Funeral notices and services for McGowan Powers Taylor and others
A series of funeral services are scheduled or noted for Joseph Ross McGowan Robert J Powers David Biggs John C Taylor L G Smalley Mrs Zolla Gomez Trevino Ferne Hewitt Underwood Elridge Phylow and related survivors. Also a 1967 auto crash lawsuit verdict of 1125 dollars was awarded to Sandra Brock Collier in 99th District Court.
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99Th District Court
Sandra Brock Collier
Donald Martin Dickson
41St Street
Vicksburg Avenue
Former Lubbock Actress Mary Woolford Dies in Houston
Former Lubbock resident Mrs Mary John Woolford died Tuesday night in a Houston hospital after a lengthy illness. She was known for her work with the Lubbock Theater Center and starred in Auntie Mame. Survived by husband John and two sons John Jr and Jeffrey. A Mary John Woolford Memorial Fund was established in Lubbock at Citizens National Bank.
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Houston
Mary John Woolford
Lubbock
Galveston
Mrs Brignon Rites Planned at Franklin Chapel
Services for Mrs Adolph Brignon 64 will be at 10 a m today in Franklin Bartley Chapel with E R Williams Church of Christ elder officiating Burial is in Resthaven Memorial Park She died Wednesday in Methodist Hospital a Palmer native who lived in Lubbock five years Surviving are a daughter Mrs W R Ray a son Lester Epps Brignon a Palmer two brothers Pat and Bill Geaslin both of Dallas four sisters Miss Becky Geaslin of Arkansas Mrs Harvey Wickliffe of Fort Worth and Mrs Sadie Armstrong and Mrs Oleta Smith both of Dallas four grandchildren Pallbearers are Chester Harris Garland Hoover Jay Haymes Burnell Mueller Ernest Sullivan and Jim Richards.
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Adolph Brignon
Franklin-Bartley Chapel
E. R. Willams
Church of Christ
Resthaven Memorial Park
Brignon
46Th St
Methodist Hospital
Palmer
Lubbock
W. R. Ray
70Th St
Lester Epps Brignon
Pat
Bill Geaslin
Dallas
Becky Geaslin
Arkansas
Harvey Wickliffe
Fort Worth
Sadie Armstrong
Oleta Smith
Chester Harris
Garland Hoover
Jay Haymes
Burnell Mueller
Ernest Sullivan
Jim Richards
Mrs Whitener Rites Planned in Spur
Mrs Hester Adline Whitener 87 of Dickens County died at 5 a m Thursday in Kent County Nursing Home Jayton born April 3 1881 in Earth County member of First Methodist Church services set for 2 30 p m today Campbell Funeral Home Chapel Rev Howard Marcom officiating burial Spur Cemetery survivors include daughter Mrs Earnest Russell Eunice Jun two sons Burton Whitener Cotie Calif and Joe Bailey Whitener Spur six pallbearers named R J Bell Billy Ray Barrett D J Dyess Lewis Lee Jack Rector Bil Caraway
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Spur
Hester
Adline Whitener
Dickens County
Kent County
Jayton
Earnest Russell
Eunice, Jun
Burton Whitener
Cotie
Calif
Joe Bailey Whitener
R. J. Bell
Billy Ray Barrett
D. J. Dyess
Lewis Lee
Jack Rector
Bil Caraway
Leroy Tompkins dies after brief illness in Seminole
LeRoy R. Tompkins, 55, died Thursday in a local hospital after a brief illness. Services are pending at Singleton Funeral Home. A Mobil Pipe Line employee for over 40 years, he was active in First United Methodist Church and held a church board post. He belonged to Seminole Masonic Lodge No. 957 and formerly Midland Lodge. Survivors include his wife Louise a daughter Mia a brother Vassell and three others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Ross
Gowan
First Assembly of God
Hammons
Litlin Snyder
Snyder Tlefield
McGowan
Bolger P
West Texas
Powers
LeRoy R. Tompkins
Singleton Funeral Home
el Reno
Okla
Tompkins
Mobil Pipe Line
First United Methodist Church
Seminole Masonic Lodge
Midland Masonic Lodge
Louise
Mia
Bob Davis
Seminole
Vassell
Wharton
Leader Qualities From Faith and Determination
A poem-like exhortation cites Acts 13 11 on leadership, listing assets such as a strong body sound mind understanding and commanding personality. It stresses personal inclination and determination to choose Truth and Right, urging faith and courage to stand up and fight as a leader.
