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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1969

Page

5

Mrs Williams Shoots Victim Buries In Seagraves

Mrs Mamie Grace Williams 43 was shot to death Thursday morning at her home nine miles south of Seagraves. Funeral services set for today at First Presbyterian Church with Rev C A Tucker officiating. burial in Seagraves Cemetery, Webb Funeral Home directing. Survivors include husband Monty and two children, parents Clyde and Mrs Morris, and five brothers and three sisters. A deputy sheriff said no charges expected. inquest ruling anticipated Monday.

Seagraves Mamie Grace Willan Eas First Presbyterian Church C. A. Tucker Webb Funeral Home FL Bell Seminole Willams Carol Ann

Doha Beauchamp named Levola University Fellow in arts and sciences

Doha PF Beauchamp son of Mr and Mrs J V Beauchamp 3708 46th St is among 30 Levola University New Ore leans designated University Fellows in arts and sciences in a new honors program He is slated to graduate in May Funeral for Mr Elma Landreth 66 of Houston will be at 2 p m today at First Baptist Staton Burial Englewood Cemetery England Funeral Home Mrs Landreth died in a Houston hospital Thursday after an apparent heart attack She is survived by husband a daughter and two grandchildren.

Doha PF. Beauchamp J. V. Beauchamp 46Th St Levola University New Oreleans Elma Landreth Houston Staton Amarilla First Baptist Church Englewood England

J. H. Kimmel Dies at 94 with Rites set Monday

James H. Kimmel 94 of 2115 Broadway died Saturday morning at Golden Age Convalescent Home. Services Monday at 10 am in Sanders Memorial Chapel with ministers Horace Collman and Joe Barnett of Broadway Church of Christ officiating. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. Sanders Funeral Home directing. He helped launch several Lubbock stores including Dean P. Lewis Mercantile, The Booterie, the Family Store, and the Lubbock Variety Store. Survived by wife Pearl Clark, a son Jim Kimmel, 10 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers named.

James H. Kimmel Broadway Sanders Memorial Chapel Horace Collman Arks Joe Barnett Broadway Church of Christ Resthaven Memorial Park Sanders Funeral Home Limestone County Lubbock Texas Dean P. Lewis Luther Godwin Kimmel Howard Wheelock Albert Darby Aramel Pearl Clark Jim Kimmel 27Th St Lawrence Green Clyde Tatum Alex McDonald Clem Boverie Tom Blakemore

Auto Crash Kills Missionary Couple Near Clayton

Dr and Mrs Howard E Scott, Texas missionaries en route to the Philippines, died in a collision 50 miles north of Clayton New Mexico. Scott a veteran Baptist minister with pastorates in Adams Clarendon Brownwood Ford Cleburne and Goldthwaite and a former state president of the Women’s Missionary Union. The couple had just completed a mission training program in Georgia and were to leave San Francisco January 8 for the Philippines. Bodies to be returned to Cleburne for funeral services.

Clayton, Num Cap Howard E. Scott Texas Philippines Clayton New Alexico Tor. Scott Adams Clarendon Brownwood Ford Cleburne Goldewaite Howard, Payne College Southwestern Theological Seminary Fort Worth Scott Women's “Missionary Union Georgia San Francisco

Mrs Newcomb Rites Scheduled

Louise Newcomb 82 of 21012th St died 7 30 am Saturday at Colonial Manor Con valescent Home Funeral services set for 4 pm Monday at University Church of Christ Burial in Englewood Cemetery Slaton Rix Funeral Directors in charge She moved to Lubbock in 1965 from Rock Falls Illinois Widow of Frank Newcomb Survived by two sons Phil of 3101 29th St and Bruce of Omaha Nebraska two daughters Linda Boehm of Rock Falls and Sandra King of Corpus Christi father John Freeman of South Fulton Tennessee two brothers Russell Freeman Memphis Tennessee and Harry Freeman Plymouth Michigan and eight grandchildren

Louise Newcomb Colonial Manor University Church of Christ Englewood Slaton Rix Lubbock Rock Falls Frank Phil Newcomb 29Th St Bruce Newcomb Omaha Neb Linda Boehm Sandra King Corpus Christi John Freeman South Fulton Tenn Russell Freeman Memphis Harry Freeman Plymouth Mich

Mrs Melton Rites Planned For Monday

E. Melton 86 of 1908 Ave Q died Saturday in a local nursing home. Services set for 2 pm Monday at Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Andrew Jumper officiating. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survived by husband, daughter Adele Baca, three brothers, three sisters, a grandson and great grandson.

