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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1960

Page

3

Funeral plans set for G H Bilberry in Jayton

G H Bilberry 56 of 261 25th St died on arrival at West Texas Hospital from a heart attack. Rites planned 3 pm Thursday in Jayton with burial at Jayton Cemetery, under Young Funeral Home Aspermont. Body moved from Rix Funeral Home Lubbock. Survivors: wife two sons Gene Kingsland Ned L in Navy San Diego daughter Mrs G D Harral Olton three sisters and two brothers.

G. H. Bilberry 25Th St West Texas Hospital Jayton Young Funera Home Aspermont Rix Funeral Home Lubbock Gene Kingsland Ned L Navy San Diego G. D. Harral Olton Charlie Arthur Black Brown Big Spring Marie Donahoe Frank Lovington Marvin

Fire prevention week display at GSA lobby in Lubbock

A display in the General Services Administration building lobby illustrates fire causes and prevention as part of Fire Prevention Week. A 2 pm Thursday simulated fire rescue by the fire department is planned from a Post Office upper floor. More than 150 Cub Scout leaders from three South Plains towns attended a weekend workshop at South Plains College in Levelland. Dr. Thomas Spencer welcomed attendees. The South Plains Writers Association held its monthly meeting at Municipal Garden-Arts Center to discuss fiction plotting. A fiction workshop is planned today at Mrs. J L Teal's home. Police reported a two car collision at E Broadway and Walnut at 9:27 am Tuesday injuring Wilma Edith Lawson and minor injuries to others. T W Stockton not injured.

General Services Administration GSA W. C. Bouton Fire Department U. S. Post Office South Plains South Plains College Levelland Thomas Spencer South Plains Writers Association Municipal Garden-Arts Center J. L. Teal 31St St Wilma Edith Lawson Walnut, Avé E. Broadway Wal- Nut Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital Grivers Lawson T. W. Stockton Rt. 1 Crosbyian

Testimony Conflicts On Midland Slaying

In Midland a murder trial features conflicting testimony from prosecutor witness and defendant Albino Paz 25 a night club entertainer for the fatal May 29 stabbing of Fred Ramirez outside an east Midland tavern Paz testifies through an interpreter saying Ramirez provoked contact and threw rocks noting he fled and stabbed in self defense Earlier a state witness quotes Paz urging the victim I am still after you and now is the time The 142nd Dist Court recessed until morning for further cross examination

Midland Albino Paz Paz Fred Ramirez East Midland Fred Ramirez Augustine Sanchez

Sixth grader Phillip Ellis Injured in School Football Play

Seagraves reports that Phillip Ellis 11 fractured his right collarbone during school playground football about 12:30 p.m. He is the son of Charlie and Mrs. Ellis, who previously broke his left collarbone in a school game last year. He was admitted to Seagraves Clinic Hospital after the accident.

Seagraves Phillip Ellis Young Ellis Charlie Ellis Seagraves Clinic Hospital

Funeral Today For C. O. White At Sanders Chapel

Last rites for 72 year old C. O. White of 2718 Auburn Street are set for 10 a.m. today at Sanders Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. J. T. Boldine and Rev. Phillip Walker officiating. White, a retired cotton dealer, died Monday morning in Taylor Hospital after moving to Lubbock from Weatherford in 1993. Burial will follow at Lubbock Cemetery under Rix Funeral Home direction.

C. O. White Auburn St Sanders Funeral Home J. T. Boldine First Baptist Church Phillip Walker White Lubbock Weatherford Taylor Hospital Rix

Rites Held Tuesday For Abram D. Norrid

Snyder special funeral services for Abraham D. Norrid 180 201 24th St. were conducted by Bell Funeral Home with Rev. T Gerald Cates and Rev Jimmy Nelson officiating. Norrid a 10 year Scurry County resident born in Mansfield Arkansas, is survived by four daughters three sons thirty five grandchildren and thirty three great grandchildren. Graveside rites were set for 20 am at Coop Prairie Cemetery Mansfield under Bell Funeral Home direction.

