Memorial for Capt Oberdier Honors Vietnam Hero
A detailed wartime obituary notes Capt Oberdier's schooling at Toledo and Maxwell AFB, his nuclear physics MS from the Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, and his Vietnam rescue mission near Da Nang. It recalls his death, family grief, and memorials requested to the First Church of the Nazarene in Lubbock.
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Terior
Peo Libbey Yeh
Toledo
Asa
Nea Yas Gin
Fort Beach
Maxwell Afb
Montgomery
Ala
Atomic Defense Command
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey
Calif
Olivar
United Press International
da Nang
Oberdier
I Tommy Stroud
Waco
Cal
Lubbock
Vietnam
Martin Duka
Church of the Nazarene
Ave. Q
South America
John Knight
Travis Afb
Carla Oberdier
Carl W. Newsom
Leyte
The
Philippines
Matador Woman Rites Slated Following Death
Forrest Campbell 50 widow of the Motley County judge died early Wednesday at her home after a short illness. Services set for 4 p m Friday at First Baptist Church with Rev Larry Heard officiating. Graveside rites at East Moon Cemetery directed by Seigler Funeral Home. Survived by husband a son Gary of Matador three brothers and a sister. Funeral and survivor details indicate active civic involvement and memberships.
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Matador
Forrest Campbell
Motley
First Baptist Church
Larry Heard
East Moonemetery
Eastern Star
Matador Garden A
el Progresso
Eae
Gary
Wots Tudor
Sal Nio
Stain
Kai
Jackson Rites Slated in O'Donnell
Lawrence D Jackson Sr. 72, resident of Lynn County, died Wednesday in Lamesa hospital after a five week illness. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today in the First Baptist Church at O'Donnell with Rev. D W Copeland and Rev. Dale Dozier officiating. Burial will be in O'Donnell Cemetery. He had lived in the area the last years and was a native of Independence Arkansas. Survivors include his wife Nora and four daughters including Mrs Oscar Veach of O'Donnell and Mrs Bernard Pewitt of Post.
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Lawrence D.iJackson Sr
Lynn County
Lames Hospital
First Baptist
O'Donnell
D.W. Copeland
Eee
Dale Dozier
Post
White Funeral Home
Jackson
Independence
Ark
Nora
Oscar Veach
Bernard Pewitt
Wayne Hair
Crane
Robinson
J. Lamesa
Ray
Dupanee
Reach
Morris
Pennington, Nellie 70, dies. services pending
Nellie Pennington of Fort Worth, 70, died at 10 30 am Wednesday in a local rest home. Services are pending at King Tal Home. She was survived by ten grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
Gladewater Man Dies. Rites Pending
Earl Stout 66 of Gladewater died at 3 20 p m Wednesday in University Hospital where he had been a patient since April Services are pending at Rix Funeral Directors Stout was visiting relatives in Crosbyton when he became ill He was a member of the Gladewater Church of Christ and a retired employee of Sun Pipe Line Co Obanetta a son Earl D of Houston a stepson Robert Harrell of Denver City two step daughters Mrs Jeris Rowland of San Antonio and Mrs Lester Thompkins of Baytown a brother Lester of Sadler and nine grandchildren
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Earl
Denver City
Jeris Rowland
San Antonio
Lester Thompkins
Baytown
Lester
Sadler
Internal Fragment Reflects Obscure Scriptural Quotation
Fragmentary OCR text mixes biblical references from First Timothy with garbled punctuation and stray phrases. The readable portions mention judgement, endurance, wardships, and determining results, but the overall content is damaged and unclear. No coherent news item or event emerges.
College campus builds loom with new Business and Biology facilities
The campus proceeds on a $4.5 million Business Administration Building with 180 faculty offices and a 12 story tower, plus a $5.2 million Biology Building rising to six floors with greenhouse complex. The projects involve about a dozen sub contractors and 200 workmen daily, expanding the college plant value toward the $100 million mark as city deals and Loop 289 projects also move ahead.
