Farwell Pioneer Earl Billingsley Dies at 80
Earl F Billingsley 80 longtime Farwell resident died Friday at Palmer County Memorial Hospital in Freena Funeral services set for Sunday at Oklahoma Lane Methodist Church near here with Rev Oran Smith and Conda Billingsley officiating Burial will be Bailey County Memorial Park Muleshoe He moved from Halli County born in Barth County was a retired farmer member of Oklahoma Lane Methodist Church Survivors include wife Willa two sons Howard Texico and Leon Farwell a sister Mrs Wood Funerburk Olton a brother Sam Farwell 11 grandchildren seven great grandchildren
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Farwell
Earl Fillingsley
Palmer County Memorial Hospital
Freena
Oklahoma Lane Methodist Church
Oklahoma Lane
Oran Smith
Conda Billingsley
Abernathy Church of Christ
Bailey County Memorial Park
Muleshoe
Singleton-bills
Billingsley
Halli County
Barth County
Willa
Howard
Texico
N.M
Leon
Wood Funerburk
Olton
Sam
Obituary for J O Lynn and Longtime Texi co leader Findley
Obituary notes J O Lynn 63 of Lubbock died in Scottsdale Arizona and services set for Green Acres Mortuary with burial at Seville. It also details Findley former Texi co Conference president and supporter of Southwestern Junior College with memorials named after him and his wife. Burial at Resthaven Memorial Park directed by Sanders Funeral Home. Findley longtime Lubbock resident and WW I veteran with farming ties to Hale County and Crosstown prior move. He supported Adventist college and Findley Student Fund. Family listed includes several siblings and grandchildren. Burial in Resthaven.
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Southwestern Junior College
Findley
Hale Counties
Monnie
L.C. Findley
Hale Center
T. E Findley
Abilene
M. F. Kilgore
Jefferson
W. L. Alexander
Knoxville
Odessa Woman Mary Banner Dies in Texas Hospital
Mary Banner, 32, of Odessa, died Friday at Permian General Hospital Andrews after a week’s illness. Her husband John Banner also died Monday near Tuaraview returning from a business trip. Funeral arrangements are pending with Rix Funeral Home Odessa. She was born in Abneis and moved from Ciney to Odessa, member of Rebekah Lodge and Eagles Auxiliary, with a son Cur: Worvel of Rest Orn Calif and surviving relatives including Molly Hendrick ed Yelm, a brother Clinton McDaniel of Tihners and numerous grandchildren.
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Odessa
Mary Banner
Permian General Hospital
Andrews
John
Tuaraview
Okithema
Bonn
Rix Funeral Home
Abneis
Ciney
Rebekah Laxdve
The
Eagle
Aunilliary
Tate
Cur
Worvel
Rest Orn
Calif. A
Molly
Hendricked Yelm
Clinton McDaniel
Tihners
Funeral services for W A Bureham Little RTELD
W A Bureham Little RTELD died Thursday at St Marys. Services set for 2 pm today at Harmons Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Clem Sorley. Burial in Battlefield Memorial Park. Survivors include wife Verma four daughters Inez Adams Roswell and Aileen Hinckley Littlefield two brothers George Greenville two sisters Florence Radder Dallas Anna Lee Poesue Pennsylvania and five grandchildren.
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William Andrew Porceham
St. Mary's
Harmmens Funeral Home
Clem Sorley
First Presbyterian Church
Offteruins
Lattlefield Memorial Park
Opesside
Verma
Tee
Inez Adams
Rosweil
Airs Ailene Hinckley
Littlefield
George
Greenville
Florence Radder
Dallas
Anna Lee Poesue
Pens Sylvatia
Irene Drewry Dies in Odessa. Rites Pending
Odessa native Irene Drewry died Thursday in Medical Center Hospital. Funeral arrangements by Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home. Survived by two daughters, Mrs Charles Boucher, Mrs Clayton Holland. three sisters Ethel Strasner, Loraine Valladoo, Maude Wilks. two brothers Bull Mabe, Lather Mabe. 18 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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Odessa
Irene Drewry
Medical Center Hospital
Hubbard Kelly
Maude Wilks
Garland
Bull Mabe
John W Harris service set for Vera Baptist Church
John W Harris 8 of Littlefield dies Friday. Funeral services at Vera Baptist Church conducted by Rev Crow with burial at Dobbs Valley Cemetery near Mineral Wells. Burial under the direction of Beston Archer Funeral Home. Lorne Harris of Brazos County notes survivor Raymond Harris of San Jose California and daughter Parline Davis of [location incomplete], following a life as a farmer.
