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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1968

Page

5

Jaycees leader to attend 2001 premiere in Lubbock

Bob Buck state president of the Texas Jaycees, from San Antonio, will attend the premiere of "2001: A Space Odyssey" at 7:30 p.m. in Winchester Theatre Lubbock. Buck was elected president at last May's Austin convention and heads a group reporting growth in dollar sales.

Bob Buck Texas Jaycees Lubbock Jaycees Winchester Theatre Buck San Antonio Texas Jaycers Austin Laredo

City Residents' Brother Dies Rites Planned

Obie Payton Wright 68, brother of two Lubbock residents, died of an apparent heart attack at Callan Hospital Rotan. Funeral services set for Friday at First Baptist Church Aspermont with Rev. Clyde Cook and Rev. Darold Baldwin officiating. Burial in Rule Cemetery. Wright a longtime Double Mountain stock farmer and Stonewall Democratic committee member. Survivors include his wife, mother, son, three daughters, six brothers, two sisters, and seven grandchildren.

Aspermont Obie Payton Wright Lubbock Callan Hospital Rotan First Baptist Church Clyde Cook Abilene Darold Baldwin Rule Cemetery Littlepage Funeral Home Wright Comanche County Double Mountain Stonewall Democratic Executive Committee American Legion Lucille John R. Wright Rochester Dean Manchester Leonard Branch R. C. Collet Woodland Calif Carl Hitt Alton of Slaton Ernest of Littlefield Elgin of Rule Earl of Coleman Johnnie Fort Worth Leonard Grantham Wallace Smith Spur

Goodgame Rites Planned Today

Henry Clay Goodgame 88 died Tuesday in a local rest home. Services are set for 2 p.m. at Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Dan Collom officiating. Burial will be in Buck Creek Cemetery. He was a retired farmer born in Henderson County and lived in the Paducah area 45 years. Survivors include wife Edie, three daughters Lotta Black Phoenix Nina Goodgame Denver Mildred Baldwin Denver. five sons Lee Vernon Nolan Midland Clifton McCurtain Mer Hobbs Melvin Odessa. 15 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Paducah Henry Clay Goodgame Missionary Baptist Church Dan Collom Buck Creek Norris Funeral Home Goodgame Henderson County Eddie Lotta Black Phoenix Nina Goodgame Fort Worth Mildred Baldwin Denver Lee Vernon Nolan Midland Clifton McCurtain Okla Mer Hobbs Melvin Odessa

Rites Pending for Pvt Ronald Shook Area Death

Services are pending at Freeman Funeral Home Hale Center for Pvt Ronald Lee Shook 22 killed when struck by a car in Coventry. He was stationed at the Nike Missile Base in Coventry and a 1965 Hale Center High School graduate who joined the Army in 1967. He leaves parents A M Shook Hale Center and R T Shook of 3617 S 5th St Dallas brothers Jack and Jimmy and two grandmothers.

Freeman Funeral Home Hale Center Ronald Lee Shook Coventry R. T. Shook J. D. Johnson S5th St A. M. Shook Nike Missile Base Shook Army Jack Dallas Jimmy Manute Hartley Labhock

Adversary Reflections by Julien C Hyer

A brief verse explores recognizing adversaries and avoiding undue hostility. The speaker asks for guidance to handle conflicts with tact, noting a willingness to prove harmless if given chance. The meditation ends with the attribution Julien C Hyer.

City Woman's Rites Pending for Mrs. Kittie Sherley

Mrs. Kittie Sherley 86 of 2007 Emory died Wednesday at Porter Clinic Hospital after living in Lubbock area since 1940s. Born in Prescott Arkansas she was a member of Caleate Street Church of Christ. Survivors include daughter Evelyn Green two sons E V Sherley and Buddy Sherley plus two brothers four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Arrangements are with Sanders Funeral Home.

Kittie Sherley Emory Porter Clinic Hospital Caleate Street

Mrs. Kibbie B. Martin 90 Slaton resident dies

Mrs Kibbie B Martin age 90 of Slaton dies at Mercy Hospital after brief illness. Services pending with Englands Funeral Tome. Survived by three sons S F of Slaton and R N and others, a daughter Kythe Marsett of Wichita Falls, two sisters Octave Dornan of Dallas and Cora Dulaney of Fulton Mississippi, six grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.

Slaton Kibbie B. Martin Mercy Hospital Englands S. F R. N Sk. Bh. Hoth O Muleshoe Kythe Marsett Wichita Falls Octave Dornan Dallas Cora Dulaney Fulton, Miss

Martha Harrell Dies in Houston Hospital at 42

Mrs Martha Frances Harrell 42 a resident of Aspermont for two years dies at 7 am Wednesday in MM 10 Andersen Hospital Houston Services pending at Littlepige Funeral Home She taught at Throckmorton Jayton Wamlin and Rotan She was a Baptist Survivors include son Robins of Aspermont parents Mr and Mrs Luther Reese of Aspermont and brother Rex Reese of San Antonio

Aspermont Martha Frances Harrell Andersen Rex Reese San Antonio

Two Spectacular Fires Brought Under Control in Wichita Falls

In Wichita Falls two major downtown fires were contained after over three hours of effort. A woman was rescued from a smoke filled upper floor as flames engulfed a building in the eastern business district. Police cleared crowds and used city vehicles as barricades while fire officials noted undetermined origins and possible arson was not ruled out.

