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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1966
Page
6
A catalog-like list presents several seed names including Charm Chester China Spring Fleur-de-Lis gray Golden Seeds Governor Clinton Monterey Monticello Nantucket Nimbus Gold Nimbus Platinum Nocturne Rosalie Splendor Stansbury. The fragment reads like a horticultural inventory without actions or dates.
Mrs. W. B. Slaton 78 of Lubbock died 6 30 a m Sunday at West Texas Hospital after surgery. A Lynn County native from Arkansas, she moved to Tahoka in 1908 and married W. B. Slaton in 1909. Funeral at 2 p m today First Methodist Church Tahoka. burial Tahoka Cemetery. Survived by daughter Lucille Lebenstrom Seattle sisters Lavina Hood Center Point Tex C Greenwood Edmonton Canada and Mrs Haney Durango Colo and a grandson. Pallbearers listed.
Funeral services planned for Kenneth Ward 43 Altus a Seminole resident who died after an illness in Oklahoma City and for Robert Vernon Baird a Dallas World War I veteran and machinist who died in a Dallas hospital. Readings set for First Christian Church Wellington and First Methodist Church Coleman with graveside at Seagraves Cemetery. Survivors include spouses children and multiple relatives. Burial in Coleman Cemetery under Stevens Funeral Home.
The Lubbock County unit of the American Cancer Society will meet at 8 p.m. today in the Plains National Bank meeting room. Speaker will be Dr Joe Lehman on The Most Common Type of Cancer in West Texas The Skin cancer. Announcement was made by Dr Warren Poole, president of the unit.
Services for Thomas E Armstrong 82 of 1906 9th St will be at 10 am today in WW Rix Chapel with Dr J Ralph Grant and Rev JT Bolding officiating Burial follows in Resthaven Memorial Park under Rix Funeral Home Arm strong died about 1145 am Friday in St Johns Hospital San Angelo He was a member of First Baptist Church he had lived in Lubbock Survivors include a daughter Mrs J E Miller of San Angelo a brother Jim of Medicine Mound a sister Mrs Vex Gamer of Sudan and a grandchild Mrs James Webster Pallbearers are J B Patterson H D Reid J L Edwards Ray St ROA Key and Roy Key
Miss Ida Collum 71 longtime Muleshoe resident died Friday after an apparent heart attack. Services set for 10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church with Rev Don Murray officiating. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Gardens Lovington NM. Survived by sister Mrs El Johnson and a brother plus many nieces and nephews.
Services for Clarence H. Sikes of 1713 46th Street, a longtime Lubbock resident and retired building contractor, will be at 4 p m at Bethany Christian Church. The Rev Max Bunting and Dr Dudley Strain will preside with Masonic graveside rites at City of Lubbock Cemetery. Burial under Franklin Bartley Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife a stepson and three grandchildren.
Funeral services are set for today in Burns Flat Oklahoma for Mrs J D King 63 who died Friday at Municipal Hospital. Albert Trent Church of Christ minister will officiate burial will be in North Burns Cemetery under Cordell funeral home direction Franklin Bartley Funeral Home handled local arrangements. Mrs King had moved to Lubbock and was a member of the Vandelia Village Church of Christ. Survivors include husband a son two daughters a brother and five grandchildren.
Abelgardo Salgado 21 of Stanton killed in a Thursday one car crash near Midland. Services set for 10 a.m. at St Joseph's Catholic Church Stanton with burial in St Joseph's Cemetery. Salgado native of Mexico lived in Stanton since 1962 worked for Dr Pepper Bottling Co. Survivors include parents five brothers four sisters and extended family.
Graveside services for Nicky Gonzalez, 4, son of Mr and Mrs Louis Gonzalez, will be at 10 am today at City of Lubbock Cemetery. He died on arrival at Methodist Hospital Saturday morning. Funeral Home is in charge. Nicky is survived by his parents.
J E Butler 61 of 4320 22nd St longtime Lubbock resident and builder died Saturday. Services set for 3 p m Tuesday Franklin Bartley Chapel with Dr William S Banowsky and William Young of Broadway Church of Christ officiating. Burial in local cemetery with Masonic graveside rites by Yellowhouse Lodge 811. Survivors include wife a son David a daughter Yvonne sister Mrs E S Chiles Norco Calif and two brothers David Norco and Johnny Dearborn Mich.
A poetic reflection on fearing the dark and seeking truth through faith. It urges trust in God to guide decisions and avoid a false path, warning that choosing unreal paths harms the future and seals a bleak outlook. The text references Isaiah 59 9 and contemplates human longing for light.
Funeral services for B W Kennedy 86 longtime Garza County resident who died Friday will be held at 2 pm today at First Baptist Church with Joe Vernon and Clarence Stevens officiating burial in Terrace Cemetery under Hudgins Funeral Home direction Kennedy a retired farmer and rancher born in Collin County moved to Garza County in 1901 before area was organized. The obituary notes a wife three sons two daughters a brother and a sister among surviving relatives.
Funeral services for W O Gray 90 of 2002 2nd St will be at Henderson Funeral Chapel at 10 am today The Rev Jack A Welch former pastor of Central Baptist Church will officiate Burial is in City of Lubbock Cemetery Henderson Funeral Directors in charge Survivors include a wife two daughters three sons 11 grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren Pallbearers include Herbert Gray Jr Claude No Gray Bill M Gray Buddy Baron Bill Anderson and John Banks
Mrs. A J Fain 69 Lubbock resident dies after illness. Funeral service set for Friday at Antioch Baptist Church with Pastor St Crc Untine officiating. Burial at Resthaven Memorial Park under Franklin-Partes Funeral Home. Survived by husband, four daughters, four sons, sisters and seven grandchildren.
J E Fulgham 52 resident of Brownfield since 1960 died 6 10 am Sunday at Brownfield General Hospital He was born in Weatherford Texas A M University graduate and WWII veteran He served 17 years with Pan American Oil Co and worked for Sinclair Oil in Fort Worth Rites 10 am Tuesday at First Christian Church Weatherford Woodlawn Cemetery Weatherford. Survivors include wife Bernice son James Edgar two brothers three sisters and several others.
Marshall Kerbo, 56, died Saturday night at Lea General Hospital after admission earlier that day. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at North Side Baptist Church, with burial in Lovington Cemetery directed by Smith-Rogers Funeral Home. He was born March 6, 1908 in Harmon County, Oklahoma, and lived in Lovington 13 years. Survivors include his wife Opal, a son Ronald Kerbo of Lovington, seven brothers and three sisters.
Mrs. K Stoker 78 resident of Post and Garza County died early Sunday at home after months of illness She married K Stoker in 1904 at Breckenridge later lived in Abilene Pomona and moved to a Garza County ranch Burial will be at Ter Cemetery under Hadrian Funeral Home direction Pallbearers include James Taylor Giles Dalby Ronnie houhier Mitchell Matouffy Jack Lott Larry Merriman Bill Taylor and Lee W Davis Jr The note mentions spouse and survivors and a separate Hollywood item references a film debut for Ricki Covette.
A fiction tale contrasts paying $250 for two questions to a fortune teller with a sharp lesson on scams. It hints at a future true story about fast talkers and a warning against being fleeced by operators Whit Rix and Arlen P. Trice, Rix Funeral Directors, Lubbock Texas.
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