Obituary notices honor Odessa and Plainview mourners
Services are set for Esther Anna Dodd in Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home Odessa with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Also listed are John Gaither and John Houston obituaries with gravesides in Plainview and Booneville Arkansas. The notices name survivors, service times, and pallbearers from multiple Texas communities.
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Odessa
Hubbard-Kelly
Esther Anna Dodd
Medical Center Hospital
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Dodd
Brown County
Hubert S. Dodd
Coleman County
Cisco
Memorial services for Bob D Huff and W C Gattis set in Texas
Services for Bob D Huff and W C Gattis are planned in Midland and Slaton. Huff died Monday night after a long illness with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. Gattis died Tuesday morning after retirement as a railroad conductor. Survivors include spouses, children, and siblings. Memorials are Heart Fund.
Rites Set for Claud W Hooper in Lubbock
Daurl Hooper died after a lengthy illness at Methodist Hospital. Claud W Hooper 67 of 5510 W 10th St Lubbock longtime farmer born December 1 1905 in Texas moved to Lubbock in 1939 from Norwalk California. He is survived by his wife.
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Claud W. Hooper
10Th St
Resthaven
Singleton Wilson Chapel
Ed Scarborough
New Deal
H. F. Scot
Bacon Heights Baptist Church
Lubbock
Memoria Daurl
Hooper
Texas
Norwalk
Calif
Robert C Hyde 87 Earth farmer dies in Amherst hospital
Robert C Hyde, 87, of Earth, died early Tuesday at South Plains Hospital Clinic in Amherst. He was a retired farmer born October 7, 1885 in Wheeler Mississippi and lived in Johnson Knox Baylor Lamb counties before settling in Earth with his wife Evelyn. Surviving are his wife, son R C Hyde Jr., daughter Bernice Snead, three sisters, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral 10 a m Thursday at First United Methodist Church Earth with Rev Charles Dunnan and Rev Carl McMasters officiating. Burial Resthaven Singleton-Wilson Memorial Park. Pallbearers Curtis Price Arnold Shelby Roosevelt Houston Donald Runyon Jerry Gover Jack Angeley.
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Robert C. Hyde
Earth
First
United Methodist Church of Earth
Charles V. Dunnan
Carl McMasters
Resthaven I
Singleton-Wilson Memorial Park
Resthaven-Singleton-Wilson Funeral Home
Hyde
South Plains Hospital
Amherst
Wheeler
Miss
Johnson County
Knox County
Baylor County
Lamb County
First United Methodist Church
Tameh
Sue LI
Evelyn
R. C. Hyde Jr
Plainview
Bernice Snead
Conway
Gertrude Littley
Ida Jones
Seymore
Zelma Long
Aubrey
Curtis]Price
Arnold Shelby
Roosevelt’ Houston
Donald Runyon
Jerry iGover
Jack Angeley
Gunman, widow mourn, Levelland | Perkins dies. Ross in serious condition
In Levelland and Sundown details blur as R L Perkins, 44, dies after a Feb 9 gun battle at Cook Memorial Hospital. Anne Mae Ross, 47, of 410 Ave D, is listed in serious condition at St Marys Hospital. A bank bag stolen from Lubbock National Bank snack bar is under investigation.
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Anne Mae Ross
Ave. D
Levelland
St. Mary’s Hospital
Robert Lee
Ave
Bob Jen B
Perkins
Stevens
Cook Memorial
Hos
Perking
Jucoh
Jim
Lubbock National Bank
Mie
Jean Cox
Main
Anatl
First Baptist Church
7Th St
Sundown
Obituary Briefs from Duncan Hale Center and Lubbock
Obituaries report Buddie Collier 66 of Duncan died Sunday night after visiting Hale Center. T A Alvin Glasscock 64 Abernathy funeral 2 p.m. in Lubbock. Roger Nolan 34 shot in a local bar dies in Clovis Memorial Hospital with service 2:30 p.m. in Progress. Hayden Bayl Stephens 53 Gainesville Georgia pending. rest havens with Ward Resthaven.
