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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1960

Page

3

Mrs. Fly Rites To Be In Snyder

Funeral services for 74 year old Mrs. J W Ely will be held at 10 am Thursday at First Methodist Church Snyder with burial in Hillside Memorial Gardens. Ely lived in Snyder since 1927 and was active in church work. survivors include her husband two daughters and five sisters.

Bessie Medlin San Angelo Lila Henderson Los Angeles Lorene Bagley Canyon Abernathy Josephine Carpenter Carl Irving Rhodes Robert Floydada Hale Center Farmer Bill Phillips Natal Robert Phillips Charles Rorene Amos Meador Borger James Roberson Will Rix Funeral Home Lubbock Rhodes Hale “Center Wellington Ziba Andrew Beth Irs B. B. Winkle Plainview Coleman Rice Corpus Christi Lois Fagan Pampa

Funeral Pending For Area Woman Carrie Wyly 75

Mrs. Carrie Wyly 75 of Sundown died last Tuesday in Phillips Dupre Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at George Price Funeral Home with rites at First Baptist Church Sundown and burial in Tohoka Cemetery. Survivors include a son How ard Wyly and multiple daughters sisters and brothers.

Carrie Wyly Sundown Phillips-Dupre Hospital George Price Funeral Home Howard Wyly Portland Ore T. R. Clark H. O. Huff L. 0. Greenfield Brownfield R. V. Jones Edith Hatchett Big Spring Pascal Peek Eugene Grace Hatchett Los Angeles L. P. Hatchet Lubbock Will’ Hatchett Stephenville Herbert Hatchett Arizona

Funeral services pending for Mrs Ida Francies in Plattview

Mrs Ida Francies 71 of Kress dies at her son's Amarillo home after a month visit. Born November 10 189 in Wynne Wood Oklahoma she belonged to Kress Methodist Church. Survived by four sons Joe John Ben Earl all of Texas two daughters May Lee Lucille Butler Edna McGuire Bernice Dozier Floyd Tate 32 grandchildren and a sister Faye Lee of Pomona California. Services directed by Wood Funeral Home Plai n View.

Platiview Ida Francies Kress Joe Francies Amarillo Ben Francies Francies Wynne Wood Oklo Kress Methodist Church Jeff Losson Newley Cali Travis Losson Upland Calif Riley Losson Oklahoma City Okla Faye Lee Pomona Calif

Funeral Pending For Mrs Hass

Funeral arrangements are pending for Mrs James Hass 42 of 223 E Sith St who died Tuesday She was dead on arrival at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock where she had lived 15 years moving from Turkey Services will be under the direction of Rix Funeral Home She leaves four sons Royce Collins Doyle Ray Collins Buford Collins and Coy Dale Collins a daughter Carlene Collins a grandchild her mother Mrs Emma Seymour four brothers and three sisters.

James Hass E. Sith St Hass Methodist Hospital Lubbock Turkey Rix Funeral Home Royce Collins Ave. J Doyle Ray Collins Munish Germany Buford. Collins Brownfield Coy Dale Collins

L G Fox Dies At Littlefield

Funeral services pending for L G Fox 64 a retired farmer who died Monday at 3 30 p m in Littlefield Hospital after a heart attack Arrangements by Hammons Funeral Home services at Littlefield Drive Church of Christ Fox of 1015 W Std came to Littlefield from Sudan in 1957 resident of Sudan since 1925 Survivors include wife Lucy two sons Harold Lewis of San Jon New Mexico Lonnie Eugene Clovis three daughters Mrs Mark N Hicks Colonial Heights Va Mrs Leonard Pierce Rt 1 Sudan and Mrs Jim Scott Searcy and 15 grandchildren

Littlefield L. G. Fox Littlefield Hospital Hammons

Christmas Cantata by Southside Baptist Choir

A choir from Southside Baptist Church performed a Christmas cantata at the South Plains Council for Retarded Children meeting in the Plains National Bank meeting room. The Rev. Melvin Ratheal of Trinity Baptist Church was guest speaker. Attendance reached 50.

