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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1962

Page

3

Lovington Oil Worker Is Found Shot Dead On Lease

James Frank Allman 53 of Lovington was found shot in a small lease building near Lovington on Friday night. A 16 gauge shotgun lay beside the body. Coroner's inquest set for Monday. Funeral at 2 p.m. at First Methodist Church with burial in Resthaven Cemetery. Survivors include Nadine Allman wife and three sons.

Lovington Arabarke-Journal James Frank Allman Justice of the Peace Reese Graves First Methodist J. Harold Cates Resthaven Smith- Yarbro Funeral Home

Bishop Frank A. Smith Funeral Monday in Houston

Funeral services are set for Monday for Bishop Frank A. Smith longtime leader of the Texas Methodist Church who died Friday. He served 22 years as president of the Southern Methodist University Board of Trustees and previously led Houston First Methodist and Dallas Highland Park churches. Gov Daniel called him a fine Christian leader and said he will be greatly missed.

First Methodist Church Houston Highland Park

Lubbock Woman Attends Kin's Rites in De Leon

Mrs. Carl Macon of Lubbock travels to De Leon to mourn her father in law R. L. Macon 82 who died after a long illness at Blackwell Hospital. Funeral service set for 2:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church with survivors including three Tucson sisters in law six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Son Carl Macon formerly Morton and Olton schools superintendent died five years earlier.

Carl Macon 20Th St Lubbock R. L. Macon Blackwell Hospital German First Baptist Church de Leon Coy Cowan Fred Valencia Wendell Decker Tucson, Ariz Morton Olton

Mrs Anna May Search to Be Buried Monday

Final rites for 95 year old Mrs Anna May Search will be held at 10 a m Monday in the Methodist Church of De Soto Kansas burial follows in De Soto Cemetery under direction of Cooper Warren Mortuary Lawrence Kansas She died Thursday in Lovington Lea General Hospital and lived with her daughter Miss Edith Search a Lovington schoolteacher

Anna Lovington Anna May Search Methodist DeSoto Kan DeSoto Cemetery Cooper Warren Mortuary Lawrence Search Lovington Lea General Hospital Edith Search

Longtime Area Resident Dies Funeral Monday

Patrick Joseph Paul Nicek 49 a Silverton resident since 1938 dies Friday after brief illness in Plainview Hospital. Funeral at 10 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Silverton with multiple clergy. burial at Bomarton Cemetery after a 4 p.m. service in Seymour. Survived by wife Bertha, parents Bernard A Pavely and Jerome Pevlicek, five sisters living in Denver Cortez Dallas and Megargel. Arrangements by Roberts Funeral Home Silverton.

Silverton Patrick Pat Joseph Paul Nicek First Baptist Earl Cantwell Church of Christ Carlos. McLeod Marvin J. Fisher Bomarton Roberts Funeral Home Pavlicek Plainview Baylor County Bertha Bernard A. Pavey Oklahoma City Okla Jerome Pevlicek

Eric N. Taylor Rites Set Today

Eric Newton Bud Taylor 71 longtime Elida area rancher dies in Roosevelt County Hospital Portales. services at Church of Christ Dora with ministers Stanley Newton and Ebb Ranal officiating. Burial in Portales Cemetery under Smith-Yarbro Funeral Home Lovington. Survived by wife Ruth four sons a sister two brothers and seven grandchildren.

Lovington Eric Newton Bud) Taylor Elida Church of Christ In Dora Stanley Newton Elida Church of Christ Ebb Ranal Dora Church of Christ Portales Smith-Yarbro Funeral Taylor Fred Henry

Former Floyd Resident Dies

Robert Lee Mooney 22 of Arlington a former Floydada resident died Friday at a Dallas veterans hospital after heart surgery. Services are at 3 p.m. today at First Methodist Church Floydada with Rev Charles Luttrick officiating. Burial at Floydada Cemetery under Harmoni Funeral Home. Survivors include wife three children his parents Mr and Mrs O R Mooney Floydada a sister and two brothers.

