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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1972

Page

3

Mujibur Rahman Arrives In New Delhi To Lead Bangladesh

Mujibur Rahman, liberated leader of Bangladesh, arrives in New Delhi aboard a British RAF jet after nine months in West Pakistan. He is welcomed by 350 locals and state officials with a 21 gun salute, vows to turn victory over Pakistan into peace and is greeted by diplomats from about 15 nations.

New Delhi Sheikh Monday Mujibur Rahman Pakistan Bangladesh Indiana Royal Air Force London Dacca Calcutta Mujib V. V. Giri Indira Gandhi Jail Hind Bengal India Britain Ireland France Denmark Vatican United States West Bhutan

J. W. Worley Funeral Today in Levelland

John William Worley 70 a Hockley County resident died Saturday in Cook Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness. Services at 3 p.m. in Smith Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Bob Robins officiating. Burial in Levelland City Cemetery. Survivors include wife Texie Ann Hart, two daughters, two sons, a brother, two sisters, seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Pallbearers named.

Levelland John William Bill Worley Hockley County Cook Memorial Hospital Smith Funeral Home Memorial Chapel Bob Robins Fairview Baptist Church City of Levelland Smith Funeral Home Worley Delta County Texie Ann Hart Klondike G. T. Mulkey Levelhand Glen Cannon Brownfield Bil Jr J. 7 J. D Farmington, N.M Cordin Dowdy Memphis Tony R. Worley Douglas Wayne Cannon Jerry Mulkey J. 3. Mulkey Crafton Lewis Ronald Valentine

Rites set Tuesday for C. M. Boggus

Charlie Milton Boggus 87 of Lubbock dies after a year of illness. Funeral services begin 2 30 pm Tuesday at First Nazarene Church with Rev W M Dorough and Rev Doyle Williams officiating. Burial in Lubbock City Cemetery. Resthaven Singleton Wilson Funeral Home in charge. He moved from Erath County and farmed in Lubbock and Lorenzo area until 1945. He lived with daughter Mrs Paul Williams at 1508 46th Place. Survivors include two daughters, two brothers, four sisters, five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Charlie Milton Bogus Aubbock Highland Hospital First Nazarene Church W. M. Dorough Doyle Williams Junction City Kan City of Lubbock Resthaven- Singleton-Wilson Boggus Lubbock Erath County Lorenzo 46Th Place Paul Williams Craughton Business College Tab Nelma Anderson Fort Worth Williams Wesley Gordon George Longview Bertha Eubanks Floydada Hattie Matthews Hamilton Edna Vincent Weatherford Avis Hall Los Angeles Calif

James McClure Funeral Today

James Clifton McClure 44 owner of Morton Insurance Agency died after a work shop accident in his home. Services planned at First United Methodist Church Morton with burial at Morton Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include wife a son a daughter mother and a brother.

Morton First United Methodist Church James Clifton McClure Morton Insurance Agency Rex Mauldin James FE. Harrell Lubbock Morton Memorial Cemetery Singleton Funeral Home McClure Cochran Memorial Hospital Snyder Pat San Antonio Naomi McClure Wendell Amarillo

Funeral Tuesday for Mrs. Ruby Oliver

Funeral services for 54 year old Mrs Ruby Oliver who died Sunday after a long illness will be held Tuesday at 3 pm at First Baptist Church Seminole. Burial in Seminole Cemetery under direction of Seminole Memorial Funeral Home. Justice of the Peace W E Cox Jr certified death as from natural causes. Mrs Oliver lived in Gaines County 44 years. Survivors include husband John Oliver three sons Aubrey Arlie Oliver of Seminole and Bobby Oliver of Lewisville two daughters Dionna Mello of Lake Placid Fla and Lois McLemore of Hobbs seven brothers and four sisters and nine grandchildren.

Ruby Oliver First Baptist Church Dayton McCarter Eighth Street Baptist Church Seminole Cemetery Seminole Memorial Funeral Home Justice of the Peace W. E. Cox Jr Mary Belle Allen Rosa Ray Welch Seminole Helen Ludlum Eufaula Ala

Walters Rites Set For Today

S J Jake Walters 76 a former Brownwood resident with ties to Lubbock will be laid to rest at 1 30 p m in Davis Morris Chapel officiated by Revs Chester Wilkerson and Bennie McHryde Burial follows in Bangs Cemetery Davis Morris Funeral Home oversees arrangements Walters died Saturday in a Brownwood hospital after a month long illness He had moved to O Donnell in 1941 from Brown County and lived at 1817 E First Place in Lubbock He is survived by daughters Mrs Buck Means of Brockesmith and Mrs Curt Finley of Farmington New Mexico a son Kenneth of Shallow Water a brother John of Reserve New Mexico seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren

