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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1975
Page
10
Clark Smith Allen eight year old Tahoka resident dies after lengthy illness at West Texas Hospital in Lubbock. Services at White Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Rev. Frank Oglesby with Rev. Jim Turner assisting. Burial in Tahoka Cemetery. Survived by four daughters, two sons, twenty grandchildren and 52 great grandchildren.
Wendy Gayle Brown aged year old drowned Thursday at Maxey Swimming Pool. Services set for Monday at 2 p.m. in W W Rix Chapel with Garry Bortz officiating. Burial in Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park. Survivors include her parents Lieva L Brown and a brother Paul with others.
Obituaries note services for John Calvin Chisholm 28 of Guymon Okla and Evelyn Elizabeth Daley 53 of Andrews. Chisholm owner of Feedlot Maintenance Co died at home with autopsy pending. Daley died at home after a heart attack. Fortunes given for survivors include spouses children and siblings. Additional services for J B Golden 61 of Lubbock and Clifton listed with burial at Clifton Cemetery.
Esther Minnie Haws 83 of Friona died Thursday at Palmer County Community Hospital after a long illness. Services 3 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church Friona with Rev. Bobby McMillian and Rev. David Crow officiating. Burial Mission Garden of Memories Clovis under Parsons Ellis Funeral Friona. She was a Woodbine Kansas native resident since 1953. She leaves three sons four daughters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Jim Holmes 27 of Coleman died at 1 45 a m Friday at Methodist Hospital after a lengthy illness. Services set for 2 p m today at W W Rix Chapel with Charles Clough of Lubbock Bible Church officiating. Burial in Resthaven. Holmes, raised in Lubbock and Coronado High School graduate, held a finance and banking degree from Texas Tech 1972 and was a First National Bank of Brownwood officer. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Henry Holmes of Coleman two brothers Ed and Fred and a sister Ann all of Coleman and grandparents Mr and Mrs Fred Holmes Shamrock and Mrs J M Arnett Coleman. Memorials may be given to the Children’s Foundation of West Texas or Evangelic Communication Research Foundation.
Obituaries list services and burial details for several residents. Walter L. Ammon 71 of Lubbock dies. graveside in Cincinnati Ohio. John J. Mills 85 of Munday, burial Abernathy Cemetery. Hazel Bruner 71 of Lubbock, funeral in Hereford. Lula W Gambrel 87 of Roy New Mexico. Lena Carroll 75 of 2515 Weber Drive pending at South Plains.
Eugene Jackson 62 of 1709 Ave A dies at 6 30 am June 21 in Lubbock. Funeral at 2 pm today at St Luke Baptist Church with Rev A L Davis officiating. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. South Plains Funeral Home handles arrangements. Jackson moved from Natchez Mississippi 35 years ago. mother Mrs Fannie Jackson and Mrs Mary E Jackson survive.
Obituaries list George Jackson 75 of Lubbock died at St. Mary's Hospital. Services at St. Matthew's Baptist Church with Rev. Willie Johnson. Survived by sister Virgie Parker and others. Also Claude B. Jones 89 of Plainview, buried Plainview Memorial Park. former builder and lodge member. Alva Lindsay 66 of Plainview buried Parklawn Memorial Gardens. survivor list includes wife and children. Ronald Long Jr., 3, of Dimmitt died at Plains Memorial Hospital. service at Bedford Street Church of Christ with Viggo Ulrich. Burial at Clarendon Cemetery. survivors listed.
Services for Inez Alene McMillan of Hermleigh and Raymond Loyd Rocher of Lubbock are planned with local pastors officiating. McMillan, a lifelong Eastland native and area resident since 1923, died Thursday. Rocher, 38, an Ohio native and former Reese AFB sergeant, died after a heart attack at Reese Hospital. The notices also mention Truman Turner of Lubbock and Ida Turner of Fluvanna with details on survivors and service times.
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