Southside Baptist Church South Plains Council For The Plains National Bank Melvin Ratheal Trinity Baptist Church

Switzer Services Scheduled Today

H C Switzer 85 of 2816 46th St died about 5 15 p m Tuesday in a Big Spring hospital after a long illness Funeral arrangements for the retired merchant are pending at Franklin Bartley Funeral Home Survivors include step son M M Rochester 2818 40th St two sisters Mrs Minnie Sanford Midland and Mrs Loma Carson of California a grandson and a granddaughter

H.C. Switzer 46Th St Lubbock Big Spring Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home Rochester 40Th St Minnie Sanford Midland Loma Carson California

Rites Today For William D. Cook In Lubbock

William D. Cook 5 2428 20th Street died about 2am Monday at home. Services set for 10 am at the Rix Funeral Home chapel with Rev. W E Higginbotham of the Apostolic Christian Church officiating. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Cook a 20 year Lubbock resident worked for Newsom Paint Co.

William D. Cook 20Th St Rix Funeral W. E. Higginbotham The Apostolic Christian Church Lubbock Rix Cook Newsom Paint Co

Funeral arrangements set for 1st Lt Jordan Kimball

The body of 1st Lt Jordan Kimball 31 of 5011 W 10th St will be moved to Earthman Funeral Home Houston for services. Kimball an Reese Air Force Base instructor was found dead in his station wagon his wife discovering the body about 6 p m Monday. Justice of the Peace George H McCleskey said he was not ready to rule and an autopsy and inquest were held Tuesday. Rix Funeral Home handles local arrangements.

Jordan Kimball 10Th St Ken Earthman Funeral Home Houston Kimball Reese Air Force Base Justice of the Peace George HH. McCleskey Rix

Double Trouble Stalks Lab Boy Beats the Odds

In Syracuse New York Ronnie McIntyre aged four from Plainville fell from bed and earned a black eye. Doctors at St Joseph's hospital treated him and then removed his tonsils in a note of local care and concern.

Syracuse N.Y Ronnie McIntyre Plainville St. Joseph's Hospital

Hobbs Man Dies Of Monoxide Poisoning In Car

Roy Lee Cline, 58, Hobbs resident, found dead in his car stuck in mud 25 miles southwest of Seminole. Justice of the peace rules death due to carbon monoxide poisoning as motor ran to keep warm. Body moved from Singleton Funeral Home to Griffin Funeral Home.

Roy Lee Ctin Hobbs Seminole Justice of the Peace Cline Singleton Funeral Home Griffin Funeral Home

Dodson Rites Pending for Charles Slover Dodson

Funeral arrangements are pending for Charles Slover Dodson 60 who died likely of a heart attack. His body was found in his car in front of the Kress post office Tuesday with Wallace Funeral Home reporting. Survivors include four sons C W and James and a daughter Ola Mae plus a daughter in Duncan Oklahoma and two sons in Kress Oklahoma.

KRESS Charles Slover Dodson Kress Post Office Wallace Funeral Home C. W Duncan Okla Larry Robert James Daughola Mae Oklahoma

Friona Resident Clarrage Hill Fallwell Dies at 72

Friona mourns longtime resident Clarrage Hill Fallwell 72 who died at home Tuesday. He moved to Friona in 1925 from Hereford, native of Wise County. Survived by wife, sons Buck and Artis of Friona and Ardean of Fayetteville Ark, and nine grandchildren. Funeral 3 p m today at First Methodist Church, Rev Wallace Kirby officiating. Burial Friona Cemetery under Claborn Funeral Home direction.

Friona Clarrage Hill Fallwell First Methodist Church Wise County Fallwell Hereford Buck Artis Ardean Fayetteville Ark Wallace Kirby Friona First

MeSpadden Rites Slated Here Today

Services for C. A. McSpadden of 2207 36th Street will be at 2 p.m. today at Sunset Church of Christ. The retired contractor died of a heart ailment at 1 30 a.m. Monday. Virgil R. Trout will officiate with burial directed by Sanders Funeral Home.

C. A. McSpadden 36Th St Sunset Church of Christ McSpadden Virgil R. ‘Trout Sanders Funeral Home

Christmas Towns and Small Town Faith

Poem reflecting on the town of Bethlehem and small communities celebrating Christmas with faith, carols, pageants, green wreaths, and scenes of Jesus birth as worded by Julien C. Hyer. The piece honors simple people and enduring holiday traditions in little towns.

