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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1968

Page

9

City Man War Victim’s Services Set for Pfe Ted McCaskill

Civilian services are planned for Ted McCaskill 21 at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Methodist Church with Chaplain Wayne Cook of Methodist Hospital officiating. Burial at City of Lubbock Cemetery. McCaskill, native of Lamesa, died June 19 in Vietnam. He served in U S Army from Oct 1967 and had been in Vietnam since Mar 30, 1968. Survivors include wife Sue, his parents, and sister Helena Stubbs. Memorials may be sent to Municipal Animal Shelter landscaping program.

Pfe Ted McCaskill First Methodist Church Wayne Cook Methodist Hospital Lamesa McCaskill Laikhe Hill 10 Vietnam U. S. Army Pie. McCaskill Lubbock High School Texas Tech Tech Tech Rodio Club Sue F. A. McCaskill Zenith Helena Stubbs Pampa New Municipal Animal Shelter N. Ash

Obituary notices and funeral services from local area churches

Several funeral services are announced across Texas towns. Ralph L. Reeves, Henry David Bertram, Mrs. Louella McLaurin, James Page Goodwin, Mrs. Lucille Shorter Bennett, Elton Odell Henderson and others are listed with service times, churches, burial sites, and directing funeral homes. Survivors include spouses children siblings and parents.

Rites for Mrs Ida Mae Woodard Held in Amarillo

Services for 77 year old Mrs Ida Mae Woodard were held at 2 p.m. in Amarillo with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery. A Snyder resident for 20 years she died Wednesday in an Amarillo hospital. Survivors include husband Estes, 3 daughters 6 sons 2 sisters 2 brothers 38 grandchildren and 39 great grandchildren.

Amarillo Ronald Ray Monahans Virgil Harrison Harrash Okla E. J Pomona Calif Donald el Paso L. M Randall Chatsworth Glen Princeton Odell Marque Ethel Birdwell Snyder Ida Manning Houston Bryan’ Buck Sweetwater Bland Buck

Wiley T. Brice Rites Planned

Services for Wiley T. Brice 52 will be at 10 a m today in First Baptist Church with Rev Miller Robinson officiating Burial will be in Hillside Memorial Gardens. Brice, a Snyder businessman who owned an abstract firm, died after a heart attack at Cogdell Memorial Hospital He was native of Snyder married Billie Anderson Feb 7 1953 in Clovis Survivors include wife a daughter Tracey two sons W T Jr and Henry Jack a sister and a brother all of Snyder Memorials to Snyder Heart Fund.

Snyder Wiley T. Brice First Baptist Church Miller Robinson Colonial Hill Baptist Church Hillside Memorial Gardens Bell Seale Funeral Home Brice Cogdell Memorial Hospital Bruce Billie Anderson Clovis Snyder Industrial Development Tracey W. T. Jr Henry Jack Guy Stoker Richard Snyder Heart Fund

Hugh M. Frazier Rites Scheduled

Services for Hugh M. Frazier 81 longtime Paducah resident will be at 2 p m today at First Methodist Church with Rev Jack Tutor and Rev Charles Gates officiating Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery Norris Funeral Home directing Frazier died Thursday in Richard Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient about a week He was a native of Bynum and had lived in the Paducah area 49 years He was a retired farmer A daughter Mary Dell Majors Paducah a brother Claude Bynum and three sisters Miss Tat Frazier Miss Ruth Frazier and Miss Gladys Frazier all of Bynum are named in the notice.

Paducah Hugh M. Frazier First Methodist Jack Tutor Childress Charles Gates Garden of Memories Norris Funeral Home Frazier Richard Memorial Hospital Bynum Mary Mary Dell Majors Claude Tat Frazier Ruth Frazier Gladys Frazier

Mrs Erskine Dies in Morton at 58

Mrs. Dezzie Mae Erskine aged 58 died at Roberts Nursing Home after years of declining health. Services are pending at Singleton Funeral Home. She was born in Oklahoma and lived in Morton two years after moving from Levelland. Surviving relatives include son Kenneth Erskine of Fort Worth two daughters Mrs Phillip Fietz Plano and Mrs William E F Davis Morton two brothers C H Adams Hale Center and J E Adams Borger five sisters and ten grandchildren plus a great grandson.

Morton Dezzie Mae Erskine Roberts Nursing Home Singleton Funeral Home Erskine Oklahoma Levelland Kenneth Erskine Fort Worth Phillip Fietz Plano William EF. Davis C. H. Adams Hale Center J. E. Adams Borger Virgil Lackey Dodd City Oliver Ellis Temple George Harvey Bonham W. A. Jacks Great Summit Paul Moss Durant Okla

Judge Sets Bond For Two Here

Judge Denzil Bevers set bonds Thursday for two defendants in County Court at Law No 2. James Bigbie, 30, of 4806 24th St, received a $750 bond on a charge of aggravated assault. Joe E. Ochoa, 45, of Levelland, was bonded at $200 on a check law violation charge.