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Vera Baptist Church
John
Harris
Littlefield
Pem
Kriday
Hospital
Lorne Harris
Raymond
San Jose
Calite
Parline Davis
Obituary for Bessie Holly of Levelland Speciall
Mrs Bessie Lee Holly 39 of Btage Spring cited about Wepan. Services at First Baptist Church of SUP with Rev Gaston Green of Albuquerque AB and Rev S J Yilgine of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Lubbock. Burial Sundown Cemetery under Geer-Proe faimer at Pome Avonatve of Breckerawdee.
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Levelland
Bessie Lee Holly
Wepan
Medical Center Hospital
Tag
Oo Pem
Ain First Baptist Church of
Gaston Green
Abbueuerque
NSB
Hes. S. Jh
Yielgine
Emmanuel Boaptot Church
Junoor Caliece
Idoatser
Aed Threuhas
Suadenne
Coodcushter
Charles Serupe Wing
Fees MePheran
Rotpowati Takerff
Odessa man dies after kidney disease battle
Bobby M. Killion 29, a native of Odessa, died after years with a kidney disease. Services were pending at Hibbard Kelly Funeral Home. He had received a kidney transplant, and the Odessa Isic Foundation follower dius supported his need. Survived by his parents, a brother Mike, and a sister Judy Barbee.
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Odessa
Bobby M. Killion
Hibbard Kelly
Kouden
Odessa Isic Foundation
Dius
Prin Rs
Elide Tis
Air Ancy Me
Mike
Mes
Judy Barbee
The Shepherd NEATNESS In vile raiment
A poem by Julien C Hyer contrasts outward polish in public with neglect at home. It depicts a well dressed man in church and work yet unshaven and shabby at home, urging readers to show care toward loved ones and household appearance.
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Julien C. Hyer
Carrie Holmes dies at 83 in Lub bock Texas services set
Carrie Lolita Holmes 83 of 2122 25th St died at 9 20 p m Thursday after a lengthy illness. Services are 5 p m Sunday at Asbury United Methodist Church with Rev James Carter and Rev J Ward Griffin officiating. Burial is 10 a m Monday at Resthaven Memorial Park. Survivors include three daughters two sisters a brother eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Carrie Lolita Holmes
25Th St
Jewell Holiday House Nursing Home
Asbury United Methodist Church
James Carter
J. Ward Griffin
First United Methodist Church
Buriab
Resthaven Memorial Park
Henderson
Holmes
Gress County
Lubbock
Calif
Howard Anderson
Abernathy
W. O. Colncil
Mansfield
K. J. Halstad
Harrison Richardson
Mountainview
Okla
Funeral Notice for Mrs Mana Lewis of Childress and Lubbock
Mina Lewis funeral services set for 2 pm Sunday at Christian Funeral Home Chapel in Decatur with Resthaven Singleton Wilson Funeral Home of Lubbock arranging. Mrs Lewis born in Decatur, moved to Lubbock in March to live with daughter, longtime Childress resident. She belonged to the Order of the Eastern Star and the First United Methodist Church in Childress. survived by her daughter.
