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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1967

Page

4

Private Rites For Jayne Mansfield Set In Pa

Actress Jayne Mansfield 34 dies in a New Orleans crash leaving five children three marriages. Private funeral Monday in Penn Argyl Pa with burial at Fairview Cemetery alongside her father and grandparents. Burial decision made by second husband Micky Hargitay and her mother.

Pen Argyl Jayne Mansfield Pennsylvania New Orleans New York Pallis Funeral Home Fairview Cemetery Edward Palmer

Jan Geddes Aims for Miss Texas with New Hair and Plans

Jan Geddes, Miss Lubbock, prepares for Miss Texas by a new short British Boy inspired haircut and dyed color. She trains in dance and speech, attends summer courses at Texas Tech, studies current events, and plans wardrobe selections under coach Mrs. Jack Strong and manager Ken Weaver. Her schedule includes daily classes, tanning, and evening parades as she pursues the title.

Jan Jessie Lee Sharpley Fort Worth Texas Tech Janis Geddes Dallas Jack Strong Lubbock Jan Glenn Sec. A Pauline Warner

Funeral arrangements for Charlie McBee in Plainview

Funeral services for 69 year old Charlie McBee of Plainview are set for 10 a.m. Monday at Garland Street Church of Christ with W. T. Hamilton officiating. Graveside rites follow at 3 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery in Memphis Texas. Wood-Dunning Funeral Home will direct burial. He died Friday of an apparent heart attack. He was a Garland Street Church of Christ and Masonic Lodge member who lived in Plainview 42 years. Survivors include his wife Mattie Hammonds McBee and multiple children and relatives across Plainview Lubbock Memphis Lipan and other Texas towns.

Plainview Charlie McBee W. T. Hamilton Garland Street Church of Christ Fairview Memphis Tex Wood-Dunning Funeral Home Hamilton Frank Fin Masonic Lodge Mattie L. Hammonds

John Gummelt Dies Rites Set

John Gummelt of Kebvien area since 1925 died at West Plains Hospital. Retired educator and member of Circleback Church. Survivors include son Ed, daughters Mrs John Liston and Mrs L T Comwach, three sisters, seven grandchildren, three great grandchildren. Funeral Monday at Circleback Church with Rev. Voster officiating. Burial in Sudan Cemetery under Bingleton Funeral Home direction.

Selpbhoe John Gypnrsedt Kebvien West Plains

Funeral Today For Mrs LeMay In Snyder

Mrs Zula Ashley LeMay 56 of Snyder died Saturday in Big Spring Hospital. Native of Robert Lee Texas she lived in Scurry County 25 years. Survived by mother Nena Ashley of Dunn son Morris Lee three sisters and three brothers. Services at 3 p.m. in Dun a Methodist Church with burial in Duna Cemetery under Chabolils Bolger Funeral Home.

Snyder Zula Ashley LeMay Big Spring Hospital Nena Ashley Dunn Morris Lee Tom Machen O. F. May Muleshoe Marcus Johnson Ira E. Morris Carl Louie Apewtereet Hollywood Duna Methodist Church Michel Piccoli Hasi Jesse Denoffi Dino Desciating Duna Laurentiis Chabolils Bolger

Front Drought Storms Trigger Texas Highway Toll

Heavy rains lashed parts of north and north central Texas on Saturday, turning highways into deadly hazards and causing ten traffic deaths including four on the Dallas Fort Worth Turnpike. Forecasters warned of more storms as a cold front moved in, with 3 inches recording at Grandview and 2.2 at Cleburne, while Dallas logged 1.5 inches and temps remained in the 80s. South Plains residents saw mainly sun and high 80s under partly cloudy skies.

Texas Corn Dallas-Fort Worth South Plains Lubbock Panhandle Grandview Cleburne Dallas Tex-As

Rites Held For Corcorran In Clovis

Ed Corcorran a former Lubbock bakery owner died Saturday in Methodist Hospital Clovis N M after five days in care He moved from Ralls to Lubbock in 1924 and to Clovis in 1963 Survivors include wife Maybeth three daughters two brothers two sisters and four grandchildren Funeral set for 2 p m Monday at Broadway Church of Christ with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park Funeral directed by Sanders Funeral Home Pallbearers listed.

E. E Corcorran Cloivis N.M Lubbock Methodist Hospital Cordell Okla 37Th St G. L. McClellan H. A Tuck Morton Rachard Henry Albuquerque Johnny Plainview S#om Beard 18Th St Broadway Church of Christ Horace Coffman Resthaven Memorial Park Sanders Funeral Home Roy Williams Ko Barnett Sr Wayne Martin Mac Ingle Lyn Wright Dick Mossex Teddy Craft Arthur Hubbard

Snyder Woman Dies. J T Robertson Widower in Snyder

Mrs J T Robertson 69 of Snyder died Saturday at Cogdell Hospital. Born Alma Lee Bell in Summerville Texas she married J T Robertson March 15 1945 in Gary Indiana. They moved to Snyder in 1948. Survivors include husband two stepdaughters four sisters one brother four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral at Union Methodist Church Tuesday at 2 p m Graveside at 5 p m at Hylton Cemetery near Sweetwater under Bell Seale Funeral Home direction.

