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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1977
Page
3
Notices list Dora Lee Castaneda, 14, of Levelland. Dodson and John H. Clay obituaries in Lubbock area. Roy L. Conard of Hereford. Chirence Cook Tot of Levelland. Carmelita Johnson of Tulia. Thelma Johnson of Friona. Fred Moore of Plainview. Florence Rice of Lubbock. Lola Robason of Denver City. Jose Rodriquez of Spur. Standifer drowning near White River Lake. Names cover families, churches, and funeral directors across multiple West Texas locales.
Paul O Swearingen 75 of Kimberly Idaho dies at Twin Falls Cheney Hospital after a lengthy illness Born in Nebraska he moved to the Lubbock area in 1954 He established Custom South System for 23 years He was a member of Lubbockview Christian Church the Masonic Lodge and Woodmen of the World Funeral services to be held at Reynolds Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Twin Falls Cemetery He is survived by his wife.
Obituaries report services for Mia Ethel Butler in Hotoieen Mortuary with burial at Abee Cemetery. WT Oofige Formby 69 to be buried at Sanders Manorial Chapel and Resthaven Memorial Park. Sonya Dee Morrow eight, daughter of Mr and Mrs Shepard D Morrow, to be laid to rest at Resthaven Memorial Park via Flint Avenue Baptist Church. Harold Auday Wikson 60 of Shiten to be buried at East Englewood Cemetery Slaton. George Washington Briar 9 of Lubbock to be buried in City of Lubbock Cemetery after services at Broadway Church of Christ.
Charles Arthur Britt Jr of 920 and St Was in critical condition Monday night at Methodist Hospital. Sunny Ricky Sanath of 1st Ave suffered injuries in the same crash. David Edwand Rogers, son of Mr and Mrs Turner Rogers of Tohoka, received his medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and will begin an internship in obstetrics and gynecology at Methodist Hospital in Dallas.
Algie B Sams 48 of Wits pi died in a head on crash on 1th Street. Services set 6 pm Tuesday at Benjamin Cemetery with Dr Dudley Strain officiating and Masonic rites. burial by Franklin Barton Bu Neal Home. Survived by two sons, a sister, and a long residency in Lubbock.
Funeral services for Ricky Lee Small 19 formerly of El Paso will be at 1 pm Wednesday at Harding Orr McDaniel Montana Avenue Funeral Home with Rev Garfield Hafermeht officiating. Burial at Memory Gardens of the Valley Cemetery under the direction of Harding McDaniel Funeral Home. He died from injuries after a car crash in Dubbook. He was a Coronado High School graduate and a member of Western Hills United Methodist Church. He is survived by his parents Ronald and Mrs. Small of El Paso, two sisters Rona and Cheryl of El Paso, and grandparents Mr and Mrs Virga Roberson of Farmer City Illinois and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Small of Leroy, Illinois.
Funeral arrangements are set for James C Standifer 21 of Kress with details to be announced. The obituary notes his residence in Kress and upcoming services.
E R Trego, 70, of 2410 B 33rd St dies Monday in Methodist Hospital. Retired auditor for the Texas State Controller, he lived in Lubbock several periods and Grand Saline, and was a member of Second Baptist Church. Funeral at Franklin-Bartley Chapel with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. He married Ruth Taylor in 1937. she died in 1966. Survivors include a son John, daughter Mrs. Mary Jane DeLoavr, brother Clyde, sisters Verna Allam, Louise Hanna, Janet Haynes, and four grandchildren. Donations requested to Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch or the American Cancer Society.
A 1-year-old woman remained in custody Monday after a mid afternoon shooting northeast of here. Allen Sr died at the scene after being shot twice, with Justice of the Peace filing homicide charges. Wallace Funeral Home to handle services. Survivors include a wife a son and parents.
Lorenzo reports Cros by County librarians will join more than 100000 Texas youths in a Summer Reading Club. The program, sponsored by the local library and the Texas State Library, offers reading logs posters and checkmarks to track progress and encourage literacy through reading.
Former Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark died at age 77 in New York. The Texan served 18 years on the high court and later traveled as a visiting judge across all 11 circuits. Clark helped shape antitrust policy and criminal law before becoming attorney general under Truman.
Burglars hit homes and businesses across the area from Saturday to Monday. At Bruckner's Truck Sales a break in Sunday or Monday netted 32 CB radios and an AM FM radio valued around 4702 dollars. Other losses included tools, cameras, a stereo, and household goods totaling several thousand dollars. Local residents reported break ins at residences on 2nd Place, 29th Street, and 28th Street, plus a private school on Wolf Street and a business on 34th Street.
Palmer County Sheriff Charles Lovelace reports a brutal assault and burglary near Farwell New Mexico. A 60 year old grandmother was raped, her husband beaten, and their deaf 15 year old grandson assaulted while thieves stole four weapons and about 350 dollars. Lawmen from Texas and New Mexico press the search for three local suspects in the case.
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