Coop Prairie Cemetery Mansfield Bell Funeral Home Norrid R. C. Rainwater Snyder Jack Rape Sonora Lennie Wright Rwell N.ml Johnnie James Tulsa J. L. Carlsbad Hurles Lavaca Ark

Mrs. R. E. Williams Dies in Midland

Mrs. Ross E. Williams a 59 year old Midland resident and wife of a noted oilman died after a brief illness at Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Midland First Presbyterian Church with burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. She is survived by her husband, a son Ken of Midland, a sister Mrs. Jessie Hicks of Laguna Beach California and two grandchildren.

Midland Ross E. Wilamis Memorial Hospital Midland First Presbyterian Church Resthoven Memorial Park Newnie

Delbert B Hammons Rites Slated Today Amherst

Last rites for Delbert B Hammons 76 longtime Amherst area resident will be conducted at 10 30 a m today in the Amherst Church of Christ He died Monday morning in a Littlefield hospital Leroy Cowan minister will officiate Burial will be in the Amherst Cemetery under Payne Funeral Home direction An average good windbreak in the northern plains region may save 25 to 42 percent of a winter s fuel bill for the house it shelters depending on location and pattern of the windbreak.

Amherst Delbert B. Hammons Amherst Area Amherst Church of Christ Hammons Littlefield Leroy Cowan Ambherst Payne Funeral Home Northern Plains

The Shepherd and Sin Habits by Julien C Hyer

A sermon-like meditation contrasts sins that grow like rabbits with the danger of repeated mistakes. It warns that failure to avert the first sin leads to easier repetition, eventual acceptance, and harmful habits, urging prevention to avoid a slide into defeat.

Derrick Funeral Set In Merkel

Claude Derrick, 74, of Merkel died at 5 22 a m Tuesday in Methodist Hospital. Funeral services are set this afternoon in Merkel at Noodle Baptist Church with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery. Survivors: three daughters Mrs M J Moore of Levelland, Mrs Bob Tubbs of Abilene, Ruth Derrick of Mexia. two sons Gerald and Rodgers, both of Merkel. two sisters Mrs Andrew Dennis of Hollis Oklahoma and Airs Beulah Linscomb of Odessa. 11 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements involve Rix Funeral Home and Star-Buck Funeral Home in Merkel.

Claude Derrick Merkel Methodist Hospital Rix Funeral Home Star-Buck Funeral Home Merkle Noodle Baptist Church Rose Hil M. J. Moore Levelland Bob Tubbs Abilene Ruth Derrick Mexia Gerald Rodgers Longview Andrew Dennis Hollis Okla Airs Beulah Linscom Odessa

Perryman Rites Set In Lindale

Last rites for Otha Ray Perryman 37 of 9812 Ave D Lubbock set for 3 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Lindale. Perryman, Plains Furnace Co foreman, moved to Lubbock in 1947 from Lindale. He died of a heart attack at Methodist Hospital after being pronounced dead on arrival. Burial in Lindale Cemetery with Sanders Funeral Home handling arrangements.

Lindale Otha Ray Perryman Ave. D Lubbock First Baptist Church Perryman Plains Furnace Co Methodist Hospital Justice of the George H. McCleskey Lindale Cemetery Sanders Funeral Home

Snyder Funeral Set For Victim Of Crash

Last rites for Mrs. Jackie N. Wiley 19 are set for 2 p.m. today at Avenue D Baptist Church with Rev. R. B. Murray of Big Spring officiating C. D. Carpenter pastor. Burial follows at Hillside Memorial Gardens under Bolger’s Funeral Home. Wiley died in a Guam plane crash that claimed several lives. body arrived Monday.

