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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1970

Page

2

Meadow High actors win third straight state title in Austin

Meadow High School drama group returns home from the University Interscholastic League finals with a third consecutive state championship. Noyce Burleson leads the cast, earning top individual honors and a community parade of support.

Bob Baker Avalanche-Journal Meadow Meadow High Austin City Park Noyce Burleson Noyce i Joe Burleson Ithe City Square George Ashburn Burleson Citizens of Wayward Saints Comedia Rex Finley Denise Verner David Watson Major Howard Polly Marchbanks Texas Brownsville Meadow School Odell Wilkes

Multiple Obituaries and Local Notices From Lubbock Area

Community notices report memorial services for George Hiles 77 and John K Woosley 36 in Resthaven and Forrest Heights churches. Also murder stab incident at Methodist Hospital leaves Samuel Deary 19 treated. Dawson ISD Board of Equalization to meet at 2 p.m. in May at Dawson High School.

Board of Equalization Dawson Independent School District Dawson High School Samuel Deary FK. and Methodist Hospital

Floyd B Bills Rites Tuesday

Floyd B Bills 67 of Earth died Sunday in Lubbock Methodist Hospital after a weeks illness. Born in Hunt County he belonged to the Church of Christ. Services set for 3 p m Tuesday at Amherst Church of Christ with Ministers Leonard Tittle and Granie Atkisson officiating. Burial will be in Barth Cemetery under Parsons Ellis Singleton Funeral Home of Earth. Survivors include wife Odeal three sons Carlos Lubbock Clifford Denver City and Deval Houston two daughters Mrs Duke Powell Hereford and Mrs Charles Shobe Waco a stepdaughter Fioise Terrell Fort Worth a stepson Harold Terrell Dallas six brothers Lesatie Dallas BR Vv Sunsy Side and Hollis Wichita Falls six sisters Mrs Emma Moore Mrs Anna Moore Mrs Teddie Cartman Mrs Mozellie Bunch all Wichita Falls Mrs Lenah Brown Dallas and Mrs Netta Mae Hargrove Garland and 19 grandchildren

EARTH Floyd B. Bills Lubbock Methodie Hunt County Bills Amtheist Church of Christ Delta Counts Amherst Church Buria Barth Cemetery Parsons-Ellis-Singleton Home of Earth Odeal Carlos Clifford Denver City Deval Houston Duke Powell Hereford Charles Shobe Waco Fioise Terrell Fort Worth Harold Terrell Dallas Lesatie BR. Vv Sunsy Side Hollis Wichita Falls Emma Moore Anna Moore Teddie Cartman Mozellie Bunch Lenah Brown Netta. Mae Hargrove Garland

Obituary: L C Childers Services Set in Wolfforth

L C Childers 75 of Wolfforth died at 1 20 a m Sunday in Methodist Hospital. Services will be 2 p m today at Wolfforth Church of Christ with ministers Henry Lynch Merrill Pence and the Rev Ted Dotts officiating. Burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. Survivors include a wife two daughters a son five sisters four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.

Clint) Chiders Wolfforth Methodist Hospital Wolfforth Church of Christ Henry, Lynch Merrill Pence Ted Dotts Resthaven Memorial Park Rix Childers Wille Mra Dattie Townsend Wilda Fay Snider Ropesville KL. C. Jr Mery Edwards 41St St Davie Smith Abilene Dot Hin Cross Plains Lois Petcock Dayton Foy Davis Bokchito

M E Randall Service Today at Steele Hill Church

Morgen Edward Randall 65 lifelong Steele Hill resident died Saturday night in Aspermont Hospital after illness. Survived by wife Willie Fae Pierce, three daughters Marjorie Davis Shirley Bird Caroline Elliot, two sons William and Danny, sister Mrs Jesse Erath, 13 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral at 2 p.m. today at Steele Hill Church of Christ, with George Calbert officiating. Burial in Spur Campbell Funeral Home lot. Pallbearers named Otis Holly Edwin Erath W M Erath Rube Waddell Elmer Thomason Earl Thomason.

