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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1966

Page

3

Plainview man dies in one car crash on SH 134

R. C. Valentine Jr. 41, owner of Valentine Body Shop in Plainview, died at the scene near Vega after his car crossed the highway and overturned several times. He was the South Plains region's 115th traffic fatality this year. Survivors include his wife Marcie, three children, siblings, and his parents. Funeral services set for Tuesday at College Heights Baptist Church.

Edmonson Plainview South Plains Here SH 134 R. C. Valentine Jr Valentine Body Shop R. C. Lewis Valentine Bobby Martin Thurman Vega Amarillo

Seven Hurt In Violence Across Lubbock Area

The Christmas weekend saw at least seven people injured across Lubbock and the South Plains. A woman and a teen girl were attacked in a Taibbock residence, three gunshot victims appeared at Lubbock hospitals, a man was beaten and dumped in front of his home, and another resident was robbed at a Christmas Eve party. Additional incidents include a man dumped from a panel truck, a shooting in a parking lot injuring Raymon Cineros, and a 85 dollar theft from a partygoer at 68th Street.

Lubbock South Plains Taibbock Daisy Hobbs Wag Linda Weston West Texas Hospital Vietin S&wearerind Hurtwood Methodist Hospital el Reno Hurlwood Raymon Cinerso

Mrs. Meinecke Dies Rites Set

Mrs. A S Meinecke 67 of 3115 19th Street died Sunday in Goodnight Hospital. Funeral at First Methodist Church Tuesday with Dr Paul M Bumpers and Rev J O Haynes officiating. Burial in Lubbock City Cemetery. Survivors include husband two sons Charles and Steve one sister Mrs Clifton Berry and six grandchildren. Memorials to Wadley Research Center Dallas.

A. S. Meinbcke 19Th St Paul M. Bumpers J. O. Haynes Meinecke Goodnight Hospital Lubbock County Fort Worth Lubbock Charles 28Th St Steve 25Th St Clifton Berry Mathis Wadley Research Center Dallas

Glenn R. Dunn Rites Tuesday

Funeral services for Glenn R. Dunn 62 a Muleshoe area resident since 1934 are set for 2 30 p m Tuesday at Trinity Baptist Church with Rev J L Bass officiating. Graveside services will be at 9 30 a m Wednesday at Marlowe Oklahoma. He owned Valley Motel and was a Mason Shrine and El Paso Consistory member. Survivors include son Dan and two grandchildren Tionna and Roy Dunn, sisters Dera Overby and Bessie Mack, brothers R E and Byron.

Glenn R. Dunn Muleshoe Trinity Baptist Church J. L. Bass Farwell First Baptist Church Marlowe Okla Singleton Funeral Home Dunn Valley Motel Masonic Lodge Khiva Shrine el Paso Green Memorial Hospital Dan Tionna Roy Dunn Farwell Dera Overby Bessie Mack R. E Rush Springs Byron Oklahoma Cate

Services Slated For E. C. Hogan

Final rites for E. C. Hogan 59 of Rt 2 Post will be held 2 p m Wednesday at First Methodist Church with Rev David Binkley officiating Burial follows at Englewood Cemetery under Williams Funeral Home direction Hogan died Sunday in Mercy Hospital He owned Gordon Gin for six years and previously worked 17 years for Lubbock Cotton Oil Co Survivors include wife Minnie a son Eddie a daughter Mrs Luther Faulkner both of Ulysses Kan his mother Mrs G R B Hogan of Lubbock two brothers Harold of Atlanta Ga and Howard of Whittier Calif one sister Mrs C E Williams of Marshall and five grandchildren

Slaton E. C. Hogan Rt. 2 First Methodist Church David Binkley Englewood Cemetery Williams Funeral Home Frogan Mercy Hospital Gordon Gin Gordon Lubbock Cotton Oil Co Minnie Eddie Luther Faulkner Ulysses Kan G. RB. Hogan Littlefield Harold Atlanta Howard Whittier Calif C.E. Williams Marshall

Services for Mrs Germany Announced in West End Church

Funeral services for Lela Germany 60 of 2518 1st Place are set for 2:00 PM at West End Church of Christ with Gayton Embry officiating. Burial follows at Resthaven Memorial Park under Rix Funeral Directors. She recently moved from California to Lubbock in 1959 and is survived by her husband Edwin her mother Sally B. Clift and sister Mary Martin of Sonora.

