Violent Storms Flood Panhandle and Beyond
A northern storm brought high winds and heavy rain across the Panhandle and Plains. Amarillo and Dalhart recorded significant rainfall with hail, while tornado alerts were issued in parts of the Panhandle. No major damage was confirmed, though communication difficulties and localized flooding occurred in several towns.
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Muleshoe
Farwell
Amarillo
Pampa
Panhandle
Dalhart
Illinois
Peoria
Calamus
Iowa
Whitefield
Ilinois
Lowden
Concordia
Kan
Gulf Coast
Nightclub fires in Texas prompt probe into vend and power struggles
Odessa and Lubbock blaze series draws police attention to vending machine operators and jukebox owners. Arson hints emerge with gas can findings and claims of a paid job. Officials note no courtable evidence yet amid reports of a broader industry link and a growing investigation.
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Cable
Odessa
Lubbock
A. C. Black
Obituary notices and public notices from Hobbs area
Services for Mrs. Sa ilie Williams 67 of Hobbs, Edward Gunter 88 of Topeka, Joe A. Smith 87 near Abernathy ill with death at Houston hospital, and Ronald Judd 24 Sayre Okla follow. Funeral details split across churches and cemeteries in Texas and Kansas with local directors named. Other items include PSI Henson talk at Pioneer Natural Gas, Iris Webb 66 in Midland, Mamie Lane 84 Levelland, and A. G. M. Sawyer family reunion with July 4 1973 date set. Also notes on John Robertson Throckmorton 92, Carolyn Roller 14 Midland cave-in death, Langley 40 probation DWI, and Hi-Fashion Wigs bankruptcy filings in Lubbock and Amarillo with related entities.
Rites set for Dewey Wright in Dimmitt
Services for 74 year old Dewey Lee Wright Sr. of Rt 1 Dimmitt will be held at 3 p m Wednesday at First Methodist Church with Rev Jim Pickens officiating. Burial follows at Castro Memorial Gardens. Wright a 43 year Castro County resident and retired farmer, died Monday at Plains Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. He is survived by two sons a daughter a brother two sisters and five grandchildren.
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Ed W. Thompson
Snyder
Bell - Seale
Wallace Kirby
First United Methodist Church of
Thompson
Cogdell Memorial i Hospital
Dimmitt
Dewey Lee Wright Sr
Rt. 1
Plains Memorial Hospital
First Methodist Church
Jim Pickens
Ronnie Parker
Bedford St. Church of Christ
Castro Memorial Gardens
Dennis Funeral Home
Wright
Castro County
Dewey Lee Dr
Plainview
Donald
Dorothy Wright
Jack Wright
Hereford
Alma Gibson
Quannah
Elsie Brooks
Holtville
Henderson Rites Set For Today
Graveside services for Richard Wayne Henderson infant son of Mr and Mrs Johnnie Henderson of Muleshoe are at 10:30 a m today at Bailey County Memorial Park with Rev W L Huggins officiating under Singleton-Ellis Funeral Home direction. The infant died Saturday at South Plains Hospital Amherst. Survivors include parents, grandparents J D Hargroves Needmore and M D Carroll Gravette Ark, four sisters Shirley Walker Lubbock Karen Sharon Laurie and two brothers Johnnie Henderson Jr and Lee Howard Henderson.
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Muleshoe
Richard
Wayne Henderson
Johnnie Henderson
Bailey County Memorial Park
W. L. Huggins
Muleshoe Trinity Baptist Church
Singleton - Ellis Funeral Home
South Plains Hospital
Amherst
J. D. Hargroves
Needmore
M. D. Carroll
Gravette
Ark
Shirley Walker
Lubbock
Karen
Sharon
Laurie
Johnnie Henderson Jr
Lee Howard Henderson
Services Pending for Forrest W. Jones Former Red Raider Star
Forrest W. Jones 60 of Muleshoe died in University Hospital Lubbock from injuries sustained in a June 20 auto crash near Muleshoe. He played football at Texas Tech in 1938 39 led the Muleshoe Red Raider Club and owned Jones Farm Store. Survivors include wife Hattie Ray son F W Jones Jr daughter Barbara Wrona sister Fannie Lee Henry brothers Joe Jones and Atwood Jones and one grandchild.
