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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1971
Page
3
Littlefield police report a daylight robbery at Farr's Supermarket and the Brinson home. A white woman aided two Negro men who tied the family, stole a safe containing about 1500 to 1600 dollars, and fled. Texas Rangers to assist in the search.
Services for 12 year old Diana Gay Dooris who died in a Sunday auto crash near Paducah will be held at Second Baptist Church Odessa at 2 p.m. The burial follows in Odessa Cemetery under Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home. Surviving family includes her parents Mr. and Mrs. Glen W. Dooris, brother Glen David, and grandparents J. B. Pritchett and Allie Dooris.
Irving Special Reports funeral services for Elick T Pat Booker 52 a fire victim from Lubbock to be held at 2 p m Thursday in Irving Rix Funeral Directors arranged local services Leach Chapel to host with burial in an Irving cemetery Survivors include daughter Paula Parten Dallas and sisters Arlen Cox Stephenville Lois Schafferson Dallas
Johnnie Winfield Dennis 69 died Monday at Lea General Hospital in Lovington New Mexico. Born 1902 in Moran he was a longtime Lovington resident. Survivors include wife Zella three daughters Louise Dickens Dorothy Clark and Faye Radding three sons J W Joe and Joel sixteen grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
A grand jury recessed in 140th District Court after delays tied to juror farm planting schedules. Funeral services were set for Mrs. W. E. Ferguson in Plainview, and William Albert Breeden was transferred to Knoxville after a fatal Abilene crash. Several city residents, including Everett Herron and Jodie Headley, died recently, with others injured in traffic crashes. Hospitalized victims include Russell Hardin and Roy Forkner. Local notices also report college graduations for the Baldridge couple and a nursing home council meeting.
Services set at Wolfforth Baptist Church for Arthur Marion Hughes 83 of Wolfforth who died Monday at Methodist Hospital Burial will be at Wolfforth Cemetery under Rix Funeral Directors Survivors include two sons Duke and Arthur D Hughes seven daughters a brother a sister twenty grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren
Rear Adm Marcy Mathias Dupre Jr an Austin resident since 1949 died Sunday after a heart attack He held the Legion of Merit and moved to Austin after retiring Born February 27 1899 in Troup he graduated from the Naval Academy in 1919 Dupre served on the staff of the U S fleet commander early in World War I and supervised outfitting of the battleship Indiana in 1942 becoming its executive officer May 1942 to January 1943.
Memorial services for DeWitt R. Gayle age 81 retired rancher will be at 10 a.m. today in Sanders Memorial Chapel with Dr. Lloyd Hamilton of St Luke's United Methodist Church officiating. The body will be cremated. Gayle died at his residence north of Lubbock after a long illness. He was born in Clinton Louisiana and had lived in Lubbock County 40 years. Survivors include two sons DeWitt R Jr of Houston and Tom R of Oak Ridge Tennessee a brother L C of Jacksonville Florida and six grandchildren.
Ada Whittaker, 84, of 12119 26th St. and Lubbock resident since 1935, died about 10:30 p.m. Monday at St. Mary of the Plains Hospital after a two day stay. Funeral arrangements are pending at Sanders Funeral Home. Survivors include two daughters Martha and Jenny Mae, two sons William J. and Edward Claude, all of Lubbock, and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Graveside services for Larry Dale Gore 19 will be at 2:30 today in Muleshoe Cemetery under Singleton-Ellis General Home direction. Officiating ministers are Rev. Marence Bennett and Rev. Ira Campbell. Gore a native of Ambherst died after a long illness. He lived most of his life in Muleshoe. Survivors include his parents Wayne and Mrs. Gore of Muleshoe a sister Joyce Gabbert of Muleshoe and two brothers James of Portales NM and Gerald of San Antonio.
Services for Tommy Fulgham 79 who died Sunday in a Childress nursing home will be at 2 p m today in the Northfield Community Center. J W Tipton of Houston will officiate burial will be in Northfield Cemetery under Seigler Funeral Home Matador. Tipton native of St Louis lived in Northfield 1938 1959 resided in Childress since 1959 member of Northfield First Baptist Church.
Services for Lena Emaline Rollins 79 who died Monday at Amherst Manor Nursing Home Amherst will be at 3 pm today at First Baptist Church of Sudan officiated by Rev Wayne Parry Lubbock and Rev J R Manning Burial is in Hammons Funeral Home Litttlefield Rollins longtime Sudan resident born in 1892 in Alabama Survived by three daughters Mrs R E Williams Mrs George Burke of Sudan Mrs Robert Masten of Lubbock a son F L Rollins of Las Vegas Nev a brother A T Bagly Phoenix Ariz three sisters Mrs Virgil Tankersley Rotan Mrs Joe Huggins and Mrs Brown Hembree Fort Worth seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren
Firefighters responded Monday to a grass fire at 4540 Brownfield Highway at 10:50 am, a Cedar fence fire at 2706 E Second Place at 2:46 pm, an overturned motor at 1619 University Avenue at 4:36 pm, and a house fire at 2806 25th Street at 8:29 pm. No injuries. heavy damage to the north bedroom and contents, with smoke and damage to the rest of the house. The home is occupied by Darrell Vines. A shorted radio cord reportedly sparked the blaze.
Former Senator Moore died Sunday at J. D. Anderson Hospital in Houston. He was 70.