Denzil Bevers James Bigbie 24Th St Joe E. Ochoa Levelland

James R. Cates Rites Arranged

Services for James Roy Cates 73 are set for 3 p.m. at the Baptist Church with Rev. Jimmy Dragoo officiating. Cates died from injuries at his farm one mile south of here and was pronounced dead at the scene. Survived by daughter Nannie Mckenzie of Lubbock, three brothers Joe, Louis, Lee, two grandchildren and a great grandchild. Pallbearers named A F Williamson J T Andrews Earnest Marcus Paul Perry L I Preston Fred Hale.

Hurlwood James Roy Cates Baptist Jimmy Dragoo Resthaven Memorial Park Sanders Funeral Home Lubbock Cates F. R. Land Justice of the Peace Nannie Clyde Mckenzie Joe Louis Cates Pilot Point Lee Cates Hamilton A. F.williamson J.T. Andrews Earnest Marcus Paul Perry L. I. Preston Fred Hale

Mrs. Margarett McBride Rites Planned at Lubbock Cemetery

Graveside services for Mrs. Margarett McBride 88 will be at 2 p.m. today at City of Lubbock Cemetery with Rev. Morris Sheats officiating. Burial by Rix Funeral. She died at 5 a.m. Thursday in Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital after moving to Lubbock in 1966 from McKinney. Survivors include two sons Clarence Lane Sparta Wisconsin and Thomas Allen Pickrell Rt 6 Lubbock. two daughters Lena Jeffcoat Palestine Texas and Tom York’s wife in Maysville Oklahoma. a sister Ethel Vestel Rickley Oregon. 29 grandchildren.

Margarett McBride City of Lubbock Morris Sheats Trinity Church Rix Funeral Directors McBride Rt. 6 Lubbock Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital McKinney Assembly of God Church Clarence Lane Sparta Wis Thomas Allen Pickrell Lena Jeffcoat Palestine Tex Tom York Maysville Okla Ethel Vestel Rickley Ore

Rites Planned for Mrs. V C Smart of Spur

Mrs. V C Lena Smart 85 longtime Spur resident died Thursday in an Austin nursing home. Services 1 30 p m Saturday Spur Methodist Church with Rev Howard Marconi officiating burial Spur Cemetery Campbell Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include Dr W C Smart Jr of Austin Jeff Smart of Hereford a daughter Mrs Tommie Edwards of Matador five grandchildren and five siblings

Spur V. C Lena) Smart Austin Spur Methodist Church Howard Marconi Spur Cemetery Campbell Funeral Home W. C. Smart Jr Jeff Smart Hereford Tommie ‘Edwards Matador Jack Rector Spur and Glen Opie Royce California Henry Jackson Hamlin

Good Men and Faithful Steps by Julien C. Hyer

Poem recalls Psalm 37 25 and 37 37 lines about steps of a good man ordered by the Lord. It urges calm in blue times and notes God upholds good men with His hand. The verse reflects glories of virtue and calls readers to fit the good man category.

Julien C. Hyer

Mrs Walthall Rites Set in Lubbock Funeral

Services for Mrs Bessie M Walthall 70 will be held at 10 am Saturday at Resthaven Funeral Home Little Church of the Flowers with Rev J T Bolding of First Baptist officiating Entombment follows in Resthaven Mausoleum She was born in Taylor came to Lubbock from Santa Anna in 1933 and died Thursday in West Texas Hospital Survivors include son Max Walthall Covington Louisiana two sisters Mrs G M Ross and Mrs John Dehoney and two grandchildren

Bessie M. Walthall Resthaven Funeral Home Covington G. M. Ross

A W Karr Dies Following Brief Illness in Lubbock

A W Cracker Karr 55 of Rt 3 Lubbock died at 4 05 p m at home after a brief illness Services are pending at Rix He had lived in Lubbock County since 1914 Survived by Demaris two sons Larry of El Centro Mickey of 1604 45th St a daughter Mrs Jimmy L Blackburn Amarillo mother Mrs Wilma Karr of Lubbock two brothers Trix of Seagraves Roy of Seminole and three sisters Mrs Beatrice Gibson Mrs Eva Conway both of Los Angeles and Mrs Bill Deatherage of 1922 Ave O

A. W Cracker) Karr Rt. 3 Lubbock Rix Funeral Home Lubbock County Demaris Larry Eli City Mickey 45Th St Jimmy L. Blackburn Amarillo Wilma Karr Trix Seagraves Roy Seminole Beatrice Gibson Eva Conway Los Angeles Calif Bill Ave. O

John McKaskle Dies in Hospital at 90

Stanton Texas special report. John Bell McKaskle 90 retired Martin County farmer died Thursday in Cowper Hospital Big Spring after a brief illness. Services are pending at Gilbreath Funeral Home. He was born in Jackson Parish Louisiana and moved to Martin County in 1928 from Monroe Louisiana. He farmed 14 miles northeast of Stanton. Survivors include three sons Man of Lenorah Claude of Midkiff and John of Augusta Kansas two daughters Mrs Rube Thorne of West Monroe Louisiana and Mrs W A Womack of Jal New Mexico 14 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.