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Muleshoe
Forrest W
Jones
Red Raider
Tech Ex-Students Association
Singleton Ellis
University Hospital
Lubbock
Bokchito
Oklo
Barbara Wrona
Libbock
Fannie Lee Henry
Joe. Jones
Richardson
Atwood Jones
van Nuys
Calif
James R Wyatt Funeral Today In Lamesa
James R Wyatt 81 will be laid to rest today at 4 p m at the Downtown Church of Christ in Lamesa with Bill Allen officiating. He died Monday in Methodist Hospital Lubbock after a week of illness. He was a retired farmer native to Texas who lived in Lamesa 47 years. He is survived by his son Mattie and Col Othel Wyatt of Petersburg Va. three stepdaughters Lara Jean Metcalfe Santa Clara Chloretta Townsend El sinore and Leona Wilson Lamesa. two stepsons Lindley McFarlin San Antonio Roy McFarlin Fort Worth. siblings Gladys Barnes Coleman and Ethel Gilbert Graham. Clyde Waco. 10 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Burial is in Lamesa Cemetery under Wyatt Funeral Home direction.
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Lamesa
James R. Wyatt
Church of Christ
Bill Allen
Newton Starnes
First Methodist Church
Branon Funeral Home
Wyatt
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Texas
Mattie
Col
Othel Wyatt
Petersburg
Lara Jean Metcalfe
Santa Clara
Calif
Chloretta Townsend
Elsinore
Leona Wilson
Lindley McFarlin
San Antonio
Roy McFarlin
Fort Worth
Gladys Barnes
Coleman
Ethel Galbert
Graham
Clyde
Waco
R Lando Harper Funeral Today
R Lando Harper 89 died about 3 a.m. Monday at Medical Center Hospital after a three year illness. Services are at 4 p.m. today at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Sunset Memorial Cemetery. Born in Tupelo Mississippi he married Ophie Roberts in 1903 and moved to Odessa from Abilene in 1945. He is survived by Marvin Thomas Harber of Colorado City Melvin C Harber of Amarillo two daughters Mary Pearl Halford Borger and Faye Jordan Odessa two sisters Oma Heath Belle Schmidt both of Abilene a brother Luther Harber of Abilene 23 grandchildren 37 great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.
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Odessa
R Lando Harper
Medical Center Hospital
Hubbard-Kelly
Mary Pearl Halford
Borger
Faye Jordan
Oma Heath
Belle Schmidt
Abilene
Luther Harber
Rites Scheduled for John H. Minor in Marble Falls
John H. Minor 55 a longtime Lubbock resident died Monday at his Marble Falls home after a long illness. Funeral services set for 2 30 p m Wednesday at Lunn Funeral Home Chapel Olney with burial in Olney Cemetery. He attended Lubbock High School and Texas Tech, served in World War II, and was Baptist. He presided over Middle Park Bank in Granby before retiring last year due to ill health. Evelyn daughter Bob Tallant of Denver Jeff son Marble Falls a sister Riley Dagley Olney and one grandchild referenced.
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Marble Falls
John H. Minor
Lubbock
Lunn Funeral Home
Olney
Minor
Lubbock High School
Texas Tech
Middle Park Bank
Granby
Evelyn
Bob Tallant
Denver
Jeff
Sriley Dagley
Fanning Rites Pending for Oland B. Fanning
Earth residents mourn Oland B. Fanning 82 of Knights Rest Home Littlefield who died Monday at University Hospital Lubbock after five days as funeral services are arranged by Parsons Ellis Singleton Funeral Home. Surviving relatives include brother Ra W Fanning Earth and half brother Jim Reed Whitney.
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EARTH
Oland B. Fanning
Knights Rest Home
Littlefield
Parsons - Ellis - Singleton Funeral Home
Fanning
University Hospital
Lubbock
Ra. W. Fanning
Jim Reed
Whitney
Reese Sergeant Dies at Reese Air Force Base Hospital
T. Sgt. Edward M. Butler 35 of 208 Mitchell Blvd Reese Village died of apparent heart attack on Monday at Reese AFB Hospital. He was supervisor of the base civil engineering division paint shop. Survived by wife Colleen and daughter Julia. Services pending at Resthaven Singleton Wilson Funeral.
