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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1966

Page

4

Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent to occupy modern duplex

Austin reports Luci Johnson and Pat Nugent plan to rent a two family unit described as modern, roomy and colorfully decorated. The duplex near UT houses two bedrooms and two baths with blue and beige master baths, skylights, a courtyard, and reinforced by a West Austin development by Dick Avent.

Luci Robert Heard Austin Austin Pat Nugent Dick Avent Luci Johnson Nugent University of Texas Pat Avent Phil Sanders St. Augustine

John E Griggs dies longtime area furniture dealer

John E Jack Griggs 57 of 717 23rd St died Thursday at William Beaumont Hospital El Paso after a long illness. He owned Griggs Furniture Co and once ran stores in Amarillo Plainview Levelland Brownfield and later moved to Lubbock in 1927. Survived by wife four sons a daughter two sisters his mother and six grandchildren. Pallbearers listed. Services Saturday 10 a.m. at W W Rix Chapel with pastors officiating.

John E Jack) Griggs 23Rd St William Beaumont Hospital el Paso Griggs Furniture Co W. W. Rix Chapel Paul Bumpers First Methodist Church Kenneth Behnken Our Savior Lutheran Church Grig Lubbock Amarillo William C. Griggs John T. Robertson Jack Copeland Clovis N.M Ted Sams Memphis Tenn W. D. DeGrassi Noble J. Frank Edwin Roy Joe Clark Gilmer Aycock

Mrs. Templeton Rites Are Slated For Lamesa

Mrs. Minnie Lois Templeton 32 of Lamesa died at Medical Arts Hospital after a long illness. Rites set for 11 a.m. today at Branon-Philips Funeral Chapel with Rev. Frank H. Grubbs and Rev. J. L. Considine of St. Nicholas Catholic Church officiating. Burial at Resthaven Cemetery in Menard at 4 p.m. Friday. Born in Menard she lived in Dawson County 19 years. Survived by husband William Templeton two sons Leon Wolf Coleman and George Templeton mother Mrs. Bertie Martin of Lamesa father Nathan Minyard of Menard four sisters Mrs. Roy Bishop Miles Mrs. Marvin Moore Devine Mrs. John Banse San Antonio and Mrs. Joeline Bradford San Angelo and one brother N. L. Minyard San Angelo.

Minnie Lois Templeton Lamesa Medical Arts Hospital

Actor Dean Jones Injured in Mexico Motorcycle Crash

Hollywood actor Dean Jones was injured in a motorcycle crash near Scammon's Lagoon Baja California Mexico. He was treated on site and transported to Tijuana for emergency care. a broken hip and bleeding wound were reported as doctors prepared to fly him to the United States for further treatment.

Hollywood UPI Dean Jones Mexico San Diego Calif Jones Tijuana Moxico Jane Fonda Warner Bros. Studios Walt Disney Scammon Baja California

Snyder Rodeo Draws 2 200 Spectators on Night Two

About 2,200 fans attended the second night of the 30th Scurry County Rodeo at the arena west of Snyder. The event closes Saturday with winners including Robert Taylor in Bull Riding and Ralph Miller in Team Roping among others.

William Heffner Dies Rites Set

William Arthur Hefner 78 a Plainview resident for 30 years died Wednesday in a Wichita Kansas hospital. Funeral at 3 p m today at College Heights Baptist Church with Rev Blankenship officiating. Burial in Plainview Memorial Park. Survivors include a daughter Mrs D W DuBois Wichita a son Raymond Lubbock two brothers Otto Shamrock and Jess Modesto two sisters Mrs Morris Tucker Pampa and Mrs Mae Thompson Los Angeles seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Plainview William Arthur Hefner Wichita, Kan College Heights Baptist Church Hefner Wright County Tex Wichita Kan College Heights Blankenship Plainview Memorial Park Lemons Funeral Home D. W. DuBois Raymond Lubbock Otto Shamrock Jess Modesto Calif Morris Tucker Pampa Mae Thompson Los Angeles

Mrs. Mary Birdsong Services Pending in Plainview

Mrs. Mary Birdsong 77, a Lubbock resident, died Thursday morning visiting a son in Stephenville. Services are pending with Lemons Funeral Home in Plainview. Survivors include three daughters Novie Springfield Lubbock Glenn Perry Artesia NM Donald McNeely Direct Tex six sons Troy Jess Dock Plainview Joe Lockney Luther Stephenville John Oklahoma and a brother Louis Garrett Kress.