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Mana Lewis
Wait
Christian Funeral Home
Decatur
Arthur Renfro
First United Methodit
Resthaven-Singleton Wilson Funeral Home
Lubbock
Lewis
Highland Hospital
Childress
Order of the Eastern Stars
First United Methodist Church
Daugh
Olton resident J. M. Machen dies after brief illness
J M Machen 57 of Olton died about 11 a.m. Friday at Methodist Hospital Lubbock after a brief illness. Services pending at Parsons Funeral Home. He was a Seymour native and longtime Olton farmer. Member of Valley View Baptist Church. Survived by wife Marie Chandler Machen a son Deryl of Olton a daughter Mrs Gayle Noll Odessa four brothers Ernest Earl Glenn Siden Brownfield four sisters Mrs Edna Worsham Allan Brownfield Mrs Edith Kirk Seagraves and Mrs Frances Portwood of Lubbock and four grandchildren.
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Olton
J. M
Murrie’ Machen
I Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Parsons Funeral Home
Machen
Seymour
Valleview
Dery
Gayle Noll
Odessa
Ernest
Earl
Glenn
Sid
Brownfield
Edna Worsham Allan
Edith Kirk
Seagraves
Frances Portwood
48Th St
Odessa Child Dana Ring Dies After Short Illness
Dana Rae Ring six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Marlin Ring of Odessa died about 6 pm Thursday at Medical Center Hospital after a short illness. Services set for 2 pm Sunday at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home Chapel. Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Survived by five brothers and a sister and grandparents.
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Comlent Odessa
Dana Rae Ring
Marlin Ring
Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Hubbard-Kelly
Funeral Home Chapel
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Odessa Rehabilitation Center
Jimmy
Randy
Charles
Austin
Dennis
Midland
Ray
Snyder
David Simons
Nora Ring
Matthews, Mo
Raymond Pylant
Earl Everett
Pugh
Hubbard: Kelly
Buriial
Sunset Memorial
Medical
Center Hospital
Simmy Burt Mims Dies in Houston After Funeral Service
Simmy Burt Mims 25 died last Saturday in Houston. Services set for 2 220 p m today at Bethlehem Baptist Church Clovis with Rev J T Stephens officiating. Burial in Mission Garden of Memories under Steed Todd Funeral Home direction. Graveside military rites by American Legion Post No will follow. Mims, a truck driver and Army veteran, belonged to Bethlehem Baptist Church. Survived by Willie Mae his wife four sons Dereke Phillip Rodreidk Gary all at home his parents S mmy Lee and Mrs Isaac Bryant of Clovis two sisters Helen Moody of Gila Bend Ariz and Sylvester Virgies of Clovis and grandmother Mrs Elzabeth Walker of Houston.
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Clovis
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Simmy Burt Mims
Houston
J. T. Stephens
Mission Garden of Memories
Steed-Todd Funeral Home
American Legion Post No. At
Mims
Willie Mae
Dereke
Phillip
Rodreidk
Gary
Mmy Lee
Isaac Bryant
Helen Moody
Gila Bend
Ariz
Sylvester Virgies
Elzabeth Walker
Pryde E.O 'Hale
Church of Christ
Plains Mausoleum
Steed-Todd
Hale
Murry Rites for Mrs Alice Brown Murry at Kress
Alice Murry 79 of Rt. 1 Kress will be laid to rest at 2 p m in Wallace Funeral Home Chapel The Rev Raymond Dyess of First United Methodist Church of Kress will officiate Burial will follow in Rose Tiki Cemetery Mrs Murry died of an apparent heart attack on arrival Friday at Swisher County Memorial Hospital in Tulsa She married Jesse Murry on December 14 1915 and lived in Kress 50 years Survivors include her husband and two daughters Glads Murry of the home and Mrs R J Cottam
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Tulia
Alice Brown Murry
Rt. 1
Kress
Wallace Funeral Home
Raymond Dyess
First United Methodist Church of
Bartel
Rose Tiki
Murry
Swisher County Memorial Hospital
Tulsa
Jesse Murry
Glads Murry
R. J. Cottam
Funeral rites for Mrs. Manuela Natividad held in Lubbock
Mrs. Manuela Natividad 65 of 5116 47th Street died Thursday night at Methodist Hospital. Services set for 4 p.m. Monday at Christ the King Catholic Church with Rev. Curtis Walfmann officiating. Burial at Resthaven Memorial Park directed by Rix Funeral Directors. She came to Lubbock in 1954 and was a member of Christ the Kane Catholic Church. Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. dose Artesa of 10QN.