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Julien C, Hyer
Cottle County Resident Dies In Houston at 65
Marion Franklin Taylor, 65, longtime Cottle County resident and retired farmer, died Thursday morning in Houston at M. D. Anderson Hospital. Born in Van Zandt County, he leaves seven sons Troy Huntsville Durvis Plainview Jasper Clarksville Frank Tommy Leonard Paducah a stepson Darrell Byrd Midland a brother Robert Houston two sisters Madge Clay Winona Lois Whitney Denver and 13 grandchildren. Services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church Paducah with Rev. Robert Beck and Garden of Memories director Norris Funeral Home.
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Paducah
Marion Franklin Taylor
Cottle County
Houston
M. D. Anderson Hospital
Taylor
van Zandt County
Troy
Huntsville
Durvis
Plainview
Jasper
Delwin
Clarksville
Tenn
Frank
Tommy
Leonard
Darrell Byrd
Midland
Robert
Madge Clay
Winona
Lois Whitney
Denver
First Baptist Church
W. G. Combs Rites Planned in Denver City
Services for W. G. Georges Combs 62 will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with Rev. John Ferguson officiating. Burial follows at Denver City Memorial Park. Combs, an oil field worker for 37 years with Service Pipe Lines Co., died of an apparent heart attack. He had lived in Denver City 12 years, was former resident of Haskell and Knox City, and belonged to the local church. He leaves sister Delores Wilkins of Albany Georgia and mother Mrs. W. A. Combs of Locust Grove Georgia.
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Denver City
W. GG
Georges Combs
First Baptist Church
John Ferguson
Denver City Memorial Park
Singleton Funeral Home
Combs
Hoyt Starling
Service Pipe Lines Co
Wyoming
Nebraska
Texas
Haskell
Knox City
Directory mixup leads to Houston pages in Austin directory
Southwestern Bell recovered hundreds of the Greater Austin telephone directories after mixups swapped the first 96 pages of the Greater Houston book into the Austin edition. About 7,000 copies may contain Houston listings from the 278,000 printed. The error happened during prebinding storage, said Division Manager Bill Holman.
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Austin
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Greater Austin
Greater Houston
Southwestern Bell
Houston
Bill Holman
Rites Planned for George E Grayum in Paducah
George Edgar Grayum 72 longtime rural mail carrier will be honored at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Christ with Don Tarbet officiating and Gene Fooks assisting. Burial follows at Home Cemetery. Grayum died Wednesday night at Richards Memorial Hospital after two months of illness. He came to Paducah in 1904 and helped lay out Route 2 becoming its only permanent carrier until retirement two years ago. Surviving are Maude three brothers Ted Arthur both of Paducah and Gerome of Tyler a sister Mrs Kade West of Vernon a grandson and a granddaughter. A son Peter Harrison Grayum died in 1962.
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Paducah
George Edgar Grayum
Church of Christ
Don Tarbet
Gene Fooks
Hereford
Garden of Memories
Norris Funeral Home
Graham
Richards Memorial Hospital
Collins County
Maude
Ted
Arthur
Gerome
Tyler
Kade West
Vernon
Peter Harrison Grayum
Mrs. Roberson's Rites Saturday
Mrs. Homer Roberson 46 of Petersburg died in a Dallas hospital after a brief illness. Native of Amarillo she resided in Petersburg since 1937. Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Petersburg First Methodist Church with Rev. Albert Lindley and Rev. Elton Wyatt officiating. Burial Petersburg Cemetery. Lemons Funeral Home directing. Survivors include husband, daughter Jannett Ann SMU student, son Doug, parents Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Cocke, sisters Mrs. Tom Burrow and Mrs. Martha Calay, and brother Jim Cocke.