Plainview Lemons Funeral Home Lubbock Mary Birdsong Stephenville Novie Springfield Glenn Perry Artesia N. M Donald McNeely Direct Tex Troy Jess Dock Joe Lockney Luther John Oklahoma Louis Garrett Kress

All Things and Meekness Reflect in Verse

Short reflective verse by Julien C. Hyer urges adaptability and kindness. It draws on biblical phrases like be all things to all men and emphasizes meekness toward the meek. The tone combines moral instruction with a call for sincerity and seriousness in dealings with others.

Julien C. Hyer

Mrs. L. P. Baker Dies At 69 In Post Area

Mrs. L. P. Baker 69 longtime Garza County resident died about 6 30 a m Thursday in Highland Hospital Lubbock after two days hospitalization She and her husband lived southwest of Post in the Graham Community relocated to Garza County in 1926 from Grayson County Survivors include her husband four daughters Mrs Dorothy Kenley of Tohoka Mrs Melvena McGlain of Lubbock Mrs Mary Gayle Young and Mrs Consuelo Thuett of Post a son Robert Baker of Post a sister Mrs W M Sweeney Tulsa a brother J B Parker Ft Smith Ark nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren Time of services pending at Hadman Funeral Home in Post Officiating will be Rev C B Hogue Odessa Rev Joe Vernon First Baptist Church and Rev Jimmy McGuire Trinity Baptist Church Burial will be in Terrace Cemetery under Hudman Funeral Home direction

Post L. P. Baker Garza County Highland Hospital Lubbock

Houston secretary of year named at Dallas convention

Mrs. Gene Pendergast of Houston won the 1966 international secretary of the year title at the National Secretaries Association convention in Dallas. She edged four finalists from 25 000 members for answers on loyalty to an employer and the secretary’s role on the management team.

Dallas Gene Pendergast Houston Asso Ciation New Mexico Socorro N.M Pendergast Kathi Ernest Cockrell Jr Mie Mary Svee LaCrosse Wisc Jeannette G. Berry Burlington Mass Dorothy M. Stepan Peru Neb Eunice Graham Washington, D. C M. Merle Law London Ontario Canada Connie Pendergast

Services Set For Mrs Patterson In Levelland

Services for Mrs. F. W. Minnie Bell Patterson 83 will be at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church Levelland with Dr. William H. Cook officiating. Burial will follow at Levelland City Cemetery. Patterson, longtime Hockley County resident, died after a lengthy illness at South Plains Hospital. Survivors include four sons Joe Munday A Z Clarendon Earl and Roy Levelland. three daughters Clayton Shofner Quemada Lee Brock Bonners Ferry and D M Marrow Brownfield. two sisters Bertha Tatum Olin NC and Della Moore Mooresville NC. three brothers Lee Andrew Boggs Olin NC and Fred Boggs Best. 20 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. Pallbearers: Bert Stockard James Marrow Spencer Tipton Albert Pence Edward Phillips and David Mitchel.

Levelland F. W Minnie Bell) Patterson First Baptist Church William H. Cook City of Levelland Cemetery George Price Earl and Roy le Jvelland Clayton Shofner Quemada Lee Brock Bonners Ferry Idaho D. M. Marrow Brownfield Bertha Tatum Olin N.C Della Moore Mooresville Lee Andrew Boggs Fred Boggs Best Bert Stockard James Marrow Spencer Tipton Albert Pence Edward Phillips David Mitchel

Abusive Phone Caller Arrested

Dallas report says Maurice Monroe Tucker 33 was charged Thursday with making abusive telephone calls. Detection equipment traced calls to Tucker, arresting him Wednesday night. The case marks the 11th under state law since Southwestern Bell began a summer campaign. Texas law imposes up to $1000 fine and up to one year in prison.