Brownwood S. J Jake Walters Lubbock Davis - Morris Chapel Chester Wilkerson Winters Bennie Mchryde Bangs Davis-Morris Funeral Home Walters O'Donnell Brown County Scott Buck’ Means Brockesmith Curt Finley Farmington N. M Kenneth Shallowater John Reserve

Humphrey Rites Scheduled Today

Humphrey, 62, former Dawson County clerk and Abernathy teacher, died of an apparent heart attack. Services set for 3 p.m. today at New Deal Baptist Church with Rev. James Andrews and Rev. Murry Brewer officiating. Burial in Abernathy Cemetery. Survived by wife Helen and multiple children. native of Linden, educated at East Texas State University and Texas Tech.

Abernathy Chambers Funeral Home Linden Humphrey East Texas State University Texas Tech Childress Dawson Lubbock Dine County Emmett Webb General Hospital Pytham Lodge Lumesa Helen Franklin Newberryland Neal Tyler Funeral Home Chapel Truman Richerson Lester Royal Kirkland Zipha Knight Porter Luther Bradley Bible John McKelvey Baptist Church Aleth Knight Pasadena Carey Cemetery Webb Regis Stein- Lubbock Hopkins County Roxie Otho Ralph Max Vernon Eldon Fort Worth Lealdon Dallas Travis Amarillo Lavone Crabtree Beatrice McKeever

Funeral Tuesday For Ed Dumas Of Andrews

Moses Edward Ed Dumas 67 a retired carpenter and Floydada native died at Per mian General Hospital after a heart attack. Funeral will be at 2 p m Tuesday at Singleton Funeral Home Chapel of the Chimes with Rev Ted Brain officiating. Burial in Andrews Cemetery. He is survived by his wife a son Eddie of Crane two daughters Verdy Hilton of Odessa and Melva Carter of Andrews two sisters Della Whitmant of Seminole and Nancy Houston of Utopia Calif a brother Duane of Lubbock and 15 grandchildren.

Andrews Moses Edward Ed Dumas Floydada Permian General Hospital Singleton Funeral Home Ted Brain Odessa Andrews Cemetery Oddfellow Lodge Dumas Eddie Crane Verdy Hilton Melva Carter Della Whitmant Seminole Nancy Houston Utopia Calif Duane Lubbock

Mercede Romo's Rites Scheduled

Graveside rites for Mercede Romo 58 of Levelland will be held at 10 20 a.m. Tuesday at Levelland Cemetery with George Price Funeral Home directing. The Rev Lawrence Bobsein of St Michael's Church will officiate Romo a Carrizo Springs native died Saturday night in Lubbocks Methodist Hospital Romo moved to Levelland in 1957 from Carrizo Springs employed by Levelland Compress.

Levelland Mercede Romo City of Levelland George Price Lawrence Bobsein St. Michael's Catholic Church Romo Carrizo Springs Lubbock Methodist Hospital Levelland Compress Caterina Joe Mario Albert Rocha Cele Rocha Fort Worth Mert Talbert Wiley Johnson Jr Cedes Salinas Sundown Ferengella Fr.m Gonzales Dallas Maria Hernandez Felix Bolen Vic Bustamente Blanca Marinas Laws Johnson Mich Brownfield Brownfield Funeral

Funeral services for Mrs Fannie McClellan held in Lubbock

Mrs Fannie McClellan 86 of 2412 Ave T died after lengthy illness. Funeral at 2 p m today at Cumberland Presbyterian with Rev Sam Estes and Rev EH Jennings officiating. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survivors include four daughters, two sons, a sister, a host of grandchildren and great grandchildren. Pallbearers named Shannon Keltz Charlie Sherrod Tom Hudson Carl Jones Byron Martin Charley Pope.

Fannie McClellan Ave. T Cumberland Presbyterian Church Sam Estes EH. M. Jennings City of Lubbock Sanders Funeral Home McClellan Lubbock Clara Young Bates St Crawford Clifford Blakely Tyler C. P. Sonter Waco J. C. McClellan 46Th Place G. L Clovis N.M

Rites for Vester Stone Set in Tahoka Church

Funeral services for Vester Stone 71 who died Sunday at Colonial Nursing Home will be held Tuesday at 10 30 a m at Sweet Street Baptist Church with Rev Daniel Rupp officiating Burial will follow in Tahoka Cemetery under White Funeral Home direction Stone a native of Mount Vernon Texas moved to Tahoka from Mosheim in 1944 He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church Survivors include wife a daughter Mildren Colyer of Los Alamos New Mexico three sisters three brothers and four grandchildren Pallbearers listed.

