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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1963

Page

3

Clovis Man Sisson Funeral to Be Held at Mission Garden

Sam at Sisson 62 died Sunday in Clovis. Funeral at Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery with C. V. Steed Funeral Home directing. Sisson, a 14 year city sanitation worker, lived in Clovis since 1942. Survivors include wife Minnie, daughter Barbara Talley Imperial Beach California, stepson Homer Dale Farmer Clovis, stepdaughter Mrs H M Campbell Clovis, brother Clarence Lockney, sister Lena Randolph Lubbock. Pallbearers listed.

Clovis V. Steed Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery C. V. Steed Sisson City Sanitation Department Minnie Barbara Talley Imperial Beach Calif Homer Dale Farmer H. M. Campbell Clarence Lockney Lena Randolph Lubbock L. R. Thurman John Burchett Ben Stewart Earl Trapp M. Dobbs R. F. Chalk

Longtime Area Resident Kate Thornton Dies at 91

Miss Kate Thornton, 91, longtime Littlefield resident before moving to Levelland in 1959, died at 7 a.m. Tuesday at her Levelland home. Services set for 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Whitharral Baptist Church with Rev. W. H. Hughes and Rev. Sam Estes. Burial in Whitharral Cemetery under Hammons Funeral Home. Survived by two sisters, Ada Thornton and Mrs. G. W. Griffith of Austin.

Littlefield Kate Thornton Levelland Rialsn Whitharral Baptist Church W. H. Hughes Sam Estes Whitharral Cemetery Hammons

Cecil Stanton Rites Planned Here Today

Services for Cecil Raymond Santon 47 of Rt 1 Littlefield will be held at 2 p m at Southcrest Baptist Church with Alvis Fisher and Buster Mullins officiating. Burial follows at Lubbock City Cemetery under Rix Funeral Home direction. He died Monday in Medical Arts Hospital. Survivors include his wife four brothers and a sister. Pallbearers are Mike Fisher Bruce Davis George Pigg A C Kirk Sam Lobaugh and Burl Hawington. Honorary pallbearers are Davie Hale Gene Heath Lester Pearson R W Stewart Cecil Osborne and Monroe Schultz.

Cecil Raymond) Santon Rt. 1 Flordada Southcrest Baptist Church Alvis Fisher Littlefield Mike Fisher Bruce Davis George Pigg A. C. Kirk Sam Lobaugh Burl Hawington Davie Hale Gene Heath Lester Pearson R. W. Stewart Cecil Osborne Monroe Schultz

Campho Phenique Ring of Protection for Pimples

The ad promotes Campho Phenique as a quick antiseptic for pimples. It claims a ring of protection prevents spread and reinfection, notes it does not stain skin, and can be used under makeup. The copy urges keeping a bottle on hand for instant use and faster natural healing.

Young Services Slated In Terry

Funeral services for B. W. Young 46 longtime Terry County resident will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Brownfield Memorial Chapel. He died Monday at Plains Clinic after a heart attack while tractor work west of Plains. Surviving family includes a wife and son Gene of Brownfield two daughters and six grandchildren, with several siblings listed.

Brownfield Brownfield Funeral Home B. W. Young Young Plains Clinic Plains

Robert Mitchell Rites Slated In Lubbock Saturday

Robert Mitchell 82 of 176 E 15th St died at Methodist Hospital after a lengthy illness. He lived in Lubbock since 1943 and worked at St Johns Methodist Church. Services Saturday 3 p.m. at New Hope Baptist Church. burial in Lubbock Cemetery. Survivors include four sons three daughters a half sister 35 grandchildren 12 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.

Robert Mitchell E. 15Th St Methodist Hospital Lubibock St. John’s Methodist Church Goose Creek New Hope Baptist Church A. L. Dunn Lubbock Cemetery Ledberry Funeral Home Robert Jr Herbert Seattle Wash Willie Dallas Buster Mitchell Houston George Borden Lubbock Dorothy Richard Gladys Scott San Angelo Alene Flowers Waxachie

Rites Pending For Mrs J O Watson City Resident

Services for Mrs J O Watson 79 longtime Sweetwater resident will be held at 2 30 p m today at First Baptist Church Sweetwater under Patterson Funeral direction She died Tuesday in Simmons Memorial Hospital Survivors include two daughters Lois Watson and Mrs M S Russell Belin NM a son Carl Dallas four grandchildren a great grandchild two sisters Mrs E J Dunlap and Mrs S W Taylor both of Abilene and brother S M Wood Colorado City

J. O. Watson Sweetwater Truman L. Watson 20Th St First Baptist Church James M. Robinson City of Sweetwater Cemetery Patterson Funeral Home Watson Simmons Memorial Hospital Lois Watson M. S. Russell Belin N.M Carl Dallas E. J. Dunlap S. W. Taylor Abilene S. M. Wood Colorado City

Brussels Bank Buys Part of Belgian Bank of Commerce

The Bank of Brussels has purchased a stake in the Belgian Bank of Commerce, expanding its holdings and signaling a broader financial consolidation in the region. No further details on the stake size or timing were provided.