Dallas API Maurice Monroe Tucker Tucker Southwestern Bell Telephone Texas

Rev R E Boyle dies at 85 in Petersburg

The Rev. R. E. Boyle 85 retired Cumberland Presbyterian minister and Petersburg resident died Thursday in Methodist Hospital after a 10 day stay. Services set for 4 p.m. at First Methodist Church Petersburg with ministers from Nashville Lubbock and Petersburg officiating. Burial in Petersburg Cemetery with Masonic rites. Survivors include wife son Richard E Boyle Jr. and six daughters, two brothers and numerous grandchildren.

Claude Colson Services Today

Funeral services for Claude Simp son Colson 86 longtime area resident will be at 10 a.m. at the First Methodist Church with Rev W D McReynolds officiating Burial will be in Lockney Cemetery under direction of iCarter Funeral Home Colson died at 7 50 a.m Wednesday at Carlsbad Texas where she had been a patient in a rest home the past five weeks He moved to the South Plains in 1921 from Oklahoma and was born at Mountain Home Arkansas He was a retired farmer and a member of the Lockney Methodist Church Survivors include a brother Dowell Lockney a half brother T I Savage Hamasville Mo and two sisters Mrs Essie Yarbrough Plainview and Mrs Edna Talley Marlow Oklahoma Pallbearers are R C Yarbrough Buzzy Yarbrough Steve Yarbrough Gary Blankenship Royce Blankenship and T C Clanton

Lockney Claude Simpson Sim) Colson First Methodist Church W. D. McReynolds Lockney Cemetery iCarter Funeral Home Colson Carlsbad Tex Happy Union Irick South Plains Oklahoma Mountain Home Ark Plainview Edna Talley Marlow Okla R. C. Yarbrough Buzzy Yarbrough Steve Yarbrough Gary Blankenship Royce Blankenship T. C. Clanton

City Woman's Rites Are Set

Mrs. P. T. Callaway 35 of 2310 16th St. died at 5 45 am Thursday at Ray's Hospitality Services. Rites set for 9 am Saturday at W. W. Rix Chapel with Dr. C. Melvin Ratheal of Trinity Baptist Church officiating. Born in Bell County she moved to Lubbock in 1925 from Temple. Survivors include nieces and nephews. Interment in Temple Cemetery late Saturday afternoon under Rix Funeral Home direction.

P. T. Callaway 16Th St Ray W. W

Crone Services Pend In Ralls

Lee Edgar Crone 82 longtime Ralls resident died about 6 am Thursday at Crosbyton Convalescent Home. A native of Rogers he lived in Ralls since 1920 and was a retired farmer. Survived by wife Emma one son W C of Ralls a daughter Mrs Nolan O Briyant of Denver City two brothers Louie Canyon Dam Calif Earnest Rogers one sister Mrs W L Parrish Levelland four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services are pending at Carter Funeral Home here.

Ralls Lee Edgar Crone Crosbyton Rogers Emma W. C Nolan O’briyant Denver City Louie Canyon Dam Calif

Pioneer Yoakum Resident Dies in Denver City

James Leander Ford 83 pioneer Denver City resident died on arrival at Yoakum County Hospital after an apparent heart attack. He came to Denver City in 1939, built original town structures, ran a grocery and newsstand, and served as deputy U.S. Marshal in Oklahoma Territory. He helped organize local fraternal orders and held multiple civic memberships. survived by a large family. Funeral services pending at Singleton Funeral Home.

