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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1972

Page

7

Nixon aide Assails Vietnam War Critics Press

Attorney General John N. Mitchell, speaking at Wayland Baptist College, warned against illegal acts by private citizens toward North Vietnam and deserters. He noted no Logan Act prosecutions and said any violations would be pursued. He discussed Palm’s case, FBI investigations, and emphasized civil rights and crime priorities.

Justice Departments FBI Clarence Palm Agriculture Russia U.S

Midland Man Rites Set Today in Midland

Services for Billie Ray Montgomery are at 2 p.m. today at Sills Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Resthaven Memorial Gardens under Ellis Funeral Home. Montgomery died after a two week illness at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Big Spring. A native of Jones County he moved to Midland in 1947 and operated a welding service. Survivors include his wife he and several relatives including children and a stepdaughter.

Midland Billie Ray Montgomery Sills Funeral Home Resthaven Memorial Gardens Ellis Funeral Home Montgomery Veterans Administration Hospital Big Spring Jones County A Tatepson Philip David Cross Chicago Til Billie Roberts Sandra Montgomery Veta Montgomery San Angelo Janet Cross Cecil Montgomery Jack Montgomery Fay Wilson Durango Laveta O'Neil

Rites Conducted For O. D. Nash

Rites were held for Oran D. Nash 46 of Andrews at 2 p.m. Thursday in the First United Methodist Church Throckmorton with Rev. James Merrill officiating. Burial followed in Throckmorton Cemetery under Merriman Funeral Home direction. Nash, a native of Throckmorton, had lived in Andrews five years and was a steel components representative. Survivors include his wife two daughters his mother three brothers and one sister.

Throckmorton Oran Nash Andrews Permian General Hospital First United Methodist Church James Merrill Throckmorton Cemetery Merriman Funeral Home Tie Goes Steel Computs Diane The Home Marsha Lubbock Bk. J. Nash Bernard Nesh Seagraves I. O. Nash Woodson Orville Shush Avanta B.C. Pirtle

Services Slated for Guy Davidson of Wolfforth

Guy Davidson R88 of Wolfforth died after a long illness. Funeral services will be at 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church Wolfforth with Rev G B Bitman and Ken Hall presiding. Burial follows at Resthaven Memorial Park. Davidson, a retired farmer, lived in Wolfforth 15 years and was born in Scottsville Kentucky. Surviving are his wife a daughter Mrs C W Fowler of Wolfforth a son Murray Davidson of Paducah four grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Guy Davidson Wolfforth Methodist First Baptist Church G. B. Bitman Ken Hall Louisiana Resthaven Memorial Park Resthaven-Singleton-Wilson Davidson Oklahoma Scottsville First, Baptist Church C. W. Fowler Murray Davidson Paducah

Leon Reagans Rites Set Today

Services for Leon Reagan age 77 of 3614 8th Street will be at 9:40 a.m. today in W W Rix Chapel. Rev Neil Guy of First Christian Church will officiate. Interment is in Resthaven Mausoleum. Reagan died after a sudden illness at Methodist Hospital. He was a retired farmer who moved to Lubbock from Farmersville in 1920 and was a member of the First Christian Church. Survivors include his wife a daughter Mrs Billie Gunter two brothers John H Reagan and A A Reagan and a sister Mrs Matt McCall Pallbearers are Glen Wares J Speer Brooks Speer Sam Williams Red Atterbury and Haney Emery.

Leon Reagan W.W. Rix Neil Guy First Christian Church Resthaven Mausoleum Reagan Cat Methodist Hospital Lubbock Farmersville Billie Gunter John H. Reagan Rt. 3 A. A. Reagan Dallas Matt McCall Lamesa Glen Wares J. Speer Brooks Speer Sam Williams Red Atterberry Haney Emery

James C. Terry Funeral Pends in Lubbock

Services are pending with Resthaven-Singleton-Wilson Funeral Home for James C. Terry 58 of 912 EB 37th St who was dead on arrival at Osteopathic Hospital about 3 20 p m Thursday Justice of the Peace W R Shirlock of Idalou ruled death due to natural causes Terry a welder for Johnston Manufacturing Co native of Hot Springs Ark moved to Lubbock in September 1970 from Emporia Kan Survivors include his wife two sisters Mrs Elizabeth Childs Warren Ark and Mrs Estelle Davis San Antonio five brothers Roy Terry Basstr op Otis Terry Bastr op Archie Terry WarWyen Ark Victory Terry Australia and Charles Terry Houston

eResthaven-Singleton-Wilson Fu James C. Terry Lubbock “Osteopathic Hospital Justice of the W. R. ‘Shirlock Idalou Eas Terry Johnston Manufacturing Co Hot Springs Ark Lubbock

