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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1975
Page
5
Obituaries and funeral notices for several local residents including TykREY Turkey of Amarillo and Marcela Freeman of Coleman County. Details mention service times at Assembly of God Canyon and West End Baptist, with survivors list comprising spouses, children, siblings, and extended family. Burial plans, affiliations with churches, and nursing home deaths are noted across Brownfield and Lubbock County records.
Jesse McMellon 45 died after a lengthy illness. Graveside rites held Monday at Restland Memorial Park Dallas with burial by Resthaven-Singleton-Winison Funeral Home. Survived by wife Shureng daughter Kathy two sons C J and Michael, sister Mrs Mamie Mellon and brother G H. He moved to Lubbock in 1873 from Richardson and worked as a tech at Texas Instruments.
Services for Jim Hicks of Vergada will be at First Use Church. Rites for David Ket Snyder and Raper follow in Rico. Twin infant sons born at Menage Hospital in Rico, shortly after birth. Seminal Wednesday service details unclear due to damaged text.
Lamesa report notes Dawson County United Way campaigned Friday for the Bow Scouts fund request while cutting several charities from service. The drive seeks 19 600 dollars for Dawson County as part of a 752 000 total across the South Plains Council. Donations allocated to United Way budgeted groups include USO and Salvation Army with others removed. Carson County set a 41 400 goal, up 2 150 from last year. Donald Bryant leads United Way 1975 76 and Ricky Smith coordinates locally.
A thief robbed two Coors Beer Distributor employees at a Parkway Drive spot early Friday taking a crown metal cash box with about 400 dollars. The suspect, 6 feet tall, wore a light green shirt and light pants, threatened to shoot and fled as investigators searched for the armed robber.
The House voted 215 to 178 to strike Casey's provision allowing local control of PE courses, aligning with Title IX rules and setting the stage for full integration in classrooms and gymnasiums this fall. Rep Bella Abzug praised colleagues for backing equal opportunity for girls and women.
Two people died in separate Friday crashes in Garza County near Snyder and Post. Mrs Zola Halliburton Lockett 76 of Mullin died at Garza Memorial Hospital after a car truck collision north of Snyder while Odis Dee Marett 42 of Faha ka was killed when his pickup collided with a tractor semi truck southeast of Post on US 84.
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