Steele Hill Morgen Edward Randall Lfe-Long Aspermont Hospital Itl Randall Willie Fae Pierce Clairemont W. M. Erath Rube Waddell Elmer Thomason Earl Thomason

Mrs Thomas services set for Muleshoe resident

Mrs Ira Thomas 66 of Muleshoe died about 2 45 p m Saturday at West Plains Memorial Hospital Funeral services are at 2 p m today in the Church of Christ with Royce Clay and D L Thompson officiating Burial will be in Bailey County Memorial Park under Singleton Funeral Home direction Mrs Thomas a native of Mountains Park Arkansas moved to Muleshoe in 1928 from Porcell Oklahoma Survivors include her husband Haskell of Vernon San Albert of Arlington and Bessie Pickens of re plus three brothers Monroe Vinson and all of five

Muleshoe Ira Thomas West Plains Memorial Hospital Church of Christ Royce Clay D. L. Thompson Bailey County Memorial Park Singleton Funeral Home Ars Thomas Mountains Park Ark Porcell Okla

HurT at Home: One Month Old Critically Injured in Backover

In Whitharral a 1 month old girl Debra Polaendy sustained massive head injuries when a car backed over her at home. She remained in critical condition Sunday night at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock. Driver identity, likely a relative, was not available. Local authorities had not been notified and no investigation was opened. The child was taken from Levelland Clinic to Lubbock by George Price Funeral Home ambulance.

Whitharral Debra Polaendy Sandy Polaendo Methodist ‘Hospital Laibboeck Hockley County Levelland Levelland Clinic Lubbock George Price Funeral Home

Funeral services for Mrs Addie Maxwell in Anson

Mrs Addie Leo Maxwell 86 died Saturday night in a Lubbock convalescent home. Services set for 5 p.m. today at Northside Baptist Church Anson with Rev Jesse Ramsey. Burial Prairie View Cemetery directed by Lawrence Funeral Home. Survived by four sons six daughters 38 grandchildren 39 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.

Anson Addie Leo Maxwell Lubbock Northside Baptist Church Jesse Ramsey Lamesa Prairie View Cemetery Lawrence Funeral Home Jones 'County Lubback Sidney Owens Denver City Clarence Payne San Angelo Alton Paulks

Mrs Lansford Dies. Rites Set In Andrews Church

Mrs D D Lansford 62 of Andrews died on arrival at Shannon Memorial Hospital San Angelo from a heart attack at her daughter's home. Services 2 p.m Tuesday at First Baptist Church with Rev Carl Grissom officiating. Burial in Andrews Singleton Funeral Home. Survivors include husband three daughters four sisters four brothers and several grandchildren and a great grandchild.

Andrews Melrone N.M Odessa Teague San Angelo Frances. Combest Darlene Martin Amy Condruff Phoenix Ariz Otis Lansford Annabel Berry Goldie. Ki

Auto Overturns Near Abernathy Injures Two

An auto overturn occurred on FM 597 about two miles west of Abernathy at 6 15 p m Sunday injuring two Lubbock city residents. Ina Jan McLendon 11 of 4000 39th St and Danny Hollaway 21 of 78234 35th St were treated at University Hospital and released. Other occupants Jerry Lee Wilcox 18 of Lubbock and Vickie Price 21 of Abernathy were not injured.

Ming McLendon Danny Hollaway 35Th St Department of Public Safety Jerry Lee Wilcox WLE Place Lubbock Vickie Price Abernathy Thompson Wilcox

Carl Ingram Crosbyton resident dies at 72

Carl C. Ingram of Crosbyton died at 6 p.m. Sunday in Methodist Hospital Lubbock after a short illness. Services will be at 4 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church Crosbyton with Rev. Lee Crouch officiating. Burial in Crosbyton Cemetery under King Funeral Home direction. Ingram, born in Blunt County Alabama, moved to Crosbyton in 1908. He worked as an tax accountant for 12 years and had been a candidate for Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Crosby County last week. He is survived by his wife Ida, two sons Bobby of Levelland and John of Lubbock, three stepsons Cecil Patrick of Portales Joe Bass of Clarendon Connie Bass of Tulsa, Oklahoma, daughter Claudia Hockenberry of Lubbock, brother Claude of Hollis Oklahoma, nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Crosbyton iCarl C. Ingrams iCrosbyton Methodist Lubbock United ‘Methodist Lee Crouch Miciating inCrosbyton Cemetery King Funeral Home Ingram Blunt County Ala Ed Ax Crosby County Ida Fao Bobby Levelland John Ave Cecil Patrick Portales Joe Bass Clarendon Connie Bass Tulsa Okla Claudia Hockenberry Claude Hollis

Glenn Jones Rites Set In Lamesa Church

Glenn Jones 81 of Lamesa died Sunday in Medical Arts Hospital after 52 days as a patient. Services will be at 4 p.m. today at Crestview Baptist Church with Rev. Dorman Kinard officiating. Burial at Lamese Branon Funeral Home. He leaves six sons and six daughters, multiple grandchildren, great grandchildren, sisters and brothers, with numerous nieces and nephews listed.