West Monroe W. A. Womack Jal, N. M

Pedro Leyva Dies After Illness In Lubbock

Pedro Leyva 71 a Jehovah's Witness minister died Thursday after admission to West Texas Hospital following months of illness. He lived in Lubbock 12 years at 303 Ave R where his body will remain until services. He previously lived 32 years in Colorado City. He is survived by Angel Leyva and Melton Leyva of 303 and 301 Ave R and three grandsons.

Lubbock 303 Ave. R Colorado City Angel Leyva Melton Leyva 301 Ave. R

Services Pending For Mrs Havens

Mrs Roy F Havens 72 of Temple died at 5 40 am Thursday in a Temple convalescent home She was born in Hico and mother of Rev Roy R Havens pastor of First Methodist Church of Turkey She was a Methodist and a Hewett Funeral Home obituary lists her husband Roy F Havens and a grandson Roy Havens of Plainview The last sentence repeats a Rhode Island labor fact not connected to the obituary

Plainview Roy F. Havens Temple Hico Havens Roy R. Havens First Methodist Church of Turkey Methodist Church Hewett Funeral Roy F Roy Havens

Rites Set for A R Sutton 76 Served as Farmer

Services for A R Sutton 76 retired farmer will be at 3 p m today at Bell Seale Funeral Home Chapel burial follows at Hillside Memorial Gardens Sutton died Thursday at Cogdell Memorial Hospital after a week long illness He was born in Floyd County moved to Scurry County in 1931 He is survived by two daughters Mrs J C Muassingill Snyder and Mrs Lawell Bomar Moore Okla three sons Charles Billy Snyder and Floyd Artesia N M a brother Roy Grover and a sister Mrs Violet Foster Long Beach Calif 14 grandchildren and three great grandchildren

Lucille ‘Shorter Bennett Sanders Memorial Resthaven ‘Memorial Park Ruby J.C. Muassingill Snyder Lawell Bomar Moore, Okla Charles Billy Floyd Artesia N. M Roy Grover Violet Foster Long Beach Calif

Mrs Adams Rites Held After Stroke in Texas

Mrs Veda Marie Adams 47 died Thursday at the San Angelo Clinic Hospital after suffering an apparent stroke while on vacation with family. She had lived in Andrews six years, moving from Ozona, and was a member of the Ozona Order of Eastern Star. Survivors include husband Jessie, a son Clive Jack Harris of Dexter New Mexico, a daughter Mrs Bobby L Halycher of Quona, two stepsons, four brothers, five sisters, and several grandchildren.

Andrews Veda Marie Adams San Angelo Clinic Singleton Funeral Home Adams Ozona Ozona Order of Eastern Star Jessie Clive Jack Harris Dexter N. Mu Bobby L. Halycher Quona Jimmy Earl Adams Burns William R. Adams Northridge Calif O. G. Fell Estill Springs Tenn EF. W. Thompson Pensacola Fla R. A. Walsh Springfield Ohio Barney Ensley Iraan Fred Hasty H. L. George Pampa O. W. Fell Big Spring W. E. Fell Pensacola, Fla Orin G. Fell Chalk Roy Fell Hurst

Texas Gulf Coast Plunges Under 12 Inches of Rain

Up to a foot of rain drenched the Texas Gulf Coast on Thursday flooding streams and riverbanks. Port Mansfield boats sank as 55 mph squall winds struck. Montgomery County evacuees still weathering floods. Rio Grande Valley reports heavy showers. South Plains enjoyed clear skies and 90s. Health officials urged boiled water for returning residents until tests confirm purity.

United Fresh International Texas Gulf Coast Port Mansfield Montgomery County San Jacinto River Rio Grande Valley South Plains Coast Guard San Jacinto Montgomery County Sheriff's Office

Hungarian Party Chief Kadar Talks With Soviet Leaders

Janos Kadar arrived in Moscow and held talks with Leonid Brezhnev Alexei Kosygin and Nikolai Podgorny. An official announcement said the discussions were friendly but did not reveal topics.

Moscow Communist Party Janos Kadar Lenoid I. ‘Brezhnev Alexei N. Kosygin Nikolai V. Podgorny

Also Mentioned on This Page

City Man Henderson Funeral Directors Ralph L. Reeves City of 59 Dean Reeves Henry David Bertram Plesant Ridge Baptist Louella McLaurin O'Donnell First Methodist Church Tahoka Branon-Philips Funeral Home James Page Goodwin Dimmitt First Baptist Church West Lawn Dennis Funeral Home Goodwin Elton Odell i Henderson East Side Church of Christ of Morton Henderson Holly Colo Muleshoe James R. Cates Mrs. Smart A. W. Karr John McKaskle Pedro Leyva Pend Jehovah's Witnesses Church Leyva West Texas Hospital Rhode Island Whitewall Gan Uniroyal First Tire Reg. Price E. Needles & Son Ave. H Court House Khe Sanh Demilitarized Zone U.S. Command Saigon A. R. Sutton Mrs. Adams Gulf Cammie Williams Wes Harden's Ave M_ Ph Keith Franklin
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