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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1969

Page

5

Poison Fatal to Former Tech History Professor Dr S S McKay

Services for Dr Seth Shepard McKay 81 longtime Texas Tech history professor and author will be at 3 p m today at First Christian Church with Dr Saied Saied of Wellington and L C Dudley Strain officiating Burial at Resthaven Memorial Park under Sanders Funeral Home direction McKay born in Holland came to Lubbock in 1928 taught at Tech for 20 years and was a noted authority on Texas political and social history He died at Methodist Hospital after a long career and family notes his wife two children and seven grandchildren survive Cecil Hagar 61 died near Spur after accidental poisoning while working on his farm Services set 4 p m today at Girard Baptist Church with burial in Girard Cemetery Campbell Funeral Home in charge Survivors include wife Odessa two sons Troy Fort Worth and C V Girard a daughter Mrs Charlotte Hudson Spur mother Mrs Alice Hagar of Snyder three brothers and one sister plus six grandchildren

Seth Shepard McKay 20Th St Mack Sam Mcwhinney Rogers Texas Tech S. S. McKay Methodist Hospital Lubbock Tech Tech Foundation Spur Cecil Hagar Girard Kent County Girard Baptist Church Lee Hollis Sweetwater Bobby Ted Gallagher Campbell Funeral Home Odessa Troy Fort ;Worth C. V Charlotte Hudson J Alice ‘Hagar Snyder Alvin Portales, N.M Clyde Vernon Jewel Taylor Post Petronilo Garibaldo Happy Methodist Jimmy Aldridge St. Will Peaceful Gardens Park U.S Burgin Watkins St. John’s Methodist Church P.m. Garibaldo Driv Henderson Wimaral Nirerdars H. K. Jefferson Donia Hay Young Bozeman Ledberry Elton Griggs 27Th St Ashany Elliott Young E. 5Th St Charlie Ruth Ofee New Light Baptist Home Elliott Jr Jing

Funeral Friday for York Infant

Funeral services for Eddie Dean York five month old son of Mr and Mrs York will be held Friday at 10 a m in the God Church with Rev F Love officiating Burial will be at Resthaven Memorial Park under Rix Funeral Directors direction The child died after an apparent fall from a crib in the family trailer Survivors include his parents two brothers Jerry Don and Terry Leroy and four grandparents Mrs Viola York Lubbock W H York Clyde Mrs Alice Anglin Dallas and Raymond Anglin Fruitvale

Eddie Dean York Eddie York N. Quirt McKay lAve Assembly of Dent Baylor God Church University of Texas Jr. F. Love Resthaven Memorial Park Rix Funeral Justice of the Peace F. H. Bolen Jerry Don Terry Leroy Viola York Lubbock W. H. York Clyde Alice Anglin Dallas Raymond Anglin Fruitvale Wauvurony

Louie Leija Tulia Soldier Killed in Vietnam Action

Army Specialist 4 Louie Z. Leija 20 was killed in action in Vietnam last Thursday while leading a squad. A Tulia note says he went to Vietnam last August and was due for leave. he married Aug. 16, 1968, in a ceremony weeks before deployment. Survivors include his wife, mother, stepfather, sister, two half-brothers, a half-sister, and grandparents. Services are pending at Wallace Funeral Home. A squad collection was wired to his parents via the Red Cross.

Tulia Army Louie Z. Leija Vietnam Leija Hawaii Greeley Colo Tulsa Carson City Nev Taylor- Evans Ft. Bliss Ft. Ord Calif Guadalupe Hernandez Leila St. William's Catholic Church Geronimo Longoria Norma Basaldua Jose Juan Longoria Evangelina Longoria Jose Zapata Luz Leija Happy Wallace Funeral Home Red Cross

Services Slated For Mrs Cobb

Mrs Myrtle Price Cobb 83 will be buried in Rosemound Cemetery Commerce after a Franklin-Bartley Chapel service in Lubbock today at 3 p.m. Associate Minister William E Young of Broadway Church of Christ will officiate. She died Wednesday in Methodist Hospital after residing in Hereford since 1952. Survivors include two sons Clyde and Clifton, a daughter Faye Kyle of Lubbock, seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Pallbearers are Larry Kyle Keith Price Truman Price and Glynn Price.

Hereford Myrtle Price Cobb Franklin-Bartley Lubbock William E. Young Broadway Church of Christ Rosemound Commerce Cobb Methodist Methodist Hospital. She Was A Native of Murfreesboro Tenn First United Methodist Church of Klondike Clyde of Enochs Clifton

McKay Led American History Work at Furman and Tech

J. R. McKay earned a MA from the University of Texas in 1919 and a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1994. He headed Furman University’s American History department from 1924 to 1928 when he joined Tech. A civic church leader, he presided over the Lubbock Lions Club, served as a deacon, and led regional historical efforts. He authored 63+ articles and several books on Texas history, including After Spindletop Texas and the Fair Deal Texas Politics 1906-44.