Mrs Zora Jackson an Andrews resident died at 81 after a period in a nursing home. Funeral services are set for 3 30 p m at Scotts Funeral Home Chapel Saint Jo with burial at Forrestburg Cemetery. She is survived by three sons.
Estalee Milton of Dallas leaves behind 22 grandchildren, along with several great grandchildren and great great grandchildren, noted for a wide family network.
Green Berry McKinley Nodine 74 retired oil field pumper died Monday at Yoakum County Hospital after a short illness. He had lived in Denver City 17 years. Services 3 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church with Rev. John Ferguson officiating. Burial Denver City Memorial Park under Singleton Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife Elsa two sons John Duncan Okla Willis Troup two daughters Vivian Hoover New Orleans Jerry Stockton Kermit a brother Oliver Washburn Mo two sisters Ruth Camp Stella Mo Valma Davis Powell Mo 10 grandchildren 11 greats.
Funeral for Howard E. Hunt aged 60 of 2107 25th Street is at 4 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church with Dr. Paul M. Bumpers and other clergy officiating. Burial follows at City of Lubbock Cemetery. Hunt long served The Avalanche-Journal and engaged in civic and fraternal activities.
Hunt is survived by his wife Opal Lee McClellan married March 16, 1930 a daughter Mrs. Paul Phillips of 1907 38th St a sister Mrs. Elva Mae Yeatts of 2305 25th St and five grandchildren Pallbearers named Nat Kizer Tom V Watson Dick Cook Jack Williamson Weldon Scarbrough and H B Bryan Gifts may be given to the American Cancer Society or the Lubbock Heart Association.
A devotional passage discusses perseverance as a fuel for effort, urging unwavering hope to combat odds. It links faith from Eph. 6:18 to sustaining ambition, revitalizing potential, and achieving goals through steadfast belief.
Mrs Romy Brown age 71 of Whiteface died Monday in Lubbock Methodist Hospital after a month with a fractured hip. Services set for 2 p m Wednesday at George Price Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Hubert Bratcher officiating. Burial will be in City of Levelland Cemetery. A Cedar Bluff Alabama native, she moved to Whiteface in 1952 from Winters and was a member of the First United Methodist Church.
Whiteface is survived by two daughters Mrs. L. W. Cole of Hobbs and Mrs. H. H. Faircloth of Levelland, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed include Raymond Hill B L Price Dan Keith W D Ashmore Cullem Cooksey and Marvin Lasater.
Johnny Freeman McKee 53 died after a month long illness at Veterans Hospital Amarillo. Funeral services Wednesday at the Church of Christ with ministers from Amarillo and Turkey officiating. Burial in Dreamland Cemetery under Seigler Funeral Home direction. He was WWII veteran and auto parts clerk. Survivors include two daughters Sharon Trout and Joann McFalls, a brother J. R., three sisters Ethel Faust Eva Poe Torrie Blalock and three grandchildren.
Rites for Francisco Saldivar 78, longtime Post resident, will be held at 4 p.m. today at the Latin American Baptist Church with Rev. Carlos Ramirez officiating. Burial will follow at Terrace Hadrian Funeral Home. Saldivar died Sunday evening at Garza Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He was a retired Postex employee. Survivors include his wife six sons and six daughters, plus 57 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
Mrs Georgie Mae Williams 57 died after lengthy illness at Medical Arts Hospital. Services set for 2 p m Wednesday at St John Baptist Church with Rev J G Nelson officiating. Burial in Lamesa Cemetery under Branon Funeral direction. Survivors include daughters Lorene Hardaway Joan Blake Juanita High, all of Lamesa. father Lee Allen Finley of Lamesa. 17 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
A fire in a northeast corner bedroom at 2806 25th St. late Monday destroyed the room’s contents and heavily damaged the house after a shorted radio cord ignited. Nine year old David Vines on the bed tried to fight the blaze with an extinguisher but failed.
Delia Jane Anderson 80 dies of apparent heart attack at home. Services at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church officiated by Rev. James Miller. Burial at Memory Gardens Cemetery under Griffin Funeral Home. Survived by nephew Frank Anderson and niece Mrs. Lynn Walker, both of Hobbs.
Eva Hall 83 died at Medical Arts Hospital in Lamesa at 4 30 am Monday after a lengthy illness. A Dawson County resident since 1924 she is survived by four daughters two sons a sister two brothers and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 pm today at the Downtown Church of Christ with Bill Allen O H Tabor and Wesley Mickey officiating. Burial will be in Lamesa Memorial Park under Branon Funeral Home direction.
Blanche Shackelford, 72, died Sunday at Lea General Hospital. She had lived in Lovington 17 years. Services set for Thursday in Warrensburg, Missouri. Survived by six sisters Josie Shackelford of Lavington Pearl Bonnel Ruth Downing Julie Smith Edith Ballew Martha Ripple and a brother James Shackelford. Local arrangements by Smith-Rogers Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ellie May Willhoit, who died in Fort Morgan Colorado, will be held at 2 p.m. today in the First Baptist Chapel Slaton. The Rev. John Cartrite will officiate. burial is in Englewood Cemetery. Mrs. Willhoit lived in Slaton since 1947, later moving to Fort Morgan two years ago. her husband F A Willhoit died in 1954. Pete Willhoit of Fort Morgan and Buck Willhoit of Idalon are noted relatives.
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