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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1971
Page
3
Poem reflects on Moses burial in Moab as a divine act. The speaker asks to be buried wherever God wills among mountains, seeking quiet peace and release in eternity.
Infant Jason Edward Bennett, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Bennett II of Hart, was stillborn at Hi Plains Hospital Hale Center. Graveside services are at 10:30 a.m. today in Hart Cemetery conducted by the Rev. Thomas Taylor and the Rev. C T Cunningham with Parsons Funeral Home in charge. Survived by parents, grandparents Ed Bennett and Vanda Mae Lackey, and great grandparents Van McAda, G R Bennett, and L L Swindle.
William Penn Shugart 72 was found dead at his Spur home Wednesday. He was a retired farmer and rancher born in Limestone County and moved to Dickens County in childhood. Services 10 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church Spur with Rev. Norris Taylor officiating. Burial Spur Cemetery under Campbell Funeral Home. Survivors include wife Hazel a daughter Suann Roberson of Houston a foster son Kenneth of Houston four stepdaughters Nell Schrader of Snyder Dixie Godfrey of Austin Joanna George of Lubbock Barbara Wilson of Lubbock three sisters Pauline Sargent of Roswell NM Billie Arrington of Spur Montie DeRance of Lubbock and brother Elmer of El Paso. Pallbearers Woodrow McArthur O L Kelley Pete Sampson R G Bostic Fred Neaves Bob Conner.
A joint Permian Junior College System faculty meeting is set for 1 p.m. Monday in the Odessa College Student Union Building. Dr. Philip Speegle announces Dr. Bill Priest of Dallas County Junior College System will keynote, followed by group sessions and a 7 p.m. joint session with PJCS Chancellor Jack Rodgers discussing The Philosophy of the Permian Junior College System.
Spur obituary notes Audrey Grubbs age 91 died Tuesday evening in Spur Texas services set for 3 p m at Campbell Funeral Home with Rev Norris Taylor of First Baptist Spur officiating burial at Red Mud Cemetery Spur survivors include three daughters Mrs W L Fitzgerald and Mrs Luther Spain both of Spur Mrs Roy Saverd of Everman a son Earl Grubbs of Vernon a sister Mrs Ruby Smith of Rogers 13 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren Grandsons will serve as pallbearers
Burglars pried a cabinet at Mustang Mobile Homes on 1405 N University Ave and stole 155 dollars. Loot at Treasure Island Golf Course, 501 Frankford Ave, included a 66 dollar set of golf clubs. Ola Owens, 1918 7th Street, reported 250 dollars stolen from her residence.
Dr. Hugh B. McGill chief of outpatient services at the Biloxi VA Center was shot dead by a patient James Eddy McCracken 55 of San Antonio Texas inside the admission office. McCracken then shot himself twice and surrendered to staff. McGill a Dublin Texas native a 1918 World War I veteran and Emory Medical School graduate had served with the VA since 1961 including a prior post in St Petersburg Florida.
Funeral services for Carl D. Stateham 63 will be held at 2 p.m. in the Rix Funeral Home Chapel Odessa burial follows at 4:30 p.m. in Seminole Cemetery Stateham died Tuesday morning at Medical Center Hospital He was a Chickasha Oklahoma native who had lived in Odessa seven years Survivors include three sisters Mrs Lola Measels Fort Worth Mrs Edith Forgy Alvin and Mrs Sara Deweber Sayre Oklahoma
Rufus Edgar Edwards 75 of Whitharral died in Big Spring VA Hospital. Funeral at 3 p m in Whitharral First Baptist with Rev Clarence Tedder officiating. Burial in Whitbarral Cemetery under Smith Funeral Home. Survived by wife Lou Emma Burras and two daughters, two sons, two brothers, two sisters.
Services for Dorothy Lind 57 a former Levelland resident will be at 10 a m in Sanders Memorial Chapel Lubbock with the Rev J Ward Griffin presiding Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park under Sanders Funeral direction Lind died Monday after a brief illness in San Clemente Calif where she lived 14 years Survivors include her mother Mrs Alice Bunch of Odessa Pallbearers are Charles McKay Joe Craddock Bobby Taylor Roy Johnson Homer Johnson and Burnet Roberts
Services for 51 year old Mrs Quitn Bell of Lovington are set for 5 p m today at Smith Rogers Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Aaron White officiating. Burial will follow in Lovington Cemetery. She died Tuesday at M D Anderson Hospital Houston and is survived by daughters Mary and Mrs Francis Herrera two brothers Gene Dobbs and Jack Dobbs and her mother Mrs Irene Dobbs and two grandchildren.
Sid A Lowery Jr of 4004 47th St is appointed head of Briercroft Savings and Loan Association savings department. Effective Wednesday per president C R Meadows. Previously eight years as secretary treasurer at Brownfield Savings and Loan and nine years at Lubbock Savings and Loan, seven as president. Lowery and wife Ruby have three daughters Kathryn Britton Linda and Pamela at home.
