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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1972
Page
3
A long list of funeral services and burial plans for numerous local residents and out of town guests is listed. The notices cover names ages and residences such as Joe Raleses 85 Mackay farmer and Mrs Adelaide Stone 67 Lubbock, with services at various churches and cemeteries in Lubbock Hobbs Slaton and Plainview under the care of local funeral homes.
L D Tipton 88 of Plainview died Sunday in Plainview Hospital. Services 2 p m today in Lemons Memorial Chapel with Rev Mark Williams and Rev Carrol Jones officiating. Burial Bailey County Cemetery Muleshoe. Survivors include wife Minnie Elia four brothers and two sisters.
Mrs Mae Jarrett 52 of Lamesa died Saturday at Medical Arts Hospital Funeral services set for 2 30 p m at Brunon Funeral Home Chaos with Rev Bob Whitten and Rev Dennis Heard officiating Burial in Lamesa Memorial Park She is survived by her husband Alvie daughter Nina Singleton of Patricia son Johnnie of Lamesa three brothers Wayne Wright Monroe Wright both of Lamesa Marvin Wright of Arizona and five grandchildren
Plainview special services for Mrs. Thodora Mullins 60 dead on arrival at Central Plains Hospital after a heart attack will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Church of God in Christ Cemetery under direction of Neighbors. Justice of the Peace Glenn Stone ruled death from natural causes. She came from Dallas and had worked at Plainview hospitals over 24 years. Survived by husband K G Mullins of Huntsville and sister Mrs Vina Maet Player of Plainview.
Thieves stole about $3,700 in goods from Buena Suerte Record Shop at 1194 N University Ave after entering via a bathroom window. They fled as owner F B Salazar surprised three teen suspects inside Second Hand Store at 500 Broadway around 11 p.m. Saturday. loss included a $10 radio, two pairs of binoculars, and small cash amounts.
Mrs Lula Belle Rogers 81 died at Lubocks Methodist Hospital and services set for Tuesday at Idalou Church of Christ with burial in Plainview Cemetery. Survivors include four sons and 17 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren.
Funeral services for M L McLaurin 53 of Seminole will be held Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church with Dr Tilden Armstrong and Dr Ellis Langston officiating. Burial is in Gaines County Memorial. McLaurin died Sunday in Seminole Memorial Hospital after a heart attack. He had been a resident of Seminole since 1959 and was a former resident of O’Donnell and Abilene. Survivors include his wife two sons Hilton of Levelland and Chuck at home and three brothers Omah Ted and Hornaday all of Odessa. Pallbearers are Clan Locker J L McCrummen W T Briscoe Harold Jones E E Medlin and T E Miller.
Ira Stonewall Linch 79 a retired carpenter died about 945 am Sunday in a Lockney hospital He moved to Floyd County in 1923 from New Mexico and married Irene Blue in 1913 at Iredell He is survived by two sons Talmage and Roy of Floydada two daughters Ione I Caldwell of El Paso and Mozelle L Rice of Lubbock plus four children and four services are pending with Mooré Rose Funeral House
Funeral services for Ada Bankston 86 formerly of Tahoka Blumen Blum area will be held Tuesday at 3 p m in the First Baptist Church Tahoka with Rev Daniel Rupp and Austin Supert officiating. Burial will be in Tahoka White Cemetery. Survivors include five daughters four sons 47 grandchildren 51 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
Services for 78 year old Mrs L B Boling who died Sunday in West Texas Hospital will be held Tuesday at 11 in Resthaven Singleton Wilson Funeral Home chapel with Derald Walling officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park. She lived at 11710 East 47th Street and had moved to Lubbock from Roaring Springs in 1955 after living there since 1938. Born in Dallas she was a member of Westmoreland Church of Christ. Surviving are her husband Lucien Boling five sons M L of Midland A O of Midland C G of Las Cruces NM Bob of Monahans Wayne of Houston four daughters Cleta Russell Roberta Ga Jerre Lowe Midlothian Forrest Lemley Abilene and Glenn McDaniel Abilene four sisters M L McCoy and Lou Kilpatrick Fort Worth and Dorr Perminter Modesto Calif 25 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Funeral services for J. T. Anderson 52 of Abernathy will be held at 2 p.m. in the First Baptist Church with Rev. A Murry Brewer officiating. Burial follows at Abernathy Chambers Funeral Home. He died after a five month illness. Survivors include his mother, three brothers Edward and others, and a sister Mrs. Charles Loveless of Olton.
