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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1976

Page

9

Funeral services for Johnnie Allison Brewer in Mountain Park

Johnnie Allison Brewer 82 a former Mountain Park resident died Tuesday in a nursing home. Funeral 2 30 p m Thursday at First Baptist Church with Rev Ben Hotubbee officiating burial Mountain Park Cemetery. survivors include three brothers and five sisters. Also funeral 2 30 p m Thursday for Louis Wright Mitchell Sr 82 of 1614 B who died Tuesday after an extended illness burial Sunset Memorial Gardens with Masonic rites.

The Baptist Church Billie Mountain Park Ditz Snyder Lewis Lawton John Busby Hobart John Kane Claude Watson Perry White Salinas Calif Winnie Faye Bennet Wichita Falls Tex Louis Wright Mitchell Sr Lawton-Ritter-Dalton N. N. Antonson Trinity Baptist Church George Stauffer First United Methodist Church of Cache Sunset Memorial Gardens

World Deaths and Military Entries From Around the Nation

Obituaries note Albert F. Bender dies in Geneva at 61 while serving UN unit chair. Stanley Vinton, Bobby Vinton’s father, dies in Pittsburgh after a long illness. Local graduates and enlistees include Pvt Angelia Bessire, Lawton man Booker T. Loud Jr. enlisting for basic, Capt Joseph N. Mitchell Jr. arriving at Loring AFB, and Charles H. Taylor departing for Army basic training.

Angelia B. Bessire Joel Bessire W. Gore Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island S.C Marine Marine Corps Lawton AIR Force Booker T. Loud Jr Booker T. Loud Lackland Air Force Base Tex Eisenhower High School Joseph N. Mitchell Jr Joseph N. Mitchell Dearborn Loring Air Force Base Maine Mitchell Strategic Air Command Kunsan Air Base Republic of Korea St. Mary’s High School Xavier University Cincinnati Ohio Charles H. Taylor CWO Dewey Taylor Ft. Leonard Wood Taylor Central Missouri State University Bamberg Germany Cedar Hill

State Municipal Group Applauded For Lobby Effort

Oklahoma Municipal League executives praised city lobbying at a Lawton luncheon. Don Rider said municipalities are on the offensive amid talks on revenue sharing and state funding for roads and waste disposal. Mayor Wayne Gilley credited the league with providing critical information during PSO rate negotiations. The session was funded by OML and highlighted their national advocacy work.

Oklahoma Sre Oklahoma Municipal League Don Rider OML Lawton Rider Ramada Inn Wayne Gilley John Thomson Jerry Cade Gilley League Public Service Company of Oklahoma

Confessed Slayer To Return Here Appeals Court Nixes Sentence

The State Court of Criminal Appeals orders setting aside the 15 years to life sentence for Jesse Lee Steele 24 after his guilty pleas to two counts of first degree manslaughter in the March 23 1975 beating deaths of twin 4 year old boys. The ruling cites denial of a pre sentencing investigation but does not affect pleas or sentence. remand to district court for action.

Jesse Lee Steele State Court of Criminal Appeals J. Winston Raburn Steele Don Beauchamp High State Criminal Court Beauchamp Department of Corrections Comanche County Raburn G. Steele Ft. Leavenworth Kan Freddy Eddy Arnett Mary Martha Arnett Southwestern Clinic Hospital Children’s Memorial Hospital Oklahoma City Fort Sill

Teen Convicted in Walters Bank Burglary Case

In Oklahoma City a jury found Charles Edward Renegar Jr. 18 guilty of the December 26 Bank of Walters burglary. Timothy Dean Wilcox 19, who pled guilty, testified. The case involved a $1 theft, with pre sentence investigation and further sentencing planned. other defendants faced separate murder and coercion-related pleas in related proceedings.

Oklahoma City Walters U.S. District Court Charles Edward Renegar Jr Cotton County Renegar Timothy Dean Wilcox Wilcox

Oklahoma Supreme Court Awards Custody To Aunt In France

The Oklahoma Supreme Court reversed a Lawton decision and awarded custody of two girls to their aunt Ginette Frey in France. The ruling found the Lawton court erred in granting temporary custody to relatives in Texas while mother Miriam Reyna was slain by Raul Gonzales Reyna Jr. in 1974.

Oklahoma City France State Supreme Court Lawton Texas United States Raul Gonzales Reyna Jr Melinda Reyna Natasha Reyna Myriam Reyna Reyna Supreme Court High Court Joe Lopez Lopez Ginette Frey

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