Lela Germany West End Church of Christ Gayton Embry Albert McInroe Resthaven Memorial Park Rix Funeral Directors Germany Lubbock California Edwin Sally B. Clift Mary Martin Sonora

Requiem Mass for Conrad Jagelky Held at St Marys

Funeral services set for Conrad Joseph Jagelky 79 of Coleman with a 10 a.m. mass at St Marys Catholic Church Grainsville. Burial follows at Fairview Cemetery Gainsville under Wood Dunning Funeral Home Plainview. Jagelky, a WW I veteran who came from Germany in 1889, lived in Gainsville then Hale County before settling in Happy Union. Survivors include two sisters Johanna Jaceiky and Mrs Otto Nees, a brother Otto and eight nieces and nephews.

Edmonson Conrad Joseph Jagelky Coleman St. Mary's Catholic Church Grainsville Fairview Gainsville Wood-Dunning Funeral Home Plainview Jagelky United States Germany Hale County Happy Union American Levon Johanna Jaceiky Otto Nees Nobel, Qokla Otto Neices

Mishap Victim's Funeral Tuesday

Mishap victim Seaman Apprentice Lesslie Odell Howard 18 will be buried Tuesday afternoon at Bailey County Memorial Park after services at Assembly of God Church in Muleshoe. The Norton Kansas accident killed him Thursday. Survivors include his parents two sisters and two brothers and both grandparents.

Lesslie Odell Howard Assembly of God Church J. W. Farmer Bailey County Memorial Park Singleton Funeral Home Howard Norton Kaw Marion Howard Mulsehoe Treasra Kay Howard

Gus Henderson Rites Set Tuesday in Spur

Funeral for Gus Henderson 70 long time Dickens County resident will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Lakeside Baptist Church with Rev. C. C. Hickman of Midland officiating. Burial at Spur Cemetery under Campbell Funeral Home. Henderson died in Houston with survivors including two daughters Gussie Nicholson and Charlie Mae Henderson two stepdaughters Catherine and Pauline Mitchell five grandchildren and several great grandchildren.

Spur Gus Henderson Dickens County Lakeside Baptist Church C. C. Hickman Midland Spur Cemetery Campbell Funeral Home Henderson Houston Gussie Nicholson Charlie Mae Henderson Chicago Catherine Pauline Mitchell Pittsburg Calif

Graveside Rites Set For Barton Infant

Graveside services for Andreia Lynn Barton one month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ronald Barton will be at 2 p m today at Resthaven Memorial Park with Paul C Keller minister of Caprock Church of Christ officiating Arrangements are under direction of Sanders Funeral Home The infant died late Saturday in Methodist Hospital Survivors include the parents two sisters grandparents and a great grandmother

Andreia Lynn Barton Ronald Barton 59Th St Resthaven Memorial Park Paul C. Keller Caprock Church of Christ Sanders Funeral Home Methodist Hospital Pam Suzanne Irene Peal Pauline Connally Laibbock C. F&. Connally Dallas D. M. King Lubbock

Funeral Pending For Robert Lee

Robert Lee 46 a Pollock Paper Co sales representative for 14 years died Saturday night in Methodist Hospital after an illness. He lived at 1708 EE 2nd Pl and traveled West Texas and New Mexico for 17 years. Funeral arrangements are pending at Henderson Funeral Directors. He was a Hale Center native and World War II veteran. He was an Elks Lodge member serving as chaplain the past two years. He is survived by a son Robert Lee Jr a daughter Mrs Jo Anne Price his mother Mrs Myrtle Lee a sister Mrs J W Bates and four grandchildren.

Robert Hi. Lee Pollock Paper Co Methodist Hospital Lee 2Nd PL West Texas New Mexico Henderson Jar Hale Center Elks Lodge Beatrice Robert Lee Jr Jo Anne Price Myrtle Lee Lubbock J. W. Bates Leveland

Man Shot and Killed in San Antonio Street Argument

David Sheridan, 57, was shot and killed early Sunday during an argument on a street near his San Antonio home. Police reported the shooting as the result of a quarrel and no arrests were mentioned.

San Antonio Tex APD David Sheridan

The Shepherd in Christmas Decorations

A devotional poem by Julien C Hyer urges readers to keep Christmas cheer year round. It recalls town decorations, tree and wreaths, tinsel and lights, Christmas cards, family gatherings, and gifts as expressions of joy and gratitude.