Bernard Betz of Buffalo Wyoming won the go round while Wallace of Justin chased, with a Dat Is tatoney os one behind in a Fort Worth rodeo report from RP.
Poem reflects on Ezekiel and Jeremiah urging readers to be the one man to stand for God. It emphasizes that God seeks strong-willed individuals, from youths to great men, to carry out divine judgment and plan.
Stephen Gunter 21 of Odessa was found dead in a motel room near noon Saturday. An autopsy was ordered but foul play is not suspected. Services at 1 p.m. at Hubbard Kelley Funeral Home Chapel Odessa with burial in Fairview Cemetery Midland. Remembrances to Per mian Basin Drug Abuse Center.
Funeral services for James Alfred Hank Gowdy 66 of Littlefield were held at the First Baptist Church with Rev. A J Kennemer and Rev R Abilene officiating. Gowdy a longtime attorney and partner in a Littlefield firm, practiced law since 193, later becoming a rancher in Arch N M. He was born in Jacksboro and survived by Drucilla of Littlefield, a daughter Mrs W F Riley of Fort Naches, sisters Miss Ledbetter of Morton and Mrs Slack of Archer City, plus three grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Michael Ray McDougal 25 of Odessa died on arrival at Medical Center Hospital after years of illness. Funeral services at 11 20 a m at St Marys Catholic Church with burial in McCamey Cemetery. He was born in Austin and moved to Odessa with survivors O B McDougal Merna McDougal Ronald.
Funeral services for Ira D. McClish were held at the Salvation Army Funeral Hall with burial in Gybock Cemetery. A native of Smithwick Texas, he had lived in Lubbock. Survivors include eight sons Roy E. of Tyler Amberat Smith Bi Lamb Houston Turner Willie Turner.
Mrs Roberta Chandler 57 died at her Petersburg home after a long illness Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 a m in the First Baptist Church Petersburg burial at Mount Hope Cemetery Independence Kan Russell Pogue of Cisco in charge Survivors include daughter Barbara James Houston son Billy Chandler Petersburg sister Opal Monroe Petersburg brother Arthur Main Petersburg Mrs Chandler moved from Berger to Petersburg in 1946 member of First Baptist Church
In Reno Nevada two teenagers were killed in an avalanche near Mt Rose as friends escaped unharmed. The area between Mt Rose and Slide Mountain had been marked closed due to avalanche danger and signs were maintained by the resort. Felix Oroz 14 survived the slide and helped locate Richard Lyon 15 and Steve Brown 16 whose bodies were found amid ongoing search efforts by sheriff deputies the US Forest Service and volunteers.
Mrs. Campbell 53 of Plainview dies Saturday in Central Plains Hospital. Funeral at 4 p.m. today at Lemmons Memorial Chapel with Rev. Don Hancock officiating. Burial at Parklawn Gardens. Former Willie Dee Dyess she was a native of Temple. She married in Crosbyton and moved to Crosbyton from Temple in 1926 and to Plainview from Canyon. Mrs Rex Kimbrough and Mrs Jim Kuykendall of Lubbock and seven grandchildren survive.
Carl Williams 72 of 3319 28th St died about 2:40 a.m. Sunday in a local nursing home. Services 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sanders Funeral Home rence Chapel with Massey of University Church of Christ officiating. Williams moved to Lubbock in 1959 from Morton where he lived about 20 years. He is survived by his wife Jewell two sons Beryl and Jannelle Kelley Donna Hopfe Gwen Turner two brothers Clifford Charlie and Carlos two sisters Abbey Reese Maudine Fox twelve grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Services forGeorge Levi Honest 58 are pending at Sanders Funeral Home. Honest was found Saturday in his room at the Commercial Hotel 1206 Ave G. Justice of the Peace Charles Smith ruled death due to natural causes. Survivors include brothers Joe and Paul of Albuquerque New Mexico.
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