Tahoka Vester Stone Colonial Nursing Home Sweet Street Baptist Church Daniel Rupp Tahoka Cemetery White Funeral Home Mount Vernon Tex Stone Tohoka Mosheim New Hope Baptist Church

Senter Funeral Set For Today

Fred O. Senter Sr. 86 dies at home in El Paso after 19 years in the city. Funeral services at 4 p.m. today at Easter Maxon and Futrell Chapel with Rev. Bill Hunt officiating. Burial in Restlawn Cemetery. Survived by wife Leona, son F O Senter Jr., daughter Mrs. W T Champion, siblings Earl, Mrs Bertha Payne, Mrs Adelaide German, Mrs Grace Freeman, five grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

EL Paso Fred O. Senter Lubbock F. O. Senter Jr 55Th St Maxon Leona Earl of Abilene Bertha Payne Adelaide German San Antonio Grace, Freeman Dallas

Ervin Lee Jones Dies at 72 in Lamesa

Ervin Lee Jones 72, longtime O’Donnell resident, died Sunday in a Lamesa nursing home. Services Tuesday at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Ralph Odom officiating. Burial in Lamesa Memorial Park. Survived by wife Florence a son Gene of El Paso two sisters and a brother and a grandson.

O'Donnell Ervin Lee Jones Lamesa First United Methodist Church Ralph Odom Lamesa Memorial Park Branon Funeral Home van Zandt County Jones Florence Gene el Paso W. H. Fulkerson Tucson Ariz L. K. Shaw Colorado City Harvey Artesia N.M

Psalm 37 Verses Offer Guide to Faithful Action

The passage urges trusting in the Lord and following through with faith to achieve success. It suggests Psalm 37:4 5 as the key to outcomes in statescraft music writing city-building and conflict, urging readers to study the Bible for results inspired by David.

David

Rites set for 102 year old Hermleigh resident Wenetschlaeger

Frank Wenetschlaeger died at 6:30 a.m. in Simmons Memorial Hospital Sweetwater after a long Scurry County life. Rosary tonight at Hell Seale Funeral Home. Funeral at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. John’s Catholic Church Hermleigh with pastors Coleman and Dauzinus officiating. Burial in Hermleigh Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter Mrs Jim Kubena Snyder a son Paul Helmleigh six grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Hermleigh Bell-Seale ‘Funeral Home Wenetschlaeger Bohemia Germany Anna Biedermann Hallettsville Scurry County Jim Kubena Snyder Paul Helmleigh

O V Wilson Rites Pend

O V Wilson 61 director of Kress National Bank died about 8 a.m. Sunday in Central Plains General Hospital Plainview. Services pending with Wood Dunning Funeral Home. He was a retired farmer and rancher, moved from Hill County to Lockney in 1919 and to Kress in 1936. He belonged to First Baptist Church of Lockney and served Swisher Electric Coop and the Kress school board. Survived by Lena Faye Royal wife, a daughter, a brother, and two granddaughters.

Plainview O. V. Wilson Kress National Bank Central Plains General Hospital Wood-Dunning Funeral Home Hill County Wilson Lockney Kress First Baptist Church of Swisher Electric Coop

Rites Pending For Mrs Pack longtime Friona native

Mrs Kay Darlene Pack 24 of 2314 9th St Lubbock died about 2 50 pm Sunday in Methodist Hospital after a 10 day illness Arrangements are pending with Higginbotham Bros Funeral Home in Rising Star Resthaven Singleton Wilson Funeral Home handles local arrangements She was born in Fort Worth and lived in Friona before moving to Lubbock Survived by husband Ray a daughter Tammy Denise Campbell at home parents D E Bush of Friona two brothers Paul Alan Bush and Mack Bush of Friona and sister Marnita Bush of Friona.

