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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1972
Page
3
Violence and accidents across Texas spiked during the weekend with multiple deadly incidents. Victims include Forrest Lynn Moseley 20 of Corpus Christi and Don Leinweber 22 of Hondo, among others, as trains crashes and barroom shootings claim lives.
Alva E. Sullivan 77 a former Lubbock resident died Saturday in McAllen after a long illness. Services set for 10 a m Tuesday at Sanders Memorial Chapel Lubbock with Rev W H King and Dr Ray Johnson officiating. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. Sullivan moved from Whitney to Lubbock in 1916 worked for NueWay Products later helped form Texas Chemical and Soap Co Fort Worth. Survived by wife two daughters two sisters a brother and six grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
W A Fosburgh 67 died at 11 20 p m Saturday in Lovington after an extended illness. Services are pending at Smith Rogers Funeral Home in Lovington. He was born in Plaza Ohio retired employee of Warren Gasoline Plant in Saunders Field where he was chief engineer. He lived in Lovington 19 years and was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Lovington and the Eastern Star. He also belonged to the Kellyville Oklahoma Masonic Lodge No 498. Survived by wife Sylvia two sons Robert L of Texas and Edward L of Falls Church Virginia two daughters Mrs Dwayne Greyhouse of Clovis and Mrs C H Walker of Stillwater Oklahoma two sisters Mrs Dessie Longwell of Tulsa and Mrs Margaretanks of Sapulpa Oklahoma two brothers Donald of Sais Oklahoma and Alva C of Colorado Springs his mother Mrs Hattie Fosburgh of Sapulpa and nine grandchildren.
Denmark's new queen Margrethe II, 31, spent her first official day in seclusion with family at Amalienborg. Funeral plans for King Frederik IX were discussed, with his state funeral set for January 24 at Christiansborg Castle Church and burial at Roskilde Cathedral next to royal ancestors.
Two boys ages 11 and 12 found 61 year old Mrs. Lorcan Watkins dead near Interstate 35 in Waco. Justice of the Peace Joe Johnson ordered a pathology exam but saw no foul play and deemed exposure the probable cause. Mrs. Watkins had wandered from home Wednesday following a November car accident.
Mrs. Bergfeld 64 died Sunday in a San Antonio hospital. Services will be at 7 p.m. today in Porter-Loring Mortuary San Antonio. Entombment follows at Sunset Memorial Park. She was a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church Seguin. Survivors include daughter Virginia Taylor San Antonio mother Mrs DD Ringfish Tahoka and sister Mrs J M Small Tahoka.
Mrs Mabel M Jones 82 dies Saturday at daughter's Clovis home. Services at 10 a m today at Kingswood Methodist Church with burial in Clinton Oklahoma. Survived by two daughters Mrs John Berry Spearman and Mrs Leander Mobell Fort Worth, sister Oran Fowler Lebanon Missouri, five grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Funeral for Ivy F Murdoch 81 of Jayton will be at 2 30 p m at the First United Methodist Church with burial in Jayton Cemetery. Murdoch died Saturday night in Stanford Hospital born in Runnels County lived in Kent County since 1900. Survivors include son Bearl Murdoch two sisters a brother and grandchildren.
Hobbs notice reports funeral for Effie Turner 77 a Hobbs resident of 28 years at Greater Little Zion Baptist Church with Rev J T Ward officiating Burial at Everglade Cemetery arranged by Roberts Funeral Home She died Thursday morning survived by three sons four daughters a brother a sister 19 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren
Service for Mrs. Lillian Marie Dirickson 59 of 915 E Stanford St will be held Tuesday at 10 am at Resthaven Chapel with Rev Richard Waters of Highland Baptist Church officiating. Burial follows at Resthaven Memorial Park. She died Saturday in Methodist Hospital after extended illness. She moved to Lubbock from New Dean in 1942 and married George W Dirickson in 1948. She is survived by her husband three brothers and two sisters.
Funeral services for Richard Wayne Franklin 10 of 2308 15th St proceed at 2 p m in W W Rix Chapel with Rev Wayne O Perry of Lubbock officiating Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park under Rix Funeral Directors care Franklin died about 8 p m Friday in Methodist Hospital after a short illness He was a fourth grade student at Dupre Elementary School and native of Lubbock He is survived by his parents Marvin Leo Franklin and Mrs Lindsay Lutz two brothers Eddie Franklin and David Allen Lutz two sisters Sherry Kay Franklin and My linda Sue Franklin grandmothers Mrs Fredda Nelson Mrs B Franklin and Mrs Ella Lutz Pallbearers named
William C Cooper 1 of 5211 26th St died Sunday at Methodist Hospital after a weeklong illness. A World War II and Korea veteran, he served as district superintendent for Amoco Pipeline Co. Survived by wife Elaine three sons Bill David and Dick all of 5231 26th St a daughter Carol at 5211 26th St and sister Mrs Norman Crozier of Fort Dix New Jersey Funeral arrangements are pending at Franklin Bartley Funeral Home.
Johnnie P. Hamilton, 74, a Lamesa contractor for three years, will have services at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church in Lamesa with burial in Lamesa Cemetery. He is survived by two daughters Mrs Cleonel Moore of Texas City and Mrs Marija Rawlings of Ackerly, two sons Herman of Pecos and Richard of Tripoli Lebanon, a sister Mrs Martha Powers of Lamesa, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Mrs. Omagene Croy, 50, of 917 1st St, died about 6:25 p.m. Sunday at St. Mary of the Plains Hospital after a short illness. Arrangements are with Sanders Funeral Home. She was a Lubbock resident for 18 years born in Dalton. Survivors include six sons John, R Bobby, James, Mike, Steven and Floyd. two daughters Shirley Perkins and Patricia White. her mother Fannie Mae Smith of Dalton Ga.. two brothers and four sisters.
Jose Guadalupe Pena 42 longtime Laredo police chief died after being shot four times while in his car in Nuevo Laredo on January 7. He succumbed Sunday night at a Laredo hospital. Police call the gangland style killing the year's first fatal shooting.
Funeral services for Flo Swenson 71 former Lubbock County clerk will be at 10 a.m. today at First United Methodist Church Lubbock with Dr. Si Bumpers and Rev J C Haymes officiating Burial is in City of Lubbock Cemetery Mrs Swenson died Friday at Wagon Wheel Convalescent Home Marble Falls after a three year illness She served in the county clerk office from 1925 rising to chief deputy in 1960 and held the post nine years before resigning in 1969 She had earlier worked as secretary librarian at Lubbock High School Survivors include her brother W D Benson of Kingsland and half sister Mrs Rhea Howard of Wichita Falls Pallbearers are Odis Hackney Royal Ferguson Elliot Taylor Marlin Smith Sr Earl Collins and Paul Newman.
Mrs Fifie Hudson 75 a native of Arkansas died at Permian General Hospital in Andrews She lived at Andrews Nursing Home two months and moved from Harrison Ark Services 2 p m Tuesday Parthenon Baptist Church Parthenon Ark Burial Buffalo Cemetery Parthenon The body remains at Singleton Funeral Home until 6 am today then goes to Christenson's Funeral Home Harrison Ark She survived by two daughters Mrs Ford Villines Andrews and Mrs Alice Essig Starkville Miss a stepdaughter Mrs Vera Waters Parthenon four brothers five grandchildren and four great grandchildren
Arrangements are pending at Jamison and Son Funeral Home for Mrs Mary Diamond 84 of 2008 Elm Ave. She was found dead Friday afternoon and Justice of the Peace Charles Smith ruled death by natural causes.
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