Brussels Bank of Brussels Belgian Bank of Commerce

Davis Funeral Set At Hobbs

Funeral services for Troy L. Davis a 57 year old Hobbs barber will be at 2 p m today at the Roberts Funeral Home chapel with Arthur Kelly officiating Burial will follow at Prairie Haven Cemetery Davis died Monday night in Lea General Hospital after a long illness He resided in Hobbs 13 years Survivors include wife Marie two daughters Mrs Fred Gray Hobbs a son Terry Lewis Davis Hobbs three step daughters all of Hobbs a brother Archie Davis Lubbock his father W W Davis and four grandchildren.

Hobbs Troy L. Davis Hobbs Barber Roberts Funeral Home Arthur Kelly Christian Science Reader Prairie Haven Davis Lea General Hospital Marie Davis Fred Gray Pnre Dwane Mounts Perryton Terry Lewis Davis Beverly Robinson Lillian Gober Patricia Gober Archie Davis Lubbock W. W. Davis Pne

Rites Set For Seaton A Barnes Jr Fort Worth Funeral

Services for Seaton A Barnes Jr 61 who died Monday in a Fort Worth hospital will be held at 3 pm today at Arlington Heights Methodist Church Fort Worth with Rev Sutton and Rev Jack Dean assisting. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery Snyder. Barnes moved to Snyder in 1950 from Fort Worth where he worked in oil then co founded a funeral home. he was president of Bell Funeral Home and member of Scurry Masonic Lodge Shrine Temple and a World War II veteran. Survivors include his wife Flo his mother Mrs Seaton A Barnes two sisters Mrs B W Minor and Mrs Cecil Putty.

Jack Dean Northside Baptist Church Snyder Greenwood Cemetery Barnes Fort Worth G. Edward Bolger Funeral Home Bell Funeral Home Scurry Masonic Lodge San Angelo Flo Seaton A. Barnes B. W. Minor Cecil Putty San Antonio

Services Set for Zack Kimbro At First Christian Church

Zack Kimbro 82 of 3507 24th St died Monday night after a year of ill health. Services 3 p m today at First Christian Church with Dr Dudley Strain officiating. Burial City of Lubbock Cemetery under Franklin Bartley Funeral Home direction. Survived by wife Claudine, sons Albert Houston and K K Kimbro, two grandchildren Kathleen Cline and Kim Kimbro, two great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.

Zack Kimbro 24Th St First Christian Church Dudley Strain City of Lubbock Franklin‘Bartley Funeral Home Kimbro Lub ‘Bock Pioneer Natural Gas Co

Luther Barnard Services Pending

Luther Barnard 80 of 1715 E Amherst died 11 10 p m Monday in a Lubbock convalescent home He was a former newspaper reporter and civil service worker who lived in Lubbock 12 years He moved from San Antonio where he resided since 1925 Barnard worked for the El Paso newspaper in the early 1920s and held a Civil Service post in World War II Local arrangements are under Sanders Funeral Survivors include two daughters two sisters a brother seven grandchildren

San Antonio Luther Barnard E. Amherst Lubbock Civil Service Barnard el Paso Sanders Funeral Home A. G. Blankenship Elizabeth Hollingsworth Philippine Islands Walter J. Gilbert Edith Barnard Providence R.J Clinton Barnard Cobleskill N.Y

Ben W Helvey Found Dead at Levelland Store

Levelland Texas Ben Weeks Helvey 67 was found dead Tuesday afternoon at Boyd s Second Hand Store where he worked Justice of the Peace Ford ruled death from natural causes Surviving wife three sons Farr Sacramento Calif Thomas Lubbock and Robert Wolfforth six daughters Alice Pearl Idabel Tulia Artie Taylor Kress Verdie Crisp Levelland Fern Wilkinson Matador 25 grandchildren a brother Frank Oklahoma City and a sister Annie Cook Stockton Calif Funeral arrangements are pending at George Price Funeral Home 209 Viola St

Levelland Ben Weeks Helvey George Price Viola St Boyd Justice of the Peace Ar Ford Farr Sacramento Calif Thomas Lubbock Robert Wolfforth Alice

Services Set Today for Mrs Roxie McClung

Funeral services for Mrs Roxie McClung 81 of 4810 44th Street will be at 10 am in Hanner Chapel Atlanta with Rev James Garrett of Atlanta First Methodist Church officiating. Burial follows at Pinecrest Cemetery. Survivors include two sons and a daughter.

Roxie MccClung 44Th St Hanner Chapel Atlanta James Garrett Atlanta First

Lent devotionals from Julien C Hyer and psalms take center stage

A Christian note reflects on the Lenten fast and personal devotion. It cites Psalm 35 13 and suggests daily prayer service songs and church observance as individual acts. The piece links meditations on immortality to Christ's life and the 40 days of Lent.

