Obituaries A trio of Las Vegas residents pass away
Howard Chester King 66 of 417 South Main Street died Sunday in a local hospital. He was a laborer born January 2 1902 in Kenton Tennessee and lived here ten years. Funeral today at 1 a.m. Woodlawn Cemetery. Survived by sister Harriett of Kenton Tennessee. William Howard Croom Sr aircraft maintenance supervisor of 2816 Holmes Street died Tuesday in a local hospital. Born February 21 1917 in North Carolina. Lived here eleven years. Services tomorrow at 2 p.m. Calvary Baptist Church. Burial Wilmington North Carolina. Survived by wife Mary two sons William Jr North Las Vegas Robert Gary Indiana a daughter Margaret North Las Vegas parents Mr and Mrs R R Croom Wilmington North Carolina sister Lou Ellen Croom Wilmington two brothers J H Croom Wilmington Marcus Newport Virginia. Marie Josephine Robertson 62 of 2067 Las Vegas Boulevard died Wednesday in her home. Housewife born April 25 1906 in Texas and lived here seven years. Service 1 p.m. Palm Chapel Burial Palm Memorial Park. Donations to Clark County Heart Association. Survived by husband Marvin Las Vegas two brothers James Skains San Diego Emmet Skains Houston and sister Dorothy Erck Houston. Richard Clarence Fergus 56 of Great Falls Montana died Wednesday in a local hospital. Born November 5 1911 in Montana. Services pending in Great Falls. Survived by wife Marcella Great Falls. Robert E Drews 45 of 59 Brook Street Patchogue Long Island New York died Tuesday while visiting here. News broadcaster and World War II veteran. Private services Sunset Funeral Chapel. Survived by brother Charles A Swerdlove Riverside New Jersey.
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Howard Chester King
Howard King
South Main St
Mr. King
Kenton
Tenn
Woodlawn
Harriett
William H. Croom
William Howard Croom
Holmes St
Mr. Croom
North Carolina
Calvary Baptist Church
Wilmington
N.C
Mary
North Las Vegas
William Jr
Robert
Gary
Ind
Margaret
R. R. Croom
Lou Ellen Croom
J. H. Croom
Marcus
Newport
Marie Josephine Robertson
Las Vegas Blvd
Robertson
Texas
Palm Chapel
Palm Memorial Park
Clark County Heart Association
Marvin
Las Vegas
James Skains
San Diego
Calif
Emmet Skains
Houston
Tex
Dorothy Erck
Houston, Tex
Richard Clarence Fergus
Great Falls
Mont
Mr. Fergus
Montana
Marcella
Robert E. Drews
Brook St. Patchogue
Long Island, N.Y
Death notice for Lee Martel of East Bonanza
Lee Martel 50 of 110 East Bonanza died at home Monday. A Cincinnati native born September 30 1917 she lived here two years and worked as a cashier. Graveside services 11 a.m. today Woodlawn Cemetery Sunset Funeral Chapel in charge survivors include brother James McCarty and sisters Paula Davis Ida Spencer and Irene Elam of Cincinnati Ohio.
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Lee Martel
East
Bonanza
Martel
Cincinnati
Ohio
Woodlawn
Sunset Funeral Chapel
James McCarty
Paula Davis
Ida Spencer
Irene Elam
Illinois Supreme Court weighs Speck death sentence appeal
The Illinois Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Richard Speck's automatic appeal seeking to lift his death sentence for killing eight Chicago nurses in July 1966. Public defender Gerald Getty argued 22 points, but the discussion focused on the death penalty with no decision date set.
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Springfield
Ill
UPI
Illinois Supreme Court
Richard Speck
Chicago
Speck
Gerald Getty
Larry Stevenson 37 Mercury Man Dies in Local Hospital
Larry David Stevenson a 37 year old Mercury resident died Wednesday in a local hospital. A US Air Force Korean War veteran he worked in Radiation Safety at Mercury for Reynolds Electric. Born March 23 1931 in Sweets Mine Utah he lived here four years. Services in Orem Monday. Bunker Brothers Mortuary in charge. Survivors include his parents Raymond D Stevenson and Mrs. Stevenson of Orem a brother Roger Roy Stevenson of Pleasant Grove and a sister Lois Gay Hill of Lindon.
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Larry David Stevenson
Mercury
Reynolds Electric
Mr. Stevenson
Sweets Mine
Utah
Orem
Bunker Brothers Mortuary
Raymond D. Stevenson
Roger Roy Stevenson
Pleasant Grove
Louis Jordan 1901 WWI Navy veteran dies in Chicago
Louis Jordan 66 of 2741 S Pulaski Rd Chicago died in a local hospital yesterday He was a machinist and World War I Navy veteran Born December 8 1901 in Yugoslavia he was a visitor here Services will be in Chicago Sunset Funeral Chapel handles local arrangements Survivors include wife Myrtle son Harold R Jordan four brothers Melvin Carl Marx and August Jordan of LaSalle Ill two sisters Mary Skowmanski of Oglesby Ill and Angela Kolczaski of Peru Ill
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Jordan
S. Pulaski Rd
Chicago
Ill
Mr. Jordan
Yugoslavia
Sunset Funeral Chapel
Myrtle
Harold R. Jordan
Melvin
Carl
Marx
August Jordan
LaSalle, Ill
Mary Skowmanski
Oglesby, Ill
Angela Kolczaski
Peru, Il
Private Pilots Wives Get Pinch Hitter Training
At the AOPA meeting in Las Vegas wives learn to take over in an emergency so a pilot can land safely. The four hour classroom portion covers aeronautical theory and navigation. four hours of flight time follows to practice emergency control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Las Vegas
AOPA
Tig Pennoch
Fred Morgan
Hughes Exec Outlines Active Citizenship Campaign
Barton Evans of Hughes Aircraft discusses the four year old Active Citizenship Campaign at the North Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce. The program aims to curb political apathy, educate employees, enable contributions, and boost get out the vote efforts with 100000 in political contributions this year. Nevada operations extend Hughes efforts with deputy registrars aiding registration of 350 employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barton Evans
Hughes Aircraft Company
Las Vegas
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Marie Robertson
Richard Fergus
Robert Drews
Charles A. Swerdlove
Rivers Vale
N.J
Pat
Larry Stevenson
Charles Spence
ACPA
Francis Lasko
Pat Paulsen
America
Nigstein
Volunteers
NLV Chamber
Hughes
Susan Ford
NLV
Evans
California
Ari
Nevada
Lossy
Tony
Silverwoods
Maryland Parkway
Barletta Shoes
Florence
Italy
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