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Duncan
Okla
Buddie Collier
Hi-Plains Memorial Hospital
Hale Center
Hayden Bay
Ward Funeral Home
Gainesville
Stephens
Lubbock
Resthaven-Singleton-Wilson Funeral Home
Crippled Children Faith Message Saintly Appeal
The speaker cites a biblical line about children to honor clubs churches and charities aiding crippled kids. He prays for those who fund crutches operations braces vacations and other help for helpless children facing a rough life.
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Kingdom of Heaven
Sanchez 67 dies in Plainview services set at Sacred Heart
L. Sanchez 67 of Plainview died at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in Plains Convalescent Home. Rosary at 7:30 p.m. today in Lemons Memorial Chapel. Funeral services 2 p.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Church with Rev. Rex Nichols. Burial in Plainview Cemetery. Survived by several nieces and nephews.
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Plainview
Lasaro Sanchez
Plains Convalescent Home
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Rex Nichols
Plainview Cemetery
Lemons Funeral Home
Lemons Memorial
San Angelo
Sanchez
Mrs Vanderbok 67 Dies in Illinois Visit
Mrs Harriet Marie Vanderbok of Homewood Illinois died in Methodist Hospital after becoming ill during a visit to her son Dr William G Vanderbok a Texas Tech University professor. Service and burial planned in South Holland Illinois with Rix Funeral Home and Drumm Funeral. Surviving sons two sisters and six grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Harriet Marie Vanderbok
Homewood
Methodist Hospital
William G. Vanderbok
Texas Tech University
South Holland
Rix Funeral Home
Drumm Funeral Home
Bethany Reformed Church of Chicago
Vanderbolt
Chicago
Lubbock
John J. Vanderbok
Marie Durkin
Ruth Sheldon
San Antonio
Obituary: Pearce Warren 81 Dies in Hereford
Pearce Warren 81 of Rt. 1 Meadow died about 12 30 p m Tuesday at Deaf Smith General Hospital Hereford Services will be at 2 p m Thursday in Henderson Funeral Directors Chapel Lubbock burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery Cletus Caswell pastor First Baptist Church Union Survivors include four sons Steve James Bob and Edward two sisters Mrs Bea Halmarks of California and Mrs Elve Haddock of Lovington New Mexico seven grandchildren and two other children unnamed
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Pearce Warren
Rt. 1
Meadow
Deaf Smith General
Hereford
Henderson
Lubbock
Cletus Caswell
First Baptist Church of Union
City of Lubbock
Steve
30Th St
James
49Th St
Bob
27Th St
Edward
Hartford
Bea Halmarks
California
Elve Haddock
Lovington
N.M
First Incoming Ship Docks In Haiphong Harbor
The first ship to enter Haiphong Harbor since mining began in May has docked without incident. A Soviet freighter carrying flour threaded the harbor channel as Navy mine sweeping continues. About seven ships from Soviet, Polish, East German and Hong Kong flags are in Haiphong or en route.
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Washington
Haiphong
Pentagon
Jerry W. Friedheim
Friedheim
North Vietnam
Soviet Union
Poland
East Germany
Hong Kong
Nixon
Police Hero Runs For Mayor's Job
Rep. Mario Biaggi of the Bronx declares Democratic mayoral candidacy in New York. He wins Conservative endorsement and calls for a grand jury probe into Mayor Lindsay's administration amid alleged crime-statistics manipulation. Biaggi is the eighth nominee, with a Socialist Workers party member also in.
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New York
Mario Biaggi
Bronx
Biaggi
John V. Lindsay
Socialist Workers Party
Bragg
Two-Bus Wreck Kills 35 In Chile
A head on collision on a desert road known as death highway between Antofagasta and Calama killed 35 and injured 81. The crash occurred about 80 miles north of Santiago near the world’s largest open pit copper mine. Police had not determined a cause. Both buses reportedly traveled about 60 mph. No Americans among the dead or injured.
