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Newspaper
Lamesa Press Reporter
Location
Lamesa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1973
Page
3
Obituaries note funeral services for Grady Scott 81, Mike Key 70, Carl Alwin Richter 80, Tom Chrestman, and Ella Elizabeth Stephens 73. Services held in Lamesa area churches with Branon Funeral Home directing, survivors include spouses, children, and numerous grandchildren.
Death of Blanch Stinkie 41 of Bakersfield listed with Dawson County roots. Survivors include daughter Mrs WER Crouch and son Roy of Bakersfield, sisters Mrs Josephine Shirley Mrs JF Tucker Mrs F L Johnson of Irving and Lamesa, brother Travis Pillion of Lamesa. Funeral services were incomplete. Jessie A Adcock 91 funeral set for Thursday 3 pm at First United with Rev Newton Starnes. she died at Cottonwood Acres Nursing Home after 31 years in Dawson County and earlier in Haskell County. Survived by six sons Vernon RV Woodrow Adcock James Adcock and Grady Adcock and five daughters including Mrs Orvig Mrs Green Mrs Newman Mrs Norris and Mrs Grissom plus 27 grandchildren and 44 great grandchildren.
Four young ladies compete for the DeMolay Chapter Sweetheart title at a December 22 ball in Forrest Park Community Center. Nominees Sarah Branon Jenny Orson Kathy Kinard and Lisa Montgomery are juniors from Lamesa High School with Susan Moody as last year’s sweetheart to crown the new winner.
Dismissals list includes Mrs J T Allen Mrs Robert Harwell Mrs C G Crutcher Price Raymond Dennis Ms Richard Bird and others. Admissions note Travis Graham Roy Molina Thomas J Bennett Mrs Guy Weekes Marion Powell Ed Hatch Hector Ortiz and more. A baby boy born December 16 to Mr and Mrs Roy D Kendrick weighing Ibs 131 ozs.
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