Floydada Robert Lee Mooney Arlington First Methodist Church Charles Luttrick Floydada Cemetery Harmoni Funeral Home Mooney Veterans Hospital Dallas Floydada High School IMS

W. E. Sharp Funeral Slated In Plainview

Funeral services for 80 year old W. E. Sharp will be at 10 am Monday in the Assembly of God Church Plainview. Rev Don George will officiate and burial will be in Plainview Cemetery. Sharp resident since 1948 died at his home in Plainview. He was a native of Hartsville Alabama and moved to Plainview from Honey Grove.

Plainview W. E. Sharp Assembly of God Don George Plainview Cemetery Sharp Hartsville Ala Honey Grove

Adolfo Flores Rites Set Today In Tahoka

Funeral services for Adolfo Flores 72 will be at 10 a.m. today at the Mexican Baptist Mission in Tahoka with Rev. John Pistone officiating. Burial follows in Tahoka Cemetery under White Funeral Home direction. Flores had lived in Tahoka since 1943 and died Wednesday in a Lubbock hospital.

Tahoka Adolfo Flores Mexican Baptist Mission John Pistone White Funeral Home Flores Lubbock

Noted Newspaperman Dies In San Antonio

Delt Ed wards, 88, noted newspaperman who retired in 1946, died Friday at the Elks Club where he had lived for several years. The Silurian News, a publication of veteran New York news men, featured his life in a recent issue.

San Antonio Delt Edwards Elks Club Silurian News New York

Vermont Candidate Dies Of Injuries

Frederic J. Delany 41 Democratic lieutenant governor nominee of Vermont died from injuries after a morning auto collision on Route 7 in North Clarendon. He was a Rutland lawyer riding with Democratic State Chairman John M. Spencer who escaped with minor injuries. Delany is survived by his wife and a stepson.

North Clarendon Frederic J. Delany Vermont Delany Rutland Route John M. Spencer

Rites Set For Mother Of A J President Monday

Private funeral services for Mrs. Charles Franklin Prouty 88 will be held in Oklahoma City with interment in Kingfisher. She was mother of Parker F. Prouty president of The Avalanche Journal Publishing Co. Survivors include a sister in Oklahoma City and several siblings across Oklahoma Texas and California plus grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Oklahoma City Charles Franklin Prouty

Hunt Rites Set Here On Monday

Services are scheduled at 4 p.m. Monday in Sanders Funeral Home Chapel for J. L. Hunt 58 of 2710 37th St dead on arrival at Methodist Hospital. Dr W E Thorn will officiate with burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Hunt a 17 year resident of Lubbock moved from Blair Oklahoma. He was a retired carpenter and a member of Carpenters Local 1884. Survived by wife Hazel four brothers and eight sisters named in full.

Sanders Funeral Home J. L Bill) Hunt 37Th St Methodist Hospital W. E. Thorn Calvary Baptist Church City of Lubbock Lubbock Hunt Blair Oklo Carpenters

Orange Man Found Guilty Of Charge In Prostitution Transport

A federal jury found Roy Lee Dunn of Orange guilty of transporting a woman across state lines for prostitution. Judge Joe J. Fisher set sentencing for Wednesday. Dunn was indicted September 10 and charged with moving the woman from Altus Oklahoma to Bryan Texas last year.

Rites Slated Monday For Mrs Flora Abbott

Funeral services for Mrs. Flora Abbott 73 of 750 Ave M Lubbock resident 34 years who died Thursday at home will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Bowman Chapel First Methodist Church with Dr J Chess Levern and Dr E E White officiating. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Sanders Funeral Home direction.

