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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1968
Page
3
Funeral services held for Eva Bates of Eva and Annie Clemons of Memphis with burial in nearby cemeteries. Eva Bates survived by four daughters and two sons with numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Clemons family includes three sons and four daughters with many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Pallbearers named for both services.
Mrs. Elnora Roxana Call 79 a Memphis resident and former Decatur resident died Monday in Memphis Funeral services set for 2 p m Wednesday at Guntharp Funeral Home Chapel burial in Decatur City Cemetery Guntharp directing Survivors include two sons Furman and Wilson Call both of Memphis two daughters Frances Rose of Memphis and Almeda Allen of Citrus Heights Calif one brother Fannt Wilson of Ft Worth Texas nine grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren Body to arrive in Decatur Wednesday morning
Funeral services for Dr H H Camp 80 of Spencer West Virginia who died Monday in Fort Myers Florida will be announced later by Vandle Funeral Home Spencer Survivors include his widow and two sons Dr Harry H Camp Jr of Spencer and Richard L Camp of Decatur Virginia Richards misspelling preserved from source
Connie Roy Clemons aged 74 of 326 Wilson Ave NW died Monday in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held at 3:30.
Funeral services for Charles Madison Stephens 58 of 1014 Grant St SE who died Sunday at a local hospital will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Gunthorp Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Boyd Armstrong officiating. Burial follows at Chattanooga Memorial Park Cemetery with graveside services at 3 p.m. Rev John W Wilkle officiating. Survivors include Alma Stephens of Decatur a son J T Stephens Waynesville Ohio mother Mrs Ollie Hall Los Angeles a step daughter Mrs C B Walker Jr Chattanooga two stepsons Robert L Norrell Chattanooga and E V Norrell Decatur a sister Mrs R D Dorsey Los Angeles and 11 grandchildren Honorary pallbearers are North Alabama Traffic Club members of which he was a charter member. He worked for Ray Carter Heavy Haulers of Memphis and was a Baptist Church member.
Funeral services for Miss Vicki S. Switzer 19 of Louisville Ky and formerly Limestone County who died Saturday at Baptist Hospital Louisville were set for 1 30 today at Spry Funeral Home Chapel with Rev James Jones and Rev Oddvar Berg officiating. Burial will be in Athens Oelawn Cemetery Survivors include parents Mr and Mrs Fred E Switzer Louisville and a brother Lynn Switzer Greenwood SC
The forecast notes March 19 marks an early vernal equinox in 1968 with spring starting soon. Expect cloudy warm conditions today with scattered showers and thundershowers late tonight into Wednesday. Highs near 74 today and 68 Wednesday, lows around 56 tonight.
Decatur river at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning 17.90 feet with sea level 552.20. TVA lake stages listed include Chickamauga 675.8 Pickwick 410.3 Guntersville 593.2 Whitesburg 552.5 Wheeler 552.2 Wilson 505.9. High Monday 75 at 4 p.m. Low 55 at 5 a.m. 58 at 18 a.m. No rain in 24 hours through 7 a.m. today. Forecast today: Increase.
Miss Switzer, daughter of Switzer of Switzer South Carolina, was a Valley View Baptist Church member in Louisville and a Fairdale High School graduate. She belonged to Beta Sigma Phi Sorority and the Blue Grass Saddle Club. Pallbearers named were Ronnie Mitchell Larry Looney E J Martin Steve Schrimsher Cleve Schrimsher and Joe Pugh. Ere Mrs. E. C. Swit z
Gilbert Terry, 62, of Town Creek 3 died Sunday at home. Funeral service at Harmony Methodist Church at 2 p.m. with Rev. W. W. Parker and Rev. Ernest Dillard officiating. Burial in Graham Cemetery. Elliott Funeral Home in charge. Survived by wife Bessie Mae Terry, three sons Gilbert Terry Jr. of Rockwood Tennessee, F. D. Terry and John Wayne Terry of Town Creek 3, a daughter Mrs. Shirley Peacock of Margaret, Florida, mother Mrs. Martha Terry, two sisters Mrs. Mattie Jewell Bradford, Town Creek 3, and 12 grandchildren. Pallbearers: Paul Morris, Prentiss Morris, Ed Terry Jr., Billy Ray Randolph, Will purn Terry, Jerry Smith.
A calm forecast shows scattered showers tonight with increasing clouds and warmer conditions. Daytime highs reach the mid 70s with a 56 degree low tonight, while Montgomery tops the state at 77 degrees and the high pressure system persists. The Boston area endured its second heavy snowstorm in three days in 1956 with about 19.5 inches of snow.
Former Huntsville vice squad detective John Staten, now a physical education instructor in Athens, asks the NAACP to aid his bid to rejoin the police force. He filed a federal complaint alleging racial discrimination with the U S Department of Justice after resigning under attorney advice. Staten says a pre arranged deal with City Hall stalled his fight and his lawyer withdrew.
President Johnson delivers a sweeping, emotional speech defending Vietnam policies and criticizing Communist influence at home. He welcomes suggestions from all sectors and frames antiwar dissent as a threat to national morale while urging resolve in Hue and Khe Sanh.
Officials deny Staten was told she could hold two jobs and note no record of verbal agreement. Staten says his resignation was tied to an arrest of City Councilman Tom Dark for failing to keep drug sale records at Dark's Pharmacy.
Funeral services for Earl Whitfield who died in Chattanooga Tennessee Sunday will be announced later by Reynolds Funeral Home. He was the grandson of Mrs Verlee Gray of 103 Pine Street.
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Williams 63 of Madison 3 die at a local hospital will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at New Zion Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. George Moore officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery Limestone County. Reynolds Funeral Home directing. Survivors include the widow Joe Williams two sons Offie D. Johnson Nemiah Johnson two daughters Annie Smith Lillie Bibbs Nellie Moore two sisters Mattie Freeman Freta Stover two brothers Lacey Pryor Wallace Pryor 11 grandchildren 7 great grandchildren.
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