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Antofagasta
Chile
Calama
Santiago
Nine Stranded Cubans Rescued Off Florida Coast
Nine Cuban refugees were found aboard a disabled 65 foot fishing vessel towed to Key West by the Coast Guard. Spokesman said all are in good health despite earlier erroneous reports of seven dead aboard a Cuban owned yacht found Monday night.
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Key West
Fla
U.S. Coast, Guard
Shrimp boat escapes after Mexican chase near Sabine Pass
A Texas shrimper aboard the Warrior was pursued by a Mexican naval vessel in what Mexican authorities claimed as Mexican waters. The Mexican ship fired signals and attempted boarding but the skipper A C McGill refused to let them board or tow the boat, claiming he was outside Mexican jurisdiction. Coast Guard planes aided briefly before the Mexican vessel returned, leaving a 30 mile separation.
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New Orleans
Tome
Sabine Pass
Coast Guard
Mexican Arrecife Alcaran Islands
A. C. McGill
United States
McGill
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Trinity Project Still In Doubt
The fate of the 1.6 billion Trinity River canal project remained in doubt as seven of ten downstream counties endorsed a 150 million bond and tax proposal to finance it while Polk Houston and Walker counties rejected. Dallas and Tarrant Counties still showed the issue failing.
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Trinity River Canal
Navarro
Freestone Henderson
Leon
Anderson Liberty
Trinity
Polk, Houston
Walker
Dallas
Tarrant
Rare 1856 British Guiana One Cent Stamp Sells for 280,000
A single mint 1856 British Guiana one cent magenta stamp, the unique specimen, was purchased by a private collector for 280000 dollars, marking it as the costliest postage stamp.
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British Guiana
Gridiron Show Set by Greater Lubbock Press Club
The Greater Lubbock Press Club plans its first annual Gridiron Show at Hillcrest Country Club on April 21. Tickets are $20 and invitations go out now. 13 skits, by invitation only, produced by Tom Martin and Paul R. Beane with Bob Nash as MC.
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Greater Lubbock
Dallas Police Probe Fourth and Fifth Kidnappings
Dallas police report a six day crime spree linked to the abduction of Vicki Jane Martin age 11 and Sonya Martin age 12. A suspect, Mark J. Whiteman, 24 of Terrell, faces two counts of kidnapping and burglary charges with bond set at 100000 each.
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Dallas
Vicki Jane Martin
Sonya Martin
Justice of the Peace
Robert Cole
Mark J. Whiteman
Terrell
Whiteman
Ava
Texas
Arkansas
Missouri
Robert C. Martin
Gartland
Oil Executive Shot To Death At Parking Lot
Jay Edward Morgan 43, Continental Oil Environmental Coordinator for the Western Hemisphere, was shot in the chest about 1 10 a m Tuesday during a robbery in a parking lot near a liquor store six blocks from the Sheraton Park Hotel where he attended an American Petroleum Institute conference on oil spills in Washington He was found by passersby who alerted police and the gunman fled Morgan’s wallet was missing.
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Washington
UPS
Continental Oil Company
Jay Edward Morgan
Sheraton Park
American Petroleum Institute
Morgan
Continental
Houston
Gramercy Hotel
Three Youths Charged In Stennis Shooting Case
In Washington three youths Derrick Holloway Tyrone Marshall and John Marshall were charged after a six week probe in the Stennis shooting robbery. Marshall gained the highest bond at 50000 with other bonds set at 25000 and 10000. Stennis remains hospitalized recovering after being shot and robbed in front of his home.
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FBI
John Marshall
Sen
John Stennis
Washington
Marshall
UPI
John C. Stennis
March
Washington Police
Derrick Holloway
Tyrone I. Marshall
John
Jean Dwyer
Tyrone Marshall
Holloway
D.C
Lell
Stennis
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Students Injured In Bus Wreck East of Tyler
A Chapel Hill Independent School District bus carrying 22 students overturned into a ditch on State Highway 31 seven miles east of Tyler. Two broken arms were the most serious injuries. many students aged 7 to 14 suffered cuts after window glass shattered. All injured were treated and released from hospitals.
