condition priced at 1900.00. Contact 353-6937 after 5 p.m. Also available two ten gallon aquariums with complete accessories and fish included priced at 35. Call after 5 p.m. 353-3910.

Center Plans One-Pound Can Fund Drive With Plastic Lids

The center will run a fundraising campaign using empty one pound coffee cans with plastic lids as collection containers. Volunteers will place cans in public areas to gather donations for the drive.

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