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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1976
Page
5
A devotional note on God loving you unconditionally through Jesus Christ. It urges accepting divine love without earning it and invites readers to pause and feel God's care for the real person beneath external masks. The message emphasizes daily reception of this love and authenticity before God.
Funeral services for George Wood 82 were conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at the North Main and Gay Church of Christ with burial in the Wood Family Cemetery on Country Club Road. He died Thursday in Houston and was a native of Gladewater who lived there most of life before moving to Houston. Survived by a brother Bruce Wood two sisters Adelle Van Meter and Louise Powell two daughters James Wood Eddie Wood and George Wood Jr. ten grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Also a Chicago AP brief notes water pollution equipment spending by American industry exceeding 195 billion over the next decade per Ecodyne Corp.
Larry Osborne head of the Gladewater High School English Department will speak at the 11 o clock worship service in Dr. Carlos Davis absence. Dr. George F. Kutch presides and introduces Osborne. Jerry Kates directs singing. Mrs. C. W. Dawson organist. acolytes Ann Erickson Kassie Monden. Church School at 9 45 a.m. Youth Fellowship at 5 p.m. and evening service at 7 p.m. Thursday Sewing Group meets at Mrs M H Stewart 607 Post St.
The article argues parents are primary teachers guiding children toward the two paths of heaven or hell. It cites Proverbs 22:6 about training a child and reflects on parental influence seen in children's imitation of parental behavior.
Jesse T. Hill, longtime Gilmer resident and retired carpenter, died in a Shreveport hospital after a short illness. He served in WWI and WWII, was a New Hope Baptist Church member, and is survived by his wife Gertrude, sons B W Hill and L C Hill, a daughter, and 10 grandchildren plus three great grandchildren. Burial was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
New Hope Baptist Church invites the public to a Sunday evening choir program starting at six. Pastor C. C. Carter leads, with Sister B. Smith as choir president and Rev. Leon Noiel of Texarkana as guest speaker, noted for his in demand speaking engagements.
Lillie Jane Prater, aunt to several Gladewater area families, died at 99 on April 18 in a nursing home in Atoka Oklahoma. Funeral services were held in Bentley Oklahoma. She would have turned 100 on June 16. Many Texans attended the service.
Members and friends welcome a 6 30 p m covered dish supper Sunday in the church fellowship hall. Regular services start at 9 a m with Rev Tom Sisk delivering the sermon. Ron Best is organist. Coffee fellowship follows. Church School begins at 10 a m with classes for all ages.
Oak Manor notes report residents and guests during Easter week. Visitors include Mrs Williams of Texarkana and Dell Hanson with Jack and Mrs Dunagan from Pritchett. Bible study drew about 30. activities director Mona Lee led singing. Easter gifts and flowers circulated among residents and staff as carpenters advance work on administrator Elwanda Walker’s home.
The Gladewater Mirror notes First Baptist Church in Gladewater will host Personal Profiles this Sunday to map members interests abilities and past service. Minister Pete du Plessis explains the form helps identify where members may serve in missions music and volunteer work and may reveal skills from plumbing to choir singing. The church follows its regular schedule with worship at 10 45 am and events including choirs youth council and a Family Life Conference led by Dr and Mrs John Drakeford open to the community.
A listing of worship schedules from multiple churches including Nazarene, Church of Christ, Methodist, Catholic, Episcopal, and Lutheran. Entries show Sundays with morning worship around 9:45 to 11:00 am, evening services near 7:00 pm, weekday Bible study and prayer times, and pastor names such as Rev. Jerry Matthews Rev. Chester Gleason Rev. John M. Rohrman Rev. Harold Wageman and others. Locations include Starrville Gladewater Quitman and Perry.
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