Obituaries and Services Ahead Across Local Towns

A string of funeral services is listed for H B Patterson Sr W M Owens Rev B R Brannon James Adran Carruth Mrs Emma Fanta Beauford Bishop Juan Arredondo Homer Ellison Sam Martin Jr Lawrence Fielder HW M Horsehler and others in Seminole Plainview Olton Snyder Dalhart and Lubbock area area residents. Includeions note hospital deaths and injuries plus a public meeting of the Arnett Benson Community Council and upcoming life insurance award luncheon. Columbus Day postal holiday affects Lubbock Post Office operations.

Farrill Funeral Set In Odessa

Mrs. Montague Farrill 26 is honored with services at Sherwood Church of Christ in Odessa. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Gardens under Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She died Wednesday at Medical Center Hospital after a long illness. She married Terry Don Farrill on November 9, 1963 and leaves two sons, a mother, a father, five sisters, and a brother.

Josie May Taylor Odessa Church of God Thomas Funeral Home Midland Taylor Medical Center Hospital Montague Farrill Sherwood Church of Christ Sunset Memorial Gardens Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Terry Chad Darren Gavin Connie Emfinger William Crawford Emfinger Bishop Calif Harry Dennis Gonzales Johnny Jones Lamesa Don Garringer Carlsbad N.M Joe Howell Jackie Coop Kilgore Billy Richard Emfinger

George Murphy Dies In Clovis

George Murphy 53 a Clovis attorney died about 9 20 a m Thursday in Clovis Memorial Hospital He had lived in Clovis since 1953 and was a Lima Ohio native A World War II and Korea veteran he attained the rank of major in the U S Army Infantry He was active in the state bar association chairman of Carver Public Library member of the Lions Club and First Presbyterian Church He is survived by daughter Pamela Murphy of Denver Colo mother Mrs Edna Andrews Albuquerque and sister Mrs Mary Lou Ewing Albuquerque Burial will be in Lawn Haven Steed Todd Funeral Home with services set for 10 a m Saturday in Steed Memorial Chapel

Clovis George Murphy Steed Memorial Chapel Fred Brewton First Presbyterian Church Lawn Haven Cemetery Steed-Todd Funeral Home Murphy Clovis Memorial Hospital Lima Ohio State Bar Association Carver Public Library Lions’ Club First Presbbyterian Church U.S. Army Infantry New Mexico Bar Association Pamela Murphy Denver Colo Edna Andrews Albuquerque Mary Lou Ewing

Wayne Boller's Rites Planned

Funeral services for Wayne Boller sixty of Rt. 6 Lubbock will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Tabernacle Baptist Church with Rev Ek L Bynum officiating. Burial at Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park. Boller a retired trucker lived in Lubbock County since 1942 born in Mier Indiana moved from Morton. Survived by wife a son Charles Boller three daughters Barbara Patterson Charlene Coker Allene Boller and five grandchildren. Pallbearers named Mullins Guthrie Terry Holley Holley Graham.

Wayne Boller Rt. 6 Lubbock Lubbock Osteopahtia Hospital Tabernacle Baptist Church Ek. L. Bynum Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park Franklin Bartley Preston Guthrie James J. Terry Larry Holley Travis Holley Willie Graham

Psalm 40 Reflections On Trust In Times Of Need

A devotional meditation on Psalm 40 highlighting themes of poverty, waiting on the Lord, and finding refuge in God. It recalls phrases about God hearing cries, blessing the trusting, and making the Lord the refuge amid trouble. The piece urges turning to the Psalm with confidence when feeling needy.

David

C Benders Funeral Slated In Clovis

E C Bender 72 dies in Abilene nursing home after living in Clovis since 1937. He retired 1965 as Santa Fe division supervisor and was WWI veteran. Services 14 p m at Central Baptist Church with Pastor Carl Scott. Survivors include daughter Jean Lloyd Abi line son W J Bender Nigeria W Africa two sisters and five grandchildren

Clovis E. C. Bender Central Baptist Church Carl Scott W. E. King Lawn Haven Cemetery Steed-Todd Funeral Home Bender Abilene Tex Santa Fe Railroad Jean Lloyd W. J. Bender Nigeria W. Africa C. A. Schmitthemmer Topeka Kan T. V. Robinson Tulsa Okia

Plainview Rites Set For Woman

Mrs. Vera Chambers Graves 980 died after brief illness. Services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Eleventh and Amarillo Church of Christ. Officiants include Tru man Teal De City Okla Hubert Setliff Plainview and Gene Shelburne Amarillo. Burial at Lockney Lemons Funeral Home Plainview. Born in Johnson County Missouri she lived in the Panhandle since 1909. Survivors: son George Robert Chambers Amarillo daughter Vivian Dudley Plainview two brothers Fred L. Bones McLean Walter M. Bones Alpine.