E. Melton Ave Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home Andrew Jumper First Presbyterian City of Lubbock Farmersville Melton Lubbock Adele Baca 35Th St John Adams Tulle Rube Adams Fritch Claude Adams Oklahoma George Palmer Anarillo Jack Golightly Pharr Sophia Adams Chiliress

Abraham Blair Rites Arranged In Lubbock

Abraham Joseph Blair 49 of 311 48th St died after a heart attack at a Lubbock hospital. He owned Uniform Center of Lubbock and belonged to Shaareth Israel Congregation. Survived by wife Sonia a son Henry and daughter Evelyn all of Lubbock. Services set for 2 pm Monday at W W Rix Chapel with burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Pallbearers named include Dr Max Stettner Sidney Skibell Phil Rosen Bernard Barasch Sam Moses Clarence Solnick Harold Kiine and Sam Levenson.

Abraham Joseph Blair 48Th St. A Lubbock Philadelphia Blair Uniform Center Shaareth Israel Congregation Sonia Henry Evelyn W. W

Rites Arranged for Dale W. Dean Ex-Lub bock Resident

Dale W. Dean 47 former Lubbock resident died Saturday in Virginia Beach Virginia after surgery. Survived by wife two daughters sister and brother with ties to Lubbock Anson Texas Texas Tech graduate. Services set for 2 pm Monday at H D Olver Funeral Home Virginia Beach burial in local cemetery. Dean had lived in Virginia Beach ten years worked as an accountant.

Dale W. Dean Lubbock Virginia Beach Abs. L. H Bernice) McElrey Asth St Meklroy Wilson Junior High School H. D. Olver Anson Dean Arthur Dean Texas Tech Virginia Beach General Hospital H. M. DeRossett New York City Dale Anna Dean Boston Mass L. B. Dean Wichita Falls A.B. Davis Jr Euless

Mrs. J. T. Medlin Dies at 84 in Stamford Rites Set

Mrs. J. T. Medlin 84 of Stamford died Saturday after months of illness. She was sister to S. H. Weaver and Mrs. Claude B. Hurlbut of Lubbock. Funeral at First Baptist Stamford today with burial in Stamford Cemetery. Survived by son Weaver of Stamford a daughter Kinney Gamblin of Beaumont four grandchildren and a great grandchild.

J. T. Medlin Stamford Lubbock Stamford Inn S. H. Weaver Claude B. Hurlbut 32Nd St First Baptist Church Stamford Cemetery

Clovis Resident Dies At 55 In Albuquerque Hospital

W. H. Beard 55, retired Santa Fe Railway employee and operator of Beard Meat Packing Co., died at 4 a.m. Saturday in the Santa Fe Railway Hospital Albuquerque. Born in Elida New Mexico he survived by wife Violet a son Don Beard at home a daughter Mrs. Howard Chase of Portales two brothers Elmer of San Antonio and John of Elida a sister Mrs Louise Hundter of San Antonio Services are pending.

Clovis W. HH. Beard Santa Fe Railway Albouquerque Beard Meat Packing Co Elida Violet Don Beard Home Howard Chase Portales N.ml Elmer San Antonio John Louise Hundter

Mishap Victim's Rites Set for David Jones

Services for 47 year old David Marion Jones who died from injuries after a tractor accident near Kress will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the First Assembly of God Church Plainview. Rev Davvie George of Purcell Oklahoma will officiate assisted by Jerry Roberts Plainview. Burial follows at Kress Cemetery under Lemons Funeral Home direction. Jones worked for Swisher County and moved to Kress from Hereford in 1957. He is survived by his wife Thelma four daughters Jerry Catlin Marilyn Jones Valendia Jones two sons Roy David Michael three brothers Dan Hereford Paul Dallas Lee Crawford five sisters Brock Tiamormi Jordan Ark Mary Sawyers Lorena Moss Betty Lou White Ernestine Kine seven grandchildren.

Plainview David Marion Jones Kress First Assembly of God Church Davvie ‘George Purcell Oklo Jerry Roberts Kress Cemetery Lemons Funeral Home Jones Swisher County Mary. Sawyers Lorena “Moss Waco Betty Lou White

Mrs Myrtle Forrest Dies at 79 in Lubbock Rites Monday

Mrs Myrtle Robertson Forrest 79 of 3305 23rd Street died Saturday in Sun City Arizona after traveling world tours. She taught school in Slaton before marriage to Lamar Forrest in 1915 and lived in Bowie Ralls Slaton and Lamesa. Survivors include two sons a daughter nine grandchildren and two brothers. Services 10 a m Monday at First United Methodist Church with burial in Lubbock City Cemetery.

Myrtle Robertson Forrest Sun City Ariz Forcrest William M. Robertson Robertson Lubbock San Marcos Colorado City Labbock Slaton Lamar Forrest Bowie’ County Ralls Lamesa Labbbock Ast

Navy Cross to Mrs. Danelle Herron for late Lt Herron

The Navy Cross will be presented posthumously to Mrs. Danelle Herron the widow of Lt. Lee BR Herron USMCR for actions in Vietnam. The ceremony is set for Wednesday at 2 50 pm at the Armed Forces Reserve Center 2904 Fourth Street with Herron’s family noted in attendance.