Flora Abbott Ave Lubbock Bowman Chapel First Methodist Church J. Chess Levern E. E. ‘White City of Lubbock Sanders Funeral Home

H E Barrington Rites Set Today in Clovis

Services are at 1 30 p m today in First Baptist Church Clovis for H E Barrington 61 who died at 6 p m yesterday in Clovis Memorial Hospital Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park Lubbock C V Steed Funeral Home in charge Survivors include Lois wife a son Dr Morris L of Lubbock two brothers W J of Roby W W of Crosbyton four sisters and two grandchildren Pallbearers named read like a list

Clovis First Baptist Church H. E. Barrington Clovis Memorial Hospital Herbert Bergstrom J. Wayland Edward Resthaven Memorial Park Lubbock C. V. Steed Barrington Clovis High School Lois Morris L W. J Roby W. W Crosbyton D. A. Holmes Center Point J. G. Neal Lamesa Cecil H. Tate J. B. Mathis Muleshoe Lewis Norman Harry Barton Dewey Miller Virgil Elms Henry Mozer Tom Smith

R. J. Eskridge Dies In Lubbock

Raymond J. Eskridge age 64 3014 E 2nd Place died on arrival at West Texas Hospital at 11 10 a m Saturday after a year of illness. He was a welder with Hancock Manufacturing Co and moved here from New York after 1947 then served in the Marines 1930 34 and as a U S Navy shore patrol in World War II. Survivors include wife Claudine two daughters Pat Eskridge and Mrs Ben Smart Amarillo son Nickey mother Mrs Emma Eskridge of Matador three sisters Lillian Dobbs Clovis N M Lessie Roberts Clovis and Lula Felts Paducah nine grandchildren. Burial will be in Lubbock City Cemetery with funeral services at Sanders Funeral Home chapel conducted by Rev Wilburn Coffman Parkway Drive Baptist Church.

Raymond J. Eskridge West Texas Hospital Sanders Funeral Home Wilburn Coffman Parkway Drive Baptist Church City of Lubbock Eskridge Hancock Manufacturing Co New York U. S. Navy Claudine Pat Eskridge Ben Smart Amarillo Nickey Emma, Eskridge Matador Lillian Dobbs

Floydada Rites Were For Ronnie A Lane

Floydada special funeral services for Ronnie Author Lane 64 were held at Harmon Funeral Home with burial at Floyd County Memorial Park. Lane formerly lived in Monahans 14 years and died on arrival at Peoples Hospital. He worked in oil fields and later at Winns Cafe. survivors include his wife Jewel a son Kenneth daughter Dorothy Lloyd two grandchildren his mother and six sisters.

Floydada Ronnie Author Lane Harmon Funeral Home Chapel Floyd County Memorial Park Lane Monahans Peoples Hospital Winns Cafe Jewel Kenneth Sierra Blanca Dorothy Lloyd

Wilburn Faris Rites Set Today in Clovis

Funeral services for Wilburn L. Faris 64 a building contractor who died Thursday in Clovis Memorial Hospital will be at 2 p m today at First Methodist Church. Dr R L Willingham pastor will officiate. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Park under direction of C V Steed Funeral.

Clovis Wilburn L. Faris Clovis Memorial Hospital First Methodist Church R. L. Willingham Lawn Haven Memorial Park C. V. Steed

Tomlinson Rites Set At Andrews Roswell

Andrew Clinton Tomlinson 58 longtime Humble Oil field superintendent dies at Permian General in Andrews after three day hospitalization. Services at Means Memorial Church with burial at Memory Lawn Memorial Park Roswell. Survivors include wife son Max Clinton and several siblings.

A. C. Tomlinson Andrews Roswell Singleton Funeral Home

Walter Poenack Funeral Pending

Walter Henry Poenack 61 of Amarillo died on arrival at a local hospital. He worked 15 years with Newman Consolidated Co and had just returned to Amarillo after serving as a pallbearer. Funeral services are planned for Tuesday in Plainview with other arrangements pending. Survivors include his wife two daughters a brother and other relatives.