Wanda Bee Oklahoma City Myrril Catlin Denver B. Wilkes Lubbock Alma Hughes Minco Okla Cecil Sagan Quanah Ella Smith Hillsboro W. T. Bell Coleman Gene Greer Union Methodist Church Hylton Cemetery Sweetwater Bell Seale Funeral Home

Funeral set for Mrs Nell Jondahl in Lubbock

Funeral services for Mrs Nell B Jondahl 66 formerly of Lubbock will be at 10 a m Monday at First Christian Church with Dr Dudley Strain officiating Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park under Rix Funeral Home direction She died Friday in Salt Lake City while staying with a daughter Mrs Robert B A MicGovern Survivors include two brothers, one sister and four grandchildren Memorials asked to American Cancer Society.

Nell B. Jondahl Lubbock First Christian Church Dudley Strain Resthaven’ Memorial Park Rix Funeral Home Jondahl Salt Lake City Robert B MicGovern Oklahoma theAmerican Cancer Society

Funeral services set for Goree farmer Orb Coffman

Orb Coffman 74, a Goree farmer and Floyd County gun operator, died Friday night in Wichita Falls. Services 2:30 p.m. today at First Methodist Church Goree with burial in Goree cemetery. Survivors include wife Mildred. daughter Mrs Dan Davis. sister Mrs J J Harlan. brother Buster Coffman. seven grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.

Goree Orb Coffman Floyd County Wichita Falls First Methodist Walter Hadley Munday Gene Good Goree Cemetery Coffman Knox County Stamford College Howard Payne Southern Methodist University University of Texas At Austin SMU The Methodist Church Texas Cotton Ginners’ Assn Dan Mildred) Davis Canyon Road Lubbock J. J. Harlan Littlefield Buster Coffman T. J. Trainham Ernest Moore Homer Moore Everett Gaither Weldon Smith Raymond Ratliff Bill Goode George Hunt Lesi Jamison

Services Pending For Mrs. Smith

Mrs. Lewis D. Smith, 85, of 4413 28th St., Coleman native and longtime Coleman resident, died Saturday at Sloan's Nursing Home in Coleman. She moved to Lubbock in 1964 and left six sons T. L. Smith, Frank Smith, J. L. Smith, J. B. Smith, Daniel H. Smith, L. D. Smith. two daughters Georgia Biggs and Gladys Bradshaw. one sister Porter Nolen. Body to Coleman for services pending with Stevens Funeral Home.

Lewis D. Smith Sloan Georgia Biggs Slaton Gladys Bradshaw Larbuddie Porter Nolen Lamesa Frankline Bartley

Bell Dies in Sacramento at 54 with Arrangements Pending

Mrs. Fern Smith of 2508 32nd Street learned Saturday of the death of her brother Joe E. Bell in Sacramento. Bell, 54, had been ill for some time and is survived by his mother Mrs. C. E. Gray of Ennis and daughter Mrs. Dan Ford of San Mateo California, in addition to Mrs. Smith. Funeral arrangements were pending in Sacramento.

Fern Smith 32Nd St Joe E. Bell Sacramento Bell C. E. Gray Ennis Dan Ford San Mateo Cailif Smith

City Man Found Dead At Home In Accidental Shooting

Ronald Ray Bostwick a 24 year old Lubbock resident was found dead at his home on 29th Street in an apparent accidental shooting. Investigators found rifle equipment a window hole and spent rounds near the couch while authorities said he likely discharged the weapon while cleaning it. Services were pending at Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home.

Lubbock Ronald Ray Bostwick 29Th St Justice of the Peace F. R Bostwick Falcon Co Jcleon

Accident Injures Two Fort Hood Servicemen

Two servicemen from Fort Hood were injured in a one car crash on the Tohoka traffic circle at about 6 30 a m Saturday. Pfc Norman Klescewksi 20 New Brighton Minn the driver was admitted to Reese AFB Hospital for observation in good condition late Saturday. Pfc John Nicoll 20 Ramah N M received emergency treatment and was dismissed from the base hospital. The car overturned and was destroyed.

Fort Hood Tohoka Norman Klescewksi New Brighton Minn Reese Afb Hospital John Nicoll Ramah N. M Methodist Hospital Reese

Rites Arranged for Carl Betenbough in Andrews

Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Monday at First Methodist Church for Carl Betenbough 79 former owner of the Andrews Telephone Co. The Rev Norman W Grigsby will officiate. Burial in Andrews Cemetery under Singleton Funeral Home direction. He died Friday in Ruidoso New Mexico. He lived in Andrews. Mrs Ona Betenbough of the home two brothers Dennis of Shamrock and C G of Canon City Colorado five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

Shamrock C. G Canon City, Colo

Olton Service Held For Cecil Meyer Korea Drowner

Special services for Cecil R. Meyer 20 who died in Korea will be at 2 50 p m at Cumberland Presbyterian Church Olton Burial with military rites in Olton Cemetery is planned Parson Funeral Home directing Meyer drowned while swimming in the Imjim River He had lived in Olton since 1951 and attended local schools Survivors include his parents six brothers and three sisters.

Olton Cecil R. Meyer Korea Cumberland Presbyterian D. Kk. Burton Olton Cemetery Parsons Funeral Home U. S. Army Imjim

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Jayne Micky Hargitay Harry L. Peers Charles Montgomery Zion Methodist Church Miss Mansfield Thomas Palmer Miss Lubbock Rush Ian Louis J Charlie D Jessie Ray Arlis Dumas Herechel Chaney Emma Mouvre Donn Carter Charlie Fezzell Ladford Bowden Lipan Wrothers Marvin John Gummelt Mrs. LeMay Star Kigna Mrs. Nell Jondahl Funeral Home—Cemetery L. G. Bostwick 39Th St Douglas Leason Los Angeles Calif Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home Andrews S&q Clothiers
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