A string of death notices and funeral services from Lubbock area papers lists Horacenica el ete, David Allen Selby infant, Petra Hernandez, Wilma Schaeffer, Nannie Cordelia Smotherman, and Charles E Berg among others. Services span Friona Roaring Springs Plainview Seagraves and Garland with burials in Olney Roaring Springs Seagraves and Restland Memorial Park.
Services for Mrs Della Brassfield Essary 67 of 2202 and St will be held at 2 p m Friday at United Pentecostal Peace Tabernacle with Rev Curtis Young officiating Burial at Resthaven Memorial Park under Sanders Funeral Home direction She died Tuesday in Highland Hospital after a year long illness A Tennessee native she had lived in Lubbock 71 years Survivors include six sons two stepsons a stepdaughter a brother two sisters 25 grandchildren 40 great grandchildren and other relatives
Elmer E. Edwards 76 died at his Rt 3 Lubbock home Tuesday. Services set for 4 p.m. Friday at First Christian Church with Dr. Dudley Strain and the Rev Omer Wantz officiating. Burial in Lubbock City Cemetery. Survivors include wife a son a daughter three sisters seven grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Mrs. Theo Susie Wood 73 died Tuesday at Meadowbrook Nursing Home Fort Worth. Funeral 2 p.m. today Brumley Funeral Home Chapel Burkburnett burial in Randlett Oklahoma. Survived by husband Theo H. Wood Fort Worth son Ted Houston four daughters and many relatives.
Mrs. Della Irene Day, 74, died about 5:30 a.m. Wednesday at Crosbyton Hospital. Born in DeKalb, she settled in Dickens County in 1927. Services are pending with Campbell Funeral Home. Survived by husband E. H. Day, two daughters May Adams of Vega and Virginia Barnhill of Idalou, six sons Allen Gatlin Pete Day Wallace Day Gordon Day Bill Day Curtis Day, two brothers Henry and Joe Grandberry, two sisters Edina Grandberry and Mammie Deer, 32 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
The Defense Department reports Spec. 4 Gail L. Strickland of Amarillo died in Southeast Asia. The death was not due to hostile action.
Rhoda Jane Reynolds 71 a Levelland resident for 24 years died at 4 45 p m Wednesday in a hospital Funeral services will be held George Price Funeral Home She was born in Imo Arkansas moved to Levelland from Frederick Oklahoma in 1947 She was a member of the First United Methodist Church Survivors include her husband G W Reynolds a son Bill Reynolds of Lovington two daughters Mrs John P Clutts of Chimes Arkansas and Mrs W T Burress of Levelland a brother W A Parks of Marshall Arkansas 15 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren
Carey Sanford Jones aged 41 from Boyd died when his pickup veered off Texas 199 southeast of Azle ran into a creek bed and struck an embankment. Authorities reported the fatal mishap occurred Wednesday.
Valentine Acker 77 died about 5 p m Wednesday at his Nazareth home after an apparent heart attack Wallace Funeral Home. Acker a Kentucky native lived in Nazareth 65 years was a farmer. Survivors include his wife five sons Luke Don Fred Acker Nazareth Walter Acker Bartlesville Okla three daughters Ellen Steffens May Hochstein Joan Melcher a brother Andrew Acker Canyon Cu nyon and 32 grandchildren.
Levelland City Council votes to begin taxing mobile homes for 1972, estimating $6,000 extra yearly revenue from 210 units. They also tentatively approve applying for a 50 percent federal grant for a $5,000 civil defense siren system to warn of disasters or attacks.
Domingo Juarez aged 20 from 1325 FE 17th St was found dead after 5 p.m. Wednesday in a residence on 40th Street. Justice of the Peace F H W Rolen held an inquest and ordered an autopsy while withholding a ruling. Services for Juarez are pending with Rix Funeral Directors.
City County Health Department sponsors the first of three immunization clinics from 7 50 p m to 10 p m today at Rodgers Park offering free vaccines for polio measles smallpox and DPT notes information officer Tom Martin additional clinics planned for Sept 16 and Oct 14 at the same time and place
Services for Mrs Alva Thomas 87 of 2524 20th St will be at 2 p m today in Sanders Memorial Chapel with Rev J Q Haymes officiating Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Sanders Funeral Home direction Mrs Thomas died Tuesday after a four month illness She was a native of Comanche County and had lived in Lubbock since 1920 member of First United Methodist Church Survivors include a son Q P of Hobbs five sisters Mrs W I Inman Mrs J N Dodson of Albuquerque Mrs Albert Cope of Fort Worth Mrs Bertha White of Snyder and Mrs Peart Elliott of Pomona Calif and a granddaughter
Levelland United Fund named Kirby Rogers as campaign chairman at the first administrative meeting. An August 30 budget session was set for 7 a.m. in the First National Bank Directors Room, with dates for an organizational meeting and kickoff to be announced.
The city formerly known as St. Petersburg, renamed Leningrad, rose on land taken from Sweden during the Great Northern War 1700 to 1721. Peter and Paul Fortress led the start in 1703, and by 1707 Peter the Great employed about 40,000 workers annually to construct the city.
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