Plainview Walter Henry Poenack Cline St Amarillo Poenack Newman Consolidated Co Lynn Newman Lemons Funeral Home

William Shrum Services Today in Seagraves

William Shelby Shrum 75 retired Seagraves farmer died at noon at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock. Services will be at 2:30 p m today at the Assembly of God Church with Rev Frank Postel officiating. Burial in Seagraves Cemetery under Webb Funeral Home direction. Pallbearers listed include J M Taylor E L Robertson John Owens Kermit Sword Jim Alexander R L Hunt Buck Burns and L F Orum.

Seagraves William Shelby Shrum Assembly of God Church Frank Postel Seagraves Cemetery Webb Funeral Home Shrum Noon Methodist Hospital Lubbock J. M. Taylor E. L. Robertson John Owens Kermit Sword Jim Alexander R. L. Hunt Buck Burns L. F. Orum

Rites Set For Mrs Jinkins Lamesa

Funeral services for Mrs Imogene Jinkins 47 a speech therapy teacher for Lamesa schools will be at 2 p m today at the First Methodist Church with Dr FE D Landreth Burial will be in Lamesa Memorial Park under direction of Higginbotham Funeral Home She was a Tren ton native died Saturday in Medical Arts Hospital after a long illness A resident of 10 years she belonged to the Methodist Church and the Business and Professional Women's Club Survivors include her daughter Andria her mother Mrs J C Sides of Amarillo her father E C Robertson of Amarillo a sister Mrs Polly Jo Lee of Lubbock and two brothers Edward Robertson of Lubbock and Jack Robertson of Amarillo

Lamesa Imogene Jinkins First Methodist Church FE. D. Landreth Lamesa Memorial Park Higginbotham Funeral Home Methodist Church Business and Professional Women's Club Jinkins North Texas State University Andria J. C. Sides Amarillo E. C. Robertson Polly Jo Lee Lubbock Edward Robertson Jack Robertson

City Woman's Rites To Be In Arkansas

Funeral arrangements are announced for Mrs. A. J. Bush 75 of Lubbock who died Friday at home. The body is to be sent from Rix Funeral Home to Wilkerson Funeral Home in DeQueen Arkansas for burial in Graveley Cemetery Foreman.

DeQueen Ark A. J. Bush Lubbock Rix Funeral Home Wilkerson Funeral Home Graveley Cemetery Foreman

Funeral Pending Here For Alvino Benavidez

Alvino Benavidez, 59, of Rt. 4 Lubbock, was dead on arrival at West Texas Hospital at 5 45 p m Saturday. He had lived here about five months. Services were pending Saturday night at Sanders Funeral Home.

Alvino Benavidez Rt. 4 Lubbock West Texas Hospital Sanders Funeral Home

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Allman Mobile Oil Co Forney Tex Baptist Church Masonic Lodge Nadine Allman Lee Royce Las Cruces N. M Perry Jerry Dawson Hale Center Alton Plano Roy Morris Las Cruce Bishop Smith Eric N. Taylor Floyd Kingfisher Winifred Edna Parker Pontiac Mich Prouty Joseph H. Parker Congregational Church Oklahoma Kansas Points Fairmont College University of Wichita Wichita Kingfisher College C. O. Burnside Emory Morgan Mmes Roy Eaton Milo C. Bart Guy L. Camden Long Beach, Calif Orange Man Murphy GC. Murphy Co. the Complete Variety Store R. J. Eskridge Ronnie A. Lane Wilburn Faris Tomlinson Permian General Hospital Humble Oil Company Denver City Hobbs Tyler Noonday Methodist Church Noonday Max Clinton Tomlinson F. T. Shahan Essie Pierce Hazel Wolf Lola Hobbs Harvey Harlan Rankin c Chester Walter Poenack William Shrum Resthaven Memorial Park and Mausoleum Levelland Highway Don Heath A-1 Ray Burke Mrs. Jinkins Arkansas Frank King Ford Trucks Frank Dad Weayne Wayne Camp Wayne Lubbock Auto CO. Inc Texas Sth & J Jackie Darby Kroehler North College
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