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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1970
Page
4
Obituaries for Anna Harris Daisy Reynolds W.O.W Clack Marsh Tammy Marie Posh and Thomas Winifred Mackes. services across Hollis Crosbyton Lubbock Gainsville Lamesa and Canian plus a genealogy workshop. Injuries from two auto incidents in Hub City. fire at 5604 44th Street caused damage and injuries.
Mrs Wise 63 of 25021th St found dead at home by son in law. Services set 1 Larm today at Sanders Memorial Chapel with Rev J T Bolding. another service 11 noon Friday at First Baptist Church Rockwood with burial in Rockwood Cemetery. Inquest by Peace Justice Wayne LeCroy ruled natural death. Survivors include two sons Frank and John two daughters Neva Parker and Neta Brookman and 10 erante children.
A religious exhortation emphasizes constant labor with phrases urging all situations to "WORK" and citing Ephesians 4 28. The excerpt repeats calls to work regardless of wealth health or mood, urging faith zeal and conviction as a cure through action.
Services for Jess Hardy 8 longtime area resident will be at 2 p m today in the First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park directed by Sanders Funeral Home. Hardy died Tuesday in University Hospital Lubbock and had lived in Lubbock County since 1899. Survivors include wife Bertha son Wayne of Leeland brother Muton of Hereford two sisters L C Denton of Lubbock Harriet Hardy of Ventura and two grandsons Pallbearers are Tommy Stanton C C Vance John Shipp T F Wright J M Wright and Jay Stanton.
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Jim Bridges of Pyron in Scurry County was stillborn at 6 05 am Wednesday at Code Memorial Hospital Graveside services are set for 2 pm today at Pyron Cemetery with Rev Bob Cresswell officiating Burial by Bell Seale Funeral Home Survivors include parents a sister Belinda Kay two brothers Melvin Chen and Larry Frink and grandparents Mr and Mrs W Tolas Roscoe and Mrs Margie Bridges of Chickasha Oklahoma
Plainview groups vote to consolidate into United Farm Industries Inc. The Plainview Wheat Growers, Plainview Co-Op Gin, and Consumers Fuel Association form a five member board with two directors from the gin, two from the fuel group, and one from the wheat group.
Mrs Lyda Mae Peters 67 died Wednesday at Andrews Hospital after an illness. Rites set at McKommes Artes Paptist Church with Rev. Hor James officiating. Burial in Andrews Cemetery under Sinzton Funeral Home direction. Resided in Andrews two years, born in Chortas Mallen Oklahoma. Survived by son Join Armstrong and daughters Alma Me Darel Sacramento California Neema Crawford Wanda Jones Tatum Erma Jean Penmex Houston Royce Hawkins Jackson Mach and Rane Rotonsen Andrews 28 grandchildren 2 great grandchildren.
More than 4500 people visited the South Plains Museum in its first year. Mrs Mary Crabtree reported 200 visitors came from other towns, five from foreign countries. New displays include rocks and minerals loaned by Frank Whitey of Levelland and a 100-year-old organ loaned by Mrs B A Warren of Levelland. The collection features extensive big game trophies from the late Ray Watson of Levelland. The note adds: the first domestic jet airline passenger service began Dec 10, 1958 between New York City and Miami.
Funeral services for EF B Bade McBurnett Jr. 79 will be a Brownfield graveside event at Terr County Memorial Cemetery with Brownfield Funeral Home directing and a 9 a.m. church service in Alice. A former Brownfield resident, he moved to Alice in 1962 after work as a manager and contractor. Survivors include Pat his wife two sons Mark Matthew two daughters Elizabeth Malissa a sister and a grandmother.
Thomas J Stanfield 80 of W Isth St died Wednesday at Colonial Nursing Home. Funeral Friday at Cole Avenue Baptist Church with Rev Abe Hester and Rev Gerald Henderson officiating. Burial at Resthaven Cemetery under Henderson Funeral Joureciars. Survivors include wife Medsoa, daughter Clipe Tonrey of Lubbock, brother Fred of Marysville, Calif, five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
Mrs Norton 73 died Wednesday in a decal rest home. Services set for 2 pm Friday at George Pree Funeral Home with Rev Fred Blake officiating. Graveside rites Saturday at Memorial Park Cemetery Tulsa. Survived by husband two daughters Mary Murphy Levelland Buollie VanRy Phoenix brother Raymond Cash Heal and two grandchildren.
UPI editor for news pictures Ed Bernstein died Wednesday in his Westbury New York home where he had been recuperating from open heart surgery last fall. He was 42. Bernstein joined Acme news pictures in 1952 as a caption writer after Queen s College and later became a UPI newspictures staff member. In 1964 he was named newspictures editor. Surviving are his wife Muriel a daughter Vivian and a son Bruce.
A Texas attorney general representative urged an out of court settlement in a federal case over sunken treasure near South Padre Island. Judge Reynaldo Garza gave 20 days for briefs as to whether the matter is a salvage case, with the suit to determine title or reimbursement. If ruled salvage, federal court. if not, case moves to Kenedy County.
Negligent homicide charges filed against Thomas Turner 19 after a two car crash at 38th Street and Quaker Avenue killed seven year old Tela Beavers. Turner allegedly traveled 100 mph in a 40 mph zone. Mrs Wanda Rowlett and Mrs Vera Hodges among others injured. Funeral services for Beavers set for 2 p.m. at Franklin Bartley Funeral Home with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. Beavers survived by husband two sons Johnny and Joe and six grandchildren.
Services for Mrs Melvin L Burrus 77 of Lubbock will be at 2 p m today at Asbury United Methodist Church with Rev Raw Johnson officiating. Burial follows at Resthaven Memorial Park under Rix Funeral Directors. She died Tuesday at home after a lengthy illness. Survivors include husband and two daughters Mrs Elsie Roberts and Mrs Isabelle Davis. Pallbearers named Melvin McFall Tracy Roberts James Carver Dean Smith Gaines Scott.
Kenneth Bennett 22 begins duties as Swisher County assistant agriculture agent after completing college work at Texas Tech University in December. A Gail native, he led the Tech FFA chapter and served on the university Agricultural Council.
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