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Edward M. Butler
Mitchell Blvd
Reese Village
Reese Air Force Base Hospital
Corsicana
Colleen
Julia
Resthaven-Singleton-Wilson Funeral Home
Rites Pending for Mrs. Della Cozart in Snyder
Mrs. Della Pearl Cozart 85 died about 5 15 a m Monday at Cog dell Memorial Hospital. She lived with daughter Mrs. Othell Warren of Snyder. Local arrangements with Bell Seale Funeral Home De Leon Nabors Funeral Home handling rites. Survivors include daughter Mrs H C Holmes of Phoenix son R V Cozart of Breckenridge seven grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements set for E. B. Rainey
E. B. Bill Rainey, 64, will be buried at Resthaven Memorial Park after services at University Convalescent Center. Pastor H Dewitt Seago will officiate. The Rotan native, a 14 year Lubbock resident, retired cotton gin salesman in 1966. Survived by Nadine daughter Mrs Jerry DeBord Brady. son Billy K Rainey Euless. two sisters Mrs Henry Sosebee Dallas and Mrs Bob Spellings Fort Worth.
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E. B
Bill” Rainey
University Convalescent Center
Resthaven Memorial Park
H. Dewitt Seago
St. Lukes United Methodist Church
Franklin Bartley
Mrs O Daniel funeral set for W Lee O Daniel widow
Mrs W Lee O Daniel dies at 74 in Dallas widow of Texas governor and senator. Funeral arrangements pending. Survivors include daughter Molly Danielson of Los Angeles sons Mike O Daniel of Honolulu Pat O Daniel of Dallas a brother three sisters seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
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Dallas
W. Lee O’daniel
Texas
W. Lee O'Daniel
Pat O'Daniel
Mrs Lohoefer Services Today In Amarillo
Services for Mrs. Bella Lohoefer 76 mother of a Lubbock man will be held at 3 p.m. today at the Blackburn Shaw Funeral Chapel in downtown Amarillo. Burial will follow at Llano Cemetery. She died at 3 a.m. Monday in Amarillo after a week in hospital.
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Bella Lohoefer
Lubbock
Blackburn-Shaw
Amarillo
Llano
Kitten Death Notices Survivors Listed in Obituary
An obituary notes a resident of Slaton who died in an accident in Indiana. Survivors include wife Rosa two sons Nor bert of Slaton and Arvel of San Antonio four daughters Rusty Kitten Audrey Kitten both of Slaton Mrs Clark Shultz of Arlington and Mrs John Kveton of Abernathy five brothers Joe August Bill Frank and Ray all of Slaton four sisters Mrs Herman Schilling and Mrs Henry Houl den both of Slaton Mrs T J Blamey of Indianola Neb and Mrs Ed Miller of Trinidad Colo 22 grandchildren and two great grandchildren Memorials are requested to St Anne s Home for the Aged or Panhandle Children s Home in Panhandle.
Wheatley Church Moral Verse by Julien C Hyer
A short verse reflecting Christian ethics from Matthew 10 39 and a moral message about living through giving. The author Julien C Hyer emphasizes that finding personal gain yields loss while letting oneself be generous aids others and brings inner satisfaction for both children and adults.
Rites Set for Mrs. Marie DeMerath in Christ the King
Services for Mrs. Marie DeMerath of 2409 44th St Apt 106 are at 10 am Wednesday at Christ the King Catholic Church. Private burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survivors include husband Dr. Joseph DeMerath and children Captain Patrick DeMerath and Cheryl Learn. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society.
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Marie DeMerath
44Th St. Apt
Christ the King Catholic Church
James Fitzgerald
City of Lubbock
Rix Feneral
DeMerath
Michael J. Derosa
Richard Ellis
Ken Bran
Wesley Strength
American Cancer Society
Ada Snitker Rites Scheduled at Enochs Church
Services for Ada Gertrude Snitker 87 are set for 3 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Enochs with burial in Enochs Cemetery. She died Monday morning in West Plains Hospital after a long illness and had lived in Muleshoe since 1966 after moving from Enochs where she resided 30 years. She was born in Polk County Arkansas and married Flake C. Snitker in Hatfield Arkansas in 1906. She was a member of the Enochs church and survived by husband Clifford Snitker of Enochs, daughters Gerald Moore of Las Vegas New Mexico and Dewey Johnson of Roswell New Mexico, six grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
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Muleshoe
Ada Gertrude Snitker
First Baptist Church
Flake C. Snitker
Hatfield, Ark
First Baptist Church of
David Lucero Sr. Dies in Lubbock at 57
David Lucero Sr. 57, of 1907 E Auburn, died after a brief illness at West Texas Hospital. He had lived in Lubbock 25 years and worked as a concrete finisher. Survivors include his wife, two sons David Jr. and Louis, three daughters Janie Arredon do, Frances Martinez, and Pelinda Lucero, all of Lubbock, and eight grandchildren. rites are pending at Sanders Funeral Home.