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Manuela Natividad
Christ the King Catholic
Curtis Walfmann
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church
Wall
R G Tudor Slaton Dies in Los Angeles Hospital
R G Tudor 64 former Slaton resident died Thursday night in a Los Angeles hospital after two years of illness. Funeral arrangements are pending in Fresno where he resided. Survived by wife Zervl a daughter Mrs Ken Hurrah of Crescent City two sisters Mrs A J Keenan of Lubbock and Mrs Albert Smith of Lorenzo three brothers V Jo of Lorenzo Woodie of Brownfield and M O of Seagraves two grandchildren and a great grandchild. Also noted Henry Fonda to co star with Elizabeth Taylor in Paramounts Ash Wednesday.
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Slaton
R. G. Tudor
Los Angeles
Calif
Fresno
Tudor
Zervl
Ken Hurrah
Crecent City
A. J. Keenan
48Th St
Lubbock
Albert Smith
Lorenzo
V. Jo
Woodie
Brownfield
M. O
Seagraves
Death of Mrs Arise Steward in Lubbock area
Arise Steward 65 of 713 Ave C died Thursday at Park Way Manor Nursing Home. Services set for 2 30 p m Monday at Sedberry Funeral Chapel with minister Dick Laird of Monte Rey Church of Christ officiating. Burial in Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park. Native of Eagle Lake she lived in Lubbock over 20 years. Wille L Steward listed.
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Arise Steward
Ave. C
Parkway Manor
Sedberry
Dick Laird
Monterey Church of Christ
Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park
Rites Held for Ira Sullivan and Other Local Deaths
Obituaries from Spur to Olton report Ira Sullivan 74 of Spur died Thursday in Killeen. Funeral services set for 2:50 p.m. in Killeen with burial at Killeen Cemetery. Several other services follow for Claud Ellis 94 Earth. Dr Pryde Hale 75 Clovis. Earl Pugh 86 Odessa. John Shaw 52 Idalou. L W Teal 81 Lubbock. John Wilson 81 Resthaven. Vera Belle Young 71 Paducah. Albert Joe Martinez 19 Olton. Burial details, funeral homes, and hospitals noted.
Fire, injuries mark Abilene fire conference aftermath
Fidencio Alvarez 20 of Abilene was discharged from St Marys Hospital after treatment for smoke inhalation from a blaze sparked during the 25th annual firemans conference at the Lubbock Fire Department Training Center. A separate fire at 2938 E Colgate caused over 1000 in damage to the Ollie Johnson home with kitchen and smoke damage throughout. The Llano Estacado Chapter of the American Association of Spanish and Portuguese Teachers meets today at 6 pm in the Qualia Room on the Texas Tech campus. Mrs J F Hawkins 85 is undergoing treatment at West Texas Hospital for undetermined injuries from a backyard fall Friday morning. Police investigated a newspaper carrier assault report by the parents of the boy who received late papers. no arrest by Friday. The board of managers of the Lubbock County Hospital District will meet Monday at 1 am at the county courthouse.
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Fidencio Alvarez
Abilene
St. Mary's Hospital
Alvarez
Lubbock
Ollie Johnson
E. Colgate
Llano Estacado
American Association of Spanish and Portuguese Teachers
Texas Tech University
J. F. Hawkins
West Texas Hospital
Nly
Hail Pelts Hale County More Rain Predicted
An eastward trough ahead of a Pacific system triggered heat and scattered showers across the South Plains and Texas Panhandle Friday. Hail battered Hale Center and Plainview with marble to dime sized hail and trace rainfall. a possible tornado was reported near Amarillo-Dumas, none confirmed.
