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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1973
Page
2
Obituaries itemize funeral services for Leon Barnes 48 in Floydada with burial at Floydada Cemetery. Also listed are Dove Ferguson 61 of Ackerly and Clarence Stand Black 73 of Lubbock with services, burials, and survivors across Dawson, Lubbock, and surrounding counties.
Henry Franklin Brownfield 90 of Brownfield died at Brownfield General Hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral services in Brownfield Memorial Chapel with Rev. Pat Cummins and Rev. AW Franks. burial in Terry County Memorial Cemetery. Survived by wife Lucy two sons Loyd and Pat, ten grandchildren, fourteen great grandchildren, one great great grandchild. Also Ralls notice: Mrs. McLissie Creed 80 died at University Hospital Lubbock. Services at First Baptist Church, Ralls, burial in Ralls Cemetery. survivors include son Robert, daughter Mrs. James A. Bosdstun, four brothers and four grandchildren. Plainview notice: Mrs. Fred T. Jorake died in Ry 1 Laeckney. service 3 p.m. at Garland Street Church of Christ. burial at Plainview Memorial Park.
Mrs. George ROTAN aged 69 died Monday at Leisure Lodge Nursing Center Rotan. Services set for 4 p m today at Rotan Church of Christ with burial in Rotan Cemetery. Weathersbee Funeral Home in charge. Survived by three daughters, a son, siblings, fourteen grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Robert Heath Ratliff a Baptist from Lamesa leaves a wife three sons a daughter a sister two brothers and 15 grandchildren. Tim Stovall 83 retired Lubbock Avalanche Journal printer dies after a long illness services set at 10 a m Thursday at First Methodist burial in Quanah. He started printing in 1907 and worked for the Avalanche Journal from 1925 to 1960 a Lubbock Typographical Union member and Mason. Robert Heath 96 dies in Roswell Hospital funeral at 10 a m Thursday at First United Methodist Church officiated by the Rev.
Obituary briefs report multiple services and burials. Walam Bradford Clark 47 of 2505 29th St died after being struck at home and died en route to West Texas Hospital. C M Logan 57 of Plainview dies at home from apparent heart attack. services at College Heights Baptist Church. Virgil Scott Looper 68 former Lamesa resident dies in Overland Park Kansas. services in Lamesa with burial at Lamesa Memorial Park. Joe M. Mendez 40 of Crosbyton to be buried in Crosbyton Cemetery after Mass at San Jose Church.
Rev Norcross 78 funeral at Agape United Methodist Church with Dr Marvin Boyd officiating. Burial at Resthaven under Rix Funeral Directors. Survivors include two sons Lt Col John Norcross and James W Norcross and two sisters. Mrs Reed 90 of Rotan to be interred at Grady Cemetery after service at First United Methodist Sasder.
The Auxiliary and Barrack of World War 1 Veterans Hub of the Plains 149 meet for a 1:20 p.m. luncheon at Hodges Community Center 41st Street and University. Auxiliary delegates to the Department Convention July 23-27 in San Antonio will be chosen. Barrack members will elect and install officers.
Melvin Ratliff and Mrs Edith Jackson Belch ber of 2112 Grovid Road face malicious destruction of public property charges tied to the ramming death of R Ratliff 58 in Lamesa at the west entrance of the Court Tuesday He posted 1000 bond with Justice F H Bolen The case connects to a fatal shooting at a local bar in La mesa and involves multiple local figures and hospitals
Washington AP reports the Soviet Union and the United States signed a crop exchange pact to share production estimates and trade demands for a year. The deal aims to improve information on Soviet grain needs while U.S. subsidies and exports to Russia faced scrutiny amid rising prices and rail bottlenecks.
Norma Levy a high priced London call girl says she voted Conservative in the last election. The Stern interview in St Tropez links her to Lord Lambton and Lord Jellicoe amid a sex scandal prompting resignations. Levy describes clients including royalty and bankers and notes earnings from 70 to 120 dollars per engagement.
The poem reflects on Jonah fleeing God's command and the ensuing trouble shared by the ship's crew. It notes Jonah's disobedience and the patterns of consequence, ending with reference to later notable deeds attributed to him.
Dottie Hunter 78 of Shawnee dies in Plainview and burial is in Fairview Cemetery. She moved from Hereford to Shawnee in 1943. widowed since 1959. She was born in Wise County Texas and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Shawnee. Survivors include sisters Ruth Tipps Wichita Falls and Minnie Robinson Hereford.
Carl E Kellner 70 of Snyder died Monday in a Houston hospital. Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at Bell Seale Chapel with Rev. Kenry Hartman officiating. Burial in Snyder Cemetery. He married Casie Pulis in 1924 and is survived by his wife six daughters five sons two brothers two grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
Lester Tubby Turbeville 66 former South Plains resident died Monday at Anderson Hospital in Houston. Funeral will be Thursday in San Angelo with graveside rites at Roaring Springs Cemetery. Born Yoakum he taught in Dickenson and Lincoln Junior High in San Angelo and Lakeview. Survivors include his wife three daughters two brothers a sister and nine grandchildren.
Severe weather swept Texas with hail and strong winds. A funnel cloud was sighted near Sherman and a tornado watch covered 66 counties into Oklahoma and Arkansas. Damaging tornadoes struck Frederick Oklahoma area injuring over 60 people at a nursing home and other sites.
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