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Tyler
Chapel Hill Independent School District
Mortar Board Taps 33 Tech Society Juniors
Thirty three outstanding junior women at Texas Tech will be tapped for Mortar Board membership as they enter classes of their major fields today. A torch lighting ceremony at 8 a.m. at University Center will feature caps and gowns. Current members will wear gowns and a brief meeting will follow each tapping in the blue room.
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Texas Tech
Mortar Board
University Center
Leach
TV Sets Top Burglary Targets In Lubbock
Police report four television sets stolen in Lubbock. A color set worth 447 dollars was taken from the L. R. Rogers residence at 2601 46th St. Two sets were taken from Ada Morris at 2409 E 10th St. A color set valued at 355 dollars was reported missing from Charlie Bidwell at 210 N Sherman Ave. Other items were taken Tuesday.
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Crooks
Ada Morris
E. 10Th St
L. R. Rogers
46Th St
Charlies Bidwell
N.sherman Ave
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E. Dodd
D. Kelly
Lee V. Dick
Ted L. Davis
W. W. Rachus
Denny R. Reynolds
H. S. Dodd Jr
Andrews
John Gaither
John B. Gaither
Garland St. Church of Christ
Gene Polbado
9Th
Columbia Streets Church of Christ
Gene Glasser
Garland Street
Plainview Memorial Park
Gaither
High Plains
Carey
Bertie Hooper
Claud Junior
Bagdad
Ariz
Bob Hooper
Patsy Morris
Jesse Foster
52Nd St
Annie Marticie
Fort Morgan
Colo
Lilly Pierce
Walter Roberts
David Montgomery
Dwight Burns
Duane Stow
Larry Walker
Alvin Armstrong
Ike Cardenas
David Cook
Joe Tevino
John Houston
Littlefield
Hammons
John Samuel Houston
Sam Houston
Spur
R. N. Tucker
Parkview Baptist Church
Glendale Cemetery
Booneville
Ark
Medical Arts Hospital
Bovina
Agnes
John Houston Jr
Carl Houston
Mexico
Otis Houston
Kansas City
Gordon Houston
Red Oak
Iowa
Louise Moon
Santa Ana
Martha Butcher
Dora Campbell
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Vera Lair
A. L. Massey
Allen Rhodes
L. A. Reams
Tommy Brawley
George W. Tooley
Harris Ray
Jimmie Jean
Ruby Frances, Casto
Dewar
Cindy
Debbie Perkins
Bob Perkins
Onie¢ Perkins
Mary Benniting
Silon Perkins
Lorene Thorneberry
Hinton
Jo Sellers
Wilmington
N. C
Frances Owens
Louie Courtright
Winston Spray
Joe Carpenter
Billy Key
Bill Dendy
Carl Huckaby
Sundown Volunteer Fire Department
Bob D. Huff
W.C. Gattis
Midland
Bob Do . D. Huff
Slaton
W. C. Gattis
Englands
Newnie
W. Ellis Chapner
Bert Mercer
Gattis
Golf Course Road
J. N. Huff
Willis Point
Billy Joe Huff
Wills Point
Virginia McCallum
Heart Fund
Claud Hooper
Robert Hyde
R. L. Perkins
T. A
Alvin”Glasscock
Abernathy
W. W. Rix
Glasscock
University Hospital
Roger Nolan
Second Baptist Church In Progress
Muleshoe Cemetery
Singleton-Ellis Funeral Home
Nolan
Clovis Memorial Hospital
L. Sanchez
Mrs. Vanderbok
A. V. Blake Record Center
Ronald H. Phillips
Quaker Ave
Press Club
Lubbock Monument Works
Georgie
Bill Linn
Ae Kde
Mees & Greenhouses
Brownfield
Tech Society
Coser Arata
Independent International
An- Arm Neral Thome
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