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South Plains
Texas Panhandle
Vale Center
Phounview
South Pliage
Amarillo
Panhandie
Amarila
Dumas
Hale Center
Plainview
Hall
Abernathy
Cotton Center
Fabbock
National Weather Service
Heriday
Robbery Charges Filed On Pair In Odessa and Abilene
Arthur Lee Phillips and Doris Jean Cephas, jailed in Betur County, faced armed robbery charges Friday for the November 1972 Abilene grocery holdup in which off duty officer Bryan Smith was shot and critically wounded. Phillips bonds set at 175000. Cephas denied bond. The pair linked to a prior Odessa White Mouse Grocery robbery where owner Allen Manes and clerk Susie Molinar were shot. Molinar released, Manes hospitalized. Cephas escaped from jail the day before the Odessa robbery.
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Odessa Arthur Lee Philps
Doris Jean Cephus
Betur County
Abilene
Bryan Smith
Phillips
Missis Cephas
Carpenters Shine With Hurrah at Lubbock Auditorium
The Carpenters were backed by a six member team including Cubby O'Brien as drummer. The night opened with comedy before the siblings and choir presented hits like Close to You Top of the World and Love is Surrender to a responsive audience at the Lubbock Auditorium.
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Carpenters
Cubby O'Brien
Naren
Lebanese state names new government after resignations
President Suleiman Franjieh accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Sadi Salam's government following the Israeli commando attack on Beirut that killed three Palestinian guerrilla leaders. Salam will serve as caretaker premier while consultations with MPs begin to form a new cabinet.
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Beirut
Suleiman Franjieh
Sadi Salam
Salam
Ouy
Franjichi
Varsity Cagers Charged With SPC Burglary
Two South Plains College Texans players Leon ard Waites and Ron Powdrell from Albuquerque face charges for a 2000 burglary at Frazier Hall with Cree Mathews Jr. from Lubbock also charged. Stolen items included televisions stereos and clothing. Police recovered one TV in Lubbock and most property on the ENMU campus in Portales. Seven suspects held on $1500 bonds. arrests may help solve other local burglaries.
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Levelland
South Plains College Texans
Leonard Waites
Ron Powdrell
Albuquerque
Frazier Hall
Cree Mathews Jr
SPC
Lubbock
Eastern New Mexico University
Portales
Michael Dean Sims
Sundown
Capitol Elementary
Lubbock Citizen Named As Regent
Wayne Owen of 4609 ith St. was appointed to a six year term on the West Texas State University board of regents by Gov. Dulph Briscoe Friday. He is president of Owen Bros. Custom Feeding Co. and operates about 40,000 cattle in Cochran County. He grew up in Searcy Arkansas and Texarkana before moving to Lubbock five years ago. he has a son Owen and a daughter Mrs. Sharon Musselman in Lubbock. Owen replaces Thomas Boone Pickens of Amarillo who resigned from the WTSU regents board.
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Wayne Owen
Ith St
Board of
Regents
West Texas State University
Dulph Briscoe
Owen Bros. Custom Feeding Co
Owen
Euryy
Searcy
Ark
Texarkana
Lubbock
Coch ‘Ran
Sharon Musselmaan
Thomas Boone Pickens
Amarillo
Whs
Wtsu Regents Board
Train hazards claim high murder and molestation figures
In New Delhi AP reporting, a railway official told Parliament that 582 murders and 159 women molested occurred on India's trains over the last three years while highwaymen stopped 307 trains and robbed passengers.
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New Delhi
India
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Red" Sullivan
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Paso
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Church of Christ All, Earth
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Amherst
John H. Shaw
58Th St
Idalou First Baptist Church
Idalow
Rix Funeral Directors
Shaw
Methodist
L. W. Teal
S3rd
Franklin-Barlley Funeral Home
Teal
Justice of the Peace
Charles Smith
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Gath St
Resthaven- Singleton-Wilson Funeral Home
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Dickens County
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Bautista
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Lubbock Monument Works
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