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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1972
Page
5
A short feature highlights a newborn, Robert, just three weeks old, suggesting Valentine’s Day remains a bright event for families. The piece notes hopeful sentiment and small joys found in the holiday mood.
A mid 60s warmth continues on the Plains through Monday with south winds 10 to 20 mph and fair skies. Heavy fog slows travel in North Central and East Texas while lingering snow and ice recede in some areas as milder conditions spread nationwide. Valentine tales mingle with weather notes as seasonal shifts prompt wedding talk and regional forecasts.
Brief notes mix light romance with campus life and student gifts as Tech students trade books music and candy while a few serious personal items touch local obituaries and a spate of hospital updates from Floydada to Slaton and Odessa.
Funeral services are planned for Mrs Lola Jane Larson Slaughter and Mrs Helen Ruth Augustine. Mrs Larson Slaughter, 85, died Saturday at home after an extended illness. services Monday in Lubbock with burial at Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon. Survivors include two sons, three daughters, 17 grandchildren, and 19 great grandchildren. Mrs Augustine, of Spur, died Saturday and services are set for today in Spur with burial in Spur Cemetery.
Mrs. Esther Schlee 73 native of Kansas City and Spur resident died at Medical Center after a lengthy illness. She worked at Caprock Telephone Co and lived at 2401 36th St. Her survivors include son Jack W. of 401 36th St and sister Mrs Lapeshea Say seal Hurst of Erion. Funeral arrangements were pending with Gibson-Butler and Resthaven Singlewn-Wilson Funeral Home.
Charles B Perry 54 of Odessa died about 7:45 am Saturday while on a hunting trip in Coleman Texas. Services at 4 pm Monday at First United Methodist Church Odessa with Orville Turner officiating. Burial Sunset Memorial Gardens Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home in charge. Perry moved to Odessa 1945 from Shamrock and was chairman of the First State Bank board and president of the Colorado Municipal Water Department. He helped found the water department. He is survived by a daughter Estelle Boren Amarillo a son Lee M 1312 82nd St a sister Mittie Blankenship Waco seven grandchildren four great grandchildren and seven great great grandchildren. Pallbearers Harlan Dean Jim Bob Smith Charlie McCullough Jerry Harston Carl Armes Jim Barnett.
Ww. T. Ross, 18, of Matador died about 1 am Saturday at Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Douglas Gossett and Rev. Luther Baker officiating. Burial in Crowell Cemetery. Survived by husband, two sons Tom and James, two daughters, siblings, grandchildren.
Services for H. W. Drinkard of Levelland who died on arrival at Cook Memorial Hospital will be held at 2 p.m. today at George Price Funeral Home Chapel in Levelland. The Rev. W. C. Rea will officiate. burial follows in Levelland Cemetery. Survived by a daughter and four grandchildren, he was a World War I veteran and former Sundown resident who moved to Levelland from Breckenridge two weeks ago. Pallbearers include Dewey Wheeler and Jerry Wheeler among others.
Services for Mrs Laura Harvey of Paris Texas will be at 12 a.m. Tuesday at Rogata Cemetery in Bogata with Rev J W OConnell of Holy Cross Episcopal Church Paris officiating. Burial in Everglade Cemetery directed by Griffin Funeral Home. Mrs Harvey 81 died early Saturday at University Church Hospital after moving to the Paris Bogata area in 1926 and back in 1953. She is survived by a son Jack A and a daughter Mrs Moore plus two grandchildren.
Mrs Ola Gran nie Shockley 90 of Rt 6 Lubbock dies at Slaton Rest Home. Services set for 4 p.m. Monday at W W Rix Chapel with Rev Hugh Daniel of First United Methodist Tahoka officiating. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Rix Funeral Directors. Born Macon Georgia she moved to Texas in 1891 and lived in Lynn County most of her life.
Funeral services for Mrs. Rhoda Diffee of Denver City are planned for Monday afternoon at the Newniel W. Ellis Funeral Home Chapel in Midland with Rev. Curtis Hollis presiding. She died Saturday from burns suffered a month ago at Yoakum County Hospital. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Midland. Survivors include five daughters, two sons, a sister and a brother, with pallbearers named for the service.
Services for 95 year old William J. Voss, who died Saturday at Cogdell Memorial Hospital, will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at Bell-Seale Funeral Home. Burial will be at Hillside Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife Minnie Williams, two sons John and Carl of Snyder, four grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren. The service will be led by ministers from Abilene and Snyder.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Jewells Grimm 66 die about 1 p m Thursday in Sun Valley California will be held at 2 30 p m today at Quitaque United Methodist Church Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park with the Rev Earl Campbell officiating Survivors include her husband George a son Edsel of Tacoma Washington four sisters and seven brothers from several Texas and California towns born in Erath County she was a member of the Sun Valley United Methodist Church
Funeral services for Earl Wayne Sutton 56 of Amarillo will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Schooler Gordon Colonial Chapel Amarillo. Sutton died Friday in Houston and was a WWII veteran born in Amarillo who lived in Pampa Midland and Lubbock. Survivors include his wife Velma Louise two daughters a brother mother and two grandchildren.
Graveside services for infant Troy Howard son of Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Howard will be at 11 a.m. today in Rose Hill Cemetery Tulsa Funeral arrangements are by Wallace Funeral Home Survivors include his parents grandparents Henry Rossi Love Howard Jr and great grandmother Love Howard Sr all of Tulsa Alabama Birth date January 26 death Saturday morning at home
Mrs Mae Stubblefield 71 died about 12 50 pm Saturday in Cogdell Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness Services will be at 4 pm today at Bell Seale Funeral Home Chapel Burial will be Hillside Memorial Gardens directed by Bell Seale Funeral Home She was born in Littlerock Arkansas and lived in Scurry County since 1947 Survivors include daughter Gladine Bolton Midland Harold Bolton Oklahoma City two brothers Otis Brown Albuquerque six grandchildren and three great grandchilden
Funeral services set for Mrs. Katie Elizabeth Parmer 48 at First Assembly of God in Seagraves with Rev. Bill Lowder officiating. Burial in Seagraves Cemetery. She died after injuries from a kitchen stove fire Thursday near Seagraves.
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