University of Texas University of Pennsylvania McKay Furman University Tech Lubbock Society For the Preservation of Barbershop Quartet Singing In America, Inc Texas History Texas Southwestern Social Science Quarterly West Texas Historical Association Year Book Dictionary of American Biographies E. J. Davis

Samuel Kelly Rites Planned in Morton Church Services

Funeral services for Samuel Clinton Kelly Jr. 46 will be at 6 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with burial in Morton Memorial Cemetery. He died at 4:15 a.m. Wednesday in Methodist Hospital Lubbock after a week as a patient. A Ranger native, he had lived in Cochran County since 1931 and was a World War II veteran and owner/operator of Kelly's House. Survivors include his wife Patricia two stepsons Jimmy and Robert Hargous a stepdaughter Theresa Lewis of Germany two sisters Ramona Miller Fort Worth Beatrice Bassett De Leon and brothers Ruel Morton and Larry Perryton.

Morton Samuel Clinton Kelly Jr First Baptist Church Morton Memorial Singleton Funeral Home Kelly Methodist Hospital Lubbock Ranger Cochran County Longview UPI Robert Gilmour LeTourneau Kelly's Patricia Jimmy Eulogiz Robert Hargous Theresa Lewis Germany Top of the Earth Moving Sisters Ramona Miller Fort Worth Beatricel An Bassett de Leon Ruel Morton Larry Perryton

Mishap Victim Rangel Services Pending

Isidro Rangel 54 of 710 Cedar dies after a Occidental Chemical Co truck backed over him. Services are pending at Lemons Funeral Home. Survived by wife Feliz, daughter Mrs. Oscar Ruiz, five sons including Isido Jr and Jose Luis, two brothers in Carrizo Springs, five grandchildren, and others.

Plainview Isidro Rangel Cedar Lemons Funeral Home Rangel Occidental Chemical Co Feliz Oscar Ruiz Isido Jr Adrian, Mich Jose Luis U.S. Army Germany Richard Armed Forces Adolpho and Rudolpho Trinidad and Leonge Carrizo Springs

Serenity Prayer Reflection By Julien C Hyer

The meditation quotes a prayer attributed to Julien C Hyer about accepting unchangeable things and seeking strength to change what can be changed. It frames surrender and effort as a balance under divine guidance. The dated phrasing evokes a religious study or devotional unit.

Julien C. Hyer

Mrs Green 76 Dies. Rites Set in Lubbock and Tulsa

Mrs. Carden L. Green 76 of 1919 34th St died at 12 45 pm in St Marys Hospital. Funeral 11 am Friday at W W Rix Chapel conducted by Rev H Phil Widmar. Graveside 2 30 pm Saturday Memorial Park Cemetery Tulsa. Survived by son Carden K Green Tulsa step daughter Betty Knight Broach Tulsa brother F Billington Tulsa and two grandchildren Arthur and Diane Green. Memorials to West Texas Workshop for the Blind.

Carden L Reba) Green 34Th St St. Mary’s Hospital W. W. Rix Chapel H. Phil Widmar First United Methodist Church Memorial Park Cemetery Tulsa Oklo Arthur Diane Green

Daughtery Rites Slated Today

Albert R. Daugherty 75 of Eunice New Mexico died 8 50 p m Tuesday in Veterans Hospital Big Spring Services set for 4 p m today at Abernathy Church of Christ with Cecil Bunch officiating Burial in Abernathy Cemetery Chambers Funeral Home directed Born in Mexia he lived much of his life in southeastern New Mexico World War I veteran and Church of Christ member Survivors include three sisters Katie Ellard Plainview Dorothy Welch Rio Linda and Emma Griffay West Sacramento and three brothers J M Daugherty Abernathy T M Rea Eunice W D Daughtery May

Abernathy Albert R. Daugherty Eunice N.M Veterans Hospital Big Spring Abernathy Church of Christ Cecil Bunch Abernathy Cemetery Chambers Funeral Home Mexia Daugherty New Mexico Church of Christ Katie Ellard Plainview Dorothy Welch l Rio Linda Calif Emma Griffay West Sacramento J. M. Daugherty T. M. Rea W. D. Daughtery May

Tracks on farm hint at fertilizer spread pattern

A photograph by Fred Comegys from a National Guard air trainer flight shows tracks near Dover indicating a farmer spread fertilizer rather than a single venture from a barn. The scene was captured by a News Journal photographer and appears in AP wire photo coverage.

Dover Del Wilmington News Journal Fred Comegys National Guard Comegys

Graveside Rites for Infant Garibaldo Held

Graveside services for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Happy Garibaldo will be held at 2 p m today at Peaceful Gardens Memorial Cemetery. The infant died after treatment at Methodist Hospital. Burial will follow under Henderson Funeral Home direction. Survivors include the parents and grandparents.

Four Plans from Rix Promote Quick Choice

Rix presents four plan options and invites customers to call today at 763-4333 to choose. Each plan outlines different features and pricing designed to fit varying needs and budgets. Call now to compare details and select the best fit.

Henry Nieman's Funeral Slated

Henry J. Nieman 78, retired farmer of the YL community northeast of Muleshoe, died at West Plains Memorial Hospital. Services set for 2:30 p.m. Friday at YL Methodist Church with Rev. Philip Berry and Rev. Roy Ward officiating. Burial at Bailey County Memorial Park. Survivors include three sisters, a brother and a grandchild.

Muleshoe Henry J. Nieman Here West Plains Memorial Hospital YL Methodist Philip Berry St. Martin's ‘Lutheran Church Littlefield Roy Ward Bailey County Memorial Park Singleton Funeral Home Marvin Erwin J. W. Maeker Annie Ehlers Wilson Ida Nieman Port Aransas Emil

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