Kay Darlene Pack 9Th St Lubbock Iin Methodist Hospital Higginbotham Bros. Funeral Home Rising Star Resthaven - Singleton - Wilson Funeral Home Fort Worth Friona Ms. Pack Clovis Ray Tammy Denise Campbell D. E. Bush Paul Alan Bush Mack Bush Marnita Bush

Early Area Settler John E. Fitzgerald Dies at 74

John E. Fitzgerald 74 a Yoakum County pioneer died after a heart attack in Yoakum County Hospital Denver City. Funeral set for Tuesday 2 30 p m Plains High School auditorium with Rev. Quesenberry Tarkington Batten and Smith officiating. Burial Plains Memorial Cemetery Barrett Funeral Home in charge. Fitzgerald survived by wife two sons Melvin and Johnny L a daughter group six including Winnell Lee Martha Palmer Linda Huddleston 12 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. He came to Yoakum County in 1905 with his parents and was World War I veteran member of First United Methodist Church. Memorials preferred to Heart Fund.

Plains John E. Fitzgerald Yoakum County Aly Denver City Plains High School Eiel Quesenberry H. A. Tarkington W. O. Batten Howard Smith Melvin Clovis Johnny L Winnell Lee Martha Palmer Linda Huddleston Canyon Roy Clyde Phoenix Ariz Olga Brownfield Virginia Mahaffey Mount Vernon Gene Bennett Dickie Green Ty Earl Powell Claudie Addison Joe J. Thompson Blackie Bearden A. C. Jones Allen Rollins

Rites Held For Mrs. J A McCommas

Graveside services were held for 82 year old Mrs. J A McCommas who died Friday in Dallas. She moved to Dallas from the Lubbock area eight years ago after most of her life on the South Plains. Surviving are two daughters in Dallas, two grandchildren, four great grandchildren and a great great grandchild. Her husband died years ago. The service was at Resthaven Memorial Park.

J. A. McCommas Dallas Resthaven Memorial Park Pacers Indianapolis Ind Indiana Hazel Shinkle I Hind Roger Euster Gray Dal Brown Utah Stars Ball Association

Multiple Lubbock area funeral services listed

Obituaries mention services for Mes Easte Macitist Church. Clyde D. Tapp of Wallace Funeral Home. Otte Keels at City of Lubbock Cemetery. Mina Reid in Pennsauken New Jersey. Peart Mills in Henderson Funeral Directors Chapel. Addie J Hewitt in Hammons Funeral Home Littlefield. Janin Martinez and Patricia Reyna in Littlefield. Blanche Gault Adams Amarillo resident. Burial and service details vary across Davis Rose City of Lubbock Cemetery and local churches with dates today.

Mrs. Gaskell Rites Planned in Zephyrhills

Funeral services for Mrs. Millie Gaskell 80 who died Saturday morning at Methodist Hospital will be held Friday at 2 PM at the First Church of Christ Zephyrhills with Rev. Millard Mount officiating. Burial in Oakside Cemetery Zephyrhills. Survivors include three daughters two sons sixteen grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren. Local arrangements by Rix Funeral Directors aboard transfer to Florida Wednesday.

Millie Gaskell Methodist Hospital Church of Christ Zephyrhills Fle Millard Mount Oakside Cemetery Rix Florida Gaskell Lubbock Zehpyrhills Christ Chile Zephyrhills Grane Sarah Hewitt Mildred Richmond Ramsey Clara Methven West Patterson Andrew, Gaskell Hampton John Gaskell Milnois

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Mujibur Rahman Enroute Palam J. W. Worley C. M. Boggus M. BoaGus James McClure Mrs. Oliver Howard Humphrey Ozzie E. Webb Ed’ Dumas Wiley Johnson Funeral Pends Sheik Mujibur Rahman Edward Heath Heath No. 10 Downing Street Senter Lord Psalm Saye Mabey Brock J. E. Fitzgerald Mes Easte Macitist Church Davis Tulsa Jamison Tatum Con- Assembly of God Tulia Rose 1 Clyde D. Tapp Wallace Funeral Home Igh H Swisherland Hospital W. W. Rix Tapp 134Th St Crosbyton Otte Keels West Texas Hospital Keels Mina Reid Ejichel Funeral Home Pennsauken N.J New Jersey Franklin Bartley Reid Peart Mills St Mary's Hospital Henderson Addie J. Hewitt Medical Arts Hospital Littlefield Hammons Janin Martinez 1St St Patricia Reyna N. Ave. S Hewitt N. Gary Avenue Emory Street Blanche Gault Adams E. ¥. Tatum Blackburn-Shaw St. Luke Liano John H. Day NPAT Chiropractic Day Day Chiropractic Clinic Ltd St. & Ave Sanders Ranensal Hone Main Street Lubbock, Texas THE Order OF the Golden Rule
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