Bethlehem Jesus

Plainview Man A. G. Warren Rites Set Today

Funeral services for A. G. Warren 63 of Plainview are at 2 p.m. in the Ninth and Columbia Street Church of Christ with Robert Hawkins officiating He died after a heart attack at Plainview Memorial Hospital and Clinic Survivors include wife a son E E S Warren Bastrop four brothers Frank Lee Gatesville Calvin Oklahoma and Jeff California and nine grandchildren Burial is at Plainview Memorial Park under Lemons Funeral Home direction

Plainview A. G. Warren Ninth Columbia St. Church of Christ Robert Hawkins Warren Plainview Memorial Hospital Ralls Gatesville E.E.S. Warren Bastrop Frank Lee Calvin Oklahoma Jeff California Plainview Memorial Park Lemons Funeral Home

Rites Pending For Tatum Rancher William Glenn

Funeral services for William Noah Glenn 39 a Tatum rancher are pending in Roswell. He was found dead at his home in the barn after he had walked toward a friend and ailment before dying. Glenn had lived in the Tatum area for 30 years. Mason Funeral Home Roswell is making arrangements.

Tatum William Noah Glenn Roswell Glenn Mason

Don A. Murray Dies in Houston at 75

Don A. Murray a retired florist and former South Plains resident died unexpectedly of a heart attack in Houston. He was 75 and survived by his widow and a sister plus many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were planned for Denver City with burial at Post after masonic graveside rites.

Don A. Murray Houston South Plains Murray

Obituary for Sundown resident Martin with family list

Martin lived in Sundown for about two years after moving from Denver City and was active in local and regional groups. Surviving family includes wife, son Charles Martin of Lubbock, two daughters in Midland and Lubbock, three sisters in Arkansas and North Dakota, a brother in Lubbock, and a grandson.

R. R. McAneny el Dorado Ark Matt Schmidt John Landry Bismark N. D T. G. Martin Lubbock

Clavene Services Held For John Elmer Atchison

Funeral services for John Elmer Atchison 77 of Roosevelt Oklahoma a former Levelland resident are set for 2 p m today at Fellowship Baptist Church Clavene with Rev C E Strickland officiating. Burial follows in Levelland City Cemetery under George Price Funeral Home direction. Atchison died Monday of a heart attack while visiting relatives. He was born in McKinney Texas and lived in Levelland until 1952 before moving to Roosevelt.

Levelland John Elmer Atchison Roosevelt Okla Atchison McKinney Tex

Funeral Pending For City Woman Cordie Reed

Funeral arrangements are pending for Cordie Dellie Reed 65 of 104 55th Street who died at home Tuesday evening Survivors include her husband Saude three sons Floyd Curtis Farmer California Lee Virgel Farmer Montana and G M Farmer Sole Main three daughters Barbara Bartlett Welch Vivian McBroom Aspermont and Mary Dean Arnold Texico New Mexico Beirut Lebanon is experiencing a building boom

Cordie Dellie Reed Rix Funeral Home Saude Floyd Curtis Farmer California Lee Virgel Farmer Montana G. M. Farmer Sole. Main Barbara ‘Art Welch Vivian McBroom Aspermont Mary Dean Arnold Texico

Overman Funeral Today In Lubbock

Rites for W R Overman are set at 2 pm at the Rix Funeral Home Chapel. Rev Melvin Ratheal of Trinity Baptist Church to officiate. Burial will follow in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Rix directions. Overman had resided in the area for 11 years and died Sunday at his home.

W. R. Overman Bist Rix Funeral Home Melvin Ratheal Trinity Baptist Church City of Lubbock Rix Overman Lubica Havelback Kingston Hall iSunday

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Fly Snyder Carl Rhodes Ida Mrs. Hass McDonald F.D.I.C Switzer W. D. Cook C. S. Dodson Monterey Tures Penney’s Julien C, Hyer Memphis Tenn UPI Ann Maples Watterson Isaiah Martin Sun-mirror Levelland Hospital First Baptist Church Denver City Old Emma F. C. Bradley Jr Crosby County Gaston Hate J. W. Murray Green Don A. Mur Denver Ray Post Jennie Price C. W. Post Masonic Lodge Carter Funeral Home R. M. Wheeler 23Rd St Rex Wheeler Crosbyton Horace Wheeler Southland Curtis Wheeler Lorenzo Ralph Wheeler Edmonson Wilmer Smith New Home J. W. Adams M. C. Aycock AW. C. Lockwood Rites Sundown Man U. V. Blake Radio & T.V Universal Jeep JEP Vehicues Wittys Motors Fune-In Maverick Cole Motor CO Ave. H Clavene Beirut Lebanon Ca Ug 50Th St Gary Ave Whirly Petti Bouffant Fic Penney
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