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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1972
Page
2
New Delhi said the cease fire along the Kashmir line took effect at 11 47 am after truce line commanders agreed. Sporadic fire continued on the Pakistani side until about 1 pm but the ministry noted it has been quiet since.
Services for Mrs. Inez Lam 87 a prominent Denver City resident who died at home will be held at 2 30 pm today at First United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at 5 pm in Ludbrook Cemetery under Singleton Funeral Home direction. Survivors include four sons four daughters 26 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
A Hobbs resident Mrs Elaine Dalton 76 died Friday in a royal hospital. Grave side services are today at Fairview Cemetery Albuquerque Strong Thorne Mortuary of Albuquerque directs arrangements Local arrangements by Griffin Funeral Home She was a piano teacher who lived in Hobbs since 1947 Survivors include her husband H E Dalton daughter Mrs Bruce Hebenstreit Albuquerque sister Mrs Grave Wood Pharr Tex brother M H Hall Port Lavaca Tex four grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Robert O. Duncan 72, former Sears Roebuck employee and real estate salesman, died at his home 304 Ave R in Lubbock. A Tennessee native who moved from Sudan to Lubbock in 1950, he is survived by his wife three sons and three daughters. Funeral services are pending with Rix Funeral Directors.
Funeral services for Ollie Robert Mooney 80 of Floydada will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the First Methodist Church Floydada with Rev C B Milton officiating. Burial will be in Floydada Cemetery. Mooney died Saturday night at Caprock Hospital after a brief illness. He was a World War I veteran, Native of Molly Branch Mississippi, married Rae Annie Terral in 1928 and lived in Floyd County since 1935. Survivors include his wife five sons a daughter two brothers a sister and six grandchildren.
Funeral services for Ruth Jones 64 who died Sunday at Clovis Memorial Hospital will be held at 2 p m at Central Christian Church with Dr. Stanley Lethar officiating. Burial is in Longhaven Memorial Cemetery. Steed Todd Funeral Home in charge. Jones a native of Arkansas lived in Clovis since 1917 was a piano teacher and held leadership roles in music education including past NM Music Teachers Association president and National Music Teachers Association officer. She had two music books published and served as a Music Guild Adjudicator. She is survived by her husband Hugh one sister Mrs. Hazel Rea two brothers Raymond White Cecil White and Jack White.
John Beal Simmons 59 former Lubbock resident died Saturday in a Temple hospital. Services set for 2 p.m. today at Henderson Funeral Home Chapel Santa Anna with Wiley Young officiating. Burial in Santa Anna Cemetery. He owned a swap shop in Cross Plains and is survived by two daughters, three sons, his mother, a sister, and 16 grandchildren.
William H. Crawford 98 who came to Lubbock in 1898 from Georgia died Sunday night at his home 3001 35th. He was a farmer and a member of the Masonic Lodge. Surviving daughter Mrs. W. Herring of Lubbock. Services are pending with Janders Funeral Home.
At Huntsville the first Texas Prison Rodeo featured women inmates competing in calf-tussle and sack races winning prizes. Helen Keener and Margie Walker took $50 in calf-tussle while Susan Hensley and Ernestine Shepard won the greased sack event. Debby Hookcher was crowned Miss Texas Prison Rodeo 1972. Net proceeds support inmate treatment programs.
Calvin Curtis Curtner Sr. 82 of Whiteface died about 4 30 a m Sunday at Levelland Nursing Home. Services at 4 p m today at Smith Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev G A Van Hoose and Rev Billy Pierson officiating. Burial at City of Levelland Cemetery. He was a native of Arkansas and had lived in Whiteface 14 years. Survived by Jewel three daughters Mrs Elen Mpperson Odessa Mrs Earl Lewis Levelland and Mrs Shirley Olsen Woodard Okla four sons Charles Fort Pierce Va Jesse Wake Village Calvin Jr Lubbock Alvin W Woodard Okla a sister Mrs Mary G Huffman San Diego Calif two brothers Ellisott Denver Colo Orie Jamesboro Ark 19 grandchildren 24 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
Odessa man Dennis George Randall aged 66 was found dead by belt hanging in his city jail cell about 1 p.m. Sunday. Jailor L L Baker checked the cell during rounds and found him. Justice of the Peace Howard Williams ordered autopsy results pending. Funeral services were to be held at Mubbards Kelly Funeral Home.
Classified advertisement for home delivery options of Morning Edition at the Lubbock Avalanche Journal. Details include mailing address in Lubbock Texas, subscription rates for Morning, Evening, Sunday, and combined Morning and Sunday packages, with varying durations and prices.