Danelle Herron Lee BR. Herron USMCR Herron Roy Herron Parkway Vietnam Armed Forces Reserve Center Marine Corps Lubbock California

James Nail Dies In Breckenridge

James Clovis Nail 76 a Breckenridge resident and WWI and Navy submarine veteran died Saturday at Stephens Memorial Hospital He was a rancher and cafe owner and member of the First United Presbyterian Church He leaves a son Jimmy Nail a daughter Mary Margaret Dunagan of El Monte California a brother O J Nail Stamford a sister Mabel Singletary Stamford three grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral services are set for 3 p m Monday at the First United Presbyterian Church with burial in Breckenridge Cemetery.

Breckenridge James Clovis Nail Jimmy Nail Brownfield Stephens Memorial Hospital Omer Nail U.S. Navy First United Presbyterian Church Ethel Mary Margaret Dunagan el Monte Calif O. J. Nail Stamford Mabel Singletary Breckenridge Cemetery

Mrs Ledbetter’s Services Pending for Tokio Resident

Services are pending at six funeral directors for Mrs Bonnie H Ledbetter 58 who died Saturday afternoon in Methodist Hospital. She resided in Tokio born in Hunt County and is survived by J Ty and a daughter Mrs B L Adcock Jr of Lamesa.

Bonnie H. Ledbetter Methodist Hospital Ledbetter Tokio Hunt County J. Ty B. "'L. Adcock Jr Lamesa

Franklin Piggs Rites Planned

Franklin Wayne Pigg, 54, of Kress died Friday at Plainview Hospital after a long illness. Services at 2:30 p.m. today at Lone Star Community Baptist Church with Rev. Bovee Evans and Rev. James Cooper officiating. Burial in Gray Mine Cemetery near Quiaque. Carter Funeral Home of Lackey in charge. Survived by wife Jane Merrell. four children David Regena and Sue. his father G. J. Pigg. three brothers John duck Bennie. four sisters C V Hodges A C Lehrandt Woodrow Cobb Robby McCarver.

Kress Franklin Wayne Pigg Plainview Il Hess Lone Star Community Baptist Church Bovee Evans Libhock James Cooper Labhbock Piurial Gray Mine Quiaque Carter Funeral Home Lack Wilcox, Ariz C. V. Hodges Quitaque A. C. Lehrandt Oceanside Calif Woodrow Cobb l Robby McCarver Hale Center

Rites Planned for Tom Davis in Plainview

Tom Davis 77 died Saturday in a Plainview hospital. Services set for 2 p m Monday at South Stand Columbia Church of Christ with Gene Tolvado minister officiating. Burial at Resthaven Mausoleum under Lemons Funeral direction. Survivors include wife Della and three sisters.

Plainview Tom Davis Columbia Church of Christ Gene Tolvado Resthaven Mausoleum Lemons Funeral Home Davis Petersburg Knights of Columbus Della Clara Beeson Phoenix Grace Hall Artesia Myrtle Foley Seattle

James P Stroud Dies At Age 84 In Lubbock

James Proctor Stroud 84 of 1622 17th St died 3 20 p in Methodist Hospital after a long illness. Services at Rix Funeral Directors pending. Survived by two daughters Mrs Ola Browder and Mrs Lorena Maynald, two sisters Mrs Ed Welch and Mrs Charlie Worcester, and two brothers J P and George.

James Proctor Stroud 17Th St Rix Stroud Methodist Hospital Lubbock Parker County Ola Browder Lorena Maynald Ed Welch O Springtown Charlie Worcester Cameron J. P Stanton George Corpus Christi

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mrs. Williams Homer William i McDaniel Petersburg First Baptist ‘Church McDaniel Lockney General Hospital Charile Leonard Houck Lavington Smith-Rogere First United Methodist Church Tulsa A. J T. Young Tulia Veterans Hospital Amarillo Rose Hill Cemetery Wallace Young George Ownes Ave. A Apt.8 Paducah J. H. Kimmel Abraham Blair S. L. Forrest First Methodist Girl Pictures Los Angeles Smoge Mrs. Myrtle. Forrest South Plains Myrtle Forrest Towers Garth Mary Jo) English Lorenzo Paul Bumpers Laidbork Cemetery Rix Funeral Seater Lamar Lena Lent Dale Forrest Keith Banks Murray McNeelley Fami Bob Bartley Tuner Howe 34Th Street James Nail Franklin Pigg James P. Stroud State of Washington Whitman College Walla Walla Coats
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