Julien C. Hyer

Funeral for Shooting Victim Diaz Slated in Slaton

Funeral services for Joe Rocha Diaz age 37 of Lubbock will be held at 3 p.m. today at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Slaton with Rev. James Erickson officiating. Burial follows at Englewood. Diaz died in a Christmas Eve shooting at a Lubbock residence. He is survived by his mother six brothers and three sisters.

Vidor Man Killed in One-Car Interstate Crash

Har vey E. Herman 21 of Victor Texas died in a one car wreck on Interstate 10 about five miles west of Sulphur. The crash occurred Sunday near Sulphur Louisiana. Police investigated the single vehicle crash and the cause remains under study.

Vidor UPI Harvey E. Herman Victor, Tex

Rites Slated For Mrs McCasland

Services for Mrs Zena McCasland 55 will be at 3 pm Tuesday at First Baptist Church Slaton with Rev W F Ferguson of Lubbock officiating assisted by Rev John Cartrite. Burial in local cemetery under Williams Funeral Home direction. Survived by son C H of South Gate California mother Mrs Fannie Patterson Slaton three brothers Ott Patterson Olton J T Patterson Benton Patterson Wolfforth sister Mrs Fannie Lawson Pasadena California.

Slaton Zena McCasland Pam First Baptist Church W. Fpf. Ferguson Lubbock John Cartrite Englewood Cemetery Williams Funeral Home

Graveside Rites for Local Shooting Victim Set

Graveside services for Max Hernandez, 31, of 2811 Fordham, who died in a Christmas Eve shooting at a residence, will be held at 11 a.m. today at Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park. Henderson Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. He is survived by three sons, two brothers, a sister, and his parents.

Max Hernandez Fordham Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park Henderson

Mrs Meek Rites Planned in Hudrian Chapel

Funeral services for Ida Maud Meek 85 will be Tuesday at 2 PM in Hudrian Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Clarence Stephens of First Methodist Spur officiating. Cremation in Fort Worth and interment in Amarillo follow. She died Sunday afternoon at Twin Cedar Rest Home. Survivors include two sons four daughters siblings and expanded extended family across Texas and Oklahoma.

Ida Maud Meek Hudrian Funeral Home Clarence Stephens First Methodist Church of Spur Fort Worth Amarillo Meek Twin Cedar. Reat Pos D. L Kingston Fred W Beathis Brown Leonard Belvin el Cajon Calif W. W. Strain Farwell Post Charlie Franks Tyrone Okla Luther Johnson Denver Colo C. L. Johnson Little Rock Ark

Singer’s Mother Dies in Los Angeles

Angela Crocetti mother of entertainer Dean Martin died in her sleep after several months of illness. She was 68.

Singer Los Angeles UPI Angela Crocetti Dean Martin

Mother and Daughter Die Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

An 18 year old mother Shirley Ann Moore and her 2 year old daughter Debora Ann Darnell were killed in Goshen Indiana when exhaust fumes from a cracked muffler entered their car while waiting for a train to pass. Police blamed the vehicle’s muffler for the carbon monoxide seepage. Two men in the front seat were only mildly affected. The note about sugar etymology is incidental to the report.

Goshen Ind Shir Ley Ann Moore New Paris Debora Ann Darnell

Realize the Birth of Christ Guides Peace and Morality

A Christmas message urges unity through faith and hope to foster peace in mind and heart. It emphasizes decency, dignity, and enduring souls, urging readers to apply these lessons from New Year to Christmas. Rix Funeral Service, serving West Texas since 1890, Broadway at Avenue S.

Christ Earth Prince of Peace Rix Funeral Service West Texas Broadway Avenue S

Also Mentioned on This Page

South ‘Plains Male College Heights Baptist Church Wayne Blankenshin Plainview Memorial Park Wood- Dunning Funeral Home Marcie Dickie Ais Billie Sue High Sherri Lynn Valentine Ray Absher Joe Nisbett Dalhart Ray Barclay Billy Broaddus Bill Wilkerson Abilene Joe Valentine Farmington N.M Jimmy Valentine Wildorado R. C. Valentine Sr Mar Yule Jerald Benningfield Denver City Seminole Gaines County Benningfield Benninefield Tom Davis Abernathy St. Mary’s Hospital Davis R. M. Lowe 57Th St City of Lubbock Cemetery Mrs. Germany Barton Robert Lee The Karachi Pakistan McCasland Resthaven Funeral Home Whit Rix Victory Arlen Trice Sears Sears and Save Bears, Roebuck and CO
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