A reflective verse titled A Joyful Mother of Children asks whether a son will recognize his mother in heaven. The speaker envisages a sweet reunion on Heaven's Golden Street, hoping for a clear face to face meet and divine recognition.
T. K. Patterson 72 died after a long illness at his home in Lubbock where he had lived since 1925. Services are pending at Sanders Funeral Home. He owned E. A. Patterson Co. Native of Merit, he resided on West 4th Street. Survived by two brothers E. B. Patterson of Oklahoma City and Howard Patterson of Fort Worth. two sisters Madelin Dayton of Fort Worth and J M Teague of Brownfield.
Mrs. W H Yandell 76 died on arrival at Lubbock Os teopathic Hospital after a year of ill health. Services are Tuesday at Sanders Memorial Chapel with Rev J B Fowler officiating. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. She lived in Lubbock since 1932, formerly Slaton resident, charter member of Southcrest Baptist Church. Survivors: two sons Raymond L Yandell of Lubbock and Billy R Yandell of Dallas, two brothers C D Hoover of Muleshoe and Onis Hoover of Route 7 Lubbock, seven grandchildren.
Hugh E Small 74 a retired Lubbock Avalanche Journal Juncotype operator died about one a.m. Sunday at Printers Home Hospital. Services are pending at Res thaven Singleton Wilson Funeral Home in Lubbock. He was born in Wellington and lived in Shamrock and Lubbock where he worked for The Avalanche Journal from 1945 to 1965. He is survived by his wife Mary Rose Smail two daughters Jacqueline McLeroy of Dimmitt and Mary Rose Bell of Epsom NH three sisters Earl Kramer Walter Mount and Fred Holmes five grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Mrs Ethel Chandler 83 died Saturday at Clovis Memorial Hospital. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Church of the Nazarene in Clovis with Rev George Lake officiating. She homesteaded in Bryan Texas and lived in Helene with daughter Mrs Maynard Johnston. Survived by husband Elmer four sons Thur mond of Rosedale NM Herschel of Hobert Okla Raymon of Dalhart Tex and three daughters Mrs C R Williams Amarillo Tex Mrs Dale Trussell Star City Ark and Mrs Johnston 18 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Burial in Langhaven Cemetery Clovis Steed Todd Funeral Home in charge.
Mr. and Mrs. Owen McKinzie formerly of Lubbock and now residents of Odessa were listed in serious condition at Odessa Medical Center Hospital after an automobile accident near Eastland about 3 p.m. Saturday.
The funeral service for C. L. Roberts Sr. will be at 2 p.m. at the Battlefield end Park with Rev Jack Roberts officiating. Burial will follow in Crescent Park Cemetery. Survivors include wife Maggie, two sons C. L. Roberts Jr. of Las Vegas and Gerald Roberts of Littlefield, and two daughters Maricela Parker of Borger and Jean Mitchell of Austin.
Leonard Leslie Hungerford 67 died at his Hermleigh home and his funeral is set for 3 p.m. at Bell Seale Funeral Home Snyder with minister Joe Marshall officiating. He lived in Hermleigh most his life born in Coleman. Survived by wife Ocie Mae Henderson two daughters Martha Campbell Amarillo LaRoy Troutt Roscoe one son A B Fitzgerald Dale one brother Tom Hungerford Clyde and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services for Chris Damron 86 who died Sunday at M D Nursing Home Spur are set for 2 p m today in Matador. The Rev Douglas Gossett will officiate with burial at East Mound Cemetery Matador. Damron a longtime cowboy in West Texas lived in Motley County since 1895 and worked on several ranches including Old AB Echols Mill Irons Matador D L of Matador Mose of Hers ford and three grandchildren.
A truck loaded with anhydrous ammonia overturned about 12 miles northwest of Bovina New Mexico injuring the driver. He received treatment at Palmer County Hospital in Friona and was later transferred to Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo in critical condition. identity was not immediately known.
Obituaries list multiple deaths across Lubbock and surrounding towns. Names include Ortega 55 of 216 Nett Direction price street, Suss Nevain Baker 83 of 2418 7ist St., John J. Williams 52, Mrs. Hilton of 1910 56th St., Florence Edna Preston TJ, Glenn Allison 3, J B Austin, Maurice Small 66, Margarita Mora Zuniga 15, and Mira Jennie May Price Mutual 89. Services held or planned in Fort Worth Plainview Tahoka Morton Lubbock Midland and Ralls with local funeral homes directing. Also notes Kenneth Lee McCandless 24, injured Lubbock police officer.
A patient improved after a nerve examination identified pressure and irritation areas. He reports no ringing in ears, no coughing spells, relief from rash and pain, and better composure. Case No. 5921. Day Chiropractic Clinic at St. and Ave. V 114-1357.
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