Christ Julien C. Hyer

Wreck Victim's Rites Slated At Pep Thursday

Services for Joe A. Frerich 60 Pep, killed in a two vehicle collision near Pep on FM 303 are set for 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Phillips Church. Burial in St. Phillips Cemetery. Two 15 year old car occupants in satisfactory condition at Littlefield Hospital Clinic. Victims injured include Victor Eugene Diersing and Matt James Demel both of Pep, both with multiple fractures. Frerich survived by four sisters and two brothers.

Pep St. Phillips St. Phillips Cemetery Hammons Victor Eugene Diersing Matt James Demel Diersing Frerich John Stengel Hereford J. B. Reneau Munday V. E. Grumpler Clara Albus John Carlsbad N.M George

Motor Freight Line Founder A. Foy Curry dies at 88

Plainview Texas special report: A. Foy Curry founder of a regional motor freight line died after a long illness. Services set for 3 p m at First Methodist Church with Rev Elmer Crabtree officiating. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery Tulia under Lemons Funeral Home. Curry's firm began in Tulia 1925, later moved to Plainview in 1937. Survivors include wife Bess, two sons, three daughters, 15 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Plainview A. Foyt Curry First Methodist Church Elmer Crabtree Rose Hill Tulia Lemons Funeral Home Crabtree Curry Curry Motor Freight Co Art Jordan Rosse County Bess Arnett Colorado City Robertson County Midland County Tulsa Bess Curry A. Foy Curry Jr Fort Worth David N. Curry Austin L. C. Nesbitt J. T. Musick Amarillo J. E. McVicker Muleshoe

Scurry Woman Dies After Stroke at Home

Nettie Lee Martin, 55, a lifelong Scurry County resident, died after a stroke at her home on 500 30th Street. Services pending with Bolger Funeral Home. She was born in Snyder and survived by husband Fred, three daughters in Snyder and Hobbs, two sons in Snyder, four sisters, four brothers, and 11 grandchildren.

Walter J Snyder W. R. Sterling Ira Hattie Woolver Levell Elsie Bradley Roswell Pearl Floyd Lovington J. E. Davis Tatum N. M Leonard Davis Flagstaff Ariz

Mishap Victim's Rites Are Today

Services for Rufus Garland Andrews 15 who died in an oilfield accident will be held at 3 p m today at the Southwest Butane Church of Christ in Andrews minister H L Matheny will officiate burial will follow in Andrews Cemetery under Singleton Funeral Home direction. He was unloading a trailer when an 18 foot pipe strand struck him near the Pure Oil Gasoline plant north of Dollarhide. He was a 1962 Andrews High School honor graduate and member of the Church of Christ survived by parents grandfather and three sisters

Andrews High School Church of Christ Goldsmith Mace

Tijerina Rites Set Thursday

Martinez Tijerina 55 died Monday at Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital. Services Thursday at St Joseph's Catholic Church with burial in Resthaven Memorial Cemetery. He lived in Lubbock 13 years and worked as a machine operator at Lubbock Manufacturing Co. Survived by wife Carmen, three daughters Trinidad and Mary Leza Tijerina, Stephana Sylvas Winters, and 10 grandchildren.

Jesus Martinez Tijerina King St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Resthaven Memorial Cemetery Henderson-Wilson Funeral Home Tijerina Lubbock Osteopathic’ Hospital Lubbock Lubbock Manufacturing Co Carmen Trinidad Tijerina Mary Leza ‘Tijerina Stephana Sylvas Wintersland

Accident Ruled In Garza Death At Ranch

Justice of the Peace D C Roberts ruled the death of James D Coleman a Garza County rancher as accidental gunshot wound. The 58 year old was found Feb 17 at the Garza ranch home with a .30 30 rifle beside the body and a single bullet wound to the head. Coleman had long resided in Garza County.

Post Justice of the Peace D. C. Roberts James D. Coleman Garza Roberts Here Coleman Garza County

Soviet Defense Minister Malinovsky to Visit Jakarta in March

Soviet Defense Minister Rodion Malinovsky will visit Jakarta in March as guest of Indonesian military chief General Abdul Harris Nasution. The report notes an unrelated statistic that general sales tax collections topped five billion dollars in 30 states for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1962, per Commerce Clearing House.

Rodion Y.malinovsky Abdul Harris Nasution Commerce Clearing House

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Siscon Cecil Stanton Adv Terry Terry County Afton J. JC. Waters Evangelical Methodist Church Odessa Tommy Wilson Parkview Methodist Church Terry County Memorial Cemetery Jesse Young Ropesville Roy Young Breckenridge Lottie Jones Abernathy Clarence Hester Meadow Spears Spears Hospital Spears Chiropractic Hospital East 10Th & Jersey Sts Denver 20 Colo Ylenderson Wilson Ben W. Helvey Roxie McClung Motor Freight Line Red Jakarta, Indonesia Resthaven Memorial Park and Mausoleum Levelland Highway Clark's Clark Clarks Coffeemaker Automatic Peek-a-Brew Sharpener Dept. Stores 41St ST
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