Plainview Vera Chambers Graves Medical Drive Amarillo Lemons Funeral Home Vivian Dudley Fred L. Bones ROCK Wall McLean Walter M. Bones Alpine Ala Uniquej Pheonix Ariz Milford W. Howard

Mrs. Martha Klein Dies Civic Leader in Lubbock

Martha E. Klein 75 of 2430 26th St died Thursday at Methodist Hospital after months of illness. Services Saturday at First United Methodist Church with multiple pastors officiating. Memorial Park Funeral Home directs. Born in Kemp, she lived in Lubbock 37 years and held numerous civic roles including Eastern Star and United Methodist Women. Survived by two sons, a brother, a sister, 11 grandchildren and one great granddaughter.

Martha E. Klein 26Th St Methodist Hospital First United Methodist Church Paul Bumpers Robert Ferrier St. Matthews United American Legion Lubbock Women’s Study Club Klein Navy Moth

Mishap Victim Dies In City

Roy Lee Morgan 26 of Littlefield dies after a one car turnover on U S 82 near Rip Griffin's Truck Stop. Funeral Sunday at Irving Street First Baptist Church with burial at Littlefield Cemetery. Survivors include Morgan's father Henry Morgan and siblings.

Littlefield Roy Lee Morgan Irving Street First Baptist Church Littlefield Cemetery Morgan Paris U.S. 82 Rip Griffin Methodist Hospital Thomas Liggins E. Main St Lubbock St. Mary of the Plains Hospital Melvin Witherspoon Henry Morgan Mary [Louise Rickson Clovis N.M Della Mae Ross Fort Worth Leo McCarty George Henry Morgan Bertie Morgan Eula McCarty Littlfield

Robert Ogerly’s Services Pending at Ham mans Funeral Home

Robert Henry Ogerly 53 of Littlefield died about 1 a m Thursday in Methodist Hospital Lubbock He was a Honey Grove native farmer and World War II veteran Survivors include brother Rufus Ogerly of Littlefield and two sisters Mrs Adolph Luke Amherst and Mrs Alvin Lingnau Littlefield

Littlefield Hammons Robert Henry Ogerly Methodist Lubbock Honey Grove Ogerly Rufus Ogerly Adolph Luke Amherst Alvin Lingnau

Mother of City Minister Dies in Duncan Oklahoma

Mrs. Ollie Bynum 77 of Duncan died Wednesday morning at home. Her son the Rev E L Bynum pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church of Lubbock was in Lawton when she passed. Funeral at Bible Baptist Church with burial in Duncan by Brooks Funeral Home. Survived by daughter Mrs Oda Keith Moreland three grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Duncan Okla Ollie Bynum Lubbock Bible Baptist Church E. IL. Bynum Tabernacle Baptist Church of Lawton Bill Jackson Duncan By

Blackburn Rites Set In Friona

Services for Mrs. Ethel Bell Blackburn 79 of Friona are at 2 30 p m today at Parsons Ellis Funeral Home. She died about 10 30 a m Wednesday in Palmer County Community Hospital. Burial is in Friona Cemetery. A native of Pilot Point she lived in Friona 42 years. Survivors include four sons Claude John and Dean Blackburn of Friona and Keith Blackburn of Albuquerque N M a brother Carl Davenport of County Line Okla two sisters Rose Gibson of Oklahoma City and Effie Martin of Brush Springs Okla six grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.

Friona Parsons-Ellis Ethel Bell Blackburn Palmer County Community Hospital Friona Cemetery Pilot Point Blackburn Claude Blackburn John Blackburn Dean Blackburn Keith Blackburn Albuquerque N.M Carl Davenport Countyline Okla Rose Gibson Oklahoma City Effie Martin Brush Springs

Mrs Gazaway Rites Planned in Seminole

Mrs Opal Gazaway 90 died about 4 30 a m Thursday at Cottonwand Acres Nursing Home in Lamesa after a long illness. Services set for 3 p m Sunday at Seminole Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Bobby Phillips officiating. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Cemetery Midland. Survived by two sons Alton Gazaway Ripon Calif and J B Gazaway Las Vegas NM. three daughters Falry Blodgett Vera Petit both Seminole and Hazel Mead San Antonio. 11 grandchildren 28 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.