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Sani
Herone
Jon
Acceeateace Bay
Business Administration
Fritch, Co., Inc
For
Ia Frreight
Struc
Pioneer Area Resident Hale Center Death Notice
Charles B. Cunningham 69 a native of Anson and longtime Hale Center resident died at 12 05 am Wednesday in Hi Plains Hospital after two months hospitalization He was a retired farmer and WWII veteran Services set for 2 30 pm Friday at Hale Center First Methodist Church with Rev Charles Tekyl officiating Burial will be Center Plains Cemetery Freeman Funeral Home in charge Survivors include two brothers James F of Hale and Glendale and two sisters Ava Pauline Guntham Hale Center and Frances Von Struye of Abernathy
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Hale Center
Charles B. Cunningham
Anson
Hi- Plains
Cunningham
First Methodist Church
Charles Tekyl
Tekyl
Plainview
Oscar Bruce
Center Plains Cemetery
Freeman Funeral Home
James F
Hale Test
Glendale
Ava
Pauline “Guntham
Frances von Struye
Abernathy
Soldier R G Hoop Killed in Action in Vietnam
Army Captain Robert G. Hoop, 29, was killed in action in Vietnam Monday afternoon. A graduate of Mah School, he joined the Army at 17 and served as paratrooper with Green Berets in Vietnam after earlier duties in Germany and the Dominican Republic. He is survived by his wife, Panes, a son Bobby, a daughter Rene, and his parents in Lamesa.
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Army
Robert G. Hoop
Vietnam
Accordion
Germany
Remi
Jeter
Penta
Green Berets
Winders
Panes
Bobby
Rene
David
Lamesa
Amarillo Native Dies After Illness At 3 Years In City
Brownfield native Mason died after a brief illness in Amarillo where she had lived three years. She was fashion coordinator for Colbert's in Amarillo. Survived by husband M L of Tyler, two daughters, a son, and a granddaughter, with ties to the U S Germany Puerto Meir.
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Amarillo
Brownfield
Mason
Texas ‘Tech
Tfid
M. L
Tyler
Gérwi
U. S. Germany
Macn Price
Puerto Meir
Graddaughter
Local obituaries and community notices summarize health and honor events
Stotts died Tuesday in a local hospital with a wife a daughter and four grandchildren among survivors. A veterans meeting at the American Legion Hawt Home in Austin features Sid Lowery as speaker at 2 30 pm Saturday. Diana Acker Lee of Beaufort Ave was treated and released after a highway accident. Burial arrangements note Lovington Cemetery for the deceased.
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Lovington
Stotts
Sid Lowery
Diana Acker’ Lee
Beaufort Ave
Obituary Notice for R. D. Dick West of Levelland
R. D. West 81 longtime area resident died Tuesday night at a hospital. Services set for 2 p.m. today at George Severed Role with Rev. Fred Blake officiating. Burial at Littlefield Memorial Park. Survived by two sons Willard of Levelland and Kenneth of Tulsa a daughter Luvella Mixon of Karnes City four brothers two sisters and three grandchildren. Pallbearers named Orville Allison Wayne Ward Spencer Tipton Lethel Jones Bud McCaghren J D Russell.
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Levelland
R. D
West
George
Fred Blake
Mekal ‘Baptist Church
Littlefield Memorial Park
Royal Hospital
Ane
Hockley
Tamb
Ernest Blair Funeral Today in Lovington
Funeral services for Ernest S Blair aged 49 are set for today at Rogers Funeral Home Lovington Chapel with Rev Milton Thompson officiating. Burial will follow Friday at the Tatum cemetery. Blair died Tuesday in a Lovington hospital after a five day stay. Survivors include his wife Pauline his mother Mrs Dora C Blair of Houston two brothers H W and Ed L both of Monahans and a sister Mrs G F Paulson of Monahans.
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Ernest S
Dora C. Blair
Houston
Brethers
H.W
Ed L
Monahans
G. F. Paulson
Geenenee and Albert the hare find a wary friend
In a fragmentary tale titled Geenenee and Albert the hare, a wary Mrs man of ypraney appears as a puzzling figure. The brief notes hint at a curious encounter and a gentle lesson amid uncertain origins and place names.
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Albert the Hare
Man of
Ypraney
Soldier Arthur C. Tijerina Dies in Vietnam
Hereford special report notes Arthur C. Tijerina son of Mrs Jenente F. and Mrs. Tijerina was killed in Vietnam. Family notified Tuesday and details to follow. He leaves two brothers and two sisters.
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Hereford
Arthur C. ‘Tijerina
Vietnam
Key
Bren
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