George Black Dies Monday at 81 in Longview
George Black 81 of Route 4 Longview died in a local hospital Monday after a sudden illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Emmanuel Baptist Church with Rev Ronnie Starr officiating. Burial in Gladewater Memorial Park. He was born Sept 8 1887 in Jasper Texas and moved to the area in 1930. He was a retired Texas Company employee and a member of the Gladewater Odd Fellows Lodge and Emmanuel Baptist Church. He is survived by a brother, three sisters, four stepsons, one stepdaughter and a stepson in California and another in Livingston. Pallbearers named.
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George Black
Route 4
Longview
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Ronnie Starr
Gladewater Memorial Park
Malcolm Stone
J. A. Black
Evadale
Tex
Cleo Webb
City
May Arnold
Baytown
Fannie Cherry
Victor
Carney
Wilmer
Clinton Price
California
Roy Wiggins
Livingston
Texas
Ruth Holt
Russell Thompson
W. F. McCurdy
Roy Harvey
D. N. Warnix
Richard E. Swafford
Elmer Steel
Jeffrey Word Honoree At Birthday Party
Jeffrey Word honored on his third birthday with a clowns themed party at the Word home 1600 Ivey Lee Drive. Guests included family and friends, with cake, ice cream, fruit punch, and balloons, held March 17 due to illness and weather.
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Jeffrey Word
Jeffrey Howard Word
Joseph Howard Word
Word
Ivey Lee Drive
Jeff
Jeffrey
Melvin L. Wilson
Jewel H. Ward
Mark Cheil
Peggy Walker
Jesse
Joseph Michael
Wackers Store Here To Close
Wackers, a downtown Gladewater staple for 37 years since 1932, will close Saturday April 5. The five local employees will lose jobs, and merchandise will move to a new Daingerfield store. G F Wacker chain HQ is in Pauls Valley Oklahoma with 77 stores across four states.
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Wacker’s
Gladewater
Johnny Grimes
G. F. Wacker
Paul’s Valley
Okla
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
New Mexico
Grimes
Daingerfield
St Augustine Decline Virus Threat Targets Texas Lawns
A Texas A&M release explains St Augustine Decline SAD, a virus affecting Gulf Coast lawns where 96 percent of Texas homes use St Augustine. Researchers McCoy and Toler identify a new virus, note no chemical cure, and outline a program to breed resistant varieties led by Dr. George McBee with testing across Nueces Harris Bexar and other counties.
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St. Augustine
Norman L. McCoy
Texas A&m University
Texas A&m
McCoy
Robert W. Toler
A&m
Department of Plant Sciences
South Texas
Gulf Coast
Corpus Christi
Texas
George G. McBee
Jose Amador
Weslaco
Toler
Bermuda
McBee
Baby Money Jr. arrives at City Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Money Jr. welcome a son, Christopher Dan, born Tuesday at City Hospital at 3:44 a.m. weighing 6 pounds 10 1/2 ounces.
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Herbert Money, Jr
Christopher Dan
City Hospital
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Arthur Doucette
Paul Parnes
Ford
Main ST
P.O
Morr
Ralph
Coats
E. Pacific
Wacker’s Store
Gregg County Farms
Molly Donn Buckles
Gary R. Gray
L. S. Gray
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Miss Buckles
Laurel
Miss
Jok Tracy
Ray Buckles
Farmington, N. M
Mister Breger
Gladewater’s Family Store
Featuring
Saines
Hightowers
Credit Jewelers
Gladewater, Texas
S. Main
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