Opal Gazaway Cottonwand Acres Lamesa Seminole Memorial Funeral Home Bobby Phillips South Seminole Baptist Church Resthaven Memorial Cemetery Midland Arlington Gazaway Seminole Alton Gazaway Ripon Calif J. B. Gazaway Las Vegas N.M Falry Blodgett Vera Petit Hazel Mead San Antonio

R A Huddleston Dies in Snyder

Robert Aubrey Huddleston 68 died at Cogdell Memorial Hospital Snyder after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at East Side Church of Christ with Sam Kitching officiating. Burial followed in Ira Cemetery. He was born in Scurry County and long-time resident, survived by wife two sons three sisters two brothers and seven grandchildren.

Sam Martin Jr Snyder East Side Church At Christ In Snyder Hillside Memorial Gardens Bell-Seale Funeral Home of Martin Cogdell Memorial Hospital Robert Aubrey Huddleston East Side Church of Christ Sam Kitching Sam Parker Ira Cemetery Bell Seale Funeral Home Scurry County Huddleston Don Huddleston Leon Huddleston Ira J. H. Myers Floyd Hodges Post Raymond Berryhill Ballinger Leo Huddleston Brownfield Cecil Huddleston Tra

Robinson Rites Set At Andrews

Services for Mrs. Vera Mae Robinson, 73, who died Thursday in Permian General Hospital, will be held at 4:30 p.m. today at Calvary Baptist Church in Andrews with Ronnie Armstrong officiating. Burial will follow in Andrews Cemetery under Sexton Funeral Home. A native of Woodward, Oklahoma, she moved to Andrews 13 years ago from Kermit and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband Joe C. Robinson and a brother C. A. Nelson of Mexico City. Pallbearers are Sam Dyess, Walter Brown, Bud Lyles, R. C. Seal, Harold Don Carlos, and J. C. Sherrill.

Joe C. Robinson C. A. Nelson Mexico City Sam Dyess Walter Brown Bud Lyles R. C. Seal Harold Don Carlos J. C. Sherrill

Childers Funeral Pends In City

Services are pending at Rix Funeral Directors for Mrs. Cecil D. Aunt Gene Childers 55 of 109 E Kemper who died at 6 45 am Thursday Burial is set for Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park A member of Arnett Benson Baptist Church she moved to Lubbock from San Antonio in 1948 and is survived by her husband.

Rix Cecil D Gene” Childers E. Kemper Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park Arnett-Benson Baptist Church Childers Lubbock San Antonio

Also Mentioned on This Page

Justices Department North Vietnam Hanoi Kleindienst New Jersey Peter Bridge Justice Department Eugene W. Jones Angelo State University H. M. Bapgarly Tulsa Herald Mike Wall Plainview Herald Joe Don Hancock Plainview Reporter-News Marshall Formby Louise Cummins Lubbock League of Women Voters Wayland Baptist College America Henry Dreyfus Doris Pasadena Dreyfuss Princess Telephone Singer O. D. Nash Pends H. B. Patterson Sr Gaines County Memorial Cemetery Patterson W. M. Owens Elgin W. W. Rix Owens R. Brannon Church of the Nazarene Plainview Cemetery Temons James Adran Carruth Ray Main Street Olton Parsons Funeral Home Emma Fanta 70Th St Sanders Memorial Chapel Bluitt Cemetery Milneland Beauford Bishop Lovington Lea General Hospital Smith-Rogers Chapel Lovington Cemetery Juan Arredondo 62Nd St 66Th Street Avenue H Avita Arredondo Homer Ellison Erama Church of Christ of Ralls Ralls Cemetery L Carter Lawrence Ernest Fielder Plainview Hospital Lemons “Memorial Chapel HW. M. Horsehler Dalhart Central Methodist Hmmy Townsend Gth St 24Th Street Slide Road Arnett - Benson Community Council Erskine Arnett-Benson Helen Christine McDonald Branon Funeral Home Gumal Lamesa Memorial Park Farrill Richard Kleindienst Lubbock Municipal Airport Kk. C. Bender Australia Ers Club Girls State of Texas Trust Fund Lubbock National Bank William E. Klein Jack Klein 33Rd St Henry Klein 31St St Clarence Churchwell Richardson George Cotton Galveston Mrs Martha Klein Robert Ogerly Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park U.S. 87 Weedrow Nash Ambulance Service West Texas Tanita R. A. Huddleston Mack Nee &Greenhouses Brownfield Hwy
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