Wichita Falls Biles

Rites Planned for C B Piffee in Junction City

C B Piffee aged 69 died after heart surgery in Eugene Oregon. Funeral at 2 p m today in Murphy Funeral Home Chapel Junction City Oregon. Survivors include wife Mable a son five sisters two brothers five grandchildren and two great.

Morton C. B. Piffee C. W. Palmer Murphy Funeral Home Chapel Junction City Ore Piffee Eugene Mable Piffee

Waggoner Rites Set Saturday

HALE CENTER Special C T Waggoner 84 longtime area resident died Wednesday in Hi Plains He moved from Vernon to Hale Center in 1927 then Plainview in 1936 returning to Hale Center in 1967 He was a farmer grocer Church of Christ member Services Saturday Hale Center Church of Christ Burial Plainview Memorial Park Wood Dunning Funeral Home Plainview He is survived by Pauline three sons two daughters two sisters two brothers and eight grandchildren plus eight great</s>

Hale Center C. T. Waggoner Hi-Plains Hospital Sulphur Springs Waggoner Vernon Plainview Garland Street Church of Christ

War Wounds Fatal To Area Soldier

Pfc. Roy Jack Rector, 24, died August 21 aboard the USS Sanctuary from wounds suffered July 47 in Vietnam. Services pending at George C. Price Funeral Home in Levelland. Rector, a Whiteface native, served in the Marines since 1967 and was overseas since February 25. Survivors include his parents, five brothers, two sisters, and grandmother.

Roy Jack Rector Sanctuary Vietnam George C. Price Levelland Rector U. S. Marines Marvin Rector Billy Joe Bangley, Colo Edward Plainview Claude Bobby Morton Charles Whiteface Barbara Jean Cox Portales Geraldine Sanders Hobbs Birdie Pratt Stephenville

Bogard Rites Set In City

Homer Lee Bogard 63 dies after long illness at Veterans Administration Hospital in Big Spring. Service 2 p.m. Friday at Pioneer Park Church of Christ with minister Henry Seidmeyer. Burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. He lived 2018 Ave M and was a Lubbock carpenter, Local 1884 member, World War II veteran. Survived by son Hazel and brother Marvin Vaughan.

Homer Lee Bogard Pioneer Park Church of Christ Henry Seidmeyer Resthaven Memorial Park Henderson Bogard 2018 Ave. M Veterans Administration Hospital Big Spring Lubbock Germany France England Pioneer Park

Ausie R. Patterson Rites Slated Today

Services for Ausie R. Buddie Patterson 43 of Altus are set for 2 30 p m today at Tims Chapel of Memories with burial in Altus Cemetery He died Monday at Veterans Hospital in Oklahoma City He was the brother of Mrs Barbara Teakell and left two sons and a large family mourns him

Altus Okla Ausie R Buddie) Patterson Lubbock Tims Chapel of Memories Patterson Barbara Teakell 26Th St Veteran’s Hospital Oklahoma City

Isolated Showers Provide Brief Relief From Heat on South Plains

A heat wave grips the South Plains with 90 degree highs and 90 percent humidity in Lubbock. Isolated thunderstorms form along the western edge bringing up to a quarter inch of rain, with Friona and Hereford reporting minor totals and power outages at Holly Sugar plant. Forecasters expect more storms into Friday as Gulf air remains inflamed by a high pressure pattern over the Southeast.

South Plains Hereford Deaf Smith Holly Sugar Inc Friona Farwell Bovina Lubbock Weather Bureau Gulf of Mexico Texas United States Deep South Great Lakes

Marvin Ford Rites Planned in Plainview

Marvin Ford 55 co owner of Texas Farm Machinery Co Plainview drowned Monday in a lake near Antonito Colorado. Services set for 10 a m Friday at Wood Dunning Colonial Chapel with Dr Tim Trammell of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Ford a Plainview resident since 1940 attended Lubbock High School and Texas Tech. Survived by Pernie his wife son Joe Don of Plainview daughter Shirley Ann Ford of Lubbock a brother Sam of Pasadena California and three sisters Ollie Witt Plainview Don Chandler Monrovia California and Alma Ford Covina California.

Plainview Marvin Ford Texas Farm Machinery Co Antonito Colo Wood-Dunning Colonial Chapel Tim Trammell First Baptist Church City of Lubbock Wood-Dunning Funeral Home Ford Platoro Lake Lubbock Lubbock High School Texas Tech Plainview Bulldog Booster Club Pernie Joe Don Shirley ‘Ann Ford 49Th Place Sam Pasadena Calif Ollie Witt Don Chandler Monrovia Alma ‘Ford

Also Mentioned on This Page

Collectors and Craftsman Club Municipal Garden and Arts Center University Bill J. Yeager Eleanor Monk Twila Peters 7Th St University Hospital 50Th and Slide Road Bob Brumimal Southwestern Public Service Co U.S. Treasury Department Jimmy Holder Southwestern Lubbock Traffic Club Mackenzie Mackenzie Little Harold Carrico Beulah D. Turner Theresa Mangrum Theresa Calvin Manerum Ward St J. S. Bach Plevel Rameau Gillock Roy White Bostelmann Elaine D. J. Blohr Janet Johnson Ted G. Monroe Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Training Center Monroe W. 10Th St Naval Reserve Surface Division 8Th Naval District New Orleans Lake Ransom Canyon Lubbock Independent School District 50Th Street Ronald Shook Julien C. Hyer Martha Harrell Buzz Mike Read Ausie R. Patterson el Paso Presidio Wellington Corpus Christi Cotulla Lora Montgomery Super Plus Boston Dileris
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