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Newspaper

Grand Saline Sun

Location

Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1978

Page

9

Rites Held for Blanchard Grandson Speights 15

Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church Mineola for William R. Speights 15 of Highland grandson of Blanchard residents Mineola and Grand Saline. Burial followed at Mineola City Cemetery. He died Sunday morning from injuries after a Baytown area car crash. Survivors include his parents, a brother, two maternal grandparents, a paternal grandmother and several aunts and uncles. Pallbearers were John Puckett Gary Dale Keener Harold Stanley Harold Moore Clint Shields and Doug Robertson.

William R. Speights Highland Mineola Grand Saline First United Methodist Church Edwin McDaniel Mineola City English Funeral Home Baytown W.R. Speights John Speights Bill Blanchard Rose Speights A.M. Anderson Cisco John Puckett Gary Dale Keener Harold Stanley Harold Moore Clint Shields Doug Robertson

Roy R. Whitus Funeral Held in Golden

Funeral services for Roy R. Whitus 71 of Alba were held Monday at Golden United Methodist Church with Rev. Jerry Simmons and Rev. H G Smith officiating. Burial followed in Cottonwood Cemetery near Alba under Wilson Funeral Home of Alba. Whitus died Saturday morning in a Mineola hospital after a lengthy illness. He was a native and lifelong Cottonwood resident, a retired farmer and grocery operator, and a Methodist. Survivors include his wife Fay of Alba two daughters Betty Boyd of Dallas and Maybess Brewer of Stone Mountain Ga three brothers Everett Olen and Clyde Whitus and a sister Donnie Prather and Bobby Weeks two grandchildren and one great grandchild. Pallbearers were Joe Doyce Harpole John Jackson D T Brown John Powell Truman Collier and Frank Milliorn.

Roy R. Whitus Alba Golden United Methodist Church Golden Jerry Simmons H.G. Smith Fay Whitus Betty Boyd Dallas Maybess Brewer Stone Mountain Everett Whitus Olen Whitus Clyde Whitus Mineola Donnie Prather Bobby Weeks Little Rock Ark Joe Doyce Harpole John

Saturday Services Held For Curtis Ayers 55

Services for Curtis Fred Ayers 55 of Ben Wheeler were held at 4 p.m. Saturday at Eubank Funeral Home chapel with Rev. David Cason and Rev. Paul Barrentine officiating. Burial followed at Haven of Memories in Canton. Ayers died Friday in a Tyler hospital. He was a longtime Carrier Corp inspector in Tyler, a lifelong Ben Wheeler resident, and member of Friendly Center Baptist Church. He was survived by his wife Blanche, two sons, a daughter, a brother, four sisters, and six grandchildren.

Curtis Fred Ayers Ben Wheeler Eubank Funeral Home David Cason Paul Barrentine Haven of Memories Memorial Park Canton Ayers Tyler Friendly Center Baptist Church Carrier Corporation Blanche Ayers Larry Ayers Seagoville Freddy Ayers Grand Saline Sue Moosberg Leonard Ayers Chandler Bernice Brown Maybell Austin Vanqueta Tompkins Geneva Cantrell

Services Set Thursday For Mrs Adair Of Van

Mrs Adelene Adair 67 of Van died after brief illness in a Tyler hospital. Funeral services will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at Van Church of Christ with Avon Malone L L Geiger Dwayne Wheeler Mike Warner and David Ingram officiating. Burial in Union Chapel Cemetery near Van. Survived by husband Mason Adair of Van a daughter Wanda Rue Wright of Searcy Ark a sister Dorothy Emmons of Dallas and three grandchildren. Pallbearers include Dorsey Garrett John Valentine Harry Travis Neill Travis Jink Pope J H Brown and Robert Moore with church elders deacons and Sunday School workers serving as honorary pallbearers.

Adelene Adair Van van Church Emmons Dallas Dorsey Garrett John Valentine Harry Travis Neill Travis Jink Pope J.H. Brown Robert Moore van Church of Christ

Graveside Rites Held For Walker Carver

Graveside services for Walker Carver a World War I veteran 78 of Grand Saline were held at Creagleville Cemetery with Rev Raymond Valentine officiating. Arrangements were by Grand Saline Funeral Home. He died Thursday night after a long illness. Survived by son James L. Carver Dallas sister Ruby Ecker Florida seven grandchildren seven great grandchildren.

Walker Carver Grand Saline Creagleville Cemetery Raymond Valentine Grand Saline Funeral Home Carver James L. Carver Dallas Ruby Ecker Florida

Services Held For W. C. Till 57 Grand Saline

Grand Saline mourns W. C. Till a World War II veteran and Curtis Mathes shipping clerk. He died Friday in a local hospital after a sudden illness. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Grand Saline Funeral Home with Rev. Russ Frase officiating. burial at Silver Lake Cemetery. Survived by wife Margaret Till, daughter Jackie Nivens, two brothers, one sister, five grandchildren, and multiple nieces and nephews.

W.C. Till Grand Saline Grand Saline Funeral Home Russ Frase Silver Lake Till Curtis Mathes Company Margaret Till A.N. Till Athens Jackie Nivens Dickinson David H. Till Duncanville

Singing Set At Nazarene Chapel Sunday

Regular fifth Sunday singing at Nazarene Chapel on Sunday July 30 begins at 2 p.m. and lasts two hours. Spokesman Mrs Ruby Ritchie Brown invites the public to attend.

Nazarene Chapel

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