Mrs. Orr's Rites Set At Lockney

Lockney special report notes Mrs. Jack D. Orr 73 died at home after heart illness. Funeral at West Side Church of Christ with Earl Cantwell officiating. Burial in Lockney Cemetery under Carter Funeral Home. Survived by husband Jack D. Orr Sr. son Jack D. Jr of Purdy Missouri. daughters Nel Wells Abilene Lee Coneland Houston and Frank Jones wife. 12 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Lockney Jack D. Orr West Side Church of Christ Earl Cantwell Silverton Carter Funeral Home Kaufman County Orr Oklahoma Territory Oklahoma Jack D., Jr Purdy Nel Wells Abilene Lee Coneland Houston Frank Jones

Crosbyton Rites Set For Widow Of Civil War Vet

Funeral services for Mrs. S. A. Bartley 49 will be at 10 am Thursday in King Funeral Home chapel Crosbyton with Rev. Carlton Thompson of First Methodist Church officiating Burial will be in Crosbyton Cemetery Mrs Bartley a Confederate widow was born March 15 1871 in Tennessee and came to Texas in a covered wagon as a child She moved to Crosby County from Van Zandt County in 1937 lived with her son R C Savage until her death Tuesday Survived by three sons R C Crosbyton Calvin Savage San Antonio and Wesley Barney Lorenzo three daughters Mrs Lilian Timer Fort Worth Mrs Thelma Groves Wichita Falls and Mrs Lotte Sellers Marshall one sister Maude Hardin Tyler 21 grandchildren and 45 great grandchildren Pallbearers listed: Duard Ellison Homer Ellison Bill Nickson Bennie Smith Ross Cash Dee Cash Woodrow Robinson Dennis Robinson

Vanzandt County R. C. Savage Bardey R. C Thelma Groves Wichita Falls Lotte Sellers Marshall Maude Hardin Tyler Duard Ellison Homer Ellisom Bill Nickson Bennie Smith Ross Cash Dee Cash Woodrow Robinson Dennis Robinson

Graveside Rites Set For Fielding Infant

Shelby Fielding infant son of Mr and Mrs Hershell Fielding of 3641 Cornell died at 1 PM Tuesday at Arnett Benson Clinic in this city. Graveside services are set for 4 PM today at Abernathy Cemetery.

Shelby Fielding Hershell Fielding Cornell Arnett Benson Clinic Abernathy Cemetery

Christy Services Slated In Lockney

Kenneth Edward Christy 16, son of Mr and Mrs W E Christy Sterley community, will be laid to rest at 3 p m today at Lockney Assembly of God Church with Rev Joe Stone and Rev W C Strickland officiating. He died after a car crash Sunday, burial at Lockney Carter Funeral Home.

Lockney Kenneth Edward Christy W. E. Christy Sterley

Infant Obituary For Parents Survives With Family Ties

The infant’s funeral arrangement at Rix Funeral Home in Lubbock will be officiated by Rev. Jerry Bruce Giles of Flint Street Baptist Church. Survivors include the parents, a brother Ronald, two sisters Vicki Lynn and Shirley, and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Freeman of Dallas and Mrs. R. E. Fielding of Haskell.

Rix Funeral Home Lubbock Jerry Bruce Giles Flint Street Baptist Church Ronald Vicki Lynn Shirley R. E. Freeman Dallas R. E. Fielding Haskell

Groom Services Set For Air Crash Victim

Funeral services for Earl Drerup, a victim of an airplane crash on Guam, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday at the Catholic Church in Groom. Drerup, stationed in California, was a former resident of Lubbock and Littlefield. His wife, the former Pattie Lee Stewart, attended Texas Tech, with several of her cousins living in Lubbock.

Earl Drerup Guam Drerup California Lubbock Littlefield Pattie Lee Stewart Texas Tech

Funeral Held for Lea County Rancher Henry Harris

Funeral services for Henry A. Harris 59 longtime Lea County New Mexico resident were held Monday in El Paso Texas where Harris died Saturday in Arizona. He was a native of Dickens County Texas and had moved to El Paso about ten years ago.

Tatum Henry A. Harris Lea County N. M el Paso Harris Arizona Dickens County Tex

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Abram D. Norrid R. E. Williams Shepherd Julien C. Hyer Derrick Furr Virginia USDA Town & Country Shopping Center 4Th St. of College Ave Farr Midland, Hobbs Roswell Crosbyton Fielding Christy McDonald J. Davis Armistead, B.S O.D J. W. Kinard, O.D Novella Dewhurst, B.A Lubbock, Texas Phillips 66 PHILS Kcbc-Tv
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