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David Lucero Sr
E. Auburn
West Texas
Sanders Funeral Home
Lucero
Lubbock
David Lucero Jr
Louis Lucero
Janie Arredondo
Frances Martinez
Pelinda Lucero
Steven Cass Rites Today For 10 Year Old Boy
Funeral services for Steven James Cass, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Edgar Cass of 5215 7th St., were held at 10 a.m. in the W. W. Rix Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Resthaven Memorial Park. The boy died of accidental strangulation after becoming entangled in a dog chain in his back yard Saturday evening. He had been living in Odessa and moved here five months ago. Survivors include parents, three brothers and three sisters and grandparents from Odessa.
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Steven James Cass
William Edgar Cass
7Th St
W. W. Rix
M. D. Methvin
the Apostolic Christian Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
St. Mary of the Plains Hospital
Justice of the Peace
Charles Smith
Odessa
W. E. IL
Stanley
Idaho
Donald
Jerry
Fayetteville
N.C
iMrs
Glenda Wheeler
Weatherford
Linda Long
Quitman
Martha
W. E. Cass
L. A. Ray
Clint Harris Services in St Luke Baptist Church
Clint Harris 84 died Friday night at Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at St. Luke Baptist Church with Rev. A R Davis officiating. Burial in Peaceful Gardens Cemetery under Jamison Funeral Home direction. Survivors: Eddie Harris and Oliver Harris. Emma Powell. Cleo Stubblefield. Rosa Lee Evans. Harris lived in Lubbock 31 years and worked at Farmers Co-Op Oil Mill.
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St. Luke Baptist Church
Clint Harris
E. 15Th PL
Lubbock Osteopathic, Hospital
A. R. Davis
Peaceful Gardens Cemetery
Jamison Funeral Home
Farmers Co- Oo
Harris
Lubbock
Eddie Harris
Austin
Oliver Harris
Palo Alto
Califf
Emma Powell
Cleo Stubblefield
Rosa Lee Evans
Pair of Massachusetts family killed in Austin park blaze
Police probe a double murder at City Park near Lake Austin. Thomas Matzilevich and Kathleen Matzilevich were found shot and their sedan burned with gasoline. Autopsies show multiple gunshot wounds. a .38 and other calibers suspected. Victim identified as TCU freshman from Natick and his Worcester wife.
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Bobby Simpson
Robert Scott
Austin
Massachusetts
Thomas
Coleman de Chenar
Kathleen Conner Matzilevich
Worcester
Mass
Natick
Clovis Man Dies After Gunshot Wound In Family Dispute
Humphrey George 20 of Clovis dies during surgery for a gunshot wound suffered in a family argument at his grandmother’s home east of Clovis. Uncle Robert Humphrey 45 charged with manslaughter after death. investigation by Sheriff Bob Stephens and Police Chief Ken Kinsbury. Services pending. survivors include mother Joyce Acuff and a sister abroad with the armed forces.
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Clovis
George
Humphrey
Clovis Memorial Hospital
Robert Humphrey
Wandel Massey
Fred T. Henstey
Anna Humphrey
Bob Stephens
Ken Kinsbury
Sherwood Mortuary
Joyce Acuff
Maryland
Armed Services
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Ilie Williams
Hobbs
Hobbs Lea General Hospital
Roxana Street Church
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Gunter
Nashville Ave
West Texas Hospital
First United Methodist Church
Topeka
Memorial Park
Penwell-Gable Funeral Home
Joe A. Smith
Lakeview
Abernathy
Houston
Lakeview United Methodist Church
Plainview Cemetery
Ronald Judd
Sayre
Lone Oak Cemetery
Rose Chapel Funeral Home
Judd
Jin Transit
Dosefa Torres
St. Margaret Mary's Catholic Church
Lame‘sa
Rose Henson
Brownfield
PSI
Psychorientology Studies International
Pioneer Natural Gas Co
Ronn Brock
Iris Webb
Big Spring
Midland
Forestview Baptist Church
Resthaven Cemetery
Ellis Funeral Home
Mamie A. Lane
Levelland
Robert Perkins
City of Levelland Cemetery
George Price
Funeral Home
Lane
A. G
M. B. Sawyer
Yoakum County
John Robertson Throckmorton
E. Rice
Highland Hospital
Rix
Carolyn Roller
C. E. Roller
Grace Lutheran
Herman C. Langley
79Th St
Howard C. Davison
Halbert
Domingo Garcia
Shallowater
Conrad Sepeda
el Fronterise Club
John D. Henry
10Th St
Dewey Wright
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C. B. Fanning
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Bill Rainey
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Texas Rangers
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