Lamesa Glenn Jones Medical Arts Hospital Crestview Dorman Kinard Lamese Cemetery Branon Funers T. C Jiggs Leonard Lamese Glenn Jr Big Spring Prentice Grand Prairie Leroy Snyder Charles E Seminole G. P. Stewart Jack Matlock Colorado City Stan Briggs Jimmy Garriett Ned Clements Charles. Vaughn Levi ‘Wingo Buck Farris Woodie Berry Mountain View Calif Lovie Dowell South Dakota Ewell Inger Charles Dallas

Average annual pay for classroom teachers noted

The report lists apinetestpt as the lowest average annual ay for classroom teachers at 5870 dollars in the nat dataset.

Funeral services for John K. Woosley in Forrest Heights Church

John K Jakes Woosley 60 of 3506 26th St died Saturday at Methodist Hospital after six days there. Funeral by Franklin Bartley at Forrest Heights Methodist with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. Survived by daughters Martha Sistrunk Mansfield and Mrs Madden of 1107 A 43rd St a son Kenneth Henderson four sisters two brothers and four grandchildren. Pallbearers named.

John K Jake Woosley Sah Forrest, Heights Methodist Church Resthaven Memorial Park Franklin Partley Funeral Home Methodial Hospital Forrest Heights John K.jakes Woosley 26Th St Methodist Hospital A. McBrayer Franklin Bartley Veterans of Foreign Wars Martha Sue Sistrunk Mansfield David Madden 43Rd St Kenneth Henderson F. E. Calvery Andrews Lorin Boucher Corpus Christi Mayfair Davis Elsie Denton Caliss N. H 41St St Ang Jake Miller Morris Payne W. W.sherrill Wiliam D. Young Loyd Jenkins David Redinger

Ben Teran 65 Dies While Visiting Lubbock City

Ben Teran 65 of Phoenix Aviz died about 2 20 p m Friday at Methodist Hospital. He was in Lubbock on a visit. Services will be at 10 a m today at W W Rix Chapel with Eloy Garcia minister of the Cob igate Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Teran was a former Lubbock resident. Six daughters and a son in Phoenix and Los Angeles survive with pallbearers named.

Ben Teran Phoenix Aviz Frildayn Methodist Hospital Lubbock W.W. Rix Chapel Eloy Garcia Cob Igate Church of Christ Fof Lubbock Teran Victoria

Bovine Oy Beetford Update Noted in Local Ledger

Fragmentary OCR text references Bovine Oy Beetford and a value of 4.40 with unclear context. The readable items hint at a local ledger or listing and a numeric figure, but no coherent event or names beyond those fragments. Further text needed for a proper summary.

Mrs. Dallas Whaley Rites Pending

Mrs. Dallas Whaley 66 of 1904 Sith St. died at 11 30 a m Sunday in Highland Hospital after a lengthy illness Services are pending with Saunders Funeral Home She was a native of Sayre Okla and came to Labreck in 1940 She is survived by a husband Dallas Jr son of Chicago a daughter Mrs W D Squyres of San Francisco her mother Mrs Clebie Tackitt of Georgetown three sisters Mrs Mo L Moody of Fort Worth Mrs Adele Wingo of Dallas and Mrs Daisy Newman of Austin a brother L E Tackitt of Corpus Christi and seven grandchildren

Dallas Whaley Sith St Highland Hospital Sau Iders Mo L. Moody Fort Worth Adele Wingo Dallas Daisy Newman Austin L. E. Tackitt Cor‘pes Christi

Bluford A. Goss Funeral Tuesday

Bluford A. Goss four died at 3 p m Sunday after a two week illness. Services 2 30 p m Tuesday at Roaring Springs First Baptist Church with Rev J H McWilliams Amarillo officiating. Burial Roaring Springs Cemetery under Sanders Funeral Home. Born Mena Arkansas he lived in Roaring Springs 1916 1968 then moved to Lubbock. Survivors three sons Jake Bennie Curtis Joe Pierce a daughter Mrs Bonnie Barton and 17 grandchildren

Bluford A. Goss Inter St Jees Roaring Springs First Baptist J. H. McWilliams Amarillo Sanders Funeral Home Goss Mena Ark

Tech student dies in Missouri Interstate crash

Timothy K. Carrico 19 of Ballwin Missouri, a Texas Tech University sophomore, died in a one car crash on Interstate 44 in St James. Linda Nance 18, a Tech freshman, suffered severe injuries. Carrico’s father Harold S. Carrico of Ballwin and brother Harold Carrico Jr. survive. Services are pending.