Denver City Singleton James Leander Ford Yoakum County Hospital Ford Odessa Texas Oklahoma Territory Oklahoma Colorado

Rites Held for Mrs. J. R. Lane in Lubbock Church

Mrs. J. R. Lane 73 of 2417 38th Street died after a lengthy illness at West Texas Hospital. Funeral services conducted at 2 p.m. at 25th Street Baptist Church with Rev. Bert Homer and Rev. Jack L. Bailey officiating, burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survivors include husband, a son Jack Bailey of Denton, two brothers J. R. Wells of Gilmer and J. B. Wells of Emmitt Ark, plus three grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

J. R Pete) Lane 38Th St 25Th Street Baptist Church Bert. Homer Jack L. Bailey Emmanuel Baptist Church Monaghans Lane City of Lubbock Franklin - Bartley Funeral Home Lubbock

Rites Are Today For Mrs. Faver

Services for Mrs. T A Faver lifelong resident of Scurry County will be held at 10 a m today in the First Methodist Church. The Rev John Gordon and the Rev Jimmy Hill will officiate. Burial will be in Hillside Memorial Garden. Mrs Faver died at Cogdell Memorial Hospital from an apparent heart attack. She was a Presbyterian Church member and daughter of W W Werner who helped establish the church in Scurry County. Survived by two daughters Ver nette Lloyd and Charlotte Pitner a son Arel and four grandchildren.

Cogdell Memorial ‘Hospital Willie Lee Faver Faver Presbyterian Church W. W.werner Scurry County Wer‘nette Lloyd Ira Charlotte Pitner Sherman Arel Snyder

Mrs Una Reid Rites Set

Services for Mrs. Una Reid 89 are planned at 10:30 a.m. at Singleton Funeral Home Chapel Morton with Rev Kenneth Wyatt officiating. Burial follows in Morton Memorial Cemetery. She died at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Levelland after living in Levelland since 1955, previously of Morton. Survivors include three daughters Mae Johns and Doris Pippin plus others, a son Jake, fourteen grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.

Morton Una Reid Singleton Funeral Home Kenneth Wyatt Morton Methodist Church Morton Memorial Cemetery Order of Eastern Star Methodist Church Morlion Kenneth Watts Levelland Mae Johns Santa Clara Calif Doris Pippin Oklahoma City Jake Dallas

Area Rites Set For Mrs. Cruse

LAMESA Special Funeral for Mrs. Dillie Cruse 74, longtime Tahdka native, is at 10 a.m. today in Bran with Rev. R J Rister of Abilene officiating. Graveside burial will be in an Abilene cemetery. She died Wednesday morning at her son Dan Cruse’s home in Lamesa. Surviving relatives include two daughters one son three sisters five brothers and four grandchildren.

Lamesa Dillie Cruse Tahdka Branon-Philips R. J. Rister Abilene

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John E. Griggs Mrs. Templeton Colombo Ceylon Snyder Rodeo William Heffner Lubbock Veterans of Foreign Wars Post Department of Texas VFW Jack Armstrong Lubbock Vfw W. D. (Dub) Young Robert Bevers Fred Williams N. T. Conner Bill McClurg Rites Pond Patterson R. E. Boyle Petersburg Cumberland, Presbyterian Methodists Hospital Vernon Burrow Cumberland Presbyterian Nasville Sam Estes Elton Wyatt Franklin-Bartley Boyle Cumberland Presbyterian Church Olney Graham Bowie Pettrolia Chico Knights Templar Khiva Shrine Petersburg Masonic Lodge Richard E. Boyle Jr Wichita Falls Frances Kirtley Ida McCombs Lester Munday E. C. Bennett Jr H. Lynn Mercer 33Rd St George Boyle Claude Colson Crone Services Pend Yoakum First Christian Church Order of the I.O.C.F Canton No Order of the Rebekah Elmer Alex Isaac O. V Midland L. B North Cowden Sapulpa Mae Comer Rena Romaine Panama Ann Lambeth McCamey J. R. Lane Resthaven Funeral Home Zale Vann Hamiltons Jewel Hamilton America Bresdway Caprock Center 50Th St Town & Country 4Th & College
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