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Plainview
Homer Roberson
Petersburg
Dallas
Amarillo
Petersburg High School
Denton
Lubbock
Petersburg First Methodist Church
Albert Lindley
Elton Wyatt
Hale Center
O P Guthrie Funeral Today
O P Guthrie a longtime Lubbock resident and former city school tax office employee died Thursday morning in Methodist Hospital. Funeral services will be at 4 p m today at the W W Rix Chapel with Rev William S Smith officiating. Interment in Resthaven Mausoleum directed by Rix Funeral Directors. He is survived by his son George and two sisters Mrs Ethel Henry and Mrs Irene Davis. Pallbearers listed include Tommy J Vallas Jr Alan R Henry Ken Castle Harvey Austin Clyde Mathus and George Booher.
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Preston Guthrie
Lubbock
Methodist Hospital
W. W
Sth St
Ethel Henry
Slaton
Iirene Davis
Jean
Tommy J. Vallas Jr
Alan R. Henry
Ken Castle
Harvey Austin
Clyde Mathus
George Booher
Walker Stanton Dies at 60 in Lubbock Area
Walker Stanton longtime area resident and Lubbock businessman died Thursday on his ranch at Listerdale at age 60. Services are pending at Rix Funeral Directors. He came to Lubbock in 1921 founded Standard Milling Co. in 1926 and stayed with the firm until 1967. Survivors include his wife Ay lene a daughter Mrs. Bob Perko two sons H. W. and Sam a sister Mary Alice Fehlerson a foster brother Wayne Prather and six grandchildren.
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Walker Stanton
Lubbock
Listerdale
Rix
Stanton
Standard Milling Co
Sisterdale
Aylene
Bob Perko
23Rd St
H. W
San Francisco
Sam
Littlefield
Mary Alice Fehlerson
Wayne Prather
20Th St
Tallulah Bankhead A Storied Life On Stage And Screen
Tallulah Bankhead’s life spanned Hollywood bravado Broadway triumphs and a gravelly voice that became her signature. Friends or foes quoted her sharp humor while critics noted her unpredictable temperament and lasting impact on film and theater.
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Bob M. Simpson
29Th St
David Bob Simpson
Debbie Lewis
Mendy Lewis
Charlotte Rutherford
Linda Rigney
Karen Messall
Linda Messall
Melissa Houser
Beth Houser
Donna Patton
Regina Patton
Belinda Carragay
Teresa Taylor
Mark Malloy
Floyd Nesbit
Municipal Drive
Robert J. Powers
David Biggs
Slaten Church of Christ
Englewood
Biggs
John C. Taylor
Date Street Baptist Church
Plainview Memorial Park
Lemons Funeral Home
L. G. Smalley
Hobbs
Taft
Smalley
Zolla Gomez ‘Trevino
Ave. N
Temple Sinai Assembly of God
City of Lubbock
Henderson Funeral Home
Ferne Hewitt Underwood
Corsicana
Corley
Eliridge Phylow
Hopesville Baptist Church
Crowell
Phylow
E. 37Th St
Justice of Peace
Wayne LeCroy
Jamison ‘Funeral Home
Leroy Tompkins
Alaska
Keith H. Miller
Walter J. Hickel
Secretary of the Interior
Miller
Searn
W. G. Combs
Rites
Tallulah
Tallulah Bankhead
Lillian Hellman
Dear Charles
G. E. Grayum
Mrs. Roberson
O. P. Guthrie
Broadway
Tle Tallulah
John Emery
Hollywood
Miss Bankhead
Dahling
Noel Coward
Emery
Sadie Thompson
London
Gary Cooper
Jackie Cooper
Giants
Bette Days
Beltone
J. R. Jordan
Keith Franklin
Sears
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