Texas Tech University Timothy K. Carrico Baliwin St. James Missouri Highway Patrol Carrico

Herrington Rites Pending In Ralls

Lorenzo Special Finley Herrington 52 a Lorenzo resident since 1921 died at 9 a m Sunday at his home after an apparent heart attack Services for World War I veteran are pending with Carter Funeral Home of Ralls Survivors include his wife Louise a son Rick D of Reese AFB two daughters Mrs Ramona Howard of Lubbock and Mrs Rhonda Pullen of Dallas six brothers Grice and J T both of Lorenzo Woodrow of Lawndale Calif Allen of Torrance Calif Bill of Port Isabel and Buster of Oklahoma City two sisters Mrs W A White of Seminole and Mrs Ben Cady of Long Beach Calif his mother Mrs Irene Herrington of Lorenzo and four grandchildren

Lorenzo Finley Herrington Carter Funeral Home Ralls Louise Rick D Reese Afb Ramona Howard Lubbock Rhonda Pullen Dallas Grice J. T Woodrow Lawn Dale Calif Allen Torrance Bill Port Isabel Buster Oklahoma City Mra W. A. White Seminole Ben Cady Long Beach Irene. Herrington

Fred Shockley Rites Pending

Fred Shockley 86 of 2206 JBith St. died at 11 40 a m Sunday in Resthaven Singleton Wilson Nursing Home He was a retired building contractor born in Van Buren Arkansas and moved to Lubbock from Childress in 1936 Survived by his wife Beulah four daughters Darlene Brennan Coronado Irene Friedman El Paso Geneva Walker Escondido Sally McClaskey Oroville a son Fred Jr 2004 45th St a sister Sarah Lemmons Austin and 10 grandchildren

Fred Shockley Jbith St Lecal Resthaven - Singleton - Wilson Funeral Home van Buren Ark Lubbock Childress Beulah Darlene Brennan Coronado Calif Irene Freidman el Paso Geneva Walker Escondido Callif Sally McClaskey Oroville Fred Jr 45Th St Sarah Lemmons Austin

James D. Brice Rites Pending Abernathy Native Dies

James oD. Brice SS of Abernathy died Sunday in Hale Center Hi Maing Hospital after ten weeks as a patient. A native of Wingate he moved to Hale Center in 1953 and Abernathy in 1958. He was a ginner and a member of Northside Baptist Church Abernathy. Survived by son James D of Fort Bills a daughter Mrs Barney Lewis of San Diego Calif four brothers and three sisters and four grandchildren. Funeral arrangements by Chambers Funeral Home.

Abernathy James Od. Brice Hale Center Hi-Maing Hospital Wingate Northside Baptist Church of Terre Haute Ind L. G. Snow Carlsbad, N.M

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Sal Plainview Texas Tech Bill Sturdivant Gary Alexander Olton Te mi St Aay Sa Iuiey Mary Pipers Sammotorcye Hon Hinett Mackenzie RRA Bportaimnan Sah George Hiiles Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home Olten Wedeecaday Mera Anna Maris Padilla Auburn St Lacm St Patrick's Catholic Church The Meadow Cemetery Padilla L. C. Childers Services M. E. Randall Service Today Mrs. Maxwell Chicago Civic Center Plaza Vietnam White House Carl Ingram Jake Woosley Ldarock Avalanchesournal Aurker Bovine Beetford Mrs Hfe Mth Tech Missouri Linda Nance Leslie Nance Jr Downers Grne Phelps ‘County Hospital Rolla Harold S. Carrico Baltwin Caro Louisville Farold Carrico Jr Ballwin Shrader Fred Shockley James D. Brice D Bacher Pres Main Street Lubbock, Texas Sanders Win Aegal Menber Rae Oven
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